What kind of monster is this person?

His swordsmanship is unparalleled, second-stage middle-grade body refining, and puppets that can hide divine sense. His overall strength is probably not much different from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Facing everyone's shock, Xu Ping expressionlessly collected the spoils of battle from the two bodies. As for the silver-armored cultivator, seeing the situation turning unfavorable, he had already fled, and Xu Ping couldn't be bothered to pursue him.

He flicked out two fireballs, reducing the two bodies to ashes, then swept his gaze over the crowd hiding in the shadows.

As his gaze swept over them, everyone felt a chill in their hearts, goosebumps popping up involuntarily.

Song Li felt especially intense, as if Xu Ping's gaze lingered the longest where he was hiding.

Seeing that no one dared to jump out, Xu Ping smirked coldly at the corner of his mouth, mounted his escape light, and flew away into the distance.

Only when Xu Ping's figure completely disappeared did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

"Who is this person? Though only at early-stage Foundation Establishment, his combat power actually rivals late-stage Foundation Establishment. In Yue Country, I fear not even the major Golden Core sects have cultivated such a disciple. Could he be a genius disciple of Luoyun Sect?"

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but recall his extravagance at the auction, becoming more certain of their guess.

Extraordinary wealth, extraordinary strength, this is definitely a genius disciple of Luoyun Sect.

Though Luoyun Sect is now on shaky ground, a dying camel is still bigger than a horse; it remains the strongest in all of Yue Country.

They all secretly felt relieved again, thankful they hadn't been the first to engage, or they'd be the ones dead.

...

In a desolate mountain.

On a cliff face, within a cave dwelling temporarily created.

Xu Ping sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, swallowing a pill and quietly recovering his mana.

Though he fought with apparent ease, the mana consumption was indeed substantial.

As the pill in his abdomen was refined, a continuous stream of medicinal power turned into spiritual Qi, flooding into his dantian, and the previously depleted mana quickly replenished.

A long time passed.

Feeling the abundant mana in his dantian, Xu Ping slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air: "This battle had some risks. If not for the Rat Demon's sneak attack, it would have been very difficult to deal with the opponent!"

The opponent's desperate use of the Blood Spirit Talisman was too powerful, probably reaching the might of a treasure talisman.

Treasure talismans are quasi-tier three talismans, equivalent to Fake Pill power.

Facing Fake Pill power, even if he went all out, he might not have been able to withstand it.

Fortunately, he was cautious and had the Rat Demon hide underground beforehand.

"Truly, one must not underestimate any cultivator," Xu Ping reflected.

"I wonder if he still has any Blood Spirit Talismans left. If so, it would be a decent trump card!"

Xu Ping's thoughts stirred as he took out the two people's storage rings, broke the divine sense imprint on them, and delved into them with his own divine sense.

After a careful search, he was a bit disappointed not to find any trace of the Blood Spirit Talisman.

Thinking about it, it's understandable that such a precious talisman is lucky to have even one.

However, although he didn't find a Blood Spirit Talisman, there were thousands of Spirit Stones and spiritual objects worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones in their storage rings, which somewhat comforted him.

More exciting was that he found a Purple Flower Grass for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, which was an unexpected gain.

"Now that everything is ready, I can proceed to hunt demon beasts!" Xu Ping mused.

As for where to hunt, he already had an idea.

In all of Yue Country, there aren't many places with numerous demon beasts for him to hunt that aren't near the warring regions of the two countries.

The Nightmare Swamp... is the best place to go!

Though the swamp is perpetually shrouded in mist, which can even block the divine sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and is infamous for its danger, staying on the outskirts is not that risky for them.

With his strength, as long as he doesn't act recklessly, staying alive isn't difficult.

Xu Ping packed up his array and flew in a set direction.

But instead of heading directly to Nightmare Swamp, he first returned to the Zhang family, rested, and then set out for the swamp.

...

...

