None of these disturbances had any effect on Lu Ping. He continued with his cultivation as if he was detached from the world. Other than making a trip to the market every seven days to sell his gains and buying cultivation supplies, he didn't waste any time.
Another seven days passed. Lu Ping had sold a batch of mid-high grade talismans and over a hundred refined copper ores to the Store of Bountiful Treasures Pavilion. That earned him another two hundred spiritual stones. Since he had enough cultivation supplies, he didn't buy anything this time.
At the same time, Zhenling and its affiliated forces were attacked by Xuan Ling Sect in the west and east. Since Zhenling was well prepared, although both sides suffered losses, Zhenling didn't lose the ten islands that Zhenling and Xuan Ling Sect occupied. Only the north and south side, where Xuan Ling and Zhenling faced each other, were strangely calm.
At the same time, the upper echelons of both sects continued to squabble in the North Sea Alliance. Both sides formed their own cliques. Although Xuan Ling Sect was the traditional leader of the alliance, Zhen Ling Sect had the upper hand in terms of morality and justice. Thus, they won the sympathy of the neutral sects.
Another seven days passed, and Lu Ping received an invitation to a trade fair organized by the disciples and outer sect disciples. The main purpose of this trade fair was to exchange information and promote cultivation. It would be held in a month's time. Lu Ping thought about it and decided to go and have a look.
At this time, there was news that Zhenling and Xuan Ling Sect had already fought on the border of the north and south side the day after Xuan Qi Island was occupied. Both sides were Core Forging Enlightened Masters, which was why both sides didn't make it public.
There was also news that there was a tsunami and thunder at the place where the fight happened. This was a natural phenomenon that could only be caused by a battle between Core Forging Enlightened Masters.
Someone provided further evidence that the seventh group of the True Spirit Side Hall, which had conquered Xuan Qi Island, had hurriedly ended their trial and returned to the side hall on the second afternoon. Why had the seventh group finished the trial seven days earlier than the other groups?
There was also a rumor that Xuan Ling Sect had sent two Core Forging Enlightened Masters to Xuan Qi Island, but when they returned, their faces were pale and haggard. It was obvious that they were heavily injured. What kind of power could injure two Core Forging Enlightened Masters? It would require at least four Core Forging Enlightened Masters of the same cultivation level.
The strange calm in the Southern Sea was probably because both sides were mobilizing their forces.
As one of the parties involved, Lu Ping naturally understood the truth of the matter better than most people. However, he only understood a little more. Although the spirit stone mine was an accident, it was obvious that both parties had deeper arrangements and backups.
However, Lu Ping had a feeling that the two sides wouldn't fight. At most, they would settle the matter peacefully. Although he didn't know the reason, judging from the peaceful expressions on the faces of the Immortals in the side hall, there wasn't the slightest trace of solemnity during a war.
Another seven days passed. Lu Ping looked at the set of top-grade Early Warning Talismans that he had just made in front of him.
This Early Warning Talisman was extremely difficult to make. This was the first time Lu Ping had successfully made a set of top-grade Early Warning Talismans after obtaining the production method. This set of Early Warning Talismans consisted of a Primary Talisman and eight Child Talismans. It could roughly monitor the situation within a mile around him. Although it wasn't as detailed as divine sense, it still had some special features that divine sense couldn't.
Unfortunately, this Child Warning Talisman only had the production method for Blood Refining Realm cultivators. Otherwise, when he obtained divine sense, he would have a better production method. The two could complement each other, and it would be a good choice.
At this time, there were rumors of battles between Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters on the east and west sides of the sea. Xuan Ling Sect had retaken three islands, but Xuan Ling Sect still firmly occupied fourteen islands. Among them, Zhenling alone occupied nine islands.
Another rumor said that something strange had happened in the Southern Sea. One day, the sky alternated between clear and dark, but there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. The fishermen who went fishing didn't encounter any wind or waves. On the contrary, the sea beasts that usually wreaked havoc were all gone. The fishermen had a good harvest that day.
