Chapter 885: Qing Yu, the Mount

He Pingsheng truly wanted the Azure Sea Thunder Pearl.

But so what?

It's not something I absolutely must have!

Killing Qing Qi's uncle carries heavy karmic consequences.

Interfering in others' karma out of nowhere sometimes brings unexpected calamities.

Tian Yao was an example back then.

If he hadn't meddled in Tian Yao's karma, he wouldn't have drawn those later troubles.

He Pingsheng naturally could not agree to join Qing Qi in killing a Mahayana Emperor-level Qilin.

Besides, even if he agreed, he might not be able to defeat the Qilin.

"Heh…" Qing Qi sighed: "Forget it… I shouldn't have asked you!"

"By the way… since you're a famed alchemist across the heavens, you must have a 【Great Destiny Pill】, right? Can you give me one?"

"That's exactly why I can't reach the Mahayana Emperor realm!"

Qing Qi wore a bitter smile.

He Pingsheng's smile was even more bitter: I damn well… did you smell it out?

I just finished refining it, and you show up asking for it?

"Qing Qi, understand this!" He Pingsheng said: "Back then, I spared you, didn't make you my slave, didn't force you to become my mount!"

"Now you've got it easy—haven't fulfilled a single promise of yours, yet you come to extort me?"

"You're going too far!"

Qing Qi asked: "Just tell me—do you have it or not?"

He Pingsheng said: "Hmm… yes."

"Heh…" Qing Qi said: "Good… then I won't take your Great Destiny Pill for free. What do you think of my sister, Qing Yu?"

"I'm telling you—she's my own sister!"

"I'll make her your mount!"

"And you give me one extra Great Destiny Pill, how's that?"

He Pingsheng's eyes flickered, scanning Qing Yu again.

The young princess of the Qilin clan was indeed pure and alluring.

He Pingsheng said: "You're a beast—who gives away their own sister to be someone else's mount?"

"Brother He!" Qing Qi showed no annoyance, only smiled: "You're the well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of the starving… don't you even know what your Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation means?"

"If I were a woman, I'd lie down right now and let you ride me!"

"For many, becoming the servant or mount of someone like you is a lifelong dream!"

"My sister is noble, but honestly… her cultivation talent is weak, and her fortune is poor."

"To put it bluntly—being ridden by you is her fortune!"

"Think about it—do you still think I'm a beast?"

He Pingsheng nodded toward Qing Yu: "Does she agree?"

Qing Qi said: "She's eager… don't worry, I've already spoken with her."

"Perfect!" He Pingsheng chuckled: "I've never ridden a Qilin before—have her come here, let me try!"

Qing Qi's face turned dark: "Brother He, show me some respect—don't make me suffer. Even if you're a man of great fortune, she's still my own sister. Watching my sister become a mount… it breaks my heart!"

He Pingsheng said nothing but waved his hand, pulling a porcelain bottle from his space treasure and placing it before Qing Qi: "Inside is one Supreme Destiny Pill."

"Take it, eat it, and bring back my Azure Sea Thunder Pearl!"

"What?!" Qing Qi stared in shock: "It's Supreme?!"

He Pingsheng said: "I hope your sister is equally Supreme."

Qing Qi: …………

……

Boom…

High above the Emperor City's void!

In the invisible emptiness.

Qing Yu's graceful form shimmered, transforming into a hundred-zhang-long blue Qilin.

He Pingsheng said: "Too big—shrink!"

Qing Yu's body shrank to about a zhang in size, landing beside He Pingsheng, who flipped onto her back.

Whoosh—instantly, Qing Yu rode the wind and thunder through the void.

"Good!" He Pingsheng said: "This feels amazing… so fast… hahaha… excellent!"

Though this mount's practicality is poor, it's undeniably flashy.

The key point is—it's a beautiful female Qilin, usable for two purposes.

"Qing Yu… I heard from your brother your talent is weak?" He Pingsheng asked.

"Mm." Qing Yu's voice was humble: "Master, you won't despise me, will you?"

"No," He Pingsheng said: "From now on, don't call me Master. Like Feng Wu, call me Young Master."

"Yes, Young Master!" Qing Yu replied sweetly.

He Pingsheng asked: "What's your spirit root?"

According to Qing Yu, she was barely a hundred years younger than Qing Qi.

Yet Qing Qi had long reached the Body Integration bottleneck and was about to break into Mahayana Emperor realm, while Qing Yu was only at Void Refinement.

The gap was enormous!

Though it's only one major realm apart, for Qing Yu, it might mean hundreds of years—

Even longer!

Qing Yu said: "I'm a dual spirit root—Water and Fire."

Water and Fire?

He Pingsheng was startled.

Damn, these two oppose each other.

Not just oppose—

They clash head-on!

And it's a major clash.

More importantly, as a Qilin, she has no Wood or Thunder spirit root.

Clearly, she reached her current realm only through countless celestial treasures nurtured by her clan.

A normal cultivator would've lost their wisdom long before Golden Core.

"Because Water overcomes Fire, I can't cultivate Fire attributes… I focus solely on Water."

"Hmm… luckily, my Water and Fire roots aren't equal—Water makes up eight-tenths, Fire only two-tenths."

"So while my talent is inferior to my brother's, it's still usable—I'm not untrainable."

"Mm."

He Pingsheng gently squeezed his legs—Qing Yu changed direction and descended straight to the entrance of his alchemy shop.

Riding a Qilin stunned countless people in the Emperor City.

But when they saw it was He Pingsheng on the Qilin, their shock faded.

Oh, never mind.

"I have a Water-attribute divine technique called 【Heavenly Ice Sword Slash】… it's a Heaven-grade technique!"

"Take it and start practicing."

"Later, when the chance arises, I'll get you a Heaven-grade Water-Ice cultivation scripture."

He Pingsheng pulled out a white jade slip and handed it to Qing Yu.

He also produced a pill vial: "Inside is a 【Path-Condensing Pill】 infused with Ice's primordial essence—sixth rank… perfect for you."

"You'll soon reach the Void Refinement bottleneck."

"When you hit it, come find me—I have celestial treasures to help you break through."

He Pingsheng did indeed possess one such treasure for breaking the Void Refinement bottleneck: 【Cangnan White Mushroom】.

He'd acquired it years ago when trading materials from the Twelve Nirvana Shared Lifespan Array with a Body Integration woman called 【Sister Qu】 for a talisman scripture—she'd thrown it in as a bonus.

He'd never used it since.

"Thank you, Young Master!" Qing Yu's face glowed with gratitude.