"Fellow Daoist Xu is indeed too courteous."

Hongyi's smile grew brighter, as he gladly accepted the Cyan Profound Divine Thunder Talisman, then confidently patted his chest and assured,

"If Fellow Daoist Xu has any similar affairs in the future, feel free to come to me. I will certainly do my utmost to handle everything impeccably for you."

"Certainly." Xu Ping laughed heartily.

Fake Pill masters are somewhat more useful than Foundation Establishment cultivators, so there will surely be a need to approach Hongyi again in the future.

After Hongyi stored the Cyan Profound Divine Thunder Talisman, he asked curiously, "You bought Black Crystal Iron and Flame Sun Crystal, along with so many auxiliary materials, is it for refining an artifact embryo?"

"I indeed have that idea."

Xu Ping did not conceal and frankly admitted.

After all, his third-rank lower grade Artifact Refining Technique inheritance was acquired through trading with Hongyi, so there was nothing to hide.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you must know that in the path of cultivation, cultivation is the most important, it is the foundation of everything. You must remember not to get too obsessed with various techniques." Hongyi kindly reminded.

In his view, Xu Ping, being a Third-rank Talisman Master, also has quite profound Alchemy skills.

Now, he wants to delve into the field of artifact refining, which might exceed the capacity of an ordinary person.

After all, a cultivator's energy is extremely limited, and being able to bring one skill to a high level is already commendable outside of daily arduous cultivation.

If one is greedy for too much, it may inevitably have a negative impact on one's own cultivation.

"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Hong. I just want to try and will not be obsessed with it." Xu Ping replied with a smile.

"Hmm."

Hongyi slightly nodded and did not continue persuading.

After all, the reminder is out of consideration, but how Xu Ping chooses is ultimately his own matter.

After the two chatted for a while, Hongyi brought up the 'Alliance for Eradicating Demons'.

"Most demons have been eliminated through the joint efforts of cultivators from the three countries, with only a few still lingering near the Nine Nether Elder's Ruins Deserted Island."

"I believe it won't be long before all the demons are cleared, allowing exploration of the Nine Nether Elder's ruins."

At this point, an irresistible hint of enthusiasm flashed in Hongyi's eyes.

After all, in that deserted island ruins, there is likely the Transformation Pill Fruit he dreams of, which can't help but make his heart race.

"Is that so?"

"It seems Fellow Daoist Hong is one step closer to finding the Transformation Pill Fruit!" Xu Ping congratulated with a smile.

Although he personally lacks interest in exploring the Nine Nether Elder's ruins, the demon eradication is indeed something worth celebrating.

"It is still too early to discuss this matter."

Though Hongyi spoke these words, his lips involuntarily curled slightly, forming a restrained smile.

After all, he now possesses four powerful third-rank talismans, making his advantage over other Fake Pill masters quite significant.

"By the way, there is another important matter, Fellow Daoist Xu should pay more attention recently."

Hongyi seemed to suddenly recall something, slightly furrowing his brow as his tone turned serious, "In the vicinity of Purple Bamboo Mountain, the Fake Pill faction Meng family suffered a massacre!"

"The Meng family's Fake Pill ancestor, along with all the Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation stage clansmen were all brutally killed."

"Meng family?"

Hongyi's mention of the massacre caught Xu Ping's attention.

Although the Meng family is ten thousand miles away from Purple Bamboo Mountain, for Fake Pill masters, or even Golden Core masters, it's just a few days' journey.

They indeed count as a nearby faction.

Moreover, the Meng family's Fake Pill ancestor Mengyang even visited to request third-rank talismans, but was refused by Xu Ping.

"As for the details of the Meng family's extinction, I know little. It is said that the perpetrator first ambushed Mengyang, then went to their clan grounds and killed all the Meng family's cultivators."

Hongyi shared everything he knew without reservation.

"Oh?"

Xu Ping's eyes gleamed.

