txolops Chapter 389 Disciples of the Confucian School
Chapter 389 Disciples of the Confucian School
The spiritual veins within Lingxiao City all belong to owners.
Moreover, this sovereignty is recognized by the Lingxiao City lineage and endorsed by three Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Daring to provoke them is equivalent to making enemies of three Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
Therefore, even though Li Ping had gathered all five spiritual materials needed for the third-tier superior array inheritance without leaving the city, he could only stare blankly at the inheritance because he lacked the last third-tier superior spiritual vein nourishment.
The inheritance of the Dao of Arrays can only be put aside for the time being.
"Why!"
Li Ping shook his head and flew towards the black market.
He wasn't going there to find out about Chao Xuan. Since he couldn't leave the city in a short time, even if Chao Xuan really left the Thunder Sect, it wouldn't mean anything to him.
His main purpose in going to the black market this time was to search for extremely Yin energy.
To inherit the legacy of a fourth-tier low-grade corpse refiner, one needs three liters of extremely Yin Qi as nourishment.
Unfortunately, Li Ping searched the black market but failed to purchase any extreme Yin energy. However, a large shop called "Blood Flame Palace" provided him with information about extreme Yin energy.
Some people have discovered a place in the Beiman Mountains that is a place where extremely Yin energy is concentrated. Perhaps extremely Yin energy can be found in this mountain!
For Li Ping, this news was practically meaningless.
He knew about Mount Beiman, a sacred mountain in the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Legend has it that the underworld is connected to the mountain, so many nobles and high-level cultivators in the mortal world like to set up their tombs here after they die.
The area was already filled with yin energy, and countless huge graves were buried there. As a result, high-level ghosts and zombies would occasionally emerge from the mountain, making it an environment that no living person should enter.
Every year, many low-level cultivators enter this mountain in search of treasures, but a large portion of them never come out again.
Even if there were no one lying in wait outside the city, Li Ping wouldn't go to such a dangerous place, let alone now, where there is an unknown, suspected Nascent Soul cultivator lying in wait for him outside the city.
In the end, he could only ask the many shops in the black market to keep an eye out for news about the extreme yin energy, while he himself returned to his riverside cave to continue his secluded cultivation.
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Before we knew it, three years had quietly passed.
Li Ping stood in the courtyard, carefully observing the earth spirit rat lying on the ground. After refining a third-order demon core to replenish its own essence, the golden spots on its back had become much denser than three years ago, almost forming a golden line!
Clearly, this spirit beast is one step closer to the third tier.
Considering that even if the Earth Spirit Rat had eaten Dragon Blood Grass and Bloodline Fruit, and refined a third-tier demon beast inner core, it would still be difficult for it to advance smoothly, Li Ping decided to give it some assistance.
Human cultivators can obtain Core Formation Spiritual Objects when attempting to reach Core Formation, and similar Spiritual Objects can provide assistance in the advancement of spirit beasts.
Li Ping planned to entrust this matter to Meng Wanjun, who would purchase it directly through the Lingxiao City market.
The official Lingxiao City website even puts infant spirit items up for auction. These spirit items, which can help demonic beasts break through to the third tier, are not difficult to buy as long as you are willing to spend more spirit stones.
Immediately, Li Ping summoned Meng Wanjun and instructed her on this matter.
After giving his instructions, he didn't let Meng Wanjun leave. Instead, he gave her some pointers. With his knowledge as a Core Formation cultivator, it was naturally easy for him to guide a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator.
During the guidance, he also checked Meng Wanjun's cultivation level and found that she was not far from reaching the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
Considering that she is now nearly a hundred years old and not young, if she stays at the bottleneck of the late Foundation Establishment stage for too long, it may delay her Core Formation.
Therefore, Li Ping planned to give her the Essence Pill when she reached the bottleneck of the late Foundation Establishment stage, so that she could break through quickly and not miss the window of opportunity to break through to the Core Formation stage.
He estimated that the timing would be around the same time as the Earth Spirit Rat's breakthrough to the third tier.
"By the way, young master!"
After giving guidance on cultivation, Meng Wanjun did not rush to leave. Instead, she told Li Ping about an unbelievable incident that had recently occurred in Lingxiao City.
Li Ping listened and nodded, and after hearing the whole story, he showed great surprise on his face.
According to Meng Wanjun's description, a certain Core Formation stage guest elder of the Lingxiao lineage, before joining the Lingxiao lineage, had publicly wiped out an entire cultivation family in the neighboring Zhen'an County for stealing treasures.
Having committed such a heinous crime, this person naturally had a bounty placed on his head by the Demon Slayer Bureau, and the commander of the Demon Slayer Bureau of Ningtai County already knew that this person was hiding in Lingxiao City.
However, he joined Lingxiao City through connections and successfully became a guest elder.
The commander of the Ningtai County Demon Slaying Division dared not provoke Lingxiao City and could only turn a blind eye to it, letting it run rampant!
Not long ago, a member of the Confucian sect learned of this matter and went directly to Lingxiao City. In front of everyone, he denounced the Lingxiao lineage for harboring and colluding with the treacherous cultivators.
This forced Pei Yanzhi, the eldest disciple of the Lingxiao lineage and a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, to step forward and explain.
However, the Confucian disciple presented irrefutable evidence in public, leaving Pei Yanzhi speechless. In the end, Pei Yanzhi had no choice but to personally capture the guest and execute him in public.
This is to show that the Lingxiao lineage is irreconcilably opposed to evil!
It can be said.
Whether it was the lack of oversight that allowed Jie Xiu to become a guest elder of Lingxiao City, or Pei Yanzhi being forced to personally kill his own guest elder, both incidents caused the Lingxiao lineage to lose face and become a laughing stock in the eyes of many cultivators.
However, given the Confucian sect's status within the Immortal Alliance and its adherence to justice, it is not surprising that its members could force Lingxiao City to this point.
What truly surprised Li Ping was the Confucian disciple who had done this!
Although this person has the reputation of being a great Confucian scholar, he does not possess any spiritual roots and is a completely ordinary mortal!
A mere mortal body actually forced Pei Yanzhi to kill a Core Formation Realm cultivator!
In Li Ping's worldview, he couldn't understand why such a thing would happen, and neither could Meng Wanjun.
In their view, with the power of a Core Formation cultivator, killing a mortal is an easy task. They can simply crush any objections a mortal might have, and who cares about justice?
Moreover, how could an ordinary person become a disciple of Confucianism?
After making inquiries, more than half a year later, Meng Wanjun had figured out the situation of the Confucian sect and understood the reasons behind it.
As Li Ping listened to her description, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.
It turns out that the Confucian sect not only recruits disciples who are cultivators with spiritual roots, but also has academies all over the Great Zhou Dynasty that adhere to the principle of education for all, so ordinary people can also enter the academies to receive teachings.
The "righteous spirit" highly praised by Confucian cultivators can be cultivated by ordinary people as long as they maintain their integrity. Ordinary people who possess the righteous spirit are respected within the Confucian sect as much as cultivators.
The person who caused the entire Lingxiao City lineage to lose face this time had cultivated a righteous spirit in his youth, and he always restrained himself with the teachings of the sages. After entering officialdom, he was an honest and upright official, and even after retiring, he did not forget to benefit his hometown.
His noble spirit will live on forever.
Even several Nascent Soul cultivators from the Confucian sect were willing to befriend him.
Although he was just a mortal, Pei Yanzhi, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, dared not underestimate him.