Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven?
Lu Ping was taken aback. The Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven was a marvelous place. Tens of thousands of years ago, seven great cultivators in the North Sea worked together to open up the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven. It was also a very famous ruin in the North Sea's cultivation world.
The Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven's opening time was uncertain, but it was usually open for at least a hundred years.
Lu Ping had entered it with Ji Xuanxuan and Yin Xuanchu when he was still in the Blood Condensation Realm. Lu Ping had benefited greatly from it, and he had been benefiting from it ever since.
In particular, the Seven Star Treasure Palace in the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven was known as a treasure bowl. In the past tens of thousands of years, the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven had opened countless times. However, the treasures in the Seven Star Treasure Palace had never stopped. No one knew how many treasures there were in the Seven Star Treasure Palace, but it always gave people the feeling that it was inexhaustible.
However, the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven could only allow Blood Condensation Realm cultivators to enter. If one wanted to enter the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven through the opening passage, one had to use a special talisman made by a Dharma Manifestation Realm cultivator to resist the various dangers in the passage.
Why would foreign forces pay so much attention to the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven? It should be known that the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven could only allow Blood Condensation Realm cultivators to enter. Even if there were really great treasures inside, the hidden dangers were probably not something a Blood Condensation Realm cultivator could handle.
Of course, there were Core Forging Realm cultivators who used secret techniques to suppress their cultivation level to the Blood Condensation Realm. However, such secret techniques could only be used on early-stage Core Forging Realm cultivators. Once the seal in the Grotto-Heaven was broken, the person would immediately be teleported outside. Therefore, Core Forging Realm cultivators often only had the power to attack once in the Grotto-Heaven. Most of the time, they were used to intimidate others.
Could it be that they were here for the Purple Crystal Bees?
This thought popped up in Lu Ping's mind. However, he had only revealed the Purple Crystal Royal Jelly in the Central Plains, but he did not reveal the secret of the Purple Crystal Bees.
Or the Thousand Wonder Dew?
Apart from him, who else knew that there was a large pool of Thousand Poison Meteorite Raw Lava hidden in the core area of the Golden Valley and that there was a large ball of Thousand Wonder Dew in it?
No, there was another person who might know something.
Lu Ping suddenly remembered that there was another person who entered the core of the Golden Valley back then. It was Liao Yong, a disciple of the famous alchemy family of the North Sea.
Liao Yong might not have been able to reach the depths of the core region, but he should have at least reached the edge of the core region and seen the scene inside.
What's more, an Alchemy Grandmaster of the Liao Clan, Liao Yong's grandfather, Daoist Master Liao Ding, had died in the core area. Lu Ping had even taken away Daoist Master Liao Ding's storage artifact.
Thinking up to here, Lu Ping suddenly remembered that the swarm of Purple Crystal Wasps did not belong to him alone. Back then, in the sea of flowers in the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven, a female cultivator from the Northern Sea's Ai family, Ai Shuyao, had obtained the Purple Crystal Wasps' eggs together with Lu Ping in the sea of flowers.
Could it be because of the swarm of Purple Crystal Wasps? After all, when Lu Ping was in the mainland, he had caused a lot of trouble because of the Purple Crystal Wasps' royal jelly.
Just as Lu Ping was making wild guesses, he suddenly realized that he was a little too wishful thinking. The Seven Star Grotto-Heaven had existed for tens of thousands of years, and countless rare treasures had appeared in it. Whether it was the Meteorite Essence, the swarm of Purple Crystal Wasps, or other treasures, many had appeared in the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven. Who could be sure that the treasures obtained by Lu Ping had caused foreign forces to covet the Seven Star Grotto-Heaven?
Lu Ping could not help but laugh. When he looked up, he found that he had flown all the way to the Zhenling area. Then, he found the nearest medium-sized island on the sea and returned to Tianling Mountain using the teleportation array there.
After arriving at Tianling Mountain, Lu Ping did not stop and went straight back to Huang Li Island. At this time, Zhenling's Dark Hall disciple, who was walking in the dark, had already passed him the latest news about the Northern Sea.
Lu Ping opened the jade scroll, which was only accessible to less than 30 people in the Zhenling area, using the secret technique of Zhenling.
In the jade scroll, the first piece of news was: "It is suspected that a Dharma adept from Xuan Ling Sect has fallen in the northwest sea. Xuan Ling Sect is loose on the outside but tight on the inside. Several Dharma adepts who were outside have returned, and Crystal Palace adepts have appeared frequently!"
Lu Ping was shocked by this piece of news. It had only taken him a short time to return from the northwest sea, but the sect's first reaction should have been to block the news of Laozu's tragic death. How did his own sect know about it now?
Immediately, Lu Ping thought that this news must have come from Zhenling's spies in Xuan Ling Sect. Lu Ping thought that since his own sect could have spies in Xuan Ling Sect, then Xuan Ling Sect could also have spies in his own sect. His sudden appearance on Tianling Mountain at this time and his hasty departure might arouse the suspicions of these spies.
Furthermore, even if he was not spotted by Xuan Ling Sect's spies, there was no guarantee that the spies from other sects would not have noticed him. After all, his current identity was too conspicuous, and this was the first time he had appeared after disappearing for five years. It was bound to attract the attention of other sects.
