Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

A good title is hard to come up with: Read this book!

in fact.

Li Ping didn't really need to be in such a hurry to acquire fourth-tier alchemy skills.

Given the characteristics of the "Ze Shui Yang Sheng Jue" (a martial arts manual for nourishing life through the marshland), it would take him at least two hundred years to reach the peak of the mid-stage of Core Formation.

All he needs to do before that is acquire a high-level alchemy technique.

Chao Xuan is already over 420 years old this year, and he can only live for another 80 years at most.

Rather than wasting energy and time in a battle of wits with someone suspected of being a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, thus delaying his own cultivation, Li Ping preferred to use his age advantage to outlive him.

Once Chao Xuan dies, someone else will take over the Pill Saint's alchemy furnace.

Li Ping didn't believe that the person who took over would also have a personality like Chao Xuan, never straying from the sect. He thought that would be his chance.

Of course, there is a possibility.

Chao Xuan successfully formed his Nascent Soul in the remaining time of his lifespan.

If such a situation were to occur, Li Ping would not hesitate to abandon his efforts to deal with him and instead seek to acquire advanced alchemy techniques through other channels.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, and Xu Dansheng is not the only fourth-level alchemist.

"Let's take it slow. Even if we can't get what we want, we can make do with a high-grade third-tier alchemist's inheritance for now!"

Li Ping pondered silently.

……

I devoted myself to arduous cultivation, and before I knew it, three years had passed.

Li Ping pushed open the door and came out of the cave by the river.

Inside the courtyard, Wei and Feng stood there, looking pretty and waiting for him. When they saw Li Ping emerge from seclusion, they both smiled.

Over the course of three years, Li Ping would leave the pass once a year for four reasons.

First, he had to handle Cai Baixuan's alchemy commissions; second, he had to inspect the second-hand magical artifacts and high-grade spiritual materials he had acquired; third, he had to disguise himself and go to the Shadow Killing Tower in the black market to update information about Chao Xuan; and fourth, he had to deal with the Soul Devouring Restriction in the souls of Wei and Feng.

The two had already learned from experience and knew exactly when Li Ping would leave the pass, so they would arrive early to wait for him.

Li Ping nodded and walked towards the pavilion in the courtyard, gesturing with his eyes for the two to follow.

After healing the two of them by scraping their souls, he was about to tell them to leave when he caught a glimpse of Feng Xishuang looking hesitant.

He frowned inwardly, but showed no sign of it on his face, and asked calmly, "Fellow Daoist Feng, is there a problem?"

Upon hearing his question, Wei Yiling hurriedly stood up, waving her hands haphazardly, "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

As she spoke, she gestured to Feng Xishuang with her eyes to be quiet.

However, Feng Xishuang ignored her suggestive glances and said softly, "Sister Yiling, don't be silly. Now that we are disciples of the Tianqiao Sect, we should naturally let Fellow Daoist Li know what we do."

Li Ping nodded, signaling her to continue.

When Feng Xishuang finished her calm description, Wei Yiling looked at him with a somewhat unfocused gaze, but he was lost in thought.

The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Great Harmony Society forced the two to join and placed a Soul-Devouring Restriction on their souls in order to make them work for the Great Harmony Society. Naturally, it was impossible for the two to be allowed to move freely for a long time.

About a month ago, their Datong Order also conveyed the message.

The message instructed them to go to the East China Sea to assist the higher-ups in hunting down a late-stage Tier 3 monster.

Wei Yiling believed that the two of them could go and return quickly, completing the mission within a year, so there was no need to specifically inform Li Ping and disturb his cultivation.

Feng Xishuang felt that, in any case, the two should inform Li Ping about this matter in advance.

That's why I did what I just did.

Li Ping glanced at Wei Yiling: "A haughty little brat."

In fact, Li Ping didn't have any good solutions for the tasks assigned by the Datong Society.

He had only been treating the two for a mere four years, and only a small portion of the Soul-Devouring Restriction within their souls had been removed.

In this situation, if the two dared to disobey the orders of the Datong Society's higher-ups, the other party would remotely detonate the Soul-Devouring Restriction, leaving them with only one path: death.

Therefore, this is a task that the two of them must undertake.

Perhaps Wei Yiling took this into consideration, which is why she thought of keeping it a secret to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Of course, the main reason she did this was because she thought the mission wouldn't be difficult.

Both she and Feng Xishuang were mid-stage Core Formation cultivators. Even if they couldn't kill a late-stage third-tier demonic beast, they were unlikely to face any mortal danger.

After asking in detail, Li Ping could only say, like an incompetent husband, "Go and come back soon, and be careful."

……

After treating the two women, Li Ping disguised himself and went to the black market to update Chao Xuan with the latest information.

As expected, Chao Xuan had remained in Cangyun Mountain like a tortoise for the past year, without moving an inch or showing any intention of going out.

Helpless, Li Ping considered reducing the update frequency and updating the intelligence at Shadow Kill Tower once every two years.

After returning to Caibaixuan from the black market, Li Ping spent half a day appraising the second-tier magic artifacts he wanted to sell.

After doing all this, he returned to his training room to meditate and cultivate in seclusion.

Over the years, Li Ping has been refining low-grade third-tier pills himself and others. He can feel that the innate spiritual energy he has absorbed from low-grade third-tier pills is almost saturated.

Once he reaches saturation, he will stop accepting alchemy commissions.

At the very least, he will no longer agree to accept spirit stones as payment from those who commission him. He will either have to provide spiritual materials that he deems acceptable, or allow him to take a cut from the cost of the pills. Otherwise, he will not waste his time.

Extracting the essence from the elixir allows for the preparation of the second golden elixir in advance.

In this way, he will have ample time to successfully shatter his core and form his nascent soul.

The second Golden Core cultivator can quickly improve their cultivation level and form a second Nascent Soul by taking medicine.

With many thoughts flashing through his mind, Li Ping sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and quickly immersed himself in ascetic cultivation.

……

A year later, when he emerged from seclusion again, he saw that Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang had completed the mission of the Great Harmony Society and returned safely.

From them, Li Ping learned that the Datong Society had gathered nine mid-stage Core Formation cultivators for this mission. Under the command of a veiled female cultivator, they set up an array and successfully killed a late-stage third-tier demon beast.

Overall, the mission was a close call.

After completing their mission, the two women also earned a considerable number of guild contribution points, which could be used to exchange for treasures in the Datong Guild's secret vault.

Li Ping nodded slightly, while reminding the two that during the mission, they should not consider contribution points, but prioritize survival.

Both of them nodded to indicate that they understood.

……

This is because the frequency of updating information about Chao Xuan has been reduced.

Therefore, after leaving the pass this year, Li Ping did not go to the black market, but went directly to Caibaixuan to handle the buying and selling of those second-hand magical artifacts.

Perhaps because the Lingxiao City auction is approaching, a large number of cultivators have come to Lingxiao City, and Caibaixuan has received more than ten second-hand magic artifacts this year.

Li Ping patiently checked each item one by one.

Click to begin your wondrous journey of "Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation".