Chapter 471

"Thank you, two Seniors!"

He Pingsheng bowed to the two.

Why are fifth-tier talismans rare between heaven and earth?

It's easy to understand.

First, there are few talisman masters.

Under normal circumstances, those who can draw fifth-tier talismans must be old immortals of the Soul Transformation stage.

And there are very few old immortals of the Soul Transformation stage; a country only has twenty or so.

Very few are proficient in the way of talismans.

Second, there are few materials.

To draw talismans, one needs talisman paper and talisman ink.

Take talisman paper, for example; a fifth-tier talisman requires fifth-tier talisman paper. How does fifth-tier talisman paper come about?

On one hand, it comes from the skin and fur of fifth-tier spirit beasts.

That is, killing Soul Transformation stage spirit beasts and then using their skin and fur as talisman paper.

Is it possible?

One can only say it's too difficult; not to mention that fifth-tier spirit beasts are rare in this cultivation world, even if there are, how many people have the ability to kill them?

On the other hand, it can also be refined using the skin of certain specific fifth-tier spirit herbs.

This is even harder.

As for talisman ink, it also needs to be fifth-tier.

And the blood, Dao technique, power of rules, etc., required to refine fifth-tier talisman ink—which one is easy to obtain?

To put it bluntly, this thing needs to be made using the Nascent Soul infants of the Soul Transformation stage.

Extremely harmful to heaven and harmony.

Because of all these reasons, these fifth-tier talismans are very rare.

The key is that talismans are not necessities; fewer people study talismans, so there are fewer talismans, and the related industry shrinks.

Under this vicious cycle, every fifth-tier talisman in this cultivation world is basically a treasure passed down through generations.

It's different from elixirs.

Some fifth-tier elixirs are necessities, so people pursue them, and then families cultivate them.

Therefore, there are fifth-tier elixirs, but few fifth-tier talismans.

Bidding farewell to the two Soul Transformation stage old immortals, He Pingsheng returned directly to the Chamber of Commerce.

Xiao He, Old Cheng, Master Yu Ning, Senior Uncle Yu Xuan, etc. —these people were all in seclusion.

Ling Zhiwang, however, was busy with the Chamber of Commerce every day.

Of course, he wasn't not practicing, but practicing while doing business.

Being in the Chamber of Commerce was also a kind of travel.

"Fellow Daoist He..." Jiang Lan wasn't in seclusion practicing either.

After He Pingsheng saw her, he hurriedly took out the Brocade Ripples Treasure Garment and returned it to her, saying, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, thank you for this treasure; these years it has followed me and saved me from fire and water several times!"

"Now, I don't need it anymore!"

"I'll return it to you!"

"Good!" Jiang Lan accepted her treasure garment.

This thing was a top-tier ancient treasure, and she wasn't willing to give it to others.

"Let's talk inside!" He Pingsheng brought Jiang Lan to his own Daoist field.

The two sat down in the host and guest seats.

He Pingsheng opened his mouth and asked, "When you gave me the treasure garment back then, you once said you wanted me to help you; now can you tell me, how can I help you?"

Jiang Lan didn't open her mouth to talk about this matter, but said, "No rush... Fellow Daoist He, let's talk about another matter first!"

"I mobilized some power, and basically found out!"

"The disappearance of your wife Seeing Qiao Huizhu seems to have nothing to do with the Qi State imperial family!"

"As for where exactly she went, forgive me for being powerless, I couldn't find out, but what I could find out is that it has nothing to do with the Qi State!"

She and the Qi State imperial family had a deep hatred, so she wouldn't absolve them.

He Pingsheng had another headache: It has nothing to do with the Qi State, so what exactly happened?

"Alright, I know!" He sighed: "Now, tell me about your matter!"

"Hmm!" Jiang Lan said, "Actually, I told you before... I was originally a princess of the Qi State!"

"My father was the Emperor of the Qi State!"

