Enlightened Master Profound Miao was already waiting for Lu Ping in the secret room. He asked, "Did you find anything?"
Lu Ping's face lit up. "The Soaring Cloud Grotto really lives up to its name. It's a pity that I've only been here for a short time!"
Enlightened Master Profound Miao smiled. "There will be more opportunities in the future. I'm just afraid that with your cultivation, you won't be interested in the inheritance here anymore."
Lu Ping smiled and didn't reply.
Enlightened Master Profound Miao suddenly asked, "With your current cultivation, fame, and status in the sect, it's time to accept disciples. The sect's annual apprenticeship ceremony is about to be held. Do you have any disciples in mind? Or do you want to choose before the ceremony?"
Lu Ping knew that Enlightened Master Profound Miao was in charge of the apprenticeship ceremony. Many mid-stage Blood Condensation disciples had to report to him before they wanted to become a disciple of a Core Forging cultivator. Then, Enlightened Master Profound Miao would gather the information of these disciples for the Core Forging cultivators to choose from.
Currently, Lu Ping had no intention of accepting disciples. Moreover, Lu Ping didn't want to try his luck aimlessly at the apprenticeship ceremony, so he refused. "Disciple has no intention of accepting disciples at the moment."
Enlightened Master Profound Miao was a little disappointed. "That's a pity. Our sect has more and more disciples in the Mid Blood Condensation Realm. Our Core Forging Realm cultivators are also unwilling to accept too many disciples. As a result, there are more and more Mid Blood Condensation Realm disciples who haven't accepted a master. In the long run, it will be disadvantageous to the sect."
Lu Ping didn't know how to answer. He could only say, "No matter what, this is a sign that the sect is becoming more and more prosperous."
After returning from the Soaring Cloud Grotto, Lu Ping didn't go to the Crafting Hall. Instead, he was stopped by Shi Lingling.
Lu Ping looked at her in surprise. "Senior Martial Sister Shi, do you have any orders for me?"
Shi Lingling looked at his serious expression and giggled. "How many people in Zhenling can 'order' you now?"
Lu Ping smiled awkwardly and said, "Senior Sister must be joking!"
Shi Lingling teased Lu Ping for a while before saying, "I came to ask for junior apprentice-brother's help. The True Spirit Monastery's Grand Competition is about to begin. Junior apprentice-brother, you can be said to be one of the most outstanding disciples of the monastery, and you're also the richest among your peers. No matter what, I have to come over and take advantage of you."
Hearing this, Lu Ping found it a bit strange, and said, "Senior apprentice-sister Shi went to the side courtyard to become an Immortal Elder? Does the courtyard already need a Core Forging Enlightened Master as an Immortal Elder? "
There had always been only one Core Forging Enlightened Master in the True Spirit Monastery, and that was the monastery's Mountain Elder. Usually, it was an early Core Forging cultivator who had no hope of advancing to the next realm. After Enlightened Master Xuanyong passed away, the position of Mountain Elder had always been held by Enlightened Master Xuanyuan. With Shi Lingling's qualifications, even if she had reached Core Forging and was stronger than Enlightened Master Xuanyuan, it was impossible for her to be given such an important position.
Shi Lingling nodded and said, "Ever since the war with the monster race, the monastery's teaching methods have changed. Although the leading Immortal Elder is still a mid Blood Condensation cultivator, he is only responsible for supervising the Blood Refining disciples' cultivation. Every time a disciple breaks through to the Blood Condensation realm, they have to choose to stay in the side courtyard for a year. As for teaching, it is the sect's Core Forging Enlightened Masters who are assigned to teach. Now, Senior apprentice-sister Hu and I go to the side courtyard every half a month to give lectures to the Blood Refining and Blood Condensation disciples. I mainly teach cultivation techniques, while Senior apprentice-sister Hu teaches the method of setting up formations for those who are interested in formations. Not only the two of us, but Yao Yong, Du Feng, Chen Lian, Zhong Jian, and Ma Yu also return from the outer islands to give lectures to the side courtyard's disciples."
Shi Lingling's words stunned Lu Ping. The Truesoul Side Courtyard was a place to nurture the sect's reserve cultivators. The reason why the sect sent an early Core Forging cultivator who had no hope of advancing to the next level as the mountain head was to maintain the side courtyard's neutral position. The Core Forging Enlightened Masters in the sect also had a tacit understanding that they would not interfere with the side courtyard's affairs. But now, this tacit understanding seemed to have been broken.
Shi Lingling looked at Lu Ping's expression and naturally guessed what he was thinking. She said, "There's nothing we can do about it. The war between humans and demons on the outer islands is getting more and more intense. Ever since Tian Ling Uncle-Master's Dharma Idol Assembly, although Uncle-Master Guo Xuanshan and the others defeated the demons, it seems that the sects in the North Sea found it hard to accept. Now, our sect seems to be a little isolated in the North Sea Alliance, and the demons have deliberately increased their harassment on the outer islands. Now, fights between Core Forging cultivators of the two clans have become a common occurrence."
