Even though they knew that Lu Ping would be preaching for seven days after the ceremony, Lu Ping did not plan on accepting any disciples, which greatly disappointed the several hundred Zhenling disciples who had hurried over. Even though that was the case, there were still several dozen disciples who put in their best efforts during the ceremony, hoping to gain the recognition of Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping so that he would change his mind and accept them as a disciple.
However, to everyone's disappointment, Lu Ping only smiled as he sat in the Heaven's Spirit Hall and watched the performance of the many disciples. He did not mention the matter of accepting disciples at all. However, because Lu Ping did not plan on accepting disciples, only eighty or ninety of the several hundred disciples who had hurried over decided to participate in the ceremony. However, their hard work had unexpectedly gained the recognition of a few Core Forging Adepts. Quite a few Adepts who had not planned on accepting disciples changed their minds and accepted one or two that they valued. Quite a few Adepts who only wanted to accept a single disciple struggled to choose between two or three. In the end, they all accepted under Spiritual Master Profound Miao's instigation.
Out of the eighty to ninety disciples who participated in the apprenticeship ceremony, sixty to seventy of them were apprenticed to the sect's Spiritual Master. Although most of them could only be registered disciples, for Spiritual Master Profound Miao, this year's apprenticeship ceremony could be considered a complete success.
Wang Qi, Fang Wei, and Fang Xia had already heard that Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping would be attending the ceremony three days later because they had gone out to hunt. When the three of them hurried over to the Heaven's Spirit Mountain, the ceremony was already nearing its end. Fortunately, Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping did not accept disciples during the ceremony and would instead preach for seven days after the ceremony. The three of them only let out a sigh of relief.
Tian Yue had hurried over as well. Although his cultivation had not reached the level where Zhenling could accept a master, he had always been on Huang Li Island. He had learned from Fang Tao that Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping was going to preach at the Heaven's Spirit Hall, so he had hurried over as well.
Wang Qi looked around and quickly found the other five people who had trained on Huang Li Island with him. They were all at the mid Blood Condensation Realm and were somewhat famous sword cultivators among their peers. When they heard that Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping would be attending the ceremony, they had hurried over just like Wang Qi. They were now waiting for Spiritual Master Lu Xuanping's seven days of preaching.
The first two days of Lu Ping's seven-day lecture were mainly about cultivation. Lu Ping's main focus was the water-elemental cultivation method, but he didn't just focus on the [North Sea Wave Listening Scripture]. Instead, he studied the many water-elemental cultivation methods in Zhen Ling Sect's Scripture Library and compared them with his own cultivation methods. Adding to the fact that Lu Ping had fought many different opponents over the years, his knowledge had broadened and he had his own insights on cultivation. The two days of Lu Ping's lecture not only satisfied the Blood Condensation Realm cultivators, but also gave Lu Ping the opportunity to sort out his own knowledge. Under his careful study, a cultivation system suitable for himself began to take shape.
The third and fourth days were about the way of the sword. This was the content that Zhenling cultivators were most excited about. Lu Ping's swordsmanship was renowned among cultivators of the same level. He was even given the title of the Water Sword Immortal. Many cultivators who wanted to become disciples of Lu Ping came because of Lu Ping's swordsmanship.
In fact, Lu Ping was not a pure sword cultivator. Sword techniques were just a common means to him. Although the six sword techniques he mainly practiced in the North Sea's Twelve Righteous Arts were all top-notch sword techniques in the cultivation world, and as Lu Ping's cultivation and status increased, he came into contact with more and more things in the cultivation world. His understanding of sword techniques deepened as well. The sword techniques he learned were no longer limited to the six or seven sword techniques he learned in the past, nor were they limited to the water element sword techniques. As a result, the number of cultivators who came to Heaven's Spirit Hall reached its peak during the two days Lu Ping was teaching. There were close to a thousand Zhen Ling Sect cultivators who came to listen to Lu Ping's lecture.
Moreover, there weren't only Blood Condensation Realm disciples among the audience. There were also many Core Forging Realm cultivators on Tian Ling Mountain who were listening through the Dao Art Assembly. Lu Ping ignored them and focused on his lecture.
On the fifth and sixth day, Lu Ping's lecture changed to the Dao of Alchemy Cauldron again. This time, the number of cultivators who could understand his lecture was much lower. However, a considerable number of cultivators who stayed to listen were either alchemists from the sect or aspiring to become alchemists.
Who was Lu Ping?
He was one of the only five pill refiners in the sect. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one pill refiner under Fornax Laozu. Although there weren't many cultivators who came to listen to the lecture, there were many Core Forging cultivators among them. Although these cultivators had reached the required cultivation level, they couldn't cross the threshold to become a pill refiner master. In front of a master like Lu Ping, they were completely juniors.
Lu Ping even saw Tao Xuanfang among the crowd. At this time, Tao Xuanfang was no longer as arrogant as he was in the early days, especially after Daoist Master Xuanjing used the Spirit Stealing Technique to steal a quarter of the essence of the Spirit-Forging Pill, causing Daoist Master Liang Xuanfeng to almost fail in condensing his Golden Core. If it wasn't for Lu Ping's Minor Spirit Forging Pill that saved Daoist Master Liang Xuanfeng from the edge of condensing his Golden Core, Daoist Master Xuanjing wouldn't be able to pass this hurdle.
After Lu Ping successfully refined the Minor Spirit Forging Pill, Fornax Laozu had listed it as a top secret of Zhenling.
