After obtaining the Na Chuan Cauldron, what level had Lu Ping's alchemy skills reached?
Lu Ping did not rely on treasures like the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly that could be used to increase the success rate of alchemy. Instead, he simply relied on the magic cauldron, the Na Chuan Cauldron, and the high-grade earth-level Red Spirit Flame to start refining the Soul Return Elixir.
One day later, Jiang Tianlin Laozu held the only Soul Return Elixir that Lu Ping had refined. He looked at the gray elixir suspiciously and said, "This is the Soul Return Elixir?"
Lu Ping nodded with certainty and said, "This is the Soul Return Elixir. After the Blood Demon's Soul Crystal is crushed into powder, it can support the refining of two batches of Soul Return Elixir. It's a pity that I only managed to refine one in my first batch."
Jiang Tianlin nodded and said, "I didn't expect the calamity to have reached such a level. Last night, I sneaked into the Ying Shan mountain range again and found that the Ying He, Ying Shan, and Dao Yu Sects had already become ruins. The disciples in the sects were probably all dead or injured. Not many people could escape. Although the strength of these three sects was not as strong as the Nine Great Sects of the North Sea, they were still much stronger than some of the independent forces in the North Sea that had Dharma adepts. However, they were destroyed in the blink of an eye. If the North Sea cultivation world faced a calamity as strong as the one in the Central Plains, I'm afraid that the North Sea cultivation world would be destroyed."
Xuan Ju Zhenren, who was at the side, saw that Lu Ping had really refined the Soul Return Elixir. He said, "These few days, I have also read many books passed down by the Ying Tian Sect. There are some records about previous calamities. However, according to these records, it seems that this time's calamity is very different from the past."
"Oh?"
Jiang Tianlin Laozu's expression was solemn as he asked, "Junior Sister, what did you discover?"
Daoist Master Xuan Ju said, "There are strong and weak Great Tribulations in the past. Sometimes, only the Asura will wreak havoc, and sometimes, only the Devil Cultivators will run amok. When the Asura and Devil Cultivators appear together, the impact of such a Great Tribulation on the cultivation world will undoubtedly be huge. After each Great Tribulation, the cultivation world will need to recuperate for hundreds of years to recover."
Jiang Tianlin and Lu Ping nodded. They also knew about these things, but looking at Daoist Xuan Ju's expression, it was obvious that there was more.
Daoist Master Xuan Ju continued, "The problem lies in the ratio of Asura and Demonic Cultivators joining hands in this great calamity."
"Ratio?"
Jiang Tianlin and Lu Ping were confused.
"Yes!"
Daoist Master Xuan Ju said with certainty, "From what you just said, the Asura and Demon Cultivator Tide that happened in the Ying Mountain Range this time has a very high proportion of Demon Cultivators!"
Jiang Tianlin and Lu Ping seemed to have thought of something. Daoist Master Xuan Ju continued to explain, "In the past Great Tribulations, the number of Asuras far exceeded the number of Devil Cultivators. Even if the two of them joined hands, it would be good if there were one or two Devil Cultivators among the seven or eight Asuras. But today, there were two Dharma Plane Asuras and one Devil Cultivator that surrounded you. Afterward, there were a total of 11 Dharma Plane Asuras that surrounded the Central Plains cultivators, Feng Xidao, Dongguo, and the others.
"Every time a great calamity occurs, the degree of destruction is often determined by the number of demonic cultivators. If the number of demonic cultivators in this great calamity reaches the ratio of yesterday's number, then this great calamity might be the most severe calamity in the cultivation world since the Seven Heaven-Splitting Patriarchs!"
Jiang Tianlin, Laozu, and Lu Ping's expressions turned ugly. Clearly, Daoist Master Xuan Ju's discovery and deduction were very likely.
"Of course." Daoist Master Xuan Ju had clearly seen the expressions on their faces, so he continued, "This is only one Great Tribulation that happened in the Yingshan Mountain Range. It cannot represent the number and ratio of Asura and Devil Cultivators in the entire cultivation world. Perhaps this is just an isolated incident between the Asura and Devil Cultivators."
Despite Daoist Master Xuan Ju's words, both Jiang Tianlin and Lu Ping could only prepare for the worst.
Jiang Tianlin, Laozu, looked at Lu Ping and said, "I'm afraid you'll have to refine more of the Soul Return Pills."
Lu Ping's expression was solemn. "That should be the case. However, the difficulty of refining the Soul Return Pill is secondary. The key is the difficulty of refining the Soul Devouring Crystal. To refine the Soul Return Pill, you must use the Soul Devouring Crystal of a Blood Demon at the Dharma Laws stage. I'm sure you've seen how difficult it is to deal with a Blood Demon. However, more importantly, Demonic Asuras rarely appear alone in the cultivation world. Usually, a Demonic Asuras are always followed by one or two Blood Asuras of the same level. One Blood Demon is already so difficult to deal with. If there were one or two Blood Asuras of the same level, it would not be as simple as one plus one equals two. "
Jiang Tianlin, Laozu, listened to Lu Ping's words and looked a little gloomy. Once the tribulation began, it would inevitably affect the North Sea. If it was really like what Daoist Master Xuan Ju had said before, there would certainly be many cultivators who would be harmed by the Devil Cultivators' Soul Devouring Magic.
If Zhenling had prepared enough Soul Return Pills in advance, then Zhenling would certainly preserve more of his strength during this great tribulation. Hearing Lu Ping's words, Jiang Tianlin realized that he had taken it for granted.
