Nine Lives: Unbeatable Dragon Blood

Chapter 64 Make Preparations for War (1)

After coming out of Immortal Senior Liu's room, Lu Ping had a general understanding of the current situation. At the same time, he also learned the general plan of the True Spirit Sect from Immortal Senior Liu.

Lu Ping was not surprised that Immortal Senior Liu knew so many decisions of the senior management of the True Spirit Sect. Immortal Senior Liu had been prudent and had a strong foundation since he entered the late stage of Blood Dissolving. Moreover, he had contributed a lot to their sect and was the student of the direct disciple, Zhenren Xuan Wu. In addition, he was the core disciple of the True Spirit Sect a long time ago, so he knew so many decisions of the senior management.

Lu Ping told Immortal Senior Liu that he wanted to build an abode on Huangli Island. Although Immortal Senior Liu wondered why Lu Ping did not build the abode on Sky Spirit Mountain, he did not ask. In fact, their sect encouraged its disciples to build their abodes outside the sect's camp. It could not only reduce the burden of the spiritual vein of Sky Spirit Mountain but also enhanced the sect's control over its sphere of influence. Immortal Senior Liu only suggested that Lu Ping could build the abode on the seabed to avoid the destruction of the abode during the war between the two sects.

Immortal senior Liu's suggestion coincided with Lu Ping's intention, which reminded Lu Ping of Sheng Tao's Spiritual Herb Garden and the cave of the Blue Sea Spiritual Snake. However, the cave of the Blue Sea Spiritual Snake was in the Xuan Spirit Sect's sea area, so it was obviously inappropriate to build the cave into an abode. Moreover, the reef island had been devastated by several battles, which would restrict the expansion of the abode.

Maybe he could build the abode on Huangli Island and then move the spiritual vein to Huangli Island. However, it was not easy to move spiritual veins. The movement of the spiritual vein would shake the ground and inevitably attract the attention of other cultivators. Lu Ping could only make the plan later and build the abode first.

After Lu Ping entered the Blood Dissolving stage, his Divine Mentality Coercion became twice as strong as those of ordinary people, and he also became much more sensitive. Lu Ping could feel that Xuanqi Island was filled with several strong momentums. They were probably Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage, but he couldn't figure out how many of them were on the island. When Lu Ping left Xuanqi Island, the momentums suddenly disappeared, which made Lu Ping secretly surprised at the means of Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage. At the same time, he realized that this may be a move against the Xuan Spirit Sect.

The momentums permeated Xuanqi Island, which told hundreds of cultivators on the island about the strength on their side and gave them full confidence when they faced the enemies. It was conducive to eliminating the panic atmosphere before the war. At the same time, if the momentums stayed on Xuanqi Island, the Xuan Spirit Sect wouldn't know the real military readiness of the True Spirit Sect. Once the Xuan Spirit Sect misjudged that, they would suffer a loss again.

Lu Ping despised the actions of the Xuan Spirit Sect. In the final analysis, the dispute between the two sects was about interests and the possession of cultivation resources. These were all related to whether cultivators could achieve Tao or not. There was a saying in the cultivation world, "stopping people from achieving Tao is like killing their parents". If such a thing really happened, there would be a life and death battle.

However, the Xuan Spirit Sect was bent on gaining the upper hand in public opinion. It was hard to find out who was right in contention of mouth and tongue. The outsiders wouldn't know who was right and who was wrong, but losers were always in the wrong.

Just like the last time, the True Spirit Sect insisted that the Xuan Spirit Sect and the other sects spied on the secrets of their sect. Before the truth could be uncovered, the True Spirit Sect had occupied more than a dozen islands of the Xuan Spirit Sect and the other sects. They didn't even give the Xuan Spirit Sect a chance to refute. When the truth was uncovered and the Xuan Spirit Sect wanted to justify themselves, the Xuan Spirit Sect found that the other sects in the Northern Sea Alliance had firmly believed that they spied on the secrets of the True Spirit Sect.

In Lu Ping's view, Qiao Xipeng entered the True Spirit Sect's sea area to hunt and kill the Blue Sea Spiritual Snake in the name of avenging his younger brother with the connivance of the Xuan Spirit Sect. The Xuan Spirit Sect wanted to provoke the True Spirit Sect with this thing. When the True Spirit Sect expelled Qiao Xipeng, the Xuan Spirit Sect could accuse the True Spirit Sect of conspiring with the demon race to kill their disciples, and then united other sects in the northern sea to attack the True Spirit Sect.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ping burned Qiao Xipeng's corpse and destroyed the evidence. The Blue Sea Spiritual Snake also died in its cave. The Xuan Spirit Sect couldn't find evidence, and its plan miscarried.