Nightmare Swamp.

Whimsical white mist enveloped the entire sky, like a mysterious veil. Under the mist, countless towering trees stood tall, with interlocking branches and leaves forming a natural barrier, roots deeply embedded in the slick soil.

Suddenly!

Boom!

A loud noise shattered the silence, accompanied by roiling white mist. A lizard-like demon beast was blown away, its massive body breaking tree roots as it hit the ground, barely alive, seemingly on its last breath.

At this moment, a tall figure walked through the mist, and upon looking closely, it was none other than Xu Ping.

He took out a soul stone, walked to the demon beast, and then extended an index finger toward the lizard demon beast's head, chanting incantations.

Soon, his extended finger slowly lit up, emitting a faint white light.

As he chanted, the white light grew brighter, gradually becoming almost blinding.

"Hurry," Xu Ping muttered once the timing seemed right.

The white light on his finger suddenly shot out a thread, piercing deep into the lizard demon beast's skull before he gave a sudden pull.

Buzz!

A green light sphere was instantly drawn out, and as it was removed, the lizard demon beast, which had been on its last breath, moved no more.

Seeing this, Xu Ping immediately summoned the soul stone.

With a 'whoosh', the soul stone emitted a gloomy light, enveloping the green light sphere and absorbing it.

"This Soul Summoning Skill is quite useful!" Xu Ping remarked, touching the soul stone and feeling the beast's soul inside, allowing a slight smile to appear at the corner of his mouth.

The Soul Summoning Skill is a type of magic recorded in the "Spirit Summoning Skill", capable of drawing souls.

It's extremely difficult to cultivate, and even when mastered at the entry level, there's a chance of failure.

But for Xu Ping, who had panel assistance, it was quite simple.

As his proficiency increased, the likelihood of failure approached zero, making his efficiency far beyond ordinary people.

After extracting the soul, Xu Ping proceeded to refine the essence blood.

A quarter of an hour later.

Xu Ping skillfully extracted and refined the blood and flesh of the lizard demon beast into a vial of essence blood.

"Both soul and essence blood are ready, so it's time to find a place for practice!" Xu Ping thought to himself.

He didn't return to the Zhang family, instead choosing a secluded spot in the Nightmare Swamp to dig a cave dwelling.

After all, if he failed completely, he could resupply on the spot, sparing him another trip.

Moreover, the outskirts of the Nightmare Swamp are relatively safe, with the protection of arrays and the patrolling Rat Demon, he wasn't afraid of being disturbed.

Inside the cave covered by an array, Xu Ping took out all the necessary items.

Soul stone, essence blood, spirit pen.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Ping began to draw the 'Spirit Summoning Skill'.

He removed his robe, revealing his solid chest, and dipped the spirit pen into the demon beast's essence blood before starting to draw a pattern on his chest along a fixed route.

For someone with rich experience in drawing talismans, this step was quite simple.

Very soon, a peculiar blood-colored pattern prominently appeared on his chest.

"Next is the soul infusion!" Xu Ping's expression became serious as this was the hardest and most crucial step.

He placed the soul stone in front of him and then extended an index finger toward it, reciting incantations.

"Hurry," he muttered.

With a low shout, a white thread shot from the fingertip, piercing the soul stone. Then, he gave a sudden pull.

A green light sphere was firmly grasped.

Seeing this, Xu Ping's expression became extremely serious. He performed a magic technique with a word, "Merge!"

Instantly, the green light sphere merged into the blood-colored pattern drawn with essence blood.

"Refine!"

Xu Ping altered his magic technique as mana surged, with green light diffusing along the pattern's path.

The light flowed rapidly, spreading halfway in a moment.

However, when the green light reached a junction, it suddenly turned sluggish, encountering an obstacle.

In the next instant!

Boom!

With a loud bang, the blood-colored pattern on Xu Ping's chest exploded, and the huge impact sent him flying, crashing heavily against the wall!

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