Lu Ping was baffled. The Shangguan Clan and the Li Clan's Patriarchs were secretly fighting against each other, but he was dragged into it as well. This Elder Yue was also very strange. He didn't know what his motive was, but he was actually targeting Lu Ping directly.
The Shangguan Clan Patriarch didn't respond to Yue Jiangrui's words, but Li Maolin was shocked. Although this Elder Yue's alchemy skills were superb, he had taken the wrong path in his early years of cultivation, so he had no hope of breaking through to the Core Forging Realm in the future. His alchemy skills were limited by his cultivation. Although he was very familiar with refining half-step Core Forging Realm pills, and even the success rate of Grandmaster Alchemists was inferior to him, he was still unable to successfully refine a Core Forging Realm pill. He would forever lose the title of Grandmaster Alchemist.
In his despair, Yue Jiangrui easily developed a strange habit. He always treated young cultivators and alchemists with disdain, and even ridiculed them. As for those cultivators who were known as geniuses, he was extremely jealous of them. It was as if he wanted to blame the reason why he couldn't break through to the Core Forging Realm and become a Grandmaster Alchemist. He was even more passionate about destroying the self-confidence and self-esteem of these cultivators.
Alchemists had their own methods. While the Shangguan Clan Patriarch was still trying to figure out who was the expert alchemist invited by the Li Clan, between Lu Ping and Chi Lianying, Yue Jiangrui had already discovered Lu Ping's identity as an alchemist.
Alchemists who were qualified to participate in the Elixir Gathering had to at least be familiar with refining Late Blood Condensation Realm pills. If they didn't want to be ridiculed, they had to successfully refine half-step Core Forging Realm pills. From Yue Jiangrui's point of view, Lu Ping was at most 30 years old. Not only was his cultivation at the peak of the Blood Condensation Realm, but his alchemy skills were also very good. Once he advanced to the Core Forging Realm, it was almost certain that he would become a Grandmaster Alchemist. How could he not be jealous? So when he heard the conversation between the Shangguan Clan Patriarch and Li Maolin, he immediately vented his jealousy on Lu Ping.
Li Maolin was afraid that Lu Ping would fall for Yue Jiangrui's provocation. With Yue Jiangrui's decades of experience in refining half-step Core Forging Realm pills, Lu Ping would naturally be no match for him. At that time, not only would Lu Ping be humiliated, but it would also affect Lu Ping's performance in the Elixir Gathering.
Li Maolin wanted to remind or even stop Lu Ping. However, the interaction between alchemists was obviously not something that other cultivators could casually interfere in. Otherwise, they would inevitably offend one of the parties. Li Maolin sighed in his heart when he saw Yue Jiangrui looking at him with a faint smile. Regardless of their alchemy skills, Yue Jiangrui's huge network of connections in the Northern Alliance was something that Lu Ping couldn't compare to. Even the few Grandmasters in the Northern Alliance admired Yue Jiangrui's alchemy skills. The Li Family really didn't have much of a deterrent force in front of him.
Li Maolin finally chose to remain silent. When Li Xiuzhu heard this, she was a little annoyed that Yue Jiangrui was taking advantage of his seniority. She wanted to argue, but when she saw her father's action of staying out of the matter, Li Xiuzhu, who was originally a good girl without any opinions, and Lu Ping's unreasonable behavior yesterday, was angry in her heart, so she stood still and did not move.
Chi Lianying looked at Lu Ping and sneered. She looked like she wanted to see how he would deal with it. Lu Ping had always been very puzzled. How could this kind of expression appear on a woman like Chi Lianying so naturally? Or, how could this kind of expression appear on a woman's face?
"A person with one foot in the grave can indeed scold a junior as if he is still wet behind the ears." Lu Ping thought for a while, nodded, and then added with emphasis, "And it's perfectly justified!"
This was not only a curse for Yue Jiangrui to die early, but also a stab at his sore spot. At such an old age, there was no hope for him to reach the Gold Core Realm. Even if his alchemy skills were superb, so what? An alchemy master is an unattainable dream for you. I will not lower myself to your level.
Li Maolin secretly said, "Oh no!" The Shangguan father and son had long been gloating. If you offend this master, unless you become an alchemy master, you can only wait for him to make things difficult for you.
"Good, good, hehe!" Yue Jiangrui was so angry that he laughed. He pointed at Lu Ping and Li Maolin and said, "There are always so many unequal things in this world. At such a young age, no matter in terms of cultivation or alchemy skills, you have already reached the standard to participate in the Northern Alliance Elixir Association. You have a character of being the only one in the world, and you make fun of others to show yourself. You are extremely capable of sarcasm and sarcasm. I, the Old Man, do not believe in this. I will definitely offend you, the favored one. Is your Li family going to stop me this time?"
His last question was directed at Li Maolin.
Yue Jiangrui's words were quite unreasonable. Lu Ping had not been "the only one in the world," nor had he been "showing off everywhere." Even his sarcasm was because Yue Jiangrui had provoked him in advance.
Lu Ping had not expected to run into an old ruffian who had obviously reversed the logic of others. However, this was obviously not the time to reason with him.
