Chapter 1297: Ji Wuxin, the Former Star Emperor

That fellow Han Houzhi has truly grown up now.

To put it in layman's terms, within the entire Tianmao Star System, there is no one capable of killing him.

Although everyone had come to know Han Houzhi due to He Ping's publicity, Han Houzhi was not afraid of appearing in public.

As for why Bai Lu had provoked Han Houzhi and ended up being killed, He Ping did not know.

Nor did he care!

"Senior He... please follow me!"

It wasn't just Han Houzhi; many people in the Immortal City also recognized He Ping, for He Ping was the man who had beheaded the Tianmao Immortal King.

"This way!"

"This time, the standard Heavenly Gate Array has been opened specifically for you alone!"

"Please, please, please..."

"This token can sense your results; keep it safe, do not put it in your storage ring!"

Before entering the standard Heavenly Gate Array for the Golden Immortal stage, He Ping asked, "Within the last millennium, besides Han Houzhi, has anyone else achieved a score of 9.99?"

"Yes!" the Profound Immortal following He Ping said with a chuckle, "It was a senior called Ji Wuxin... he just tested not long ago!"

"Oh?"

He Ping narrowed his eyes: Ji Wuxin?

That fellow had already achieved a 9.99 when he was at the Heavenly Immortal stage; who would have thought he would be this heaven-defying even after reaching the Golden Immortal stage?

This guy is no simple character either!

"Alright, I understand!" He Ping nodded, then took a step forward and entered the standard Heavenly Gate Array.

Next was the test.

He Ping was very familiar with this process.

He barely paused, walking from start to finish, and directly and easily walked out with a score of 9.99.

Walking out of the standard Heavenly Gate Array, He Ping very smoothly exchanged for a Heaven-Ascension Token.

Han Houzhi immediately leaned over and asked, "Was it a 9.99?"

He Ping looked at him and sneered, "Can you not talk nonsense?"

"Fine!" Han Houzhi said, "I suppose it was impossible for you not to get a 9.99. Can we go now?"

He Ping waved his hand and brought out a Void Immortal Ship: "This is my Void Immortal Ship. If you have a better one, then use your ship!"

"If you don't, then use mine!"

Slap...

While speaking, He Ping reached out and took out a sixth-tier top-grade immortal talisman and stuck it on his body.

This was a defensive immortal talisman.

This immortal talisman was named 【Heavenly Armor Immortal Talisman】; once activated, it could form a layer of armor on the surface of the body.

This thing could withstand a single blow from a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivator.

Once it sustained an attack, it would shatter, but it had one characteristic: if it did not sustain an attack, it would remain defending outside the body.

He Ping considered this as adding a layer of security for himself, to avoid being sneak-attacked by Han Houzhi for no reason while propelling the Void Immortal Ship.

Seeing He Ping do this, Han Houzhi also took out a similar immortal talisman, slapped it onto his own body, and then gave He Ping a cheeky grin, saying, "Among peers in this world, only you, He Ping, can be called a hero!"

After saying this, he looked at He Ping, hoping He Ping would also praise him.

He Ping replied, "If you ever see my Wang Shixiong one day, you will know what a hero truly is!"

Han Houzhi was instantly shocked: "Your Wang Shixiong is that badass?"

"What is his cultivation base, and what was his score in the standard Heavenly Gate Array?"

He Ping frowned slightly: "I don't know... I haven't seen him for many years. The last time I saw him, we were both still at the Earth Immortal stage."

"It's been nearly six thousand years, hasn't it!"

"As for how he is now, I don't know either!"

"But one thing is certain: my Wang Shixiong beating you into a dog would be no problem at all!"

"Hehe... hehehe... hehehe..." Han Houzhi pointed his finger at He Ping and said, "Fellow Daoist He really knows how to joke, are you making fun of me?"

"Don't worry, I won't believe it!"

He Ping asked, "Do you actually have a better immortal ship or not?"

Han Houzhi said, "No... let's just use your ship!"

Just as they were speaking, suddenly three more figures squeezed out from the crowd and flew toward He Ping.

"Fellow Daoist He..."

A familiar voice came over.

He Ping turned his head to look: Good heavens, Ji Wuxin?

"Fellow Daoist He!" Upon seeing He Ping, Ji Wuxin looked excited, then raised his hands high and bowed to He Ping, "I've finally waited for you!"

Behind him followed two more Golden Immortals.

One was Daoist Cangjian; this fellow's cultivation was still at the Golden Immortal stage, but he had already reached the eleventh layer of the Golden Immortal stage.

At this very moment, seeing He Ping, he no longer had his previous aloof composure; instead, he bowed to He Ping somewhat awkwardly: "Hehe... Fellow Daoist He, we meet again!"

Once upon a time, he had found He Ping in the Star Emperor City of Yu Huang Star and, from a position of superiority, made a dirty deal with He Ping using an immortal talisman and a tattered cultivation method.

Back then, had Daoist Cangjian ever looked at He Ping with any respect?

Looking at He Ping now, the feeling was completely different: legend had it that this was the guy who had killed the Tianmao Immortal King.

It was fortunate that he hadn't done anything to this kid back then and hadn't formed a grudge; what a stroke of luck.

"Senior Cangjian, no need for such formalities!" He Ping did not change his form of address; titles were... just that.

Calling you 'Senior' wouldn't make me lose a piece of flesh.

"Uh... uh..." Cangjian said somewhat awkwardly, "No, no, no... I wouldn't dare... Fellow Daoist He, let me introduce you; this is my Wang Shixiong, and also the former Star Emperor of our Yu Huang Star, 【Daoist Yumu】."

The fellow named Yumu also bowed: "Greetings, Fellow Daoist He!"

Now that everyone was a Golden Immortal, addressing each other as 'Fellow Daoist' was perfectly appropriate.

He Ping looked at this Star Emperor again, but felt not a ripple in his heart; he just nodded lightly, not even responding with a word.

In the human world and the heavens, only strength is respected.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, what is the matter?" He Ping instead looked at Ji Wuxin.

Ji Wuxin smiled and said, "This younger brother would like to ask for a Golden Feather Immortal Command from you; I wonder... would that be possible?"

He Ping happened to have a third one on him, and Ji Wuxin also met the criteria, so he took out the last Golden Feather Immortal Command.

Han Houzhi said with a grin, "A few days ago, in order to get this Golden Feather Immortal Command, I paid quite a few treasures!"

Ji Wuxin's face instantly darkened.

Since Han Houzhi had said that, he couldn't come empty-handed.

He looked left and right into his storage ring and didn't see anything good, so he took out a jade slip and said, "Wang Shixiong He, this is a divine ability I obtained today; it is quite mysterious, take a look!"

He Ping extended his spiritual sense to take a look, a look of contempt appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Behind him, the Star Emperor of Yu Huang Star, Daoist Yumu, hurriedly stepped forward and took out a jade bottle, saying, "Fellow Daoist He... I have a sixth-tier Time Origin here... take a look... would this be acceptable?"

This time, a smile appeared on He Ping's face.

Time Origin—that was truly a rare and good thing! ===== CHAPTER 1298 =====