Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 111 Second-Tier Alchemist

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Just as Li Ping was chatting with Song Yushu.

The results of Dr. Lingxin's examination are also in.

Xiao Yunzhi's body has been completely cleared of toxins. The reason she is still unconscious is because she has exhausted her mental energy during the battle.

He just needs a few more days of rest and he will wake up safely.

Upon hearing this, Song Yushu was naturally extremely grateful to Li Ping, repeatedly expressing his thanks.

He also told Li Ping that if he encountered any trouble in Jixia Immortal City in the future, he could come to him for help, and he would do his duty without hesitation for anything within his capabilities!

Even the still-attractive physician Lingxin admired Li Ping immensely and respectfully asked him how he removed the toxins from Xiao Yunzhi's body.

But Li Ping knew nothing about medicine or toxins.

He could only sigh and say that he had been treating Xiao Yunzhi with all his might for seven days and was now exhausted and needed to rest, so he could not answer Doctor Lingxin's questions.

I'll discuss this issue with the spiritual healer after I've rested properly.

The doctor readily agreed and said he would definitely visit in person.

After dealing with Physician Lingxin, Li Ping asked Song Yushu to escort him back to the inn in the upper city to rest.

Song Yushu wanted to arrange a place for him to rest temporarily on the mountaintop, but Li Ping resolutely refused.

Under his insistence, Song Yushu had no choice but to personally escort him back to the inn where he was staying, and when Li Ping's attempts to stop him failed, he insisted on paying all the expenses for his stay.

The two agreed to meet again in a few days to discuss Li Ping's contribution to the war effort.

Then, Song Yushu smiled and left.

……

Jixia Immortal City also has a curfew, so Li Ping's idea of ​​"leaving tonight" is impossible unless he is willing to fight Jixia Immortal City to the death.

At the earliest, he won't be able to leave the city until tomorrow.

In the guest room, Li Ping sat cross-legged, silently reflecting on the seven days he had spent treating Xiao Yunzhi.

It must be said that he had a pretty good impression of the Jixia lineage.

Despite being a fake Core Formation cultivator, Song Yushu not only did not bully others, but also trusted him completely and gave him the third-tier spiritual fire ahead of time.

Today, Xiao Yunzhi's unconscious movements while unconscious led to his seemingly frivolous behavior, but Junior Sister Qiao saw it all, discerned right from wrong, and did not make a fuss over it.

As a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and a renowned second-tier superior physician, Lingxin Physician had personally removed the toxins that she was helpless against. Instead of feeling embarrassed or angry at being humiliated, she sincerely asked him for advice on pharmacology.

Li Ping sighed slightly, "As expected of a sacred place for Confucian cultivators, their manners are far superior to those sword cultivators in the ditch. Dai Sangyu's lack of humanity is evident in her actions; I'm afraid her master, True Person Fenglan, is no better than her."

Li Ping even considered whether he should stay in Jixia Immortal City to cultivate from then on.

After all, the cultural environment here is clearly superior.

But then he realized that a major battle with the demonic forces could break out here at any moment, which was extremely dangerous.

Fenglan Immortal City is located in a remote part of the Cloud Mist Mountains, far from the battlefield between the righteous and demonic factions. In terms of safety, it is much better than Jixia, so this idea was abandoned.

Shaking his head, Li Ping took out three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, a ball of purple lightning fire sealed in a jade cauldron, and a jade slip containing the inheritance of a third-level alchemist from his storage bag.

He had spent several days on the mountaintop, partly because it wasn't secluded enough on someone else's territory, and partly because the third-tier spiritual fire didn't belong to him until he had cured Xiao Yunzhi.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to pass on the alchemy skills.

But now, there's no problem.

Thinking of this, he stretched out his palms, and countless transparent wisps of energy rapidly spread from his palms, enveloping the three spiritual herbs, the purple lightning fire, and the jade slip containing the inheritance of a third-level alchemist in front of him.

The four spiritual objects and the jade slip slowly faded and disappeared.

Li Ping was once again trapped in an illusion... It was the story of a genius alchemist named Xu Pingsheng, who had spent over two hundred years learning alchemy!

……

The following morning, on the black airship, Li Ping looked thoughtful.

At this moment, on the tree of inheritance in his mind, the branches representing alchemist skills had grown much thicker and longer, even more so than the branches representing talisman master skills.

On the swaying branches, a line of text was engraved: [Alchemist: Third Grade, Low Rank].

Indeed, after a night of diligent study, aided by his unparalleled talent, he finally became a third-tier low-grade alchemist!

His breakthrough in alchemy skills caused the branches representing alchemists to grow, and the Tree of Inheritance itself also grew noticeably taller.

However, what made Li Ping ponder was not the progress in his alchemy skills, but the illusion he had been immersed in last night with Xu Pingsheng!

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Xu Pingsheng's temperament was somewhat similar to his master Yan Guike's, as if the two were father and son or brothers.

"After returning to Fenglan Immortal City, go and check on this Xu Pingsheng."

Li Ping shook his head, banishing the doubts from his mind, but his gaze fell upon the two streaks of light rushing menacingly toward him in the distance.

"A calamity has broken out! With the outbreak of war, there are more people taking advantage of the chaos." With a sigh, he calmly urged the flying boat beneath his feet forward.

