Mortal Alchemy

On the boundless and vast Haoyu Sea.

"Bang—"

A Golden Core cultivator unleashed a single move, instantly turning the area within a thousand zhang into a sea of fire. A large amount of seawater was evaporated, transforming into thick white smoke that soared into the sky.

"Damn it!" The Golden Core True Person frowned, his face revealing a mix of annoyance and rage:

"So close again!"

"That slut's illusionary arts are actually this powerful!"

Although the Heavenly Fox Queen's illusions couldn't completely deceive him, they could cause him to deviate in the direction and range of his spells at crucial moments.

Chen Ping staggered out of the white mist, a sense of impending death constantly lingering in his mind.

"If this continues, I'll eventually die at the hands of this Golden Core cultivator."

The Heavenly Fox Queen's illusionary range was limited, unable to constantly deceive the Golden Core cultivator and allow them to escape.

Chen Ping said:

"Change our appearances with your illusions, and then let's escape separately. Whether we live or die will depend on our own fate."

A hint of panic flashed in the Heavenly Fox Queen's eyes. She had gone too far this time.

"Who should I follow to have a better chance of survival?"

"I should still stick with my dog owner!" The Heavenly Fox Queen cast an illusion on Chen Ping, and then transformed the Scarlet-Eyed Tiger King and the Golden Eagle into her and Chen Ping's appearances.

Chen Ping immediately separated from them and fled.

In the eyes of the Immortal Merchant Guild's Golden Core True Person, he saw the illusions appear again: "This slut wants to use illusions to split up and escape for her life?"

A hint of mockery welled up in his eyes.

Two streaks of azure light rainbow fled, one to the left and one to the right.

He moved, first chasing after the one on the left.

Chen Ping and the Heavenly Fox Queen flew to the right.

Watching the Golden Core True Person chase after the Scarlet-Eyed Tiger King and the Golden Eagle, a flash of pain crossed Chen Ping's eyes. He gritted his teeth and fled with the Heavenly Fox Queen at top speed.

But Chen Ping was well aware that the possibility of escaping from this Golden Core True Person with just their escape techniques was zero.

To survive, they had to find another way.

After flying a certain distance, Chen Ping led the Heavenly Fox Queen into the seabed, applied an invisibility talisman to each of them, and then activated the Turtle Breathing Technique.

Immediately after, he had the Heavenly Fox Queen alter their appearances, allowing a second-order, gigantic whale demon to swallow them, using the whale demon to escape from this place.

But Chen Ping was quite uneasy, he didn't know if doing so would be able to deceive the Golden Core True Person.

Time passed by little by little.

After only half a day, Chen Ping's heart tightened, sensing the aura of the Golden Core True Person:

"He's here!"

"Bang, bang, bang—"

The Golden Core True Person seemed to vaguely sense Chen Ping's method and began to bombard the surrounding sea area!

Many low-level sea demons nearby died instantly, and the whale demon hiding Chen Ping also began to struggle to escape.

But it couldn't escape the Golden Core True Person's vision.

The Golden Core True Person's divine sense might only reach a thousand zhang, but how fast was he? He could sweep the area within a hundred miles in no time.

Chen Ping's heart couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow and death: "It seems I'm destined to fall here today!"

His tone was extremely unwilling.

In his childhood, he lived under someone else's roof and could lower his head.

In his youth, he suffered all kinds of pain in the Mu family and could endure and lower his head.

When he first entered the Eastern Xuan Sect, he was suppressed by others and could still endure and lower his head.

Now he had finally reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from Golden Core!

But he was going to die here…

Hearing Chen Ping say these words, the Heavenly Fox Queen felt truly remorseful. She only wanted to shift the blame to give Chen Ping a lesson, but she didn't expect to provoke such a powerful enemy, who had already killed the Scarlet-Eyed Tiger King and the Golden Eagle.

After all, her soul was bound to Chen Ping, if Chen Ping died, she would naturally not survive.

She gritted her teeth and said: "Dog owner, you stay here, I'll go out and lure the enemy away for you."

Chen Ping's eyes were filled with despair: "Can you do it?"

The Heavenly Fox Queen said: "I am a demon beast, my vitality is much stronger than yours!"

"If you die, I will definitely die, but as long as I have a breath left, I can survive."

Although she had a bad personality and liked to tease and play with people, she didn't do anything stupid at this critical moment of life and death.

She didn't look back and drilled out of the whale demon's body.

Chen Ping didn't dare to release his divine sense to sense what was happening outside.

"Slut, I've found you!" The Golden Core True Person's angry roar rang out.

Immediately after, Chen Ping felt a violent fluctuation of spiritual power.

At the bottom of the sea.

The Heavenly Fox Queen survived, but her condition was also extremely bad. Two of her four tails were broken.

This was a self-preservation tactic, only to deceive the Golden Core True Person and create a glimmer of hope for Chen Ping. She was extremely weak:

"Dog owner… whether you can survive or not depends on your fate…"

The Golden Core True Person held a corpse in his hand, which was actually one of the Heavenly Fox Queen's tails:

"This slut is dead, where is that Foundation Establishment sword cultivator hiding?"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator who has comprehended the Sword Steel Condensing Fiend will definitely become a great enemy if he advances to Golden Core in the future!

We must eliminate the roots!

Chen Ping used the Turtle Breathing Technique, the invisibility talisman, and the Heavenly Fox Queen also left a tail to help Chen Ping conceal his aura.

This made it impossible for the Golden Core cultivator to find Chen Ping's whereabouts for a while.

He frowned: "He's hiding well!"

"But living things cannot truly disguise themselves as dead things!"

It was very simple to find Chen Ping, just kill all living things within a hundred miles of this area!

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The Golden Core True Person continued to bombard wildly.

Chen Ping felt this pressure and almost suffocated.

The Golden Core True Person was too strong when he used his full strength.

Chen Ping's power was vastly different from his!

Immediately after, Chen Ping felt a chill down his spine.

The Golden Core True Person set his sights on the whale demon hiding him: "Heh, I've found you." He seemed certain that Chen Ping was hiding in the whale demon's body.

The whale demon seemed to foresee its own death and let out a mournful cry as it surfaced.

At the same time, the Golden Core True Person's terrifying strike came!

Chen Ping subconsciously wanted to move and escape, but he forcibly stopped himself.

One move, and he would definitely die.

By hiding motionless like this, there might still be a glimmer of hope!

"Bang—"

Terrifying magic power surged, instantly killing the second-order whale demon.

Then the remaining spiritual power continued to bombard Chen Ping, who was hiding in the whale demon's belly.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

In just an instant, Chen Ping suffered unprecedented severe injuries. His soul seemed to be obliterated, and his body was cracking everywhere. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and then his eyes went dark and he fainted.

A feeling of powerlessness, despair, and anger welled up in his heart: "If I can survive this time, I will definitely kill you in the future!"

The truth was that it was the Golden Core's son's fault. Wanting to rape the Heavenly Fox Queen meant Chen Ping was on the side of justice.

Chen Ping's consciousness unwillingly fell into darkness.

"Hmm?" The Golden Core True Person swept his divine sense over the area and frowned: "That Foundation Establishment sword cultivator isn't hiding in this whale demon's body?"

"Then where would he be hiding?"

The Golden Core True Person continued to fly around searching.