“Creak!” came a sound.
He Pingsheng opened his door.
Looking outside, three people stood at the entrance.
Xu Kunlun!
Zhao Ling'er!
Tian Xiaoqing.
Three little cuties!
However, upon closer inspection, their cultivation levels greatly surprised He Pingsheng.
Tian Xiaoqing was at Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer, exactly like He Pingsheng.
But Xu Kunlun and Zhao Ling'er had both reached Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level.
“Come in and talk!” He Pingsheng opened the door, inviting his three Senior Sister and Senior Brother into his room.
The four sat cross-legged on the floor.
“Eighth Junior Brother is so formidable, he’s also at Twelfth Level?” He Pingsheng was shocked.
Zhao Ling'er was at the Ninth Layer before; it wasn't surprising for her to Breakthrough two layers after six years of secluded cultivation, and with the Water Essence Spirit Apricot, she reached Twelfth Level.
But Xu Kunlun…
Six years ago, when he came out of the Secret Realm, he was exactly like He Pingsheng, both at Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer.
From Seventh Layer to Twelfth Level.
That’s… five layers.
Five layers in six years.
Even if his last layer relied on the Water Essence Spirit Apricot, he still broke through four layers.
Hiss, hiss, hiss…
Terrifying.
“Haha…” Xu Kunlun rubbed his head and said, “I don’t know either, I just cultivated and cultivated, and accidentally reached Eleventh Layer!”
“I hit a Bottleneck at Eleventh Layer, and then I consumed the Water Essence Spirit Apricot you gave me, and then I broke through to Twelfth Layer!”
“Next, I’m preparing to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Stage!”
Zhao Ling'er nodded and said, “Me too!”
He Pingsheng nodded, then asked, “Senior Sister, Senior Brother, have you both claimed your Foundation Establishment Pill?”
When Inner Sect Disciple Breakthrough to Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level, the Sect would provide a Foundation Establishment Pill.
This was a benefit every Inner Sect Disciple received.
However, once received, its quality was hard to say.
Foundation Establishment Pill is a very precious Medicinal Pill; even a Foundation Establishment Stage Master might not have many.
Therefore, for many, the opportunities to assault the Foundation Establishment Stage were not many.
“Yes!” Zhao Ling'er said, “We’ve both claimed them!”
“Oh, right… this is yours!” As she spoke, Zhao Ling'er handed over a white porcelain bottle.
He Pingsheng took the porcelain bottle with a puzzled look, asking, “What is this?”
Zhao Ling'er looked envious and said, “Open it and you’ll know!”
He Pingsheng opened the bottle.
A medicinal fragrance instantly wafted out.
“This is…” He inverted the bottle, and two glowing green Medicinal Pill fell into his hand.
The Medicinal Pill were small, about the size of soybeans, and appeared emerald green, but on these green Medicinal Pill, there were also some golden patterns.
There were a total of three pill patterns.
He Pingsheng was once again surprised and said, “A Foundation Establishment Pill, and it’s High Grade?”
“Mm…” The three little cuties nodded almost simultaneously.
He Pingsheng said, “Mine?”
“Mm!” The three nodded in sync again.
“Where did it come from?” He Pingsheng asked.
Zhao Ling'er said, “Didn't you render meritorious service at the Ice Peak Sect? The Grandmaster… no, no, no… it was the Grand Elder, that Old Ancestor of our Tai Xu Sect, he was very pleased and said you brought honor to the Sect!”
“This was a reward personally given by that Old Ancestor!”
“Hiss, hiss, hiss…” He Pingsheng took a deep breath, saying, “Grand Elder… it’s a pity I don’t have the chance to meet such a Nascent Soul Stage existence!”
Nascent Soul Stage, it is said that they can already touch the edge of the true Dao.
They can utilize the rules of heaven and earth; with a single thought, heaven and earth change color, incredibly terrifying.
