Four days later, Chu Ting's Alchemy Room once again emitted a pill fragrance. Li Maolin and Li Xiuzhu once again came to the Alchemy Room and waited for Chu Ting and Lu Ping to come out.
The protective array formation outside Chu Ting's alchemy room glowed brilliantly and split open at the same time. Chu Ting's graceful figure slowly walked out amidst the overflowing pill fragrance. Li Xiuzhu quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice. The two women chatted and laughed as they walked towards Li Maolin.
At this moment, the Alchemy Room on the other side also slowly opened. Lu Ping, dressed in blue robes, walked out with a calm expression. He reached out and brushed his robes, as if he had meditated for a long time.
Chu Ting stepped forward and handed a Jade Crystal bottle to Li Maolin. She said, "Niece has only refined three Seven Step Marked Pills. Refining two Seven Step Marked Pills on the second try is already niece's limit."
Li Maolin happily said, "Very good, very good! Niece's Alchemy skills have exceeded my expectations. Three Seven Step Marked Pills will be enough for your Junior Sister to break through to the Core Forging stage!"
After Chu Ting finished speaking, she and Li Xiuzhu both looked at Lu Ping, obviously provoking him. With three Seven Step Marked Pills in hand, Li Maolin looked at Lu Ping with a relaxed expression. Without waiting for Li Maolin to speak, Lu Ping smiled and said, "Miss Chu's Alchemy skills are really extraordinary. I admit defeat. This is a Seven Step Marked Pill that I tried my best to refine. Please, Senior Li, appreciate it!"
Lu Ping also handed over a Jade Crystal Bottle to Li Maolin. When Li Maolin saw that there was indeed a Seven Step Mark Pellet in the bottle, he was overjoyed and praised, "I didn't expect Little Brother Lu's alchemy skills to be so extraordinary. It's our Li Clan's honor to have Little Brother Lu's help!"
When Li Xiuzhu saw that Lu Ping had actually refined a Seven Step Marked Pill, his opinion of Lu Ping had clearly changed. Together with Li Maolin, he thanked Lu Ping. To be able to refine a pill like the Seven Step Marked Pill, there was no doubt that Lu Ping was an Alchemy Grandmaster. Thus, the Li Family's father and daughter treated him with even more respect than before.
Lu Ping, on the other hand, did not care. In any case, he did not intend to stay in the Li family for long. Instead, Chu Ting's gaze made Lu Ping feel somewhat unfathomable. There was a faint trace of disappointment in her eyes, as if the fact that he had refined the Seven Step Marked Pill had caused her to lose the basis for her judgment.
Lu Ping declined the Li Family's warm invitation to stay and returned to the cave outside the manor. Outside the cave, Xiao Sima was squatting on the ground and drawing something with a branch.
When he saw Lu Ping walking over, Xiao Sima threw the branch over and welcomed him with a joyful expression. Lu Ping looked at the drawing on the ground. It was a drawing of a five-hundred-year-old Wind-Hymn Herb. With just a few strokes, the Wind-Hymn Herb was perfectly drawn.
Lu Ping did not say anything. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Xiao Sima, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your cultivation has already broken through to the Mid Blood Refining Realm?"
When Xiao Sima saw that the drawing he drew on the ground did not attract Lu Ping's attention, he could not help but feel slightly disappointed. However, when he heard Lu Ping's praise, he still replied excitedly, "It's all because I earned some spirit stones from Senior. I only managed to break through the Mid Blood Refining Realm the day before yesterday."
After entering the cave, Lu Ping sat cross-legged on the cultivation platform. Xiao Sima stood beside him with his hands clasped behind his back. Lu Ping did not speak for a long time. Xiao Sima did not know why Lu Ping had called him here, so he could not help but feel a little anxious. He secretly glanced at Lu Ping.
Lu Ping suddenly opened his eyes. Xiao Sima who was looking at Lu Ping was startled and quickly looked away.
