"'Three Wonders'?"
Lu Ping recalled that Lu Xuheng mentioned 'one immortal and one demon' just now, so he asked, "What do you mean by that? Lu Xuheng mentioned 'one immortal and one demon' just now. Could it be that something amazing happened in the past five years and I missed it?"
Yin Xuanchu looked at Lu Ping with slight surprise and said, "Where have you been in closed-door cultivation all these years? Logically speaking, with your current status, the sect should have told you about this even if you didn't purposely inquire about it."
Then, as if realizing something, Yin Xuanchu continued, "By the way, I still don't know why I'm here. I've been extremely secretive this time, and Xuan Ling Sect's secret operation this time can be said to be coincidental to me. How did you find out?"
Lu Ping laughed and scolded, "Stop nagging. I saved your life and now you're suspecting me? Don't change the subject. Tell me about the 'one immortal and one demon' and 'three wonders'. They seem to be very famous."
Yin Xuanchu smiled. He knew that Lu Ping didn't want to reveal his closed-door cultivation place, so he explained, "Nowadays, the North Sea cultivation world has made up a rhyme about Zhenling's most outstanding disciples in the past few years. It's called 'one immortal and one demon, two swords and two tigers'. It refers to six of Zhenling's third generation disciples."
Lu Ping was stunned by this name. Seeing that Yin Xuanchu was silent, he couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"
Yin Xuanchu said, "This' one immortal and one demon 'naturally refers to you and me, Water Sword Immortal Lu Xuanping and Ice Sword Demon Yin Xuanchu. Although I was expelled from the sect, it seems that the North Sea cultivation world still regards me as a disciple of Zhenling. This can't be helped. It seems that returning to the North Sea this time was really a mistake."
Yin Xuanchu's achievements in the past five years could be described as' glorious'. He even killed Fa Xiang Laozu of Xuan Ling Sect and killed a bunch of other Core Forging Stage cultivators. He even provoked Zhenling and Fa Xiang Laozu of Xuan Ling Sect to hunt him down, but they still couldn't find him.
Now, although Lu Ping was the one who killed Lu Xuheng and the mine seeker in the Crystal Palace, in order to disassociate himself from Zhenling, Lu Ping definitely wanted Yin Xuanchu to be the scapegoat. Otherwise, Zhenling's situation would undoubtedly be even more difficult. Therefore, the title 'Ice Sword Demon' was well-deserved. His reputation was even comparable to Lu Xuanping, Zhenling's third generation disciple.
Although Lu Xuanping, the Water Sword Immortal, had disappeared in the past five years, and even very few people in Zhenling knew his whereabouts, his past illustrious reputation made it so that even if he did nothing, no one dared to rank him behind the others.
Yin Xuanchu's many years in the East Sea could be said to be equal in both luck and hard work. Originally, when he returned to the North Sea by chance this time and killed the enemy who killed his mother and father, and then caused a huge wave in the North Sea, it was not that he did not have the thought of competing with Lu Ping. But when he saw Lu Ping advance to the Dharma stage, this thought had mostly disappeared. Then, when he saw Lu Ping casually kill a Dharma adept of the same level, Laozu, Yin Xuanchu's last trace of thought also disappeared.
"An immortal and a demon." This "demon" was ultimately still too far away from the "immortal"!
"As for the two swords and two tigers, it refers to the Light Sound Sword Shi Xuanling, the Shura Sword Du Xuanfeng, the Sick Tiger Xuanshang, and the Fire Tiger Xuanyong."
Yin Xuanchu cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and continued to explain.
Lu Ping asked curiously, "How can it be the four of them? As far as I know, there are many third generation disciples in our sect who are not weaker than them! "
Xuan Yong had previously followed Tian Cheng Laozu to the Central Plains, and it was said that he had traveled there, so he must have seen the world and improved. After Tian Cheng Laozu was injured, Xuan Yong, as Tian Cheng Laozu's successor, naturally rushed back from the Central Plains, but just happened to run into the battle where the humans and demons once again joined forces to destroy Mara.
