txolops Chapter 90 Master Ji Arrives
Chapter 90 Master Ji Arrives
They watched as Old Man Lin and Zhang Tie left.
Li Ping's gaze then turned to another location in Immortal Peach Mountain, specifically the cave of the alchemy master "Hu Feng," who was disguised as a demonic cultivator.
Before leaving, the demonic cultivator left behind a jade slip in his cave that revealed his conspiracy with the Ye surname cultivator to assassinate the Wang family.
After Li Ping killed the demonic cultivator, he added a section to the jade slip that involved Dai Sangyu and Senior Brother Xiong.
Several days passed, and the Meng family members did not realize that the cave was empty, nor did they directly break in and see the jade slip left by the demonic cultivator.
After all, it's common for Foundation Establishment cultivators to go into seclusion for one or two years.
Especially the demonic cultivator, who has lived on Immortal Peach Mountain for more than ten years, has a great deal of trust with the Meng family. Even if he doesn't pay rent for a year or two, the Meng family will not bother him.
Therefore, it may be several years before the Meng family learns that the demonic cultivator has left without saying goodbye.
Only when that time comes will they force their way into the demonic cultivator's cave and see the jade slip left behind by the demonic cultivator.
Li Ping was not in a hurry about this, and he would not make any unnecessary trouble by reminding the Meng family. Let the Meng family discover it a few years later if they do.
A gentleman takes his revenge, even after ten years.
Besides, he has already killed the demonic cultivator. As long as he doesn't publicize it, the sword cultivator in the ditch will never be able to achieve perfect mental state and break through to the Core Formation stage in his lifetime.
Of course, given the good relationship between Li Ping and Hu Feng, he would still visit Hu Feng every few months and send him a communication talisman along the way.
Everything is as usual.
The gun has already been fired; he doesn't need to do anything more now, just let the bullet fly for a while longer.
……
Li Ping took out two jade slips from his storage bag. One of these jade slips was a third-tier alchemist inheritance that a cultivator surnamed Ye had traded to a demonic cultivator, who then gave it to him.
The other jade slip contained the first level of the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture" that he had copied from the blood-red armor plate!
He has been too busy lately to read the contents of the two jade slips.
First was the jade slip containing the inheritance of a third-tier alchemist. Li Ping's gaze fell upon it, and a line of text immediately appeared on it.
[A low-grade third-tier alchemist's inheritance, 100 mid-grade spirit stones, three thousand-year-old spirit herbs, and a third-tier spirit fire. These can be used as nourishment to master low-grade third-tier alchemy techniques.]
The requirements for a third-tier low-grade alchemist inheritance are significantly higher. Not only are the spirit stones replaced with mid-grade spirit stones, but three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and a third-tier spiritual fire are also needed.
Spirit stones are easy to obtain, but spirit herbs and spirit fire are not.
Thanks to the selfless contributions of the demonic cultivator, he already possessed a thousand-year-old spiritual herb, so he only needed to acquire two more thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.
As for the third-tier spirit fire, that's a bit troublesome.
Whether it's a thousand-year-old spiritual herb or a third-tier spiritual fire, these are generally things that only Core Formation cultivators can use. Once such spiritual items appear in the world, they will fall into their hands.
It's not easy for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to obtain.
In fact, Li Ping now has two choices regarding alchemy skills: one is the second-tier top-grade alchemy furnace left behind by the demonic cultivator, and the other is the third-tier alchemist's inheritance jade slip.
Either of these two options, whichever he chooses to inherit, will meet his needs and allow him to directly reach the Core Formation stage.
If the alchemy furnace is used as nourishment, the required nourishment is three five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs and one second-grade high-quality spiritual fire.
The requirements have been lowered considerably, but similarly, Li Ping can only inherit the second-tier high-grade alchemy skills, and he will also lose a second-tier top-grade alchemy furnace.
While directly inheriting the skills of a third-tier alchemist requires more precious nutrients, it allows one to advance directly to the third-tier alchemist level.
Furthermore, assuming the demonic cultivator didn't leave any mark on the alchemy furnace, he could still keep that second-tier top-grade alchemy furnace.
However, Li Ping considered that he might not be able to collect the nutrients himself.
Therefore, he planned to wait and see. If he couldn't gather enough nutrients for the inheritance of a third-tier alchemist before reaching the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage, he would settle for inheriting the skills of a second-tier high-grade alchemist.
After putting the jade slip containing the inheritance of a third-level alchemist into his storage bag, Li Ping's gaze fell on another jade slip beside him.
He picked up the jade slip and immersed his consciousness in it, carefully studying it.
After cultivating the Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture, the ability to change form and appearance is an essential skill for those seeking survival. He plans to put aside the cultivation of the Nourishing Life Technique and complete the first level of the Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture first.
With his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation level, he's practicing Qi Refining stage techniques, and he's only focusing on the body refining part. I estimate he'll reach the peak of body refining in less than a year.
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In the training room, several hours later, Li Ping put down the jade slip, a strange look in his eyes.
The first level of the Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture, the body-refining part, was indeed not too complicated. After only a few hours, he had basically grasped all the steps of cultivation.
What truly struck him as strange was the body-refining process of this cultivation technique.
