Chapter 219: Chapter 219 Green Spring
Originally, the nest of the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon was filled with faint Spiritual Qi, sufficient for cultivators to cultivate and live.
Upon entering this nest, Lu Yuanshan and Lu Zhiwei didn’t pay attention to this aspect, as they were busy clearing out the remnants of the Water Demons.
How could they be attracted by the emerald green Spirit Liquid?
Lu Ping, being a Golden Core Ancestor, relied on his remarkable experience and insight. Upon discovering the emerald green Spirit Liquid, he immediately exclaimed in surprise, feeling it was peculiar.
As the saying goes, when something unusual happens, there must be a demon.
Moreover, for Lu Ping to feel puzzled by something, it must truly be significant.
Moving closer to inspect it, squinting his eyes to observe carefully, Lu Ping discovered that this emerald green Spirit Liquid was actually filled with an extremely pure Water Attribute aura, which was surging and dispersing, carrying a refreshing sensation.
Lu Ping had the perception to feel it!
"Could it be... this is?"
With such close observation and perception, a term surfaced in Lu Ping’s mind.
Green Spring!
Green Spring, this is a Water Attribute Heavenly Treasure, capable of aiding Foundation Establishment and higher realm cultivators in cultivation, greatly benefiting them and making breakthroughs more feasible.
Not only that, it possesses another wondrous use.
It can substitute for the Inner Core of a Tier Three Demon Beast, involved in the refining of Foundation Establishment Pills.
To refine Foundation Establishment Pills, the four main ingredients Jade Marrow Golden Branch, Purple Monkey Flower, Celestial Spirit Fruit, and Golden Lotus are indispensable.
Also required is the Inner Core of a Tier Three Crystal Stage Demon Beast, which is equally indispensable.
The other auxiliary ingredients, such as Celestial Heart Grass, Luohou Fruit, Ghostly Cold Reishi, etc., are quite easy to gather, available for purchase in Qinghe Market.
Currently, Cyan Mountain Sect already has Celestial Spirit Fruit and Purple Monkey Flower, and with the addition of Green Spring, only Jade Marrow Golden Branch and Golden Lotus need to be gathered to attempt refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
It’s like finding a treasure.
Recognizing Green Spring, Lu Ping felt secretly excited.
Judging by the quantity of Green Spring, it would be enough to refine three furnaces of Foundation Establishment Pills.
It wasn’t a wasted journey.
They nearly returned home after slaying the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon, and would have missed this opportunity.
Feeling a sense of amazement, Lu Ping marked the location of Green Spring for later retrieval.
When he paid attention to the surrounding battle scenario again, he found that Lu Zhiwei and Lu Yuanshan had already cleared out most of the remnants of the Water Demons.
With two Foundation Establishment cultivators handling a group of Qi Cultivation Stage small demons, it was quite effortless.
They didn’t even need to use the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword; relying on the magical power of the Foundation Establishment Stage, they could easily slay these Water Demons even barehanded.
In less than half an incense-stick’s time, the Water Demons in the nest were completely cleared, with no escapees.
By then, Lu Ping had already completed his inspection of the nest.
Besides Green Spring being of value, there really wasn’t anything else of worth.
Just some Tier One and Tier Two magical artifacts, and some cultivator items like Spirit Stones and Pill Furnaces, none of which were high-tier, and in Lu Ping’s view, unworthy.
"Father, these Water Demons only reached the Qi Cultivation Stage, and no other slightly stronger Water Demons were found."
Counting the number, Lu Zhiwei transmitted her voice actively, indicating the nest had gathered a hundred and thirty-one Water Demons.
Lu Yuanshan, also on the communication channel, immediately laughed in agreement.
"Hahaha, yes, just some Qi Cultivation Stage minions, weak and easy to defeat!"
"Don’t get conceited. Before reaching Foundation Establishment, weren’t you a minion too?"
Lu Ping, in a rare good mood, playfully teased, the tone to Lu Yuanshan carried a sense of teaching.
"Indeed, indeed..."
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The first task upon returning to the sect was to clean up the corpse of the Sea-Overturning Flood Dragon.
