Chapter 395: Jin Dan Sixth Layer

He Pingsheng returned to the Jiaoyisuo with a calm expression.

There was no one inside the Jiaoyisuo.

Ling Zhiwang asked: "Did you win?"

He looked expectant.

He Pingsheng said: "I lost."

"What?" Ling Zhiwang stepped out from behind the counter, stunned: "That's impossible… how could you lose?"

He Pingsheng stared in shock: …………

I can't even lose?

"What?" Xiaohe ran out from somewhere: "Master… you lost?"

"How could you possibly lose?"

"Aren't you the strongest Jin Dan cultivator?"

"Wu wu wu…"

Hearing He Pingsheng had lost, Xiaohe burst into tears.

He Pingsheng looked around at himself: Is losing really that abnormal?

"There, there…" He Pingsheng patted Xiaohe's head: "Don't be upset—it's just one loss. When I grow stronger, I'll win it back!"

"After all, you're number one on the Dragon Stele!"

"How could I compare?"

Xiaohe clenched two white fists and rubbed her eyes hard.

Tears still streamed down: "I… I bet on you to win—I lost everything… it's not just you who lost, I lost too… wu wu wu…"

He Pingsheng: …………

Well then!

Well then… no wonder you're crying so hard—I'm the one who lost…

I thought you cared about me!

At this moment, He Pingsheng felt as if Tai Xu Laozu and Xiao Yao Zi had possessed him: Disobedient disciple… disobedient disciple…

"Ling Dao you, didn't you bet too?" He turned to Ling Zhiwang.

Ling Zhiwang chuckled awkwardly: "Cough… not much… not much…"

"Serves you right!"

He Pingsheng dropped two words, shook his robes, and walked straight back to his hall.

He tossed out a pink cushion.

Then sat cross-legged upon it.

He pulled out several items.

First: Lian Dao Tian Bei!

Second: Supreme Juyuan Pill!

Third: Supreme Poison Pill!

He swallowed one Ju Yuan Dan.

Inside his body, the Wu Xing Hun Yi Tian Jing instantly activated—enhancing his cultivation base was necessary.

His current cultivation base had reached the peak of Jin Dan Fifth Layer.

Remember those years he spent watching Xiao Feng hatch in the Infernal Abyss—he cultivated nonstop, yet never broke through.

Now, it seemed his breakthrough was near.

Hurry up and improve!

Simultaneously, he swallowed a poison elixir.

The Jiu Du Lian Jin Shen technique surged violently within him.

The body refinement art and cultivation art flowed through different meridians, so they could be trained simultaneously.

There was little interference.

Finally, in his spiritual sea, his Dao art extended outward, wrapping around the Lian Dao Tian Bei.

Forging his Dao art.

Though he had grasped many Dao arts, they still needed further refinement—and the Lian Dao Tian Bei was the perfect medium for that.

Time passed slowly.

In a flash, eight months had passed.

He Pingsheng opened his eyes!

His cultivation base finally broke through—to Jin Dan Sixth Layer.

Huh…

He exhaled a thick, turbid breath.

After eight months of forging, his Dao art had grown three-tenths purer.

Now he truly understood the value of the Lian Dao Tian Bei—he loved it more the more he looked at it, especially since it could upgrade. He'd heard it could evolve by absorbing Dao arts.

That's right!

Try feeding it some Dao art?

He pulled out a Wannian Bing Sui and casually tossed it onto the Lian Dao Tian Bei.

His spiritual sense detected the Lian Dao Tian Bei slowly absorbing the Wannian Bing Sui.

But it was slow.

Slow was good—let it upgrade gradually.

He raised his hand and sealed both the Lian Dao Tian Bei and the Wannian Bing Sui into the Da Zi Zai Zhu.

As for the body refinement technique Jiu Du Lian Jin Shen, Jin Dan Chapter, he had reached the Second Layer.

There was no choice—he'd had too little time. Reaching the Second Layer required enduring excruciating pain and overcoming the pressure of overstepping his realm.

"Wake up… don't sleep anymore…"

He Pingsheng reached out, gripped the furry creature's leg, and lifted her upside down.

Ting Tong instantly opened her eyes and screamed: "Young Master, don't hold me by the leg!"

He Pingsheng tossed her onto the ground: "Still no breakthrough?"

"You're sleeping instead of cultivating?"

"Don't tell me I cultivated for eight months while you slept the whole time?"

When He Pingsheng cultivated, he'd simply pulled her out of the Da Zi Zai Zhu and dropped her in the Dao Hall, intending for her to train with him—but this little thing had been slacking off?

"What else could I do?" Ting Tong said. "I'm already Jin Dan Twelfth Layer, but I'm still far from breaking into Hua Shen. With nothing else to do, what else should I do but sleep?"

"Fine!"

He Pingsheng grabbed her leg again and, with a swift motion, flung her back into the Da Zi Zai Zhu.

He stepped out of the formation.

Returned to the first floor of the Tai Xu Jiaoyisuo—he found it far busier than before.

More people!

More goods too.

Two months ago, they'd even held an auction.

"Hehe, six more months!" Ling Zhiwang beamed: "He Dao you, in six months, I plan to host another auction and another Jiaoyi Society!"

"But I'm running low on rare treasures!"

"Got any more tricks up your sleeve?"

Ling Zhiwang stared at He Pingsheng with eager eyes.

He Pingsheng said: "Yes… wait a moment!"

He pulled out several jade boxes.

One Wannian Bing Sui, one bottle of Supreme Mu Xing Ju Dao Pill, several Supreme magical treasures, and ten drops of Bing Yuan Shen Lu.

These items were more than enough as bait.

"Thank you, thank you… these are more than enough!" Ling Zhiwang was overjoyed.

He Pingsheng asked: "Anything else?"

Ling Zhiwang said: "Huang Shen has broken through to Jin Dan. He's deeply grateful to you—he's been extremely useful both inside and outside the shop!"

He Pingsheng nodded.

He had given Huang Shen one Nan Qi Guo and one Supreme Chao Yuan Pill.

As Huang Shen himself said, He Pingsheng was like a second parent—if he didn't work hard now, he'd have no conscience at all.

"Also… the Crown Prince has sent messengers several times, urging you to go quickly to the Long Tai and Long Bei."

"The selection for the Nine Nations Competition ends in just over ten days."

He Pingsheng frowned: "Isn't it a year? Only eight months have passed—how can it end so soon?"

"Yes," Ling Zhiwang said. "The imperial court wants to select candidates quickly—they have another major task before heading to the He Wen Niang Shan."

"That's why the Crown Prince keeps sending people to urge you."

"Alright," He Pingsheng said. "I'll go check it out."

【Fifth Chapter: Day Three of Repaying the Debt】