Chen Ping asked Xiaohong and the others to keep an eye on the brewing site, and he immediately headed to the main peak.
Only when we arrived at the main peak did we realize that it was Peak Master Sima who had returned.
In addition to Master Sima, several other peak masters and two or three core monks in the late stage of foundation building were also present, including Li Feiyu who was on the eighth level of foundation building.
As soon as Chen Ping sat down next to Feng Yu, Feng Yu peeked his head secretly:
"Master Chen Feng, we have a good show to watch."
"Can Master Sima win?" Chen Ping knew what Feng Yu was going to say without even thinking.
Chen Ping hoped from the bottom of his heart that Master Sima could win.
For him, the stability of Lingxiao Sect means his stability.
Feng Yu whispered:
"There is a high probability that we will win. Our Lingxiao Sect's spells are not just decorations, they are powerful. Besides, the kid named Lu is not a half-step golden elixir, he is just trying to gain great insights. Although he is a genius, he is not invincible."
At this time, before Chen Ping had time to speak, Li Feiyu interrupted:
"Then why did you lose, senior brother?"
The air suddenly became quiet.
You can hear the needle drop.
Fortunately, everyone had arrived at this time, and leader Wei Xun also walked out from behind.
As soon as Wei Xun appeared on the stage, the original discussion suddenly died down, and everyone stood up and saluted.
After the ceremony and greetings, Wei Xun said cheerfully:
"There is nothing else to do with calling you here this time. It is just about the young man named Lu from outside Sanxiu City who came to challenge us. Now that Peak Master Sima has returned, we can go out to fight again."
Wei Xun swept away his previous decadence and looked high-spirited.
"What is the origin of that boy named Lu?" Peak Master Sima had heard about this before Wei Xun came out, but didn't know much about it.
Wei Xun nodded and said:
"A genius disciple of Wudao Sect does have some strength. Before coming to Lingxiao Sect, he had defeated three sects in the Southern Barbarian Region. However, he is not invincible, and he has not yet fully realized it. I have watched the first four battles, and he I also know some of his moves well."
Next, Wei Xun introduced Brother Lu’s spell characteristics, moves and strength.
Several warring monks also shared their feelings.
Chen Ping listened silently. Although he had been at Xiaozhu Peak these days, he had released the Nine Nether Colorful Cicada to secretly observe the monks passing by.
Occasionally, you can even see him trying out his spells.
Brother Lu didn't seem to have any intention of hiding or avoiding when he practiced magic. Most of the time he was outside the city of casual cultivation and around Brother Lu's temporary residence.
Occasionally when practicing more destructive spells, I would go to the forest farther away in the dark to practice.
Therefore, Chen Ping also has a certain understanding of Brother Lu's strength.
I just don’t know if the road monk has any hidden killer moves.
"In this case, this matter should be taken up sooner rather than later. I will go and meet him immediately." Lord Sima said coldly after hearing Wei Xun's analysis.
This man was so deceitful that just hearing the description made me want to beat him up.
"How many days without rest? That kid has been provocative for many days. It doesn't matter if you let him be arrogant for a few more days." Wei Xun said steadily.
Peak Master Sima shook his head:
"It doesn't matter. The spiritual energy I consumed on my way back has been replenished. Waiting a few days will make no difference to going out to fight now. On the contrary, it will weaken our momentum."
In this case, the group acted resolutely and immediately decided to leave the city.
Everyone was actually holding their breath in their hearts.
The sooner this breath comes out, the better.
Outside the meeting hall, Wei Xun paused, turned to look at the tall tower standing on the top of the mountain, and solemnly bowed and clasped his hands:
"Ancestor, please lend a helping hand to Wei to protect the Lingxiao Sect's energy."
That tower is where the sculptures of the founder of the Lingxiao Sect are located.
The pagoda was renovated on the original site after the Lingxiao Sect was rebuilt, but the sculpture has always been the original one.
That’s where the Lingxiao Sect’s most powerful
Holy place.
Everyone followed and bowed.
Then he came out of the mountain with his sword.
…
outside the city.
The Chinese-faced monk Lu sat cross-legged alone on the wasteland, with his temporary residence behind him.
He had already heard that a great peak master from Lingxiao Sect had returned, and knew that there would be a battle next.
This excited him.
Brother Lu was very good at cultivating qi. At this moment, he was just sitting quietly on the ground, facing the Lingxiao Sect, closing his eyes and recuperating, without showing any emotional fluctuations.
The noisy noise of some casual cultivators who came after hearing the news did not make his breath waver at all.
The other side.