Lu Ping was secretly annoyed. He had been too careless this time. In the distance, Wang Qi and Sixth Brother Lei rushed over to greet Lu Ping when they heard that he had returned.
Lu Ping waved his hand and ordered Wang Qi to find Fang Xia, Fang Wei, Ceng Wu, and Du Jialuo. After that, he fell into deep thought.
In the jade slip, other than the first piece of news about Lv Xuheng Laozu's death, there were hundreds of other pieces of news. Most of them were about the recent happenings in the North Sea, the rest were about the East Sea, and the rest were about the situation in the Central Plains.
The jade slip also talked about the opening of the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven. As expected, Zhenling was aware of the involvement of cultivators from the outside world.
Sixth Brother Lei saw that Lu Ping had a lot on his mind after he returned, but it didn't seem like he was plotting something. Instead, it seemed like he was troubled. Sixth Brother Lei looked at Lu Ping for a while before asking, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Lu Ping looked at Sixth Brother Lei, nodded, and didn't say anything.
Back then, Sixth Brother Lei plotted against Lu Ping, but he was captured by Lu Ping and planted a mark in his Divine Sense. His life was in the hands of Lu Ping, so there were some things that Lu Ping didn't hide from him.
Sixth Brother Lei saw that Lu Ping didn't say much and knew that it wasn't something difficult. So, he changed the topic and said, "It seems like your cultivation hasn't improved much in the past five years!" Sixth Brother Lei was already at the peak of the Core Forging Realm. He was only one step away from being able to condense his Dharma Power. Naturally, he could "see" the cultivation that Lu Ping was displaying now.
Suddenly, Lu Ping's heart skipped a beat. It was as if he had suddenly figured out a difficult problem. His expression relaxed. That's right, after he left Fei Ling Island, he used a secret technique to seal his cultivation and lowered it to the peak of the Core Forging Realm. At that time, even Lu Xu Heng couldn't see through it, let alone the spies in the sect.
After figuring this out, Lu Ping had a plan in mind. At this time, Du Jialuo, Fang Wei, Fang Xia, and Ceng Wu followed behind Wang Qi into the cave.
"Greetings, Master!"
After Fang Xia, Fang Wei, and the others bowed to Lu Ping, they looked at Du Jialuo in surprise. Since when did Du Jialuo become a disciple of Huang Li Island's Hearing Wave Mansion?
Even Wang Qi was a little surprised. Not only because Du Jialuo called Lu Ping Master, but also because Du Jialuo's current cultivation had obviously not reached the Core Forging Realm. According to Lu Ping's previous style of accepting disciples, those who had not reached the Core Forging Realm were not even qualified to enter the Hearing Wave Mansion.
Du Jialuo was also quite famous among the fourth generation disciples. However, he had always been valued by Perfected Master Liu Xuanyuan. Moreover, Du Jialuo cultivated an earth-attribute cultivation method. Many fourth generation disciples in Zhenling thought that Du Jialuo would become Perfected Master Liu Xuanyuan's disciple.
However, they didn't know that Du Jialuo had already become Lu Ping's disciple when he was still in the Central Region. In fact, he was probably even older than Wang Qi and the others.
Lu Ping didn't care about the surprise in their eyes. Instead, he asked directly, "Who among you knows about the opening of the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven?"
The few of them hesitated for a moment before Wang Qi answered, "Master, rumors about the opening of the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven have been spreading in the North Sea recently. However, it is said that the sect has already made plans for it. Laozu has also selected the fourth generation disciples to enter the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven."
Lu Ping nodded and said, "The few of you, get ready to enter the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven together."
The few of them were shocked to hear Lu Ping's words. Wang Qi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, should we ask Grandmaster about this?"
Lu Ping shook his head and said, "You guys go first. I will report this to Master later!"
With that, Lu Ping waved his right hand in front of him. The space around him suddenly changed. Lines appeared strangely on Lu Ping's fingertips. As his fingertips moved, they formed a bluish-purple talisman in the air.
"Condensing talisman in the void. This is a space magic that only Dharma Laws Laozu can control. You've actually advanced to the Dharma stage?"
Sixth Elder Lei looked like he had seen a ghost. Wang Qi and the others were also shocked. Then, their faces were filled with joy.
Lu Ping nodded and said seriously, "Don't tell anyone about me advancing to the Dharma stage. Otherwise, the Ting Tao Residence will be in big trouble!"
Seeing that the few of them nodded solemnly, Lu Ping handed the talisman to Wang Qi and said, "With this talisman, you can enter the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven smoothly. Once you complete the task I have given you, you can meet up with the other disciples and help them fight for more benefits for the sect!"
Wang Qi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, Junior Brother Du Jialuo has not advanced to the Core Forging stage yet, but he can enter and leave the Seven Stars Grotto-Heaven freely. Fang Wei, Fang Xia, and Ceng Wu are only at the first stage of the Core Forging stage, so it won't be too difficult for them to seal their cultivation and enter. However, my cultivation is already at the third stage of the Core Forging stage, so it won't be easy for me to seal my cultivation to the Blood Condensation stage!"
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