txolops Chapter 215 Late Foundation Establishment Stage
Chapter 215 Late Foundation Establishment Stage
late at night.
Li Ping sat cross-legged inside the room.
Having finally settled down, he is now reflecting on his experiences over this period, summarizing the gains and losses, and making plans for the future.
He was peacefully cultivating in his secret cave, but disaster struck unexpectedly. He was inexplicably teleported to an unfamiliar secret realm, and then inexplicably got into a fight, rescuing Xiao Yunzhi.
Finally, just before the secret realm collapsed, they were lucky enough to find a way to leave and appeared in this far northern land, far from the Western Wilderness cultivation world.
Of course, he did not suffer any losses in the process.
Instead, they killed two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Spirit Control Sect, obtained their storage bags, and made a fortune.
In addition, he also obtained the somewhat special ancient treasure, the "Three Yin God-Slaying Sword," from Xiao Yunzhi.
Although his human identity prevented him from using this ancient treasure even after he reached the Core Formation stage.
But an ancient treasure is still an ancient treasure, and its true value surpasses that of ordinary magical artifacts.
Thinking this through, Li Ping couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt: "Strange, if humans can't use it, then why is the Spirit Control Sect fighting over the 'Three Yin God-Slaying Sword'? Could it be that Old Demon Lu has a way to use this ancient treasure? Perhaps after I reach Core Formation, I can go and exchange ideas with Old Demon Lu..."
After recalling his past experiences, Li Ping began to think about his future plans.
Essentially, he is an easygoing person; as long as it doesn't interfere with his cultivation, he can stay anywhere.
Conditions in the far north are harsh, but he can adapt.
He rented the cave dwelling for ten years in one go, intending to live in Flying Snow City for a long time.
However, besides cultivating, Li Ping did not forget that he had other things to do.
First, there are the puppets. The role of puppets has been fully demonstrated in the previous major battles.
Li Ping's divine sense can control three puppets at the same time, but he currently only has two puppets at hand, which is not yet his control limit.
Therefore, he needs to forge at least one more second-tier high-grade puppet in order to fully utilize the advantages of the puppet gang-up strategy.
Considering that the puppets might be destroyed in battle, he needed backup puppets, which meant he needed to create at least two or three more.
However, the far north is far more barren than the western wilderness, and finding enough materials to craft puppets is probably not something that can be done in a short time.
Li Ping himself didn't have time to do these things, so he planned to hand this task over to Ji Shuxuan.
Besides the puppets, another thing that kept him on his mind was the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique," a spiritual cultivation method originating from the Tianqiao Sect.
When Yu Menghan gave him the first incomplete chapter of the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique," she had already made it very clear.
The Tianqiao Sect was a sect located in the far north, but it was wiped out because it provoked a powerful enemy.
Now that Li Ping has come to the far north, he naturally wants to try to complete the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique" divine sense cultivation method.
After all, once you cultivate the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique" to the fifth level, you can control 108 puppets at the same time, and your divine sense can be about twice as strong as before.
Which puppeteer wouldn't want such a technique?
However, because the Tianqiao Sect has been wiped out, this technique has also been lost, so it is not easy for him to obtain the complete version.
"It's a pity I left the Yinghai Order in the Western Wilderness and didn't bring it with me, otherwise I could have investigated the 'Myriad Spirits Divine Technique' through the Yinghai Chamber of Commerce headquarters in the far north." Li Ping shook his head slightly as he thought of the mysterious Yinghai Chamber of Commerce.
Before entering the secret cave to cultivate, he was worried that carrying the Yinghai Token would allow him to be located and expose the location of the secret cave, so he buried the Yinghai Token in a valley outside Fenglan Immortal City.
But who would have thought that it would inexplicably appear in the far north, and now that they are separated by the ends of the earth, the Yinghai Token is naturally impossible to obtain.
"There's no rush with the cultivation techniques; take your time!"
"The most urgent task is still self-cultivation."
Li Ping cast a magical protective shield around himself, covering a radius of 1.3 meters, to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating. He then took out the Spirit Eye Jade, placed it in front of him, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate diligently.
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The next day, Xiao Yunzhi was busy setting up the magic array.
Li Ping then went to Ji Shuxuan's shop and left him some spirit stones, asking him to collect the materials needed to refine the puppet. He also instructed him to keep an eye out for information about the Tianqiao Sect.
Ji Shuxuan readily agreed to Li Ping's instructions.
Afterwards, Li Ping left Ji Shuxuan's shop and wandered around the city for half a day. The exotic customs of Feixue City broadened his horizons.
During this time, he paid special attention to the Flying Snow Sect's mountain gate, located in the center of the city.
That is also the location of the city's third-tier spiritual vein.
Whether it's him or Xiao Yunzhi, if they want to break through to the Core Formation stage, they must solve the problem of the third-tier spiritual land; this is unavoidable.
However, the third-tier spiritual land belongs to the Flying Snow Sect, and the Core Formation True Person of the Flying Snow Sect cultivates within the third-tier spiritual land.
Li Ping had no clue how to obtain the qualification to use a third-tier spiritual land.
A trade is definitely not going to work; he does indeed possess treasures that could entice a Core Formation cultivator.
For example, Yan Liming's black sword magic weapon, and the recently acquired Three Yin God-Slaying Sword.
