If I were to run, I would definitely have to use the Spatial Evasion Disk, but then, the nine members from the Pure Yang Sword Sect would surely follow suit, leaving the combat robots utterly useless.
Having made up his mind, Zhou Ping had a determined look in his eyes.
What the people from the Pure Yang Sword Sect didn't know was that he still had another trump card up his sleeve, a second-rank enhanced Energy Grenade with significant might.
Moreover, he still kept the Jade Token Magical Artifact given by Elder Tianhe, which he chose not to trade because he needed it to save his life. With this Jade Token to protect him, he had no fear of being affected by the explosive energy of the Energy Grenades.
As time went on, the battle gradually reached a fever pitch. It had to be said that the Exoskeleton Powered Armor was indeed quite useful. Although it was slightly less agile, in a situation where close combat was inevitable, it was nothing short of a single soldier's divine artifact.
With its assistance, Zhou Ping, at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, was not only able to clash head-on with disciples from the Pure Yang Sword Sect who were at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation without being at a disadvantage, but he was also fighting one against three.
However, Zhou Ping couldn't feel the slightest bit of joy in his heart. Although he was still holding on, the six combat robots beside him were completely suppressed by the other six disciples from the Pure Yang Sword Sect. After all, they were standardized creations, suitable for cannon fodder, and no match for cultivators of the Human Race who were known for their combat power in the same rank.
Zhou Ping hardened his heart and quietly took out an enhanced Energy Grenade from his Storage Bag, ready to use the method he had initially thought of.
Just then, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Several blazing sword lights came flying from the Vault of Heaven above, accompanied by a strong wind that enveloped the sky, and the battlefield in the dense forest below came to an abrupt halt.
Zhou Ping was shocked, but when he saw that the figures descending on their swords were all dressed in the Luofu Sword Sect disciple attire, his heart sank in relief. He then quickly spoke up amidst the whistling wind and pressure.
"Fellow seniors, I am a disciple from Heavy Sword Peak, and I have an urgent matter to report to the seniors and the Sect."
Zhou Ping reacted quickly. If he had used the Energy Grenade to eliminate all the disciples of the Pure Yang Sword Sect without leaving any survivors, he would have undoubtedly hidden everything about the Zhu Tian Ruins Market, as well as the Ruins Market Guest Token, deep in his heart.
But now it was different; with the nine Pure Yang Sword Sect disciples detained, the matter of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market could not be kept secret. It was better for him to report it proactively, as this would also earn the favor of the high-level Sect officials and might even result in a reward.
In the skies above the Luofu Realm, a group of Luofu Sword Sect Inner Sect disciples sped by on their swords.
Zhou Ping stood cautiously behind one of the Foundation Establishment disciples' flying swords, quickly contemplating how to answer when meeting with the high-level Sect officials, while listening to the exchange between the Foundation Establishment brothers.
Soon, he understood the general progression of the Sect conflict.
It turned out that the Sect's ally "Goddess Palace" came to reinforce them, helping the Luofu Sword Sect repel the Pure Yang Sword Sect.
Half an hour later, at the Luofu Sword Sect's gate, in Luofu Hall.
"Zhou Ping, are you saying that this bronze Token can connect to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market once every month?"
Standing below the great hall, Zhou Ping stood with his body bowed and his face full of tension.
There was no helping it; around the great hall sat a dozen individuals, all of them were elders of the Sect, and for a mere Outer Sect disciple like him, when had he ever seen such a scene?
Carefully organizing his speech, Zhou Ping quickly responded.
"To the Sect Master, yes. This Token is called the Ruins Market Guest Token and can connect to the Zhu Tian Ruins Market once a month. However, I mortgaged most of Elder Tianhe's items to the existence behind the market, and only received the opportunity for five more connections in return. To increase the number of connections further, one must provide other rare resources."
As he spoke, Zhou Ping emphasized the importance of the Zhu Tian Ruins Market and his own role in it by adding:
"Because the Pure Yang Sword Sect disciples were in hot pursuit, I didn't have much time to interact with the bizarre extraterrestrial creatures in the market's stall area. Yet even so, I saw nearly ten types of medicinal herbs that are extremely rare in our Cultivation World."
"Additionally, there is this batch of Gangfeng Cloud Essence. I traded Elder Yunhe's sword pellet not only for this Ruins Market Guest Token but also for this batch of Gangfeng Cloud Essence."
When Zhou Ping took out the clump of Nine Heavens Cloud Essence, all the elders of the Luofu Sword Sect in the hall were visibly moved.
An old voice echoed in the hall.
"Such a large clump of Gangfeng Cloud Essence, let alone us Nascent Soul cultivators, even if the Sect Master personally went to the Gangfeng Heaven to collect and refine it, it would probably take hundreds of years, and Nascent Soul cultivators would need more than a thousand years."
At the head of the hall, the Sword Sect Master with Divinity Transformation cultivation lightly waved his hand, and then a slight mana fluctuation arose in the hall, drawing the clump of Gangfeng Cloud Essence from Zhou Ping's hand toward the top of the hall.
After confirming that it was indeed genuine Gangfeng Cloud Essence, he nodded slightly and then turned his gaze back to Zhou Ping below.
"You also mentioned that the ore produced in that mine in the Black Sky Realm is called Titanium Crystal by that Ruins Market Master?"
"Yes, and that Ruins Market Master also said that as long as enough Titanium Crystal is provided, the number of times this Ruins Market Guest Token can be used can be continuously increased."
After Zhou Ping finished speaking, he hesitated for a long time before finally adding one more thing.
"Moreover, this Ruins Market Guest Token is bound to me; the Ruins Market Master said that only I can activate this Guest Rank Token."
Of course, this was a lie concocted by him. In fact, even if he had died at the hands of the nine disciples of the Pure Yang Sword Sect, those disciples from the Pure Yang Sword Sect would still be able to use the Guest Token.