Chen Ping and others rushed over and stood far away in the air, watching Peak Master Sima enter the wasteland.
"Here comes Peak Master Sima. This is the man who keeps provoking us, Lingxiao Sect. Beat him to death." A disciple onlookers shouted loudly in front of Brother Lu.
But Brother Lu remained calm and turned a deaf ear to such mocking words.
Peak Master Sima arrived in front of Brother Lu in an instant. He was dozens of feet away and ignored the shouts of encouragement from his disciples. He just looked at the young monk in front of him.
His aura is very strong, his body is full of tendons and flesh, his mood is very stable, and he is not disturbed in the face of danger.
Seeing that Brother Lu didn't open his eyes even when he knew he was coming, Peak Master Sima couldn't help but feel a little annoyed:
"You are the one who wants to challenge the Lingxiao Sect? I'm here."
These words are quite contemptuous.
They are both foundation-building monks and should address each other as 'fellow daoist'. However, Peak Master Sima calls each other 'boy' and calls himself 'old man' at the same time.
Quite contemptuous of the other party.
Brother Lu was not affected by such a title. He just slowly opened his eyes and said in a disdainful tone:
"Are you the strongest among the Lingxiao Sect's foundation builders?"
Peak Master Sima snorted coldly:
"There are six others like me, and I am the weakest one."
Chen Ping:......
Here we go again, right?
The hole dug by Head Wei has not yet been buried.
Fight quickly.
Hearing this, Brother Lu stood up and narrowed his eyes:
"I'm not interested in fighting you. Let the strongest one in your sect come out."
Peak Master Sima was furious when he heard this. This was because he couldn't see himself clearly. He struck out the fire dragon without saying hello:
"It's enough for me to defeat you."
Brother Lu remained calm and his slightly narrowed eyes opened a little, but only a little.
He folded his arms across his chest and held the sword, and lightly floated back a few feet, avoiding Peak Master Sima's spell attack...
The two of them fought together instantly.
Chen Ping concentrated his attention and watched every move between the two men without squinting.
This was the first time he saw Brother Lu go into battle with his own eyes.
This is an excellent opportunity for him to comprehensively evaluate the strength of Brother Lu.
The two fought quickly. Peak Master Sima almost suppressed Brother Lu at first.
But soon everyone discovered that Brother Lu mainly focused on defense at the beginning and did not use his full strength.
But after Brother Lu officially counterattacked, Peak Master Sima quickly fell into a disadvantage.
What Wei Xun analyzed is certainly valuable, but in actual combat, the situation changes rapidly.
Many pre-prepared techniques are simply not enough.
In the end, the competition is still about absolute strength.
"Bang!"
After more than ten moves, there was a loud noise, and Peak Master Sima smashed a big hole in the ground, and a big sword rushed towards Peak Master Sima.
Before Wei Xun had time to intervene, the sword suddenly turned around and flew more than ten feet away from Lord Sima. The sound of explosions echoed across the sky.
Peak Master Sima turned pale.
He knew that he was unable to stop the last sword.
That sword is too strong.
If Brother Lu hadn't stopped in the end, he could only hope that Head Wei Xun would intervene.
Otherwise, death is inevitable.
No wonder the sect’s other nine-level foundation-building Taoist friends all lost.
Peak Master Sima rose into the air, unwilling to accept the defeat, but he had to accept the outcome of failure. He reluctantly clasped his hands:
"I lose!"
Brother Lu stretched out his hand, and the big sword disappeared into the pit and returned to his hand with a whoosh.
Brother Lu once again crossed his arms across his chest and hugged the big sword. His eyes were not fully opened from beginning to end, and he said calmly:
"You are strong."
"Better than the previous ones."
"But he is no match for me."
This is too much to say.
But...it seems to be true.
Brother Lu looked in the direction of Wei Xun's group again and said calmly:
"Five days."
"I only need five days to recover."
"I will challenge the next one in five days. I hope that the one who comes this time will be the strongest."
arrogant.
So damn arrogant.
This is what countless people on Chen Ping's side are thinking, but they dare not express their anger because their skills are indeed inferior to others. Besides, the other party needs five days to recover. Even if someone wants to vent their anger for Lord Sima, they can't do it at this moment.
Of course, this is 'even though.
Peak Master Sima basically represents the pinnacle of Lingxiao Sect's foundation building power.
Peak Master Sima has lost, and they all have no chance.
Those six are fictitious.
Wei Xun showed no expression as he led the foundation-building monks back to the main peak. He glanced at the group of lost cultivators who were watching from a distance. There was hope and unwillingness in the eyes of the group of cultivators.
