Mortal Alchemy

As soon as Li Erniu left, Fang Xing and the others sobered up from their drunkenness quite a bit.

They looked at Mu Lu妃 with some envy.

They wanted to latch onto Li Erniu's coattails, and while he accepted their gifts, he wasn't very enthusiastic, so they didn't dare say a word of complaint.

But everyone knew that Li Erniu wanted to marry Mu Lu妃.

They didn't dare ask about it.

Mu Lu妃 asked with a smile, "Do any of you junior brothers want to buy some pills?"

Fang Xing, Luo Chongzhi, and the others shook their heads. They had given Li Erniu two hundred spirit stones, so buying pills was out of the question. Their biggest problem now was borrowing spirit stones.

Since no one was buying pills, it was time to leave.

Mu Lu妃 summoned her white jade flying boat, took Chen Ping, and headed to the Hall of Affairs.

Mu Lu妃 said, "Junior Brother Chen, I've already submitted the request for the mission, but it still needs the Hall Master's approval. I'll take you to see the Hall Master now."

Chen Ping nodded.

Mu Lu妃 instructed, "The Hall Master's name is Mu Xingling. You can call her Hall Master Mu."

Stepping into the core dojo of the Hall of Affairs, Chen Ping could visibly feel the extremely high concentration of spiritual energy here.

Was this the treatment of a direct descendant of the Mu family?

Speaking of which, Chen Ping had been in the Mu family for thirteen or fourteen years but had never seen a direct descendant.

Following Mu Lu妃 to pay their respects, Chen Ping then saw a young woman wearing a red dress, with an ice-cold and alluring appearance.

She sat upright in the dojo, her small face calm, exuding an air of great power and a sharp temperament, completely opposite to Mu Lu妃.

This was Mu Xingling, a twenty-two-year-old Qi Refining peak expert, a female heir of the Mu family's direct line, and the Hall Master of the Hall of Affairs.

Chen Ping cupped his hands and said, "Disciple Chen Ping of the Pill Hall greets the Hall Master!"

Mu Xingling's voice was as cold as a mountain echo, and her phoenix eyes swept over Chen Ping:

"It has been two hundred years since a disciple from the Pill Hall came to the Hall of Affairs to accept a mission. You are quite good at such a young age."

"I happen to have a mission for you to handle. Luo妃, step back."

Mu Lu妃 stepped back, and Chen Ping looked blank.

Why did Mu Xingling want him to stay and assign a mission separately?

Mu Xingling said indifferently, "Chen Ping, on the Eastern Wasteland border, ten thousand miles away, there is a Celestial Sound Pavilion where I have stored a second-order pill that outsiders do not know about.

You shall go to the Celestial Sound Pavilion and retrieve that second-order pill for me.

After it is done, I will give you a reward of three hundred spirit stones."

"Are you willing to accept it?"

Chen Ping immediately cupped his hands and said, "Disciple is willing."

"Good." Mu Xingling flicked her jade finger, and a token and a talisman flew over:

"The token is a keepsake, and this is a second-order talisman containing three Foundation Establishment stage spells. If you encounter difficulties during the mission, you can activate this talisman."

Chen Ping's face lit up with joy: "Thank you, Hall Master!"

"This mission is secret and must not be leaked, or you will be severely punished. Step down."

"Yes, Hall Master!"

Chen Ping withdrew from Mu Xingling's dojo.

Turning around and walking out of the Hall of Affairs, his expression immediately sank, and his brow furrowed.

The mission Mu Xingling gave him had major problems.

A second-order pill was worth at least several thousand spirit stones, yet the reward for this mission was three hundred spirit stones.

Why would Mu Xingling choose him, a Qi Refining tenth layer cultivator whom she was meeting for the first time, to do such an important mission?

Given Mu Xingling's status and position, she could have easily found a more powerful person to send to retrieve it.

And she even gave him a priceless second-order talisman.

It was as if she had specifically inquired that Chen Ping did not know any offensive spells.

There's a big problem.

There's probably a secret inside, or perhaps a conspiracy.

A second-order pill worth thousands of spirit stones, wasn't Mu Xingling worried that he would take the pill and run away?

