Truth be told, Zhenling had an even more precious pill furnace. It was the Mountain and River Cauldron that Tian Lin Laozu had snatched from Ying Tian Dojo.
It was a pill furnace with three enchantments. Its status in Zhenling was comparable to the only two 2-tribulation spirit treasures in Zhenling.
However, after Tian Lin Laozu brought the Mountain and River Cauldron back, Tianlu Laozu and Tianxiang Laozu joined forces to find Tian Lin Laozu. The three of them discussed something. In the end, Tianxiang Laozu took the Mountain and River Cauldron away while Tian Lin Laozu issued a gag order to everyone who entered Ying Tian Dojo with him. Even Lu Ping, who was far away in Central Plains, received the order.
Although Lu Ping felt that there was something fishy about this, he knew how attractive the Mountain and River Cauldron was to alchemists. How could Tianlu Laozu resist the temptation? However, since Tianlu Laozu did not say anything, Lu Ping did not have the right to say anything.
After going through the motions with Laozu, Lu Ping retrieved two Skyhearthstones from the Pill Pavilion's treasury. Lu Ping was in a good mood. Without further ado, he went to the Artefact Refining Hall to find Chen Lian.
Zhenling's Artefact Refining Hall only had Tian Lin Laozu as a Grandmaster Artefact Refiner. However, there were several Grandmaster Artefact Refiners, including Chen Lian and his master, Sage Enigma Flame.
Ever since Tian Lin Laozu brought the Mountain Cleaving Axe he obtained from Ying Tian Faction back to Zhenling, Tian Lin Laozu had completely lost control of this 2-tribulation spirit treasure.
Tian Jiang Laozu had chased all the blacksmiths out of his Immortal's Cave. He had only summoned Chen Lian, who had the highest chance of becoming a Grand Master Blacksmith, back from Huang Li Island as his assistant. The two of them had been working on repairing the Mountain Splitting Axe for several years.
When Lu Ping saw Chen Lian again, he was thin and his clothes were disheveled. He looked extremely tired, but his eyes were bright and full of spirit. They were even brighter than before.
"Sixth-layer Core Forging Realm?"
When Lu Ping sensed Chen Lian's aura, he was a little surprised. He originally thought that Chen Lian's cultivation had been delayed because he was repairing the Mountain Splitting Axe. He didn't think that Chen Lian's cultivation would increase so quickly.
Chen Lian pursed his lips and said, "Aren't you making a fool out of yourself? You're on your way to smelting the third spiritual item, condensing the Ninth Grade Golden Elixir, and achieving the Dharma Power. Instead, you're pleasantly surprised by our progress in cultivation!"
Lu Ping rubbed his chin awkwardly and chuckled, "There are many things to do after coming back. I wonder how everyone's cultivation has progressed."
Chen Lian mocked, "Forget it. Even Uncle-Master Tian Shu was defeated by you. Naturally, he doesn't have time to see us brothers. However, the incident on Huang Li Island is also a shame. Because Uncle-Master Tian Shu appeared, we couldn't go against him directly. Our teachers and elders also warned us not to offend our superiors. Therefore, Senior Sister Black Fox has been shouldering all the responsibility on Huang Li Island. I'm sorry."
Lu Ping waved his hand and said, "Why do you have to be like this? You've already done enough. Otherwise, I'm afraid that even my abode on Huang Li Island would have been requisitioned by him!"
The two of them had a deep friendship and there was no need to say anything else. Chen Lian said, "Among us brothers, other than Junior Brother Ji Xuanxuan who has just broken through to the late Core Forging Realm and is currently in seclusion to consolidate his cultivation, Senior Brother Xuan Yong, Senior Brother Xuan Feng, Junior Sister Xuan Ling, Xuan Yu, and Xuan Jian are all at the sixth layer of the Core Forging Realm. Among them, Xuan Yong, Xuan Feng, and Xuan Ling have already reached the bottleneck of the late Core Forging Realm and are only a step away from it. Xuan Yu, Xuan Jian, and I have just advanced to the sixth layer of the Core Forging Realm. We still need some time to accumulate our strength."