Wei Xun really wanted to regain his temper, but he felt helpless that he was unable to do so.
When the few people went back, the atmosphere was extremely solemn, completely different from the high-spirited atmosphere when they came.
"Master Sima, are you feeling well?" Wei Xun asked.
Peak Master Sima looked pale:
"The body is fine. It will take a while to fully recover. However, I failed to live up to the trust of Master Wei. Alas, that monk followed the path of sword and body cultivation."
"That sword is too strong."
"It's fine. Winning or losing is a normal thing for monks. It's nothing." Wei Xun seemed to be comforting Peak Master Sima, and also seemed to be comforting himself.
Returning to the main peak, they dispersed, not even thinking about communicating much.
Chen Ping returned to Xiaozhu Peak.
He had been secretly observing Brother Lu during this period. Judging from the duel between Peak Master Sima and Brother Lu just now, as well as Wei Xun's description of the previous battles, Brother Lu's strongest weapon was his devastating sword.
That sword was really domineering.
Chen Ping saw with his own eyes that before the sword arrived, the layers of defense of Lord Sima fell apart in the sword energy.
'It's somewhat similar to my strongest green light sword. ,
Another thing that Brother Lu relies on is his strong body, which allows him to fight with ease.
Chen Ping estimated that Brother Lu's body refining may have completed the bone refining, or even started the internal organ refining.
As for the depth of body training, in terms of combat power, it is definitely not just a taste, but a certain achievement.
Judging from Brother Lu's performance in battle, skin appearance, and muscle acuity, Chen Ping roughly estimated that he had probably reached the middle or even late stage of 'expert'.
This is much stronger than the situation in the early stage when ordinary monks can only achieve 'proficiency,' or at most 'proficiency'.
Chen Ping looked at the words "Refining Skin" on his panel, followed by "Perfection", and "Refining Tendons, followed by" Expert: 999/1000. ,, couldn’t help but sigh:
'This monk is indeed a genius! ,
No wonder he defeated many sect monks along the way.
He almost walked sideways to Lingxiao Sect.
These talented monks are enviable. They have good qualifications, excellent bones, and are trained by their masters. They can practice anything quickly.
Unlike me, I can practice anything...
Chen Ping looked at 'Lianjin', '999/1000' on the back. ,, swallowed a muscle shaping pill and started focusing on muscle training.
Two hours later.
[Refining Art (Grandmaster): 1/1000. 】
Chen Ping did not go out, but continued to take out the "Taixu Body Refining Technique".
The muscle refining has reached the 'Grandmaster', and it's time to 'bone refining'.
In "Taixu Body Refining Technique", the bone refining technique was quickly memorized by Chen Ping under the reading of his spiritual consciousness.
In the same vein as skin refining and muscle refining, bone refining also requires linking certain orifices (206 orifices) with spiritual power to build a network of spiritual power.
This network isolates the 206 bones of the human body to form a separate space. In this way, when refining bones, the spiritual power and medicinal power under the blessing of specific spells will accurately temper the bones.
Avoid unnecessary waste.
Chen Ping swallowed a power pill that he had just bought half a month ago, and began to practice bone skills.
Because the spells are from the same line, Chen Ping has a very good foundation. His previous successful skin refining and tendon refining made his understanding of this type of spells at his fingertips.
Therefore, at this moment, drawing the web of spiritual power of 206 orifices is a familiar process.
He can clearly know when it should be slower, faster when it should be faster, finer when it should be fine, and thicker when it should be thicker.
Everything moves just right.
After a few hours, a network was successfully drawn.
[Bone Refining (Introduction): 1/1000. 】
At the same time, the color of the bones on the feet also changed slightly.
Bone refining is a bit different from skin refining and tendon refining. It focuses on changing bone quality in sequence.
Start at the toes and end at the skull.
The most intuitive expression is that the color of the bones will change, with the original original color slowly transforming into gold, with orange and yellow as transition colors.
After it is completely golden, the bone refining will be officially completed.
'Now that I am in the late stage of foundation building, I have to spend more time refining my body compared to other spells. ,
'Strive to complete bone refining as soon as possible and continue to practice viscera. ,
'In this way, we can also accumulate some foundation for forming alchemy. ,
Four days later.
The second batch of wine was officially brewed, and two pots of unknown wine were produced again.
Chen Ping did not stop and continued to invest in brewing the third batch of unknown wine. During the fermentation period, Chen Ping packed four pots of spirit wine, then returned to the quiet room and wrote a reply to Yu Lingchun.
