From Liao Runjia, Lu Ping had obtained enough spiritual herbs to concoct three batches of Meridian Nourishing Pills, and from Ai Zhong, he obtained eighteen high-grade spiritual stones. For a pill that could restore a Core Forging Realm cultivator's cultivation, it was equivalent to giving it away for free.
Liao Runjia and Ai Zhong were not fools. In the alchemy world, there was no reason for them to take the initiative to express their goodwill to Lu Ping. However, both of them had their own plans, and Lu Ping naturally had his own plans. Zhenling's rise was already a foregone conclusion. At this time, they needed the support of allies.
Lu Ping bid farewell to the two and walked to the other side. Only then did he notice Fornax Laozu nodding at him with appreciation. His originally gloomy expression also became much better. Obviously, he had seen the transaction between Lu Ping and the Liao and Ai Clan.
After Lu Ping left, Ai Zhong, who had obtained the Meridian Nourishing Pills, was in a good mood. He turned to Liao Runjia and said, "Brother Liao, what good stuff do you have? Let me have a look. The Liao Clan's alchemy skills are passed down from generation to generation. My Ai Clan cannot be compared to them."
Liao Runjia smiled faintly and said, "Brother Ai must be joking!"
Having said that, he handed over the jade slip that he had given to Lu Ping previously. However, when he took out the jade slip, his finger pressed on it without anyone noticing. The Bone-Forging Pill recorded at the end of the jade slip was erased.
This kind of private exchange between various alchemy masters was carried out quite quickly. In just half a day's time, it was completed. Lu Ping followed Fornax Laozu into the Snow Mist Palace. Along the way, Fornax Laozu's expression was solemn, and he did not speak a word. Lu Ping also did not speak, only following behind them.
Inside the Snow Mist Palace, Lu Ping followed Fornax Laozu into the palace. Tian Xue Laozu noticed that Lu Ping did not have a fierce expression like before. Instead, he looked at Fornax Laozu and asked, "How was it? What did Xuan Ling Sect's Dao Li say?"
Fornax Laozu shook his head and said, "Dao Li is considered to have a good temper in Xuan Ling Sect. However, when it comes to Longevity Pills, he immediately turned hostile with me. There's no room for discussion."
This time, Tian Xue Laozu surprisingly did not get angry. Instead, she nodded her head and said, "This is also within my expectations. After all, that year's matter was too big. Xuan Ling Sect directly lost a Laozu, causing the two sects to be in a stalemate. Now, our sect has produced two Laozu, while Xuan Ling Sect only has one Laozu. Furthermore, he was continuously defeated by those two enemies. Now, if the two sects were to have a life and death battle, I'm afraid that Xuan Ling Sect might not be our sect's opponent. Right now, they can't wait for Junior Brother Tiankang to die as soon as possible, so as to reduce our sect's strength."
Perhaps it was because Lu Ping had helped Zhenling gain face in the North Sea Palace this morning, and even ruthlessly ridiculed Wei Xuren, the new Alchemist Grandmaster. Thus, Tian Xue Laozu's impression of Lu Ping had improved a lot. When she reminded Jiang Tianlin and Liu Tianling again, she no longer called Lu Ping 'crazy lass' and 'bastard brat'.
"Hmph, so what? Don't forget that time when our sect and Xuan Ling Sect had just taken back the Sunrise Island's medium-sized spiritual mine from the demon race, it had fallen into Xuan Ling Sect's hands. Although we had defeated Xuan Ling Sect, it could still be considered as an alliance."
Lu Ping's face was expressionless, but his ears were perked up. He did not miss a single word that the two Laozu's had said. The fact that the two Laozu's did not hide anything during their conversation was already a testament to Lu Ping's current status. However, this did not mean that Lu Ping could ask about some of the sect's secrets. These things could only be collected by Lu Ping bit by bit, accumulated, organized, and judged. The two Laozu's would not answer some questions for you, as they were afraid that your first impression would be the strongest and affect your judgment.
When Tianlu Laozu heard Tian Xue Laozu's words, a look of hatred appeared on his face as he said, "That's right. However, even if Senior Brother Tian Kang has unfortunately fallen, Tianlin and the other two are not to be trifled with. When they were in the late Core Forging stage, they were able to kill Dao Kong together, and now they are able to fight against Dao Yan, who is in the mid Dharma stage. In the end, it still ended in a draw. It's a pity that Senior Brother Tian Kang is only one step away from the mid Dharma stage. As long as he crosses this threshold, his lifespan will increase by two hundred years, and our sect will definitely be able to suppress Xuan Ling Sect in all aspects.
However, it just so happened that before he could advance to the mid Dharma stage, his lifespan was about to run out. "Tian Xue Laozu shook her head and said," Junior Brother Tianlu, you have not advanced to the mid Dharma stage, so you don't know the difference between the early and mid Dharma stage. Don't think that those two little enemies might be able to go further than me, or even Senior Brother Tian Xiang in the future. However, how many years has it been since they advanced to the Dharma stage? Even if they joined forces, they might not be able to defeat Dao Yan. At most, they would be like Tianfan and I in the past, desperately trying to protect ourselves from that old man Dao Sheng's attacks. Back then, Junior Brother Tian Kang was only a few years behind Dao Yan, so he was one step slower in advancing to the mid Dharma stage. If Junior Brother Tian Kang was also a mid Dharma stage adept at that time, how would Dao Yan be able to force him to the point where he had to use his life force? "
The two Laozu's sighed helplessly. They were both a little worried. Lu Ping opened his mouth and was about to say something, but unexpectedly, Tianlu Laozu saw his expression and asked, "What did you talk about with the two rascals from the Liao and Ai families today?"
