Mortal Alchemy

Mu Xingling had been in Fuguang Market for three years.

Using the resources of the Mu family, she opened a shop here, with an annual profit of three to four thousand spirit stones, which was higher than the annual salary of ordinary disciples of the Dongxuan Sect.

This was the benefit of being born into a direct line of the Jindan family.

She was cultivating when a family servant girl came to report: "Miss, Shopkeeper Chen has come to the shop and wants to visit you. He is waiting in the front yard."

Hearing this, Mu Xingling's lips curled up, and her star-like bright eyes slowly opened. She immediately stopped cultivating and had the maidservant help her bathe and change.

Half an hour later, she came to the front yard.

What came into view was the spirited and handsome Chen Ping.

She gave a graceful bow, her beautiful eyes like pools of spring water, her voice clear and gentle:

"Ping Lang, long time no see."

Chen Ping looked at her with complicated eyes and said lightly:

"You've established your foundation."

Mu Xingling bowed gracefully again, leaned close to Chen Ping, and dismissed the servants:

"If it weren't for the Foundation Establishment Pill that Ping Lang left me back then, my path to immortality would have been cut off long ago."

Chen Ping's eyes were indifferent:

"When I gave you a Foundation Establishment Pill, I wanted to end our relationship. Now that you've come to Fuguang Market, what are you planning?"

Mu Xingling was not angry or annoyed at Chen Ping's coldness, but smiled lightly:

"Is Ping Lang asking about Fang Xing and the others?"

"Yes." Chen Ping said coldly, "I will be stationed in Fuguang Market for decades. If I want to plan for the sect's Jindan resources, I will need the help of Junior Brother Fang and the others. Are you stopping them from coming to Fuguang Market?"

Mu Xingling chuckled, stretched out her jade arms, and gently hooked Chen Ping's neck:

"So what if I am?"

Chen Ping said coldly: "Mu Xingling, what exactly do you want to do?"

Mu Xingling said: "I want Ping Lang to acknowledge me and accept me."

"Controlling Fang Xing and the others is the only resource I can use. Without them, Ping Lang wouldn't even take the initiative to see me."

Chen Ping said coldly: "Don't even think about it. I made a heart demon oath in front of you back then!"

Mu Xingling giggled:

"I know, I want Ping Lang to accept me, but I don't want Ping Lang to marry me as his Dao companion with a grand ceremony. Being a concubine is also acceptable."

Chen Ping frowned: "You are a Jindan direct descendant, a high and mighty young lady, willing to be my concubine?"

Mu Xingling said: "As far as men and women are concerned, Ping Lang and I have had intimate relations, and I cannot marry anyone else."

"As far as the Dao is concerned, Ping Lang gave me a Foundation Establishment Pill. This is kindness."

"In terms of love and reason, what's wrong with lowering my status to be Ping Lang's concubine?"

"The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The Mu family can't control it. If Ping Lang is willing, I can change my name to Chen Xingling, Lu Xingling, or Ruan Xingling."

Chen Ping gently pushed her away: "You have good ideas, but I don't accept them."

Chen Ping felt nothing about Mu Xingling lowering her status to be his concubine.

"You can control Junior Brother Fang and the others as you please. I don't care anymore."

"Just stay in Fuguang Market peacefully. If you don't disturb me, I won't disturb you. Let's each have our own peace."

Chen Ping turned and left.

Mu Xingling bit her red lips as she watched Chen Ping's back.

She had once again been clever and violated Chen Ping's taboo.

Now that Chen Ping had Nan Yun helping him in Haoyu Sea, he didn't need Fang Xing and the others to come and help with resources.

If it were ten years ago, he might have agreed.

Mu Xingling summoned a servant: "Send a message to the family and let them send Fang Xing and the others to Fuguang Market."

In a small Immortal Seed Miscellaneous Service Yard, five out of seven people had established their foundation, three had joined the Dongxuan Sect, and one was a Yuan Ying direct disciple.

It was truly a beautiful story.

