A loud explosion sounded and five layers of light shone around Lu Ping. A dozen feet away from Lu Ping stood a young girl dressed in red. She looked to be about 12 or 13 years old. She was fuming as she watched Lu Ping easily fend off the minor technique she had just learned with just a minor defensive technique.
"I didn't expect Qin 'er to master the Fire Phoenix Clan's Samadhi True Fire in just over a year after she reached the Core Forging Stage. Not bad!"
Lu Ping saw the angry expression on the young girl's face and hurriedly praised her.
Sure enough, after hearing Lu Ping's praise, the young girl bitterly said, "So what? I can't even break your minor ability!"
Normally, it would be extremely difficult for a small defensive skill to block an attack from another small defensive skill. But this rule obviously didn't apply to Lu Ping. Not to mention, judging from the scene just now, Lu Ping's defensive skill had already refined five types of water-attribute natural treasures at some point in time.
Luan Yu appeared out of nowhere and said with a smile, "Qin 'er, don't compare yourself to this freak. With your current minor ability, the Samadhi Truefire, even I wouldn't dare to face it head-on. Ordinary third layer Core Forging cultivators would have to avoid it. Moreover, your Samadhi Truefire doesn't have three types of powerful fire seeds. Otherwise, even your big brother would have to retreat. "
The young girl wrinkled her nose and rolled her eyes at Luan Yu. "None of your business!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his clothes suddenly turned green and he appeared behind Lu Ping. His speed was so fast that it left one speechless.
Lu Ping looked at Luan Yu, who had failed to curry favor with him, and found it funny. Luan Yu was also at a loss and blushed.
Lu Ping reached into his sleeves and took out a pair of translucent jade bracelets.
Lu Ping handed the bracelets to the young girl and smiled, "Qin 'er, as your big brother, I haven't prepared a gift for you yet. Although these bracelets are amazing, they don't have much use for me without the following set of restrictions. Little Qin' er, take them and play with them."
After that, Lu Ping pointed a finger at the young girl and taught her the method to control the Ice and Fire Rings.
Although the Ice and Fire Bracelets were amazing, the restrictions within them were of both ice and fire attributes. Furthermore, two restrictions were needed to complement each other. This was clearly a specialized refining technique. However, Lu Ping only had a pair of such restrictions in his possession. There was no way to upgrade the bracelets, and with Lu Ping's current cultivation, the Ice and Fire Bracelets wouldn't be of much use to him. As such, he simply gave them to the young girl as a gift.
Furthermore, the bracelets contained two Natural Oddities. One of them was the Infernal Poisonfire, which was considered powerful among fire-attribute Natural Oddities. If combined with the young girl's Samadhi Truefire, it would bring out the best in each other.
The young girl excitedly wore the bracelets on her wrists and occasionally touched them with her hands. When the bracelets came into contact, they would ring out, causing the young girl to giggle.
After putting away the bracelets, the young girl turned to Luan Yu and softly snorted. Her lithe body turned and the young girl suddenly disappeared. At the same time, a beautiful little bird chirped twice and flew towards a huge peach tree at the foot of the mountain. It was unknown when the peach tree had been built, but a huge house that looked like a bird's nest had already been built there.
Luan Yu looked at the young girl flying away and smiled bitterly at Lu Ping, "After Qin 'er advanced to the Core Forging Stage, she seems to have changed a lot. Her attitude towards me is also different."
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Qin 'er has grown up. You shouldn't always coax her like a child."
Luan Yu paused and said, "In these three years, although your cultivation hasn't improved much, your strength has become more and more difficult for me to comprehend."
Lu Ping sighed and said, "It's still the same. Although my cultivation hasn't broken through, I have reached the mid-stage Core Forging Stage. But this step is extremely difficult. Although I have World Spirit Water in my hands, I can't find the right path. This last step is too difficult. I have asked Master and Senior Apprentice Sisters for advice, but they said that this step needs to be comprehended by the cultivator themselves."
Luan Yu pointed at him and smiled, "How many cultivators are stuck at this step? You've only reached the Third Layer for a few years, and now you're saying it's difficult?" Seeing Luan Yu's reaction, Lu Ping smiled and said, "Let's not talk about each other. Brother Luan, didn't you also advance to the second-layer Core Forging Stage? Not to mention, your alchemy skills have improved by leaps and bounds in these three years. Although I haven't wasted these three years, I haven't touched my furnace even once. But every time you see me, don't you sigh in admiration?"
Luan Yu chuckled and said, "I'm also speaking the truth. Right now, your expression and temperament are even more unfathomable. Those who don't know you might think you're even more unfathomable."
