A bottleneck had stalled his cultivation.
He Pingsheng had also tried breaking through the bottleneck by fusing with Five Elements True Substances.
After all, he still had a strand of [Netherworld Heavy Water] given to him by the Dragon Race!
But it had not worked.
He had fused with the Netherworld Heavy Water, yet this time, it had not brought him through the bottleneck!
He Pingsheng could not understand why, but he could roughly guess.
Perhaps, as his cultivation rose higher and higher, breaking through bottlenecks became increasingly difficult, so even fusing with the Netherworld Heavy Water could no longer accomplish it.
But there was no hurry!
If the Netherworld Heavy Water could not break it, perhaps asking the Witch Race for an earth-attribute true substance later would do the trick!
Rip!
He Pingsheng tore open the void and arrived at the Witch Race.
The Witch Race's grand elder, Gu Miaochen, received him.
"An earth-attribute true substance?" A cold gleam flashed across the tips of Gu Miaochen's pearly teeth. "Fellow Daoist He, we do have one, but you borrowed a precious treasure from our Witch Race and said you would return it to me within ten years. How many years has it been now, and you still haven't returned it?"
"I even made a special trip to look for you once, but when I found you in seclusion, I didn't disturb you!"
"Oh!" He Pingsheng took out the golden sphere and handed it to Gu Miaochen. "That was indeed an oversight on my part. I became so absorbed in secluded cultivation that I forgot to return it!"
"Ah... my apologies, my apologies..."
Gu Miaochen lifted her alluring eyes and fixed He Pingsheng with a seductive gaze. "Did you master it?"
He Pingsheng shook his head.
Gu Miaochen smiled. "Then you