"The Cultivation Technique transfer was successful!"
Two days of torment and gritted teeth persistence caused Qi Ping to roar out involuntarily at this moment.
His tone was filled with intense joy and the exhilaration of achieving success after hard work.
Immediately after, following Qi Ping's movements, a powerful burst of Spiritual Qi swept out!
A large rock beside Qi Ping was directly shattered by this casually unleashed Spiritual Qi!
Qi Refining Fourth Layer!
After transferring his Cultivation Technique, Qi Ping's Realm did not decrease; instead, it became even stronger!
It was still the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, with the same total amount of Spiritual Qi, but its power was several times greater than before the transfer!
"Thanks to the Wood Flame Art and the Li Huo Body, my Spiritual Qi is now several times stronger than before!"
"And once I stabilize my Qi Refining Fourth Layer Foundation and improve my Spiritual Qi control, my power and combat strength can increase even further!"
Cultivation Technique and special Talents truly have a significant impact on combat strength.
Just then, Qi Ping suddenly thought of something else.
When Nan Jie returned from Qing Shi Market that time, with her Qi Refining Fourth Layer Realm, she almost killed a Qi Refining Fifth Layer, battle-hardened Robber.
Now it seems Nan Jie either cultivated a relatively strong Cultivation Technique or possessed a special Talent.
Qi Ping leaned more towards the former, because if Nan Jie had a special Talent, her cultivation should have improved much earlier.
Next, Qi Ping performed the Healing Art several times to treat the injuries in his body caused by the Cultivation Technique transfer.
At this point, his Cultivation Technique transfer was successfully completed to Perfection.
"Now that the Cultivation Technique has been successfully transferred, it's time to make rapid progress in Cultivation!"
"With my current Talent, coupled with the two Spirit Medicines, blood ginseng and Fire Spirit Grass, and the Fire Spirit Body Tempering Pill Formula, the Qi Refining Middle Stage should not hold me back for long."
The speed at which he now Cultivates the Wood Flame Art is more than ten times faster than when he first Cultivated the Wood Shield Skill; there's simply no comparison.
Whether it's the speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi, refining Spiritual Qi, or the degree of control over Spiritual Qi, it's far superior to before!
After experiencing his current Cultivation speed, Qi Ping felt that his previous Cultivation was as slow as a snail.
This current Cultivation speed could only be described by Qi Ping with one word: exhilarating.
However, just as Qi Ping was using Spiritual Qi to remove the dirt and bloodstains from his body, and was about to return to the Peak to rest, a High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee brought him a headache-inducing piece of news.
"Buzz buzz... (Boss, that Green-robed two-legged beast is here again.)"
"Buzz buzz... (It's been more than a day!)"
"Buzz buzz... (The Gold Marrow Bees have all hidden as per Boss's instructions.)"
"That woman is here again?"
Upon hearing the news about the Qingyuan Sect's Qi Refining Ninth Layer Green-robed Woman, Qi Ping immediately felt a headache.
He didn't understand why she was so sure that the Qi Refining Late Stage Black-Robed Robber had disappeared here.
"Perhaps it's not just here; maybe that woman repeatedly visits many places, and this is just one of them. It's just that the Black-Robed Robber is too important to her."
However, headache or no headache, he decided to send this woman away first.
After preparing a mental draft, Qi Ping once again handed over his important items to the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee to take away and hide, while he transformed into a Bee, taking a detour from a distant location to return to Peak Seven.
As for this Green-robed Woman, Qi Ping now only felt a headache, not particularly afraid.
Because the number of his High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees had not only reached the planned size of one thousand, but he had also cultivated quite a few mature Mo Jia Bees, which specialize in defense, and Poisonous Bees, which specialize in venom.
So, he now had quite a bit of confidence.
Approximately an hour later.
When Qi Ping returned to Peak Seven wearing a straw hat, the Green-robed Woman was sitting cross-legged under the ancient pine tree, with her eyes closed, adjusting her breath and Cultivating, her dark long hair gently swaying with the evening breeze.
Not far from her was the location of the box of Black Little Bees. As night was approaching, most of the Black Little Bees were returning to their hive one after another.
They were living normal lives of collecting nectar and making honey as per Qi Ping's instructions and were not noticed by the Green-robed Woman to be unusual.
This harmonious scene made Qi Ping quite speechless; anyone who didn't know would think this was her home...
However, Qi Ping quickly discovered something that made him a little uneasy.
The Green-robed Woman was injured!
Her face was pale, her aura unstable, and her Realm even seemed to be on the verge of dropping.
