Spiritual Master Du Feng frowned when he saw the golden sword light disappear into the secret room, but in the end, he didn't barge in.
In the secret chamber, Wang Qi, who had just advanced to the Core Forging stage, suppressed the ecstasy that came with the advancement of his cultivation. Just as he was about to go into closed-door cultivation to completely stabilize his cultivation, he heard the sound of a sword whistling through the air. The protective array formation in the secret chamber was instantly shattered, and a golden flying sword appeared in front of Wang Qi.
Seeing this familiar flying sword, Wang Qi was excited and wanted to stand up. Unexpectedly, the flying sword seemed to have expected this. It slammed the back of the sword into Wang Qi's shoulder and pressed him back onto the ground.
The sword light circled around and stabbed into the Thousand Year Frost in front of Wang Qi, sinking half of it into the sword. Only then did Wang Qi notice that there was a purple jade slip on the tassel of the sword hilt.
This golden sword light was naturally the Golden Scale Sword that Lu Ping had used for the longest time. The Golden Scale Sword had condensed six treasures and was a top spiritual artifact. However, it was difficult to improve its quality, and the Golden Scale Sword was refined using a secret art of the Koi Clan. Without the inheritance of the Koi Clan's secret art, the Golden Scale Sword wouldn't be able to reach the Spirit Nurturing level no matter how high its quality was. That was why Lu Ping had abandoned it in the end. However, for someone like Wang Qi who had just advanced to the Core Forging realm, this artifact was already a valuable treasure.
However, even though the Golden Scale Sword was precious, Wang Qi couldn't wait to see the purple jade slip tied to the sword tassel.
Lu Ping stayed on Frost Island for more than a month. Mara's clan attacked Frost Island twice more, but these two attacks weren't aimed at Zhenling's area.
One of the two attacks was aimed at Ocean Flame Sect's area, and Mara's clan was repelled by the combined forces of several sects.
However, this time, the intensity of the ambush was clearly higher than before. Several Late Core Forging Great Asuras hid in a corner and suddenly launched an attack. The Ocean Flame Sect and the other sects didn't have Zhen Ling Sect's Mother-Child Traction Array. It was said that many Blood Condensation Realm cultivators had fallen. Even Core Forging Realm cultivators couldn't save them in time. Five to six of them had died, and one of them was even a Late Core Forging Realm cultivator.
The second attack was more than ten days later. This time, it was aimed at one of the twelve allied forces.
Even though they had been alerted and strengthened their defenses beforehand, they still couldn't stop the attack. Countless Mara Great Asuras broke through the island's protective formation and started a massacre on the island.
By the time the other forces' reinforcements arrived, this force had lost a third of its guards on Frost Island. The other forces had also suffered losses.
The cultivators on Frost Island all thought that this was Mara's revenge for their failure to attack Zhenling's area last time. Xuan Ling Sect and Blue Sea Sect wanted to use this opportunity to incite the twelve forces to oppose Zhenling. Unexpectedly, Profound Sky Laozu called Spiritual Master Xuanchen over from Heaven Spirit Mountain and built a Mother-Child Traction Formation in the area where the twelve forces were stationed. At the same time, he also strengthened the island's protective formation in Zhenling's area.
As a result, not only did the twelve forces not oppose Zhenling at all, they were actually grateful to Zhenling.
Before Lu Ping left Frost Island, he was called to the palace by Profound Sky Laozu.
"I heard that you've been collecting Lightning Tribulation Water recently. Are you preparing to condense your Golden Core?"
Lu Ping didn't know where Tian Xue Laozu got this information from, but Lu Ping didn't deny it either. He said directly, "That's right!"
Tian Xue Laozu said with a hint of envy, "Heaven Rank Upper Grade Spirit Item! Ever since our sect relied on Laozu, it has been thousands of years since anyone was able to condense a Ninth Grade Golden Core. The Lightning Tribulation Water you're refining this time is said to be the hardest to refine among all Heaven Rank Upper Grade Spirit Items. How confident are you now?"
