Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 399 Hidden Forces and Information

Inside the pavilion.

Li Ping removed his hand from Wei Yiling's wrist and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Wei, if this pace continues, you should be able to completely break free from the Soul Devouring Restriction in about fifteen years."

"Hmph!"

After suffering a mental injury, Wei Yiling's face appeared somewhat pale, but upon hearing Li Ping's words, she still hummed in agreement.

Li Ping was unfazed by her attitude and asked, "Fellow Daoist Wei, how is your puppetry research going?"

He taught the third-order puppetry technique to Wei and Feng at the same time. Feng Xishuang had already begun to study the second-order puppetry technique and had consulted Li Ping on related issues many times.

Every time Feng Xishuang asked a question, Wei Yiling could only stand by and wait silently, just like a student blinking at a top student asking a teacher a difficult question.

Li Ping could naturally guess that her puppetry skills were probably not very good, at least not as good as Feng Xishuang's.

However, he really didn't know the specifics.

Upon hearing Li Ping's question, Wei Yiling's face showed embarrassment.

He blurted out things like, "Puppets are just a minor skill, I'm too lazy to study them," and "Low-level puppets aren't very helpful and have no real meaning."

As for the specifics of her research, Li Ping never heard anything from her.

But based on Wei Yiling's reaction, he basically understood.

If you didn't bring your homework, it means you didn't do it.

……

After seeing Wei Yiling off, Li Ping called Meng Wanjun over and asked about the operation of Caibaixuan during his seclusion.

He learned this from Meng Wanjun.

Apart from the lack of progress in acquiring Star Attribute Materials and related material news, everything else is normal.

In addition, there was a commission to refine pills, which Li Ping had to decide whether to accept.

"A pill-refining commission?" Li Ping couldn't help but be surprised. "Is he willing to let me take 20% of the pill's success, or can he provide the spiritual materials I need?"

Meng Wanjun shook her head: "No, he hopes to speak with you in person, young master."

"A face-to-face meeting?" Li Ping's interest was piqued.

As he was about to go to Caibaixuan to inspect the secondhand magical artifacts he had received, he immediately nodded and said, "Then I'll go and see this person."

"oh."

Meng Wanjun seemed somewhat sullen.

Upon arriving at Caibai Pavilion, Chu Xiu, humming a little tune, lightly presented several secondhand magical artifacts to Li Ping.

Perhaps it was because he was in high spirits, but even though he was nearly a hundred years old, Chu Xiu looked much better than he had in previous years.

With hope for the future, his eyes shone with light.

Li Ping didn't care about his personal affairs; he only hoped that he could work more overtime, keep up the good work, and acquire more useful second-hand magical artifacts for himself.

He glanced at the secondhand magical artifacts on the table, picked them up one by one to examine them, but unfortunately found nothing, only adding a few more items to the shop that could be sold.

When Chu Xiu came to collect the secondhand magical artifact as instructed, Li Ping couldn't help but tease him, "Young friend Chu, I heard you've had two more children in the past few years. You should take better care of your kidneys!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, senior. I am in good health."

Chen Guang, standing to the side, also laughed and explained, "Senior, you don't know, but this old codger recently went to the mortal realm and bought a pair of newly-adult twin sisters as concubines. He's truly a shameless old man who has no respect for his elders."

"Tch, old Chen, if you're not good enough, you're not good enough. Envy me won't help you." Chu Xiu immediately retorted.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guang immediately protested: "I'm not good enough? Old man Chu, don't slander me..."

Two centenarians with white hair walked away, bickering as they went. Li Ping couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Even a cultivator like Chu Xiu, who is a hundred years old and at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, is at the bottom of the cultivation world, but among mortals, he is an absolute 'immortal'.

As far as he knew, whether in the Great Zhou Dynasty or the Western Wilderness, many cultivators, after losing hope on the path to immortality, returned to the mortal realm to enjoy wealth and honor, and lived out their lives as immortal masters.

As long as they don't do anything too outrageous, no one cares about them.

In Li Ping's view, people like Chu Xiu and Chen Guang, who are older and still stay in Lingxiao City to work hard and contribute their remaining energy to pave the way for future generations, can be considered "promising young people".

……

Li Ping didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged cultivator, dressed in a light blue robe, wearing a square scarf on his head, with a slightly plump figure and a round belly, walked in.

Upon seeing Li Ping and sensing the aura emanating from him, he was taken aback at first, but quickly smiled and said, "Congratulations on breaking through to the mid-stage of Core Formation, Fellow Daoist Li. I am He Chuan, and I have long admired your name."

"So it's Fellow Daoist He," Li Ping replied with a smile.

Judging from the aura emanating from the middle-aged cultivator, he determined that this person was a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

Judging from his reaction upon seeing me, he probably knew about me and knew that I was also a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

He probably didn't expect that he would break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation during this period, which is why his expression was somewhat surprised.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist He wants me to refine pills?" Li Ping didn't have much time to waste, so as soon as the two sat down, he asked directly.

He Chuan smiled and said, "Indeed, I recently collected a batch of medicinal herbs. I've heard that Fellow Daoist Li has an extremely high success rate in alchemy, so I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Li for help."

"Refining pills is no problem." Li Ping nodded slightly. "But Fellow Daoist He, you should know the rules for asking me to help, right?"

Hearing this, He Chuan gave a wry smile: "Fellow Daoist Li, to be honest, this batch of spiritual herbs was something I collected with great difficulty, and it is related to my own cultivation, so it is impossible for you to take a cut from it. As for the star attribute materials that you need, I don't have them either."

Li Ping looked at him calmly, waiting for him to continue.

Core Formation cultivators are all intelligent people. If He Chuan wasn't confident he could impress them, he wouldn't have shown up here at all.

Sure enough, after explaining his predicament...

He Chuan then smiled and said, "However, I have some news that you might be interested in, Fellow Daoist Li. If you'd like to hear it, I'll tell you."

"News?" Li Ping looked at him in surprise, but finally nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist He, why don't you tell me?"

Seeing that Li Ping did not directly refuse, He Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to explain.

Li Ping listened and nodded slightly.

What He Chuan told him was actually news of an underground auction that would be held sixteen years later.

This auction was organized by a secretive force, and only cultivators at the Core Formation stage or above were invited to participate. The items on display were incredibly diverse, including even forbidden items from the demonic path.

He Chuan told Li Ping that he might have a chance to obtain the required star attribute materials at this auction.

Enjoy reading "Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation".