In an inconspicuous place in the depths of the Mysterious Heavenly Mirror Lake, Qing Li Laozu watched as Qi Laozu took out a bronze mirror that had been pressed under a rock and handed it to Dong Liu Laozu behind him.
After a while, the bronze mirror was transferred to Qing Li Laozu's hands. Qing Li Laozu carefully examined the interior of the bronze mirror. His eyes flickered with an unknown color and he could no longer suppress his excitement. He looked up at Qi Laozu and said, "It really is the ninth restriction. The Mysterious Heavenly Mirror has really reached the peak of spirit-nurturing treasures. Senior Brother, where did you get this restriction? How did you avoid our detection and make the Mysterious Heavenly Mirror reveal eight restrictions?"
Qi Laozu took the bronze mirror from Qing Li Laozu's hands and smiled mysteriously. "The Crystal Palace!"
Dong Liu Laozu was startled at first, then he came to a sudden realization and said, "Senior Brother, did you already know that the five holy lands would not easily hand over the Tribulation Lightning Water to our sect? The Tribulation Lightning Water needed to improve the quality of the Mysterious Heavenly Mirror is probably more than the Seven Spiritual Fans. Senior Brother must have received the promise of the Tribulation Lightning Water from the Crystal Palace."
Qi Laozu snapped his fingers and praised Dong Liu Laozu, "Old Six is as wise as ever!"
Dong Liu Laozu smiled bitterly and said, "The entire sect was kept in the dark by you. Who is the wise one?"
However, Old Ancestor Lian Nan's expression was rather solemn as he said, "Then, senior brother, what did you pay for Water Crystal Palace to pay such a great price? The ninth Forbidden Abode has been treasured by the six major sects for tens of thousands of years. From this, it can be seen how precious it is. How could Water Crystal Palace easily hand it over to senior brother?"
The four Laozu looked at Seven Laozu again. This was also what everyone was worried about.
This time, Seventh Fan Laozu's smile was a bit forced. Seeing that all four Laozu's were looking at him, he then said, "Heavenly Moon Sect!"
No one was surprised this time. Qing Li Laozu showed an expression of "I knew it" and said, "The Crystal Palace will infiltrate its forces into the Central Mainland after all. But this time, will we be suspected of leading a wolf into our house by introducing the Crystal Palace's forces into the Central Mainland? Will we become the target of all sects in the Central Mainland again? Why has the Crystal Palace been pursuing to gain a foothold in the Middle Mainland for thousands of years? "
"Inviting a wolf into the house?"
Seven Fan Laozu sneered and said, "Our sect is about to be forced by the Five Holy Lands from the cultivation world on the plains to the sea. Who knows, we might even become an overseas sect in the future. How can this be considered as inviting a wolf into the house?"
Lian Nan Laozu was stunned and said, "Are we going to hide overseas as well?"
"Not hide overseas, but expand our sect's forces in the Central Mainland overseas!"
Seven Fan Laozu explained, "A few days ago, Junior He Xiang and Martial Nephew Wen Lie sent news from the sea. They have found more than ten gathering places of Water Asura, Wind Asura, and Ice Asura not far from the Storm Ocean. These gathering places are on some small and medium-sized islands, and the largest gathering place has more than ten thousand Asuras. Among them, there are many Blood Demons and Blood Asuras."
"Didn't Junior He Xiang and Martial Nephew Wen Lie cultivate in seclusion ten years ago and have not come out since then? When did they go to the sea?"
Dong Liu Laozu looked at Seven Laozu who was smiling silently and said, "Third Senior Brother, did you already plan this?"
"More than ten thousand Asuras?"
Qing Li Laozu's mind was not on this. When he heard that such a huge Asura force had suddenly appeared on the sea, not only did he not show the slightest worry, but he said excitedly, "Doesn't that mean that there is at least a large spirit vein in this gathering place, and there may even be spirit stone mines and other associated mineral veins?"
"It is an area equivalent to two spirit veins, and according to Martial Nephew Wen Lie's investigation, there may be spirit stone mines there. Unfortunately, there are too many Mara on the island, and one of them is a Blood Mara whose strength is not inferior to the two of them. So, the specific situation will only be known after we recover the deserted islands in the sea."
Seven Laozu tucked the bronze mirror under his armpit and waved at the four Laozu, indicating for them to follow him. Then, he said, "This time, we retreated ten thousand miles from the Central Plains to make the five great sects lower their guard. We have not been able to free up our hands and focus on attacking these islands in the sea."
Seven Laozu paused for a moment, then continued, "After every great calamity, the five sacred grounds' control over the cultivation world is at its weakest. So, before every great calamity, the five sacred grounds' control over the cultivation world is even stricter, and their actions are even more unscrupulous. This is to kill all sects that have the possibility of rising during the great calamity. Unfortunately, in the past thirty thousand years, the five sacred grounds' tricks have always been successful."
"Our sect is also taking a gamble this time, but we won't be like Ying Tian Sect and Fei Ling Sect, who won't be able to take care of themselves and fight against the large sects head-on when the disaster arrives. Instead, we will show our weakness and endure the humiliation. We will let the five great sects see that we are 'adapting to the situation' and understand that we are defending what we have and not advancing. Only then will we be able to minimize the impact that our sect might receive in this disaster!"
"And this time, it seems that the heavens are blessing our Tianxuan Sect. This is a rare opportunity. Who would have thought that the Water Asura and Ice Asura, who have always wreaked havoc in the overseas cultivation world outside the Stormy Ocean, would gather in the inner sea of the Stormy Ocean on a large scale. The place where Mara gathers means that there are abundant cultivation resources. This is the foundation of our sect's rise."
