Chapter 1966: Again to the Gu Family

The flying vessel can perform consecutive rapid surges twice, then fly normally for half an hour, after which it can perform two more rapid surges.

That's roughly the rhythm.

Besides becoming familiar with operating the flying vessel, during this time He Pingsheng also grasped some basics of the gravity rules.

He stepped out of the great hall!

Then, in an instant, he teleported out of the He family, directly unfurled the Divine Xuan Heaven Vessel, whooshed out of the He family's sphere of influence, and flew toward a desolate mountain not far away where no clan resided.

The speed was extremely fast!

At least over ten times faster than the third-tier flying vessel He Pingsheng used before.

When he reached the airspace above this desolate mountain, he waved his hand to stow the flying vessel, then stood in the void.

At the same time, divine power within his body and a thread of gravity rule slowly condensed upon his left hand.

This time, He Pingsheng did not wear the Zijin gloves, and simply slapped the void with his palm.

Vast divine power mixed with gravity law condensed into a colossal thousand-zhang phantom palm, this phantom palm appeared earthen yellow, with runes flashing and wandering across it!

The phantom palm resembled a small mountain, descending from the void downward.

In this strike, He Pingsheng also infused a hint of spatial rule.

Therefore, this palm strike can lock onto the void; if no accident occurs, the target will also be locked by spatial law.

Boom—rumble—rumble…

The phantom palm's speed was not particularly fast; it carried immense momentum, descending slowly, and finally slammed heavily downward.

One palm shattered nine mountain peaks, reducing the mountain ranges beneath them to fragments.

Smoke and dust rose hazily, resembling a colossal mushroom cloud.

A mountain wind blew, sweeping away the smoke and dust; looking down again, one saw a massive palm print embedded in the long mountain range, half clear, half filled with countless shattered stones.

The surrounding forests began to burn with flames at some unknown time.

On the outward-radiating spurs of that mountain range, numerous terrifying cracks also appeared out of nowhere.

"Not bad…" He Pingsheng murmured satisfactorily: "Without gloves, this strike is equally stunning!"

"And, from now on, there is no longer the limitation of being usable only once!"

Correct, He Pingsheng comprehended a hint of gravity rule over twelve ten-thousand years of the Yuan era; even a mere hint can now be used infinitely in cycles.

"Gather!" He Pingsheng shouted loudly.

Countless water vapors in the void converged instantly, forming a torrential downpour in an instant.

The mountain fire spreading across the peak was also extinguished.

Afterward, He Pingsheng unfurled the flying vessel again and flew toward Tianfeng City.

Last time, when He Pingsheng searched everywhere for the Tianxin Divine Pill, he piloted a top-tier third-tier flying vessel, taking a full day to reach Tianfeng City.

This time, it's fourth-tier!

Different now—speed increased by about ten to twenty times.

In roughly an hour, he arrived at Tianfeng City.

Upon reaching Tianfeng City, He Pingsheng did not stop but instead piloted the flying vessel to bypass Tianfeng City and continued flying westward.

Target: Bingshan.

"Rapid surge…" He Pingsheng controlled the flying vessel and activated a rapid surge.

He wanted to test the effect of the rapid surge.

The next moment, the energy conversion array on the Divine Xuan Heaven Vessel suddenly burst forth with a terrifying energy thrust; He Pingsheng, who had been standing steadily on the deck, was slammed hard onto the floor by immense inertia with a bang.

Caught off guard, he rolled three times before stopping.

Meanwhile, the flying vessel, in an instant, left behind a ten-thousand-zhang afterimage.

In a single breath, it flew over thousands of li, then its speed gradually decreased.

Acceleration was too fast, but deceleration was slow, lacking much impact force.

"Damn…" the disheveled He Pingsheng climbed up from the floor, uttering a curse directly: "Good thing I'm the only one on this ship!"

"Rapid surge…" He Pingsheng immediately activated the second rapid surge!

This time, he was mentally prepared, so he was not slammed onto the floor by the vessel's sudden dash.

At the same time, He Pingsheng also gained a better vantage point to observe the vessel's performance during the rapid surge.

"Damn… the flying vessel actually left an afterimage?"

"This fast?"

As long as used properly, evading ordinary attacks is no problem with this.

However, this rapid surge is not particularly meaningful for long-distance travel.

After approximately another three hours, He Pingsheng's flying vessel stopped outside the gate of the Gu family on Bingshan.

The time agreed upon with Old Gu had arrived; He Pingsheng came to collect the divine pill.

He Pingsheng waved his hand to stow the flying vessel, landing from the void before the Gu family's mountain gate.

Before the mountain gate stood another great hall.

A gatekeeper disciple emerged from the great hall, approached He Pingsheng, and slightly bowed in salute.

He Pingsheng saw that this gatekeeper disciple was not the same person as before.

"Senior… may I ask what business you have at our Gu family?" the gatekeeper regarded He Pingsheng without humility or arrogance.

He Pingsheng said: "I am of the Tong family; I visited your Gu family five kalpas ago, and the Gu family patriarch Gu Chizi still owes me some divine pills. This time I come to fulfill the prior agreement and collect the pills!"

"Good!" the gatekeeper said: "Please wait a moment, I will go report!"

After a dozen or so breaths, the gatekeeper returned with a female elder in red robes.

The woman had eyebrows and eyes like a painting, a delicate visage, and could be considered a rare beauty.

He Pingsheng didn't use his Divine Sense to scan her cultivation because she was a woman.

"I have seen He Pingsheng, I am Gu Ruyi, please follow me!"

The woman made an inviting gesture.

He Pingsheng followed her all the way into the Gu residence, arriving at the guest hall.

"Please sit..." After He Pingsheng sat down, Gu Ruyi brewed him another pot of tea.

He Pingsheng didn't drink the tea, but instead asked: "May I ask, fairy, when can I see Senior Gu Chizi?"

Gu Ruyi smiled: "You won't be able to see him, my father has gone out on a cloud journey!"

"Ah?" He Pingsheng opened his mouth wide: "We had an appointment, how did he just leave?"

"But He Daoist need not worry!" Gu Ruyi said: "Before my father left, he specifically instructed me, saying that after you arrive, I can give you these things!"

"Please wait a moment!"

"I will go get the pills right now..."

"However... since this is the first time I've met you, Daoist, you had better prove that you are the person who came to see my father last time!"

"Please understand, I am also afraid of being impersonated by others!"

After saying this, Gu Ruyi lightened her body and left.

After a few more breaths, she returned with a red ring.

"Here... take a look!" Gu Ruyi handed over the ring.

He Pingsheng looked at it; inside the ring, there were a total of one hundred and twenty bottles of finished pills.

Besides the finished pills, there were also about four hundred bottles of waste pills.

"Is that correct?" Gu Ruyi asked.

He Pingsheng said: "That is correct!"

Gu Ruyi said: "Now... Daoist, you produce a token to prove you are He Pingsheng!"

He Pingsheng thought for a moment, took out his own ring to show Gu Ruyi, and said: "You will know at a glance!"

Inside the ring were many top-grade Three丈 Valley!

Gu Ruyi just glanced at it, then said: "Then there is no mistake, He Pingsheng, you have not disappointed my trust!"