txolops Chapter 249 Crimson Flames, Frost Flames
Chapter 249 Crimson Flames, Frost Flames
Snowflake City.
Ascetic practices, alchemy...
Before we knew it, another three years had passed.
On this day, Li Ping sat in the pavilion, chatting with Xu Guike, who had come to visit.
Three years ago, after becoming Daoist partners with Lin Yue, Xu Guike stayed in the city to cultivate and did not continue to go out to hunt demons.
He is a sword cultivator with astonishing combat power and is very famous among the cultivators of Flying Snow City.
Li Ping knew that although he was only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, during the icy sea beast tide, he took advantage of the moment when the monsters left the icy sea to kill several late-stage second-tier monsters and accumulate enough cultivation resources.
He planned to use these resources to cultivate within the city until he reached the late Foundation Establishment stage.
This made Li Ping marvel at the sheer strength of his talent.
After all, as far as he knew, Xu Guike should only be in his early seventies.
At such a young age, he is already close to breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. His cultivation speed is only slightly inferior to that of Xiao Yunzhi.
Their aptitude is either a celestial spiritual root or an unusual spiritual root.
Li Ping guessed that it was more likely to be a Heavenly Spiritual Root, since cultivators with Other Spiritual Roots wouldn't be able to cultivate so quickly.
Xu Guike's ability to be accepted as a disciple by a Core Formation cultivator is indeed remarkable.
However, spiritual root aptitude is a cultivator's own secret. It's not revealed to anyone other than a close confidant. Therefore, despite his suspicions, Li Ping didn't ask.
He didn't know that Xu Guike actually had the worst five spiritual roots aptitude, but he possessed the special physique of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Body, which was perfectly suited to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Dao he cultivated.
This allowed Xu Guike to achieve a cultivation speed comparable to that of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
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After chatting about some interesting things that had happened in Snowflake City recently, the two then talked about the reconstruction of Silvermoon City.
Although the far north is vast, the land is barren, and there are only eight third-order spiritual veins in total.
Silvermoon City was destroyed, but the underground third-tier spiritual vein remained intact.
Seven or eight years have passed, and seeing no sign of the beast tide returning, the rulers of the seven surviving main cities plan to rebuild a main city on the site of Silvermoon City.
There was no problem with the resources for reconstruction, but a conflict arose among the seven main cities regarding their allocation.
Actually, if there were still cultivators from the Silver Moon Sect alive, the problem would be simple. With the covenant as witness, the rebuilt city would still be inherited by the Silver Moon Sect.
But now, the Silver Moon Sect has been wiped out, and the city has become ownerless.
An unclaimed third-tier spiritual vein naturally sparked a struggle among the other seven main cities.
Wealth can be very tempting!
Faced with the enormous profits of rebuilding a main city, even the severely weakened Flying Snow City couldn't resist getting involved.
However, considering the security of the newly built main city, it would be best to have a Core Formation cultivator stationed there, and the Buyun Sect has promised to send one.
Therefore, the benefits of the newly built main city were ultimately divided into ten parts.
The Buyun Sect, which sent a Core Formation cultivator to oversee the new city, held 40% of the market share, while the other six main cities each held 10%.
Of course, the majority of the resources needed to rebuild the main city were borne by the Buyun Sect, with the other six cities only providing assistance.
With the united efforts of the human race in the far north, perhaps in less than ten years, a main city even more magnificent than the original Silvermoon City will be built on the original site.
A new city represents a blank slate, but also endless opportunities!
With the influx of cultivators and mortals from other major cities, it might not take more than a few hundred years for the city to regain its original prosperity and grandeur.
Xu Guike smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, I've already considered it. Once I reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, I'll take my senior sister to this new city to cultivate!"
"Oh? Why is that?" Li Ping asked, somewhat surprised.
Xu Guike didn't try to hide anything from him, and explained with a smile, "I heard that sects like Buyun Sect and Feixue Sect plan to build the new city into a commercial public city, and that the third-tier spirit vein cave dwellings there will be available for rent. I plan to use the spirit veins there to help me form my core in the future. Besides, the new city is closer to the Ice Sea, so it will be more convenient and easier for me to set off from there to hunt monsters in the Ice Sea."
Upon hearing this, Li Ping suddenly realized what was going on.
It turns out that Xu Guike chose to go to the new city because he was considering the spiritual energy environment for Core Formation.
He has no connection with the Flying Snow Sect, and he might not be allowed to borrow their third-tier spiritual vein. Even if he could, he would probably have to pay a considerable price in favors.
In the new city, one can rent a third-tier cave dwelling to break through to the Core Formation stage by paying a certain amount of spirit stones, which is obviously more convenient and less troublesome.
However, Li Ping had already established a close relationship with the Flying Snow Sect, so he could directly use the Flying Snow Sect's third-tier spiritual vein. Therefore, he did not need to go to the new city for the spiritual vein.
But after figuring it out, Li Ping quickly thought of something else.
Once Xu Guike forms his Golden Core, he may return to the Western Wilderness to avenge his master.
His direct enemy was Huang Yunzi, who killed Master Fenglan and his disciples, while his indirect enemies included the Meng family patriarch, Meng Qingyi, and other members of the Meng family.
Li Ping didn't care whether Huang Yunzi lived or died, but he had a certain relationship with the Meng family. He had a fairly good relationship with Meng Qingyi and the Meng family patriarch.
At that time, Xu Guike, seeking revenge for his master, might target the Meng family.
This is something Li Ping does not want to see.
He privately believed that the main fault for the conflict between the Meng family and Dai Sangyu lay with Dai Sangyu.
Even if the Meng family ultimately colluded with Ziyun Valley to betray their master and ancestors, they were actually forced into a corner and had no choice but to fight back.
