Chapter 170: Influence

How could this be?

He Pingsheng held the broken array disc, surprised.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his Treasure-Gathering Basin.

Because the Treasure-Gathering Basin had never had any problems.

"I understand..."

He Pingsheng took a deep breath.

Actually, it wasn't hard to guess.

The only reason the Treasure-Gathering Basin didn't strengthen this item was one possibility: the item's grade was too high.

It couldn't be strengthened yet.

The Treasure-Gathering Basin could currently only strengthen items up to the third tier, which meant this array disc was likely a fourth-tier or higher array disc.

"Hehehe..." He Pingsheng chuckled: "Made a huge profit!"

It couldn't be strengthened now, that didn't matter; as his cultivation improved in the future, he would always be able to strengthen it, right?

He Pingsheng put away all the items and stepped out of the main hall.

He flew on his sword and went straight to Xiuzhu Peak.

The old man was dead, and now these Golden Cores in the sect respected him because they all thought the old man was alive.

Tai Xu was He Pingsheng's backer.

But if they knew Tai Xu was already dead, what kind of scene would it be?

He didn't dare to imagine!

Perhaps, like Wuwei and Jianzhu, those two guys would strike directly.

By comparison, He Pingsheng knew his own strength was still too weak.

What to do?

Improve!

His own cultivation couldn't be improved for a while, so he would build up his backer.

Master Yu Ning's cultivation had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and had been unable to break through to the Golden Core stage for these years; He Pingsheng guessed it was because of the lack of Chaoyuan Elixirs.

Now that he had two top-tier Chaoyuan Elixirs in his hand, he had to send them to Master as soon as possible.

As long as Master Yu Ning broke through to the Golden Core realm, his own strength would grow by a large margin invisibly.

He Pingsheng's figure landed at the entrance of Master Yu Ninggong.

The gate and array of Master Yu Ninggong opened directly.

Master Yu Ning walked out of the main hall personally and said to He Pingsheng with a smile: "You kid are here... should this palace call you good disciple now, or call you Junior Uncle?"

He Pingsheng smiled and said: "Master, don't tease this disciple, I will always be your disciple!"

"Good, good, good!" Master Yu Ning looked gratified and said: "Come inside and talk!"

The two walked into Master Yu Ninggong, and the array outside closed.

He Pingsheng couldn't help but sweep his spiritual sense over his master, wanting to see his master's cultivation.

As a result, he didn't see through it.

His spiritual sense was still a bit low; although he could see through the cultivation of the seventh or eighth layer of Foundation Establishment now, he couldn't see through anything higher.

"What are you doing?" Master Yu Ning asked while preparing tea for He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng said: "This disciple wanted to see Master's cultivation, but I couldn't see through it!"

"Hehe..." Master Yu Ning said: "If anyone else dared to be so presumptuous, this master would have blasted him out of the Master Yu Ninggong gate long ago!"

"How have you been these years? You don't come to visit Master on weekdays!"

He Pingsheng didn't answer, only saying: "Why hasn't Master condensed a Golden Core yet?"

Master Yu Ning suddenly forgot her previous complaint and said: "Perhaps it's because my talent is insufficient. I swallowed two 【Chaoyuan Elixirs】 some years ago, but I didn't break through!"

"Breaking through from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core is many times harder than breaking through from Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment!"

"Many Foundation Establishment disciples will stay at the Foundation Establishment peak for a lifetime; this is not strange!"

"In our Tai Xu Sect, there are several like me!"

"Hehe... actually, I've let go of it. Being able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage and having a hundred years more lifespan than ordinary people is already enough!"

He Pingsheng quietly took out a jade bottle and placed it in front of his master.

Master Yu Ning asked: "What is this?"

He Pingsheng had a smile on his face: "You old lady, take a look!"

Master Yu Ning rolled her eyes at him: "You brat, what are you keeping from me?" She reached out and took the jade bottle, popped the cap off with a *bang*, and her spiritual sense instantly reached inside.

Then, the expression on Master Yu Ning's face froze.

"This... this..." She trembled all over, and her voice changed slightly: "My good disciple, this is a Chaoyuan Elixir... and it's a top-tier Chaoyuan Elixir..."

"Where did you get this?" After the excitement, Master Yu Ning quickly returned to rationality, and she stared at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng said: "The Supreme Elder gave it to me!"

Anyway, now that he had Tai Xu as a backer, he could just let him take the blame for everything.

Master Yu Ning's face immediately became serious: "You mean, the Supreme Elder prepared it for you so that you can successfully form a core in the future, right?"

"You child, I knew it!"

Without waiting for He Pingsheng to explain, Master Yu Ning severely criticized him: "How can you be so muddled?"

"My good disciple, I know you are kind and honest, but you can't be like this; you can't just throw all the good things out!"

"You gave it to me, I can form a core; but what about when you form a core later?"

Ah, this...

He Pingsheng didn't expect that Master had misunderstood.

"No..." he hurriedly explained: "This disciple doesn't only have this one; the Supreme Elder has many more of this kind of Chaoyuan Elixir, I don't lack them!"

Master Yu Ning said: "That won't do!"

"You brat must be lying to me. What is a Chaoyuan Elixir? What is this top-tier Chaoyuan Elixir?"

"This one can guarantee a Golden Core!"

"How could there be many?"

"I won't eat it, you honestly take it back!" Master Yu Ning covered the jade bottle and pushed it back.

He Pingsheng had no choice but to take out the other Chaoyuan Elixir and said: "Master, you see for yourself if I lied to you?"

"There really are many more!"

After seeing this second top-tier Chaoyuan Elixir, Master Yu Ning finally put away the jade bottle with a mix of shock and joy.

Heavens!

This kid actually has many of these things?

Too heaven-defying.

"Besides me, don't tell anyone else!" Master Yu Ning warned worriedly.

He Pingsheng said: "Master, rest assured. By the way... this disciple wants to ask you about 【Senior Uncle Elder Yu Xuan】's character?"

"Is he reliable?"

With two elixirs in hand, He Pingsheng naturally wanted to build two great Golden Core cultivators.

Elder Yu Xuan was a good choice.

As for Elder Yu Xuan's character, He Pingsheng didn't know.

But back then, when he saw He Pingsheng's background, he had warned him not to talk nonsense, which showed that this person was not a vicious person like Yude.

But what exactly was his character? Was he reliable? He Pingsheng didn't know much about these things.

"Your Senior Uncle Elder Yu Xuan is not bad!" Master Yu Ning said: "He is our Senior Brother, and he has taken good care of us since he entered the sect. He is honest and reliable, and his character is pure!"

"He is also loyal to Master, unlike your dead Senior Uncle Yude, who was like heaven and earth apart!"

He Pingsheng nodded.

Since that was the case, if he could build Elder Yu Xuan into a Golden Core, his strength would be even higher.

"Then..." he asked again: "Master, what is Senior Uncle's cultivation now? Has he reached the peak of Foundation Establishment?" ===== CHAPTER 171 =====