Chapter 297 Alliance

Shen Ping and his master Lian Xuejin did not know the power of the human race's treasure, the Jiuzhou Tower. It could conceal the secrets of the creatures within a certain range without any activation after leaving the black fog. However, even if he knew, he would not think that everything would be fine. Divination was only the most direct way for the high-level immortals of various races to find his specific location, but it was not the only way.

The environment of the Dark Abyss is special, but if the various races really want to find Shen Ping, they definitely have other ways. At the very least, they have to search every inch of the Dark Abyss.

After all, the Ten Thousand Spirits List appeared.

The human race has finally declined, so how could other races give them another chance to rise again? They have no way to deal with those great immortals of the human race, but as for a beast-patterned golden elixir like Shen Ping, as long as they find him, they can easily wipe him out like stepping on an ant.

This truth.

Shen Ping naturally knew it clearly.

Therefore, he would not place his hope on the powerful human immortals or external objects. If he wanted to find a way to survive, there was only one way, to become stronger!

The Gate of Strange Beasts.

The second floor of the underground palace is a dark environment.

Looking at the curve of the purple-green soft armor hidden under the veil in front of him, Shen Ping took out five complete beast talisman pictures and handed them over. In the past ten years, in addition to studying the Puppet Beast Sutra, he would take time out to stay in the underground palace for a while, searching for strange stones while trading with the second-class beast spirit genius of the Feather Clan.

Actually.

Compared to searching for strange stones, the biggest profits come from trading for talisman beast pictures.

Smelling the special fragrance on Yin Ting's body, his eyes inadvertently swept to the mud marks covered by the purple-green soft armor. In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the pale tiger roar covered by Pei Huoyu's light armor. The unknown portal of the heart is always a thing of great interest.

Yin Ting's cold eyebrows curved slightly. As a cultivator who had reached the perfect stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, how could she not notice Shen Ping's slightly burning gaze? After all these years of getting along, she had already gained some understanding of this genius of the human race.

I dare not say anything else.

But she is definitely a good woman.

However, it is normal for the Feather Clan to pursue the great instinct. In order to continue their bloodline, they may have the most primitive communication directly as long as there is a little bit of goodwill. It's a pity that the other party is a human, and a beast spirit genius who is in danger of losing his life at any time.

Therefore, even though she had some favorable impressions towards him, Yin Ting would not let her innocent body be tainted by the aura of the human race.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, we have been working together for quite some time. Can the price of the Talisman Beast Diagram be lowered? As you know, although this kind of talisman is powerful, it is a one-time consumable item. If the price can be lowered, I can buy twice as much each time, and I can also introduce other fellow Daoists to you!"

Yin Ting said softly.

Shen Ping shook his head and refused to give in. "Fellow Daoist Yin, the Talisman Beast Diagram is not easy to make. It takes a lot of effort on me. It has the power of the strange beast engraved on the talisman... Besides, Fellow Daoist Yin has killed many other beast spirit geniuses with the Talisman Beast Diagram over the years. I'm afraid the harvest is not small!"

Yin Ting did not deny it.

She herself is a second-class beast spirit genius, and is considered a top-notch powerhouse at the Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation level on the second floor of the underground palace. However, in a fight between beast spirit geniuses, unless the gap is huge, it is still difficult to destroy an opponent of the same level. But relying on the beast talisman map from the trade, she has killed many powerful opponents in succession, and not only obtained a lot of strange stones, but also got some low-level beast spirit treasures. Relying on these low-level beast spirit treasures, she also got a medium-level beast spirit treasure, which is a defensive type.

You can say that.

She was the one who gained the most from the deal with Shen Ping.

"The second level of the Ascension Palace will be opened in ten years. Do you plan to go in, Fellow Daoist Shen?"

Yin Ting asked, changing the subject.

Entrances will appear randomly in the Ascension Palace, but anyone with a strong enough strength or a mark of a strange beast can basically encounter them. Under normal circumstances, no one can resist them, but if you activate the mark of a strange beast, you can resist it.

This is also one of the uses of the mark of the strange beast.

Shen Ping nodded, "The Heaven Ascension Palace is the greatest opportunity in the Underground Palace. How can I miss it?"

Yin Ting glanced at Shen Ping and said, "The Ascension Palace opens once every hundred years. You just arrived at the Underground Palace, so there is no need to rush in. It will not be too late to go in after you have improved your strength."

At this point, she lowered her voice and reminded, "I heard that the last time the Ascension Palace was opened, no one came out alive."

Ascending to the Heavenly Palace is an opportunity, but the dangers that come with it are also huge.

