"Thank you, thank you…"
"That's great!"
Each of the three received a Water Essence Spirit Apricot, which meant each of them was guaranteed to overcome one layer of Bottleneck!
As long as the Bottleneck didn't appear at the tenth layer, it was fine.
For example, if a Bottleneck appeared at the eleventh layer, eating this Water Essence Spirit Apricot would directly ensure a Breakthrough to the twelfth layer.
And upon reaching the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level, if one wished to Breakthrough the Bottleneck, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill would suffice.
Foundation Establishment Pill could also break Bottlenecks.
However, it wasn't a hundred percent effective; after consuming a Foundation Establishment Pill, there was only a certain probability of Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
But their joy didn't last long.
Zhao Ling'er suddenly asked, "Ninth Junior Brother, how many Water Essence Spirit Apricots did you get in total?"
Fearing that He Pingsheng might misunderstand, Zhao Ling'er quickly explained, "I don't have any other intentions; it's just that the Sect has a rule that all items personally brought out of a Secret Realm must have half of them submitted to the Sect!"
"You gave each of us three, and I'm worried it won't be enough to meet the Sect's submission requirements later!"
"If the Sect discovers it, this could result in severe punishment!"
He Pingsheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh no, I forgot about that!"
Tian Xiaoqing said, "It's not submitting to the Sect, it's submitting to the Master!"
"Junior Brother's things should be given directly to Master!"
"Theoretically speaking, Master would then give them to Chongyang Old Ancestor, who would ultimately allocate half of the resources!"
He Pingsheng said, "Actually… I only managed to get six in total!"
This was quite a pain.
Six!
If he submitted three, and kept three for himself, then there wouldn't be enough to share.
Clap…
Zhao Ling'er placed the apricot in her hand in front of He Pingsheng and said, "Junior Brother, then I can't accept this…"
"You should submit it to Master first, and after Master keeps it, then we can see how it's distributed!"
"Right!" Xu Kunlun also, with a pained expression, returned the Water Essence Spirit Apricot to He Pingsheng: "You should take it back first, Ninth Junior Brother, this is breaking my heart… Waaah!"
Tian Xiaoqing also extended her jade hand towards He Pingsheng and said, "You give Master three, and when Master distributes them later, if any of us three gets one, that will be enough!"
He Pingsheng put away the three Water Essence Spirit Apricots and said, "Alright, we'll talk about it later!"
Just then, Senior Brother Hou Muxian suddenly arrived at He Pingsheng's door and asked, "Is Ninth Junior Brother in?"
He Pingsheng opened the door.
The four of them walked out of the room.
Hou Muxian said, "You're all here… That's good, let's go… Master said to have us all come over!"
"Oh, and Ninth Junior Brother!"
"You need to be mentally prepared, the people from the Law Enforcement Hall are here!"
He Pingsheng nodded; he was already prepared.
The few of them went to Yu Ning Palace together.
Upon entering Yu Ning Palace, He Pingsheng was almost startled.
There were many people.
All nine of Yu Ning's Disciples were present.
Besides these Disciples, there was Yu Ning herself, and several Elders from the Law Enforcement Hall dressed in purple Daoist robes.
There was also one Disciple from Hongde Yard of Xiuzhu Peak, two Disciples from Jade Profound Senior Martial Uncle's lineage on Xiuzhu Peak, and Jade Profound Senior Martial Uncle himself.
"Everyone, please sit down!" Yu Ning spoke faintly, saying, "He Pingsheng, this is Elder Hong from the Law Enforcement Hall, and Junior Martial Uncle Feng!"
He Pingsheng looked up; he had seen this Junior Martial Uncle Feng before.
When he had just entered Yu Ning's lineage and gone to the Sect to purchase items, this Junior Martial Uncle Feng had noticed him and personally came to Xiuzhu Peak to inquire.
Junior Martial Uncle Feng was a middle-aged Daoist Nun.
And Elder Hong was an old man with white hair and a white beard.
