Arc 18The Qi Kingdom Pursuit

He Pingsheng rescued his imprisoned companions from the Qi Kingdom, then searched for Qiao Huizhu and uncovered other disappearances. After Jiang Yu shattered his Golden Cores and damaged his divine sense, He Pingsheng hid in a cave and asked Su Zhenzhen for help.

  • He Pingsheng enhanced the Liang Emperor Heavenly Gang, took Xiao He to her old home, and arranged separate errands with Qiao Huizhu before heading to the Qi Kingdom.
  • With Jiang Lan’s help, He Pingsheng killed Long Yuan, impersonated him to enter the palace, and seized the royal children until the emperor released Yu Ning, Xu Kunlun, Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, Yuxuan, and Yuxuan’s disciples.
  • He Pingsheng escaped with the prisoners and reunited with Xiao He, but after Qiao Huizhu failed to appear at their meeting place, he searched for her at Heavenly Talisman Mountain and the Great Void Sect.
  • He Pingsheng paid respects at his parents’ and Hao Yun’s graves, killed Daoist Wuchen after Wuchen attacked him, and learned from the Ice Pole Sect that Xiao Xuan had also disappeared.
  • He Pingsheng confronted the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, then enhanced its patriarch’s Qi-Watching Technique and used the resulting canon to examine the Liang Kingdom’s fortunes.
  • He Pingsheng asked Zhenyu about Qiao Huizhu, Xiao Xuan, and Liang Tianjian, then traveled toward Peacock Commandery and was intercepted by Jiang Yu, the Qi Kingdom’s Second Patriarch.
  • Jiang Yu shattered He Pingsheng’s Golden Cores and damaged his divine sense, but Saint Lord He Asks stopped the killing blow before Jiang Yu spared his life.
  • He Pingsheng fled to a cave with his Snow Rocs, and Su Zhenzhen arrived after hearing his call for help.
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Ch. 432I agreed on your behalf

Xiao He visited the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect with Qiao Xiaoqiao, and her presence helped Daoist Wuqiong overcome his resentment and advance in cultivation. Meanwhile, Qiao Huizhu revealed that she had accepted the Great Liang Imperial Family’s cultivation technique on He Pingsheng’s behalf, leaving him unable to refuse the arrangement.

  • Xiao He told Qiao Xiaoqiao how she had become He Pingsheng’s disciple and declined the invitation to join the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect because she needed to mind his shop.
  • Qiao Xiaoqiao took Xiao He to Jade Tree Peak, where they encountered Daoist Wuqiong and she revealed that Xiao He had reached the tenth layer of the Golden Core Stage.
  • After Xiao He and Qiao Xiaoqiao left, Wuqiong reflected on his past and advanced from the second to the eighth layer of the Golden Core Stage.
  • He Pingsheng lamented that dual cultivation with Qiao Huizhu had not broken his bottleneck, and Qiao Huizhu encouraged him to keep seeking a breakthrough.
  • Qiao Huizhu told He Pingsheng she had agreed to the Great Liang Imperial Family’s proposal and presented him with the Liang Emperor Heavenly Gang technique.

Ch. 433Heavenly Gang Three Transformations

He Pingsheng and Liang Huaqiu completed their exchange of secret cultivation techniques, and He Pingsheng began preparing to rescue his master in the Qi Kingdom. After three months of cultivation, he achieved minor mastery of Heavenly Gang Three Transformations and could use its first form.

  • Qiao Huizhu told He Pingsheng that Liang Huaqiu had given her the Liang Emperor Heavenly Gang, and He Pingsheng memorized it before the jade slip destroyed itself.
  • He Pingsheng swore not to pass on the Liang Emperor Heavenly Gang, then gave Liang Huaqiu the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture under strict conditions, and she swore to follow them.
  • He Pingsheng decided to raise his cultivation before going to the Qi Kingdom to rescue his master, and Qiao Huizhu insisted on accompanying him to visit the Cultivation Alliance.
  • He Pingsheng enhanced the Liang Emperor Heavenly Gang with the Treasure-Gathering Basin, producing Heavenly Gang Three Transformations and the Liang Emperor Possession Art.
  • He Pingsheng chose to cultivate Heavenly Gang Three Transformations first and, three months later, reached minor mastery of its first transformation.