The beast spirit geniuses of each race have a high status, and the possibility of them dying in the outside world is very low. The top leaders of each race will do their utmost to protect them. However, the mortality rate in the Underground Palace's Ascension Hall is extremely terrifying.

Shen Ping couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Yin, I wonder how dangerous this second level of the Ascension Palace is?"

"The ladder to heaven is the first level, and the puppet in the metal passage is the second level. These two levels are the most basic and appear almost every time the Heaven Ascension Palace opens. As for the third level, the Black Water River, it's different. Sometimes it appears, and the dangers are different..."

Yin Ting told the details of the information she knew.

The number of cultivators who survive each time in the Ascension Palace varies, but only the strongest can obtain the unique high-level beast spirit treasure. In fact, most of the cultivators who survive to the end will leave directly if they know that they cannot beat the opponent. After all, passing through the Ascension Palace itself is the biggest gain.

"Having treasures and means to predict and judge danger will give you the highest chance of surviving to the end. Besides that, luck is also very important!"

"The main reason why the beast spirit geniuses of various races did not encircle and suppress you is that they know that the mortality rate in this underground palace is very high, so they naturally will not deliberately look for you..."

Shen Ping knew that what Yin Ting said was true. He was no longer the newbie who had just entered the Gate of Strange Beasts over the years, and he had a relatively detailed understanding of the Beast Spirit Geniuses. Simply put, the differences between Beast Spirit Geniuses can be divided into three main aspects.

The first and most basic one is the power of the strange beast. The larger and stronger the power of the strange beast in the dantian is, the stronger the strength will be. The second is the beast spirit treasure. Most beast spirit geniuses only have low-level beast spirit treasures, so this aspect depends on the development and utilization of the beast spirit treasures. The more you obtain, the easier it is to defeat the enemy, such as if you happen to have a treasure that can restrain the opponent's beast spirit treasure.

The third is the mark of the strange beast. The more complete the mark of the strange beast is, the deeper the understanding of the level of the strange beast's artistic conception is. The third point is also the biggest difference between the strength of beast spirit geniuses.

If a second-rate beast spirit genius like Yin Ting were to face an ordinary beast spirit genius, she would basically be crushed. Even if she encountered the demon cultivator last time, she would be able to win in the end. It just depends on whether she is willing to pay some price.

Therefore, as long as there is a beast spirit genius who does not want to lie down, he will enter the Palace of Ascension to give it a try, because relying solely on searching for strange stones in the underground palace or fighting and looting to accumulate and improve the power of strange beasts is very slow. More than 80% of the beast spirit geniuses of all races, if they do not enter the Palace of Ascension, even if they have extremely high comprehension, will have a weak foundation and their strength and cultivation will be far inferior to those of others who enter the Palace of Ascension.

You know.

The Ascension Palace can not only increase the power of strange beasts, it can also greatly improve physical fitness, the purity of magic power, etc.

Therefore, in a true sense, the Ascension Palace can be called a training ground for elite beast spirit talents.

Yin Ting continued, "Fellow Daoist Shen, the reason I'm trying to persuade you is mainly because I don't want you to die in vain. Just because you can pass the first level doesn't mean you can pass the second level. And most importantly, there are second-class beast spirit geniuses on the second level. You can use up one with high-level beast spirit treasures, but can you use up the second one?"

Shen Ping frowned.

He admitted that Yin Ting was right.

High-level beast spirit treasures are not omnipotent, especially in the Ascension Palace where beast spirit geniuses gather in large numbers. Once the fighting begins, the powerful consumption of high-level beast spirit treasures will become a disadvantage.

"Fellow Daoist Yin, thank you for your reminder and advice, but I will still go... I don't have much time!"

When Yin Ting heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent.

yes.

Shen Ping doesn't have much time.

The high-ranking immortals of other races will not allow it to grow and allow the human race's ranking on the All Spirits List to continue to rise.

Think of this.

Yin Ting hesitated and said, "If you insist on entering, you can form an alliance with me!"

"Alliance?"

"Yes, there are not many outstanding beast spirit geniuses in each race, and they all know each other. For example, Ling Chan'er, who I introduced to you before, is a genius of the spirit race who has a good relationship with me. If we enter the Ascension Palace, we will form an alliance and deal with danger together!"

"By then, geniuses from other races will also form secret alliances. You are a human, and your identity is different. If you don't have allies, other geniuses will definitely not mind joining forces to destroy you first!"

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Shen Ping looked strange, "Why is Fellow Daoist Yin so kind? Aren't you afraid that my status will affect you?"