Li Maolin was in a difficult position. If he helped Lu Ping, the Li family would undoubtedly incur the jealousy of a narrow-minded alchemist. If he did not stop Yue Jiangrui, the Elixir Gathering was just around the corner. Once Lu Ping lost, it would affect the Elixir Gathering's competition. That would be terrible. The Li family would not only be reduced to a small-sized faction, but the Zhang family and the Wang family would also take half of the profits from the nameless island.
Lu Ping did not speak. He wanted to see what Li Maolin could do for him.
Li Maolin hesitated for a while. Then he said, "Mr. Yue, the Elixir Gathering is just around the corner. If you two want to compete, you will have plenty of time to do it after the Elixir Gathering's competition. What do you think?"
Li Maolin had decided to get rid of Lu Ping in the end. At least, he wanted to distance himself from Lu Ping after the Elixir Gathering.
Lu Ping narrowed his eyes and did not speak. Chi Lianying sighed softly beside Lu Ping, while Li Xiuzhu's face was a little red. "That's not necessary."
Yue Jiangrui sneered. "Isn't the Elixir Gathering a ready-made opportunity? I heard that other than dealing with the rise and fall of the Li Clan's influence, the Elixir Gathering will also decide the respective shares of the Spiritual Mineral Vein on the nameless island. I think there's no harm in adding another bet. If this fellow ranks higher than the Old Man in the competition among the 126 alchemists, the Old Man will naturally have nothing to say. If he ranks lower than the Old Man, he will apologize to the Old Man in front of everyone and admit that his alchemy skills are far inferior to the Old Man's. In return, the Li Clan will marry their daughter to the Shangguan Clan as their daughter-in-law. What do you think?"
The alchemy furnace was the foundation of an alchemist. Losing the alchemy furnace was the greatest humiliation for an alchemist. The alchemist who lost the alchemy furnace would not be able to refine pills for others for the rest of his life, until he could take revenge on the person who defeated him.
If the greatest hatred in the cultivation world was preventing one from achieving Dao, then destroying someone else's alchemy furnace would be the second greatest hatred for alchemists. This was not giving Lu Ping any leeway. For alchemists, this was a situation where they would not rest until they were dead.
Li Maolin said bitterly, "Mr. Yue's condition …"
"It's a deal!"
Li Maolin turned his head abruptly when he heard this. His daughter, who always listened to him, actually agreed on his behalf. Li Maolin did not know how to react for a moment. Then, he heard the Shangguan Clan Head laughing loudly, "My dear niece is indeed generous. Don't worry, as long as you become my daughter-in-law, I will definitely not treat you badly. Even if the Li Clan is reduced to a small clan, with the help of my Shangguan Clan, the Li Clan will still be as stable as Mount Tai on the Three Clans Island. Hmph, the Zhang Clan has a Late Blood Condensation cultivator cultivating on Qianyuan Mountain, and my Shangguan Clan also has a son-in-law who is a disciple of Fa Xiang Laozu on Qianyuan Mountain. The Zhang Clan might not dare to provoke our Shangguan Clan."
Shangguan Hao, who was at the side, looked at Li Xiuzhu happily. From his point of view, this was proof that Li Xiuzhu had secretly fallen in love with him. The main reason why he and Li Xiuzhu couldn't become cultivation companions was because of Li Maolin's obstruction. Otherwise, Li Xiuzhu wouldn't have agreed to Senior Yue's bet even though she knew she would lose.
This time, not only would Sister Xiuzhu become his cultivation companion, but the Shangguan Clan would also have a legitimate reason to intervene in the Three Clans Island's affairs. Among the Li Clan's younger generation, Li Xiuzhu was the only talent. The others were nothing to worry about.
Once Li Xiuzhu became the Shangguan Clan's daughter-in-law, as the Shangguan Clan's power grew, the Li Clan would slowly become the Shangguan Clan's vassal, and the Li Clan's cultivation resources would be used by the Shangguan Clan. Not to mention the share of the spirit ore vein that was coveted by the Northern Alliance's major clans.
Ignoring Shangguan Hao's new plan, Li Maolin said anxiously, "Zhu 'er, you … why are you doing this? If the Li Clan is reduced to a small clan, there's no such thing as a marriage alliance. "
Li Xiuzhu said calmly, "Father, I'm just confident in Brother Lu."
Li Maolin was stunned when he heard this. Only then did he remember that he was just thinking about the family's gains and losses. He had forgotten that Lu Ping was the Li Clan's key in this Elixir Meeting. Li Maolin was blindly trying to avoid conflict, as if he was certain that Lu Ping would definitely lose in the Elixir Meeting.
At this moment, Shangguan Hao, who was feeling superior just a moment ago, felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him from head to toe. The way he looked at Lu Ping gradually became fierce, and the corners of his eyes twitched.
Lu Ping's senses were very sharp. When Shangguan Hao's aura changed, Lu Ping noticed it. He glanced at Shangguan Hao, but Lu Ping didn't take it to heart at all.
Lu Ping's glance made Shangguan Hao feel like he was being ignored. For a genius like him, he had always been the center of attention since he was young. For someone like him, being ignored meant being looked down upon.
A Blood Condensation Minor Repairs cultivator dared to look down upon a Core Forging Stage cultivator. He was simply courting death!
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