Mortal Alchemy

Steward Tang coldly watched Chen Ping leave.

As if looking at a dead man, or one about to die.

Chen Ping's spiritual root was poor, his cultivation speed was slow, and without the support of elixirs, he would never reach the third level of Qi Refining in his lifetime.

If he became a live-in son-in-law, working like an ox and a horse for the Mu family, he could take high-quality pills.

Although he could exchange for pills, he would lose his freedom for life.

Steward Tang didn't understand why a small cultivator like Chen Ping, with no talent, no resources, and no background, had anything to persist in.

Anyway, he would never be able to establish a foundation in this lifetime, so he might as well accept his fate, become a live-in son-in-law for the Mu family, work like an ox and a horse for the rest of his life, and pass the time comfortably.

If Chen Ping had talent, his cultivation speed would be fast, and he wouldn't have to suffer the torment and pain every day.

If Chen Ping had a background, he wouldn't be a medicine testing boy in the elixir hall.

If Chen Ping had resources, he would use good cultivation methods and high-quality pills.

Unfortunately, he had nothing, and most people were like this.

Dignity? Freedom? Worthless...

Even if you rush to be a dog for the Mu family, the Mu family may not even look at you.

...

"Brother Chen."

"Mm."

The Mu family had thousands of immortal seedlings like Chen Ping.

And what the Mu family provided was a cultivation method, as well as room and board.

Chen Ping returned to the miscellaneous service yard where he lived, with the serial number 'Jiazi'!

"Junior Brother Chen, you're back."

Under the courtyard of Jiazi Yard, a beautiful girl in a white dress, with a graceful figure, greeted Chen Ping.

Her name was Mu Luofei, a female cultivator from a collateral line of the Mu family, and her position was to guard and teach the immortal seedlings.

She was one year younger than Chen Ping, only fourteen years old, but her cultivation had already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Six years ago, when Chen Ping first entered Jiazi Yard, there were six immortal seedlings in total.

But they all used their connections to transfer to other departments, leaving only Chen Ping to suffer the torment of being a medicine testing boy.

And Mu Luofei also occasionally showed her face to give Chen Ping lectures and answer his questions.

Chen Ping's face was pale, his feet were weak and feeble, and he barely squeezed out a smile, cupping his hands in greeting:

"Greetings, Senior Sister Mu."

"Here, take this." Mu Luofei threw a bottle of detoxification pills to Chen Ping.

It could alleviate the erosion of Chen Ping's pill toxins and make Chen Ping feel better.

Chen Ping was not polite, took a detoxification pill and swallowed it. The effect was fast, or perhaps his pill toxins were too deep. Soon, Chen Ping's face was a little rosy, with an abnormal flush:

"Pfft—"

He spat out a large mouthful of black and foul-smelling blood, and then his face became even paler.

But he felt much better. Chen Ping cupped his hands and smiled:

"Thank you for the pills, Senior Sister Mu."

Mu Luofei was very beautiful. Her appearance could rank among the best in the Mu family, even better than many direct descendant female heirs in terms of appearance and temperament.

Therefore, she was suppressed and ostracized in the Mu family, and she took the position of guarding the immortal seedlings, which was a clear and unrewarding position.

Mu Luofei said with a smile: "You're welcome. Junior Brother Chen, you're the only one left in Jiazi Yard. If something happens to you, I won't be able to transfer from my position."

"When Junior Brother Chen reaches the fifth level of Qi Refining, I will be able to transfer from here and go to another position."

Chen Ping smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, Senior Sister Mu, I'm holding you back."

If Mu Luofei didn't occasionally show up and give him detoxification pills, Chen Ping's five-element mixed spiritual root aptitude might have been unable to hold on.

Mu Luofei said: "Junior Brother Chen, let me lecture you for a while. I can't stay here for long."

Chen Ping cupped his hands: "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Sister."

Mu Luofei began to lecture: "There are three spiritual power transformations in the Qi Refining stage."