Instantly, the speed of the flying boat soared, even accelerating faster than the flight speed of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The two cultivators, one at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and the other at the early-Foundation Establishment stage, couldn't keep up with the flying boat at all. After shouting angrily for a while, they had no choice but to give up!

This amused Li Ping greatly: "Your horse isn't as fast as mine."

……

The initiation ceremony held by the Immortal City for Zhang Tie has concluded.

After attending the ceremony, Qi Hanmo was invited to the mountain to treat Lin Yue.

Upon seeing Qi Hanmo arrive, Lin Yue's face immediately lit up with joy. Qi Hanmo also wore a polite smile, but stood a few feet away and did not get too close to Lin Yue.

Next, he took out his flute, a magical instrument, and used his musical skills to heal Lin Yue.

After the treatment, he watched Lin Yue fall asleep peacefully before turning to leave.

Looking at the plate of spirit stones brought over by the waiter who was taking care of Lin Yue, he frowned and ultimately only took ten of them: "This is the consultation fee, no need for the rest."

He put the ten spirit stones into his storage bag and was about to leave when a familiar voice reached his ears. It was Mr. Yan inviting him to play chess.

Without hesitation, Qi Hanmo turned around with a smile and walked towards the courtyard where Mr. Yan lived.

Upon entering the courtyard, one would find that Mr. Yan had already set up a chessboard and was stroking his beard, waiting for his arrival.

"Mr. Yan!" Qi Hanmo bowed respectfully before sitting down opposite Mr. Yan.

Mr. Yan played the black pieces, and he played the white pieces. The two of them took turns playing, and before they knew it, half an hour had passed.

Suddenly, at that moment.

Mr. Yan, holding a chess piece, did not rush to place it. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Young friend Qi, I noticed that young lady Lin Yue seems to have a good impression of you. Why then do you treat her so coldly, showing no intimacy? Is it because you despise her for losing her virginity?"

Upon hearing Mr. Yan mention Lin Yue's matter, Qi Hanmo quickly shook his head: "Mr. Yan, Miss Lin lost her virginity because she was ambushed by a villain, not because she didn't cherish herself. I have no intention of looking down on her!"

As for her fondness for me, it's because I'm a musician, and I treated her illness, which led to her dependence on me. Furthermore, the relationship between a musician and a patient is like that with a child, naturally giving the musician a superior position. If I were to accept her kindness, it would be tantamount to taking advantage of her vulnerability, which is hardly the behavior of a gentleman.

Mr. Yan smiled and nodded to indicate that he understood, and then placed the chess piece in his hand.

Just as Qi Hanmo was pondering the chess game.

Mr. Yan asked again, "When I saw that the waiter bring you nearly a hundred spirit stones as a token of gratitude, why didn't you accept them?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Hanmo hesitated for a moment before explaining in a low voice, "I have already accepted the corresponding consultation fee."

"Oh?" Mr. Yan smiled and looked at him. "I've heard that a sage in ancient times risked his life to save a drowning person, but refused the person's gift of thanks. When he told his teacher about it, he was reprimanded. His teacher warned him: 'If word gets out that you saved someone but refused their gift, and everyone praises you, then if someone falls into the water again, others will probably hesitate to go in to save them.'"

"Saving people from the water is dangerous, requires a lot of physical exertion, and wastes one's time, so it's reasonable to ask for some compensation. But because of your heroic act, if they ask the rescued for compensation, they will be morally condemned. So they simply pretend they don't know someone has fallen into the water and turn away. This, in turn, leads to the deaths of more innocent people who fall into the water."

Qi Hanmo seemed to be deep in thought.

Mr. Yan continued with a smile, "Similarly, Lin Yue's teachers are either worried that you haven't treated her well enough, or they are genuinely grateful for your treatment, so they've offered generous gifts. If you accept these gifts, they'll likely feel more at ease about Lin Yue's condition. Now, are you going to cause the patient's teachers to worry day and night for the sake of your reputation?"

When asked this question, Qi Hanmo blushed and remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Miss Lin's master once treated my brother with disrespect, so I do not wish to accept her gift of gratitude."

Mr. Yan nodded, his eyes showing appreciation, clearly satisfied with Qi Hanmo's honest answer.

But he quickly followed up with, "Since your brother was humiliated, why did you go to such lengths to treat Lin Yue?"

Qi Hanmo looked up: "I am a musician; how can I let personal grudges interfere with healing and saving lives? Besides, it was Miss Lin's teacher who disrespected my brother, not Miss Lin herself!"

"What if your brother doesn't allow you to treat Lin Yue?" Mr. Yan asked with a smile.

Qi Hanmo shook his head: "My brother isn't that kind of person. In fact, after learning about this, he specifically instructed me to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to treating Miss Lin!"

Mr. Yan pressed further, "If this were to happen, what would you do?"

For a moment, Qi Hanmo fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time. Mr. Yan just smiled at him and remained silent as well.

After much deliberation, the struggle in Qi Hanmo's eyes hardened into resolve: "If my brother objects, I will still dedicate myself wholeheartedly to treating Miss Lin!"

Having received a satisfactory answer, Mr. Yan smiled and put the chess piece back into the chess box.