In fact, the difference between Lu Ping and Guangyuan Laozu's incarnation was not as big as it seemed. Lu Ping had experienced it himself. However, it was obvious that Guangyuan Laozu's control over the Pure Yang cultivator's power was much better.
In this aspect, Lu Ping was also quite good at it. However, after he had just become a Pure Yang cultivator, his power had skyrocketed, and the injuries and mental exhaustion caused by the Thunder Trial made it impossible for Lu Ping to fully unleash the power of a Pure Yang cultivator. That was why he was at a disadvantage in the battle against Guangyuan Laozu.
The Fire Spirit saw Guangyuan Laozu and asked, "Master, is that really Lu Tianping? I didn't expect him to be hiding here. Master, have you fought with him before? How is his power? "
Guangyuan Laozu looked at him and the two Pure Yang cultivators behind him and said, "In the future, do not make him your enemy. If you meet him alone, you must avoid him!"
The Fire Spirit was a little unwilling, "Is this man really that powerful? Even master couldn't defeat him?"
Guangyuan Laozu glanced at him and said, "This man's potential is even higher than Xiao Baiyu's. Plus, he should have two Pure Yang spirit treasures …"
"Two Pure Yang spirit treasures?" The Fire Spirit and the others all exclaimed.
"I'm afraid one of them is the Life Treasure that he used to go through the Pure Yang Thunder Trial with!" Guangyuan Laozu sighed and said, "When we meet again in the future, when this man's power is stable, I'm afraid that even the Old Man's puppet body won't be able to defeat him. Plus, the Old Man's puppet body can't move too far away. It can only move within three thousand miles of our sect. Unless his real body comes out, the most he can do is to protect our sect's territory."
Shui Lingzi and the others hurriedly thanked him in shame, "We are incompetent, as Pure Yang cultivators, we still need Martial Uncle's help!"
Guangyuan Laozu waved his hand and said, "This world has never lacked geniuses, but it has always been difficult to continue. What our sect needs to do is to ensure that the true spirit's inheritance continues and that the Treasured Cauldron of Heaven and Earth is not lost. Then, the position of the Holy Land will last forever. Although there will be heroes for a time, it will be difficult to touch the foundation of our sect for eternity!"
The Fire Spirit bowed and said, "Master, you are right. However, that Lu Tianping has quite a grudge against us. A few potential third generation direct disciples were all killed by him. What should we do?"
Guangyuan Laozu smiled and said, "Then just support him to become a True Spirit as soon as possible!"
"Ah?" The other Pure Yang cultivators were shocked, not knowing what was going on.
Guangyuan Laozu smiled and said, "Now that the Nine Profound Tower's Small Thousand World is in Xiao Baiyu's hands, even if that Lu Tianping also obtained the true spirit's inheritance and the secret of forming a Small Thousand World, how will he be able to obtain the Small Thousand World before he becomes a True Spirit?"
Shui Lingzi suddenly understood and said, "Without the protection of the Small Thousand World, even if that Lu Tianping becomes a True Spirit, he will not be able to be accepted by this world. He can only be like the other geniuses from the other sects and have no choice but to go to the North Ice Field and leave this world."
Guangyuan Laozu nodded and said with a smile, "Exactly. In fact, when those geniuses appear in the world of cultivation, the six Holy Lands have always been suppressing them. If they can't suppress them, they will indulge them. They will even secretly help them increase their cultivation in order to make them leave this world as soon as possible so that they can no longer pose a threat to the status of the six Holy Lands."
Guangyuan Laozu sighed and said, "Unfortunately, no matter how much we calculated, we still couldn't predict Xiao Baiyu's future. We also didn't expect that the Nine Profound Tower would encounter the calamity of Mara and suffer great losses, giving Xiao Baiyu and the others the opportunity to take advantage of. Since the beginning of the world, the Nine Profound Tower is probably the first sect to have to give up its position as a Holy Land."
"Then, Martial Uncle, how should we treat Xiao Baiyu and Skyrend who is behind him?"