During the chaotic period of demon eradication, those sneaky and sinister won't be few.

But the extinction of the Meng family is different.

The perpetrator must have some deep enmity with the Meng family, otherwise, there would not be such an elaborate attempt to annihilate their entire clan.

Seeing Xu Ping slightly change color, Hongyi quickly reassured, "But Fellow Daoist Xu need not worry excessively, the annihilation of the Meng family was likely carried out by their enemies.

"Just pay some attention since the Meng family is not far from Purple Bamboo Mountain."

"I understand." Xu Ping cupped hands to express gratitude to Hongyi.

The perpetrator able to destroy the Meng family is at least a Fake Pill cultivator, with a reasonable probability of being a Golden Core cultivator.

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...

After Hongyi left.

Xu Ping held the teacup in his right hand and stared at the Spiritual Tea inside, which had long cooled, falling into deep thought.

The extinction of the Meng family, although likely due to enemies seeking revenge, the proximity to Purple Bamboo Mountain poses a potential danger, making Xu Ping dare not slacken, requiring precautions.

If the perpetrator is a Golden Core cultivator, especially a Middle Stage Golden Core cultivator, that would be troublesome.

Xu Ping looked up, his vision obstructed by the pavilion, but his Divine Sense quickly spread like a tide, instantly covering the entire Thousand Leaves Mountain, carefully sensing the two protective arrays on the mountain.

"The arrays are still relatively weak." Xu Ping sighed slightly.

Though he cleverly deployed the arrays to cooperate and enhance each other, achieving a quasi-third-rank level.

But a quasi-third-rank array is still somewhat weak against Golden Core cultivators.

"If the Mountain Protection Array on Thousand Leaves Mountain could be replaced with a third-rank array, then true peace of mind could be achieved." Xu Ping thought silently.

If a third-rank lower-grade array could be set up, combined with his talismans, he wouldn't be afraid even of Middle Stage Golden Core cultivators.

As for Late-Stage Golden Core or Golden Core Perfection cultivators, they are not within Xu Ping's consideration.

After all, combining cultivators from the three countries, there are only a dozen or so such Golden Core masters.

The existence here would be notable even for Nascent Soul cultivators.

"But my current array skills cannot reach third-rank, at most only quasi-third-rank, and more importantly, there's no array source."

Thinking of these, Xu Ping couldn't help but frown deeply, feeling troubled.

Actually, with his current array skills, he's already very close to third-rank. If he calms down and diligently studies, with the mysterious panel power, breaking through to third-rank is not entirely impossible.

But the array source problem is more difficult to solve.

Using Purple Bamboo Mountain's large second-stage spirit vein for setting up a quasi-third-rank array is barely adequate.

Yet, to set up a third-rank array, even just a lower-grade third-rank array, the spirit power from this vein is far from sufficient.

Moreover, the large second-stage upper-grade spirit vein at Purple Bamboo Mountain isn't his alone to enjoy,

"If it could be upgraded to a quasi-third-rank spirit vein, setting up a lower-grade third-rank array would be a breeze." Xu Ping muttered.

"Is there a method to upgrade the spirit vein?" Xu Ping pondered.

"I seem to remember that in the 'Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation', 'Geomancers' have the ability to survey terrains, geomancy, and Spiritual Qi distribution." A flash of insight occurred to Xu Ping.

'Geomancers' are considered a niche among the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation.

Generally, only those large sects with deep foundations might invest resources to train one or two geomancers.

And the trained geomancer grades are usually not too high.

To find a geomancer capable of upgrading a second-stage upper-grade large spirit vein, they must at least reach quasi-third-rank level.

Are there quasi-third-rank geomancers in Yue Country?

"Maybe I can ask Yang Hong." Xu Ping thought.

Yang Hong, being an elder of Luoyun Sect, should know about geomancers, even if they don't have a quasi-third-rank geomancer, they might have the corresponding inheritance.

Perhaps it can be traded for when the time comes.

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