txolops Chapter 224 A Divergent Atmosphere and Yunzhi's Seclusion
Chapter 224 A Divergent Atmosphere and Yunzhi's Seclusion
Because it involves the sect's refining of Foundation Establishment Pills.
Shi Yutong dared not delay. As soon as she returned to the city, she went to her parents' main hall to report the matter to them.
An astonishing spiritual aura permeated the silvery-white hall.
Shi Yutong was speaking in a low voice, while two figures sat cross-legged in front of her, listening silently.
After a moment, Shi Yutong finished describing the situation and said helplessly, "This is Fellow Daoist Li Ping's request. I don't know how to handle it, so I had to come back to ask for your opinions."
After listening to Shi Yutong's description, Master Muyun frowned and said, "Borrowing a third-tier spiritual pulse to strike the Core Formation stage? Tong'er, have you ever met Li Ping's sister? Do you know her background?"
Shi Yutong slowly shook her head: "All I know is that she and Li Ping are both cultivators from the Western Wilderness. Moreover, she should have excellent aptitude. She is younger than me, but her cultivation level is higher than mine."
"Younger than you, yet with higher cultivation?" Master Qianxue couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
His daughter possessed a unique spiritual root and had consumed a large number of rare spiritual medicines during her cultivation, yet her cultivation level was inferior to that of cultivators younger than him.
In her opinion, there are only two possibilities.
Firstly, the female cultivator was similar to Tong'er and came from a prestigious family. She received more resources and support during her cultivation than she and her husband, both Core Formation cultivators.
Secondly, the female cultivator had a stronger aptitude than Tong'er, which is why she surpassed Tong'er in cultivation speed.
Tong'er has a different spiritual root, which is better than her aptitude. Qianxue Zhenren knows very well what this means.
That female cultivator is very likely a rare Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator in the cultivation world!
Before forming their Nascent Soul, cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots face no bottlenecks, and their cultivation speed naturally far surpasses that of any other cultivator.
Just as Master Qianxue was pondering, Master Muyun asked again, "Li Ping is a second-tier high-grade alchemist, which can only be cultivated by major sects. His sister is even more talented than him and has a stronger cultivation level."
They didn't come to Flying Snow City from the Western Wilderness just to wander around aimlessly. Do you know their purpose?
"Purpose?" Shi Yutong was taken aback; she hadn't really thought about that question.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Li Ping is a senior second-tier high-grade alchemist who could live a very comfortable life even in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Why would he come to this harsh and barren land in the far north for no reason?
After thinking for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately said, "Father, I understand. After Li Ping came to Flying Snow City, in addition to focusing on cultivation, he also collected materials for making puppets and inquired everywhere about the divine sense cultivation method of the Heavenly Skill Sect. He even asked me for help with this matter."
Therefore, he most likely came to Flying Snow City specifically for the puppetry techniques and spiritual cultivation methods of the Heavenly Craft Sect!
As she spoke, Shi Yutong became increasingly certain of her guess.
She thought to herself, "That's right, everything makes sense now. Li Ping went to great lengths to bring his sister across the grasslands and deserts; it must be for the Heavenly Skill Sect's spiritual cultivation techniques and puppetry skills!"
Besides that, she couldn't understand what else in the far north could attract a master alchemist.
Of course, what she didn't know was that Li Ping's arrival in the far north was purely coincidental.
He himself is an easygoing person, so once he arrived, he settled down and stayed.
"The puppetry and spiritual cultivation techniques of the Heavenly Craft Sect?" Master Mu Yun was somewhat surprised. "Isn't he a master alchemist? How come he has time to study puppetry?"
Puppetry is incredibly profound, considered an advanced technique in weapon crafting, and its research difficulty is comparable to that of formations.
He couldn't understand how much talent a person needed to achieve such great success in both puppetry and alchemy.
At this moment, Master Qianxue smiled and said, "Brother Yun, you're overthinking it. He has already achieved such success in alchemy without neglecting his cultivation. He's incredibly talented. How could he possibly have the energy to research puppets?"
Then she guessed, "So I think the one who studies puppetry is Li Ping's sister. He came to Flying Snow City to help his sister obtain advanced puppetry skills. What a perfect couple!"
Chiyuki Makoto's ideas have a rather wasteful nature, which clearly shows that she is a person who loves to fantasize.
However, Mu Yun Zhenren and Shi Yutong largely agreed with her guess.
If an ordinary person can spend a fortune to win a beauty's smile, what's so strange about Li Ping traveling millions of miles to Flying Snow City for his "sister"?
Soon, Qianxue Zhenren and Shi Yutong, mother and daughter, started gossiping about the relationship between Li Ping and Xiao Yunzhi with shining eyes, as if they wanted to write a novel of millions of words.
"Ahem..." Master Muyun coughed twice, interrupting the two gossips and bringing the discussion back to the main topic.
However, it was quite obvious that both of them still looked like they hadn't had enough.
"Since Li Ping and the other person's identities are not problematic, using the spiritual vein to stimulate the Core Formation will not have any impact on the spiritual vein itself." Master Muyun solemnly said, "As fellow human beings, I agree to lend her the third-tier spiritual vein. However, this spiritual vein belongs to the sect, not to me personally, so they need to pay the corresponding price for borrowing the spiritual vein."
He is the head of a sect, and since he has spoken,
Neither Qianxue Zhenren nor Shi Yutong had any objections.
