Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 864: Meeting a worthy opponent, Lu Ping'an's identity!

After Lu Ping'an finished speaking, the tea room fell into a brief silence.
"What if I can directly tell you the location of the spiritual tea?" Zhou Xun tried to speak.

"What did you say!"

Lu Ping'an's eyes suddenly condensed, and he said without hesitation:
"If that's the case, I can add another Deliverance Pill on top of this!"

"You know, this is the best elixir to help you break through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. This way, your cultivation will be smooth sailing until the middle stage of the Nascent Soul!"

Lu Ping'an said slowly, and as he spoke, a hint of cruelty flashed in the depths of his eyes.

If this 'Zhao Wuya' still doesn't know what's happening, I can only take the risk.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun showed a "greedy" look.
"It would be great if we could add some elixirs for strengthening the body and nourishing the essence in the early stage of the Nascent Soul!"

“Once you find the tea tree, everything will be up to you!” Lu Ping’an picked up the spiritual tea and took a sip.

"Since Senior is so kind to me, it would be a bit ungrateful for me to refuse. That spiritual tea grows in a spiritually poor place!"

"There is a natural restriction there that locks up the spiritual power there. Unless a cultivator steps in personally, he will not be able to discover it!"

As he spoke, Zhou Xun described its appearance again based on his own cloud tea tree.

Lu Ping'an nodded repeatedly. Based on his understanding of spiritual tea, this should be a mutated cloud tea. No wonder it has the effect of improving one's understanding.

However, Zhou Xun's description made Lu Ping'an believe what he said.

Then he waved his hand, and several rays of light flew out and landed on the table in front of him.
Two jade bottles and a golden flying sword.

"These two jade bottles contain an 'Eternal Life Extension Pill' and an 'Infant Formation Pill'. As for this flying sword, it is also a top-grade gold-attributed flying sword, which matches your attributes!"

"These three treasures will be regarded as the deposit I give you. When you go to the valley with me and take the spiritual tea tree, I will give you the remaining spiritual pills. How do you think?"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed when he saw this. He quickly picked up the jade bottle and gently opened the cork. A strong and refreshing scent came out. He took a sniff and felt much younger.

It turned out to be the 'Eternal Life Pill', a treasure that even Nascent Soul cultivators were eager to get.

Then he opened another jade bottle, and it turned out to be the genuine Infant Forming Pill.

"Good good!"

"Senior is indeed straightforward. As for the destination, I have many tasks to complete and cannot leave, so I will not accompany you. I will tell you the location of the valley right away!"

"Senior, please take the spiritual tea tree and give me the remaining treasures. With your status, I believe you will not deceive me!"

Zhou Xun bowed and smiled apologetically.

"You are very cautious. Well, just tell me the location!" Lu Ping'an nodded slightly.

Then Zhou Xun waved his hand and took out a jade slip, using his spiritual consciousness as a knife to carve something inside.
"I have already marked the location on this map, senior, just follow the map!"

Lu Ping'an took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and nodded with satisfaction after confirming that it was correct: "Very good, nephew Zhao is really straightforward."

He put away the jade slip and took out a storage bag and placed it on the table: "Inside is the Nascent Soul Early Stage Strengthening and Essence Reinforcing Pill I promised you. After I obtain the Spirit Tea Tree, the Deliverance Pill will naturally be given to you!"

Zhou Xun showed a delighted expression and quickly took the storage bag: "Thank you, senior!"

Lu Pingan gave him a meaningful look and said, "Don't make this public for now. If the news leaks out..."

"Junior understands!" Zhou Xun hurriedly cupped his hands, "This matter is known only to heaven and earth, and only to seniors and me."

After Zhou Xun left, Lu Ping'an sat alone in the tea room for a long time. He tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"This Zhao Wuya seems to be too cooperative."

But on second thought, the spiritual tea was indeed genuine. Moreover, with his cultivation level at the late Nascent Soul stage and he was on his own territory, it was not expected that a Jindan cultivator would be able to cause any trouble.

The most important thing is that this person can produce tea leaves, which means that the spiritual tea tree is real. This is related to his own deification and is worth the risk!

"Forget it, I'll go there myself."

Three days later, Lu Ping'an quietly left Luoyang Immortal Sect and came to a remote valley somewhere in Yunyang Prefecture according to the instructions on the jade slip.

There is indeed a natural restriction outside the valley, which completely conceals the spiritual energy inside.

Lu Ping'an's eyes flashed: "It is true."

He used his hand gestures to break the restriction and walked slowly in. The valley was filled with rich spiritual energy. In the center, a emerald green tea tree stood quietly, with spiritual light flowing on its leaves. It was the cloud tea tree that Zhou Xun had described.

“What a great fourth-grade spiritual tea!” Lu Ping’an was overjoyed and was about to pick it when his expression suddenly changed.

Countless array patterns suddenly lit up on the ground around the tea tree, instantly forming a huge trap that enveloped him. At the same time, the 'tea tree' turned into dots of green light and dissipated.