Ch. 434The Qi Kingdom's Imperial Capital

He Pingsheng took Xiao He back to the ruins of her childhood home, then parted from Qiao Huizhu and continued to the Qi Kingdom's imperial capital. After arriving, he sought a residence and was startled by the price of a large property beside two sects.

  • He Pingsheng changed course to take Xiao He to her old home, where she found the cottage and fields overgrown and paid respects to her parents.
  • Xiao He mourned the remains of her family's old ox before leaving her homeland with He Pingsheng.
  • He Pingsheng and Qiao Huizhu parted in Dingxiang Commandery, agreeing to meet again at a mountain summit after their separate errands.
  • He Pingsheng reached the Qi Kingdom's imperial capital after another half month and found lodging before seeking Daoist Long Yuan.
  • He Pingsheng asked about buying a residence near sects and learned that a large property cost one million middle-grade spirit stones for a hundred years of use.

Ch. 435Seeing Jiang Lan Again

He Pingsheng bought a residence in the Qi Kingdom's Imperial Capital and began building a concealed escape route to rescue his sect. After completing five pairs of relay Teleportation Arrays, he returned to the capital and sought information from the When Will the Alchemy Shop, where he wrote the character "Lan" to identify himself.

  • He Pingsheng bought a hundred-zhang residence near several sects, paying with spirit stones and fourth-grade Dao-Gathering Pills, then added fourth-grade sealing, warning, and defense formations.
  • He Pingsheng showed Xiao He a zigzag escape route across three commanderies and set out with him to find hidden relay sites for six pairs of Teleportation Arrays.
  • Over five months, He Pingsheng and Xiao He set up five pairs of Teleportation Arrays in concealed locations.
  • He Pingsheng left Xiao He at the final relay site and told him to wait for a year before returning to the Liang Kingdom if he received no message.
  • He Pingsheng returned to the Qi Kingdom's Imperial Capital, checked his formations, and went to the When Will the Alchemy Shop to learn about Long Yuan and his family.
  • He Pingsheng wrote the character "Lan" in the shop's book as the one-eyed Golden Core shopkeeper watched.

Ch. 436Jiang Lan's Scheme

He Pingsheng sought Jiang Lan’s help to rescue his sect members imprisoned in the Qi Kingdom’s Heavenly Prison, but learned that Long Yuan’s family could not be used as leverage. Jiang Lan agreed to join his plan and proposed taking the imperial princes hostage in the Scripture Lecture Hall.

  • He Pingsheng sent a message to Jiang Lan through the one-eyed Golden Core cultivator and was brought to her hidden grotto-heaven.
  • He Pingsheng asked Jiang Lan for help rescuing his captured master and fellow sect members.
  • Jiang Lan revealed that the captives were in the Heavenly Prison and that Long Yuan had moved his family away years earlier.
  • He Pingsheng explained his plan, and Jiang Lan agreed to help on the condition that she take part.
  • Jiang Lan showed He Pingsheng a map of the imperial palace and proposed capturing the princes in the Scripture Lecture Hall as hostages.

Ch. 437Oh No, One Wrong Step

He Pingsheng and Jiang Lan planned to seize control of the princes by impersonating Long Yuan, while weighing the danger posed by the spirit-transforming Third Patriarch guarding the capital. After Jiang Lan shared Long Yuan’s location and details about the Patriarchs, He Pingsheng abruptly realized something had gone wrong.

  • Jiang Lan proposed that He Pingsheng control or kill Long Yuan, then impersonate him to enter the Scripture Lecture Hall and influence the princes.
  • He Pingsheng returned to his new residence and completed the final Teleportation Array in its underground chamber.
  • Jiang Lan gave He Pingsheng a Jade Slip containing Long Yuan’s residence and warned him about the Third Patriarch’s powerful divine sense.
  • Jiang Lan explained that the Third Patriarch was only at the first layer of spirit transformation, and He Pingsheng said he could defend against his divine sense.
  • Jiang Lan offered to accompany He Pingsheng inside a spatial Magical Treasure, and He Pingsheng suddenly slapped his forehead and exclaimed, “Oh no!”