He Pingsheng had heard that Elder Hong was a Great Golden Core.
"He Pingsheng!" Elder Hong spoke.
He Pingsheng quickly stood up respectfully, cupped his hands, and said, "Disciple is here!"
"Good!" Elder Hong's expression was gentle as he said, "We are here today to ask a few questions, this is the rule of our Law Enforcement Hall, you only need to say what you know!"
"Just two hours ago, Immortal Master Yu De's life tablet from Hongde Yard on Xiuzhu Peak shattered, confirming his demise!"
"I ask you, is Yu De's death related to you?"
"Was he killed by you?"
Everyone looked at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng's expression was calm as he said, "No… Junior never saw Senior Martial Uncle Yu De from beginning to end!"
"Furthermore, Senior Martial Uncle Yu De is a Foundation Establishment Stage Senior, and I am merely a Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer Disciple, how could I possibly kill Senior Martial Uncle Yu De?"
Daoist Nun Feng suddenly interjected, "That's not necessarily true!"
"If one possesses a treasure, it's not impossible to kill someone of a higher cultivation level!"
He Pingsheng remained silent, ignoring Daoist Nun Feng's words.
However, Daoist Nun Feng seemed unwilling to let it go: "He Pingsheng, how do you prove that you didn't kill Yu De?"
Not far away, Yu Ning was somewhat angry.
Asking someone to prove their innocence was simply too much bullying.
He Pingsheng, however, was very calm and said, "Disciple doesn't know how to prove it, nor can I prove it!"
"But Disciple would like to ask Junior Martial Uncle Feng in return, can you prove that you didn't kill Senior Martial Uncle Yu De?"
Daoist Nun Feng immediately stood up in anger and said, "How could I kill Yu De? I have no grudges with him, He Pingsheng, what nonsense are you spouting?"
He Pingsheng's heart was as calm as water: "How do you prove it?"
"I don't need to prove it, why should I prove it?" Daoist Nun Feng shouted at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng said, "Then why should I prove it?"
At these words, Daoist Nun Feng was instantly speechless.
But being retorted in such a way, she naturally held a grudge against He Pingsheng in her heart.
"Hmph…" Daoist Nun Feng snorted coldly.
"Alright!" Elder Hong said, "The Sect is still investigating Yu De's matter and has not yet found the place of his demise, so let's not discuss this for now!"
"I ask you, Zheng Menglong, a Disciple from Hongde Yard, has accused you of killing fellow Disciple Linglong!"
"Is this true?"
He Pingsheng shook his head and said, "No!"
His tone was indifferent, his heart unruffled.
Since cultivating the Xuanmen Jingxin True Art, his Divine Soul had been refined, and He Pingsheng's state of mind, mentality, and control over emotions had all vastly improved.
Therefore, even when facing so many people, he remained calm and composed, able to handle the situation with ease.
Yu Ning, who had originally been worried about him, now seeing He Pingsheng so calm, immediately felt relieved and let out a sigh.
Daoist Nun Feng said, "You're lying!"
He Pingsheng shook his head: "Junior is not lying, Junior would like to ask Senior Brother Zheng Menglong, how did he determine that I killed Linglong?"
"Did he see it with his own eyes, or did he hear it from others?"
Whoosh…
In the hall, everyone turned their heads to look at a young Disciple.
This person was precisely Zheng Menglong, from Yu De's lineage.
Zheng Menglong immediately panicked.
He stammered, unable to speak coherently.
"This… that… I I I…"
"I didn't hear it from others!"
He Pingsheng smiled and said, "Since Senior Brother Zheng didn't hear it from others, then he must have seen it with his own eyes!"
"May I ask, Senior Brother Zheng, when and where did you see me kill Linglong?"
"What Move did I use, and what Spell did I cast?"
"And how did Linglong resist?"
"If you saw me fighting Linglong, why didn't you, as a Disciple of Hongde Yard, come out to help?"
He Pingsheng asked several questions in one breath.