The Flood Dragon’s blood essence and flesh were more valuable when fresh.
Its bones, scales, etc., also needed organizing, to facilitate Lu Zhiwei’s artifact refining later.
Currently, Lu Zhiwei’s artifact refining mastery had reached Tier Two High-Grade, just one step away from entering Tier Three Refiner.
Cleaning up the Flood Dragon took a day.
The Flood Dragon’s blood essence was valued at about nine thousand Spirit Stones. The rest of the flesh, organs, etc., could serve as food for disciples.
Make the best use of everything, without waste.
As for other finds in the Flood Dragon’s nest, those Pill Furnaces, Spirit Stones, magical artifacts, etc., were all stored in the sect’s treasury.
On the third day back, Lu Zhiwei entered secluded cultivation to refine artifacts.
This time, her goal was to refine Tier Three Spiritual Artifacts, aiming to reach Tier Three Refiner.
Meanwhile, Lu Ping spent these days contemplating the system warehouse’s [Three-star Resurrection], hesitating.
This three-star item is extremely rare, difficult to acquire through refreshing the system mall.
At least, Lu Ping had never encountered [Three-star Resurrection] despite refreshing the mall numerous times.
Its effect allows Lu Ping to revive for one day, granting access to his physical body and maintaining combat power at his peak state before death.
In other words, upon revival, Lu Ping becomes a living Golden Core Ancestor.
"Currently, Cyan Mountain Sect has no enemies causing trouble or facing a catastrophic crisis that I’d need to resolve."
"Reviving now just to experience the joy of resurrection would evidently be unworthy."
"Obtaining this resurrection again in the future is uncertain; it must not be used recklessly."
"Better to keep it for emergencies. If the sect or distant mountains face difficulty, revival won’t be too late."
"There are only a few years left for protection under the Sect Establishment Order."
After much consideration, Lu Ping decided not to utilize the [Three-star Resurrection] for the time being.
Turning attention away from this, Lu Ping decided to explore some Doorway Affairs to earn more reputation.
Let’s explore four times.
Spending 20 reputation points, Lu Ping exchanged for four [Doorway Affairs], opened the system map, and began exploring.
Ripple upon ripple spread out, slowly conducting exploration.
The locations are random.
After four explorations, results soon surfaced.
[Doorway Affairs: Chu Kingdom, Jiangzhou County has encountered a locust plague. You can try sending disciples to quell the plague]
[Quantity: 350,000 to 400,000]
[Combat Power: First-Layer Qi Cultivation to Fifth-Layer Qi Cultivation]
[Status: A locust plague occurring during the autumn harvest season, expected to leave Jiangzhou County in ten days, currently severely endangering local farmland]
[Completion Reward: Reputation 599, Elixir Formulas Locust Spirit Powder ×1]
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[Doorway Affairs: In Qinghe Market, a verbal conflict erupted between Dan Cloud Pavilion and Ruyi Tower, with tensions threatening to escalate, affecting market security. You can try dispatching disciples to mediate the conflict, actively maintaining market order]
[Quantity: None]
[Combat Power: None]
[Status: New conflict between two families that can be resolved]
[Completion Reward: Reputation 300, Two-star Resource Optimization ×1]
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[Doorway Affairs: The official road of Zhao Family Village was blocked by a mudslide, hindering the local people’s travel. You can try sending disciples to clear the mudslide and open the road]
[Quantity: None]
[Combat Power: None]
[Status: Road blocked by mudslide three days ago, yet to be cleared]
[Completion Reward: Reputation 430, Magical Artifact Earth Shield ×1]
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[Doorway Affairs: A Tiger Demon incident occurred in the woods outside Apricot Flower Village of Lushan County, causing panic among the local people. Please dispatch disciples to eliminate the Tiger Demon]
[Quantity: 1]
[Combat Power: First-Layer Foundation Establishment]
[Status: A Foundation Establishment Demon Beast migrated from Southern Wilderness, now residing in the woods outside Apricot Flower Village]
[Completion Reward: Reputation 870, Three-star Random Talent ×1]
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These were the four Doorway Affairs Lu Ping had just explored.
Among them, the task to eliminate the Tiger Demon had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage in strength.