In the end, Lu Ping suppressed the greed in his heart and quietly left Golden Scale Residence before the demon soldiers of Golden Scale Residence charged into the manor.
Although Golden Scale Residence was several tens of thousands of li away from Golden Flood Dragon Island, once Daoist Master Jin Li discovered that his residence had been invaded, it would only take him a few hours to rush back. Moreover, it was impossible for Lu Ping to reach Huang Li Island within these few hours. In this period of time, Daoist Master Jin Li would be able to kill him eight to ten times over. Unless Lu Ping's cultivation reached the Core Forging Realm and his divine sense transformed, he would be able to use Lu Ping's innately tyrannical divine sense to sever Daoist Master Jin Li's connection to his own aura.
Three days later, Lu Ping returned to Huang Li Island without alerting anyone. Although Liu Ziyuan and the others had already left Huang Li Island, Zhenling only dispatched a few idle Blood Condensation cultivators from Tianling Mountain. Huang Li Island was still heavily guarded, and Lu Ping only entered the island with the identity of a rogue cultivator.
The next day, Lu Ping called Fang Tao to his residence. When Fang Tao learned that Lu Ping had returned, he was overjoyed and immediately reported the shop's recent situation to Lu Ping. Lu Ping impatiently waved his hand and said, "You can tell Senior Martial Sister Hu about these matters after she returns. I don't have the patience to deal with these matters. Just hand over all the five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs that you've purchased during this period of time to me."
Fang Tao knew that his employer was a noble alchemist. He was already over fifty years old and had low aptitude. He thought that he had no hope of reaching the Blood Condensation Realm in this lifetime, so he used this position as the shopkeeper of Lu Ping's shop to provide spirit stones to his juniors.
Lu Ping and Hu Lili admired Fang Tao's honesty. Since Huang Li Island had become more prosperous, there was a need for a Blood Condensation cultivator to keep up appearances. Lu Ping and the others were in the golden years of their cultivation and were pursuing greater progress. Naturally, they wouldn't spend too much time on trivial matters like the shop. Therefore, Lu Ping focused on nurturing Fang Tao. When Fang Tao reached the Ninth Layer of Blood Condensation, Lu Ping rewarded him with one of his remaining Blood Condensation Pills to help him reach the Blood Condensation Realm.
Because of this, Fang Tao was even more grateful to Lu Ping. This was also why Fang Tao, along with Hu Lili and Chen Lian, stopped Li Yu and the others from entering Lu Ping's cave abode five years after Lu Ping went missing in the Sea of Monsters.
After that, Lu Ping's status on Huang Li Island rose higher and higher. It was said that he even became the disciple of a famous Enlightened Master in Zhenling. While Fang Tao was secretly glad that he had a good eye for talent, he also knew that Lu Ping's future was limitless. Thus, he worked even harder.
Lu Ping took the storage bag containing the spiritual herbs from Fang Tao and looked inside. He smiled and said, "Not bad. There are some rare spiritual herbs inside. We're going to use them this time. Even though there aren't many of them, there's a lot of different types. Has the number of cultivators going out to sea increased recently? "
Fang Tao smiled and said, "That's right. Ever since our sect joined forces with the other sects in the North Sea to hunt down the demonic beasts, many cultivators believed that the demonic beasts' counterattack would be suppressed. Thus, they all went into the sea. Naturally, the harvest is much better."
Lu Ping pondered for a moment. He thought about the recruitment of demon soldiers in Golden Scale Manor and felt that this was not a simple matter. He remembered that the ultimate goal of Liu Ziyuan and the others going out to sea to hunt was to cause a scene at the Golden Flood Dragon Island Lord's birthday banquet. Thus, he asked, "Has there been any news from the sea recently?"
Fang Tao didn't know what Lu Ping's goal was, but he still said, "The biggest news recently is the opening of Seven Star Skies. Our sect's harvest from Seven Star Halls is a notch higher than Xuan Ling Sect's. Also, when the Seven Star Skies is about to close, the other sects and demon cultivators joined forces to attack the Overflowing Oceans Sect. I heard that the Overflowing Oceans Sect suffered heavy losses."
