Sage Enigma Flame watched in surprise as Lu Ping easily stopped the Golden Scale Sword in mid-air. Disheartened, he said, "It has only been a few years, yet your cultivation base has already reached this level. The Old Man used up 60% of his strength in that attack. And yet, you could so casually stop it. The Old Man is on the verge of stepping into the ninth level of the Core Forging Realm!"
Lu Ping laughed and said, "This time, disciple has profited from a disaster."
Lu Ping brandished the Golden Scale Sword for a bit, his divine sense carefully inspecting the quality of the Golden Scale Sword.
On the blade of the Golden Scale Sword, the sixth spiritual barrier shone brilliantly.
Lu Ping revealed a look of joy and said, "Martial Uncle's methods are truly experienced. Even now, that Chen Lian fellow is still uncertain about carving the sixth spiritual barrier onto a magic treasure. If it weren't for that, this Golden Scale Sword would have been given to him to upgrade."
Sage Enigma Flame said, "It is not that the kid is incapable of condensing out the sixth barrier. However, he is still lacking by quite a bit. Given the quality of this Golden Scale Sword, he had to smelt out several rare spiritual materials before he could barely succeed in condensing out the sixth barrier. If it were in his hands, the success rate would be even lower. However, there is basically no way for this sword to upgrade to a spiritual magic treasure in the future."
Hearing that, Lu Ping was taken aback. The Golden Scale Sword had been with him for the longest time. It was also his most commonly used magic treasure. To suddenly hear that the Golden Scale Sword could no longer upgrade, Lu Ping could not stop himself from blurting out, "A pity! A pity!"
Seeing the reluctance on Lu Ping's face, Sage Enigma Flame said, "At its current grade, this Golden Scale Sword is enough for you to use up to the eighth level of the Core Forging Realm. You should try your best to find a suitable flying sword during this period of time. However, I can see that this flying sword of yours must have some background. It seems to be a lifebound magic treasure refined from a part of a yao cultivator's fleshly body. If so, it is not impossible for you to upgrade this flying sword. "
Lu Ping grew spirited and said, "Martial Uncle is right. This flying sword is a magic treasure I obtained from the Koi Clan. This Golden Scale Sword seems to be made from the scales of the Koi Clan as well."
Sage Enigma Flame nodded and said, "In that case, the lifebound magic treasures of yao cultivators are different from the ones we forge using spiritual materials. To upgrade the magic treasure's quality, you will need to use the scales of high-level Koi Clan cultivators and the Koi Clan's secret technique to forge their lifebound magic treasures."
After bidding farewell to Sage Enigma Flame, Lu Ping headed straight for Huang Li Island. It had been a few years since he left, but the number of cultivators on Huang Li Island had not increased. It remained at around 5,000. Most of them were at the mid and late Blood Condensation stage. However, there were also quite a number of Core Forging stage cultivators. The main reason for this was due to Huang Li Island's limited size.
After arriving at Huang Li Island, Lu Ping spread out his divine sense and immediately noticed that Hu Lili had summoned Lu Qin-er to her grotto-mansion. Although Lu Qin-er had long since grown impatient, she dared not act presumptuously before Lu Qin-er. Thus, she obediently answered Lu Qin-er's questions.
Lu Ping's grotto-mansion was protected by magic arrays. Naturally, it would not be easy for others to use their divine sense to infiltrate it. However, this grotto-mansion was built by Lu Ping and Hu Lili, after all. Naturally, the magic arrays could not stop its owner, Lu Ping.
Lu Ping smiled and walked straight to the artefact forging shop that Chen Lian had set up on Huang Li Island.
At present, Chen Lian was quite famous in Zhenling. As the youngest and most talented artefact forging master in the Artefact Forging Hall, Chen Lian was also an influential figure amongst the third generation disciples.
Seeing Lu Ping return, Chen Lian put down what he was doing and personally came out to welcome him. When he saw Lu Ping, a puzzled look appeared on his face. Chen Lian was actually unable to sense any aura of cultivation from Lu Ping's body.
After coming out from the Artefact Forging Hall, Lu Ping utilized a secret technique to seal off his aura of cultivation in order to avoid unnecessary trouble. Those whose divine sense was weaker than Lu Ping's, even if they were at the late Core Forging stage, would not be able to sense Lu Ping's true cultivation base unless they possessed a special treasure.
A strange look flashed across Chen Lian's face, and he immediately threw an iron seal and a dark blue flying sword over.
Lu Ping reached out and caught the Landslide Seal and the Waterspirit Sword. He carefully examined them with his divine sense and heard Chen Lian's introduction, "The two Psychic Treasure Restrictions of your Landslide Seal have been engraved. However, although the Waterspirit Sword has an invisibility effect, its material quality is too low. Although I've been keeping an eye out for spiritual materials that can be used to enhance the Waterspirit Sword's special quality, I've only managed to engrave two Psychic Treasure Restrictions on it. If you want to engrave the sixth Psychic Treasure Restriction, you'll need to find spiritual materials of higher quality that are suitable for the Waterspirit Sword."
Lu Ping grabbed a magic treasure in each hand and injected a bluish-purple spiritual essence into the two magic treasures, refining them in an instant. Chen Lian was stunned when he saw this.
Lu Ping weighed the Landslide Seal in his hand and then slapped it into the core space. The Waterspirit Sword in his other hand flashed a few sword flowers and then disappeared from Lu Ping's hand.
Lu Ping carefully felt it and then smiled with satisfaction. "I haven't seen you for years, and your refining skills are getting better and better. The Landslide Seal and the Waterspirit Sword are different from ordinary Psychic Treasures, and it's very difficult to upgrade them. I didn't expect you to be able to upgrade them in such a short time. This time the sect sent a few urgent matters, so I had to use these magic treasures a little urgently. Thank you in advance!"
