If the fact that Lu Ping had the Green Sea Snake by his side and that his battle with Chu Yuntian had caused the training community of Central Plains to acknowledge Lu Ping's strength and reputation, then his battle with the Fourth Elder of the Tenma people, where he not only defeated him but also blinded one of his eyes, had caused a huge uproar in the training community.
Previously, other than the heirs of the holy lands who had fought with Lu Ping, the rest of the people still had doubts about the true strength of this North Sea practitioner. After all, when Lu Ping had fought with these heirs of the holy lands, most of the time, he had stopped at the right moment or even ended in a draw.
As for these heirs who had fought with Lu Ping before, no matter how arrogant they were, their evaluation of Lu Ping's true strength was that he was not inferior to a certain family. Although this statement was vague, it was definitely not wrong.
Many people could naturally sense that Lu Ping had more or less held back when he fought with them, but there was no reason for them to help Lu Ping. Moreover, these practitioners had their own thoughts. If one day, there was a practitioner whose strength was similar to theirs who became enemies with this Lu Tianping, wouldn't it be a happy thing if they were to suffer a huge loss at the hands of this fellow because they had misjudged his strength?
It was precisely because of this that it was difficult for the training community of Central Plains to determine the true strength of Lu Ping. After a long time, they naturally thought that Lu Ping was deliberately hiding his strength, and that his true strength might not be that high.
Now that Qing Mingjiang and the Fourth Elder of the Tenma people had a fair and square victory, those who had previously doubted Lu Ping's strength were instantly silenced. It was not that there were no examples of a mid Dharma adept challenging a late Dharma adept, and there were even many who could fight with a late Dharma adept and retreat unscathed. However, there had been no one who could win a battle since Xiao Baiyu, the Sky-Splitting Sword Saint from three to four hundred years ago.
Furthermore, the Fourth Elder of the Heavenly Pegasus Clan was not someone ordinary people could compare to. He was a genuine Great Divine Ability cultivator, a top expert in the cultivation world.
Meanwhile, Lu Ping was still traveling upstream along the Azure Netherworld River. On the broad back of the Black Tortoise, Yuan Long wrinkled his nose and glanced at the Black Tortoise beneath his feet. Then, he said to Lu Ping, "You have part of the Tyrannical Tortoise's bloodline. I heard that you have three little Green Sea Snakes following you. If I didn't know that you're Lu Tianping of the Northern Sea, I'm afraid that ordinary people would think that you're a cultivator from the Spirit Taming Sect."
After Lu Dagui had merged with part of the Tyrannical Tortoise's bloodline, although his own potential had increased significantly, he still could not perfectly hide the aura of the Tyrannical Tortoise's bloodline within his body. Therefore, it was very easy for others to notice that he was hiding something.
Lu Ping smiled and did not say anything. With a flip of his hand, Linglong's wine cauldron appeared in Lu Ping's hand. Then, it floated in mid-air and suddenly expanded. Linglong climbed out of the wine cauldron. Lu Ping first glanced at Yuan Long, then said to Lu Ping in a bad mood, "Why did you call Linglong out? Don't you know that Linglong is preparing for her second Thunder Trial? This is not a time to disturb her."
Yuan Long's eyes widened the moment Linglong's wine cauldron appeared. When he saw Linglong emerge from the wine cauldron, his eyes shone brightly and his face darkened.
Lu Ping did not pay much attention to Yuan Long's expression. Instead, he said to Linglong, "I know that you have improved very quickly. However, without me to help you summon the Thunder Trial, how will you become a second-tribulation spirit treasure? If you want to pass the Thunder Trial, you will have a lot of time to prepare. When you are completely prepared, we can summon the Thunder Trial. However, we have guests now. First, take out a few of your treasured spirit wines. I will use them to entertain the guests! "
Linglong had been by Lu Ping's side all these years. It could be said that she had collected and brewed quite a lot of spirit wines. Normally, only Lu Ping would drink them to his heart's content. In addition, only his followers, such as Dabao, could benefit from it. Naturally, the rest of his friends would only give him a limited amount of spirit wine. Therefore, Linglong had collected quite a lot.
