Actually, when Lu Ping attacked Qiao Xipeng, he had already sensed the sea snake monster's departure. The reason why neither of them stopped it, nor did they guard against the possibility of the sea snake monster sneaking up on them, was because both of them knew that the sea snake monster no longer had any arcane energy left. The secret technique and the self-detonation of the blood orbs had already exhausted the sea snake monster's life force. Furthermore, when the sea snake monster left, it left a large trail of blood in the sea, pointing in its direction. Hence, both of them intended to kill the sea snake monster first, then collect its corpse.
Lu Ping chased after the blood trail left by the sea snake monster, heading southwest.
Lu Ping chased after the sea snake monster for nearly a hundred li before gradually closing in on the sea snake monster.
Lu Ping didn't know what made the sea snake monster go so far even though it knew it was going to die. However, Lu Ping had seen the whole process of the battle between Qiao Xipeng and the sea snake monster. He knew that the sea snake monster was quite intelligent. Even in such a disadvantageous situation, it was still able to injure Qiao Xipeng. In the end, it ended up benefiting him.
Hence, the closer Lu Ping got to the sea snake monster, the more cautious he became. Not to mention, he was already deep in Xuan Ling Sect's territory.
By now, Lu Ping had already dived for more than forty zhang. The strong water pressure had already caused Lu Ping's arcane energy to run out. He was only seven to eight zhang away from the bottom of the sea. Lu Ping could already see the sea snake monster's curled up corpse, but he couldn't reach it.
Lu Ping saw a one zhang wide cave behind the sea snake monster. It was probably its nest. Could it be that there was something in the nest that the sea snake monster couldn't bear to part with? Why did it return to guard the nest even when it was on the brink of death?
This sea snake monster was obviously the companion of the sea snake monster he killed last time. Could it be that the nest contained the eggs of the two snake monsters' offspring?
As he thought of this, Lu Ping's heart burned with passion. However, this short distance of seven to eight feet made Lu Ping flinch. Lu Ping was vexed. It seemed like he could only enter the lair after he had successfully condensed his blood. Or perhaps, he would have to find some kind of magical artifact specifically for diving.
Fortunately, they were at the bottom of the sea, and the seawater blocked the detection of Divine Sense. Unless it was a Core Forging Stage Daoist Master who specifically searched here, or other cultivators who specifically dived into the sea, ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to find.
When Lu Ping emerged from the sea, he memorized the location of this area and hurried back to Huang Li Island. If he was discovered by Xuan Ling Sect's patrolling cultivators, it would be troublesome.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since they returned to Huang Li Island.
In the cultivation room, Lu Ping was playing with an exquisite storage bag in his hand. It was Qiao Xipeng's belongings.
This was the second time Lu Ping had obtained a storage bag from a Blood Condensation cultivator. The first time was when he found an exquisite storage bag in Sheng Tao's cave.
A Blood Condensation cultivator's storage bag usually had a small array formation built on the mouth of the bag using their divine sense. Qiao Xipeng's storage bag was no exception. Such a storage bag could only be opened by the owner. If it was forcefully opened, it would damage most of the things inside the storage bag.
Sheng Tao didn't set up an array formation at the mouth of the storage bag because of his inheritance. Therefore, after Lu Ping returned, he had to spend half a month to wear down the array formation at the mouth of the storage bag. Fortunately, Qiao Xipeng was dead, and Lu Ping was finally able to open the storage bag completely.
It was another harvest moment. Lu Ping cheered himself up. This time, he had suffered heavy losses from the battle with Qiao Xipeng. Not to mention the three to four hundred spirit stones worth of top-grade blood talismans, the two blood sacrificed flying swords that cost another three to four hundred spirit stones, the stone tower that was heavily damaged by Qiao Xipeng's attack, and it would cost nearly two hundred spirit stones to repair. The two sets of warning talismans and a set of mother-child Earth Lightning Talismans were worth about five to six hundred spirit stones. There were also two top-grade healing pills and spiritual energy-replenishing pills. In total, Lu Ping had lost two thousand spirit stones, and this was not including the cultivation time he had wasted due to his severe injuries.
This caused Lu Ping to suck in a breath of cold air. The outcome of a battle between cultivators was not only determined by the level of cultivation, but also by wisdom and courage. At the same time, wealth was also indispensable!
