The items He Pingsheng enhanced were not limited to these.
Besides the things he obtained from Yu De, he also enhanced one zhu yu fruit, which became two High Grade zhu yu fruits after enhancement.
Actually, the enhancement of zhu yu fruit didn't bring a significant improvement; the main benefit was turning one into two.
There were thirteen leaves of Enlightenment Tea in total, and after enhancement, they became twenty-six High Grade leaves.
Enlightenment Tea is not typically needed.
Its main purpose is to help Cultivators comprehend the Dao.
However, for He Pingsheng, comprehending the Dao was still a very distant matter.
He was merely a Disciple at the Qi Refinement Stage; what Dao was he going to comprehend?
Comprehending the Dao is something that Cultivators at the Late Stage of the Golden Core Stage consider when they are about to enter the Nascent Soul Realm.
So, these leaves were not needed for now; he would keep them for later, after he reached the Golden Core Stage.
Other items like 【Poison Pills】, 【Poison Sacks】, and 【Poison Crisp】 were also enhanced by him one by one.
There was also a rather special item: a Snow Peng egg.
After he put this item into the gathering treasure basin for enhancement, one became two, and the original grayish-white eggshell now had some Time runes on it.
Although the texture of the runes was faint and the Time color was not strong, they were undeniably there.
This indicated that both the eggshell and the life within had been enhanced by He Pingsheng.
He just didn't know what these two little creatures would become after they hatched.
Would they still be the original Snow Peng?
Perhaps, but even if they were, their Bloodline would definitely be improved.
He Pingsheng's life was very simple; his daily tasks were meditation, cultivation, and sleep.
After his Fire-attribute Dantian reached the Qi Refining Stage Eight, he did not continue to improve his cultivation but instead turned to cultivate his other four Dantians of Metal, Wood, Water, and Earth.
Once one of the Dantians broke through, the other Dantians would no longer encounter a Bottleneck during their Breakthrough process, and their cultivation speed would be very fast.
He just needed to continuously accumulate energy.
Each Dantian could be filled in about three months.
After one or two years of this, all five of He Pingsheng's Dantians also reached the Eighth Level.
However, this cultivation speed was still relatively fast compared to his Aptitude and Spiritual Root.
To cover his tracks, He Pingsheng then cultivated the 【Nine Poison Golden Body】 and the 【Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique】.
He engaged in Body Refining on one hand and Spirit Refining on the other.
In a blink of an eye, another year passed.
It had been a full three years since the Secret Realm closed.
...
"Actually, cultivation, there's no set speed!"
"It's fine to be a bit slower!"
It was a scorching summer day, on a certain peak of Xiuzhu Peak, beneath an old pine tree.
Senior Martial Uncle Yu Xuan was smiling as he imparted his experience to the juniors.
"Take He Pingsheng as an example; this kid is only twenty-two this year, and he's already reached the Eighth Level. Would you say that's fast or slow?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Third Senior Sister Cheng Siyu said, "He's a bit slow. When I reached the Eighth Level, I was only sixteen!"
"I was at the Eighth Level at fourteen!"
"I'm dumber; I only reached it at twenty-one!"
Everyone chimed in.
Yu Xuan, however, shook his head and said, "Not so, not so..."
"Although he is only at the Qi Refining Stage Eight now, if he breaks through the Bottleneck in the future, he might be able to Foundation Establishment before he's thirty!"
"In this world, how many people can Foundation Establishment before they're thirty?"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Over the years, only one person on Xiuzhu Peak had successfully Foundation Establishment.
That was Senior Brother Hou Muxian.
Hou Muxian was able to step into the Foundation Establishment Stage Realm thanks to the Water Essence Spirit Apricot that He Pingsheng brought back then.
The crucial point was that Hou Muxian was already over forty.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
Just as they were speaking, two streaks of white light suddenly shot out from the sea of white clouds in the distant mountains.