Ch. 438Slaying Long Yuan

He Pingsheng regretted forgetting to give Qiao Huizhu an Immortal Talisman, then carried out Jiang Lan’s plan to impersonate and kill Long Yuan. The chapter ended with He Pingsheng slaying Long Yuan inside the Great Freedom Pearl.

  • He Pingsheng worried that Qiao Huizhu might be in danger without the Immortal Talisman, then reassured himself that she could protect herself.
  • He Pingsheng took Jiang Lan into the Great Freedom Pearl and headed toward Long Yuan’s residence to impersonate him.
  • He Pingsheng entered Long Yuan’s estate disguised as Long Yuan and used Jiang Lan’s directions to reach his Great Hall.
  • He Pingsheng blocked Long Yuan’s teleportation, struck his Sea of Consciousness with a Divine Sense Nail, and dragged him into the Great Freedom Pearl.
  • Long Yuan blamed the Imperial Family for their past schemes, but He Pingsheng rejected his plea and killed him with a black divine spear.

Ch. 439Stealing the Heavens and Swapping the Sun

He Pingsheng captured Long Yuan’s soul, took his place, and followed Jiang Lan’s guidance through the palace to the Scripture Lecture Hall. Surrounded by the princes and princesses, he considered how to seize them all at once, but a prince’s question interrupted him.

  • He Pingsheng killed Long Yuan, captured his soul, and promised not to harm Long Yuan’s family unless they sought revenge, provided he could rescue his master and senior sister.
  • He Pingsheng disguised himself as Long Yuan and set out for the palace the following morning while Jiang Lan guided him.
  • He Pingsheng passed the palace guards and followed Jiang Lan’s instructions, including giving Eunuch Lu a reassuring response about the Seventeenth Prince.
  • He Pingsheng entered the Scripture Lecture Hall and found twenty-one princes and princesses gathered there.
  • He Pingsheng considered how to seize the young royals despite the open hall and its guards, as a prince asked which scripture they would study and whether the Emperor would attend.

Ch. 440A Spirit Transformation Powerhouse

He Pingsheng infiltrated Qi Kingdom’s palace, captured the emperor’s children, and demanded the return of his sect members. When the emperor brought in a Spirit Transformation cultivator to kill him, He Pingsheng’s defenses held, and he warned that another attack would cost more lives.

  • He Pingsheng revealed his identity after poisoning and capturing all twenty-one princes and princesses, then survived the palace’s rapid lockdown and guards’ attacks.
  • He Pingsheng accused the emperor of seizing his sect’s loved ones and demanded that every member of his sect be returned from prison within half an incense stick.
  • The emperor went to the Third Patriarch, who accompanied him back and threatened to kill He Pingsheng with his divine sense.
  • He Pingsheng blocked the Spirit Transformation cultivator’s attack with nine divine sense shields and had Jiang Lan throw out three princes’ corpses.
  • He Pingsheng warned that another attack would get all the remaining captives killed and held an Instantaneous Teleportation Talisman ready.

Ch. 441Rescue

He Pingsheng rescued Yu Ning and six others from the Qi Kingdom by trading them for hostages, then escaped through a Teleportation Array. The emperor sent the Third Patriarch after him and ordered the city searched for his accomplices.

  • The emperor ordered He Pingsheng's imprisoned companions released after He Pingsheng promised to free the royal children once he reached safety.
  • Qi Kingdom guards brought Yu Ning, Xu Kunlun, Zhao Ling'er, Tian Xiaoqing, Yuxuan, and two of Yuxuan's disciples to He Pingsheng.
  • He Pingsheng threatened to kill more hostages, forcing the emperor to send the seven prisoners over, and He Pingsheng absorbed them into his Great Freedom Pearl.
  • He Pingsheng released four princesses, then teleported away after releasing the twelve surviving princes beside the array.
  • The emperor ordered the Third Patriarch to pursue He Pingsheng and sent troops to search the city and surround the Long Yuan Residence.

Ch. 442Escape from the Qi Kingdom

He Pingsheng led Jiang Lan and the others through a chain of teleportation arrays to escape the Qi Kingdom and reach Shangdang Commandery. After helping his rescued companions recover, he split from Jiang Lan’s conspicuous dragon ship and eventually landed at the mountain where he had arranged to meet Qiao Huizhu.

