In the world of practitioners, Mara, who was equivalent to the Blood Condensation Stage, was called Little Mara, while those in the Core Forging Stage were naturally called Big Mara. As for those in the Dharma Mara, there were some changes. Due to the existence of spiritual treasures, they were classified more carefully.
When Mara had just become a Blood Mara, his cultivation level was equivalent to that of an early Dharma adept. However, because Mara usually had spiritual treasures accompanying him, almost every Mara's strength was above that of an early Dharma adept. Normally, only mid Dharma adepts would be able to deal with them.
However, after Mara had become a Blood Asura, there was still a way for him to improve. Above Mara, there was still the Jade Mara. This kind of cultivation level was equivalent to that of a mid Dharma adept, but its strength was close to that of a late Dharma adept. Perhaps only Tian Xue Laozu and Tianfan Laozu together could deal with it.
And above the Jade Mara, there was another kind of Mara. This kind of Mara was something that even Great Adepts would have to avoid. This kind of Mara was someone who dared to fight against the Pure Yang Laozu.
After Tian Xue Laozu heard Tianfan Laozu's words, she just glared at Lu Ping. The two did not speak. However, some things had to be made clear, so Tianfan Laozu spoke at this time.
"Times are different now. Your identity has changed since you defeated Tian Shu and killed the Golden Jiao Island Lord's spiritual companion. You are no longer the 'Water Sword Deity', but more importantly, you are an expert who is no weaker than the Dharma adept Laozu. You are someone who can control the fate of the sect. Your every word and action can even be used to represent the whole of Zhenling!"
Lu Ping was dumbfounded by Tian Fan Laozu's words. He could not be bothered to admire Tian Shu Laozu's embarrassed and angry expression. He said, "Grand Uncle-Master, your … your disciple does not dare to accept your words!"
Qu Tiancheng Laozu, who was standing at the side, started laughing. Tian Xue Laozu glared at him fiercely. Qu Tiancheng Laozu immediately put on a straight face and said, "This is not a question of whether you are qualified or not. It is a fact that others will see it this way. Although you are not a Dharma adept, you have the strength of a Dharma adept. Naturally, others will see you as the fourteenth Dharma adept of our sect!"
Qu Tiancheng Laozu paused for a while, as if recalling the incident where he avoided the battle and went to the Central Plains. His tone softened and he said, "Anyway, it is the same for the Shura. With your strength participating in the battle just now, in Mara's eyes, it is us humans who broke the rules first. If their Blood Demons or even the Jade Shura were to attack our low-level cultivators, what would happen then?"
It was not that Lu Ping did not realize the problem that Qu Tiancheng Laozu mentioned. In fact, it was precisely because he realized it that he purposely used his own cultivation as a cover to make Mara suffer a loss. However, he did not expect that Mara was also a spirit of the world and a bloodthirsty demon who was not afraid of death. Previously, it was only due to the fact that both sides were of equal strength and had a tacit understanding during the battle. If Lu Ping really acted presumptuously, these Blood Demons would naturally not be stingy with their attacks. At that time, the ones who would suffer a loss would most likely be Lu Ping himself and many low-level cultivators who were Zhenling.
The battle of Frost Island became more and more tragic as the stalemate between Mara and the human race became more and more intense. However, because all the sects in the North Sea were sweeping away the snow in front of their door, the human cultivators were unable to accumulate enough strength to fight against Mara. This allowed Mara to choose a place outside of Frost Island to concentrate his advantage and attack at will. The sects that were attacked by Mara were in danger and suffered heavy casualties.
At the beginning of the battle of Frost Island, because Zhenling occupied the largest area on Frost Island, the area it defended was naturally also the largest. Therefore, it faced the most sneak attacks from Mara.
However, after more than a hundred years of accumulation, the second generation disciples of Zhenling were in their prime, the third generation disciples were already catching up, and even the fourth generation disciples were beginning to show their talents. The strength of the sect was already something that the other sects in the North Sea could not hope to match.
Therefore, Zhenling gathered a total of about a hundred Core Forging cultivators on Frost Island in one go. This was almost a third of the total number of Core Forging cultivators in Zhenling!
Among these hundreds of Core Forging cultivators, the second generation disciples were the elites. Most of them were in the middle and late stages of Core Forging. The third generation disciples were the main force. Most of them were in the middle and early stages of Core Forging. There were also some powerful disciples like Du Feng, Zhang Xuanbei, and Spiritual Master Xuanyu who had entered the late stage of Core Forging. As for the fourth generation disciples, they had just matured and were mostly in the first and second levels of Core Forging.
With such a powerful group of cultivators, the "Three Talents Five Elements Dao Soldier Formation" formed by almost a thousand Blood Condensation disciples, and the support of the nearby Jade Sword Sect, Chong Ming Sect, and Water Mist Pavilion, Zhenling was able to give Mara a powerful counterattack every time he was attacked!
As time went by, these Mara gradually realized that there were a few areas on Frost Island that were quite strong. Every time Mara attacked Frost Island, he would suffer heavy casualties.