"Later, the current dog emperor launched a rebellion; they united with the second ancestor of the imperial family to kill my father and ascended to the throne himself!"

"Not only that, but they almost killed everyone in my father's lineage!"

"I have a deep hatred for them!"

"Back then, you promised me that after you grew up, you would help me kill the current dog emperor, and also that old thing behind the emperor—this old thing is the second ancestor of the imperial family, Jiang Yu!"

Well...

It matches.

It's Jiang Yu again!

"Good..." He Pingsheng nodded: "Anyway, I'm definitely going to kill Jiang Yu!"

"Just, after I kill him, what can you do?"

"You, a woman, can you ascend to the throne?"

"I don't know!" Jiang Lan shook her head: "My brothers are all dead, I don't want the throne or anything now, I just want to take revenge for my family!"

Jiang Lan was tearful and knelt before He Pingsheng: "Please!"

She bowed deeply to He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng reached out to help her up: "Don't worry, it's soon!"

It is soon!

Sending Jiang Lan away, He Pingsheng sat cross-legged on the ground and began to ponder.

When should he go find Jiang Yu?

He pondered for half a day and finally decided to be more cautious.

Wait.

Since Seeing Qiao Huizhu is not in the Qi State imperial family, there's no need to rush to find Jiang Yu and fight for his life.

Better to improve his cultivation first.

At the very least, he should improve his cultivation to about the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul stage.

He Pingsheng waved his hand and took out two palm-sized Nascent Soul infants.

Nascent Soul infants are formed by Nascent Soul stage cultivators condensing the essence of heaven and earth mixed with the power of rules.

These two Nascent Soul infants were bought by He Pingsheng from the female immortal Dantai back then and were strengthened into two by him; as for the metal-attribute power of rules on them, it had also been absorbed by He Pingsheng before.

Now, these two Nascent Soul infants only had pure immortal spiritual power.

After swallowing them, he could break through physical barriers faster.

However, all things carry Yin and embrace Yang.

There is a good side, and there are drawbacks.

The drawback of swallowing Nascent Soul infants is: it will cause karmic retribution to stain the body, and it also has an impact on one's own fortune.

Swallowing one occasionally isn't a big problem, but if one eats too many, sooner or later it will become a serious problem.

Now, He Pingsheng wants to cultivate to the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul stage by relying on elixirs; it will take at least several decades.

Too slow.

His revenge against Jiang Yu can wait.

However, he doesn't only have revenge to deal with; he also needs to find his wife Seeing Qiao Huizhu.

So at this time, there are not so many scruples.

Come on!

After some deliberation, He Pingsheng opened his mouth and swallowed a Nascent Soul infant in one gulp.

Rumble...

Infinite energy rolled within He Pingsheng's body.

He Pingsheng hurriedly operated the 【Five Elements Mixing Heaven Scripture】 to absorb the thick and incomparable energy within this Nascent Soul.

At the same time, He Pingsheng waved his hand again and threw the two fifth-tier talismans into the Treasure Gathering Basin.

Fifth-tier talismans, naturally, also need to be strengthened!

Besides these fifth-tier talismans, many low-tier spirit stones were also thrown in by him.

Strengthen them slowly!

Facts proved that the speed of swallowing Nascent Soul infants to improve cultivation and break through physical barriers was much faster than elixirs.

In just one year, He Pingsheng's cultivation improved to the second layer of the Nascent Soul stage.

And the energy in that Nascent Soul infant hadn't been exhausted yet.

Continue!

The amount of energy in a Nascent Soul infant depends on the cultivation of the Nascent Soul before death.

The higher the cultivation, the more energy naturally.

If the Nascent Soul only had first-layer cultivation before death, this kind of Nascent Soul infant wouldn't have much significance.

In a flash, eight years passed.

Eight years later, after He Pingsheng swallowed the two Nascent Soul infants and completely refined the energy within them, his cultivation reached the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul stage.