"Illusion?!" Lu Ping'an's heart was filled with alarm and he immediately summoned his life-saving magic weapon, the "Evergreen Lock". A emerald green chain wrapped around his body.

"Master Lu, sorry for the long wait."

Zhou Xun's voice came from all directions, but no one was seen.

"Zhao Wuya? No, you are not Zhao Wuya!" Lu Ping'an asked sternly, "Who are you?"

Lightning gathered in the void, and Zhou Xun's true form appeared, releasing the pressure of the late Nascent Soul stage without reservation.

"I'll be looking for you next week. I'm here to borrow your identity as Hall Master Lu."

Lu Ping'an's pupils suddenly shrank: "Late Nascent Soul stage? Zhou Xun!"

"You are Zhou Xun, the True Lord of Wangchuan. You are wanted by my sect's ancestor, yet you dared to go to the headquarters of the Immortal Sect. You are truly audacious. Aren't you afraid that I will notify the ancestor and have you killed?" Lu Ping'an shouted.

"Master Lu, please don't worry about this matter!"

Before Lu Ping'an finished speaking, the emerald green chain in his hand shot out like a venomous snake, and mysterious runes appeared on the surface of the chain.
Wherever it passed, grass and trees grew wildly, forming a giant green net in the air that covered Zhou Xun.

"Interesting technique!"

Zhou Xun chuckled. He was also a wood-attributed cultivator. Seeing Lu Ping'an's strange technique, he was naturally very curious.
But as long as he is captured alive, no secret can be hidden.

He clasped his hands together, purple lightning leaped from his fingertips, and seventy-two lightning seeds flew out from his sleeves one after another, instantly transforming into a sky full of lightning swords.

The sword light was like a waterfall, and the huge green net was torn into pieces before it got close.

Lu Ping'an's face changed slightly, and he slapped his chest with both hands:

"Qixuan Changqing, rise!" Seven emerald rings suddenly appeared behind him, six of which shone brightly.

Six spiritual plants grew out of the ring and in the blink of an eye, they turned into six tree men that were a hundred feet tall. The tree men had branches like arms, and they came towards Zhou Xun with a sound of breaking through the air.

"What a magical power!" Zhou Xun became more and more interested.

With his right hand clenched, the lightning seeds instantly gathered into lightning spears. The tips of the spears emitted lightning and stabbed towards the tree man who attacked first.

"Zi La"

The violent thunder spread along the branches, and the tree man suddenly turned black and collapsed.

"How can it be?!"

Lu Ping'an cried out in shock. Each of these six tree men had the combat power of a mid-Nascent Soul stage, but they were destroyed by just one shot?
Before he could react, Zhou Xun made a gesture with his left hand and said softly:

"Thunder Prison, suppress!"

The seventy-two thunder seeds suddenly dispersed and turned into a thunder cage that blocked the entire valley. The five tree men were trapped in it. The lightning intertwined into a net, turning them into ashes. Lu Ping'an finally realized the gap and hurriedly sacrificed an ancient bronze shield.

The shield was engraved with vine patterns, which now came alive and formed an impenetrable defense around him.

"No matter how hard the tortoise shell is, it cannot stop the thunder."

Zhou Xun sneered, flipped his hand, and summoned the Xuan Ting Thunder Sword, which became over a hundred feet in size and chopped directly up!
"Boom!" In the dazzling lightning, the vine patterns on the shield broke into pieces. Lu Ping'an spat out a mouthful of blood. He was blown hundreds of feet away by the aftermath and crashed heavily into the mountain wall.

Before the smoke and dust cleared, a purple lightning had already reached his throat, and Zhou Xun's voice came from above:

"Master Lu, can we have a good talk now?"

But the next moment, Zhou Xun suddenly moved horizontally and appeared a hundred feet away.

Suddenly, a refined middle-aged man appeared on the spot. It was Lu Ping'an.

Who did Zhou Xun defeat? It was actually his spiritual wood clone. No wonder Zhou Xun felt something was wrong.
How could Lu Ping'an be defeated so easily?

"Master Lu hid it so well!"

Zhou Xun's face was solemn. This person was definitely not easy to deal with. Just a spiritual wood clone had such power.

And he has six such clones.

Furthermore, this person is not well-known in Luoyang Immortal Sect and is very cautious about fighting. However, his real strength is so extraordinary. He must be a scheming person.

Such a person must have other cards up his sleeve. It seems that I have chosen someone who is difficult to deal with!

Lu Ping'an's real body stood with his hands behind his back, and seven emerald rings slowly rotated behind him. In each ring, there was a phantom of a spiritual plant looming.

His aura was several times stronger than before, and there was no trace of the gentle demeanor of 'True Lord Turtle'.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou has a good eye. He can actually see through my 'Qingmu Substitute Technique'." Lu Pingan smiled slightly.
"But since you are here, just stay as a guest."

Before he finished speaking, the six rings behind him lit up at the same time, and the remaining five clones stepped out of the rings.

The aura of each clone was the same as the original body. They held different magic weapons in their hands and instantly formed a mysterious formation that surrounded Zhou Xun in the center.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is very powerful." Lu Ping'an stood at the center of the formation, clasping his hands together.

