Mortal Alchemy

Chen Ping's expression changed abruptly, his gaze sharp: "What did you say?"

Chen Ping instinctively felt disbelief.

This woman, Mu Xingling, was extremely scheming and adept at plotting; how could she possibly be pregnant with his child?

Moreover, it had been about twenty years since the demonic cultivator turmoil; even if she were pregnant with his child, she should have given birth long ago; how could she still be in her sixth month now?

Old Ancestor Mu's tone was somber: "She is indeed carrying your flesh and blood."

Chen Ping sneered: "Do you think I'd believe that?"

Old Ancestor Mu explained calmly: "Back then, around the time you advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, I had her swear a heart demon oath, requiring her to conceive your child."

"And her coming to Floatlight Market to accompany you was precisely to obtain your child."

"Originally, things were going smoothly, but she failed to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage once, leaving hidden ailments in her body."

"Four months after conceiving, the living fetus turned into a stillborn."

"But you know her personality; she wanted to preserve this child."

"In all the world, there is only one way to bring a child back to life: tribulation."

"Therefore, she followed this old ancestor into the demonic path, rapidly increasing her cultivation, all for the sake of advancing to the Golden Core stage."

"After the Golden Core tribulation, the fetus was revived, regaining vitality."

"But the Golden Core Heart Demon Tribulation and the heart demon oath appeared simultaneously, leaving her severely injured, hanging by a thread."

"She needs a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water to heal her divine soul and dispel the demonic nature."

Hearing the truth, Chen Ping's heart trembled, his expression moved: "My child…"

He himself had encountered such a scene when undergoing his Heart Demon Tribulation, a lifetime of bitterness, unable to leave behind offspring.

If he were to disregard this now, he feared that when he advanced to the Nascent Soul stage next year, this matter would reappear during the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Old Ancestor Mu looked at Chen Ping: "If you don't give the Three Lights Divine Water, then there will only be two lives lost."

"The decision is in your hands."

As far as Old Ancestor Mu was concerned, he was about to pass away; originally, he should have passed away after Mu Xingling advanced to the Golden Core stage, but Mu Xingling's advancement to the Golden Core stage had encountered such a problem.

He didn't even know about Mu Xingling carrying his flesh and blood beforehand.

If Mu Xingling were to die like this, and he were also to pass away, then his Mu family would have no successors; what would the deaths of thousands of Mu family members amount to?

Sacrificing and giving so much, wasn't it all for the family, for a new Golden Core cultivator to appear, to care for the clansmen, and to fulfill the family's long-cherished wish?

On a small island, a flying treasure ship was stationed.

Chen Ping saw Mu Hailong.

There were also many direct descendants of the Mu family, each surrounded by demonic energy, having become demonic cultivators.

Demonic cultivators were easy to distinguish; the pupils of demonic cultivators were crimson.

Back then, thousands of members of the Mu family had died, but the most direct core members had already been secretly taken away, along with the resources accumulated by the Mu family over hundreds of years.

These resources were a considerable sum.

Arriving outside the main hall, Old Ancestor Mu said: "Go in; she's inside. Whether or not you save her, the decision is in your hands."

Chen Ping inserted the Purple Firmament Sword outside the main hall; even with the formation in place, it couldn't stop Chen Ping from communicating with his natal sword treasure. Any disturbance outside would be reported to Chen Ping by the Purple Firmament Sword at the first moment.

Chen Ping walked into the main hall. What came into view was Mu Xingling, her eyes tightly closed, her face pale, her aura fluctuating incessantly, as if her Golden Core was about to shatter and collapse.

Mu Luofei was wearing a black robe of a demonic cultivator, her appearance unchanged compared to twenty years ago.

Chen Ping extended his divine sense, carefully examining Mu Luofei's physical condition.

Her lower abdomen was slightly bulging. Chen Ping placed a hand on it and could feel a fetus inside. He could even feel that it was his own flesh and blood.

Chen Ping took a deep breath: "It's true; you didn't deceive me."

At this moment, Mu Xingling's Golden Core was covered with cracks and was dim and lusterless.

She had truly reached a life-or-death situation.

Chen Ping gazed at Mu Xingling's jade face, his heart filled with emotions that were difficult to calm.

In that case, everything Old Ancestor Mu said was true.

For the sake of the child, she was willing to enter the demonic path, just to advance to the Golden Core stage as soon as possible and turn the stillborn into a living fetus.

Chen Ping's gaze was complex, and many questions涌入ed his heart.

Even if the first child was a stillborn, she could have miscarried and conceived again. Or was it that her foundation was damaged, making it difficult for her to conceive again in the future?

Why didn't she say it?

He and Mu Xingling had concealed too many secrets from each other.

But it was true that Mu Xingling was pregnant with his flesh and blood, and it was true that she entered the demonic path for the sake of the child.

Chen Ping pondered for a long time, then took out a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water from his spatial ring.

He slowly fed the Three Lights Divine Water to Mu Xingling.

Then, he used his own magical power to help Mu Xingling refine the Three Lights Divine Water.

A hazy rainbow of light emerged from Mu Xingling's body.

A celestial demon will emerged, flying out from within the Golden Core.

Chen Ping's spiritual body sword manifestation appeared, and sword energy gushed out, obliterating this celestial demon will cleanly.

Afterward, Mu Xingling's aura stabilized, and the originally dim and lusterless Golden Core began to gradually emit specks of starlight.

This was good news.

But the bad news was that Mu Xingling's situation had been dragged on for too long; the starlight within the Golden Core could not be retained, but drifted out through the cracks in the Golden Core and dissipated.

One bottle of Three Lights Divine Water was still not enough to save Mu Xingling's life.

If things continued like this, Mu Xingling's ending would still be two lives lost!

Chen Ping frowned, unhesitatingly cutting open his wrist, urging his essence blood to drip into Mu Xingling's lips, helping Mu Xingling heal.

But even so, it only healed Mu Xingling's physical injuries and could not repair the Golden Core.

The characteristic of Chen Ping's Golden Core was healing the divine soul, and his essence blood was healing the physical body. Moreover, the Dan Pattern Auspicious Phoenix Art had not yet been fully mastered, so he could not use the power of 'Law' to save Mu Xingling.

Chen Ping frowned tightly, and his eyes also revealed anxiety:

"Ordinary methods cannot save her, nor can they protect the child."

Chen Ping pondered for a long time, and finally took out a jade box.

Inside was a fourth-order spiritual medicine, the Vajra Angry Eyes Fruit.

The characteristic of this fruit was firmness, which could directly act on the divine soul and the Golden Core. After all, it was a fourth-order spiritual medicine, and perhaps there were not many in the entire Eastern Domain cultivation world.

It was originally bestowed upon the Eastern Domain cultivation world by the Immortal Gate of the Central Domain to select elite talents.

This was originally something Chen Ping had prepared for his own advancement to a fourth-order body cultivator next year.

But now, Mu Xingling's life was hanging by a thread. If he hesitated, then it would be two lives lost, planting a hidden danger for his own heart demon.

"Whether she can survive or not depends on fate." Chen Ping didn't know whether this Vajra Angry Eyes Fruit could cure Mu Xingling.

But this was the only method he had left, and it was also his most precious possession.

Chen Ping took out the Vajra Angry Eyes Fruit and began to refine the fruit.

Fourth-order items were extraordinary and transcendent. Even with Chen Ping's third-order Golden Core power, it was very difficult to refine.

Chen Ping exerted all his strength, refining the fruit, and the medicinal power entered Mu Xingling's lips drop by drop.