The Path to Immortality

Since helping Hua Qiulan refine the [Orchid Pill], several months have passed in a flash.

This day.

Fang Ping, who was practicing with his eyes closed, practiced the [Five Elements Sutra] for more than ten cycles. His aura fluctuated for a moment, and then suddenly improved.

Finally, in the ninth year of his entry, he reached the fifth level of Qi training!

For other disciples, every advancement in realm is worth celebrating.

But for Fang Ping, with sufficient cultivation resources, advancement is a natural outcome.

Because of this, although he was a little excited, he soon calmed down and his face looked quite calm.

"Nine years after entry, fifth level of Qi training!"

This speed is slightly faster than Fang Ping expected, far exceeding the speed of a normal four-spiritual-root qualification, and even some three-spiritual-root cultivators can't match it.

"If I advance to the inner sect now, it will definitely arouse suspicion..."

Fortunately, in addition to the realm, there is also a limit on the contribution to the sect to advance to the inner sect.

In this regard, Fang Ping still lacks nearly a hundred contributions.

"Don't worry, you can stay in the outer sect for another half a year and do some more chores."

"When the contribution to the sect is enough, it won't be too late to become an inner sect disciple during the ten years of entry."

"By then, with the five-year opening ceremony of the mountain sect and the disciple-recruiting ceremony in front of me, my promotion to an inner sect disciple will surely not be so eye-catching."

Thinking like this, he closed his eyes and continued to stabilize his realm.

It was not until a few days later that he could freely restrain the breath after the promotion that he briefly ended his retreat.

There is no need to rush for the subsequent cultivation.

After entering the inner sect, there will be a chance to exchange for a technique and Taoist art for free.

The Five Elements Sutra that Fang Ping is practicing now is too ordinary. It is only the middle stage of Qi training now, and it is not very obvious. When he enters the late stage of Qi training, if he still relies on the Five Elements Sutra, the speed of cultivation will only get slower and slower.

He must change to a good technique!

Although cultivators in the Qi training stage can switch techniques at will, there must be a certain loss of mana between the conversion of different techniques.

Since it is clear that the cultivation method will be changed in half a year, there is no need to practice deliberately in the next period of time, and the focus can be appropriately placed on other aspects.

For example, the way of alchemy and the way of formation!

Now, with the help of Yuan Ding, he has completely mastered the [First Explanation of the Way of Alchemy], and can basically refine various low-grade and medium-grade basic elixirs at will.

But he is not yet able to touch the top-grade basic elixirs, or even the real first-level spiritual elixirs.

Not only because of the lack of attainments in the way of alchemy, but also because Fang Ping lacks the subsequent inheritance of the way of alchemy and has no way to advance!

Coincidentally, with the continuous improvement of the realm, the effect of the Ningyuan Pill has gradually become insufficient.

Although it is still enough now, Fang Ping feels that he needs to prepare for the rainy day and start trying to refine the Peiyuan Pill early.

According to the classification method commonly used in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world, the Peiyuan Pill belongs to the top-grade basic elixir.

Once he can refine this kind of elixir, Fang Ping can call himself a senior apprentice of the way of alchemy. It also means that he has the ability to refine almost all basic elixirs.

However, where can I get the recipe for Peiyuan Pill and the more advanced alchemy inheritance?

Although some common low-grade and medium-grade recipes can be exchanged in the Sutra Pavilion of the outer sect, there are almost no practical high-grade basic recipes.

Luoyang Sect is one of the five major sects in Liang State, so there must be some in the Sutra Pavilion of the inner sect.

But it is obvious that a large amount of sect contribution is required to exchange.

So, in addition to working for the sect, are there any other channels?

For example, the major markets in the Liang State's immortal cultivation world?

As soon as this thought came up, Fang Ping suddenly realized that he needed a spell or magic weapon that could change his appearance.

Otherwise, relying only on the ordinary disguise techniques found in the Sutra Pavilion and the cover of clothes, sooner or later people will see the clues and expose his true identity.

I can pay more attention to this matter in the future.

As for now, I'd better go to Luoyunfang first, hoping to gain something.

After carefully disguising himself, he released the flying sword and rushed to this most familiar market.

At the entrance of the mountain gate, after registering as a casual cultivator from Liang State, Fang Ping took the temporary certificate and went straight to the market.

This time, he first chose the [Dan Ding Fang] with which he had a small affinity.

When he started to try the alchemy, he bought a book on the alchemy in the Dan Ding Fang on the pretext of buying a gift for the younger generation.

Now that many years have passed, even if the cultivator has an amazing memory, he may not be able to see through his disguise and connect him with the strange cultivator who only showed up once.

"Welcome, fellow Taoist, what do you want?"

The one who came to greet him was still the female cultivator Jiang Li from the Jiang family, a cultivation family.

After five or six years, this woman still looks gentle and moving, but she is less immature and more elegant and dignified.

Fang Ping looked at him for a few times and asked casually, "I am an apprentice of the alchemy. I want to buy some pill recipes. Do you have any for sale?"

"Pill recipes?"

Jiang Li looked at Fang Ping and saw that he looked unfamiliar. After thinking for a while, she said, "Dan Ding Fang specializes in the alchemy business, so pill recipes are naturally for sale."

As she spoke, she took out a thin list from her storage bag, turned to one of the pages, and handed it to Fang Ping.

Fang Ping took the list, read it quickly, and was disappointed.

Although there were more than 20 pill recipes listed, they were either what he already knew or like the pill recipes in the outer sect's Sutra Pavilion, which were obscure and unpopular and few people were interested in.

There is not a single top-grade recipe for a pill that can improve cultivation, such as Peiyuan Pill!

Hiding his disappointment, he pushed the list back: "These recipes are similar to those inherited from my family. Isn't there a better recipe? For example, Peiyuan Pill and Coagulation Pill?"

Fang Ping casually reported the names of two top-grade pills.

Jiang Li's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked tentatively: "Peiyuan Pill... Could it be that you are a senior apprentice of the Dao of Alchemy?"

"The Dao of Alchemy is so difficult, how can it be so easy to achieve it?"

Fang Ping denied it without hesitation: "It is my master, an elder in my family, who has made some progress in the Dao of Alchemy, and I just made some preparations for him in advance."

Such a statement did not make Jiang Li suspicious.

Although the man in front of him was hiding his head and face, judging from his voice and observing some details such as his skin color, he did not look very old, and the possibility that he was able to refine Peiyuan Pill was indeed not high.

She hesitated for a moment and said, "We have top-grade recipes for elixirs such as Peiyuan Dan, but we won't sell them easily. If you want to buy them, you need to agree to some conditions in addition to spirit stones. For example, if you serve as a guest of our Danding Fang, you need to provide a batch of elixirs every year for ten years."

Recipes for elixirs such as Peiyuan Dan are the real way to make money, so they must be firmly in your hands.

Jiang Li's answer made Fang Ping frown slightly.

He thought about it and asked again, "What about the inheritance of elixirs?"

Jiang Li chuckled and said, "It depends on what level of elixirs inheritance it is. If it is a first-level elixir inheritance, I'm sorry, although my Jiang family has it, it will never be passed on. If it is just a little more advanced than [The Beginning of Alchemy], and contains the refining techniques and corresponding recipes of top-grade basic elixirs, it can be considered for sale... but the conditions will only be more stringent than the recipe of Peiyuan Dan."