Based on their instincts, these Evil Luos had consciously avoided the few areas where the Zhen Ling Sect was the strongest when they attacked the Huang Li Island's Grand Formation. Therefore, in the end, even though Zhen Ling Sect's area of defense was the largest, they had suffered the least losses.
After Mara chose a place to attack Huang Li Island, he would often carry out feint attacks in other areas. This was to prevent the cultivators in these areas from reinforcing the main area. The sect that was attacked would be more than happy to use this excuse to preserve their strength. Or, like Zhenling today, they would seize the time to practice their sect's Dao soldier formation and increase their disciples' combat experience.
Helplessly, Lu Ping had no choice but to retract his sharpness and observe the battle between his disciples and Mo Luo with a lofty attitude. He even watched silently as his disciples died in battle, unable to save them in time.
Ants, those below the Dharma stage were ants!
This was also why, although the cultivation world divided the various forces into different levels, the minimum qualification was a Dharma stage cultivator, Laozu. If there was no Dharma stage cultivator, even if a force had tens or hundreds of Core Forging stage cultivators, in the eyes of the cultivation world, it would still be considered a weak force. It was not worthy of being called a noble!
What a Dharma stage cultivator could represent was a kind of inheritance!
Fortunately, there was still Lu Ping's eldest disciple on Frost Island who was constantly fighting outside. Wang Qi's sword skills had improved by leaps and bounds after advancing to the Core Forging stage. With Lu Ping's guidance, Wang Qi's improvement was even more solid and reliable.
After a long time, Lu Ping realized that Zhenling had never used his full strength during Mara's previous attacks. Even during the early stages of Mara's attack on Frost Island, even though Zhenling had been in an extremely passive position, the Zhenling disciples on Frost Island still used the tactic of taking turns to defend against Mara's attacks. They had never thought of defeating Mara in one go.
Ever since he was reprimanded by Tian Fan and Tian Xue, Lu Ping wandered around the Frost Island controlled by Zhenling as if he had nothing to do. However, this also made many of Zhenling's fourth generation disciples very excited. Every day, other than Wang Qi coming to learn sword skills and cultivation, there were also many disciples who came because of Lu Ping's reputation.
Lu Ping did not reject any of them and gave them advice one by one. In the end, after every battle, Lu Ping even started to comment on the process of the battle from the ice platform. Not only did many fourth generation disciples come to listen, even the third generation disciples would lower their statuses and come to listen. There were even many disciples from other sects who came because of Lu Ping's reputation.
After all, what Lu Ping was talking about were things that could save one's life. They were real combat experiences and not just empty words. His cultivation base, his position, and everything he had seen and heard meant that he was destined to have insights that far surpassed the others. He was able to make incisive and incisive analyses.
No one would refuse to live with their own life!
This process was also a kind of accumulation of knowledge for Lu Ping. The two great arts that he relied on to cultivate, whether it was Hundred Rivers Flow into the Sea or Blue Seas Mulberry Fields, both were a way to gather tens of thousands of arts. Whether it was Ten Thousand Arts Return to One or Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, they all needed a cultivator's accumulation, and this accumulation came from the present.
Amidst the purple mist, the two huge talismans shone brightly. The talismans that had already been formed a long time ago were filled with many more runes, filling up the two talismans even more.
It was only at this time that Lu Ping realized that these two most important art talismans were like a framework that had already been built, or a skeleton that had already been erected. They were far from being completed, and there were still countless flesh and blood that needed to be filled in, just like the runes that were continuously being formed!
Only after crossing the pass, would one know that the pass was not the end!
The strange dragon in the Golden Dan had been entrenched in Lu Ping's unbelievably huge Nine Vein Golden Dan ever since it was formed, motionless as if it was waiting for the moment to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat.
However, just as the two runes that revolved around the Golden Dan began to grow more and more plentiful, the giant dragon suddenly seemed to have turned into a Taotie that was looking for delicious food but could not obtain it. The huge body that was originally entrenched began to wander around the Golden Dan, as if it was looking for a loophole in the Golden Dan, so that it could break this cage and rush out from inside!
However, how could this Ninth Grade Golden Dan be so easily broken? After the giant dragon searched up and down without any results, it really became furious, especially the two magic talismans. The runes inside grew thicker and thicker, like two ripe fruits that were getting closer and closer to the Golden Dan. The attraction towards the strange dragon that was imprisoned in the Golden Dan was also getting stronger and stronger!
The delicious food was right in front of it, but it could not be obtained. The increasingly irritable giant dragon finally could not contain its soaring anger, and fiercely slammed into the golden cage!
Boom!
Lu Ping, who was talking incessantly on the ice stage, was suddenly startled. Then, under the puzzled gazes of many cultivators below the stage, he smiled and said, "That's all for today. Everyone, please disperse!"
After saying that, he directly closed his eyes and did not speak another word.
At the same time, all the Laozu on Frost Island felt alarmed. Every one of them seemed to have heard the roar that came from the depths of their divine thoughts, but also from the dharma figure!
At this moment, every Laozu put down what they were doing and extended their gazes and divine thoughts in the direction of Lu Ping.
The sound of the Golden Dan was a sign of attaining the dharma figure. They just didn't know who this person was, and what grade of the Golden Dan was!
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