Mortal Alchemy

On the White Jade Flying Boat.

Chen Ping, Fang Xing, Luo Chongzhi, and Han Tongbao gathered around a table for tea after many years.

Lin Feixian, who used to be taciturn and admired and respected Chen Ping the most, was no longer there.

Decades ago, Chen Ping, Fang Xing, Luo Chongzhi, Li Erniu, Han Tongbao, Lin Feixian, and Mu Lu妃 lived and cultivated together.

Those were the purest emotions of their childhood.

Chen Ping asked, "Did Junior Brother Lin inform you before he left?"

Luo Chongzhi shook his head: "Old Lin didn't say anything to us. We don't even know when he got in touch with Miss Mu."

"Alas." Chen Ping sighed softly: "Junior Brother Lin can't forget the promise he made in his childhood. He wants to step into Foundation Establishment in this life."

The expressions on several faces were somewhat complicated.

Chen Ping looked at Han Tongbao: "Junior Brother Han, are you willing?"

The fat on Han Tongbao's face trembled: "Senior Brother Chen, what's there to be unwilling about?"

"Thanks to Senior Brother Chen, we have no worries about food and clothing and have established families. Although Old Han, I failed to establish my foundation, I can still take the path of body cultivation to extend my life."

Han Tongbao seemed to take it easy.

Chen Ping nodded: "When I advance to the Golden Core stage in the future, I will build Floating Light Immortal City, and I will need the help and support of several junior brothers."

Several people naturally followed Chen Ping's lead.

"This time, when we go to Shattered Star Market, we must do our best to acquire these materials."

Since the Prolongation Elixir was so magical, Chen Ping would naturally not reveal the elixir formula.

It was more reliable to purchase from three parties.

Several people nodded: "We will definitely handle this matter for Senior Brother Chen."

Chen Ping rarely asked them to do things; on the contrary, they received more favors from Chen Ping.

Not to mention, Chen Ping, as a Tier 2 alchemist, could refine Foundation Establishment Pills. After all, Meng Huang'er had previously purchased materials for Foundation Establishment Pills, and they provided two spiritual herbs.

In the future, if their children wanted to advance to Foundation Establishment, they would have to trouble Chen Ping to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

While chatting, they arrived at Shattered Star Market.

Chen Ping was greeted by Nan Yun's resentful gaze: "Fellow Daoist Chen, you disappeared like this, have several years passed again?"

Chen Ping said lightly: "Fellow Daoist Nan Yun, spread the word that Loose Cultivator Rong Hai is short of money and wants to refine pills. There are not many places available. I will only refine pills for three months, first come, first served!"

Nan Yun's beautiful eyes lit up, and her delicate body couldn't wait to stick to him: "Oh dear, I knew Fellow Daoist Chen would think of my benefits."

"I'll go spread the word right away ~"

Seeing that Chen Ping was still unwilling to let her get close and take advantage, Nan Yun also accepted it when she saw the advantage and turned around to spread the news.

Refining pills for three months meant that Chen Ping could refine about fifty furnaces.

These fifty places were fully booked in just one hour!

Chen Ping had excellent alchemy skills, and the quality of the pills he refined was at least high-grade. In one furnace, there would even be a few top-quality pills mixed in.

How could the Foundation Establishment loose cultivators of Shattered Star Market not be happy?

Although Chen Ping had only refined pills once before, his reputation and word-of-mouth had already spread.

An hour later, Chen Ping met with these people who requested pills one by one.

He unified their needs, then broke them up and distributed them to each person, requiring them to purchase about ten to twenty kinds of medicinal herbs. Among them were the materials Chen Ping needed to refine the Prolongation Elixir.

In this way, Chen Ping could get something for nothing and make up for the price difference of 80,000 spiritual stones.

But correspondingly, Chen Ping would not charge extra for refining pills this time, nor would he extract the pills from the furnace.

After handling these trivial matters, after waiting for about five days, a large amount of medicinal materials was delivered to Chen Ping.

At the thought of Mu Lu妃 being able to join the Demon Subduing Sect and having hope for the Golden Core stage, Chen Ping was full of motivation.

