Lu Ping could guess why Daoist Xuan Ju was able to become the leader of Zhenling's Core Forging Stage cultivators. However, he could not reveal the news of Daoist Guo Xuanshan advancing to Core Forging Stage to Ji Xuanxuan. He could only say, "I'll go greet Martial Uncle Xuan Ju first."
Daoist Xuan Ju Lu Ping had seen Daoist Xuan Ju during the high-level meeting of Zhenling's Core Forging Stage. He was one of the few powerful late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivators in Zhenling. His position was similar to that of Daoist Enigma Flame's in the Artifact Refining Hall. Daoist Xuan Ju was also Daoist Xuan Zhu's teacher who went with Lu Ping and the others to Phantom City to participate in the auction.
Daoist Xuan Ju was also a female cultivator. Among the second generation disciples of Zhen Ling Sect, there were four female cultivators who were the most famous. Liu Tianling and Mei Tianqin were the two old ancestors. The other two were Daoist Xuan Chen, who was famous for his formations, and Daoist Xuan Ju, who was famous for making talismans.
Daoist Xuan Ju's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Ping. "I didn't expect you to come as well. Our chances of winning have increased."
Daoist Xuan Ju's words puzzled Lu Ping. At present, only a few people knew that he had advanced to late-stage Core Forging Stage. With Daoist Xuan Ju's cultivation, it was impossible for him to see through Lu Ping's concealment. Even with his late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivation, he would not be able to do much in a battle. Not to mention, Huang Bingchao had nine Dharma Characteristics Laozu with him.
Without waiting for Lu Ping to ask, Daoist Xuan Ju continued, "Right now, the high-level cultivators of the various sects are discussing the situation in the North Sea and how to defend against a possible siege. You are a cultivator who has participated in the sect's decision making. Now, come with me to the Profound Ice Temple. This time, all late-stage Core Forging Stage cultivators must attend."
Only then did Lu Ping find out that this Sage Xuan Ju was an impatient person. After finding her, Lu Ping had only said a few words to her before he was hastily brought to a palace that Tian Ling, Laozu, and Sage Enigma Flame had worked together to create using the thousand-year-old ice from this place.
At this time, in the palace, the two Laozu of Zhenling's Tianjiang and Tianlu were at the top. On the two sides were Yujian Laozu of Yujian School and Sanming Laozu of Chongming School.
Below these four Laozu's were twelve seats. These twelve seats were prepared for the highest ranking Core Forging Cultivators of each sect.
Among the twelve seats, Guo Tianshan, Laozu, sat in the seat of honour. However, his cultivation base had clearly been sealed by a secret technique. Lu Ping probed him with his divine sense and found that Guo Tianshan's cultivation base was only at the peak of the Core Forging Realm.
Seemingly aware of Lu Ping's probing, Guo Tianshan raised his head and saw Lu Ping walking into the Profound Ice Palace. Instead, he smiled at Lu Ping.
In addition to Sage Guo Xuanshan, there were three other people occupying the twelve seats in Zhenling. One of them was an old acquaintance of Lu Ping's. It was Sage Xuanchang, who had just been stripped of his position as a law enforcement disciple.
As for the remaining eight seats, there were three late-stage Core Forging Cultivators from Chongming School and Yujian School. Clearly, they were the higher-ranking cultivators of the two sects.
In addition, around the Profound Ice Palace, there were a total of ten late-stage Core Forging Cultivators. However, the status of these cultivators was different from the four Laozu's. Those twelve cultivators had the right to make suggestions, while the cultivators sitting in the Profound Ice Palace obviously did not have this right.
Lu Ping looked around at the various late-stage Core Forging Cultivators and found that Xuan Hui, Li Xuanru, Zhang Xuanbei, Xuan Zhu, and Xuan Yu, who had just broken through to the late-stage Core Forging Cultivators, were among them.
During the trip to Fantasy Spirit City, Li Xuanru, Xuan Zhu, and Xuan Yu had obtained suitable spiritual items. Afterwards, in the Great Fallen Archipelago, Tianqin Laozu had obtained two high-grade earth-step spiritual items of the fire attribute and wind attribute. After returning, these two spiritual items naturally fell into the hands of Xuan Hui and Zhang Xuanbei.
It was a pity that Daoist Xuantian and Daoist Xuansu's cultivation was no less than these five people, especially Daoist Xuantian, as the eldest disciple of Tianlin Laozu, had the deepest accumulation among all of them. Unfortunately, he did not obtain a high-grade earth-step spiritual item of the wood attribute, so he could only postpone his breakthrough to the late-stage Core Forging Realm.
At this time, ten of the twelve seats were already filled, leaving only two empty seats.
Lu Ping followed behind Daoist Xuanju and entered the Profound Ice Palace. Daoist Xuanju went straight to the seat next to Daoist Guo Xuanshan and sat down. Lu Ping was also not polite. After Daoist Xuanju sat down, he also sat down on the seat at the end of Zhenling's side. At this point, all twelve seats were filled with cultivators.
After Lu Ping sat down, the other late-stage Zhenling Core Forging Realm cultivators who were sitting on the other five seats all had a look of surprise on their faces. The other late-stage Core Forging Realm cultivators were also surprised. Naturally, the cultivators from the various sects were also whispering among themselves. They did not know why this mid-stage Core Forging Realm cultivator of Zhenling was able to sit on one of the twelve seats.
