Plop…
He Pingsheng jumped into a clear mountain stream to cool himself down.
Having just finished reading “The Nineteen Phoenix Taming Chapters,” He Pingsheng felt his heart surge and his body heat up, his mind filled with Qiao Huizhu’s image.
He had originally thought “The Nineteen Phoenix Taming Chapters” was a Cultivation Technique.
But… nope!
It was merely a classic on the intimate matters between men and women.
Phew…
After soaking in the stream for a while, He Pingsheng felt much better.
He put on his Daoist robe again and returned to his small courtyard, sitting down cross-legged.
But for some reason, he couldn't concentrate on cultivating; his mind was still full of Qiao Huizhu’s image.
“I wonder if I throw this thing into the gathering treasure basin, can it be enhanced?”
“Let’s try!”
On a whim, He Pingsheng threw “The Nineteen Phoenix Taming Chapters” into the basin.
Along with it, he also tossed in a Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pill.
The basin was in his hundred treasure sack, and the hundred treasure sack was in his invisible Storage Pouch.
This Time, He Pingsheng was no longer worried about being seen.
Now, Time to sleep!
He had a restless night, dreaming of Qiao Huizhu several Times. The first thing he did upon waking in the morning was to take out and examine the items enhanced by the gathering treasure basin.
As expected, the Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pill had been enhanced into a Supreme Grade.
And there were two of them.
The verdant Foundation Establishment Pill was now covered with a mysterious purple sheen.
He Pingsheng took out a jade bottle and quickly stored the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Once he obtained the chijing ginseng, he would be guaranteed to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Hahahaha…
This was fantastic.
His gaze returned to the gathering treasure basin, and what excited He Pingsheng was that “The Nineteen Phoenix Taming Chapters” had actually been enhanced.
One book had become two.
He casually picked up one to examine it.
Name: Joyful Salvation Scripture.
Grade: Heaven.
Function: Yin and Yang mutual aid, infinitely wondrous.
After a quick look at the general outline, He Pingsheng discovered that this was an extremely superior dual cultivation Cultivation Technique.
The second book!
Name: Spring Breeze Alluring Technique!
Grade: Heaven!
Function: Yin and Yang mutual aid, infinitely wondrous.
Alright, both of these were wondrous Cultivation Techniques.
But He Pingsheng had no interest in cultivating them.
He put them away.
Looking at the light outside, He Pingsheng stepped out of his small house and went outside.
He had an agreement with his Senior Brother and Senior Sister to head to the Black Frontier today.
They were going to search for the chijing ginseng.
But just as he stepped out of the courtyard, he received a message.
“You can’t go anywhere recently!” Yu Ning looked at He Pingsheng seriously: “The Old Ancestor wants to see you!”
“Oh!” He Pingsheng nodded, saying: “I’ll go right away!”
“Wait…” Yu Ning said: “Not your Grandmaster Chongyang, but… the Old Ancestor of the Tai Xu Sect, Taixu Old Ancestor!”
“Who?”
He Pingsheng stopped dead in his tracks, startled.
Taixu? Old Ancestor?
That Great Nascent Soul!
Hiss, hiss, hiss…
He Pingsheng immediately felt a chill run down his spine.
A Great Nascent Soul.
“What are you afraid of?” Yu Ning said: “Are you afraid the Old Ancestor will eat you? Don’t worry, the Old Ancestor summoned you this Time mainly to ask about the Hou Family and the Beast Controlling Sect!”
“You’ll go with Grandmaster Chongyang!”
“The Grandmaster is waiting for you in the Great Hall, you can go by yourself!”
He Pingsheng immediately felt another layer of coldness on his body: “Master, aren’t you coming… I’m scared…”
“Don’t be afraid!” Yu Ning reached out and gently patted He Pingsheng’s shoulder: “Don’t worry, just say what you know, don’t hide anything!”
“The Old Ancestor’s Divine Thought is immense. If you lie, and your Divine Thought fluctuations are captured by him, you’ll be in big trouble!”
He Pingsheng shrunk his head: “Master, please don’t scare me anymore!”
“Go!” Yu Ning waved her hand.
He Pingsheng took a deep breath and headed towards Grandmaster Chongyang’s Great Hall.
“Not bad!” Chongyang Grandmaster stared at He Pingsheng, saying: “I heard you, kid, actually killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator?”
“Quite interesting!”
Chongyang Grandmaster’s expression was calm, but he praised him profusely.
He Pingsheng gave a wry smile, saying: “Grandmaster, how could a Disciple possibly kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator? He accidentally fell while controlling his Flying Sword and died from falling from a great height!”
“That’s still good!” Chongyang Grandmaster said: “If it weren’t for your attack, he wouldn’t have dropped his Flying Sword.”
“Cultivation, cultivation, talent and Aptitude are important, but Opportunity, Luck, and a clear, calm mind are even more important!”
“To still be able to adapt to circumstances and remain calm when facing a Foundation Establishment Disciple!”
“Truly commendable, truly commendable!”
“Let’s go, follow me to Yu Long Peak to see the Old Ancestor!”
“Oh?” Chongyang raised an eyebrow, saying: “You seem very scared?”
He Pingsheng had a bitter expression: “Disciple… has never seen a Nascent Soul Stage mighty cultivator before!”
“My heart is uneasy!”
Chongyang said: “If you have nothing to hide, you won’t be uneasy!”
He Pingsheng pouted, then quickly took a deep breath and stood at attention: “Disciple is open and honest!”
“Hmm!” Immortal Master Chongyang said: “Just saying it is enough. Our cultivation is a struggle against the heavens. If we are rigid and unyielding like clay statues, how can we reach the Great Dao?”
“Be flexible. Be righteous when you should be, be evil when you should be, and be ruthless when you should be!”
“Only then can you survive on this Great Dao, even if by a slim chance!”
As he spoke, Immortal Master Chongyang directly threw out his Flying Sword, not even bothering with a teleportation Formation, and took He Pingsheng away on his sword.
In a few breaths, they landed on the plaza of Yu Long Peak.
On the plaza, there were many teleportation Formations.
Leading to the various peaks within the Tai Xu Sect.
“Grandmaster, is our Grand Elder the kind who is super old?” He Pingsheng asked, glancing at the majestic Tai Xu Great Hall.
“Hmm!” Chongyang Old Ancestor said: “Three hundred and twenty years ago, when I was still a youth, I became a Disciple under the Old Ancestor. At that Time, he was already in the Nascent Soul Stage!”
“Counting it up, the Grand Elder should be over nine hundred years old now!”
At this point, Chongyang Old Ancestor’s brows furrowed deeply.
A mighty Nascent Soul Stage cultivator has a lifespan limit of a thousand years.
He was over nine hundred years old; it wouldn’t be long before his Master would fall into the dust, yet the vast Tai Xu Sect still didn’t have a qualified successor, nor anyone with hope of Breaking Through to the Nascent Soul Realm within a hundred years.
The Tai Xu Sect was not far from decline.
Alas…
Chongyang sighed inwardly, then, with a flick of his whisk, he headed towards the Tai Xu Great Hall.
He Pingsheng followed cautiously and meticulously behind him.
The Great Hall in front was tall and majestic.
But this Great Hall was not Time. It was black.
Black brick walls, black wooden pillars, black eaves and dougong brackets.
As He Pingsheng walked closer, the black Great Hall grew larger and larger in his eyes, until it occupied half of the sky before him.
With a hum.
A Time light membrane suddenly appeared out of thin air.
This was the protective Formation of the Tai Xu Divine Hall; once anyone approached within ten zhang, the Formation would automatically appear.