Lu Ping seemed to have predicted that Changhe Laozu would appear. After dragging Xuantian Zhenren away from the battle, Xuantian Zhenren turned around to look and saw two early Dharma adepts walking out from a portal.
Xuantian Zhenren sucked in a breath of cold air. Two Dharma adepts! Even if the two of them had avoided the area where the two Laozu had appeared, how could the two of them escape from two Dharma adepts?
However, Lu Ping did not seem to be worried about this. Changhe Laozu and the other Dharma adept did not chase after Lu Ping and Xuantian Zhenren for some reason. They did not even look at where the two of them were.
After Changhe Laozu appeared from the portal, his expression turned ugly. He looked at a place not far behind the two of them and said in a low voice, "I don't know where you came from, but why did you set up a training ground in such a remote and barren place like the Yingshan Mountains?"
Xuantian Zhenren's face lit up. When he turned around to look, he realized that Guo Tianshan Laozu had already appeared not far behind the two of them.
Guo Tianshan Laozu laughed and said, "You must be joking, Brother Changhe. The Yingshan Mountains have no owner, so why can't I set up a training ground here? As for my background, I'm just a lone practitioner who happened to obtain this level of practice by chance. I just want to set up a pure land and pass down what I've learned. Thank you, Brother Changhe. "
"Hmph!"
A gust of hot air came out of Changhe Laozu's nostrils as he laughed coldly. "What a joke. Who in the world of practice doesn't know that the Yingshan Mountains have long belonged to the Ying Shan, Ying He, and Dao Yu Sects? Don't you think it's too despicable of you to take advantage of the chaos when the Shura and Xiumo Sects were wreaking havoc?"
Patriarch Guo Tianshan sneered and said, "Your words are not without reason. However, when I arrived, the three dojo that you mentioned had already been razed to the ground by the Shura Sect and the Xiu Mo Sect. Not a single cultivator from the three sects that you mentioned survived. After that, our sect was established, and Patriarch Yu Shang inherited the teachings of the Ying Shan Sect and the Space Dao Sect, creating the Yushan Sect. I admire Fellow Daoist Yu Shang's character, so I gave up the territories that we previously occupied to the Ying Shan Sect and the Space Dao Sect. Although our sect still occupies a large portion of the Ying Shan Sect's territory, I have never seen any disciples of the Ying Shan Sect come here to restore their sect's teachings.
Just as Tianshan Laozu finished speaking, an ignorant voice rang out. "What a joke. With my grandfather, Changhe Laozu, here, who would dare to inherit the Ying He Sect?"
The person who spoke was none other than Junior Brother Wang, who had regained his courage after seeing Changhe Laozu.
Guo Tianshan Laozu acted as if he had not heard anyone speak. He just smiled and looked at Changhe Laozu and the other Dharma adept.
The Dharma adept next to Patriarch Long River gave Patriarch Long River a meaningful look. Patriarch Long River's face was so dark that it looked like it was about to drip water.
Reverend Jian Ming's expression changed. He turned around and said in a low voice, "Junior Brother, don't be rude!"
Junior Brother Wang did not realize that he was like a clown in front of Laozu. He continued to say, "Isn't that the case?"
Reverend Jian Ming had already scolded this spoiled brat in his heart. However, he still maintained a helpless expression on his face. Just as he was about to say something, a clear voice in front of him said, "My friend, you seem to be making a mistake. I wonder if Changhe Laozu is an adjunct of the Gu family or the leader of the Ying He Sect?"
Junior Brother Wang suddenly remembered that there was a Dharma adept from the Gu family beside Changhe Laozu. Only then did he realize that he had said the wrong thing. Just as he did not know how to respond to Lu Ping's sarcasm, he heard Lu Ping continue.