In a flash.

Three and a half months later.

Chen Ping walked out of the alchemy room with a tired face, his body full of the aura of spiritual herbs, his voice slightly hoarse:

"Notify them to come and pick up the pills."

Nan Yun said with a smile: "I'll go right away."

In three months, Chen Ping earned nearly 100,000 spiritual stones.

Of course, the actual amount that fell into his pocket was only more than 10,000 spiritual stones, which was the profit from Fang Xing and others reselling and sharing.

These more than 10,000 spiritual stones were enough for Chen Ping to maintain his body cultivation needs.

The refining cost of one furnace of Nourishing Spirit Pills was as high as 8,000 spiritual stones.

Half a day later, these pill seekers left with their pills, looking delighted.

Chen Ping also called Fang Xing and others to return to Floating Light Market.

The real purpose of Fang Xing and others helping Chen Ping acquire the materials for the Prolongation Elixir must not be known to Nan Yun.

Nan Yun could only watch Chen Ping leave with resentful eyes: "... Truly, important people are busy."

In the few days that the White Jade Flying Boat returned to Floating Light Market, Chen Ping soaked in his private bath in his room to rest well.

Three days later, he arrived at Floating Light Market. Chen Ping's spirit recovered, and he began to refine the Prolongation Elixir non-stop.

Chen Ping had refined the Prolongation Elixir at least hundreds of times, but the yield rate was still not high. As a Tier 2 alchemist, he still often failed to refine Tier 1 pills.

Chen Ping thought for a long time but could not find any techniques to improve the yield of the Prolongation Elixir.

"Fortunately, there should be very few opportunities to refine the Prolongation Elixir in the future."

In a flash, another half a year passed. These 200,000 materials only produced four bottles of Prolongation Elixir.

It was even one bottle less than the last time.

Time had already entered the fifteenth year of the monster tide war.

Chen Ping called Mu Lu妃 to take the Prolongation Elixir.

Mu Lu妃 was a little worried: "Junior Brother, do you think I will also be like Junior Sister Meng, rejuvenating and becoming very small?"

Chen Ping pondered: "I'm not too sure. Senior Sister, you should try taking three bottles of the Prolongation Elixir first to see the effect."

"Even if you rejuvenate and become small, you can control it a bit."

"Well, then I'll listen to Junior Brother." Mu Lu妃 nodded slightly and began to refine the Prolongation Elixir under Chen Ping's protection.

One bottle... two bottles... three bottles...

In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed.

Mu Lu妃's bone age became smaller, but her appearance did not change, because Mu Lu妃's appearance was originally sixteen or seventeen years old, a girl's appearance and figure.

"One Prolongation Elixir reduces Senior Sister's bone age by one year. Let me see Senior Sister's current bone age."

"Twenty years old, just right." Chen Ping said with a smile:

"In this way, Senior Sister is suitable to join the Demon Subduing Sect!"

The age limit for the four sects to join is thirty years old.

Mu Lu妃's emotions rarely fluctuated significantly, and she seemed very happy: "Demon Subduing Sect!"

Being expelled from the Eastern Xuan Sect, it was false to say that she wasn't sad.

"...Then Junior Brother, how do I join the Demon Subduing Sect?"

Chen Ping said with a smile: "This requires going to True Person Changkong and troubling him a bit."

Anyway, he already owed True Person Changkong a big favor, so he didn't mind owing him a small favor.

The two packed up and left Floating Light Market, heading to Eastern Wasteland Immortal City again.

On the flying boat, Mu Lu妃 was a little uneasy:

"Junior Brother, after joining the Demon Subduing Sect like this, I won't be able to see Junior Brother often in the future."

Chen Ping took it very lightly: "Senior Sister, the separation now is for a better reunion in the future."

"When Senior Sister and I advance to the Golden Core stage, it will be time for us to fly together."

Fly together?

A blush climbed up Mu Lu妃's neck, and she was a little worried in her heart. Could she step into the Golden Core stage in this life?

How many years would it take her to advance to the Golden Core stage?