Yin Xuanchu spoke with fervor and assurance, "We have to talk about the Mara Calamity that befell the demon race three years ago. At that time, these four people all participated in the battle where the humans of the Northern Sea helped the demon race to destroy Mara. There were many Great Mara who died in their hands, and they even attracted the pursuit of a Blood Shura. These four people became famous because of these four people."
Yin Xuanchu paused here, but it did whet Lu Ping's appetite. Lu Ping also did not expect that this ice cube man, Yin Xuanchu, would actually have a time when he was so talkative. He could not help but ask, "How could it be? Could it be that the four of them joined forces to kill a Blood Shura?"
Yin Xuanchu pursed his lips and said, "Do you think these four people are you? Even you only managed to kill a Blood Shura that had lost its Lifebound Spiritual Treasure! In reality, these four people managed to escape unscathed under the pursuit of this Blood Shura. Don't look at others with your own eyes. In the eyes of others, this is already an extremely glorious achievement! "
Although Yin Xuanchu did not describe the process in detail, Lu Ping could already imagine the dangers hidden within. A Blood Shura that had a companion spiritual treasure was an extremely difficult opponent to defeat among early Dharma adepts. Yao Yong and the other three were able to escape unscathed under the pursuit of a Blood Shura, so it was naturally not difficult for them to become famous.
Lu Ping blinked and said, "Why is Senior Brother Xuanshang called Sick Tiger? Although Senior Brother Xuanshang is like you, he is not good at communicating with others and is also extremely cold when leading people, but there is not a single hint of sickness in him. "
Yin Xuanchu could not be bothered to argue about this with Lu Ping. He continued, "The disciples of Zhenling naturally know that these six people alone are far from being able to represent the most outstanding third generation disciples. Hence, there are two phrases circulating among the disciples of Zhenling: 'Three Righteous, Three Strange, Two Pairs of Husband and Wife'. There are many people who say this, and there are a total of ten of them."
Lu Ping had originally thought that the phrase "One Immortal, One Demon, Two Swords and Two Tigers" could not represent the most outstanding third generation disciples of Zhenling, but he did not expect that Yin Xuanchu would immediately have ten more of them.
Lu Ping looked at Yin Xuanchu in confusion and said, "Who did you hear this from? Looks like your life as a fugitive in the North Sea during these five years was not exciting at all. You actually still have the leisure to ask about this information?"
Yin Xuanchu pointed at the sea area that was already far away from them and said, "I learned about this from Xu Weihong and the others when I was tailing them."
The "Three Righteous" referred to the three third generation disciples of Zhenling who were rather experienced. They were Reverend Li Xuanru, the disciple of Zhenling's Sect Leader Laozu Liu Tianling, Reverend Liu Xuanyuan, the disciple of Tian Xue Laozu, and Reverend Qi Xuancai, the grand-disciple of Tian Xue Laozu.
These three Reverends had been involved in handling the affairs of the sect since a long time ago, and they had long since become independent in the sect. Even though they rarely fought, their levels of cultivation were incredibly high, and they enjoyed great prestige among the third generation disciples.
The "Three Strange" referred to the three third generation disciples who had relatively high achievements in other fields. They were Reverend Xuan Lian, who had already advanced to become a Refining Grandmaster in the Refining Hall, Reverend Xuan Xuan, the puppet master in the Puppet Pavilion, and Reverend Xuan Fang, the alchemy master in the Pill Pavilion.
As for the "two couples", it was not too surprising to Lu Ping. The first couple naturally referred to Reverend Xuan Tian, the eldest disciple of Tian Lin Laozu, and Reverend Xuan Hui, the eldest disciple of Tian Qin Laozu. As for the second couple, Lu Ping was originally a little uncertain, but after hearing Yin Xuanchu say that it really was Zhong Jian and Ma Yu, he was finally convinced.
