Lu Ping fiddled with an interspatial pouch in his hand. Inside the pouch were the belongings left behind by the middle-aged cultivator. Other than a hundred mid-grade spirit stones and the high-grade mystic instrument, there was also a defensive mystic instrument that looked like a budding flower bud. It was the mystic instrument that the middle-aged cultivator used to block the Soaring Wing Swords' attack.
There were also nearly a hundred 500-year-old spiritual herbs and a dozen 1000-year-old spiritual herbs that were newly collected. It seemed like there were quite a lot of spiritual herbs growing in the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven. However, these spiritual herbs were not planted on a large scale like Fei Ling Island. Most of them were wild and required cultivators to search for them one by one.
There was also a jade slip that caught Lu Ping's attention. There was a map inside. Lu Ping looked at it carefully and found that there was actually a Golden Nut Fruit Tree at the location indicated on the map. It seemed like the middle-aged cultivator's ultimate goal in the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven was this Golden Nut Fruit Tree.
Every time the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven opened, the geography inside would change. Therefore, there were very few maps of the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven that were passed down. However, the changes were only in the big picture. Small topographies such as mountains and valleys rarely changed.
The Golden Nut Fruit Tree grew at the bottom of a canyon, and its surroundings were occupied by various demon beasts and poisonous insects. The map showed the situation inside the canyon. The cultivator who left the map had only seen the Golden Nut Fruit Tree from afar and retreated in the face of overwhelming odds.
Since there were still three months left, Lu Ping was not in a hurry. He waved his hand and released Dabao. In this kind of grotto-heaven, a Blood Condensation Realm Spirit-Seeking Mouse undoubtedly had an innate advantage.
Dabao had been frozen by Lu Ping for a long time. With its active personality, the moment it came out of the spiritual beast bag, it ran and jumped around Lu Ping. It was as if it was complaining that Lu Ping did not release it earlier.
Amused, Lu Ping scolded, "You brat, you don't eat much every day, and you're always jumping up and down. How come you're getting fatter and fatter? Those who know will say you are a mouse, but those who don't know will think that I am raising a pig! "
Dabao squeaked, as if it was protesting against Lu Ping comparing it to a pig.
Lu Ping couldn't be bothered with this guy. After thinking for a while, he released the three Green Sea Snakes. The three spirit snakes had already reached the mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm. Lu Ping originally planned to hunt a snake monster with the flood dragon bloodline to help them advance. After talking with them, he found out that the Green Sea Snakes were very talented. They didn't need to supplement their bloodline to advance to the mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm. However, it would take a long time for them to advance.
The three spirit snakes were now more than a hundred feet long and as thick as a water bucket. However, the three spirit snakes had shrunk their bodies to about three feet. They stretched out their bodies and intimately danced at Lu Ping's feet.
The three spirit snakes hatched after Lu Ping used his own magic energy to nurture them for several months. Their demonic spiritual energy was mixed with Lu Ping's aura. In their eyes, Lu Ping was like a parent.
Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Ping released the water snake monster's huge carcass. The three spirit snakes seemed to understand Lu Ping's intentions. They coiled around the carcass as if they were cultivating. The three spirit snakes faced the water snake monster and opened their mouths. A strange wave of spiritual energy rippled out from the water snake monster's mouth.
Lu Ping saw a stream of light green arcane energy spurt out from Lu Bi's mouth. The arcane energy entered the water snake monster's body and returned to Lu Bi's mouth. However, the green arcane energy that returned was much denser than before.
It was the same for the other two spirit snakes. However, Lu Hai breathed in and out blue magic energy, while Lu Ling breathed in and out cold white mist. The cycle repeated itself. After every cycle, the huge water snake's body shrunk a little.
Lu Ping knew that the three spirit snakes wanted to absorb the spiritual energy essence of the water snake's body and store it for them to advance to the mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm. However, this was still an Eighth Layer Blood Condensation Realm monster. Even without the Condensed Blood Pearl, the three early stage Blood Condensation Realm spirit snakes couldn't absorb all the spiritual energy in one go.
Lu Ping took the opportunity to familiarize himself with the surrounding area. The middle-aged cultivator's map had already marked out many areas, but they weren't detailed. He entered the grotto-heaven no earlier than Lu Ping by two days. It was obvious that he went straight for the Golden Core Fruit Tree and didn't stop at other places.
With Dabao's help, Lu Ping collected another 20 500-year-old spirit herbs from the areas explored by the middle-aged cultivator. According to Ji Zixuan, the last time the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven appeared was 300 years ago. Although the spiritual energy here wasn't as thick as Fei Ling Mountain, it wasn't much weaker than Tian Ling Mountain. Even the wild spirit herbs here had matured a lot.
When Lu Ping returned, the huge water snake's body was only left with a huge snake skin. The three spirit snakes coiled around each other had a lazy expression on their faces, and the demonic energy on their bodies started to fluctuate. Lu Ping laughed at himself. He didn't expect the three spirit snakes to have an opportunity to break through. Originally, he wanted to find the canyon and use the power of the three spirit snakes, but now, he couldn't do that. Fortunately, he could stay in the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven for three months, so Lu Ping still had a lot of time.
In the next few days, Lu Ping moved alone in the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven. With Dabao's help, he had a good harvest. Qian Zhong Su transplanted a lot of spirit herbs that Lu Ping hadn't seen before.
However, in these few days, Lu Ping didn't meet a single cultivator who entered the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven, let alone meet up with Ji Zixuan and Yin Zichu.
On this day, Lu Ping was at the bottom of a cliff, picking a 1000-year-old spirit herb. This was the main ingredient for refining a Core Forging Realm pill.
1000-year-old spirit herbs were also divided into different grades. Most of the 1000-year-old spirit herbs could only be used as supplementary spirit herbs for refining Core Forging Realm pills. When refining pills, even if one or two of the supplementary spirit herbs were missing, they could be replaced with other spirit herbs with similar medicinal properties. However, the main ingredient could not be replaced, just like how the Golden Marrow Pill required the main ingredient, the Golden Marrow Grass. Therefore, the main ingredient of every 1000-year-old spirit herb was very precious, and its value was several times that of a normal 1000-year-old spirit herb.
Just as Lu Ping carefully picked the inconspicuous Limestone Grass from a crack in the cliff, his divine sense suddenly fluctuated. Lu Ping quickly put the grass into a jade box, then used the Spirit Concealment Technique to suppress his cultivation to the Third Level of the Blood Condensation Realm. Then, he used the "Art of Deception" to hide himself, and he stuck a few Invisibility Talismans and Spirit Sealing Talismans on his body.
Just as Lu Ping hid himself, a streak of light smashed into the stone valley below the cliff. A series of coughs could be heard, and a figure staggered towards the bottom of the cliff. At the same time, he used his divine sense to investigate the surroundings.
Lu Ping felt a chill pass through his body. He didn't know if he was discovered by the person, but he saw that the person was in his twenties, and there was blood flowing from his mouth and nose. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.
The young man looked at the situation at the bottom of the cliff. Intentionally or unintentionally, he chose to throw an array disc behind Lu Ping, then he inserted 12 array flags around him. The young man formed a few hand seals, and after the array was activated, the young man also disappeared, leaving behind only an empty scene of rubble.
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