txolops Chapter 340 The Fellow Travelers Reunite
Chapter 340 The Fellow Travelers Reunite
Whoosh!
The flying boat hovered above a vast lake spanning thousands of miles.
Li Ping put away the flying boat, then transformed into a blue streak of light and landed on an island in the center of the lake.
He sat cross-legged on a large blue stone and summoned the Wildfire Sparrow.
As soon as the Wildfire Sparrow flew out of the spirit beast pouch, it stopped beside him, affectionately nuzzling his face with its beak, but its call conveyed a hint of complaint.
Li Ping smiled and patted its head: "Alright, I know you're very strong, you don't need to rely on talismans."
After the Wildfire Sparrow advances, both its claws and beak become even sharper, capable of tearing apart metal.
However, considering that the Crimson Thunder Old Monster he was dealing with was a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator with many tricks up his sleeve, and that the Wildfire Sparrow might be in danger if it got close, Li Ping only allowed it to attack with talismans.
After all, you only have one life, there's no need to take risks.
After offering some comforting words, Li Ping put the Wildfire Sparrow back into his spirit beast pouch.
Then he took out the storage bag of the Crimson Thunder Old Monster, and while taking inventory, he waited for the possible appearance of the Transformation of Limitless!
Time passed day by day, and before you knew it, more than a month had gone by.
Li Ping was relieved to see that Hua Wuji was still not chasing after him.
If he could truly track down Li Ping's aura, given his speed as a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, he should have caught up long ago.
It hasn't appeared yet, which clearly means his secret technique has failed.
It seems that the principle of the Transformation Limitless Pursuit of Qi Secret Technique is similar to that of the Earth Spirit Rat Treasure Hunting Talent Secret Technique.
The method he created to conceal his presence from strange beasts like the Earth Spirit Rat is equally effective against Hua Wuji.
"At the end of the day, he's just a wild beast. What's he pretending for in front of me?"
With a cold snort, Li Ping stood up and flew towards the Donghua Mountain Market. He was going to kill Old Demon Wu.
But as the flying boat drew closer to Donghua Mountain, his intuition suddenly became uneasy, subtly warning him.
The flying boat suddenly stopped in mid-air, and Li Ping's face was full of solemnity.
After killing the Crimson Thunder Monster and toying with Hua Wuji, he seemed to have become somewhat overconfident.
Old Demon Wu is indeed not as strong as Old Monster Chi Lei. If the plan is right, he can kill him in one move.
But don't forget.
Old Demon Wu knew about that hidden cave.
He's not an NPC in a game; he won't just sit in a fixed place waiting for players to kill him.
If he knew that Li Jingyu had killed the Crimson Thunder Monster, he would surely think that Li Jingyu wanted to silence him to protect the secrets of the ancient cultivation cave.
What will he do?
It's simple: either hide somewhere no one knows him, and gamble that Li Jingyu won't be able to find him.
Alternatively, one could inform Elder Yin Jiumu of everything in detail, and then use this as a pretext to set up a heavily armed ambush when Li Jingyu appears to deal with Wu Laomo.
To kill or capture Li Jingyu in one fell swoop!
Thinking of this, Li Ping looked up into the distance, where he could almost see the majestic sacred mountain that was out of sight.
"Old Demon Wu, I'll let you go for now. And Hua Wuji, I hope you're still alive after I reach Nascent Soul stage."
Without hesitation, Li Ping turned the flying boat around and headed towards the Jiang Kingdom.
Since killing Old Demon Wu is dangerous, he won't force it. It would be better to go to the Great Zhou first to search for those three spiritual items and break through to the third stage of Body Refinement to awaken the 'Golden Eye of Illusion' divine power.
Anyway, he killed Old Monster Chi Lei and Old Demon Wu just to get revenge and vent his anger, not for any ancient cultivation cave.
Even if Hua Lingshi invited him to do something dangerous like exploring ancient cultivation caves, he wouldn't go.
Putting revenge out of his mind, Li Ping recalled taking stock of the Crimson Thunder Old Monster's storage bag.
The Crimson Thunder Old Monster's apparent identity was that of a rogue cultivator, so the contents of his storage bag were rather meager compared to his status as a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.
In addition, his natal magic weapon was destroyed by the Dragon-Slaying Cleaver in the previous battle.
Therefore, Li Ping did not gain much from this battle.
The materials, medicinal herbs, and spirit stones in Old Monster Crimson Thunder's storage bag totaled only a few hundred thousand spirit stones.
But Li Ping's original intention was only to seek revenge, and these gains were more than enough to satisfy him.
……
Donghuashan Market.
Old Demon Wu sat cross-legged in the training room with unease. In the rooms on both sides of the training room, Hua Wuji and Yin Jiumu, two late-stage Core Formation cultivators, along with four other Core Formation cultivators, sat quietly, concealing their auras with an array.
Not long ago, after learning that Old Monster Chi Lei had been killed by Li Jingyu.
He immediately guessed that Li Jingyu and Zhou Lingyan were trying to kill him to cover up the information about the ancient cultivator's cave.
After some hesitation and struggle, he finally decided to tell Elder Yin Jiumu everything about the ancient cultivator's cave and how the three of them conspired to assassinate True Person Liehuo and Li Jingyu.
Then things unfolded as they should have.
Yin Jiumu contacted Hua Wuji, who was furious about the death of the Crimson Thunder Old Monster. The two of them then gathered the Core Formation cultivators in the vicinity of their respective sects and set up this ambush using the Old Demon Wu as bait.
Two late-stage Core Formation cultivators personally oversaw the operation and set up an array in advance.
It can be said that as long as Li Jingyu dares to show up, there is absolutely no chance of him escaping.
