After Xiang Lou Laozu obtained the Vast Ocean Bell, he hid his tracks and did not appear in the North Sea cultivation world.
The sects' Laozu all extended an olive branch to the independent mid Dharma Laozu of the North Sea in view of the destructive power of the Vast Ocean Bell against Mara. However, there was no response.
At one point, Lu Ping wanted to use Ling Long to find the approximate location of Xiang Lou's old feet through the traces left in the earth veins by Forefather Xiang Lou. But unfortunately, the mountain collapsed and the earth veins shifted. The entire Huan Yu Island was in ruins, so even Ling Long herself couldn't find it.
Seeing that the situation on Frost Island was becoming more and more tense, the sects all sent out messages, hoping that Xiang Lou Laozu would help the human cultivators defend against Mara's attack.
When the news came, the entire North Sea cultivation world noticed the subtle changes. It seemed that if this Xiang Lou Laozu did not appear, not only would he offend the sects of the North Sea, he would also be placed on the opposite side by the entire North Sea cultivation world. After all, the calamity of Mara would sweep through the entire cultivation world. Every cultivator had the duty to fight against Mara.
However, if Xiang Lou Laozu appeared, then it would be hard to say if he could continue to control the Vast Ocean Bell under the pressure of the sects.
Recently, another piece of news spread like wildfire. That was the Qiao Family, one of the twelve families of the North Sea that had Dharma Laozu as their leader, Laozu, was mistakenly killed by Tiankang Laozu during the battle for the Vast Ocean Treasure.
Without Dharma Laozu, the Qiao Family was in a constant state of anxiety. There was news that Zhenling and Xuan Ling Sect would work together to divide the Qiao Family's share of spirit stones on Frost Island.
However, neither Zhenling nor Xuan Ling Sect's Dharma Laozu directly responded to this matter. It was as if the two sects did not know about this.
However, this also made the other eleven forces feel relieved. They were afraid that the sects of the North Sea would plot against them for their share of Spirit Stones.
These clans usually only had one or two Dharma adepts in their ranks. There was no way they could compete with the nine great sects of the North Sea, which had at least a mid Dharma adept in their ranks, like Laozu.
Right now, the situation on Frost Island was growing more and more severe. It was obvious that even Mara had been attracted by the spirit stone mines on Frost Island. At that time, all the sects and families would definitely send out their elites to protect Frost Island.
If the sects took the opportunity to plot against the Dharma Idol Laozu of these families and forces, they would not be a match for him. Therefore, these eleven sects became more and more united.
Fortunately, although there were rumors, the major sects never took any action against the Qiao Family's share of Spirit Stones. This made the previous worries of the eleven forces gradually relax.
The scale of Mara's attacks on Frost Island grew larger and more frequent. The entire North Sea was mobilizing their forces. Frost Island could be said to be the most important object in the entire North Sea cultivation world. It was also the first large-scale battle between the North Sea cultivation world and Mara.
Zhenling was also constantly making preparations. Naturally, Lu Ping was also called up. However, before he went to Frost Island, Fornax Laozu had already sent him a message, asking him to make a few batches of Soul Return Pills.
The Soul Return Pill was a strange pill recipe that Lu Ping found in the Clear Stream Cave Abode. It could repair a cultivator's damaged Divine Consciousness. It was targeted at cultivators who had been seriously injured by the Soul Devouring Magic of the Demonic Cultivator. The main material to make the Soul Return Pill was the Soul Devouring Crystal of the Demonic Cultivator.
The grade of the Soul Return Pill depended on the grade of the Soul Devouring Crystal of the Great Demonic Cultivator. The Soul Return Pill made from the Soul Devouring Crystal of the Great Demonic Cultivator could heal cultivators who had been injured by the Great Demonic Cultivator's Soul Devouring Crystal. The Soul Return Pill made from the Soul Devouring Crystal of the Blood Demonic Cultivator could also heal cultivators who had been injured by the Blood Demonic Cultivator.
By the time Lu Ping and Fornax Laozu had finished making a few batches of Soul Return Pills, the battle on Frost Island was already in full swing. Both sides had suffered heavy casualties. On Zhenling's side, even though Spiritual Master Xuanchen was personally in charge of the Mother-Child Traction Formation, it was said that the number of Core Forging cultivators who had died during this period of time was in the double digits, not to mention the other sects.
However, this was also because Zhenling occupied the largest area on Frost Island, so the area he was defending was naturally the largest. Even though Zhenling's current strength could be said to be the best in the cultivation world of the North Sea, he could only fight head-on like this. As time went on, the number of casualties would naturally increase.
Other than those who had died, there were even more people who were injured. Fortunately, the entire Pill Pavilion was operating at full capacity during this period of time. With Lu Ping's help, Zhenling's various healing pills were considered sufficient, reducing many of Zhenling's losses.
On this day, Lu Ping finally completed the mission that Fornax Laozu had given him. Thinking that he was going to Frost Island soon, he walked towards the Artifact Forging Hall.
After guiding the nine mid-sized spirit veins over and merging them into the main vein of the spirit vein on Tian Ling Mountain, the concentration of spirit energy on the entire Tian Ling Mountain had obviously increased.
Although Zhenling had tried his best to slow down this process to avoid arousing too many people's suspicions, for someone like Lu Ping who had extremely long divine senses and was extremely sensitive to spirit energy, it was extremely clear.
Chen Lian saw Lu Ping from afar and waved at him, saying, "You're here at just the right time. Saves me the trouble of looking for you!"
