"Now isn't the time. I'll enhance it again tonight!"
He Pingsheng put away the gourd, then deactivated the formation and neatly packed away its materials.
Then he rode his Paper Crane into the sky with a sweep of its wings, flying away from beside the pool in the valley!
He had no particular destination.
He Pingsheng flew aimlessly.
However, he firmly remembered the location where he had just discovered the [Tiger-Striped Golden Bees]. After roughly an hour, he finally spotted a distinctive landmark.
"This should be Thousand-Pillar Mountain!"
Sitting on his Paper Crane, He Pingsheng gazed at the enormous mountain range beneath him and murmured to himself.
Thousand-Pillar Mountain had a thousand peaks standing in a forest, each like a pillar rising between heaven and earth. At a glance, the sight was magnificent.
It was one of the spectacular sights within the Secret Realm.
It served only as a geographical landmark for finding one's bearings; there were no treasures near Thousand-Pillar Mountain.
He Pingsheng took out a brush and made a simple sketch on paper, marking the approximate location of the Tiger-Striped Golden Bees relative to Thousand-Pillar Mountain. Then he turned his Paper Crane around and flew north.
About five hundred li north of Thousand-Pillar Mountain lay the core region of the Secret Realm.
At the heart of the Secret Realm was a vast lake, with a small island in its very center.
An extraordinarily miraculous natural treasure grew in the water around the island, called the Water Essence Spirit Apricot.
According to Xu Kunlun and Zhao Ling'er, it was the ideal choice for Qi Refining Stage disciples seeking to break through a bottleneck.
He Pingsheng knew his own limitations and understood his aptitude. He was certain to encounter bottlenecks in the future, so he was determined to obtain it.