Even Xuan Hui, Li Xuanru, and the others were surprised. They did not know that Lu Ping had participated in the high-level decisions of Zhenling. Moreover, Lu Ping had concealed his cultivation. In the hall, besides the four Transcendence Laozu and Daoist Guo Xuanshan, no one else could see that Lu Ping's cultivation had actually broken through to the late-stage Core Forging Realm.
When the Jade Sword Sect's Copper Sword Laozu saw that all twelve people had arrived, he turned to Tianjiang Laozu and said, "Brother Tianjiang, since everyone is here, let's begin. But who is this little friend that the Old Man does not recognize?"
Tianjiang Laozu glanced at Lu Ping and said, "This kid is the ninth disciple of Tian Ling Martial Niece, Lu Xuanping."
"Oh, so it's the famous' Water Sword Immortal '!"
Copper Sword Laozu's expression made Lu Ping's scalp tingle. Copper Sword Laozu continued, "Not bad, not bad. Sure enough, a great teacher produces a great disciple. Presumably, Lu Xiaoyou's swordsmanship must be very good."
Copper Sword Laozu's words of praise had a different meaning in Lu Ping's ears. The Jade Sword Sect was a sword sect in the North Sea, but the title of "Sword Immortal" had been taken by him. As soon as Copper Sword Laozu's voice fell, Lu Ping could clearly feel the burning gazes of the surrounding late-stage Core Forging cultivators on him. Some were provocative, some were disdainful, some were contemptuous, some were jealous, and some were envious. In particular, several late-stage Core Forging cultivators from the Jade Sword Sect looked at Lu Ping with eyes full of fighting spirit.
Lu Ping was startled. He was not afraid of others challenging him. At this time, his cultivation had just advanced to the late-stage Core Forging, and he was bursting with confidence. Maybe he would dare to fight with an eighth-stage or ninth-stage Core Forging cultivator to test the limits of his strength. But if there were so many cultivators coming at him at once, even if it was a one-on-one battle, Lu Ping would not be able to withstand it.
So Lu Ping quickly said, "Laozu is too kind. In front of the seniors of the Jade Sword Sect, I don't dare to call myself 'Sword Immortal'. It's just that all of you are flattering me."
On the side, Chong Ming Sect's San Ming Laozu smiled and said, "Brother Copper Sword, don't add to the trouble. Now that Xuan Ling Sect and Cang Hai Sect are pressing in, we should first get down to business."
Copper Sword Laozu looked at Lu Ping and laughed evilly. He didn't say anything else.
Seeing this, Tianlu Laozu coughed and said, "This time, I'm afraid it won't be good. News came from the sect that Dao Sheng and Dongji have arrived at Tianling Mountain together. Senior Brother Tianfan and Senior Sister Tian Xue, as well as Martial Nephews Tian Ling and Tian Lin can't be touched. Dao Yan from Huanyu Island has also found Senior Brother Tian Kang. Huang Li Island is now guarded by Martial Niece Tian Qin. It is said that Ao Chuang from Golden Dragon Island has recently appeared in the sea near Huang Li Island, so Martial Niece Tian Qin can't be touched."
San Ming Laozu frowned and said, "This time, all the major sects have moved. Other than the few Laozu who are guarding the sect, the rest have taken action. My Chong Ming Sect and Brother Copper Sword's Jade Sword Sect have also been visited by Laozu using various reasons. Now, only Brother Copper Sword and I can come to Frost Island to help."
Tong Sword Laozu's expression was also a little serious. He said, "That's right. This way, we have no backup on Frost Island. The other side has gathered five Dharma adepts and many late Core Forging adepts. Even if we have the formation, it will be beyond our power to block the cultivators of the various sects."
Tian Jiang Laozu smiled and said, "Brother Copper Sword, you have missed one person!"
"What?"
Tong Sword Laozu followed Tian Jiang Laozu's gaze and looked at Perfected Guo Xuanshan, who was below. He suddenly patted his head and said, "Look at this Old Man's memory. This way, the strength of both sides will be much closer. This time, it is not impossible for us to defend this medium-sized spirit stone mine."
Many of the late Core Forging adepts in the Dark Ice Temple did not know what Tian Jiang Laozu and Tong Sword Laozu were talking about. Tong Sword Laozu, who had been a little worried before, suddenly seemed to have infinite confidence.
Some of the more quick-witted cultivators could naturally think that at this time, only a Dharma adept could affect the balance of attack and defense between the two sides with the power of one person.
Could it be that their side actually had another Dharma adept as backup this time?
If this was true, both sides had five Dharma adepts. With the power of the formation, the possibility of Zhenling's side winning this battle was much higher.
San Ming Laozu thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that the other side also has a backup plan. If that is the case, we will face a difficult situation again."
Tong Sword Laozu nodded and said, "This is not impossible. After all, the other side's strength far exceeds ours. If one or two of the Dharma adepts from the various sects come to help us, we will not be able to handle it."
The Fornax Furnace Ancestor chuckled and said, "Everyone, don't worry. Even if the other side has a backup plan, we have the confidence to deal with it. Unless the other side really wants to fight us to the death for this medium sized spirit mine, we will make sure that all sects return empty-handed."
Tong Sword Laozu's eyes lit up and was about to say something, but San Ming Laozu stopped him with a look. Tian Lu Laozu and Tian Jiang Laozu looked at each other with a hint of relief in their eyes.
At this time, suddenly there was a loud cheer outside the Dark Ice Temple. Everyone in the temple curiously looked outside the Dark Ice Temple.
Tian Lu Laozu smiled and said, "It seems that both sides are starting to fight again. I will go out and watch the fun."
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