On this visit to the Xu Household.
Li Ping had originally planned to infiltrate the Xu Household disguised as Xu Zhuochen, then seize an opportunity to obtain the alchemy furnace Sage Xu had used during his lifetime.
In the end, however, Sage Xu had already left the alchemy furnace to Chao Xuan, forcing Li Ping to abandon that plan.
That did not mean his trip had yielded nothing.
At the very least, he had confirmed the alchemy furnace's whereabouts.
Once he knew where it was, the rest would be easier to handle.
While Chao Xuan remained within the Heavenly Thunder Sect, there was nothing he could do.
But Chao Xuan could hardly stay in the Heavenly Thunder Sect his entire life. Sooner or later, he would leave.
Once he was out of sight of the Heavenly Thunder Sect's Nascent Soul cultivator, Li Ping could try to make a move against him.
He might not be Chao Xuan's match alone, but what if he added Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang, both disciples of the Heavenly Craft Sect?
In any case, he was in no hurry to obtain higher-level alchemy techniques before reaching the bottleneck of the core formation late stage.
Besides, Li Ping did not necessarily have to act himself.
The Shadowkill Tower claimed it could assassinate core formation late-stage cultivators. He could pay handsomely to have its assassins kill Chao Xuan and bring back his alchemy furnace.
Of course, Li Ping did not want too many people to know that he coveted Chao Xuan's alchemy furnace.
Unless he had no other choice, he would not post a commission at the Shadowkill Tower.
As he pondered, the flying boat beneath his feet continued at full speed toward Spirit Firmament City.
When he had set out for Azure Cloud Mountain, Li