Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

A cultivator in the Qi Refining stage.

Whether it's alchemy or weapon crafting, external fire is required.

If conditions permit, one can ignite the fire from the earth's core; this fire is stable and easy to control.

Those without the necessary resources can only use spirit charcoal to start a fire, supplemented by array formations to control the temperature.

Some cultivators also raise fire-attribute demonic beasts to use their demonic fire for alchemy and weapon crafting.

But it's not so troublesome for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Foundation Establishment cultivators generate innate true fire within their bodies. In terms of power and control, although it is not as good as earth fire, it is far superior to demonic fire.

Since there was no earth fire supply on Immortal Peach Mountain, Master Hu used innate true fire to refine pills.

As he began to purify the medicinal herbs with true fire, the temperature inside the alchemy room quickly began to rise.

The Wang family patriarch sat cross-legged several feet away, staring intently at Master Hu's movements, revealing his nervousness.

One by one, the medicinal herbs disappeared, and a rich medicinal fragrance gradually filled the alchemy room, while the alchemy furnace swayed slightly.

Before we knew it, ten days had passed.

Suddenly, Master Hu's expression turned solemn. He formed a hand seal and softly uttered, "Rise!"

Whoosh!

The lid of the alchemy furnace was lifted, and two beams of light flew out and landed in front of Master Hu, causing the temperature in the alchemy room to rise significantly again.

As the rosy light faded, two pills the size of pigeon eggs were revealed. Master Hu did not reach out to take them, but instead used his magic to control the two pills to float in front of the Wang family patriarch.

Master Hu wiped the sweat from his brow and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Wang, I have successfully completed your mission; two pills have been formed!"

"Only two." The Wang family patriarch was taken aback, but immediately smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Master Hu."

In theory, using a 700-year-old golden marrow jade mushroom as the main ingredient, under ideal conditions, a maximum of three Foundation Establishment Pills can be refined.

However, if it fails, it's quite normal not to be able to refine even a single Foundation Establishment Pill.

Now, having successfully formed two foundation-building pills, he has already met his expectations. His most favored junior has the aptitude of two spiritual roots, and with the assistance of foundation-building pills, the probability of him successfully establishing his foundation is still quite high.

With this thought in mind, the Wang family patriarch finally felt relieved.

"As long as another Foundation Establishment cultivator can be born in the family, everything will be worthwhile."

……

Thirty days later, in Li Ping's cave.

A female cultivator from the Meng family respectfully said, "Senior Li, this is the amount of spirit stones you received from selling spirit talismans. The cost of the materials you purchased has already been deducted. Please count them."

Li Ping scanned the pile of spirit stones on the table with his divine sense, as well as the considerable number of second-tier talisman-making materials.

After confirming the quantity was correct, he smiled and nodded: "That's right, it's this number."

Upon hearing Li Ping's words, the female cultivator from the Meng family breathed a sigh of relief: "Then this junior will not disturb your cultivation any longer, senior."

Before coming, she was actually quite nervous.

After all, many of the Foundation Establishment seniors on the mountain have eccentric temperaments.

Not only are they eccentric, but they also hold very high positions, and their own ancestors value their opinions highly.

As a cultivator sent by the Meng family to deal with the Foundation Establishment seniors on the mountain, she was always very careful in every transaction, afraid of making a mistake and angering these Foundation Establishment seniors.

If such a thing were to happen, she was certain that her family would transfer these Foundation Establishment cultivators away from Immortal Peach Mountain in order to appease them.

The annual income of a steward at Immortal Peach Mountain is far higher than that of other stewards in the family, and the female cultivator does not want to be transferred away.

She had heard that some Foundation Establishment seniors on the mountain were very particular about every penny, and would often fly into a rage over a mistake involving a spirit stone or two.

This is considered normal. Some Foundation Establishment seniors even like to touch and grope these low-level cultivators during transactions, saying strange things like, "You don't want to lose this job, do you?"

"Fortunately, Senior Li isn't that kind of weirdo. He's quite easy to get along with and won't deliberately make things difficult for low-level cultivators like us," the Meng family female cultivator thought to herself as she respectfully withdrew.

……

After watching the female cultivator from the Meng family leave, Li Ping waved his sleeve and put the spirit stones on the table, as well as many talisman-making materials, into his storage bag.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, the annual gathering day for the members of the Tongzhou Society. Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, and the others will be arriving later.

Li Ping had already informed the managers of Xiantao Mountain in advance, instructing them to allow Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, and the others to pass.

Sitting in the pavilion, a smile appeared in Li Ping's eyes.

A month later, he not only completely transformed the magical power in his body into the power of the Nourishing Life Technique, but also began to cultivate the first level of the Nourishing Life Technique.

Of course, since he had not absorbed the "innate qi" from the elixir, the current power of the health cultivation technique did not show any extraordinary characteristics and was no different from ordinary magic power.

The second-tier superior alchemist inheritance from Master Hu is not so easy to obtain for the time being. Li Ping plans to go to the market in the Immortal City after the New Year, or ask the Meng family for help to see if he can buy a first-tier alchemist inheritance and practice it first.

With his current wealth, he could easily buy a first-grade, high-level alchemy master's legacy.

……

While Li Ping was pondering, Zhang Tie's voice came from beside him: "Brother, this place is really too magnificent."

Li Ping looked up and saw Zhang Tie sneaking in from outside the courtyard. He looked rather restrained and uncomfortable.

Because his six siblings were coming today, Li Ping didn't completely seal off the formation. Instead, he left a door in the formation of the courtyard, which allowed Zhang Tie to walk in directly.

Li Ping smiled and waved, "Second brother, come and sit down!"

……

That evening, the seven cultivators from the Fellowship gathered in the main hall of Li Ping's cave. Li Ping could clearly feel the envy in the eyes of the others.

Compared to Li Ping's luxurious cave dwelling covering thousands of acres, the outer city where they lived was practically a latrine.

But at the same time, this also strengthened their resolve to build their foundation.

Once they become Foundation Establishment cultivators, they too can ascend to the heavens in a single leap, just like their elder brother.

The seven of them first discussed their cultivation progress. However, since they had already gathered once a few months ago when Li Ping was building his foundation, this time the time was too short.

Therefore, the cultivation levels of the cultivators in the Fellowship have not changed much compared to that time.

Only the third brother, Gu Musheng, successfully advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining by obtaining a Qi Condensation Pill from Master Hu's eldest disciple, Feng Qufeng.

There is also the fifth brother, Qi Hanmo. According to him, he has made progress in his musician skills during this period and has now become a first-class superior musician.

Upon hearing his words, everyone, including Li Ping, looked at him in surprise.

Although musicians are considered a low-to-mid-level profession among the various arts of cultivation, they are easy to learn and unlike professions such as alchemy and weapon crafting, which require a huge amount of resources to study.

But don't forget, Qi Hanmo's cultivation level is only at the early stage of Qi Refining, and he will only be twenty-seven years old after the New Year.

It was quite surprising that someone could become a first-class superior musician at such a young age.

Clearly, Qi Hanmo has a strong talent for music!

Of course, his rapid progress is probably also related to his love of music.