The human race would start nurturing an alchemist from the Blood Refining Realm. This was because humans were born with innate intelligence. They would start cultivating at the age of four or five. When an apprentice broke through to the Blood Condensation Realm, as long as they had some talent in alchemy, they would be able to become an alchemist.
The monster race, on the other hand, was different. Most of the monster cultivators were muddle-headed before the Blood Condensation Realm. Only after they advanced to the Blood Condensation Realm would they have complete intelligence. Only when they reached the Core Forging Realm would they be able to take human form.
Therefore, most of the alchemists in the Monster Race would only begin to cultivate after they had advanced to the Core Forging stage and completely transformed into human form. However, at this time, they had already missed the best time to lay a foundation for alchemists. Moreover, they were slower than human cultivators of the same level by tens or even hundreds of years. How could their alchemy be compared to that of the Human Race?
Of course, there was no lack of alchemy geniuses like the Wood Luan Yu in the monster race. There were human alchemists in the Blood Condensation Realm that were no less talented than human alchemists. However, the chances of them appearing in the monster race was hundreds of times higher than in the human race.
However, in general, the monster race was not only inferior to the human race in alchemy, but also in the number of alchemists. This directly caused the scarcity of pills in the monster race to be far greater than that of the human race.
These three bottles of pills were enough to raise his cultivation to the next level!
The little sand fox, Tu Chun, had just put the three bottles of pills into his storage artifact when he saw a few rays of light descending from the sky. Among them were two familiar figures. He called out, "Grandpa! Father! "
"Hmph, little brat, you actually learned to run away from home. I'll break your legs!"
"Alright, shut up. Chun 'er, tell me, why did you crush the jade talisman …"
The secret of the river source was actually not a secret at all. When Lu Ping and Lu Qin-er were rushing towards the territory of the Pegasus Clan, they met a few small monsters along the way. From them, he learned the reason why the Pegasus Clan and the Koi Clan were fighting for the river source.
It was said that when the Seventh Patriarch of Heaven Creation came to this world, it was very coincidental. At that time, Peng Daoren, who had the highest cultivation among the Seventh Patriarch of Heaven Creation, was sparring with Jiao Daoren. The two fought for an unknown period of time. In the end, Jiao Daoren was defeated by one move and was seriously injured. However, Peng Daoren was not much better off. His Zhenqi was almost depleted, and in the end, the two fell from the sky and smashed into the ground of this world.
Among them, Jiao Daoren landed at the place where the river source was located, creating a huge pit of unknown depth. Water directly rose from the ground and formed a huge lake. The lake made several turns in the Western Wilderness and finally flowed towards the Central Plains. Along the way, it converged with countless small tributaries and finally flowed into the North Sea. This river was the second largest river in the Central Plains, the Yulan River!
The lake formed by the place where Jiao Daoren fell became the source of the Yulan River. Therefore, it was called the river source, and this lake was also called the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints. This was because one of the Seven Saints of Heaven Creation, Jiao Daoren, had fallen from this place.
Millions of kilometres away from the place where Jiao Daoren had fallen from the sky was the place where Peng Daoren had fallen from the sky. This place had also been smashed into the source of the river. A river meandered eastward, converging with countless other streams of water, passing through several cultivation worlds of the Central Plains before finally flowing into the East Sea.
Whether in terms of length or volume, this river was much larger than the Yulan River. As a result, this great river was the true largest river in the Central Plains, and was known as the 'Nethercyan River'.
The source of the river that the Pegasus clan and the Koi clan were fighting over was the source of the Yulan River formed when Jiao Daoren had fallen from the sky all those years ago.
It was said that the source of the river was shrouded in fog all year round, forming a natural formation within a radius of thousands of kilometres. This formation was said to have been left behind by Jiao Daoren all those years ago, and it would automatically open after a certain period of time. Only those with the Serpent Bloodline could enter. Cultivators with other bloodlines, even after the formation was opened, would not be able to pass through and see the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints.
The Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints contained the legacy that Jiao Daoren had left behind for his descendants. Every time it opened, it would stay open for about five years. During these five years, any cultivator who entered would basically be able to increase their cultivation by at least one level. However, this was only for cultivators below the Core Forging stage.
Originally, when the miraculous effects of the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints were discovered, cultivators with the Serpent Bloodline from all over the world, whether they were humans or monsters, all gathered here on a large scale. After all, it was a legacy left behind by Jiao Daoren, so who wouldn't want to come and explore it?
However, the number of people who could enter the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints was limited, and it was only for Core Forging stage cultivators. The Western Wilderness was too far away, so over time, fewer and fewer people went to the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints. In the end, it was originally divided between the Tenma people of the Western Wilderness and the Koi clan of the Yulan River, the two top clans with the direct bloodline of Jiao Daoren.
After receiving the news that the river source was about to open, Lu Ping did not speak for a long time. Although the river source was occupied by the Tenma clan and the Koi clan all year round, it was not that no other cultivators with the Serpent Bloodline would enter the river source every time it opened. It was just that these cultivators usually entered more than they came out, and most of them were killed by the cultivators of the Tenma and Koi clans in the Sacred Lake.
