"One...one thousand!"
Zhao Ling'er was so excited her words were stumbling: "I put in four hundred, and Junior Brother and Junior Sister each put in three hundred!"
"The three of us, we pooled together one thousand!"
"En!" Yu Ning looked at the black bead in her hand, somewhat reluctant to part with it, and said: "This item should be a treasure that can assist in cultivating the Divine Soul. The three of you are all at the Qi Refinement Stage now, so it's of no use to you!"
"How about this, give me this bead, and I'll buy it from you for two thousand Spirit Stones!"
"Alright?"
Yu Ning looked at the three of them.
The three immediately showed troubled expressions.
A treasure!
We don't even know what kind of treasure this is, and you're just taking it away. Isn't this indirectly plundering the Disciples' things?
But the person opposite was a Master, so the three naturally dared not refuse.
Yet, they were unwilling, and each remained silent.
Yu Ning smiled and said: "I know what you're thinking. Actually, I'm not coveting your treasure; I just feel that this item is of no use in your hands!"
"And, your Grandmaster is about to celebrate his three hundredth birthday, and I've been searching high and low but haven't found a suitable treasure!"
"My intention is for you to transfer this item to me, and I will use this treasure as a birthday gift to present to Grandmaster!"
"It's absolutely not me being greedy!"
"How about it?"
Yu Ning looked at the three.
"Alright!" Zhao Ling'er said: "I'll listen to Master!"
Since Zhao Ling'er agreed, the other two naturally dared not disagree.
"I'll listen to Master!"
"I'll listen to Master too!"
"Good, good, good!" Yu Ning smiled, then took out two thousand Spirit Stones: "You divide them!"
"Let's go...come with me to pay respects to Ancestral Master!"
Yu Ning wanted to take a few Disciples to see the Ancestral Master together, to prove that she hadn't embezzled the treasure, but truly took it to wish the Grandmaster a happy birthday.
"Master, I won't go!" He Pingsheng didn't really want to go.
Why?
Because this so-called Ancestral Master was Chongyang Immortal Master, the only Golden Core Cultivator of Xiuzhu Peak.
And He Pingsheng had met Chongyang Immortal Master before.
"No!" Yu Ning said: "Since you became my Disciple, you haven't seen Grandmaster yet. How can that be?"
"Come with me, and today you can also kowtow to Grandmaster!"
He Pingsheng naturally dared not disobey, and could only follow Master out of the palace with a worried expression, then headed towards the Ancestral Master's Dao field.
The Ancestral Master's Dao field was at the highest point of Xiuzhu Peak.
The Spiritual Qi here was twice as dense as in Yu Ning Palace.
Rumble...
Outside the vast palace, several layers of Formation opened one after another, and Yu Ning led four Disciples into it.
Although there was no sunlight inside this Dao field, golden light flowed everywhere.
It was dazzling to the extreme.
He Pingsheng dared not look left or right, only seeing a Daoist in green robes sitting on a lotus platform in front.
Around the Daoist, flashes of golden light shimmered, appearing as extraordinary as an Immortal.
Chongyang Immortal Master.
"Pay respects to Master!"
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
Everyone bowed together.
The Daoist on the lotus platform then opened his eyes. He said kindly: "Yu Ning...no need for so much courtesy!"
As he spoke, the Daoist's gaze swept over He Pingsheng, and he said: "Is that you, young man?"
He Pingsheng's heart trembled.
When he was a handyman in the pill room back then, he had met the Ancestral Master once. He didn't expect the Ancestral Master to have such a good memory?
However, what He Pingsheng didn't know was that it wasn't that Chongyang Immortal Master had a good memory, but that for a Golden Core Cultivator, a single seclusion could last for several years. Events from a few years ago were as clear as if they happened yesterday to them.
As for He Pingsheng's changed appearance, that didn't matter. Golden Core Cultivators judged people by their bones and Aura.
They didn't look at appearance.
Now that He Pingsheng appeared, Chongyang could naturally see through him at a glance.
"Disciple He Pingsheng, kowtows to Grandmaster!" He Pingsheng quickly bowed again.
"Don't kowtow!" Chongyang Immortal Master quickly stopped him, saying: "I don't like this sort of thing."
Yu Ning asked: "Master actually knows this Disciple of mine?"
Chongyang Immortal Master shook his head and said: "No, I accidentally saw him once before. At that Time, he wasn't a Disciple of our Xiuzhu Peak yet!"
"Enough of that, Yu Ning, why have you come to seek me today?"
Yu Ning said: "Master...your three hundredth birthday is approaching, and Disciple found a treasure that seems to have a unique effect on Divine Soul cultivation!"
"I specifically came to offer it to Master, please take a look!"
As she spoke, Yu Ning took out the black bead in her hand and gave it to Chongyang Immortal Master.
Chongyang Immortal Master smilingly took the bead and said: "You are thoughtful!"
But just a few breaths after he took it, the Daoist's brows furrowed.
"Master!" Yu Ning Immortal Master asked: "Is something wrong?"
"You've been deceived!" The force in Chongyang Immortal Master's hand increased slightly, and black dust peeled off the black bead, revealing a verdant green seed.
"This..." Yu Ning said: "Master, what is this?"
Chongyang Immortal Master said: "In the extreme west, there is a poisonous plant called Jilan Flower. The seeds it produces are highly poisonous; even a slight exposure can paralyze the Divine Thought!"
"This is a Jilan Flower seed!"
Pfft...
He Pingsheng almost vomited.
He had thought it was Dao Heart enlightenment, but in the end, it turned out his Divine Thought was paralyzed.
Damn it!
That dead Old Man really was a big liar!
"Master, please forgive me!" Yu Ning was also about to vomit.
Chongyang Immortal Master, however, had a good temperament. He waved his hand and said: "No need for these things. As for a three hundred year Lifespan, I don't care about it. I still need to go into seclusion for cultivation, so you may leave!"
"Yes!" Yu Ning trembled all over.
Chongyang Immortal Master asked again: "How many Spirit Stones did this thing cost?"
Yu Ning said: "Two...two thousand!"
"Hmph!" Chongyang Immortal Master said: "In the future, never be greedy for small advantages. I still have some Spirit Stones here that I don't need for now; I'll supplement you with them!"
Whoosh...
A Storage Pouch flew over through the air.
Yu Ning took the Storage Pouch and quickly led the Disciples out of the grand hall.
Xu Kunlun, Zhao Ling'er, and Tian Xiaoqing immediately shrank their heads, not daring to make a sound.
Fearing they would upset Master.
Once they reached Yu Ning Palace, Zhao Ling'er said: "Master, you should take these Spirit Stones back!"
Yu Ning's face darkened, and she said: "What kind of person do you take me for?"
"Alright then...the three of you, go to the Transfer Plaza in front and reflect for seven days!"
"Go!"
Zhao Ling'er pouted and said: "Why, Master, Disciple..."
"Why?" Yu Ning said with a dark face: "You still have the nerve to ask me why?"
"Because you are foolish..."
"Go!"
"Wait!" Yu Ning looked at He Pingsheng and said: "You go with them too!"
He Pingsheng immediately became agitated: "Master...I wasn't involved in this. I didn't even know when they bought it!"
Damn it, I'm not the stupid one!
Why punish me?
Yu Ning, however, waved her large sleeve: "If I tell you to go, then go. Don't be so wishy-washy, do you believe I'll double your punishment?"