  • He Pingsheng reunited with Xiao He and brought Jiang Lan and the others through six teleportation arrays, putting them several commanderies from the Qi Kingdom’s capital.
  • Jiang Lan summoned her dragon ship, and He Pingsheng apologized to Zhao Ling'er, Yu Ning, Xu Kunlun, Yuxuan, and Yuxuan’s disciples for the decades they had spent imprisoned.
  • He Pingsheng gave everyone Icefield Divine Dew and other pills, and Zhao Ling'er used an Origin-Repairing Pill to regrow her missing arm.
  • The group crossed into Shangdang Commandery aboard Jiang Lan’s dragon ship, then left the conspicuous vessel flying on its own while He Pingsheng piloted his smaller Eight-Treasure Ship elsewhere.
  • Several days later, He Pingsheng landed at the mountaintop where he had arranged to meet Qiao Huizhu.

Ch. 443Arrival at Heavenly Talisman Mountain

He Pingsheng waited at Heavenly Talisman Mountain for Qiao Huizhu, but after half a year without word, he traveled to the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect and learned her Life Tablet remained intact. He headed back to the Cultivation Alliance to search for her, arriving at Heavenly Talisman Mountain.

  • He Pingsheng sent Xiao He, Jiang Lan, Yu Ning, and the others to the Liang Kingdom's Imperial Capital while he stayed behind to wait for Qiao Huizhu.
  • The Third Patriarch tracked the group to an empty Dragon Boat, then returned to the imperial capital to guard it.
  • After another half year with no news, He Pingsheng reached the eleventh layer of the Nine-Toxin Golden Body and set out for the Free and Carefree Immortal Sect.
  • He Pingsheng and Qiao Xiaoqiao checked Qiao Huizhu's Life Tablet, which remained intact, and He Pingsheng borrowed it to search for her.
  • He Pingsheng traveled through Horsehead Mountain Market and reached the entrance to Heavenly Talisman Mountain.

Ch. 444The Heavenly Talisman Forefather Falls to His Knees

He Pingsheng visited Heavenly Talisman Mountain to ask whether Qiao Huizhu had returned, but the sect’s cultivators provoked him and he forced their Patriarch to emerge. After learning He Pingsheng’s identity, the Patriarch feared the Imperial Family would destroy the sect for hosting him.

  • He Pingsheng arrived at Heavenly Talisman Mountain and alarmed the sect by enveloping it with his divine sense.
  • He Pingsheng asked the sect’s golden core cultivators whether Qiao Huizhu had returned, and the sect leader said they had not seen her.
  • The sect leader threatened Qiao Huizhu, so He Pingsheng subdued the gathered cultivators with his divine sense and demanded to see their Patriarch.
  • He Pingsheng shattered part of the Patriarch’s seclusion hall with a surge of divine sense, forcing the fourth-layer nascent soul cultivator to emerge and dismiss his kneeling disciples.
  • The Patriarch recognized He Pingsheng as the man who had robbed the Imperial Family and killed five princes, then fell to his knees in fear for Heavenly Talisman Mountain.

Ch. 445Returning to the Great Void Sect

He Pingsheng learned that Qiao Huizhu had never reached Heavenly Talisman Mountain and returned to the Great Void Sect to visit his childhood home. He left his abandoned courtyard in the neighbors’ care, hoping to preserve it as it was.

  • He Pingsheng asked the Patriarch of Heavenly Talisman Mountain about Qiao Huizhu, but the Patriarch said she had never visited.
  • He Pingsheng left Heavenly Talisman Mountain and flew toward the Great Void Sect, intending to visit his parents’ graves and Senior Brother Hao.
  • He Pingsheng found his childhood home still standing and cleared the weeds from its courtyard.
  • He Pingsheng told the curious neighbors that the courtyard was his home and offered them gold and silver to tidy it.
  • He Pingsheng asked the neighbors to clear the clutter and install doors while leaving the house otherwise unchanged.