When the Xuan Spirit Sect reacted, the True Spirit Sect had got ready for the war, but the Xuan Spirit Sect was on the hot seat. Whether to start the war or not become a problem.

If they started the war, they did not have the upper hand in public opinion. If they didn't, others would think that they suffered a big loss but didn't dare to retaliate. As the largest sect in the northern sea, the Xuan Spirit Sect's dignity would be affected.

After all, the Xuan Spirit Sect did not completely surpass the True Spirit Sect in strength, but its disciples still regarded it as the largest sect in the northern sea. They forgot that dignity should be won by themselves and status should be supported by strength.

Lu Ping came to Dikun Island again. It was still prosperous and there was no war atmosphere.

Lu Ping decided to build his abode on Huangli island. Because of the recent tense situation, he naturally needed to make adequate preparations.

Lu Ping came to Treasure Attic and the clerk who greeted him directly took him to the second floor, where cultivators at the Blood Dissolving stage often came.

A manager greeted Lu Ping with a smile, "Sir, I haven't seen you before. Is this your first time to come to our store?" His friendly look was quite cordial.

Lu Ping came straight to the point, "I entered the Blood Dissolving stage recently and want to build my abode. I need a set of Guardian Circles. Do you have any suitable magic tray in your store?"

The manager directly made a "please" gesture and led Lu Ping to the living room and served tea to him. After exchanging conventional greetings, Lu Ping learned that the manager's surname was Jia. After a while, a clerk came in with three sets of magic trays on a wooden plate.

Manager Jiapointed to the three sets of magic trays and introduced them one by one, "Little bro, the three sets of magic trays are all excellent magic circles at the Blood Dissolving stage. The first set is engraved with 'Little Three Talents Magic Circle', which is powerful and simple. It is a common magic circle for guarding the cave, and most cultivators are familiar with it. The second set is called 'Fog Mirage Magic Circle'. It's not powerful but psychedelic. It works wonders and is also simple. The key is that it is not too expensive. The third set is called 'Ice River Killing Magic Circle', which is no weaker than 'Little Three Talents Magic Circle'. However, because of its complex setup and high consumption, cultivators do not often choose it. It is also troublesome to c***k it, and it is naturally the most expensive."

Lu Ping thought for a moment and asked, "What are the requirements of the three magic circles for the cultivators who use them?"

Manager Jia praised and said, "Little bro, you are thoughtful. 'Little Three Talents Magic Circle' has a wide range of applications and no special requirements for cultivators. 'Fog Mirage Magic Circle' is most appropriate for cultivators who cultivate Cultivation Methods of wind attribute, water attribute, ice attribute, and wood attribute. 'Ice River Killing Magic Circle' is only suitable for cultivators who cultivate Cultivation Methods of ice attribute and water attribute."

Lu Ping looked calm, pondered for a moment, and said, "How much is 'Ice River Killing Magic Circle' ?"

Hearing this, Manager Jia looked happy. He knew that this might be a rich customer, so he said, "This magic circle is worth 5,000 spiritual stones, but since you entered the Blood Dissolving stage recently, I'll give you a 10% discount as our congratulation to you!"

When Lu Ping heard the price, 5,000 spiritual stones, he was a little shocked and suddenly realized that he was no longer a cultivator at the Blood Refining stage. He was considered a rich man at the Blood Refining stage but was a poor man at the Blood Dissolving stage.

Lu Ping gritted his teeth and took out 45 medium-grade spiritual stones from his storage bag and handed them to Manager Jia. Then most of the spiritual stones he got from Qiao Xipeng and the benefits he got from their sect were spent.

Before leaving, Lu Ping told Manager Jia that he needed to sell a batch of cultivation sundries he didn't need. At the same time, he wanted to consign some things at the auction of Treasure Attic. Manager Jia asked the clerk to take Lu Ping to the auction. When Lu Ping came out of Treasure Attic, he had got another 20 medium-grade spiritual stones and an invitation to the auction for cultivators at the Blood Dissolving stage which would be held on April 12th next year.