Lu Ping frowned as he listened to Shi Lingling. He gradually understood what she was trying to say. In the North Sea Alliance, although Zhenling was on par with Xuan Ling Sect, it was still an opponent that the sects in the North Sea Alliance had deliberately chosen to prevent Xuan Ling Sect from growing too strong. In the eyes of the sects in the North Sea, Xuan Ling Sect was still the true number one sect in the North Sea.
However, after the Heavenly Spirit Dharma Idol Assembly, the sects in the North Sea suddenly realized that Zhenling's strength had actually grown to the point where it could really challenge Xuan Ling Sect, surpassing the other sects by a large margin. Naturally, the attitudes of the sects in the North Sea changed again. They truly regarded Zhenling as an equal to Xuan Ling Sect and distanced themselves from them. In addition, the demons also realized that after the North Sea Beast Tide, they seemed to have missed an important enemy, so they also strengthened their attacks on Zhenling. Now, Zhenling seemed to be under pressure from both inside and outside. It urgently needed backup cultivators to grow, but it was also afraid that they would die because of their rapid growth. Therefore, while the Core Forging cultivators were used to preach in the side courtyard, they also forced the newly advanced Blood Condensation cultivators to cultivate in the side courtyard for a year.
At this time, Lu Ping suddenly remembered Shi Lingling's purpose for coming here. He asked, "What do you need me to do this time, Senior Sister?"
Shi Lingling knew that Lu Ping had already agreed to her request, so she happily said, "The side courtyard's Blood Refining disciples' competition naturally has to award Blood Condensing Pills, but this time, Uncle-Master Xuan Yuan has taken a unique approach. He directly applied for a batch of spirit herbs to refine Blood Condensing Pills, and then invited a pill master to refine them on the spot. Disciples who are interested in learning alchemy will be able to observe the competition, which will greatly improve their alchemy skills. Also, this time, Uncle-Master Xuan Yuan said that the number of Blood Condensing Pills refined will be the number of Blood Condensing Pills awarded in the competition! Since that's the case, of course we'll invite the best pill master. Among all the pill masters in our sect, only you have the highest alchemy skills. If I don't invite you, who else can I invite? "
Lu Ping blinked and smiled. "Senior apprentice-sister must be joking. Our sect has five Alchemy Grandmasters and one Alchemy Grandmaster. Other than me, the others' alchemy skills are all above mine. Why would senior apprentice-sister come to find me?"
Shi Lingling was also the descendant of one of the sect's Dharma Adepts, Laozu. Her parents were also Core Forging Enlightened Masters. Lu Ping didn't believe that with her background, she wouldn't be able to invite the other Alchemy Grandmasters. Although Lu Ping's reputation as an Alchemy Grandmaster had spread throughout the sect, compared to the other four veteran Alchemy Grandmasters, his alchemy skills were still immature.
Shi Lingling was surprised by Lu Ping's question and said, "I didn't expect that junior apprentice-brother wouldn't know. I thought senior apprentice-sister Hu had already told you. It seems that senior apprentice-sister really did a lot of things for you in order to let you go into seclusion in peace."
Shi Lingling paused for a moment and then said, "The sect doesn't allow Core Forging Cultivators to interfere in the monastery's matters. But the current situation is urgent, so we, the young cultivators who have just advanced to Core Forging, as well as our sect's cultivators on the 'North Sea Rookie List', were sent to the monastery to preach about the Dao. This can also encourage the sect's disciples to cultivate. Especially disciples like Yao Yong, Du Feng, and Chen Lian who are on the 'Rookie List', they are very popular in the monastery. Every time it's their turn to preach, there are practically no empty seats."
When Shi Lingling said this, Lu Ping more or less understood what she meant. Because of the 'North Sea Rookie List' and the restriction of young cultivators who had advanced to Core Forging, Lu Ping naturally became the only Alchemy Grandmaster who could participate in the monastery's Grand Competition. If Shi Lingling didn't look for him, who else could she look for?
At the same time, Lu Ping also saw another layer of meaning in this method of the sect. The Core Forging cultivators who were able to enter the monastery to teach were all elites among cultivators of the same level. Every once in a while, the sect would summon them back to preach about the Dao to the monastery's disciples. At the same time, it was also a form of protection for these cultivators who had just advanced to early Core Forging and had the potential to advance further in the future.
