This Senior Was Shockingly Young, and Even Somewhat Handsome
Actually, with my current strength, killing Greenwood Sect's senior members and completing the mission isn't impossible...
[This is effective on Salty Fish.]
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Lu Ping suppressed it.
He silently recited Shopkeeper Zhou's famous saying, "Robbery is risky, doing business is safe."
It seems that the endless carnage at the end of the simulation still had some impact on Lu Ping.
Lu Ping used the Breath-Concealing Technique, and the aura of the Golden Core sank inch by inch into his body. From the outside, he still appeared to be at the Qi Refining, First Layer.
Lu Ping straightened his Outer Sect Disciple robes and pushed open the Stone Gate.
Two disciples from the Alchemy Hall were carrying medicinal herbs as they passed by in the corridor.
One of them saw Lu Ping.
He glanced at Lu Ping's identity token and immediately stopped.
[The Workplace People-Pleaser works.]
[Workwear Thugs in effect.]
"Junior Brother Lu."
The other disciple also stepped aside.
Lu Ping arrived at the entrance of the inner hall of the Alchemy Hall without any hindrance.
When the two disciples guarding the gate saw Lu Ping approaching, they initially intended to question him, but instead, they made way for him.
"Junior Brother Lu, why are you going to the inner hall so late?"
Lu Ping nodded.
"I have a batch of pills I'd like Elder Qi to take a look at."
The elders may not see you.
"You inform them for me."
Lu Ping didn't say much, but simply took out two Low-Grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring and handed them over.
The gatekeeper's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the Spirit Stone.
Lu Ping's Spirit Stone decreased by one.
Lu Ping's Spirit Stone decreased by one.
Very good. The poorest Golden Core True Person in history, with 118 Spirit Stones remaining.
The gatekeeper disciple accepted the Spirit Stone, and any hesitation he had shown earlier vanished instantly.
[This I'm the Client.]
For some reason, the gatekeeper suddenly felt that what this newly initiated junior disciple, Lu, was saying made a lot of sense.
That makes perfect sense.
It even possesses a simple power that is impossible to refuse.
"Junior Brother Lu, please wait a moment."
The gatekeeper immediately turned and went into the inner hall.
Not long after, he hurried out again.
Elder Qi wants you to come in.
Lu Ping stepped into the inner hall.
Qi Cangshu sat behind the alchemy table, on which were several Jade Slips, and the Earthfire beside him was still glowing with a half-inch of red light.
He raised his head, glanced at Lu Ping, and gently pressed his finger on the Jade Slip.
"Your name is Lu Ping?"
Lu Ping.
"You've only just started, yet you're already asking to see an elder?"
Qi Cangshu put the Jade Slip down.
You'd better actually have a furnace of pills.
Lu Ping stopped three steps away from the table, and the Breath-Concealing Technique on his body gradually faded away.
Qi Refining, First Layer.
Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
Foundation Establishment.
Foundation Establishment Perfection.
Golden Core.
As the final layer of energy unfolded, a crack appeared in the white jade cup on the desk.
The doors and windows Restriction simultaneously tightened, and the bluish light gradually dimmed along the walls, completely suppressing any movement inside.
[Effective Bully at Home.]
Qi Cangshu felt a sudden weight on his back.
In that instant, he felt as if the entire Alchemy Hall had collapsed onto his shoulders.
He had cultivated for over a hundred years, witnessing Golden Core True Person take action and Nascent Soul True Lord unleash a palm strike from afar.
But the young man in front of him didn't move.
Simply standing there caused his Spiritual Power to stagnate.
A moment later, Qi Cangshu released his grip on the corner of the table.
Five shallow dents were left on the corner of the table.
Qi Cangshu himself didn't even realize it.
The two disciples outside the hall, who had been leaning against a pillar, suddenly felt a tightness in their chests and almost pressed themselves against the door frame.
I felt a slight tingling sensation in my back just now.
"You ruined three batches of Qi-Replenishing Pills and owe the Internal Affairs Office twenty-seven Spirit Stones. No wonder your back is numb."
Inside the room, Lu Ping released and then withdrew his aura so quickly that it seemed like an illusion.
