Li Ping was a man who planned his actions.
After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment late stage, he began preparing to advance to Core Formation.
Because of the characteristics of the Marsh Water Life-Nourishing Art, he had to absorb enough primordial aura from second-tier upper-grade pills before he could attempt to break through the Core Formation bottleneck.
Thus, in the years ahead, he would have to devote more time to alchemy.
Judging by his past experience, the spirit herbs he had gathered over the years for refining second-tier upper-grade pills were still insufficient. He needed to collect more.
But the Far North was barren, its resources nowhere near as abundant as those of the Western Wasteland.
Gathering spirit herbs was bound to be a lengthy process. Fortunately, he would need nearly thirty years to cultivate to peak Foundation Establishment anyway.
Thirty years would be enough for him to refine a sufficient number of second-tier upper-grade pills.
Next came the spiritual environment he would need for his attempt at Core Formation.
Considering that the entire region spanning hundreds of thousands of li around Snowflight Immortal City had only one third-tier spiritual vein, located in the city center, Li Ping likely had no other option for his breakthrough.
He therefore needed to find a way to establish ties with the Snowflight Sect's higher-ups as soon as possible, so he could use their spirit vein in the future.
As for the other puppets and obtaining the complete version of the Myriad Spirits Divine Sense Art, those matters could wait.
Before long, as Li Ping began selling second-tier upper-grade pills in Snowflight City, he inadvertently revealed his skill in alchemy.
Through various channels, the city's Foundation Establishment cultivators soon learned that a high-ranking pill refiner had arrived in Snowflight City.
Under the Snowflight