Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 375 Two Years of Life

This trip to the Xu family.

Li Ping's original plan was to infiltrate the Xu family under the guise of Xu Zhuochen, and then take the opportunity to obtain the alchemy furnace used by Xu Dansheng during his lifetime.

Ultimately, Li Ping had to abandon the plan because the alchemy furnace had already been left to Chao Xuan by the Alchemy Saint.

But that doesn't mean he gained nothing from the trip.

At least, he determined the whereabouts of the alchemy furnace.

Once you know where the item is, things become much easier.

Chao Xuan stayed inside the Heavenly Thunder Sect; he had no other choice.

But Chao Xuan can't stay in the Thunder God Sect forever; there will always be a time for him to leave.

Once he's out of the sight of that Nascent Soul cultivator from the Thunderclap Sect, Li Ping can try to deal with him.

He might not be a match for Chao Xuan on his own, but what about Wei and Feng, who are disciples of the Tianqiao Sect?

In any case, he was not in a hurry to acquire higher-level alchemy techniques before reaching the bottleneck of the late stage of Core Formation.

Moreover, Li Ping didn't necessarily have to do it himself.

The Shadow Assassin Pavilion is known for its ability to assassinate late-stage Core Formation cultivators. He offered a large sum of money to hire assassins from the Shadow Assassin Pavilion to assassinate Chao Xuan and retrieve his alchemy furnace.

Of course, Li Ping didn't want too many people to know that he coveted the alchemy furnace on Chao Xuan's body.

He wouldn't go to Shadow Assassin Tower to issue missions unless absolutely necessary.

While pondering, Li Ping kept flying the flying boat under his feet towards Lingxiao City.

……

When setting off for Cangyun Mountain, Li Ping did not hesitate to use the Bloodwing Escape Technique to speed up the journey in order to save time.

Returning to Lingxiao City, things would naturally not be so extravagant.

By the time he finally returned to his cave dwelling by the river in Lingxiao City, a year had quietly passed.

Standing in the courtyard, Li Ping's eyes showed a look of emotion: "Unconsciously, I'm two hundred years old!"

Two hundred years old.

This is a number that ordinary people simply cannot imagine.

If he hadn't been led onto the path of cultivation by Master Ji by chance, if he hadn't gone to the Immortal City, if... he would probably have turned into a handful of dust long ago.

But now, as a Core Formation cultivator, he lives to be six hundred years old.

He had only lived a little over half of his life, yet he could still steadily and proudly look down upon the world for another four hundred years.

Li Ping exclaimed sincerely, "Cultivating immortality is great!"

……

Not long after returning, Li Ping met Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang again.

Both of them showed joy upon seeing Li Ping.

He guessed that the two of them were probably having an effective time practicing the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique".

This is a good thing, as it shows that both of them have a talent for puppetry.

As expected, Wei Yiling couldn't wait to speak up: "Fellow Daoist Li, Shuangmei and I have cultivated the divine sense technique you gave us, and we have already recovered our severed souls. Please heal us again quickly."

Feng Xishuang didn't speak, but judging from her expression, she was clearly looking forward to the upcoming treatment.

After all, cultivators seek freedom, immortality, and no one would willingly be controlled by others.

Li Ping smiled and nodded: "Okay."

The three sat in the pavilion. Wei Yiling eagerly reached out her hand, but Li Ping grasped her wrist with his palm and probed her body with his divine sense, once again entering her golden core.

However, he did not rush to cast a spell to cut off the part of the soul that had been implanted with the "Soul Devouring Restriction". Instead, he carefully observed the changes in the translucent, infant-like soul.

The part he severed last time has been repaired by Wei Yiling. If that part of his soul could only read one Xianxia novel in its entire life, it would probably be "Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation." Sure enough, the ghastly green Soul-Devouring Restriction was gone.

His treatment method worked!

After observing for a moment and confirming that there was no mistake, his divine sense once again transformed into a sharp blade array, directly severing a small piece of Wei Yiling's soul.

During the spellcasting, he could see Wei Yiling's soul tremble violently; clearly, the pain of her soul being torn apart was unbearable.

He withdrew his consciousness, ignoring Wei Yiling's pale face.

Li Ping then placed his hand on Feng Xishuang's delicate wrist, and entered her golden core with his divine sense to examine the changes in her spiritual consciousness.

"Huh!"

Upon seeing this, Li Ping couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

Because Feng Xishuang not only recovered the part of her lost soul through cultivation, but even gained some more, her soul is now stronger than that of an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Both of them were practicing the "Myriad Spiritual Techniques," and it was clear that Feng Xishuang's talent in the spiritual realm was stronger than Wei Yiling's.

Li Ping pondered for a moment before taking action to sever her forbidden soul. However, since her soul was now stronger than that of an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, Li Ping severed more of her soul.

In this way, she would naturally be able to solve the problem of the Soul Devouring Restriction faster than Wei Yiling.

Wei Yiling might need more than thirty years of hard work, while she probably only needs half that amount of effort.

Li Ping never expected that he would encounter someone with such exceptional talent in puppetry.

……

After treating the two, Li Ping looked at their pale faces, pondered for a moment, and then took out two jade slips from his storage bag and began to carve them in front of them.

"Really?" Wei Yiling was both surprised and delighted.

When the three of them joined forces to deal with the Four Fiends of the East Sea, she saw Li Ping's third-tier puppet and witnessed its enormous role in battle.

That's practically like having an extra Core Formation stage helper.

If she could also obtain a Tier 3 puppet, her combat power would undoubtedly increase significantly, which would surely make her overjoyed.

But while she was delighted, she was also somewhat surprised that Li Ping was going to give them such a precious inheritance directly.

Li Ping smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true, but you must swear an oath of faith and not tell anyone."

Before this, when he treated the two women, he made them swear an oath to rebuild the Tianqiao Sect's lineage in the future.

Now that we are going to pass on the third-order puppetry technique to them, it is only natural that we should make the two of them make a vow of Dao heart.

"No problem!" Wei Yiling nodded with a smile.

The two immediately placed their hands on the jade slip and swore an oath never to reveal the puppetry technique to outsiders.

Li Ping nodded, indicating that the two could now view the contents of the jade slip.

Feng Xishuang was somewhat reserved, simply putting the jade slip into her storage bag, intending to study it further when she returned.

Wei Yiling, however, couldn't wait to examine the contents of the jade slip on the spot.

But as she watched, the excitement on her face disappeared, leaving only frustration.

"A third-tier puppet requires so many materials to make! These materials alone must cost tens of thousands of spirit stones!" Wei Yiling muttered to herself. "No wonder Fellow Daoist Li only made one third-tier puppet."

Li Ping smiled and nodded.

He doesn't create more Tier 3 puppets simply because he looks down on their combat power.

However, there's no need to tell Wei Yiling about this.