Ch. 446The Crown Prince? Cut Him Down

He Pingsheng gave the spirit-rooted Long Juanfeng a basic cultivation method and pills, promising to take him as a disciple if he reached the Liang Kingdom within ten years. When He Pingsheng caught the Beast Taming Immortal Sect’s crown prince and his companions desecrating Hao Yun’s grave, he killed the crown prince and forced the others to restore the headstone.

  • He Pingsheng discovered that Long Juanfeng had a five-element spiritual root and learned that the Beast Taming Immortal Sect had rejected him for poor aptitude.
  • He Pingsheng gave Long Juanfeng a basic cultivation method and Qi-Gathering Pills, then challenged him to find the Taixu Commerce Association in the Liang Kingdom within ten years to become his disciple.
  • He Pingsheng bought offerings and set out to burn incense for his parents and find Senior Brother Hao Yun’s grave.
  • The Beast Taming Immortal Sect’s crown prince and his companions dug up Hao Yun’s grave, hoping to find something He Pingsheng had left behind.
  • He Pingsheng killed the crown prince when he insulted Hao Yun and threatened He Pingsheng’s family.
  • He Pingsheng made the surviving youths put Hao Yun’s headstone back before allowing them to live.

Ch. 447An Instant Kill of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Sword Bamboo Scared Witless

He Pingsheng returned to the Beast Taming Immortal Sect to avenge the destruction of Hao Yun's grave and killed its patriarch, Wuchen, in an instant. He left Sword Bamboo and the sect's Golden Core cultivators stunned and terrified on Jade Dragon Peak.

  • He Pingsheng restored Hao Yun's gravestone, warned the Beast Taming Immortal Sect that he would come for its Nascent Soul cultivator, and paid respects at Hao Yun's and his parents' graves.
  • He Pingsheng returned to Bamboo Peak, reunited with Big White and Little White, and learned that both Snow Rocs had reached the eleventh layer of Foundation Establishment.
  • He Pingsheng brought the Snow Rocs to Jade Dragon Peak and encountered Sword Bamboo, Wuchen, and six Golden Core cultivators outside the Great Void Main Hall.
  • Wuchen accused He Pingsheng of killing his grandson and attacked, but He Pingsheng struck his sea of consciousness with a Divine Sense Nail and killed him with the Divine Spear.
  • He Pingsheng tore Wuchen's unconscious glazed nascent soul from his body, leaving the Golden Core cultivators stunned and Sword Bamboo terrified.

Ch. 448Arrival at the Ice Pole Sect

He Pingsheng forced the Beast Taming Immortal Sect to leave the Great Void Sect, punished Sword Bamboo, and ordered her to guard the sect and his master's tomb. He then traveled to the Ice Pole Sect in search of Qiao Huizhu, where he confronted Bing Xuan at the entrance.

  • He Pingsheng killed Daoist Wuchen and ordered all Beast Taming Immortal Sect disciples to leave the Great Void Sect within a day.
  • He Pingsheng spared Sword Bamboo but struck her down to reduce her cultivation to the first-level Golden Core Stage, then asked if she had heard news of Qiao Huizhu.
  • Sword Bamboo said she had heard nothing of Qiao Huizhu since she went to Divine General Mountain, and He Pingsheng ordered her to protect the Great Void Sect and guard his master's tomb.
  • He Pingsheng left for the Ice Pole Sect, suspecting Xiao Xuan might know what had happened to Qiao Huizhu.
  • He Pingsheng arrived at the Ice Pole Sect and used his divine sense to alert the sect, bringing Bing Xuan out to meet him.
  • Bing Xuan recognized He Pingsheng and asked whether he had come to seek revenge on the Ice Pole Sect.

Ch. 449Shrouded in Mystery

He Pingsheng visited the Ice Pole Sect to ask whether it had abducted his missing wife, Qiao Huizhu, and learned that Xiao Xuan had also vanished. The Ice Pole Patriarch suspected a mighty Spirit Transformation cultivator from the Qi Kingdom had taken Xiao Xuan, leaving He Pingsheng with a possible lead.

