Mortal Alchemy

"Granted."

"I'll give you two days of leave."

The cold voice echoed, filling Chen Ping's heart with joy and relief.

Deacon Tang only wanted Chen Ping to lower his head and become a live-in son-in-law, not to actually kill him.

Others were given Essence Qi Pills, but he gave Chen Ping Gathering Qi Pills. If Chen Ping died from taking them, he would cause trouble for himself.

Chen Ping was ecstatic inside, but on the surface, he pretended to be weak and powerless: "Thank… Thank you, Deacon Tang…"

Chen Ping returned to the Miscellaneous Affairs Yard, preparing to enter seclusion to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. He instructed the live-in servant to bring food in, and he would not go out.

In Chen Ping's room, Chen Ping sat cross-legged and began to close his eyes to cultivate, attacking the bottleneck barrier of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

One hour… Nothing happened.

Five hours later, he failed again.

Ten hours…

Another twelve hours passed.

Boom…

Chen Ping's body shook, and he suddenly felt that a certain aperture in his head had been opened. The accumulated spiritual consciousness instantly burst out, and then filled his whole body!

The spiritual power that could only be accumulated in the body, at this moment, following the spiritual consciousness, could finally overflow out of the body, float into the world, and transform into magic power!

The cyclone in the dantian was even connected to the sea of consciousness.

"Fifth level of Qi Refining! I finally broke through!"

Chen Ping opened his eyes, pointed a finger, and terrifying magic power emerged, piercing a large hole in the hard white jade cloud bed.

"Magic power emanating externally, truly overbearing!"

Chen Ping exclaimed in admiration. He didn't feel the spiritual power in his body usually, but now that he used it outside his body, its power was truly terrifying.

He also understood the effect of the three qualitative changes in spiritual power during the Qi Refining stage.

"It really is a qualitative change!"

Chen Ping forcibly suppressed his excited mood.

After suffering for six years, tormented by the pain of pill toxins every day, he finally broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining with his five-element mixed spiritual root!

He could finally say goodbye to being a medicine-testing boy and enter the Pill Hall to become an alchemy apprentice!

He had unlocked so many pill formulas, and he could finally put them to use!

And he finally didn't have to be tormented and made things difficult by Deacon Tang!

Chen Ping's tears fell silently.

Then a strong sleepiness came, and Chen Ping fell into a deep sleep.

Although there were two tear stains on his face, he fell asleep with a smile.

"Huff~"

After sleeping for eight hours, Chen Ping woke up, feeling refreshed!

The world in front of him seemed a little different.

Chen Ping walked out of the house, his stomach growling with hunger, and prepared to go eat.

Arriving downstairs.

He saw the young girl Mu Luofei, and a strong, somewhat fat young man.

"Senior Sister Mu." Chen Ping stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Who is this?"

Mu Luofei smiled gently: "Junior Brother Chen, this is Senior Brother Li Erniu."

Chen Ping's body shook, and he hurriedly cupped his hands: "Senior Brother Li!"

This was Li Erniu who went to the Battle Division, he had changed so much.

This Li Erniu was wearing fancy clothes, and although his figure was a bit fat, there was a noble air between his eyebrows, and his temperament was a bit sharp.

Li Erniu's eyes turned slightly, and he looked at Chen Ping: "Junior Brother Chen, you are?"

Mu Luofei explained: "Chen Ping, Junior Brother Chen, a junior brother from Jiazi Yard."

"Oh." Li Erniu responded indifferently: "So it's Junior Brother Chen."

"It's been several years since we last met."

If Mu Luofei hadn't explained, he wouldn't have remembered Chen Ping.

Li Erniu said: "Junior Brother Chen, you have hands and feet, how did you end up like this? You're fifteen or sixteen years old, and you're still staying in the Miscellaneous Affairs Yard."

"We're all brothers from the same Miscellaneous Affairs Yard, I'm already at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and you haven't even reached the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

His words immediately made Chen Ping's face flush red, but he didn't say anything to refute.

This Li Erniu had a simple background and good aptitude, so he was directly sent to the Battle Division.

He was born as a rural cowherd, and he couldn't compare with the other party at all, and there was nothing to be angry about.

Moreover, this Li Erniu seemed to be pursuing Mu Luofei, otherwise why would he come to this Jiazi Yard again.

Could it be that he regarded himself as a rival in love and deliberately suppressed himself? There was no need for that.

Chen Ping smiled bitterly: "My aptitude is a bit poor."

Li Erniu directly threw a bottle of pills to Chen Ping: "Junior Brother Chen, take this batch of Yuan Qi Pills and use them, break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining sooner…"

"Because you haven't broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, Senior Sister Mu has been restricted to this Jiazi Yard."

"If you break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, you won't hold Senior Sister Mu back, and she will be able to be transferred to a better position."

Chen Ping took the pill, his heart shaking: "This is a Yuan Qi Pill!"

"Ten spirit stones a bottle! One pill is worth one spirit stone!"

"Huh? One pill increases cultivation by one month?!"

This Li Erniu actually gave him such a good thing in order to show off in front of Mu Luofei.

Chen Ping: "Thank you, Senior Brother Li."

"Senior Sister Mu, I'm sorry, I'm holding you back. I won't hold Senior Sister Mu back in the future."

Mu Luofei's expression was indifferent, and she was not angry, her tone gentle:

"Junior Brother Chen, this is my own business, you don't need to blame yourself."

Others can use connections to transfer away, and she can naturally find connections to transfer away.

Besides, she is a member of the Mu family, and naturally has the Mu family's internal connections.

Seeing Mu Luofei standing up for Chen Ping, Li Erniu was a little unhappy, as if he really regarded Chen Ping as a rival in love.

He was fat, and his appearance was naturally not handsome.

But this Chen Ping, his appearance was handsome and delicate. He was really worried that there would be a rival in love because Mu Luofei had not been transferred from Jiazi Yard for a long time.

But Chen Ping's cultivation was so poor, how could Mu Luofei like him?

Mu Luofei seemed to察觉what Li Erniu was thinking:

"Senior Brother Li, I am focused on the Dao. Unless I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I will never consider the issue of Dao companions. You, ah, should stop making things difficult for Junior Brother Chen."

Li Erniu heard this and immediately smiled: "We are all brothers from the same courtyard, I will naturally not make things difficult for Junior Brother Chen."

"Senior Sister Mu, today is your birthday, this is a gift I prepared for you."

He took out a small wooden box from his storage bag, inside was a white phoenix-patterned Taoist robe.

Chen Ping was also a little dumbfounded, stammering: "Today is Senior Sister Mu's birthday?"

His expression was a little embarrassed, he was penniless and could not give Mu Luofei a gift at all.

Mu Luofei snorted lightly: "Senior Brother Li, I will accept the gift, thank you for your kindness."

"Junior Brother Chen, you don't need to give a gift, it would be the best gift for me if you could reach the fifth level of Qi Refining sooner."

Hearing this, Chen Ping raised his head and smiled as he cupped his hands:

"Then I wish Senior Sister Mu a happy birthday."

Mu Luofei's expression was slightly stunned, and then she reacted; "Junior Brother Chen, you are at the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

Chen Ping nodded: "I just broke through."

Mu Luofei got up and returned the salute: "Junior Brother Chen, congratulations on breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining."

Li Erniu's fat face was a little dumbfounded, feeling a burning sensation on his face.

He had just said that Chen Ping was holding him back and had not yet reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, but who knew that Chen Ping had already broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Immediately, he got up and laughed, cupping his hands:

"Junior Brother Chen, congratulations on your breakthrough!"

This was also considered an apology to Chen Ping.