My blind date failed, so I had to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Chapter 163 Hunting down the Ghost Valley Sect's Old Demon
Although Zhou Ping no longer had a physical body, his mind was actually stirred by the voice of the Phoenix Fairy and her perfect body.

He wanted to resist, but he couldn't.

The Phoenix Fairy's voice continued, "Don't resist. I am the most urgent and needed one in your heart. Don't suppress it. Let go of yourself and enjoy it to the fullest."

She twisted her waist, and every part of her body seemed to be filled with endless charm.

Flames were rising from the fiery red phoenix armor, and the hem of the skirt became translucent, revealing a hazy and captivating silhouette.

It's simply addictive.

Chi Chi.

In just a short while, half an hour had passed outside.

Xiao Ding was speechless. "This guy must have been seduced by the Golden Jade Silk Book. Damn the Golden Jade Silk Book, it can see through people's hearts. This little guy is just a pervert. He forgot this!"

"But fortunately, the furnace flame is still burning, and the little guy is not dead yet. Wow, he is really resilient!"

It swayed back and forth, muttering, "Could that golden book have transformed into that Phoenix girl? Hehe, I wonder what they're doing in there. They've been there for so long, it's definitely impossible for them to be discussing cultivation..."

Another half hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Ding was going crazy. "Oh my god, big brother, what on earth did you do? Even if you really did that, it took too long. Come out now!"

It seemed as if he heard Xiao Ding calling him.

Soon a flame rushed out from the alchemy furnace. The flame was like a fire man, falling to the ground and burning fiercely. After a while, the flame slowly condensed into Zhou Ping's body.

Have experience in foundation building.

Zhou Ping used the immortal fire and the extremely rich eighth-level spiritual energy around him to condense his body. It was not difficult. After his body was reshaped, he hurriedly took out clothes from the storage he had thrown out before and put them on.

Xiao Ding was very excited when he saw the golden and jade silk book. "Haha, good boy, I was right about you."

As he said this, he swallowed the golden, jade and silk book that was about to escape into the cauldron.

Hey.

Almost instantly.

The spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth gathered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The patterns on the surface of the small tripod kept flashing, and at the same time, it emitted sounds that sounded like the sound of the Tao, making people intoxicated.

A moment passes.

The strange vision disappeared, and Xiao Ding laughed heartily, "Little fellow, I'll protect you from now on!"

Zhou Ping hurriedly said, "Congratulations to Senior Ding for regaining his strength."

The small tripod flew to Zhou Ping's shoulder like a bell. "It's too early. Right now, I've only recovered a little bit. Communication through voice transmission won't be a problem in the future. I'll lend you some energy occasionally. Of course, you have to give me some good food to eat, so that I can recover faster."

Zhou Ping said happily, "Yes, Senior Ding."

The small tripod flew around Zhou Ping. "You're quite powerful, little guy! You actually stayed in the alchemy furnace for an hour. Tell me the truth. What did you do with the Golden Jade Silk Book? Wait, the Immortal Fire Seed in your body has become purer and is transforming into a true Immortal Fire. Damn, you even absorbed the fire from the alchemy furnace! Oh my god!!"

It seemed to have discovered something extraordinary, and was startled. "I never thought that in this furnace, not only did you not get burned to ashes, but you also remained conscious."

Zhou Ping knew that he was able to stay awake and use the fire of the alchemy furnace to temper the fairy fire seeds, all thanks to the national destiny virtual frame. However, this matter could not be exposed, so he quickly changed the subject, "Senior Ding, should we go get the spirit stone vein next?"

Hear this.

Xiao Ding coughed dryly a few times, "Zhou Ping, the treasure-hunting rat was taken away by that Phoenix girl. Without the treasure-hunting rat, I can't take you to get the spirit stones."

Zhou Ping said with a puzzled look on his face, "Senior Ding, the spiritual energy here is so rich, and you also said that there is an eighth-level spiritual vein underground here. It should be easy for this kind of spiritual vein to condense and produce spiritual stones."

He glanced at the small tripod on his shoulder and couldn't help but say, "Senior, are you not planning to take me to get spirit stones?"

The little tripod was suddenly struck by what he was thinking, and it shook a little uncomfortably. "How is that possible? This tripod is a cauldron, and its words are of course binding. It's just, it's just... Oh, let me make it clear to you, little one. Although the ancient ruins of Mount Tai have an eighth-level spiritual vein, the spiritual energy here forms a large formation that circulates endlessly. The spiritual stones that are born will also be quickly absorbed by the formation and stored as energy. Therefore, if we want to break through this place, we have to break the formation."

Zhou Ping's mouth twitched. He knew full well that he had been tricked by Xiao Ding. "Senior, you..."

Xiao Ding interrupted, "Don't worry, since I said I would help you get the spirit stones, I will help you."