Lu Ping slapped his forehead and said, "Brother Luan, your praise is too much for me to bear. You've taken good care of the spiritual herbs in the House of Gold these past few years. I'll take my leave first."
When Lu Ping left the cultivation room, he saw Hu Lili drinking tea in the front hall of the cave. Lu Ping's eyes lit up and he said, "You're also out of seclusion. How's the consolidation of your cultivation? The Core Forging Stage is different from the Blood Condensation Stage. I'd rather spend more time consolidating my cultivation."
Hu Lili's eyes curved into crescents as she giggled, "It's not as good as you say. I've been in the Core Forging Stage for almost a year. This time, I'm here to give you something."
After saying that, Hu Lili handed over a spirit beast pouch, a Jade Essence bottle, and a golden flying sword.
Lu Ping's face lit up with joy. Hu Lili said, "These past few years, we've basically gone through the spiritual herb garden on Tian Ling Mountain. With the Amethyst Bees and your reputation as an alchemy master, many of our fellow disciples have given you face. Now, the queen bee has reached the mid-stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, and the colony has expanded to more than seven hundred. Half of them have also advanced to the Blood Condensation Realm. However, there's only a pitiful amount of royal jelly left. There's only this Jade Essence bottle left. There's a lot of Amethyst Honey, but according to your instructions, most of it has been returned to the owner of the spiritual herb garden."
Lu Ping's face lit up with joy. He quickly said, "Good, good. I didn't expect to get a bottle of Amethyst Royal Jelly. This is already beyond my expectations. Not to mention, my Amethyst Bee Dao Soldier Array is now able to fight against a Core Forging Realm expert."
Hu Lili couldn't bear to see his smug look and reminded him, "Now that the news of you having a Amethyst Bee swarm has spread all over Tianling Mountain, aren't you afraid that someone will target your royal jelly?"
Lu Ping didn't mind and said, "It's fine. If someone wants to target an alchemy master, even Fa Xiang Laozu will have to scrape a layer of oil off him."
Hu Lili listened to his humorous words and knew that he already had a plan. She smiled, but didn't say anything else.
Lu Ping looked at the last flying sword. As soon as his divine sense came into contact with the flying sword, the golden flying sword started buzzing. Lu Ping actually felt a sense of familiarity from the sword.
"It really is a Sentient Flying Sword. No wonder it's the Golden Scale Sword that has condensed four seals."
The Golden Scale Sword flew up from the stone table and fell into Lu Ping's hand. A vigorous stream of primary energy instantly soaked the Golden Scale Sword. After a moment of refinement, it disappeared into Lu Ping's palm.
Given Lu Ping's strength, the Golden Scale Sword that had condensed three seals was no longer enough for him to use. Unfortunately, although Chen Lian's artefact-refining technique had risen to fame in Zhenling, he was still lacking in the ability to refine a Sentient Magic Treasure. That was why he had asked his master to take action.
Hu Lili watched in surprise as Lu Ping refined the Golden Scale Sword. She said, "Chen Lian had asked his master, Sage Enigma Flame, to help upgrade the Golden Scale Sword to the level of a Sentient Magic Treasure. How can you refine the Golden Scale Sword so quickly?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "The Golden Scale Sword has been with me for several years. Now that the flying sword is sentient, it will save me a lot of trouble. Not to mention, this is the wondrous part of a sword technique."
Hu Lili rolled her eyes at him and spat, "Look at what you can do!"
It was rare for Lu Ping to see such an expression on Hu Lili's face. He could not stop himself from giving her a few more glances, causing Hu Lili to blush.
Lu Ping found it amusing. Seeing that Hu Lili was about to fly into a rage out of humiliation, Lu Ping hastily asked, "Have you found a way to refine your Sentient Magic Treasure?"
Hu Lili frowned and said, "I have already thought about it. My master's faction mostly refine array discs into Sentient Magic Treasures. It is the same for me. However, I have yet to choose which Sentient Magic Treasure to use. Additionally, I have yet to gather all the spiritual materials needed to refine the Sentient Magic Treasure."
Lu Ping looked at Hu Lili with an amused expression and said, "How did you forget about me?"
Hearing the double entendre in his words, Hu Lili could not stop herself from becoming flustered. However, she saw that Lu Ping had already brought out a piece of seemingly charred peach wood and two intact peach wood branches. He said, "These two are variant wood-type spiritual materials. See if there are any that are suitable for you. Take them."
