What was he doing in Tianxuan Ancient City? Was he not afraid of being discovered and killed by the Tianxuan Sect practitioners?
Lu Ping was puzzled. However, just as Lu Ping stood up to leave, he saw a middle-aged man dressed in green with a flying sword strapped to his back walking leisurely towards the corner of the street.
Another early Dharma adept!
It looked like he was also following the person in front of him. Zhou Donghuang wondered if the man with the sword on his back had noticed him. However, they would never have thought that a late Core Forging adept like him would be so daring as to follow a Dharma adept.
Lu Ping rubbed his chin, hesitating whether he should go forward to investigate. However, he was afraid that he would fall into someone else's trap.
At this moment, Lu Ping's divine will moved. He was about to take a step forward when he heard someone call out from behind, "Is that Brother Lu from the North Sea?"
Lu Ping turned around with a look of surprise on his face. However, when he saw the person who spoke, his expression immediately changed to one of joy. He cupped his hands towards the three people in the distance and said, "Brother Cloud Sword, Brother Lei Jian, Brother Lightning Jian, it's been a few years. How have you been?"
The person who called out to Lu Ping was an old acquaintance from the Yingyu Swamp. With Lu Ping's help, he had escaped from Fan Yuqing, the Dharma adept of the Tianxuan Sect, the Three Rolling Thunder Swords of the Tianxuan Sect.
Although the Three Swords had yet to enter the Dharma stage, they were at the peak of the Core Forging stage and could break through at any time.
The person in front was burly and had a loud voice. It was Lei Jian of the Three Swords. He laughed and said, "Brother Lu, it's really you! You're not a good friend. You didn't even greet us when you arrived at Tianxuan Ancient City. Could it be that Brother Lu is so famous in the central plains that you no longer care about us? "
Lu Ping hurriedly bowed and said, "Brother Lei Jian, please be merciful. I have just arrived at Tianxuan Ancient City and was in the midst of seeing the prosperity and history of this ancient city. I forgot to contact you. Please forgive me!"
At this moment, Cloudsword and Lightning Sword walked over as well. Smiling, Cloudsword said, "Earlier, Brother Lu seemed to have some important matters to attend to. Don't delay it because of us three brothers."
Lu Ping wasn't sure if the three of them had already discovered Fan Yuqing, but after thinking about it, he still whispered, "I won't hide it from the three of you. Just now, I seemed to have discovered a person's back that looked very much like Fan Yuqing. I was hesitating whether or not to follow him, but I was stopped by the three of you. I thought that the three of you were following Fan Yuqing."
Lu Ping's words immediately shocked the three of them. Lei Jian was about to open his mouth to ask, but he was patted by Dian Jian, who was beside him. Yun Jian asked in a low voice, "Brother Lu, did you see it clearly?"
Lu Ping told the three of them what had happened just now. When he mentioned that there was a green-robed swordsman following behind Fan Yuqing, the three of them sighed in relief.
Seeing the puzzled look on Lu Ping's face, Lightning Sword explained, "It should be Fan Yuqing without a doubt. However, that green-robed swordsman is our Fourth Senior Brother, Storm Swordsman Xiahou Wushang. A few days ago, I heard that the two of them were at loggerheads again. After that, there was no news of them. I didn't expect that Fan Yuqing would actually dare to enter Tianxuan Ancient City. This time, he won't be able to return!"
However, Yun Jian smiled at Lu Ping and said, "I've long heard that Brother Lu has made a big name for yourself in the Western Wilderness. Even top Core Forging experts like Xie Tianyang of the Ziyang Palace, Li Tong of the Koi Clan, and Ma Chenxi of the Tenma people couldn't handle you. You even teamed up with Shaoze Divine Sword Xie Tianyang and Spirit Beast Tamer Sect's Empyrean Wayfarer Sang Yu to fight against the Fourth Elder of the Tenma people, Ma Li, who is at the mid Dharma stage. The three of us brothers didn't believe it at first, but we didn't expect that Brother Lu would really dare to follow Fan Yuqing and the others who have already entered the Dharma stage. We can't wait any longer!"
Lu Ping hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Yun Jian, you flatter me. I just happened to find Fan Yuqing. If it wasn't for the fact that this is Tianxuan Ancient City, I don't think he would dare to be so presumptuous in Tianxuan Ancient City even if he found out. I'm afraid I wouldn't even dare to follow him."
At this moment, Lei Jian grumbled, "Fourth Senior Brother is really something. Since he knew that Fan Yuqing was in Tianxuan Ancient City, why didn't he tell us about it!"
Lei Jian finally calmed down and said, "Fourth Senior Brother has always been arrogant and the two of them are sworn enemies. That year, Fan Yuqing advanced to the Transcendence Stage before him and almost killed Fourth Senior Brother. After that, Fourth Senior Brother advanced to the Transcendence Stage and the two of them fought many times, but neither of them could defeat the other. Although Fourth Senior Brother didn't say it out loud, he was still brooding over it. He must want to settle it himself by following Fan Yuqing. If we were to interfere, it might backfire!"
Yun Jian nodded and said, "Second Brother is right. It's just that it's the eve of the Pure Yang Conclave held by Master Granduncle Seven Fan. Fan Yuqing's purpose of appearing in Tianxuan Ancient City at this critical juncture is definitely not simple. We better inform the sect!"
After Lu Ping revealed the news to the Rushing Thunder Three Swords, he didn't interrupt anymore. After all, this was Tianxuan Sect's own matter. His purpose of revealing this news in exchange for a favor was already achieved. If he was too enthusiastic, it would instead arouse suspicion.
After Yun Jian finished speaking, he smiled apologetically at Lu Ping and said, "Brother Lu, please wait for a moment. I'll pass on a magic sword to the sect!"
