Zhonghang Sect, Feilai Peak.

Feilai Peak is the residence of Chen Mingyang, the eighth elder of Zhonghang Sect. Similarly, Chen Mingyang's Taoist partner Ouyang Qing also lives here, and so do their disciples.

Chen Mingyang and Ouyang Qing don't have many direct disciples, only a dozen in total, but Chen Mingyang has a lot of registered disciples. Unfortunately, the status of registered disciples is not high, and they can't be compared with direct disciples at all.

Cao Ying has been a disciple of Ouyang Qing for more than a year, and her cultivation has entered the fifth level of Qi training. It's not that she can't be faster, but Ouyang Qing has always asked her to suppress the growth of her cultivation.

It's not a good thing to grow your cultivation too fast. Sometimes it will cause a weak foundation. There are many spells and skills in the Qi training period, as well as many other knowledge. If you end the Qi training period too early, you will often ignore these things, which will bring hidden dangers in the future, so Ouyang Qing asked Cao Ying to slow down her cultivation.

But Cao Ying's comprehension is also obvious to all. She reduced her cultivation time and went to learn other things, such as magic, and she learned very quickly. Others may need several years to learn a magic from the beginning to the entry level and then to master it, but Cao Ying can reach mastery in one or two months, which is really a monster.

Under the aura of this genius, Cao Ying was also loved by many senior brothers and sisters in Feilai Peak. In addition, Cao Ying herself was not arrogant, but lively and cute, which made her even more likable.

"Master, Master, are you there?"

One day, Cao Ying came to the outside of Chen Mingyang's alchemy room and shouted loudly.

"Little sister, Master is refining the elixir, what do you want from Master?"

A disciple of Chen Mingyang opened the door and said to Cao Ying with a very gentle attitude. If others disturbed Chen Mingyang when he was refining the elixir, being scolded would be the least of their trouble.

"When will Master finish refining the elixir? I have something to ask Master."

"It will take a while, about half an hour. What do you want to ask my master?"

"I won't tell you, hehe."

"Junior sister, my master is very busy and may not see you."

"If you don't see me, I will go to Master to complain and let Master deal with Master."

Cao Ying put her hands on her waist and was very arrogant. Chen Mingyang's disciples were speechless. The junior sister was amazing. She had just been here for more than a year and caught her master's weakness.

"Xiaoying, come in."

A voice came from the alchemy room. Cao Ying smiled and walked into the alchemy room immediately.

"Junior sister, don't go into the inner room. There is a strange fire inside. You can't stand it in the Qi training stage. Don't get hurt. Just wait here."

Chen Mingyang's disciples stopped Cao Ying. The temperature of the alchemy inside was extremely high. He was allowed to enter after he established his foundation. He still had to try his best to maintain his protective Qi to avoid being hurt. Cao Ying, who was in the Qi training stage, might be burned before he got to the front.

Cao Ying did not barge in, and waited until Chen Mingyang finished refining the elixir before seeing him. Chen Mingyang looked to be in his forties, unkempt, with messy hair and beard, and wrinkled clothes. Standing next to the stunningly beautiful Ouyang Qing, it was completely out of place.

However, Chen Mingyang did not care about his appearance. He was an elixir fanatic and was extremely obsessed with refining the elixir. As long as it did not hinder his refining, other things did not matter.

"Master, Master, I made delicious food for you, come and try it."

When Cao Ying saw Chen Mingyang, he immediately took out several baskets from the storage ring, which were still hot meals, delicious and fragrant.

"Xiaoying, it's not shameful not to know how to cook, but don't lie to me, this is obviously the specialty of the chefs in the inner door dining hall, when did you become your own chef?"

Chen Mingyang sat down and started eating, but he did not forget to point out Cao Ying's little trick, what she made, are you kidding, he has been eating the specialties of the chefs in the dining hall for decades, okay.

"Master, I spent spirit stones to buy this, so it's mine, no difference."

Cao Ying's secret was exposed, but she didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, she was justified. She spent money on it, so it's hers.

"Okay, okay, it's yours. I feel Xiaoying's filial piety. Xiaoying is so kind today. Is there something you want to ask Master for?"

"Master, you are so smart. I want to ask you for some foundation-building pills. Not much, ten or eight will do."

"Are you going to eat the foundation-building pills as meals? Ten or eight?"

"Three or five will do."

"You can't even get the dregs of a foundation-building pill for this meal, and you want to get three or five?"

"Oh, Master, please help me. I will praise you more in front of Master in the future." "Do I need your praise?"     Chen Mingyang raised his eyebrows, always unhappy. He, Chen Mingyang, was wise and brave, and an expert in alchemy. Did he need others to praise

him ?     "Really? Then who was kicked out of the room by my master last month?"

"Ahem, this is adult business, you kid, don't interfere"

"Master, Master..."

