txolops Chapter 271 Bestowing Treasures and Entering the Mansion
Chapter 271 Bestowing Treasures and Entering the Mansion
Whoosh!
After clearing out all the monsters, Li Ping descended rapidly, landing back at the edge of the icy pool.
"Is this the method of a Core Formation True Person?" Yan Hengchuan was already dumbfounded.
Even though the demonic beasts floating in the icy pool were all dead, the aura emanating from some of their corpses still sent chills down his spine.
He could clearly identify that many of these corpses were second-tier demonic beasts, and three of them even had auras that were almost at the limit of the second tier, probably not far from the third tier.
If it were other monsters, in a one-on-one situation, he would still have a chance to defeat them by relying on his wisdom and magical artifacts.
But even with all his skills, he was no match for these three demonic beasts.
Such a powerful demon beast was dealt with so easily in front of the grandmaster, who didn't even seem to have used much strength.
Is this a Core Formation True Person?
At this moment, Yan Hengchuan truly sensed the deep chasm between Foundation Establishment cultivators and Core Formation cultivators.
However, once he recovered from the shock, his eyes lit up when he looked at the hundreds of monster corpses floating in the cold pool.
The Blood Spirit Hundred Transformations True Scripture he cultivates is a blood-based cultivation technique without spiritual root attributes. It contains a secret technique called "Blood Sea Domain," which increases the power of spells the more essence blood one refines.
With so many demonic beast corpses before him, if he could refine all their blood... relying on the Blood Sea Domain and Blood Spirit Seed, Yan Hengchuan believed he might be able to fight a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if it meant crossing a higher level!
With his five spiritual roots, it's basically impossible for him to break through to the next level after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.
But if given the chance, who wouldn't want to be stronger?
Thinking of this, he quickly asked, "Grandmaster, may I refine the blood of these demonic beasts?"
"Refine the blood?" Li Ping looked at Yan Hengchuan, whose face was filled with urgency, and then remembered that he cultivated the Blood Path.
These low-level demonic beasts are of little use to him, so it's fine to let Yan Hengchuan have his way. He smiled and nodded, "Go ahead and refine them."
"Thank you, Grandmaster!" Yan Hengchuan's face lit up with joy upon hearing this.
But Li Ping's next words left him speechless, and his face fell.
Li Ping smiled and shook his head: "You have no problem refining the essence blood of demonic beasts, but you must be careful to distinguish them. I have observed that many of these demonic beasts are highly poisonous. You must not accidentally refine the essence blood of those poisonous demonic beasts into your body, otherwise you will be poisoned."
He still remembered that when he dealt with Yan Liming, he took advantage of Yan's inattention and poisoned the Blood Sea Domain that Yan had released.
After Yan Liming withdrew the Blood Sea Domain into his body, he was indeed poisoned and easily defeated.
After Li Ping finished speaking, he saw Yan Hengchuan's mournful face and couldn't help but find it amusing. After thinking for a moment, he reached into his storage bag and took out a small blood-red banner, which was the Blood Banner that had accompanied him for nearly a hundred years.
The Blood Banner can be used to escape using escape techniques, or to secretly release blood-corroding poison to ambush enemies. It is a high-quality, versatile second-tier top-grade magic weapon.
It was thanks to the Blood Banner that Li Ping was able to kill many powerful enemies.
It can be said that this magical artifact made a great contribution to his career.
However, as Li Ping broke through to the Core Formation stage, the Blood-Corroding Poison became useless against Core Formation cultivators. Furthermore, his speed of escape using a magic weapon far surpassed that of any magic tool, so this top-grade magic weapon was of little use to him.
It just so happens that Yan Hengchuan also cultivates the Blood Path, so this magic weapon is very suitable for him to use.
As Li Ping's gaze swept over every part of the Blood Banner, a hint of nostalgia appeared in his eyes.
But in the end, he shook his head and called Yan Hengchuan to his side: "Hengchuan, this top-grade magic artifact, the Blood Banner, is bestowed upon you."
When Yan Hengchuan accepted the Blood Banner with a look of surprise, Li Ping smiled and told him about the functions of the Blood Banner and how to use it.
Finally, he pointed to the monster corpses floating in the cold pool: "You can refine the blood of the non-poisonous monsters yourself, and the monster meat can be distributed to your clansmen. As for the poisonous ones, you can feed them to the Blood Banner to refine and enhance the power of the Blood-Corroding Poison."
"Thank you for bestowing this treasure upon me, Master. Hengchuan understands!" Yan Hengchuan nodded repeatedly, his face beaming with smiles.
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He told Yan Hengchuan about the Blood Banner and how to use it, leaving him to clean up the monster corpses in the cold pool.
Li Ping then flew slowly towards the central island of the icy pool, his vast divine sense already enveloping the entire island.
The island in the center of the cold pool is oval in shape and not very large. Li Ping estimated that it was only a few thousand acres, but this does not mean that a third-order spiritual vein is that big.
In fact, even in alleys more than 20 miles away, the concentration of spiritual energy that leaks out slightly can reach the second level. The coverage area of this third-level spiritual vein and its many branch spiritual veins can probably reach a radius of 100 miles.
This area is actually no less than the underground spiritual veins of Fenglan Immortal City.
Li Ping was at least certain that the spiritual energy concentration near the cold pool could reach the third level.