Hu Lili looked at the charred peach wood, which sporadically had traces of lightning flashing on its surface. She exclaimed, "Thousand-year-old Lightning-Struck Peach Wood? I did not expect you to have such a treasure in your hands. Now, not only do I have the spiritual materials for my Sentient Magic Treasure, I can also decide on the choice of Sentient Magic Treasure. "
Hu Lili was not polite to Lu Ping. She put away the Lightning-Struck Peach Wood and then took out a bottle of water from her storage bracelet. She said, "Courtesy demands reciprocity. You are not the only one who has had fortuitous encounters in these years. This is a Heaven and Earth Strange Object that I and my master obtained when we were exploring an overseas ruin. It is called Clear Spirit Stone Milk. This is an absolutely wonderful object used to refine the 'Three Pure True Pupils'. It is not inferior to the Clear Spirit Spirit Water that you gave me. I know that you have already completed the minor magical ability of the 'Three Pure True Pupils'. However, if you continue to refine it, the 'Three Pure True Pupils' can be further improved."
Lu Ping was overjoyed. He said, "This is really a good treasure. The 'Three Pure True Pupils' is of great help to me. This time, it really helped me a lot."
Hu Lili faintly said, "The one who helped me is you. I was able to advance to the Core Forging stage so quickly because of your help. The Heart Dissolving Pill, the Three Jade Spirit Pill, the Seven Step Marked Pill, the Enchanting Thought Pill, and the Clear Spirit Water. Even my master has a whole new level of respect for me. Now, there is also the Thousand-year-old Lightning-Struck Peach Wood. I can't let people say that I am just a flower vase, but I can't help you at all!"
Lu Ping frowned. He said, "Is there someone talking behind your back? Don't worry about it. If you don't attract jealousy, then you are mediocre. When your strength increases, these people who talk behind your back will become people who flatter you. Right now, you are being envied because your strength is not strong enough. "
Hu Lili nodded and no longer said anything.
Lu Ping knew that although Hu Lili usually looked indifferent, she was actually very arrogant and had a strong self-esteem. Being slandered like this, it was inevitable that she would be a little depressed. So he asked, "You have already condensed your Gold Core, so you also need to open a mansion on Tianling Mountain. Have you chosen the location? When the time comes, everyone can get together and have a good time. "
Sure enough, Hu Lili smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. In the blink of an eye, we haven't seen each other for three years. These years, everyone's cultivation has improved, and most of us have begun to take charge of things on our own. The time we spend together has decreased. Taking advantage of the opening of the mansion, we can all get together."
After sending Hu Lili away, Lu Ping returned to the cultivation room. Lu Ping, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly shook. Suddenly, twelve five-colored beads appeared around him. Each bead seemed to be breeding a cloud of dense Qi. When he looked carefully, he found that this cloud of dense Qi was actually divided into three parts. Each part was like a strange flood dragon with a snake's body, crocodile's claws, and carp's whiskers. It was exactly the same as Lu Ping's Divine Sense in the Gold Core.
During Lu Ping's three years of breeding, the twelve Genchen beads had all been upgraded to three Treasured Restrictions.
At this moment, a huge and white white lotus flower suddenly appeared above Lu Ping's head. The lotus flower bloomed into nine grades, and it slowly rotated above Lu Ping's head. After the lotus flower appeared, the twelve Genchen beads around it all began to flicker with the rotation of the lotus flower.
The surface of the Nine Grade White Jade Lotus also constantly flickered with the Genchen beads. Every time the lotus flower lit up, there would be a complex picture on its surface. These pictures were intertwined with each other, as if forming a whole, or like an array diagram. However, this array diagram now only had a corner that had not been completely outlined, and was still a blank.
Every time the white jade lotus flower lit up, a few new lines would be outlined on the corner of the array diagram on the lotus flower's surface. Impressively, it was Lu Ping using his Divine Sense to carve the array diagram on the surface of the white jade lotus flower. Looking at the array diagram on the surface of the huge white jade lotus flower, it was obvious that Lu Ping had been cultivating this white jade lotus for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ping put away the Genchen beads around him. The white jade lotus flower flickered for a moment, and then disappeared behind Lu Ping's head.
However, when Lu Ping thought about the terrifying consumption of True Essence when he used the complete Life Genchen array diagram, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. It wasn't that Lu Ping's True Essence wasn't vigorous enough, but that this array diagram was really helpless. There was nothing to say about its power, but it couldn't be used for long.
Then, Lu Ping found Landslide. It still only had one enchantment treasure, but Lu Ping was quite pleased with its power after it was upgraded. However, it was hard to find a similar water-elemental enchantment treasure for a mystic treasure like Landslide.
Lu Ping stood up and walked out of the cave-dwelling. Three years ago, he had made a great contribution to the sect. For the past three years, he had been cultivating in seclusion. It was time for him to ask for his reward.
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