Mortal Alchemy

Having decided on joining a sect,

Chen Ping put away the jade slip.

Then, he took out the three second-order restriction-breaking talismans: "...I imagine Senior Sister Luo Fei spent a considerable price to obtain these second-order restriction-breaking talismans."

"Next, it's time to collect the spoils of war. I hope they bring me some surprises and nicely fill my wallet."

He had obtained Ji Changsheng's spatial ring several years ago.

But lacking second-order restriction-breaking talismans, Chen Ping had been unable to open it.

He used a restriction-breaking talisman on the spatial ring.

Powerful restriction-breaking energy surged out, erasing the restrictions on the spatial ring and making it ownerless.

He dealt with the spatial rings of the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Lu and Cao Laogui in the same manner.

As for Zhou Ying's storage bag, it was easy to handle. With Chen Ping's current spiritual consciousness strength, he could directly erase the restrictions with brute force.

Opening Ji Changsheng's spatial ring made Chen Ping's face light up with joy:

"Ten thousand spirit stones, a second-order defensive magic artifact!"

"And some second-order pills of various kinds..."

"Good, good, good, Ji Changsheng, it was worth me valuing your spatial ring so much."

Including the value of the spatial ring itself, Ji Changsheng's haul brought Chen Ping an income worth twenty thousand spirit stones!

Not to mention, he also had Ji Changsheng's second-order offensive magic artifact in his possession.

This was truly excellent.

It also solved Chen Ping's urgent needs.

Next, Chen Ping opened the spatial ring of the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Lu, and Chen Ping couldn't help but curl his lip: "This Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator is really a pauper..."

"But that's also true, if he wasn't poor, how could he be reduced to robbing Qi Refining cultivators..."

Inside the spatial ring of the cultivator surnamed Lu were only two thousand spirit stones and a few bottles of second-order pills.

Not much of a harvest.

"This second-order spatial ring is worth several thousand spirit stones, I'll give it to Senior Sister Luo Fei as a gift later."

Chen Ping noticed that although Mu Luofei was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, her family fortune was not abundant, and she was still using a storage bag instead of a spatial ring.

Even if she had some spirit stones, those spirit stones should be used for cultivation resources.

Next, Chen Ping opened Zhou Ying's storage bag.

The items inside were even fewer, totaling about three hundred spirit stones.

Probably the deposit returned from participating in the auction.

But thinking about it, Madam Guo hid so deeply and put the spatial ring on Zhou Ying, so the good stuff must be on Zhou Ying.

As for Cao Laogui's spatial ring, it was empty, with nothing inside.

"Whew~ I should be content." Chen Ping put away all the items and kept a spatial ring for himself:

"This time, the income from spirit stones alone is twelve thousand, not bad..."

Chen Ping packed everything up and had the Treasure-Seeking Mink burrow into his sleeve.

Chen Ping slowly took to the air, his eyes looking at the dojo with a complex and reluctant expression.

He had lived here for seventeen years, but now he was about to leave the Mu family.

But it hadn't reached the point of being unwilling to leave.

Chen Ping soared away, not leaving the Mu family, but heading towards the Hall of Affairs.

Mu Xingling's matter needed a resolution.

Chen Ping flying to the outside of the Hall of Affairs caused a shock to countless people.

Here, as always, the crowds coming and going were like a constant stream. Having been in the Mu family for more than twenty years, Chen Ping finally had the leisure to take a look.

There were two to three thousand cultivators handling affairs in the entire Hall of Affairs.

Most of them had numb, dull, and desperate expressions, appearing extremely oppressed.

Without background, without inheritance, without ability, and with ordinary spiritual roots, this was the state of most Qi Refining cultivators.

If Chen Ping didn't have his ancestral inheritance, he would also be one of these countless beings.

Chen Ping stepped into the Hall of Affairs and went straight to Mu Xingling's dojo.

He directly barged into Mu Xingling's dojo.

This was still the result of Chen Ping suppressing his anger and killing intent.

Based on what Mu Xingling had done to him, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to kill her with a single sword strike.

"Boom!!!"

Mu Xingling was meditating. Chen Ping swept her with the Qi Observation Technique and found that this woman was still at the peak of the twelfth layer of Qi Refining.

