Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 225 Li Ping's Reward

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The Flying Snow Sect arranged a secret room for Xiao Yunzhi several miles away from the main hall where the two Core Formation cultivators resided, so that she could break through to the Core Formation stage.

Mu Yun Zhenren and Qian Xue Zhenren used their divine senses to see Xiao Yunzhi enter the secret chamber. At the same time, the array outside the secret chamber was activated, blocking everything.

The two then withdrew their consciousness.

There are two main reasons why Xiao Yunzhi's seclusion was arranged here.

Firstly, the spiritual environment here is one of the better ones along the entire third-tier spiritual vein. It may not be as good as the spiritual eye of the main hall where the two True Immortals cultivate, but it is much better than other areas.

The better the spiritual energy environment, the stronger the effect of assisting in the formation of the core.

Secondly, the two masters still harbored some doubts about Xiao Yunzhi, so they deliberately kept her under their watchful eyes.

If she really had any designs on the Flying Snow Sect, the two True Immortals could stop her in time.

After all, one should not have the intention to harm others, but one should not be without the intention to guard against others!

……

After withdrawing his divine sense.

Master Muyun looked at his Daoist partner beside him and said with a smile, "Xue'er, the message we received from the Star Gazing Platform is that the three main cities near the Ice Sea, namely Silver Moon City, Heavenly Imperial City, and others, are each besieged by several third-tier demonic beasts and a large number of low-tier demonic beasts, and they are struggling to resist."

"According to the alliance established by the eight cities, the city lords far from the Ice Sea will provide support, so I will go to Silvermoon City alone to help Brother Lu and the others resist the beast tide. At that time, I will leave Flying Snow City to you."

"Don't worry about Feixue City, Brother Yun, please be careful." Qianxue Zhenren nodded, her eyes filled with lingering worry.

Silvermoon City is under attack by several third-tier demonic beasts, and now True Person Muyun is heading to provide support.

Facing a beast tide, there was always the possibility of danger, so how could she not be worried?

Despite her worries, she did not try to stop her partner from going to Silvermoon City to provide support.

The eight major human cities had long ago formed an alliance to support each other in times of trouble. If the Flying Snow Sect were to turn a blind eye to their plea for help this time, they would not stand by and do nothing.

This incident will inevitably lead to exclusion by other major cities. In the future, when Feixue Sect encounters difficulties, other major cities will likely remain indifferent.

Such a price is something the Flying Snow Sect cannot afford.

"Don't worry, don't you know my strength? I can move freely on my own, and a mere third-tier demon beast can't do anything to me." At this point, Master Muyun's expression was quite smug: "Perhaps after the beast tide recedes, I can take the opportunity to go to the Ice Sea to find a piece of thousand-year-old ice jade for Tong'er."

Master Qianxue smiled and glanced at her Daoist partner: "Brother Yun, I believe in your strength, but you still need to be careful in everything you do."

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Xiao Yunzhi entered the secret chamber and activated its protective array.

Then, she took out more than a dozen array flags and set up another second-order array within the secret chamber's array.

Immediately afterwards, she summoned the spirit beast Blazing Sun Bird with a wave of her hand and instructed it to guard her side.

The Blazing Sun Bird has reached the late stage of the second tier and possesses a trace of the Fire Phoenix bloodline. Its combat power is enough to overwhelm ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

With it guarding her side, Xiao Yunzhi could rest assured.

After doing all this, she sat cross-legged and quietly adjusted her state of mind.

Although there is no bottleneck in the formation of the Golden Core from the Heavenly Spirit Root, Xiao Yunzhi dared not be careless because it concerned her own path to the Golden Core.

Since she had plenty of time, she wasn't in a hurry to break through to the Core Formation stage.

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Changpingfang Cave.

After a month of work, under Shi Yutong's watchful eye, Li Ping successfully refined two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills, each batch yielding a maximum of ten pills.

Shi Yutong brought two sets of Foundation Building Pill materials.

Now, thanks to Li Ping, these two documents have been transformed into twenty Foundation Establishment Pills in her storage bag.

Touching the storage bag, Shi Yutong's eyes were full of excitement.

Previously, after the Flying Snow Sect had gathered enough materials to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, they had to ask alchemy masters from other main cities to help them refine it.

In this case, firstly, the alchemist's skill level is insufficient to fully utilize the medicinal power, and secondly, the other party demands payment for the Foundation Establishment Pill as a refining fee.

Therefore, under good circumstances, the Flying Snow Sect can only reliably harvest about fourteen or fifteen Foundation Establishment Pills every hundred years.

To be honest, the Flying Snow Sect has never been so wealthy before, receiving twenty Foundation Establishment Pills in one go.

This is the role of a high-level alchemy master.

For a sect, the importance of a high-level alchemist is not much less than that of a Core Formation cultivator.

"If Li Ping is a cultivator from the Flying Snow Sect..."

Thinking of this, Shi Yutong smiled brightly: "Brother Li, you've worked so hard refining two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills. I feel sorry for you, so I've prepared a banquet at Jinzun Tower. Please come and join me."

Hearing that there would be a feast for the spirits, Li Ping glanced at Shi Yutong and showed a satisfied expression.

Although Shi Yutong is a bit teasing, she is still very sensible.

Li Ping smiled and said, "Since Sect Leader Shi puts it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony. I've been refining pills for a month now, and I'm getting a bit tired. Let's go."

