When Lu Ping heard the middle-aged cultivator's words, he quickly concealed the shock on his face. However, the middle-aged cultivator continued, "Of course, I'm happy because I've found a junior of my kind. I've been living in seclusion here for a long time, but I've never seen anyone of my kind. Now that I've found a little peach monster, I'm naturally happy. But I'm curious because of you, little friend. I also want to know why little friend didn't rob the little peach tree of all its treasures like the other cultivators."
Lu Ping composed himself and said, "Senior, you've been in the Fallen Archipelago all this time, but you've never entered the cultivation world?"
The middle-aged cultivator smiled and said, "I'm afraid you've already guessed it. It's not that the Old Man is living in seclusion here and doesn't want to enter the cultivation world, but that the Old Man is actually trapped here and can't enter or leave the area sealed by the 'Meridian Nourishing Spirit Formation'."
Lu Ping thought for a while and asked, "'Meridian Nourishing Spirit Formation'? I think it's the invisible barrier that imprisons this secret place? I'm ignorant and have never heard of this formation. However, from what you said just now, it seems that although you don't leave this secret place, you seem to know a lot about the situation in the Fallen Archipelago. Why is that? "
The middle-aged cultivator pointed at the huge tree in front of him and said, "The 'Fallen Archipelago' you mentioned should be the islands in the sea area covered by the Sky Wall of Myriad Poison, right? However, the Old Man's real body is here, so how can anything that happens in the Sky Wall of Myriad Poison be hidden from the Old Man? "
Although Lu Ping had already guessed it, such a majestic tree couldn't have grown without tens of thousands of years of growth and accumulation. And for a tree that had grown for tens of thousands of years and was nurtured by such a large spirit vein, how could it not have gained sentience and become a sentient Spirit Monster Tree?
However, when the middle-aged man admitted that he was the incarnation of the towering tree, Lu Ping's heart skipped a beat.
Lu Ping recalled the countless roots that suddenly rose from the ground of the small island. Could it be that these roots were the roots of the giant tree that pierced through the ground?
But then again, it made sense. Even Lu Ping couldn't see the top of the giant tree, not to mention it was a Spirit Monster Tree. If it didn't have a huge root system to support it, it wouldn't be able to grow into such a towering tree. Besides, the roots Lu Ping saw were probably just the scattered branches of the giant tree's roots.
It was likely that the giant spirit veins in this secret land were also gathered at the foot of this Giant Spirit Tree!
Lu Ping felt the increasingly rich and mellow Spiritual Qi around him. When he looked up, he saw that it was only a few dozen zhang high. A thick horizontal branch stretched out. Just this horizontal branch alone was enough to block Lu Ping's vision.
Lu Ping lowered his head and found that the middle-aged cultivator had stopped and was looking at him with a smile.
Lu Ping smiled embarrassedly and said, "Senior's real body is magnificent, but this junior can only look up to it. The 'Vein Nourishing Spirit Nourishing Array' that Senior mentioned before, is it referring to the invisible barrier that separates this secret land from the grey poisonous mist outside? "
The middle-aged cultivator stamped his foot hard, and a few yellow roots stretched out from the ground, turning into two tree stumps and a wooden table. The middle-aged cultivator pointed at the opposite tree stumps and said to Lu Ping, "Please sit!"
With that, he sat down first.
Lu Ping did not stand on ceremony. After sitting down, he saw the middle-aged cultivator knock on the wooden table formed by the tree roots. Two slender tree vines of unknown length stretched out from an unknown place and wrapped around two open wooden cups.
After placing the wooden cups in front of Lu Ping and the middle-aged cultivator, the two slender tree vines suddenly disappeared.
The middle-aged cultivator raised the wooden cup in front of him and gestured to Lu Ping. Lu Ping quickly raised the wooden cup in front of him and returned the gesture. Only then did he see the liquid in the wooden cup.
The amber-colored liquid looked bright in the dark green wooden cup. When Lu Ping probed it with his divine sense, he found that the liquid contained a large amount of life force. Not only that, but there was also a faint fragrance that lingered in the air.
The wooden cup felt a little heavy in his hand, but Lu Ping couldn't tell what it was made of. However, he could feel that it was made from a natural piece of wood. There were no smithing techniques used to make it, and this piece of wood was obviously a second-grade mutated spirit material that could be used to forge mystic treasures.
At this time, the middle-aged cultivator put the wooden cup in his hand to his mouth and took a sip. Lu Ping paused for a moment and also drank a third of the liquid in the wooden cup.
Lu Ping was about to ask the middle-aged cultivator about the origin of the liquid in the wooden cup when he suddenly felt his stomach heat up!
Lu Ping was startled. When he looked up at the middle-aged cultivator, he saw that the middle-aged cultivator was looking at him with a smile, as if he had already expected this to happen.
At this time, Lu Ping didn't have time to think too much. The true essence in his blood quickly revolved in preparation to resist the erosion of the liquid that had turned into a ball of raging fire. However, the raging fire suddenly seemed to burn out, leaving behind a ball of dense vitality that quickly merged with Lu Ping's true essence.
