Chapter 376: Liu Li Ying

He Pingsheng's spiritual sense delved into the talisman, revealing its inner messages.

Dynasty: Jin Ji Finger Talisman!

Rank: Fourth Grade Supreme!

Function: After activation, it condenses the 【Jin Ji Finger】, imbued with the power of cosmic laws—a single finger can destroy heaven and earth, capable of burying a Nascent Soul grand master.

Hiss…

Upon seeing the talisman's function, He Pingsheng gasped in shock.

Too powerful.

One finger destroys heaven and earth.

And it carries the power of cosmic laws.

Then I won't be afraid.

Next time some Nascent Soul bastard comes after me, I'll just point like this…

…

Not long after, He Pingsheng stepped out of his small pavilion on time.

After meeting Mi Cangyuan outside, they headed toward the Discourse Hall.

Bei Yezi stood at the entrance just as yesterday, personally greeting everyone.

"Hehehe…" Seeing He Pingsheng, Bei Yezi chuckled first, then said: "Young cultivator, you had a fruitful exchange yesterday—keep it up today…"

He Pingsheng hadn't exchanged the most items, but he was the lowest in cultivation base.

With such low cultivation yet so many treasures, it was inevitable people would take notice.

"Thank you, Elder!" He Pingsheng bowed. "If there's anything I need, I'll definitely participate!"

"Good, good… Please come in!"

Entering the Golden Hall, he sat down in his usual spot from yesterday.

To He Pingsheng's right was Mi Cangyuan; to his left was Master Ruo Kai.

While the Discourse Meeting had not yet begun, Master Ruo Kai struck up a conversation with He Pingsheng: "Young cultivator… you've got quite a few treasures!"

"You're not planning to sell that ice marrow, are you?"

He stared at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng smiled but said nothing.

Master Ruo Kai pressed on: "Who is your master? Tell me—perhaps I know him!"

He Pingsheng replied: "My master's name is 【Tai Xu】, Tai Xu True Person!"

Ruo Kai thought for a moment, then said: "Ah yes—your alchemy shop is named after Tai Xu. May I ask, what realm is your master in? How could he possibly craft a top-grade 【Mingwu Elixir】…?"

Great.

After all that circling, we're back to the Mingwu Elixir again.

He Pingsheng felt embarrassed.

Come on—you're a grand Nascent Soul cultivator yourself. How can your heart be so narrow? Why are you still fixated on this?

"Er…" He Pingsheng took a deep breath. "My master has hit a Nascent Soul bottleneck. You know—without heavenly treasures, breaking through is nearly impossible…"

"You don't need me to tell you his realm, do you?"

"Someone like you? He could swat five or six of you dead with one hand!"

He Pingsheng smiled sweetly at Master Ruo Kai.

Master Ruo Kai's face darkened. He didn't know if He Pingsheng was lying, so he asked: "Are you bluffing?"

"Bluffing?" He Pingsheng raised his right hand, then extended his middle finger toward Master Ruo Kai.

A tiny flame flickered at his fingertip.

Though only a wisp of fire, Master Ruo Kai saw it and sneered, lowering his voice: "Dao rules… don't show off in front of me. I knew you'd reached Golden Core Dao Channel years ago."

Back in Hongshi City, He Pingsheng had used teleportation—and Ruo Kai had sensed it.

"That's not the point…" He Pingsheng chuckled. "The point is—this is what my master taught me!"

"If you think I'm bluffing, wait until this Discourse Meeting ends—come back with me to Hongshi City. Let my master spar with you!"

"No no no…" Master Ruo Kai waved his hands frantically. "No no… I've just never seen anything like this…"

"We have no grudge. Why go this far?"

He Pingsheng nodded. "Elder, you truly are a man of great wisdom!"

As the two exchanged words, the second day's Discourse Meeting began.

Bei Yezi looked at a woman and said: "Yesterday, you, Daoist Dan Tai, were the last to receive an exchanged item. By our cultivation world's Discourse Meeting rules, today you begin."

"Fine, no problem!"

The woman wore a blue Dao robe, had striking features, a clean, pale face, and moved with sharp efficiency.

He Pingsheng secretly scanned her cultivation base with his spiritual sense—only to find his sense sank into her like a mud ox into the sea, achieving nothing.

His heart jolted—he hadn't expected her cultivation to be so high.

"I have a fine item here!"

Her gaze swept over the crowd, lingering notably on He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng's heart pounded again: Damn, I just scanned you with spiritual sense—and you noticed?

This woman is no ordinary cultivator.

Under He Pingsheng's stunned gaze, the woman pulled from her storage bracelet a palm-sized object that looked like transparent glass.

With a flick of her jade hand, she cast it into empty air.

Everyone was stunned.

"This is…"

"Sssss…"

"Liu Li Ying!"

"How did you get this?"

Hearing the murmurs, watching the palm-sized, transparent, infant-like form floating in the air, He Pingsheng felt his throat go dry.

He had never seen this before.

But the cultivation classics recorded it.

What is this?

Answer: Nascent Soul!

A Nascent Soul grand master's body contains a palm-sized, infant-like entity—that is the Nascent Soul.

This entity also has another name: Liu Li Ying.

Its function is significant—it is one of the places where Nascent Soul cultivators store energy and Dao laws, just as Golden Core cultivators store power in their Golden Core.

So the question arises: what does it mean that this woman holds a Liu Li Ying?

It means a Nascent Soul grand master was slain—and his Liu Li Ying was extracted.

Just thinking of it sent chills down the spine.

Someone had actually killed a Nascent Soul grand master.

The entire Discourse Hall fell silent.

Seeing this object, all felt the sorrow of a rabbit's death and a fox's fear.

Among Nascent Soul cultivators, one had already ended up on the table.

After a brief silence, someone finally broke it: "Daoist Dan Tai, what element is this Liu Li Ying?"

Daoist Dan Tai smiled faintly. "Metal element."

Mi Cangyuan's expression twitched imperceptibly, then he asked: "Daoist Dan Tai, what do you seek in exchange for this metal-element Dao law?"

The greatest value of a Liu Li Ying lies in extracting the previous owner's understanding of Dao laws, which can then be slightly refined and absorbed directly.

It is that cruel.

Of course, it inevitably carries some karmic debt.

Daoist Dan Tai's gaze swept over the crowd again, her expression supremely proud: "I primarily cultivate ice-element Dao laws. If anyone has an ice-element Dao artifact, I am willing to trade."

"Of course, if you have no ice-element Dao artifact but something else that moves me, that is acceptable too!"

"Fellow cultivators, you all know the value of this Liu Li Ying, correct?"

"Hehehe… make your offers!"

With that, Daoist Dan Tai sat down.