"Okay." Shi Yutong nodded emphatically.

Immediately, the two flew towards the city, one after the other.

A moment later, inside a private room at Jinzunlou.

A feast of delicious food was laid out on the table. To express her gratitude, Shi Yutong even took out a jar of second-grade spirit wine from the Feixue Sect's inventory.

Li Ping estimated that the cost of the spirit banquet and spirit wine alone exceeded three hundred spirit stones, equivalent to an ordinary second-tier magic weapon.

"Brother Li... um..."

Shi Yutong picked up her wine cup, wanting to say something, but saw that Li Ping had already started eating heartily, as if the hard work of refining pills for a month had made him very hungry.

Seeing this, Shi Yutong could only awkwardly but politely put down her wine cup and silently savor the spiritual food on the table.

As she savored the food, she comforted herself, "This spiritual food is indeed delicious, so it's perfectly normal that Fellow Daoist Li Ping is so focused on enjoying the food that he doesn't even notice me."

As for being alone with a beautiful girl in a private room, yet treating her as if she were nothing?

Shi Yutong had already gotten used to Li Ping's wooden style.

After a long while, having eaten and drunk his fill, Li Ping put down his wine cup and tableware with satisfaction.

He then smiled and said, "I must thank Master Shi for the banquet today; I have truly enjoyed a feast."

"I'm glad you like it, Brother Li. I was worried you wouldn't be satisfied." After drinking, Shi Yutong's cheeks flushed.

Because of her Yeti lineage, her skin was naturally much fairer than that of ordinary humans.

Therefore, at this moment, her icy beauty's face, illuminated by the rosy glow of the sunset, resembled a perfectly ripe vase of water. It's so tempting that you can't help but want to take a bite.

At that moment, Li Ping couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Of course, that's all.

Don't underestimate the composure of a centenarian.

"By the way, Brother Li, about the reward for refining Foundation Establishment Pills..." Noticing Li Ping's gaze, Shi Yutong felt a little smug. She smiled and said, "In the far north, generally speaking, the reward for refining Foundation Establishment Pills is calculated in tiers. The more Foundation Establishment Pills produced in one batch, the higher the reward paid to the alchemist."

"Brother Li, you've produced the maximum of ten Foundation Establishment Pills in both batches. As is customary, I should pay you two Foundation Establishment Pills as payment," Shi Yutong said, slightly drunk and a little nervous. "However, Foundation Establishment Pills are very important to our sect, so I'd like to discuss with Brother Li whether we can buy your Foundation Establishment Pills for four thousand spirit stones each."

"Buy the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Li Ping shook his head slightly: "Spirit stones are meaningless to me."

Upon hearing Li Ping's words, Shi Yutong's heart skipped a beat.

If Li Ping insists on taking Foundation Establishment Pills as payment, she will have no choice but to agree, even if she is reluctant.

At this critical moment in the fight against the beast tide, she didn't want to offend a master alchemist.

Over the past three years, if Li Ping hadn't refined a large number of high-grade elixirs for the Flying Snow Sect, the sect's casualties might have been much higher.

"However, Foundation Establishment Pills are useless to me as well... Besides, your sect provided a spiritual environment for my sister to form her core, how could I possibly ask for such an exorbitant reward? Let's forget about payment." Li Ping said with a smile, "I will not charge any fees for this pill refining, as a way of thanking your sect for providing the spiritual veins."

Upon hearing Li Ping say he didn't want the Foundation Establishment Pill, Shi Yutong's mood took a dramatic turn, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

However, she could not agree to Li Ping's offer to refine pills for free: "Brother Li, borrowing spiritual veins and refining pills are two different things. Besides, borrowing spiritual veins is not free. Yunzhi has already agreed to help Feixue City three times free of charge after she forms her core."

"Li Ping doesn't want spirit stones... Then tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to fulfill it for you, Brother Li."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Ping with adoring eyes, appearing delicate and vulnerable, as if she could really agree to 'any condition' he wanted.

Ignoring her gaze, Li Ping pondered for a moment before smiling and saying, "Since Sect Leader Shi has said so, let's put it on the tab. When I need to borrow your sect's spiritual veins to break through to the Core Formation stage in the future, I hope Sect Leader Shi will be lenient."

"Is this the condition?" Shi Yutong put away her playful thoughts, feeling a little disappointed for some reason.

She quickly smiled and said, "With Yunzhi's precedent, if you, Brother Li, also want to use the spiritual vein, there will naturally be no problem."

When Li Ping asked her to borrow the spiritual vein, she did not immediately agree, but instead said she needed to discuss it with her parents.

Because there was no precedent for this, she was unsure of her parents' thoughts and could not overstep her authority to handle the matter.

But now, after what happened with Xiao Yunzhi.

She was certain that her parents didn't care if someone used the spiritual vein.

In the parents' view, the more human cultivators who reach the Core Formation stage, the more confident they will be when facing other races, and they are happy to see this happen.

Therefore, if Li Ping wants to use the spiritual vein, she can make the decision herself; she just needs to inform her parents in advance.

At the same time, she also hoped to use this incident to get closer to Li Ping.

At least with this promise in place, the relationship between the two sides should remain quite good until Li Ping attempts to break through to the Core Formation stage.

As for using a third-tier spiritual vein to control Li Ping and force him to serve the Flying Snow Sect?

Third-order spiritual veins aren't anything rare. If things get really tough, Li Ping can just find another place to form his core.

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