Mortal Alchemy

On the boundless Hao Jade Sea.

The seawater is blue, with no islands or signs of human habitation.

Chen Ping steered the White Jade Flying Boat forward, even sensing a hint of spiritual energy depletion.

"Could this Hao Jade Sea have been a spiritually barren land before, which is why the four major sects of the Eastern Region cultivation world didn't explore it?"

The spiritual energy is weak, and there are no living creatures, which seems a bit strange.

This seems to explain it.

Streaks of azure sword energy burst forth from the flying boat.

Chen Ping frowned tightly: "...The artistic conception of sword energy hardening into steel is too difficult."

Chen Ping's divine consciousness has been enhanced to two hundred zhang, and his control over spiritual power has reached its peak.

Therefore, he wanted to try to advance the artistic conception of swordsmanship to the second realm—sword energy hardening into steel!

But after exploring for a while, he found it very difficult.

Sword energy condensing into silk means compressing and shaping the sword energy with divine consciousness, so that the size of the sword energy is like a grain of rice, and the speed and power of the sword energy are doubled!

Strictly speaking, sword energy condensing into silk is a Qi refining technique.

Sword energy hardening into steel is the corresponding realm for Foundation Establishment.

However, no matter how Chen Ping further condensed and compressed the sword energy, even refining it to the thickness of a hair, the sword energy was still ordinary sword energy.

In Ji Changsheng's soul memory, there are also records related to sword energy hardening into steel.

Once a sword is drawn, the sword energy is like steel!

The sound of the sword is a grand and crisp '铮铮' sound.

Rather than the usual '嗡嗡' sword sound.

Sword energy hardening into steel has extremely great power, capable of shattering a second-order magic weapon with a single sword strike, and ordinary spells cannot stop such sword energy.

Even demon beasts, known for their physical strength, mostly cannot resist sword energy hardening into steel.

Chen Ping couldn't figure out how to cultivate sword energy hardening into steel even after racking his brains: "Could it be that one must have sword talent to successfully cultivate it?"

Ji Changsheng failed to cultivate sword energy hardening into steel even with his Golden Core cultivation, which is enough to show the difficulty.

But Chen Ping must cultivate to the point where his sword energy hardens into steel in order to be qualified to inherit Palace Master Gongyue's legacy.

"...It seems that I don't have much sword talent."

Chen Ping sighed and temporarily suppressed the idea of continuing to cultivate the artistic conception of swordsmanship.

He focused his energy on improving his cultivation and divine consciousness.

After flying for five days, Chen Ping traveled five thousand miles and arrived at the Shattered Star Islands.

The huge Shattered Star Islands are endless at a glance, too big, too big.

And most of the cultivators here are Qi refining cultivators.

"This place has given birth to cultivators for no more than a thousand years, or even no more than five hundred years..."

The Eastern Region cultivation world is very large, even so, the list of family forces is only updated once every five hundred years.

A gleam of light flashed in Chen Ping's eyes, and his heart became hot.

"Before the Hao Jade Sea is discovered on a large scale, I must scavenge as many resources as possible. Once it is occupied by the sects, all the resources will belong to the sects."

The reason why the Eastern Region cultivation world is dark, and cultivators are like cattle and horses, is because the resources are occupied by the sects.

Once the Hao Jade Sea spreads, countless cultivators will flock to the Hao Jade Sea, just like the four major sect cultivators are now developing the Eastern Wilderness.

This is an opportunity that belongs to Chen Ping.

Chen Ping put away the White Jade Flying Boat, used the Turtle Breathing Technique, changed his aura, and controlled his aura to around the tenth level of Qi refining.

An unfamiliar cultivator in the late stage of Qi refining would not be too conspicuous, at least better than an unfamiliar foreign Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Entering the Shattered Star Islands, Chen Ping first spent two days exploring the local customs, so that he could integrate into the local area and not be easily seen through.

Only then did he go to the Shattered Star Market.