In the secret chamber of the Tianxuan Mirror Grotto-Heaven, Seven Fan Laozu didn't directly answer Qing Li Laozu's question. Instead, he asked quietly, "Junior Brother Qing Li, do you know how many large sects with more than 20,000 years of history are left in the cultivation world?"
Qing Li Laozu didn't expect Seven Fan Laozu to ask such a question. After pondering for a moment, he answered with uncertainty, "There are a few sects with more than 20,000 years of history. However, only our sect, the West Wilderness Palace, the Spirit Beast Sect, the Yuwen Clan, the Heavenly Moon Sect, and the Nanhua Clan have been able to maintain their status as large sects. The rest have experienced ups and downs. However, it seems that there are a few large sects in the East Ocean and the South Ocean that have deep connections with the Middle Earth. It's just that they can no longer be considered as sects in the Middle Earth."
Qing Li Laozu had also guessed something at this moment. Seven Fan Laozu smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. How can a sect with a legacy of more than 10,000 years not produce one or two outstanding cultivators? Many sects even produced True Spirit Dao Lords. However, why have none of these sects achieved the status of the Five Sacred Lands?"
San Xiang Laozu hesitated and asked, "Could it be that the Five Sacred Lands are behind this?"
Seven Fan Laozu sighed and said, "Of course they are. If it were us, we would also not want another Sacred Land to appear in the Central Region to compete with us. After all, the world of cultivation is only so big. The emergence of a huge force will definitely divide the vested interests of the Five Sacred Lands in the Central Region. This can be regarded as the direct reason why Feiling Sect, Ying Tian Sect, and many other large sects have not become Sacred Lands in the past 20,000 years. They have been suppressed, weakened, relocated, and annihilated. The mastermind behind all of this is none other than the Five Sacred Lands. They don't even need to do anything themselves. There are a bunch of thugs and sects under their control to carry out these things. Just like what Junior Brother Qing Li mentioned just now, including our sect, if it weren't for the special circumstances, how could the Six Sacred Lands stand firm for 20,000 years?"
Dong Liu Laozu sighed in a low voice and said, "The Old Man understands now. The Spirit Beast Sect has always had a small population. The West Desert Palace and Nanhua Sect have always been a barrier against the Demon Clan in the West Desert and the Endless Mountains in the South. The Heavenly Moon Sect has not hesitated to attack the Crystal Palace for thousands of years. The Yuwen Family has been the vanguard of many previous calamities. Our sect has also been distracted by the Taixuan Sect for many years, but Senior Brother has never allowed us to completely suppress them. It turns out that these are the main reasons why the Five Sacred Lands have always tolerated these six sects in the Central Region."
Seven Fan Laozu shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, this balance is very likely to be broken when the Old Man advances into the Pure Yang Realm. Although the Old Man gave up the ten thousand miles of territory of our sect in exchange for five portions of Thunder Tribulation Water, which could be said to be weakening his own foundation, hoping to dispel the Five Sacred Lands' suspicions. Now it seems that the Old Man is just wishful thinking."
"Then what should we do? The Five Sacred Lands have gone too far. Are we going to repeat the mistakes of the Ying Tian Sect in the past?"
Seven Fan Laozu was suddenly surrounded by a spiritual fog. When the fog dissipated, seven spiritual fans appeared around him. There were folding fans, cattail leaf fans, round fans, and feather fans. They were all different, but when each fan appeared, it brought with it a Yang aura in the secret chamber.
These seven spiritual fans were the Seven Fan Laozu's treasures, and it was also the origin of the Seven Fan Laozu's name.
The four Fan Laozu were already very familiar with this aura. Even Lu Ping, who was present, could quickly detect that this aura was the Pure Yang Qi that had once almost killed Lu Ping. The four Fan Laozu were all Dharma adepts who had gone through two Thunder Tribulations, so they were naturally familiar with the Pure Yang Qi.
The Forefather of Qing Li sensed the aura of the seven spiritual fans and a sliver of joy appeared on his face. He said, "Senior Brother, these seven spiritual fans are full of aura right now. As long as we obtain five portions of tribulation lightning water from the five holy lands and two portions of tribulation lightning water that our sect has accumulated over the years, we will have seven portions of tribulation lightning water to cleanse your seven spiritual fans. Senior Brother, if you nourish them for a few decades, you will be able to go through the second tribulation lightning and become a second tribulation spirit treasure. At that time, you will be able to use your pure Yang dharma to control the seven natal treasures into a formation. Even the Flying Sky Forefather of the Ying Tian Sect would not be able to catch up.
The Seven Fan Laozu still shook his head and said, "The Old Man's intention in asking for five portions of the Thunder Tribulation Water was naturally to upgrade the seven spiritual fans that had gone through one Thunder Tribulation. How could the Five Sacred Lands not know how strong the Old Man would be with the help of the Second Thunder Tribulation Water? Yet, they still agreed to it. Why? Because they thought that the Old Man would not be able to pose a threat even after upgrading the spiritual fans! "
The Seven Fan Laozu paused for a moment, and then said, "Moreover, the Five Sacred Lands have always been sanctimonious. Although they would not break their promise, accidents are always too easy to happen. This time, in the Mysterious Sky Ancient City, wasn't the news of exchanging the Amethyst Royal Jelly for the Thunder Tribulation Water a perfect excuse? Hehe, the Amethyst Royal Jelly is something that has been lost in the world of cultivation for five to six thousand years. If the Thunder Tribulation Water did not have other uses, the Old Man would also want to exchange it for the Thunder Tribulation Water! "
Lian Nan Laozu looked startled, and said, "What? Senior Brother does not intend to use the Thunder Tribulation Water to upgrade the seven spiritual fans?"
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