From the moment Lu Ping returned to the North Sea and appeared on Tianling Mountain, it wasn't just the practitioners in Zhenling, but the practitioners in the entire North Sea, who had their eyes wide open, were paying attention to the direction of Huang Li Island. They were paying attention to whether the famous third generation practitioner in the North Sea would be able to take control of Huang Li Island from the hands of his elders.
Therefore, everyone who was watching this conflict knew that the small Huang Li Island was related to the overall direction of the internal affairs of Zhenling. It could even directly affect the development of the entire North Sea.
Was it a high degree of centralization of power in the sect, or was it to maintain the tradition of the sect and maintain the balance of power in the sect? Zhenling's Liu Tianling Laozu had set up such an unfair situation in front of the stunned gazes of all the sects in the North Sea. She handed the decision to her own disciple while she hid behind the scenes.
Just when everyone was shocked by Liu Tianling Laozu's decision, some sharp-eyed practitioners realized that although the possibility of Liu Tianling Laozu losing was much higher, even if Liu Tianling Laozu lost, he wouldn't lose the bet of centralization of power. Could it be that Tianshu Laozu, as a senior, was bullying a junior and was influencing his teacher's decision?
But what if Liu Tianling's disciple won? A Dharma adept losing to a Core Forging adept, and to a junior at that? How could Tianshu Laozu have the face to go against Liu Tianling Laozu? Even if he threw away his pride, how many people in Zhenling would still be willing to follow him?
With a flip of his hand, Liu Tianling Laozu beat him at his own game. He was already in an invincible position.
Moreover, everyone knew that Liu Tianling had purposely dug a pit for Tianshu Laozu to jump into. How could a teacher not know his own disciple's capabilities?
However, this Lu Xuanping was too heaven-defying. He hadn't even reached the Golden Core stage, but he was able to suppress a Dharma Adept with his Core Forging Stage cultivation!
For a time, the entire cultivation world of the North Sea was talking about the battle between Lu Xuanping, the Aqua Sword Immortal, and Tian Shu Laozu. The cultivators who had been isolated from the North Sea for a long time could not imagine how a Core Forging cultivator would dare to challenge a Transcendence Laozu, let alone defeat this Transcendence Laozu. It was like a fantasy.
Immediately, some busybodies spread the news that the reason why Perfected Master Lu Xuanping was like that was because he had just returned from his travels in the Middle Earth. The Middle Earth was the holy land of the cultivation world, and even the Eastern Sea cultivation world was inferior to it.
Lu Xuanping, the Water Sword Immortal, must have had an extraordinary encounter in the Middle Earth. That was why he was so powerful and could challenge the Fa Xiang Laozu with his Core Forging cultivation.
For a time, the North Sea's cultivation world was filled with yearning for the Middle Earth's cultivation world. Ever since the destruction of Fei Ling Sect, the North Sea's cultivation world and the Middle Earth's cultivation world had lost direct contact for 4,000 years.
In these 4,000 years, only the top disciples of the big sects in the North Sea had been lucky enough to travel to the Middle Earth through the East Sea. They brought back bits and pieces of news about the Middle Earth's cultivation world or some recent news about the Middle Earth's cultivation world from the East Sea's cultivation world.
However, when it came to understanding the Middle Earth's cultivation world, even Zhenling, who had built a stronghold in the Yingshan mountain range, was not so arrogant.
The fact that Lu Ping had defeated Tian Shu Laozu in a head-on battle had also caused a huge uproar in Zhenling. Although Tian Shu Laozu had been beaten to the ground by Lu Ping's Genchen Pearl and had lost all his face, he knew that Lu Ping had shown him mercy. Otherwise, he would have been severely injured at the very least.
The two Enlightened Masters Xuan Su and Xuan Chang helped him up from the ground. The pale-faced Tian Shu Laozu circulated the Essential Vitality in his body and realized that he was not seriously injured. He cast a resentful and complicated gaze at Lu Ping, who was in the sky, and said in a low voice, "Let's go!"
They did not even bother to pack up the cave abode on the east coast. The group left Huang Li Island in a hurry. Lu Ping did not stop them.
Tian Shu Laozu's hurried departure immediately caused a commotion on Huang Li Island. After a while, many of the patrolling cultivators on Huang Li Island left. After a while, some of the cultivators who ran shops on the island also saw that the situation was not good and packed up their belongings to run away.
These people were the ones who had begged Tian Shu Laozu and his disciples to do business on Huang Li Island after Tian Shu Laozu took control of Huang Li Island. Some of them even used Tian Shu Laozu's deterrence to force many of the old shops on Huang Li Island to leave.
Now that the change of ownership of Huang Li Island was a foregone conclusion, these cultivators who were worried about Lu Ping's revenge did not dare to stay any longer. One by one, they put down their errands and businesses and left Huang Li Island.
Lu Ping returned to his cave abode. From afar, he saw Sixth Brother Lei standing at the entrance of his cave abode with Yuan Xuanzhan in his hand.
Lu Ping smiled and walked towards Sixth Brother Lei.
Yuan Xuanzhan had plotted against Lu Ping several times in the past, especially when he almost kidnapped Hu Lili in the open sea, causing him to die in the Beast Tide.
