Mortal Alchemy

Before leaving, Luo Daoliu left a harsh threat:

"Chen Ping, today's hatred, I will repay you tenfold, a hundredfold in the future!"

Chen Ping felt lingering fear, his brows furrowed as he watched Luo Daoliu depart.

The wooden sculpture in Luo Daoliu's hand possessed a danger that could directly obliterate Chen Ping's divine soul.

He was tempted to rush up and kill Luo Daoliu, as this might be the best opportunity to eliminate him.

"Forget it, now that I have the Earth Marrow Smoke, there's no need to chase after him." Chen Ping pondered for a moment, suppressing his killing intent.

He picked up the Earth Marrow Smoke.

If he were to fight Luo Daoliu to a mutually destructive end, the hidden demon beasts might emerge to take advantage.

With this, six of the eight third-order spiritual herbs required for the Golden Spirit Guiding Divine Pill had been collected.

"I should evacuate this place first." Chen Ping had obtained the Earth Marrow Smoke so easily.

However, with a little over ten months remaining in the Changtian Secret Realm, Chen Ping naturally needed to plan for fourth-order spiritual herbs.

Chen Ping transformed into a streak of light with the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King and left this place.

...

Inside the Waterside Pavilion.

"This Luo Daoliu actually brought a fourth-order forbidden item with him; the Heaven-Born Sect is truly shameless," a Demon Subduing Sect cultivator cursed loudly.

"Why don't you just send a Nascent Soul cultivator in?"

"Reporting to Mirror Sky Celestial, the Heaven-Born Sect has the ambition of wolves, deliberately sending Luo Daoliu into the Changtian Secret Realm, intending to use a fourth-order forbidden item to gather fourth-order spiritual herbs; this completely violates the rules and balance of the Changtian Secret Realm!"

"This Changtian Secret Realm is held by the four sects of the Eastern Region's cultivation world, yet the Heaven-Born Sect regards it as its own back garden; please, Mirror Sky Celestial, handle this impartially!"

Luo Daoliu possessed a blade spirit root and a third-order blade treasure, making the disciples within the Changtian Secret Realm no match for him.

The four Golden Core True Persons of the Heaven-Born Sect wore extremely dark expressions, suffering in silence.

They guessed that Luo Daoliu was instructed by a Nascent Soul master within the sect to use a fourth-order forbidden item to obtain a fourth-order spiritual herb, but this Luo Daoliu was useless, forcing out his trump card against Chen Ping, leading to the disruption of their scheme.

Mirror Sky Celestial was expressionless, his voice indifferent:

"What you say is reasonable; the Changtian Secret Realm was bestowed by the Immortal Gate to us in the Eastern Region's cultivation world to select elites, not held by one sect alone."

"The Heaven-Born Sect has violated the rules; this seat gives you two choices."

"First, capture Luo Daoliu and immediately sentence him to sixty years of suppression."

"Second, if you don't capture Luo Daoliu, the Heaven-Born Sect cannot participate in the next Changtian Secret Realm."

Upon hearing this, the four Golden Core True Persons of the Heaven-Born Sect's expressions changed drastically.

Driven by self-interest, they said without hesitation: "We trouble Celestial to capture Luo Daoliu."

Mirror Sky Celestial nodded slightly, his figure transformed into a speck of silver light and disappeared from the spot, reappearing above the lake, his speed so fast that many Golden Core True Persons couldn't react at all.

The silver light flashed again, and Mirror Sky Celestial had already entered the Changtian Secret Realm.

Luo Daoliu had just found a place to seclude himself when suddenly, the terrifying pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator pressed down on him, and Mirror Sky Celestial appeared:

"Luo Daoliu, you violated the rules of the Changtian Secret Realm and shall be sentenced to sixty years of suppression."

Luo Daoliu was terrified and immediately activated the wooden sculpture in his hand.

"Boom!! !"

Space tore apart, Luo Daoliu's figure disappeared, and the wooden sculpture began to shatter, revealing a mocking expression facing Mirror Sky Celestial.

"Impudent!" Mirror Sky Celestial roared in anger.

He immediately chased into the spatial rift.

Two days later, Mirror Sky Celestial emerged with a dark face, angrily flicking his sleeves, returning empty-handed.

A dignified Nascent Soul master had actually suffered a loss at the hands of a Foundation Establishment junior.

This Heaven-Born Sect is truly annoying!

...

