Mortal Alchemy

Inside the training grounds.

Chen Ping sat cross-legged, the residual heat from the furnace not yet completely dissipated.

Before Chen Ping were four bottles of pills.

They were, respectively, ten-year, hundred-year, two-hundred-year, and three-hundred-year.

“Hiss~”

Chen Ping spoke in surprise, as if talking to himself: “The Qi Cultivation Pill refined with three-hundred-year medicinal materials has an excellent effect.”

“If I consume the three-hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pill daily, it will only take thirty years to step into the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, refining thirty-six half-crystallized spiritual powers.”

“Thus, within a hundred years, I will have the opportunity to冲击 the Golden Core.”

The bottleneck of resources that had been restricting his cultivation progress was finally resolved.

How could Chen Ping not be happy?

“But I don’t know the market price of three-hundred-year Gold Spirit Leaves.”

The joy gradually dissipated, replaced by gravity.

One bottle of pills requires one three-hundred-year Gold Spirit Leaf.

And currently, the Gold Leaf Tree within East Moon Mountain only has about ten remaining three-hundred-year Gold Spirit Leaves.

The rest are almost two-hundred-year.

But Chen Ping can催熟 them, even so, one Gold Leaf Tree is definitely not enough to meet his daily resource consumption.

More Gold Leaf Trees must be obtained so that he can improve cultivation.

Otherwise, as time passes, Chen Ping will not be able to advance to the Golden Core within a hundred years.

Chen Ping’s eyes turned cold as he made up his mind: “In that case, I am determined to obtain East Moon Mountain, regardless of the plans of the four major Foundation Establishment families…”

His eyes revealed a burst of killing intent.

“I should also ask Brother Diao if it has any other gains within East Moon Mountain.”

At this time, a maid came to report that two Foundation Establishment seniors wanted to see him.

Chen Ping got up and left the training grounds…

……

The Four Great Families.

Several people gathered together.

He Chengzhu said coldly: “Several leaves are missing from the Gold Leaf Tree in East Moon Mountain…”

“Could it be that fellow Daoists took them?”

The remaining three looked puzzled, then shook their heads: “We did not enter the mountain before the agreed date.”

He Chengzhu’s eyes darkened: “In that case, it must have been that Chen Fangzhu who did it.”

“Wait for the tide…”

“Let’s temporarily let Chen Fangzhu keep the Gold Spirit Leaves.”

How could they have imagined that Chen Ping would refine pills, otherwise they would definitely turn against him and attack.

……

In Floating Light Square City.

Chen Ping met Mu Luofei and Left Palace Master.

Chen Ping smiled and cupped his hands: “Senior Sister Luofei, Fellow Daoist Zuo.”

The two Foundation Establishment seniors that the maid reported were these two.

Chen Ping sent several letters through Madam Guo, and after waiting for almost a year, there was finally a response.

“Junior Brother.”

“Fellow Daoist Chen.”

Chen Ping said with a smile: “Let’s go to the training grounds to talk.”

The two women walked into Chen Ping’s training grounds while looking around the small Floating Light Square City.

Left Palace Master sat down and joked:

“Fellow Daoist Chen, you tricked this concubine from the Mu family to this small place, you have to give this concubine enough compensation.”

Chen Ping sent a letter to Left Palace Master, the general meaning being, there is money here, come quickly. Golden Core, hopeful.

Left Palace Master resigned from her position as the Palace Master of the Mu family’s Pill Hall and came to Floating Light Square City.

Mu Luofei was not in a hurry to speak.

Chen Ping spoke slowly and deliberately: “Since Chen has invited Fellow Daoist Zuo here, he will definitely arrange everything properly for Fellow Daoist Zuo.”

As he spoke, he took out a bottle of hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills, and half a bottle of two-hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills.

Left Palace Master took the pills, her expression changed, the joking look on her face disappeared, replaced by a solemn look:

“It seems that this place is really as Fellow Daoist Chen said.”

