Not far from the Dao Xuan Alliance Secret Realm entrance!
On a certain mountaintop!
An old man in a yellow Daoist robe was wielding the Magic Treasure in his hand, circulating the magical power within his body in a miraculous posture.
Countless magical powers were unleashed, attracted by a rune shimmering with black and red light in the Void Realm, spewing forth into this part of the world.
A life talisman shimmered within it.
The life talisman belonged to He Pingsheng.
The old Daoist was naturally Yu De.
The method of finding the main body through Bloodline was a secret art passed down from ancient times, rarely used in the Cultivation World.
Because it was generally not needed.
This secret art could indicate the location of the main body within a two-thousand-mile radius.
The reason Yu De was casting the spell here was that he wanted to see if He Pingsheng was in the Secret Realm.
If he was, a two-thousand-mile coverage would be sufficient to detect him.
However, to his regret, he did not detect any trace of He Pingsheng.
This meant that He Pingsheng was not in the Secret Realm.
Then when did he come out?
Yu De's brows furrowed.
The moment his granddaughter died, he immediately flew to the Secret Realm entrance and repeatedly confirmed with people that no Cultivators had been teleported out of the Secret Realm during that period.
This meant that He Pingsheng had been in the Secret Realm all along, but now he was gone.
It was clear, then, that he had left with another School.
Disguise?
Makeup?
In an instant, many methods flashed through Yu De's mind.
He closed his eyes, sorting through them one by one, guessing one by one, recalling one by one.
However, he found no clues.
“Good lad…” Yu De took a deep breath, a hint of solemnity involuntarily appearing in his eyes: “His actions are so steady, able to deceive me right under my nose?”
“Good, good, good!”
“I want to see where you can hide?”
Yu De waved his hand, grabbed the jade talisman again, and then soared into the sky once more, stepping on a Flying Sword and heading south along the road.
He had no specific destination, simply searching slowly within the entire Dao Xuan Alliance.
As long as He Pingsheng appeared within his two-thousand-mile range, he would be found.
Of course, if this fellow ran out of the Dao Xuan Alliance's sphere of influence, then he would be impossible to find.
But something that pleased Yu De soon happened.
On the afternoon of the fourth day of his diligent search, the jade tablet in his hand finally flickered.
He had locked onto He Pingsheng's location.
“Hahaha… I finally found you!”
“Hmph…”
“He Pingsheng…”
“I'm coming!”
The speed of sword flight was very fast, and in less than half an hour, Yu De, stepping on his Flying Sword, landed not far from the entrance of the cave where He Pingsheng was in seclusion!
He did not make a move immediately.
After all, he was a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, while He Pingsheng was merely a Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer.
What Yu De wanted to do was first ask He Pingsheng what exactly happened, and then slowly torture him to death.
Killing He Pingsheng with a single palm strike would be too easy for him.
“Junior Martial Nephew He, I am Senior Martial Uncle Yu De!”
“Please come out and talk!”
Yu De's voice was not loud, but it was enough to penetrate the cave.
He Pingsheng, who was cultivating the Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique, heard these words and was startled: “Oh no… How did this old scoundrel find this place?”
“I'll give you ten breaths of time!”
“After ten breaths, I will completely destroy this cave!”
He Pingsheng stood up with a start, then cautiously walked out of the cave entrance.
The setting sun had disappeared, the sky was dim, and the dark canyon was almost as dark as night.
Outside stood an old man in a yellow Daoist robe, who was Yu De.
Beside Yu De, there was also a large, golden snake standing.
The large snake stood up a little less than half its body, almost as tall as Yu De, but more of its body was coiled on the ground.
“Hiss… hiss… hiss hiss hiss…”
After seeing He Pingsheng, the python opened its mouth, hissing coldly.
“After the Secret Realm ended, you didn't return to the Sect, why are you furtively hiding in this valley?” After Yu De saw He Pingsheng, for some reason, the anger in his heart disappeared.
He looked very calm when he spoke now.
He Pingsheng was even calmer.
He said: “Then why did Senior Martial Uncle furtively come here to find me?”
Yu De said: “Did you kill Linglong?”
He Pingsheng did not answer him, but instead asked: “Did you kill my parents?”
Yu De's brows furrowed slightly, and he narrowed his eyes, staring at He Pingsheng: “Good lad, how dare you speak to me like that?”
“Enough, enough…”
“Since that's the case, I won't ask anymore!”
“Watch today, how I kill!”
“Go…” Yu De suddenly patted the Golden Python.
The Golden Python's body trembled slightly, then it slithered towards He Pingsheng.
Its pair of vertical pupils emitted two points of light in the darkness.
Bright and eerie.
Just one look would send chills down one's spine.
The giant python did not immediately attack, it merely moved slowly around He Pingsheng's body.
He Pingsheng no longer hid, because the python could attack at any time.
“Open…”
He let out a low shout.
A green Dao Talisman flew out.
In less than a breath's time, the green jade talisman exploded, and countless green sword lights gathered above He Pingsheng's head.
Every sword light was aimed at the Golden Python.
Hundreds of them!
Myriad Sword Dao Talisman!
Can a Dao Talisman kill a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator?
I don't know!
Only a desperate fight.
If I can kill, I kill!
If I can't kill, I die.
Anyway, today is a desperate situation, whether I can escape alive depends entirely on fate.
“This is… a Dao Talisman?” Yu De's face immediately showed shock: “And it's a Top Grade Dao Talisman?”
“You… how do you have something like this on you?”
Yu De was a little scared.
He knew much more about Dao Talismans than He Pingsheng did.
Let alone a Top Grade Dao Talisman, even a Medium Grade one would cause significant damage to a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.
It simply couldn't be stopped.
A Top Grade one, needless to say, was even more potent.
“Junior Martial Nephew, let's talk this out!” Yu De's expression immediately changed.
After all, he only came here to unilaterally kill He Pingsheng, and did not want to get injured himself: “There are many misunderstandings regarding your parents' matter!”
“I can't explain it to you in a short time!”
“Think about it, as an Inner Sect Foundation Establishment Cultivator, I couldn't possibly have any conflict of interest with Outer Sect Disciples like your parents!”
“So, I wouldn't kill them for no reason!”
“It's all a misunderstanding!”
He Pingsheng took a deep breath and said: “Is it really a misunderstanding?”
As soon as Yu De saw He Pingsheng asking, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said softly and kindly: “It's really a misunderstanding, Junior Martial Nephew, if you withdraw your Divine Ability, I promise you…”
Before he finished speaking, he heard He Pingsheng say: “Master, why are you here too?”
He Pingsheng spoke suddenly, and Yu De almost didn't think much, instinctively turning his head to look back.
At this moment, hundreds of sword lights above He Pingsheng's head suddenly blasted out, falling towards Yu De.
“Damn it… he tricked me…”
Yu De roared and cursed!
Countless green sword lights, like a green cloud, enveloped Yu De's head!
At this moment, Yu De had two choices.
First, run!
Second, defend!
If he ran, he would abandon all defenses, and if any sword light landed on him, the consequences would be unimaginable.
If he defended!
How to defend?
There was no time to activate the Magic Treasure's Restriction.
Because everything was too fast.
And even if he did activate it, Yu De knew he couldn't defend against it.
Serious injury was already unavoidable.