Mortal Alchemy

Not many days after Yue Tang returned.

A cultivator in luxurious clothes from the Tao family came to find Chen Ping.

"Come with me."

Old Man Yue trembled with fear, and Chen Ping also displayed a suitably fearful and apprehensive demeanor:

"Yes, sir!"

The Qi Refining cultivator from the Tao family sneered, looking at Chen Ping as if he were an ant, and led him forward.

"From today onwards, you don't have to be a spirit farmer anymore. Just train hard here and wait to board the ship at the end of the year to go out to sea."

The Tao family's Qi Refining cultivator brought Chen Ping to an estate on Azure Water Island.

There were dozens of young adults here, each with different training programs.

But all of them were serving the Tao family.

Chen Ping lived here with a calm expression.

Time passed bit by bit, and Chen Ping also deliberately cultivated good relationships with these people, who were all ordinary mortals, regarded by the Tao family as slaves, servants, and ants.

From these people, Chen Ping gathered a lot of information.

A trip out to sea would take several years. If a mortal could return alive, they would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, but it also came with corresponding dangers.

Therefore, the Tao family's sea ship went out once every four years, and most of the people on board were different each time.

One month, two months, four months, eight months, ten months...

Time seemed to pass in an instant, and the Tao family's large ship had already arrived at Azure Moon Island's port.

Chen Ping had also roughly figured out the Tao family's strength. It was a small Qi Refining family that didn't even have the money to buy a flying treasure ship. They only had some storage bags to load spirit rice, and the remaining spirit beast meat was placed on the ship to be sold together.

Chen Ping's heart was filled with a slight joy, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation. He was about to board the ship and leave here to go to Shattered Star Bazaar.

Chen Ping waited quietly.

Suddenly one day...

Chen Ping was brought back from the mountain village and sent back to the thatched hut by the coast.

And here, Yue Tang seemed to have received the news in advance and was waiting for Chen Ping.

Chen Ping frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Yue Tang looked apologetic: "Brother Ping, I'm sorry, there was a mistake on my side."

"I cultivated many high-grade first-tier spirit rice seedlings, and the Tao family is preparing to use their resources to expand their power on a large scale."

"This time out to sea will have higher profits, and some people, in order to obtain more benefits, are fighting tooth and nail to get on this ship, thus squeezing Brother Ping's spot."

Chen Ping's brows furrowed into a deep frown, and he didn't say anything.

Old Man Yue sighed: "Chen boy, it's a blessing in disguise. If you can't get on this time, just board the ship next time."

"As ordinary people, we must be patient and learn to accept reality."

Chen Ping couldn't bear it. If he didn't board the ship this time to leave Azure Water Island and go to Shattered Star Bazaar, Chen Ping would miss the opportunity to participate in the Nascent Soul Seed battle.

In that case, his chances of advancing to the Golden Core stage would be reduced by a full 30%.

It was also possible that because of this 30% chance, Chen Ping would fail when he advanced to the Golden Core stage in the future, and his Dao would collapse and he would die!

Chen Ping couldn't retreat at all!

Chen Ping's eyes were deep and there was a flash of coldness: "Many turtles in shallow water..."

"I will find a way to solve this matter, you don't need to worry."

...

Tao Family's Council Hall.

"Our Tao family has been cultivating on Azure Water Island for hundreds of years. Our ancestors opened their eyes and bestowed upon us a heavenly opportunity, allowing our Tao family to have a chance to realize great ambitions in this generation!"

"High-grade first-tier spirit rice, from now on, our Tao family's income will double every year!"

"That little girl Yue Tang must be watched closely and not allowed to leave."

"Yes, arrangements have been made for this matter. We should accommodate her as much as possible. Before our Tao family has planted all the high-grade first-tier spirit rice, we cannot touch a hair on her head."

"The news of this trip out to sea has already been leaked. Many people on the island know that our Tao family is going to realize great ambitions. Hehe, they want to board the ship and be dogs for our Tao family, fighting tooth and nail for a spot."

"Let these mortals fight, anyway, it will only benefit our Tao family. As for who gets on the ship, it doesn't matter."

"Remember to pay attention to safety on this trip out to sea, and safety is the top priority."

...

Two months later.

Chen Ping, risking the possibility of worsening his physical injuries, climbed onto the Tao family's large ship at night.

He killed the person who replaced his spot, secretly sank the body into the sea at night, doing it without anyone knowing.

When Chen Ping walked into the servant cabin to rest, the people who had trained with him for ten months were a little surprised:

"Old Chen, wasn't your spot taken? How can you still be on the ship?"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "That person was not feeling well, so he asked me to replace him. So, what belongs to me is mine."

"Tsk tsk." The others laughed a few times, looked at Chen Ping with inexplicable eyes, and continued to sleep.

Early the next morning.

The big ship set sail. Chen Ping took a look. This big ship was definitely not for them, these mortals, to row and propel. Otherwise, the distance of one or two thousand miles would exhaust them to death before they reached Shattered Star Bazaar.

Under the surface of this big ship, there was a large green fish pulling the ship forward.

Chen Ping and the others were doing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, and emptying chamber pots.

The Tao family's cultivators were all Qi Refining cultivators, and the family's foundation was weak. They were not luxurious enough to eat Foundation Pills for every meal.

Chen Ping came to the deck, wearing rough clothes and cleaning. A steward passed by him: "Hmm?"

"It's you?"

The steward's face sank: "I remember kicking you out, how did you get on the ship?"

Chen Ping nodded and bowed: "Steward, someone found me last night and said they were not feeling well and gave me their spot to go to sea."

The steward's face was livid: "Bastard! My nephew has never been sick since he was a child, how could he be unwell before departure!"

Oh? The one he killed was the steward's nephew, no wonder he was able to replace his position.

Chen Ping's face maintained a flattering smile: "Steward, I don't know about this. Why don't you go back and ask him in person?"

The steward saw that the big ship was not a short distance away from Azure Water Island, and his face darkened:

"You get back to the bottom of the cabin, and don't come out without my order!"

If the Tao family's immortals were happy, they could reward them with dozens of taels of gold.

Even if Chen Ping got on the ship, he would not let Chen Ping get the immortal's reward, and let him make an empty trip.

In Chen Ping's view, this was a joke.

"Yes, Steward." Chen Ping returned to the bottom of the cabin with a reluctant expression.

Chen Ping's eyes were cold and dark: "As long as you don't cause any trouble, I will spare your lives!"

Staying at the bottom of the cabin was nothing, and Chen Ping was happy to be idle.

This voyage, with a sea distance of more than ten thousand miles, would take the big ship more than half a year to reach Shattered Star Bazaar.

Just wait slowly.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

This night, Chen Ping was sleeping when he suddenly heard a loud bang and constant screams.

Then he heard the Tao family's Qi Refining cultivator screaming:

"Run! Run! The Sea God Cult is here!"

Soon, the Sea God Cult's cultivators controlled the entire ship, put collars on everyone, and took them to a deserted island to dig pits.

Chen Ping's face was a little ugly. He had finally boarded the Tao family's big ship to go smoothly to Shattered Star Bazaar.

Who knew that the Sea God Cult would suddenly appear and capture him to be a mine slave.

This made the matter of Chen Ping restoring his cultivation even more distant.

"The day I restore my cultivation, I will definitely kill all the Sea God Cult!" Chen Ping had raging anger burning in his heart.