Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 67 – War Preparations (4)

After leaving Old Man Chen’s smith shop, Lu Ping used the teleportal to Xuan Qi Island, then flew back towards Huang Li Island from there.

Along the way, Lu Ping completely unleashed the low-grade skiff mystic instrument to its full potential. He’d never flown at a speed this fast before, and it really felt good to be a Blood Condensation Realm cultivator.

On Huang Li Island, in his cultivation room, Lu Ping settled down and mulled things over. Right now, he already had some plans for his current cultivation route. Of course, the more important thing to do now was prepare for the upcoming battle between sects. Although frankly speaking, Lu Ping had always been preparing himself for it.

Firstly, he had to set up his cave-dwelling. Lu Ping initially thought of heading to the Emerald Sea Spirit Snake’s lair and plundering the wealth there. He had spent almost all the wealth he gathered in the Blood Refining Realm and was now a poor man.

However, considering the current tense situation between sects, in addition to the location of the lair being in Xuan Ling Sect’s territory, Lu Ping decided to quietly sneak into the lair at night so as to avoid attracting any unwanted attention.

Lu Ping decided to set up his cave-dwelling underground, taking inspiration from Sheng Tao’s cave-dwelling and Master Immortal Liu’s advice. Hence, Lu Ping went to the small mountain on Huang Li Island.

The island had two rivers that originated from the small mountain, one flowed northeast and the other southeast. In the middle of the two rivers was a steep cliff almost twenty yards high. Lu Ping decided to set up his cave-dwelling here.

He also wanted to confirm if the rivers on the island were coming from the same source. After all, he was a pure water-element cultivator; his cultivation would progress faster and feel more comfortable near a water source.

Lu Ping released Dabao from the spirit beast pouch. It had been a long time since Dabao was let out, it excitedly circled Lu Ping around his feet. Since Lu Ping fed Dabao all of the low-grade Blood Refining Realm pellets he concocted, the little mouse gained a lot of weight, making it look like a rolling meatball. It was so fat Lu Ping couldn’t even see its feet. But as a result, Dabao’s cultivation improved to the Third Layer Blood Refining Realm, making it a considerably strong expert among its peers.

Lu Ping took out his Flying Swallow Sword, swinging it in the air while casting a sword art. This sword art was one of the eight arts contained in the [Sea Coast Wave Listening Scripture], the [Disarrayed Rocks Puncturing Sword Art] of the [Wave Listening Eight Ultimates].

This was Lu Ping’s first time casting this sword art. Prior to this, he’d only studied it in his mind. But because he achieved the state of Technique in water spells, he was able to grasp the sword art easily.

As he cast the sword art, a huge tidal wave appeared out of thin air around the Flying Swallow Sword. In the midst of bright sunlight, the tidal wave pounced towards the cliff, a

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