Mortal Alchemy

The powerful Qi and blood no longer tempered the body but began to temper the internal organs.

It seemed a wisp of divine intent was hidden within.

"Golden Core gives birth to divine spirit, third-stage body cultivator, the five viscera contain the divine..."

"Only in this way can one transcend the ordinary and possess even more powerful magic power."

"This second-stage body cultivator, in the end, actually needs to temper the five viscera to nourish the divine, to make the five viscera extraordinary."

Chen Ping closed his eyes and entered the Inheritance Hall.

Among the dense hundreds of kinds of pills, he found a pill specifically for body cultivators:

"Nourishing Spirit Pill."

"The divine spirit divides into five transformations, each of the five viscera containing a divine spirit."

"It also contains metal, wood, water, fire, and earth."

"When the divine intent is fulfilled, it will naturally transcend the ordinary and enter the third stage of body cultivation."

Chen Ping looked at the ingredients for the Nourishing Spirit Pill and was somewhat surprised: "The cost of one furnace of pills is as high as five thousand spiritual stones."

"No matter how expensive, I have to refine it."

"Third-stage body cultivation not only increases defense but also provides a 10% chance of Golden Core success."

Third-stage body cultivator, golden muscle and jade veins, indestructible by gold, stone, and magic treasures.

As for Meng Huang'er, she should have ice muscle and jade bones, so she doesn't even need to take the Age-Defying Pill.

Some Nascent Soul female cultivators, unable to afford the expensive fourth-stage Age-Defying Pill, choose to supplement their body cultivation and enter the third stage of body cultivation, which can save them the money for the fourth-stage Age-Defying Pill.

"Although the materials for the Nourishing Spirit Pill are expensive, they are not rare in the Eastern Region cultivation world. I have spiritual stones and three-hundred-year-old Primordial Essence Pills, so it's not a problem to exchange for some materials."

Now that the channels for information are cut off, one can guess that some hard currency goods must have doubled in price.

Chen Ping, as an alchemist, doesn't have to worry about selling things at all.

Chen Ping finished his seclusion and walked out of the Daoist temple.

In the courtyard.

The four women were drinking tea and chatting, looking like they were getting along harmoniously.

In reality, undercurrents were surging. Zhou Ying, caught in the middle, could only silently drink tea. Meng Huang'er naturally stood on Mu Luofei's side.

Seeing Chen Ping come out of seclusion, Meng Huang'er's beautiful eyes lit up: "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on your breakthrough!"

Afterward, the women also got up and saluted, congratulating Chen Ping on his breakthrough.

Chen Ping responded with a smile: "It's just that my body cultivation has made some progress."

Mu Xingling's beautiful eyes contained spring water: "Ping Lang~"

Having tasted the sweetness, she hadn't met Chen Ping alone for more than a year.

Seeing this, Mu Luofei's expression remained unchanged, and she said in a gentle tone, "Junior Brother, are you planning to withdraw from the demon tide?"

Chen Ping nodded: "I was just about to tell you about this."

"Senior Sister, Junior Sister, how are your merit points coming along? Have you accumulated enough for one hundred and twenty points?"

The two women came for the Three Lights Divine Water, so they definitely wanted to accumulate enough for one hundred and twenty points.

Mu Luofei shook her head slightly: "No, I only have ninety-eight points right now."

Zhou Ying said: "Little Sister also only has ninety-six points."

They weren't far from the goal.

Mu Luofei said: "The demon beasts within a two-thousand-mile radius have been almost wiped out."

With so many cultivators from the four major sects working together, the outer areas of the Eastern Wilderness, for thousands of miles, have been plowed several times by magic.

"It's also appropriate for Junior Brother to withdraw from the demon tide. The remaining twenty-odd merit points are enough to accumulate normally through the sect's position."

They also had a good understanding of their own strength. In terms of Foundation Establishment combat power, they could only be ranked in the fourth tier. If they continued to venture deeper into the Eastern Wilderness and encountered powerful demon beasts, it would be dangerous instead.

Moreover, they still had to continue comprehending the Heavenly Venerable Teachings' inheritance.

Most importantly, they had to recover and rebuild their network of contacts; otherwise, Chen Ping's alchemy would be wasted. They themselves also had hundreds of arts inheritances that did not belong to the Eastern Xuan Sect, which could also make money.

