Although these spirit-gathering places weren't of much use to Lu Ping alone, they were especially important to clans like the Koi Carp Clan and Pegasus Clan that had sent a large number of clansmen into the lake.
Think about it, in just four to five years, dozens of late Core Forging adepts from these two clans had collectively increased their cultivation by one level. This was a huge boost to the strength of these two clans!
Although it did not take hundreds of years for late Core Forging adepts to advance a level like Dharma adepts, it was normal for them to take decades. If they encountered a serious bottleneck, it was not uncommon for them to be delayed for hundreds of years.
Therefore, the importance of the Sacred Lake did not lie in the promotion of individual cultivators, but in whether there was a monopoly of one or two clans!
Lu Ping finally understood why the Koi clan and the Pegasus clan had set up so many checkpoints on the periphery of the river source. They did not hesitate to offend a large number of cultivators in order to stop them from entering the river source.
Every time the Sacred Lake opened, hundreds of people would sneak into the river source, but the ones who benefited the most were always the Pegasus and the Koi clan.
However, these two clans obviously did not want to push things too far. Otherwise, they would not have allowed so many cultivators to enter. Every time the two clans added up, they would only send 50 to 60 people into the river source. In the end, only 40 people from the two clans would be able to get 100 spots.
Therefore, once the two clans kept a close eye on the river source, just like this time, it would attract the suspicion of the other clans in the cultivation world. The Western Wilderness Palace sending cultivators into the river source to instigate other cultivators to rebel against the two clans was a small matter. The key was that even the Ziyang Palace had sent one of the six most outstanding swordsmen among their third generation disciples into the river source.
Although the map was precious, Lu Ping and Samling could only occupy four spots at most. Now, Lu Ping had only dived 300 feet into the lake and was still far from the bottom, so he did not have to worry about the allocation of spots. He directly followed the map and began to calculate the locations of the places with the richest spiritual energy at the bottom of the lake.
Because of the Water-Repelling Pearl, Lu Ping dived very quickly in the Sacred Lake. He was confident that even Li Tong in his original form might not have such an ability. He had to determine the location of Samling before others found him.
Strictly speaking, Samling's background was even more noble than Ma Chenxi and Li Tong. In this Sacred Lake, there was no reason for Lu Ping not to plan for them.
Lu Ping dived all the way to a depth of 700 feet. Using the map, he found three spirit gathering places that were extremely close to each other due to the influence of the undercurrent.
Along the way, Lu Ping had already discovered more than 50 to 60 places with spiritual energy. Including the places that Lu Ping had yet to discover, there were at least 70 places. In this way, these three places with spiritual energy could be ranked in the 20th to 30th place in the entire Sacred Lake. They were considered very good places. Moreover, Samling's current cultivation was at the sixth stage of the Core Forging Realm. It was already a luxury for him to use such a good place with spiritual energy. Anything better would be a waste.
Lu Ping released Samling from the House of Gold and instructed them to cultivate in seclusion in the place with peace of mind. There was no need for Lu Ping to worry about anything else. With Samling's current strength, even a late-stage Core Forging Realm cultivator would be helpless against them if they joined forces.
If Samling advanced to the late-stage Core Forging Realm at the same time, his strength would definitely increase greatly. At that time, even if he encountered people like Ma Chenxi and Li Tong, he would still be able to escape unscathed.
Lu Ping looked at the three places with spiritual energy. After Samling entered, the outer protective array immediately activated. Then, the entire place returned to the same background as the surrounding lake bottom. If one did not look carefully, it would be difficult for a cultivator to discover the existence of a spiritual energy. Even if they discovered it, it would be extremely difficult to break the protective array.
After Lu Ping made arrangements for Samling, he sped up his dive again. At this time, Lu Ping had already sensed that the entire Sacred Lake had begun to shake. At the same time, a rumbling sound could be heard from the lake above his head.
Lu Ping knew that this was because a large number of cultivators had begun to enter the Sacred Lake. At this time, the cultivators who had entered the Sacred Lake could be said to be the best among their peers after the elimination of the Pegasus and Koi Carp clans, the killing in the fog array, and the chaotic battle at the river source. These cultivators could be said to be the best among their peers. They were the seeds that had the hope of advancing to the Dharma Manifestation Realm in the future.
However, even these cultivators added up to nearly 200 people. After entering the Sacred Lake all at once, this place became the last place for them to compete.
Although there had always been 100 places with spiritual energy in the Sacred Lake for cultivators to choose from, it was extremely difficult to find all 100 places with spiritual energy.
Among them, only the Tenma people and the Koi Carp clan had always occupied about two-fifths of the places in the Sacred Lake. Hence, they had done some research on the distribution of the places with spiritual energy in the Sacred Lake.
After entering the Sacred Lake, other cultivators had to spend time and effort to find places with spiritual energy in addition to dealing with the challenges of other cultivators.
Therefore, although many cultivators understood that the best places to gather spirit energy were in the depths of the Sacred Settling Lake, once a place was found, even if it was only 1,000 to 2,000 feet away from the lake surface and was considered inferior among all the places to gather spirit energy, they had no choice but to take it for themselves. They were afraid that if they were too arrogant and missed this place, they might not be lucky enough to find another place to gather spirit energy when they went deeper. When that time came, they would return to look for the previous place, only to find that it had already been occupied by people who came later. That would truly be a loss that did not make up for the gains.
