After Tianlu Laozu passed away, the first generation of Zhenling's cultivators was left with only Tianxiang Laozu and Tian Xue Laozu.
Among the first generation of Zhenling's cultivators, the one who helped Lu Ping the most was Tianlu Laozu. It was because of Laozu's selfless help that Lu Ping was able to complete the continuous improvement of his cultivation and strength while he was still in the Core Forging stage.
Before Zhen Ling Sect was ready to become a large sect, the Fornax Ancestor began to gradually fade away from the ranks of the core cultivators of Zhen Ling Sect. It even made people wonder if Zhen Ling Sect was keeping the Fornax Ancestor's death a secret. In fact, the Fornax Ancestor had put all his energy into the restoration of Tianling Mountain, silently contributing to Zhen Ling Sect. Once he succeeded, he would create a foundation for Zhen Ling Sect for eternity.
Counting the first generation of Zhenling's cultivators, there were six Laozu. After Tiankang Laozu advanced to the mid Dharma stage, he fought for Zhenling's vanguard. Even when his lifespan was exhausted and he passed away, he passed on his Dharma soul to his descendants.
In order to build Zhenling's treasured ship, Tianjiang Laozu worked day and night. When the treasured ship set sail, he was already at the end of his rope.
It was the same for Tianlu Laozu. Tian Xue and Tianfan Laozu were the strongest barriers for Zhenling's rise. Until Tianfan Laozu fell in the Central Plains, Tian Xue Laozu originally had the will to die, but because Zhenling had faced many difficulties, he had no choice but to stay in the world.
As for Tianxiang Laozu, needless to say, the reason why Zhenling could prosper today could be said that Tianxiang Laozu was the true spiritual pillar of Zhenling and the driving force behind the scenes.
Lu Ping once asked himself, he was like the sun in the sky in Zhenling and even in the entire cultivation world. However, did he treat his own sect wholeheartedly like the six first generation Laozu?
Indeed, Lu Ping's contribution to Zhenling was unquestionable. In terms of contribution, Lu Ping dared to say that no one in the entire sect could surpass him.
However, the size of one's contribution was not only determined by one's loyalty to the sect, but also the level of a cultivator's ability. Most of Lu Ping's contribution was determined by the latter.
Lu Ping asked himself if he was like Tianjiang and Tianlu Laozu, who were willing to give up everything for the rest of their lives for the sake of their beliefs, or even their lives for the sake of the sect, he might not be able to do it. If it was Tian Xue Laozu or Tianxiang Laozu, Lu Ping did not doubt that the two of them would definitely be able to do it. This was the true difference between him and the six Laozu.
In Yingshan Courtyard, he recorded everything he had seen and heard about the various forces in Hebei's cultivation world for Tianhui and the rest to refer to. Only then did Lu Ping return to the North Sea through the super long-distance teleportation array under the courtyard's back cliff with a heavy heart.
A hundred years later, although Zhenling had suffered a lot of suppression outside the North Sea, within the North Sea, Zhenling's power had only increased. Under Zhenling's strong oppression, the various sects' sphere of influence had already been compressed to the extreme.
This was especially so when the Haiyan Sect and Shuiyan Pavilion colluded with the North Sea Demon Clan and launched a sneak attack when the North Sea Demon Clan was launching a beast wave, causing Zhenling a lot of losses. Unexpectedly, Mei Tianqin suddenly successfully passed the second lightning tribulation at the critical moment and then launched a bloody revenge on the two sects. The two sects were ranked in the top five in the North Sea back then, and they were almost beaten down from medium-sized sects to small forces by Mei Tianqin.
Due to the existence of a super long-distance teleportation formation and the fact that Universe Island was becoming more and more desolate, Liu Tianling had long since used all sorts of tricks to seize the sea near Universe Island and put it within Zhen Ling Sect's sphere of influence.
Although Lu Ping's return was not announced with great fanfare, all the Dharma adepts still received the news. After Tai Shen Laozu, the appearance of Zhenling's first pure Yang adept in 6,000 years had undoubtedly raised the morale of everyone in Zhenling.
After greeting the elders of the sect, his companions, and old friends, Lu Ping sat together with the four great adepts, Tian Xiang, Jiang Tianlin, Mei Tianqin, and Liu Tianling.
Now that Zhenling's status had risen again and again, the cultivation of the high-level adepts had increased again and again, and the hierarchy of power had also changed accordingly. Now, as the ones with the greatest authority in Zhenling, there was no doubt that these five people were gathered together. Among them, Lu Ping usually did not participate in the specific matters, but all his power was placed on the head of the sect, Liu Tianling. Therefore, Liu Tianling's power had naturally increased greatly, and the head of Zhenling was naturally respected.
Seeing that Lu Ping had returned safely, everyone was naturally happy, but Tian Xiang Laozu said, "Although the matter at the Nine Mystical Tower was successful, it was too dangerous. Now, a large part of the sect's honor and disgrace rests on you, so in the future, you must not take such a risk again!"
Lu Ping knew that Tian Xiang Laozu really cared about him, so he hurriedly thanked him respectfully. Only then did he tell the four great adepts about the Nine Mystical Tower from beginning to end.
Although Yin Tianchu had already brought most of what Lu Ping had obtained from the Nine Mystical Tower back to the North Sea, the most important small harvest had always been with Lu Ping.
