Chapter 995: Can't Go Back

“Good!”

Su Zhen said: “What preparations do I need to make?”

He Pingsheng said: “I don’t know either. Logically, you should have a technique to absorb cosmic fortune energy, but I don’t have one either!”

“Come… try it!”

“Zhou Qingmei absorbed it on her own just now—you should be able to too!”

After all, Zhou Qingmei didn’t have a technique to absorb cosmic fortune energy either!

He Pingsheng immediately retrieved a strand of cosmic fortune energy.

About one-tenth of a dou’s worth.

Then he hurled it straight at Su Zhen.

Hummm… hummm… hummm…

In an instant, golden light blinded the eyes.

The cosmic fortune energy enveloped Su Zhen’s body.

Su Zhen closed her eyes, her body entering a state unlike any she had ever known.

After roughly a stick of incense’s time, the golden light on her body slowly faded.

“Husband…” Su Zhen opened her eyes again, thrilled: “It’s back—it’s back! Husband, my fortune has returned… after Juehui, I’ve had another awakening… wu wu wu…”

She burst into tears, overcome with emotion.

He Pingsheng patted her shoulder and said: “It’s fine, no need to get so worked up!”

Hummm… hummm… hummm…

At that moment, He Pingsheng activated his Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie ability and checked—Su Zhen’s fortune had indeed increased.

But even with the increase, it was only a seventh-rank fortune.

There was nothing to be done; this woman’s base fortune was weak.

“Too bad!” Su Zhen looked up, apologetic: “It’s my fault—I’m too stupid… all that fortune energy should’ve been enough to lift me to ninety-nine fortune, but I couldn’t retain it—over ninety percent vanished into the void!”

He Pingsheng nodded; he had felt it himself.

Su Zhen had absorbed only a tiny fraction of that fortune energy, and in the final moments, she could barely absorb any at all.

“But regardless, you can now cultivate!” He Pingsheng pulled out a Zhengxian Peach and said: “Take this. When you reach Mahayana Emperor Realm, swallow it—it will grant you one hundred thousand years of life.”

He didn’t say the next part: even if Su Zhen could never ascend, she would still have a long lifespan.

“Mm mm mm…” Su Zhen beamed with gratitude: “Husband, you’re so good to me!”

He Pingsheng asked: “How good?”

Su Zhen blushed, lowered her head, then knelt obediently before He Pingsheng.

…

“Come here… quickly…”

“Let your father see!”

Dalun Mingwang summoned all three of his children.

His daughters: He Yuqing and He Tianyi, and his son: He Tianshi.

Among the four children, He Tianshi was the youngest.

All three children entered Dalun Mingwang’s Dao Hall.

He Pingsheng stood up from his chair with a smile: “Stand still—I’ll take a look…”

Hummm… hummm… hummm…

Golden light flashed in He Pingsheng’s eyes, revealing the fortune energy of the three children before him.

All three children had seventh-rank fortune.

“Well?” Dalun Mingwang asked. “Isn’t that right?”

He Pingsheng said: “Their fortune is fine—no need to enhance it.”

He Pingsheng shook his head.

After learning that He Pingsheng’s cosmic fortune energy could be used to enhance cultivators, Dalun Mingwang had strongly urged him to bestow it upon their children.

He Pingsheng refused.

It was too wasteful.

They already had seventh-rank fortune—why enhance it further?

Besides, Cui Jue in the Underworld had said that once they ascended to the Immortal Realm, cosmic fortune energy in this Spirit Realm would become useless.

In the Immortal Realm, what matters is bloodline and origin!

Even if you have fortune, it’s Immortal Realm fortune—and upon arrival, fortune is reset.

Next, He Pingsheng moved two great arrays from the small world into the Gu Song Immortal Sect.

One was the Bai Ju Tian Guang Array; the other was the Xuyu Shiguang Array.

Then He Tianyi and He Tianshi entered the Xuyu Shiguang Array to begin cultivation, breakthrough, and enlightenment.

There was no choice—they still had a long way to go before reaching Mahayana Emperor Realm Level Twelve.

Meanwhile, He Pingsheng began setting up an array.

Great Array: Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Array.

That’s right!

The array materials Liu Molin had collected had been strengthened by He Pingsheng into two identical sets, both of which he had taken.

Identical arrays—both were Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Arrays.

But now, He Pingsheng had to start from scratch—carving the array disc!

His goal, of course, was to return to the Spirit Realm.

Why return to the Spirit Realm?

First, to help Su Zhen find a true thunder, so she could ascend without obstruction.

Second, if possible, He Pingsheng wanted to ascend from the Spirit Realm himself.

Because the Ascension Platform there could be pinpointed.

He wanted to ascend directly to the spot where his son He Tianya had ascended.

Third: Qiao Xiaoqiao had achieved Juehui—use this cosmic fortune energy to restore her.

Thus, day after day, year after year.

In a flash, another forty-three years had passed.

The array had been fully set up by He Pingsheng.

The next step: opening the passage to the small world.

He Pingsheng invited Dalun Mingwang, his daughter He Yuqing, and several other Mahayana Emperors to jointly sustain the Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Array.

Boom… boom… boom…

The instant the array activated, sunlight in the sky suddenly dimmed.

After a few breaths, daylight turned to night.

The array absorbed the light of sun and moon, gathering immense energy.

“Jiaojiao…” He Pingsheng looked at Dalun Mingwang: “Feel it—where is the energy of your Wu Wu Kai Talisman?”

“Tell me which direction.”

“Yes!” Dalun Mingwang didn’t hesitate, immediately tracing the energy.

“There…” Dalun Mingwang pointed to a spot.

He Pingsheng directed the array, channeling all its power into a single blast and firing it at the spot pointed to by Kong Jiaojiao.

Boom…

As if the end of the world had come.

The barrier of this small world was shattered open, revealing a thousand-zhang-wide hole.

Countless chaotic energies surged in from beyond the black rift!

Yet, the two realms were not connected.

Only one realm had been breached.

“How could this happen?” Dalun Mingwang looked devastated—after so many years away from the Spirit Realm, she had wanted to return.

Now that it hadn’t opened, Kong Jiaojiao was naturally disappointed.

He Pingsheng immediately released the array, frowned, and said: “We can’t go back.”

Kong Jiaojiao asked: “What’s wrong? Why can’t we go back?”

He Pingsheng said: “The Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Array draws power from the sun and moon to break through the barriers between realms!”

“But here, the sun and moon’s power is too weak—it cannot support me in breaking the barrier between realms!”

“So… we may never be able to return.”

This power depends solely on the sun and moon’s energy—not on the strength of the array’s user.

“What do we do now?” Kong Jiaojiao stamped her foot in frustration.

He Pingsheng shook his head: “Forget it. I’ve brought everything I needed. If we can’t go back, then we can’t.”

“We can still ascend in this world, can’t we?”

Fifth update delivered—ascension tomorrow!