After Lu Ping and Xie Tianyang entered the Sacred Lake before Ma Chenxi and Li Tong, Ma Chenxi and Li Tong were not particularly upset. This was because they knew that the few places with spiritual energy in the depths of the Sacred Lake were extremely difficult to find. The two clans had also spent thousands of years to grasp some of the patterns of the changes in the last few places with spiritual energy.
During the opening process of the Sacred Lake in history, there were often situations where the 100 places with spiritual energy were not completely discovered. Most of these places with spiritual energy that had not been discovered were at the deepest part of the lake, which was 800 to 900 feet deep.
Although Lu Ping and Xie Tianyang were one step ahead, it would be a waste if they could not find the best place with spiritual energy!
When Lu Ping was more than 800 feet down, he suddenly realized that the color of the lake water around him was gradually changing. Lu Ping was slightly stunned. The lake water around him had been dyed a faint red, and Lu Ping discovered through his Divine Telekinesis that the faint red lake water actually contained traces of extremely pure energy although it was faint.
Lu Ping circulated the North Sea Wave Listening Technique in his body, and the energy contained in the surrounding seawater immediately gathered into Lu Ping's body. With a little refinement, it turned into a pure and vigorous trace of spiritual essence in Lu Ping's body. Lu Ping even felt that the bloodline in his body seemed to be improving slightly as the trace of energy was refined.
However, even so, it was enough to shock Lu Ping. The improvement of bloodline had always been extremely difficult. One only needed to look at the top Demon Clan members who claimed to have the direct bloodline of the Seventh Patriarch to know the importance of bloodline.
Although Lu Ping did not search carefully, it was still a little surprising that he only found two places with spiritual energy at the bottom of the lake, which was 800 feet deep.
Although the deeper the lake, the higher the quality of the place with spiritual energy, and the harder it was to be found, it still surprised Lu Ping that there were only two places with spiritual energy at the bottom of the lake.
It should be known that the Sacred Settling Lake was shaped like a funnel. The deeper the Sacred Settling Lake, the smaller the area at the bottom. However, the places with spiritual energy became more hidden.
Lu Ping only hesitated for a moment, then directly explored the bottom of the lake. It was already dark all around. Even the Three Pure Eyes could only see a distance of a few dozen feet in this situation. Although the Divine Telekinesis was greatly affected at the bottom of the lake, the greater impact came from the lake water's restraint on the Divine Telekinesis.
At this time, at a depth of more than 600 feet, Ma Chenxi and Li Tong each had a treasure hanging above their heads. They were like arrows that had left the bow, overtaking Xie Tianyang, who was staring at the two of them in shock.
Xie Tianyang also had a treasure hanging above his head. This treasure was called the Water Purification Bowl. Originally, Xie Tianyang thought that even if he had a fire-attribute cultivation and was greatly affected in the Sacred Settling Lake, he would not fall behind the others with this treasure that was rumored to have been obtained from the East Sea Crystal Palace.
However, he did not expect that Ma Chenxi and Li Tong also had a water escape treasure that was not inferior to Xie Tianyang's Water Purification Bowl. In terms of familiarity with the situation in the Sacred Settling Lake, Ma Chenxi and Li Tong were obviously better.
Xie Tianyang shook his head helplessly. Although he tried his best to catch up, the distance between him and Ma Chenxi and Li Tong was getting further and further away. They gradually disappeared into the depths of the dark lake.
"The next one is that Lu Xuanping from the North Sea! However, this guy dives quite fast. He's already 700 feet down, but he still hasn't caught up! "
Ma Chenxi looked back at Xie Tianyang, who was already out of sight, and said to Li Tong, who was beside her.
"This person is from the North Sea and is also proficient in water-attribute spells. It's hard to guarantee that he doesn't have a water-repelling treasure like you and me. It will be extremely difficult to catch up to this person!"
Li Tong previously fought with Lu Ping, so he had a deeper understanding of Lu Ping's water-attribute spells. He had some doubts about being able to catch up to Lu Ping as soon as possible.
"So what? There are only five spiritual gathering places at the bottom of the lake at a depth of 900 feet, and every one of them is extremely difficult to find. Even if he dives down to the bottom of the lake at a depth of 900 feet and can't find anything, wouldn't it be a waste of time? "
Ma Chenxi disapproved of Li Tong's cautiousness.
"The spiritual gathering places are a small matter. After all, there are only five spiritual gathering places at the bottom of the lake at a depth of 900 feet. The two of us can't occupy all of them. What I'm worried about is whether our actions at the bottom of the lake this time will be seen through by him."
This time, Ma Chenxi did not answer immediately. Instead, she thought for a moment before replying, "It shouldn't be. The Flood Dragon Blood Stone may have appeared long ago, but it was discovered by us last time. It can be seen that this matter is extremely secretive. After Jin Wuyou's death, there may be others who know about this matter, but the ones who truly know where the Flood Dragon Blood Stone appears are only my father and your teacher, so you can rest assured!"
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