There was nothing to think about!
He Pingsheng directly threw the Water Essence Spirit Apricot into his mouth.
With a gentle chew, a fragrant aroma burst forth.
Hoo...
The taste was exquisite.
It was as if he was eating an immortal fruit.
Originally, He Pingsheng had thought that after eating this Water Essence Spirit Apricot, an endless amount of Spiritual Qi would erupt, allowing him to refine it.
It turned out he had thought too much.
There was no Spiritual Qi.
All the pulp flowed into his stomach, and there was no sense of Qi in his abdomen either.
But it was precisely that magical, He Pingsheng felt an incredibly powerful Spiritual Qi emerge from his Dantian, pouring out like a torrent and fiercely impacting along his Meridians.
Once!
Twice!
Thrice!
After a few breaths, he felt a certain restriction within his body suddenly break open.
The physical barrier shattered.
Qi Refinement Stage Eleventh Level, it was a natural progression.
It was that simple.
Time to Cultivate.
Since his cultivation had reached the Eleventh Level, the other four Dantian could also be upgraded.
Not only could his Dantian be upgraded, but his Spirit Refining and Body Refining could also be improved.
He Pingsheng once again sat cross-legged and began his secluded cultivation.
Time flowed slowly.
In a blink of an eye, two more years passed.
He had raised all five Dantian, as well as Spirit Refining and Body Refining, to the Eleventh Level.
Stepping out of his small courtyard, He Pingsheng stood by the cliff, looking at the endless sea of clouds before him, and frowned.
How should he proceed from here?
If he only continued with secluded cultivation, he feared he would not be able to advance.
He needed to descend the mountain and seek Opportunity.
If he couldn't find Opportunity, he truly wouldn't be able to Breakthrough.
But where could he find Opportunity?
That was a problem.
"Junior Brother, Master said you've come out of seclusion, quickly go to Yu Ning Palace, she has something to tell you!" Tian Xiaoqing appeared before He Pingsheng at some unknown time.
He Pingsheng was surprised: "You've also reached the Twelfth Level?"
"Mm..." Tian Xiaoqing sighed, a little dejected, and said: "I broke through to the Eleventh Level a year ago, then consumed the Water Essence Spirit Apricot you gave me, and reached the Twelfth Level!"
"Later, I consumed a Foundation Establishment Pill!"
"Unfortunately, I don't have the Opportunity of Senior Sister Zhao and Junior Brother Xu, and haven't entered the Foundation Establishment Stage!"
"Uh!" He Pingsheng rubbed his forehead and said: "This... I still have two Foundation Establishment Pills here, how about..."
"Not yet!" Tian Xiaoqing smiled and said: "Actually, I've already consumed three Foundation Establishment Pills, but none of them led to a Breakthrough!"
She smiled somewhat bitterly: "I want to wait, perhaps the Opportunity hasn't arrived yet. Even if I consume more Foundation Establishment Pills now, it would probably be a waste!"
"I have a feeling!"
He Pingsheng nodded.
If continuous consumption of Foundation Establishment Pills didn't lead to a Breakthrough, then he could only wait.
Wait for Opportunity.
Perhaps a Breakthrough would come in three or five years, or perhaps in thirty or fifty years.
Or perhaps, a Breakthrough would never come in a lifetime.
This was the fate faced by most people.
He Pingsheng could enhance Foundation Establishment Pills to High Grade, so theoretically, if he gave Tian Xiaoqing one, she could Breakthrough.
But after thinking about it, He Pingsheng decided not to give it to her.
His relationship with Tian Xiaoqing wasn't particularly deep. If it were a High Grade, giving it wouldn't matter.
But High Grade was different.
After the previous lesson with Yu Ning, He Pingsheng couldn't guarantee that Tian Xiaoqing wouldn't speak of it.
If she spoke of it, that would be big trouble.
In the Cultivation World, there was also the concept of a "Heavenly Dao Oath."
One just needed to swear it.
But it wasn't effective for Low Grade Disciples.
A Heavenly Dao Oath was a type of rule.
And cultivating rules was something only Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators could access.
Therefore, a Heavenly Dao Oath was only useful for Nascent Soul Stage and above Cultivators, and useless for Qi Refinement Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, and Golden Core Stage Cultivators.
This was why the Sect didn't make He Pingsheng swear when they were investigating whether he had killed Linglong and Yu De back then.
Because that thing was truly useless for Low Grade Disciples.
"Alright, I'll go to Master's place first. I wish Senior Sister an early Breakthrough!" He Pingsheng said: "If you need Foundation Establishment Pills, I still have two on me, one Low Grade and one Medium Grade!"
"You can have them whenever you need them!"
With that, He Pingsheng directly left and headed in the direction of Yu Ning Palace.
The Formation at the entrance of Yu Ning Palace opened one by one.
He Pingsheng walked in.
"Disciple greets Master!"
He bowed to Yu Ning.
Yu Ning nodded and said: "No need to bow to me!"
"Come here, I have something to assign you."
He Pingsheng walked up to his Master.
His Master said: "Didn't your Senior Brother Hou Muxian break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage a few years ago?"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng nodded.
However, he was also curious: Ever since he heard that Senior Brother had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he had never seen him again. Where did that guy go?
To be precise, he hadn't seen him much since coming out of the Secret Realm, it had been eight years.
"Actually, Hou Muxian is from the Cultivation Family, the Hou Family!"
"The Hou Family has some ties with our Tai Xu Sect. His ancestor was once an Elder of Tai Xu Sect, a Disciple of our Grand Elder, Taixu Old Ancestor!"
"The current Hou Family Master has gone into seclusion for life and death, to see if he can make a single Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage Great Realm!"
"So everything of the Hou Family has now fallen upon your Senior Brother!"
"Coincidentally, your Senior Brother's wedding is in a few days. You shall represent me, and our Xiuzhu Peak, to deliver a congratulatory gift to him!" As Yu Ning spoke, she took out a jade box and handed it to He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng took the jade box and said: "Yes... I wonder where this Hou Family is located?"
Yu Ning said: "It's not far from Tai Xu Sect. I have a map here. If you ride a crane, you can reach it in about two hours!"
He Pingsheng took the map and glanced at it.
Senior Brother Hou Muxian's Hou Family was quite far from Tai Xu Sect, but closer to a Sect called Beast Controlling Sect.
"His wedding is three days from now!" Yu Ning added: "You can depart early, or on the day itself."
"Anyway, just go and give him the congratulatory gift!"
"Once the task is complete, you are free to do as you please!"
"Go early and return early!"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng nodded.
Yu Ning then said: "You've also consumed your Water Essence Spirit Apricot?"
"Mm!" He Pingsheng said: "My Aptitude is too low. I encountered a Bottleneck at the Qi Refinement Stage Tenth Layer, so I had no choice but to consume the apricot to forcibly raise my cultivation by one level."
Yu Ning said: "There's no need to force things too much. Opportunity will naturally arrive when it's time!"
"Go!"
He Pingsheng walked out of Yu Ning Palace with the jade box, but he was very puzzled.
Hou Muxian was the Head Disciple of Xiuzhu Peak's Yu Ning Palace. As his Master, shouldn't Yu Ning go personally?
After all, this was her Disciple's big happy event.
And!
Looking at Master's attitude, it seemed that only he was going to offer congratulations this time.
This was even more unreasonable.
It was one thing for others not to go, but shouldn't the other Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers go together?
At the very least, among his nine Senior Brothers, the other eight should go!
Master should go even more.
How strange, how strange.
He Pingsheng couldn't understand the intricacies of human relationships involved.