With his master's help, Lu Ping was finally fine. He quietly opened and closed his clenched hands, and the slightly broken flag disappeared. Inside the core space, the twelve Genchen Pearls, which had been ready for action, quickly circled around Lu Ping's Gold Core. Streams of True Energy essence were emitted from the Genchen Pearls to heal Lu Ping's internal injuries.
A few more figures appeared in the sky. The cultivators from the various sects came forward to greet their respective Laozu. The Fa Xiang Laozu from Xuan Ling Sect was Feng Xutao. However, Feng Xutao's face was gloomy. The domineering aura that Lu Ping had seen in the past was nowhere to be seen. There were also two other Laozu who did not belong to the ten great sects.
The forefathers of the sects simply listened to their cultivators' explanations of the situation on Frost Island. Then, they heard Forefather Cang Li's shocked and uncertain voice say, "Come, let's first go to the place where De Heng died."
After saying that, the people from Ocean Flame Sect walked to the bottom of the ice cliff. Blue Sea Sect's Laozu, who had also lost a Core Forging Realm cultivator, went with them. After listening to what happened, Laozu's expressions turned solemn and they also walked to the bottom of the ice cliff.
Reverend Lu Xuheng was originally trying to make Feng Xutao feel bad. Xuan Ling Sect only obtained one of the six Heaven-nourished items. Seeing Feng Xutao's arrival, Reverend Lu Xuheng immediately felt his back straighten up. He hoped that Feng Xutao could come forward and redistribute the six treasures. Unexpectedly, Feng Xutao snorted coldly and walked to the bottom of the ice cliff with the Fa Xiang Laozu from Blue Sea Sect, Flying Feather Sect, and Ling Gu Sect. Helpless, Lu Xuheng quickly followed. Reverend Xuan Sen thought for a moment and also followed Liu Tianling to the bottom of the ice cliff.
Suddenly, several more beams of light descended from the sky. Every single one of the cultivators within the beams of light possessed an imposing aura. All of them were at the late Core Construction stage. Seeing that, all the cultivators there were taken aback. Lu Ping, on the other hand, had long since noticed that one of the cultivators was Chen Lian's teacher, Sage Enigma Flame.
At this time, Lu Ping's injuries had been suppressed, and he could move freely for the time being. He hurriedly went forward to greet him, and then asked, "Martial Uncle, why is your old man here? Why did twelve Laozu come this time? Those two Laozu don't look like they're from the ten great sects. "
Sage Enigma Flame said, "This is the first time a large-scale spirit mine has appeared in the North Sea. It is only natural for the various sects to place great importance on it. However, since it is a large-scale spirit mine and it is located in a special place like Frost Island, I believe you fellows must have discovered a considerable number of ice-type spiritual materials, right? There might even be a spirit material mine here."
Sage Enigma Thunder, who was standing beside them, seemed to be familiar with Sage Enigma Flame. He nodded his head and said, "That is correct. An associated spirit material mine has been discovered at the bottom of the ice cliff. It is only right that the sect sent a master artefact refiner like Martial Uncle over."
Sage Enigma Flame continued, "The appearance of a large-scale spirit mine in the North Sea cannot be kept a secret. Although the ten great sects hold the leading position in the North Sea's cultivation world, the other sects and families will not allow the ten great sects to monopolize the benefits so easily. These two Laozu represent the ten sects and families of the North Sea that have Dharma Idol Laozu. They are here to discuss the distribution of the spirit mine with the various sects."
Everyone did not think much of it. The spirit mine on Frost Island was discovered by the ten great sects alone. It had nothing to do with the other forces in the North Sea. However, everyone knew that although the ten great sects were the strongest in the North Sea, the North Sea did not only consist of the ten great sects. There were ten sects and families with Dharma Idol Laozu overseeing them. Even if Xuan Ling Sect and Zhenling worked together, they might not necessarily be able to win. Naturally, the ten great sects could not afford to be negligent in the slightest.
Zhenling's base on Frost Island was located in the ice valley where Sage Xuan Shang had been stationed. After Sage Xuan Wei's investigation and the excavation of the Blood Condensation and Blood Refining disciples of the various sects, the thousand-year ice that was hundreds of feet thick had been broken. Other than some scattered ice-type spiritual materials, there was also a miniature spirit vein underground. There was also a miniature spirit mine vein.
Other than the fact that this ice valley was the closest to the bottom of the ice cliff, the most important reason Zhenling had built their base here was to guard this miniature spirit mine.
Maybe it was because Zhenling had divided Frost Island and explored the spirit mine first, but four of the five locations that Sage Xuan Wei had roughly surveyed had spirit mine veins after excavation by the low rank disciples of Zhenling Sect. However, other than the miniature spirit mine in the ice valley, the other three locations were all miniature spirit mine veins.
Even so, Zhenling still made all the sects very jealous. Because the areas that other sects had explored and occupied on Frost Island only had miniature spirit mine veins at most, and some of them had nothing at all. Ocean Flame Sect was lucky enough to discover a miniature spirit mine vein, but the other areas they occupied only had one miniature spirit mine vein.
Speaking of which, Xuan Ling Sect's luck was pretty good. Just like Zhenling, they had also occupied five areas. Moreover, all five areas had spirit mine veins. Unfortunately, all five of the spirit mine veins were miniature spirit mine veins. This caused Sage Lv Xuheng to be furious.
Lu Ping and the others were quietly waiting for Liu Tianling and Laozu's return in their base. At that moment, an enormous amount of spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from the bottom of the ice cliff. Moreover, there were two balls of spiritual pressure. Immediately after, a deep and distant rumbling sound came from the ice layer underground. It was as though the entire Frost Island was shaking.