This market is a huge island, established and ruled by the Hao Jade Sea Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Chen Ping carefully observed it and confirmed that there were no shadows of the four major sects here.

Although this market does not have a Joyful Union Building opened by the Wonderful Desire Tower, there are also many prostitutes, both open and secret.

The order is a bit chaotic, but it is full of vitality. Chen Ping fell in love with this place as soon as he arrived.

People come and go like a tide, with stalls and shouts endlessly.

He felt the vitality and vitality of the cultivation world for the first time!

"Is this a place not ruled by the four major sects?"

It is quite free here, but the disadvantages are also obvious. Once you are targeted, you can easily die in the streets.

Fighting is not allowed in the Shattered Star Market. There is a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator sitting here, and the Golden Core cultivators of the Loose Cultivator Alliance come to inspect regularly.

There are many products in this Shattered Star Market that Chen Ping has never seen before. They should be specialties of the Hao Jade Sea.

Chen Ping spent another three days and successfully found Situ Ye.

After he returned to the Hao Jade Sea according to Chen Ping's order, he rented a shop on the edge of the Shattered Star Market, and it had only been open for seven days.

"Senior!" Situ Ye respectfully cupped his hands.

Chen Ping revealed a little of his aura to him, and Situ Ye recognized him:

"Well, first tell me about the situation in the Shattered Star Market."

"Yes, Senior." Situ Ye said honestly: "The Shattered Star Market is a three-legged situation. The Weapon Shop opened by the Star Cluster Sect, the Auction Pavilion of the Immortal Merchant Association, and the Loose Cultivator Alliance have the most shops of all kinds."

"The Market Master Yao Yuan is at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and he is also the grandson of Hai Ji Zhenren!"

"Auction Pavilion?" Chen Ping nodded slowly: "I understand roughly. After you came back this time, did the Sea Worm Sanren cause you any trouble?"

Situ Ye smiled bitterly: "I was lucky to keep a life, and I almost didn't see Senior."

"Oh?" Chen Ping was interested.

Situ Ye said: "Senior, your sword move injured the Sea Worm Sanren's spirit beast, causing it to fail to advance to the third rank this time. The Sea Worm Sanren was furious."

Chen Ping snorted coldly:

"That beast launched a tide, causing countless deaths and injuries to my subordinates every ten years. Sooner or later, I will kill this beast and drink its blood!"

Situ Ye was sweating profusely: "Senior is mighty!"

Chen Ping said: "How is the progress of collecting the medicinal materials I asked you to collect?"

Situ Ye hurriedly showed his work results: "Senior, please see, I have collected some of most of the common medicinal materials in the Hao Jade Sea."

Hundreds of medicinal materials were displayed in front of Chen Ping.

Chen Ping just glanced at it with his divine consciousness and was a little disappointed:

"They are also very common medicinal materials, and there are not even some medicinal materials for more important pills."

"What about the second-order medicinal materials?"

Situ Ye rubbed his hands and smiled: "Senior, you are here, and this junior dares to collect second-order medicinal materials."

A Qi refiner who dares to collect second-order medicinal materials without a Foundation Establishment cultivator behind him? Isn't that courting death? Besides, the spirit stones Chen Ping gave him were not enough.

Chen Ping nodded and gave him 20,000 spirit stones: "Collect as much as you can."

"In addition to medicinal materials, you also need to collect some common pills on the market, both first-order and second-order."

Situ Ye's legs were trembling. He had never seen so much money in his life, 20,000 spirit stones.

Chen Ping prepared 100,000 spirit stones on this trip to the Hao Jade Sea.

Then Chen Ping sent Situ Ye away and let him do his own business.

Immediately, Chen Ping's eyes flickered: "The medicinal materials are very common and ordinary, that is to say, the Qi Recovery Pill with ten times the medicinal power is not common, but an individual case."

"Then next, I have to find the person hidden behind the scenes from the second-order medicinal materials and pills."

Chen Ping is determined to get the method of condensing the medicinal power tenfold!

Who wouldn't want a pill to increase their cultivation by one year?