Lu Ping nodded his head, but in his heart, he thought, "They are definitely not the only ones who are stuck at the bottleneck of the sixth layer of the Core Forging Realm. The batch of Earth-rank spiritual items that I exchanged from the Mysterious Sky Ancient City has finally been settled. However, these items still need to be passed through the sect. I can't let myself suffer a loss!"
Chen Lian saw that Lu Ping's mind was elsewhere and couldn't help but ask in a bad mood, "Why are you looking for me? I'm very busy here. Right now, Ancestor Tianjiang's temper is very bad. If I'm negligent, I'll definitely be scolded!"
Lu Ping asked curiously, "What? That Mountain Splitting Axe still hasn't been repaired?"
Chen Lian said, "It's almost done. It's precisely because it's the last moment that Ancestor Tianjiang's expression has become more and more serious. He's deeply afraid that he will fail at the last moment. Ancestor said that his greatest achievement in this life is probably to repair this two-tribulation spirit treasure!"
Lu Ping saw that Chen Lian was speaking in a serious tone, so he changed the topic and said, "This time, I'm looking for you because I have a few magic treasures that need to be upgraded. I want to see if you can help!"
Lu Ping told Chen Lian about the few treasures that needed to be upgraded. When Chen Lian heard that Lu Ping wanted him to help upgrade the Na Chuan Cauldron, he was obviously a little shocked.
"I've seen your Na Chuan Cauldron. In terms of quality, it's indeed better than Ancestor Tianjiang's Firmament Cauldron. However, with my current refining level, could it be that you're at ease to let me use it?"
Lu Ping saw that there was no one around, so he smiled and showed the Sky Hearthstone in front of Chen Lian. Then, he quickly put it away.
Chen Lian's gaze suddenly became scorching hot. He said in a low voice, "Sky Hearthstone? And there are two of them. Where did you get these treasures? Don't tell me that you've emptied out the Pill Pavilion? Be careful of Ancestor Tianjiang's wrath! "
Chen Lian immediately returned to normal. He pondered for a moment and said, "Even so, I'm not very confident. However, at least I can guarantee that if the upgrade fails, it won't cause any harm to the Na Chuan Cauldron. However, you'd better give me the second Precious Restriction of the Pill Furnace so that I can study it in advance and prepare for it!"
Without saying anything, Lu Ping handed over a jade slip that recorded the Precious Restriction of the Pill Furnace to Chen Lian. However, this Precious Restriction was obtained by Tianqin Laozu at the Fantasy Spirit City's auction. Afterwards, Lu Ping copied it from her.
There was still a Precious Restriction of the Pill Furnace on Lu Ping. Even Zhenling didn't know about this Precious Restriction of the Pill Furnace. However, Lu Ping still wanted to leave this Precious Restriction for the Na Chuan Cauldron in the future to see if there was any room for improvement.
Lu Ping said with some worry, "There's no hurry now. You should first help Ancestor Tianjiang to repair the Mountain Splitting Axe. After this matter is completed, you can free up your hands to think about the Pill Furnace. I see that you've exhausted your energy. It's better to rest for a while."
Chen Lian looked at Lu Ping in surprise and said, "You actually know about the Mountain Splitting Axe?"
Seeing that Lu Ping smiled and didn't answer, Chen Lian didn't ask much. Instead, he said, "The Precious Restriction of the Pill Furnace is very important. These years, although I've been valued by Ancestor Tianjiang, I haven't received the inheritance of the Precious Restriction from him. You just passed it to me like this. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the sect?"
Lu Ping laughed in spite of himself and said, "Who do you think will punish me?"
