Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 353 Jade Slips

Inside a private room at a teahouse.

Li Ping immersed his consciousness into the jade slip in his hand and carefully read its contents.

A moment later, when he finally finished reading the contents of the jade slip, his palm suddenly erupted with magical power, shattering the jade slip into dust, and his expression instantly turned gloomy.

Upon seeing Li Ping's actions, the gray-robed youth was so frightened that he lowered his head and stood there with his hands clasped, not daring to utter another word.

"I will never deliver anything or a letter to strangers again." He was filled with regret, regretting why he had coveted the spirit stone for delivering the letter.

It's true that fighting is prohibited within Lingxiao City, but it still requires being detected by the formation. If a Core Formation cultivator were to attack a Qi Refining cultivator like him in a closed environment, there wouldn't be the slightest sound.

Now he only hoped that the Core Formation senior in front of him would not take his anger out on him.

Fortunately-

"Squeak!"

The gray-robed youth heard a voice as beautiful as heavenly music, and then the oppressive aura that had made him breathless slowly receded, as if it had never existed.

"call!"

Realizing that the Core Formation senior had left, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, instantly relaxing as if he had survived a calamity.

……

Li Ping naturally had no idea what the gray-robed youth was thinking.

Walking down the bustling street, he was pondering the contents of the jade slip that the Four Fiends of the East Sea had sent to him.

He was furious because he had seen the message in the jade slip.

Because what was in the jade slip was not the condition for the transaction of the Golden Dew he originally thought it was, but rather intimidation and threats from the Four Fiends of the East Sea.

Li Ping didn't know who wrote the jade slip and arranged for a low-level cultivator to deliver it to him, but the signature at the end of the letter was "The Four Fiends of the Demonic Path"!

The person who left the message in the jade slip openly told Li Ping that they had thoroughly investigated Li Ping's personal information and were very dissatisfied with Li Ping's ability to refine pills for Wei Yiling and successfully cure Feng Xishuang.

"You dare to heal the enemies of the Four Fiends of the East Sea and oppose us; you have committed a heinous crime, do you know that?"

"You're finished, you know that? You've offended us, and no one in heaven or on earth can save you."

"We'll give you a chance. Be a good dog for us, refine pills for us, and maybe we'll spare your life!"

……

The jade slip was filled with such threatening and intimidating words, and the Four Fiends of the East Sea clearly told him that unless he was willing to have a restriction planted in his sea of ​​consciousness to make him obedient, daring to leave Lingxiao City would mean his death.

As for the matter of trading the half of the Golden Dew they possessed, it was not mentioned at all.

Li Ping was puzzled: Were the Four Fiends of the East Sea mentally ill?

The best option would have been to quickly convert the stolen goods into usable resources. They refused to agree to the generous terms offered, which was understandable given their unwillingness to trade.

They even sent him a jade slip with a bunch of meaningless words, forcibly insulting him. What kind of idiotic thing is this?

Do they really think those threats and intimidation words can scare him? Isn't that just nonsense?

They were Core Formation cultivators, not Nascent Soul elders. What purpose did their actions serve other than angering Li Ping and thus creating a rift between them?

Suddenly, Li Ping stopped in his tracks.

He finally understood.

Yes, the actions of the Four Fiends of the East Sea were meaningless except for insulting him.

Is it possible that the person who sealed the jade was simply trying to humiliate him, and that there was no other deeper meaning behind it?

Just like the online trolls he encountered in his previous life, they criticize you not because you did anything wrong, but simply because they want to criticize you.

As for what they want to achieve by criticizing you?

You're overthinking it. He's just someone who's been bullied by his boss or wife in real life and doesn't dare to retaliate, so he comes online to vent his anger by cursing you.

Of course, the Four Fiends of the East Sea were, after all, high-ranking Core Formation cultivators, and there was a reason why they specifically wrote a letter to scold Li Ping.

Li Ping had only just realized this himself.

In the eyes of the Four Fiends of the East Sea.

Only the Wei sisters knew that they had half a portion of Golden Dew, and just then, a shop in Lingxiao City announced that it would buy Golden Dew at a high price.

They would naturally become suspicious, worrying that Wei Yiling was trying to set a trap.

Therefore, they did not immediately agree to the deal, but instead investigated the background of the "Cai Bai Xuan" shop that released the acquisition information.

After some investigation, they discovered that Cai Baixuan was backed by a third-level alchemist, and that just recently, this third-level alchemist had also helped Wei Yiling refine a pill to cure Feng Xishuang of the deadly poison.

With all the collected information laid out before them, what will the Four Fiends of the East Sea think?

Without a doubt, they would think that Li Ping didn't really need the Golden Dew. Cai Baixuan released this message at his behest, with the aim of luring them out of the shadows by offering to "buy the Golden Dew at a high price"!

So, after realizing they had seen through Li Ping's scheme, they were perhaps angry or proud, and sent him a jade slip in this way, hurling insults at him.

Li Ping realized that he seemed to have made things worse.

He shouldn't have used Cai Baixuan's name to announce the purchase of Jinxia Dew, at least not at such a sensitive time.