Fortunately, Lu Ping's plan was appropriate, and he had successfully killed Qiao Xipeng. Lu Ping quickly opened the storage bag. First, there were twenty-four mid-grade spirit stones and more than three hundred low-grade spirit stones. In total, there were nearly two thousand and eight hundred low-grade spirit stones. In a short while, this was enough to compensate for Lu Ping's losses, and there was still a lot left. After the auction, Lu Ping's wealth had shrunk to a great extent. At least his luxurious cultivation would not be interrupted by the problem of spirit stones.
The harvest of the magic tools was pitifully small. One of Qiao Xipeng's mid-grade magic tools had been destroyed by the sea snake monster's blood beads, and two were broken by Lu Ping. Qiao Xipeng only had a mid-grade short spear left, which should be a spare. In addition, there were two low-grade magic tools, which Lu Ping naturally did not want.
Originally, Lu Ping was wondering if Qiao Xipeng would have a high-grade magic tool, but he was naturally disappointed.
But after thinking about it carefully, Lu Ping understood the reason behind it. Not to mention the fact that high-grade mystic instruments were much rarer than mid-grade mystic instruments, it was also because Lu Ping was lucky enough to obtain a sufficient amount of high-quality Dark Iron. In addition, Landslide had a good foundation and the superb craftsmanship of Old Chen and his son. All of these factors allowed Landslide to barely reach the standard of a high-grade mystic instrument.
When a cultivator's cultivation reached the Blood Condensation Realm, due to the transformation of their magic power and the emergence of divine sense, they could fully utilize the power of magic tools. However, due to the restriction of the cultivator's own cultivation, mid-grade magic tools were more powerful than high-grade magic tools when used by Early Blood Condensation Realm cultivators.
After understanding the reason, Lu Ping looked at the few jade slips on the ground. After looking through them one by one, Lu Ping finally discovered something. One of the jade slips recorded Qiao Xipeng's cultivation experience in detail, especially the process of breaking through to the Blood Condensation Realm. Lu Ping felt like he had obtained a priceless treasure.
At the same time, from the other jade slips, Lu Ping learned that the two dead sea snake demons were called Green Sea Snakes. They possessed the purest Jiao bloodline and were nobles among the demon race.
Although he didn't know why they built their lair in the sea region between Xuan Ling Sect and Zhenling Sect, Lu Ping felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. In fact, it might even cause a huge storm.
Lu Ping chuckled. Anyway, no one knew that the two sea snakes' deaths were related to him. Even if the sky collapsed, there would naturally be a tall and sturdy person to hold it up.
After tidying up the jade slips, Lu Ping looked through the few jade bottles that contained medicinal pills. Two bottles were spirit energy-replenishing pills, and one bottle was healing pills. All of them were of high quality.
There were also two bottles of medicinal pellets. Lu Ping, who had inherited Alchemist Sheng Tao's legacy, recognized them as the Thousand Ginseng Pellet. It was a type of medicinal pellet used by Early Blood Condensation Realm cultivators. Its effects were considered ordinary for Blood Condensation Realm cultivators, but even so, not all Blood Condensation Realm cultivators could use it.
One had to know that even a large sect like Zhenling Sect in the North Sea could only allow their Blood Refining Realm disciples to use ordinary medicinal pills like the Blood Essence Pill. Therefore, one could only imagine how precious and valuable the Blood Condensation Realm's medicinal pills were. It could be said that the value of each bottle was not lower than the value of a Blood Condensation Pill.
Lu Ping thought about it for a moment. A Blood Condensation Pill was worth about two thousand spirit stones. If that was the case, then an ordinary Early Blood Condensation Pill would be worth two hundred spirit stones. That was ten times the value of a Blood Vigor Pill!
If he used it according to the frequency of Blood Refining Realm cultivators … Lu Ping shuddered. He decided to leave this question to himself after he reached the Blood Condensation Realm. At the same time, he was even more determined to learn alchemy.
There was only a blue jade bottle left in front of Lu Ping. This bottle was different from the other five. Lu Ping purposely left it last to see if he could give himself a surprise.
Lu Ping gently uncorked the bottle, and a familiar fragrance wafted out.
It was a Blood Condensation Pill!
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