Lu Ping smiled, "Not bad, you've already advanced to the late stage of the Core Forging Realm. It looks like becoming a grandmaster artificer won't be a problem!"
Chen Lian threw a Psychic Jade Pendant to him and said, "Here, this is your jade pendant. I've already condensed two Psychic Spirit Treasures on it, and it's almost reached the limit of this Psychic Jade Pendant's quality. If you want to improve it further, I'm afraid you'll have to find better spirit materials!"
Lu Ping held the jade pendant in his hand and played with it. After hanging it on his waist, he could see through the Three Pure True Pupils that the Psychic Jade Pendant was filled with a misty light.
Lu Ping took off the jade pendant again and said, "This jade pendant was given to me as a greeting gift by my senior sister when I became my disciple. Originally, I only wanted to refine a top-grade magic tool, but I happened to find some suitable spirit materials, so I upgraded it all the way until now."
Chen Lian said, "Although this Psychic Jade Pendant can be considered a rare and precious treasure, it has innate limitations. The amount of spirit energy it can gather is almost a hair from nine oxen for you and me. For early stage Core Forging Realm cultivators, it has some use. However, if you can find Ten Millennia Spirit Jade, you may be able to upgrade it to the level of a Spirit Nurturing Magic Treasure. In that case, it may be of some use to cultivators like me. Moreover, after using the Ten Millennia Spirit Jade to upgrade its quality, it may have the qualifications to challenge the Thunder Tribulation and become a Spirit Treasure in the future! "
"How can Ten Millennia Spirit Jade be so easy to find? That thing is not inferior to a high-grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Treasure. With a piece of Ten Millennia Spirit Jade, you can directly refine a Spirit Treasure. Why would you use it to upgrade this Psychic Jade Pendant?"
Lu Ping also had Linglong's wine cauldron in his hand. These things that were precious to others naturally didn't catch his eye.
Under Chen Lian's surprised gaze, Lu Ping threw the jade pendant back to him and said, "You're right. This Psychic Jade Pendant was originally not upgraded for me. In a few days, there might be a boy who will bring my jade pendant to you. At that time, you can give this jade pendant to him!"
Chen Lian said with a smile, "Oh, for it to be so important to you, could it be that you want to accept another disciple? But this jade pendant is just right for me! "
Lu Ping just nodded and didn't say anything. Instead, he handed a jade slip to Chen Lian and said, "Take a look at this first!"
Chen Lian took the jade slip doubtfully and checked its contents with his divine thoughts. After a while, he frowned and said, "Why do you want to refine this thing? Back then, there were many people who wanted to refine this thing, but no one succeeded!"
Lu Ping asked straightforwardly, "Can you forge it?"
Chen Lian pondered for a moment and said, "The refinement process of the Vast Ocean Bell has almost been figured out by the cultivators back then. Naturally, it can be refined. However, after the refinement, it still doesn't have the special killing effect of the real Vast Ocean Bell against demonic cultivators!"
Lu Ping asked seriously, "Have you really studied the Sea Bell thoroughly?"
"Of course …"
Under Lu Ping's gaze, Chen Lian put away his confident expression and said, "After all, besides Canghai Laozu and now Xiang Lou Laozu, no one has personally touched this treasure!"
Lu Ping snorted and said, "Even if they touch the real thing, they might not be able to refine it!"
Chen Lian's eyes lit up and said, "Did you find something?"
Lu Ping thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. Other than the kid who came to you with the jade token, there should be three more disciples coming to you. They will bring some spirit material ores with them. You can give them some rewards and then refine the spirit material ores and hand them over to me. Then, we'll try to refine the spirit material ores together. What if we succeed?"
Chen Lian was obviously not very interested in the Sea Bell. Maybe it was because he didn't think he could successfully refine it. But after hearing Lu Ping mention refining spiritual material raw ores, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Speaking of refining raw ores, it reminds me that you have an extremely brilliant Purification Technique. Coincidentally, all the spiritual materials needed to upgrade your 'Landslide' have been prepared. All you need is to upgrade the quality of the magic treasure and condense the Spirit Nurturing Magic Treasure. This is my first time trying to condense the Spirit Nurturing Magic Treasure. Your Purification Technique will be very useful in upgrading Landslide to a Spirit Nurturing Magic Treasure!"
Lu Ping smiled and said, "You are grabbing a strong man. I still have a mission from the sect!"
Chen Lian smiled and said, "Isn't it just the matter of Frost Island? The sky is dark and the earth is dark. So many Dharma Idol Laozu are biding their time there. Can one more person like you turn the situation around and return victorious? My matter is much more important than you going to Frost Island! "
Lu Ping thought about it and agreed. If Chen Lian could successfully upgrade this time, he would be Zhenling's second grandmaster artificer after Tianjiang Laozu. The significance of this wasn't any less than that of a grandmaster alchemist in the Pill Pavilion. The sect had no reason to stop him.
Three months later, a dull bang came from the Artifact Forging Hall. The ground shook violently and the entire Artifact Forging Hall started to shake as if the entire Artifact Forging Hall was about to collapse.
Many alchemists ran out of the Artifact Forging Hall and saw Tianjiang Laozu standing at the door of an artifact forging room in the distance.
Just when everyone was confused, the door of the artifact forging room suddenly opened. A haggard looking Lu Ping and a dirty looking Chen Lian walked out one after another. However, they didn't hide the joy in their eyes.
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