However, what Tian Xiang Laozu didn't know was that before absorbing the Heavenly Flower Dew, Lu Ping's Golden Core had already expanded six times due to the Pure Yang Qi he had absorbed. But the six drops of Heavenly Flower Dew only caused Lu Ping's Golden Core to expand for the last three times.
If Lu Ping were to absorb the Heavenly Flower Dew with his Core Forging sixth level cultivation, then six drops of Heavenly Flower Dew wouldn't be enough to satisfy him!
Lu Ping looked at the Heavenly Flower Dew that was circling around him, but he was unable to absorb it. Helplessly, he sent it to Tian Xiang Laozu's side and said, "Senior Uncle, this disciple has enough Heavenly Flower Dew, why don't you absorb this one?"
Tian Xiang Laozu smiled, "The Heavenly Flower Dew is the best way for Core Forging cultivators to increase their cultivation. But for us Transcendence cultivators, it can only be used to recover from injuries and consolidate our cultivation. With the Old Man's current cultivation, the Heavenly Flower Dew's effect on increasing his cultivation is negligible. I heard that you have a few spirit pets under your command, so you can handle this Heavenly Flower Dew as you see fit. Just be careful, the Heavenly Flower Dew cannot be stored for long. After six hours, it will disappear from the world."
Lu Ping nodded his head and thought for a moment. With a wave of his hand, a golden door appeared and Lu Qin-er flew out. The moment she came out, she said, "Big Brother, it's been so boring these past few days. Luan Yu isn't here, Dabao is also nowhere to be seen. There's no one else to play with me."
As soon as Lu Qin-er finished speaking, she saw a middle-aged cultivator standing in front of Lu Ping. As a demonic cultivator, Lu Qin-er had an innate premonition of danger. She could feel an irresistible sense of danger from this smiling middle-aged cultivator. She hurriedly folded her wings and landed on Lu Ping's shoulder, carefully looking at Tian Xiang Laozu.
Lu Ping could clearly feel the fear radiating from Lu Qin-er's body. Smiling, he introduced to Lu Qin-er, "This is my Senior Uncle, Tian Xiang Laozu. Little Sister Qin 'er, come and greet him."
On Lu Ping's shoulder, Lu Qin-er transformed into a ball of fire as she shot towards the ground.
As the fire dissipated, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old lass appeared in front of Lu Ping. Tilting her head, she glanced at Tian Xiang Laozu before shyly bowing to Tian Xiang Laozu, "Lu Qin-er pays her respect to Senior Uncle Tian Xiang."
Tian Xiang Laozu stared at Lu Qin-er, a strange light flashed in his eyes as he said, "Wind Luans aren't considered peak-level demonic beasts in the cultivation world, but this child actually has the bloodline of the Fire Luan. Not only that, but from the looks of it, the bloodline of the Fire Luan in her has already been stimulated. Not only that, her starting point is quite high. This is a little strange. If the Fire Luan Clan were to learn of this, I'm afraid they would be in trouble."
Lu Ping passed the Heavenly Flower Dew to Lu Qin-er as he said, "This is a great fortune gifted to you by Senior Uncle Tian Xiang. Absorb it and refine it carefully. With your current cultivation, if you completely refine it, I'm afraid you'll be preparing to break through to the mid Core Forging Stage."
Naturally, Lu Qin-er was overjoyed upon hearing this. At this moment, she had already broken through to the 3rd level of Core Forging Stage. Although Lu Qin-er was a hardworking person, she lacked patience. Luckily, her aptitude was high, and Lu Ping was extremely strict in his supervision, so her aptitude wasn't wasted. However, in her heart, she had long since grown tired of the endless years of cultivation. Now that she heard Lu Ping say that the silver light in front of her had such a miraculous effect, she received it from Lu Ping's hands and thanked Tian Xiang Laozu before flying back to the House of Gold to enter closed-door seclusion.