Guangyuan Laozu pondered and said, "If we can't get rid of Xiao Baiyu when he is in the Pure Yang state, then when he becomes a True Spirit, we will treat Skyrend as a Holy Land. I think this is also the intention of the other sects!"
Guangyuan Laozu's words were actually a declaration that he had accepted Skyrend as a Holy Land. After all, it was not that easy to kill Xiao Baiyu. For the past hundred years, the cultivation world could not even deal with Lu Tianping, who had not yet reached the Pure Yang state, let alone Xiao Baiyu. This did not include Eighth Sister Zhu, who was by his side.
Lu Ping did not know that Wuxing School's strategy towards him had changed. When the incident at the Lush Jade Swamp spread throughout the cultivation world, perhaps the other four Holy Lands' attitudes towards Lu Ping would also change.
Although Lu Ping found it strange that Guangyuan Laozu could have a Puppet Incarnation at the Peak of Pure Yang, when he thought about the fact that Longhuai Ancestor also had a similar Puppet Incarnation, he did not find it too strange.
The only thing that surprised Lu Ping was that Guangyuan Laozu did not pursue him after he left the Lush Jade Swamp. Based on the situation at that time, although Guangyuan Laozu could not do anything to Lu Ping, it could still chase him all the way. Or could it be that Guangyuan Laozu's Incarnation could not travel as far as Longhuai Ancestor?
Speaking of Longhuai Ancestor, Lu Ping had now advanced to the Pure Yang state. It seemed that after he was ready, he would go to the East Sea's secret place to see if he could help Longhuai Ancestor break the Firmament Poison.
However, with Longhuai Ancestor's strength, once he was free from the Firmament Poison, would he become a Pure Yang or a Real Spirit?
Although Lu Ping had tried to figure out Longhuai Ancestor's true strength several times, as his cultivation increased and his experience broadened, the impression that Longhuai Ancestor had left on him became more and more unfathomable.
Lu Ping sneaked all the way north. Along the way, he was not in a hurry. Instead, he carefully inquired about the current situation of the North Sea's cultivation world. If Zhenling really became a Sacred Land in the future, then the chaotic Hebei cultivation world would obviously become a springboard for Zhenling to expand his forces deep into the Central Plains.
Although the narrow North Sea's cultivation world had created a unique and safe environment for Zhenling, it also restricted Zhenling's further expansion of forces at the same time. It could be said to be a double-edged sword. To solve this problem, Zhenling had already started to make arrangements long ago, which was to go south to the East Sea and west to the Central Plains.
Although the East Sea's cultivation world was vast and rich, it was now divided up by the local forces. Although Zhenling had consolidated his foothold in the Fallen Secret Land, it would not be easy for him to expand again.
Putting aside the fact that Crystal Palace was the dominant force in the East Sea, even large sects like Purple Talisman Pavilion, Gale Thunder Island, and Carefree Pavilion were not easy to deal with. Moreover, Skyrend was increasingly recognized as the new Sixth Sacred Land in the cultivation world. The newly established Luo Xin Sect also had a Pure Yang cultivator, Lin Yu Laozu, who should not be underestimated.
This was especially so for Skyrend and Crystal Palace. With the rise of Skyrend, there would definitely be a fierce battle between the two sects. The entire East Sea could not even be divided among them.
At this time, Zhenling was on the same side as Skyrend. However, once Skyrend became the new Sacred Land, the relationship between them would probably have to be redefined. At that time, Zhenling, who was an outsider, would more or less become an eyesore. He might even become the target of public criticism.
Under such circumstances, Ying Shan Side Courtyard was extremely important to Zhenling. If Zhenling wanted to protect this bridgehead that was secretly going deep into the Central Plains, other than secretly increasing the strength of the side courtyard, he also had to act as the driving force behind the scenes to maintain the current chaotic state of the Hebei cultivation world, which was without a leader. He had to make preparations to invade the Central Plains in one fell swoop in the future. This was undoubtedly an extremely risky plan.
