Chapter 142: Chapter 142

The scream instantly echoed through the clouds.

Inside a cave mansion in the mountain forest.

Xu Ping casually threw the unconscious middle-aged man to the ground. At this moment, his Divine Sense and Mana had been sealed by Xu Ping, rendering him like a mere mortal, so naturally he was not afraid of him escaping or suddenly attacking.

At this moment, Xu Ping naturally wasn’t aware of the events that transpired in the Xu clan. The look he gave when he left was simply a threat without much meaning.

Who would have thought that those two would overthink it so much, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.

After all, it was still his doing.

Moreover, the cultivation realm is just like that; it’s either you kill him or he kills you.

Xu Ping took the storage ring from the middle-aged man’s hand, broke the imprint on it, then infiltrated it with his Divine Sense, starting to search for tracks of the secret technique.

Soon, a secret technique named "Spirit Summoning Skill" appeared before his Divine Sense.

"Could it be this one?"

Xu Ping took it out without hesitation and began to read it carefully.

"Spirit Summoning Skill uses the essence blood and soul of demon beasts as a guide, engraving restrictions on the body to harness the beast’s power for personal use, greatly enhancing one’s mana..."

"Turns out it is this one."

Xu Ping showed a look of ecstasy and began to read carefully.

The Spirit Summoning Skill is a secret technique similar to the ’Heavenly Demon Solution’. Although it doesn’t increase power as much as the latter, it also doesn’t have the side effects of the ’Heavenly Demon Solution’.

It is a secret technique that can be used in regular combat; however, its difficulty is quite high, and to achieve significant enhancement, at least the essence blood and soul of a demon beast of the same or higher rank than one’s own cultivation should be used.

"At the same or a higher rank?" Xu Ping murmured to himself.

Given his current cultivation, using a second-stage lower grade demon beast as a material would definitely result in little enhancement. It should be at least a second-stage middle grade or even a second-stage upper grade.

Xu Ping thought for a moment and then channeled a thread of mana into the middle-aged man on the ground.

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment before waking from his coma. He struggled to look up, seeing Xu Ping’s expressionless face, and his eyes were full of pleading, "Fellow Daoist, spare my life!"

Faced with the pitiful look of the other person, Xu Ping showed no trace of pity.

"You practiced this secret technique, what are its requirements or side effects?" he asked with a blank expression.

"If... fellow Daoist is willing to spare me, I will tell you everything about this secret technique," the middle-aged man said shakily.

"You have no room to bargain now!" Xu Ping snorted coldly, glaring at him.

Shocking God Needle activated!

The middle-aged man rolled on the ground in pain, and after a few more times, he finally couldn’t bear it anymore and said with a face full of pain, "I’ll tell, I’ll tell... After using the ’Spirit Summoning Skill,’ there are no other side effects, it’s just the physical body that’s required to be very strong; if one cannot endure it, then the cultivation will not be successful."

"The physical body requirement is very high?"

Xu Ping secretly nodded in his heart, this requirement he perfectly met.

He then inquired in detail about several questions regarding the ’Spirit Summoning Skill’, which the other party answered one by one.

"As long as you spare me, I am willing to swear an oath to follow you for eternity," the middle-aged man begged continuously, kowtowing.

"Follow for eternity?" Xu Ping was immediately intrigued.

"Yes, yes... I, being a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, have great combat strength, for the fellow Daoist..." Before the other could finish speaking, Xu Ping suddenly darted forward like lightning, placing a palm on his head.

The opponent’s head burst like a watermelon, leaving a headless corpse on the ground.

"It’s a pity, I have too many secrets on me, and the oath isn’t unbreakable...."

Seeing the headless body bleeding profusely, Xu Ping flicked his fingers, igniting it into ashes with a fireball. He then summoned water with mana, thoroughly rinsing the ground until no trace was left behind.

After completing all of this, Xu Ping set up an array in the cave mansion and started studying the ’Spirit Summoning Skill’ with peace of mind.

Xu Ping closed the book in his hands, the process of depicting the ’Spirit Summoning Skill’ now clearly in his mind.

He frowned slightly, pondering, "Now it’s time to give it a try, but it’s really hard to find demon beasts above the second-stage middle grade."

Currently, Qiu Xuan Immortal City had been breached by a beast tide, and the Yellow Dragon Mountain Range was not a place to go anymore. Other places had very few second-stage demon beasts.

While he was contemplating, the Sound Transmission Talisman in his pocket began to flicker.

No need to think, it must be Qian Guanyu informing him that the Xu clan had been wiped out.

Xu Ping injected a thread of mana into it, and Qian Guanyu’s ecstatic voice sounded from the Sound Transmission Talisman: "Fellow Daoists, the Xu clan has been exterminated, even its clan leader was taken by a mysterious cultivator, their life or death unknown....."

Indeed, this was what was being talked about.

However, upon hearing that the remaining two Foundation Establishment outsiders of the Xu clan slaughtered the Xu clan, Xu Ping couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise, unable to understand why they did it.

"Could it be for the Xu clan’s wealth?" Xu Ping couldn’t help but speculate, but quickly dismissed the thought, for it had nothing to do with him anyway.

Xu Ping expressed joy through the Sound Transmission Talisman as well.

After exchanging a few words, the talisman’s spiritual glow dimmed.

Xu Ping thought to himself, "The matter is already resolved. There’s no need to return to Cangyuan Mountain for now; it’s better to gather the materials needed for depicting the ’Spirit Summoning Skill’ first."

The most crucial material needed for depicting the Spirit Summoning Skill was the soul stone capable of containing the souls of demon beasts.

The soul stone is a special second-stage ore, precious and scarce.

Originally, Qian Guanyu had one, but it was used too many times, losing its function, making it necessary to find another piece.

The Ten Thousand Mountains are safe and stable, but lack resources; to find more, one has to go outside.

"First, let’s try a few nearby markets and see, as they seem to be holding auctions lately!"

Xu Ping’s heart moved, he stood up, packed up the array, chose a direction, and flew off into the distance on his Escape Light, breaking through the clouds.

A month and a half later.

It was a market set up by the Han family, one of the eight great families of Yue Country, with two Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed long-term.

Although Yue Country is in chaos now, due to its southern part being far from the battlefield, this place remains relatively peaceful, attracting many loose cultivators fleeing here, greatly increasing the flow of people.

Taking this opportunity, Hanyang Market prepared to organize a large auction.

On the opening day of the auction.

The sky was filled with the flickering lights of various magic spells.

Numerous spiritual boats soared across the sky, docking at the edge of the market.

There were also cultivators riding spirit beasts and walking on flying swords, their long sleeves fluttering, resembling immortals.

"Look over there... even the Song family, the head of the eight great families, is here."

A huge spiritual boat was docked at the market edge, with a large flag emblazoned with the word "Song" at the prow.

Their force is only slightly inferior to the Golden Core Sect.

Amid the hustle and bustle, Xu Ping entered the auction venue, greeted by Han clan disciples in fluttering law robes maintaining order.

At the auction entrance, Xu Ping, not concealing his cultivation level, naturally didn’t have to queue with the Qi Cultivators at the entrance.

After opening the door, he noticed a water pool connected to the outside through ducts, with carps glimmering like green jade swimming inside.

"Honored Senior, please enjoy!"

The family has prepared a plate of fish sashimi for every guest in a private box..."

"Then this junior will take his leave. The auction is about to begin." The middle-aged cultivator said and excused himself respectfully.

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