Tian Xiang Laozu suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction that Tian Xiang Laozu had left. By the time Lu Ping sensed it, Tian Xiang Laozu had already turned into a rainbow light and landed in front of the two of them.
After Tian Xiang Laozu landed, he could feel the surging inner Yuan emanating from Tian Xiang Laozu's body. Immediately, he said excitedly, "Congratulations on becoming a Dharma adept, Senior Uncle. From now on, I, Zhenling, will truly have a place to speak in the world of cultivation!"
Although the sects and clans in the world of practice were divided into four categories: giant, large, medium, and small, the sects that were truly influential in the world of practice had to have a late Dharma adept in their ranks. Sometimes, some medium sects without a Dharma adept in their ranks might not even be as influential as a Dharma adept who had started out as a lone Dharma adept.
Of course, for a lone practitioner to be able to push his or her own level of practice to the late Dharma stage, his or her temperament, wisdom, ability, and even luck would naturally be the best of the best. It was not surprising that he or she could take on an entire sect on his or her own.
However, now that Zhenling had its own Dharma adept, its power was different. Just as Xiao Yuhuan Laozu of the Xiaoyao Sect had said, Zhenling was only lacking a late Dharma adept. Once a Dharma adept was born in Zhenling, then Zhenling's power would increase exponentially. It would even be comparable to the five first-tier sects in the overseas world of cultivation. This was also the biggest reason why the Xiaoyao Sect was trying so hard to rope in Zhenling.
With a late Dharma adept as the leader, Zhenling had nine Dharma adepts. This level of power was enough for any sect in the overseas world of cultivation, except for the Crystal Palace, to pay attention to them.
After returning to Jingzhe Island, Tian Xiang Laozu did not spread the news that he had become a Dharma adept. Only the two Zhenrens, Xuan Sen and Xuan Xu, hurried over to congratulate him. However, if the news of Tian Xiang Laozu becoming a Dharma adept were to spread, who knew how much of a surprise it would bring to Zhenling.
After accepting the congratulations of both Xuan Sen and Xuan Xu, Tian Xiang Laozu turned to instruct Tian Qin, who was beside him. "Now that this matter has been settled, you can bring the disciples back to Tianling Mountain. Regarding my advancement to become a Dharma adept, only the few Laozu, Xuan Shan, Xuan Cheng, Xuan Feng, Xuan Shu, Xuan Huo, and a few others will do. The rest must be kept strictly confidential."
Tian Qin Laozu nodded in agreement. Tian Xiang Laozu then turned to Lu Ping and said with a smile, "Initially, I had prepared a big gift for you, but who would have thought that the Old Man would be lucky enough to survive. You wouldn't be disappointed, would you?"
Lu Ping repeatedly said that he wouldn't dare. Since Tian Xiang Laozu had successfully passed the tribulation, how would Lu Ping still dare to keep the things that Tian Xiang had given to him? He had already exchanged them with Tian Xiang Laozu on the spot. Although Lu Ping could not forget the treasures in Tian Xiang Laozu's storage artifact, he did not dare to show it on his face!
Hearing Tian Xiang Laozu's words, Lu Ping hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Senior Uncle-Master, this disciple cannot accept such words. If this matter were to spread to Teacher's ears, this disciple would definitely have to eat a meal."
When Tian Qin Laozu heard Lu Ping mentioning the heavenly spirit Laozu, he immediately snorted coldly. Xuan Xu and Xuan Sen smiled bitterly at each other. Only Lu Ping and Tian Xiang Laozu acted as though they didn't hear what Lu Ping said.
However, for some unknown reason, Tian Xiang Laozu laughed and scolded, "Little brat, you are too audacious. You even dared to interfere with the Old Man's lightning tribulation."
The countenances of Tian Qin Laozu, Xuan Sen and Xuan Xu drastically changed when they heard that. The gazes they cast at Lu Ping also contained a hint of reproach.
