Chapter 140: The Nineteen Chapters of the Jade Phoenix

"That's all I have to say!"

He Pingsheng pointed at the woman on the ground: "She is Hou Muxian's sister; she was involved in every part of this."

"I've poisoned her into unconsciousness!"

"When your master interrogates her later, you'll know everything!"

Yu Ning nodded; she had stopped crying and spoke solemnly: "This matter is too grave. Even if I can't decide it, neither can your ancestral master, True Person Chongyang!"

"In the end, we'll likely have to report it to Grand Master Taixu!"

"Regardless, the nine of you return first and wait!"

"I'll take this girl to meet your ancestral master."

After speaking, Yu Ning asked: "Is there anything else to report?"

He Pingsheng shook his head: "Nothing else."

He didn't mention Feng Daogu.

Because when he fought Feng Daogu, he used an S-grade talisman, pulled out a golden bell, and damaged her primordial spirit.

If this got out, He Pingsheng feared the shock would be too great.

Grand Void Gate has Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators—if anyone suspects he possesses a priceless treasure, trouble will follow.

Besides, he had no concrete evidence.

Accusing Feng Daogu outright wouldn't gain him support.

Better to say nothing than say it.

As for Feng Daogu herself, He Pingsheng believed she wouldn't speak out either.

She suffered a massive loss, was publicly humiliated, and attempted to assassinate a sect disciple—he was certain she wouldn't be foolish enough to spread it around.

Wait and see!

That damned old hag—once I reach Foundation Establishment, I'll kill you first.

After leaving Yu Ning Palace, He Pingsheng was surrounded by Tian Xiaoqing and the other three.

"Young brother, what exactly happened?"

"Did the senior brother really betray us?"

"Yeah… how could Senior Brother do this? He tried to kill Third Senior Sister!"

They spoke in overlapping voices; He Pingsheng shrugged: "How should I know? But you two—days ago when I looked for you, you were nowhere to be found!"

He meant Zhao Linger and Xu Kunlun.

Xu Kunlun chuckled: "Well, after reaching Foundation Establishment, resources became scarce—we went out to hunt for wild food!"

He Pingsheng asked: "Where did you go?"

Xu Kunlun said: "Where else? Of course, the Black Frontier!"

"The Black Frontier is a dead zone—it's the 【Home of the Desperate】 for Qi Refining disciples, and the main training ground for our Foundation Establishment disciples!"

He Pingsheng nodded.

Then he suddenly remembered something: "Senior brother, senior sister, look…"

He pulled out the jade slip taken from Hou Muling: "This location is where the 【Crimson Essence Ginseng】 grows—do you know this place?"

The two examined the jade slip.

Zhao Linger said: "The Black Frontier is vast. We haven't been there, but we know where it is—it's not even core territory, just the outer rim!"

"Young brother, are you certain there's a 【Crimson Essence Ginseng】 there?"

"I'm not certain," He Pingsheng said. "But eight out of ten chances it's there. Going alone would be too dangerous."

"Senior sister, senior brother!" He bowed to Zhao Linger and Xu Kunlun: "Could you two come with me later and take a look?"

"If there is one, I can break through my Qi Refining bottleneck!"

Tian Xiaoqing said: "I'm coming too!"

She was stuck at Layer Twelve, unable to reach Foundation Establishment—swallowing a Crimson Essence Ginseng would let her bypass it entirely.

A guaranteed path to Foundation Establishment.

"Fine!" Xu Kunlun grinned: "Let's go! Old Nine's helped us so much—so what if it's a Foundation Establishment giant snake? Even if a Golden Core shows up… I'll find a way for you!"

"Mm," Zhao Linger nodded.

He Pingsheng glanced at the sky: "It's getting late. Each of you prepare—depart at dawn tomorrow for this place."

"Take this map with you."

…

Back in his small courtyard.

He Pingsheng took a deep breath.

"Outside is far too dangerous!" he shook his head. "Once I get the Crimson Essence Ginseng, I won't leave again—until I reach Foundation Establishment, I'll stay put!"

After all, Feng Daogu was still watching him.

But he wasn't worried—Feng Daogu couldn't possibly be watching him right now.

He guessed her spiritual sense, even if not shattered, was on the verge of collapse.

First, inventory what I have.

He Pingsheng took a pink cushion from his storage pouch, tossed it on the ground, and sat down lazily.

The cushion still carried a faint fragrance.

But He Pingsheng had no time to admire it—he waved his hand and pulled out his storage pouch.

First, he swallowed an S-grade 【Soul-Recovering Pill】.

His spiritual sense wasn't severely wounded, but it was drained—he could only restore it with pills for now.

One S-grade Soul-Recovering Pill should fully restore his spiritual sense by morning?

He Pingsheng then pulled out an ordinary storage pouch.

It belonged to the Foundation Establishment elder of the Beast Taming Sect, Daoist Changping.

After killing Daoist Changping, these became He Pingsheng's spoils.

The spoils were decent.

One flying sword, bearing six sealing layers—a mid-grade magic treasure.

About five thousand spirit stones!

Spirit stones, materials, spirit herbs, elixirs, cultivation techniques, magic artifacts!

That was all.

Nothing special.

After carefully examining everything, He Pingsheng found nothing that thrilled him.

Forget it!

But suddenly, inspiration struck—he remembered: Sister Qiao had sent him a jade slip through Qiao Xiaoqiao—what was it?

Let's see?

With great anticipation, He Pingsheng held the jade slip and gently pressed it to his forehead.

Several large characters appeared in his spiritual sense: The Nineteen Chapters of the Jade Phoenix.

Holy shit…

Just the name sounded like an incredible technique.

Did sister Qiao just give me a peerless divine art to cultivate?

Let's check the overview.

Overview: Male and female, yin and yang complement each other. Coral Lord, Nascent Soul after eight hundred years, finally attained the path of ultimate freedom—supreme bliss…

He Pingsheng read on with reverence—but the more he read, the more wrong it felt.

After finishing the overview, he saw the nineteen chapters—each one described yin-yang complementation.

This…

He Pingsheng's face turned red: Damn, Sister Qiao sent me this? What's the meaning?

…

"You little brat… you're trying to kill me… who told you to give him this?!"

Far away on Heaven Seal Mountain, Qiao Huizhu swung a feather duster hard against Qiao Xiaoqiao's back twice.

Qiao Xiaoqiao laughed, clutching her mouth, giggling uncontrollably, bending over.

"Giggles… it's your fault… hahaha…" Qiao Xiaoqiao said. "My dear sister, who told me he knew nothing? Who said he didn't even know what 'claiming a body' meant? I'm helping you—giving him a head start!"

"Otherwise, one day when you two are together, that clueless brother-in-law won't even know where to start—wouldn't that ruin the mood?"

"Hehe… I'm just helping you."