On a reef outside Soul-Gathering Island, Zhenling and a few other cultivators were fighting with a group of Mara.
"Damn it, I was careless. I didn't expect this group of Mara to be so cunning. They actually knew to set up a trap to ambush us!"
Sage Xuan Yong pushed the magic treasure in his hand, and a series of explosions sounded dozens of feet in front of him. Countless flames rose and burned several Mara until they wailed like ghosts and howled like wolves.
"It's all because of you. You advance rashly every time because of greed. Isn't it just a list? Is it worth it for you to work so hard?"
The Voiceless Flying Sword in Sage Xuan Ling's hand easily dissolved the Soul Devouring Magic of a Demonic Cultivator amidst a soft bell sound, and then the Demonic Cultivator's heart was pierced by the Voiceless Flying Sword.
Sage Xuan Heng slapped away a Demonic Cultivator that had pounced on him and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Xuan Ling, don't you know? A few days ago, Junior Brother Xuan Yong had his eyes on a jasper hairpin. That jasper hairpin is worth five big Mara's original essence. But I don't know who Junior Brother Xuan Yong is going to give that jasper hairpin to!"
Having said that, Sage Xuan Heng laughed strangely again. Sage Xuan Yong's face was already abnormally red because he had cultivated fire attribute skills, and now it looked like blood was seeping out of his face. He hit a Great Demonic Cultivator in the air until his body was ablaze, but he even forgot to collect the original essence. He roared, "Senior Brother Xuan Heng, you're very talkative. Looks like we'll have to fight after we return to the island!"
Sage Xuan Heng's laughter stopped abruptly, but Du Feng suddenly said coldly, "Blood Shura is here!"
The three of them were startled. When they turned to look, they really saw a blood-red light cutting through the sky and coming toward the island where they were.
Sage Xuan Yong laughed and said, "It's been a long time since I fought with Blood Shura. We've all improved a lot during this time. Why don't we join forces and fight?"
Immortal Xuanling gnashed her teeth in hatred and scolded, "Fight? What fight? Can't you see that there are seven or eight big Mara around? Will they let us join forces to attack Blood Shura?"
Xuan Yong was scolded into submission by Perfected Xuan Ling. Perfected Xuan Heng said helplessly, "We're surrounded now and can't escape. Let's ask for help!"
Xuan Feng raised his hand, and a white light exploded into the sky. It could be seen from a hundred miles away.
However, this signal for help did not receive any reinforcements. Instead, a beam of light cut through the sky again from afar. It was another Blood Shura rushing over.
Xuan Yong pushed Xuan Ling away and fought against the Blood Shura that came first. Before a mouthful of blood fell on the sea, it ignited a wall of fire in mid-air.
The four of them took the opportunity to escape, but before they could go five miles, another Blood Asura rushed out from the side and blocked their way.
"It's over! I've failed miserably in such an easy task. I've come out to hunt and yet I've been ambushed by the Blood Asura! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the void in front of the four of them suddenly shook. A pair of flying swords jumped out of the void and took down two Blood Shuras.
The Thin Water Sword slashed the Blood Shura that was chasing them from behind out of the beam of light, while the Long Stream Sword circled around and trapped the Blood Shura that dared to intercept them in a sword light vortex.
Seeing this, the four of them did not waste any more time. They swept past Blood Asura, who was swept up in the whirlpool, and returned to the Spirit-gathering Island. Behind them, a small team of Devil Asura led by five or six Grand Devil Asuras followed.
Not long after the four of them left, the two Blood Shuras also broke free from the entanglement of the two flying swords. The two flying swords hovered in mid-air and then paused in mid-air, as if to confirm what the two Blood Shuras would do next. When they saw that the two Shuras did not move, the two flying swords drew a semicircle in mid-air, forming a perfect circle. Then the void in the circle was suddenly broken, revealing a dark hole. The two flying swords drilled into the hole and disappeared, and the broken void gradually returned to its original state.
After seeing the two flying swords disappear, the two Blood Shuras finally did not have the courage to chase after them. After hesitating for a while, they flew away from the place.
Although Xuan Yong and the other three had escaped from the ambush of Mara, the four of them did not look too good and were silent along the way.
Seeing that they were about to reach the soul-gathering island and the light of the island's protective array was already visible in the distance, Xuan Yong could not help but curse silently, his face showing anger.
Although Zhenren Xuan Heng was the weakest among the four of them, he was the most experienced. Seeing the depressing atmosphere, he smiled and said, "Alright, alright. No matter what, it can be considered as a narrow escape from death!"
