Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 286 Jin Xuanmu and the Reunion with Qi Hanmo

Items in the storage bag.

Besides several medicinal herbs that were hundreds of years old, there was also a palm-sized piece of blood-red metal and a two-foot-long lush spiritual tree.

Li Ping didn't care much about the elixir and simply categorized it and put it into his own storage bag.

He quickly recognized the crimson metal; it should be a third-tier spiritual material called "Blood Dragon Gold," which could be used to inherit the True Scripture of Ink Cloud.

In this way, he only lacked water and fire elements among the five elements needed to inherit the third-order array method.

As for the two-foot-long lush and verdant spiritual tree, Li Ping observed it carefully for a long time, but he was not quite sure of its origin.

Therefore, he had no choice but to request outside help and invited Gaoji Daoist to come out.

As expected of an ancient relic, Gaoji Daoist immediately recognized what the spirit wood was: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Golden Profound Wood, a top-grade material for crafting flying sword-type magical artifacts. Unfortunately, this Golden Profound Wood is too young, appearing to be only a few hundred years old, and doesn't yet meet the quality requirements for magical artifacts. If it could be cultivated to over a thousand years old, it would be quite suitable for crafting a flying sword magical artifact."

"So this is the material. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, senior." Li Ping's eyes showed a hint of surprise after he understood the origin of the spirit wood in his hand.

Golden Profound Wood is a top-tier metal-type spiritual material. Although it cannot compare to the legendary divine wood like the Radiant Star Wood, it is still very famous among cultivators.

As Gaoji Daoren said, the Golden Profound Wood naturally contains the Qi of Geng Metal, which is indestructible and has an extremely high hardness, making it a top-grade material for refining flying swords and other magical treasures.

Generally speaking, if a cultivator possesses a flying sword forged from golden wood, he can be invincible among cultivators of the same level, and no one would want to fight against such a cultivator.

Because the flying sword is forged from Jin Xuan wood, it can easily cut through the magic weapons of cultivators of the same level by relying on the Geng metal energy contained within it.

After a battle, a magical artifact that had been painstakingly cultivated for hundreds of years was shattered into pieces. Which cultivator could bear that?

However, that refers to Golden Mystic Wood that is ten thousand years old. Only Golden Mystic Wood that has reached this age can nurture the Qi of Geng Metal within its body.

Although Golden Profound Wood less than ten thousand years old is considered a top-tier material, without the enhancement of Geng Metal Qi, it cannot sever the magic weapon of a cultivator of the same level.

The Record of Wonders of the Universe records a legendary treasure called the "Immortal-Slaying Gourd". A powerful being would refine a flying knife from golden wood and nurture it inside the gourd. Once unleashed, it would instantly behead anyone, whether they were a cultivator or a demon or monster, with almost no one escaping its grasp.

Of course, the reason why the Immortal-Slaying Gourd is so powerful is mainly because the gourd itself is too mysterious, and the Golden Mystic Wood Flying Knife is only an auxiliary tool.

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As the numerous records of the Golden Profound Wood flashed through his mind, Li Ping smiled and put it into his storage bag.

He will cultivate the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture" in the future, and follow the path of dual cultivation of Dharma and body.

It's just the right time to forge a greatsword for close combat using ten-thousand-year-old golden wood. With one strike, no matter what kind of protective magic treasure or spell you have, it will be shredded to pieces.

Even if a person is unharmed after a battle, their magical treasures will suffer heavy losses.

If you want to fight him, you should be prepared for bankruptcy.

At that time, who would dare to be his enemy?

Li Ping waited in the formation for several days until the Earth Spirit Rat returned, spitting out two spirit herbs that were hundreds of years old, and squeaking loudly, indicating that it had searched tens of thousands of miles away and found no more treasures.

He then put away the array flags and array plates one by one, and released the flying boat to take the Earth Spirit Rat and Meng Wanjun away from the canyon.

Considering that there are quite a few third-tier demonic beasts in the Cloud Mist Mountains, and that he was with Meng Wanjun, Meng Wanjun might be in danger if a third-tier demonic beast actually appeared.

Li Ping did not intend to continue searching for treasures deep in the Cloud Mist Mountains. Instead, he planned to go to Donghua Mountain to gather the remaining missing third-tier spiritual materials, water and fire, and also solve the problem of the teleportation array.

After using his second Golden Core to cultivate the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Secret Manual" to the Core Formation stage, he would then bring the Earth Spirit Rat to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range to search for treasure.

Whoosh!

The flying boat transformed into a dark silver streak and sped away from the Cloud Mist Mountains.

Standing at the bow of the flying boat, Li Ping called Meng Wanjun over.

"Senior," Meng Wanjun called softly, two blushes unconsciously rising on her cheeks.

Li Ping looked at her with a slightly strange expression. He had already confirmed with the Earth Spirit Rat that all the spiritual materials and treasures the Earth Spirit Rat had found were in the storage bag, and Meng Wanjun had not pocketed them.

"Then why are you blushing?" He couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

As he shook his head, he took out the second-tier top-grade magic weapon hairpin that Qu Youkong had used to apologize from his storage bag: "Young friend Meng, I appreciate your help in guarding the formation earlier. Consider this hairpin your reward."

"Huh? Reward?" Meng Wanjun looked up in shock and saw Li Ping smiling at her.

Li Ping smiled and nodded: "Yes, please accept it."

Second-tier top-grade magic artifacts are completely useless to a Core Formation True Person. Most of the magic artifacts he originally possessed were given to Zhang Tie and others.

