Mortal Alchemy

"If you become a son-in-law of the Mu family, you only need to submit ten furnaces of pills a month and still receive a monthly stipend of two spirit stones."

"But now it's too late to regret it. Let's go, Senior Brother will take you to see the Hall Master for the assessment."

"If you don't pass the assessment, you won't want to know the consequences."

"Hall Master, Junior Brother Chen is applying for a formal assessment."

"Subordinate Chen Ping greets Hall Master Zuo."

Hall Master Zuo sat in the center of the main hall, slowly opened her beautiful eyes, glanced at Chen Ping, and said indifferently:

"Let's begin."

This was the second time Chen Ping faced a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he still felt pressure and tension.

Xu Fengshan brought the pill furnace and medicinal materials over.

In front of the two of them, Chen Ping naturally wouldn't expose the pill refining techniques from his inherited knowledge, but he was already proficient in refining Essence Qi Pills.

Even if he refined pills according to the method taught by Xu Fengshan, Chen Ping could still succeed.

He swallowed a Grain Avoidance Pill and began refining pills. Four hours later, he stopped refining with a pale face, his spiritual energy completely exhausted.

His body couldn't help but tremble. This bloodletting and foundation-damaging pill refining method was too uncomfortable for him.

Hall Master Zuo slightly raised her jade finger and cast a spell, opening the pill furnace. Seeing the ten freshly baked Essence Qi Pills inside, she nodded slightly.

"Chen Ping."

"Subordinate is here."

"In a month, you will be responsible for refining Essence Qi Pills. Submit twenty furnaces of Essence Qi Pills each month, with two days of rest at the end of the month. Your monthly stipend is two spirit stones.

If you fail to complete the task, your term will be extended by one year, and your monthly stipend will be canceled for that month."

Hiss.

Chen Ping gasped, this task's punishment was too terrifying.

He was already going to work for the Mu family for sixty years. If he failed to complete the monthly task, his term would be extended by one year, and his monthly stipend would be lost.

The Mu family really didn't treat them like humans, only as expendable materials for refining pills.

No wonder no one came to this Pill Hall, and the disciples of the Pill Hall were all working desperately, even if they were not feeling well.

Otherwise, they would have no hope of regaining their freedom in this lifetime, working like cows and horses for the Mu family until they died!

"These ten bottles of Qi Recovery Pills and ten bottles of Grain Avoidance Pills are bestowed upon you. Refine pills diligently." Hall Master Zuo gently tapped the armrest, and dozens of bottles of pills flew over.

Chen Ping 'revealed' gratitude and accepted the twenty bottles of pills: "Thank you, Hall Master!"

In Hall Master Zuo's view, Chen Ping entered and exited the Pill Hall penniless, probably not yet mastering the refining of Grain Avoidance Pills and Qi Recovery Pills, which would delay his work progress.

After all, it had been nineteen years since a new person had come, and the most basic care should be given, especially since Qi Recovery Pills and Grain Avoidance Pills were worthless.

But for a Qi Refining Stage Five disciple like Chen Ping, it undoubtedly solved his immediate needs, allowing him to get through the first month.

A bottle of Qi Recovery Pills was worth five spirit sand, ten bottles were fifty spirit sand, and Grain Avoidance Pills were also five spirit sand per bottle.

This was worth one spirit stone.

In other words, Chen Ping received two spirit stones a month, one of which had to be used to buy Grain Avoidance Pills and Qi Recovery Pills, leaving him with only one spirit stone.

This one spirit stone could only buy one bottle of Essence Qi Pills for cultivation. Instead, you wouldn't have time to refine the pills, leaving you with money you couldn't use and unable to improve your cultivation.

Chen Ping felt chilled. If he hadn't awakened his bloodline's Pill Dao inheritance, Chen Ping's path to immortality would probably have stopped there.

And Xu Fengshan was able to cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining in this environment, which could be considered a talent and made people feel incredible.

"Retreat."

"Yes, Hall Master."

The two cupped their hands in salute and withdrew from Hall Master Zuo's Daoist sanctum.