However, Tian Xiang Laozu continued, "Luckily, due to a freak combination of factors, you unintentionally weakened the power of the lightning tribulation. The Old Man more or less received your help, and this time around, you can be considered to have made up for your mistakes. However, in the future, you must not casually interfere with the lightning tribulations of others. If it wasn't for the fact that you are a disciple of our sect, the Old Man would have already killed you back then. When cultivators transcend their lightning tribulations, they would rather kill the wrong person than let the wrong person off."
Tian Xiang Laozu's face was filled with killing intent as he spoke. Although this killing intent wasn't targeted at Lu Ping, Lu Ping was still extremely unhappy in his heart. Initially, he wanted to protest, but when he saw Tian Xiang Laozu staring at him, he changed his mind. From the beginning to the end, Tian Xiang Laozu hadn't mentioned the Seven Thunder Treasures Gourd at all. There must be some secrets hidden in this matter. Hence, Lu Ping chose to remain silent.
As the sound of Tian Xiang Laozu's voice faded, the entire cavern fell into silence. Daoist Xuan Sen stared in astonishment at Tian Qin Laozu who had been silent all this while. He had no idea why Tian Qin Laozu didn't make things difficult for Lu Ping this time around. This was an extremely rare opportunity to deal a blow to Liu Tianling. Interfering with the lightning tribulations of others was a great taboo in the cultivation world.
Daoist Xuan Sen naturally wasn't willing for Lu Ping to be punished. This was especially so after he heard that although Lu Ping was reckless, he had unintentionally helped Tian Xiang Laozu transcend his lightning tribulation. Hence, he hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "Senior Uncle, although this Junior Nephew Xuanping was reckless, he didn't commit any grave mistakes. His intention was to help Senior Uncle to transcend your lightning tribulation. Now that Senior Uncle is safe and sound, our sect has gained another grand cultivator, this is a time for celebration. I hope that Senior Uncle can be lenient in his punishment?"
Daoist Xuan Xu was the personal disciple of Tian Xiang Laozu. When he heard his teacher's words, the good impression he had of Lu Ping instantly disappeared by half. When he heard Daoist Xuan Sen speaking up for Lu Ping, he sat at the side and didn't say a word. Clearly, he was unhappy with Lu Ping.
Tian Xiang Laozu waved his hands and smiled, "The Old Man has his own plans for this matter, there's no need for you all to interfere. The matters in the Eastern Sea have already concluded, the Old Man will continue to guard the Jingzhe Island for a period of time. You all can return to the sect first. The few third generation disciples have already obtained the heaven and earth treasures, I'm afraid they are already itching to refine them. "
After Tian Qin Laozu and the rest retreated from Tian Xiang Laozu's cave, Lu Ping was left alone by Tian Xiang Laozu in the cave for half a day.
Half a day later, Tian Qin Laozu and Daoist Xuan Sen led Xuan Tian, Xuan Hui, Xuan Ru, Xuan Yu, Xuan Bei and the rest to the teleportation array. Daoist Xuan Xu and the rest still accompanied Tian Xiang Laozu to guard the Jingzhe Island, but at this moment, they also rushed over to send them off.
Lu Ping rushed over and apologized to Tian Qin Laozu and Daoist Xuan Sen. Tian Qin Laozu declined to comment, while Daoist Xuan Sen had a pensive look on his face. Daoist Xuan Xu merely glanced at Lu Ping indifferently. The other senior martial brothers and sisters also had strange expressions on their faces when they looked at Lu Ping.
Lu Ping remained calm and composed, completely unmoved by the expressions of the others. After bidding farewell to Ji Xuanhuan and Wei Xuanpeng, the teleportation array activated. After an unknown period of time, a beam of light flashed and Lu Ping and the rest had already returned to the Northern Sea that they had not seen for nearly a year.
Just as Lu Ping stabilized his footing in the teleportation array, a vast aura rose around him.
Tian Qin Laozu slowly rose from the teleportation array, and the aura of a Manifestation Stage rose in one go, seemingly announcing her return to the entire Zhenling Realm!
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