Inside the Waterside Pavilion, Bai Jianjia's beautiful eyes flickered slightly: "With Luo Daoliu out of the Changtian Secret Realm, how many of the remaining disciples can compete with Junior Brother?"

Chen Ping was definitely secured one of the top ten spots in this Changtian Secret Realm.

If Chen Ping could rank first, that would be a huge profit!

The first-place winner can freely choose ten items from all the treasures!

If someone obtains a fourth-order spiritual object, then...

...

Chen Ping asked the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King: "There are four places with fourth-order spiritual herbs within the Changtian Secret Realm; this place is guarded by the Sky Fox, what about the strength of the other three places?"

The Crimson-Eyed Tiger King said:

"In terms of combat power, they are all stronger than the Sky Fox; they are the Luoque Python, the Ghost Ginseng Demon, and the Gold-Devouring Ants."

"The Luoque Python has the most offspring, and its ancestor is an old demon that knows the Myriad Snake Formation; many strong individuals have tried to break through the Myriad Snake Formation, but have become food for the Luoque Python."

"The Ghost Ginseng Demon is immensely strong and very vengeful; once you provoke the Ghost Ginseng Demon, it's a fight to the death."

"The Gold-Devouring Ants are skilled at concealing their tracks, insidious and cunning, and love to launch sneak attacks."

Chen Ping nodded and said: "If I want to obtain a fourth-order spiritual herb, is it best to find this Sky Fox lineage?"

The Crimson-Eyed Tiger King said: "If the master can break the Sky Fox's illusion, taking the fourth-order spiritual herb they guard is indeed the easiest."

Chen Ping's heart stirred; he didn't know how to break illusions, but he had the grayish-white bead, an ancestral magic artifact that could prevent his divine sense from being invaded.

In a sense, it could also be considered breaking the Sky Fox's illusion.

Chen Ping thought for a moment, took out two Invisibility Talismans, activated the Turtle Breathing Technique, and led the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King towards the mountain range:

"Capture a Sky Fox, force it to reveal the location of the fourth-order spiritual herb; this way, we can fight quickly and avoid danger to the greatest extent."

...

Within the mountain range.

A seat made of third-order blue crystal ore held a snow-white fox the size of a palm, but with four large tails; its fox eyes were like gemstones, with traces of spiritual light flickering.

It lazily lay on the seat, beneath it was the fur of a third-order Ape King, and on the stone table in front of it were various second-order spiritual fruits.

Suddenly, a Sky Fox came to report: "Grand Ancestor, Seventy-third Grandson is missing; it seems that a human cultivator has broken in."

The snow fox on the seat slightly opened its eyes, revealing a hint of a smile.

Spiritual light flew from its pupils—

Chen Ping and the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King captured a Sky Fox and obtained the information they wanted: "The fourth-order spiritual herb guarded by the Sky Fox is called Nine-Flame Azure Yao Fruit, and its location is in the Sky Fox's ancestral tomb."

"Very good."

Chen Ping led the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King quietly into the mountain range; with the Invisibility Talisman and the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King and Ferret Brother's keen senses, Chen Ping easily avoided many Sky Foxes patrolling the mountain and successfully arrived at the Sky Fox's ancestral tomb.

In the center of the ancestral tomb grew a Blazing Flame Crystal Tree, upon which grew a crystal-clear fruit that looked like a crystal stone.

Chen Ping carefully moved forward to grab it, then quickly retreated from the mountain range.

He smiled; he didn't expect to acquire this fourth-order spiritual herb so easily.

With this, his trip to the Changtian Secret Realm could be considered a complete success.

In the following time, he continued to gather second-order spiritual herbs with the Crimson-Eyed Tiger King.

He successfully won first place in the Changtian Secret Realm, and he gave this fourth-order spiritual herb to Bai Jianjia, and Senior Sister Bai was extremely grateful for this, and even offered herself to Chen Ping.

After returning to the Eastern Xuan Sect, Zhou Ying couldn't restrain her affection for him and took the initiative to come to his door to become his concubine.

Immediately afterward, Chen Ping went to Haoyu Sea, cultivated to the peak of Foundation Establishment, and then participated in the Nascent Soul Seed Battle, and won first place again, so smoothly advanced to the Golden Core stage, becoming a legitimate True Disciple!

A smile finally appeared on Chen Ping's face, raising his eyebrows and exhaling.

But he didn't realize that the grayish-white bead he was wearing was always hot and red!