Fang Tao was also nurtured by Zhenling since he was young. Although he came from a small cultivator clan, his sense of belonging to Zhenling was no less than Lu Ping's. When he heard that Zhenling had defeated his old rival, Xuan Ling Sect, he was naturally very happy.
"Oh, right. There's also some news about you, Boss. It's said that you made a name for yourself in the Seven Star Skies and received the title of 'Three Heroes of True Spirit'. Boss, you're really young and promising."
Lu Ping was stunned. Wasn't the title given to Ji Zixuan and Yin Zichu as "Twin Heroes of True Spirit"? How did it become "Three Heroes"? And he even added himself on top of it.
Lu Ping didn't care about these empty titles. He asked, "Is there any other news about me?"
Fang Tao thought for a moment, then said, "The news about Seven Star Skies has only recently arrived, so it's not very accurate. I think it's said that Boss obtained some kind of treasure, and that after obtaining Seven Star Skies, you didn't meet up with the other cultivators of our sect, and that you've already fallen. The rest is very vague, and I don't know if it's related to Boss."
Lu Ping knew that most of the things he had done in the Seven Star Sky were kept a secret. However, just the few things he had revealed to the public were enough to arouse the greed of some people. In addition, there might be people with ulterior motives pushing him in the dark. Who knew if there would be trouble in the future?
However, on second thought, Lu Ping remembered that he had always been in a lot of trouble. If he hadn't gotten into these troubles, Lu Ping wouldn't have been able to reap so many rewards.
Understanding this, Lu Ping didn't bother with these matters any longer. Instead, he turned to ask, "How are your two brats' cultivation going?"
When Fang Tao heard Lu Ping ask about his two children, he immediately smiled. "The two of them can be considered diligent in their cultivation. Although their talent isn't very good, thanks to Boss's grace, they've been able to buy quite a few medicinal pills refined by Boss at a low price. The eldest has already reached the seventh layer of Blood Refining, and the youngest is just a bit weaker, but she's also reached the sixth layer. In half a year, they should be able to become third level disciples of the monastery."
Lu Ping nodded. "Tell the two of them to cultivate properly. The late Blood Refining realm is a bottleneck. Every step forward will be more difficult, so they can't be careless. If they manage to reach the ninth layer of Blood Refining before leaving the monastery, then come find me for a few Blood Condensing Pills."
He choked and said, "How can this be? How can this be? How can I let the boss spend so much money? Alas, these two kids are so lucky. I thank the boss on behalf of these two kids. In the future, they must remember the boss's kindness." Fang Tao was excited all of a sudden. His face was trembling, and his eyes were wet. He sobbed and said, "How can this be? How can this be?
Lu Ping saw his emotional expression and somewhat incoherent speech. He knew that although the Fang family was a cultivator family, the family head with the highest cultivation base was only a mid Blood Condensation inner disciple. After Fang Tao reached the Blood Condensation realm, he became one of the three Blood Condensation cultivators in the Fang family. Naturally, Fang Tao's status would rise.
But such small families were as common as the hairs on an ox in Zhenling. These families' circumstances were actually better than rogue cultivators in that they had the protection and inheritance of the giant tree that was Zhenling. But in terms of daily cultivation, they were even worse off than rogue cultivators. At the very least, rogue cultivators only cared about themselves, while clans had many more to consider.
To the Fang Clan, a Blood Condensing Pellet was as valuable as a family heirloom. Back then, when Fang Tao succeeded in breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm, the Fang Clan and the other clans that were on good terms with the Fang Clan were envious of him. When the Fang Clan's clan master learned of Lu Ping's situation, he repeatedly urged him to help Lu Ping.
Just as Lu Ping was about to say something to Fang Tao, his expression changed. With a wave of his hand, the Ice River Killing Array outside opened a gap, and a golden ray of light flew in. Lu Ping reached out and caught it. It was a magic sword that could transmit sound from a long distance. It was surging with arcane energy. Clearly, it was the handiwork of a Core Forging Enlightened Master.
Lu Ping probed it with his divine sense. Immediately, Enlightened Master Qu Xuancheng's forthright voice sounded, "Kid, you're in trouble. Return to Chonghua Manor immediately!"
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