Mortal Alchemy

Chen Ping took out all the offensive talismans.

Some of them were bought from Zhao Han.

Zhao Han was insidious and ruthless, but his talisman skills were indeed not bad.

Chen Ping took out some spirit beast meat as bait and caught dozens of Flame Blade Spirit Fish near the island.

Then, he put these talismans into the spirit fish. The iron cage he used to catch the Treasure Hunting Ferret came in handy again. He put the spirit fish into the iron cages and lined them up.

Following that, Chen Ping set up some restrictions and formations nearby to confuse the Flame Blade Fish King.

After setting everything up, Chen Ping began to detonate the talismans.

"Bang!!!"

The sound of the explosion rang out, and huge waves exploded on the lake surface. Even the island shook slightly.

Chen Ping did not leave immediately to enter the cave. Instead, under the effect of the Invisibility Talisman, he carefully observed and waited to see if the Flame Blade Fish King would appear.

"Bang! Bang!!!"

Explosions continued to sound, and the entire water surface was filled with a strong fishy smell.

After a while, Chen Ping finally saw the huge, wounded Flame Blade Fish King on the water surface.

"I've lured it out, this is the moment!"

Chen Ping tore a Swift Steps Talisman and, while maintaining the Invisibility Talisman's effect, re-entered the underground cave at an extremely fast speed.

Inside the cave, besides the weak spider demon, there were no other demons.

Chen Ping held the Radiance Prism in one hand, had the Treasure Hunting Ferret hold the box containing the spiritual herbs, and gently raised his other hand, channeling his magic power to pluck the Jade Marrow Mushroom from afar.

Chen Ping's heart pounded. He safely plucked the Jade Marrow Mushroom from the rock, put it into the medicine box, and finally into his storage bag.

But Chen Ping did not leave immediately. He gently pushed aside the magma with his magic power, checking if there was a second Jade Marrow Mushroom.

The Jade Marrow Mushroom is not afraid of magma. It is a spiritual object catalyzed by wood and fire spiritual energy.

Soon, Chen Ping found a second Jade Marrow Mushroom:

"Jackpot! The medicinal potency of this Jade Marrow Mushroom is even stronger than the first one!"

Putting the second Jade Marrow Mushroom into his storage bag, Chen Ping could not hide the joy on his face, but he still did not leave.

His magic power hand continued to push aside the magma, continuing to search for the Jade Marrow Mushroom's whereabouts.

Based on the age of this second Jade Marrow Mushroom, Chen Ping judged that this treasure land had existed for quite some time, and there were probably even older Jade Marrow Mushrooms hidden in the magma.

However, just as he was searching for the third Jade Marrow Mushroom, Chen Ping faintly sensed the Flame Blade Fish King returning.

"Hurry! Hurry!"

Chen Ping's heartbeat accelerated violently.

Just as the Flame Blade Fish King's figure appeared not far below the water's surface, Chen Ping's eyes lit up, he took a deep breath, and his eyes were determined:

"As expected!"

A Jade Marrow Mushroom with at least two hundred years of age was hidden deep in the magma, and Chen Ping found it.

Chen Ping plucked this third Jade Marrow Mushroom from the air at the fastest speed.

"Roar!!!"

This scene did not escape the Flame Blade Fish King's eyes. Something was stealing Jade Marrow Mushrooms right under its nose, which made the Flame Blade Fish King furious. It immediately opened its bloody mouth and let out a terrifying roar, while also shooting out a powerful and sharp water arrow towards Chen Ping's location.

"Buzz!!!"

Chen Ping activated the Radiance Prism at the first moment. The sharp water arrow hit the Radiance Shield, shaking Chen Ping's vision and causing his nose to bleed.

Chen Ping's expression changed drastically: "What powerful strength..."

The Radiance Shield showed faint cracks under this attack.

He didn't know how many more hits it could withstand.

"I have to leave!"

Chen Ping kept the third Jade Marrow Mushroom, securing it for good.

Then, while maintaining the Radiance Shield, his figure retreated violently within the underground cave.

The Flame Blade Fish King jumped out of the water and onto the shore, its two pectoral fins supporting it as it crawled forward. Its speed was not slow!

It shot out another water arrow, hitting Chen Ping's Radiance Shield, causing Chen Ping's mouth, nose, and eyes to bleed. He was obviously seriously injured.

This was the first time Chen Ping felt the pressure of life and death, and his scalp went numb:

"This is the power of a half-step second-order beast. It's not something I, a twelfth-level Qi Refining cultivator, can deal with!"

After the second strike, the Radiance Shield had obvious cracks.

This made Chen Ping's heart bleed. This was a defensive magic tool he spent five hundred and fifty spirit stones to buy, and it was so badly damaged.

Unfortunately, Chen Ping only had a first-order Swift Steps Talisman. He gritted his teeth and retreated violently:

"If I had known, I would have bought a second-order Swift Steps Talisman. That beast wouldn't have been able to catch up to me."

Chen Ping endured the pain of blood flowing from his eyes and nose, and ran wildly towards the outside of the cave, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination and indifference.

This was his path to Foundation Establishment, and he could not escape it.

Only by dancing on the edge of a knife could he have a chance of survival!

Just a few steps away from leaving the underground cave, the Flame Blade Fish King struck the Radiance Shield again.

"Ah!" Chen Ping's body shook violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The Radiance Shield was completely shattered.

Chen Ping staggered out of the cave and immediately summoned the White Jade Flying Boat, boarding it and flying into the sky.

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!!!"

On the ground, the Flame Blade Fish King rushed out of the cave and sprayed several water arrows at the White Jade Flying Boat in the sky, causing Chen Ping's White Jade Flying Boat to shake violently.

The White Jade Flying Boat could fly three thousand miles a day, how fast was that? Although it was hit by several arrows, it was not seriously damaged, only a few holes were broken in the hull.

This was purely because the distance was far, and the power of the water arrows was not so strong, which allowed Chen Ping to escape by chance.

If the White Jade Flying Boat had been destroyed, Chen Ping would have been dead.

Seeing Chen Ping flying away in the White Jade Flying Boat, the Flame Blade Fish King on the ground let out an unprecedentedly angry roar.

Despite paying such a high price, Chen Ping had obtained three Jade Marrow Mushrooms:

"It was worth it!"

Just picking one Jade Marrow Mushroom was not enough, because unlocking the Foundation Establishment Pill's refining method would consume one.

As for the second one, Chen Ping's first-order spiritual sense would have a low probability of success in refining the Foundation Establishment Pill in one try.

Because his spiritual sense was not enough to successfully refine Spiritual Sense Pills and Body Tempering Pills before.

Moreover, if one was taken, the Flame Blade Fish King would notice it upon returning, and the fish king would definitely migrate the Jade Marrow Mushroom's planting location.

"Cough cough..." Chen Ping's face was pale, but the corners of his mouth could not help but rise:

"The power of this half-step second-order beast is really strong. If I were not a body cultivator with a first-order late-stage physique, even with the protection of the Radiance Prism's shield, the power of the water arrows would have been enough to shock me to death."

"But now, I can't leave Wan Dao Lake immediately, I have to find a place to heal my wounds."

Chen Ping endured the backlash of his injuries, flew two or three hundred miles, came to a remote and uninhabited island, set up a restriction, and hurriedly took out healing pills, beginning to sit cross-legged.

Even if there was a risk of being discovered by the Flame Blade Fish King, he could not delay any longer.

If he delayed any further, his injuries would worsen, damaging his origin and cutting off Chen Ping's path to Foundation Establishment.