Liao Runjia and Ai Zhong were both adepts who had been cultivating for three to four hundred years. In the North Sea, they were famous alchemy masters. However, in the eyes of Tianlu Laozu, they were all juniors. After all, once a practitioner advanced to the early Dharma stage, they would have a lifespan of at least eight to a thousand years. With Tianlu Laozu's years of cultivation and status, it was obvious that he was treating the two of them differently when he acted like an elder.
Lu Ping did not hesitate and told them the details of the deal he had with the two of them.
When Tianlu Laozu heard about the Bone-Forging Pill, he seemed to be deep in thought. He said, "From the refining style of this pill, it really has the style of Middle Earth. Could it be that the Liao family really has some connection with Middle Earth?"
Tian Xue Laozu's mouth twitched. "How could there be a lack of adepts or clans from Middle Earth who fled overseas to avoid calamity? What's there to fuss about? Back then, didn't the founder of our sect, Laozu, also come from Middle Earth? However, you really dare to accept any kind of benefit. At that girl Tian Ling's Dharma Idol Gathering, you gave three thousand year old Spirit Monster Peaches as a birthday gift in front of everyone, and that Liao Runjia immediately gave you a Bone-Forging Dan's pill recipe. He really doesn't hide his good intentions! "
Tianlu Laozu pondered and said, "Perhaps this is the Liao family's brilliance. Without Dharma Idol Laozu overseeing, the Liao family still managed to survive for over a thousand years in the Northern Sea. Naturally, the Liao family has its own outstanding points."
Tian Xue Laozu felt a little heartache. Pointing at Lu Ping's nose, he asked, "Brat, to think that your teacher is called Liu Tianling. You don't even know how to extort money. Do you know how much your Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pill is worth? Just three sets of spiritual herbs and eighteen high-grade spiritual stones for two of your pills. In the future, when your cultivation rises, how would we old fellows dare to let you be the head of the Zhenling family? Wouldn't you squander away all the inheritance that has been passed down for over ten thousand years? "
When Tian Xue Laozu saw Lu Ping's silly smile, she showed a distressed expression as she started to calculate for him. "This Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pill Technique, in the entire Northern Sea, only you know how to do it, right? You're the only one who knows how to cure the demon race's injuries that can break a cultivator's meridians, right? Furthermore, in this period of time, the demon race frequently injured cultivators. Among the demon race cultivators, there are quite a number of them who have grasped this strange divine ability, right? What does a Core Forging cultivator's cultivation mean to a sect or a family? Is it something that can be exchanged for with eighteen high-grade spiritual stones? "
Lu Ping asked carefully, "Then how many items do you want to exchange for it?"
Tian Xue Laozu didn't answer Lu Ping's question. Instead, she looked at Tianlu Laozu and asked, "Junior Brother Tianlu, tomorrow is the time for the treasure exchange, right? Why don't you release one or two Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pills? The starting price for each pill is at least one Natural Oddity. "
Lu Ping's silly smile froze. This Laozu was truly valiant. The moment he opened his mouth, one Natural Oddity, and that was just the starting price. Frankly speaking, the cost of concocting the Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pill wasn't much different from an ordinary late stage Core Forging Pill. It was just that using spiritual water to concoct the pill was too unimaginable. Furthermore, the effect of the pill was so effective that it gave Tian Xue Laozu the opportunity to ask for an exorbitant price.
Lu Ping saw that even Tianlu Laozu's mouth twitched when he heard Tian Xue Laozu's price. However, after thinking about it, he nodded his head without any hesitation. This caused Lu Ping to feel heartache for the two Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pills that he had to exchange today.
In fact, what Tian Xue Laozu said wasn't wrong at all. If they really met a late stage Core Forging Cultivator like Daoist Xuan Sen, it would be worth it for a sect to exchange a Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pill for a Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pill. However, if it really reached that stage, Zhenling Sect would definitely be suppressed by the cultivators of the Northern Sea.
In the end, Tianlu Laozu still spoke a few good words for Lu Ping, "No matter what, the two sects took the initiative to express their goodwill, and Little Brat Lu Ping did them a favor. This is ultimately a good thing for our sect. After all, the Liao Clan has over a thousand years of alchemy heritage. They are not to be trifled with. They have some connections in the Northern Sea. As for the Ai Clan, they have Fa Xiang Laozu as their leader. They have long been the target of our sect's recruitment. Giving them two Spiritual Water Meridian Nourishing Pills is worth it."
Tian Xue Laozu glanced at Lu Ping, no longer harping on this matter. Instead, she turned around and said something that shocked Lu Ping, "The five major sects of the Eastern Sea have sent people over. A group of ten people has arrived at Xuan Ling Sect!"
Tianlu Laozu's originally gloomy expression became even more unsightly. With a muffled voice, he said, "The demons' alliance is already a foregone conclusion. Even the people of the Eastern Sea can't sit still? Xuan Ling Sect is still the number one sect in the Northern Sea! "
Tian Xue Laozu's expression turned serious, which was rarely seen. "It's because of Dao Sheng. Because of his late stage Dharma cultivation, in the eyes of the sects of the Eastern Sea, a sect without a grand cultivator to guard it is ultimately a second-rate sect."
"Senior Brother Tian Xiang, he …"
Tian Xue Laozu's expression was a little uneasy as she said, "It should be soon!"
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