Chen Ping could also rely on them to acquire the materials he wanted.

Chen Ping nodded and looked at Zhou Ying: "Junior Sister Zhou?"

Zhou Ying smiled faintly: "Little Sister will listen to Senior Brother."

"Good." Chen Ping nodded in satisfaction:

"Then we'll meet with Real Person Changkong and leave Demonic Subduing City to go to Eastern Wilderness Immortal City."

As soon as the voice fell, the few people went to pack their belongings, and they packed up in half a cup of tea's time.

Chen Ping took the four women out of the Daoist temple and arrived in the still-rebuilding market.

There were patrolling cultivators everywhere.

Demonic Subduing City was severely damaged and could not be restored in a short year or so.

Chen Ping arrived at the city lord's Daoist temple, and Real Person Changkong quickly summoned them.

Real Person Changkong smiled: "Junior Brother Chen Ping, your injuries have finally healed."

Chen Ping cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for Senior Brother Changkong's concern and care."

It was normal for Chen Ping to be injured and need to recuperate, but Mu Luofei and the other three women had not been on any missions either, which was the favor of concern and care.

Chen Ping had to remember this; otherwise, everyone was so busy now, even Bai Jianjia was working around the clock. How could Mu Luofei and the other three women leisurely kill demons instead of participating in dangerous demon-slaying missions?

Real Person Changkong said with a smile: "We sword cultivators don't need to be so polite."

Chen Ping hesitated for a moment and opened his mouth to say, "Senior Brother Changkong, the reason I came to find you this time is to resign. This time, in the battle against the demonic cultivators, I deeply feel that my combat power is insufficient and my cultivation is too low."

"I plan to withdraw from the demon tide and return to cultivate in seclusion, and I will not leave seclusion until I reach the peak of Foundation Establishment."

The corners of Real Person Changkong's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes were surprised: "Your combat power is still insufficient?"

Chen Ping had already made a name for himself. In this vast Eastern Wilderness demon tide, Chen Ping was the only one who had achieved the record of killing nineteen demonic cultivators alone.

And Chen Ping himself didn't even know.

This couldn't be faked. After all, more than 10,000 people in Demonic Subduing City were witnesses, and it was endorsed by the Demonic Subduing Sect, so no one questioned it.

Real Person Changkong didn't expose Chen Ping's thoughts and sighed, "Well, the situation in the Eastern Wilderness is becoming more and more chaotic. It's not necessarily a bad thing for Junior Brother Chen to retreat bravely and return to seclusion."

"Junior Brother Chen, did you take that third-order sword crystal?"

Chen Ping nodded: "Yes, I took it."

"Before City Lord Gao died, he entrusted everything to me. This is his legacy."

He took out Gao Yang's spatial ring: "I'll have to trouble Senior Brother Changkong to hand it over to Gao Jian, Senior Nephew."

Real Person Changkong wasn't surprised by this. Sword cultivators had always been straightforward. Chen Ping's personality was very much to the liking of their Demonic Subduing Sect.

Real Person Changkong accepted the spatial ring: "I'll give it to Gao Jian when I have the chance… He's currently still in the Demon Cleansing Pool."

The legacy of a half-step Golden Core was enough to push Gao Jian to the Foundation Establishment stage, provided he didn't fail his Foundation Establishment.

Then, Real Person Changkong took out nineteen bottles of sword-path secret medicine: "Junior Brother Chen, I've exchanged all the Demonic Subduing contributions you earned from killing demonic cultivators for these."

A look of joy appeared in Chen Ping's eyes: "Thank you, Senior Brother Changkong."

He was worried about how to promote his sword-path artistic conception, and nineteen bottles of sword-path secret medicine had arrived!

"It's nothing." Real Person Changkong laughed: "Junior Brother Chen, after this farewell, I don't know when we'll meet again. I hope that when we meet again, you and I will be peers."

Chen Ping: "I'll try my best."

"Go ahead."

"Then Senior Brother Changkong, I'll take my leave."

After that, Chen Ping took the four women away from Demonic Subduing City, summoned the White Jade Flying Boat, and headed towards the Eastern Wilderness Immortal City, thousands of miles away.