Chapter 150

"What?"

Zhao Linger exclaimed in shock: "You actually went in?"

"Didn't the bees sting you?"

Xu Kunlun also looked stunned: "How did you get in?"

He Pingsheng said: "Don't ask how I got in—just remember, don't let this get out, or according to the sect's rule of splitting the harvest, if you're caught, your bee honey will be reclaimed!"

"Got it!" Xu Kunlun said: "Relax, I've got the tightest lips!"

Zhao Linger said: "I'm tight all over—I won't say a word."

There was still some trust between them.

The reason last time the storage bag incident blew up wasn't because Master Yuning had a loose tongue—it was because Master Yuning was just too eager to show off.

Too excited.

"Not convenient now—I'll bring it to you later!" He Pingsheng said, slowly lifting the jade box in front of him and opening it.

Inside were exactly two Red Essence Ginseng.

The Red Essence Ginseng weren't large.

Red, with well-developed roots.

A rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire palace.

"Only these two?" He Pingsheng asked.

Xu Kunlun's fat face broke into a warm smile: "No, we picked seven in total!"

"My sister and I each took two!"

"You get two!"

"And we gave Tian Xiaoqing one!"

"See? Tian Xiaoqing's probably about to break through these next few days!"

He Pingsheng nodded.

But he didn't need so many, so he took one back and handed it to Xu Kunlun: "One's enough for me—take the rest back and sell them for money, so you can buy a storage bag later."

Both of them were already at Foundation Establishment, yet neither had a storage bag.

Xu Kunlun said: "More than enough—I can sell these two and buy three storage bags!"

He Pingsheng said: "Then give the extra one to Tian Xiaoqing—let her get a storage bag too. I really don't need it."

One Red Essence Ginseng was enough to help He Pingsheng break through his bottleneck.

More was useless.

Besides, he could strengthen it with the Treasure Basin.

After seeing off Xu Kunlun and Zhao Linger, He Pingsheng didn't touch the Red Essence Ginseng.

He was going to break through.

But before breaking through, he had to strengthen the Ginseng first.

Yet he couldn't strengthen it under the old man's nose—at least not within the range of the old man's spiritual sense.

So, he'd keep studying the arrays.

The old man had said: never rush when facing anything.

Several more days passed. After He Pingsheng had memorized the foundational chapters of the array technique inside and out, he returned to the garden behind the Grand Void Palace.

"Oh…" The Ancestor stretched, glanced at the rising eastern sun, and suddenly looked dazed: "Already morning?"

He Pingsheng asked: "Did you sleep here all night?"

Grand Void shook his head: "Not just one night—since you left last time, I fell asleep and slept this long."

He Pingsheng asked: "Why don't you return to your cultivation hall?"

Grand Void turned his head slowly, staring at the dark, solemn palace behind him, saying nothing.

Seeing the old man silent, He Pingsheng dared not speak.

After a long while, the elder said: "Too much yin energy—I don't like it."

Looking at this elder, He Pingsheng suddenly felt a pang of sorrow.

A man who had lived over a thousand years—he once shattered mountains and dammed seas, ruled the world with arrogance, once proud, unmatched.

Yet in the final days of his life, he was so desolate!

He abandoned cultivation. He abandoned everything.

Every day, he waited only for death.

Utterly, unbearably dull.

"Come, recite it!" Grand Void took the jade slip from He Pingsheng's hand.

He Pingsheng recited it faithfully.

He passed.

"Today I'll teach you how to make array discs!" Grand Void said: "Once you make the disc, half the array is already set."

As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion sounded from outside.

Grand Void shook his head: "We won't be learning today."

"Come, let's go see what's happening up front."

The gates of the Grand Void Palace opened again.

Several attendants brought the items Grand Void needed. Outside, the array rippled, and two figures entered.

One was Grand Void's only female disciple: Jian Zhu.

The other He Pingsheng didn't recognize—a tall man with white hair and beard, striking in appearance.

He didn't know his name, but he'd seen him before.

"Disciple Jian Zhu bows to Master!"

"Disciple Wuwei bows to Master!"

He Pingsheng was secretly startled.

Wuwei was Grand Void's eldest disciple.

Rumor had it he was formidable, already at the peak of Golden Core, just a hair's breadth from breaking into Nascent Soul.

Why he hadn't broken through—that only he knew.

"What do you want?"

Grand Void sat in the golden armchair, his gaze sharp.

Wuwei said: "Let the junior sister speak first."

Jian Zhu giggled: "Mine's a small matter—I don't have the grand ambitions of my senior brother."

"Master, you know my disciples' daily expenses are too high—Tianyi Peak is running a deficit!"

"I humbly ask Master to lend me some spirit stones."

Grand Void said: "I've long had no such worldly possessions—asking me won't help."

"Master, you're lying!" The ancient being, who had lived countless years, pouted like a child: "Your treasures are all hidden here!"

"I've seen them!"

Before Grand Void could speak, Jian Zhu leapt into the air and landed with a thud before a bookshelf to his left.

She reached out, plucking a storage bag from the shelf.

She opened it.

Plop—a soft whip fell out.

Jian Zhu beamed: "Master… you still have this treasure?"

"I remember you used it when you were young—I'd almost forgotten!"

"How perfect—I just learned the Jade Maiden Whip Art a few days ago, and I've been missing a whip!"

"Can I borrow it for two days?"

Grand Void's expression remained calm, his eyelids drooping as he waved his hand: "Go… go away… go away…"

The old man looked utterly drained.

"Gigglegigglegiggle…" Jian Zhu laughed as she snatched the whip and storage bag, vanishing from the hall in a flash, as if afraid the master would change his mind.

Watching this, He Pingsheng was utterly stunned.

Isn't this robbery?

Knowing the master's time is short, they're coming to steal his things?

Grand Void sighed deeply: "And what do you want?"

His piercing gaze fixed on his eldest disciple, Wuwei.

Wuwei lowered his head: "Disciple… disciple came to check on Master's health."

Grand Void said: "False. You're here to see when I'll die."

Thud!

Wuwei's legs gave out and he collapsed to his knees.