It circled around Zhou Ping.

Then he said, "The ruins on Earth are basically like this. If you want to get spirit stones, you can only get them from outside."

"Outside?"

Zhou Ping was stunned for a moment, "Senior Ding, you are not talking about outer space, are you?"

"good."

"But, but the entire earth is sealed by a formation, and there are powerful forces outside watching covetously. We can't leave at all."

"Just because the formation spirit can't do anything doesn't mean I can't do anything. I've recovered a bit of my strength now, and I can easily get you out of here."

Xiao Ding said proudly, "Do you know that in ancient times, Mount Tai, besides being a cave temple, also had another very important function, which was to connect to the outside world. This outside world refers to what you modern people call extraterrestrial civilizations?"

Zhou Ping's eyes widened. "Senior Ding, you, you mean to say that Earth could reach outer space in ancient times?!"

"of course."

Xiao Ding said disdainfully, "It's just crossing the void. Don't think the practitioners of the ancient times are old-fashioned. Those at the Yuan Shen realm can cross the void and survive in space. Not to mention those ancient masters who are close to the immortal level. They can fly hundreds of thousands of miles in a moment's thought, travel through space, and communicate with other extraterrestrial practitioners and civilizations. It's normal."

"Besides that, the formation masters of the ancient times were also very powerful. It wasn't difficult for them to build and set up long-distance teleportation formations."

Zhou Ping's eyes suddenly lit up. "Are you saying that there's a long-distance teleportation array on Mount Tai?"

"Ruzi can be taught."

Xiao Ding smiled and said, "Although so much time has passed, the teleportation array on Mount Tai is still usable. However, you must be mentally prepared for one thing: activating the teleportation array requires a lot of energy, namely spirit stones."

Zhou Ping hurriedly asked, "Senior Ding, how many spirit stones does it cost to teleport once?"

"That's right, only 10 high-grade spirit stones are needed."

"Ah? Ten high-grade spirit stones?"

A black line appeared on his forehead. He came to Mount Tai to get spirit stones, but before he got the spirit stones, he had to give them out first. And they were 10 high-grade spirit stones, which was equivalent to 100 million ordinary spirit stones.

The small tripod shook its body. "For the long-distance teleportation array, 10 high-grade spirit stones are the minimum activation standard. Don't think it's too much. I have to remind you that you are not far from breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. The Golden Core Realm is the most important stage among the four realms in the early stage of cultivation. With your aptitude, it is not difficult to break through through hard work, but if you want to go further, you must lay a solid foundation."

"This foundation isn't just about having enough stored mana. You also need to hone yourself, integrating your body, mind, mana, and various other methods. Only when your thoughts are truly smooth and unimpeded can you condense a top-grade golden elixir."

It floated in front of Zhou Ping and continued, "Although you have good talent and aptitude, and have opened the Nine Apertures, possessing the Immortal Fire Seed, and your comprehension is also excellent, you can condense the Samadhi True Fire with the foundation-building method given by Phoenix. However, you lack experience since your cultivation, and this is your biggest drawback."

Zhou Ping was silent.

He knew that what Xiao Ding said was true.

Experience is something that can be said to be important, but it is also not important. However, if you want to go further, such as becoming a powerful person at the near-immortal level, it is indispensable.

Every powerful person who is close to the immortal level has emerged from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. It is impossible to achieve success through hard practice.

The Phoenix Fairy actually said this as well.

Now Xiao Ding brought it up again.

"it is good."

"It's just 10 high-grade spirit stones. I don't have any on me, so I can only save them for a few more years."

Over the past three years, he had only managed to obtain about three high-grade spirit stones from the spaceship's cargo hold. Together with the ones he had on him, he had a total of five. He had also spent a considerable amount on various materials, otherwise the Imperial City would not have been built. Therefore, he only had one high-grade spirit stone left.

Xiao Ding laughed and said, "You don't have it, but others do. Come on, I'll take you around the ruins first to determine the location of the teleportation array."

Zhou Ping immediately followed Xiao Ding and started to wander around the Taishan ruins.

It really is like a fairyland in here.

Clouds and mists linger, birds chirp, flowers bloom, palaces and pavilions stand, waterfalls and streams flow...

But if you are not familiar with this place, it is easy to be crushed by the formation restrictions.

……

Two days later.

Above the Jade Emperor Peak of Mount Tai.

Suddenly, ripples emerged.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Ping and the Phoenix Fairy walked out from the ripples.

Xiao Ding stood on Zhou Ping's shoulder, while the silver-eared mouse lay on the shoulder of the Phoenix Fairy.

"You're really lucky! You look like you've recovered quite a bit!"