Seven Laozu walked to a rocky area in the grotto-heaven, then turned around and said, "The Old Man has said enough this time, and I believe that all of you have understood quite a bit. After you go down, restrain your disciples and make preparations. The Old Man wants to find a hidden place in the rocky area to hide the main body of the Tianxuan Mirror."
The cultivation world of the plains was vast. As a large sect that was second only to the Five Great Holy Lands in the Central Plains, Tianxuan Sect's sphere of influence occupied more than one-third of the entire cultivation world of the plains. Furthermore, the land that Tianxuan Sect occupied was the most fertile land in the entire cultivation world of the plains.
Another large sect in the cultivation world of the plains, Tianxuan Sect, occupied a quarter of the land. The rest of the land was controlled by other large and small sects in the cultivation world of the plains, as well as various forces, groups, and rogue cultivators.
Lu Ping followed the Three Rushing Thunder Swords and flew all the way to a mountain range that was tens of thousands of miles away from Mount Tianxuan. The four of them landed in a dense forest behind a mountain peak and the cloud sword shot out nine array flags in a row. A faint mist gradually rose up and shrouded the four of them along with the surrounding forest. From afar, it looked as if they were in a fairyland surrounded by clouds and the sea.
The four of them sat cross-legged on the ground. The Three Rolling Thunder Swords each swallowed a spirit pill to recover the Zhen Yuan they had consumed during the long-distance flight, while Lu Ping placed a spirit gathering hassock beneath him. The Psychic Jade Pendant on his waist flickered. The illusory formation laid down by Yun Jian also had the effect of gathering spirit energy. As the Psychic Jade Pendant on Lu Ping's waist flickered, more than half of the spirit energy gathered in the illusory formation began to gather around Lu Ping.
The Three Rolling Thunder Swords were wondering why Lu Ping did not swallow a spirit pill to recover his Zhen Yuan during such a long distance flight. But when they saw the treasures on Lu Ping's body and the surrounding Spirit Qi gathering around his body, it was no wonder that Lu Ping did not need to swallow a spirit pill and could absorb enough spirit energy to recover just by circulating the technique.
In fact, what the three of them did not know was that in the space of Lu Ping's heart, there was a huge wine cauldron of Spirit Treasure grade. The density of the spirit energy that was constantly being emitted from the wine cauldron was no less than that of three or four miniature spirit veins.
Compared to this, the amount of spirit energy absorbed by the spirit gathering treasures on Lu Ping's body was like a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood.
The only thing that the three of them did not expect was that the amount of Zhen Yuan in Lu Ping's body was far greater than what a normal person could imagine. The amount of Zhen Yuan that had been consumed by Lu Ping during the tens of thousands of miles flight was really negligible. Coupled with the fact that he had refined two portions of the Thousand Wonder Dew, the recovery rate of his Zhen Yuan was far beyond what the three of them could imagine. As such, Lu Ping only needed a very short period of time to completely recover his Zhen Yuan. The Three Rolling Thunder Swords muttered to themselves as they watched.
Lu Ping's Divine Will spread out in all directions, and everything within a ten-mile radius was displayed in Lu Ping's Divine Will. Now, Lu Ping's Divine Will had already far surpassed that of a normal early Dharma adept, and he was already approaching the level of a mid Dharma adept. The only difference was that he was still far from a Dharma adept's level of Divine Will.
By the time the three of them had rested, another four hours had passed. Seeing that the three of them had woken up, Lu Ping opened his mouth and said, "Have the three of you thought this through? If you do this, you won't be afraid of being questioned by the elders of the sect in the future. Furthermore, since your sect's Seventh Fan Laozu has decided to give up tens of thousands of miles of territory in exchange for the Five Holy Lands' Thunder Tribulation Water, even though it seems absurd, there might be a deeper meaning behind it. If we were to disrupt the arrangements of the elders of your sect, even if we were to die a hundred times, we would not be able to redeem ourselves."
The Lightning Sword's face was full of determination as he said, "Rest assured, Brother Lu. We understand the intentions of the elders of our sect, but we are just not willing to compromise. Our Tianxuan sect has been around for close to twenty thousand years, and we naturally have our own reasons for doing so. As a disciple of the Tianxuan sect, there are some things that we do even though we know we cannot do. This is all for the sake of our integrity. If this can serve as a warning to the disciples of our sect, then even if we are to be oppressed in the future, we will still be able to get back at them one day. Otherwise, if we continue to concede, the Tianxuan sect may be able to maintain its tradition, but it will become a small and weak sect. That would be no different from having its heritage wiped out!"
Lu Ping could not help but admire the Lightning Sword as he listened to the Lightning Sword's impassioned speech. He wondered if Zhenling would have the same kind of generosity in the future if he were to encounter such a crisis.
No matter how he thought about it, Lu Ping could not help but laugh bitterly in his heart. If there were other ways to deal with the crisis, Lu Ping would be able to do it as well. However, this method of taking the direct path rather than the indirect path was something that Lu Ping found hard to accept, especially when his own side had shown weakness.
The forest that Lu Ping was in was actually already at the border of the Tianxuan sect's territory. The Tianxuan sect had shrunk their territory by ten thousand miles. Otherwise, the Tianxuan sect would not have given up on this mountain range that was said to be rich in resources in the world of practitioners.
Right at this moment, Lu Ping's expression changed. He turned around and asked in a low voice, "This time, who will deal with the Dharma adepts of the Wuxing School?"
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