Chapter 236: Chapter 234: Profound Heart Pill and Jade Dew

If he used them all, it would be enough to blow up nearly half of Flying Snow City.

While they were a bit lacking in quality, in terms of quantity, they were comparable to what a Core Formation Master could unleash.

Besides the Thunder Talismans, he also had six puppets equivalent to Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators. However, he could only control three at a time, which somewhat limited his combat effectiveness.

’If I really get into a fight, I’ll stick to controlling two Attack Puppets and one defensive one!’ Li Ping mused, formulating a battle plan.

With a wave of his hand, three puppets—two for attack and one for defense—appeared before him.

He had equipped all three puppets with Dharma Artifacts, making them fully outfitted.

Of course, the puppets couldn’t refine Dharma Artifacts themselves; they were using artifacts that Li Ping had already refined and then given to them.

’I have the Blood Wing Escape Skill, and I’m not afraid of getting injured, so I don’t need a puppet to protect me.’ After a moment of contemplation, Li Ping took a five-foot-long black greatsword from his Storage Bag and tossed it to the defensive puppet, Jiasan.

Jiasan reached out and caught the black greatsword, swinging it a few times and stirring up gusts of wind within the hall.

"Not bad, not bad!" A satisfied smile appeared on Li Ping’s face as he saw the commotion Jiasan caused by swinging the greatsword.

He had obtained this black greatsword years ago during his adventures in Fenglan Immortal City, from the Storage Bag of a Core Formation Cultivator named Yan Liming.

It was named the Soul-Annihilating Sword, a rare Tier Two Upper Grade spiritual tool in the Cultivation Realm, made specifically for Body Cultivators.

Accomplished Body Cultivators were mostly accustomed to close-quarters combat, and once they got close, even a Cultivator of the same tier would find it difficult to escape death.

Although Li Ping also practiced Body Refining, his Body Refining Cultivation was only at the Tier One Peak. With his cautious personality, he would never dare to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Therefore, this precious spiritual tool had been gathering dust in his Storage Bag.

But just a moment ago, a thought had struck him: Jiasan was a puppet he had crafted from precious Spiritual Materials. Its defenses were comparable to a Tier Two Upper Grade Dharma Artifact, so it could conceivably be used as a pseudo-Body Cultivator.

Putting it to the test, the results were indeed quite good.

Of course, a truly accomplished Body Cultivator could not only use Magical Power, but their terrifying physical strength was also no less than that of a Demon Beast of the same tier.

It was the combination of physical strength and Magical Power that gave them the ability to quickly kill cultivators of the same tier in close combat.

This was something the puppet could not do. It could only handle Low-tier Cultivators; a cultivator of the same tier facing it would, at most, be put in a difficult spot.

With the Soul-Annihilating Sword, Jiasan’s combat power increased dramatically.

However, this alone wasn’t enough. After some thought, Li Ping gave the Spirit Ruler Talisman Treasure he had acquired in the secret realm to Jia Yi, and the Void Seal Talisman Treasure to Jia Er.

He currently possessed three Talisman Treasures in total. The Spirit Ruler was obtained by killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect, the Void Seal was purchased on the black market, and the remaining Blood Sword Talisman Treasure came from Hua Hong.

However, Li Ping believed that if he were forced to flee, he would primarily be facing a running battle.

Activating the Blood Sword Talisman Treasure consumed too much Magical Power. He wouldn’t have that much time to waste, so he likely wouldn’t be able to use it.

Li Ping nodded in satisfaction. "This should be about right. Including me, that’s a total of four Late-stage Foundation Establishment-level combatants. Who can possibly stop me? Hmm?"

After storing all three puppets in his Storage Bag, Li Ping sat cross-legged and began to cultivate quietly.

...

「In a small courtyard outside the Flying Snow Sect.」

Seven figures were seated casually. Among them were the triangle-faced old man and the white-robed scholar from the Seven Immortals of the North Pole, as well as the Cloud Sect cultivator, Long Jie.

Long Jie began with a smile, "Since everyone was willing to do me the favor of gathering here, may I assume that you are all dissatisfied with your recent gains?"

"Hmph, as if we needed you to tell us! The Flying Snow Sect is acting like a coward, pulling all its cultivators and precious resources back into the sect grounds. I only managed to get my hands on scraps. How could I possibly be satisfied!" a hoarse voice grumbled from a corner of the courtyard.

Long Jie’s gaze shifted to the source of the voice. A smile touched his eyes when he saw who it was. "Ah, so it’s Mr. Xiao."

Mr. Xiao was a renowned demon-hunting cultivator from Silver Moon City. Not only had he reached Late-stage Foundation Establishment himself, but he had also raised a Tier Two Late Stage Demon Snake. Among Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, his strength was considered quite impressive.

Furthermore, his specialty was poison, which made him all the more terrifying to his enemies.

After the Ice Sea Beast Tide erupted, he had a premonition of danger and left Silver Moon City ahead of time to seek refuge in Flying Snow City.

A myriad of thoughts flashed through Long Jie’s mind before he continued with a smile, "Mr. Xiao is right. Over ninety percent of the wealth in Flying Snow City is in the hands of the Flying Snow Sect, taken back into their sect grounds by their cultivators."

His gaze swept over the other six Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators. After observing the changes in their expressions, Long Jie said calmly, "Not only that, but according to what I know, a few years ago, Mu Yun Master went to great lengths to obtain a portion of ’Jade Dew,’ which he planned to save for his daughter to use during her Core Formation."

"What? Jade Dew?"

Hearing this, the six figures in the courtyard could no longer remain seated, all crying out in alarm.

Their reaction was perfectly normal. Having cultivated to Late-stage Foundation Establishment, who among them didn’t dream of reaching Core Formation?

But the process of breaking through to Core Formation was a one-in-ten chance of survival.

Without the protection of a Core Formation Spiritual Object, very few Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators dared to make the attempt.

As Loose Cultivators, even obtaining a Core Formation Spiritual Object of the lowest grade was nothing more than a pipe dream for them.

But now, if what Long Jie said was true, a Core Formation Spiritual Object was sitting right in front of them.

Jade Dew could increase the probability of successfully reaching Core Formation by five percent.

Moreover, in the event of a failed breakthrough to Core Formation, it could save the cultivator’s life.

Although they would still be severely injured, they wouldn’t die outright.

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