Chapter 227: Prelude to Change

Headquarters of the Hundred Nations Alliance, War Lord Peak!

Since setting foot in War Lord Peak, Wang Ping has never stepped out, almost every day he is cultivating.

He did not rely on top-grade spirit stones for cultivation, firstly because the spirit qi here is thick and pure, secondly because he now lacks top-grade spirit stones, and the activation of the war puppets requires top-grade spirit stones as the formation source.

Today is the third day after three months, Tie Zhan still hasn't returned, and Wang Ping continues to wait calmly.

Just as he continued his cultivation, a sound-transmitting jade slip flew in, containing exactly the message from his master Tie Zhan: 'The Spirit Realm emissaries have arrived; come quickly!'

Wang Ping's eyes suddenly opened wide; at last they had come, but for some reason he felt a faint unease in his heart.

He had once employed the Dream-Entering Technique, yet obtained no result. Wang Ping had also once consulted the Silver Stone Gate.

The Silver Stone Gate told him the reason for this: first, his realm is too low; second, it might involve the Immortal First Level, otherwise, relying on the power of the Silver Magic Cube, even if you were at the Great Vehicle stage, you would not receive any information at all.

It seems something major is indeed going to happen, Wang Ping thought.

Although up to now no omens have occurred, yet using the Dream-Entering Technique he cannot sense the source of his unease, which is the biggest problem.

"Lord Transcendence, if there really is a change, I'll have to rely on your protection!" Wang Ping said with a chuckle.

Silver Stone Gate: "{Rest assured, if I wanted to take you away, it would be easy, but if you do not go to the Human Race's Ascension Pool to wash away your own aura, you must constantly remain under my shroud; otherwise, when the Heavenly Tribulation descends, you will utterly be unable to resist! }"

Wang Ping nodded, having gained a slight understanding of the Ascension Pool: he knew that to ascend from the Lower Realm into the Spirit Realm, one must cleanse the Lower Realm aura inherent in oneself, or else, under ever-stronger Lightning Tribulation, one will eventually turn to ashes and vanish.

This is also why he chose to leave together with his master; departing with the Spirit Realm emissaries, upon reaching the Spirit Realm, not only was the identity issue resolved, but also his own crisis was simultaneously resolved.

At this moment, Liu Xin had already arrived at the gate; Wang Ping knew he was the one to take him to the location of the Spirit Realm emissaries' entourage, so without further words he shot straight up into the sky—now he is the young lord of War Lord Peak and can fly here.

The two flew for about half an hour, arriving before a cluster of pavilions suspended in midair.

Their arrival had long been known to the people inside the pavilions, and Tie Zhan directly sent a sound transmission telling Wang Ping to enter.

For a moment, countless cultivators' gazes fell upon him; in the crowd below, Guan Yi narrowed his eyes—that person he had seen before, who had solved the riddle of the Undying Tree pattern and become the first cultivator in this realm in many years to set foot in the Land of Rebirth.

Guan Yi stared silently, continually wondering whether the other had obtained part of the Undying Tree's inheritance.

He didn't care about those inheritances, but the ultimate secret contained within the Undying Tree drove him mad; this secret is known only to a few, and he surmised that the death of the Blue Emperor is very likely connected to it.

Under Guan Yi's gaze, Wang Ping calmly walked into the pavilion.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Hundreds of gazes, each containing their own will, locked in unison on the youth walking in!

No one could overlook the brilliance he created at the Foundation Establishment stage, even though he had originally been merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At first glance, the Nascent Soul cultivators present felt he was very young, not at all like a cultivator who had practiced the Dao for a hundred years, but rather like a newcomer of seventeen or eighteen who had just stepped onto the path of cultivation.

At that moment, the five-colored golden core in Wang Ping's dantian spun round and round, and the oppressive, mountain-like gaze immediately lightened considerably.

At that moment, Tie Zhan burst out laughing: 'Fellows, could it be that you want my disciple to embarrass himself in public?!'

