Nine Lives: Unbeatable Dragon Blood

Chapter 25 Dissension

The various disturbances did not affect Lu Ping in any way. He still quietly carried on his cultivation, as if he had been detached from the world. Except that he went to the market every seven days to deal with what he got in the travel and inquire about external events when purchasing cultivation supplies, he didn't waste any more time.

Another seven days later, Lu Ping sold a batch of medium and high-grade Magic Figures and more than a hundred rough refined copper ores to Treasure Attic and got nearly two hundred spiritual stones. He didn't buy anything else this time, because he still had enough cultivation supplies.

At this time, the west and east of the True Spirit Sect and its affiliated places were attacked by Xuan Spirit Sect. True Spirit Sect had been prepared for that. Although both sides suffered losses, none of the ten small islands occupied by the True Spirit Sect were captured. Only the north-south area that True Spirit Sect and Xuan Spirit Sect were directly facing remained strangely calm.

At the same time, the quarrel between the upper echelons of the two sects in the Northern Sea Alliance continued to escalate. Both sides formed cliques. Although Xuan Spirit Sect was the traditional leader of the alliance and had a strong background, True Spirit Sect was the victim this time and won the sympathy of the neutral sects. Therefore, it wasn't at a disadvantage.

Another seven days later, Lu Ping received an invitation to a trade fair jointly organized by the disciples of the academy and outer disciples who had participated in the travel. The trade fair was held mainly to help disciples exchange needed things and improve cultivation. It would be held in a month. After thinking about it, Lu Ping decided to attend it.

At this time, the news came. In fact, as early as the second day after Xuanqi Island was occupied, True Spirit Sect and Xuan Spirit Sect had already fought at the junction of the north-south direction. The people who were sent to fight by the two sides were Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage, so neither of the two sides breathed a word about it.

It was also rumored that there were tsunamis and thunders in the sea area where they fought, which was a weather phenomenon that could only be triggered by the fights among Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage.

Some people put forward evidence that the seventh team of the True Spirit Academy who captured Xuanqi Island hurriedly ended their travel and returned to the academy the next afternoon. Why could the seventh team complete the travel seven days earlier than other travel teams?

It was said that Xuan Spirit Sect sent two Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage to the sea area of Xuanqi Island that day, but someone saw that they were pale and haggard when they returned. Obviously, they were seriously injured. Who could injure two experts at the Alchemy stage? To cause such a result, it would at least require four Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage with similar cultivation to besiege them.

At the time, the southern sea area was strangely calm, probably because both sides were deploying troops.

As one of the insiders, Lu Ping naturally knew more the truth than most people, but what he knew was only a little more than what those people knew. The discovery of the spiritual mine was an accident, but obviously, both sides had more conspiracies and plans.

However, Lu Ping felt that the two sides would not start a war. Their problems would probably be resolved through peace talks. He didn't know why he would think so, but the Immortal Seniors in the academy were calm and didn't have grave expressions that they had before wars. Lu Ping guessed he was probably right about the result.

Another seven days later, Lu Ping looked at the set of highest-grade Early Warning Magic Figures that had just been made in front of him with a happy look.

Early Warning Magic Figures were extremely difficult to make. Lu Ping successfully made a set of highest-grade Early Warning Magic Figures for the first time after obtaining the making method. This set of Early Warning Magic Figures were composed of one Root Magic Figure and eight Sub Magic Figures. They could monitor the general situation within an area of five hundred square meters around Lu Ping. Although they couldn't monitor the situation as comprehensively as Divine Mentality Coercion, they had some special features that Divine Mentality Coercion didn't have.

Unfortunately, he only had the making method of such sub-root Early Warning Magic Figures for cultivators at the Blood Refining stage. If he had the making method of higher-grade Magic Figures, after he gained Divine Mentality Coercion, these two things could complement each other, which could be very helpful to him.

At this time, there were rumors that the Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage of the two sects and their allies had fought in the East and West. Xuan Spirit Sect took back three islands, but True Spirit Sect and its allies still firmly controlled fourteen islands, nine of which were occupied by True Spirit Sect alone.