After listening to Daoist Master Xuan Ju's speculation, Lu Ping did not dare to waste any more of the remaining half of the Soul Devouring Crystal. The next day, when Lu Ping refined the Soul Return Pill, he used the Amethyst Royal Jelly brewed by the Amethyst Queen Bee, Zi Lan, who had advanced to the Core Forging stage. After opening the alchemy furnace, Lu Ping obtained three Soul Return Pills.
A few days later, Daoist Master Xuan Sen, who had taken the Soul Return Pill, finally woke up. Although his face still looked a little pale, the injury to his Divine Will had actually healed by more than half. His strength had already recovered by eighty to ninety percent. As long as he carefully recuperated for a few more months, Daoist Master Xuan Sen's cultivation would return to its peak.
As for Daoist Master Xuan Chen and Daoist Master Xuan Xu, with Lu Ping by their side, their injuries also recovered very quickly.
In the days after recovering, Jiang Tianlin, Laozu, and the others were not in a hurry to return to the North Sea. Instead, everyone began to bury their heads in sorting out their harvest from the Yingtian Dojo, immersing themselves in the world of cultivation.
On this day, a five-colored brilliance suddenly flashed in the rock cave. The array formation that covered the entire cave suddenly began to collapse under the sweeping five-colored brilliance.
"Not good!"
In the stone room, Lu Ping was cultivating and consolidating his cultivation, which had reached the peak of the seventh stage of the Core Forging Realm due to the refinement of the pure Yang soul. Suddenly, he noticed the change in the cave. He hurriedly injected a stream of True Essence into the small stone incense burner that controlled the array formation of the entire cave. This caused the collapse of the array formation to slow down.
At this moment, in the other stone room that emitted the five-colored brilliance, Daoist Master Xuan Chen hurriedly made a few hand seals to reseal the five-colored brilliance. Daoist Master Xuan Chen walked out of the other cave and found a few items from his storage magic tool. With a wave of his hand, he threw them into the stone wall. Then, he made a few hand seals and shot an arc of light towards the array formation in the stone wall. The array formation that had originally been dissolved by the five-colored brilliance was restored to its original state.
Daoist Master Xuan Chen's movements in the stone room caused everyone to come out to check. They saw Daoist Master Xuan Chen excitedly walking out of the stone room, holding a five-colored talisman that was half a foot long in his hand.
"Hiss, this is …"
Everyone looked at the talisman in Daoist Master Xuan Chen's hand and gasped.
A five-colored restriction breaking talisman!
The talisman in Daoist Master Xuan Chen's hand was actually a five-colored restriction breaking talisman! Furthermore, looking at the surface of the talisman that had yet to calm down, it was clear that this five-colored restriction breaking talisman had just been completed.
Originally, in Zhenling, only Tian Xue Laozu, who was at the mid Dharma stage, could successfully create this talisman. Now, in the hands of Daoist Master Xuan Chen, who was at the peak of the eighth level of the Core Forging stage, he had successfully created it!
Lu Ping had a look of surprise on his face as he asked, "Senior Uncle, you've managed to reach such a level in such a short period of time?"
Lu Ping had no choice but to admit that Daoist Master Xuan Chen's strength and adaptability were lacking. He was unable to become a cultivator in Zhenling, but his talent in creating talismans was extremely high. It was no wonder that Tian Xue Laozu had accepted Daoist Master Xuan Chen as her personal disciple and nurtured him to become the Vice Pavilion Master of Zhenling's Talisman Crafting Pavilion. There was indeed a reason behind this.
Lu Ping had also seen the complete set of restriction breaking talismans. Within it, there were some records of the talisman crafting geniuses of the Ying Tian Sect who had created the five-colored restriction breaking talisman. Among them, the most talented disciple was at least at the eighth or ninth level of the Core Forging stage. It was clear that Daoist Master Xuan Chen's talent in creating talismans was in no way inferior to the disciples of the large sects.
Daoist Master Xuan Chen proudly kept the five-colored restriction breaking talisman in his hand and said, "This is all thanks to the complete set of restriction breaking talismans that you've obtained. Otherwise, I, your Senior Uncle, would only be able to forcefully create the five-colored restriction breaking talisman like Master did after advancing to the Transcendence stage."
Daoist Master Xuan Xu hurriedly asked, "Junior Sister, can you also create the six-colored and seven-colored restriction breaking talismans?"
Daoist Master Xuan Xu rolled his eyes and said, "Senior Brother, it's easy for you to say. If I pass this set of inheritance to Master, I believe that the six-colored and seven-colored restriction breaking talismans will be able to be created very quickly. Right now, your Junior Sister's cultivation is not good enough. At most, I can only create the five-colored restriction breaking talisman."
Daoist Master Xuan Xu had already seen the power of the five-colored restriction breaking talisman in the Yingtian Temple. It was also because he realized the usefulness of the high-grade restriction breaking talisman in exploring ruins and treasures that Daoist Master Xuan Xu could not wait to ask about it.
"However, it is not easy to create this five-colored restriction breaking talisman. This time, if it were not for the high-grade talisman papers that you all obtained from the Yingtian Temple and the talisman brush that Senior Brother Tianlin gave me, it would not have been easy to create this five-colored restriction breaking talisman."
A green talisman brush, about a foot long, slowly rose from Daoist Master Xuan Xu's hand and danced happily around her. Daoist Master Xuan Xu continued, "If this talisman brush was in Master's hands, I'm afraid that he would be able to create a six-colored restriction breaking talisman on the spot. It's just that when the talisman has more than six colors, these high-grade talisman papers will not be able to withstand the immense spiritual power contained within. Only a top-grade talisman paper that is made from the skin of a Transcendence demonic cultivator or other treasures that can withstand the impact of the spiritual power will be able to create a six-colored restriction breaking talisman."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
