Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 189 – Message Sword

Lu Ping cleared away his greedy thoughts and quietly left Golden Scale Palace without alerting the monster soldiers.

After all, even though the palace was tens of thousands of miles away from Golden Jiao Island, it would only take a few hours for Enlightened Master Jin Li to return if he discovered that his cave-dwelling had been invaded.

In those few hours, Lu Ping would never be able to return to Huang Li Island in time; Enlightened Master Jin Li would definitely catch up and kill him.

Unless Lu Ping advanced into the Core Forging Realm and attained the divine revelation, thus preventing the other from locking onto his aura, there was no way he could survive the chase.

It would be wise to not alert Enlightened Master Jin in the first place.

For three days straight, Lu Ping took no rest as he rushed back to Huang Li Island. Upon his arrival, he did not alert anyone on the island and entered as a rogue cultivator.

At this time, Liu Zi-Yuan and the rest had left Huang Li Island on their mission. But Zhen Ling Sect had many idle Blood Condensation cultivators on Tian Ling Mountain and they were dispatched to a temporary post on the island. As such, the area remained heavily guarded and peaceful.

The next day, Lu Ping called Fang Tao to his cave-dwelling. Fang Tao was overjoyed with his return, and he quickly reported the situation of the stores to Lu Ping.

Lu Ping waved his hand impatiently and said, "Report them to Senior Sister Hu when she arrives. Spare me from this, I don't like to deal with these matters. Just send me the 500-year spirit herbs acquired by the stores."

Fang Tao knew that his employer was a noble alchemist, so he had kept a close eye on the spirit herbs traded in the market, acquiring them whenever possible.

He was already over 50 years old, his talent was lacking, and he knew he had no hope in entering the Blood Condensation Realm. So when Lu Ping employed him, he sought to work as hard as he could, saving up his earned spirit stones for his children's cultivation.

Lu Ping and Hu Lili had a great

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