txolops Chapter 228 News of the Ruins?
Chapter 228 News of the Ruins?
Immediately.
In a private room at the teahouse, Xie Xing smiled and said, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Li, the reason I rushed from Buyun City to Feixue City was because of the Tianqiao Sect."
"Oh? I'd like to hear more." Li Ping was slightly puzzled and hoped Xie Xing would continue.
However, at this moment, Xie Xing's expression became solemn. He said solemnly, "However, what I am about to say is a secret, and I hope that you can keep it a secret for me."
Seeing his extremely serious expression, Li Ping smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Xie, I'm not one to talk too much."
"I believe in Fellow Daoist Li." Xie Xing nodded, and then told him about the Tianqiao Sect.
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To avoid being overheard, Xie Xing lowered his voice and communicated by telepathy.
"Fellow Daoist Li, a long time ago, I accidentally obtained a first-tier puppet in the market of Buyun City. At first, I didn't take it to heart and just used the puppet as a servant to manage my cave dwelling."
At this point, Xie Xing glanced at Li Ping and noticed that Li Ping was listening attentively.
He quickly continued via telepathy, "However, last year, this puppet shattered due to its age, revealing a secret within it... It contained a map showing the location of a secret vault of the Tianqiao Sect. After some research, I discovered that the vault is located approximately a thousand miles from Feixue City."
"The Heavenly Craft Sect's hidden treasure vault?"
Li Ping's expression was strange.
He remembered that he seemed to have encountered a similar situation when he was cultivating in Fenglan Immortal City.
At the time, it was a demonic cultivator disguised as the alchemy master Hu Feng who invited him to go on an adventure outside the city under the pretext of collecting Vermilion Fruit to refine Essence Pills.
The allure of the Essence Pill was undeniable, and given that the person invited was a close "friend," he should have accepted.
However, Li Ping had reservations and ultimately declined Hu Feng's invitation.
What is this now?
His eyes flickered slightly: "I have never met Fellow Daoist Xie before. Why would you tell me such a secret?"
Seeing that Li Ping seemed to be moved, Xie Xing gave a wry smile and continued to whisper, "To be honest, I originally planned to take the treasures from the Tianqiao Sect's secret vault and leave, but because of the outbreak of the Ice Sea Beast Tide, there are several second-tier demonic beasts lingering near the vault. I dare not approach them at all, so I have to enter Feixue City first and then think of a way."
"After entering the city, I happened to hear that someone was inquiring about the Tianqiao Sect's cultivation techniques." Xie Xing sighed slightly. "I don't know anyone in this Flying Snow City. I agreed to meet Fellow Daoist Li out of necessity. I hope to invite Fellow Daoist Li to go with me to kill the demonic beasts and open the secret vault."
"Fellow Daoist, you trust me that much?" Li Ping asked softly.
"Originally, I didn't dare to trust Fellow Daoist Li, but after meeting you, I learned that you are a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator." Xie Xing explained with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Li has cultivated to the late-stage Foundation Establishment stage, which means you have a bright future and likely plan to form your core in the future. So, as long as you make a Heavenly Dao oath, I can naturally trust you."
Cultivators are not ordinary people. Once they make a vow to the Heavenly Dao and then break it, they will encounter inner demons when breaking through bottlenecks.
Breaking through the bottleneck has become much more difficult, making success almost impossible.
As long as Li Ping intends to break through to the Core Formation stage, it is unlikely that he will break his oath. Therefore, Xie Xing's explanation seems to have some persuasive power.
But Li Ping is a peace-loving person who hates fighting and killing more than anything else in his life, even if the opponent is an animal.
He is not an animal rights activist, but he does not have a habit of indiscriminately killing animals.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist. I am busy with cultivation and have no plans to go out for the time being. As for the matter of exploring the secret vault, I would appreciate it if you could find someone else." Li Ping refused directly.
Upon hearing Li Ping decline the treasure hunt, citing his busy cultivation schedule, Xie Xing quickly explained, "If Fellow Daoist Li is worried about delaying his cultivation, there's no need to worry. The secret vault is only about a thousand miles outside the city. If everything goes smoothly, we can probably retrieve the treasure in a few days."
Li Ping shook his head again: "Let's skip the exploration. However, if Fellow Daoist Xie obtains the Heavenly Skill Sect's Divine Sense Technique in the secret vault, I am willing to buy it at a high price."
"Since Fellow Daoist Li is unavailable, then let's leave it at that. I will have to find someone else. I hope Fellow Daoist Li will keep his promise and keep this a secret." Li Ping's attitude was firm, and Xie Xing, feeling regretful, had no choice but to abandon his invitation plan.
"Don't worry, it's the right thing to do," Li Ping assured him with a smile.
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Li Ping's eyes flickered as he watched Xie Xing leave.
He would never believe such a good thing being offered to him.
Of course, whether the matter was true or false, Li Ping had no interest whatsoever.
He maintains a good relationship with Shi Yutong and earns a lot of spirit stones by refining pills for the Feixue Sect, while also taking advantage of some spirit herbs.
He has everything he needs, so why would he need to go out and take risks?
Although the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique" is good, it is not something he urgently needs. It would be better to have it, but it wouldn't matter if he didn't.