She was really smart. If she wanted Chen Ping to calm down and get closer to him, she would have to make a fuss about Fang Xing and the others again.

Chen Ping finished checking the matters in Fuguang Market and returned to his own dojo.

Then, he began to refine the second-order Body Tempering Pill.

"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Senior Sister Bai and Master to inquire about the news of the third-order pill..."

With his current connections, only Bai Jianjia and Shangren Gong Yue could obtain the nine types of third-order spiritual herbs.

Chen Ping refined the Body Tempering Pill while taking Yuejing Willow to increase his divine consciousness.

His divine consciousness increased from five hundred and forty feet to six hundred and ten feet, and the Yuejing Willow was consumed again.

"It's not easy to find this kind of spiritual medicine that enhances the power of the soul. Next, to improve my divine consciousness, I can only take Gushen Pill for the time being."

Six hundred and ten feet of divine consciousness was far beyond ordinary foundation establishment mid-stage, and even late-stage.

Three months later, after taking a large number of Body Tempering Pills, Chen Ping's physical body successfully reached the mid-stage of the second stage of body cultivation!

The power of his physical body suddenly soared to eighteen thousand pounds!

At the same time, he felt that his bottleneck had loosened a little, but he was still far from breaking through to the mid-stage of foundation establishment!

Chen Ping left his dojo, brought Meng Huang'er, and took the White Jade Flying Boat to Donghuang Immortal City.

The distance of ten thousand miles was slowly flown for six days.

Donghuang Immortal City was even larger than when Chen Ping passed by seven or eight years ago.

There were as many monks here as the tide.

Monks were exploring the vast Donghuang at any time, and small-scale battles could be seen at any time.

This made Chen Ping frown slightly: "Are the monsters fighting back for territory?"

After approaching Donghuang Immortal City, he put away the White Jade Flying Boat, and Chen Ping got up and flew towards the city gate.

Meng Huang'er rode a flying sword.

There were many monks entering and leaving the city, wearing robes of different colors and styles.

However, Chen Ping's black dragon-patterned Taoist robe was relatively eye-catching.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle!" The monk guarding the city gate was a foundation establishment monk from the Dongxuan Sect.

When he saw Chen Ping, he immediately bowed his hands and greeted him respectfully.

"Yes." Chen Ping nodded lightly: "I want to find a disciple of the Lingqi Peak in the sect. Where can I find them in the city?"

Although Mu Luofei stayed in Donghuang Immortal City, he didn't know where to find her.

The foundation establishment monk said: "If Martial Uncle wants to find someone, go to the sect's branch location, and a handyman will pass the message for Martial Uncle."

"...It's convenient." Chen Ping nodded slowly.

He took Meng Huang'er into the city.

He came directly to the area belonging to the Dongxuan Sect in the Immortal City.

Even if their cultivation was the same, Chen Ping's seniority was much higher than most Dongxuan Sect disciples.

Arriving at the Dongxuan Sect branch hall.

Chen Ping took out his token: "Please help me pass the message to Mu Luofei, a disciple of Lingqi Peak."

The female cultivator in the hall said: "Please wait a moment, Martial Uncle Chengping."

Shangren Gong Yue gave him the Taoist name 'Chengping'!

The female cultivator took out a mother-child communication magic weapon and asked Chen Ping to find a quiet room to rest for a while.

If Mu Luofei was in Donghuang Immortal City, she would rush over to see Chen Ping soon.

Mu Luofei didn't arrive, but two people found Chen Ping.

Chen Ping was drinking tea with Meng Huang'er in the quiet room.

The door of the quiet room was pushed open.

An aura belonging to Jindan rushed towards them, making Meng Huang'er, a small Qi refining cultivator, turn pale.

Chen Ping looked at the two people entering the quiet room, got up unhurriedly, clasped his fists, and said with a slightly happy tone:

"Senior Sister, long time no see."

The person who came was Bai Jianjia, the chief disciple of Shangren Gong Yue.