Chapter 628: Showing mercy to the fair sex?

The Zhu Que Kongkong Kongkong Yao Di instantly disappeared!

The sparkling lake in front of him also disappeared.

In front of He Pingsheng, it returned to rolling mountains.

Hao Cang was still not far away.

So, that was not an illusion at all, but the Zhu Que Kongkong Kongkong Yao Di using great magic power to temporarily fuse a space from elsewhere, or from his own small world, with this world.

Just thinking about it made He Pingsheng's spine chill.

Just as He Pingsheng turned into a streak of light to fly toward the entrance of the Netherworld Imperial Palace, the Zhu Que Kongkong Kongkong Yao Di's words rang in his ears again.

"When breaking through a bottleneck, one can use heaven-defying materials, but I believe that is the last resort!"

"If you can break through your own bottleneck in other ways, it will bring you huge benefits!"

"Remember!"

"The cultivation bottleneck is a gift given by the Heavenly Dao to all living things!"

What the hell?

He Pingsheng, who was flying, almost thought he had misheard.

Bottleneck?

A gift?

Does that mean that every major stage I have has two bottlenecks, making me even more awesome than others?

Hey...

This...

But after hearing the Zhu Que Kongkong Kongkong Yao Di's words, He Pingsheng felt an indescribable stuffiness in his heart.

Since he started cultivating, Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul!

He had encountered eight bottlenecks in total.

These eight bottlenecks were broken through using seven kinds of heaven-defying materials: 【Water Origin Spirit Apricot】, 【Red Essence Ginseng】, 【Nanqi Fruit】, 【Blood Jade Purple Skin Jujube】, 【Greed and Hatred Fruit】, 【Rootless Grass】, and 【Dragon Origin Fruit】.

Only one Golden Core bottleneck was broken through at a life-and-death moment when being hunted by Jiang Yu.

This...

Does that mean I rejected seven gifts from the Heavenly Dao?

What a huge loss...

A massive loss!

But there was no other way!

On one hand, it was because neither he, his friends and family, nor his master and sect had enough experience to tell him these things.

Therefore, every time He Pingsheng broke through a bottleneck, he was looking for those external objects!

Secondly, in one's life, how can everything be perfect?

Flaws in cultivation are sometimes unavoidable.

Fortunately, now that he knew about this problem, he would just be more careful in the future.

*Whoosh... *

Two streaks of light landed again at the entrance of the Netherworld Imperial Palace.

"Husband..."

Seeing He Pingsheng, Qiao Huizhu flew over immediately.

"You also landed outside?" She looked at He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng shook his head: "No... I just ran into an enemy!"

"Ah?" Qiao Huizhu's heart trembled: "Are you okay... where is the enemy?"

He Pingsheng smiled: "Don't worry, the enemy has already been beaten into fragments by Hao Cang and me!"

Hao Cang, who was nearby, looked at Qiao Huizhu and hurriedly bowed respectfully: "Hao Cang pays respects to the Mistress..."

He Pingsheng said: "Just call her Madam from now on!"

"Yes!" Hao Cang hurriedly changed his address: "Hao Cang pays respects to Madam!"

"Hello!" Qiao Huizhu nodded friendly to Hao Cang.

He Pingsheng had already told her about Hao Cang's affairs when they were in the Netherworld Imperial Palace.

"What now?" Qiao Huizhu looked at He Pingsheng: "Where are we going?"

When Qiao Huizhu was resurrected, it was in the Netherworld Imperial Palace; now, it was her first time seeing the real Spirit Realm, and she was still a bit lost.

He Pingsheng said: "Let's go to the Imperial City first..."

Zhu Que Imperial City!

Zhu Que Imperial City was still some distance away; last time He Pingsheng specifically hired a spaceship to come, and it took several days.

Fortunately, there were spaceships going to the Imperial City at this time.

After He Pingsheng paid the fees for the three of them, they boarded the spaceship.

The spaceship was not large, only able to accommodate about a hundred people.

Half a month later, the flying boat landed in Zhu Que Imperial City.

The three of them got off the big ship again.

He Pingsheng found the entrance to a chamber of commerce, took out the 【Heart-Linked Talisman】 he used to contact Liu Haoran, opened it, and told Liu Haoran his location.

After Liu Haoran received He Pingsheng's message, the Heart-Linked Talisman instantly ignited.

They waited for a full two hours before seeing Liu Haoran.

Liu Haoran's cultivation had also improved.

Originally, this guy was at the eighth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage.

Now, nearly eighty years had passed, and his cultivation had improved by one layer to the ninth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage.

But He Pingsheng had already improved from the twelfth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage to the sixth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage.

This shocked Liu Haoran: "You... you you you... sigh... Fellow Daoist He... I truly had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai!"

"You're already at the sixth layer of Soul Transformation!"

"Hehe!" He Pingsheng smiled: "Yes... come to think of it, it's because there were many good things in the Netherworld Imperial Palace that allowed me to break through one after another. It's a pity Crown Prince Haoran didn't go in!"

"Let's not talk about that!" Liu Haoran shook his head: "Fellow Daoist He, I've let you down. I didn't know you were He Pingsheng before, so I told Tian Yao about your affairs. Tian Yao concluded that you were He Pingsheng, so that old thing, the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor, sent Lady Bingyi to kill you!"

"Fortunately, you didn't run into her... *phew*... that's great... that's great..."

"Otherwise, if you died, I would be very sad!"

"But you must be careful, don't leave the city during this time!"

"Wait until your cultivation breaks through to the Void Refinement Realm before going out; then you won't be afraid of Lady Bingyi!"

Liu Haoran spoke with an apologetic expression.

He Pingsheng, however, smiled easily: "It's fine, don't blame yourself."

"I promised you a top-tier 【Holy Gu Gu Yuan Dan】 before, here... it's yours!"

He Pingsheng took out a small bottle and threw it into the void in front of Liu Haoran.

Inside the bottle was a top-tier Holy Gu Gu Yuan Dan.

He Pingsheng knew that the reason Liu Haoran ran all the way from the Tianpeng Imperial Domain to here was probably not out of concern for him, but for this pill!

Having lived for several hundred years, He Pingsheng could see through this bit of worldly wisdom.

"Thank you... many thanks, many thanks..."

Seeing the top-tier Holy Gu Gu Yuan Dan, Liu Haoran was so excited he almost kowtowed to He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng asked: "How is Tianyu doing lately?"

Liu Haoran said: "Tianyu is making fast progress; his cultivation has reached the fifth layer of the Soul Transformation Stage, only one layer behind you!"

"I am no longer his match!"

"This guy doesn't know where he cultivated that Spirit Refining Method, hey... I can't beat him... I can't beat him anymore!"

"Oh!" He Pingsheng nodded politely and smiled: "Crown Prince Haoran, if there's nothing else, I won't bother you anymore, we'll meet again!"

"Good, good, good!" Liu Haoran said: "We'll meet again, we'll meet again... by the way, be sure to pay attention to safety; that Lady Bingyi might still be watching you!"

After parting with He Pingsheng, Liu Haoran went to his residence. He sat on a wide chair, his brows slightly furrowed: It's really strange.

"Logically speaking, Lady Bingyi shouldn't have failed to catch Fellow Daoist He?"

"Even less likely to have missed him!"

"Could it be that this woman took a liking to Fellow Daoist He and showed mercy to the fair sex?"