txolops Chapter 408 Sealing Spirit Rope, Resignation
Chapter 408 Sealing Spirit Rope, Resignation
Dragons are lustful.
Many mythical beasts in the world have intricate connections with true dragons.
For example, the dragon-scaled lizard, a type of monster, possesses a slight bloodline of a true dragon with earth attributes.
Although the concentration of true dragon bloodline in its body is not as high as that of the Jiaolong clan, it is much stronger than the Earth Rock Python, a snake-type demon beast.
Naturally, with its meager true dragon bloodline, it is stronger than ordinary demonic beasts of the same level.
The large tendons of a dragon-scaled lizard that has cultivated to the late stage of the third rank are more than enough to be used to refine the Spirit Sealing Rope.
"This material is indeed useful to me, so I will accept it without hesitation."
After inspecting the materials and finding no problems with them, Li Ping smiled, nodded, closed the jade box, and put it into his storage bag.
Because of Wei Yiling, we're all family.
In addition, Feng Xishuang did indeed have an amazing talent in the art of puppetry, which made Li Ping eager to try his luck.
Therefore, when he instructed Feng Xishuang in puppetry, he was completely open-minded and shared all his knowledge.
Even if the two of them were not in a master-disciple relationship, it would be impossible for them to reach this level of understanding.
He deserved the title of "Master Li" bestowed upon him by Feng Xishuang.
He doesn't feel embarrassed at all about presenting him with a high-grade third-tier spiritual material now.
Seeing that Li Ping accepted the jade box, Feng Xishuang couldn't help but smile.
……
After chatting for a while, Li Ping gave the two of them some more pointers on puppetry.
Of course, it was mainly Feng Xishuang who was asking the questions.
Her puppetry skills are not far from being able to completely create a second-tier low-grade puppet.
As for Wei Yiling... after twenty years of trial and error, she finally managed to create a low-grade first-tier puppet, which can be considered as having entered the field of puppetry.
As for guiding her, Feng Xishuang is enough; there's no need to trouble Li Ping.
After most of the day had passed, the two took their leave, satisfied.
During their time back in Lingxiao City, the Datong Society once again assigned them the task of hunting down evil cultivators. If it weren't for waiting for Li Ping to emerge from seclusion, they would have set off long ago.
Li Pingling had a vague feeling that something was wrong with the Datong Society frequently assigning tasks to the two of them, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
Moreover, the Soul-Devouring Restriction within Wei Yiling's soul has not yet been completely removed, so she cannot openly refuse to carry out the Datong Society's mission for the time being.
He sighed and shook his head: "I hope nothing goes wrong in these last seven or eight years!"
……
One month later.
Li Ping walked out of the weapon-refining room, holding a circle of earth-yellow spirit rope in his hand. The rope had a warm luster and was carved with regular, fine patterns from beginning to end.
This is the "Spirit Sealing Rope," a natal magic weapon that Li Ping specially crafted for the Earth Spirit Rat using the tendons of a late-stage third-tier Dragon Scale Lizard as the main material.
The fine lines on this rope are secret patterns used to enhance its binding strength.
"Come here!" Li Ping beckoned towards the Earth Spirit Rat.
A large, dark shadow suddenly darted in front of him and nuzzled him affectionately.
Li Ping smiled and tossed the ten-foot-long Spirit Sealing Rope into the air. Then, he guided the Earth Spirit Rat to spit out demonic fire to refine the treasure.
Even a third-tier demonic beast like the Earth Spirit Rat has very low intelligence and mostly acts on instinct.
Only under the guidance of their master do they learn how to refine their natal magic treasures.
Under the bewildered manipulation of the Earth Spirit Rat, the yellowish-brown demonic fire spent almost half a day refining the Spirit Sealing Rope before it could be considered to have initially refined it, allowing it to control the magic weapon's size.
