How could this be?
He Pingsheng held the damaged Formation Plate, a look of surprise on his face.
He didn't think there was a problem with his gathering treasure basin.
Because the gathering treasure basin had never had a problem.
"I see..."
He Pingsheng took a deep breath.
It wasn't hard to guess, actually.
The only reason the gathering treasure basin didn't enhance this item was that the item's Rank was too high.
It couldn't be enhanced yet.
The gathering treasure basin could currently only enhance items up to Rank three, which meant this Formation Plate was very likely a Rank four or higher Formation Plate.
"Hehehe..." He Pingsheng chuckled, "I've hit the jackpot!"
It didn't matter if he couldn't enhance it now; he would eventually be able to as his cultivation improved, right?
He Pingsheng put away all the items, then stepped out of the main hall.
He flew on his sword directly to Xiuzhu Peak.
The Old Man was dead, and the Golden Core Cultivators in the Sect still respected him because they all thought the Old Man was alive.
Tai Xu Sect was He Pingsheng's backing.
But what would happen if they knew Tai Xu was already dead?
Unimaginable!
Perhaps those two, Ru Wuwei and Jianzhu, would directly make a move.
In comparison, He Pingsheng knew his own strength was still too weak.
What to do?
Improve!
If his own cultivation couldn't be improved quickly, then he would build up his backing.
Yu Ning's cultivation had already reached the Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and for years she had been unable to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.
He Pingsheng guessed it was because she didn't have a Nascent Origin Pill.
Now that he had two top-grade Nascent Origin Pills, he definitely had to deliver them to his Master first thing.
As long as Yu Ning broke through to the Golden Core Realm, his own strength would invisibly increase by a large margin.
He Pingsheng's figure landed at the entrance of Yu Ning's palace.
The gate and Formation of Yu Ning Palace opened directly.
Yu Ning herself walked out of the main hall and said with a smile to He Pingsheng, "So you've come, little brat... Should this palace call you a good Disciple now, or a Junior Martial Uncle?"
He Pingsheng smiled and said, "Master, please don't make fun of this Disciple; I will always be your Disciple!"
"Good, good, good!" Yu Ning said with a look of relief, "Come inside and talk!"
The two walked into Yu Ning Palace, and the Formation outside closed.
He Pingsheng's Divine Thought couldn't help but sweep over his Master, wanting to see her cultivation.
He couldn't see through it.
His Divine Thought was still a bit low; although he could now see through the cultivation of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators at the seventh or eighth layers, he couldn't see through anything higher.
"What are you doing?" Yu Ning asked while preparing tea for He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng said, "This Disciple wanted to see Master's cultivation, but I couldn't see through it!"
"Hehe..." Yu Ning said, "If anyone else dared to be so presumptuous, this Master would have long since thrown him out of Yu Ning Palace!"
"How have you been all these years? You never come to visit Master!"
He Pingsheng didn't answer, only saying, "Master, why haven't you formed a Golden Core yet?"
Yu Ning immediately forgot her complaints from just now and said, "Perhaps it's due to insufficient talent. I also swallowed two Nascent Origin Pills a few years ago, but I didn't Breakthrough!"
"Breaking through from Foundation Establishment Stage to Golden Core is many times harder than breaking through from Qi Refinement Stage to Foundation Establishment."
"Many Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples will stay at the Peak of Foundation Establishment for their entire lives; this is not surprising!"
"Within our Tai Xu Sect, there are several like this Master!"
"Hehe... Actually, this Master has come to terms with it. Being able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage, gaining a hundred years more Lifespan than ordinary people, is already satisfying enough!"
He Pingsheng, however, quietly took out a jade bottle and placed it in front of his Master.
Yu Ning asked, "What is this?"
He Pingsheng smiled, "You Old Man, open it and see!"
Yu Ning gave him a sideways glance, "You brat, what secrets are you keeping from me?" She reached out for the jade bottle, popped open the lid, and her Divine Thought instantly extended into it.
Then, Yu Ning's expression froze.
"This... this..." Her whole body trembled, and her voice changed slightly, "My good Disciple, this is a Nascent Origin Pill... And it's a top-grade Nascent Origin Pill..."
"Where did you get this?" After her excitement, Yu Ning quickly returned to rationality, staring at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng said, "The Grand Elder gave it to me!"
Anyway, now that he had Tai Xu as his backing, he could just let him take the blame for everything.
Yu Ning's expression immediately became serious: "You mean, the Grand Elder prepared this for you so you can smoothly form a Core in the future, right?"
"You child, I knew it!"
Without waiting for He Pingsheng to explain, Yu Ning began to sternly criticize him: "How could you be so foolish?"
"My good Disciple, this Master knows you are kind and honest, but you can't be like this; you can't just throw all good things out without thinking!"
"If you give it to me, I might be able to form a Core; but what will you do when it's your turn to form a Core?"
Oh, this...
He Pingsheng hadn't expected his Master to misunderstand.
"No..." He quickly explained, "Master, this Disciple doesn't only have this one; the Grand Elder has many of these Nascent Origin Pills, I'm not lacking!"
Yu Ning, however, said, "That won't do!"
"You brat must be lying to me. What is a Nascent Origin Pill? And what is this top-grade Nascent Origin Pill?"
"One of these can guarantee Core Formation!"
"How could there be many?"
"I won't take it; you honestly put it away!" Yu Ning closed the jade bottle again and pushed it back.
He Pingsheng had no choice but to take out the other Nascent Origin Pill as well, saying, "Master, see for yourself if I'm lying to you?"
"There really are many more!"
Only after seeing this second top-grade Nascent Origin Pill did Yu Ning, both shocked and delighted, put away the jade bottle.
My goodness!
This kid actually had many of these things?
It was too Heaven-Defying.
"Besides this Master, don't tell anyone else!" Yu Ning instructed, feeling uneasy.
He Pingsheng, however, said, "Master, rest assured. Oh, right... This Disciple wants to ask you about Jade Profound Martial Uncle. What kind of person is he?"
"Is he reliable?"
With two Medicinal Pills in hand, He Pingsheng naturally wanted to create two Great Golden Core Cultivators.
Yu Xuan was a good choice.
As for what kind of person Yu Xuan was, He Pingsheng didn't know.
But back then, after he discerned He Pingsheng's origin, he warned him not to speak carelessly, which showed that this person was not a brutal sort like Jade Virtue.
But specifically, what kind of person was he, and was he reliable? He Pingsheng didn't know much about these things.
"Your Jade Profound Martial Uncle is quite good!" Yu Ning said, "He is our Senior Brother; he has always taken good care of us since he joined the Sect. He is honest and reliable, and his character and conduct are pure!"
"He is also loyal to Master, a world apart from your deceased Jade Virtue Martial Uncle!"
He Pingsheng nodded.
If that was the case, then turning Yu Xuan into a Golden Core would further elevate his own strength.
"Then..." He asked again, "Master, what Realm is Senior Martial Uncle in now? Has he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection?"