Three Mid Blood Condensation Realm cultivators were in charge of the construction of the base on Huang Li Island, while 30 Blood Refining Realm disciples were in charge of the implementation. At the same time, they recruited mortals to build the market on the island. Lu Ping and six other Early Blood Condensation Realm disciples followed Senior Brother Zhang Zifeng, who was in the late Blood Condensation Realm, to set up the island's defensive formation.
Three days later, after he finished setting up the array formation, Lu Ping returned to his cave-dwelling and began his regular cultivation routine. At the same time, every once in a while, he would go to the market on Di Kun Island to purchase some Spirit Herbs for alchemy. He would also dispose of some of the things he had obtained during the Xuan Qi Island incident, so he could break even.
Lu Ping spent 4,000 spirit stones to buy two sets of traction formations from Manager Jia of Bountiful Treasures Pavilion. These traction formations were specially used to guide the earth veins, including spirit veins. The formation only needed to be fixed on the spirit veins and the formation plate was placed at the desired location. After activating the formation, the spirit veins could be moved. However, the movement of the spirit veins would definitely cause tremors in the ground, so it was necessary to prevent anyone from noticing.
One day, Lu Ping had just finished concocting a cauldron of Blood Purification Pellets. Looking at the six blood-red medicinal pellets in the cauldron, Lu Ping couldn't help but feel happy. He had made another breakthrough in his Mid Blood Refining Realm medicinal pellets, but his success rate for Late Blood Refining Realm medicinal pellets was still only 40%.
At this time, Lu Ping felt the protective formation outside the cave abode being triggered. A voice transmission talisman was sent in. It turned out that Senior Brother Li Ziming was informing Lu Ping to go to a meeting.
Lu Ping didn't dare delay and hurried to the meeting hall on Huang Li Island. At this time, the five Early Blood Condensation Realm cultivators had already arrived. Li Ziming was sitting on the chair at the head of the table.
Lu Ping didn't know what was going on, so he gave Hu Lili an inquiring look the moment he entered the hall. Hu Lili looked unhappy and gave him a 'look down' expression. Obviously, she already knew the content of the meeting, and it wasn't anything good.
Sure enough, upon seeing Lu Ping enter, Lin Cheng, who was at the side, pretended to be enthusiastic and said, "Aiya, Senior Brother Lu, please take a seat. You've made us and Senior Brother Li wait for a long time!"
His words sounded normal, but Lu Ping couldn't tell that it was anything good. Could it be that they were here for him, Lu Ping?
Sure enough, as soon as Lin Sheng's voice fell, Li Ziming, who was sitting at the head of the table, said, "Junior Brother Lu, you must attend meetings punctually from now on. You must know that things are different now. In the past, the cultivator stationed on Huang Li Island was your Junior Martial Brother Lu. Naturally, you could do as you please. But now, Senior Martial Brother Zhang Zifeng is in charge of the island. In addition, the Demon Race from the Outer Sea is like a tiger watching its prey. Junior Martial Brother Lu must not slack off in the future. "
When Lu Ping heard this, he realized that Li Ziming was accusing him of slacking off. It was obvious that Li Ziming was trying to intimidate him.
Lu Ping sat down and said, "Oh, then I wonder what Immortal Zhang Zifeng wants to discuss with everyone?"
Li Ziming was secretly angry. This Lu Ping clearly knew that Immortal Zhang Zifeng was focused on cultivation and didn't care about the affairs of the island. The other two were also the same. This meant that Li Ziming was the person in charge of Huang Li Island. Yet, Li Ziming still spoke in such a manner. Clearly, Lu Ping didn't place him in his eyes. However, Li Ziming was using Zhang Zifeng to talk about this matter, so Li Ziming couldn't do anything. Inwardly, he swore that no matter what, he would use Lu Ping to establish his authority. Thus, he said, "Senior Martial Brother Zhang Zifeng is busy with cultivation and has entrusted the affairs of the island to me. Today, I want to discuss the matters of the island's spiritual fields."
