Chapter 2191

"You wait here for me, I'll go by myself!"

"After the Gods' Dao Discussion ends, I'll come find you myself!"

Three days later, He Pingsheng bid farewell to Gu Baipin and Qian Zhu.

He even gave the green gourd containing Wunana, Yin Panying, and Zhu Dong to Gu Baipin, asking her to keep it safe.

Before the Gods, He Pingsheng dared not act rashly.

Before entering the Imperial Palace, He Pingsheng again took out all the items from the Ju Ju Bao Pen and threw them into his ring.

To prevent the Ju Ju Bao Pen from leaking aura when strengthening items, which the God Emperor might sense.

"Young Master, you must be careful, after all, they are Gods, not easy to deal with!"

"Wuuuu..." Qian Zhu cried.

Not only Qian Zhu, but Gu Baipin and Zheng Hong Lu beside her also had red rims around their eyes.

In their eyes, He Pingsheng's trip to contend with the Gods was a matter of nine deaths and one life.

He Pingsheng smiled, reached out and patted each of the three once, saying: "When I return, don't worry!"

Then he turned and left.

Flying is not allowed in Haitang City, but fortunately He Pingsheng had prepared early, his residence was not far from the Imperial Palace.

Ordinary walking only takes half an incense stick's time.

The Imperial Palace is not like most people imagine, a palace.

No!

This is a Shenshan.

The mountain range is vast, stretching for hundreds of thousands of li.

The place where He Pingsheng arrived is merely at the mountain's base.

At the mountain's base, there is only one main road leading up, and at the entrance a massive pass has been built, guarded by dozens of cultivators wearing golden divine armor.

Around the entire Shenshan, patrols constantly roam and guard, preventing anyone from entering.

"Sacred ground of the Divine Palace, not for you to intrude upon, leave immediately, otherwise, kill without mercy!"

Before He Pingsheng even reached the gate, he was rebuked by a voice coming from within.

He took a deep breath, pulled out the golden token, and said: "I have come to participate in today's Gods' Dao Discussion Grand Ceremony, please open the gate and let me enter the Imperial Palace!"

"Oh?"

A man in golden Dao robes jumped down from above the gate, landed before He Pingsheng, picked up the golden token to examine it, then looked at He Pingsheng's cultivation, and sneered: "First, I don't even know there is any Gods' Dao Discussion Grand Ceremony inside the Imperial Palace!"

"Second, you are merely a minor cultivator at the God Lord realm, what qualifications do you have to participate in the Gods' Dao Discussion?"

"Leave quickly, don't bring harm upon yourself!"

He Pingsheng's face darkened: Damn, entering the Imperial Palace is this hard?

I do have a token, you know.

"Fellow Daoist, why not just take a look at my token?" He Pingsheng offered the golden token again.

The man said: "I've looked..."

"Boss!" someone behind urged: "Why not go ask the higher-ups, just in case..."

"No in case!" the man said confidently: "First, I don't know what Gods' Dao Discussion Grand Ceremony is; second, even if there is such a ceremony, these low-level cultivators wanting to enter can only follow their family elders, who would dare to barge into the Divine Palace alone?"

"I fear you are just a charlatan; if you really get into the ceremony, we'll be blamed by the God Emperor, and by then death would be trivial, but implicating the family—who among you can take responsibility?"

After a brief pause, the man added: "Before the Six Elements, someone once used a fake token to trick people into entering the Imperial Palace; back then, what were the consequences—don't you all forget?"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and stopped urging.

He Pingsheng nearly spat blood.

But today, entering the Imperial Palace is unavoidable—what to do?

No problem, as long as my token is genuine, then you'll be responsible afterward.

He Pingsheng put away the token, spoke lightly: "I've already given you a chance, to verify the token—you didn't look, didn't ask above, and just called me a charlatan!"

"If I kill you now, you'd die for nothing!"

"I only ask once more, will you let me pass?"

"No!" the golden-clad man sneered: "A mere fourth-layer God Lord cultivator, kill me? You're dreaming..."