Although Lu Ping did not have any direct evidence and Liu Tianling Laozu had also caused trouble in the Yuan Family, it did not mean that Lu Ping was willing to let him go. It was just that Lu Ping had a lot of things to do and the complicated relationships in the sect. On top of that, Liu Tianling Laozu had just ascended to the position of Sect Master. Lu Ping did not want to affect his master's plan to take control of the sect, so he had been tolerating it.
However, now that Lu Ping had reached this stage, when he looked back at the Yuan Family, he really looked like a clown. Even with Tian Shu Laozu's support, if Lu Ping insisted on destroying the Yuan Family, not many people could stop him.
What a joke. Now that Lu Ping was a force in Zhenling, who could defeat a Dharma adept? Who in the North Sea cultivation world would dare to treat him as a Core Forging adept?
After this battle, Lu Ping's status in Zhenling would definitely rise. Although he might not be able to be on the same level as Tian Cheng, Tian Shan, and Tian Feng Laozu due to his seniority, any decision made in Zhenling would probably not be able to bypass Lu Ping. This was the status that came with power.
And Liu Tianling Laozu, as the Sect Master, would definitely have more control over the sect because of his disciple. Once Tian Lin Laozu passed his first Dharma tribulation and reached the mid Dharma stage, Zhenling would officially enter the era where the second generation of disciples would take over Zhenling.
Sixth Brother Lei looked at Lu Ping and laughed. "Now that you mention it, it's funny. The North Sea cultivation world is really like a bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world. When they saw that you defeated a Dharma adept, they were even more shocked than if they had seen a ghost!"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "The North Sea has been isolated for a long time. At most, they have only had some contact with the East Sea cultivation world. Not many people know that there are different levels of Dharma adepts of the same level. My Uncle-Master Tian Shu is just one of the weaker early Dharma adepts. Defeating him is nothing to brag about!"
Sixth Brother Lei pointed at Lu Ping and laughed. "You're being unreasonable. You're a guy who even dares to fight a mid Dharma adept. Even Fan Yuqing died at your hands. Naturally, you wouldn't care about early Dharma adepts. What I find strange is that in a place as barren as the North Sea, there's something strange about you!"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "Brother Lei, don't be so pretentious. With Brother Lei's strength, even in the big sects in the Central Plains, you're one of the strongest direct disciples. Even in the five holy lands, with Brother Lei's assassination skills, you might be able to fight against the direct disciples. But now, you're laughing at me!"
Sixth Brother Lei stopped joking and said seriously, "You've made your Uncle-Master suffer such a huge loss and lost so much face in the cultivation world. Yet, you let him go. Aren't you afraid that he'll seek revenge in the future? You must know that it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to defend against a stab in the dark. Although you're powerful, you're still not at the peak of the cultivation world. There are plenty of people who can defeat you! "
Lu Ping shook his head and said, "Brother Lei, I can't kill him. My fight with Uncle-Master Tian Shu is only about the inheritance of the sect and the way to expand. It's not a fight to the death. If I really kill him, the Zhenling sect will definitely fall into internal strife. The Laozu, especially the first Laozu, will definitely interfere. When that happens, all of Master's plans will be for naught!"
"What's more, this person had the chance to kill me in the past, but in the end, he didn't take the opportunity to settle this personal grudge. No matter what, I should let him go!"
Sixth Brother Lei shook his head, clearly not approving or disapproving of Lu Ping's methods. Instead, he threw Yuan Xuanzhan to the ground and said, "This guy took advantage of the time when you were fighting to seize the cave. I'm afraid he even planned to kidnap your wife. After I stopped him, he even tried to drag the Core Forging cultivators behind him into the water in an attempt to besiege me. Now that I've captured him, you can deal with him as you see fit!"
Lu Ping thought for a moment, then extended a finger and pointed at the unconscious Yuan Xuanzhan on the ground. A golden mist instantly entered Yuan Xuanzhan's chest.
The intense pain woke Yuan Xuanzhan from his coma. He felt as if his body was being bitten by countless things, causing him to roll on the ground.
"You, what did you do to me?"
The intense pain did not affect Yuan Xuanzhan's rationality.
"Have you heard of the Myriad Poison Serum?"
When Lu Ping's words entered Yuan Xuanzhan's ears, it was as if a devil was teasing him.
"Haha, you're willing to use such a precious thing to kill me!"
Amidst his shrill and hoarse roar, Yuan Xuanzhan finally made his meaning clear.
Sixth Brother Lei revealed a trace of admiration and said, "You have some tough bones!"
Lu Ping did not show the slightest expression on his face towards Yuan Xuanzhan, who had been tortured like a ghost by the Myriad Poison Meteorite Qi. Instead, he continued in a cold voice, "Do you know of the Eight Scenic Restaurant?"
The pain in Yuan Xuanzhan's body had already subsided. Although he did not know why Lu Ping was still alive after injecting the Myriad Poison Serum into his body, when he heard Lu Ping's words, he suddenly raised his head and said, "You're not going to kill me?"
Lu Ping ignored his astonishment and said, "The golden mist I injected into your core space is not the Myriad Poison Serum, but the Myriad Poison Meteorite Qi that I refined. You come from the Yuan family, so you must have some knowledge. You should know that your life is in my hands. Unless your cultivation surpasses mine in the future, your life is in my hands. Even a great cultivator cannot save you."
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