A Nascent Soul cultivator had passed away.
Li Ping thought little of it.
Although experts who had formed a nascent soul enjoyed lifespans of up to a thousand years, and might live even longer if they found treasures that extended their lives,
as long as they were not immortal beings who lived forever, even the longest lifespan would eventually run out.
What truly caught his attention was that this grand elder of the Heavenly Thunder Sect had not only been a Nascent Soul cultivator, but also a fourth-tier pill refiner.
He cared little about spirit brewing or talisman-making techniques.
But advanced alchemy techniques concerned breakthroughs in his own cultivation, so he had to learn them.
However, fourth-tier legacies were incomparably precious-the very foundation upon which a sect was established. Outsiders could never be allowed to learn them; even taking a look was a crime.
Thus, he had virtually no chance of obtaining any fourth-tier legacy through legitimate channels.
Yet the passing of this grand elder of the Heavenly Thunder Sect had given him an opportunity.
If he could obtain the Alchemy Furnace the elder had used in life... Li Ping would have a chance to use his peerless talent to reverse-engineer and reproduce the elder's fourth-tier alchemy techniques.
Still, Li Ping knew he could not rush this, much less investigate the relevant information himself or arrange for Meng Wanjun and the others to do so.
A Nascent Soul sect capable of nurturing a fourth-tier pill refiner was not something a minor Core Formation cultivator like him could provoke. Actively making inquiries could easily draw their hostile attention.
He would have to proceed cautiously.
After thinking for a moment, Li Ping left his cave abode and headed toward the White-Gathering Pavilion.
Since returning to the Immortal City, he had handed all