The yellowish paper looks extremely warm under the soft sunlight.
[Reichun Azuma:]
[All your letters have been read, and the citrine and medicine packet have been received. ]
[Your husband has achieved some success in his muscle training, so there is no need to worry about preparing the medicine kit for muscle training. If you want to configure it, prepare some bone refining medicinal materials package. You can use the 5,000 medium-grade spiritual stones first, and I will give them to you after they are used up. ]
[What Fairy Xiyue said is correct, the higher your cultivation level, the more conducive it is to eliminate hidden physical diseases. Spend more time practicing and strive to build the foundation as soon as possible. ]
[There is no need to worry about topaz and spells for me. As the peak master, my current achievements are sufficient and there is no shortage of spells. You must not delay your practice because of this. ]
[…]
[Very good, don’t read it! ]
After thinking about it, he wrote another letter to Fairy Xiyue.
The main reason is to negotiate with her to send spirit wine once a year, which can greatly save Yun Haitang's trade costs and reduce the risk of going out.
At the same time, tell her that she will send two more bottles of unknown wine this time.
As for the additional amount of spiritual wine she added, she didn't mention anything.
After sealing the letter, Chen Ping went out to the Yun Mansion at the foot of the mountain and handed both the nameless wine and the letter to Yun Haitang, telling her that she would only give it to him once a year.
"By the way, I delivered the first batch of Butterfly Soul Evening Primrose, and harvested a total of
How many spirit stones? "Chen Ping is in urgent need of spiritual stones.
Hearing this, Yun Haitang stood up and took out a booklet, then returned and handed it to Chen Ping:
"Not many, the quality of that batch of fruits is not very good."
"After deducting a series of costs such as the remuneration given to Ling Zhifu, the net income was only 300 mid-grade spiritual stones. I calculated them all separately. Take a look."
Chen Ping had certain psychological expectations for this and nodded:
"Just do the math."
After a pause, he said a little embarrassedly:
"What about that? How many spiritual stones do you have left? Lend me some and I will deduct them from Xiaozhufeng's income in the future."
Hearing this, Yun Haitang pursed his lips and chuckled.
She knew that Chen Ping had been refining his body, which consumed a lot of spiritual stones.
She just remembered that she had said before that she would give Chen Ping her spiritual stones to manage, but Chen Ping refused.
She smiled:
"What else can you and I borrow? How much does it cost?"
...That's different, Yun Haitang is not alone, there is a Yun family behind him.
"Ten thousand mid-grade spiritual stones, do you have them?"
"have."
Although this value was very large, Yun Haitang nodded without any hesitation.
Chen Ping said, "Well,"
"Give me 5,000, and send the remaining 5,000 to Yu Lingchun. She has been preparing a body-refining medicine package for me recently, which consumes a lot of spirit stones. The spirit stones sent this time are a bit too much, so be careful on the road."
Yun Haitang nodded slightly, and immediately took out 5,000 spirit stones and handed them to Chen Ping:
"Don't worry, I'll be very careful later. If it doesn't work out, I'll go by myself."
Thinking that Chen Ping himself wanted 5,000 spirit stones, she asked again:
"Are you ready to go to the Demon City?"
Chen Ping nodded:
"We are still brewing the last batch of wine. We will leave when this batch of wine is finished. It will take about ten days at most."
That night, the two reluctantly communicated.
The next day, Chen Ping walked out of Yun Mansion in a daze.
Chen Pingping originally just wanted to take a walk and see the development of Sanxiu City. But his ears and eyes were sharp, and along the way he heard many monks discussing softly the issue of Brother Lu coming to challenge him.
"This monk with this surname is too arrogant. It is said that a flag was planted in front of his residence to insult us, the Lingxiao Sect: You and others who build the foundation are all ants!"
"Hey, who calls others strong?"
"Yes, not only Lingxiao Sect and we, but also several other sects were completely wiped out, and in the end we had to admit defeat."
"It's indeed strong. I saw the battle with Lord Sima. That sword swallowed up mountains and rivers."
"Don't tell me, that sword reminds me of someone."
"who?"
"Green Sword Monk!!"
"Green Sword Cultivator? Which Green Sword Cultivator was the one who killed Jie Xiu outside Luoyue City?"
"Yes, it is said that he was the one who killed the demon cultivator in the southwest."
"this..."
"I guess the Green Sword cultivator is not as strong as this Lu cultivator, right?"
"Who knows?"
"Hey, why don't you see the Qingjian monk coming out to challenge?"
"..."
(End of chapter)