The effect of the Minor Spirit Forging Pill was far less than that of the Spirit-Forging Pill. During the process of smelting the Heavenly Wind Leaf, Daoist Master Liang Xuanfeng had used three Minor Spirit Forging Pills to make up for the loss of a quarter of the essence of the Spirit-Forging Pill. Daoist Master Liang Xuanfeng only had three chances to use the Minor Spirit Forging Pill. Therefore, for any late stage Core Forging Cultivator, taking the Minor Spirit Forging Pill was far from enough to raise the rank of their Golden Core.
However, although the Minor Forging Spirit Pills had little effect on late Gold Core Stage cultivators, it was still a precious treasure for cultivators who were smelting Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures for the first and second time. It could be said that if Daoist Master Xuan Jing had three Minor Forging Spirit Pills in his hands, he wouldn't need to painstakingly create a soul-stealing technique to steal the essence of a Spirit Forging Pill. He could completely smelt a mid-grade Earth-step Spirit Treasure into his Gold Core and smoothly advance to the late Core Forging Stage.
On the last day, Lu Ping didn't preach the Dao. Instead, he allowed the audience to ask questions. Lu Ping answered in front of the Heaven's Spirit Hall. Unexpectedly, all the Zhenling disciples were speechless. They didn't have the courage to stand up and ask a Core Forging Cultivator a question in front of everyone. For a moment, the atmosphere in front of the Heaven's Spirit Hall was very awkward.
In the end, some of the cultivators who came to listen to Lu Ping's Dao of Pill Cauldrons asked questions. Only then did Lu Ping avoid this awkward situation. Although these alchemists were only ordinary alchemists, their cultivation had reached the Core Forging stage. Their seniority in the sect was even higher than Lu Ping's. Naturally, Lu Ping didn't dare to put on airs of giving pointers. Instead, he discussed the Dao with each other.
Unexpectedly, after answering a question from one alchemist, another alchemist immediately asked Lu Ping a question. As a result, more and more alchemists participated. What was originally a Dao preaching session became a Zhenling Core Forging Cultivator's Dao discussion. Later on, more and more cultivators participated. The cultivators who asked questions were no longer limited to alchemists. Many Core Forging Cultivators who came to listen with their spiritual sense also appeared. Many Core Forging Cultivators discussed and verified with each other. The content of the discussion became more and more extensive. On the contrary, Lu Ping was no longer the main character of the session.
The disciples in front of the Heaven's Spirit Hall didn't think that things would develop like this. Although it was no longer Enlightened Master Lu Xuanping's session, it was still the first time the Zhenling disciples had seen so many Core Forging Cultivators gather together. The content of the discussion was extensive and soon, the Blood Condensation disciples were attracted.
In the end, the hundreds of disciples in front of the Heaven's Spirit Hall were divided into groups according to their preferences. They gathered around the Enlightened Masters and listened to them talk about the Dao. It was a different story.
Originally, Lu Ping's Dao preaching session was supposed to end on the seventh day. However, no one expected such an incident to occur. More and more Zhenling Core Forging Cultivators participated. After a full three days, this unexpected Dao preaching session was ended by Tian Fan Laozu's personal intervention.
However, Tian Fan Laozu ordered that after the Zhenling Disciple Ceremony, there would be a six-day Dao preaching session for Core Forging Cultivators. It was mainly targeted at Blood Condensation Cultivators. After the preaching session, there would be a Dao preaching session for three days. It was mainly targeted at Core Forging Cultivators, but Blood Condensation Cultivators were also allowed to listen. The session would last for a total of nine days.
Lu Ping didn't think that his unintentional action would create a tradition of Zhenling. However, at this moment, Lu Ping wasn't interested in these things. After the Dao preaching session, Lu Ping originally wanted to visit Second Senior Sister, Li Xuanru. However, from Second Senior Sister's disciple, he found out that Second Senior Sister had left Tianling Mountain under the orders of Master for many years. Not only Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister Zhao Xuanji and Fourth Senior Sister Wang Xuanjing had also left Tianling Mountain. They hadn't returned to Tianling Mountain for many years.
Without any other choice, Lu Ping could only return to Huang Li Island alone. However, just as Lu Ping stepped onto the teleportation array to Huang Li Island, a golden light shot straight towards Lu Ping.
Lu Ping frowned and grabbed the light in his hand. It was a golden Sound Transmission Magic Sword.
Lu Ping scanned it with his Divine Sense and his expression changed. He quickly flew towards Qi Mei Mansion at the top of Tianling Mountain. This was Tian Fan Laozu and Tian Xue Laozu's residence.
When Lu Ping arrived, the three Laozu's, Tian Fan, Tian Jiang, and Tian Lu had already arrived. Below them stood Daoist Guo Xuanshan, Daoist Xuan Shu, and a dozen other late stage Core Forging Cultivators who had stayed behind to guard Tianling Mountain.
Seeing Lu Ping enter, many late stage Core Forging Cultivators were surprised, but they didn't say anything. Guo Xuanshan and Daoist Xuan Shu both had heavy expressions on their faces. Lu Ping's heart thumped. It seemed that something big had happened.
Sure enough, Tian Fan Laozu's expression was solemn. The moment he opened his mouth, everyone standing in the palace jumped in fright. "I called everyone here to inform everyone of a grievous news. Martial Nephew Xuan Shu has come to report that Martial Nephew Li Xuanyin's soul lamp suddenly extinguished!"
It was like a bolt from the blue!
Qi Mei Palace suddenly became silent. However, the atmosphere inside the palace was terrifyingly quiet. It was as if Qi Mei Palace had turned into a jar of oil that would explode at any time.
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