Chapter 713

In He Pingsheng's mind, countless thoughts flashed in an instant.

Though he did not know what had transpired between Wang Dun and this woman, the news was extremely advantageous to him.

Admit it?

If I admit it, at least this woman won't dare kill me—but if I don't, what if she just kills me on the spot?

Thus, at this moment, He Pingsheng had few choices.

He had no choice.

If I don't admit it, I'm very likely to be killed.

So, no matter what Wang Dun had done, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and admit it.

"Huh…"

He Pingsheng took a deep breath and said: "This… fifty-fifty… it should be… some kind of special… special talisman!"

He didn't even know if it was truly a talisman.

But no matter what it was, I'll say it's a special talisman.

Anyway, you don't seem to understand it.

"Mm…" To his surprise, the Great Lun Mingwang nodded slightly and said: "Correct. I also believe it is a talisman—but this talisman is so mysterious. Where did you obtain it?"

He Pingsheng replied: "I obtained this item by chance, within the Yinming Emperor Palace."

"I've heard of that!" said the Great Lun Mingwang. "I heard you are the only one who has ever entered the sixth layer of the Yinming Emperor Palace. Could this talisman have come from the sixth layer?"

He Pingsheng did not immediately answer the Great Lun Mingwang's question, but instead asked: "Your Majesty, I have a question I wish to ask."

"Oh?" The Great Lun Mingwang sneered. "You're not calling me 'old woman' anymore?"

Uh…

He Pingsheng immediately rubbed his forehead.

"Tell me!" The Great Lun Mingwang did not let him linger in embarrassment, continuing: "When will the effect of this fifty-fifty talisman end?"

He Pingsheng thought for a moment and said: "Only when I break through my cultivation base and enter the Mahayana Emperor Realm—if I fail to reach the Mahayana Emperor Realm, then the shackles on Your Majesty's body will never be lifted!"

"You…" The Great Lun Mingwang stomped her foot in rage, her face turning pale.

Memories of that day surfaced one by one.

Long ago, Wang Dun had a dispute with a certain peacock of the Great Lun Kongque Clan, then secretly infiltrated the Emperor Palace to seek revenge.

It was no wonder Wang Dun acted recklessly—he was simply overconfident in his skills.

But he failed to find his enemy and instead stumbled into the Great Lun Mingwang's sacred grounds.

The Great Lun Mingwang was at a critical moment of breakthrough, her spiritual sense fully retracted within her body, so she did not notice Wang Dun's arrival. But when she finally sensed him, he was already inside her sanctum.

The Great Lun Mingwang did not immediately kill Wang Dun. Instead, she captured him, intending to interrogate him and determine whether his intrusion concealed some hidden plot.

After all, how could a mere Soul Transformation cultivator dare enter my sanctum without cause?

And how could he pass through her arrays without hindrance?

But before she acted, Wang Dun, upon learning her cultivation level, struck first—he pulled out a 【Fifty-Fifty】 talisman and flung it onto the Great Lun Mingwang.

What was the Fifty-Fifty talisman?

It was one of Wang Dun's mysterious treasures.

Its effect was simple: once thrown onto an opponent, it forcibly equalized their combat power.

No matter how high the opponent's cultivation, it would always be equal to his own.

You cannot kill me, and I cannot kill you.

Just fifty-fifty!

That was why Wang Dun had survived the Great Lun Mingwang's wrath back then.

Later, the Great Lun Mingwang slapped Wang Dun away with one hand.

After Wang Dun left, the Mingwang felt something strange within her body. Upon inquiry, she learned Wang Dun's name was 【He Pingsheng】.

In the vast sea of mortals and boundless Spirit Realm, even the Great Lun Mingwang could not find a cultivator named 【He Pingsheng】.

The key point was!

At that time, He Pingsheng was still using the alias 【Dragon Hibernation】.

Ever since Wang Dun had stuck that Fifty-Fifty talisman on her, the Great Lun Mingwang had been mentally unsettled, constantly feeling discomfort throughout her body. So she traveled to the Xuanwu Emperor Domain and sought out the Xuanwu Demon Emperor to cast a divination.

The omen revealed eight characters: Fates Linked, Lives Intertwined.

The Great Lun Mingwang then mistakenly believed the Fifty-Fifty talisman not only equalized their combat power, but also bound their souls together—shared glory, shared ruin.

If one died, the other would die too.

Of course, this was merely the Great Lun Mingwang's mistaken assumption.

In truth, the Fifty-Fifty talisman had no such function—it only equalized their combat power.

As for searching for He Pingsheng, the Great Lun Mingwang had never ceased her efforts, constantly sending people to look.

But only in recent decades did she hear, in the Zhuque Emperor City, of a genius named He Pingsheng—who was also human.

Even knowing He Pingsheng was here, no one knew where he was hiding.

The Great Lun Mingwang, like the Tianhuo Divine Emperor, had no leads.

The Great Lun Mingwang only confirmed He Pingsheng's exact location when the Tianhuo Divine Emperor fought He Pingsheng.

Later, the news reached the Great Lun Mingwang's ears, and she immediately rushed over—just in time to witness He Pingsheng confronting Duan Feihong.

Her purpose in seeking He Pingsheng was simple.

She could not let He Pingsheng die mysteriously—otherwise, wouldn't she die too?

"Come with me!" The Great Lun Mingwang waved her hand. "From today on, you will cultivate beside me. Do not worry—I will provide you with the best cultivation resources. As long as you do not lose your wisdom, you will reach the Mahayana Emperor Realm within two thousand years!"

He Pingsheng shuddered.

So I'm supposed to wait until I reach the Mahayana Emperor Realm, then have the seal broken?

And then… kill me?

Sssss…

He Pingsheng shuddered in fear.

It was easy to imagine: though cultivating under the Great Lun Mingwang would grant him the best resources, the moment her shackles were lifted, he would die instantly.

He absolutely could not go with her.

"This… no need!" He Pingsheng smiled cheerfully. "Your Majesty need not worry. Look, I have a supreme substitute-dummy talisman—it can save me from death once!"

"And I have five clones out there!"

"I'm practically impossible to kill."

"Enough nonsense!" The Great Lun Mingwang gestured with her chin. "Do you see? That is my disciple—Body Integration, tenth layer!"

"Though I cannot defeat you, you are not bound to her by the Fifty-Fifty talisman."

"Can't she just drag you back?"

"That won't work!" He Pingsheng grimaced. "Your Majesty may not know—if I am imprisoned, I will never break through my spiritual barrier. If my Dao heart is shaken, I might even lose my wisdom!"

"And if my Dao heart is disturbed, yours will be affected too!"

"Do you believe me?"