Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The protective formation of Tingtao's cave on Heaven's Spirit Mountain hadn't been activated yet. However, Lu Ping had set up many temporary restrictions inside the cave. Sitting next to Lu Ping in the cultivation room was an uneasy Hu Lili. In front of them were three innocent children who looked to be around eight or nine years old.
Lu Ping didn't feel the slightest bit of joy when he saw Samling, who had successfully transformed into a Core Forging Realm cultivator. Samling lowered his head and didn't dare to look up at Lu Ping.
"Tell me, who gave you the courage to kill people in the Inner Sea? You killed a senior sister from the same sect as your father, and you had to call her 'Senior Aunt' when you saw her. Have you grown so strong after transforming?"
Hu Lili's face paled when she saw Lu Ping's anger. She hurriedly said, "This is all my fault. I heard that Senior Sister Xuan Ying plotted against Lu Qin-er, and even joined forces with Xuan You and Reverend XuanXiang to challenge you. I have some understanding of this Eldest Senior Sister. With her abilities, she definitely doesn't have the ability or courage to scheme against you. There must be someone behind her. That's why she took the opportunity to secretly monitor Eldest Senior Sister while she was releasing the bees on Heavenly Spirit Mountain. She just wants to find out who is behind Eldest Senior Sister.
Hu Lili saw that although Lu Ping was listening, his expression was still cold. It was obvious that he was still angry. Hu Lili regretted taking matters into her own hands, but she still felt wronged. After all, she only wanted to help Lu Ping.
Now that she had made a huge mistake, Hu Lili had no choice but to explain everything clearly. She had no choice but to continue, "After you went to Frost Island, senior sister cultivated in seclusion all day long. She rarely came out of her own cave, let alone other people. But yesterday, she suddenly received an invitation and left Heaven's Spirit Mountain. I sent Samling to follow and monitor her, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this."
"Hmph, is there a need to bring the three of them along to release the bees at Tianling Mountain?" Lu Ping glanced at Hu Lili, then pointed at the three little fellows in front of him and said with a sneer, "I'm afraid these three little bastards can't stay in the Golden House after transforming. They must feel that they are much stronger than before after advancing to the Gold Core Stage and have been looking for an opponent to test their skills for a long time."
When Samling saw that Lu Ping had guessed their thoughts, he couldn't help but shrink his neck, and his chin touched his chest.
Now that things had come to this, the key point was not to get angry, but to deal with this matter. Senior Uncle Guo Xuanshan looked humble on the surface, but he was a meticulous person on the inside. Although the Samling had advanced to the Core Forging Realm, they had only cultivated for a short period of time. Their minds were about the same as eight or nine years old children. How could they clean up the matter quickly? They might have left behind some clues that Senior Uncle Guo could trace back to them.
Although Lu Ping had nothing to do with this matter and was still on Frost Island when it happened, Hu Lili might not be able to absolve herself from the blame. Even if it wasn't her intention to kill, who was Xuanying? Xuanying was her senior apprentice-sister. Even if they didn't get along, just watching her senior apprentice-sister was enough for Hu Lili to be unable to raise her head in the sect for the rest of her life. Moreover, she was the one who sent the Samling out, so how could she explain herself?
Then there was the Samling. Samling was raised by Lu Ping since he was a child. Back then, it was Lu Ping who used his own magic power to nurture the three Spirit Snake eggs, which had almost exhausted their vitality, for more than a year. Lu Ping had always regarded Samling as his junior. Once it was verified, it would be a small matter for him to be implicated, but the fate of Samling would be worrisome. Moreover, the identity of Samling as the Green Sea Snake was very sensitive. It might cause another uproar or even bring disaster to the sect. Lu Ping would never forget the massacre of the Shangguan Family in the East Sea by the Green Sea Snake.
"Qing 'er, why did you want to kill Xuan Ying?"
Although Lu Ping was already thinking about how to deal with this matter, his voice was still serious. These three little guys had to be strictly disciplined. All these years, Lu Ping had spoiled them too much, causing them to become lawless. It was fine when they were still in the Blood Condensation Realm, but now that they had advanced to the Core Forging Realm and looked like children, wherever they went, they would be the focus of attention. Coupled with their lively temperament, once they appeared in front of others, they would most likely be suppressed by high-level human cultivators.
Lu Qing 'er was the eldest sister of the Samling. Hearing this, she said in a low voice, "We heard from Aunt Hu that this person wanted to harm Sister Lu Qin-er, and might even harm Father. She ordered us to follow that person to see where she went and who she came in contact with. Second Brother, Third Sister, and I thought that since this person is a bad person, we might as well kill her. Then, she won't be able to harm anyone."
Lu Ping snorted and said, "You guys are quite bold. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to kill her, and instead, you'll be killed by her?"
Hearing this, Lu Qing 'er puffed up her chest and said proudly, "Qing' er, Second Brother, and Third Sister were able to defeat Core Forging Realm cultivators before we transformed. Now that we've transformed, we're even less afraid. That bad person is only at the First Layer of Core Forging Realm. How could she be a match for us?"
"Arrogant!"
Lu Ping shouted, "You think you're so powerful just because you killed two low-level Core Forging Realm cultivators? Not to mention that there are many crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the cultivation world, no one dares to say that they're invincible among cultivators of the same level. Even if you join forces, few can defeat you, but what if you meet cultivators who have more people than you? What if you meet mid-stage Core Forging Realm cultivators? What about late-stage Core Forging Realm cultivators? What about Fa Xiang Laozu? At that time, you can only be used to subdue demons! Think about where you killed them, and who they were. This is your father's sect, so it's your sect. That Daoist Master Xuan Ying should have been called Senior Sister by your father, and you should have been called Martial Aunt. How could you kill her just because you said so? "
Samling had never seen Lu Ping reprimand so severely. Tears welled up in his eyes, making him look very pitiful. Hu Lili blamed herself even more. She pulled the three children into her arms and said, "I didn't explain this clearly in advance. You can't blame the children. If the sect investigates, I'll take full responsibility."
