txolops Chapter 95 Bai Qing's Choice
Chapter 95 Bai Qing's Choice
Several days later, Li Ping returned to Wu Feng's weapon-refining cave.
His purpose in visiting the other party was to have the shell of the second-tier superior-grade red-scaled turtle he bought at the auction, as well as the palm-sized piece of purple heart iron, forged into a second-tier superior-grade shield and a second-tier superior-grade flying sword, respectively.
Sitting in the pavilion, watching Li Ping take out the tortoise shell from his storage bag, Wu Feng, the weapon refiner, hesitated to speak.
He really wanted to ask Li Ping if he had a special preference for turtles, since Li Ping always brought turtle shells to him for weapon crafting.
Li Ping didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have given him a proper explanation.
He just happened to get two second-tier high-grade turtle shells; he didn't have any special fondness for turtles.
After paying half of the processing fee required for refining the weapon, the two finalized the delivery contract, and Li Ping then got up to leave.
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Back in his cave, Li Ping continued to immerse himself in the first stage of body refining cultivation of the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture".
The more he practiced, the more he felt the extraordinary nature of this technique. Even after initially mastering it, he had a vague premonition of danger, as if he could use his inner intuition to warn others and avoid disaster in advance.
He consciously discovered another special effect of the exercise.
Li Ping was overjoyed: "Avoiding disasters and difficulties, concealing one's aura, changing one's appearance... this is the most suitable cultivation method for someone like me who cultivates in seclusion!"
Focus on cultivating your body and building your own path to immortality.
Before we knew it, the New Year was fast approaching.
At times like this, Bai Lin would normally return to Gaojishan, but to Li Ping's surprise, she didn't rush home this year. Instead, she brought someone to visit Li Ping.
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Listening to Bai Lin's report, Li Ping couldn't help but frown, quite displeased with her acting on her own initiative.
Seeing Li Ping frown, Bai Lin couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Fortunately, Li Ping did not get angry. Instead, he said calmly, "I'll let it go this time, but don't let it happen again. Bring him to see me."
"Yes, young master." Bai Lin smiled somewhat reluctantly.
Soon, led by Bai Lin, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe, with a sallow complexion and a few silver strands in his hair, approached Li Ping. He respectfully greeted, "Bai Mingyu of the Bai family pays respects to Senior Li!"
Li Ping scanned the person who approached with his divine sense and saw that his cultivation level was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, but he seemed to be somewhat weak and lacking in qi and blood due to his injury.
He nodded calmly and asked, "What brings you to see me?"
Bai Mingyu hesitated slightly, but finally gritted his teeth and described the matter in detail.
Li Ping couldn't help but laugh as he listened to his description.
After Bai Mingyu finished speaking, he pleaded tearfully, "Senior, I was seriously injured in last year's beast tide and I am about to die. I really have no other choice but to ask you to help me."
Li Ping chuckled and said, "So you mean that even though you abandoned your wife and children and didn't care about them for more than ten years, leaving them, a widow and her child, to struggle to survive in the mortal world, and when your wife died and your child happened to be recognized by his ancestors, you didn't intend to acknowledge him at all, and even called him a bastard and told him not to come looking for you again."
"You never gave him a single cultivation resource, only thinking of spending all the resources on nurturing your eldest son who possessed spiritual roots. As a result, your eldest son, on whom you placed so much hope, unfortunately died in the beast tide, and you yourself were also injured in the beast tide and will not live for more than a few years."
"Now you're worried that your family will be left without care after you die, so you want to bring this bastard son back so he can feel your fatherly love. But what you didn't expect is that this son completely ignores you. When you go to see him, he tells you to get lost, is that right?"
Bai Mingyu sensed the teasing in Li Ping's words and looked slightly embarrassed.
But considering his situation, he mustered his courage and said, "No matter what, Qing'er is still my son. Without me, he wouldn't exist. As the saying goes, filial piety is the most important virtue. I am his father, and he should have at least some respect for me. Furthermore, a son shouldn't speak ill of his father. Even if I have made mistakes, I have now realized them and decided to treat Qing'er much better from now on..."
Li Ping chuckled more and more as he listened, then interrupted him, saying, "I must say, you're really something else. You're not even embarrassed to say things like that. I'm ashamed to hear it."
Upon hearing Li Ping's teasing, Bai Mingyu immediately knelt down: "Senior, my Shan'er sacrificed herself for the family, and I myself was seriously injured for the family as well. Please help me, senior!"
"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense." Seeing him kneel down, Li Ping shook his head impatiently: "It's no use coming to me with this kind of thing, I can't help you."
Before Bai Mingyu could say anything more, his cold voice rang in his ears: "Bai Lin, take him away. By the way, Bai Qing at least calls me 'Big Brother,' so I won't interfere with your persuasion, but if you dare to use any underhanded methods against him, don't blame me for being impolite."
Seeing that Li Ping seemed about to lose his temper, Bai Lin quickly dragged Bai Mingyu away.
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Watching the two figures walk away, Li Ping seemed lost in thought.
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Watching the two figures walk away, Li Ping seemed lost in thought.
The cultivators of the family are bound together by blood ties. They grow up in the family from a young age, enjoy the many resources provided by the family, receive education that emphasizes loyalty to the family, and have a strong sense of identity with the family.