Not only does it require a large amount of precious spiritual materials, but it also requires these materials to be used as cultivation resources and refined into the body using special methods during the cultivation process.
In Li Ping's view, it was as if he were the main ingredient, with various auxiliary ingredients added, to eventually forge a magical artifact.
"It sounds a bit like physical weakness leading to mechanical ascension!" Li Ping couldn't help but wonder, "Is all body tempering like this? Something feels off."
The doubts in his heart were fleeting. He thought of how the demonic cultivators had relied on this technique to change their appearance and come and go without a trace, causing chaos in the immortal city.
Li Ping quickly made up his mind.
Body tempering is essential!
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Li Ping glanced at the materials needed for the first stage of body refinement and found that they could all be purchased in the Immortal City.
However, he also cultivates his body, which is a small but valuable trump card in critical moments. He doesn't want anyone to know about it, so he still needs to personally purchase these materials.
It took Li Ping almost half a month to travel to all the shops and black markets in Xiancheng, sometimes wearing a mask to hide his identity, and sometimes showing his true self openly.
I have finally collected all the materials needed for the first stage of body tempering.
But just as he was about to begin his cultivation, the arrival of a special guest interrupted his plans.
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After being informed by the Meng family steward that someone had come to visit him, Li Ping hurriedly used his escape light to arrive at the foot of Immortal Peach Mountain.
With just one glance, he spotted the aged figure sitting in the hall talking to the Meng family steward.
Upon seeing the aged figure clearly, he hurried into the hall, grabbed the man's hand, and exclaimed excitedly, "Hahaha... Brother Ji, I never expected you to come to the Immortal City in person! Please forgive me for not being able to greet you properly!"
Upon seeing Li Ping arrive, the Meng family steward quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Senior Li."
Li Ping waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite, but his gaze fell on the elder in front of him.
This elder was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. He wore a gray robe, and his hair, beard, and eyebrows had all turned snow-white. Most notably, his long eyebrows almost reached his ears.
Although the elder looked very old, his eyes were clear and not cloudy.
I was a little tired because of the long journey.
The elder standing before Li Ping was none other than Master Ji Xiu, who had guided him onto the path of immortality and had provided him with much assistance at the beginning of his cultivation.
Upon hearing Li Ping's address, Master Ji smiled.
Back when Li Ping was in Jiang State, he and Li Ping were close friends despite their age difference.
He addressed Li Ping as "Brother Li," and Li Ping, in turn, called him "Brother Ji."
Before coming, Master Ji was actually a little apprehensive. After all, he hadn’t seen Li Ping for nearly thirty years, and Li Ping had now broken through to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Who knew if he would still pay attention to this old man?
But Li Ping's way of addressing him completely put his mind at ease; the other party was still the same old Brother Li.
Master Ji Xiu stood up, pointed to the two young men standing behind him, and said with a smile, "Brother Li, these two lads have never traveled far before. This is their first time coming to such a far place as Immortal City. I was worried about them, so I had no choice but to drag my old bones here to escort them."
Hearing him say this, Li Ping turned his gaze to the two boys beside Master Ji. The two boys immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Grandmaster (Senior)."
Li Ping could tell from their titles that the two boys were probably his master's great-grandson and Master Ji's grandson, respectively.
He smiled and nodded, then looked at Daoist Ji: "Brother Ji, now that we've come to this immortal city, let's stay here for a while before going back. Let's go, let's go to my cave to rest first."
Once outside the hall, Li Ping threw out the Floating Shadow Shuttle, inviting Daoist Ji Xiu to board the boat, and then had the two young men follow.
Once the three were settled, he piloted the Floating Shadow Shuttle into Immortal Peach Mountain, heading towards the cave dwelling.
The two boys leaned on the gunwale of the boat, looking around at their surroundings with great curiosity. When the airship flew into Xiantao Mountain, they stared wide-eyed at the scenery on the mountain.
Master Ji wasn't much better off. He touched the flying boat beneath his feet and clicked his tongue repeatedly, saying, "Brother Li, this flying boat of yours must be expensive."
Li Ping smiled and shook his head: "It's just a mere means of transportation."
The area of Immortal Peach Mountain is not large; in just a short while, the Floating Shadow Shuttle landed in front of Li Ping's cave.
They retracted the flying boat, activated the formation, and led Master Ji Xiu and the other two into the cave.
Sensing the rich spiritual energy within the cave, Daoist Ji Xiu was once again astonished. He had never cultivated in a spiritual land of level two or above in his entire life.
Bai Lin led Master Ji to sit down in the pavilion, where she served him spiritual tea. Li Ping also introduced her and Master Ji to each other.
Upon hearing that the white-haired elder before her was the young master's guide on the path of immortality, Bai Lin was surprised but also felt a greater respect for Master Ji.
Master Ji also had a good impression of Bai Lin, and even took out a mid-grade first-level magic weapon from his storage bag and gave it to Bai Lin as a gift.
At Li Ping's prompting, Bai Lin smiled and accepted the magical artifact.
Then, Li Ping inquired about the journey of Master Ji and the other two.
Master Ji took a sip of the spiritual tea and began to speak with a smile.