Venturing alone into the Cyan Mountain Range for experience, Xuu Yi’s vigilance was exceedingly high.
Since stepping in, he never sensed any cultivator’s presence nearby.
But the moment he heard Lu Ping’s communication, Xuu Yi immediately grew tense.
He looked around but saw no one, not even sure from which direction the communication came.
It was as if the communication had no specific direction, and saying it came from any direction wouldn’t be wrong.
This was somewhat terrifying.
Even if a Crystallization Cultivator sent communication, there would be traces, and one could roughly infer the direction.
Could this communicator’s power have surpassed the Crystallization Stage, reaching the Golden Core Stage?
More puzzling was that the other party surprisingly knew his name.
This... while making Xuu Yi more tense, also aroused great curiosity.
After communicating a sentence, observing Xuu Yi’s reaction, Lu Ping couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
Xuu Yi’s reaction was actually within expectations.
Though Xuu Yi was currently battling three Black Armor Crocodiles, leaving no extra time for idle chatter, Lu Ping directly skipped the self-introduction phase and continued to communicate.
"Don’t ask, deal with these three Black Armor Crocodiles first."
Receiving a reply through communication again, Xuu Yi was momentarily stunned.
But he only paused briefly before quickly regaining composure.
Given the other could appear mysteriously nearby with no trace, and at least a High-Tier Cultivator above Crystallization Stage.
If the other wanted to kill him, why would they bother to alert him, pointing out the Black Armor Crocodiles’ weak spots?
They would’ve flicked him away in a moment, no need for idle words!
Perhaps, this was indeed a senior with good intentions to help him.
If the Black Armor Crocodiles’ weakness was at the neck, he’d know once he tried.
There’s nothing on him worth a High-Tier Cultivator’s covet, it’d be better to heed the advice.
Understanding this, Xuu Yi no longer pursued who Lu Ping was.
Following Lu Ping’s instructions, in the ensuing battle, he operated the Gilded Flying Sword, slashing fiercely at the neck of a Third-Layer Qi Cultivation Black Armor Crocodile.
Seeing the flying sword incoming with ill intentions, targeting its neck, the Black Armor Crocodile quickly maneuvered, trying to avoid the weak point, using its granite-like patterned back armor for defense.
The neck, as a movable part, had black armor that was a soft structure, far less tough than the back’s armor, unable to withstand the flying sword’s fierce thrust.
However, with just a flick, Xuu Yi slightly adjusted the Gilded Flying Sword’s direction, the speed surged, stabbing down at the neck position in an instant!
The Black Armor Crocodile, with its massive body and all the black armor, inherently moved slowly.
Now, facing a flying sword shooting rapidly towards it, how could it evade?
A sound of flesh bursting apart, accompanied by the clear crack of a shell breaking, the Gilded Flying Sword fiercely pierced through the Black Armor Crocodile’s neck, dyeing a spot of the river red.
Having its vital point pierced, the Black Armor Crocodile crawled to the riverbank, struggling a few times before soon becoming lifeless, motionless.
With one sword strike, he had slain a Black Armor Crocodile, seeing such good effect, Xuu Yi felt a surge of joy in his heart.
The senior was indeed correct!
Once again controlling the Gilded Flying Sword, soaring into the sky, he rushed towards the remaining two Black Armor Crocodiles.
Having found the opponent’s weak point, and with the aid of a flying sword, making the opponent unable to evade, the ensuing battle concluded in less than ten rounds.
The final two Black Armor Crocodiles were smoothly slain by Xuu Yi, consuming only about thirty percent of his magical power.
Without even pausing to restore his magical power, Xuu Yi controlled the flying sword to dive into the river, cleaning the sword’s bloodstains before sheathing it, randomly bowing toward a direction.
"Thank you for the guidance, senior!"
Uncertain if the senior was still around or the exact location, he could only randomly pick a direction to bow.
"It was just a small gesture."
Seeing Xuu Yi bow, very politely, Lu Ping gave a sheepish smile and responded lightly.
"Currently, the Cyan Mountain Sect only has you, a disciple, experiencing outside, so I wouldn’t want you to fall here today."
How does the senior still know the Cyan Mountain Sect?
Xuu Yi’s curiosity rose again in his heart.
Throughout the Cyan Mountain Sect, there shouldn’t have been a High-Tier Cultivator above the Crystallization Stage appearing yet.
Tracing back over thirty years, he did know of a Golden Core Ancestor, who was the founding ancestor of the Cyan Mountain Sect.
"Could it be... this senior has old ties with the Cyan Mountain Sect’s founding ancestor, so he remembers me as a disciple and kindly offered advice?"
Thinking thus, Xuu Yi couldn’t help but mutter out such thoughts.
"Not considered old ties."
Lu Ping, floating beside Xuu Yi, naturally heard the kid’s muttering and promptly explained.
"I am the founding ancestor of the Cyan Mountain Sect, Lu Ping."
Lu Ping’s response startled Xuu Yi instantly.
He was just muttering, yet it had been heard.
The key was, this senior claimed to be the founding ancestor of the Cyan Mountain Sect, Lu Ping, Elder Lu!
Wasn’t Elder Lu still in secluded cultivation?
Or rather, according to the rumors in Lushan County that Elder Lu of the Cyan Mountain Sect had already fallen, the ancestor should no longer exist.
Why appear here and refuse to show up?
"This senior probably has some odd sense of humor, teasing me on purpose."
Thinking so internally, he definitely wouldn’t speak it aloud.
Afraid of being overheard again.
If this senior had a bad temper, angering the other side wouldn’t bode well.
After some thought, Xuu Yi responded along the communication, "Indeed, junior is a disciple of the Cyan Mountain Sect, but I heard that over thirty years ago, the sect’s ancestor began secluded cultivation and there’s been no news of emergence."
By saying this, he hopes Lu Ping would clarify if he truly is the founding ancestor of the Cyan Mountain Sect.
If so, at least mention whether he’s already emerged from secluded cultivation.
But waiting for a long time, there was still no response from Lu Ping.
Just as Xuu Yi figured Lu Ping had left, Lu Ping’s voice came through again.
"You can understand it as, I’m still continuing the secluded cultivation."
As for whether he had emerged from secluded cultivation, Lu Ping indeed found it hard to answer.
From a consciousness body perspective, now being able to roam anywhere, wanting to go anywhere, could be considered as having emerged.
But the corporeal body and strength... better left unsaid, still remaining in the cave mansion, not truly having emerged in the literal sense.
At most, it’s like roving the void in a spiritual journey, with the soul leaving the body.
"From now on, be cautious in everything."
"This mountain range’s depths, the demon beasts there aren’t something you can handle, you should keep this in mind, don’t overstep."
After leaving these last words, Lu Ping severed the communication connection.
No matter how Xuu Yi tried to converse, there was no more response.
This inevitably led Xuu Yi to ponder if the senior who assisted him was indeed the founding ancestor of the Cyan Mountain Sect?
No information had been passed within the sect about the ancestor grandmaster emerging from secluded cultivation.
Perhaps being out experiencing for too long, the information flow wasn’t timely.
With this in mind, Xuu Yi stopped thinking much about it, starting to process the corpses of the three Black Armor Crocodiles, stripping and taking valuable items like black armor for sale.
Experience is one aspect, earning spirit stones cannot be neglected.
While Xuu Yi continued to travel around the Cyan Mountain Range’s periphery, Lu Ping, leveraging his consciousness body’s advantage, gradually withdrew from the Cyan Mountain Range’s outer area, heading towards its deeper region.
Having come, he wanted to explore the depths of the Cyan Mountain Range.