Core Formation cultivators are not fools. Especially the Four Fiends of the East Sea, who are wanted by the Demon Slaying Divisions of several prefectures. If they were not careful, how could they have been active for so many years without any problems?

Now that things have turned out this way, not only is it impossible to acquire Jin Xialu from the Four Fiends of the East Sea, but he has also been resented by the Four Fiends of the East Sea for being Wei Yiling's accomplice.

Perhaps the Four Fiends' spies are secretly watching him, and they will make their move against him as soon as he leaves Lingxiao City.

"Why!"

After thinking it through completely, Li Ping couldn't help but sigh. He just wanted to get half of the Golden Dew through a trade, so why was it so difficult?

Why can't the Four Fiends of the East Sea just honestly come and trade with him?

Li Ping would accept being ripped off, so why go to such lengths?

Why are you forcing me?

……

Li Ping shook his head, leaped up, and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the cave dwelling of Wei Yiling and her sister.

Although their last meeting ended unhappily, Wei Yiling still left the location of her cave dwelling to Li Ping before leaving, so he knew their address very well.

The main reason Li Ping visited Wei Yiling at this time was to discuss jointly dealing with the Four Fiends of the East Sea.

He was a person who was devoted to health and wellness, kind to others, and disliked making enemies.

As a cunning cultivator, he didn't want an enemy constantly watching him in the shadows; it made him feel very insecure.

However, if it is absolutely necessary, and a feud has already been formed, the only way to put the enemy at ease is to quickly grind them to dust and extract their soul.

The leader of this small group of Four Fiends of the East Sea is in the mid-stage of Core Formation, while the other three are in the early stage of Core Formation. They are capable of threatening Li Ping's safety.

Moreover, the fact that they were able to cultivate to the Core Formation stage means that their own aptitude must be quite good.

The four of them can also acquire a lot of resources in the East Sea by sticking together. Who knows when the remaining three will break through to the early stage of Core Formation, and then they will be even more difficult to deal with.

Thinking of the leader of the Four Fiends, who was in the mid-stage of Core Formation, and the hope of breaking through to the late-stage of Core Formation, he might have to face the pursuit of four Core Formation cultivators led by a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

This outcome made him even more uneasy.

In the Western Wilderness, Li Ping always used aliases to cause trouble, and even if he made enemies, he wasn't too worried.

But now that he himself has made a great enemy, how could he dare to let his enemy cultivate peacefully outside?

"To dare to intimidate and threaten me, this is no ordinary cultivator; we must strike hard and eliminate them as soon as possible!"

Li Ping made a decision: while they still have the strength to deal with the Four Fiends of the East Sea, they should annihilate them as soon as possible and not give them any more time to develop.

……

Whoosh!

The blue light descended before a quiet, elegant cave dwelling covering several acres. As the light dissipated, Li Ping's figure was revealed inside.

Li Ping took out a communication talisman, spoke a few words into it, and then threw it directly into the formation that enveloped the cave.

Then he stood there and waited quietly.

In less than a moment, the gate to the cave was opened, and Wei Yiling walked out.

Upon seeing Li Ping standing outside the cave, a hint of joy clearly appeared in her eyes, but her disdainful words immediately followed: "Weren't you focused on health preservation? You've been preserving your health for half a year, and what have you achieved?"

Clearly, she had been waiting for Li Ping to come to her for the past six months.

Li Ping ignored her strange tone and pointed inside the door: "Fellow Daoist Wei, may we go in and talk?"

"Hmph! Come in!" With that, Wei Yiling turned and walked into the courtyard, leaving Li Ping with only her slender back view.

Li Ping ignored Wei Yiling's arrogance; he was a man who could bend and stretch.

He needed the help of Wei Yiling and her sister to deal with the Four Fiends of the East Sea, so what did it matter if he was slightly disliked?

Moreover, if he wasn't mistaken, Wei Yiling was clearly a tsundere who said one thing but did another.

Following Wei Yiling into the elegant cave, Li Ping walked around, taking in the surroundings of the cave.

Although Wei Yiling's cave dwelling was smaller than the riverside cave dwelling he rented, it was still a decent place with a high-grade third-tier spiritual environment.

However, the cave's area is relatively small, and if it were to supply the cultivation needs of two late-stage Core Formation cultivators, it would likely encounter a problem with insufficient spiritual energy.

However, Wei Yiling's sworn sister was seriously injured and was still recuperating to restore her original essence. With only Wei Yiling cultivating, the spiritual energy should be sufficient.

Li Ping could understand Wei Yiling's actions very well.

The two sisters earned their cultivation resources by hunting demons, and they probably didn't live a very comfortable life on a daily basis. After her adopted sister was injured, Wei Yiling bought precious spiritual materials and spared no effort to save her adopted sister's life.

The two sisters earned their cultivation resources by hunting demons, and they probably didn't live a very comfortable life on a daily basis. After her adopted sister was injured, Wei Yiling bought precious spiritual materials and spared no effort to save her adopted sister's life.

It must have cost quite a bit.

Having made such formidable enemies as the Four Fiends of the East Sea, she certainly wouldn't go to the East Sea to hunt demons alone, and her sworn sister still doesn't know when she'll recover.

In summary, cutting costs is a prudent approach.