Chapter 221

"Comrade Shi Yuan!"

The middle-aged man in the moon-white robe looked at He Pingsheng with a friendly smile and said: "Just now, I, along with Fire Hai Chao and Jiang Qingyu, have reached a gentleman's agreement!"

"Among the three of us, whoever obtains the Spear Intent Crystal, the other two must not seize it!"

"Guaranteeing fairness!"

"I wonder, Comrade, would you like to join?"

Before He Pingsheng could speak, the other three all turned their gazes toward him.

He Pingsheng nodded and said: "Fine, I'll join."

He absolutely had to join—refusing would be a loss.

Why?

Because if someone else obtained the Spear Intent Crystal, given He Pingsheng's nature, he certainly wouldn't try to seize it.

But if he obtained it, without any agreement, others would move to take it.

Isn't that a loss?

Of course, He Pingsheng knew this so-called agreement was essentially worthless paper.

At the critical moment, some people would always break the rules and come to snatch it.

But having it is better than having nothing.

With the agreement, at least it could deter some people.

"Good!" Guan Changsheng nodded: "I agree to let Shi Yuan join!"

Jiang Qingyu said: "I agree too!"

Fire Hai Chao said: "I agree as well!"

After all, at this moment, no one wanted to invite trouble for themselves.

If you refuse, others will become doubly wary of you.

"Alright…" Guan Changsheng said: "It's settled. If any other cultivators enter later, we'll use this same method!"

With that, the four of them each lowered their gaze, falling silent.

After a while, He Pingsheng lifted his head and stared intently at the black great spear before him.

If this was a treasure left behind by the ancient General, why wasn't it taken?

Why leave it here?

Can't a treasure be assimilated?

As if sensing He Pingsheng's thoughts, Guan Changsheng smiled and said: "Comrade Shi Yuan, you're also thinking of claiming this?"

He Pingsheng smiled and replied: "It's probably not easy—if it were, countless cultivators throughout history would have taken it long ago."

"Exactly!" Guan Changsheng said: "It truly cannot be claimed!"

"We three have all just tried—Comrade, if you're curious, go ahead and test it yourself!"

"Alright…"

He Pingsheng nodded, then stood up and walked to the massive black divine spear, over a zhang thick.

The divine spear was entirely black, but up close, intricate engraved patterns could be seen across its surface.

These patterns must be the prohibitions etched onto the spear, right?

He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then extended his hand and pressed his palm against the great spear.

Boom…

His spiritual sense flowed through his hand into the spear.

But the next instant, his spiritual sense was violently ejected.

Not only was it ejected—he himself was thrown back six or seven steps.

"Hehehe…" Seeing this, Guan Changsheng smiled again: "The master of this divine spear has been dead for countless years, yet a trace of his spiritual sense still lingers on it!"

"To assimilate the spear, you must first expel this trace of spiritual sense from within!"

"Though it's only a trace, for us Foundation Establishment cultivators, it's still far too powerful!"

"Thus, it cannot be assimilated!"

He Pingsheng understood.

This was the problem.

Every cultivator's magic treasure, even if you kill its owner, retains a trace of their spiritual sense—that's common knowledge in the cultivation world.

This applies to storage bags and magic treasures alike.

He Pingsheng had killed many cultivators; each time he tried to assimilate a storage bag or magic treasure, his first step was always to remove the lingering spiritual sense.

Usually, the residual spiritual sense was very weak.

Easily removed.

But the problem here is, the spear's original owner was far too powerful—even though the lingering spiritual sense was only a trace, that trace had stymied countless Foundation Establishment disciples.

If there were a Golden Core cultivator here, they'd have assimilated it long ago.

But there's a rule here: cultivators of Golden Core rank or higher are forbidden from entering.

Otherwise, they'd be instantly killed by the great array.

That's why this spear has remained unclaimed for so many years.

He Pingsheng knew he lacked the ability to claim it.

Because his spiritual sense wasn't strong enough.

If he had Golden Core-level spiritual sense, perhaps it would work.

After sitting back down, he closed his eyes and began pondering another matter: previously, he'd tested that a Superior 【Dual Spirit Pill】 could triple his spiritual sense, extending it to fifteen hundred zhang.

This spiritual sense strength was already comparable to a second-layer Golden Core cultivator.

With this spiritual sense, could he erase the residual spiritual sense on the spear?

If not!

Then… would the Supreme 【Dual Spirit Pill】 work?

The problem was, he didn't know how much the Supreme 【Dual Spirit Pill】 could boost his spiritual sense.

But no rush—he'd have a chance to test it later!

Just as He Pingsheng was lost in thought, a vast surge of Spear Intent erupted violently from the black great spear, sweeping outward.

Boom…

Without warning, He Pingsheng was blasted backward over ten zhang.

The other three were similarly thrown back.

"Spear Intent erupts!"

Jiang Qingyu, the woman of the Great Qi Imperial Family, exclaimed in shock: "When Spear Intent erupts, it means a Spear Intent Crystal is about to appear!"

"After nine surges, the crystal manifests!"

She took a deep breath and quickly returned to her seat.

The others also resumed their positions.

"That's right!" Guan Changsheng added: "Ancient texts record that under normal circumstances, Spear Intent never erupts—everyone leaves empty-handed!"

"But once it erupts, a Spear Intent Crystal must fall!"

"After swallowing this crystal, one gains boundless Spear Intent and can dominate the realm of the spear!"

Everyone was stirred with excitement.

A crystal would definitely appear this time.

Each person's chance was one in four.

One in four—that's an enormous probability.

"Let me say this again!" Jiang Qingyu's face turned icy: "All of you must strictly abide by the agreement—if anyone dares to seize it by force, I, representing the Great Qi Imperial Family, will execute them!"

In Jiang Qingyu's eyes, the Spear Intent was already hers.

Why?

Because as a member of the Great Qi Imperial Family, she had tested her destiny at birth using the Nine Dragon Mirrors.

Her destiny revealed eight dragons within the mirror.

Eight dragons!

Unless someone possessed the Nine Dragon destiny, who could surpass me?

No one could have Nine Dragon destiny.

Then…

This Spear Intent Crystal must be mine!

Because of this mindset, Jiang Qingyu had repeatedly demanded everyone swear not to seize the crystal, no matter who obtained it.

Do you think she's that kind-hearted?