"Not only do Lu Yiping's subordinates know our Wan Family's Golden Flame Divine Fist, but even Saint Demon Senior's and Time Elder Senior's Profound Techniques," Wan Cheng said.
"You're saying his subordinates also know the Heavenly Elephant Divine Prison Fist and the Time Divine Fist?!" Wan Wudi was stunned again.
Wan Cheng nodded. "Not only that, Lu Yiping also possesses the original manuals of the Heavenly Elephant Divine Prison Fist and the Time Divine Fist! In front of everyone, he took out the original manuals for both techniques!"
"Hong'er said that he could not tell what material the original manuals of the Heavenly Elephant Divine Prison Fist and Time Divine Fist were made from. Moreover, both manuals emanated a power profound beyond all comprehension."
After hearing this, Wan Wudi's face was filled with shock and suspicion.
"Everyone is now saying that Lu Yiping obtained the cave-dwelling treasure troves of Saint Demon Senior and Time Elder Senior!" Wan Cheng said. After a slight pause, he added, "Could Lu Yiping also have obtained the cave-dwelling treasure trove of one of our Wan Family's former patriarchs?"
Wan Wudi's eyes flickered. "You mean Great-Grandfather?!"
The Wan Family's second patriarch, Wan Yuzhi, had mysteriously vanished back then. It had become an unsolved mystery of the Wan Family.
Wan Cheng nodded.
After pondering for a moment, Wan Wudi said, "Go meet Lu Yiping and invite him to our Wan Family. I want to see him."
No matter what, they had to get to the bottom of this matter.
If possible, they had to reclaim the original manual of the Golden Flame Divine Fist.
They could not let Lu Yiping spread it farther and farther.
But how were they supposed to get it back? Wan Wudi frowned.
"Qin Immortal Realm..." Wan Wudi muttered to himself.
At this time, Empress Baihua Ji Yu and the experts of the Baihua Empire were also discussing Lu Yiping.
"What do you think Lu Yiping's background is?" Empress Baihua Ji Yu asked.
"Lu Yiping has a Late True God expert serving under him, so he clearly cannot be a junior of Su Xiu from the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect." One of the Baihua Empire's God Realm experts pondered aloud. He hesitated, his face full of fear. "Could he have come from that place?!"
Then he pointed toward the skies.
The expressions of the Baihua Empire's experts changed drastically.
"You mean he came from the Nine Heavens?!" Another God Realm expert trembled.
The Nine Heavens!
Everyone fell silent.
Even Empress Baihua Ji Yu herself could not keep the hand holding her teacup steady.
The Nine Heavens!
Only after a long while did Empress Baihua Ji Yu say haltingly, "This is merely our speculation. Perhaps we are all wrong. Perhaps he did not come from the Nine Heavens."
Everyone nodded.
While the various factions were discussing the matter, Lu Yiping was inside Su Xiu's residence, taking out two Divine Sparks from the Space Ring of Hao Dan, the Young Sect Master of the Yin Ghost Sect.
Both Divine Sparks were high-grade Divine Sparks.
One was a Late True God Divine Spark, while the other was a Mid True God Divine Spark.
Lu Yiping separately sent the two Divine Sparks into the Soul Seas of Wei Bing and Chen Yongyuan, then used the laws of the Supreme Great Dao to fuse the two Divine Sparks with their Soul Seas.
At this point, Zhang Jin, Zhao Wen, Wei Bing, and Chen Yongyuan had all fully obtained True God Divine Sparks and become genuine True God experts.
"Take out those High-grade Spirit Veins and use them to temper your bodies in your daily cultivation," Lu Yiping said. "Also, diligently cultivate the techniques I passed on to you. Strive to break through to the Heavenly God Realm as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Master!" Zhang Jin, Zhao Wen, and the other two knelt prostrate.
Lu Yiping had the four rise. Divine Light surged from his fingers, and one Heavenly God Law after another continuously condensed between them. Then, with a flick of his finger, Lu Yiping sent these Heavenly God Laws into the Soul Seas of Zhang Jin and the other three, imprinting them upon their Divine Sparks.
These Heavenly God Laws were laws Lu Yiping had comprehended in the past. By directly integrating them into the four men's Divine Sparks, they would be able to advance to the Heavenly God Realm at great speed.
At this moment, Song Ning's voice sounded from outside. "Young Master, Song Ning requests an audience."
"Come in," Lu Yiping said.
Song Ning walked in, bent at the waist, and approached Lu Yiping. He scarcely dared breathe, his manner incomparably respectful. "Young Master, the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild knows that you will attend their auction tomorrow. President Sun Lixuan has sent over a High-Level VIP Card. President Sun Lixuan also said that he would await your honored arrival!"
Ever since returning from the imperial palace, Song Ning had still been unable to calm himself.
He wanted to sneak a glance at Zhang Jin and the other three, but he did not dare.
Whenever he thought of the words True God, he felt as though he could barely breathe.
At the celebratory banquet, when he learned that Lu Yiping had cut off the head of Hao Dan, the Young Sect Master of the Yin Ghost Sect, he and the experts of the Thunder Que Sword Sect had trembled uncontrollably.
Lu Yiping accepted the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild's High-Level VIP Card and shook his head. "I already have Divine Sparks. I won't be going to tomorrow's auction."
He had planned to attend the auction solely to obtain Divine Sparks for Wei Bing and Chen Yongyuan. Now that both had Divine Sparks, there was naturally no need to attend.
Song Ning was stunned. He cautiously said, "I heard that tomorrow's auction will have many rare treasures besides Divine Sparks. They will also auction off a token belonging to the Lord of All Gods from the Ancient Times."
"Oh, a token of the Lord of All Gods." Lu Yiping was surprised.
"Yes," Song Ning said respectfully. "Besides the token of the Lord of All Gods, I heard there will also be other items from the Primordial Era."
"Other items from the Primordial Era." Lu Yiping's eyes flickered. "Do you know what they are?"
"I do not," Song Ning said. "That is what President Sun Lixuan said."
Lu Yiping nodded. "All right, I understand." Then he took out a High-grade Spirit Vein, sealed it until it was the size of a ring, and tossed it to Song Ning.
Song Ning stared blankly at the High-grade Spirit Vein before him and stammered, "Young Master, this...!"
"It is not for you. It is for the Thunder Que Sword Sect," Lu Yiping said. "When the time comes, take it back and have that lad Yang Cheng arrange it atop the Thunder Que Sword Sect's ancestral vein."
"The Thunder Que Sword Sect's ancestral vein already shows signs of decline and exhaustion. With this Spirit Vein, it can hold on for a few more years."
Song Ning knelt down in excitement. "Thank you, Young Master!"
"On behalf of all the Thunder Que Sword Sect's disciples, Song Ning thanks Young Master for this great kindness."
Looking at Song Ning kneeling before him, Lu Yiping sighed with emotion. "Back then, that little fellow Yang Dong said the same thing as you."
Ever since learning that Yang Dong might already have perished within the Nine Absolute Death God Array, he had always felt indebted to the Thunder Que Sword Sect. If he had been willing to teach Yang Dong Array Formations back then, Yang Dong would surely have escaped even if he had been trapped within the Nine Absolute Death God Array.
At the thought of the Nine Absolute Death God Array, Lu Yiping's face darkened.
Even if he had to search through all the myriad worlds, he would drag this person out from beneath heaven and earth.
When Song Ning heard Lu Yiping refer to their Sword God Yang Dong as a little fellow, his heart shook violently. Though he still did not know Lu Yiping's identity, from those words alone, he could tell that Lu Yiping was absolutely an existence even older than their ancestor, Sword God Yang Dong!
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