It was also rumored that strange things happened in the southern sea area. One day, the sky was sunny and dark alternately, but there was no cloud in the sky. The fishermen fishing at sea did not encounter wind and waves. Moreover, they didn't see sea beasts that made trouble from time to time. The fishermen harvested a lot that day.

Another seven days later, a blood shadow suddenly flashed in the woods behind the academy. It was a 17-year-old young man, Lu Ping.

Lu Ping looked very pale as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, but he was very excited, "I finally mastered Blood Fleeing Skill. These days, in order to make up for the Fine Blood consumed in cultivating Blood Fleeing Skill, I almost grew tired of blood spirit elixirs."

At this time, both True Spirit Sect and Xuan Spirit Sect suddenly became quiet, and even their affiliated forces ceased all activities. For a time, the cultivators in the northern sea who were concerned about the situation of the two sects were somewhat at a loss.

Lu Ping recalled that True Spirit Sect quickly mobilized seven Zhenrens at the Alchemy stage that day. With such full preparation and decisive attitude, True Spirit Sect could hold back Xuan Spirit Sect from acting against them.

It seemed that the dispute between the two sides was likely to be resolved peacefully, but True Spirit Sect probably would not give up on that spiritual mine. In other aspects, the True Spirit Sect might need to compromise.

Another seven days later, Lu Ping carefully sorted out all the magic weapons he had. He had seven low-grade magic weapons, the iron seal "Landslide", the bronze mirror, the flying knife, the wolf's fangs mace, the Jade Ruyi, the flying sword, the jade bottle, and the medium-grade magic weapon "Zhenshan Tower".

After consideration, Lu Ping put aside the four magic weapons, the flying knife, the wolf's fangs mace, the Jade Ruyi, and the flying sword, then carefully refined the remaining four magic weapons. He decided to get a medium-grade flying sword magic weapon to prepare for changing his weapons after he reached the ninth level of Blood Refining.

At this time, the news of Xuan Spirit Sect and True Spirit Sect negotiating peace had already spread out. True Spirit Sect, which was in the right, was determined to make the fourteen islands they occupied become a part of its domain. While Xuan Spirit Sect was trying to shirk its responsibility, it relied on its own strong strength and alliance to exert pressure on the True Spirit Sect.

At the time, the focus of both sides was on these fourteen islands!

Another seven days later, Lu Ping had spent two months digesting what he gained in the two-day travel. Naturally, he was very satisfied with the result. At the same time, the rewards of the sect for the travel were also funneled according to the contributions of each team and the performance of each team member.

Except for the cultivator killed by Lu Ping outside the spiritual mine, Lu Ping killed two disciples of the Xuan Spirit Sect and got twenty contribution values. He helped his teammates kill three disciples of the Xuan Spirit Sect and got fifteen contribution values. His performance was excellent. After all, True Spirit Sect captured Xuanqi Island with numerically superior strength at that time. It was not easy for Lu Ping to do so well and make so many gains in the siege.

At the same time, Lu Ping got two hidden rewards for helping Immortal Senior Du kill Zhang Zhihe, and timely reporting the news about the spiritual mine after finding it. The previous one was concealed by Immortal Senior Du for some reason. Lu Ping got twenty contribution values for these two things.

In addition to the contribution value he got for informing Immortal Senior Liu of "Tongxiu League", his contribution values reached eighty-five.

In order to participate in the trade fair of the academy and outer disciples, Lu Ping sorted out the things he had.

He had about 3200 spiritual stones which were the remnants after he consumed a lot of spiritual stones in the past two months' cultivation.

And 500-year-old spiritual herbs for refining blood dissolving elixirs and one 500-year-old spiritual herb for refining elixirs at the Blood Dissolving stage.

Then four unnecessary low-grade magic weapons.

Apart from those things, he had a large number of elixirs for cultivation at the Blood Refining stage, including three bottles of highest-grade muddy blood elixirs that could be used by cultivators at the ninth level of Blood Refining.

And a hundred highest-grade Blood Magic Figures of various kinds which were saved by him in the past two years, and fifty highest-grade Magic Figures, a hundred high-grade Magic Figures, seven sets of high-grade Early Warning Magic Figures, and two sets of highest-grade Early Warning Blood Magic Figures.

And some sundries for cultivation.

Lu Ping was well prepared for the trade fair and was waiting for it.