Although Lu Ping didn't know why Tian Xue Laozu asked about this, he still answered vaguely, "This disciple wants to give it a try. There's always a certain amount of confidence."
Tian Xue Laozu didn't care about Lu Ping's intentional concealment. She nodded her head and took out a jade bottle with a Spirit Breeding Talisman stuck on it. She said, "There are four drops of Lightning Tribulation Water in here. They were condensed when your Senior Ancestor Tian Fan and I went through the Lightning Tribulation. It's not easy to send out a disciple who has the potential to condense a Ninth Grade Golden Core. If you can use this Lightning Tribulation Water, just treat it as a reward from the sect!"
Lu Ping happily received the Lightning Tribulation Water. After thanking Tian Xue Laozu, he was about to leave when he heard Tian Xue Laozu say, "When you return to Tian Ling Mountain, go to the Talisman Crafting Pavilion to take a look. Perhaps Xuan Ju might have some extra Five Colored Restriction Breaking Talismans."
Lu Ping's heart moved as he thanked Tian Xue Laozu. Unexpectedly, he heard Tian Xue Laozu say, "Your Senior Master Xuan Ju's cultivation has already reached the stage where she's about to refine her third spiritual item. With her current situation, I'm afraid she won't be able to condense a high grade Golden Core. You have to think of a way. After all, Xuan Ju's talent in talisman crafting can be said to be number one in our sect. If she can't advance to the Transcendence Realm, it would be too much of a pity!"
After returning to Tian Ling Mountain, Lu Ping headed towards the Talisman Crafting Pavilion.
Although Daoist Xuan Ju's cultivation wasn't good, he was a true talisman crafting genius. Due to his cultivation, Daoist Xuan Ju could only craft the Five Colored Restriction Breaking Talisman. At the very least, Lu Ping's current cultivation wasn't any weaker than Daoist Xuan Ju's. However, when it came to crafting Restriction Breaking Talismans, he was still stuck at the four-colored Restriction Breaking Talisman. He was unable to successfully craft the Five Colored Restriction Breaking Talisman.
Furthermore, according to what Lu Ping knew, Daoist Xuan Ju's current success rate in crafting the Five Colored Restriction Breaking Talisman was not any lower than Tian Xue Laozu. The only pity was that Daoist Xuan Ju's cultivation foundation was too weak. According to Tian Xue Laozu's estimation, even if he were to forcefully refine a third spiritual item, Daoist Xuan Ju would at most be able to condense a fourth or fifth grade Golden Core. It was almost impossible for him to advance to the Transcendence Realm.
During this trip to Frost Island, Tian Xue Laozu had privately asked Lu Ping if he had any methods to forcefully raise Daoist Xuan Ju's cultivation to the Transcendence Realm. The meaning behind her words was very clear. She was asking if Lu Ping could use the Spiritual Forging Pill to give Daoist Xuan Ju a sliver of hope to advance to the Transcendence Realm.
This caused Lu Ping to be in a dilemma. With Daoist Xuan Ju's current situation, even if he consumed all three Spiritual Forging Pills, he might not even be able to condense a sixth grade Golden Core. As for the seventh grade Golden Core, he shouldn't even think about it.
Although the Spiritual Forging Pill could raise the rank of a Golden Core, there was a limit to it. Three Spiritual Forging Pills could raise a cultivator's Golden Core by one or two levels, which was already the limit. To give Daoist Xuan Ju a sliver of hope to advance to the Transcendence Realm was almost impossible.
Furthermore, although Lu Ping had grasped the method to concoct the Spiritual Forging Pill, the amount of spiritual herbs required to concoct a batch of Spiritual Forging Pills was simply too large. There were a few extremely rare three-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs that even the entire Zhenling only had a few of. The success rate of concocting the pills was also very low. Furthermore, according to Daoist Xuan Ju's current situation, he might need to consume three Spiritual Forging Pills in one go. Furthermore, he might not even be able to condense a seventh grade Golden Core. If it was just for her, it was truly not worth it.
