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

Chapter 166 Take the initiative
"Senior Ding."

"I plan to first improve my mana cultivation to the level of Foundation Establishment Perfection in this Scarlet Cloud Market, and then go look for the Five Elements Qi and the materials needed for Senior to restore his strength."

According to Xiaoding.

The Qi of the Five Elements is mainly the essence of the Five Elements. Practitioners will nurture and give birth to spiritual roots. Some roots with special attributes will also appear in the heaven and the earth, such as the special environment where attributes such as gold, wood, water, fire, and earth are born. In these environments, very pure spiritual energy can be nurtured. Some practitioners call the Qi of the Five Elements the Qi of the source roots of the Five Elements.

Therefore, this kind of essence is relatively precious.

Zhou Ping cannot get it with his current strength, he can only rely on the small tripod.

In addition, the materials used to restore Xiaoding's strength are all high-level materials, such as the golden, jade and silk book, which is an extremely rare treasure.

Such treasure materials.

They are basically controlled by those big forces.

If he were to collect it, he would undoubtedly be courting death.

Therefore, the most urgent and important thing is to improve your strength first.

Xiao Ding naturally understood this principle. "Okay, but your cultivation makes quite a bit of noise. If you practice in this market, it might attract a lot of attention. I suggest you first occupy a spiritual vein site, and then practice along it. It will be more effective."

Zhou Ping nodded.

This is indeed very safe.

So next he went to a shop in the market town and bought some information about the nearby area, especially those related to the spiritual vein cave.

Apart from that.

He also sold some second-level talismans he had made and got some spirit stones to solve his urgent problem.

Two days later.

Zhou Ping left Chiyunfang, and then flew quickly towards the west on the Zixiao Sword. After flying for half a day, a large mountain range appeared in front of him. This was the place where the Seven Demons of Huangling were entrenched as mentioned in the intelligence jade slip.

As they were about to reach the edge of the mountain, Xiao Ding lazily said, "According to intelligence, the Seven Demons of Huangling are all late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Their methods are ruthless and cruel, and many female cultivators have been harmed by them. In the area around Chiyunfang, those in the late Foundation Establishment stage are already considered powerful. In Huangling, there are seven such cultivators, and they are said to be capable of competing with Jindan Zhenren."

"Zhou Ping, don't let this happen."

There was a hint of sarcasm in its tone.

After all, Zhou Ping possesses the seed of immortal fire and has cultivated powerful ancient magical powers such as Samadhi True Fire. His own mana is as high as three million, which is three times higher than the one million mana of an ordinary golden elixir in the early stage.

If I still can't defeat the demon cultivator, then this year's practice will be in vain.

Zhou Ping said seriously, "Senior Ding, don't worry. I will be extremely careful."

He himself had very little experience in fighting. In the country, he had only fought with Xie Wang Tang and his men. To put it bluntly, Xie Wang Tang and his men were just half-baked cultivators. In reality, they were not top-notch foundation-building masters.

But this time he has to face seven notorious demon cultivators.

Xiao Ding asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"

Zhou Ping grinned and said, "Of course we should go straight to their door. If we want to practice here in the future, being more assertive can help us avoid a lot of trouble."

Xiao Ding nodded secretly.

This is indeed the most suitable method at the moment. Although it is a bit high-profile, it can quickly open up the situation in the Chixia Mountains, a training area.

The most important thing is that Zhou Ping doesn’t have much time to plan anything.

laugh.

Communication room.

Zhou Ping, riding on the Zixiao Sword, has arrived at the gate of Huangling Mountain.

"Who are you to dare to..."

Just as the guard at the mountain gate opened his mouth, he saw a flash of purple light coming towards him. He tried to deal with it hastily but was completely defeated and the purple light pierced through his head.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Upon seeing this, the other guard immediately ran back into the mountain in panic. He and the guard who was killed were both Qi training level 8 magic cultivators, but they were killed instantly with just one strike. The other party was obviously a foundation building cultivator.

Zhou Ping did not chase after them, but carefully sensed the formation covering the mountain gate. He was a second-level formation master, and the only thing he lacked was a method to reach the third level. The mountain gate formation arranged by the Seven Demons of Huangling was a relatively common second-level mountain defense formation.

Usually, the defense of a sect's formation is much stronger than that of formations of the same level.

In order to break through the second-level mountain-guarding formation, one must have a cultivation level above the Golden Core level.

But this does not pose a problem for Zhou Ping.

He only observed for a while before finding the weak point of the formation. However, Zhou Ping did not rush to break it open. Instead, he waited quietly there.

Not a moment.