Chen Lian suddenly understood. Under Lu Ping's surprised gaze, he actually burst out with vulgarities and said, "Damn it, you're now an existence on equal footing with my Ancestor!"
Having said that, he ignored Lu Ping's gaze and directly said, "It's not a big problem to upgrade this Spirit Jade. I didn't expect that you would even be able to find such a rare object like the Frightening Spirit Branch and condense the fourth Precious Restriction in one go. The Nether Water Sword is a bit more difficult. Although you didn't find enough spiritual materials, you can just barely gather the leftover materials for repairing the Mountain Splitting Axe. However, the inheritance of the Invisible Sword Technique is not complete. Without the last three Spirit Nurturing Level Invisible Restrictions, even if you upgrade the Nether Water Sword, you won't be able to upgrade it to a Spirit Nurturing Artifact. As for the Water Controlling Flag, I'm afraid that it'll be even more difficult. The one who has the deepest understanding of this artifact is Ancestor. Once the matter of the Mountain Splitting Axe has come to an end, you should personally pay him a visit!"
Coming out of the Refining Hall, Lu Ping thought for a moment before he finally walked towards the back of Heaven Spirit Mountain.
At the back of Tian Ling Mountain, a gigantic pagoda had been erected without anyone noticing.
About twenty years ago, the newly appointed Sect Master, Liu Tianling Laozu, abolished the punishment system of facing the wall in the sect. Disciples who should have been punished for making mistakes were thrown into this pagoda called the Eight Scenic Pavilions and suppressed there.
The Eight Scenic Pavilions actually represented eight types of punishment. For cultivators who made mistakes, it was a form of punishment, but it was also a form of training. However, this kind of training was relatively extreme, and the results were also relatively slow.
So far, the disciple who had received the most severe punishment in Zhenling was only suppressed by the Eight Scenic Pavilions for five years. The punishment in the Eight Scenic Pavilions only consisted of the five types of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. After this cultivator came out of the Eight Scenic Pavilions, he was originally a late stage Core Forging cultivator in Zhenling and could be considered an expert. But now, he was tortured to the point where he was on the verge of death. He had to recuperate in his own cave for another ten years before he could fully recover. In total, this caused the cultivator to lose fifteen years of cultivation. This result caused everyone in Zhenling to keep quiet about the Eight Scenic Pavilions.
However, after the cultivator recovered, he discovered that his body had improved a lot compared to before. But compared to the fifteen years of cultivation that he had wasted, the gains did not make up for the losses.
At the same time, the Eight Scenic Pavilions was also a training ground for Zhenling.
The Eight Scenic Pavilions was a treasure that was in between an ordinary magic treasure and a heavenly grotto-heaven magic treasure. Each of the eight floors could be transformed into a training ground. Under the operation of the formation and the guards of each floor, the training ground could be transformed into various training grounds to test the disciples who entered.
Every year, Zhenling would select a group of outstanding disciples who had met the qualifications to enter the Eight Scenic Pavilions for training. These disciples were all in the Blood Condensation Realm. Moreover, Zhenling would also allocate some cultivation resources to the various training grounds as a reward for the disciples who passed the training.
Originally, every floor of the Eight Scenic Pavilions would have a heaven and earth spiritual item that acted as the eye of the formation. At the same time, it was closely related to the training grounds of the Eight Scenic Pavilions.
However, when Lu Ping handed the Eight Scenic Pavilions to Tian Lin Laozu, he had already stored away the heaven and earth spiritual items inside.
It was one thing for the Eight Scenic Pavilions to be requisitioned by the sect for so many years, but if Lu Ping were to add heaven and earth spiritual items to it, Lu Ping would not be so foolish!
Just as Lu Ping was about to enter the Eight Scenic Pavilions, the space in front of him rippled. A spatial door opened, and a gentle breeze blew in.
Lu Ping did not seem surprised. He straightened his body and bowed. "Disciple greets Martial Uncle Tianfan!"
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