Although sects try to recruit disciples who are twelve or thirteen years old and whose worldview is not yet formed, in order to make it easier to cultivate their loyalty to the sect.
However, their cohesion is still far inferior to that of cultivation families.
Bai Lin was no exception; for her, family was the most important thing.
Therefore, during the beast tide, she returned to her family without hesitation.
Now, without Li Ping's permission, she has taken Bai Mingyu up to Xiantao Mountain on her own.
Li Ping had neither the means nor the interest to change her sense of belonging to the family, but the condition was that she couldn't keep bothering him with the Bai family's affairs.
He had no time to bother with the Bai family's messy affairs.
Li Ping thought to himself, "I'll let it go this time, but if it happens again, I'll revoke her access to Immortal Peach Mountain and her cave dwelling."
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Time flies when you're in seclusion and practicing intensively.
Before they knew it, it was time for the annual gathering of the Fellowship of the Fellowship, and as usual, they sent Beryl back to High Ridge Mountain for the New Year.
Five cultivators, including Zhang Tie and Gu Musheng, arrived one after another. To the regret of the six people present, their sixth brother, Teng Feng, still did not appear.
However, last year, everyone had already accepted the conclusion that "Teng Feng most likely had an accident." This year was just the final confirmation, so everyone's emotions didn't change much.
Compared to last year, there have been quite a few changes among the six members this year, though Li Ping himself doesn't say.
After winning the Foundation Establishment qualification, Zhang Tie cultivated even more diligently. Now his cultivation has reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining. He plans to apply to go to Qinglong Mountain for seclusion after the New Year to break through to Foundation Establishment.
Gu Musheng has finally broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining this year.
Li Ping took a few extra glances at Gu Musheng.
If he wasn't mistaken at the auction, then the Qi refinement that won the 'Jade Heart Liquid' should be Gu Musheng.
He made a fortune through speculation during the beast tide, and the spirit stones he had were enough to bid for this Foundation Establishment spiritual item.
His gaze swept past Gu Musheng and landed on Cheng Yao.
Cheng Yao's cultivation level remained at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and there hadn't been much progress compared to last year. This puzzled Li Ping; she possessed three spiritual roots and had been taking cultivation-enhancing pills, so it was unreasonable for her progress to be inferior to Gu Musheng's.
Moreover, Li Ping noticed that she looked somewhat haggard.
After Cheng Yao came Qi Hanmo and Bai Qing, both of whom successfully broke through to the next realm in the past year.
Qi Hanmo broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, while Bai Qing broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
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Li Ping looked at the five people and said, "I have two announcements. First, Zhang Tie successfully bid for a Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction before the New Year, and his Foundation Establishment Fund is now worthless. Second, Teng Feng, although I don't want to believe it, I think he has most likely perished in the beast tide."
At this point, Li Ping sighed, "Then let's fulfill Teng Feng's last wish and return the spirit stones he contributed to his birth village. Mu Sheng, you'll handle this matter; the required spirit stones will be deducted from the Foundation Establishment Fund."
"Brother, no problem." Gu Musheng nodded in agreement, but then hesitated, "However, brother, the village where Teng Feng was born is inhabited by mortals. It's not advisable to return too many spirit stones at once, otherwise I'm worried it might bring them trouble. I suggest returning them in ten years, and instead of spirit stones, I'll directly purchase supplies for them. Is that alright?"
Li Ping was satisfied with the handling of Gu Musheng's case: "Let's handle it according to your plan."
After dealing with Teng Feng's matter, the next step is to collect this year's Foundation Establishment Fund. The six of them together have a total of 570 spirit stones, but the 150 spirit stones to be returned to Teng Feng will be deducted, so the spirit stones in the Foundation Establishment Fund will become 420 spirit stones.
Store the spirit stone in your storage bag.
Next was a free chat period, and Li Ping immediately asked Cheng Yao with a smile if she had encountered any trouble and if she needed any help.
Cheng Yao just sighed, ultimately too embarrassed to say what had happened.
Li Ping was puzzled, but he noted it down and didn't ask any further questions.
He then asked Bai Qing if his irresponsible father had harassed him again.
Unlike Cheng Yao, Bai Qing didn't try to hide it. Instead, he angrily recounted his father's shamelessness and declared that he would never acknowledge this father, even if it meant his death.
As for Bai Mingyu's wish for Bai Qing to return to his family and fulfill his filial duties, that was something he shouldn't even dream of.
After the others understood the situation, they all laughed at Bai Mingyu's shamelessness.
In name, Bai Qing is a member of a cultivation family.
However, he did not grow up in the Bai family. By the time he met the Bai family cultivators and was recognized as a member of the clan, he was already sixteen or seventeen years old. Moreover, with Li Ping's help, he was financially independent and capable of supporting himself.
Originally, he still held a sliver of hope for his father, whom he had never met.
But Bai Mingyu's words, "bastard," completely chilled his heart.
Even after acknowledging his ancestry, he never considered himself a member of the family and spent most of his time living in the Immortal City.
For example, during last year's beast tide, when Gaojishan was surrounded, Bai Lin rushed back to Gaojishan, but Bai Qing remained in the Immortal City and had no intention of returning to Gaojishan.
Part of the reason is that his cultivation level is too low, so returning to Gaojishan would not be of much use.
But the bigger reason is that he has no feelings for the Bai family, no sense of belonging to them, and is not willing to sacrifice everything for the family.
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