The Time remaining for the Secret Realm to close was drawing nearer.
In the square, Disciples kept appearing suddenly.
However, the number of these suddenly appearing people was getting smaller and smaller.
After all, no one would wait until the last minute to come out.
Finally, as soon as the Secret Realm's closing Time arrived, eighteen guards in golden Daoist robes stood at the entrance of the Secret Realm's Formation.
“Everyone… the Secret Realm has ended, please leave quickly!”
Dozens of Sects and over a hundred Families, one by one, piloted their Flying Swords to depart.
Tianfu Mountain was naturally no exception.
Finally, the entire square was left with only Tai Xu Sect's ship, which had not yet started.
“I say, Junior Nephew Yu De, it’s Time for us to go!” Elder Xuanyang, who was at the Golden Core Stage, looked at Yu De and said, “Anyone who enters this Secret Realm can encounter an accident. It’s understandable that that girl Linglong met with an accident. You can’t keep me waiting here forever!”
“Elder, you go back first. I’ll wait here myself!”
Yu De was still unwilling to give up.
He, of course, knew that Linglong was no longer there; he was waiting for He Pingsheng.
But from beginning to end, he hadn’t seen any trace of He Pingsheng.
“Alright!” Xuanyang waved his hand, started the Flying Sword, and left.
On the vast square, only Yu De was left.
He felt that He Pingsheng must be afraid of him and dared not come out.
It didn't matter if he didn't dare to come out, but he had to come out eventually. If he didn't come out soon, these guards patrolling the Secret Realm would enter it, and he would have no chance of survival.
But Yu De waited here for two full hours and still didn't see He Pingsheng.
“That’s really strange, where did this kid go?” Yu De frowned tightly, “Could it be that he followed someone else’s ship?”
“Impossible, if another Sect suddenly had an extra Disciple, they would definitely investigate!”
“Then… could it be that he died in the Secret Realm?”
There was indeed such a possibility.
After all, Yu De had been here for many days already.
Who knew what had happened in these past few days?
It wasn’t surprising if He Pingsheng died.
“Whoosh…” Yu De felt a surge of frustration in his heart, then took a deep breath, and stepped on his Flying Sword, heading towards Tai Xu Sect.
He wanted to go to Yu Ning Palace to see whether He Pingsheng was dead or alive.
An hour later, Yu De arrived at Tai Xu Sect. He flew on his sword and landed directly at the entrance of Yu Ning Palace.
“Senior Brother?” Yu Ning walked out of the palace with a bewildered expression, looking at Yu De.
Yu De asked, “Junior Sister, is He Pingsheng’s Life Jade Tablet in your palace still intact?”
Yu Ning said, “It’s perfectly intact, why?”
“Why?” Yu De said angrily, “This kid killed Linglong, and then I waited at the Secret Realm entrance for several days, but I didn’t see him come out. His Jade Tablet is intact, but he didn’t exit the Secret Realm!”
“You tell me, why?”
Yu Ning’s expression changed drastically, and she said, “Senior Brother, don’t slander him. Linglong was killed, but how can you assert that it was my Disciple?”
“Furthermore, what is He Pingsheng’s Cultivation? He is only at the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer. Your several Disciples are all at the Peak of the Qi Refining Stage. Even if given the chance, how could He Pingsheng possibly achieve that?”
In fact, Yu De wasn't sure if He Pingsheng had killed Linglong.
Everything was just speculation.
With Yu Ning saying that, he had no way to argue, only saying, “I’ll go and see if He Pingsheng’s Jade Tablet is complete?”
After speaking, without waiting for Yu Ning’s agreement, he stepped out, walked into Yu Ning Palace, quickly went to the back, and reached out to take He Pingsheng’s intact Jade Tablet into his hand.
“What are you doing?” Yu Ning’s face was grim.
Yu De said, “Junior Sister, don’t be nervous. This is just He Pingsheng’s Life Jade Tablet. Even if I crush it now, it won’t have any effect on him!”
Yu Ning nodded.
Yu De was right. If a Life Jade Tablet was deliberately destroyed by someone, it would have no effect on the main body; it only served as an indicator.
It indicated the life and death status of the main body.
“I will explain all the Karma to you later!”
“I’m leaving first!”
After speaking, Yu De directly took He Pingsheng’s Life Jade Tablet and left.
Yu Ning immediately felt that something was amiss, but by the Time she walked out of the palace, Senior Brother Yu De had already transformed into a ray of light and disappeared into the sky.
“Not good, not good…”
Yu Ning was sweating profusely with anxiety.
Although this Life Jade Tablet would not affect the main body, if it was used as a guide to perform some secret techniques, He Pingsheng’s location could be quickly pinpointed.
Why would Yu De look for my Disciple’s location?
He must be taking revenge for his granddaughter Linglong.
Then wouldn’t my Disciple He Pingsheng’s life be in danger?
“Whoosh…” At this moment, Yu Ning also flew into the high sky on her sword, chasing in the direction Yu De had disappeared.
She could not sit by and watch her Senior Brother harm her Disciple.
…
“Thank you, Senior Qiao!”
“Thank you, Senior Sister Qiao!”
Tianfu Mountain’s Flying Sword hovered in a certain Void Realm.
He Pingsheng stood on the Flying Sword and cupped his hands towards Qiao Huizhu and the Daoist Nun at the Golden Core Stage: “The grace of your protection, I will never forget!”
“I will take my leave!”
Qiao Huizhu didn’t speak, but the Daoist Nun at the Golden Core Stage said, “You’re welcome. You saved our Tianfu Mountain’s Disciple, so helping you cover up a bit is a trivial matter!”
“If you have nowhere to go in the future, come to Tianfu Mountain to find me!”
The Daoist Nun was very generous!
He Pingsheng cupped his hands: “Thank you, Senior. Junior will take his leave!”
Then, He Pingsheng took out a paper crane, rode on it, and soared into the sky, leaving the Flying Sword.
Qiao Huizhu’s eyes flickered a few Times. She looked in the direction He Pingsheng left, then said, “Set sail!”
The large ship started again, rumbling all the way towards Tianfu Mountain.
On He Pingsheng’s side, he rode the paper crane flying in the Void Realm for about half an incense stick of Time, and then he felt dizzy again.
There was nothing he could do; his Divine Thought was too fragile.
Riding the crane also required using Divine Thought to control it.
To protect his Divine Thought from further damage, he could only pilot the paper crane to land on the ground.
This was deep within a continuous, uninhabited mountain range.
What to do?
He Pingsheng’s brows furrowed slightly.
Originally, his plan was simple: run to Matou Mountain Market, buy some Spirit Recovery Pills to restore his Divine Thought, then directly leave Dao Xuan Alliance’s territory, find another place to Cultivate, and slowly Cultivate on his own.
It wasn’t impossible to be a Loose Cultivator in the future.
After all, with a gathering treasure basin like this in hand, as long as he was careful and kept a low profile, there would always be a day when he would achieve great power.
But he didn’t expect that his current Divine Thought couldn’t even support him to go to Matou Mountain Market.
“Forget it, forget it…” After much deliberation, He Pingsheng carved out a cave entrance on the mountain here and then walked into it.
He would recover his Divine Thought first.
He would Cultivate and nourish his soul here for a month, then find a carriage to go to Matou Mountain Market.
He would take it one step at a Time and make plans slowly.
Although Yu De was a Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple, He Pingsheng was not afraid of him now.
After all, a Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple’s Divine Thought could only cover a distance of dozens of feet at most, let’s say a hundred feet at most.
Could he really come here and find me?