"So that's how it is!"
Jade Profound Martial Uncle, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, then nodded in realization.
He had always wondered how He Pingsheng managed to escape.
Now that it was explained, he understood immediately.
Many people in the hall, like Yu Xuan, also had an epiphany at this moment.
"That doesn't make sense!" Feng Daogu suddenly said, "It's plausible that you disguised yourself as a man, but how could you have hidden it from the Dharma Eye of a Tianfu Mountain Elder?"
"Would they have let you board the ship?"
Feng Daogu voiced the doubts in many people's hearts.
He Pingsheng said, "In that Secret Realm, this Disciple once helped Tianfu Mountain Disciple Qiao Huizhu, and she helped me conceal it!"
Elder Hong nodded and said, "After you left on Tianfu Mountain's flying boat, where did you go?"
He Pingsheng said, "This Disciple traveled on Tianfu Mountain's flying boat for about half a day before disembarking in a mountainous area!"
"Originally, this Disciple planned to go to Matou Mountain Market, but because this Disciple's Divine Thought was injured, he couldn't control a paper crane to fly, so he could only hide in the mountains to cultivate!"
"A few days later, which was earlier today, Master went out to look for me and happened to find me!"
"So I returned to the Sect with Master!"
"That's the whole story!"
After speaking, He Pingsheng fell silent.
He had said too much today.
As the saying goes, the more one speaks, the more likely one is to err.
The more he spoke, the easier it would be for others to find loopholes.
The best way was to say nothing, insist that he had never seen Linglong, and without evidence, they couldn't do anything to him.
But that wouldn't work!
He Pingsheng had to give a reasonable explanation for why he left with Tianfu Mountain's Immortal boat.
To explain this, he had to say so much.
Fortunately, he had carefully considered these words many times, and overall, there would be no flaws.
"Good!" Elder Hong nodded and said, "Currently, there is no evidence to prove that He Pingsheng is the murderer of Linglong!"
"First, he has no sufficient motive!"
"Second, logically speaking, he doesn't have the ability in that regard either!"
"Third, we don't have enough evidence!"
"Therefore, this Old Man is personally more inclined to believe that Linglong, Luoyu, Yang Xu, and the other six must have encountered a large-scale ambush from another Sect, which is why they perished!"
"As this Old Man knows, Xiao Bufan, the Great Disciple of the Ice Peak Immortal Sect, also perished in this Secret Realm, so it's likely someone is intentionally causing trouble!"
"Enough, enough!" Elder Hong waved his sleeve, "He Pingsheng, for now, we cannot convict you, but you cannot go out during this period and must wait for some time!"
"After our Law Enforcement Hall investigates further, if it is confirmed that you are innocent, we will make an announcement about your matter within the Sect!"
"Everyone, farewell!"
Elder Hong left the main hall.
"Hmph…" Feng Daogu snorted coldly and followed Elder Hong out.
"Alright!" Senior Martial Uncle Yu Xuan waved his hand, "All of you get out. If anyone dares to spread baseless rumors about this matter again, be careful, this Old Man will cut out their tongue!"
As he spoke, Yu Xuan looked at Zheng Menglong.
Zheng Menglong was so scared that he lowered his head and quickly left!
Who knew Master would die?
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have said a single word even if he were beaten to death.
In the main hall, only Yu Xuan, Yu Ning, and He Pingsheng's nine Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters remained.
Everyone looked eagerly at He Pingsheng, because in front of him were six Water Essence Spirit Apricots.
"Ninth junior brother…" Yu Ning waved the horsetail whisk in her hand, looking at her junior Disciple, growing fonder the more she looked.
He Pingsheng's performance today was far beyond her expectations.
His words were clear, his logic was lucid, and he was neither humble nor arrogant, moreover, he did not show his emotions.
Such a person could walk further on the Dao.
"Why are you still standing there?"
"Take out all the items you obtained in the Secret Realm. According to the rules, half must be handed over to the Sect!"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng respectfully opened his hundred treasure sack and then took out the items one by one.
immortal bamboo shoot!
seven-leaf spirit grass!
Spirit Apricot!
First Grade Spiritual Plant, and so on.
There were over three thousand plants in total!
Second Grade Spiritual Plants, over thirty plants.
In addition to these First Grade and Second Grade Spiritual Plants, there were also fourteen bottles of lieyang flower pollen.
golden silver peach, 13 pieces.
He Pingsheng only took out these; the rest he had hidden away early.
"Heh… You little rascal… You've got quite a haul!" Yu Ning said with a smile, "Although these things are many, overall, they are not particularly valuable!"
"Hmm… This Medium Grade lieyang flower pollen is not bad!"
"Alright!" Yu Ning waved her hand, took half of all the items, and pushed the other half back to He Pingsheng.
"You did well!"
"This Palace will bestow other rewards later!"
"Ninth junior brother, tell me what you want!"
Yu Ning looked at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng said, "Master, when I first entered the Secret Realm, I told Tian Xiaoqing, Zhao Ling'er, and Xu Kunlun that the four of us would advance and retreat together, and the items we obtained would be equally divided!"
"So I would like to ask Master for a Water Essence Spirit Apricot."
"Oh!" Yu Ning nodded, picked up a Water Essence Spirit Apricot, and gave it to He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng now had four Spirit Apricots in his hand. He gave three of them to Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, and Xu Kunlun, respectively.
The faces of the surrounding people turned dark.
They thought you were keeping it for yourself, but you gave them to the three of them?
Isn't this a waste?
Especially Senior Brother Hou Muxian, his heart was aching terribly at this moment.
"Master… this… this…" His face was extremely bitter.
He was already at the twelfth level, and he was only short of one Water Essence Spirit Apricot to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
He had tried Foundation Establishment Pills several times before, but each time he was always just a little bit short.
Now, if he could have a Water Essence Spirit Apricot, it would guarantee his entry into the Foundation Establishment Stage.
If He Pingsheng had three in his hand, Hou Muxian could still find a way to trade with He Pingsheng.
But now that they had been distributed, how could you trade?
They wanted to keep it for themselves, so it was impossible to trade with you.
What to do?
"This Palace still has the last two fruits!" Yu Ning shook the Water Essence Spirit Apricot in her hand and said, "As for how to distribute them, I want to consult Old Ancestor Chongyang first!"
"After his Old Ancestor speaks, this Palace will distribute them!"
"You all…"
"You can all go down first!"
"Oh, that's right!" Yu Ning looked at the four of them again, He Pingsheng included, and said, "The four of you, before you swallow the Water Essence Spirit Apricot in your hands, are not allowed to leave Xiuzhu Peak by even a single step!"
"Lest you cause more trouble!"
This…
He Pingsheng's face fell, "Master, this Disciple needs to go to Matou Mountain!"
"No going!" Yu Ning said, "What do you need?"
He Pingsheng said, "The lieyang flower pollen in this Disciple's hand needs to be sold in time, otherwise its medicinal properties will be lost!"
"Also, this Disciple wants to exchange this lieyang flower for some Spirit Recovery Pills, as this Disciple's Divine Thought is almost collapsing!"
Yu Ning said, "Give me the pollen, I'll take care of this for you!"
"You stay put on Xiuzhu Peak, no going down the peak!"