However, she should have been hiding her cultivation. Her true cultivation was either the thirteenth or fourteenth layer of Qi Refining.

Seeing Chen Ping barging in, the ghost servant 'Yuehua' emerged, her aura cold, and roared:

"Chen Ping! How dare you barge into my master's dojo! How dare you!"

Hearing these words, Mu Xingling didn't react much, even still meditating, not even opening her eyes.

Hearing this, Chen Ping's expression was indifferent. With a wave of his hand, a majestic magical power hand surged out, grabbing Yuehua.

"Ah!!!" Yuehua screamed, her expression terrified, and she roared in disbelief: "Chen Ping! You've established your foundation! You've actually established your foundation! How is this possible..."

"Master, save me!"

Hearing Yuehua's screams, Mu Xingling's delicate body trembled, and she withdrew from her meditation state, opened her eyes, and looked at Chen Ping...

The two's eyes met.

A look of panic appeared in Mu Xingling's beautiful eyes, but there was no anger or fear. Her tone was still in disbelief:

"You've established your foundation!"

Chen Ping sneered, his tone revealing killing intent: "Yes, I finally established my foundation before you!"

"Otherwise, if you established your foundation first, I would have become your pleasure slave for the rest of my life!"

"Mu Xingling, Hall Master Mu, what great methods!"

Mu Xingling got up, but didn't run away, but said: "Chen Ping, what do you want!"

Chen Ping said coldly: "Return the Immortal Order to me, and we'll be even!"

Chen Ping had thought countless times day and night about whether to kill Mu Xingling, but Mu Xingling was a direct descendant of the Mu family. Killing her in front of everyone would surely provoke the Golden Core ancestor's anger. Chen Ping wanted to go further on the path of immortality, and if he wanted to obtain second-order resources, he couldn't do that.

Secondly, he had some complex feelings for Mu Xingling. Although this woman had schemed against him, she had never wanted to harm his life. Moreover, Mu Xingling had intimate relations with him.

Considering all the reasons, Chen Ping didn't intend to kill Mu Xingling, intending to get back his Immortal Order and put an end to this matter for the time being.

Even if he had to pursue it later, he would have to wait until he cultivated to the Golden Core stage.

Hearing Chen Ping's words, Mu Xingling's expression froze for a moment, and then she took out the Immortal Order from her sleeve and returned it to Chen Ping.

"Hmph! Mu Xingling, you better take care of yourself in the future!" Chen Ping took the Immortal Order and turned to leave.

However, Mu Xingling, as if unafraid of death, chased out from the dojo. She stopped Chen Ping:

"Chen Ping! How about we make a deal!"

Her small face was calm, always so high above, with wisdom in her grasp, and her tone was calm:

"You marry me as your dao companion, you can enjoy the Mu family's resources and inheritance, and I can also follow you back to the Eastern Xuan Sect!"

"A win-win situation!"

"With the Mu family's resources to help you, if you pursue the Golden Core, your speed will be faster!"

Chen Ping stopped when he heard this, but didn't reveal any moved expression, but looked at her with a calm expression, and said sarcastically:

"Mu Xingling, your dao heart is the most steadfast I've ever seen. For the sake of establishing a foundation on the path of immortality, you use all means, even now, you still want to use yourself as a transaction to exchange for immortal opportunities, but it's full of calculations, extremely selfish."

"After you schemed against me like that, you thought I would cooperate with you?"

"You overestimated yourself and underestimated me."

Chen Ping's rejection made Mu Xingling's beautiful eyes dim slightly.

She sighed: "Then you leave, you don't have to give the Mu family those six thousand spirit stones either."

"I will transfer your file identity to the Hall of Affairs, I can make the decision on this matter."

Chen Ping frowned slightly and took a deep look at her.

Was this woman compensating, or was she trying to please her to get closer, in order not to leave herself with a Foundation Establishment enemy?

But no matter what, it saved Chen Ping six thousand spirit stones.

He coldly left a sentence:

"From now on, you and I are even."

Chen Ping felt unprecedentedly relaxed and happy, and soared out of the Hall of Affairs!

Then he flew away from the Mu family.

From beginning to end, he didn't look back once!