Everyone looked at each other. Sage Enigma Flame frowned as though he was investigating something. Then, he said, "It's not Senior Sister Tianling!"
At that moment, Lu Ping also noticed that the two balls of spiritual pressure earlier were not his teacher's doing. Just as everyone was about to discuss whether or not they should go check the bottom of the ice cliff, Liu Tianling, Laozu, and Sage Xuan Sen had already returned to the base.
Liu Tianling and Laozu's expressions were normal, but Sage Xuan Sen appeared worried. Sage Enigma Flame, who was watching from the side, asked, "Junior Brother Xuan Sen, what happened at the bottom of the cliff?"
Sage Xuan Sen glanced at Liu Tianling and Laozu and said in a deep voice, "It's an Ice Asura!"
"Asura?" Sage Enigma Flame exclaimed, "That thing crawled out from the ground again?"
Sage Xuan Sen nodded and said, "Frost Island is a deserted place. It is a good place for Ice Asuras to hide and cultivate. However, these Asuras have yet to mature. Just now, Ocean Flame Sect's Cang Li Laozu and Blue Sea Sect's Seahawk Laozu found their lair and killed them. There may still be some Ice Asuras left on the island. However, they are not strong enough. Just tell the disciples who are mining the spirit mine to be extra careful."
This was the first time Lu Ping had heard of an 'Ice Asura'. However, seeing how worried Sage Enigma Flame and Sage Xuan Sen were, he felt quite uneasy.
At that moment, Liu Tianling Laozu said, "The Ice Asura did not come from the North Sea. A teleportation array was found in their lair. This teleportation array is quite old. According to Jade Sword Faction's Sword Craze Laozu, this teleportation array has a history of several thousand years. The last time it was used was only around ten years ago. Judging from the direction the teleportation array is connected to, these Ice Asuras should be from the Northern Midlands or the Northern Icy Plains."
Hearing that the Ice Asuras did not come from the North Sea, the nervousness on Sage Enigma Flame's face eased slightly. However, he immediately exclaimed, "That teleportation array can reach the Middle Lands or the Northern Icy Plains?"
Liu Tianling Laozu gave Sage Enigma Flame a glance and said, "The Ice Asuras have destroyed the teleportation array. It is not just the one here. Even the teleportation array leading to the destination has been destroyed. Otherwise, given Fellow Daoist Sword Craze's level of attainment, he would not have been so powerless."
Sage Enigma Flame was not the only one who felt that it was a pity. The other Core Forging Stage cultivators in the encampment also felt that it was a pity. The cultivation world of the Middle Lands had always been a place that cultivators from all over the world yearned to go to. The North Sea had been isolated from the Middle Lands for a long period of time. If cultivators from the North Sea wished to enter the Middle Lands, they would often have to go to the East Sea and then use the teleportation array to reach the Middle Lands. Even in the East Sea, such long-distance teleportation arrays were only in the hands of a few great sects. Outsiders would have to pay a hefty price to use them.
Liu Tianling Laozu saw the pained expressions on everyone's faces and said coldly, "Since this group of Ice Asuras came to Frost Island from either the Middle Lands or the Northern Ice Plains about a decade ago, it is likely that the Asura Clan has long since appeared in either the Middle Lands or the Northern Ice Plains. If that is the case, the cultivation world of the Middle Lands is probably not peaceful right now. It may not be a good thing for them to go there."
Only then did everyone realize that Asuras usually appeared in groups or tribes. Their appearance would cause a huge storm for the cultivation world. It would appear that the cultivation world of the Middle Lands was not peaceful right now.
Two days later, Lu Ping's injuries were no longer a problem. After a round of haggling between the various sects and Laozu, they finally decided on the distribution of the large spirit ore vein at the bottom of the ice mountain. Including the spirit material mine discovered at the bottom of the ice mountain, Zhenling and Xuan Ling Sect took two and a half of the share, Shui Yan Pavilion and Hai Yan Sect took one and a half, the other six sects took three and a half, and the remaining ten sects and families of the North Sea that had a Transcendence Laozu overseeing them took the remaining three and a half.
When the news came, not only were the Core Forging cultivators of Zhenling dissatisfied, even the cultivators of the other sects were quite dissatisfied. The excavation of the spirit ore vein on Frost Island was managed by the ten great sects of the North Sea, and the other forces did nothing but meddle in it. How could they be satisfied with getting three and a half for free?
Since when did the ten great sects of the North Sea need to make such concessions to the other forces?
However, the dissatisfaction of the sects was forcefully suppressed by Laozu of his own sect. Then, the news came again: the ten great sects' share was fixed, and the remaining thirty percent would change according to the changes in the situation of the North Sea's cultivation world.
In other words, this thirty percent was for all the forces in the North Sea that had Dharma Laozu guarding them, excluding the ten great sects. When these ten forces lost the protection of Dharma Laozu, they would lose their share of the spirit ore vein on Frost Island, and it would be divided among the ten great sects. When another Dharma Laozu was born in the North Sea, that force would automatically obtain a share of the spirit ore vein on Frost Island. When there were more than ten forces in the North Sea that had Dharma Laozu, the thirty percent share would still remain the same, and each force would divide it equally.
It could be imagined that after the discovery of the spirit ore vein on Frost Island, the barren situation of the North Sea's cultivation world would improve to a certain extent, and the possibility of Dharma Laozu appearing would greatly increase. The ten great sects occupied the dominant position of the North Sea's cultivation world, but the North Sea's cultivation world was so vast that the chance of Dharma Laozu appearing was higher than that of the ten great sects. Under these circumstances, the ten great sects would have the privilege of occupying seventy percent of the spirit ore vein's profits. In the long run, they would not lose out.
Moreover, the ten great sects had no choice but to make some concessions in order to unite the North Sea's cultivation world.
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