He Pingsheng, having cultivated until now, had never seen such a person.
The highest cultivation he had seen was merely Great Cultivator at Golden Core Stage, such as Qiao Daogu, Chongyang Ancestral Master, Xuanyang Ancestral Master, and Ice Mysterious Daoist from Ice Peak Sect.
“Don’t even think about that!” Zhao Ling'er said, “People like the Old Ancestor are comprehending the Dao every day; how would they have Time to see you?!”
“We are just small fries at Qi Refinement Stage!”
“Let alone us, even Master, it seems she hasn't seen the Grand Elder many Times. Even if she stood before the Grand Elder right now, the Grand Elder might not even recognize her!”
He Pingsheng nodded: That’s true.
“What quality Foundation Establishment Pill do you two have?” He Pingsheng asked Zhao Ling'er and Xu Kunlun.
Zhao Ling'er said, “Mine is Medium Grade!”
Xu Kunlun's face darkened: “Mine is only Low Grade!”
“Give them to me!” He Pingsheng said, “Give me your Medium Grade and Low Grade ones, and you two take these two High Grade ones of mine.”
“Ah?”
The two were stunned.
What kind of operation was this?
“This… this…” Xu Kunlun could hardly believe his ears: “Ninth Junior Brother, you’re not serious, are you?”
What a joke.
One should know that a Low Grade Foundation Establishment Pill only had a 30% chance of Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Stage, and a Medium Grade one only 50%.
But a High Grade one had an 80% chance.
To put it this way, if He Pingsheng had two High Grade ones in hand, while it couldn't be said he was guaranteed, it was pretty close.
But if they were replaced with one Medium Grade and one Low Grade, that would be a different matter.
“I’ve encountered a Bottleneck now!” He Pingsheng said, “I hit it at Tenth Layer, and even if I consume that Water Essence Spirit Apricot now, I’ll still hit a Bottleneck when I reach the Eleventh Layer!”
“Whether I can Breakthrough to Twelfth Layer in this life is uncertain, and when I can Foundation Establishment is also an unknown!”
“So, even if you give me these two High Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, I might not even be able to use them!”
“You two take them and use them first; we’ll talk about future matters later!”
From He Pingsheng's perspective, he would definitely enhance these Medicinal Pill.
Whether they were Medium Grade, Low Grade, or High Grade, after enhancement, they would all be Top Grade.
So why bother enhancing High Grade ones?
Wouldn't it be better to use them to gain favor?
Seeing their stunned expressions, He Pingsheng said, “Are you exchanging or not? If not, I’ll put them away!”
“Exchange, exchange, exchange…” Xu Kunlun chuckled as he grabbed the porcelain bottle, saying, “Ninth Junior Brother, you are truly generous!”
“In my life, Xu Kunlun has only seen hypocritical and selfish people; in the Cultivation World, people like you are truly rare!”
“Yes!” Zhao Ling'er shook her head and said, “Junior Brother, I don’t know whether to call you generous or foolish?”
“Exactly!” Tian Xiaoqing added, “If it were me, I wouldn’t give the Top Grade Storage Pouch to Master; I’d keep it for myself!”
He Pingsheng heard this and his brow instantly twitched, almost falling to the ground: “Wait, wait, wait…”
He looked at the people in front of him with a serious expression: “You… you all know?”
“Mm…” The three little cuties nodded in sync again.
He Pingsheng’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot: “Heh… didn’t I tell Master not to spread it?”
“Hehehe…” Zhao Ling'er chuckled: “What’s there to be afraid of? This is a good thing!”
“Besides, right now only a few of us know, and we’re not outsiders!”
“Right!” Tian Xiaoqing added, “We’re not outsiders!”
Alright…
He Pingsheng took a deep breath: I hope Senior Sister Qiao keeps her promise and doesn't show off everywhere.
Otherwise, if the news from both sides clashes, how am I going to smooth things over?
My head is truly aching.