This was the crab demon's lair that Lu Ping had used to hide in the demon territory for five years.
After Lu Ping left with Liu Ziyuan and the rest, he did not return to Huang Li Island. Apart from his reluctance to return, Lu Ping was also curious about Golden Jiao Island's conspiracy and the North Sea Sect's purpose for this large-scale hunt. Moreover, he had Lu Qin's repeated pleas.
Although the Blue Phoenix Lu Qin had submitted to Lu Ping and become his spirit pet mount, she was still an arrogant demon bird. Other than Lu Ping, she did not even care about the Green Sea Snake. Only the sly Dabao could chat with her.
Such an arrogant fellow suddenly begging Lu Ping again and again naturally attracted Lu Ping's attention.
After a simple conversation with Lu Qin, Lu Ping understood that she wanted revenge! There was a late Blood Condensation Red Mantis Bird here. It was the leader of this generation's Demonic Beast Territory and was the eighth demon general under Daoist Jin Li of the Golden Scale Manor. This demon bird was Lu Qin's mortal enemy.
After her parents passed away, Lu Qin inherited her parents' lair. There was a miniature spirit vein inside, and it was this spirit vein that allowed her to advance to the mid Blood Condensation Realm in just a few decades.
However, news of the spirit vein in Lu Qin's lair was somehow discovered by the Red Mantis Bird. Relying on Daoist Jin Li's influence and the fact that the Red Mantis Bird's cultivation was higher than Lu Qin's, the Red Mantis Bird banished Lu Qin from her territory and forcefully occupied her lair.
Lu Qin relied on her slightly superior flying speed to escape from the Red Mantis Bird's claws. After wandering around the nearby Demonic Beast Territory, the exhausted Lu Qin fought a few times with the vengeful Lu Ping. Finally, she was captured alive by Lu Ping with a Hungry Beast Pill and became Lu Ping's spirit beast.
Lu Ping did not expect Lu Qin to have such an encounter. He recalled that when Lu Ping left this place five years ago, it was because Lu Ping had been killing the nearby mid Blood Condensation Demonic Beasts that a late Blood Condensation Demonic Beast General came to investigate.
Was the Red Mantis Bird the one who came to investigate?
It seemed he had no choice but to help. Lu Qin submitted to Lu Ping partly through coercion. If Lu Ping helped the Blue Phoenix take revenge for the Red Mantis Bird's lair, he would be able to gain Lu Qin's complete loyalty.
Not to mention, the mini spirit vein in the nest was also something Lu Ping coveted. Just the mini spirit vein alone was enough for him to plot against the Red Mantis Bird.
Lu Qin let out a long howl and carried Lu Ping back to his old lair. Not only had Lu Ping transformed into a burly man with a red face, but his cultivation base was also only at the Third Layer Blood Condensation Realm. This was the incomplete [Spirit Concealing Art] that Lu Ping had obtained from the Blood Condensation Realm Vault.
After Lu Ping obtained the incomplete secret technique, he naturally understood its value. Hence, he had been studying and cultivating it. Now, he could conceal 30% of his cultivation base without being discovered by cultivators with stronger divine senses than him.
Lu Qin was in high spirits after receiving Lu Ping's promise to help her. She sang loudly along the way. This area was the territory of mid and low-level Blood Condensation Demonic Beasts. Seeing a peak Sixth Layer Blood Condensation Demonic Beast flying past, no one dared to stop her. Everyone became Lu Dagui's kin.
Lu Qin's lair was located on a small island a few miles away. Lu Qin's battle intent was high, and she let out a long, provocative roar that spread far and wide.
Lu Ping's expression was solemn. He clapped his hands lightly and stopped Lu Qin's provocation. Lu Qin was unhappy, but she did not dare to disobey Lu Ping. The two of them approached the island silently.
When Lu Qin got closer, she finally understood why Lu Ping stopped her. On the surface of the sea not far from the island, low rumbling sounds could be heard. Clearly, there were people fighting there.
Lu Ping thought for a moment and ordered Lu Qin to land on the island first. With Lu Qin leading the way, Lu Ping arrived at the lair with ease. As expected, the Red Mantis Birds were no longer there. There were only a few Blood Condensation Demonic Beasts. When they saw Lu Ping and the others, they all attacked. However, Lu Qin killed them all with her claws and beaks.
Lu Ping walked towards the bottom of the cave. He found that the cave was filled with twists and turns. There were many bones and fur on both sides, obviously leftovers from the Red Mantis Birds' daily meals. Lu Qin was obviously not satisfied with her previous lair being messed up. With a flap of her wings, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew in the cave. The filth and bones were all cleared out of the cave by Lu Qin, and the smell in the cave was also cleared.
Lu Ping walked along the twists and turns until he reached the bottom of the cave. Feeling the lingering Spiritual Qi in the cave, Lu Ping was overjoyed. There was indeed a small spirit vein here. It was only because the cave was deep and twisted that the spirit vein's Spiritual Qi did not leak out.
In his joy, Lu Ping no longer cared about the battle outside the island. He finished setting up a Traction Formation around the spirit vein. At the same time, he inlaid a total of 36 mid-grade spirit stones into the recesses of the formation. This place was too far from Huang Li Island. If he wanted to move this spirit vein to Lu Ping's cave, it would take a lot of effort.
After setting up the teleportation array formation, Lu Ping searched the cave again. After finding nothing, he thought for a while and took out a small array disc. He placed it at the last bend at the bottom of the cave. Suddenly, the array disc's surroundings shook violently and the teleportation array formation at the bottom of the cave disappeared without a trace.
This was a small Illusion Formation Plate given to Lu Ping by Hu Lili. It was personally made by Hu Lili and given to Lu Ping for self-defense.