However, Tian Xue Laozu's reasoning was something that Lu Ping agreed with. After all, Daoist Xuan Ju was a rare talisman crafting genius in Zhenling. If he could advance to the Transcendence Realm, his success rate in concocting the Seven Colored Restriction Breaking Talisman might even be higher than Tian Xue Laozu.
Furthermore, the path of talisman crafting was broad and profound. Since Daoist Xuan Ju was able to advance to the Transcendence Realm, the talisman crafting technique in Zhenling would not only improve on the Restriction Breaking Talisman.
Lu Ping's arrival at the Talisman Crafting Pavilion had caused Daoist Xuan Ju to be rather surprised. When Tian Xue Laozu had been guarding the Frost Island, and like the previous generation's Laozu, she had gradually faded away from Zhenling's affairs. Thus, the person in charge of the Talisman Crafting Pavilion was Daoist Xuan Ju.
Hearing that Lu Ping wanted to exchange for some Five Colored Restriction Breaking Talismans, Daoist Xuan Ju muttered to himself for a moment before saying, "According to logic, these talismans cannot be exchanged with Martial Nephew in private. However, since Martial Nephew wishes to use Spiritual Items to exchange for them, Martial Uncle will make an exception for once. However, I can only give Martial Nephew two of them. I wonder if Martial Nephew can exchange them for a High Grade Earth Spiritual Item?"
Although the value was slightly higher than Tian Xue Laozu's, it was still within Lu Ping's acceptable range. Lu Ping handed a High Grade Earth Spiritual Item to Daoist Xuan Ju and said, "Martial Uncle, are you preparing to smelt the spiritual item?"
Daoist Xuan Ju smiled bitterly and said, "It's still too early. If I were to smelt the spiritual item now, I, Martial Uncle, would not be able to use this High Grade Earth Spiritual Item. At most, it would be a Fourth Grade Golden Core. Although the chances are slim, I still have to try. As long as I can condense a Sixth Grade Golden Core, I will at least have a chance to advance to the Transcendence Realm."
Lu Ping took the Restriction Breaking Talisman and asked casually, "Why haven't I seen Senior Sister Xuan Zhu since returning to Tianling Mountain?"
Daoist Xuan Zhu was Daoist Xuan Ju's disciple. He was also the cultivator with the highest attainment in talisman crafting amongst the third generation disciples of Zhenling. Although Daoist Xuan Zhu's talent in talisman crafting might not be comparable to his teacher, Daoist Xuan Ju, his cultivation was much more reliable than Daoist Xuan Ju's. He was one of the Transcendence seedlings that Zhenling would focus on nurturing in the future.
Lu Ping was originally just asking casually. Unexpectedly, Daoist Xuan Ju replied, "You should know about the situation outside of Huan Yu Island. Recently, it seems like it's getting more and more restless. The Demon Race and Azure Sea Sect's cultivation have already clashed several times. Although our sect will not directly intervene, it is necessary to understand the situation beforehand. Many of our third generation disciples have been sent out to monitor the movements of both sides. Your Senior Sister Xuan Zhu has also gone."
Lu Ping said in surprise, "Is there really the legacy of Azure Sea Sect's Laozu there?"
Daoist Xuan Ju shook his head and said, "Who can say for sure? But it's hard to say. Originally, there were rumors that the Hidden Treasure could only be opened by combining the Thin Water and Flowing Sword left behind by Azure Sea Sect's Laozu. Currently, Azure Sea Sect only has the Thin Water Sword. The Flowing Sword has never been found. However, this time, Azure Sea Sect seems to have obtained some treasure in Yingtian Dojo that can be used as a substitute for the Flowing Sword to open the Hidden Treasure."
Lu Ping nodded thoughtfully. After asking Daoist Xuan Ju some important talisman crafting techniques, he immediately took his leave.
Lu Ping returned to his cave residence on Tianling Mountain. Three days later, Tianlin Laozu summoned Lu Ping with a Sound Transmitting Talisman.
Lu Ping knew that since Old Ancestor Jiang Tianlin had called him over at this time, he must have made preparations to go out and find a place to undergo his first Lightning Tribulation.
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