Although the four of them had already made many guesses about Lu Ping's true harvest in the Nine Mystical Tower, there was no lack of optimistic guesses that all of the inheritance of the Nine Mystical Tower was in Lu Ping's hands. But when Lu Ping really took out all of the harvest from the Nine Mystical Tower, the four Laozu were indescribably excited.
The Nine Mystical Tower's complete inheritance of the past generations, a large amount of extremely high quality cultivation resources, and several rare treasures. With these things in hand, Zhenling could try to establish a foundation for a holy land sect.
When Lu Ping took out the Nine Dragon Bell and told Zhenling that he had truly obtained the true spirit inheritance of the Nine Mystical Tower, the four great adepts couldn't help but cry out in excitement.
Even though they had already thought highly of Lu Ping, when Lu Ping really appeared according to their expectations, the four great adepts found it hard to believe.
Zhenling was a large sect that had been established for less than two hundred years. How could he suddenly covet the qualifications to become a holy land sect?
In the end, Celestial Phenomenon Laozu's temperament was a level higher than everyone else's, and he was the first to recover from this strange atmosphere. He coughed softly and asked, "Boy Lu, do you have anything to say about this true spirit inheritance? What rules does the Nine Mystical Tower have for it? Tell us first."
Lu Ping sighed inwardly. Celestial Phenomenon Laozu's eyes were as sharp as a torch. He was able to detect the crux of the true spirit inheritance from just a few words. If this was not handled well, it could really be the root of the sect's destruction. Eighth Sister Zhu of the Nine Mystical Tower, Heaven Splitter, Profound Sky, and the other large sects' founders were no exception.
After Lu Ping explained the rules and the pros and cons to the four great adepts, the four of them inevitably fell into silence.
In every generation, only one person had the qualifications to become a true spirit and enter the Minor Thousand World. This rule was inevitably unfair to other cultivators. Even for Zhenling, which of the four great adepts present didn't have the intention to become a true spirit?
But now that Zhenling had Lu Ping, it meant that if Zhenling really had the qualifications, then at least the four great adepts present, regardless of whether it was possible or not, had already lost the chance to become a true spirit. This was because none of them would compete with Lu Ping. They didn't have the qualifications to compete, and they couldn't win!
Not only did they not have the qualifications to compete, even the fourth or fifth generation of cultivators might not even have the qualifications to inherit the true spirit inheritance after Lu Ping.
It had to be known that Lu Ping had only cultivated for four hundred years. Once he became a true spirit, Lu Ping would have at least one thousand three hundred to five hundred years of lifespan. If he hid in the Minor Thousand World and didn't come out, it would be enough to exhaust two generations of Zhenling.
At this time, Lu Ping could only remain silent. He knew this rule was a bit cruel to the Pure Yang cultivators who also had the potential to become True Spirit Realm cultivators. But from the perspective of the sect's long term heritage, it was undeniable. After all, if the entire sect focused their power to promote one True Spirit Realm cultivator, it would be a virtuous cycle for the sect. But if they promoted two True Spirit Realm cultivators at the same time, it would consume the sect's vitality. For the sake of the sect's development, they could only make this choice.
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more depressing, Heavenly Phenomenon Laozu couldn't help but chuckle. Seeing that everyone was looking at him in surprise, Heavenly Phenomenon Laozu said, "Whether or not our sect can have an unbroken true spirit inheritance like the Six Great Holy Lands no longer depends on the inheritance itself, but on the Minor Thousand World!"
"According to the inheritance of the Nine Profound Tower, it will take at least a thousand years for our sect's best treasure, the Abundant Void Treasure Mirror, to condense the ninth treasure restriction, and then accumulate the foundation to summon the lightning tribulation. After a thousand years, not only will our lifespans be exhausted, even Little Lu himself will not be able to wait to become a true spirit and go to the Northern Ice Plains. Moreover, the possibility of creating a Minor Thousand World by himself is much lower than the possibility of creating a Spirit Treasure. It's laughable that his mind has been disturbed by a true spirit inheritance."
Everyone felt ashamed for a moment. After all, the temptation of becoming a true spirit was great. Even Jiang Tianlin, Mei Tianqin, and the others found it difficult to control themselves. At the same time, they were wary of Lu Ping's story about the division of the sect.
In fact, this was also Heavenly Phenomenon Laozu's goal. As for the matter of a Minor Thousand World, Zhenling naturally wouldn't take it seriously and condense a Minor Thousand World. It was almost impossible.
"Since everyone has enough understanding of this true spirit inheritance, we should now speed up the pace of planning for the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven. Otherwise, when Little Lu becomes a true spirit, we won't have a Minor Thousand World to reside in. Wouldn't our sect suffer a great loss?"
Heavenly Phenomenon Laozu's words made everyone smile, and they all focused their attention on the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven.
Although the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven was called a grotto-heaven, it was actually a genuine Minor Thousand World.
Five of the seven Great Divinities who created the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven were true spirits Laozu, and the remaining two were Pure Yang cultivators. The rare treasures they collected still benefited the cultivators of the various sects in the North Sea. Lu Ping had gained a lot in the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven back then. His Amethyst Wasp Dao Soldier and protective magic power, as well as the mysterious Myriad Poison Source Liquid, all came from there.
"Now, it's not just our sect that wants to plot for the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven. The Yuwen family and the Lu family from the Middle Earth have both been found to have sent cultivators to the sea where the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven has appeared."
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