Chapter 622

After refining two batches of fifth-rank Zhi Dao Pills, He Pingsheng wanted to refine Zhi Dao Pills of other elemental affinities.

Unfortunately, both auxiliary and primary materials were missing.

There was no way to continue!

Only a few days remained before the Youmingdigong closed.

"I've got good news for you!"

Inside the formation, Qiao Huizhu chuckled: "Husband… look what I've got."

She pulled out several talismans.

He Pingsheng took them and glanced once—his face lit up with joy: "This… fifth-rank?"

"You can now draw fifth-rank talismans?"

"Mm!" Qiao Huizhu nodded. "I owe it all to you, husband."

"If not for you, my spiritual sense wouldn't be this strong. If not for you, I wouldn't have access to such high-level talisman scriptures to study!"

"It's all thanks to you!"

He Pingsheng tapped her head with a finger: "Foolish girl—you're the one who worked hard."

"Oh, by the way… one more thing!" He Pingsheng looked at Qiao Huizhu seriously. "I asked Nan Li and the others. When the Youmingdigong closes, we'll be forcibly teleported out—and we'll appear randomly near the entrance."

"The range is huge. We might land right at the entrance, or ten thousand li away—even tens of thousands of li!"

"So let's make a pact."

"Once we're out, whoever arrives first must wait at the entrance for the other to return."

"Our meeting point is the entrance."

"Remember?"

Qiao Huizhu nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, husband—I remember."

Qiao Huizhu's current cultivation base was slightly lower than He Pingsheng's, at Soul Transformation Stage Five.

But even at Stage Five, her current power made her unafraid of anyone.

Remember, when she was only at Stage One, she defeated Long Jiao Ao Ji, ranked eighth on the Sacred Flame List.

Now that she's at Soul Transformation Stage Five, who could possibly frighten her?

"Here… take this," He Pingsheng, still uneasy, pulled out a sixth-rank 【Ghost King Talisman】. "If you encounter a Void Refinement cultivator who threatens you, activate it immediately—it will summon a demon to fight for you."

As long as it's not a terrifying Void Refinement peak cultivator, it's more than enough to handle them.

Earlier, He Pingsheng had wanted to acquire some sixth-rank defensive talismans.

No choice—those poor devils like Nan Li had none!

On the final day before departure.

He Pingsheng quickly retracted the formation.

Nan Li said: "Everyone, prepare. Take out your tokens and place them above your heads—get ready to leave at any moment!"

With that, she sat cross-legged first, placing her token above her head.

The others followed, each pulling out their own tokens.

Nine people held their breath in silence.

Time passed slowly—then, at one moment, He Pingsheng suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

He opened his eyes.

All he saw around him was endless spatial laws and spatial runes.

Then, he suddenly appeared outside the Youmingdigong.

Around him were people everywhere!

A sea of people!

He Pingsheng looked up and saw the massive entrance vortex.

Heh…

Perfect—he hadn't been teleported far. He was right beneath the vortex.

Hmm… let's see if Sister Qiao is here?

He Pingsheng's spiritual sense erupted, covering three million zhang.

Previously, this entrance had always been crowded with a hundred thousand cultivators waiting to enter; now, the numbers had dropped sharply.

After all, entering the Youmingdigong in its later stages held little value, so those who had hoped but failed had all left.

The entire plaza held only a few thousand people now.

He Pingsheng's spiritual sense swept across—it spotted Old Servant Hao Cang, the Void Refinement cultivator guarding the entrance, even Nan Li Xianzi and Bai Yuyu.

But he saw no Qiao Huizhu.

"Young Master!"

The instant He Pingsheng appeared, Hao Cang rushed to his side, excitedly saying: "Your servant has completed his mission!"

"???"

He Pingsheng blinked in confusion: "What mission?"

Hao Cang said: "Before you entered the Youmingdigong, didn't you tell me to bring my spiritual sense to perfection?"

"Now my spiritual sense has caught up with my cultivation—Soul Transformation Chapter Eight—and I've also perfected the 【Formless Northern Dipper Nail】!"

He Pingsheng suddenly remembered: "Good, good… you've worked hard."

With Hao Cang, their combat power increased significantly.

Hao Cang's direct combat strength might be ordinary, but his spiritual sense attacks would surely surprise any opponent.

At that moment, He Pingsheng suddenly noticed a talisman in his storage ring flickering incessantly.

He thought it was Qiao Huizhu sending him a Twin Soul Talisman.

He pulled it out—it was indeed a Twin Soul Talisman.

But when he activated it, his brow furrowed slightly.

The voice inside was urgent—but it wasn't Qiao Huizhu.

It was Liu Haoran!

The crown prince of the White Crane Clan's Zhenyu Divine Nation.

"Dragon Crouching, you're He Pingsheng, right?"

"After returning to my divine nation, I confronted Tian Yao—her family flew into a rage. The Heavenly Fire Emperor sent her aunt, Bing Yi, to the Youmingdigong!"

"She's here to ambush and kill you!"

"She's waiting to strike the moment you emerge. Be extremely careful, my friend!"

"I'm sorry—it's all my fault. If you survive this, do whatever you want—I'll wait for you in Zhu Que Dicheng."

Liu Haoran's message ended abruptly.

"Young Master, this…" Hao Cang trembled.

After all, hearing a Void Refinement cultivator was coming to ambush them made him uneasy.

He Pingsheng smiled: "Don't worry. That woman is only Void Refinement Stage One… the two of us should be able to kill her."

He Pingsheng was no longer the man he was when he first met Bing Yi.

Back then, he was only at Nascent Soul stage, with no other cards besides the 【Death Substitute Talisman】.

Now, his arsenal was far richer.

First, his cultivation had risen to Soul Transformation Stage Six.

His combat power was formidable!

Second, he now possessed the powerful technique 【Ten Thousand Extinctions Return to Origin】.

It could slay Ghost Kings within the Youmingdigong —surely, even if it couldn't kill Bing Yi, it could at least severely wound her.

Finally, and most importantly, he now possessed a sixth-rank supreme talisman: the 【Ghost King Talisman】.

With all these advantages, why should I fear a mere Void Refinement Stage One like Bing Yi?

Boom…

He Pingsheng deliberately swept his spiritual sense outward, actively searching for Bing Yi.

Soon, he found her.

Bing Yi wore a black Dao robe, and she was already staring at He Pingsheng.

Perhaps wary of the Void Refinement cultivators nearby, she hadn't moved yet.

But she wasn't worried he'd escape.