"As for the specific price..." Master Muyun pondered for a moment, "After Li Ping's sister successfully forms her core, she must, to the best of her ability and without endangering her own safety, provide three free services to Flying Snow City!"
He didn't mention the price for failing to form the Golden Core.
Breaking through to the Core Formation stage is no easy feat. Failure can result in either immediate death or, at best, a regression in one's cultivation level and damage to one's very essence.
Under such circumstances, how could they possibly afford to pay any price?
……
In the courtyard, the three sat around a stone table.
Because this matter involved Xiao Yunzhi borrowing a third-tier spiritual vein from the Flying Snow Sect, Li Ping specially called Xiao Yunzhi over so the two could discuss it together.
"Three times without pay?"
Li Ping was somewhat surprised when he heard the conditions proposed by Shi Yutong.
He was surprised because Shi Yutong's price wasn't excessive, but rather too low.
He only made three moves, and only under circumstances that did not endanger his own safety and were within his capabilities.
If Xiao Yunzhi feels that the task Feixue Sect asks her to do threatens her life, she can refuse directly.
This condition can be described as extremely lenient.
Li Ping couldn't help but feel a bit more favorably disposed towards the Core Formation couple from the Flying Snow Sect.
The far north has a harsh natural environment, but the bonds between people are stronger than in the western wilderness.
He speculated that the extreme north was a harsh environment with scarce resources, and the region was also threatened by numerous ferocious alien races and icy sea monsters. Human cultivators could only survive by banding together and supporting each other. Those selfish lone wolf cultivators had all perished long ago.
That's why a different atmosphere from the cultivation world of the Western Wilderness was formed in the end.
……
Although Li Ping believed that the Flying Snow Sect's demands were not excessive, it was Xiao Yunzhi who was to form the Core Formation, and it was also Xiao Yunzhi who was to fulfill the promise.
So after Shi Yutong spoke, his gaze fell on Xiao Yunzhi, and he asked with a smile, "Yunzhi, what do you think?"
Xiao Yunzhi nodded: "Brother Li, I agree to Sect Leader Shi's conditions."
She also felt that making three attempts was not an unreasonable request, and that the condition was well within her acceptable range.
"Okay, it's settled then." Shi Yutong smiled.
But he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he vaguely felt that the way she looked at him and Xiao Yunzhi was a little strange.
Now that the agreement has been reached, and Xiao Yunzhi is only one step away from breaking through to the Core Formation stage.
At this point, neither side delayed any further.
Before Shi Yutong, Xiao Yunzhi made a vow to Heaven, promising to help Feixue City three times without compensation after she reached the Core Formation stage.
After doing all this, she went to the third-tier spiritual vein in the city for seclusion, led by Shi Yutong.
During this time, Shi Yutong carefully observed Li Ping's expression, trying to see worry on his face.
What puzzled her was that Li Ping remained completely calm throughout.
"Why doesn't he care at all about his good sister's success or failure in breaking through to the Core Formation stage?" Shi Yutong was disappointed because she missed out on a chance to gossip with her mother.
Li Ping, of course, had no worries.
Why should a cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root worry about breaking through to the Core Formation stage?
Are you kidding me?
After watching the two women leave, Li Ping returned to his room to continue his arduous cultivation.
He was very happy for Xiao Yunzhi when she achieved the Golden Core stage.
But he would be even happier if he were the one who achieved the Golden Core.
……
Li Ping hadn't been practicing for long when Shi Yutong came to him again.
Her purpose in coming here was very clear: she wanted Li Ping to start refining the Foundation Building Pill.
Moreover, she brought all the materials needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill with her.
Helping the Flying Snow Sect refine Foundation Establishment Pills was something Li Ping had promised, and he naturally wouldn't go back on his word.
He immediately led Shi Yutong into the alchemy room, took out the alchemy furnace, and began refining pills.
Although he had never refined a Foundation Establishment Pill before.
However, within the inheritance illusion, he had already refined Foundation Establishment Pills dozens of times and was thoroughly familiar with the process of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
Furthermore, with the blessing of the Tree of Inheritance, his success rate in alchemy is 100%.
So, half a month later, under Shi Yutong's anxious gaze...
A burst of red light blew as the furnace lid was opened, and the aroma of medicinal herbs immediately filled the entire alchemy room.
"Is it done?" The aroma of the medicine filled her nostrils, and Shi Yutong immediately became excited.
next moment.
Li Ping cast a spell, and ten pills the size of pigeon eggs transformed into a stream of light and flew out of the alchemy furnace, where they were collected into a pill bottle that Li Ping had prepared beforehand.
Then, he directly used his magic to control the pill bottle to float in front of Shi Yutong, and smiled as he gestured, "Sect Leader Shi, I have not failed in my mission. Please check the pill."
"Oh, okay." At this moment, Shi Yutong didn't care about the tea anymore.
She scanned the bottle with her divine sense and saw ten Foundation Establishment Pills lying quietly at the bottom of the bottle, each with a smooth surface and a fragrant aroma.
Clearly, these ten Foundation Establishment Pills are all of the highest quality!
After the inspection, Shi Yutong's face lit up with joy: "Brother Li, your alchemy skills are truly amazing, I admire you so much."
"Hmm." Li Ping nodded lightly.
He then took out the second batch of materials and continued refining them.
Other alchemists need to recover their mana and adjust their state during breaks from alchemy, but he doesn't need to.
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