Mortal Alchemy

A white jade treasure ship leaped across the Eastern Wilderness, speeding towards the direction of the Eastern Xuan Sect.

Chen Ping stood on the deck, his eyes gazing at the vast Eastern Xuan Sect mountain range:

"In a few more years, the spiritual herbs on Zhang Dingfeng's island will mature..."

"I can only make a trip there myself after participating in the Changtian Secret Realm to raise my cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment."

Bai Jianjia led Chen Ping into the Eastern Xuan Sect, heading directly towards Gongyue Peak: "Master is still outside cleaning up the remnants of the demonic cultivators..."

"Before the Changtian Secret Realm begins, if Junior Brother has any questions about cultivation, you can come to me at any time."

Chen Ping nodded, not standing on ceremony, and asked:

"Senior Sister, I am currently stuck between Sword Qi Forging Steel and Sword Steel Solidifying Evil. I would like to ask Senior Sister how to cultivate the Sword Dao Intent to Sword Steel Solidifying Evil."

Bai Jianjia's eyes froze slightly, and she said:

"Junior Brother, I am also just short of the final step in Sword Steel Solidifying Evil, so I have no experience to impart to you."

Chen Ping's eyes showed a look of doubt: "Senior Sister, is Sword Steel Solidifying Evil so difficult even for Golden Core cultivators like Senior Sister?"

He remembered that Bai Jianjia was stuck on the Intent ten years ago.

At that time, Gongyue Shangren had given her a hint.

Feeling Chen Ping's gaze, a blush climbed up Bai Jianjia's snow-white neck, and she bit her pink lips lightly, explaining:

"Junior Brother, it is more difficult for Golden Core cultivators to comprehend Sword Steel Solidifying Evil with crystallized spiritual power than it is during the Foundation Establishment stage."

Chen Ping nodded slowly: "I see."

He is currently finding it very difficult to comprehend with semi-crystallized spiritual power. Hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones have been invested, but it has only been a waste of money. He has not yet stepped into Sword Steel Solidifying Evil.

Chen Ping vaguely brought pressure to Bai Jianjia.

Although her direct disciple, Junior Brother, does not have good spiritual root aptitude, his talent for enlightenment is truly excellent.

In twenty years, he has cultivated to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and his Sword Dao Intent is about to comprehend Sword Steel Solidifying Evil.

How amazing is this kind of enlightenment talent?

Master has a really good eye. She took in Junior Brother despite the enormous pressure back then.

Once Junior Brother enters the Golden Core stage and completes the direct disciple ceremony, she will be able to wash away her shame!

The moment the two flew into the Eastern Xuan Sect, the front mountain hall of the sect reacted.

"This token fluctuation is from Martial Aunt Jianjia, Martial Uncle Chengping..."

"It should be due to the Changtian Secret Realm quota. He has been hiding for many years and must have returned because he couldn't withstand the pressure.

Let's spread the news."

How could the thousands of Foundation Establishment disciples be willing to let a direct disciple like Chen Ping, who is also at the Foundation Establishment stage, take away a quota without any effort?

Chen Ping returned to his Daoist temple halfway up Gongyue Peak.

Having joined the Eastern Xuan Sect for more than twenty years, this was only the third time he had come to his Daoist temple.

The green jade bamboo that was planted forty years ago was alive and well, and was even about to enter the first-order spiritual object stage.

Of course, this kind of spiritual plant is ordinary and has no special value.

Spiritual plants must be at the third-order to give birth to spiritual intelligence, and at the fourth or even fifth-order to have a chance to transform.

Chen Ping sat in the Daoist temple, feeling quite bored. He only had two or three thousand spiritual stones on him, and his spatial ring was empty, with only some body tempering pills and spirit nourishing pills that he needed to take daily...

"Let's continue to take spirit nourishing pills to temper my body." Chen Ping seized every opportunity to improve himself.

He knew that this peaceful time would not last long.

Meng Huang'er is currently accepting inheritance. Based on past experience, it may take another year or two before she comes out of seclusion.

