For Zhenling, the ship's trial was a chance to summarize the ship's experience and fix the ship's flaws. At the same time, it was also a chance to shock the North Sea training world and announce Zhenling's position as the ruler of the North Sea.
In just a few months, the ship passed by Frost Island, Scarlet Mist Island, and stopped at the islands where the other seven large and medium-sized sects were stationed, even including Zhenling's old enemy, Xuan Ling Sect. However, Cang Hai Sect was not among them.
After returning from Xuan Ling Sect, the treasured ship went straight to Huang Li Island, but it did not return. Instead, it turned east and went to the Deep Sea Demon Region. Without much effort, it destroyed eighteen camps of the Demon Clan, killing five Dharma adepts of the Demon Clan and countless other low-level adepts. In the end, it even alerted three late Dharma adepts of the Demon Clan.
However, when faced with the huge ship, the three adepts wisely chose to retreat. In the end, they had no choice but to send envoys to sue for peace and offered a large amount of training resources. The Demon race retreated east and gave up three thousand miles of neutral sea as Zhenling's territory. This made Huangli Island the central island of Zhenling's new territory.
After that, Zhenling officially announced that Huangli Island was open to the Demon race. Humans and demons could communicate with each other in Zhenling. Zhenling could obtain all kinds of rare treasures from the Deep Sea Demon Region through Huangli Island. Zhenling also sent three mid Dharma adepts, Lu Tianping, Yin Tianchu, and Lei Di, to guard Huangli Island to intimidate the Demon race.
However, Lu Ping had already left for Yankun Island after the ship arrived at Frost Island. Yankun Island was one of the thirty-six medium-sized islands under Zhenling's jurisdiction. It was extremely close to Tianling Mountain, but it was also extremely desolate. As a medium-sized sect, Yankun Island's training resources were considered the poorest among the thirty-six medium-sized islands.
Normally, the thirty-six medium-sized Zhenling islands would be guarded by late Core Forging cultivators. Only a few of the poorest islands would be guarded by mid Core Forging cultivators. Because Yan Kun Island was very close to Heaven Spirit Mountain, there were times when the island didn't even have a guardian.
Although Yan Kun Island looked desolate on the outside, it was heavily guarded on the inside. When Lu Ping arrived at Yan Kun Island, he discovered that there were at least three early Dharma adepts and seven or eight late Core Forging adepts hiding on the island.
"Senior Brother Tianyong, it's been a few years since we last met. You've also advanced to the Dharma Realm!"
Tian Yong was overjoyed to see Lu Ping. He immediately said, "Don't mention it, staying in this godforsaken place is really suffocating. I heard Junior Martial Brother and the others had a great time in the Middle Lands, I'm really envious!" Tian Yong was overjoyed to see Lu Ping.
Lu Ping laughed and said, "I'm the one envious of Senior Brother's carefree life!"
Tian Yong waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Carefree my ass. I'd rather go out and fight with people. However, I heard that the elixir you refined healed Master's injuries. Now that Master has successfully advanced to the mid Dharma stage, Tian Yong has to thank you!"
After saying that, Tian Yong really bowed to Lu Ping, scaring Lu Ping so much that he quickly dodged and said, "Senior Brother, what are you doing? Uncle-Master Tiancheng has helped me a lot. It's my duty to help him refine elixirs and heal his injuries!"
Tian Yong laughed and said, "Let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this. Speaking of which, why did you come to Yankun Island this time?"
Lu Ping nodded and said, "Yes, I'm here for something important."
Tian Yong said casually, "You're here to look for that brat Deng Xuanming, right? You've brought back a great talent for our sect. Even Uncle-Master Xuanchen herself said that this brat was born to be a genius in formations. His attainments in formations are so great that even she can't compare to him. It's just that not long after he came to our sect, he was sent to this lousy place. I heard that it was Celestial Phenomenon Laozu's idea?"
Lu Ping nodded. Tian Yong continued to ask, "Speaking of which, this brat is so mysterious. All these years, he's practically covered the entire Yankun Island with formations. What is he trying to do? This brat's mouth is tightly sealed. No matter how we ask him, he only smiles, and he even smiles very proudly. He doesn't want to say anything. This angered Old Yao so much that he wanted to break his front teeth!"
Lu Ping smiled mischievously and said, "You want to know?"
Tian Yong hurriedly nodded and said, "All these years, not just in the North Sea training world, but even within our sect, not many people know that Old Yao is already a Dharma adept. He's been guarding this lousy island all this time, and no one knows what he's doing. He's been so stifled!"
Lu Ping laughed and said, "As long as Senior Brother survives your first lightning tribulation, you'll naturally understand the purpose of this Yankun Island. However, you're not the only Dharma adept on this island. You can always spar with the two of them."
Tian Yong retracted the anxious look on his face and said, "So you're just making fun of me. The other two Dharma adepts on this island are Uncle-Master Tian Sen and Senior Sister Tian Hui. How can they spar?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ping paused and said, "Senior Sister Tian Hui is also on the island?"
Tian Yong sighed and said, "Yes, and so is her son. After Senior Brother Tian Tian passed away, Senior Sister Tian Hui came to this island and has not left since."
Lu Ping was stunned and said, "Senior Sister Tian Hui is also on the island?"
