After leaving Master Immortal Liu's place, Lu Ping went to the alchemy lab to exchange the spirit herbs for contribution points. Then, he went to the Qi Refinement Pavilion to hand over the ores and demonic beast raw materials. With that, his contribution points shot up to forty. He only needed ten more contribution points to exchange for a mid-grade mystic instrument.
He recalled the Level 3 disciple he met in the market. That disciple spent an entire year to obtain fifty contribution points, and he even had to sell the spirit stones he earned from selling the mystic instruments. Now, Lu Ping was almost there in one day.
It seemed like the saying "A horse is not fat without grass at night, and a man is not rich without a windfall!"
In the blink of an eye, another half a year had passed. The time for training was finally here.
In the past six months, Lu Ping had finally stabilized his cultivation at mid-stage Eighth Layer Blood Refining Realm thanks to the abundant supply of spirit stones.
Such was the nature of cultivation. The further one advanced, the harder it would be to cultivate. After he broke through to the Eighth Layer, he did not dare to slack off for even a moment. He used up all the medicinal pellets and spirit stones to cultivate to the fullest, but even after a year, he only managed to advance from the Eighth Layer to the mid-stage of the Eighth Layer.
In the past, disciples would choose their own missions from the sect, either alone or in groups. Most of the missions were to hunt sea beasts in the sea, hunt demonic beasts on islands, collect spiritual herbs, collect ores, and so on. There were many kinds of missions.
However, this time was different. Master Immortal Professor, a Level 3 disciple, was leading the group. Other than the disciples of the Eighth Layer Blood Refining Realm and above, there were also twenty disciples of the Eighth Layer Blood Refining Realm and above.
The twenty groups left through the teleportation portal in the courtyard. None of the disciples knew what their mission was.
When Lu Ping walked out of the teleportation portal, he was already on an island. He could faintly hear the crashing sound of the waves not far away.
Group 7 and Master Immortal Liu, a total of twenty-one people, rested for the night under the guidance of the Zhenling Island's Master Immortal.
The next day, the group gathered under a rock on the island. Master Immortal Liu and Master Immortal Du, who had been waiting for them last night, announced the mission to them.
Master Immortal Liu's face remained expressionless as he looked at the eager expressions on the disciples' faces. He said coldly, "This is the Mystic Grade Island on the border of our sect — Black Flower Island. Group 7's training destination is five hundred miles away from here."
An outer disciple who was familiar with the place immediately reacted and whispered, "Xuan Hua Island? Isn't that the southernmost Xuan Ling Sect's Xuan Ling Island? Another five hundred li to the south is Xuan Ling Sect's territory. This … "At this point, the disciple's expression changed.
"Don't tell me I have to do this mission in Xuan Ling Sect's territory?"
"Could it be that the two factions are going to start a war?"
"No matter what, Xuan Ling Sect is the strongest force in the Northern Sea. I'm afraid this training won't be easy!"
"Hmph! What's there to be afraid of? I heard that Xuan Ling Sect has declined a lot these years. Our sect is not afraid of them!"
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Listening to the discussions around him, Lu Ping was puzzled. Was the sect really going to provoke Xuan Ling Sect's tiger whiskers?
Master Immortal Liu's face remained cold as he looked at the disciples' expressions. He continued, "After investigation, a group of cultivators called the 'Cultivator Sharing Union' was ordered by Xuan Ling Sect to spy on our sect's secrets. They have plotted to rob and kill our disciples many times." At this point, Master Immortal Liu's gaze inadvertently swept past Lu Ping. He continued, "After the incident, they escaped to the border of Xuan Ling Sect and our sect. They are now hiding on Xuan Ling Sect's Mystic Grade Island — Xuan Qi Island. Therefore, our mission this time is to occupy Xuan Qi Island, kill the cultivators from the 'Cultivator Sharing Union', and protect our sect's dignity. Those who offend us, Zhen Ling Sect, will be killed! "
The disciples had been nurtured and educated by Zhenling since they were young, so they had a strong sense of belonging to Zhenling. Even Lu Ping's blood was boiling after hearing Master Immortal Liu's harsh words.
Master Immortal Liu was pleased to see the disciples' high morale. He pointed to Master Immortal Du beside him and said, "This is the Master Immortal stationed at Xuan Hua Island. He and I will be leading this mission. All disciples will work together to destroy the remnants of the 'Cultivator Sharing Union'!"
Above the boundless sea, an artifact the size of a large ship sped across the surface of the sea. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared, leaving only a white mark on the surface of the sea.
This large Enchanted item that Immortal Du had taken out truly shocked the monastery's disciples. Although it was only a middle grade Enchanted item, this kind of large Enchanted item that could carry many people was extremely rare. Even a top grade Enchanted item might not necessarily be able to exchange for it.
Master Immortal Du looked at the envious expressions of the disciples and smiled helplessly. "This is an artifact that our sect has prepared for this mission. I am not generous enough to own such an artifact."
The big ship did not choose to fly in the air. Although it was fast, it consumed too much magic power. Moreover, there was a battle coming soon. Sailing on the sea, although its speed was halved, it was only five hundred miles of sea, so it would be able to arrive in an instant.
Unlike the nervousness and excitement of the disciples, Lu Ping had too many doubts in his heart despite his calm expression.
The 'Cultivator Sharing Union' was just a group of rogue cultivators. There were less than twenty of them, and their leader was only at the early Blood Condensation Realm. The rest of them were only at the Blood Refining Realm. Even if they were lucky enough to rob a few Zhenling disciples, how could they succeed so many times without being discovered by the sect? If they were discovered, how could they escape Zhenling's pursuit and arrive at Xuan Qi Island? One had to know that the Zhen Ling Side Courtyard was none other than the encampment of Zhenling's sect. There were countless experts there. How much strength would it take to escape from such a colossus? How could the sect be so sure that the 'Cultivator Sharing Union' was hiding on Xuan Qi Island? Why would they risk becoming enemies with Xuan Ling Sect?
Lu Ping's heart skipped a beat. Unless this was a deliberate move by the sect, but what was the sect's goal? Could it be that the sect really had the strength to challenge Xuan Ling Sect?
Lu Ping felt a headache coming on. He couldn't see that level and didn't know what the elders of the sect were thinking. He could only be a chess piece.
Perhaps even these two immortals were just chess pieces!
Looking at Master Immortal Liu and Master Immortal Du's calm expressions, Lu Ping decided to prepare for the battle on the island. Judging from the two immortals' expressions, there shouldn't be any mistakes in this mission.
Fortunately, Lu Ping had a premonition and was well prepared this time. He touched his interspatial pouch and couldn't help but feel a little heartache. It seemed like he wouldn't be able to keep his belongings this time. Hopefully, he would be able to reap some rewards.
Battles were fatal, even for cultivators! As for Lu Ping's own safety, what a joke! How could he die?! Lu Ping didn't even think about it.
Lu Ping gradually calmed himself down and activated the 'Blood Refinement Spirit Transmuting Art', trying his best to adjust his condition.
A towering shadow in the distance grew clearer and clearer. The training ground was about to arrive. On Xuan Qi Island, a fierce battle was about to begin!
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