Chapter 447: Arrival at the Ice Pole Sect

"This is the Grand Void Gate, not the Beast Taming Immortal Sect!"

He He Pingsheng drew his divine spear, letting the corpse of the Wuchen Daoist fall with a thud to the ground.

He looked down at the several Golden Cores and said coolly, "I am a disciple of the Grand Void True Person; this cultivator, whose Dao name is 【Elder Jianzhu】, is my sister-disciple!"

"Therefore, I demand all disciples of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect leave at once!"

"Anyone from the Beast Taming Immortal Sect still here after one day will be executed—no exceptions!"

"Also, go back and tell your sect's Ancestor: I will come to his door!"

Wuchen was not the Beast Taming Immortal Sect's Ancestor—he had only recently entered the Nascent Soul realm; the sect originally had two Great Nascent Souls, one of whom was allegedly mistakenly killed by the Qi imperial family.

Now, there should still be one left.

But no rush—it is not yet time to kill him.

Because I have no time.

"Yes!" Everyone trembled in fear and fled one by one.

Elder Jianzhu also tried to slip away.

He He Pingsheng said, "My sister-disciple, you won't leave—stay here!"

"This is your home!"

Elder Jianzhu dared not disobey.

After everyone had left, the vast Jade Dragon Peak was left with only him and Elder Jianzhu.

"Young brother... I... I..." Elder Jianzhu's face twisted with bitterness.

Looking at He He Pingsheng, she did not know where to begin.

In fact, she had recently heard rumors that He He Pingsheng had gone alone to the Qi imperial court, threatened the Emperor, and killed five imperial princes.

At that time, she had not believed it.

But today, after witnessing his instant slaughter of a Nascent Soul, she believed.

"Huh..." Elder Jianzhu exhaled, gazing at He He Pingsheng, her heart surging: Master's Grand Void Great Mystery Scripture is truly powerful!

"Don't worry!" He He Pingsheng said. "Master was alive and said we must never turn on our own sect!"

"I will not kill you!"

Hearing this, Elder Jianzhu relaxed.

Yet the next moment, an extremely powerful surge of spiritual energy slammed into her.

Boom...

Elder Jianzhu's body was blasted into the void.

Puff... puff... puff... puff...

She spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

Her cultivation base dropped to Golden Core Stage One.

"The grudge between us—I'll settle it by taking these levels of your cultivation!" He He Pingsheng said coolly. "Do you have any complaints?"

How could Elder Jianzhu dare complain?

Even if she did, she dared not speak it aloud.

For at this moment, she had deeply felt that before He He Pingsheng, she was less than an ant.

"Young brother not killing me is already the greatest mercy!"

Elder Jianzhu knelt in the void, wiping blood from her lips.

He He Pingsheng nodded. "Two things."

"First... in the past year, have you seen or heard any news of my wife, Qiao Qiao Huizhu?"

"Qiao Qiao Huizhu?" Elder Jianzhu shook her head. "No... since she went to Divine General Mountain, I've heard nothing more of her!"

He He Pingsheng frowned and fell silent for a long while.

He said nothing, so Elder Jianzhu dared not speak.

After about twenty breaths, He He Pingsheng spoke again: "Before Master died, he passed the position of Grand Void Gate Sect Master to me. Today, in my capacity as Sect Master, I command you: guard this place, and keep watch over Master's tomb!"

"If anything goes wrong, you die first!"

He He Pingsheng had just scanned with his spiritual sense and confirmed Master Grand Void Ancestor's tomb still stood.

"Yes!" Elder Jianzhu nodded.

Then the two went together to the underground chamber and offered three sticks of incense to the old man.

"I'm leaving. This place is yours now!"

He He Pingsheng believed that after his instant slaughter of the Nascent Soul, the Beast Taming Immortal Sect would dare not disturb again.

Moreover, not just the Beast Taming Immortal Sect—even the entire Daoxuan Alliance would likely no longer covet the Grand Void Gate.

Shhh...

He He Pingsheng became a streak of light and departed the Grand Void Gate.

He was headed to his third destination: the Ice Pole Sect!

To find his wife!

She was not at Heaven Seal Mountain. She was not at the Grand Void Gate.

The only other possible place was the Ice Pole Sect.

This was He He Pingsheng's last hope.

Why the Ice Pole Sect?

It was He He Pingsheng's guess: if his wife had come here and truly clashed with someone, the only person who might possibly control Qiao Qiao Huizhu was Xiao Xuan.

Twenty-nine years ago, during the Nine Kingdoms Competition, Xiao Xuan was already at the peak of Golden Core cultivation.

For him, advancing to Nascent Soul was merely a matter of time.

If Xiao Xuan had entered Nascent Soul, perhaps he truly could subdue Qiao Qiao Huizhu.

Moreover, beyond ability, Xiao Xuan had sufficient motive.

After all, he had long coveted Qiao Qiao Huizhu.

"Xiao Xuan!" He He Pingsheng silently murmured: "Please, let it not be you... otherwise, if my wife suffers even the slightest harm, the entire Ice Pole Sect will be wiped out—every last dog and chicken!"

He did not wish to attract karmic retribution.

But if someone dared touch his Achilles' heel, what did it matter if he incurred karma?

"I must hurry—finish this and leave quickly!"

He He Pingsheng's time was extremely tight.

Because news of his actions within the Daoxuan Alliance was surely already en route to the Qi Kingdom.

Just now, He He Pingsheng killed the Beast Taming Immortal Sect's Nascent Soul; the outcome was obvious—the sect would surely send word.

From here to Qi, message delivery was slow—it would take days to arrive.

But from Qi to here, if a Soul Transformation cultivator came, they could move impossibly fast.

Perhaps half a day. Perhaps one day. They could arrive.

So, hurry!

In half an hour, He He Pingsheng arrived on his sword before the Ice Pole Sect's mountain gate.

He did not enter directly.

Because He He Pingsheng feared—if Qiao Qiao Huizhu was imprisoned within the Ice Pole Sect, his sudden appearance might cause her unnecessary harm.

Boom...

When he landed before the Ice Pole Sect's gate, his spiritual sense erupted, engulfing the entire sect.

Throughout the Ice Pole Sect, alarms flashed and warning chimes rang everywhere.

After a few breaths, a streak of light flew out from within and landed before He He Pingsheng.

It was a Great Golden Core, and He He Pingsheng recognized him.

The man wore a red robe, Dao name 【Elder Bingxuan】; when He He Pingsheng was only Qi Refining Stage Ten, he had come to the Ice Pole Sect to compete against Xuanxian, and it was this Elder Elder Bingxuan who had offered a top-grade storage bag as the prize.

He was also Xiao Xuan's master.

Golden Core cultivation.

A hundred years had passed, yet this man remained at Golden Core cultivation.

"You?" Seeing He He Pingsheng, Elder Bingxuan's brow twitched: "He... He... He... He He Pingsheng?"

"It's me!" He He Pingsheng nodded. "Greetings, Elder Elder Bingxuan!"

Now both were Golden Core cultivators; addressing each other as "Elder" was fitting.

"Huh..." Elder Bingxuan, well aware of He He Pingsheng's power, sighed deeply, then bowed. "I dare not... Elder, you've come to the Ice Pole Sect—surely not to seek revenge?"

"The Ice Pole Sect has no mortal grudge with you!"