Lu Ping gave Fang Tao a few tasks and three items to him. Then, Lu Ping walked towards Tianlin Laozu's residence.
Lu Ping looked in surprise at the two people welcoming him at the entrance and hurriedly said to the person in front, "Senior Brother Xuan Tian, you are here as well. Could this be …"
Spiritual Master Xuan Tian pointed at a dignified and beautiful woman beside him and said, "Yes, this is your senior sister-in-law, my dao partner, Xuan Hui."
Lu Ping hurriedly bowed and the three of them walked into the cave-dwelling.
Tianlin Laozu saw Lu Ping come in and asked, "You went to Frost Island?"
Lu Ping answered yes. Tianlin Laozu nodded, his face expressionless. He said, "This time, the people going to the East Sea are all third generation disciples who have been stuck at the late stage of the Core Forging Realm for dozens of years. Your senior brother Xuan Tian and senior sister Xuan Hui will also be going. When you get there, just listen to Senior Uncle Tian Xiang's instructions. The East Sea is far richer than the North Sea, and there are many extraordinary people there. You must be careful."
Teacher had already said this before, so Lu Ping had no choice but to agree again.
Ancestor Tianlin continued, "Kid Lu, I know you've always been rich, and your strength isn't any weaker than Xuantian and Xuanhui. If you're able to help this time, please lend your senior brother and sister a hand."
Lu Ping's expression was strange. The meaning behind these words was similar to what teacher had said, as if he was certain that he could help. Then, it was about "that person's" request.
As expected, Ancestor Tianlin pondered for a moment and said, "Listening to Junior Brother Xuanfeng's words, it seems like you already know quite a bit about Xuanqin and even got to know her two disciples by chance?"
Lu Ping didn't know what Tianlin Laozu was going to say next. Could it be that he was going to fight back as teacher said?
Thus, he could only reply, "Yes, this disciple knows Zhu Xuanmeng and Chu Ting, as well as Li Xiuzhu, who is also a disciple of Martial Aunt Xuanqin."
Lu Ping could sense that when he mentioned Zhu Xuanmeng, Daoist Master Xuan Hui, who was standing beside him, seemed a little strange.
Tian Lin Laozu glanced at Xuan Hui, then, as if weighing his words, said, "This trip to the East Sea, in addition to an opportunity for a third generation disciple to break through to the late Core Forging stage, there is another important matter, which is the return of Xuanqin. She is now also a Dharma adept. Back then, she left in a fit of anger. Now that she has returned, she will definitely do something to you and the others. Just let her have her way."
Lu Ping now understood the purpose of his trip to the East Sea. Originally, he was also wondering why the third generation disciples, who were stuck at the sixth level of the Core Forging stage, were only going to bring him along. Now, he discovered that the sect was going to send Daoist Master Xuanqin, or should he be called Tianqin Laozu's punching bag.
He was Liu Tianling's proud disciple, and he had even concealed his identity when they met in the Eastern Sea. Just these two points alone were enough for Lu Ping to know that he had firmly attracted all of Ancestor Sky Qin's hatred. He would definitely provoke this "Demon Girl" to torture him in a thousand ways, perhaps even all the way to the Northern Sea.
With Lu Ping as a punching bag, Tianqin Laozu's return to the sect would definitely be a lot less troublesome. Zhenling was naturally happy about this. As long as he could bring this Dharma Laozu, the alchemy grandmaster, back to the sect, he, Lu Ping, deserved to suffer these grievances. Not to mention, this guy originally had one year of punishment left in the Earth Fire Vent. This trip to the East Sea was just to change the method of punishment.
Lu Ping secretly laughed. 'Teacher's meaning is not to suffer losses, but Master's meaning is to submit to adversity. It seems that teacher's method is better, but I can only use teacher's method. I don't want to be a punching bag for nothing.'