After the two of them paid their respects to Tian Sen and Laozu, they went to visit Tian Hui. When the two of them arrived at a forest, they saw a beautiful woman in her thirties giving pointers to a young practitioner of about 20 years of age in swordsmanship.
Tian Yong and Lu Ping stood outside the forest and watched the young man practice swordsmanship. This young man was only at the early Core Forging stage, and the swordsmanship he was practicing was a normal wood-based swordsmanship from Zhenling's legacy. If it was "Spring Dawn," when it reached a higher level, it could also become a small magical swordsmanship.
Both of them were now Dharma Adepts Laozu, and they were high level practitioners in the cultivation world. Naturally, they could see through a Minor Repairs Cultivator at a glance.
Tian Yong chuckled and said, "This young man has some talent. If he is trained well, he might be able to become a fourth generation disciple in the Dharma Adept Stage in the future. This way, Senior Brother Tian Tian will have a successor!"
After the young man finished practicing a set of swordsmanship, Tian Hui casually gave him some pointers. Although she did not practice swordsmanship, with her cultivation, it was not difficult for her to give pointers to a Core Forging cultivator.
When Lu Ping and Tian Yong walked into the forest, Tian Hui turned around and was surprised to see Lu Ping. The young man naturally knew Tian Yong. All these years he had been living in seclusion on Yan Kun Island, he had received many pointers from this Uncle-Master. However, he was not very familiar with Lu Ping.
"Greetings, Senior Sister!"
Tian Hui was originally the eldest disciple under Tian Qin Laozu. Lu Ping and the other practitioners from the Chonghua Sect would not call her "Senior Sister", but "Senior Sister".
"Junior Brother Tian Ping, how did you come to Yan Kun Island?"
Tian Hui pointed at Lu Ping in front of her and said to the young man beside her, "Hurry up and greet your Uncle-Master Tian Ping!"
When the young man knew that the person in front of him was the famous "North Sea Water Sword Celestial", he was already stunned. When he heard his mother's instructions, he hurriedly said, "Disciple Xuan Hua greets Uncle-Master Tian Ping!"
All these years, Lu Ping's reputation as the "North Sea Water Sword Celestial" had shaken the entire cultivation world. Among the fourth and fifth generation practitioners of Zhenling, he had become a legendary existence. The biggest impact on the younger generation of Zhenling was that there were more and more people practicing swordsmanship.
Lu Ping smiled and nodded. He suddenly said, "Your swordsmanship cultivation is not bad among the disciples of the same level. Who is your master now?"
Xuan Hua's expression darkened. He said, "I have always been cultivating with father."
Lu Ping nodded and sighed. "Your swordsmanship cultivation has reached a bottleneck. It's fine if you don't practice the Spring Dawn Swordsmanship. After all, you won't have much success. It will also restrict your vision and knowledge of swordsmanship. It will be troublesome when you wake up in the future and want to break free. I have some things to do these days, and it's inconvenient for me to not have my disciples by my side. Are you willing to listen to me?"
Xuan Hua was naturally very willing to be taught by the North Sea Water Sword Celestial. However, he still looked at his mother.
Lu Ping said with a smile, "Senior Sister, I need to borrow your son for a few days. Please allow me!"
Tian Hui naturally knew that Lu Ping had the intention to nurture her son. She was grateful and quickly said, "Junior Brother, what are you saying? It's Xuan Hua's fortune to listen to you!"
With Lu Ping's current status, not to mention a junior, even the third generation disciples of the same generation might not be worthy of Lu Ping's "guidance".
The three of them chatted for a while. Lu Ping then said, "It's getting late. We should go see how Junior Brother Deng's preparations are going."
Zhenling's formation lineage had always been led by Perfected Xuanchen. As the only formation grandmaster before Zhenling, Perfected Xuanchen had put all his effort into repairing the various formations and talismans on the treasured ship.
However, after Lu Ping introduced Deng Ming to Zhenling from the South Sea, Perfected Xuanchen greatly admired his formation cultivation. In the years that followed, although Deng Ming became Perfected Xuanchen's disciple, Deng Ming's cultivation in formation had already surpassed him. He was the number one in formation in Zhenling.
After that, because Perfected Xuanchen's lifespan was getting longer and he had less energy, an important matter that Zhenling's high-level cultivators had planned fell on Deng Ming. Deng Ming stayed on Yenkun Island for many years.
When Lu Ping saw Deng Ming again, he was already at the ninth level of the Core Forging stage. It was clear that Zhenling had spared no effort in supporting his cultivation. Deng Ming's talent in formations was undeniable. His own cultivation foundation was also much higher than Perfected Xuanchen's.
Perfected Xuanchen had already lost all hope of advancing to the Dharma stage. Zhenling naturally did not want Deng Ming to follow in Perfected Xuanchen's footsteps. Thus, he naturally put in a lot of effort to nurture him, hoping that he could become a Dharma stage formation grandmaster.
"Junior Brother Xuanchen, long time no see. How have you been?"
Deng Ming saw that Lu Ping was a little impatient and said, "Brother Lu, I have spent many years setting up layers of formations on the entire Yenkun Island. The sect should let me know why you have set up such a huge formation and even sacrificed Yenkun Island, right?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "There's no rush. You will know the answer soon. However, to get to the bottom of it, Junior Brother Deng, you will have to suffer for many years!"
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