"Is this the imitation spirit treasure of the Treasured Cauldron of Heaven and Earth?"
A surprised voice came from the Spiritual Ape beside Lu Ping. He could not help but ask.
Lu Ping was stunned. Only then did he notice that Yuan Long's expression was a little strange. He could not help but nod and say, "Indeed, I once found Linglong in the Yingtian Dojo. Since then, Linglong has been by my side."
Back then, the North Sea cultivators had gathered in the Yingtian Mountain Range and secretly entered the Yingtian Dojo. They had unearthed the inheritance of the Yingtian Faction. More than a hundred years had passed since then. Although the secret back then was not known by everyone in the cultivation world of the Central Plains, there was no longer a need to hide it. Therefore, Lu Ping had to admit that he was very carefree.
Moreover, in the cultivation world of the North Sea, there had been many rumors about Zhenling's rise over the years. Among them, there was a widely spread view among the major sects. That was, when all the sects had gathered in the Yingtian Dojo, the biggest secret had been obtained by Zhenling alone. It was precisely because of this that Zhenling soared to the sky, leaving the various sects in the North Sea far behind. Even Lu Ping's rise was believed by many to be due to him obtaining the inheritance of the Yingtian Faction.
Zhenling naturally did not explain anything about this. When everyone had entered the Yingtian Dojo together, even if Zhenling had obtained all the benefits, it was still due to Zhenling's own ability and luck. How could the other sects not have obtained the Linglong Wine Cauldron and the Mountain Splitting Axe? How could they not have obtained the Abundant Void Mirror, the medium-sized spirit stone vein, and the Dharma Form Soul?
"The Yingtian Faction. Back then, it was said that the Yingtian Faction had indeed created a replica of the Treasured Cauldron of Heaven and Earth. I didn't expect it to be this wine cauldron. Not bad, not bad, not bad at all!"
Yuan Long said it was not bad, but there was a hint of regret in his eyes. Lu Ping had seen it clearly from the side, but Yuan Long did not deliberately point it out. Lu Ping was not in a position to ask directly, so he only gestured for Linglong to take out a few fine wines from her collection. No matter what, if Yuan Long had not stepped in to fend off the two mid Dharma adepts of the Tenma people at the last moment, it would have been difficult for Lu Ping and Ma SiThe Great to even escape unscathed from this battle, let alone emerge victorious. As such, Lu Ping was more than willing to pay for this wine.
"Oh, the Hundred Flower Dew! The brewing of this wine requires top-grade spirit flowers to be brewed using a secret technique. If the secret technique is used but the spirit flowers are not old enough, the quality of the wine will be greatly reduced! "
Yuan Long's eyes lit up when he saw the first jar of wine that Lu Ping took out. However, it was obvious that he did not believe that Lu Ping would be able to gather a hundred types of spirit flower dew of sufficient age. This Hundred Flower Dew did not mean that he could just randomly find a hundred types of spirit flowers. There were only a few hundred types of spirit flowers that could be used to brew this Hundred Flower Dew, and each type of spirit flower was considered rare among spirit herbs. It was not easy to gather all of them. Of course, if one did not care about the age of the spirit flowers, it would be much easier.
When Lu Ping heard Yuan Long's question, he did not refute it. He only opened the seal on the jar of wine, and the rich aroma of the spirit flower wine made Yuan Long salivate.
However, this was just the beginning. In a short while, Lu Ping took out another ten jars of spirit wine from the wine cauldron. Some were big, some were small, some were big, some were small. Every jar of spirit wine made Yuan Long's eyes light up.
