Chapter 124: Our Own People Don't Count as Spreading

Returning to his small courtyard from Master Yu Ninggong.

He Pingsheng didn't disturb anyone, but closed his small door and hung the 【In Seclusion】 sign on the door.

This sign was already a bit worn out.

It had been hanging for many years.

Hmm... if he had time, he would make a new one.

He Pingsheng propped up his formation, walked into the bedroom, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

First, meditate for one cycle, calm his mind, and eliminate distracting thoughts.

Then go to think about the problem of cultivation.

Now a realistic problem was placed in front of He Pingsheng.

He encountered a bottleneck; just relying on swallowing medicinal pills, he couldn't break through at all.

Absorbing the spiritual power between heaven and earth was the same, unable to break through.

There were only two ways to break through.

The first is to swallow various heaven and earth treasures.

Like the Water Origin Spirit Apricot.

Of course, there was definitely more than one kind of heaven and earth treasure that could break the Qi Refining bottleneck; it was said there were more than a dozen kinds!

The second method is to break the bottleneck by opportunity without any heaven and earth treasures.

Like sudden enlightenment!

When fighting and finding a way out of a desperate situation, suddenly breaking through!

Encountering some important matter, mind clear, breakthrough.

Or understanding a major truth about cultivation.

And so on.

All this can be called enlightenment, or opportunity.

But opportunity is something that can be met but not sought.

Most people's choice was only the first one, which is to find heaven and earth treasures.

If you can't find it, you don't break through; after all, the purpose of heaven setting a bottleneck is to politely tell you: stop cultivating, you stop here.

He Pingsheng took out the only 【Water Origin Spirit Apricot】 from his storage bag, thought for a long time, and finally decided not to eat it for now.

Put it away first.

Then, he took out some items.

A small green shield, top-tier magic weapon 【Sacred Wood Shield】, with eight layers of restrictions on it.

A small golden bell, top-tier magic weapon 【Soul-Extinguishing Bell】, with eight layers of restrictions on it.

A small black flag, top-tier magic weapon 【Nine Glories Dragon-Slaying Flag】, with eight layers of restrictions on it.

These things were all strengthened by He Pingsheng using the Treasure-Gathering Basin six years ago after coming out of the Mystic Realm.

But he had never had time to refine them.

Now, it was time to refine them.

So as not to be flustered when encountering strong enemies later.

And once these three treasures were refined, with both attack and defense, and spiritual sense attacks.

It would greatly increase He Pingsheng's combat power.

With these three things in hand, plus his five dantian and several Heavenly Tier magic spells, he could basically sweep through the same rank.

Hmm... start with this 【Sacred Wood Shield】; defense is the kingly way.

A few days later, in Master Yu Ninggong.

Zhao Linger knelt on the ground respectfully: "This disciple does not fail Master's high expectations; today I have reached the Perfection of Qi Refining!"

"Good, good, good!" Yu Ning was overjoyed: "Well done, you are all well done!"

"My disciples, truly one by one are good!"

On Xiuzhu Peak, originally the Hongde Garden had the strongest strength.

Then it was Senior Brother Elder Yu Xuan Palace's strength that was second.

Her Master Yu Ninggong's strength was the weakest.

But now, after only a few years, it had flipped.

Her Master Yu Ninggong came from behind and jumped to the first place in one breath.

Because a few years ago, the eldest disciple Hou Muxian broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Now even Zhao Linger had broken through to the twelfth layer.

Zhao Linger was originally at the ninth layer!

Later, after coming out of the Mystic Realm, she used six years to improve her cultivation base from the ninth layer to the eleventh layer.

Reaching the eleventh layer, she also encountered a bottleneck.

This was not to be feared, because Zhao Linger had a 【Water Origin Spirit Apricot】 in her hand; after swallowing the Water Origin Spirit Apricot in one breath, her cultivation base broke through to the twelfth layer of Qi Refining.

"You come over!" Yu Ning let her disciple walk to her front: "Reaching the twelfth layer of Qi Refining, everyone has a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"Come... take this!"

Yu Ning waved her hand, and with two hums in her hand, a storage bag appeared; she opened the storage bag gently, took out a jade bottle, and handed it to Zhao Linger: "Inside is a mid-tier Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Zhao Linger took the Foundation Establishment Pill and looked curiously at the storage bag: "Master, how can your storage bag be invisible?"

"Hehehe..." Mentioning the storage bag, Yu Ning was so happy she couldn't close her mouth: "This is a top-tier storage bag; top-tier storage bags all have invisibility functions, and after being hidden in the flesh and blood, even that Nascent Soul Stage great power cannot see it!"

"Wow!" Zhao Linger said: "This is too amazing!"

"Right?" Yu Ning raised her chin proudly: "This was won by your little Junior Brother Old Nine when he competed in the Ice Extreme Sect, and he offered it to me the first time!"

"Sigh... I said I didn't want it, but he insisted on giving it to me!"

"Mount Tianqiang's Junior Sister Qiao asked him for it, but he couldn't bear to give it to her, and insisted on keeping it for me, hehehe... this child!"

"Hey..."

Zhao Linger listened to her Master's words and immediately showed respect, saying: "Master, Junior Brother is too filial!"

"Who says not?" Yu Ning said: "By the way, this brat didn't let me tell others, you must keep it secret for me!"

"Not allowed to tell outsiders!"

"Don't worry, Master, I definitely won't tell outsiders!" Zhao Linger put away the Foundation Establishment Pill and said: "This disciple will go back to seclusion first, trying to impact the Foundation Establishment Stage!"

"Go!" Yu Ning said: "If one Foundation Establishment Pill doesn't work, then if you need Foundation Establishment Pills later, you have to find a way yourself!"

"Hmm!"

Zhao Linger walked out of Master Yu Ninggong and rushed straight to Tian Xiaoqing's small courtyard.

"Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing..."

Tian Xiaoqing open the door!

The two walked into the house!

Tian Xiaoqing was now at the tenth layer of Qi Refining.

However, she hadn't swallowed the Water Origin Spirit Apricot yet.

Because after reaching the tenth layer, she also didn't encounter a bottleneck.

Just wait to break through to the eleventh layer; after reaching the eleventh layer, she could rise to the twelfth layer in seconds.

"What's wrong?" Tian Xiaoqing asked: "Did you get the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Got it!" Zhao Linger took out the Foundation Establishment Pill and shook it: "Mid-tier; you hurry up and break through, after breaking through, hurry up and ask Master for a Foundation Establishment Pill, maybe she still has mid-tier ones now!"

"If you are late, it will be gone!"

"Hmm hmm hmm..." Tian Xiaoqing said: "I will use at most another half a year!"

"By the way!" Zhao Linger said: "Let me tell you, Master has a top-tier storage bag... given by Junior Brother!"

"Hey... Junior Brother went to the Ice Extreme Sect to compete, not only won the competition, but also got a top-tier storage bag as a reward; Senior Sister Qiao asked him for it but he didn't give it, and directly brought it to offer to Master!"

"Ah?" Tian Xiaoqing was shocked: "Then Senior Sister Qiao wouldn't be very sad?"

"So!" Zhao Linger said: "This matter cannot be known by outsiders; Master said, not allowed to tell outsiders!"

"Hmm hmm hmm..." Tian Xiaoqing nodded: "Don't worry, we are all our own people, not outsiders!"

"But speaking of which, Junior Brother He is indeed very generous and worth making friends with!"

Zhao Linger said: "Who says not?" ===== CHAPTER 125 =====