Lu Ping bid farewell to Tianlin Laozu. Xuantian sent Lu Ping out of the cave. Lu Ping hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Senior Brother Xuantian, this time, are all the third generation disciples who have reached the sixth level of the Core Forging stage going? What is the opportunity to break through? "
Daoist Xuantian smiled bitterly. "Naturally, not everyone is going. As far as I know, there are ten third generation disciples who have reached the sixth level of the Core Forging stage, but this time, only seven of us are going. The seven of us have been at the sixth level for decades, or even hundreds of years. The reason why we have been stuck at the sixth level for so many years, other than the fact that breaking through to the late Core Forging stage is a huge chasm, everyone is actually accumulating their strength. The seven of us are all planning to at least condense a seventh-grade Golden Core in the future and become Dharma adepts. If we want to do this, then we must smelt a low-grade Heaven-level Spirit Treasure when we are at the ninth level of the Core Forging stage. This way, when we advance to the mid Core Forging stage, we must condense at least two mid-grade Earth-level Spirit Treasures. This is only the minimum requirement. However, the fact is that the seven of us do not have enough inner Yuan, so we are unable to reach the standard of refining mid-grade Earth-level Spirit Treasures. Even if we manage to reach the mid Core Forging stage, we have not prepared two sets of Earth-level Spirit Treasures. "
Lu Ping carefully pondered over Daoist Xuantian's information. After a long time, he asked, "Is it so difficult to advance to the late Core Forging stage?"
Daoist Xuantian smiled bitterly. "Junior Brother Lu is a genius. Perhaps it is not difficult for you, but I have been a disciple of Master for nearly two hundred years, and I have practiced for more than two hundred and fifty years. However, I have only been at the sixth level of the Core Forging stage for sixty years. Although Xuan Hui is not like me, she has also been at the sixth level for nearly forty years. The difficulty of breaking through to the late Core Forging stage is obvious."
Lu Ping was a little incredulous. "Senior Brother, you have sixty years of accumulation. Isn't that enough?"
Daoist Xuantian nodded. "That is correct. In fact, with Junior Brother's current foundation, it is enough to refine two mid-grade earth-step spirit items. In the past, Junior Brother had some fortuitous encounters, and with Master's help, I have two mid-grade earth-step spirit items. However, Junior Brother is not willing to give up so easily. In this trip to the East Sea, I want to see if I can find a suitable high-grade earth-step spirit item. If I can obtain one, Junior Brother will have a higher chance of reaching the seventh grade."
After asking Daoist Xuantian some questions regarding cultivation, Lu Ping bid farewell to Daoist Xuantian.
Lu Ping hurriedly returned to his cave residence. Seeing Hu Lili waiting for him, he opened his mouth and asked, "Are you planning to break through to the mid Core Forging stage?"
Hu Lili thought that Lu Ping was just asking casually, so she said, "Yes, I was quite lucky. Last time, I helped Master and a few other practitioners to explore some ruins, and we gained quite a bit. Master rewarded me with a high-grade earth-step ebony heart. Now that I am at the peak of the third stage of the Core Forging stage, I can use it to refine this ebony heart."
Lu Ping waved his hand and said, "Don't rush, it's just a high-grade earth-step spirit item. If you refine it now, when you advance to the late Core Forging stage, you can only refine mid-grade earth-step spirit items at most. In the future, it will be difficult for you to advance to the Dharma stage. The first time you refine a spirit item, it should at least be a low-grade earth-step spirit item, or at least two high-grade earth-step ones. Otherwise, you won't be able to reach a high-grade Golden Core in the future."
After hearing Lu Ping's words, Hu Lili suddenly fell silent. Lu Ping was a little puzzled, but then he saw Hu Lili raise her head and say quietly, "Can I also become a Dharma adept in the future? None of our sect's array practitioners have ever reached the Dharma stage. I heard from Master that even the big sects in East Sea and Central Plains rarely have array practitioners who have reached the Dharma stage. "
Lu Ping's heart skipped a beat. Only then did he realize that it was even harder for array formation cultivators to advance to the Dharma Realm than alchemists. Lu Ping had never thought about this problem before. In Hu Lili's eyes, smelting Earth-grade spirit items to advance to the Dharma Realm in the future was basically a dream.
