Lu Ping had already seen the absolute suppression displayed by the artifact spirits due to the difference in levels. He only needed to look at the current state Linglong was in when facing the water ape to understand. If Lu Ping had not forcibly used his inner Yuan to control the Linglong wine cauldron, Lu Ping had no doubt that Linglong would have fled with her real body.
When Lu Ping first revealed the [Split Mantis in Two], the Water Ape couldn't help but feel a sense of fear. Lu Ping had already expected this. After all, the spirit treasure scissors was only a Second Tribulation spirit treasure, so how could it compare to a Heaven-opening Divine Artifact?
However, the mantis in two's shout that followed immediately surprised Lu Ping. This fellow actually dared to provoke the water ape. But when Lu Ping wielded the spirit treasure, he could clearly feel the fear in the mantis in two's heart. This was strange!
When the water ape saw the mantis on Lu Ping's shoulder and the scissors in Lu Ping's hand, its expression changed, which was rarely seen. It said, "The Water Transformation Talisman! This item has fallen into your hands!"
Lu Ping was astonished. He did not know how the spirit treasure had become a talisman in the eyes of the water ape. He only remembered that the two spirit seals on the spirit treasure had transformed into half a talisman. Could it be that the half talisman was the true appearance of the spirit treasure, and the other half talisman was the Water Transformation Talisman that the water ape spoke of?
Lu Ping naturally knew about the legend of the Water Transformation Talisman. The Water Transformation Talisman that the water ape spoke of was naturally not an ordinary talisman in the world of cultivation. It was a divine talisman that could separate the battle between Jiao Daoren and Peng Daoren in the hands of Daoist Chan. It could also completely eliminate the aftermath of their battle. It was also the true cause of the storm that formed between the world of cultivation in the Central Plains and the world of cultivation in the overseas region.
Although Lu Ping was secretly delighted, he did not show any mercy. Surging inner Yuan surged into the scissors, and two purple-blue blade lights shot out 300 feet. Then, the two blade lights intersected and slashed at the water ape's head.
Although the water ape was suppressed by Lu Ping's Divine Sense Bell, it only had a slight upper hand. The advantage of the Divine Sense was limited. The water ape was at a disadvantage, but it did not lose the ability to fight back. At best, Lu Ping had only turned the situation around because of the surprise attack of the Divine Sense.
However, when Lu Ping wielded the scissors towards the water ape, the water ape seemed to be greatly afraid of the scissors. For the first time, it began to dodge while entangled with Lu Ping.
The blade lights closed, but the water ape had disappeared into thin air. However, when the blade lights crossed, a long opening was easily torn open. Outside was the surging Qing Ming River that flowed along the canal.
The water vein being torn apart naturally didn't attract Lu Ping's attention. What he was wary of was the water ape's sudden use of the space technique. During the intense battle between the two, even the space in the water vein was in a state of chaos. Yet, the water ape still dared to use the space technique. Wasn't it afraid that it would be torn apart by the turbulent space?
However, the truth was that this water ape was very skilled in using its spatial ability and did not fear the turbulence of space. In the face of the sneak attack of the water ape, the evenly matched situation that Lu Ping had worked so hard to accumulate was lost once again. He once again fell into a passive position.
Lu Ping did not understand how the water ape could easily travel through space when the space was so turbulent. He could only attribute it to the mystical Heaven Splitting Artifact.
Fortunately, Lu Ping's divine sense had strengthened the Water Ape's artefact spirit. Although it was difficult to track the Water Ape's movements due to its ability to travel through space, Lu Ping was still able to capture its movements the moment it appeared. Then, the scissors would swing its scissors in the Water Ape's direction, and most of the time, the scissors would be able to cut before the Water Ape could react.
In the beginning, the water ape's ability to travel through space at will made Lu Ping very difficult. At one point, Lu Ping was suppressed to the point that he could only wander around in the water vein.
However, as Lu Ping's divine sense covered the entire area, he took advantage of the Water Ape's fear of the scissors. Gradually, he was able to snatch the initiative of the Water Ape the moment it appeared. Gradually, the situation returned to a stalemate.
As the two sides fought more and more fiercely, Lu Ping gradually began to calm down. He tried to predict the water ape's appearance in space in advance. Soon, Lu Ping's Divine Sense seemed to be able to detect the subtle fluctuations that the water ape's artifact spirit caused when it traveled through space.
Lu Ping was secretly delighted. The water ape's previous travel through space was too strange. There was almost no trace of it during the process. After Lu Ping calmed down and used all his strength to control his Divine Sense, after a period of competition, Lu Ping's Divine Sense finally began to gradually capture some clues.