Lu Ping could feel that after the mass of vitality fused with his True Essence, his cultivation base, which he hadn't had the time to consolidate after breaking through to the Sixth Layer, suddenly felt like a dam that was about to overflow. His True Essence that had been circulating in his veins like raging waves crashing against the shore was once again tightly restrained in his veins. In the short term, Lu Ping didn't have to worry about his cultivation base falling back to the Fifth Layer due to the lack of consolidation in his cultivation base due to the intense battle.
However, what really shocked Lu Ping wasn't the initial consolidation of his cultivation base, but the life force that burst out from the liquid during the consolidation process. It was fused with Lu Ping's bloodline!
Lu Ping could feel that because of the existence of that vitality, Lu Ping's lifespan had been extended by a full three years. There was still two-thirds of the liquid left in the cup. In his opinion, if Lu Ping drank it again, this cup of rare liquid would be enough to extend his lifespan by seven years.
Lu Ping sensed the changes in his bloodline and looked at the remaining liquid in the wooden cup. He asked with uncertainty, "It's really a precious treasure, but I drank it all in one go, wasting a heavenly treasure like this. May I ask Senior, what material was used to make such a wondrous treasure? I don't know if Senior is willing to part with this treasure and teach Junior the method to make this liquid. Junior is willing to exchange it with Senior with something of equal value! "
The middle-aged cultivator looked at Lu Ping with amusement and asked, "The Old Man was just thinking about answering your first question, but your second one came right after!"
Lu Ping smiled embarrassedly, but the middle-aged cultivator didn't seem to mind. He raised the cup and took another sip. He didn't feel that the liquid in the cup was precious at all. Then, he said unhurriedly, "This spiritual tree is the Old Man's main body. The Vein Breeding Spirit Nurturing Formation separated the poisonous mist and formed this place like a paradise."
"As for the thing in this cup, it's just something that I've obtained by chance in these tens of thousands of years of boredom. It has a name that I call 'Hundred Flower Dew'. If little friend takes a fancy to it, feel free to take it. There's no need to exchange it for anything."
The middle-aged cultivator handed a wooden slip to Lu Ping. This was a recording tool similar to the jade slips used in the cultivation world. However, what made Lu Ping speechless was that the material used to make the wooden slip was a genuine grade 2 mutated spirit material!
Lu Ping turned his head slightly to look at the thick trunk of the Giant Spirit Tree. He was trying to get used to the middle-aged cultivator's habit of casually giving away mutated spirit materials.
After obtaining the Hundred Flower Dew, the first thing that Lu Ping thought of was to use it to replace the Dew of Vitality that he used to refine spirit pills!
The Dew of Vitality contained vitality that could only increase a cultivator's lifespan by about three years. However, the Hundred Flower Dew was not only similar to the Dew of Vitality in other aspects, but it also contained a larger amount of vitality. It was enough to extend a cultivator's lifespan by seven years. Not to mention, the Hundred Flower Dew could also consolidate one's cultivation and solidify one's foundation.
Another swarm of Purple Crystal Bees flew over from the distance. It was clear that they had also returned from a fruitful journey.
The buzzing sound was a bit of a hindrance to the conversation between Lu Ping and the middle-aged cultivator. Lu Ping thought for a bit and threw the foot-tall House of Gold in his hand. The House of Gold landed on the edge of the sea of flowers a few hundred feet away and expanded into a three-meter-tall House of Gold.
This time, there was no need to open the spatial passage to the House of Gold. Lu Ping only needed to open the front door of the House of Gold. The swarm of bees could freely enter and collect the high quality nectar from the sea of flowers into the hive guarded by the Purple Crystal Queen Bee.
After finishing the cup of Hundred Flower Dew, Lu Ping couldn't help but ask the question in his mind, "Since Senior's true form is such a majestic Sentient Tree, why is your true form still here after you transformed? And why is Senior trapped here? Is it because Senior's original body is here, preventing Senior from entering the Vein Nourishing Spirit Formation? "
The middle-aged cultivator drank the cup of Hundred Flower Dew in one gulp. His eyes, which had not been very lively, suddenly lit up. He looked at Lu Ping and asked, "Do you know of the External Avatar Technique?"
Lu Ping was taken aback. He exclaimed in shock, "Avatar Technique? Wasn't it said to have been lost since ancient times? "
Then, Lu Ping suddenly thought of something and said, "That's right. Senior is of the Spirit Demon Clan and is born with a long lifespan. With Senior's cultivation, you must have lived for at least ten thousand years. It is reasonable that you know of some ancient secret techniques and abilities."
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged cultivator shook his head and said with pity, "Although the Old Man knows the External Avatar Technique, he doesn't know the art of artifact forging. The spiritual materials used to make this body are of extremely high quality, but the result is too poor. Even with the Old Man's cultivation, he can't make the body move smoothly and freely."
Lu Ping suddenly understood. No wonder he felt that the middle-aged cultivator was strange. So this was the problem.
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