Another seven days passed, and a blood-red shadow suddenly appeared in the forest behind the side hall. From the shadow, a young man about seventeen or eighteen years old appeared. It was Lu Ping.
Lu Ping's face was unusually pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. However, his expression was one of excitement. "I've finally mastered the Blood Escape Technique. These days, I've been eating so many Blood Spirit Pills to replenish the blood essence I've used to cultivate the Blood Escape Technique. "
At this time, both Zhenling and Xuan Ling Sect suddenly fell silent. Even their affiliated forces had stopped fighting. For a moment, the North Sea cultivators who had been paying attention to the situation were at a loss as to what to do.
Lu Ping thought about how Zhenling had mobilized seven Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters in an instant. With such ample preparation and resolute attitude, Zhenling Sect would definitely hold back for fear of harming the innocent.
It seemed that this conflict would most likely be resolved peacefully. However, it was likely that Zhenling wouldn't let go of the spirit mine. In other aspects, Zhenling would also have to take a step back.
Another seven days passed. Lu Ping carefully organized all the mystic artifacts he had on him. There were a total of seven low-grade mystic artifacts: the iron seal "Landslide", the copper mirror, the flying knife, the mace, the jade scepter, the flying sword, the jade bottle, and a mid-grade mystic artifact "Mountain Suppressing Pagoda".
After some consideration, Lu Ping eliminated the flying knife, the mace, the jade scepter, and the flying sword. Instead, he carefully refined the remaining four mystic artifacts. At the same time, he decided to exchange them for a mid-grade flying sword mystic artifact in preparation for his breakthrough to the Ninth Layer Blood Refining Realm.
At this time, the news of the peace talks between Xuan Ling Sect and Zhenling had already spread. Since Zhenling had the moral high ground, he would definitely take over the fourteen islands as a fait accompli. On the other hand, Xuan Ling Sect would try its best to shirk its responsibility and rely on its powerful strength and alliance to put pressure on Zhenling.
Now, both sides' focus was on the fourteen islands!
Another seven days passed. Lu Ping had spent two months digesting the results of the two days of training. Naturally, the results were to Lu Ping's satisfaction. At the same time, the sect also distributed the rewards according to each team member's contribution and performance.
Hiding the fact that he killed the cultivators outside the spirit mine, Lu Ping killed two Xuan Ling Sect disciples and received 20 contribution points. Assisting his teammates in killing three Xuan Ling Sect disciples earned him 15 contribution points. This was an excellent result. After all, Zhenling had the upper hand when they took over Xuan Qi Island. It wasn't easy for them to gain the upper hand in the encirclement.
At the same time, there were two hidden rewards. Assisting Master Immortal Du in killing Zhang Zhihe and discovering and reporting the news of the spirit mine in time. For some reason, Master Immortal Du also hid the first reward. These two rewards gave Lu Ping 20 contribution points each.
Adding on the fact that he reported the 'Cultivator Sharing Union' to Master Immortal Liu, Lu Ping now had a total of 85 contribution points.
In order to participate in the trade fair between the side hall and the outer sect disciples, Lu Ping organized his belongings.
He had about 3,200 spirit stones, and this was the result of consuming a large amount of spirit stones in the past two months.
Five stalks of five-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs for concocting Blood Condensing Pills. One stalk of five-hundred-year-old spiritual herb for concocting Blood Condensation Realm pills.
Four unused low-grade mystic artifacts.
A large amount of Blood Refining Realm pills. Three bottles of the best quality Blood Vigor Pills used by Ninth Layer Blood Refining Realm cultivators.
About a hundred different kinds of top-grade blood talismans, accumulated over the past two years. There were also fifty top-grade talismans, a hundred high-grade talismans, seven sets of high-grade warning talismans, and two sets of top-grade blood talismans.
There were also some miscellaneous items used for cultivation.
Lu Ping was fully prepared for this trade fair. All he had to do was wait for the day to come.
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