  • Ice Pole Sect cultivators moved to attack He Pingsheng, but their Nascent Soul Patriarch stopped them and welcomed him as a guest.
  • He Pingsheng asked the Ice Pole Patriarch whether the sect had abducted Qiao Huizhu and why Xiao Xuan was absent.
  • The Ice Pole Patriarch denied taking Qiao Huizhu and revealed that Xiao Xuan had disappeared after forming his Nascent Soul more than a decade earlier.
  • The Ice Pole Patriarch showed He Pingsheng Xiao Xuan's Life Tablet, which proved Xiao Xuan was still alive.
  • The Ice Pole Patriarch suspected that a mighty Spirit Transformation cultivator from the Qi Kingdom had taken Xiao Xuan.

Ch. 450Suicide, Qi Watching

He Pingsheng found that Xiao Xuan had vanished under circumstances similar to Qiao Huizhu’s, leaving him with no leads and no way to confront the Qi Kingdom. He went to the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, where Hou Muxian and its Nascent Soul patriarch died by suicide, then discovered that the patriarch’s red Jade Slip contained a Qi-Watching Technique.

  • He Pingsheng learned that Xiao Xuan had disappeared over a decade earlier after reaching Nascent Soul, and he suspected the Qi Kingdom but knew he was too weak to investigate it directly.
  • He Pingsheng arrived at the Beast Taming Immortal Sect and confronted Hou Muxian over his role in Cheng Siyu’s death and the plot against He Pingsheng.
  • Hou Muxian killed himself after He Pingsheng threatened to destroy the Hou Household if he acted instead.
  • He Pingsheng confronted the Beast Taming Immortal Sect’s Confucian-robed patriarch, who gave him a red Jade Slip and severed his own meridians to protect his sect.
  • He Pingsheng left for the Liang Kingdom and found that the Jade Slip contained a Qi-Watching Technique.

Ch. 451Heavenly Eye Geomancy

After enhancing the Qi-Watching Technique, He Pingsheng gained the Heaven Tier Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon and Heaven-Seizing Curse, then reunited with his Great Void Sect companions in the Liang Kingdom's capital. He helped them settle at the Taixu Commerce Association and, after half a year of cultivation, mastered the Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon and saw the fortune throughout the surrounding commandery.

  • He Pingsheng enhanced the Qi-Watching Technique in the Treasure-Gathering Basin, receiving the Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon and Heaven-Seizing Curse.
  • He Pingsheng returned to the Liang Kingdom's Imperial Capital and asked Yu Ning and the others whether they would stay at the Taixu Commerce Association or relocate to Taixu Commandery.
  • Yu Ning, Yuxuan, Zhao Ling'er, and Xu Kunlun chose to stay in the capital, where He Pingsheng gave them Magical Treasures and other cultivation resources.
  • He Pingsheng began secluded cultivation and mastered the Heavenly Eye Geomancy True Canon about half a year later.
  • He Pingsheng used his golden-lit eyes to see the fortune of people throughout the commandery and observed that the greatest concentration lay in the imperial palace.

Ch. 452Faint clues, the Tantai Aristocratic Clan

He Pingsheng visited Patriarch Zhenyu to ask about the disappearance of Qiao Huizhu and other cultivators who vanished after surviving their Nascent Soul tribulations. Zhenyu gave him a lead to the Tantai Lineage in the Chu Kingdom, and He Pingsheng set off to investigate.

  • He Pingsheng went to the imperial palace and used Patriarch Zhenyu's Token to request an audience.
  • He Pingsheng told Zhenyu that Qiao Huizhu had disappeared and that he suspected a Spirit Transformation cultivator from the Qi Kingdom had abducted her; he also mentioned Xiao Xuan's disappearance.
  • He Pingsheng asked Zhenyu about Liang Tianjian, who had also vanished after surviving his Nascent Soul heavenly tribulation.
  • Zhenyu explained that the Tantai Lineage descended from Liang Tianjian's daughter and gave He Pingsheng a Jade Slip to present to its head.
  • He Pingsheng left instructions with Ling Zhiwang and hurried to the Immortal Ship Plaza to travel to Peacock Commandery in the Chu Kingdom.

Ch. 453Three Strikes of Spirit Transformation

He Pingsheng traveled toward the Tantai Household and encountered Jiang Yu, Qi Kingdom’s Second Patriarch, who demanded to settle the deaths of five royal descendants. Jiang Yu promised to strike He Pingsheng only three times, leaving his survival to fate.