"If Changhe Laozu is the leader of the Ying He Sect, that means that the Ying He Sect has not joined the Gu family. However, if Changhe Laozu has become an adjunct of the Gu family, and the former adjunct of the Ying He Sect has joined the Gu family, then Changhe Laozu will naturally not be a disciple of the Ying He Sect. I believe that Changhe Laozu would not be someone who would betray his master, right?"
"You!"
Junior Brother Wang pointed at Lu Ping and was speechless. Previously, because he had two Laozu backing him up, he had been too proud and arrogant. However, Lu Ping had taken advantage of his weakness and continuously mocked him. Unfortunately, the Ying He Sect was weak and had joined the Gu family, so they could not refute him. At this moment, even Changhe Laozu's face was full of anger and humiliation.
"Shut up!"
Junior Brother Wang was so frightened by the furious Changhe Laozu that his head retracted into his shoulders and he kept his mouth shut.
At this moment, the other Dharma adept raised his hand and summoned the three strong bodies of the Gu family. He placed three spirit pills into each of their mouths and then patted each of their chests. The three men, who had been knocked unconscious by Lu Ping, immediately regained consciousness. The broken ribs in their bodies were also straightened by this Laozu's pat.
Although their injuries hadn't fully healed and their chest and abdomen were still in excruciating pain, such injuries were nothing to a Late Core Forging Realm cultivator. However, the three of them looked at Lu Ping with anger in their eyes, and eventually, a hint of admiration.
This Laozu smiled at the three of them and said, "The three of you have always been arrogant in your clan. You relied on your combination attack technique to defeat ordinary peak Core Forging adepts. You think that you are invincible below the Dharma adept level, but you do not know that the world of practitioners is full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. It is not something that you can fathom. Today, losing at the hands of Brother Tianshan's disciple may not be a bad thing for you. "
When the three heard their own Laozu's words, the way they looked at Lu Ping changed once again. The fear from before was gone, leaving only admiration and a burning desire to fight. It was obvious that this Laozu of the Gu family had a deep understanding of the three Gu brothers. With just a few simple words, he was able to sweep away the dispiritedness of the three Gu brothers' defeat at the hands of Lu Ping.
This Laozu raised his head and looked at Lu Ping, then turned to Guo Tianshan Laozu and cupped his hands. He said, "I, Gu Hao, am very impressed that you are able to raise such a disciple. I have seen the disciples of a few large sects and large sects. Their late Core Forging adepts have the ability to fight against early Dharma adepts. Although these three disciples of my Gu family are usually arrogant, they still have some tricks up their sleeves. There are few adepts below the Dharma stage who are a match for them. Yet, they were so easily defeated by your disciple. With this level of strength, I am afraid that even I would not be able to defeat him easily. "
Guo Tianshan Laozu's expression did not change. He only smiled modestly and said, "So it is a friend from the Gu family. You praise me too much. Although this disciple of mine has some tricks up his sleeves, how can he be compared to a disciple from a large sect of the same name? I would not dare to compare him to a friend from the Dharma stage. That would be too arrogant!"
Right at this moment, Ancestor Gu Hao turned his head slightly to look at an empty space in the distance, and he grinned. "May I know if the Dao Universe Sect's Fellow Daoist Yu Shang has arrived? Why don't you show yourself and have a chat with me?"
Long River Laozu's heart jumped. He immediately used his divine consciousness to look in the direction that Gu Hao Laozu was looking at. Only then did he realize that there was indeed something strange about this place. When he turned his head to look, he saw that Guo Tianshan Laozu was still smiling. There was not the slightest hint of surprise on his face. It was obvious that he had already noticed Yu Shang's arrival.
However, this was not the only thing that shocked Long River Laozu. Just as he was shocked by the fact that Guo Tianshan Laozu's level of cultivation was lower than his, but his strength was clearly not weaker than his, he suddenly realized that the eighth level Core Forging adept standing in front of Guo Tianshan Laozu, who had mocked his grandson earlier, also had a divine consciousness that was not weaker than his own.
