The crowd dispersed!
He Pingsheng returned to his room.
He had originally intended to use the gathering treasure basin to strengthen this Formation, but now he didn't dare.
Why?
Because if he strengthened it into a Formation of too high a level, and someone recognized it at a glance, it would be troublesome instead.
He would make do with it for now.
So, He Pingsheng spent a day arranging this Formation.
In fact, arranging this kind of Low Grade Formation was very simple, without too many complicated parts.
All the Formation Flag and Formation Plate could be placed according to their positions.
Finally, Spirit Stone would be inserted to provide energy, and then it would be activated.
"Open..." He Pingsheng softly called out.
Buzz buzz buzz...
Immediately, an earthy yellow Formation light membrane rose up, enveloping He Pingsheng's room and half of the small courtyard.
"Close!" He used the Formation Talisman to swipe, and the Formation immediately closed.
After entering the Formation, he used the Formation Talisman again: "Open!"
The Formation rumbled open again.
The energy source for this thing was Spirit Stone.
One Low-Grade Spirit Stone could support this Formation for about two months.
The cost was neither too big nor too small, acceptable to every Inner Sect Disciple.
Entering the Formation, He Pingsheng took out an excellent Gathering Qi Pill and released it.
Immediately, a familiar, rich fragrance wafted over.
He Pingsheng even specifically ran outside the Formation to test it, and indeed, not a single trace of fragrance could be smelled outside.
Excellent!
This way, he wouldn't have to worry about others recognizing that he was Cultivating with excellent Medicinal Pill.
Then, he would honestly Cultivate.
One day, two days, three days!
For the next three months, He Pingsheng spent his time in this kind of pill-swallowing Cultivation.
During this period, every month he would set aside some time to refine Medicinal Pill and send them to Zhao Ling'er, as for how Zhao Ling'er distributed them, that was none of his business.
Of course, the Materials required for Alchemy were provided by the Sect.
Each time he refined five Pill Furnace, fifty portions of Materials were provided.
He Pingsheng would not waste a single bit.
He would refine the Medicinal Pill for the Sect, and take the failed Medicinal Pill to strengthen them into excellent Gathering Qi Pill for himself to consume.
One day, three months later, a faint pop sound suddenly came from He Pingsheng's room.
He had a Breakthrough.
Qi Refinement Stage Sixth Layer.
Because when he first became a Disciple, he had told his Master Yu Ning that he would have a Breakthrough, so this Breakthrough would not seem too abrupt.
But from now on, he had to be careful.
He Pingsheng took out the 【cultivation notes】 and flipped through it again.
Soon, he found the information he wanted: In the Cultivation World, the speed of Cultivation was related to the Cultivator's talent; Single Spiritual Root Cultivators, in the Middle Stage and Late Stage of Qi Refinement Stage, generally had a Breakthrough of one layer per year; ordinary Two or Three Spiritual Root Cultivators needed two years or even more.
Whoosh...
He Pingsheng let out a deep breath: two years.
We are Five Spiritual Root, even if we swallow Medicinal Pill, it should not be less than two years.
One layer every two years, others might not suspect.
But it absolutely couldn't be faster.
Then the problem arose again.
He Pingsheng usually swallowed excellent Medicinal Pill, and could have a Breakthrough of one layer in at most half a year.
What about the remaining time?
"Spirit Refining then!" He Pingsheng found an excuse for himself: "Besides Spirit Refining, I can also Cultivate the wood-attribute Dantian, and raise the Cultivation of this wood-attribute Dantian!"
If the speed was still fast, then he would continue to open up other Dantian and Cultivate the Dantian of the other three attributes: metal, water, and earth.
Thus, it would not be too abrupt.
Spring went and winter came!
In the blink of an eye, it was another season of falling snow.
He Pingsheng's Cultivation had already reached Qi Refinement Stage Sixth Layer, not just one Dantian, but both the fire-attribute Dantian and the wood-attribute Dantian had reached Sixth Layer.
Of course, others couldn't tell.
His 【Xuanmen Jingxin True Technique】 had also been Cultivated to the Sixth Layer.
There was nothing more to Cultivate.
The key was, only less than a year had passed.
There was still more than a year until the next Breakthrough time node He Pingsheng had set for himself!
What to do?
He couldn't just waste time, could he?
He Pingsheng stood in his house, looking at the Spirit Stone in his hand: only seven pieces were left.
These Spirit Stone were only enough for the Formation's consumption for one year.
It was time to go out and see.
He planned to go to Matou Mountain Market to sell some items for Spirit Stone.
However, before leaving, He Pingsheng directly put away the Formation.
He threw all four parts: Formation Plate, Formation Flag, Formation Talisman, and Formation Diagram, into the 【gathering treasure basin】.
After a night, the strengthening was complete.
One set of Formation Materials for 【Restricted Array】 was strengthened into two sets by him, and their level also increased.
Previously, this was a Low Grade Restricted Array, but now, this thing could construct an excellent 【Restricted Array】.
What was the difference?
First, the defensive capability increased.
Secondly, the defensive range also increased; this excellent Formation's coverage expanded from ten zhang in radius to one hundred zhang in radius.
Let alone He Pingsheng's small courtyard, if this were spread out, it could cover several surrounding small courtyards at once.
Of course, an excellent Formation had its flexibility; this thing could cover a distance of one hundred zhang, and of course, it could also contract its distance to cover only ten zhang.
"I just don't know how much this thing can sell for?"
He Pingsheng put all the items into his Dantian, and then went out to pay his respects to Senior Sister Zhao Ling'er.
"You're going down the mountain?" Zhao Ling'er looked at He Pingsheng with some surprise and said, "For how long?"
He Pingsheng said, "Just to do some errands down the mountain, about... one day!"
"Oh!" Zhao Ling'er nodded and said, "If it's only for one day, there's no need to inform Master, but if you're out for more than three days, you must tell Master!"
"Okay!"
He Pingsheng nodded, then went down the mountain.
At a secluded spot, he took out the 【paper crane】 and activated it, which then shot into the sky, heading towards Matou Mountain.
This was He Pingsheng's third time going to Matou Mountain Market.
The first time was with Wang Dun, selling pollen from 【lieyang flower】.
The second time was when he secretly went to sell 【lieyang flower】 pollen himself.
This time, He Pingsheng's main purpose was to sell off the Magical Artifact in his possession one by one.
If possible, he would also purchase a Storage Pouch.
Without a Storage Pouch, it was truly too inconvenient.
Riding on Yellow Crane, He Pingsheng took out the items from his Dantian one by one and put them into his hundred treasure sack.
One excellent Magical Artifact Flying Sword!
One excellent Magical Artifact 【Tengjia Shield】.
One excellent Magical Artifact 【Pill Furnace】.
One complete set of excellent Formation 【Restricted Array】 Materials.
Because once he reached the Market, it would be inconvenient to take these items in and out of the gathering treasure basin, so he had to prepare them in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble.
As for how much these items could actually sell for?
He Pingsheng didn't know either.
He would take it one step at a time, first let others appraise the value, and then decide.
After doing all this, He Pingsheng changed his clothes, replacing his Inner Sect Disciple attire with an ordinary Daoist robe without any insignia.
Why?
To avoid encountering fellow Disciples.
Whoosh...
More than an hour later, He Pingsheng rode the paper crane and landed at the entrance of Matou Mountain Market.
With a wave of his hand, the paper crane flew back into his hand.