Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit
chapter-317

"Unfortunately, Lu Qin won’t be able to catch this lively event, she happens to like this type of thing the most. Well, I guess it can’t be helped."

Luan Yu blushed slightly. "Qin’er is still in closed-door cultivation for her breakthrough to Core Forging Realm. I’m afraid it will take some time."

Lu Ping smiled and said, "This is also thanks to Senior Yan Wu-Jiu, otherwise Lu Qin wouldn’t have made it this far. If she can awaken her Fire Luan heritage during this breakthrough, it would be very helpful for her future cultivation."

Luan Yu quickly collected himself and happily replied, "If not for your Essence Extension Pellet, Vein Reinforcement Pellet, and Blood Extraction Pellet, her cultivation journey would stop in the Early Core Forging Realm. Now, she is capable of so much more thanks to your pellets."

Suddenly, the two of them looked towards the Golden House’s entrance. Luan Yu said, "Someone’s come to visit? Then, you should go. I’ll take this time to organize the spirit herb garden. And you’ll need to find a spirit vein to supply spiritual energy for the spirit herbs. That’s the key to their growth; my natural talent is only a supplemental aid."

Lu Ping waved his hand as he walked out, entering the cultivation room. He soon spotted a cultivator waiting patiently at the gate. Although the cave-dwelling was sealed with an array formation, Lu Ping’s [Tri-Pristine True Vision] allowed him to see past the seals with his eyes.

Half a day later, Lu Ping and the visiting cultivator left Qian Yu City and headed towards Fallen Rift.

….

Within Fallen Rift, there were twenty-seven mini islands under the jurisdiction of Three Clans Alliance. Among these mini islands, three were under Lu Ping’s command: Wave Listening Island, Crimson Shadow Island, and Twilight Island.

Chilian Ying had returned to Fallen Rift after her advancement to Core Forging Realm. Although she had changed her identity, she still found a secret way to contact some of her former subordinates and led them to join Wave Listening Island.

However, some of her loyal subordinates were reluctant to align themselves with Wave Listening Island, and they wished for Chilian Ying to start a new power instead. After all, she was, at the time, the only Core Forging Realm Enlightened Master among the three islands.

But for some reason, Chilian Ying’s temperament had changed drastically after her advancement. After shoving all her subordinates under Hong Ying and the others, she spent the rest of her time in closed-door cultivation. Since then, she was rarely seen leaving her cultivation room.

Fortunately, Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi had managed an island of their own before. In addition, after Wu Yan returned with Yue Jiang-Rui, having the half-step Core Forging Realm pellets, and the news of Lu Ping’s advancement to the Core Forging Realm, the duo eventually managed to subdue Chilian Ying’s former subordinates, albeit with much difficulty.

Apart from that, Yue Jiang-Rui’s addition to the power gave a marked boost to Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi’s cultivation—they were now one step away from the Core Forging Realm. Meanwhile, Hong Ying’s four brothers and Ye Bu-Qi’s five brothers had also reached the Eighth Layer Blood Condensation Realm, with a few already in the Ninth Layer. By then, Chilian Ying’s former subordinates were willing to acknowledge Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi.

…

On this day, Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi were training the cultivators to practice the Three Essence Five Element Formation. Of course, Lu Ping hadn’t taught them the Zhen Ling Sect’s complete formation, the one he gave them was a simplified version.

Even so, using this array formation they seized three more mini islands during Lu Ping’s absence. Hence, Wave Listening Island was now the most powerful authority, commanding six mini islands under the Three Clans Alliance.

While the cultivators were in the middle of training, Chilian Ying and Yue Jiang-Rui suddenly walked out of their rooms and onto the field.

Many of the cultivators were originally Chilian Ying’s former subordinates. Even though they had pledged their loyalty to Wave Listening Island, they still saw her as a leading figure and held great admiration for her. Naturally, they were overjoyed to see her, their attention too distracted to maintain the array formation.

Hong Ying sneered coldly and glanced unhappily at Chilian Ying. He turned to reprimand the cultivators, "The biggest taboo while forming an array formation is to lose focus. If this were a battle, all of you would be dead right now!"

Knowing that Hong Ying was a fierce and ruthless leader, the cultivators immediately tensed up. Just as they worried over how he’d punish them, an overwhelming pressure suddenly descended upon the island. Right away, the formation was disrupted. Many were suppressed by the pressure and stumbled, while some others were pushed backward.

Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi exchanged a look, with the former saying happily, "It’s Young Master!"

Two lights flew down from the sky—it was Lu Ping and a cultivator who looked slightly older than him. They landed on the field just beside the cultivators.

Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi quickly stepped forward and greeted, "Young Master!"

Lu Ping nodded, then introduced the other cultivator to them, "This is Enlightened Master Qiao Wei-Ying."

Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi promptly greeted this new arrival.

After that, Lu Ping sneered coldly and said, "The Three Essence Five Element Formation is complex and powerful. If practiced well, you can definitely defend yourselves against the pressure of an Enlightened Master. There is still more work to do!"

Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi quickly agreed and apologized. Lu Ping then passed a jade scroll to Hong Ying and said, "This is a fire-element cultivation method suitable for Peng bloodline cultivators, it is completed up to the Late Core Forging Realm. Go and collect one Seven Step Striped Pellet from Yue Jiang-Rui. I want you to breakthrough to the Core Forging Realm as soon as possible."

Hong Ying received the jade scroll in disbelief. His cultivation base had reached the peak of Blood Condensation Realm a long time ago, but he was unable to break through because his cultivation method was only up to the Blood Condensation Realm. He was extremely grateful towards Lu Ping for finding him a suitable cultivation method.

Ye Bu-Qi’s expression remained calm and unchanged, but there was a trace of envy in his eyes. Lu Ping glanced at him, then passed him another jade scroll, saying, "This is the complete [Wind-Fire Hybrid Scripture]. Pass it to Wu Yan for me."

Mystified, Ye Bu-Qi looked at the jade scroll, while Hong Ying seemed to notice something wrong as well. Lu Ping didn’t give them a chance to ask anything and walked towards Chilian Ying and Yue Jiang-Rui, with Qiao Wei-Ying following closely by his side.

"This is Qiao Wei-Ying, son of Black Mountain Gang Lord Qiao Zheng Yan."

He turned to Qiao Wei-Ying and introduced, "This is Chilian Ying and Yue Jiang-Rui."

Qiao Wei-Ying smiled at the duo. "I didn’t expect the two of you would be here on Wave Listening Island. Brother Lu, I feel a little more confident about the plan."

Just a little more confident? Lu Ping smiled and stayed silent. He knew that Qiao Wei-Ying was still not convinced that the plan would succeed. After all, the Wang Clan had Crystal Palace at its back.

The four entered the cave-dwelling, followed by the sound of Hong Ying’s loud and fierce shout at the cultivators to practice the array formation properly.

Lu Ping noticed the spiritual energy in the cave-dwelling had become stronger. Turning around, he asked Chilian Ying, "How many more spirit veins have been found?"

Chilian Ying nodded but didn’t reply, which made Lu Ping look at her strangely. Whereas Yue Jiang-Rui answered, "Hong Ying and Ye Bu-Qi have captured three more mini islands, which added two mini spirit veins to the cave-dwelling. Wave Listening Island is now the largest power among the twenty-seven mini islands, which has attracted the attention of Three Clans Alliance."

"Just exactly what we need. This time, we’ll get rid of Wang Clan from Fallen Rift."

Lu Ping’s return boosted overall morale on Wave Listening Island. A few days later, Hong Ying, Ye Bu-Qi, and Wu Yan who had reached the Eighth Layer Blood Condensation Realm, each took a team of cultivators and seized another mini island respectively.

With that, Lu Ping’s Wave Listening Island laid claim to nine mini islands, with nearly thirty Late Blood Condensation Realm cultivators under its command. This was the largest power that ever existed under Three Clans Alliance’s jurisdiction. As a result, the three clans felt threatened and sent a representative each to order Wave Listening Island to stop its expansion.

The representatives acted high and mighty during the visit, while Hong Ying, the nominal head of Wave Listening Island, pretended to be obedient and submissive, promising not to expand the island’s territory anymore. He then offered a large sum of resources to the representatives before they left.

For a period of time, Wave Listening Island stopped its expansion and remained obedient to the Three Clans Alliance. It seemed as if Three Clans Alliance still had absolute authority within its area of jurisdiction.

Two months later, a wave of divine revelation emerged on Wave Listening Island, followed by a heavenly phenomenon of a cultivation breakthrough. Island Master Hong Ying had successfully advanced to the Core Forging Realm!

The news spread quickly, and the other island masters quickly sent their men to congratulate Hong Ying; whereas the three clans stayed silent, as if unconcerned with the emergence of an Enlightened Master.

While Enlightened Master Hong Ying held a celebration dinner, on Zhang Clan’s island, Enlightened Master Zhang Feng, Enlightened Master Wang Hua, and Enlightened Master Li Mao-Lin gathered together in a secret meeting.

"Wave Listening Island must be wiped out, Three Clans Alliance must not have a Core Forging Realm Enlightened Master among its subordinate forces!"

Enlightened Master Wang Hua put down his cup of mid-grade spirit tea and made this ruthless declaration. Enlightened Master Li Mao-Lin and Enlightened Master Zhang Feng sipped their tea as they furtively exchanged a look.

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