Arc 6Ambush and Taixu's Discipleship

He Pingsheng survived a deadly ambush that killed Cheng Siyu and became Taixu's disciple after exposing the Hou Household's conspiracy. He reached Foundation Establishment while secretly planning to escape his new master, then helped carry out Taixu's redistribution of sect resources.

  • He Pingsheng joined Hou Muxian's treasure hunt, escaped Daoist Changping's poison ambush with Cheng Siyu, and killed Daoist Changping after Qin Mingyue reported killing Cheng Siyu.
  • He Pingsheng captured Hou Muling, escaped Daoist Nun Feng's pursuit, and returned to the Great Void Sect, where Yu Ning confirmed Cheng Siyu's death.
  • He Pingsheng faced questioning from the sect elders, surrendered incomplete copies of his cultivation manuals, and claimed he had discarded a Heaven Tier Dual Cultivation Technique.
  • Taixu took He Pingsheng as his disciple, secured Yu Ning's agreement, and began teaching him formations and the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture.
  • He Pingsheng feared that Taixu intended to seize his spiritual roots after learning how Taixu had obtained the scripture, and sought a concealment talisman to escape.
  • He Pingsheng studied formations for several years, learned from Xuan Yang that the Great Void Sect had exterminated the Hou Household, and advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
  • He Pingsheng helped Taixu make second-grade formation plates and announced an eighty-percent cut to the Golden Core disciples' resources.
  • Taixu redirected resources toward lower-ranking disciples, opened the peaks to outstanding outer disciples, and ordered investigations into bullying.
Chapters 132–156 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 132Black Frontier

He Pingsheng attended a trading gathering, tested his divine sense, and exchanged a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill for a defensive talisman. After the gathering, Hou Muling asked him and Cheng Siyu about the Black Frontier, a dangerous deadland north of the Daoist Profound Alliance.

  • Cheng Siyu explained sect fortune to He Pingsheng, who showed no interest in the Cloud-Dispelling Talisman.
  • He Pingsheng discovered that his divine sense could identify some Foundation Establishment cultivators and found six such disciples at the gathering.
  • He Pingsheng traded his low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to a man in black Daoist robes for a low-grade Golden Bone Talisman.
  • Hou Muling approached He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu after the gathering and asked whether they knew of the Black Frontier.
  • Cheng Siyu identified the Black Frontier as a perilous deadland filled with demon beasts, poisonous miasma, and valuable spirit herbs and treasures.

Ch. 133The choice

Hou Muling invited Cheng Siyu to join a dangerous expedition into the Black Frontier to find Red Essence Ginseng, and He Pingsheng secretly enhanced defensive talismans while they considered going. Cheng Siyu agreed to the trip, and He Pingsheng was offered a place in the party, with the condition that he would rank seventh when the spoils were divided.

  • Hou Muling told Cheng Siyu that Red Essence Ginseng guarded by a Foundation Establishment Realm Giant Ape had been spotted in the Black Frontier and invited her to join a party of cultivators.
  • Cheng Siyu weighed the dangers and benefits of the expedition, while He Pingsheng hoped to go despite not being invited.
  • He Pingsheng hid the Treasure-Gathering Basin inside his Treasure Bag and Storage Bag, then used it overnight to enhance a Golden Bone Talisman into two supreme-grade Diamond Talismans.
  • Cheng Siyu agreed to go to the Black Frontier, and Hou Muling asked He Pingsheng whether he would join them or return to the sect.
  • He Pingsheng asked if he could go, and Hou Muxian offered him a place on the expedition on the condition that he would rank seventh when the spoils were divided.

Ch. 134The trap

He Pingsheng joined Hou Muxian’s group on a hunt for Red Essence Ginseng in the Black Frontier, accepting that he would receive the smallest share. Daoist Changping betrayed the group with poison, but He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu survived, leaving them facing the attackers after two companions were killed.

  • He Pingsheng agreed to join the treasure hunt despite being placed last in the distribution order.
  • Hou Muxian introduced the group, including several twelfth-layer Qi Refining cultivators, and led them north toward the Black Frontier.
  • After checking their bearings, Hou Muxian gathered the group to hear Daoist Changping explain how to use his Beast Lure Pills.
  • Daoist Changping shattered the bottle, releasing poison that struck He Pingsheng, Cheng Siyu, Zhuang Zhilong, and Zhong Xiangxuan.
  • He Pingsheng escaped with Cheng Siyu and used Golden Bee Sacred Nectar to purge the poison from them both.
  • He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu saw that Zhuang Zhilong and Zhong Xiangxuan had been killed, and Cheng Siyu recognized the ambush.

Ch. 135A Life-or-Death Struggle Against Foundation Establishment

He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu learned that Hou Muxian had allowed a plan to kill them, and they tried to flee from two Foundation Establishment cultivators. He Pingsheng survived the old man's first attacks behind a Diamond Talisman, but the woman returned claiming she had killed Cheng Siyu.