Cao Ying's plan failed, so he tried another one, and started to act like a spoiled child, went around behind Chen Mingyang, and kneaded his shoulders and pounded his legs.

"No, no, no, I can't handle this, tell me, what do you want the foundation-building pill for?"

Chen Mingyang really fell for this. He and Ouyang Qing didn't have children, not because they didn't want to, but because they didn't dare.

The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the more difficult it is to have a child, because the baby needs to absorb the mother's nutrition in the mother's body, and the cultivator's body will instinctively reject it. When it comes to the Nascent Soul stage, female cultivators have to pay a heavy price to give birth to offspring. Not only will their cultivation level stagnate, but it will even regress.

Therefore, female cultivators will almost never give birth after they reach the Nascent Soul stage, unless they are truly in love. In fact, female cultivators in the Golden Core stage give birth to fewer children.

It is precisely because they don't have children that Chen Mingyang and Ouyang Qing like children very much. The smaller and cuter they are, the more they like them.

Cao Ying has one and a half of these two points. She is lively and cute, and she is not too young. After all, she is only fourteen years old. In front of their ancestors who are hundreds of years old, she is no different from a baby.

In the world of immortal cultivation, the status of a direct disciple is very serious. When a disciple becomes a disciple, he must treat the master as his parents. Once a teacher, a father for life is definitely not false. For example, the masters that Cao Ying had in Shanxuetang before were just ordinary students and ordinary teachers. On the master's side, the direct disciple will also be regarded as the successor of the mantle. In special cases, the status of the direct disciple is even higher than that of their children.

Chen Mingyang and his wife now treat Cao Ying as their own daughter. When Chen Mingyang saw Cao Ying start to act like a spoiled child, he softened his heart.

"Master, I heard from Uncle Jiang a few days ago that my uncle is looking for foundation-building pills everywhere. Master also knows that I have no parents since I was a child, and it was my uncle who raised me with great difficulty. It was really not easy. I still remember that when I was eight years old..."

Cao Ying immediately began her performance. She pinched her thigh cruelly, squeezed out a few tears, and began to cry.

"Stop, stop, stop. Where did you learn this? Who taught you this nonsense?"

"Master, I haven't acted yet. Ah, no, I haven't finished yet."

"Tell me who taught you this first, or I'll break his legs."

"I learned it from a book."

"Uh, read less of those nonsense books. If you don't have any books to read, come to my room. I have the most complete alchemy foundation in Yunzhou, as well as my many years of experience in alchemy."

Chen Mingyang rolled his eyes. Zhongxing Sect definitely didn't have such nonsense books. It must be Cao Ying who read them randomly when she was in Yunzhong City. It was probably bought by her uncle. He couldn't scold the uncle.

"Okay, Master, what about the foundation-building pill..."

"It's just a foundation-building pill. Do you have to work so hard for it? Go find your brothers. They must have extra ones."

Chen Mingyang said. His disciples were the backbone of Zhongxing Sect's alchemy. If they were put outside, they would be high-level alchemists. They didn't even look down on the foundation-building pill.

"Oh, that's great. Then, bye, Master."

"Don't massage my shoulders anymore. It's only been a few times."

"I'll go back and tell Master to massage your shoulders. I'm leaving now."

Cao Ying ran away without even looking back. Chen Mingyang's face turned black. If Ouyang Qing massaged his shoulders, he would probably be squeezed into a ball. He wouldn't dare to do that even if he had three guts.

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"35,000, 35,000 Spirit Stones. Are there any Taoist friends who want to bid more? No one wants to bid more. This Foundation Establishment Pill is yours."

In Juxing Tower, at an auction, Lin Jiang, wearing a cloak, sat in the crowd. He watched the Foundation Establishment Pill soar from 20,000 to 35,000. He didn't raise the price anymore.

It's not that he couldn't afford the price, but he didn't want to be a sucker. The auction price plus the handling fee was almost 40,000 Spirit Stones, which exceeded Lin Jiang's psychological bottom line.

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Congratulations to fellow Daoist No. 74 for winning the Foundation Building Pill. Please go to the backstage to hand it over. Now we will proceed to the next auction item..."

After a while, the auctioneer saw that no one had bid, so he put down the hammer and announced the end of this auction. The Foundation Building Pill was won by the cloaked man No. 74.

Seeing that the Foundation Building Pill was sold out, Lin Jiang quietly left the scene. As the leading large business in Yunzhong City, Juxing Tower would release about ten Foundation Building Pills for auction every year. If it didn't work this time, he would come again next time. He could afford to waste this little time.

After returning the cloak, Lin Jiang quietly went home. On the way, he took a look at the big and small sand sculptures. They had fallen asleep. A few days ago, Lin Jiang sneaked to the fake black market in the city and bought a demon pill. He split it into two and gave it to them. After eating, they fell asleep and didn't know when they would wake up.