Long River Laozu's expression of surprise disappeared, but his heart was still in turmoil. After all, Long River Laozu was at the peak of the early Dharma stage, a practitioner who was about to face his tribulation. His level of cultivation was considered to be something to be proud of among his peers. However, he had first lost to Jiang Tianlin Laozu, and now he was no match for Guo Tianshan Laozu. Moreover, these two people's levels of cultivation were completely lower than his. Now, there was a demon-like Core Forging adept Minor Repairs who was actually not weaker than a Dharma adept. How could this not make Long River Laozu feel disheartened?
Perhaps he had been a little too impatient in his eagerness to start his tribulation!
Long River Laozu did not know that the setbacks he had suffered recently had inadvertently helped him achieve his dream of successfully advancing to the mid Dharma stage in the future.
Everyone was looking at the empty space. Yu Shang Laozu suddenly stepped out of thin air and looked in the direction of Long River Laozu. She snorted coldly and stood there, minding her own business, not saying a word to anyone present.
Long River Laozu's face was as dark as water as he faced Yu Shang Laozu. There was a hint of shame in his expression.
Gu Hao Laozu clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Since Friend Yu Shang is here, that's great. This time, Friend Guo Tianshan has already shown us the power of the sect that he has established. The Ying Shan Immortal Academy indeed has the power to establish itself in the Ying Shan mountain range. My Gu Family is not a domineering and tyrannical clan, so we will naturally give the Ying Shan Immortal Academy and the Yushan Faction sufficient respect. Since that's the case, I have something to discuss with the two of you. Can we speak in private?"
Guo Tianshan Laozu and Yu Shang Laozu looked at each other with tacit understanding, then nodded in Gu Hao Laozu's direction.
Gu Hao Laozu's expression did not reveal anything, but Long River Laozu suddenly understood. No wonder Friend Gu Hao did not join forces with me to deal with Guo Tianshan earlier. So Yu Shang was already on Guo Tianshan's side. Once we attacked Guo Tianshan, Yu Shang would definitely help.
This was no wonder. This time, the Gu Family had already decided to expand their territory in the Ying Shan mountain range. This way, once the Ying Shan Immortal Academy was chased out of the Ying Shan mountain range, the next target would naturally be the Yushan Faction. Without the lips, the teeth would be interdependent. Yu Shang would definitely have to join forces with Guo Tianshan in order to protect their respective foundations.
It was a pity that the Gu Family had also lost much of their strength in defending against the Shura and Xiumo cultivators. Otherwise, the Ying Shan mountain range would not have sent just one Dharma adept, Gu Hao, to expand their territory.
The four Laozu's disappeared. Lu Ping and Xuantian Zhenren also returned to the Immortal Academy. However, at this time, news of Lu Ping's achievements had already spread throughout the Ying Shan Immortal Academy.
The three Core Forging adepts from the North Sea had already dealt with the most mysterious Elder Xuan Ping of the Immortal Academy. The news of him fighting one against three and heavily injuring opponents of the same level as him spread throughout the Immortal Academy, causing the blood of many Immortal Academy disciples to boil.
As for the Core Forging adepts and a few late Blood Condensation adepts from the North Sea, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces. They all said, "So that's how it is. No wonder, no wonder!"
However, the other Immortal Academies and adepts asked curiously, "Could it be that you already knew about Elder Xuan Ping?"
These adepts smiled but did not say anything. However, their expressions all revealed yearning and admiration.
Half a day later, Lu Ping once again received the talisman from Guo Tianshan and Laozu. After reading the contents, Lu Ping sank into deep thought for a moment. Then, he put the talisman back. His body turned into a stream of water and directly entered the Ying River from the cave abode. He flowed along with the surging Ying River.
The disciples of the Ying Shan Immortal Academy were still immersed in the fervor brought about by Elder Xuan Ping's tyrannical strength. However, they did not know that this mysterious elder had already secretly left the Immortal Academy.
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