"Lu Xiaoyou, I'm here to seek your protection!" Lin Yu Laozu expressed his purpose to Lu Ping the moment he met Lu Ping.
Lu Ping didn't expect Lin Yu Laozu to be like this. He was startled for a moment before he smiled and said, "Senior, you must be joking. Since you're here on Huang Li Island, you're my guest. Please have a rest in your cave abode."
Both parties sat down. Lin Yu Laozu looked at Lu Ping's Tingtao Cave Abode and praised, "Little friend, this is a good place to run. This cave abode is simple but elegant. There's no lack of incense in this cave abode. Isn't it the most precious of the three great incense in the cultivation world?"
Both of them exchanged greetings before Ancestor Lin Yu pondered deeply for a moment before he said, "May I ask Young Brother Lu if Young Brother Lu had encountered the members of the Five Element Sect at the Brimjade Swamp earlier?"
These things could be easily guessed in the eyes of those who paid attention. Lu Ping didn't hide it and nodded, "Yes!"
Lin Yu Laozu's spirit was lifted and he immediately asked, "Who?"
Lu Ping asked back, "Senior, do you know that there's a Laozu called Wu Guangyuan in Wuxing School?"
"Wu Guangyuan?"
Lin Yu Laozu was shocked. Then, as if he thought of something, he asked in surprise, "Guangyuan Laozu? Wuxing School's current True Spirit Cultivator Laozu Wu Guangyuan? Little friend, you actually met this person. How … How did he come out of the Formless Cave Abode? This is too unbelievable. Little friend, you actually … "
Lu Ping knew why Lin Yu Laozu was shocked, so he quickly explained, "Senior, you misunderstood. The Guangyuan Laozu I met was not his real body. It should be a puppet at the peak of Pure Yang Realm!"
Lu Ping's explanation made Lin Yu Laozu, who seemed a little confused, calm down a little. He smiled awkwardly and said, "The Old Man is being rude. Lu Xiaoyou, please don't laugh at me. At this moment, the Old Man really can't believe it. Even if Guangyuan Laozu did not come with his real body, he used his real soul to control the puppet at the peak of Pure Yang Realm. I'm afraid that even Fellow Daoist Xiao may not be able to take advantage of him. I didn't expect you to be able to escape unscathed. This kind of strength really makes the Old Man admire you!"
Lu Ping repeatedly said that he did not dare, but he heard Lin Yu Laozu say, "Little friend, please don't decline. The Old Man said that he was asking for little friend's protection. Little friend, you have the strength to make Guangyuan Laozu helpless. No wonder you dared to show yourself in the North Sea. The Old Man is also being pressured by the Pure Yang Realm of those Holy Lands. Without absolute strength like Xiao Baiyu and little friend, who can ignore the Pure Yang Realm of the various Sects, and without Fellow Daoist Qi Fan, Full Moon, and Feng Lu, I have no choice but to seek little friend's protection. Although the Old Man's strength is not good, he still has Pure Yang Cultivation. I believe now is the time for little friend to use it."
Without waiting for Lu Ping to agree or not, Lin Yu Laozu continued, "The Old Man has been saved by little friend before, and I don't know how to repay you. I hope little friend can give the Old Man a chance to repay you!"
For a Pure Yang Cultivator to do this, it could be said that he had lost all face. If Lu Ping refused at this time, he would become enemies.
Although Lu Ping was not very comfortable with such a slightly forced request, he was also grateful for Lin Yu Laozu's repeated help during the battle with Mara in the Nine Mystical Tower. Therefore, he said after some consideration, "Senior has also risked his life to help my sect, so don't mention anything about saving my life. It's just that I do have something that I need Senior's help with, and I hope Senior can help me."
Lin Yu Laozu was overjoyed. He said, "The Old Man will never forget your kindness. May I ask what the Old Man can do for me? Please tell me …"
Lin Yu Laozu and Lu Ping stood on Yankun Island several hundred kilometers away from Heavenly Spirit Island and looked down. Lin Yu Laozu sighed in surprise, "Your sect really is extravagant. Such a medium-sized island has actually been completely covered by a formation. Once it's activated, the entire island will probably sink. It looks quite similar to a great traction formation, but it's not. The Old Man doesn't know much about formations, so I've made a fool of myself."
Lu Ping smiled faintly. His face brimmed with confidence as he said, "This Yankun Island concerns the rise and fall of our sect, so please forgive me for not being able to say too much. However, I can tell you that if this matter is successful, our sect will be able to establish a foundation for generations to come!"
Lu Ping glanced at Lin Yu Laozu and said seriously, "Originally, this matter has always been handled by me personally, but I've recently been forced to go to the Eastern Sea to participate in the Illusionary Spirit Island Gathering that's held once every hundred years. This matter concerns the distribution of the huge spiritual stone mine on the five islands, so there will definitely be a fierce battle. I really can't split my time. After all, our sect has only recently risen up, so our foundation cannot compare to the other sects. Aside from me, there's no one else in the sect who can do it. I originally thought that this matter would have to be pushed back a hundred years, but senior's arrival just happened to solve this urgent matter, so please look after it for me. Junior and Zhenling will be extremely grateful."
Lin Yu Laozu said hesitantly, "Since this matter concerns the rise and fall of the sect, the Old Man is still an outsider after all …"
Lu Ping laughed and said, "Senior, you only need to look after the island. Every three days, Tianling Mountain will definitely send a cultivator to bring senior enough spiritual stones. At that time, senior only needs to use your pure Yang cultivation to maintain the island's great formation under the command of our sect's formation grandmaster. There's no need to worry about anything else."