But when Xu Guike seeks revenge, he probably won't consider these things.
All he knew was that his master and grandmaster had died at the hands of those people, and he wanted revenge.
Li Ping did not want Meng Qing to die by Xu Guike's sword. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "When will this cycle of vengeance end!"
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"If I don't avenge this, how can I face the ancestors of the Tianqiao Sect!"
Years later, under the guidance of the local Gaoji Daoist and with the assistance of the Earth Spirit Rat, a mythical beast with the ability to find treasures, Xiao Yunzhi found a piece of thousand-year-old ice jade in the heart of the icy sea without any major incidents.
But just as she was about to leave, Gaoji Daoist told Xiao Yunzhi that he had accidentally found a piece of ten-thousand-year-old cold jade in the icy sea, hidden in a secret location somewhere in the icy sea.
If Xiao Yunzhi is willing to make a vow to Heaven that she will do her best to kill the fourth-order ice dragon in the ice sea after she forms her Nascent Soul, he is willing to give Xiao Yunzhi the ten-thousand-year-old cold jade as a reward!
The Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade is a top-tier treasure in this world.
It possesses many miraculous effects, such as resisting inner demons, and even Nascent Soul cultivators would fight tooth and nail for this treasure.
Xiao Yunzhi was shocked that Gaoji Daoist was willing to give her such a precious treasure.
Gaoji Daoist then uttered the sentence above, his tone filled with deep-seated hatred.
He vowed to avenge the annihilation of his clan!
"I've just formed my core, so let alone whether I can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. Even if I do reach the Nascent Soul stage, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the Ice Dragon," Xiao Yunzhi said hesitantly.
She naturally wanted a rare treasure like the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade, and she was quite confident in achieving Nascent Soul formation, but what about killing the Ice Dragon after achieving Nascent Soul formation?
Xiao Yunzhi was self-aware.
Before setting off, she had already learned from Li Ping that even a great cultivator had failed to kill the ice dragon.
"If I'm not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Chiyan should possess a fire-type celestial spiritual root, right?" Gaoji Daoist was not surprised but rather pleased to see Xiao Yunzhi hesitate.
This old monster, who has lived for over a thousand years, must have incredibly deep thoughts.
He had been communicating with Xiao Yunzhi for several years and had almost figured out her situation. He also had a certain understanding of her personality and knew that she was a Confucian cultivator.
When the Tianqiao Sect was destroyed, it was the headmaster of the Confucian sect who personally went to the Ice Sea and injured the Ice Dragon.
Gaoji Daoist had a certain fondness for Confucian cultivators and believed that Xiao Yunzhi was worthy of his trust, which is why he revealed the contents of the transaction.
If it were a demonic cultivator in front of him, he would never have been able to produce a treasure like the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade.
"I do indeed possess a fire-type celestial spiritual root!" Xiao Yunzhi readily admitted.
"Hehe... then I've found the right person." Daoist Gaoji said with a smile, "I see that your natal magic weapon, Fellow Daoist Chiyan, is made from ten-thousand-year-old Lihuo Essence Stone. So this ten-thousand-year-old Cold Jade might just be icing on the cake for other cultivators, but for Fellow Daoist Chiyan, it is of great importance and has a transformative effect."
Xiao Yunzhi was puzzled.
Without her even asking, Daoist Gaoji explained, "While reading ancient texts, I learned that in ancient times there was a great cultivator who relied on the power of her natal magic weapon to overwhelm other great cultivators of the same level, earning her the title of the number one cultivator. Her natal magic weapon was called the Sun and Moon Rings. Although it appeared to be a ring, it was actually composed of a pair of ice and fire wheels! When combined, ice and fire were one, possessing boundless power; when separated, they were yin and yang, appearing and disappearing unpredictably!"
"Fellow Daoist Crimson Flame, if you could refine another Frost Flame Wheel from the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Frost Jade, combining the Frost Flame and Crimson Flame into one, once you reach the late Nascent Soul stage, you would surely be able to rely on the power of the Sun and Moon Rings to enter the depths of the Ice Sea and slay the Ice Dragon!"
Upon hearing Gaoji Daoist's words, Xiao Yunzhi's face showed shock.
Although she cultivated a top-tier fire-based technique and came from a prestigious family, this was the first time she had ever heard that cold flames actually existed in the world.
How can two completely opposite terms, ice and fire, be put together?
After a moment of silence, Xiao Yunzhi slowly spoke: "Fellow Daoist Gaoji, if the Sun and Moon Ring truly possesses such power, I swear that after I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will do my utmost to slay the Ice Dragon."
She is a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and she did not encounter any bottlenecks before forming her Nascent Soul.
This means that as long as she spends time diligently cultivating, she can directly reach the late stage of Core Formation.
But she hadn't forgotten who her enemy was.
The nominal number one person in the Western Wilderness, Lu Kuang Lu Lao Mo!
Even the patriarch who held the Seal of All Living Beings was killed by Old Demon Lu. Even if she cultivates to the late stage of Core Formation, can she really deal with Old Demon Lu?
But if what Gaoji Daoist said is true, and the Sun and Moon Ring really has such power, she will use the ten-thousand-year-old cold jade as the main material to refine another Cold Flame Wheel.
With the Crimson Flame Wheel and the Frost Flame Wheel combined, he was absolutely confident that he could kill Old Demon Lu.
Expel the evil forces and avenge our ancestor!
When Gaoji Daoist saw that Xiao Yunzhi had agreed to his conditions, he quickly transmitted his voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Chiyan, rest assured, this matter is absolutely true. As long as you swear an oath, I will tell you the method of refining the Sun and Moon Rings now."
"good!"
Xiao Yunzhi nodded slightly.