"In ancient times, there were only nine levels in the Qi Refining stage, and the cultivation methods did not come with a probability of successfully establishing a foundation."

"But now, there are twelve levels in the Qi Refining stage, with a 30% probability of establishing a foundation, so three spiritual power transformations have also been divided."

"The first time is the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"External generation of mana, mana can be derived from the body to the outside, and cultivators can use spells and learn immortal arts to earn spirit stones."

"And how to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining..."

The lecture lasted for half an hour, and Chen Ping benefited a lot, very grateful to Mu Luofei.

But he was still some distance away from the fifth level of Qi Refining, but he could feel the bottleneck of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

After the lecture, Mu Luofei left. She was currently at the sixth level of Qi Refining and wanted to cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining as soon as possible, and then plan to establish a foundation!

This Mu family was like a cage. Except for the direct descendants, everyone wanted to plan to establish a foundation and leave this dark cage.

Why so anxious? Because the foundation building deadline for the twelfth level of Qi Refining is thirty years old. If you fail once, it is thirty-five years old.

Although it is delayed by five years, the probability of success in establishing a foundation is reduced by half on the original basis.

The key is that foundation building resources are difficult to obtain. In the Mu family, only a small number of direct descendants can get foundation building pills.

Mu Luofei, a collateral line from the Mu family, is not qualified.

As for Chen Ping, this kind of immortal seedling ox and horse, is even less qualified and has no chance.

But the Mu family just provides you with a cultivation method that allows you to establish a foundation. This is an open conspiracy, forcing everyone to jump into the fire pit without complaint.

After Chen Ping ate dinner, he went back to his small room and lay down. Only at this time could Chen Ping breathe a sigh of relief.

Have a good sleep, and then welcome tomorrow's torment and pain!

This kind of life will not end until he reaches the fifth level of Qi Refining.

And it seems遥遥无期 for him to reach the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Chen Ping felt the weakness and pain of his body, but his eyes were shining at this moment.

His mind, at this moment, entered a space that seemed illusory yet real.

This was the gray and white bead that his mother gave him, and inside it was Chen Ping's ancestral inheritance.

In the huge palace, it was vicissitudes of life and ancient, and I don't know how many years it has gone through.

Chen Ping stood in the main hall, looking at the walls on several sides, which recorded densely packed prescriptions for various elixirs.

Lingwu Pill: Can enhance the effect of understanding the law

Return Qi Pill: A large amount of recovery of consumed spiritual energy

Spiritual Consciousness Pill: Can enhance one's own spiritual consciousness intensity

Tempering Pill: Tempering

Dingyan Pill: Take one pill every year to keep yourself young forever

Tiger Wolf Pill: Spring medicine is also a fierce general, take one pill, the golden gun will not fall for three days

Longevity Pill: Take one pill to extend life for three months

Golden Marrow Pill: Take this pill to change the shape and change the spiritual root!

...Pill:...

There are hundreds of these elixir prescriptions, covering all the elixirs in the Qi Refining period.

He found that after he became a medicine testing boy and took the elixir, he activated the bloodline ancestral inheritance.

If he had resources and medicinal materials in hand at this moment, he could refine these elixirs to make money and change his destiny.

But he has not yet reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he cannot unlock the refining techniques of the ancestral elixir in front of him.

Insufficient cultivation and lack of resources have created the difficult situation he is facing.

At least he must become the fifth level of Qi Refining before he can enter the elixir hall, become an alchemy apprentice, and come into contact with alchemy resources.

This is why Chen Ping refused to bow his head and submit, and become the Mu family's son-in-law.

But his body is about to be unable to hold on, and his spiritual root is poor. He doesn't know if he can hold on until that day.

If he had a background and connections, he could also refine elixirs earlier and try to make money.

But, he has nothing.

He can only silently endure and endure the pain until the fifth level of Qi Refining...

Having ancestral inheritance, but unable to change his destiny, Chen Ping is very anxious!

Very uneasy!

What should he do, what should he do to change his destiny?