In less than three breaths' Time, two giant white birds landed beside He Pingsheng.
The two large birds affectionately circled around He Pingsheng, making the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters nearby drool with envy.
These were two Snow Pengs, hatched from the Snow Peng eggs that He Pingsheng had enhanced.
Unlike ordinary Snow Pengs, the tops of these two Snow Pengs' heads were Time-colored.
Everyone else thought these Snow Pengs had mutated, but only He Pingsheng knew that it was the gathering treasure basin's doing.
"It's still convenient for Old Nine to go out!" Third Senior Sister Cheng Siyu said, "He can just sit on the Snow Peng and go out, no need to use paper cranes anymore, right?"
"Old Nine, can this thing fly to Matou Mountain?"
Cheng Siyu looked at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Master doesn't let me leave Xiuzhu Peak!"
"If they grow bigger in two years, flying to Matou Mountain shouldn't be a big problem!"
Snow Pengs were originally good at carrying loads while flying, not to mention these were enhanced species?
Ordinary Snow Pengs usually don't cultivate; they only devour various Spirit Insects between heaven and earth to improve their cultivation, so their improvement is limited.
Most Snow Pengs' cultivation can eventually reach the human Qi Refining Stage Fifth or Sixth Level; that's already their limit.
But He Pingsheng found that his two Snow Pengs were a bit different.
They actually knew how to devour the Immortal Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.
Starting this year, He Pingsheng gradually began feeding the Snow Pengs High Grade 【Qi Gathering Pills】, breaking the Medicinal Pill into small pieces and feeding them into their mouths, and these two fellows could actually digest them.
Now, both of them had actually reached the Qi Refining Stage Second Level.
With slow cultivation in the future, there was great potential.
"Senior Sister Cheng should be close to Foundation Establishment, right?" He Pingsheng's single sentence shifted the focus back to Cheng Siyu.
Of the two Water Essence Spirit Apricots from before, besides the one Hou Muxian took, the other one fell into Cheng Siyu's hands.
Cheng Siyu had encountered a Bottleneck at the Eleventh Level and couldn't Breakthrough to the Twelfth Level no matter what. After taking and consuming the Water Essence Spirit Apricot, she quickly reached the Twelfth Level.
Counting the days, she should be preparing for Foundation Establishment around this Time.
"Hmm..." Cheng Siyu nodded generously and said, "Soon... I'll try it in a while!"
"I've prepared the Foundation Establishment Pill, even if it's Low Grade!"
"I just don't know if I can cross over!"
Disciples at the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level do not necessarily need a Foundation Establishment Pill to Breakthrough.
The Foundation Establishment Pill is merely an external object.
Some exceptionally talented Disciples can complete Foundation Establishment simply by breathing and absorbing the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.
However, for ninety-nine percent of Cultivators, Foundation Establishment is also a hurdle, a Bottleneck.
The Foundation Establishment Pill can solve the Bottleneck problem, but the Foundation Establishment Pill is special; it's not like the Water Essence Spirit Apricot, which guarantees a Level increase. Instead, it only has a certain probability of allowing you to successfully Foundation Establishment.
According to statistics from the cultivation world over countless years, as stated in the cultivation notes, a Low Grade Foundation Establishment Pill only has a thirty percent chance.
Medium Grade, fifty percent!
High Grade, eighty percent!
If there's a High Grade one, it's basically a guaranteed success.
"Senior Brother He, is Senior Brother He here?" A male Cultivator wearing Outer Sect Disciple attire ran over and asked somewhat anxiously.
Everyone turned to look.
He Pingsheng said, "I am He Pingsheng; are you looking for me?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The Outer Sect Disciple looked at He Pingsheng with trepidation and said, "Senior Martial Uncle Yu Ning wants Senior Brother to come over quickly; he said a Senior from Tianfu Mountain has arrived and specifically asked to see you!"
Tianfu Mountain?
Senior?