It wasn't that the water ape's ability to easily travel through space was untraceable. It was just that Lu Ping's Divine Sense simply wasn't able to detect the slight fluctuations caused by the water ape's spatial magic.
Only now did Lu Ping realize that this wasn't because his Divine Sense wasn't careful enough. It was because during this period of battle, his Divine Sense was gradually improving. Moreover, as Lu Ping continued to control his Divine Sense to capture the water ape's traces, this improvement became more and more obvious.
Finally, just as the Water Ape disappeared, Lu Ping caught a glimpse of a subtle ripple coming from the Water Vein Space. Lu Ping pondered for a moment and abruptly cut the spirit treasure in half in the direction of the ripple.
Two rays of light crossed each other. Just at this moment, the water ape came out from the direction of the fluctuation and saw the two rays of light descending on its body.
The water ape let out a strange cry and wanted to break through space to escape, but it was too late. The two rays of light descended and the water ape let out a miserable cry. Its body drilled back into space and appeared in another direction, viciously staring at Lu Ping.
In the direction of the two rays of light, an ape tail separated from the water ape's body and was cut off by the spirit treasure scissors.
The ape tail that was cut off didn't wait for it to land before it dissipated into specks of light. On the other side, the water ape gloomily roared, "You think you can hurt this old ape? It won't be so easy!"
A ray of light condensed behind the water ape and gradually turned into an ape tail. The water ape swung its tail left and right as if it was adapting to its new tail. It also looked like it was showing off to Lu Ping and mocking him for his futile efforts.
Lu Ping didn't care at all. The spirit treasure scissors in his hand closed up toward the water ape again. The water ape let out a cold snort and disappeared back into space.
However, Lu Ping's attack was just a bluff. The scissors didn't reveal any inch-long blade lights. The moment the Water Ape entered the void, Lu Ping once again clearly sensed a slight disturbance in another part of the void. Then, the scissors opened up again and closed right when the Water Ape reappeared.
The water ape let out another miserable cry. This time, it dropped an arm and retreated once more.
However, the water ape didn't seem to believe this and tried to attack Lu Ping several times. However, Lu Ping took advantage of this opportunity to cut off one of its legs and one of its ears. Once, it almost cut off its neck.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! "
The praying mantis yelled on Lu Ping's shoulder. Its two large blades crisscrossed and swung up and down. Every time it swung, two rays of light would shoot out. Seeing the treasure spirit of the Heaven and Earth Treasure Cauldron flee in panic, the praying mantis was very excited.
Lu Ping had also been attacked by the water ape several times, but Lu Ping had the protection of the Cloud Sail and the purple jade bracelets. Although the water ape's attack was very strange and sometimes it couldn't accurately track its movements, it still couldn't truly injure Lu Ping.
The Water Ape artifact spirit was finally convinced that Lu Ping could still control the trajectory of its spatial technique and predict where it would appear in advance.
Light flashed again and the wound on the water ape's body healed once more. However, this time, the water ape didn't try to attack Lu Ping again. Instead, it hid far away on the other side of the water vein and looked at Lu Ping with an uncertain gaze.
Although the water ape was able to quickly recover after being cut by Lu Ping, Lu Ping could still feel that the color of the water ape's body was gradually fading. To be more precise, its body was gradually becoming illusory.
Lu Ping thought to himself. It seemed like the water ape was only using its own accumulated energy to make up for the lack of damage. Without the support of the main body, even if the water ape's grade was high enough, it would still become weaker as time went on.
Lu Ping's heart calmed down. It was only then that he noticed that the water vein space had become fragmented. He couldn't help but be surprised. Only then did he realize that every time Lu Ping attacked the Water Ape's artifact spirit with the spirit scissors, the scissors would cut a hole in the water vein space. But strangely, the holes never healed.
Previously, when Lu Ping fought the water ape spirit, whether it was the [Dual Flying Swords] or any other means, it wasn't difficult for him to break open the water vein. However, the water vein would usually close up right after it was broken open. But now, the water vein was like a piece of rag, and it still hadn't closed up. And this was all caused by the spirit treasure scissors.
The scissors could actually cut open the water vein!
Lu Ping was secretly surprised. Could this be because of the half a Water Transformation Talisman? No wonder the water ape was so surprised when it saw the spirit treasure break in half.
"Our Old Yuan cannot be killed. If you know what's good for you, then retreat now. Although our Old Yuan cannot deal with you right now, you should be able to guess that the people and forces behind our Old Yuan are not people you can provoke!"
The water ape suddenly changed its arrogant attitude and spoke to Lu Ping: "You only found a way to deal with Old Yuan, but you can't do anything to him. If we continue to be in a stalemate like this, once they free up their hands, you, a Minor Repairs Master, will die!"
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