The Path to Immortality

"That's all. After all, it is a rare Nascent Soul technique in the world. Even if the conditions are harsher, can we just give up and stop practicing it?"

Fang Ping sighed, and then firmly determined to continue practicing the True Dharma of the Great Sun.

Fortunately, he hasn't even started the technique yet, so there is no need to worry about the Skyfire Spirit Crystal for the time being.

What needs to be prioritized is [True Yang Pill]!

Judging from the elixir recipe that comes with the technique, it is a first-level middle-grade elixir. Although the difficulty of refining is not as good as the Foundation Establishment elixir, it is far more difficult than the Jasper Barrier-Breaking elixir, the Yuan Yuan Rejuvenation elixir, and the Hundred Refining Blood Coagulation elixir. .

It is extremely difficult for a first-level alchemist who is not very skilled in alchemy to master this elixir.

However, Fang Ping has already practiced the fine Foundation-Building Pills with alchemy patterns, so this True Yang Pill is naturally not a problem for him.

It's nothing more than using the power of Yuan Ding to go back a few more times.

As for the two main materials of Golden Sunflower and Sunflower Grass needed to refine this elixir, there is no shortage of opportunities for Fang Ping, who has been promoted to Foundation Establishment.

"Speaking of which, Elder Cui, who was invited to the foundation ceremony earlier, mentioned something to me intentionally or unintentionally."

"There is a small circle of foundation-building monks from other sects who share their needs. If you have any needs or good things you want to trade, you can first ask in the circle."

"For this reason, there are several monks with poor qualifications and who know that there is no hope of forming elixirs. They are responsible for running around to help maintain this circle."

"Perhaps, I can ask in this circle first, and by the way, I can expand my contacts after establishing the foundation."

However, what is the name of the monk recommended by Elder Cui to help maintain the circle?

Fang Ping recalled briefly and remembered the person's name, which seemed to be Zhou Lingyu.

It is said that just like him, he is also a monk who luckily established his foundation with the qualifications of the Four Spiritual Roots. But after building the foundation, his potential seemed to be exhausted. In the following decades, the progress of spiritual practice was extremely slow, and it is still in the early stages of foundation building.

Perhaps it is for this reason that the monk surnamed Zhou focuses his energy on maintaining this small circle, trying to expand his connections within the sect, and taking the opportunity to gain benefits from it.

"I hope this visit will not be in vain."

Fang Ping thought to himself.

………

Noon on the second day.

He ordered Lingzhi's husband Xing Luorong, who was taking care of the spiritual field, to send a greeting note and received a reply.

Fang Ping brought two bottles of [Returning Pills] that he personally refined and could restore mana as gifts and visited Zhou Lingyu at his door.

For Fang Ping, two bottles of Huiyuan Pill were nothing more than a token of affection.

But for Zhou Lingyu, who has no special skills but has many juniors and clan members in his family, the Huiyuan Pill is a serious first-level elixir no matter what. When we first met, I gave him two bottles. I felt that he was valued by the other person and his face was bright.

The two chatted for a while, and when they learned that Fang Ping had only joined after Cui Changyong's guidance, they became even more enthusiastic.

In his heart, he already regarded Fang Ping as a person with an extraordinary background.

Under Zhou Lingyu's deliberate friendship, the atmosphere in the cave was quite harmonious for a while.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Fang Ping asked about the small circle that Cui Changyong mentioned about exchanging information.

Zhou Lingyu probably guessed that Fang Ping came here for this reason, and said with a smile: "Such a small circle is not uncommon in the world of immortal cultivation. There is more than one in the Luoyang Sect. However, as a foundation-building monk, We are usually very busy and don’t have much time to talk face to face, so someone needs to make sacrifices to maintain it.”

"I am not good at cultivation and do not know the various arts of cultivating immortals, so I volunteered to take this job."

"Fellow Daoist Fang, do you have some difficulties or needs and want to seek help?"

Fang Ping was not in a hurry to express his needs, but first asked: "But I don't know how many foundation-building monks there are in our small circle of other sects?"

Zhou Lingyu pondered for a while and said: "There are about hundreds of foundation-building monks who have had contact with each other. There are currently thirty or forty of them who are more active. They mainly do things like exchanging knowledge and information. , occasionally there are monks discussing the Tao in person, or joining forces to hunt monsters and explore ruins and caves. "

Are there dozens of active foundation-building monks?

In fact, this number is quite a lot.

Such a large-scale foundation-building monk, no matter where they are placed in the Liang Kingdom, is a force that cannot be ignored.

After confirming the strength of this small circle, Fang Ping said: "I recently need to refine an elixir, but I still lack two materials, one is Golden Sunflower and the other is Sunflower Grass. I wonder if Zhou Daoyou can help me. One or two?”

Zhou Lingyu didn't know anything about cultivating immortals, let alone alchemy, but after sitting in this position for a long time, he still had a good understanding of common elixirs and spiritual materials.

After reciting a few words silently in his mind, he remembered the origins of the two elixirs, and he suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Fang Ping said: "Although these two spiritual materials are not common, they are not very rare. I will help fellow Taoist Fang to find out. If everything goes well, I will have an accurate reply within half a month."

Half a month?

Fang Ping nodded, he could still afford to wait for this time.

Seeing this, Zhou Lingyu continued: "There is something that needs to be known to Fellow Daoist Fang. Fellow Daoists in the circle exchange their needs, and it is not free... I wonder what kind of reward Fellow Daoist Fang is willing to pay?"

If the reward offered is attractive enough, even if it is not available in the first place, other foundation-building monks will naturally find ways to help get it.

On the contrary, it will be difficult to do.

Under Zhou Lingyu's questioning, Fang Ping took out a new bottle of Yuan Hui Dan and placed it in front of him.

"What does this mean, Fellow Daoist Fang?"

Zhou Lingyu didn't quite understand.

Although Huiyuan Dan has some value, it's too much to exchange a bottle of Huiyuan Dan for two spiritual medicines, Jinyanghua and Riyaocao.

Fang Ping smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and stroked the table, and released four or five bottles of Huiyuan Dan and Bailian Ningxue Dan.

When Zhou Lingyu's face changed slightly and he vaguely thought of a possibility, Fang Ping said: "These two common first-level low-grade spiritual pills are both recently refined by me. The quality is not bad."

Zhou Lingyu was shocked when his guess was confirmed.

He looked at Fang Ping in disbelief and said in a lost voice: "Fang Daoyou, are you a first-level alchemist?"

Fang Ping said seriously: "Originally, Fang's alchemy skills were already able to refine Peiyuan Dan. More than half a year ago, after I succeeded in building my foundation by chance, I was helped by my spiritual consciousness and my alchemy skills went a step further. After several months of seclusion, I finally refined a first-level spiritual pill and became a real alchemist."

Before, he was still in the Qi training stage. Due to his poor spiritual root aptitude, his hope of building a foundation was slim. He needed to hide his alchemy skills to avoid being noticed by the sect and being fed with good food and drink, but losing his freedom to a certain extent.

Now, Fang Ping has achieved the foundation and is considered a backbone in the sect.

Except for the five Jindan ancestors who came forward to suppress him, no one can ignore the will of a foundation cultivator.

After all, a foundation cultivator is already a real "one of us".

In this case, he doesn't need to hide his shortcomings too much, and can appropriately reveal some of his true alchemy skills.

The newly promoted first-level alchemist is undoubtedly a realm that is amazing enough but not too shocking.