As the number of cultivators on Huang Li Island increased, the business of Lu Ping's two shops also began to pick up.
Especially after the first batch of cultivators returned from the sea, Lu Ping's shops also attracted the attention of cultivators. However, the purchase list Lu Ping and Chen Lian gave Fang Tao limited the scope of purchase, which made the cultivators somewhat dissatisfied. There was no other way. After all, Lu Ping and Chen Lian had limited spirit stones, so they could only purchase the things they urgently needed first.
Although the North Sea Alliance had opened up the sea ban, and cultivators from many sects and rogue cultivators had begun to make their way to the buffer zone, the sects had not officially ordered their disciples to freely enter and leave the buffer zone.
On one hand, they naturally wanted other cultivators to scout the way for their disciples. On the other hand, the two sects led by Xuan Ling Sect and Zhenling Sect were still bickering over the ownership of some islands.
This time, although Xuan Ling Sect suffered heavy losses on Xuan Qi Island, they still managed to make some gains in other areas. At the same time, the other sects in the alliance had more or less gained the upper hand in the war. Although their gains were not as great as the first clash between the two sides, Zhenling Sect still managed to reclaim five islands.
Zhenling lost Xuan Chang Island and Xuan Yun Island, Cang Hai Sect lost Xuan Ancient Island to Cang Lang Sect, Jade Sword Sect lost Xuan Shuo Island to Soaring Feather Sect, and Chong Ming Sect's Xuan Yuan Island was taken back by Ling Gu Sect. Overall, in this conflict, Zhenling Sect lost land, while Xuan Ling Sect lost face.
Thus, a problem arose. Zhen Ling Sect, who had lost their land, naturally wanted to take back the five islands, but Xuan Ling Sect, who had lost a large number of cultivators, originally wanted to take back all the islands that Zhen Ling Sect had occupied during the first conflict. But now that they had lost so many cultivators, they were far from achieving their strategic goal. Naturally, they weren't willing to let this matter rest. Thus, the two sects quarreled in the alliance, looking as if they would start fighting again at the slightest disagreement.
It had been more than a month since the sea ban had been lifted. If the two sides continued to fight like this, the North Sea Alliance would still be at a disadvantage when the demons attacked again. Hence, the neutral sects, led by the Shui Yan Pavilion and the Hai Yan Sect, came to a compromise. They put aside the dispute over the five islands and opened the Flying Spirit Ruins to the public. Both sides chose their Early Blood Condensation disciples to settle their grudges in one of the islands.
Speaking of Fei Ling Ruins, one had to mention Fei Ling Sect.
Four thousand years ago, Fei Ling Sect was the true overlord of the North Sea Alliance. Their strength was tyrannical and they had produced four Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators, Laozu. The sect had a long history and a deep foundation. Their reputation in the North Sea was far stronger than the current Xuan Ling Sect. Even outside the North Sea, their name was known far and wide.
As a result, the sect's disciples had always been arrogant and domineering in the North Sea. Fei Ling Sect was also used to taking more of the resources in the North Sea. Finally, it aroused public anger. At that time, Xuan Ling Sect secretly joined forces with the other sects in the North Sea to launch a war against Fei Ling Sect.
The arrogant Fei Ling Sect didn't notice the undercurrent behind their arrogance at all. By the time they came to their senses, the island-protecting formation of Fei Ling Sect had already been secretly disintegrated, and various sects had already invaded Fei Ling Island. Caught off guard, the cultivators of Fei Ling Sect suffered heavy losses.
However, Fei Ling Sect had a deep foundation. At that time, there were as many as 18 Dharma Laws Laozu in the sect. Among them, there were four late Dharma Laws Laozu. This battle was naturally chaotic and extremely tragic. In the end, although the sects in the North Sea won, more than ten Dharma Laws Laozu, including two late Dharma Laws Laozu, were seriously injured and died in the following hundred years.
The battle between more than ten Dharma Laws Laozu also caused Fei Ling Island to be beyond recognition. The aftermath of the spells made it impossible for the cultivators below the Dharma Laws stage to get close.
At this time, the Forbidden Formation used by the Feiling Sect to seal off the mountain was activated by a late Dharma Adept of the Feiling Sect, with the intention of killing both sides. The Adepts of the various sects could only scavenge for the training resources on Feiling Island in a hurry. Naturally, the Adepts were not interested in the items below the Core Forging stage, and they did not have the time to scavenge for them. In the end, Fei Ling Island sank to the bottom of the sea with a large number of low-end resources.
Xuan Ling Sect also began to rise at this time and gradually became the new overlord of the North Sea. However, the overall strength of the North Sea was greatly weakened.
After the incident, the many Dharma Laws Laozu also wanted to let Fei Ling Island see the light of day again. After all, there was still a lot of resources on the island. At the same time, the spirit vein on Fei Ling Island was also coveted by the various sects. Even though the only large spirit vein in the North Sea had been damaged in the war and reduced to a large spirit vein, Fei Ling Island's formation was still the last resort.
However, the restriction formation on Fei Ling Island was the last resort that Master Spirit Transformation of the Fei Ling Sect had set up for the sect. Its purpose was to allow the sect to activate the formation to seal the island in a time of crisis so that it could recuperate and make a comeback.
The hand of a Daoist Master Spirit Transformation was not so easy to deal with. In the end, the Patriarchs could only take advantage of the fact that the grade of Flying Spirit Island's spirit vein had dropped from a large to a large one. Every five hundred years, they would summon Flying Spirit Island from the seabed. However, every time Fei Ling Island was summoned, it was still sealed and only allowed cultivators below the early Blood Condensation Realm to enter.
Every time Fei Ling Island was opened, the Blood Condensation Realm cultivators would benefit greatly from it. However, there were many restrictions on the island, and the cultivators from the various sects fought with each other, causing many cultivators to die.
Now, it was time for Fei Ling Island to open again. The North Sea Alliance planned to let the various sects send their disciples into Fei Ling Island to collect resources. After that, the sect that collected the most resources would be the winner. The winner would get half of the resources of the losing sect as a reward. Of course, the neutral sects would only send their disciples into Fei Ling Island. They would not participate in the battle between the Zhenling and Xuan Ling sects.
Every time Fei Ling Island opened, only two hundred cultivators could enter. Naturally, there was another round of wrangling over the quota of each sect. In the end, it was still based on strength. Xuan Ling Sect and Zhen Ling Sect each got twenty quotas, while the stronger sects such as Cang Hai Sect and Cang Lang Sect got fifteen quotas. Then, small sects or independent clans with only one quota were allocated.
When the news spread, Zhenling naturally had to think about it carefully. Zhenling was a big sect with thousands of early Blood Condensation cultivators. Among them, there were about eight to nine hundred Third Level Blood Condensation cultivators. He had to think carefully about who was stronger and who was weaker.
This was also because there were only five days, and the disciples were scattered all over the place. Otherwise, he could have held a selection competition to pick out the 20 strongest disciples.
Left with no choice, Zhen Ling Sect could only ask the Late Blood Condensation Realm master immortals and Core Forging Enlightened Masters to recommend Lu Ping.
A mere Second Layer Blood Condensation Realm cultivator was recommended by the side hall's Master Immortal Liu Ziyuan and Xuan Qi Island's Enlightened Master Qu Xuancheng. Even the carefree Jiang Xuanlin made an exception and recommended Lu Ping.
What did this person do to deserve the recommendation of two powerful direct disciples from Zhenling's Core Forging Enlightened Masters?
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