The Path to Immortality

All along, Fang Ping and Liu Wuchen only knew that Huogong Daoist was a first-level alchemist. The alchemy inheritance that could be obtained from him was most likely also first-level.

Because of this, Fang Ping didn't even have much hope for this before.

After all, the alchemy inheritance he obtained from the Sun family of Dangyan Peak was also first-level, and the content was exquisite and detailed.

"What a pleasant surprise..."

Holding this jade slip, Fang Ping didn't know what to say for a while.

Even if there was only this second-level alchemy inheritance, this trip would definitely not be a loss!

Moreover, as the exploration continued, Fang Ping soon found several more valuable items in the storage bag.

The first was two experiences of forming a pill.

Born in a Jindan sect, Fang Ping naturally had no shortage of experiences of forming a pill. Before leaving the sect, he had exchanged for it with the sect's contribution.

Later, he inherited some memory fragments of "Master Guangjin", which also included some experiences and methods related to forming a pill.

However, Fang Ping naturally wanted more of such important things.

Put them all together, ready to compare them when forming the elixir in the future, and verify each other.

Next to the elixir experience, Fang Ping also found two spiritual instrument-level elixir furnaces used by the Taoist fireworker, plus a box of spiritual medicine carefully sealed with a ban.

After opening the ban, Fang Ping found a piece of brown vine with a faint bitter medicinal fragrance in the jade box.

This vine is about the thickness of a child's finger, at least one foot long, and it is very heavy. The cross-section on one side is very smooth, with obvious cutting marks.

"Is this... bitter vine?"

After identifying it for a moment, Fang Ping was happy again.

This first-grade superior spiritual material is one of the important auxiliary materials for refining the golden elixir.

Although it is not as rare as the three main materials of Wuyun Lotus, Chijingzhi, and Yinyang Fruit, it is definitely a very rare spiritual medicine!

"There is a lot of bitter vines. It is estimated that they were collected by Taoist Fireworks to try to refine the Golden Elixir, and they were left over."

Even so, the remaining amount is still enough to refine another furnace of Golden Elixir, and it is more than enough.

"With the Evergreen Pill Book and the bitter vines, I am one step closer to the Golden Elixir Realm!"

Fang Ping did not forget who told him the location of this cave. For a moment, he was slightly absent-minded and recalled the Taoist friend Liu who had passed away.

After a few breaths, he calmed down.

After checking the cave and confirming that there were no other valuable items, he swept away the [Yellow Sand Seven Absolutes Formation] in the cave and the remaining spiritual stones in the formation eye, and then controlled the escape light and flew into the Qingming.

This time, he no longer had any concerns or goals in Yunzhou, and the escape light went straight to the southeast, heading towards the Jishi Mountain on the map.

………

Two months later

Almost without stopping for a moment, Fang Ping crossed several countries of varying sizes, and finally approached the destination of this trip, the nameless wasteland at the easternmost end of Yunzhou.

And Jishi Mountain is located deep in the wasteland, adjacent to the vast and boundless outer sea.

This nameless wasteland stretching for tens of thousands of miles is a forbidden area for ordinary humans. Since Fang Ping flew into the wasteland, he saw fewer and fewer traces of humans, replaced by wild forests and various monsters.

Most of them are Qi training monsters, and foundation building monsters are also not uncommon.

Without sufficient strength, it is difficult to move forward here.

Finally, Fang Ping saw a steep and towering mountain range at the end of the horizon in front of him.

"Jishi Mountain!"

Fang Ping read out the name word by word, with a complicated look in his eyes.

Arriving here, there is only one step away from leaving Yunzhou and heading to Xihuangzhou.

According to the information provided by Qiankun Pavilion, there is a Taoist temple called [Wuhuiguan] outside the entrance of Jishi Mountain.

As the name implies, once you pass this Taoist temple and enter Jishi Mountain, you basically have no way back.

And this Taoist temple seems to belong to the exit at the other end of Jishi Mountain, a force located in Xihuangzhou.

That force specializes in guiding monks who want to leave Yunzhou and go to Xihuang.

However, it costs a "small" price.

Since there is a special force as a guide, Fang Ping naturally doesn't mind spending a sum of spiritual stones to find someone to lead the way.

Following the continuous mountains and the distant coast, Fang Ping continued to search northward for half a day. On a cliff hundreds of feet high, he found the Wuhui Temple, which was guarded by a lot of formations and spiritual lights and could be easily found from a distance.

This Taoist temple sounds loud, but in fact it is not very large.

From a distance, there are only a dozen houses. Moreover, it has been in disrepair for a long time and is in ruins.

But think about it, this remote place on the edge of Yunzhou, except for the cultivators who want to leave Yunzhou, there is probably no trace of human beings all year round.

Even if the cultivation is luxurious and grand, how many people can come?

After observing for a while in the air, Fang Ping did not find any problems, so he did not hesitate and slowly approached with the escape light.

There seemed to be cultivators on duty in Wuhui Temple.

As soon as Fang Ping approached, a foundation-building cultivator flew out of the formation and stopped him.

The cultivator was tall and strong, and his appearance was also a bit fierce. He held a low-grade spiritual weapon-level whisk and wore a black Taoist robe.

He looked at Fang Ping for a few times and said politely: "I am Jinghai, I meet this Taoist friend... Taoist friend has come from afar, could it be that you also want to take advantage of our Wuhui Temple to leave Yunzhou?"

"Also?"

Fang Ping noticed this word keenly.

Jinghai Daoist smiled and said, "Thanks to the Wanmo League, there are quite a few monks who want to leave Yunzhou from Jishishan recently, and our business has been more than prosperous than in previous years. If you are here for this purpose, just follow me into the temple."

After saying that, he reached out and took out the token and entered the spell.

The formation covering Wuhui Temple immediately opened a door for entry and exit.

It is still quite dangerous to rashly enter the territory of an unknown force. What if they use the power of the formation to seal the intruder in? If they are at the same level, they will probably find it difficult to fly even if they have wings!

However, Fang Ping is skilled and courageous.

With the help of the spirit eye technique, he explored the formation a little and had an idea in his mind.

He followed calmly.

Jinghai Daoist waited for a while, and was already a little impatient. He wanted to urge Fang Ping to catch up, but seeing that Fang Ping had caught up, he said no more, flew into the formation, and landed in front of a side hall in the center of Wuhui Temple.

The side hall was not big, with only one person sitting in it.

Taoist Jinghai walked into the hall slowly and said to the old man who was holding a Taoist book and slowly flipping through it: "Master, there is another person who wants to leave Yunzhou."

"Oh?"

The master raised his head slightly and glanced at Fang Ping who was following Taoist Jinghai.

The bright and sharp eyes, as well as the implicit sense of oppression of the soul, made Fang Ping slightly startled.

This person's cultivation is not obvious, and it can only be seen that he is in the foundation-building stage. The specific realm is impossible to guess, as if it is covered by some method.

But the strength of the spiritual consciousness hidden behind the glance that just swept over him was not much weaker than Fang Ping!

This person may have a perfect foundation-building cultivation, and may even have practiced some magic related to the soul.