Three rainbow lights of different colors flew over from the depths of the mountains and appeared in front of the mountain gate in the blink of an eye. They were two men in yellow robes and gray robes, and a woman in light blue armor. The woman had a voluptuous figure with a curvy figure and a beauty mole at the corner of her eyebrow. She was extremely beautiful and charming.

She cast a charming look on Zhou Ping and said with a smile, "Hey, where did you come from, fellow Taoist? You came to our Huangling without even saying hello so that we could entertain you."

The two men looked at each other coldly.

The aura emanating from these three monks was dark and oppressive.

Normally.

As long as the demon cultivators don't practice their cultivation methods, it is difficult to tell from their aura and appearance. However, it is very obvious that the three in front of him don't seem to worry about their identities as demon cultivators at all.

In this regard.

Zhou Ping was not surprised. The cultivation area of ​​the Chixia Mountains was very chaotic. Demonic cultivators, monster cultivators, and many family sects mixed in here. Demonic cultivators did not have to worry about being hunted down and besieged by cultivators from righteous sects.

Moreover.

The fact that the seven cultivators of Huangling could occupy such a spiritual vein cave showed that they were very powerful.

Zhou Ping smiled calmly and said, "I came here this time because I have something I would like you to help me with."

The female cultivator narrowed her eyes and smiled, "I wonder what it is?"

She was wary and fearful in her heart, because she could feel that the aura of the cultivator who broke into the mountain gate was very strong, not weaker than that of a Golden Core cultivator at all. However, judging from the purity of his magic power, he was not a Golden Core cultivator.

As a demon cultivator in the late stage of foundation building.

She had seen a Jindan Zhenren before, and the magical aura and pressure from that person was definitely not this kind.

Zhou Ping said, "This is what I want to do. I want to use this Huangling Mountain Range as a cave dwelling for cultivation. If it is convenient for you, please give it to me."

His voice was gentle and he seemed to be genuinely discussing something.

Listen to this.

Before the female cultivator could even get angry, the two male cultivators beside her were furious. "Boy, are you tired of living? You actually dared to come and rob the spiritual vein cave of our Huangling Seven Cultivators. You are really courting death!"

While talking.

The two evil cultivators took action.

Whoosh. Two cold rays of light quickly attacked Zhou Ping from the left and right.

The female cultivator hovered in place and watched quietly.

clang clang.

Zhou Ping directly controlled the Purple Sky Sword to transform into two small purple swords, and easily resisted the temptations of the two demon cultivators. He stared at them and thought to himself, "To possess a magic weapon in the late stage of foundation building, these seven demons of Huangling are worthy of occupying a spiritual vein."

The female cultivator hurriedly said, "Don't start. Why don't we have a good discussion first? If you are willing, I, the Seventh Cultivator of Huangling, would allow you to live here and practice together."

The cultivator in front of him was definitely not simple, as he could easily withstand the probing attacks of the two demons.

In the Chixia Mountains.

The most important thing is to assess the situation.

Zhou Ping said calmly, "No need. I said I want to practice in this mountain."

call out.

He raised his hand and threw out several second-level thunder talismans.

It instantly turned into lightning and killed the two demon cultivators.

"Damn it!"

The two demon cultivators hurriedly resisted, and defensive magic weapons and talismans appeared on their bodies.

Seeing that they could not reach an agreement, the female cultivator flashed her foxy charm and used her most skilled illusion. Suddenly, the surrounding environment turned into a bamboo forest. Inside the bamboo forest, there were women wearing gauze, their graceful figures faintly visible. These women were posing in a coquettish and extremely seductive manner.

Most illusions cannot escape lust, because it is the most direct thing that triggers the body's primitive impulses. Even those who say they are gentlemen will have to kneel down if they really encounter it. After all, anyone can say it, but it is very difficult to do it.

Zhou Ping himself had low resistance in this regard, and he was not a hypocrite who loved beauty. However, on the one hand, his spiritual sense was strong, so he easily saw through the illusion. On the other hand, he had seen the beauty of the Phoenix Fairy, so when he met a woman like this again, he didn't have too many such thoughts.

However, he was not in a hurry to break free from the illusion. Instead, he pretended to be trapped in an illusion, floating in place without any movement.

"good chance!"

The fifth of the seven Huangling demons was the first to lose patience. Seeing this scene, he rushed forward hastily.

The female cultivator was the sixth demon. She warned, "Be careful, there might be a trap."

Unfortunately, the fifth demon didn't listen at all, and the hammer-shaped magic weapon in his hand smashed directly towards Zhou Ping's head.

clang!
However, the hammer-shaped magic weapon collided and created energy ripples, and a transparent shield faintly appeared on the surface of Zhou Ping's body.

"It's a second-level shield talisman!"

"This kid has so many good things on him!"