Lu Ping said seriously, "Don't worry, no array practitioner in our sect has ever advanced to the Dharma stage, so you will be the first. Now, there is no need to rush to advance to the mid Core Forging stage. First, you should build up your foundation. I still have a Minor Forging Panacea in hand, so I have to rush to the seventh-grade Golden Core. There is no reason for me to be afraid before the battle begins."
Hu Lili looked at Lu Ping and nodded vigorously, saying, "I believe you!"
Because Lu Ping had to go on a long journey again, he had to entrust everything to Hu Lili. Originally, Hu Lili wanted to break through to the mid Core Forging stage. Without her to look after Huang Li Island, Chen Lian and the others were punished to reflect on their mistakes. Even though Tianlin Laozu was in charge, he would not care about the trivial matters of Huang Li Island. It turned out that Hu Lili wanted to invite Perfected Liu Xuanyuan to take charge, but this time Lu Ping stopped her, so she did not have to trouble Perfected Liu Xuanyuan anymore.
Lu Ping then went to grab Yao Yong's strong men. Unexpectedly, after Perfected Qu Xuancheng took charge of Di Kun Island, Yao Yong was left to take charge of Xuan Qi Island. Lu Ping had no choice but to refine two batches of Blood Condensing Elixirs and exchange Zhang Xuancheng with Perfected Xuanyuan from the side yard. He asked Zhang Xuancheng, who was gradually recovering from his injuries, to assist Hu Lili in managing Huang Li Island.
After thinking about it, Lu Ping was still worried, so he sent three Sound Transmitting Magic Swords to Perfected Liu Xuanyuan, his Sixth Senior Sister, Perfected Chen Xuanwei, and Seventh Senior Sister, Perfected Xuanhua, asking them to help look after Huang Li Island when he was not around.
After arranging the matters on Huang Li Island, Lu Ping called Dabao out from an unknown corner of Huang Li Island. Then, he took Samling and Lu Dagui with him and disappeared above the sea that was covered by the night.
Five years ago, there was an incident that happened in the North Sea's cultivation world. It was the North Sea's alchemy aristocratic family, the Liao Family, who had clashed with the Overflowing Seas Sect for some unknown reason.
First, the Overflowing Seas Sect accused the Liao Family of attacking their camp. Then, without waiting for the Liao Family to defend themselves, the Overflowing Seas Sect had already ransacked the meticulously cultivated spirit herb gardens on the eighteen miniature islands that the Liao Family controlled. Dozens of Liao Family's low-level cultivators were killed.
The North Sea Liao Family fought back, but the Overflowing Seas Sect was too powerful. The Liao Family was forced to retreat again and again. At the same time, they sought support from the various sects of the North Sea. Unexpectedly, before the sects of the North Sea could express their stance, the North Sea cultivators who had been stirred up by the Overflowing Seas Sect's actions all these years launched a surprise attack on the Overflowing Seas Sect. The Overflowing Seas Sect was caught unprepared, and dozens of cultivators perished. Among them were even Core Forging cultivators. For a time, the Overflowing Seas Sect became the target of scorn in the North Sea.
However, after the Overflowing Seas Sect retreated, the North Sea cultivators suddenly realized that the Overflowing Seas Sect had disappeared without a trace. No matter how hard the North Sea cultivators searched, they could not find a single cultivator from the Overflowing Seas Sect. They could only leave the matter unsettled.
Under the shroud of the night, Lu Ping finally arrived at Autumn Cloud Island, the place he had been to decades ago.
Looking at the island in front of him, Lu Ping laughed coldly in his heart. With the so-called North Sea's local powers as cover, who would have thought that the Overflowing Seas Sect would be hiding here? Who knows, Xuan Ling Sect might have joined the ranks of those who are harboring the Overflowing Seas Sect.
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