Thinking of Hu Lili, Lu Ping's focused expression suddenly became absent-minded. His hands, which were quickly arranging the formation plate, could not help but slow down. He did not know how Hu Lili was doing and where the First Sea Patrol Squad was now. Presumably, they had fought a lot with demonic beasts. Although this woman was quite scheming, her strength was too low. He did not want to make any mistakes.
However, on second thought, Lu Ping also found it funny. The strength of the First Sea Patrol Squad was not bad. It was led by Master Immortal Liu and the others. Yao Yong, Chen Lian, and the others would also take care of Hu Lili because of him. Not to mention, Lu Ping also gave Hu Lili a pair of high-grade green jade hairpins given by his Fourth Senior Sister, Enlightened Master Wang Xuanjing, for self-defense. As long as she did not encounter a Core Forging Enlightened Master, she should not be in any danger.
Thinking back on their relationship, Lu Ping also felt that it was strange. The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding. It was natural for them to get to know each other, interact with each other, help each other, protect each other, and acknowledge each other's relationship. Everything seemed so ordinary, but full of tacit understanding.
Sometimes, Lu Ping found it funny. It turned out that things between men and women were not always spectacular. Lu Ping laughed self-deprecatingly. He knew that it was not that Hu Lili disliked romance, but that she was considerate and had never asked for such things from Lu Ping. She did not even give him a hint. Lu Ping knew that this was a kind of emotional debt. He needed to repay the debt until his death.
This woman had schemed against him for his entire life!
Lu Ping shook his head and left the nest. He brought Lu Qin and flew towards the battlefield.
A few miles away from the island, four Eighth Level Blood Condensation Realm demonic beasts were attacking three human cultivators. Even though the three of them were at a disadvantage, they were still defending themselves well. They would not be killed by the demonic beasts for a while.
When Lu Ping got closer, he realized that it was not three people who were being attacked, but two. One of them was a Late Blood Condensation Realm puppet. Its entire body was covered in a layer of greyish-black armor. Every move it made was stiff but powerful. When it fought the demonic beasts head-on, it was able to force them back.
When Lu Ping looked at the other two cultivators, he saw that one of them was using an octagonal shield to block the demonic beasts' attacks. At the same time, he was sweating profusely as he commanded the black-armored puppet to repel the demonic beasts. Clearly, he had exhausted all his energy and divine sense. He did not have any spare energy to use his magic treasures to attack the demonic beasts.
The other person was the exact opposite. His figure was extremely fleeting, making it difficult for people to track his position with their eyes. The two short swords in his hands were like ghosts, but they were also extremely fast. Every demon beast that was targeted by him had to face a series of combined attacks in a short period of time. If it weren't for the help of the other three demon beasts, they would have long been either dead or injured.
Lu Ping was stunned when he saw the two cultivators being attacked. They were actually acquaintances. These two were the disciples that left a deep impression on Lu Ping during the apprenticeship ceremony. Yin Zichu and Ji Zixuan, the disciple of Enlightened Master Xuanhuai.
The two of them had already noticed Lu Ping's arrival. However, Lu Ping was wearing a red mask, so they could not tell if he was a friend or foe.
Lu Ping's arrival had also alerted the demonic beasts. However, one of them was only at the early stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, while the other was at the mid stage of the Blood Condensation Realm. A large bird with crimson feathers cackled when it saw Lu Qin. It spoke in the human language, "Isn't this the homeless Green Phoenix? How did you become someone's mount? And a lowly Third Layer Blood Condensation Realm human cultivator's mount at that? You're a disgrace to us demonic cultivators! "
Lu Qin heard the Red Mantis Bird's mockery, and she screeched angrily. Lu Ping leaped into the air, while the Green Phoenix pounced towards the Red Mantis Bird.
The Red Mantis Bird cackled and broke away from Ji Xuan and Yin Zichu. It transformed into a bird-headed, human-bodied monster and charged towards Lu Qin. "Today, I'll show you the power of a half-step metamorphosis cultivator!"
Ji Zixuan and Yin Zichu had been fighting the four demonic beasts for a long time. They did not know that this red demonic bird could actually speak the human language, and they were shocked. Their movements slowed down, and the other demonic beasts almost took advantage of the situation. Fortunately, the Red Mantis Bird had broken away from the battle, and the pressure on the two of them was greatly reduced. The situation was getting better, but they were still surrounded by three demonic beasts.
The battle between Lu Qin and the Red Mantis Bird reached its climax. The Red Mantis Bird opened its beak, and a red flame swept towards Lu Qin.
At this moment, Lu Qin seemed to have turned into a fairy in the wind. She drew beautiful arcs in the air, and danced beautifully in the Red Mantis Bird's unbridled flames.
It flapped its wings and let out a loud and clear cry. Invisible wind blades flew towards the Crimson Mantis Bird with a sharp cry, but the Crimson Mantis Bird easily formed a feather wall with its feathers and the protective Aura Shield around its body to block the wind blades.
Lu Ping looked at the battle between the two sides. It seemed like he was being ignored by everyone. Indeed, a Third Layer Blood Condensation Realm cultivator could only accept the fate of being ignored.
Lu Ping shook his head, and took the mask off his face. The four demonic beasts continued to ignore Lu Ping's existence, but Ji Zixuan and Yin Zichu's spirits rose.
At this time, Lu Qin's movements were already restricted by the Red Mantis Bird's rain of flames. Lu Qin's flight was still ingenious, but it seemed like she was struggling.
Just as Lu Qin was about to be ravaged by the Red Mantis Bird's flames, a green flame suddenly exploded in the middle of the Red Mantis Bird's rain of flames. Lu Qin, whose entire body was covered in green flames, was like a warrior swimming in a sea of flames. She suddenly leaped into the sky, showing off her beautiful figure.
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