At the Dao Discussion Gathering on Zhongnan Mountain, He Pingsheng had once seen a female cultivator surnamed Tantai.
Her cultivation was unfathomable, and she had personally produced a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator's glazed nascent soul.
That glazed nascent soul had ultimately ended up in He Pingsheng's hands.
He did not know whether Tantai Qi, who stood before him now, had any connection to that female Nascent Soul cultivator.
But both were formidable figures, that much was certain.
"That's He Pingsheng?"
"They say he's a Great Fortune Bearer!"
"Bullshit. It was only a three-nine heavenly tribulation!"
"I know him. I heard he actually turned his nose up at Princess Qinghe and refused to take her as his concubine?"
"Who watched his match yesterday?"
"Is he really that powerful?"
"He's only at the sixth layer of the Golden Core stage..."
Many people began whispering among themselves when they saw He Pingsheng.
The stele guardians, including Tian Jiashen and Ascetic True Person, also turned to look at him.
He Pingsheng's gaze, however, settled calmly on the tenth Dragon Platform. He raised his head and cupped his hands toward Tantai Qi on the arena. "I am He Pingsheng. I have come today to challenge you!"
Tantai Qi nodded. "I've heard of you. You're a Golden Core Dao Access Practitioner too!"
"It has only been thirty years since you broke through to the Golden Core stage, yet you've already attained Golden Core Dao Access. Clearly, you obtained that Dao-Restoring Pill. Very impressive!"
He Pingsheng was not surprised. Sooner or later, others would learn what had happened in Five Dragon Ravines. He calmly cupped his hands again. "Just luck!"
As he spoke, he moved his feet slightly and landed on the platform.
The thirty-zhang arena was enclosed by a hemispherical formation barrier a hundred zhang across,