In fact, he hoped that this was true, and that the complete version of the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique" was indeed hidden in the secret treasury of the Tianqiao Sect.
In fact, he hoped that this was true, and that the complete version of the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique" was indeed hidden in the secret treasury of the Tianqiao Sect.
In this way, when Xie Xing returns with a full load, he can buy the cultivation technique from the other party.
However, Li Ping privately believes that the probability of this being true is not high.
There aren't that many good things falling from the sky in this world.
Imagine an ordinary working person earning 3,000 yuan a month with average looks. Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful woman with a 36D bust falls in love with you at first sight and showers you with care and concern every day. Is that even possible?
It seems they're planning to take their honeymoon to Southeast Asia.
"Whether it's true or false, I'll just ignore it." Li Ping shook his head.
This time is different from back in Fenglan Immortal City, when he dared not leave the city.
Now, he cultivates the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture," possessing the ability to change his appearance and leave the city at any time with a different face.
But he was too lazy to leave the city, or even...too lazy to go out.
His main task is to break through to the Core Formation stage; any other side quests are unrelated and must give way to the main task.
"However, it seems someone is watching me, so I need to be careful," Li Ping thought to himself. "But even with several cultivators of the same level ganging up on me, I wouldn't have an absolute guarantee of defeating a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."
"So as long as I don't foolishly walk headlong into any formation or trap, I can rest easy."
This is why he dared to reveal his second-tier high-grade alchemy skills after advancing to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
How many spirit stones a cultivator can possess depends not on how strong his ability to earn them is, but on how much spirit stones he can hold onto.
Having spirit stones and resources beyond one's own strength will naturally attract the attention of those who are destined for tribulation.
"Go back to your cultivation."
Li Ping shook his head, completely disregarding the matter.
He had anticipated being coveted when he decided to expose his alchemy skills.
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the other side.
After leaving the teahouse, Xie Xing went straight back to the inn. Half a day later, he emerged from the inn with a different face, and after wandering around, he soon arrived at a quiet villa in the city.
He knocked on the door according to the agreed signal, and the gate opened, welcoming him inside.
There were six figures waiting for him in the courtyard, all of them Foundation Establishment cultivators.
What's even more surprising is that among these six figures, there are not only humans, but also two beautiful figures with similar appearances, silver hair, and snow-white skin, who are clearly snowmen.
Another figure, with a burly build and a rugged, human-like face, was a barbarian, a race living in this far north.
When Xie Xing entered, the six figures were drinking and chatting.
Anyone who knew that humans, Yetis, and Barbarians would sit together drinking and in such a harmonious atmosphere would be quite surprised.
After all, the Yeti is alright, but the barbarians and humans have a deep-seated hatred between them.
Everyone in the courtyard seemed to be waiting for Xie Xing. As soon as he entered, all eyes turned to him, as if they were asking about the outcome of his trip.
There was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
After all, their target this time was a high-level alchemist, whose wealth far exceeded that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Xie Xing shook his head helplessly.
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Li Ping focused wholeheartedly on cultivation, and the peaceful days passed quickly; another year went by.
Sitting in the pavilion, Li Ping's gaze fell on the wildfire sparrow standing on the old tree in the courtyard.
He could clearly sense that the Wildfire Sparrow was in low spirits and somewhat listless.
As for the reason... it's quite simple.
For the past ten years or so, it has been playing with the blazing sunbird.
Xiao Yunzhi, accompanied by the Blazing Sun Bird, has been in seclusion for nearly two years, attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage.
During this time, without any friends to play with, it felt lonely and isolated.
"It's been two years..." Li Ping said with some emotion.
The formation of the Golden Core is different from the Foundation Establishment stage.
The golden core formed by a cultivator is a product of the unity of essence, qi, and spirit, possessing all sorts of incredible abilities.
Once you cross this step, you become a real person.
It's perfectly normal to be cautious and make thorough preparations before attempting to pass a level.
Let alone two years, even two and a half years is not too much.
However, Xiao Yunzhi has a Heavenly Spiritual Root and will not face bottlenecks, so she doesn't have to spend as much time as other cultivators.
Li Ping estimated that she would probably attempt to reach the Core Formation stage within the next two years.
Once Xiao Yunzhi reaches the Core Formation stage, Li Ping doesn't know if she will continue to call him "Brother Li" or if she will change her address.
In the cultivation world, those who have achieved mastery are respected, so it's not impossible that Xiao Yunzhi doesn't care about past relationships.
Although I privately believe that Xiao Yunzhi is not that kind of person.
But Li Ping had already prepared himself mentally for this.
He was a flexible and adaptable person. When he saw Xiao Yunzhi again, he would respectfully address her as "senior".
"Core Formation... Cultivation, cultivation!"
Li Ping sighed, then turned and went back inside.
He took out the jade of spiritual eyes, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate silently.
However, just as Li Ping was diligently cultivating, something unexpectedly interrupted his practice.
The cave dwelling several hundred feet away from his own, after being vacant for several years, was finally rented out.
Li Ping received the visitors, and to his surprise, the people who rented the cave next door were actually a pair of snowman twin girls.
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