Chapter 471

"Many thanks to both Seniors!"

He He Pingsheng bowed to the two.

Why were fifth-tier talismans between heaven and earth so few?

It was easy to understand.

First, there were few talisman masters.

Under normal circumstances, those capable of drawing fifth-tier talismans were definitely old immortals of the Soul Transformation Stage.

And old immortals of the Soul Transformation Stage were extremely rare; a country only had twenty or so.

Very few were proficient in the way of talismans.

Second, materials were few.

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

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

On one hand, it came from the fur of fifth-tier spirit beasts.

That is, killing a Soul Transformation Stage spirit beast and then using its fur as talisman paper.

Is it possible?

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

On the other hand, one could also refine it using the skin of certain specific fifth-tier spirit herbs.

This was even harder.

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

And the blood, Dao laws, and power of rules needed to refine fifth-tier talisman ink, which one of them was easy to obtain?

To put it bluntly, this thing needed to be made using the Glass Infants of the Soul Transformation Stage.

Extremely harmful to heaven and harmony.

Because of all these reasons, these fifth-tier talismans were very few.

The key was that talismans weren't necessities; there were fewer people studying talismans, so there were fewer talismans, and related industries would shrink.

Under a vicious cycle, every fifth-tier talisman in this Cultivation World was basically a treasure passed down through generations.

It was different from elixirs.

Some fifth-tier elixirs were necessities, so people pursued them, and then there were families cultivating them.

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

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

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

Ling Ling Zhiwang, on the other hand, was busy between the Chamber of Commerce every day.

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

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

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

After He 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; following me all these years, it has saved me from fire and water several times!"

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

"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 He Pingsheng brought Jiang Lan to his own Daoist field.

The two sat down in the host and guest seats.

He He Pingsheng opened his mouth and asked: "Back then when you gave me the treasure garment, you once said you would let me help you; now can you tell me, how to help you?"

Jiang Lan didn't open her mouth to talk about this, 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 Qiao Qiao Huizhu seems to have nothing to do with the Qi Kingdom's imperial family!"

"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 Kingdom!"

She and the Qi Kingdom's imperial family had a deep hatred, so she wouldn't cover for them.

He He Pingsheng had another headache: Nothing to do with the Qi Kingdom, then what exactly happened?

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

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

"My father was the emperor of the Qi Kingdom!"

"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 matched.

It was still Jiang Yu!

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

"But, 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 in front of He He Pingsheng: "Please!"

She bowed deeply to He He Pingsheng.

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

It was soon!

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

When to go find Jiang Yu?

He pondered for half a day, and finally decided to be safe.

Wait.

Since Qiao Qiao Huizhu wasn't in the Qi Kingdom's imperial family, there was no need to rush to find Jiang Yu and fight to the death.

Better to raise his cultivation first.

At the very least, raise his cultivation to about the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage.

He He Pingsheng waved his hand and took out two palm-sized Glass Infants.

Glass Infants were formed by Nascent Soul Stage cultivators condensing the essence of heaven and earth mixed with the power of rules.

These two Glass Infants were bought by He He Pingsheng from the female immortal Tantai back then, and he strengthened them into two; as for the metal power of rules on them, it was also absorbed by He He Pingsheng before.

Now these two Glass 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 was a good side, and there were drawbacks.

The drawback of swallowing Glass Infants was that it would cause karmic retribution to stick to one's body, which also had an impact on one's own Qi fortune.

Swallowing one occasionally wasn't a big problem, but if one ate too many, sooner or later it would become a serious problem.

Now, He He Pingsheng wanted to cultivate to the fifth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage relying on elixirs, which would take at least several decades.

Too slow.

His feud with Jiang Yu could wait.

However, he didn't just have revenge to deal with; he also had to find his wife Qiao Qiao Huizhu.

So at a time like this, there were no such scruples.

Come on!

After He He Pingsheng made a choice, he opened his mouth and swallowed a Glass Infant in one gulp.

Rumble...

Infinite energy rolled inside He He Pingsheng's body.

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

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

Fifth-tier talismans, naturally, also needed 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 Glass Infants to raise cultivation and break through physical barriers was much faster than elixirs.

In just one year, He He Pingsheng's cultivation was raised to the second layer of the Nascent Soul Stage.

And the energy in that Glass Infant hadn't been exhausted yet.

Continue!

The amount of energy in a Glass Infant depended on the cultivation of the Nascent Soul before death.

The higher the cultivation, the more energy naturally.

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

In a flash, eight years passed.

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