There was no need to say much about Xuantian and Xuanhui. Among the third generation disciples, their cultivation and experience were above Liu Xuanyuan and Qi Xuancai. Only Reverend Li Xuanru was comparable to them.
However, after Reverend Xuan Tian had advanced to the late Core Forging Realm, he had been stationed in the Yingtian Courtyard in the Central Region. Later, in order to reunite with Reverend Xuan Tian, Reverend Xuan Hui had followed Tian Qin Laozu to the Central Region. Therefore, the two of them were not famous in Zhenling.
As for Zhong Jian and Ma Yu, their cultivation was only higher than Reverend Xuan Fang. Like Reverend Xuan Lian, they had just advanced to the seventh layer of the Core Forging Realm not long ago. However, the two of them had inherited Tian Fan and Tian Xue Laozu's joint attack secret technique. When the two of them combined their swords, they could even fight a ninth layer Core Forging Realm cultivator to a standstill. Therefore, among the sixteen disciples, this couple occupied a spot.
However, Lu Ping also knew that although these sixteen people each had their own merits and were truly outstanding in Zhenling's third generation disciples, this did not mean that there were no third generation disciples who could stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
For example, Reverend Zhang Xuanbei, Reverend Xuan Lei, and Reverend Xuan Su whom Lu Ping knew. These third generation disciples had already advanced to the Core Forging Realm, and their qualifications and strength were comparable to Reverend Xuan Tian and Reverend Xuan Ru.
Another example was Reverend Xuan Zhu and Lu Ping's dao companion, Reverend Xuan Hu. The former was the proud disciple of Reverend Xuan Ju, the great talisman crafting master of Zhenling. Reverend Xuan Zhu's talisman crafting technique was deeply inherited by Reverend Xuan Ju. In Zhenling, Reverend Xuan Zhu was also worthy of the title of Master. As for Reverend Xuan Chen, Reverend Xuan Zhu was the direct disciple of Reverend Xuan Chen. Her cultivation in array formations had already reached the level of Great Master. Now, she was assisting Reverend Xuan Chen in sorting out the various array formations and restrictions on the treasured ship. Their achievements might not be inferior to the "Three Wonders".
Another example was Xuan Zhan and Xuan Xiang, who had always been at odds with Lu Ping …
In fact, it was not that Zhenling's ranking was unfair, but there were too many outstanding disciples among the third generation of Zhenling.
The two of them traveled far away from the northwest sea. Only then did Lu Ping ask, "What are your plans? Are you going to return to the East Sea now?"
Yin Xuanchu smiled bitterly and said, "I want to, but the entire North Sea and East Sea's transportation formations are secretly guarded by experts. If I go there now, I'll definitely walk into a trap. Besides, I'll hide in the North Sea for a while. You don't have to worry about me. I've found a few safe places in the past few years, so I don't have to worry about being discovered. If there's a chance to return to the East Sea, I'll naturally look for you for help."
Lu Ping pondered for a moment. Thinking that there would definitely be a big storm in the North Sea because of Lv Xuheng's Laozu's death, Lu Ping really couldn't be too close to Yin Xuanchu at this time. Thus, he said, "Alright, I'm also in a hurry to return to the sect. Let's bid farewell here!"
Yin Xuanchu nodded. Then, he thought of something and said, "Right, there's something else I need to tell you. Recently, there seems to be a lot of strangers in the North Sea. You better remind the sect to pay attention."
"Strangers?"
Lu Ping frowned. The strangers that Yin Xuanchu mentioned were naturally not people he didn't know. He was referring to the cultivators outside the North Sea. "Do you know which forces are coming from outside?"
Yin Xuanchu shook his head and said, "I'm not too sure. It seems that there are people from the East Sea and people from the Central Plains. They're probably heading for the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven."
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