...Unless, she never intended for him to return alive.

...Or perhaps, she wants to harm him?

But that shouldn't be the case. He was just an insignificant figure in the Mu family, and he had never had any contact with Mu Xingling before in the Pill Hall.

What to do? Escape from the Mu family?

Upon further reflection, this plan was too risky, and the Mu family would probably hunt him down to the ends of the earth.

He had a pill inheritance, and as long as he could save his life, he would surely achieve something in the future.

With so little information at hand, it was not appropriate to act rashly.

Take it one step at a time!

Chen Ping gritted his teeth and walked forward, preparing to find Mu Lu妃.

Turning around and entering the Hall of Affairs again, he saw a middle-aged couple pulling Mu Lu妃 aside and saying something.

Judging from their expressions and actions, the middle-aged couple must be Mu Lu妃's parents.

Mu Lu妃's expression was extremely unwilling. Seeing Chen Ping's figure, her beautiful eyes lit up slightly. She shook off the middle-aged couple, came to Chen Ping's side, grabbed his arm, and walked out. She immediately summoned her white jade flying boat and left with Chen Ping.

Mu Lu妃 said softly, "Junior Brother Chen, thank you."

Chen Ping guessed the general idea and didn't expose it:

"I should be thanking Senior Sister Luo妃 for accompanying me to kill the Bloodhorn Red Bull."

The flying boat turned into a stream of light and flew out of the Mu family's territory.

On the flying boat, Mu Lu妃's emotions were somewhat lively, and her beautiful eyes shone with light:

"Finally leaving the Mu family, the scenery outside is so beautiful."

Chen Ping asked in confusion, "Senior Sister Luo妃, is it really that exaggerated?"

The scenery of the Mu family by Autumn Moon Lake was still very good.

Mu Lu妃 showed a relaxed smile, and her clear and beautiful eyes contained unspeakable bitterness:

"Yes, after being in the Mu family for so many years, I'm almost going crazy."

"If it weren't for Junior Brother Chen's mission, I might not have been able to see the outside world."

Chen Ping said with a smile, "Then Senior Sister doesn't have to rush to fly, just take your time and enjoy the scenery, as long as you are happy."

Mu Lu妃, who was high above and mysteriously beautiful in front of them, also bore many involuntary burdens.

"Okay!" Mu Lu妃 smiled sweetly.

Two days later, they flew out of the jurisdiction of the Eastern Xuan Sect.

They flew during the day and stayed in nearby inns at night, enjoying the scenery and water, with a rather leisurely style.

Sitting on the flying boat, they didn't delay their cultivation, swallowing pills and refining them.

Chen Ping asked on the flying boat, "Senior Sister Luo妃, do you know more about Hall Master Mu Xingling?"

Mu Lu妃 asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Chen Ping told her about the secret mission that the other party had given him.

"What? A second-order pill?" Mu Lu妃 looked surprised:

"What kind of pill is it? Why would she give you such a mission?"

Chen Ping was worried: "I don't know."

"That's a bit strange indeed." Mu Lu妃 frowned: "The Mu family's second-order pills basically come from the Eastern Xuan Sect. Why would she have a pill ten thousand miles away?"

Chen Ping sighed: "That's why I'm asking you, Senior Sister Luo妃."

Mu Lu妃 said, "I don't know much about Mu Xingling, but a few years ago, the Old Ancestor was punished by the Eastern Xuan Sect, and it was related to her."

"Then Mu Xingling failed to break through to Foundation Establishment and came to the Hall of Affairs to be the Hall Master."

Chen Ping was no longer calm: "A Qi Refining cultivator can actually cause the Golden Core Old Ancestor to be punished by the sect?"

That's a little scary.

Mu Lu妃 nodded: "I don't know the specifics, but she's not too old. As long as there are enough resources, she can still try to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage again."

"This second-order pill is very likely related to her Foundation Establishment."

"This involves the Mu family's internal strife, Junior Brother Chen, you may just be the bait on the surface."

"In fact, she may have also prepared a hidden hand. Don't worry too much."

"The Eastern Xuan Sect governs all the famous and righteous sects, and they won't kill people casually without a reason."