Three days later, someone flew up Gongyue Peak to find trouble with Chen Ping.

"Is Martial Uncle Chengping here? This nephew, Yang Tiansi, wants to challenge Martial Uncle Chengping. I wonder if Martial Uncle Chengping is willing to accept the challenge!"

A hearty and heavy voice rang out from outside Chen Ping's Daoist temple.

Yang Tiansi, dressed in a blue robe, hovered in the air, followed by dozens of Foundation Establishment disciples watching the excitement.

Chen Ping slowly appeared, scanned with his divine sense, and frowned slightly:

"Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation."

He said, "I can. Where shall we fight?"

Since Chen Ping joined the Eastern Xuan Sect, he had been almost always running around outside, and was not familiar with some of the internal locations and institutions of the Eastern Xuan Sect.

Yang Tiansi had a middle-aged appearance, a sharp aura, and looked at Chen Ping with a hint of disdain in his eyes:

"In more than twenty years, he has cultivated from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Relying on the resource supply of a Nascent Soul direct disciple, he doesn't know how many pills he has swallowed to achieve this cultivation. His mana must be so weak and unstable."

Just a glance at Chen Ping's late Foundation Establishment aura surprised him a little.

After thinking for a while, he reacted and regarded Chen Ping as a waste.

Not only did he think so, but many people behind him also thought so.

Some even whispered: "If that's the case, Yang Tiansi might have picked up a bargain!"

Yang Tiansi said:

"Martial Uncle Chengping, the location for the competition is under the Changtian Secret Realm list. The sect has specially set up a competition platform. This time, only the hundred most elite disciples will be selected to depart for the Changtian Secret Realm."

Chen Ping nodded slowly, then took off and flew up, saying:

"Nephew, lead the way."

In the Daoist temple on the top of Gongyue Peak, Bai Jianjia slowly opened her beautiful eyes, her eyes showing a look of worry:

"It has begun."

This matter is not isolated. The fact that Chen Ping was accepted as a true disciple was one aspect. Recently, the demonic cultivators have erupted, and Gongyue Shangren, as the peak master of the duty-bound Punishment Peak, is responsible for dereliction of duty.

As a result, Gongyue Shangren, despite being a Nascent Soul Shangren, is still dealing with the aftermath.

Other Nascent Soul Shangren took the opportunity to speak out, forcing Gongyue Shangren to nod and modify the matter of the Changtian Secret Realm quota.

……

Chen Ping followed Yang Tiansi to the competition platform.

There were actually hundreds of people nearby, and even betting tables were set up.

"He actually came to fight! Open the betting!"

Someone shouted, and many people rushed to the betting table.

Chen Ping first looked at the hundred names hanging on the list.

Wang Funi was ranked first.

Chen Ping's name was conspicuously in second place.

A Nascent Soul direct disciple with Foundation Establishment cultivation was extremely eye-catching in the entire Eastern Xuan Sect, with only two such people.

Chen Ping then turned his attention to the betting table where the crowd had gathered.

Yang Tiansi smiled and walked forward: "I bet ten thousand spiritual stones on myself to win!"

A strange look flashed in Chen Ping's eyes: "There is actually betting and gambling. It seems that the sect does not prohibit it."

Then, his thoughts changed. This is a quick way to make money. The annual salary of a Foundation Establishment disciple in the sect is only two to five thousand spiritual stones.

Once this Changtian Secret Realm list is opened, I don't know how many battles there will be. If one has excellent judgment, one can earn a lot of spiritual stones from it.

Soon, a white streamer flew over, and a familiar and unfamiliar voice rang out: "I bet ten thousand spiritual stones on Senior Brother Chen Ping!"

The white streamer dispersed, revealing a slender and alluring figure of a girl, wearing a white phoenix-patterned Daoist robe, also with the identity of a true disciple.

Her aura was actually in the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

This woman was obviously Wang Funi!

"It's Martial Aunt Fuyao..."

"Martial Aunt Fuyao bet ten thousand spiritual stones. Does she really think so highly of Martial Uncle Chengping?"

"Hehe, I'm afraid she will misjudge this time."