“Then how does Fellow Daoist Chen plan to arrange this concubine?”

Chen Ping said with a serious expression:

“If Fellow Daoist Zuo has a hundred arts inheritance, you can open a shop here. If you don’t have a hundred arts inheritance, then you can be the Deputy Fangzhu of Floating Light Square City. Chen will give Fellow Daoist Zuo five bottles of hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills and one bottle of two-hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills as a salary every year, what do you think?”

This treatment was already not bad. Chen Ping, as the Floating Light Fangzhu, had an annual salary of only one thousand spiritual stones.

But he lacked resources and could not sit idly in Floating Light Square City. He wanted to enter East Moon Mountain and also go out to sea to find resources.

It was very worthwhile to hire a Foundation Establishment cultivator to be the Deputy Fangzhu and guard the city for him.

Left Palace Master’s eyes moved: “What if this concubine opens a shop and also serves as the Deputy Fangzhu?”

Chen Ping nodded: “Of course you can.”

“Fellow Daoist Zuo can find a shop to open.”

Left Palace Master bowed to Chen Ping:

“Then this concubine will accept this job.”

Chen Ping not only took out hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills, but also two-hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills, this bargaining chip was really not low.

But in front of Mu Luofei, she did not mention the situation of the Mu family. She would find a time to talk to Chen Ping later.

Left Palace Master agreed, so there would be three Foundation Establishment cultivators in Floating Light Square City.

With such manpower and strength, they could contend with the Four Great Foundation Establishment families, at least Chen Ping was not independently supporting the square city.

Left Palace Master got up and went outside to find a shop.

Here, she saw Meng Huang’er, and instantly understood that Chen Ping was planning to stay in Floating Light Square City for a long time, intending to replace all the personnel in the square city with his own people and build it into an iron bucket.

Inside the training grounds.

Only Chen Ping and Mu Luofei were left.

Chen Ping said with a smile: “Senior Sister Luofei, Junior Brother has been waiting for you anxiously.”

Mu Luofei covered her mouth and chuckled: “It’s good enough that I can come. I just managed to get a job in East Wasteland Immortal City, and got a position related to ore materials. This position is relatively leisurely.”

“Junior Brother, I have bet my wealth and future on you.”

Chen Ping laughed, not fully believing these words. He still knew what kind of person Mu Luofei was. Probably, she still had her own plans in East Wasteland Immortal City.

Then he took out a first-order Face-Preserving Pill, two-hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills, and ten bottles of hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills:

“Senior Sister, this first-order Face-Preserving Pill, I sell it to you for three hundred and fifty spiritual stones each. However many you can sell, I will only charge three hundred and fifty spiritual stones.”

“These two-hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills are a gift to Senior Sister, these hundred-year Qi Cultivation Pills are useless to me, Senior Sister can accept them.”

Chen Ping had to make money in this Floating Light Square City, and even plan for resources, only through Mu Luofei and Madam Guo.

Chen Ping gave her such a big gift as soon as he came up, which surprised and delighted Mu Luofei.

Compared to Madam Guo’s price, each pill was fifty spiritual stones cheaper for Mu Luofei.

Mu Luofei took the pills, her beautiful eyes shining:

“It seems that following Junior Brother was the right step.”

Chen Ping said: “Senior Sister, after your network expands, you must also help me pay attention to second-order high-year spiritual plants, no matter how much they cost, I will buy them, and pay attention to high-year Gold Spirit Leaves, as well as other second-order spiritual objects…”

Gold Spirit Leaves can be the main material for Qi Cultivation Pills, so can other second-order spiritual objects, as long as they have the same medicinal effect.

Mu Luofei nodded: “No problem.”

After finishing this matter, Chen Ping asked: “Senior Sister, how are Senior Brother Fang and the others?”

He also sent letters to Luo Chongzhi, Fang Xing and others, asking them to move their families to Floating Light Square City, promising them a future.

He wanted to build Floating Light Square City as soon as possible and then break away.