Upon hearing Tie Zhan's words, those Nascent Soul cultivators then withdrew their gazes.

Tie Zhan was extremely pleased at this moment, and said to his disciple: 'Ping'er, these two are emissaries from the Spirit Realm!'

Wang Ping wore a slight smile, bowed slightly toward the two Nascent Soul cultivators seated at the head, and said: 'Wang Ping greets the two High Envoys!'

Cao Jinzhou showed a look of astonishment; the younger cultivator beside him also turned his gaze over, and both had heard on the road of this genius's battle record and his talent in comprehending the Dao.

To be frank, hearing those deeds, they found it hard to believe: a Foundation Establishment cultivator who created his own Dao law and pushed it to the Dao Initiation Realm—such a Foundation Establishment, even placed in the Spirit Realm, would be called a monstrous genius.

"I have heard that, little friend, you once created a Dao technique during Foundation Establishment and pushed it to the Dao Initiation Realm; could you let this humble one witness it?"

Cao Jinzhou and Yan Yuese said this, and his attitude left many Nascent Soul True Lords startled.

Wang Ping was also a bit surprised, but still replied: 'Certainly.'

Having said that, he unleashed the Gravity Field Dao without restraint; since everyone present was a Nascent Soul cultivator, Wang Ping had no fear of hurting them, and furthermore this Nascent Soul from the Spirit Realm clearly wanted to gauge his potential—hiding his clumsiness now would be unwise.

The surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators instantly felt as if they had entered a Gravity Field, all silently sensing the Dao technique created by the first Heaven's Pride of the Spirit Cosmos Realm during Foundation Establishment.

Cao Jinzhou also felt it; after a long while he finally opened his eyes in astonishment, his gaze toward Wang Ping full of admiration.

"Alright, retract it! Little friend, your talent is truly stunning; once you enter the Spirit Realm, I will certainly recommend you to cultivate arduously in the Heaven's Pride Academy."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tie Zhan and all the Nascent Soul cultivators present turned their heads in surprise; the Heaven's Pride Academy—just from its name one knows it is a place for nurturing geniuses, and for a Spirit Realm emissary to mention it specifically shows that this academy is certainly extraordinary.

Wang Ping's face flashed with excitement as he said: 'Wang Ping thanks the High Envoys for their recommendation.'

Tie Zhan, hearing this, felt like bursting into laughter to the heavens, but considering the emissaries were present, he suppressed his impulse.

Just then, all the cultivators' gazes turned outward, and Cao Jinzhou burst into loud laughter:

"Lord Tao's party has already returned; let us go greet them." Having said that, he rose first and walked toward the outer hall.

Wang Ping also followed his master outwards; upon reaching the pavilion exterior, he saw a dozen or so cultivators chatting and laughing as they flew toward this place.

Among them he saw the senior cultivator Zhong, with whom he had once had a brief encounter.

Cao Jinzhou was about to go meet them when suddenly a cultivator flashed up from below, knelt down and said: 'Report to Alliance Leader Zhao, your subordinate Guan Yi has important information to report!'

This made him a little embarrassed, yet he was also curious as to what matter the person below had to report, daring to appear at this juncture.

In an instant, all the cultivators' gazes turned to the Golden Core cultivator kneeling on the ground.

Up in the high sky, Zhao Tianlei, originally in good spirits, was chatting and laughing with Lord Tao; the expedition to the barren lands had been very satisfactory, so Lord Tao was in a good mood, and along the way he had imparted to them much common knowledge of the Spirit Realm and the way of cultivation, benefiting them greatly.

Originally he had intended to enter the alliance and then properly entertain Lord Tao, but who knew that at this critical juncture someone would jump out to report a matter, which made him extremely displeased; however, with Lord Tao present he could not lash out, yet his tone already carried a hint of coldness: 'Who are you kneeling before, and what do you have to report?'

"Your subordinate, Guan Yi, reports that a cultivator has privately been digging for black metal beneath the Azure Cloud Mountain Range!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianlei's face changed drastically, and even a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead for a moment.