Chapter 951: The Azure Tide Thunder Pearls Are Complete

This was a condition He Pingsheng could not refuse.

“Fine!” He Pingsheng nodded decisively.

Jin Ku said: “Don’t rush to agree—I still have two points to clarify!”

He Pingsheng said: “Go ahead and tell me.”

Jin Ku said: “First, I only said I can try—I didn’t say I can definitely bring Zhou Qingmei back!”

Entering the Six Paths of Reincarnation carries great risk!

And if this journey to the Underworld succeeds, you must remove all the karmic stains on me!”

He Pingsheng said: “No problem!”

“Second!” Jin Ku said: “Although your [Six Paths Soul Snatching Art] is a Heaven-Class Supreme technique, I still need to practice it first—I won’t go to the Underworld to retrieve someone unless I’m certain of success!”

Without a word, He Pingsheng tossed the jade slip containing the [Six Paths Soul Snatching Art] to Jin Ku.

Although Jin Ku was merely a spirit form, his cultivation base was exceedingly high.

Beyond a Cultivation Immortal.

Equivalent to three major realms higher than Zhou Qingmei’s Body Integration.

This gap in cultivation was absolutely no issue.

But whether he could pull someone back from the Underworld remained uncertain.

“Hummm… hummm… hummm…”

At that moment, the void rippled.

The void was torn open.

He Pingsheng looked up and saw a demonic emperor clad in golden Dao robes step out.

“Brother He!”

“Heh… Long time no see!”

The newcomer was familiar to He Pingsheng—the demonic emperor who had presided over the Stone Platform Gathering: Jin Gang Demonic Emperor.

“Greetings, Elder Jin Gang!”

“Ah…” Jin Gang Demonic Emperor hurriedly said: “You’re now a Mahayana Emperor—how can you still call me ‘Elder’? We’re peers now; address each other as ‘Brother’.”

“Fine!” He Pingsheng didn’t refuse: “The Five Regions Assembly isn’t for several more days—why are you here so early?”

“This place is still messy; I can’t properly host you yet!”

“No need to host!” Jin Gang Demonic Emperor chuckled: “I knew rebuilding this Unextinguished Volcano would take time, so I came specifically to help you rebuild it!”

Saying this, Jin Gang Demonic Emperor pulled out several rings and tossed them—countless spirit woods rained from the sky.

When the spirit woods touched the ground, they took root and became halls.

These halls weren’t very sturdy, but after talisman arrays were added, they became far more stable.

“Hahaha…” Jin Gang Demonic Emperor said: “Now we can accomplish twice as much with half the effort… Brother He, wait a moment—I’ll go build!”

Saying this, he descended and began constructing.

He Pingsheng let him be.

“Brother He!”

“Greetings, Brother He!”

Soon after, more demonic emperors tore through the void from all directions.

Many helped with the construction.

Many also came from Lei Huang Continent.

Qing Qi arrived with six Great Mahayana Emperor-level Qilin elders before He Pingsheng.

“Brother He!”

“Greetings, Brother He!”

“Thank you, Brother He—if not for you, our Qilin clan would have suffered devastating losses!”

That’s right!

Without He Pingsheng, the Qilin Great Mahayana Emperors in the small spiritual world would never have returned to Lei Huang Continent.

Then, the Qilin clan’s strength would have been further weakened.

The Phoenix clan might have oppressed them further, and the Qilin clan might have been forced out of the Four Divine Clans entirely.

In short, He Pingsheng had done them a tremendous favor.

“No need for thanks!” He Pingsheng waved calmly: “Wait a few days—the Five Regions Assembly hasn’t started yet!”

“Oh no…” Qing Qi said: “Brother He, we came here for another matter.”

“Oh?” He Pingsheng smiled: “What else?”

Qing Qi asked: “Will the Qilin clan still rule Lei Huang Continent?”

He Pingsheng nodded: “No problem—but I must tell you: you may continue governing Lei Huang Continent, but you must not oppress our human race!”

Among the Five Regions, humans lived best on Lei Huang Continent, ruled by the Qilin.

Though still oppressed, it was by far the best situation.

“Rest assured!” an elderly Qilin behind Qing Qi swore: “The status of humans on Lei Huang Continent will only rise!”

“Besides, we need many top-tier alchemists!”

“Brother He… our Qilin clan is truly grateful!”

“This is a small token—please don’t refuse!”

Saying this, the elder pulled out three azure-blue pearls and offered them to He Pingsheng.

Azure Tide Thunder Pearls.

The Qilin clan possessed only four of these.

Qing Qi had already given one to He Pingsheng; these were the remaining three.

These Azure Tide Thunder Pearls were immensely powerful—Supreme-grade [Emperor Weapons].

“Fine!” He Pingsheng accepted them without hesitation: “Thank you!”

“No, no—it’s we who thank you!” the elderly Qilin said: “These are our clan’s most treasured artifacts, Brother He. Let me tell you a secret: each Azure Tide Thunder Pearl is a Supreme-grade Emperor Weapon—but if one person cultivates all four together, their combined power equals that of a Fairy Artifact!”

“Though they don’t reach the Fairy Artifact rank, their power matches that of a Rank-One Fairy Artifact.”

“Oh?” He Pingsheng said: “So powerful?”

He Pingsheng was overjoyed.

You have four—I have eight.

Hahaha…

In battle, I’ll hurl eight ten-thousand-zhang celestial bodies at once—tell me, are you afraid?

“Thank you!” He Pingsheng said: “Brother Qing Qi, take them inside!”

“Alright!” Qing Qi said: “I’ll help with construction!”

Two more days passed, and more people arrived.

Luo Bingyao and He Tianya also came.

“Master… we’ve inventoried the Phoenix clan’s treasury—there are so many treasures here; these items alone can sustain our human race’s cultivation!” Luo Bingyao handed He Pingsheng several rings: “Master, these are the Rank-Eight and Rank-Nine alchemical materials you requested.”

“Please review.”

“Oh… here’s a list!”

Luo Bingyao pulled out another jade slip.

He Pingsheng nodded: “You’ve worked hard.”

“Tianya, Bingyao—the guests have all arrived; you two handle reception—guide them into the halls and have them wait.”

“Yes!” Luo Bingyao and He Tianya turned and joined the demonic emperors.

He Pingsheng found a quiet spot and pulled out the alchemical material list looted from the Phoenix treasury.

He studied the list while simultaneously consulting the [Taiqing Golden Elixir Scripture].

Half an hour later, He Pingsheng smiled: “I have all the materials needed to brew the Rank-Eight Spirit Elixir—[Eight Treasures Purple Ginseng Wine]?”