Lin Yu Laozu understood the meaning of Lu Ping's words. Lu Ping just wanted to use his cultivation to maintain the operation of the formation. As for why the formation was operating and what its purpose was, Lin Yu Laozu naturally had no way of knowing, so it would not affect Zhenling's plan.
Even if Lu Ping had said before that Lu Ping was even willing to postpone this for a hundred years for the distribution of the huge spiritual stone vein in the Phantom Five Islands, it meant that although this matter was important, it was not urgent. Even if Lin Yu Laozu "accidentally" destroyed the formation on the island, Zhenling would just build another one at most, and it would not cause any substantial harm.
However, whether it was Lin Yu Laozu or Lu Ping, they both seemed to have forgotten that the formation on the island might not affect Zhenling's plan, but if someone obtained what Zhenling wanted in advance, it would be useless no matter how well the island's formation was preserved.
After settling Lin Yu Laozu, Lu Ping went straight back to Tianling Mountain and was about to use the teleportation formation to return to Huang Li Island, but he saw Liu Tianyuan chasing after him from afar. Lu Ping knew that he must have something urgent to do, so he turned around to greet him.
Liu Tianyuan had been working with Liu Tianling, the Sect Master, and had already been tacitly accepted by Zhenling as the next Sect Master.
Although there were many outstanding disciples in Zhenling's third generation, Lu Ping was now the Pure Yang Laozu, Yin Tianchu was gloomy, Ji Tianxuan was mischievous, Yao Yong was irascible, Du Feng and Tian Shang were cold and unsociable, Tian Ling lacked wisdom, and although Tian Ru and Tian Hui had sufficient status and wisdom, it was difficult for them to convince the masses due to their limited cultivation and aptitude.
Originally, the Sect Master of Zhenling had placed all their hopes on Tian Tian, but unfortunately, Tian Tian died young, so Liu Tianling and the other high-ranking Laozu set their sights on the mature and steady Liu Tianyuan and Qi Tiancai.
However, although Qi Tiancai was quite capable, she didn't have the connections and prestige Liu Tianyuan had in the sect. Most importantly, not only did Liu Tianyuan have the support of Guo Tianshan's faction, but he also maintained a good relationship with the cultivators from Chong Hua Manor, which Lu Ping belonged to. Only by having Liu Tianyuan take over the position of Sect Master could everyone in Zhenling live up to their expectations.
"Junior Brother Lu, Flowing Cloud Pavilion of Heartlands has sent a cultivator to visit the sect!"
"Flowing Cloud Pavilion?" Lu Ping said in surprise, "The Cloud Sky Pavilion that the new Pure Yang cultivator of Heartlands, Yuntian Laozu, belongs to? Why did they send someone here? Yuntian Laozu had quite a grudge with me in the past. Now that they've sent someone here, are they declaring war or making amends? "
"It's making amends!" Liu Tianyuan also had a strange expression on his face as he said, "The cultivators from Flowing Cloud Pavilion have brought a large number of rare treasures. Apart from expressing their intention to make amends with the sect, they've also come to represent Yuntian Laozu to apologize to you, junior brother."
"Apologize to me?" Lu Ping didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Who is this person? How is he qualified to apologize on Yuntian's behalf? Senior brother, what do you think? What does teacher think? "
Liu Tianyuan said, "This person is called Qian Changming. He's the first direct disciple of the third generation of Flowing Cloud Pavilion. He's quite famous in the Heartlands. Uncle Sect Master seems to be moved, but it'll still depend on junior brother's opinion. In my opinion, this Flowing Cloud Pavilion truly wants to make amends with our sect. Apologizing to junior brother is probably something he came up with on the spur of the moment."
Lu Ping suddenly smiled and said, "So it's him. This person is quite courageous to actually dare to represent Yuntian on his own. However, the relationship between sects is only about benefits. If it's beneficial to the sect, even I, a pure Yang cultivator, can't sacrifice the benefits of the sect for my own selfishness. This Qian Changming probably thinks that all matters of the sect are decided by a pure Yang cultivator like me. That's why he wants to take a different path and come to our sect."
Liu Tianyuan praised, "Junior brother is very righteous. You've never been greedy for the power of the sect. However, Yuntian might not be as generous to the Flowing Cloud Pavilion as junior brother. It seems that all matters of the Flowing Cloud Pavilion are decided by Yuntian Laozu. The Flowing Cloud Pavilion is probably Yuntian Laozu's Flowing Cloud Pavilion alone. Qian Changming's actions are understandable."
Lu Ping nodded, "If that's the case, then Qian Changming won't be here. Senior brother can assist the sect master with the matters of the Flowing Cloud Pavilion. The Flowing Cloud Pavilion is far away in the Heartlands and has no conflicts of interest with our sect. If the two sects work together, then there's no harm in working together. As for the grievances between me and Yuntian Laozu, the sect doesn't need to worry about it!"
Liu Tianyuan understood Lu Ping's attitude and turned to go to the Heaven's Spirit Hall. Lu Ping thought for a while and decided not to return to Huang Li Island. Instead, he turned and went to the back of Tian Ling Mountain.
In the forbidden area of the back of Tian Ling Mountain, Zhenling had built a secret teleportation portal. This teleportation portal led directly to Fei Ling Island, which was submerged in the sea. In the whole of Zhenling, only Dharma adepts were qualified to know about the existence of this teleportation portal.
Qu Tiancheng was in charge of the affairs of Fei Ling Island. When he saw Lu Ping, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Eh, Martial Nephew, aren't you preparing to go to the East Sea? Why are you here?"
Lu Ping said, "I'm here to see Junior Brother Yin!"
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