However, the owner of Tanxin Cave deliberately set up a spirit-gathering formation, concentrating all the spiritual energy on the island, which is why the concentration of spiritual energy outside was not so high.
This approach.
Firstly, it can gather spiritual energy, increasing the concentration of spiritual energy on the island, which is more beneficial for cultivators.
Secondly, it can hide this underground spiritual vein and prevent it from being discovered by outsiders.
Li Ping didn't know what the cave owner's thoughts were, or if it was a combination of both.
He searched the island with his divine sense but found no tokens or similar items for entering it nearby.
For ordinary cultivators, if they encounter this situation, they either need to find a high-level array master to break the array, or they need to rely on brute force to destroy the array from the outside.
With Li Ping's strength at the Core Formation stage, it wouldn't be difficult for him to forcefully attack and destroy the formation.
However, many large formations have a self-destruct function. Once the formation is broken by brute force from the outside, it will activate its self-destruct function, destroying everything within the formation's coverage.
Li Ping certainly didn't want to see such a thing happen, so he didn't consider breaking the formation by brute force.
On the other hand, he was even less likely to find a high-level array master and allow the other party to leak the secrets of this place.
Fortunately, he had a better way to break the formation.
With a pat on his waist pouch, the Wildfire Sparrow transformed into a streak of fire and flew out, circling around Li Ping joyfully and chirping softly.
It was clear that it had been cooped up in the spirit beast pouch for a while and was feeling quite stifled.
Li Ping smiled and stroked the Wildfire Sparrow's head. He then took out a bottle of second-tier beast-feeding pills from his storage bag and fed it to the bird. Only then did he point to the heavy spiritual pressure shield in front of him, signaling it to break the formation.
Sixty years ago, Li Ping was helpless against a miniature third-order formation in a secret cave in the Cloud Mist Mountains.
However, the Wildfire Sparrow directly spewed spiritual fire, forcibly burning a hole in the array's protective barrier and then crawling inside.
Li Ping then learned that, in addition to exorcising evil, the spiritual fire within the Wildfire Sparrow was also remarkably effective at breaking various array formations and restrictions.
In addition, more than ten years ago, before Li Ping went into seclusion to form his core, the Wildfire Sparrow had already successfully broken through to the late stage of the second tier in Flying Snow City, and now the power of its natal spirit fire has further increased.
"Go ahead, it's up to you now!"
"Hey!"
The wildfirebird let out a low chirp, as if responding to Li Ping's expectations.
It then flew directly to the light shield covering the island and suddenly spewed out a crimson high-temperature flame at the array shield, a thin line of fire connecting the Wildfire Sparrow to the third-order array shield.
Immediately afterwards, visible to the naked eye, under the scorching of the Wildfire Sparrow's natal spirit fire, the array's light shield melted away like ice melting under the blazing sun, instantly creating a hole more than a foot in diameter.
Through that hole, one could vaguely see the island's scenery.
However, the Wildfire Sparrow did not stop there. Instead, it continued to spew spiritual fire to scorch the edges of the cavity, expanding it.
It stopped moving only after it finally formed a circular hole about two feet in diameter, then transformed into a line of fire and flew into the formation.
At the same moment, Li Ping also used the Bloodwing Escape Technique. The blood lines flashed in the void and flew into the formation, closely following the Wildfire Sparrow.
In fact, the reason why the Wildfire Sparrow opened such a large hole was to make it easier for Li Ping to enter.
The third-tier formation inside the secret cave will instantly collapse if the Spirit Eye Jade, the source of spiritual energy, is removed.
However, the formation in the underground cold pool was set up by relying on the underground spiritual veins, and even if the Wildfire Sparrow went in, it would not be able to destroy it. Only Li Ping could enter it personally.
Of course, the reason Li Ping dared to enter personally was because...
The main reason was that at the same moment the Wildfire Sparrow broke through the array's light barrier, his divine sense had already probed into the array through the hole and, after careful inspection, confirmed that there was no danger inside the array.
Otherwise, he would send a puppet in to scout the situation first, rather than going in with his real body.
……
Standing at the edge of the protective shield, I watched the void beside me slowly close up.
Li Ping silently sensed the abundant spiritual energy surrounding him.
Just as he had predicted, the cave owner had deliberately set up a spirit-gathering formation on the island, gathering the spiritual energy of the third-tier spiritual veins here.
The concentration of spiritual energy on the island was astonishing. Li Ping estimated that it had reached the upper-grade third rank, comparable to the concentration of spiritual energy at the top of Donghua Mountain.
Such a spiritual environment can even meet the cultivation needs of cultivators in the late stage of Core Formation.
After sensing the spiritual energy within the mansion, Li Ping looked down and surveyed the cave dwelling, which covered an area of only a few thousand acres.
In the center of the island stands a bronze palace covering nearly a hundred acres, while nearby are some ordinary houses that appear to be the residences of disciples and servants.
Besides these buildings, the remaining area is planted with a large number of ornamental flowers, trees and shrubs.
Only a small plot of land, less than a hundred acres in size, was cultivated into a medicinal herb garden. Unfortunately, it seems that too many years have passed, and most of the low-grade medicinal herbs in it have withered and died.
Only a few dozen third-tier spiritual herbs remained, stubbornly surviving.
Most of these dozens of third-tier spiritual herbs are precious herbs used to refine pills for Core Formation cultivators to enhance their cultivation.
In addition, there are three golden marrow jade fungus that have reached their limit of growth and are thousands of years old.