Lu Ping smiled and asked, "Xiao Sima, do you want to learn alchemy?"
Xiao Sima was shocked by Lu Ping's sudden question again. He was momentarily speechless. However, he was a quick-witted person after all. He quickly reacted and kneeled on the ground. He said, "I dare not lie to Senior. Xiao Sima indeed wants to be Senior's disciple and learn the art of alchemy."
Lu Ping smiled and asked, "Do you know why alchemy is so difficult?"
Xiao Sima shook his head and said, "I do not, please enlighten me, Senior."
Lu Ping shook his head and did not explain. Instead, he took out a jade scroll and said, "The art of alchemy cannot be passed down in a day. I plan to roam the Eastern Sea, so I will not be staying here for long. This jade scroll contains my understanding of alchemy during my early years. If you really have the determination and luck to become an Alchemist, you must study this jade scroll carefully and build a solid foundation. The path of an Alchemist is vast and boundless. Being able to recognize a few stalks of spiritual herbs is only the most basic ability."
Xiao Sima knew that his intelligence had been seen through by Lu Ping. His face flushed red and he stuttered, unable to speak.
Lu Ping continued, "In a few days, the Li Clan will make a move in the Three Family Cities. If there are any new shops opened by the Li Clan, I have already discussed it with Head Shopkeeper Li. You can go and apply for a job to purchase spiritual herbs. As for how much you can learn, it will all depend on your own efforts and fate."
When Xiao Sima saw that Lu Ping had stopped talking, he knew that today's matter had come to an end. He was smart to begin with. Although he did not become Lu Ping's disciple, he was able to enter the Li Clan's walls and obtain Lu Ping's inheritance. As long as he worked hard, his future achievements would not be small.
Lu Ping looked at Xiao Sima who kowtowed to him and then left the cave-dwelling. Lu Ping sat there, deep in thought. In the pitch-black cave-dwelling, only Lu Ping's eyes shone brightly.
Unbeknownst to him, Dabao had been thrown out of the spirit beast pouch by Lu Ping.
Recently, Dabao's life had been very miserable. This was because Dabao wasn't a talented monster. It was only because of Lu Ping's continuous supply of medicinal pellets that it grew from an inconspicuous Spirit Seeking Mouse to a Peak Early Blood Condensation Realm monster for the past decade or so. Dabao's growth was all thanks to Lu Ping's continuous supply of medicinal pellets.
When Lu Ping struggled to concoct pills for the Blood Refining Realm in order to become an alchemist, Dabao became Lu Ping's only customer. That was until Lu Ping obtained his second demonic beast.
From Lu Ping's point of view, Dabao's cultivation was like a castle in the air. His foundation was ridiculously weak. If he didn't do something soon, even if Dabao broke through to the mid Blood Condensation Realm, it would be impossible for him to reach the Core Forging Realm. He might not even be able to advance to the late Blood Condensation Realm.
Therefore, after Lu Ping exchanged for the pangolin's Condensed Blood Bead, he didn't let Dabao refine it immediately. Instead, he released Samling, Lu Dagui, and Lu Qin and started training Dabao. To put it nicely, it was to solidify his foundation.
Due to Lu Ping's indulgence, Dabao was used to being lazy. Lu Ping's other spiritual beasts were more or less dissatisfied with it. Samling was jealous. He was jealous that Lu Ping favored Dabao. From Samling's point of view, Lu Ping, who saw him as a father, could only give them his love. From Lu Qin's point of view, Dabao was an obscene rat who flaunted the tiger's might. He was good at acting cool and sneaking around, but he was not good at fighting enemies head-on. From Dagui's point of view, Dabao was a problematic spiritual beast. It didn't have the attitude to work hard for its master.