However, just five days later, Yuan Long, as usual, poured a small jar of spirit wine into the mouth of a Core Forging adept. It was enough to shorten their training time by two months. He shouted, "Good wine, really good wine! In these three days, I, Old Yuan, have drunk all the good wine that I have not tasted in the past 300 to 400 years. When I return to the Northern Ice Plains, let's see who dares to compete with me in drinking more spirit wine!"
Lu Ping looked at Yuan Long's excited expression, and the corner of his eye twitched. He had long heard that the Wise Great Apes were the best at drinking, but he did not expect that in just three days, Yuan Long would have drunk almost 20 types of spirit wine that he had specially prepared.
One had to know that this spirit brew was not ordinary. Apart from the rich Spirit Qi contained within it, which required the practitioner to spend a lot of time to refine, the alcohol was also extremely potent. Even if a normal Dharma adept drank too much of it, he or she would inevitably experience dizziness and confusion.
However, this giant ape in front of him was obviously not affected by this. In fact, in the short span of five days, he had drunk more than 20 types of spirit wine. Yet, Lu Ping did not feel any Spiritual Qi leaking out of Yuan Long's body. However, the spirit wine contained so much Spiritual Qi that even Lu Ping himself could not completely refine it in a short span of five days. This meant that the giant ape in front of him must have a secret technique that allowed him to temporarily store Spiritual Qi as a backup.
It was a good thing that Lu Ping had been careful. Among the 20 types of spirit wine, Lu Ping had only taken a small portion of each. If not for this, from Lu Ping's point of view, Yuan Long was obviously drinking as much as he could.
Furthermore, Yuan Long was not a glutton. Every time he finished drinking a type of spirit wine, he would give an evaluation of the spirit wine. This evaluation was very appropriate for Lu Ping, who had participated in the brewing of the spirit wine. Furthermore, Yuan Long had another skill, and that was that every time he drank a type of spirit wine, he would be able to clearly describe the spirit herbs used to brew the spirit wine, and even the age of the spirit herbs. This made Lu Ping very impressed.
Yuan Long drank to his heart's content, and he smashed the jar of spirit wine in his hand onto the Black Tortoise's back. After that, he pointed at Lu Ping and roared with laughter. "Haha, Lu Tianping of the North Sea, five days is enough for you to recuperate and build up your strength. Today, we'll decide the victor between us!"
Lu Ping was astounded, and he smiled. "Brother Yuan, you've drunk so much spirit wine. It wouldn't be too late for us to compete after you've refined the spirit energy in the wine!"
Yuan Long's expression turned solemn as he said, "Brother Lu, it's enough to show that you have an outstanding disposition. However, Brother Lu doesn't understand our Great Ape clan well enough."
Lu Ping said curiously, "Oh, I'd like to hear the details!"
Yuan Long grinned and said, "If an ordinary person were to drink so much fine wine in such a short period of time, they'd need at least ten days to properly cultivate. However, our Great Ape clan's battle prowess increases the more fine wine we drink. Not only does that fine wine not weaken our strength in the slightest, it actually increases it greatly. So, Brother Lu, feel free to make your move!"
Lu Ping didn't know about this, and he smiled. Just as he was about to say something, Yuan Long unexpectedly smashed his club towards his head. He said with a smile, "Brother Lu, you'd better be careful. Our Great Ape clan doesn't care about who moves first. Once we start fighting, I'm sure we'll try to seize the initiative!"
The club's power was so great that even Lu Ping didn't dare to take it head-on. However, Lu Ping didn't dodge. Under Yuan Long's astonished gaze, the Lu Ping before him was suddenly smashed into pieces, and then turned into a puddle of water that flowed down the Black Tortoise's shell.
The Art of Crossing the Sea and Heaven was being executed right in front of the Great Ape Clan's eyes, and this Yuan Long actually didn't notice it in the slightest!
However, Lu Ping had already appeared in the air three hundred feet away. His pair of flying swords drew a streak of light in the air, and directly aimed for Yuan Long's neck. He smiled and said, "It's impolite not to reciprocate. Brother Yuan, take this sword of mine!"
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