Zhenren Xuan Yong immediately said loudly, "We can't ask for help every time we are in danger. At the end of the day, we are still not strong enough. Let's not talk about the six major sects. Nowadays, which major sect doesn't have a Dharma adept as the leader of their third generation disciples?"
Zhenren Xuan Yong paused, as if feeling that the anger in his heart had not been vented. He continued, "Our Zhenling is about to have the qualifications to be a major sect, but us third generation disciples are completely different from the direct descendants of those major sects!"
Zhenren Xuan Heng's expression did not look good either, but he still comforted him. "Isn't there still Junior Brother Lu? He is a genuine third generation elite cultivator. Which sect in the cultivation world does not recognize him?"
"Him!"
It would have been better if he had not mentioned Lu Ping, but the mention of Lu Ping made Xuan Yong even angrier. "He is an anomaly. How much help do you think he has received from the sect along the way? It can't be said that there is none, but it is very little! What about us? "
Everyone was silent again. At this time, Zhenren Xuan Heng spoke again. "Yes, just now that sword teleportation, he blocked two Blood Shuras in one go. Junior Brother Lu's strength is becoming more and more unfathomable!"
As soon as Zhenren Xuan Heng finished speaking, he wanted to slap himself. Obviously, he had said the wrong thing again.
Sure enough, Zhenren Xuan Yong, who had been glared at by Zhenren Xuan Ling, spoke again. "The gap is getting bigger and bigger. Among us third generation disciples, apart from the monster Junior Brother Lu, only Senior Brother Xuan Tian is qualified to break through to the Dharma Manifestation stage. But now he is only preparing to condense his third Heaven and Earth Spirit Item. I don't know what grade of Golden Core he has achieved. How can we, the third generation, compare to the third generation cultivators of those major sects?
Do we have to rely on Junior Brother Lu for everything? "Zhenren Xuan Ling could not help but sigh." Our sect may be progressing a little too fast, but our foundation is still not as good as those major sects that have thousands of years of accumulation! "
Zhenren Xuan Heng retorted, "That's not right. I heard that Xuan Chu is also condensing his third Heaven and Earth Spirit Item. Xuan Xuan seems to have reached the ninth stage of the Core Forging stage. There are also Senior Brother Xuan Hui, Xuan Ru, Xuan Cai, Xuan Yuan, Xuan Bei, and a few other senior brothers and sisters who are almost at the eighth or ninth stage of the Core Forging stage.
Zhenren Xuan Yong said, "But we are still too slow. Haven't you noticed that in the current cultivation world, the older generation cultivators are giving up their positions? The first generation cultivators retire, the second generation cultivators take over, but it is the third generation cultivators who are truly outstanding in the cultivation world. More specifically, it is the third generation cultivators who have advanced to the Dharma Manifestation stage. But now, our sect only has Junior Brother Lu to support it, and we are weak!"
Zhenren Xuan Ling saw that Zhenren Xuan Yong's words were beginning to affect her sect's morale, so she interrupted, "Alright, alright. Our sect still has Junior Brother Lu. Among the other sects in the North Sea, which third generation cultivators have a Dharma Manifestation cultivator?"
Zhenren Xuan Yong rarely rebuked Zhenren Xuan Ling. He said, "You can't say that. Since our sect wants to become a large sect, we naturally cannot limit our sights to these ordinary medium-sized sects. Even if it is a medium-sized sect, whether it is the South Sea's Jade Forest Sect or the East Sea's Hidden Fog Sect, which one of them doesn't have a third generation Dharma Manifestation cultivator?"
Zhenren Xuan Ling was left speechless by his words, but her heart was filled with anger. She secretly decided that once she returned to Spirit Gathering Island, she would definitely teach Zhenren Xuan a lesson.
At this time, Du Feng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "The fourth generation!"
Zhenren Xuan Yong was startled. He didn't understand. He asked, "What?"
Zhenren Xuan Heng's eyes brightened. He said, "That's right! Our sect's fourth generation cultivators do not lose to the other sects. Right now, our sect's fourth generation cultivators have already reached the middle Core Forging realm. This speed of progress is not inferior to those orthodox large sects!"
After a long time, Zhenren Xuan Yong finally said, "After we return to Spirit Gathering Island, I will go into seclusion!"
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In the overseas human cultivation world, there were 25 medium-sized sects stationed on Spirit Gathering Island and Spirit Origin Island. However, only Zhenling's family had shone brilliantly thanks to Lu Tianping. In addition to Zhenling's status as an alchemist grandmaster, all the sects knew that Zhenling was aiming to become the first large sect in the North Sea after 4000 years.