"Hmph!"
Lu Ping snorted coldly and didn't say anything else. Other than the anger in his heart, his reprimand was also to teach Samling a lesson. Samling was, after all, a demon cultivator. Their wild nature was innate. In their eyes, except for Lu Ping, they didn't care about anything else. Moreover, they preferred to eliminate all threats in the bud, regardless of the consequences.
In the future, the three spirits would definitely be able to help him gain a foothold in the cultivation world. In the future, even his identity might not be a secret anymore. If he still had this wild nature, not only would he attract a lot of enemies, the three spirits might even be killed before he could grow.
Looking at the three children hiding in Hu Lili's arms and looking at him pitifully, Lu Ping's heart softened. However, he still said harshly, "From today onwards, without my permission, none of you are allowed to appear in front of others."
For some reason, Spiritual Master Xuan Ying's death did not cause much of a stir in the sect. Lu Ping guessed that it might be because he didn't want to cause panic among the cultivators of the sect, the various forces, and the itinerant cultivators. After all, the demon race could enter and leave the inner sea of Zhenling. This was an incredible thing. However, he became more cautious in his heart.
Three days later, Hu Lili returned to Huang Li Island with the swarm of Amethyst Bees. Lu Ping went to Chong Hua Palace. Although Liu Tianling Laozu was not there, the palace was not closed. As Tian Ling Laozu's direct disciple, Lu Ping naturally had the right to enter and exit his master's cave. He found a few jade slips that his master had collected in his early years, then informed the girl who guarded the cave and returned to his own cave.
The next day, a violent spiritual vibration suddenly erupted from Tian Ling Mountain. Lu Ping was shocked. There was a battle, and it was a battle of life and death!
Lu Ping quickly left the cave and fled in the direction of the battle. At this time, the battle had alarmed almost all the Core Forging cultivators in Tian Ling Mountain. In the sky, rays of light flew in the direction of the battle.
When Lu Ping arrived, the battle had already ended. In front of the cave of an early Core Forging cultivator called Xuan Bo, Spiritual Master Xuan Bo was being taken away by Spiritual Master Guo Xuanshan and a few other Core Forging cultivators. Spiritual Master Xuan Bo had already passed out. It seemed that he was not knocked unconscious, but was imprisoned after being captured.
Spiritual Master Guo Xuanshan turned around and looked at the cultivators who were rushing in the sky. He said coldly, "All of you, disperse!"
Spiritual Master Guo did not explain to the crowd why he captured Spiritual Master Xuan Bo. Lu Ping asked the surrounding cultivators about Spiritual Master Xuan Bo's background, but all he knew was that Spiritual Master Xuan Bo was usually quiet and spent most of his time in closed-door cultivation.
Lu Ping's intuition told him that this matter was caused by Spiritual Master Xuan Ying, but he didn't know why Spiritual Master Xuan Bo was involved.
Two days later, a shocking piece of news came from Zhenling. One of the sect's mid Core Forging cultivators, Spiritual Master Xuan Yun, had defected!
Zhenling immediately announced that Spiritual Master Xuan Yun was a traitor and put him on the wanted list in the entire North Sea.
This Spiritual Master Xuan Yun first escaped to Xuan Ling Sect's direction through a teleportation array, then disappeared without a trace. Zhenling accused Xuan Ling Sect of harboring a traitor, or a spy for Xuan Ling Sect.
Xuan Ling Sect denied that Spiritual Master Xuan Yun was hiding in the sect, and even refuted Zhenling's false accusations. Zhenling had no evidence, so he could only leave the matter unsettled. Spiritual Master Xuan Yun was nowhere to be seen, and his corpse was never found.
Lu Ping knew this Spiritual Master Xuan Yun. Speaking of which, Lu Ping didn't have a good impression of him. When Lu Ping returned from the East Sea, he used the Li family to establish his dominance. It was this Spiritual Master Xuan Yun and the Yuan and Lin family's Core Forging cultivators who appeared to stop Lu Ping when Lu Ping was about to defeat Li Xuanliang. Who would have thought that this Spiritual Master Xuan Yun was actually a spy sent by Xuan Ling Sect? Lu Ping couldn't believe it, but he could only sigh at the impermanence of the world. However, the doubts in his heart only deepened.
However, the matter didn't seem to be over yet. On the various medium-sized islands within Zhenling's sphere of influence, three Core Forging rogue cultivators were captured by Zhenling, and one was killed by a Zhenling cultivator. Just when the cultivators within Zhenling's sphere of influence were feeling insecure, Spiritual Master Guo Xuanshan appeared to explain to everyone that the three captured were not normal human cultivators, but human pets raised by the demon clan. Their minds were controlled by the demon clan, and their minds were controlled by the demon clan. Then, he invited representatives from various sects and some reputable rogue cultivators to investigate the matter. Only then did he dispel the doubts of many cultivators.
Xuan Ling Sect had always kept Spiritual Master Xuan Ying's death a secret, but Spiritual Master Guo Xuanshan's series of methods made Lu Ping instinctively feel that Spiritual Master Xuan Ying's death had something to do with it. But now, it seemed that Spiritual Master Guo had chosen the wrong path from the beginning, and kept walking down it.
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