The Path to Becoming Immortal

"After the Nascent Soul Stage is the Spiritualization Stage, and above that, there is the Fusion Stage, the Mahayana Stage, and finally the Ascension Stage."

Ning Ping was stunned when he heard this. He knew about the Spiritualization Stage and had seen it with his own eyes, but he was completely clueless about the realm after that.

"And from the Nascent Soul Stage, one is exposed to the rules of all things, and the Spiritualization Stage is further strengthened until one fully masters a certain rule and achieves the Fusion Stage."

"Precisely because of this, after the Fusion Stage, one is gradually not tolerated by the rules of the world, and the heavenly tribulation will never stop every thousand years until the Ascension Stage."

"As for life span, the life span of the Spiritualization Stage can reach more than ten thousand years, and after the Fusion Stage, the life span is even more than one hundred thousand years."

"As for where the limit is, there is no cultivator above the Fusion Stage whose life span has been cut off."

"And the biggest crisis they face is the heavenly tribulation every thousand years."

"What if they can't survive the tribulation?" Ning Ping couldn't help but say.

"If you can't make it, you will die, or you can just be cruel and dissolve your body, abandon your physical body and turn into a scattered immortal."

"Being a scattered immortal can lead to eternal life?" This unheard-of information shocked Ning Ping.

"You wishful thinking, this is just to avoid a heavenly tribulation, but the next thousand years will come as promised, and it will last until death."

Gu Qing opened his eyes and told a cruel fact.

"This~then~then why do they dissolve their bodies?" Ning Ping was even more confused.

"Isn't it just a helpless act when you are not sure of passing the tribulation? Some of them abandon their physical bodies, and some of them are left with only their souls under the bombardment of the heavenly tribulation."

When Ning Ping heard this, he suddenly realized, and he also had a new understanding of the cruelty of this path of cultivation.

"Often, there are few cultivators who are truly powerful and above the Fusion Stage who die of exhaustion of lifespan. Most of them die in the Heavenly Tribulation."

"And throughout their lives, most of their energy is just for this thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. Think about how rich their accumulation over countless years is..."

At this point, Gu Qing stared at Ning Ping with a smile on his face.

Ning Ping blinked his eyes, and then realized how amazing the Heaven-Covering Pill was.

After lifespan is no longer the main contradiction, the thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation is the insurmountable gap in front of those powerful cultivators.

Fight to the death? Even if they are as low as the Foundation Establishment Stage, they have to fight hard to survive in the face of death, let alone them, how can they be willing?

"Then it will be fine if they don't break through the Fusion Stage?"

Ning Ping suddenly thought of something. Anyway, there will be a thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation after the Fusion Stage, so it's better to get stuck and not break through.

"You're right. That's why many cultivators in the Spiritualization Stage suppress their cultivation and don't break through."

"Most of the cultivators who break through to the Fusion Stage either have their lifespans about to end or their cultivation can no longer be suppressed, so they are forced to break through."

"So that's it..." Ning Ping's eyes were opened after learning so many secrets.

"If they knew about the existence of the Heaven-Covering Pill, then..." Ning Ping thought of this serious problem this time.

"Hey... You bastard who doesn't want to make money, since you've said it, I have to think of a way."

At this time, Ning Ping even regretted that he shouldn't have revealed the matter of the Heaven-Covering Pill.

"Now you know the seriousness of the matter."

Looking at Ning Ping's regretful look on his face, Gu Qing couldn't help but laugh.

"It can be said that as long as the existence of this thing is slightly revealed, it may cause a storm."

"Not only can my Gu family not bear it, but all the forces in the entire Soul Origin Star combined can't bear it."

"You mean..." Ning Ping pointed to the sky thoughtfully.

Gu Qing nodded cryptically.

"Okay, now you and I are tied together. As long as you don't tell anyone about this, I will take care of the rest. The existence of the Merchant Alliance is not limited to this mere Soul Origin Star."

Ning Ping also nodded slightly, and of course he would not tell anyone about it.

But it's good this way, so that he can be more firmly tied to the Gu family, and both sides will be more honest.

At least he doesn't have to worry about him doing anything behind his back.

And in order to pursue greater benefits, he probably doesn't want to die of his own life span.

"What are your plans for the next step? By the way, have you contacted Elder Ling?"

The matter has been settled, and the gap between the two seems to have disappeared, and talking is much easier. At this moment, Gu Qing is more like he has just experienced a battle, and he is slumped on the dragon chair.

And the two pill recipes he revealed, needless to say, with his current alchemy skills, I'm afraid he can't make them.

To improve the alchemy skills, the most reliable way is of course to learn from Ling Hongjiu, after all, he is a great alchemy master.

To Ning Ping, coming to find Gu Qing was a big risk. To be honest, it was beyond his expectations to be able to reach the current state.

"I don't want to reveal my identity yet. I have signed up for the alchemist assessment."

"Oh! That's great. It will save a lot of trouble to become a member of the Alchemy Alliance and obtain some spiritual medicines. The cooperation between my Gu family and you will be more logical in the future."

Hearing that Ning Ping had signed up for the assessment, he instantly knew that Ning Ping intended to conceal his identity, otherwise why would he need to go through so much trouble.

"Also, let's take a look at the second competition of the event. It is rumored that there will be a very precious spiritual medicine as a reward. Maybe it is what you need."

"Oh? How does this competition work?" Ning Ping was immediately excited when he heard that there might be the spiritual medicine he needed.

"The specific content is not yet known. It will not be announced until the end of the assessment. It is most likely to specify the refining of a kind of elixir."

"Then we'll see when the time comes. By the way, my name is Leng An now. Don't get it wrong in the future."

Ning Ping then thought about his identity and quickly informed him.

"Okay, where do you live now?"

When Ning Ping heard this, he was stunned. Now he was penniless, so he said helplessly.

"I have this remaining Foundation Establishment Pill, please help me get rid of it. And this Dragon-Wandering Needle will also be returned to you."

Ning Ping would certainly not be able to ask for money from someone who was not a relative. The two of them had just cooperated and did not want to be looked down upon by the other party.

"Just accept the Wandering Dragon Needle. The things sent by my Gu family have not been taken back yet. Besides, you also gave me a few pills, which is too outrageous."

"It's not very suitable to live in my house at the moment, but don't think that my Gu family can only run business alliances. There are many Gu family members in the cultivation cave. I will arrange this."

Gu Qing seemed to be aware of Ning Ping's dilemma and solved the problem with a wave of his hand.

You know, Zhongzhou is not small, and you could have come directly by teleportation array, but Ningping came directly on foot.

Although it is inconvenient to ask in detail, the reason is clear once you think about it.