The inner sea of the North Sea was different from the outer sea and the Deep Sea Demon Territory. The deepest part of the sea was only a few hundred feet deep. It was a far cry from the outer sea, which was thousands of feet deep. Furthermore, the Deep Sea Demon Territory was rumored to have seas that were thousands or even tens of thousands of feet deep. Even the demons that lived in the sea could only explore the depths of those seas.
Yin Xuanchu looked at the pearl hovering above Lu Ping's head and asked uncertainly, "The Jade Sea Moonlight Pearl?"
With the help of the Jade Sea Moonlight Pearl, the speed at which Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu moved through the sea was comparable to flying through the sky. Furthermore, because the deep sea blocked divine will, unless there was a late Core Forging cultivator or a Dharma Manifestation cultivator like Laozu, no one would be able to discover the two hidden in the deep sea.
As Lu Ping flew, he smiled and said, "I just happened to discover it in a cave. However, you should take this opportunity to suppress your injuries and recover the vital energy in your body. Although we have to catch them off guard this time, we can't be sure that the Overflowing Seas Sect's cultivator's memory will not be wrong. It's better to be safe than sorry."
Just when Lu Ping discovered that one of the Overflowing Seas Sect's cultivators was still alive, Lu Ping had an idea. The Overflowing Seas Sect was a chess piece that the Crystal Palace had placed in the North Sea. Although this was not a secret among the high-level cultivators of the North Sea, Yin Xuanchu and the others did not know about it. However, Lu Ping had seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears. Lu Ping was certain that the Overflowing Seas Sect controlled the teleportation array that led to the East Sea.
Based on the last time Lu Ping used the Overflowing Seas Sect's teleportation array, the Overflowing Seas Sect did not guard the teleportation array that led to the East Sea very strictly. However, it was well hidden. With this Core Forging cultivator's cultivation, it was definitely possible that he knew the location of the teleportation array in the Overflowing Seas Sect.
As expected, Lu Ping used the Overflowing Seas Sect's teleportation array to find the location of the three secret teleportation arrays. However, their destination was the Fallen Mystic Realm in the East Sea.
Lu Ping made a prompt decision. He asked Enlightened Master Liu Xuanyuan to bring the heavily injured Ji Xuanxuan back to Tian Ling Mountain, while Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu headed to the Overflowing Ocean Sect's secret teleportation array closest to this place. In order to prevent others from discovering them, Lu Ping cast out the Water Repelling Moon Pearl and flew towards this secret location from the bottom of the sea.
Yin Xuanchu regulated his breathing for a moment. When he felt that his injuries were fine, he looked at Lu Ping with a hesitant expression.
Although Lu Ping had been fleeing at the bottom of the sea, he also noticed Yin Xuanchu's dilemma. He couldn't help but smile and say, "Junior Martial Brother Yin, do you have something to ask?"
Yin Xuanchu nodded when he saw that Lu Ping had spoken first. "Senior Brother, did you already know of my identity and knew that my identity would be exposed?"
Lu Ping hesitated for a moment and nodded. "I found out about your identity by accident. After Senior Uncle Xuanyin died, I sensed that Ao Yu wouldn't let you off since he was so determined to kill you. The easiest way was to expose your identity as a descendant of a human and a demon and use the tens of thousands of years of enmity between the human and demon races to kill you. Therefore, I asked Senior Sister Hu to invite all of you to Huang Li Island before I left for the demon race's territorial waters. If your identity was exposed, we could join forces and escort you away."
Lu Ping thought for a moment and simply voiced out his doubts. "I just didn't expect that your identity would cause such a huge reaction from the sects of the northern sea. Not only was my sect pressured to kill you, it seemed that the entire northern sea's cultivation world was focused on you. You're only a mid-stage Core Forging cultivator. If you really are a descendant of a human and a demon and have some incredible secret on you, any random Laozu could have just taken you in. Why did they send so many cultivators to be witnesses and even provoke the joint attack of Ouyang Weijian and the Overflowing Sea Gang? This is really strange and doesn't make any sense."
Yin Xuanchu was silent for a while before saying, "Senior Brother Lu, do you know about the Dragon Ice Pearl?"
Lu Ping's heart skipped a beat. "Dragon Ice Pearl? The inheritance of the Dragon Ice Clan. It's the foundation that the Dragon Ice Clan relies on to become a top demon race. "
Yin Xuanchu nodded. "That's right. I believe senior brother has some understanding of the Dragon Ice Clan. But does senior brother Lu know where the Dragon Ice Pearl comes from?"
Lu Ping shook his head. "I don't know about that."
Yin Xuanchu said, "The inheritance of the Ice Dragon Race for tens of thousands of years is sealed within the Ice Dragon Pearl, but only the descendants of the Ice Dragon Race are able to open the seal of each level of the Ice Dragon Pearl according to the level of their cultivation. At the same time, the amount of inheritance that can be opened within the same level of cultivation is also determined according to the level of strength."
Lu Ping already knew about this from Samling.
Yin Xuanchu continued to speak with fervor and assurance. "However, the creation of the Dragon Ice Pearl is not easy. Not only does it require a large amount of precious spiritual materials, but more importantly, only the clansmen of the Dragon Ice Clan who have reached the Dharma stage can start refining the inheritance of the Dragon Ice Pearl. Only the Dragon Ice Clan cultivators who have reached the Dharma stage can open all the seals in the Dragon Ice Pearl and know all the secrets of the Dragon Ice Clan's inheritance for tens of thousands of years."