Yin Ting smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen has the Talisman Beast Diagram and a high-level beast spirit treasure. Although his realm of cultivation is a little lower, his strength should not be underestimated. And it is precisely because of this that the geniuses of other races may be careless..."

Shen Ping nodded and teased half-jokingly: "I thought Brother Yin was reluctant to leave!"

Yin Ting's fair skin beneath her veil flashed a hint of red, but she quickly said coldly: "Friend Shen, don't worry. In this underground palace, life and death are unknown. How can we have other thoughts?"

Shen Ping cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Yin is right."

After chatting briefly for a few more sentences, they parted ways.

Half a month later.

Yin Ting mentioned the alliance to Ling Chaner.

Ling Chan'er frowned and said, "Yin Ting, I have also met Fellow Daoist Shen once or twice. Not to mention his human identity, his cultivation level is too low. You should know that the demon race, the devil race, as well as several second-class beast spirit geniuses from my spirit race and the flame race will enter when the Ascension Palace opens this time. Even if he has the beast talisman map, such an item can only be used once or twice. If there are more than that, other beast spirit geniuses will definitely be on guard. If we form an alliance with him, I am afraid that if a conflict occurs, it will drag us down!"

Yin Ting shook her head and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen was able to stand out from the first level of the Ascension Palace. He must have other means. Moreover, he has a high-level beast spirit treasure, which can definitely play a deterrent role at a critical moment. Don't forget that the Ascension Palace is ultimately based on survival!"

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Yin Ting, Ling Chan'er could only helplessly say, "Okay, but if there is really danger, I won't care about the friendship between us allies."

"Can."

For these beast spirit geniuses, the so-called alliance is just a verbal agreement, and they will not really sign any written contract. After all, there are dangers everywhere in the Ascension Palace, and who knows what unmanageable situations they will encounter.

…

The next period of time.

In addition to reviewing the beast-shaped scrolls on the two beast experiences of talismans and puppets, Shen Ping did not continue to study new things in the rest of the time. Instead, he made talisman puppets. This time when entering the Ascension Palace, he had to be adequately prepared, especially the fifth-order attack talismans, of which he had to accumulate thousands. In case of encountering a difficult enemy, these thousand talismans would be his greatest reliance.

As for the complete talisman beast pictures, only a few dozen could be produced, mainly due to the limitations of materials and energy.

In addition, there are puppets. At most four more can be refined, which just form a five-beast puppet. Then the puppet's magical powers can be used.

Therefore, these things alone took up too much of his time.

But even so, he would take time out every day to communicate with Jing Huilan. Although the gold frame was already the limit for most Taoist companions, and without special circumstances and emotions, it would be difficult to transform into the purple frame and give birth to the original life, but Shen Ping would not give up.

He firmly believes that love grows over time, and as long as he works tirelessly to preach and learn, the day of transformation will come.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

Greystone City.

The city lord's manor.

Hall.

Shen Ping sat at the first seat, looking at An Zhiyuan and other guests standing respectfully, and said casually: "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Pavilion Master!"

An Zhiyuan and several other guests sat down one after another, and then said: "Master, this time I have opened up the trade routes around Jianyin City, and established cooperative relations with several sects and families of our human race. With their help, there will be no problem in trading along these trade routes."

Since the annihilation of the Shi Hu clan.

The business alliance in the city developed rapidly, even with a taste of wild growth. Without constraints and fees, not only the Zhenbao Pavilion, but also the caravans of other ethnic groups expanded in strength and size. However, the Zhenbao Pavilion relied on precious resources to develop faster. Various gathering places and markets under the jurisdiction of Huishi City successively established branch pavilions, and the number has exceeded twelve, firmly controlling the resources on the edge of the Black Mist Jedi.

In addition.

Jianyin City was also completely opened.

Of course, this is only limited to the market at the early stage of Refining Void. Shen Ping is unable to provide resources at the middle and late stages or even the fusion level for the time being.

But even so.

The strength of Zhenbao Pavilion has increased more than tenfold. The number of guests at the Spirit Transformation level has doubled. Although it is only nominal, their dependence on Zhenbao Pavilion is increasing. As for the Nascent Soul level, there are even more.

To this.

Shen Ping was very calm. He knew clearly that the current strength of Zhenbao Pavilion was actually only based on the supply of precious resources and his deterrence. Among those guests, only the An family and another human guest were truly loyal to him, while the others were just superficial.

After An Zhiyuan finished his report, he hesitated and said, "Pavilion Master, the attacks of the demons on our Zhenbao Pavilion have gradually increased recently. Some seniors in Jianyin City heard about it and wanted to invite you to jointly deal with the demons..."

(End of this chapter)