"Yes!"
Everyone cupped their hands toward Empress Jade Bottle!
Empress Jade Bottle waved her sleeve again and said, "Everyone, I am gravely wounded now and can barely use any divine abilities!"
"So please be certain not to reveal that I am hiding here in the Eight Dukes Enclosure!"
"Rest assured!" Shen Mo was the first to kneel. "Your Majesty, I swear..."
He Pingsheng thought, Good grief, why does Shen Mo start swearing oaths at the drop of a hat?
Could he have some means of shielding himself from oaths?
Are there really immortals who love swearing oaths?
"No need!" The empress shook her head. "You are all my most trusted subordinates. What I said just now was not out of distrust, but merely a reminder!"
"Shen Mo, this person beside you is..." The empress's gaze finally fell on He Pingsheng.
Before Shen Mo could speak, He Pingsheng hurriedly cupped his hands. "This junior is He Pingsheng. Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!" Shen Mo added, "He is my nominal disciple. Although his cultivation is only at the Golden Immortal Stage Eleventh Layer, his divine sense is exceptionally powerful. He can assist us in refining the Nine Poisons Heartbond Bowl!"
"Also, he has a piece of myriad willow ghost-binding wood, which will be of great use during the artifact refinement!"
The empress showed no particular reaction upon hearing about the myriad willow ghost-binding wood and merely nodded.
The other five artifact refiners, however, all underwent drastic changes of expression.
They looked just as Shen Mo had when he first learned that He Pingsheng possessed myriad willow ghost-binding wood.
There was shock, and there was greed.
Various expressions flashed across their faces!
Though they quickly regained their composure, those fleeting expressions could not escape He Pingsheng's eyes.
"Xiao Qing, you three, assist Master