He Pingsheng exerted force with his feet, leaping nearly ten zhang, then reached out and grabbed a protruding rock on the cliff face.
He pressed his right hand on the rock, exerting a slight force, and leaped another ten zhang.
The next moment, he was once again pressed against the cliff face.
After repeating this three to five times, he leaped from the bottom of a cliff to its top.
Having walked frequently in the mountains these days, he had gained experience.
Standing at the top of the cliff, he looked around, his gaze extending far and wide, a truly expansive view.
He Pingsheng checked the position of the sun, then took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Pouch to examine it, finally staring north: “It should be in that direction!”
He wanted to go and see the location of the zhu yu fruit.
Anyway, there was no particular objective.
Walking along the way, if he encountered any Heaven And Earth Treasure, he would directly collect it; this method of gathering was quite good.
“Whoosh…” He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then looked at a long, massive downhill slope in front of him, and with a movement of his feet, he shot out like a flying arrow.
The rugged mountain path felt like flat ground under his feet.
He walked continuously for about an hour, until the sun reached its zenith.
The weather gradually grew warmer.
Four or five Cultivators dressed in light blue Daoist robes swept past in the Void Realm ahead.
These four or five Cultivators were all riding paper cranes.
He Pingsheng looked up, but because they were too high and directly against the dazzling sunlight, he couldn't clearly see the faces of the Cultivators flying in the Void Realm, nor could he see the insignia on their Daoist robes, thus making it impossible to determine their Sect of origin.
However, one paper crane suddenly lowered its altitude and landed in front of He Pingsheng after a few breaths.
He Pingsheng looked up, a slight stunned expression on his face.
What a beautiful woman.
He had seen this person before; she was a female Disciple from Tianfu Mountain, whom he had met once before at Matou Mountain Market when he bought a Disguise Talisman; and then again at the entrance of the Secret Realm.
He only knew she was a Disciple of Tianfu Mountain, but not her name.
“It’s you?” The woman looked at He Pingsheng, a slight surprise in her eyes.
“Greetings, Senior Sister!” He Pingsheng respectfully cupped his hands and bowed to her.
Under the sunlight, the light blue Daoist robe on the woman appeared even more slender and elegant, her snow-white skin was dazzlingly fair, and her exquisitely perfect features made He Pingsheng’s face instantly flush red.
He also wanted to try hard to control his state.
But he couldn't do it.
His face truly turned red.
Uh…
How awkward.
The woman opposite him chuckled softly and said, “We just came from this direction!”
As she spoke, she gently extended her hand and pointed in the direction He Pingsheng was about to walk, her jade arm lifting slightly as she stretched, causing the wide, light blue sleeve to slide down her forearm to her elbow, revealing a section of her arm as white as a lotus root.
Her skin was truly as smooth as congealed fat, making one's mind drift in a trance.
“There’s a huge swamp ahead, and it contains many unknown venomous snakes!”
“The snake venom is very potent, and they appear in groups!”
“Junior Brother, if you encounter that swamp ahead, remember not to step into it!”
“Just go around it!”
“Just now, a Disciple from our Tianfu Mountain was injured inside and is still unconscious from the poison!”
He Pingsheng felt a warmth in his heart.
He hadn't expected that at this moment, a stranger would kindly remind him to be careful.
This was truly rare in the Cultivation World.
However, there was also another possibility: that there was some treasure or secret hidden in the swamp ahead, and the woman didn't want anyone to know, so she deliberately told him to go around it.
With He Pingsheng’s current wisdom, he couldn't distinguish which it was.
But he preferred to believe it was the former.
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister…” He Pingsheng thanked her again.
The woman said, “You’re welcome!”
After speaking, she flipped her body and mounted the paper crane again, about to soar into the sky.
“I am He Pingsheng of Tai Xu Sect!” He Pingsheng’s face was even redder now; he swallowed deeply, seemingly gathering all his courage, and asked, “May I ask Senior Sister’s name?”
Sitting on the paper crane, the swaying woman chuckled. She stared at He Pingsheng with interest for a few moments and said, “Qiao!”
“Qiao Huizhu!”
After she spoke, the Yellow Crane soared into the sky, instantly turning into a small dot.
Only wisps of fragrance lingered in the air, drifting around, then slowly dissipating.
He Pingsheng took a deep breath and continued to advance by leaping.
It wasn't because he didn't have a paper crane.
On the contrary, he had several paper cranes, and they were all top-grade ones that could be used twelve times each.
The reason he still walked close to the ground like this was that by doing so, He Pingsheng could better discover Heaven And Earth Treasure along the way.
As he walked all this way, he had conveniently dug up quite a lot.
About two incense sticks later, He Pingsheng arrived at the edge of a huge swamp.
“Is this it?”
He Pingsheng stood on a patch of grass by the swamp, looking at the swampy area ahead, his brows slightly furrowed.
The swamp that the Senior Sister from Tianfu Mountain mentioned earlier should be this one.
He Pingsheng believed that Senior Sister had not lied to him.
However, he would not follow the female Cultivator’s advice to avoid it.
Because He Pingsheng wanted to go in and see if he could kill some venomous snakes and extract their poisonous cores.
He needed this stuff.
And in large quantities.
Anyway, even if he was bitten by a venomous snake, he wouldn't get poisoned, so come on!
…
Whoosh…
A yellow paper crane swept across the Void Realm.
On the paper crane sat a Junior Apprentice Brother dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe.
If He Pingsheng saw him, he would definitely recognize that this Junior Apprentice Brother was a Disciple of Tai Xu Sect.
Not only was he from Tai Xu Sect, but he was also a Disciple of Hongde Yard on Xiuzhu Peak.
The Junior Apprentice Brother’s name was Yang Xu; in Hongde Yard, he ranked below Linglong, and his cultivation was at the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer.
Ever since entering this Secret Realm, he had not spent a single day searching for any Heaven And Earth Treasure; instead, as per Senior Sister Linglong’s request, he rode his paper crane daily, flying through this Secret Realm, searching for one person.
He Pingsheng!
The Secret Realm was vast, a thousand li in length and width.
But riding a Yellow Crane to traverse the Secret Realm once only took an hour.
However, finding He Pingsheng was extremely difficult.
It doesn't matter!
If he couldn't find him, he would search slowly.
Yang Xu understood his mission.
Compared to searching for Heaven And Earth Treasure, Senior Sister Linglong’s assigned task was the most important.
After all, if he couldn't find Heaven And Earth Treasure, at most he would just lose some Opportunities.
But if he failed to complete Senior Sister Linglong’s task, then there was only a dead end.
Moreover, he was not the only one flying continuously in the Void Realm, searching for He Pingsheng’s figure; there were three others.
Four people in total.
Coincidentally.
Yang Xu, riding his flying crane in the Void Realm, also arrived at the edge of this swamp.
He spotted He Pingsheng at a glance.
“Is this…” Yang Xu was a little excited: “Is this a Disciple of my Tai Xu Sect?”
As long as he was a Tai Xu Sect Disciple, it was possible he was He Pingsheng.
So, Yang Xu lowered his flying crane a bit.
When he saw He Pingsheng’s face, the fellow immediately laughed happily: He found him.
Having found He Pingsheng, everything was set.
This was a great merit!