Seeing that Lu Ping understood her meaning, Shi Lingling chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, Junior Martial Brother is also one of the Core Forging cultivators in the monastery. Moreover, all the disciples in the monastery have the highest expectations for you. After all, not every cultivator can advance to the third layer of Core Forging in fifty years, defeat or even kill a mid Core Forging cultivator, and become an Alchemy Grandmaster. Not to mention, you've also comprehended a great sword technique and defeated Xuan Ling Sect's genius sword cultivator, Ouyang Weijian. The name 'Water Sword Immortal' Lu Xuanping, even the mid Core Forging cultivators ranked above you on the Rookie List can't compare! Right now, there are already quite a number of people who view you as the number one sword cultivator in the North Sea! "
Lu Ping did not know that he had already obtained the title of 'Water Sword Immortal' and could not help but feel somewhat surprised. Truth be told, he was secretly delighted. However, when he heard that he was called the 'number one sword cultivator in the North Sea', he frowned. This title of 'number one' was not a good thing. For the sake of this title, it would likely bring him a lot of trouble in the future. He did not know who had spread this saying. However, he was not a sword cultivator. Sword techniques were his most common method, but not his strongest. If anyone thought that he was a sword cultivator, Lu Ping did not mind revealing some other methods to make them suffer.
After bidding farewell to Shi Lingling, Lu Ping made his way to the Artefact Forging Hall. Lu Ping directly went to find Sage Enigma Flame. Due to his relationship with Chen Lian, Sage Enigma Flame treated Lu Ping quite warmly. He directly brought Lu Ping to the legacy site of the Artefact Forging Hall.
Lu Ping brought out the Mystic Iron token in his hand. At the same time, he sent his primary energy into it. The side of the token with the word 'Artefact' immediately shone with light. Immediately, a portal appeared before Lu Ping. Lu Ping took a step forward and his figure disappeared from the Artefact Forging Hall.
The legacy site of the Artefact Forging Hall was not a grotto-heaven. Rather, it was a spatial Magic artefact. It looked like a massive warehouse. At the same time, it also looked like a massive maze. The warehouse was further divided into various smaller portals. Inside the portals were magic treasures of various shapes and functions.
The portal that appeared before Lu Ping only contained the magic treasures of ordinary magic treasures and spiritual magic treasures. The magic treasures of higher grades did not appear.
Lu Ping walked straight into the portal for spiritual magic treasures and chose a water-type spiritual magic treasure. Only then did he arrive at a foggy space.
After temporarily comprehending a minor evasion technique, Lu Ping was now lacking a defensive-type magic treasure. Although his defensive minor magic treasure was in no way inferior compared to ordinary defensive magic treasures, defensive minor magic treasures were generally the quickest and last line of defence for cultivators. They were used to save lives. Additionally, every time a defensive minor magic treasure was broken, it would weaken its defensive astral energy. It could only be recovered through the cultivator's nourishment. In comparison, magic treasures were much more durable.
Lu Ping's Divine Sense spread out and immediately captured the trace of a magic treasure in the space. However, the reason why spiritual magic treasures were spiritual was that they had many primitive instincts. Although they would not automatically choose their master, the moment Lu Ping used his Divine Sense to capture them, Lu Ping could also detect whether the magic treasure could fully exert its own cultivation method.
Just as Lu Ping's Divine Sense explored this magic treasure, the magic treasure made a slight tremble, as if it was avoiding Lu Ping's action. Although Lu Ping could still control it, since Lu Ping had come here, he naturally had to make a good choice. So he continued to move forward, and at the same time, his Divine Sense spread out in all directions, trying to capture a suitable defensive magic treasure.
During this period, Lu Ping also encountered two suitable magic treasures. When Lu Ping's Divine Sense explored one of them, Lu Ping could feel a kind of joy from it. Unfortunately, this magic treasure was a spiritual magic treasure refined from a tortoise shell. After thinking about it, Lu Ping gave up.
Lu Ping's Divine Sense spread out, but he could not find the edge of this space. It must be quite large. If he continued to walk like this, he did not know when he would reach the end. So, he reached out and took out a small banner, waving it fiercely towards the space.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the misty space. The gray mist flowed rapidly, carrying the mystic treasures along with it. Lu Ping quickly cast a few spells and the mist turned into a gray river, carrying the mystic treasures as it flowed past in front of him. Then, the mystic treasures rushed into the distance.
Lu Ping's Divine Sense spread out into the river, and carefully examined the spiritual magic treasures flowing through the river. After passing by four to five magic treasures in a row, Lu Ping's eyebrows gradually furrowed. His actions naturally could not be hidden from the people of the Refining Hall. If he did not choose a magic treasure that suited him, he was afraid that the cultivators of the Refining Hall would stop him.
Could it be that he could only randomly choose one to use? If so, his trip to the Refining Hall was somewhat not worth it.
Just as Lu Ping was hesitating, a faint silver light suddenly jumped out of the misty river, and happily revolved around Lu Ping.
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