This was clearly a very severe injury, possibly one that even ordinary healing Medicinal Pills couldn't cure.
A little blood was even faintly seeping out from her abdomen through her clothes.
This made Qi Ping uneasy.
Who was this Green-robed Woman?
Qi Refining Ninth Layer, Qingyuan Sect Inner Sect Disciple!
This was the Qingyuan Sect's territory; who would dare to injure her to such an extent? Who could injure her to such an extent?
"I haven't paid attention to outside information for half a month; has the outside world already become this chaotic?" Qi Ping felt puzzled.
He knew that the situation in Qing Shi County would definitely continue to be chaotic, but this was becoming chaotic too quickly!
However, what made Qi Ping even more uncomfortable was, why did this Green-robed Woman, being injured, not obediently return to the Sect for treatment, but instead run here?
Don't attract enemies over here.
Anyone who could injure the Green-robed Woman to such an extent here was definitely not a benevolent person, and Qi Ping did not want to face such a fierce person!
Even if he won, if he lost more than half of his Bee Swarm, it would be a huge loss for Qi Ping.
So, this woman had to be sent away quickly!
Thus, Qi Ping steeled himself, pretending to have just seen the Green-robed Woman, and hurriedly ran a good distance in front of her, cupping his fists and saying:
"My Lady!"
The reason he didn't approach the Green-robed Woman was that she was currently injured, and if he rashly approached, she might think he was going to attack her, which would be troublesome.
"You're back?"
"Yes, My Lady, I went to..." Qi Ping replied according to his prior preparation.
However, after hearing him, the Green-robed Woman didn't seem to care about Qi Ping's answer, but directly asked about the Black-Robed Robber:
"Have you heard any news about that Black-Robed Robber during this time?"
To this, Qi Ping shook his head and said:
"Reporting to My Lady, during this period, only I have been on the mountain; no second person has appeared here."
There was no falsehood in Qi Ping's words, including Nan Jie, who hadn't been here for a long time.
"Has he not appeared at all?" The Green-robed Woman's brows furrowed tightly upon hearing Qi Ping's reply.
Although she had anticipated it, she was still somewhat disappointed.
Qi Ping also took this opportunity to ask the doubts in his heart:
"My Lady, after so long, could the other party have already escaped?"
"I placed a special tracking brand on him. He disappeared after his last appearance here. He either entered a Secret Realm or died here; there are only these two possibilities."
After the Green-robed Woman finished speaking, she gave Qi Ping a deep look. She was certain that the Three Great Families and the Qingyuan Sect had not made a move, so who could have killed that Black-Robed Robber?
There were some old guys in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range's Zone A who had that strength, but she had already investigated, and it was highly unlikely to be them.
So who could it be?
If the Black-Robed Robber wasn't dead, then he entered a Secret Realm, but there seemed to be no traces of a Secret Realm here.
"You continue to keep an eye out. You don't necessarily need to see the person; if you find anything unusual, notify me immediately. I won't shortchange you on Spirit Stones and Heaven And Earth Treasure!"
The Green-robed Woman didn't wait for Qi Ping's reply. After leaving this sentence, she dragged her injured body and left on her sword.
And Qi Ping, watching the Green-robed Woman's figure disappear into the sky, fell into deep thought.
The two possibilities the Green-robed Woman mentioned, no matter which one, were not good news for him.
If the Black-Robed Robber was dead, he would most likely not escape suspicion.
If the Black-Robed Robber was alive, wouldn't that point to the hidden secret underground of the Blood Ginseng Growing Area? That place would probably be exposed sooner or later.
"It seems I need to make plans early."
Qi Ping felt that the Green-robed Woman might already be suspecting him.
After all, he had appeared twice in this manner, and no matter how flawless his reasons were, it wouldn't matter.
At such times, evidence is often not needed, only suspicion suffices. Here, the Qingyuan Sect is the rule.
He was, after all, just a small Loose Cultivator, and the Green-robed Woman being so polite to him was already quite rare.
Now, as time continued, who knew if the Green-robed Woman would mobilize forces for a large-scale search?
"I need to find a retreat in advance..."
"Secondly, I need to find an opportunity to explore the hidden secret underground of the Blood Ginseng Growing Area as soon as possible. With my current Foundation, it's enough to find a new First Order Intermediate Spiritual Land to develop; I don't necessarily have to stick to this place."
"Also, during this time, I don't know how chaotic the outside world has become. My strength still needs to be improved as soon as possible..."
"At least I need to get the Fire Crow to First Order Perfection as soon as possible."
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