Li Ping then instructed it to swallow the Spirit Sealing Rope and slowly refine it with demonic fire to achieve a state of unity between mind and spirit.
The earth spirit rat let out a soft squeak and happily went away.
After arranging everything, Li Ping returned to the training room to continue his secluded cultivation.
……
Two years later.
When Li Ping emerged from the pass, Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang came to pay their respects to him once again.
After finishing treating Wei Yiling, Li Ping breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Wei Yiling has less than one-fifth of the Soul-Devouring Restriction left in her body. In another five or six years, she will be able to completely break free from the control of the Great Harmony Society.
By then, even if the Datong Society really had some kind of conspiracy, the two of them wouldn't need to pay any more attention to it.
Next, the two chatted with Li Ping about their experiences over the past two years.
Within two years, under the guidance of the Datong Society, they killed more than fifty evil cultivators.
However, these fifty-odd cultivators were all Foundation Establishment cultivators; there were no Core Formation cultivators among them.
The two guessed that all the evil cultivators in the vicinity who had reached the Core Formation stage had probably been killed.
Wei Yiling felt quite regretful about this.
The gains from killing Foundation Establishment evil cultivators are nowhere near as great as those from killing Core Formation demon cultivators.
The combined wealth of over fifty Foundation Establishment stage heretical cultivators does not equal the fortune of a single Core Formation stage heretical cultivator.
Li Ping glanced at her and reminded her again not to cause any unnecessary trouble, and to wait until the remaining five or six years were over before making any decisions.
Upon hearing Li Ping's somewhat serious reminder, Wei Yiling's face showed a hint of sullenness.
Feng Xishuang, who was standing to the side, agreed with Li Ping's opinion and said that once Sister Ling regained her freedom, they would throw away the Datong Order and leave the Datong Society.
During the two years she was away on missions, Feng Xishuang did not give up her research on puppetry.
During the two years she was away on missions, Feng Xishuang did not give up her research on puppetry.
After Li Ping's guidance last time, she finally succeeded in creating a second-tier low-grade puppet.
Li Ping nodded approvingly and then pointed out a few problems in her refining process.
While humbly accepting the criticism, Feng Xishuang also quickly corrected the problem.
Li Ping smiled and nodded, increasingly satisfied with this disciple who was all talk and no action.
……
Another year has passed since we left the border.
Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang were nowhere to be seen. Meng Wanjun informed them that the two had left the city to carry out a mission for the Datong Society.
Li Ping nodded, knowing that the two of them had rarely stayed in the city in recent years.
Apart from returning to the city once every two years for Li Ping to treat Wei Yiling, they spend most of their time hunting evil cultivators outside the city.
Firstly, because of Wei Yiling, they couldn't refuse the mission from the Datong Society; secondly, the two hoped to earn more cultivation resources through this mission.
"Young Master, Chu Xiu and Chen Guang are both getting old and wish to resign and enjoy their retirement."
While Li Ping was pondering, Meng Wanjun told him another piece of information.
"Bring them to see me," Li Ping said softly.
The two attendants in Caibai Pavilion were both nearly 115 years old. According to the lifespan of Qi Refining cultivators, they indeed didn't have many years left to live.
Not long after, Li Ping met Chu Xiu and Chen Guang, both of whom had white hair and beards and walked with a trembling gait.
"Senior Li, we are both worried that we are too old and our time is not far off. If we die in Caibai Pavilion, it will affect your reputation. Therefore, we plan to resign and return home to recuperate." Chu Xiu's lips trembled as he spoke, his eyes almost completely closed beneath his wrinkled skin.
Chen Guang was similar. His skin was unusually dry and covered with age spots.
Listening to Chu Xiu's words, Li Ping finally understood why the two of them had resigned at the same time, and he had to admit that Chu Xiu's words made some sense.
If the two died in Caibaixuan, it wouldn't affect them personally, but it would damage Li Ping's reputation, giving him a bad name for "mistreating his servants".