The seventh demon, who was another man, had greed in his eyes. The price of second-level talismans in the market was not cheap, and some special talismans could only be purchased in the auction house, such as the shield talisman with extremely high defense.

Seeing Zhou Ping struggling, the female cultivator heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that this guy was mentally unstable and had been bewitched by her illusion. "He's a pervert. Quickly break the shield talisman."

Just when the three demon cultivators relaxed their vigilance.

Zhou Ping's eyes suddenly lit up, and then the Zixiao sword instantly turned into three purple lights, shooting towards the three female cultivators respectively, and there was a layer of flame on the surface of the purple light.

Chi Chi.

The three demon cultivators just used their magic weapons to resist, but the flames flew out and sparks came onto their bodies. At first they didn't care, but the next moment they all screamed in unison. The spark instantly turned into a prairie fire, covering the three of them.

No matter how much magic power is used to resist, the flames cannot be stopped.

Zhou Ping sneered and stopped looking at the three guys. Instead, he turned sideways and looked at the air not far away. "Tsk tsk, come out."

Wow.

As the voice fell, a man in a black crescent-shaped robe suddenly appeared in mid-air. His face was stern as he stared at Zhou Ping, "Have you seen through me a long time ago?"

Zhou Ping's spiritual awareness was so powerful, even stronger than that of a golden elixir. When the woman and the other three appeared, he sensed a very weak aura accompanying them, so he deliberately pretended to be under an illusion and lured the other party out.

"Die!"

The Seven Demons of Huangling were notorious and had killed countless cultivators. He showed no mercy and immediately activated the Purple Sky Sword to attack again.

However, after the man with the black crescent magic weapon knew the power of the sword with fire, he did not resist it head-on. Instead, he relied on his body speed and frequently used talismans and magic weapons to block it, while he fled into the mountain gate formation.

hum.

Just as Zhou Ping was about to catch up, he was stopped by the mountain gate formation. "Sure enough, as long as they show a little bit of their skills, it will be difficult to easily use Samadhi True Fire to defeat the enemy!"

Xiao Ding said casually, "That's normal. The enemy isn't stupid. Those three were a bit wary just now, but they hadn't seen your methods before. They thought you couldn't deal with them right away, so they didn't use all their trump cards. Otherwise, your Samadhi True Fire wouldn't have been able to burn them."

"Of course, you don't have to worry. Judging from your strength, you far surpass them. You can just crush them directly. There's no need for any extra moves. Just be careful to guard against their sneak attacks."

Zhou Ping nodded.

Then he broke a hole in the mountain gate formation at the weak point of the formation and rushed in. He then threw out more than a dozen formation flags and took out the remains of the lizard that was possessed by the beast spirit of the Guigu Sect.

Rumble.

After more than a dozen formation flags fell on several key nodes of the mountain gate formation, the lizard bones also floated up and instantly turned into a thick blood cloud, covering the entire Huangling Mountains.

Xiao Ding was astonished: "This is the Blood River Formation... You can actually set up this kind of formation, even though it's just a prototype and doesn't have even a hint of power. It's extremely rare that you can actually set it up!"

It was indeed shocked.

The Blood River Formation was derived from the ancient Styx Formation, which is the most powerful and dark formation, and is said to be able to corrode and erode anything. This formation itself is extremely mysterious and obscure, and no one expected that Zhou Ping could actually set up a prototype of it.

Zhou Ping smiled and said nothing. He had used his national fortune points to master a part of the Blood River Formation in Qingcheng. Later, when he had enough national fortune points, he upgraded it several times. Now, with the help of the lizard bones, he could naturally arrange it.

At least this kind of power can be pretended.

now.

When Huangling Mountain was covered by the blood cloud formation, all the cultivators were uneasy. Looking at the extremely thick blood river in the sky, they felt restless and depressed in their hearts.

"Which Infant Condensation Demon from the Chixia Mountains has arrived?"

"Our Huangling Mountain is not well-known, how could we have offended such an old demon!"

The remaining demon cultivators all frowned, until the man in the black crescent robe escaped back, they realized that it was the enemy who broke into the mountain gate!
"Who is it?!"

"Although we at Huangling Mountain have offended many forces, none of them can stand up to us. As for those in the Chixia Mountain Range who have a Jindan Zhenren or a background, we have never provoked them!"

The number one devil in Huangling gritted his teeth.

The man in the black crescent robe shook his head and said, "I don't know. He's a stranger. I've never heard of such a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He's very powerful and can unleash a kind of fire. Sixth sister and the other three were only slightly touched by it, and all that remains are gone!"

"What? So scary?"

"Damn it!"

"Now we can only run away!"

The remaining four demon cultivators in Huangling rushed out of the cave without hesitation and quickly escaped through the mountain path that had been prepared long ago.

(End of this chapter)