"It's a pity that I have to die here today."

Six figures attacked at the same time, and six different wood-based magical powers intertwined into a web of heaven and earth. There were vines like dragons, poisonous fog, and flying flowers like blades. Each attack contained the full strength of a peak Nascent Soul stage.

Zhou Xun did not dare to neglect it. He made a gesture with both hands and pointed at the thunder seed.
Then, lightning flashed in the sky, and all the lightning seeds turned into thunder dragons hundreds of feet in size, roaring away.

The two sides collided, and Zhou Xunlei Jiao actually flew back. With this attack, he was actually at a disadvantage.

"Something's wrong!"

Zhou Xun's face was extremely solemn. With his attack just now, even the Luoyang Immortal Sect's elders were already at a disadvantage.
Could this person be hiding so deeply?
On the other side, Lu Ping'an was also surprised.
"As expected of you, Master Wangchuan. No wonder the Fifth Elder fell at your hands!"

He knew how powerful he was. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator who had entered the Spirit Transformation realm would be at a disadvantage against him.

"It seems like we have to show our real skills!"

"Tianmu Divine Wheel, rise!"

Lu Ping'an shouted loudly, and the seven emerald rings behind him suddenly merged into one, transforming into a green halo that reached the sky and the earth.

As the light wheel rotated, countless ancient runes emerged, and each rune contained a terrifying wood-type aura.

“This power!”

Zhou Xun felt extremely solemn.

"You have actually already stepped into the realm of Divine Transformation!"

This always feels like it is no different from the move used by Lord Yama during the battle between humans and ghosts in the Western Desert.
In fact, Lu Ping'an was even more familiar with this move, as if he had been immersed in it for many years.

"Come on, let me give it a try today and see how far I am from that state!"

Lightning flashed in Zhou Xun's eyes, and he formed seals with his hands. Seventy-two lightning seeds instantly merged into a thousand-foot-long lightning sword!
The sword was wrapped in purple-golden thunder, and wherever the sword pointed, a dark mark was torn into the space!

"cut!"

The thunder sword and the wooden wheel collided with a loud bang!
"boom--"

The thunder sword and the wooden wheel shattered with a loud bang.
Amid the earth-shattering explosion, the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles collapsed in an instant and were razed to the ground.

Zhou Xun flew back, flipped his hand, took out the purple jade lightning spear, and with a flash of lightning, he blocked the aftermath outside, and then he stabilized his body.

"Where are you from?"

As he spoke, Zhou Xun shook his wrist, and the Purple Jade Lightning Spear suddenly burst into brilliant lightning. Runes flowed on the spear body, as if a living thing, resonating with the magic power in his body.

At the same time, the thunder pool in his body trembled, and the power of thunder essence poured into the purple jade thunder spear.

Successfully activated this semi-spiritual treasure,
"Thunder Dragon, appear!"

With a low shout, purple lightning suddenly condensed at the tip of the spear, transforming into a hundred-foot-long thunder dragon, baring fangs and claws, roaring out!

Wherever the Thunder Dragon passed, the space trembled.

"Half-spiritual treasure!" Lu Ping'an frowned slightly, flipped his palm, and a green wooden staff appeared in his hand.
The aura emanating from it carries a faint hint of incarnation power, and it is surprisingly also a semi-spiritual treasure!

"Green wood staff, broken!"

The wooden staff in Lu Ping'an's hand suddenly emitted a dazzling green light, and countless ancient wood grains appeared on the staff, and each grain seemed to come alive.

Transformed into strong vines, they swept towards the Thunder Dragon.

The thunder dragon and the wooden vine collided with a loud bang, and the violent energy spread in all directions like a tide.

Zhou Xun's eyes focused, and a purple lightning containing a breath of destruction suddenly spurted out of the Thunder Dragon's mouth. This was a new method of attack in which he incorporated the power of thunder that he had comprehended from the Thunder Lava Lake.

Under the bombardment of purple lightning, large pieces of wooden vines were instantly pierced, but the remaining vines seemed to have life and quickly wrapped around the thunder dragon, trying to strangle it.

The two sides continued to fight each other, but ultimately could not kill each other.

"The world of immortal cultivation is indeed full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons. The originally inconspicuous 'True Turtle Lord' is actually as powerful as the Heavenly Lord Yama before he was promoted to the God Transformation!"

Zhou Xun sighed, and immediately communicated with the Blood Demon Ancestor,

"Senior, I'm afraid you will have to take action yourself today!"

The Blood Demon Ancestor was surprised when he heard this. Since Zhou Xun was promoted to the late Nascent Soul stage, no one in the human world could be compared with him.

Why do you want him to take action?
"Could it be that you have offended that incarnated god again?"

"No, he is a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"Is there any Nascent Soul that you can't solve?" The Blood Demon Ancestor immediately flashed and appeared in the air.

When he saw the man opposite him, he was stunned.
"So it's you, old turtle!"

(End of this chapter)