“Do you all have any other questions? Ask them together.”
Taixu Old Ancestor looked at the other Golden Core Stage Elders around him.
Then, he leisurely drank his tea.
“He Pingsheng!” A Daoist Nun at the Golden Core Stage spoke up. This Daoist Nun was the only female in the main hall. Although it was known that she had certainly lived for hundreds of years, at first glance, this woman looked like she was in her early twenties, appearing extremely young: “I am an Elder of Heaven One Peak. You can call me Elder Jianzhu!”
He Pingsheng’s heart suddenly stirred.
He Pingsheng had never met Elder Jianzhu before, but it wasn't the first time he had heard of her.
Legend had it that this Elder’s swordplay was divine, and she was an extremely formidable Sword Cultivator. Although her position among the Sect’s Golden Core Elders was relatively low, her combat power was extremely strong, surpassing everyone else.
She was also Taixu Old Ancestor’s most favored and beloved Disciple.
“Disciple greets Elder Jianzhu!” He Pingsheng dared not neglect, and quickly bowed.
Before Jianzhu could speak, Taixu, who was drinking tea above, waved his hand and said: “Everyone here is your Senior. No one cares about these formalities. Just answer what you are asked. From now on, there’s no need to bow!”
“It’s too troublesome!”
After speaking, Taixu continued to drink tea.
He Pingsheng said: “Yes!”
“He Pingsheng!” Jianzhu spoke: “This Elder asks you, you said earlier that Changping Daoist left by Flying Sword, and you pursued him, then used a Falling Rock Talisman to knock him off his Flying Sword, is that right?”
He Pingsheng said: “Yes!”
“That’s not right!” Jianzhu said: “As far as this Elder knows, the speed of Flying Sword is extremely fast. It’s absolutely impossible to catch up to him with a paper crane!”
“I simply cannot believe that you knocked him off his Flying Sword!”
“Oh…” Taixu put down his teacup and said: “This is a good question, little He, explain it!”
He Pingsheng took a deep breath and said: “Reporting to Elder, Disciple… also pursued by Flying Sword!”
He originally didn't want to reveal that he could fly with a Flying Sword.
Why?
Because it was very strange.
Logically speaking, a Disciple at the Qi Refinement Stage cannot fly with a sword unless their Divine Thought is powerful.
Now if you admit you can fly with a sword, then you'll have to explain why your Divine Thought is powerful.
Every extra link adds more risk.
But why did He Pingsheng still admit it?
It’s simple: because he would still have to explain why he could fly with a sword later.
He Pingsheng was not foolish. Taixu Old Ancestor had already said that he had searched Hou Muling’s Divine Soul through the Soul Searching Art.
Soul Searching is extracting a person’s memory at a certain point in time.
Hou Muling had clearly seen He Pingsheng flying with a sword.
Since Hou Muling saw it, Taixu Old Ancestor also saw it.
Would he not ask?
Rather than waiting for him to ask later, it was better to admit it early, which would also appear more sincere.
“Nonsense!” Jianzhu’s face paled and she said: “He Pingsheng, you are only at the Qi Refinement Stage Eleventh Level, how can you fly with a sword?”
“Heh…” Taixu Old Ancestor, at this moment, was like a straight man in a comedy duo, timely making a sound: “Don’t be so absolute, nothing is absolute. Whether a Cultivator can fly with a sword depends not on their cultivation, but on their Divine Thought!”
“Once Divine Thought reaches a hundred zhang, one can fly with a sword!”
“If this boy’s Divine Thought is powerful, it’s not impossible for him to fly with a sword!”
“That’s even more incorrect!” Jianzhu said: “After a Cultivator reaches the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level, their Divine Thought is at most sixty zhang. It’s impossible to reach a hundred zhang… This is the power of the rules of heaven and earth, and no one can Breakthrough it!”
“Unless…”
Jianzhu’s eyes flashed, sharp as a sword, looking at He Pingsheng: “Unless, you cultivated that Spirit Refining Cultivation Technique!”
“Did you cultivate a Spirit Refining method?”
“Yes!” He Pingsheng nodded in admission.
“What Cultivation Technique, bring it here for me to see!” Jianzhu was very impolite, extending her jade hand to demand it from He Pingsheng.
Whoosh…
Almost everyone turned their gaze to He Pingsheng.
It was truly because Spirit Refining Cultivation Techniques were too rare and strange in the Cultivation World.
Many Cultivators who had reached the Golden Core Stage had never seen one.
“This…” He Pingsheng knew that it would be impossible not to bring out a Spirit Refining Cultivation Technique today, but he still feigned an unwilling expression and said: “Elder Jianzhu, may Disciple refuse?”
He spoke very tactfully.
But he was clearly telling her: I won’t show it to you!
At this, Jianzhu also had no reason to demand it anymore.
After all, it was someone else’s property, and as a Senior, one could not demand it.
“Cough cough cough…” At this moment, Taixu Old Ancestor spoke again: “Little He, she is not coveting your treasure. It’s just that among Spirit Refining methods, there are righteous and evil ones. Some Cultivation Techniques, after cultivation, do more harm than good for the improvement of Divine Thought!”
“It’s good to let your Junior Martial Uncle check it for you!”
“Right, right, right!” Chongyang Ancestral Master also followed, saying: “Little He, take it out. Don’t worry, it will be returned to you after being read. No one would covet your things, right?”
Chongyang also knew that it had to be taken out today.
Because the Old Ancestor had spoken.
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then opened his Storage Pouch.
That’s right, he had known he couldn’t escape today, so he had prepared early.
He took out two books.
Not only the “Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique,” but also a “Celestial Demon Seed Spirit Method.”
Why take out two at once?
It’s simple.
The Celestial Demon Seed Spirit Method was useless to him!
Taking out two made him seem sincere.
Of course, He Pingsheng wasn’t that honest. His “Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique” had a total of six chapters, from Qi Refining to Void Refining chapters.
The one he took out was a handwritten copy.
It only had the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core chapters.
Moreover, in the Golden Core chapter, he deliberately made some mistakes in copying.
As for the “Celestial Demon Seed Spirit Method,” he also copied three chapters.
He respectfully placed the two books beside Jianzhu, then respectfully said: “Disciple was able to distinguish between them, so I cultivated this ‘Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique.’ I did not cultivate that Demonic Path Cultivation Technique!”
Jianzhu took the books and began to read them.
After about a dozen breaths, she looked up in shock and said: “This… this is truly a Spirit Refining method!”
“And its grade… I think… this grade is definitely not ordinary!”
“Let me… let me see!”
“I’ll see too!”
Several Golden Core Stage Elders eagerly took He Pingsheng’s Cultivation Techniques and began to read them.
Only Taixu Old Ancestor remained unmoving, sitting there leisurely drinking tea.
It seemed as if he had no interest in these Cultivation Techniques at all.
“Old Ancestor!” Finally, after everyone had read them, Jianzhu presented the two Cultivation Techniques to the Old Ancestor and said: “Please take a look…”
Taixu, however, waved his hand: “I won’t look… Little He, this Cultivation Technique of yours is not simple. It should not be something from our Sect!”