The Phoenix Fairy's red lips curled up into a smile. "I have to thank you for this. Now, I need to digest what I've gained and recover my strength as soon as possible to prepare for the future. Zhou Ping and Jiang Xia will rely on your protection for now."

Done.

Her aura and Phoenix Armor faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon he regained his heroic appearance.

Zhou Ping looked towards the foot of Mount Tai and said, "Senior Ding, do you have the strength to help me destroy that old fellow from the Guigu Sect?"

"can."

"Just hand over your body to me later."

"Ok."

The communication is over.

Zhou Ping took Jiangxia and fled straight to the foot of Mount Tai.

A few breaths.

The two of them appeared at the edge of the black cloud.

As the breath is released.

The Yin Bone of the Guigu Sect, hidden in the rolling black clouds, emerged. The hollow eyes of the giant lizard skeleton flickered with strange flames. "Boy, you are quite capable. You came to Mount Tai and I didn't even notice you."

It looked at Jiang Xia, with a hint of fear flashing in its hollow eyes. Obviously, it subconsciously thought that the strong man on Jiang Xia's body was concealing his aura.

Zhou Ping snorted, "Stop talking nonsense. This is China, not a place for you to act recklessly. Old man, prepare to die!"

While talking.

The patterns on the surface of the small tripod flickered and an inexplicable ancient power surged out, enveloping Zhou Ping's entire body. The next moment, the small tripod took control of his body. He stretched it a bit and said with a sigh, "It's been a long time since I last saw a human-shaped body. I don't know how many years it has been since I last moved. Let me stretch my muscles and bones today."

The lizard skeleton hovering in the black cloud sensed Zhou Ping's unusual aura and asked with a slightly solemn expression, "Who are you?"

Zhou Ping grinned and said, "You are not qualified to ask!"

"You're speaking with such confidence. Let me see if you have the strength to match it."

The remains of the giant lizard opened its mouth and spit out something.

Suddenly, the dark clouds rolled, and a large number of black bats quickly condensed into the shape of a lizard, sweeping towards Zhou Ping.

Xiao Ding controlled Zhou Ping's body and said disdainfully, "You are so arrogant to use such a small trick to test me."

While talking.

The Zixiao sword was unsheathed.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into thousands of sword lights, which shot out with a whoosh. For a moment, the entire foot of Mount Tai turned into a sea of ​​purple sword lights.

Puff puff.

The lizard form of the black bats was instantly swallowed up by the sword light, and even the black clouds around the Yin Bone Demon were pierced through and shaken.

The originally gloomy sky suddenly became clear.

The old demon Yin Gu suddenly became extremely solemn. Although this was just a test, he could transform into thousands of magic weapons in an instant. This was definitely not something that an ordinary cultivator could do. Even if he was at the Nascent Soul stage, he had to practice the sword skills.

"Damn it, another old monster!"

At this moment, it understood that the person occupying Zhou Ping's body was a powerful being from ancient times, just like the Phoenix Fairy.

There was almost no hesitation.

The Yin Bone Demon turned around and fled.

Back when it was in the Qingcheng ruins, it had suffered heavy damage from the Phoenix Fairy. Now it was not in its prime. Facing the ancient powerful man of unknown origin, it simply did not have the courage to continue fighting. Who knew how strong the other party was?

"Haha, you old man run quite decisively!"

Xiao Ding controlled the Zixiao sword light and killed all the black-robed messengers of the Guigu Sect who were responsible for guarding those ordinary people and practitioners, and then chased after the Yin Gu demon.

have to say.

The Yin Bone Demon was very fast. The lizard bones that possessed it seemed to be good at speed. Even though Xiao Ding tried his best to activate the Zixiao Sword, he could not catch up. In desperation, he shook the Ding body and his speed increased instantly.

More than ten minutes passed.

Finally, we caught up with the Yin Bone Demon at the Ancheng ruins.

Shhhhhh.

Thousands of purple sword lights formed a forest, surrounding the Yin Bone Demon.

The Yin Bone Demon roared, and the giant lizard bones released thick black mist, which quickly extended into black tentacles, attacking the sword light in an overwhelming manner.

At the same time, a formation was gathered in Ancheng Fushan, adding to the black fog.

Xiao Ding said with a click of his tongue, "You're overthinking it, old man, if you want to use the power of the formation!"

It was suspended in the air, watching in a playful manner as the Yin Bone Demon was tortured by thousands of purple sword lights. These sword lights were a self-contained sword formation, and no amount of sword lights could destroy it unless the sword formation was destroyed.

"Little guy, what do you think of this sword formation of mine?"

Xiao Ding also had time to chat with Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping hurriedly said, "Senior Ding is amazing. I don't understand this sword formation."

His formation had already reached the limit of the second level, but he still couldn't figure out how Xiao Dingshi controlled the Zixiao Sword to create so many sword lights.

(End of this chapter)