Lu Ping frowned and said, "Senior Martial Brother Li, the spiritual fields have always been managed by me. I have never owed any tribute to the sect. What is there to discuss?"
Li Ziming was very dissatisfied with Lu Ping's interruption and coldly said, "Although Junior Martial Brother Lu did not owe any tribute to the sect, Huang Li Island is currently under the management of the sect. Naturally, the spiritual fields on the island will also be managed by the sect. Junior Martial Brother Lu no longer has the right to contract the spiritual fields."
Lu Ping was rich and overbearing. Although he didn't care about the small output of the spirit fields, there was no reason for him to swallow his anger when someone robbed his land for no reason. Hence, he asked, "Senior Martial Brother Li, you mean that you want to take care of it yourself?"
Li Ziming said, "Junior Martial Brother Lu's words don't make sense. It's not that I want to take care of it, it's that I want to take care of it for the sect."
Lu Ping didn't care about such a small profit, but he also couldn't let Li Ziming take advantage of it. Thus, he said, "Since Senior Martial Brother Li has taken a fancy to my spiritual fields, how about this: there are seven mu of spiritual fields on the island. Two of them were created after I was stationed on Huang Li Island. According to the rules, within three years, the output of the spiritual fields will belong to me. As for the remaining five mu of spiritual fields, how about this? Since Senior Martial Brother Li is busy every day, I don't think you have the time to take care of it. Why don't the five of you each take care of one mu? This way, everyone can contribute to the sect in their spare time. What does everyone think? "
Li Ziming didn't know that two mu of spiritual fields were created by Lu Ping himself. The report he heard said that there were seven mu of spiritual fields, and the spiritual energy in the spiritual fields was dense. Not only was the output 20% higher, but the growth time was also shorter. In a year, six crops could be planted. Li Ziming couldn't resist the temptation of the person who made the report, so he came up with the rotten idea of taking away Lu Ping's property.
Strictly speaking, Li Ziming's words made sense. This was a strict Zhenling sect rule. However, under normal circumstances, everyone would turn a blind eye to this. They were all Blood Condensation cultivators, so who would care about a few hundred spirit stones a year? But now, Li Ziming was fussing over it. Lu Ping didn't want to fight with him. If I can't get it, then don't even think about getting it.
The others didn't know what to say. If they agreed to Lu Ping's proposal, Senior Martial Brother Li would lose face. If they didn't agree, Senior Martial Brother Li wouldn't be able to accept it. Moreover, Lu Ping was sending benefits to his doorstep. For a moment, everyone fell silent. Even Lin Sheng didn't say anything.
Hu Lili understood Lu Ping's intention. She looked at him and smiled. "I think this is a good idea. Anyway, I don't have much to do on Huang Li Island. It's not a bad idea to take one mu of spiritual fields and live a rustic life."
Li Ziming sat in his seat for a long time. In the end, he said, "I can send my Blood Condensation disciples to take care of it."
This was naked greed! At this point, even Lu Ping was too embarrassed to continue arguing with her.
Lu Ping stood up and left the meeting hall. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was ridiculous. Why did Li Ziming act as if he had never seen spirit stones before? It was really embarrassing for a Blood Condensation cultivator. Lu Ping no longer cared about Li Ziming's face and laughed out loud.
Everyone in the meeting hall was also stunned by Li Ziming's words. They couldn't react for a moment. When they heard Lu Ping's laughter, everyone had a strange expression on their faces. They quickly stood up and left. Even Lin Sheng didn't dare to stay. Only Li Ziming was left sitting in his seat. His face turned green and white. No one knew what he was thinking.
After Lu Ping returned to his cave-dwelling, he wondered who was the one who set him up. First of all, it had to be Lin Sheng. Just based on Lin Sheng's sarcastic tone when he first entered the cave-dwelling, Li Ziming was bound to be involved in this. However, Li Ziming wouldn't throw away his face just for Lin Sheng's sake.
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