Especially after the battle of Chengling Island, the story of the six most outstanding third-generation cultivators of both human and demon clans fighting against the Asuras in the gap spread far and wide across the Five Islands of Illusionary Spirits. Every day, five out of ten cultivators who came to visit Spirit-Gathering Island were here for Zhen Ling Sect.
As time passed, various kinds of rumors began to spread.
One of the most important ones was the polarization of the cultivation of Zhenling's third generation cultivators. Or perhaps it could be said that polarization was a compliment. Lu Tianping outshone Zhenling's third generation cultivators. Half of Zhenling's prestige in Spirit Gathering Five Islands was due to him.
They were both third generation cultivators, and they were all direct descendants of Zhenling's third generation cultivators. Why was the gap so big? In the end, it was just a medium-sized sect. Did they think that just because they had a genius, they could stand shoulder to shoulder with those large sects? They only valued Lu Tianping, not Zhenling!
These days, Master Xuan Yong and the others had had enough of the cynicism and ridicule directed at Zhenling. Fortunately, Zhenling's unity had always been good. As these rumors increased, they realized that someone was playing tricks behind the scenes. Naturally, the other sects were happy to take advantage of the situation and instigate the antagonism between the third generation cultivators of Zhenling.
However, Master Xuan Yong and the others were proud people. Although they did not resent Lu Ping because of this, they still felt indignant. However, this anger was used to reflect on themselves and instead stimulated their desire to improve.
After the four of them returned to Spirit Gathering Island, the void above the island shook and Lu Ping walked out. Behind him was Chu Haidong.
Chu Haidong smiled and said, "The senior brothers of your sect are very ambitious. It seems that the recent rumors about your sect have the opposite effect!"
Lu Ping sneered and said, "It's just some dirty tricks. If our sect can't even resist such rumors, then we don't need to attack the large sects!"
The two of them hovered in the air and looked in the direction that Master Xuan Yong and the others had left. The void shook again and the Thin Water Flowing Sword came out. It circled around Lu Ping and then disappeared into Lu Ping's body.
Chu Haidong saw this and said, "Brother Lu's flying sword is probably at the last step, right? Recently, the Five Islands of Phantom Spirits have attracted several Spiritual Treasure Lightning Tribulations. Brother Lu, do you want to give it a try?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "There's no rush. It's better for this pair of flying swords to settle for a while!"
Chu Haidong smiled and said, "That's true. I don't know how many Spiritual Treasure Lightning Tribulations have been completed, but I heard that two of them have been destroyed!"
"Transforming a Spiritual Treasure into a Spiritual Treasure is both easy and difficult. However, this also shows that the pressure on Spiritual Treasures is too great. It seems that during the recent war between the Human and Demon Clans and Mara, many Spiritual Treasures have been destroyed, right?"
Chu Haidong sighed and said, "That's right. My father's Second Tribulation Spiritual Treasure was almost destroyed. Although the weapon spirit was preserved, I don't know when it will recover!"
Lu Ping smiled and asked, "Speaking of Senior Tianyu's injury, how is he now?"
Chu Haidong glanced at Lu Ping and said, "Brother Lu, do you want to know if my father's injury was caused by the Flame Coffin's Life-prolonging Pill or by Brother Lu's Spiritual Water Refining Technique?"
Lu Ping neither admitted nor denied it. Chu Haidong continued, "Actually, the reason why I invited Brother Lu to participate in the trade fair is to collect the materials that Lu Ping listed for refining the Spiritual Water Refining Pill. However, before that, I would like to ask Brother Lu to follow me back to Chengling Island."
"Why?"
Chu Haidong smiled bitterly, "This is actually Brother Hai Xiao's idea. He was grounded by Sixth Grandpa because of his relationship with Sister Hailan. Brother Lu's invitation to participate in the trade fair just happened to give him a chance to escape. Now that you have a lot of face, even Sixth Grandpa can't refuse. When the time comes, Father can just say a few words and Brother Hai Xiao's punishment will only exist in name!"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "So your clan intends to use my method?"
"You can say that!"
Chu Haidong said, "Yes, Sixth Grandpa still seems to be a little distrustful of you. I heard from Brother Hai Xiao that the two of you originally had a deal to make with Sister Hailan's introduction. However, you were unwilling to reveal your request. Brother Hai Xiao said that you probably have a big plan, which is why he tried his best to help us again and again. It's so that we can't refuse your request in the future."
Lu Ping was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Brother Hai Xiao is a man of few words, but others can't hide their thoughts from him!"
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