Lu Ping even spoke to Qi Cangshu very polite manner,
"Fellow Daoist Qi, would you please introduce the youngest child of the Si Clan?"
The fear on Qi Cangshu's face had not yet faded. He slowly stood up and cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Ping.
"True Person Lu."
Lu Ping remained calm.
"Fellow Daoist Qi, you're too kind."
Qi Cangshu lowered his hand, and after a half-pause, he replied.
"Miss Si's whereabouts are not my concern."
Lu Ping remained silent.
Qi Cangshu immediately changed his tune.
"But I can deliver messages."
After Qi Cangshu finished speaking, he took out a Message Jade Talisman and drew a line with his fingertip using Spiritual Power.
In less than three breaths, the Jade Talisman transmitted a message.
After Qi Cangshu finished reading, his temple twitched slightly.
"Miss Si requests that the True Person come over."
Lu Ping turned and left.
Qi Cangshu immediately followed.
Alchemy Hall, the two gatekeeper disciples were still standing by the pillar.
Seeing Qi Cangshu personally escort Lu Ping out, the two of them immediately lowered their waists.
When they were collecting Spirit Stones earlier, they thought Lu Ping was just a new disciple who knew how to get along with people.
Judging from Elder Qi's attitude towards Lu Ping now, it's no longer a matter of the disciple knowing how to handle things, but rather the disciple instructing the elder to know how to handle things.
The disciple glanced down at the Spirit Stones in his sleeve and suddenly felt that the money was a little hot.
The two soon arrived at the Back Mountain of the Greenwood Sect, a place where the elders practiced their secluded cultivation.
Lu Ping followed Qi Cangshu to a Bamboo Courtyard and paused for a moment.
This courtyard looks no different from the others.
On the surface, it's a standard protective array made of the Greenwood Sect.
The outer layer is for sound insulation and to prevent Divine Sense from probing in; the inner layer is the real thing.
Lu Ping is a cultivator who participated in the Battle of Demon-Severing Cliff, and he can even fight against Great Demons in the Transformation Stage.
The Demon-Severing Cliff itself is a super-large formation.
Therefore, even if Lu Ping wasn't Array Master, his knowledge at this moment was naturally quite remarkable.
The inner Array Patterns are extremely fine, and the Spiritual Power is contained within.
This is a Killing Formation that integrates offense and defense.
This is not something that a Greenwood Sect can offer.
Qi Cangshu stopped outside the door.
"True Person Lu, Miss Si only requests your presence."
Lu Ping pushed open the door.
"You come in too."
Qi Cangshu's body stiffened slightly.
Si Wangshu's words echoed from inside the courtyard.
"Elder Qi, please come in."
Qi Cangshu stepped across the threshold, and as his foot landed, he realized that it was too late for him to remain an outsider.
Upon entering the courtyard, Lu Ping immediately sensed a faint, almost imperceptible aura lurking in the shadows.
The owner of this aura is roughly at the Nascent Soul Realm.
Lu Ping understood.
It would be unusual for Si Wangshu, as the direct descendant of the Si Clan, to come to such a remote and impoverished place as the Qingling Border Region without Guardian.
It's just that Lu Ping's cultivation level was too low in the past, so he never discovered this Guardian.
It seems that avoiding brute force was the right thing to do.
Si Wangshu sat at the stone table in the courtyard.
She was dressed in a light blue and white dress, and on the table were Formation Plates, Jade Bottles, and a stack of records of medicinal properties.
She looked up at Lu Ping, the Jade Slip in her hand hovering in mid-air.
Lu Ping hadn't changed out of his Outer Sect Disciple robes yet.
He had recently received a wooden badge hanging from his waist.
But as he stood there, his Golden Core energy completely concealed, making him impossible to fathom.
[The Friend of Women is now in effect.]
[Workwear Thugs in effect.]
Si Wangshu felt that this senior was excessively young, and even somewhat handsome.
Although he was dressed as an ordinary Outer Sect Disciple, it couldn't hide his unparalleled elegance.
Si Wangshu stood up and performed a greeting befitting a peer.
"True Person Lu."
The other party is Golden Core True Person, but Si Wangshu is now representing the Si Clan and cannot afford to lose face.
Although, this True Person Lu inexplicably gives people a sense of familiarity.