Lu Ping seemed to vaguely grasp what Yin Xuanchu wanted to say, but it was still a little unclear. He asked, "Junior Brother Yin, do you mean that the sects of the North Sea have come for the Dragon Ice Pearl?"
Yin Xuanchu nodded. "With my level of cultivation, if I have the Dragon Ice Pearl, I can only open the inheritance related to the middle and late stages of Core Forging. These inheritances are of no use to Dharma Laozu, but for Core Forging cultivators, if they obtain these inheritances, it will undoubtedly be an extremely rich foundation. The assistance to a cultivator's future achievements is absolutely limitless."
Lu Ping heard the meaning in Yin Xuanchu's words and said, "Junior brother doesn't have the Dragon Ice Pearl, but the cultivators of the North Sea don't believe it. They would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"
Yin Xuanchu nodded and said confidently, "That should be the case. Moreover, the Dragon Ice Pearl itself is an extremely high-grade magic treasure. Even in the hands of cultivators who aren't from the Dragon Ice Clan, it can still display quite a bit of power. However, I once heard my father say that the Dragon Ice Clan has long since declined. Back then, the last of the Dragon Ice Clan, Laozu, only had three Dragon Ice Pearls left, and they were all left for my mother. My mother inherited one for herself, and Ao Yu also has one. The other one was given to Ao Yu after my mother married my father. I've inherited my father's mantle since I was young, and I haven't learned any of the Dragon Ice Clan's divine arts. My transformation into a half-demon was merely an instinctive reaction. "
Lu Ping nodded. Although he still had many questions in his heart, he didn't say anything. At this moment, the two of them had already arrived at a deserted island. It wasn't very big, and the island was littered with craggy rocks. There didn't seem to be any signs of human activity, but no one would have thought that the Overflowing Sea Gang had set up a secret camp here.
Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu found a hidden cave under a cliff on the deserted island. The two of them glanced at each other, and Lu Ping entered first based on the memories he'd obtained from the soul search. Yin Xuanchu followed closely behind, keeping his guard up.
The cave under the sea was slanted upwards. Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu cautiously walked upwards, scanning the area with their divine senses at the same time.
Four Late Blood Condensation Realm cultivators from the Overflowing Sea Gang stood guard at the part of the cave that was exposed above the water.
At this moment, the water at the cave's entrance suddenly splashed upwards. The cultivator guarding the cave's entrance froze, but he didn't notice anything amiss. Just as he was feeling puzzled, he felt a cold sensation at the base of his neck. He opened his mouth to cry out, but only a 'hu hu' sound came out. A stream of blood immediately spurted out from the base of his neck.
Just as the cultivator was about to collapse, the other three cultivators from the Overflowing Sea Gang also noticed something amiss. One of them, who seemed to be the leader of the four, raised an object in his hand as if to warn them. But a blue light flashed in front of his eyes, and half of his arm was severed.
The intense pain caused the cultivator to cry out in pain. However, before he could cry out, a muffled groan suddenly exploded in the ears of the remaining three cultivators.
The cultivator whose arm was severed felt dizzy, and he actually forgot about the pain in his arm. However, when the blue light that severed his arm flashed again, this cultivator's consciousness instantly fell into a bottomless abyss.
The other two cultivators were still in a daze from Lu Ping's previous divine sense attack. Two more splashes of water appeared at the cave's entrance. Two black daggers circled the necks of the two cultivators from the Overflowing Sea Gang. The two cultivators immediately fell backwards, their bodies leaning against the stone wall as they slowly slid downwards. Their heads rolled on the ground.
With a splash, Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu emerged from the cave. Looking at the four fallen cultivators, Lu Ping stretched out his hand and collected their storage pouches. Then, he carefully probed the cave with his divine sense. He discovered that there were only eight Late Blood Condensation cultivators guarding this secret teleportation array. The four cultivators who were guarding the cave entrance had already fallen at the hands of Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu. The remaining four were guarding a teleportation array within the cave.
Seeing that it was indeed the information Lu Ping had obtained from the soul search, Lu Ping glanced at Yin Xuanchu and finally relaxed. However, to prevent the four from destroying the teleportation array, Lu Ping and Yin Xuanchu carefully snuck up to the four cultivators and killed them one by one.
Lu Ping scanned the cave with his divine sense and discovered that there was no one alive. He then walked to the side of the teleportation array and inspected it. "Not bad. This teleportation array indeed leads to the East Sea. According to the memories of that cultivator from the Overflowing Sea Gang, the other side of the teleportation array should be in the East Sea's Perished Mystic Realm. However, I don't know how many guards they have stationed there. After all, that cultivator from the Overflowing Sea Gang hasn't returned to the East Sea for several years."
Yin Xuanchu said, "We've already come this far. There's no turning back!"
Lu Ping nodded and handed him a jade token. He smiled and said, "I've told you everything I know about the situation in the Perished Mystic Realm. I'll have to trouble you to look after the faction I'm managing on Soundwaves Island. Take this jade token. When the time comes, the people on Soundwaves Island will know what to do."
Yin Xuanchu accepted the jade token and saw Lu Ping taking out another item. Yin Xuanchu's eyes narrowed. A throbbing sensation from his bloodline caused his breathing to quicken.
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