"How many apertures did you open?"
He Pingsheng looked at Wu Nana and asked.
Wu Nana's expression darkened. "This servant is untalented. When I broke through to the Divine Lord Realm, I only opened nine apertures..."
"I... I, I..."
"I'm very stupid!"
He Pingsheng reached out and patted her shoulder. "It's all right. Even if you opened eighteen Divine Apertures, it wouldn't help. You'd still end up following the Incense Path, so there's no need to grieve over it!"
"What about you?" Having finished with Wu Nana, He Pingsheng turned to Zhu Dong.
Joy flickered across Zhu Dong's face as he said with some pride, "Young master, I opened twenty-one Divine Apertures!"
Even after saying this, he seemed to have more to say, his face carrying a trace of expectation that begged for praise.
Yet He Pingsheng frowned slightly. "Zhu Dong, you've taken a terrible loss!"
Zhu Dong asked, "Master, why do you say that?"
He Pingsheng said, "Look, twenty-one Divine Apertures will let you cultivate to exactly the Divine King Realm, right?"
"But even without cultivating Daoist Law, couldn't you still reach the Divine King Realm?"
"The final outcome is the same as Wu Nana's!"
Zhu Dong's face instantly fell!
He Pingsheng added, "But you don't need to be sad. Those twenty-one apertures still have some uses!"
"For example, they prove you're a little better than Wu Nana!"
"And if you cultivate purely through Daoist Law, your combat strength in the Divine King Realm will far surpass others at the same level!"
Only then did Zhu Dong's expression improve a little. "Thank you, Master!"
He Pingsheng asked again, "The two of you... if the man has feelings and the woman returns them, you can become Dao Companions!"
Thump...
Wu Nana hurriedly dropped to her knees. "I wouldn't dare... I