However, this time, Lu Ping decided to go in and investigate. Not only could the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints improve a cultivator's cultivation by a level in five years, but if what Qinghu said was true, it was very likely that the people that Lu Ping killed would appear in the Sacred Lake of Fallen Saints this time.
A group of Tenma galloped across the lush grassland, and the grass that had been flattened tenaciously stood up again.
There were about a hundred Tenma in this group, but only the three in the lead had a horn that was half a foot long on their foreheads, indicating that they were pure-blooded Tenma. The rest were just ordinary Tenma Demons.
Although most of the Tenma Demons in this group were only Blood Condensation cultivators, and only seven of them, including the three leading Tenma Demons, were at the early and mid-stage Core Forging stage. However, as the hundred or so Tenma Demons ran, they set off a ferocious aura.
This was clearly a type of Demon Soldier Formation. The Demon Soldier Formation formed by the seven Tenma Demons at the early and early-stage Core Forging stage was enough to kill a few late-stage Core Forging cultivators.
After the Tenma Demons passed through this area, the surrounding transparent void suddenly fluctuated, as if layers of gauze had been lifted up in the void. Then, Lu Ping walked out from the layers of gauze.
Lu Ping's face turned solemn as he looked in the direction where the pegasus had left, leaving only a faint layer of dust behind. Through his divine sense, he could tell that this area had been completely sealed off by the pegasus and the Koi Clan.
Lu Ping turned to look. A few dozen kilometers away, a thick fog covered an area of over a thousand kilometers in circumference. In the middle of the fog was the source of the Yulan River, Sacred Settling Lake.
Around Lake Sage was a dense network of canals, which divided the endless grassland into irregular areas. Within these small streams of water, it was the Koi Demons' world.
The closer they got to the source of the river, the higher the cultivation levels of the Tenma Demons and the Koi Demons. When Lu Ping was on the outskirts, he had only met a few Blood Condensation Tenma Demons. Now, the Tenma Demons had already reached the Core Forging stage, and the Tenma Demons had also appeared. Lu Ping did not doubt that he would encounter Dharma Demons from the Tenma Demons or the Koi Demons before he entered the fog.
Just then, Lu Ping's expression changed. With a wave of the gauze in his hand, he once again disappeared into the air. After a while, the sound of a conversation could be heard from afar.
"The source of the river can only provide a chance for a Core Forging stage cultivator to advance quickly. In the past, although the Tenma Demons and the Koi Demons fought fiercely for the river, they were never so heavily guarded. It's like they're treating the river source like their own backyard!"
"Shush, this is already the area where the two demons are on high alert. It's hard to say if there aren't any high-level cultivators hiding here. If they discover us, it'll be a small matter. If they ruin our sect's plans, we'll be in trouble!"
"Fifth Senior Brother, what's the matter?"
"Hmph, haven't you guessed it already? In the past, although the Tenma Demons and the Koi Demons were domineering, they did not dare to offend the public. If they could break through their blockade, they would at least leave a third of the quota for the Sacred Lake. This time, it's like they're working together to monopolize the whole thing."
"Senior Brother Wu, I've discovered a problem. This time, the five of us were sent by the sect to investigate the situation at the source of the river. But I just noticed that all five of us cultivate the blood of the Jiao!"
"What kind of discovery is that? Do you think we can discover the situation at the source of the river from the outskirts? When the time comes, we'll definitely have to enter the fog to search for the Sacred Lake. If we find it, we'll be the first to enjoy the benefits and the feeling of our cultivation increasing rapidly. "
"That's true. However, the Tenma Demons and the Koi Demons are not weaker than the Western Wilderness Temple. It won't be easy for us to break through the blockade of the two demons and enter the fog."
"It's not just difficult. The outskirts will definitely be personally sealed by the Dharma adepts of the two demons. Even if we enter the fog, there will be a fight. Only those who survive will have a chance to find the Sacred Lake and occupy one of the 100 quotas."
"Fifth Senior Brother, why are there only five quotas?"
"Senior Brother Wu, how do you know so clearly?"
"Hmph, don't forget, Third Senior Brother also has the blood of the Jiao. A hundred years ago, he went in once. He told me all this. If Third Senior Brother had not advanced to the Dharma stage, I wouldn't have the chance to lead the team this time!"
"So that's how it is. Then there's nothing wrong with it."
"Remember, if you can break through the blockade of the two demons and enter the fog, you must be careful. The fog covers a radius of a thousand miles, and the area of the Sacred Lake is even smaller. Once you enter the fog, both your divine will and vision will be affected. Whether you can find the Sacred Lake will be a problem. Furthermore, according to legend, this great matrix was set up by Jiao Daoren. Only the top 100 quotas will qualify to enter the Sacred Lake, so it will definitely be dangerous inside."
The five disciples of the Western Wilderness Temple left, and Lu Ping's figure appeared from thin air. After thinking for a while, Lu Ping followed behind the five of them.
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