Once Ying Shan Side Courtyard was exposed, not only would the entire Hebei cultivation world immediately unite to resist Zhenling's invasion, even the Wuxing School, Supreme Profound Sect, Cloud Sky Pavilion, Houtu Sect, and other sects outside the Hebei cultivation world would definitely unite to repel Zhenling's invasion. Even allies like the Heavenly Profound Sect and the Heavenly Moon Sect might turn against each other because of this. That would be like going for wool and coming home shorn.
Thus, Ying Shan Side Courtyard could be said to be a risky move by Zhenling. Over the past few years, Zhenling could be said to be treading on thin ice when it came to secretly managing Ying Shan Side Courtyard.
It was already three months after he arrived at Ying Shan Side Courtyard. The gains from the Pure Yang Thunder Tribulation had clearly far exceeded Lu Ping's expectations. Now, not only had Lu Ping fully recovered from his injuries, he had not gone into closed-door training for the past three months, but his cultivation was still rapidly stabilizing. Lu Ping's rapid adaptation to the Pure Yang cultivation caused his strength to increase rapidly every moment.
The current Ying Shan Side Courtyard had more than doubled in terms of both scale and strength compared to before. Now, among the few powers in the Ying Shan district, their strength was not weak either. At the very least, Ying Shan Side Courtyard had three early Dharma adepts on the surface. Thus, over the past few years, Ying Shan Side Courtyard could be said to have expanded its territory in the northern region of the Hebei cultivation world. Its sphere of influence had rapidly expanded, and the number of disciples in the side courtyard had also increased.
Lu Ping could guess that Zhenling's expansion in the North Sea had reached its peak. Over the past few years in the East Sea, the few Pure Yang adepts of the five major sects would not appear unless it was a matter of life and death. Faced with the overt and covert suppression from the various powers in the central plains and the East Sea, the five major sects had no choice but to adopt a conservative and defensive stance. Thus, the expansion of their own strength was similarly restrained.
Under such circumstances, in the past hundred years, Zhenling had no choice but to focus part of his energy on the Ying Shan Side Courtyard in the central plains.
In order to not attract the attention of the various sects in the central plains, although Zhenling had the intention to expand, he had no choice but to be careful. After more than a hundred years of secret planning, he had finally managed to bring half of the Ying Shan mountain range under the control of the side courtyard. This became an important supplement for Zhenling to strengthen his own foundation.
Lu Ping's arrival naturally did not alarm anyone in the Ying Shan Side Courtyard. However, when Tian Hui, who was currently in charge of the side courtyard, saw Lu Ping suddenly appear in the restricted area of the side courtyard, she was pleasantly surprised.
A hundred years had passed, but Tian Hui was still at the early Dharma stage. This was already the second time she had been in charge of the Ying Shan Side Courtyard. When she saw Lu Ping return, she immediately realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Brother, you have already advanced to the Pure Yang stage? Could it be that the Pure Yang Lightning Tribulation that had spread like wildfire in the Yingyu Swamp was because of you, Junior Brother? "
Lu Ping smiled and said, "That's right. I am now a Pure Yang cultivator!"
Tian Hui hurriedly said seriously, "Then, Junior Brother, do you have any instructions for coming to the side courtyard this time?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "It's not that I have any instructions. I just want to return to the North Sea."
"Return to the North Sea?" Tian Hui was both surprised and delighted. "Didn't Junior Brother and the other Pure Yang cultivators not show their faces in the cultivation world? How come now …"
Lu Ping said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister. Now, no Pure Yang cultivator in the cultivation world would dare to provoke me. Moreover, I am not returning to the North Sea with great fanfare. There are some things that I must plan at this time. Although I will not deliberately keep it a secret, there is no need to deliberately reveal my whereabouts."
Tian Hui nodded and said, "I understand. When are you leaving, Junior Brother?"
"I'm not in a hurry!" Lu Ping waved his hand and said, "Senior Sister, tell me about the current situation of our sect. I heard that in the past hundred years, our sect has also suffered some losses."
Tian Hui sighed and said, "Uncle Tianlu has reached the end of his lifespan. He passed away a few years ago!"
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