CHAPTER 228: CHAPTER 175: SEVERELY INJURING THE SONG FAMILY PATRIARCH (PART 3)

For instance, some of the top cultivation techniques won’t be explicitly written down but passed on orally to ensure complete secrecy.

The other party, as a Fake Pill Cultivator and an ancestor of the fake pill forces entrenched in Yue Country for centuries, knows countless secrets.

Various wondrous cultivation techniques, precious resource points...

These are the real wealth of the Song family!

Moreover, these secrets might not be recorded in jade slips.

Especially the skill to cultivate third-rank spirit wood, if acquired, would eliminate any worries about the materials for third-rank talisman paper.

After subduing the Song family’s ancestor, Xu Ping carefully cleaned up the traces of the battlefield and then leisurely left the place.

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The night was like ink, slowly covering the earth.

In the depths of the forest, a temporarily created cave dwelling lay quietly hidden.

Embedded in the walls, the luminous pearls radiated brilliant light.

Xu Ping suddenly opened his eyes, a spark seemed to flash in his pupils, and he murmured to himself, "So that’s it, the Song family’s squad was indeed bait!"

The Song family’s ancestor, having cultivated as a Fake Pill Cultivator for centuries, had memories that were vast and chaotic.

The memories in his mind were like a tangled thread, not only numerous but also chaotic.

Xu Ping had only explored a small portion, but after meticulous unraveling, he had clarified some critical matters.

For instance, the Song family’s alliance with the Shuize Sect was entirely due to an extremely precious Core Formation spiritual object.

And ultimately, this Core Formation spiritual object naturally ended up in Song Fei’s hands.

Song Fei, who was intrinsically gifted, had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection after years of arduous cultivation.

Originally, he planned to adjust his state to the peak before fully breaking through to a higher realm, yet he didn’t foresee sudden changes.

With no choice, he had to flee to Hu Country, carrying the Core Formation spiritual object with him.

However, even the Song family’s ancestor had no idea which direction he fled to in Hu Country.

"Hu Country, huh!" Xu Ping muttered softly, with a hint of contemplation in his tone.

At first, he intended to kill Song Fei as well, but now it seemed that he could only temporarily abandon that thought.

However, Xu Ping didn’t dwell on this matter much.

After all, though Song Fei was a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator, traversing countries was extremely perilous.

Throughout the journey, confronting vicious rogue cultivators or navigating dangerous areas concealed with crises could easily lead to his demise.

Typically, at least a Fake Pill cultivation is needed to have enough strength to safely cross different countries.

Even if by some miracle, Song Fei safely reaches Hu Country and successfully forms his core.

Xu Ping was not afraid, possessing the Golden Armor-Breaking Talisman, a mere newly advanced Golden Core Cultivator posed no substantial threat to him.

Apart from the matter with Song Fei, Xu Ping also realized that the Song family did not conspire to lure him out of Thousand Leaves Mountain with the Core Formation spiritual object.

Besides the issue with Song Fei, during the soul search, Xu Ping learned that the Song family wasn’t plotting to lure him out of Thousand Leaves Mountain using the Core Formation spiritual object.

"In that case, it’s the Shuize Sect trying to lure me out of Thousand Leaves Mountain?"

Xu Ping slightly squinted, a chill silently passed through his heart.

Although he wasn’t sure if it was Elder Hao, the Fake Pill Cultivator in the Longshi Market, or the decision of the Shuize Sect’s high level.

He already firmly placed the blame on the entire Shuize Sect.

However, with the vast power of the Shuize Sect, avenging at present was as difficult as climbing to the sky for Xu Ping.

Yet he wasn’t overly concerned about it.

After all, once the Luoyun Sect Leader’s cultivation stabilizes, it will be the day to wage war on the Shuize Sect.

Even if he can only cheer from behind, witnessing his enemies turn to ashes in the flames of war.

It was indeed a gratifying thing.

"For now, it’s best to wait patiently!"

Xu Ping forcefully suppressed the surge of thoughts in his heart, refocusing, and continued to perform the Soul-Searching Technique, diving deeper into the Song family ancestor’s memories.

This time, he focused on various secret techniques.

Before long, Xu Ping was thrilled to find the long-sought skill to cultivate third-rank spirit wood.

"I’ve found it!"

A trace of barely contained joy flickered in his eyes.

Immediately, he quickly took out a blank jade slip and devoted himself to recording the secret technique of cultivating third-rank spirit wood, word by word.

Half an hour quickly passed.

Xu Ping had already recorded the entire secret technique accurately.

After confirming there were no omissions, he relaxed a bit.

"With this secret technique, I will no longer lack third-rank talisman paper in the future."

Xu Ping smiled slightly, carefully stored the jade slip, and continued to delve into the Song family ancestor’s memories.

As the exploration progressed, Xu Ping quickly skimmed through many worthless memories and some secret techniques of little use to him.

Gradually, the Song family ancestor’s memories were nearly fully explored.

However, at this critical moment before the end, Xu Ping made two more significant discoveries that filled him with immense surprise: ’Treasure Planting Skill’ and ’Cyan Wood Shield.’

"These two skills are just perfect for me!" Upon careful inspection, Xu Ping couldn’t help but feel a surge of indescribable excitement.

The former, ’Treasure Planting Skill,’ emphasizes planting the wood element artifact embryo into a spirit wood of the same origin.

After years of careful nurturing, the artifact grows and perfects itself, eventually achieving greatness.

Xu Ping originally planned to forge seventy-two artifact embryos, but the time and resources required to forge so many artifact embryos into artifacts were astronomical.

If he could leverage this ’Treasure Planting Skill’ to assist in cultivating artifacts, it would undoubtedly save a considerable amount of time and valuable resources.