However, he certainly wouldn't offer these two items to a Core Formation cultivator from the Flying Snow Sect for trade.
He didn't even have the idea of making a deal.
After all, what qualifications does a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator have to trade with a Core Formation cultivator?
Fortunately, there is still a long time before he needs a spiritual land to form his core, so he can slowly figure out a way.
As for Xiao Yunzhi, Li Ping was too busy taking care of himself to have time to think about her.
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Back in her cave, Xiao Yunzhi had already set up another magic array within the existing one.
Upon seeing Li Ping return, she smiled sweetly: "Brother Li, I have set up the formation. Although this formation is only average in terms of defense, it is remarkably effective in preventing cultivators from using their spiritual sense. With this formation, even if a Core Formation cultivator tries to spy on us, we will be able to detect it."
"Oh? Then I'll have to trouble you, Yunzhi." Upon hearing that it could provide early warnings for Core Formation cultivators' spiritual sense detection, Li Ping was surprised, but a smile also appeared on his face.
A mere second-tier formation is naturally impossible to block the divine sense of a Core Formation cultivator, but being able to provide an early warning is already quite good.
"Brother Li, you and Yunzhi are in an unfamiliar place, so of course you should work together and share the burden. There's no need to talk about being tired," Xiao Yunzhi said with a smile.
Then she changed the subject, asking about Li Ping's trip: "By the way, did you find anything good at the market today, Brother Li?"
Li Ping nodded: "There were some gains."
After saying that, he stopped talking and just stared at Xiao Yunzhi, making her feel embarrassed.
After a moment, seeing that Xiao Yunzhi did not react, he reminded her, "Yunzhi, you haven't given me the token to enter and exit the formation yet."
Xiao Yunzhi then realized what was happening and quickly took out a token from her storage bag, using her magic to control it as it flew to Li Ping's side.
Li Ping accepted the token without ceremony, nodded in acknowledgment, and then went back inside to continue his arduous cultivation.
Three years passed in his arduous practice.
During these three years, Ji Shuxuan would occasionally visit to offer his respects and greetings.
However, Li Ping and Xiao Yunzhi were both in seclusion, so he missed them most of the time.
Occasionally, when Li Ping gets tired of cultivating, he will emerge from seclusion to rest for a few days, drawing talismans, refining pills, and making puppets...
Except for the second-tier high-grade talismans, he put all the finished talismans he drew into Ji Shuxuan's shop for sale.
To his surprise, the far north had limited spiritual veins, resulting in a scarcity of spiritual resources. Most local cultivators, especially Foundation Establishment cultivators, made hunting demons their primary profession. Apart from cultivation, they spent most of their time hunting demons in the icy sea to obtain cultivation resources.
Therefore, spirit talismans are more popular here than in the Western Wilderness, and are sold at a higher price.
The spirit stones he earned were of little use to him. Considering that he would soon break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he needed to absorb the innate energy from second-grade high-quality pills.
So he changed his appearance again and spent a lot of spirit stones to collect the spiritual herbs needed to refine second-grade high-quality pills from various shops in the city.
He also resold the pills he refined in his spare time at high prices.
Because of the astonishing profits he made from making talismans and refining pills, even though he spent a lot of spirit stones to buy materials for refining puppets, the number of spirit stones in his storage bag not only did not decrease, but increased day by day.
This made Li Ping marvel at the astonishing earning power of high-level craftsmen.
Of course, other craftsmen, whether making talismans or refining pills, have a chance of failure. Once they fail, all the materials are wasted.
Especially for high-grade pills, a single batch of medicinal herbs can be worth hundreds of spirit stones. With a success rate of less than 30%, one can barely break even.
If the success rate is even lower, you'll lose money.
Therefore, their efficiency in earning spirit stones is nowhere near that of Li Ping. If Li Ping really devoted all his time to alchemy, the number of spirit stones he could earn would be terrifying.
However, for Li Ping, earning spirit stones was not the most important thing; his own cultivation was the most important thing.
He still spends most of his time on spiritual practice.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the course of six years, Li Ping successfully gathered enough materials to create another offensive puppet, which he named Jia San.
In the previous battle, he had already discovered that Jia Yi's attack power was sufficient, but its endurance was not enough; it had to replace spirit stones after launching two attacks.
This weakness is undoubtedly extremely disadvantageous in combat.
However, Li Ping was reluctant to use high-grade spirit stones, so he could only refine several more attack-type puppets so that they could fight together and use a queuing-and-shooting combat strategy.
In this way, the two attacking golems can take turns launching attacks, creating a continuous barrage of strikes.
Of course, even with enough spirit stones, three puppets were not enough to satisfy Li Ping, so he instructed Ji Shuxuan to continue collecting spirit materials for him.
Before we knew it, another six years had passed.
During this period, because the lease on the cave dwelling was about to expire, Li Ping went to renew the lease again, and once again paid ten years' rent in one lump sum.
On this day, inside the training room.
Li Ping inhaled and exhaled the pure spiritual energy emanating from the Jade Eye of Spirits, his expression calm.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy within the magical shield became chaotic, and then Li Ping's aura began to rise sharply.
After a long while, everything returned to normal, and Li Ping opened his eyes and smiled.
"At exactly one hundred years old, I've finally reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment."