Time slipped by unnoticed as Li Ping buried himself in arduous cultivation.
By the middle of the year, Gu Musheng came to Immortal Peach Mountain to visit Li Ping.
He also brought the spirit materials Li Ping had previously asked him to purchase for refining a puppet.
Refining a puppet concerned his own safety.
Li Ping took no chances. In front of Gu Musheng, he carefully inspected all the spirit materials delivered.
His inspection showed that the materials were all of superior quality for their respective grades. Clearly, Gu Musheng had put considerable thought into preparing them.
The materials were not only sufficient to refine a second-tier upper-grade puppet, but even left a little to spare.
"Thank you for your efforts." Li Ping took spirit stones from his Storage Bag and paid the outstanding balance for the materials Gu Musheng had delivered.
After accepting the payment, Gu Musheng brought up another matter that concerned Li Ping.
According to information from the Immortal City Authorities, the situation in the Yan Kingdom had barely stabilized after several major battles.
Large-scale battles no longer broke out, and the Core Formation Cultivators on both sides had furled their banners and stilled their drums, ceasing to take action. Instead, Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Qi Refining cultivators fought small-scale skirmishes.
The Tuluo People had invaded the Western Wasteland to plunder resources, while the cultivators of the Western Wasteland had to protect resource sites such as spirit stone mines.
Led by Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the Qi Refining cultivators on both sides constantly fought over these sites.
Under such circumstances, losses among Core Formation Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators were minimal, but Qi Refining cultivators could all too easily meet with disaster.
Ji Shuxuan, whom Li Ping had asked Gu Musheng to inquire about, had gone missing during