"Mortal Core?"
Madam Du exclaimed. She clearly had some understanding of Mortal Cores.
Dabao continued, "Of course it's a Mortal Core. Otherwise, do you think the Blood Condensation adept from the Ying He Sect would go to your house to treat you for no reason? I'm afraid that when the Ying He Sect went to the Du Family Village to test if the youths in the village had the potential to activate their bloodline, your son's secret had already been discovered. I heard that the Ying He Sect also has a Dharma adept named Laozu. I'm sure you understand the importance of treasures that can strengthen the body of a Dharma adept, right? "
Madam Du asked in confusion, "But why didn't the Ying He Sect take Luo Er away when they discovered that there was something wrong with his body? Why did they let our family live in the village?"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Let me explain this. The most important part of refining a Mortal Core is one's bloodline, one that is full of vitality. Furthermore, it has to be consumed soon after refining the Mortal Core. Only then will it have the greatest effect in the shortest time possible. The Dharma adept of the Ying He Sect is probably not prepared for this, which is why he allowed you to live. In their eyes, you are just a bunch of mortals. Do you think you can escape from their control?"
Madam Du was stunned and did not speak. After a while, she seemed to react and knelt before Lu Ping. She said, "Friend, please save the three of us!"
Lu Ping waved his hand and helped Madam Du up from the ground. He said, "Fellow Daoist, you don't have to do this. Although I am not a match for the Ying He Sect's old ancestor, as long as you hide here temporarily, I believe the Ying He Sect's cultivators won't be able to find you. However, I still want to know why Fellow Daoist gave your adopted son the medicinal pellet to strengthen his body before he activated his bloodline."
Lu Ping could tell that although Lu Ping had seen through many of Madam Du's secrets, she was still very wary of him. Thus, he questioned her and tried to gain the upper hand.
Indeed, from Lu Ping's words, Madam Du could tell that he did not trust her identity as a demon. She sighed and said, "This is because of my daughter." With that, Madam Du told Lu Ping about the process of Du Jialuo consuming the Mortal Core. It turned out that Madam Du's attempt at possession was not successful and had many repercussions. She had been bedridden all these years. When Du Jialuo was bedridden, his little fox sister saw that her brother was working hard, so she often went deep into the mountains to collect wild fruits and vegetables in order to reduce her brother's burden.
However, during this process, the little fox demon had mistaken some kind of Mortal Core as a wild fruit for Du Jialuo to eat. Du Jialuo did not know what was going on and after eating it, he fell unconscious for three days before waking up. After waking up, the most obvious effect was that his strength had increased greatly. A ten-year-old child's strength was actually comparable to an adult man's. Moreover, as he grew older, the medicinal power hidden in his blood was constantly being absorbed, causing his strength to increase.
At this moment, Madam Du also realized that something was wrong. Under Madam Du's questioning, the siblings told her what had happened. Madam Du did not know if she should feel regret or rejoice, but she also realized that this matter must not be leaked. However, the fact that Du Jialuo's strength had increased greatly could not be concealed either. Thus, there was the saying that Du Jialuo was born with divine strength.
As for the fact that the Ying He Sect had sent people to the Du Village to test whether the youth in the village could activate his blood, Du Jialuo, who had a limitless desire to become an immortal, naturally wanted to go. Although Madam Du was unwilling, her current strength was not enough to help Du Jialuo test and activate his blood. Furthermore, the abnormality of Du Jialuo's physical body could not be seen by anyone who was not a master of alchemy. This was also because Madam Du was hoping to get lucky and did not want Du Jialuo to give up on the idea of becoming an immortal.
Unexpectedly, the cultivator who had presided over the ceremony for the youth in the Du Village to activate his blood happened to be the Ying He Sect's master of alchemy, Cai Zhenfeng. He had discovered the abnormality in Du Jialuo's blood and reported this news to the sect's Dharma adept, Chang He Laozu.
As the refining of the Human Core required the blood to be full of vitality, this meant that Du Jialuo's blood had to be extracted before he died. Otherwise, the effects of the blood would be completely lost.
Although Chang He Laozu's level of practice had reached the peak of the early Dharma stage, he was not ready to break through to the early Dharma stage yet. As such, he had instructed Cai Zhenfeng to keep this a secret and let Du Jialuo grow freely for the time being.
However, Chang He Laozu could not wait too long. This was because as Du Jialuo grew, the effects of the blood in his body would gradually be absorbed by his body. In the long run, the effects of the Human Core refined would be greatly reduced. As such, Chang He Laozu was not willing to wait any longer after preparing for two years.
This time, Cai Zhenfeng had sent Cai Yun to treat Madam Du's illness in order to find an opportunity for Du Jialuo to voluntarily leave the Ying He Sect. However, the final development of the situation was unexpected. Not only did they lose a large number of Blood Condensation adepts, even a few Core Forging adepts were injured. Cai Zhenfeng's high-grade alchemy furnace and mid-grade earth-level Heaven Earth Spirit Fire had also become the Samling's spoils of war.
Lu Ping looked at Madam Du, who was standing below him. He thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to activate that kid's blood."
Madam Du raised her head and looked at Lu Ping, as if she wanted to see if Lu Ping was speaking the truth from his eyes.