He could not possibly use this hairpin. In fact, he had originally intended to give it to Meng Wanjun, but she refused to accept it. Li Ping was now finding a suitable reason to give it to her.

For some unknown reason, Meng Wanjun's face instantly turned bright red.

She didn't refuse again, but accepted the hairpin and thanked him happily, saying, "Thank you very much, senior."

Seeing that she accepted the hairpin, Li Ping nodded and asked about another matter: "Young friend Meng, I will drop you off near the Immortal City later, and you can return to the Immortal City on your own."

"Senior, I... thank you, senior." Meng Wanjun's joy came to an abrupt halt.

Li Ping, however, was completely unaware of this. Several days later, above a river less than a few thousand miles from the Immortal City, he smiled and said, "Young friend Meng, we shall part ways here."

"Yes... Senior." Meng Wanjun's mood was somewhat downcast.

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Since losing Donghua Mountain in the last battle between good and evil.

The academy has always been stationed in the Jade Belt River spiritual vein in the western part of Qi State. Although this spiritual vein is not as high in grade as Donghua Mountain, it has reached the third grade, which is enough for the academy's cultivators to cultivate.

All the cultivators in the Western Wilderness knew that the academy would not be content to fall into the Jade Belt River; they would definitely launch another great war to reclaim Donghua Mountain.

However, although Old Demon Lu has left the Western Wilderness, as long as Old Demon Lu is alive, they dare not rashly start a war. Moreover, the other sects in the Defender Alliance are not keen on taking back Donghua Mountain.

Compared to the academy's exclusive control, Donghua Mountain, now a public market, is clearly more in line with the interests of all forces except the academy.

Whoosh!

A dark silver flying boat sped in from the western border of the Qi Kingdom and finally stopped in the void near the Jade Belt River spiritual vein.

Looking down at the enormous light barrier that covered an area of ​​nearly a thousand miles in the distance, Li Ping took out a communication talisman, spoke a few words into it, and then threw the talisman out. After that, he stood in the void and waited quietly.

Come to Yudai River first, instead of going straight to Donghua Mountain.

He mainly came to see Xiao Yunzhi and Qi Hanmo.

Decades ago, Xiao Yunzhi received the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade as a gift from Daoist Gaoji. In order to refine the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade into her natal magic weapon, the "Sun and Moon Ring," she returned to the Western Wilderness ahead of schedule.

Since Li Ping has also returned to the Western Wilderness, it is necessary to tell her so that she doesn't have to go to the far north to look for him and make a wasted trip.

Qi Hanmo, on the other hand, became a disciple of the Core Formation Realm Master of the Academy at a very early age.

Li Ping had not seen him for nearly seventy years, so this was a good opportunity to meet him and find out how he was doing.

After waiting in the void for a moment, a group of cultivators wearing standard battle armor flew over on their escape light. Li Ping scanned them with his divine sense and instantly discovered that, apart from the leader who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the rest of the cultivators were only at the Qi Refining stage.

The group of cultivators flew to a spot not far from Li Ping and immediately bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Li."

Li Ping nodded slightly: "Mm."

The leading Foundation Establishment cultivator then spoke up, "I have already informed Senior Brother Qi of your arrival, and he is on his way. We have come to invite you to come down for a cup of tea."

"Alright, lead the way," Li Ping said casually, waving his sleeve.

"Please follow me, senior."

A moment later, greeted by the group of cultivators, Li Ping arrived at a reception hall set up outside the sect by the academy. The group of cultivators, who seemed to be the sect's guards, respectfully took their leave and departed.

A welcoming monk came to greet him and led him into an elegantly furnished house, where he was served spiritual tea and fruit, and carefully attended to him.

It must be said that the academy, as a Confucian school, is quite particular about etiquette.

He hadn't even sat down in the house for a moment when a figure dressed in a white robe hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in. Upon seeing the person sitting in the house, he exclaimed with delight, "Brother, it really is you!"

Li Ping looked up, a smile appearing in his eyes.

The person who entered was none other than the fifth brother, Qi Hanmo. Seventy years had passed since they last met, and he was still as handsome and dashing as ever. However, perhaps due to his advancing age, he had grown a foot-long beard, which made him look even more refined and scholarly.

Seeing him, Li Ping couldn't help but sigh.

When a man is handsome, he can be handsome from his youth until the moment he breathes his last, unlike women... whose beauty fades and withers with age.

What surprised Li Ping even more was Qi Hanmo's cultivation level.

He possessed four spiritual roots. If he hadn't become a disciple of a Core Formation cultivator at the academy, Li Ping believed that his chances of establishing a foundation would be slim. Even if he succeeded, the difficulty of breaking through the barriers after establishing a foundation would be far greater than that of a cultivator with true spiritual roots.

But now, as he scanned Qi Hanmo with his divine sense, he discovered that the spiritual pressure emanating from him had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, judging from the steady state of his aura, he must have broken through some time ago, not just recently.

He did not expect that after returning to the Western Wilderness after seventy years, Zhang Tie, Cheng Yao, and Bai Qing, who possessed the aptitude of three spiritual roots, were still only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

He did not expect that after returning to the Western Wilderness after seventy years, Zhang Tie, Cheng Yao, and Bai Qing, who possessed the aptitude of three spiritual roots, were still only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

On the contrary, Qi Hanmo, who possessed four spiritual roots, made a further breakthrough in the path of immortality, reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Li Ping was quite surprised by this situation.

"Senior Brother Kan, thank you for your trouble." Qi Hanmo smiled and bowed to the guest cultivator. "From now on, I will take care of you, Elder Brother."