Dabao was mercilessly placed on the tea table by Lu Ping. He used each and every one of them to escape from the others' abuse. Dabao wanted to escape, but there was a talkative bird on its head. Dabao wanted to dig a hole, but there were three snakes following it. Dabao wanted to escape through the earth, but Lu Ping had cast a spell on the ground of the cave, and Dabao had bumped into a bump. Dabao wanted to slack off, but Dagui was a very dutiful spiritual beast, constantly watching over it.
It had to be said that the fastest way for a spiritual beast to improve was to let it continuously fight with other spiritual beasts. When it was used on Dabao, it was constantly running away.
Dabao wasn't born with only two innate talents: Spirit-Seeking and Earth Escape. However, the other spells it comprehended were all related to these two. Hence, in this hide-and-seek battle, Dabao finally became more and more slippery. The various spells and arrangements it used also became more and more reasonable. Even when the other five spiritual beasts joined forces, it was still very difficult to catch this spiritual beast with the lowest cultivation in the cave.
Of course, Dabao's weight also changed. If Dabao in the past was like a fat pig with a small head whose belly was about to fall to the ground, the current Dabao was like a clay ball without legs. When it walked, it was impossible to see its four legs, only a ball rolling around.
At this moment, Lu Ping also couldn't explain why its weight was directly proportional to its ability to escape.
At this time, Lu Ping had been in seclusion in the cave for half a year. Finally, Dabao received Lu Ping's approval. It swallowed a Condensed Blood Pearl and refined it, beginning to break through to the mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm.
Seeing how Dabao fell into a deep sleep so quickly, Lu Ping knew that Dabao's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Third Level of the Blood Condensation Realm and was only one step away from breaking through. That was why Dabao's breakthrough was so smooth. After refining the essence of the Condensed Blood Pearl, it would successfully break through to the mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm.
Lu Ping saw that other than Dabao, the other spiritual beasts had also improved. Dagui had finally entered the Fifth Level of the Blood Condensation Realm. Under Lu Ping's intentional suppression, Samling's cultivation was also at the Fifth Level of the Blood Condensation Realm. Lu Ping had high expectations for Samling. He didn't want them to neglect a solid foundation because of their rapid growth in cultivation. The Blue Phoenix's cultivation was progressing steadily, but because it had entered the late stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, its cultivation speed had slowed down. Now, it was also on the verge of breaking through to the Eighth Level of the Blood Condensation Realm.
Lu Ping was satisfied with the spiritual beasts' progress, so he turned his attention back to the twelve Genchen Pearls revolving around Lu Ping.
Lu Ping had gone through many twists and turns to obtain these twelve Spiritual Pearls. These twelve Spiritual Pearls were made of high quality materials, and they were compatible with Lu Ping's cultivation technique. They were the best choice for Lu Ping to use as his natal dharma artifact.
Although Lu Ping's natal Genchen diagram repeatedly stated that this natal dharma artifact was extremely powerful, it wasn't easy to forge and use. However, after Lu Ping obtained the twelve Spiritual Pearls, he didn't hesitate to forge it. Although Lu Ping was fully prepared for the difficulties, Lu Ping didn't expect that the difficulty of forging this natal dharma artifact was still beyond his imagination.
In the past six months, Lu Ping focused on the forging of the natal dharma artifact. Other than normal cultivation, it could be said that he put aside everything else. Because the forging of the natal dharma artifact was rarely done by others, everyone didn't want their last resort to be known by others. Lu Ping had only consulted Chen Lian about many questions regarding the natal dharma artifact. Although Lu Ping wasn't good at forging, he had to forge it himself.
In order to ensure the quality of his natal dharma artifact, Lu Ping was careful in every step of the forging. He didn't dare to be careless. He would rather spend a lot of time, energy, and mana to carve it carefully. In addition, there were a total of twelve Genchen dharma artifacts. The number far exceeded that of ordinary people, so the time spent was even longer. However, with the hard work of the past six months, the natal dharma artifact was finally close to perfection. Lu Ping looked forward to the twelve pearls even more.
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