However, Lu Ping's deep gaze was like a deep pool of water. Madam Du could not see any clues from Lu Ping's expression. She could only ask, "Is what you said true?"
On the side, Dabao saw that Madam Du actually dared to question Lu Ping's decision and said in dissatisfaction, "Woman, you're being unreasonable. You should know that my boss is a Grandmaster Alchemist. If he says your son's bloodline can be awakened, then it can be awakened!"
Madam Du's eyes lit up when she heard that Lu Ping was a grandmaster in alchemy. However, Lu Ping saw a trace of hesitation in her eyes. He stopped Dabao and said, "Consuming a spirit item that strengthens one's body does not mean that he can't perform the bloodline activation ceremony. It just makes it more difficult. However, performing the bloodline activation ceremony does not mean that he can detect a suitable bloodline for cultivation. You have to make this clear first. "
Madam Du hesitated for a moment before nodding. Seeing that Madam Du was so untactful, Dabao could not help but snort coldly again.
Lu Ping smiled at Dabao and said, "It seems that she really treats that kid as her son. Her hesitation is not because she does not believe me, but because she is afraid that I will refine her son into a 'Human Pill' like the cultivators from the Ying He Sect!"
Madam Du's expression became calm after Lu Ping saw through her thoughts. However, she heard Dabao sneer. When she looked up, she saw that Lu Ping had a box in his hand. At the same time, he instructed Dabao to call Du Jialuo in.
Lu Ping opened the box and said, "I'm sure you're aware that there are only a few types of medicinal pellets that can strengthen one's body. Consuming more than three of them is a waste. Based on my previous judgment, the spirit fruit your son consumed might be the same one in this box."
At this moment, Du Jialuo followed Lu Ping in from outside the stone room. When he saw the Azure Wood Pure Jade Fruit that Lu Ping opened the box, he was stunned.
Lu Ping saw Du Jialuo's expression and smiled at him. "How is it? Have you seen this fruit before?"
Madam Du did not wait for Du Jialuo to answer. She suddenly kowtowed again and said sincerely, "Please help to activate Luo 'er's bloodline!"
Du Jialuo was a little confused at first, but when he saw Madam Du kowtowing to Lu Ping and heard what she said, his mind was in a mess. Could it be that he could activate his bloodline? Didn't the immortals from the Ying He Sect say that he could not activate his bloodline?
However, Du Jialuo was a quick-witted person. He immediately kowtowed to Madam Du and said, "Master, please take pity on me and help me activate my bloodline!"
Da Bao looked at the mother and son and chuckled. "Brat, you sure have a good plan. The moment you open your mouth, you want to become my boss' disciple. You should know how many cultivators want to become my boss' disciple but can't. Brat, you're really dreaming."
Lu Ping called the mother and son over and said to Du Jialuo, "The reason I am willing to help you activate your bloodline is because I don't want a talented young man like you to lose a chance to become a cultivator. However, you don't have to be too excited. Maybe after the ceremony, the bloodline in your body will not be able to support you to absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to become a cultivator."
At this time, Lu Ping noticed Madam Du's hesitant expression, as if she had something to say to Lu Ping but couldn't due to Du Jialuo's presence. Hence, Lu Ping said, "Dabao, take this kid out and settle him down. I believe you have all the spirit materials and spirit herbs required for the bloodline awakening ceremony. Go prepare for it first. Once everything is ready, I will personally host his bloodline awakening ceremony."
"Eh!"
Taking something out of Dabao's hands was no different from cutting his fat. Only Lu Ping could do this.
Dabao reluctantly brought Du Jialuo out of the stone room. Only then did Lu Ping ask Madam Du, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Madam Du gritted her teeth and said, "I hope that you can accept Luo 'er as your disciple. I am willing to give you a secret realm from the Ying Tian Sect!"
Lu Ping looked at Madam Du in surprise and suddenly smiled. "The reason why you were heavily injured and tried to possess a body, was it because of this Ying Tian Sect's secret realm?"
Madam Du was not surprised that Lu Ping could guess what she was thinking. She nodded and said, "That's right. After I discovered this secret realm, I was ambushed by the cultivators from the Ying He Sect. Although I managed to hide the traces of the secret realm, my physical body was destroyed in the end. I could only use my Gold Core to escape and possess a body. This secret has been hidden in my heart for ten years. If you can accept Luo 'er as your personal disciple, I am willing to tell you the location of this Ying He Sect's secret realm."
Lu Ping looked at Madam Du and said calmly, "Although I do not have a disciple to inherit my legacy, I have my own standards for choosing disciples. Although the Ying Tian Sect's secret realm is tempting, it cannot be used as a bargaining chip to become my disciple."
Looking at the disappointed Madam Du, Lu Ping said, "If Du Jialuo has the potential to become a cultivator after activating his bloodline, I can make the decision to let him become a fourth generation disciple of our sect. However, whether he can become my disciple depends on whether he has the qualifications. As for the Ying Tian Sect's secret realm that you mentioned, my sect is indeed interested. However, if you do not want to tell me, I will not force you. In the future, when Du Jialuo's cultivation is successful, I will treat it as his opportunity and let him explore it on his own. "
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