Unfortunately, more than a month has passed, and Li Jingyu has not shown up at all.
"It looks like Li Jingyu isn't coming!" Yin Jiumu walked out of the room, his expression slightly unpleasant.
He recalled the exchange meeting ten years ago, when the yellow-faced cultivator, who seemed to be in cahoots with Li Jingyu, also confidently stated that he would go to the Crimson Thunder Old Monster's cave to exchange Void Crystals with his friend.
At that time, the group of Core Formation cultivators from the Hehuan Sect waited anxiously for more than a month, but the yellow-faced cultivator never appeared.
From the side room, Hua Wuji emerged, his complexion equally grim.
He clearly knew that the ambush plan had failed.
"Li Jingyu is indeed cunning, but he used the Bloodwing Escape Technique to escape, which greatly damaged his vital energy and should shorten his lifespan considerably," Hua Wuji said with a sigh.
Even so, he did not rush to leave.
In order to get him to help deal with Li Jingyu, Yin Jiumu also told him about the ancient cultivator's cave and promised that the Hehuan Sect and the Blood Shadow Sect could cooperate to explore the ancient cultivator's cave.
Although Li Jingyu is not here now, Hua Wuji will naturally still get involved in the matter of the ancient cultivator's cave.
Yin Jiumu understood what Hua Wuji was waiting for. Although he was reluctant, he had no intention of breaking his promise.
His original plan was that after capturing Li Jingyu, he could use soul searching to find out the location of the teleportation array leading to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In this way, sharing the ancient cultivation cave with the Blood Shadow Cult is not a big deal.
After all, how could the value of an ancient cultivator's cave compare to that of a teleportation array leading to the Great Zhou?
But Li Jingyu didn't come, so all these plans were in vain.
Not only did they fail to obtain the teleportation array, they also had to share a portion of the profits from the ancient cultivation cave with the Blood Shadow Sect.
Thinking of this, he nodded slightly: "This fiend is indeed slippery, but just because he didn't show up this time doesn't mean he won't deal with Junior Brother Wu in the future."
As Yin Jiumu spoke, he looked at Wu Laomo, who came out of the house: "So, Junior Brother Wu, you should be careful to hide your whereabouts and not get caught by him. I think you should return to the sect and not travel outside for a while."
He was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Old Demon Wu and Old Monster Chi Lei had concealed information about the ancient cultivator's cave.
If he had known this relationship, how could he have allowed Li Jingyu to kill Old Monster Chi Lei so easily?
Therefore, he directly excluded Old Demon Wu from the list of candidates to explore the ancient cultivator's cave with a single sentence.
Old Demon Wu looked up in astonishment, meeting Yin Jiumu's icy gaze.
After a moment of eye contact, he lowered his head reluctantly: "Thank you for your concern, Elder. I will return to the sect now."
……
Li Ping piloted the flying boat and returned to Bifeng Lake without any obstacles.
After picking up Meng Wanjun who was waiting there, he urged her with his divine sense, and the flying boat under his feet shot out, heading towards the direction of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Only Yan Hengchuan remained, standing in the void, his figure appearing somewhat forlorn.
……
a few days later.
Li Ping and Meng Wanjun appeared in Fenglan Immortal City.
Before leaving the Western Wilderness, he hoped to see his brothers in the Fellowship again, and Meng Wanjun also wanted to go back to the Meng family for a visit.
Although she was an orphan and grew up with her master, she had little affection for the other members of the Meng family, but the blood of the Meng family still flowed in her veins.
Now that she is about to leave the Western Wilderness with the young master, she should naturally go back to the Meng family for a visit.
After entering the immortal city and finding an inn to stay in, Li Ping allowed Meng Wanjun to return to her family to visit relatives.
They also agreed that she would return to the inn two days later, and together they would set off for the Great Zhou.
That night.
A grand banquet is being held in the palace atop Qinglong Mountain.
This banquet was personally organized by the city lord of Immortal City, to entertain the Core Formation cultivator, True Person Li.
During the meal, City Lord Ji addressed him as "Uncle Li" with great enthusiasm, and Master Li responded with a smile, chatting happily with City Lord Ji.
All of this naturally fell into the eyes of those who were interested.
Only then did they realize that in addition to having a Core Formation True Person as a Daoist partner, City Lord Ji also had a Core Formation True Person as an uncle.
……
Li Ping sat in a chair, smiling as he looked at the five people in the private room.
Ji Shuwen, Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, Cheng Yao, and Bai Qing are all cultivators who have a close relationship with him.
Ji Shuwen has the appearance of a capable woman and speaks with the air of someone in a superior position.
Zhang Tie is probably getting old, and he's been used to a life of luxury, so his body has expanded significantly.
Gu Musheng has a lot of gray hair now, I wonder if it's because he's been working too hard.
Cheng Yao had become a withered middle-aged woman, constantly asking about Wang Xingwei's situation.
Bai Qing… Li Ping couldn’t help but glance at Bai Qing a few more times.
Bai Qing has actually broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, and judging from his aura, he must have been breaking through for some time now.
After the mysterious sword cultivator's massacre, no Core Formation cultivator dared to come to the Immortal City to take charge. The five people present were, in fact, the actual rulers of the Immortal City.
Li Ping was fully aware of the lavish welcome banquet that Ji Shuwen had organized.
However, he didn't mind.
Ji Shuwen's actions would not cause him any loss, and he was happy to help the younger generation.
As they chatted, he looked at Ji Shuwen and said, "Shuwen, I see you're not far from reaching the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage. Are you preparing to break through to Core Formation?"
Ji Shuwen smiled and nodded: "I can't hide it from you, Uncle Li. I should be able to break through my bottleneck in another three or four years."