At Ming Yue's words, everyone fell silent.
He Pingsheng glanced at Shang Xihong.
Shang Xihong had already fused with six.
"Don't look at me..." Shang Xihong shook her head. "I'm a coward. I only dared fuse with six, not a single one more."
This woman had fused with six several million years ago, but with Divine Venerable Tianzhi's cautionary example before her, she had never dared touch a seventh.
"Benefactor He, this old monk has something to discuss with you. Might you erect a barrier?"
"Let the two of us speak freely!"
Ming Yue looked at He Pingsheng solemnly.
He Pingsheng understood his meaning, too, and waved a hand, taking out the two stone discs, one black and one white.
Hum, hum, hum...
The next moment, a barrier spread out from the stone discs.
This barrier was enough to shut out the Heavenly Dao's prying gaze.
The barrier enclosed only the two of them.
Hum, hum, hum... Ming Yue took out the Purple-Gold Bottle as well and erected another barrier.
With two barriers protecting them, there was even less reason to worry about the Heavenly Dao spying on them.
"Benefactor, do you still remember the divine ability this humble monk once gave you, the Great Heaven Soul Transference Art?"
"Might I ask whether you have mastered it?"
"Yes..." He Pingsheng nodded. "I mastered it long ago!"
Ming Yue nodded. "Then... this humble monk will await your good news!"
"Fuse with six first. Once you have fused with six, come find me!"
He Pingsheng's brow furrowed slightly. "All right... once I've fused with six fragments of chaos order, I'll come find you, Senior Brother!"
Back then, Ming Yue had made an agreement with him.
It concerned how to break free of the Immortal Realm's current configuration of heaven and earth.
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