Chen Lian spread his hands and said, "What are you thanking me for? I want to thank you for giving me five Psychic Treasure Restrictions, especially the three invisible flying swords. It's obviously a complete set. This is a rare treasure. After Master heard about it, he immediately agreed to upgrade the Golden Scale Sword to a top-grade Psychic Treasure!"
After saying goodbye to Chen Lian, Hu Lili already knew that Lu Ping had returned to Huang Li Island and was already waiting in front of the cave residence.
From afar, Lu Ping saw Hu Lili standing at the entrance of the cave residence with a smile as she watched him coming. He couldn't help but smile and said, "How come you are so polite to me after not seeing me for several years? I've troubled the famous' Daoist Fox 'of Huang Li Island to come out and welcome me. If this matter were to spread, I wouldn't be able to bear the consequences!"
Although Huang Li Island was built by Lu Ping, it had always been managed by Hu Lili. As the scale and fame of Huang Li Island grew, more and more cultivators came to Huang Li Island to explore the open sea. There were all kinds of cultivators mixed together, good and bad, but Hu Lili was able to manage everything on the island in an orderly manner, making Huang Li Island develop steadily. This was not something that could be solved by the level of cultivation. Without extraordinary wisdom, means, and communication skills, Huang Li Island had long become a chaotic place. Even with Tianlin Laozu presiding over it, it couldn't be done.
Over time, Hu Lili became more and more famous on Huang Li Island. Many cultivators who came to Huang Li Island even thought that Hu Lili was the guardian of Huang Li Island. In addition, they had been dealing with her for a long time. In the process of trading various cultivation resources, they found that very few people could take advantage of her. Therefore, she got the elegant title of 'Daoist Fox'.
When Hu Lili heard Lu Ping's teasing, her beautiful eyes couldn't help but wander. She also smiled and said, "This is not up to me. Little Qin 'er told me that you brought me a gift when you returned to Huang Li Island. If I was late in welcoming you, the Water Sword Immortal would be unhappy and keep the gift a secret. Wouldn't that be a great loss for me?"
Lu Ping laughed heartily and said, "I think you have been waiting for a long time. I heard that even Zhong Jian and Ma Yu have started closed-door training in preparation to advance to the middle stage of the Core Forging Realm. Chen Lian, Du Feng, and the others have already advanced successfully. However, there are advantages to advancing later. As the saying goes, sharpening one's axe will not delay the work of cutting firewood. Your foundation was not as solid as Zhong Jian and Ma Yu's in the early years. These years, I deliberately let you slow down your cultivation speed in order to consolidate the results of your previous cultivation. This time, the fire is almost there. Moreover, during this trip to the East Sea, I have gained a few more tricks in my hands. Even if my foundation is inferior to Chen Lian and the others in the future, I believe that I can make up for it."
After entering the cave, Lu Ping handed over the low-grade Earth Rank Dark Wood that he had obtained from Lyra Laozu in exchange for the Thousand Sand Copper in Hu Lili's hands.
"This is …"
The Dark Wood suddenly sank in Hu Lili's hands. She was proficient in array formations, but her knowledge of Heaven and Earth Spirit Objects was far inferior to that of Lu Ping.
Lu Ping explained, "This is Dark Wood, a low-grade Earth Rank Wood Spirit Object. The quality of this Dark Wood is good, and the quantity is also sufficient. It is suitable for you to smelt."
Hu Lili said with some hesitation, "With my current strength, I am afraid that the smelting will fail."
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Rest assured, this Dark Wood is the easiest to smelt among the Spirit Objects of the same grade. After it is smelted, it is famous for increasing the density of a cultivator's True Essence. Although it is not comparable to a Heaven Rank Spirit Object, among the Earth Rank Spirit Objects, it is the most suitable for you. Your Life Origin Magic Weapon is an array disc. This kind of magic weapon consumes the most True Essence in a fight. Smelting the Dark Wood will allow you to use your Life Origin Magic Weapon for a longer time."
There were nearly nine small spirit veins on Huang Li Island. Lu Ping buried the two small Spirit Gathering Pearls he obtained from the Long Huai Tree's secret zone in the middle of the nine spirit veins. After a year or two, the spirit veins would form and Huang Li Island would have a mid-sized spirit vein.
Lu Ping also gave eight small Spirit Gathering Pearls to Hu Lili, and instructed her to use these Spirit Gathering Pearls as a guide to separate out some branches of the Spirit Vein on Huang Li Island to build an Immortal's Cave. This would attract more cultivators to Huang Li Island to cultivate, and increase the strength of Huang Li Island. Once these cultivators settled down on Huang Li Island, after a long time, they could be converted into Zhenling's subordinate forces, and increase the strength of Zhenling.
Hu Lili took the Spirit Gathering Pearls, thought for a moment, and said, "Huang Li Island will soon have a medium-sized Spirit Vein. This is undoubtedly a boost for Huang Li Island, but in this way, Huang Li Island's size will become an obstacle to development. Moreover, after the medium-sized Spirit Vein is formed, we will need a Spirit Gathering Artifact to confine it. Otherwise, after a long time, the Spirit Vein may slowly disappear."
Lu Ping nodded, and said, "I have already thought of this. I have already discussed it with Martial Uncle Guo Xuanshan. After a period of time, I will invite him to use the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Art again. This time, we will strive to expand Huang Li Island into a small island. As for the Spirit Gathering Artifact, although it is only an ordinary Spirit Gathering Artifact, it is somewhat difficult to refine. However, I already have a plan for this matter, so you can rest assured."
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