Pfft—

Before he finished speaking, He Pingsheng's Hongmeng Purple Gold Staff came down directly.

Vast energy surged in all directions at that moment.

The man didn't die, but was blown by He Pingsheng's strike to half-dead.

"Bold!"

"Deserving death!"

"Seeking death..."

Over a dozen people instantly surrounded He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng slightly twisted the staff in his hand: "I won't leave—either keep fighting, or you go report..."

"Stop!"

"All of you, stop..."

At that moment, a female voice came.

"He Daoist, is it you?" Yin Xiaoyue looked at He Pingsheng in surprise, asking: "You you you... how are you here?"

She waved her hand to signal the surroundings to retreat, then stepped forward to He Pingsheng and whispered: "Now the whole world is issuing a warrant for your arrest, you don't know?"

"Why not find a place to hide, instead of intruding into the Imperial Palace?"

"Hurry up and go!"

He Ping Sheng smiled, took out the golden token, and said: "Brother Yin Dao, thank you... This is my token, take a look and see if there's any problem?"

Yin Xiaoyue took the token with a complex expression, glanced at it, and said: "This is the token for the Grand Dao Discussion, right?"

"You want to participate in the Gods' Dao Discussion?"

"Mm!" He Ping Sheng said: "You also know my situation. I'm preparing to find a place with many God Emperors, take that thing out, and hand it over to the God Emperors!"

"Then I'll be safe!"

Yin Xiaoyue nodded and said: "Not bad... a good idea!"

"Alright... come with me!"

She turned around, looked at the squad leader half-killed by He Ping Sheng, and said: "You guys wait for me..."

"Brother He Dao, go!"

"Fly with me, it's fine!"

The two turned into streaks of light and flew all the way, from the foot of the mountain to the summit!

In the void above the mountain peak, clouds and mist swirled, within the endless sea of clouds, another immortal peak floated above the cloud sea!

On that immortal peak, painted beams and carved pillars, one majestic palace after another rose from the ground.

Each palace was a hundred zhang in size, or even larger.

Yin Xiaoyue pointed at the mountain peak above and said: "I also cannot casually enter above, Brother He Dao, you have the token so you need not fear—go ahead, fly straight up, hand the token to the corresponding personnel, and you may enter the place for the Gods' Dao Discussion!"

"Thank you, Brother Yin Dao!"

"I take my leave!"

He Ping Sheng continued flying.

The mountain peak floating above the cloud sea looked small from afar, but when He Ping Sheng flew closer, he realized this peak was simply enormous beyond reason.

Ten thousand zhang in every direction!

"Halt!" Someone flew out from the mountain peak and blocked He Ping Sheng's path!

It was a woman wearing a peach-colored Daoist robe, her cultivation at the third layer of the God King Realm. She politely clasped her hands toward He Ping Sheng: "Fellow Daoist, may I ask why you have come to the Imperial Palace?"

He Ping Sheng said: "Not at all, not at all... Senior, good day. This is my token, please have a look!"

The golden token was pushed by He Ping Sheng into the woman's hands.

The woman looked at it and said: "Oh, so this is the token for the Gods' Dao Discussion Grand Assembly—excellent, fellow Daoist, your fortune is truly profound. Didn't you come together with your family's elders?"

He Ping Sheng said: "My senior brother will arrive shortly!"

"Mm... fellow Daoist, follow me!" The woman returned the golden tablet to He Ping Sheng, then led him flying into the mountain peak, found the largest hall within, and said: "This is it, fellow Daoist—enter and wait here. The listening seats below, just sit wherever you like!"

"Good!" He Ping Sheng clasped his hands in thanks, then entered the hall.

This golden divine hall was vast, the doors were open, and the formations outside were also activated.

He entered the hall and found it densely packed, entirely with futons.

There were thousands of them.

The foremost positions among the thousands of futons were forty-seven high platforms.

On each high platform, there was also a lotus pedestal.