  • He Pingsheng flew from Liang Kingdom toward Peacock Commandery with Ting Tong and promised to help her find the ingredients for a Transformation Pill after his business was done.
  • A white-haired old man overtook He Pingsheng’s Eight-Treasure Ship and landed on its bow.
  • The old man introduced himself as Jiang Yu, Qi Kingdom’s Second Patriarch, and recounted He Pingsheng’s victories against Qi Kingdom’s Imperial Family.
  • He Pingsheng challenged Jiang Yu’s claim that they had no quarrel, pointing to Qi Kingdom’s past persecution of him and his wife.
  • Jiang Yu said he would strike He Pingsheng three times and leave, regardless of whether He survived.

Ch. 454The Overwhelming Might of Spirit Transformation

He Pingsheng asked Jiang Yu whether the Qi Kingdom had abducted Qiao Huizhu or caused Xiao Xuan’s disappearance, then used an Instantaneous Teleportation Talisman to escape Jiang Yu’s first strike. Jiang Yu tracked him down and unleashed a second palm strike, which broke through He Pingsheng’s defenses and continued descending.

  • He Pingsheng asked Jiang Yu about Qiao Huizhu’s disappearance and Xiao Xuan’s disappearance, and Jiang Yu denied that the Qi Kingdom was involved in either.
  • Jiang Yu attacked He Pingsheng with a giant palm, but He Pingsheng activated an Instantaneous Teleportation Talisman and escaped.
  • Jiang Yu tracked the talisman’s spatial laws and intercepted He Pingsheng after he fled in disguise.
  • He Pingsheng activated six layers of defense and struck Jiang Yu’s second giant palm with the Heaven-Deficiency Divine Spear, removing a tenth of its power.
  • Jiang Yu’s palm shattered He Pingsheng’s defenses and kept descending with nearly thirty percent of its power remaining.

Ch. 455He Asks to the Rescue

Jiang Yu’s final strike nearly killed He Pingsheng, but Saint Lord He Asks intervened and persuaded Jiang Yu to spare him. He Pingsheng recovered his Heaven-Deficiency Divine Spear, though Jiang Yu warned that Qi Kingdom’s Nascent Soul cultivators could still hunt him.

  • Jiang Yu’s second strike shattered He Pingsheng’s five Golden Cores, leaving him unable to withstand another attack.
  • He Pingsheng prepared to rely on the Yin-Reversing Yang-Transforming Immortal Talisman as Jiang Yu launched his third strike.
  • Saint Lord He Asks appeared and dispersed Jiang Yu’s strike before it could kill He Pingsheng.
  • He Asks argued that Jiang Yu’s attack was tied to the Qi imperial family’s earlier imprisonment of He Pingsheng’s sect, and Jiang Yu agreed to spare him.
  • He Pingsheng asked Jiang Yu to return the Heaven-Deficiency Divine Spear, and Jiang Yu tossed it back to him.
  • Jiang Yu asked whether He Asks would stop Qi Kingdom’s Nascent Soul cultivators from pursuing He Pingsheng, and He Asks said he would not intervene.

Ch. 456Meeting Su Zhenzhen Again

Jiang Yu crippled He Pingsheng’s divine sense before leaving, leaving him unable to use his treasures or repair his cracked Golden Cores. He Pingsheng hid in a cave to recover, where Su Zhenzhen arrived as Nascent Soul Realm pursuers threatened to catch up.

  • Jiang Yu struck He Pingsheng with Divine Sense Flying Knives, destroying most of his divine sense while sparing his life.
  • He Pingsheng found that he had no Soul-Restoring Pills and could neither activate his Eight-Treasure Ship nor repair his cracked Golden Cores.
  • He Pingsheng released his Snow Rocs, flew away, and hid in a cave behind a second-grade defensive formation to cultivate.
  • After several days, He Pingsheng heard someone outside the formation and prepared to use his Golden Silence Finger Talisman.
  • Su Zhenzhen called to He Pingsheng, entered the cave, and heard him explain that Nascent Soul Realm enemies were pursuing him.
  • He Pingsheng asked Su Zhenzhen to help him and promised a generous reward if he survived.
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