  • Hou Muling revealed that her brother Hou Muxian knew about the ambush, which had been planned to make the deaths look like losses in the Black Frontier.
  • He Pingsheng attacked the old man with a lightning dragon banner and urged Cheng Siyu to flee on a Paper Crane.
  • The old man and the Foundation Establishment woman pursued He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu separately, and the old man knocked He Pingsheng from his Paper Crane with a golden fireball.
  • He Pingsheng escaped into a forest, activated a Diamond Talisman, and withstood a strike from Daoist Changping's middle-grade Spirit Artifact Flying Sword.
  • The woman arrived and told Daoist Changping that she had killed Cheng Siyu with one slash.

Ch. 136One Dead, One Escaped

He Pingsheng defeated Daoist Changping with his talismans and pursued Qin Mingyue, who escaped. He returned to the mountaintop and captured Hou Muling alive as a witness to the plot against him and Cheng Siyu.

  • Qin Mingyue and Daoist Changping fled when they saw He Pingsheng’s powerful talismans, but He Pingsheng sent his Mountain-Moving Talisman after Changping.
  • Daoist Changping’s shield failed against the Mountain-Moving Talisman, and He Pingsheng pursued him through the air while Qin Mingyue escaped.
  • He Pingsheng struck down Daoist Changping, searched his body, and took his flying sword and Storage Bag.
  • He Pingsheng searched for Cheng Siyu but found no sign of her body, then returned toward the mountaintop.
  • Hou Muling tried to flee when she recognized He Pingsheng, but he restrained her with poisonous vines and thorns, leaving her unconscious as a witness.

Ch. 137Blocking the Way

He Pingsheng looted the fallen cultivators, confirmed that the Red Essence Ginseng was real, and chose to return to the Great Void Sect with Hou Muling to report the attack. Meanwhile, Qin Mingyue fled after telling Liu Ruotong that He Pingsheng had escaped, and Daoist Nun Feng waited along his route, ready to kill him.

  • He Pingsheng took valuables and jade slips from the two dead cultivators and Hou Muling, then found a map showing the Red Essence Ginseng and its Foundation Establishment Realm python guardian.
  • He Pingsheng chose to return to the Great Void Sect, searched unsuccessfully for Cheng Siyu, and flew away with Hou Muling on his paper crane.
  • Qin Mingyue told Liu Ruotong that she had killed Cheng Siyu but failed to kill He Pingsheng, then fled the Hou Household to avoid being blamed by the Beast Taming Sect.
  • Daoist Nun Feng waited on a mountain along He Pingsheng's route and spotted him approaching on his paper crane.

Ch. 138The Might of the Late Stage

He Pingsheng reached the mountains near the Great Void Sect but was intercepted by Daoist Nun Feng, who accused him of killing her brother, Jade Virtue. After she broke his defensive talisman, He Pingsheng used a sword thrust as cover to unleash his Golden Bell, and Daoist Nun Feng met its attack with a silver shield.

  • He Pingsheng spotted a mountain near the Great Void Sect and kept Hou Muling paralyzed with another poison thorn.
  • He Pingsheng fled into the woods as Daoist Nun Feng pursued him on a flying sword and struck his Diamond Talisman shield.
  • Daoist Nun Feng broke He Pingsheng's shield with four sword strikes and accused him of killing her brother, Jade Virtue.
  • Daoist Nun Feng's sword failed to pierce He Pingsheng's body, and he used the moment to draw his Golden Bell from his Invisible Storage Bag.
  • He Pingsheng blasted Daoist Nun Feng with the Golden Bell, and she raised a large silver shield to block the sound wave.

Ch. 139Escape

He Pingsheng escaped Daoist Nun Feng after their attacks damaged both their Divine Senses, then returned to Bamboo Peak with Hou Muling and reported the ambush at the Hou Household to Yu Ning and the other disciples. The account left the Great Void Sect facing a grave threat from the Beast Taming Sect and the Hou Household.

  • He Pingsheng struck Daoist Nun Feng twice with the Soul-Slaying Bell, damaging her Divine Sense but suffering damage himself.
  • Unable to approach Daoist Nun Feng through her wild Sword Qi, He Pingsheng fled with Hou Muling aboard the Cloud-Piercing Boat.
  • He Pingsheng returned to Bamboo Peak, sorted his belongings to protect evidence and conceal hidden items, and carried Hou Muling to Yu Ning Palace.
  • Yu Ning showed He Pingsheng the broken Life Tablet and told him that Cheng Siyu was gone.
  • He Pingsheng gathered the Bamboo Peak disciples and recounted the events at the Hou Household, revealing an ambush against the Great Void Sect.

Ch. 140Nineteen Chapters of Phoenix Riding

After reporting Hou Muling’s role in the conspiracy, He Pingsheng prepared to search the Black Frontier for Red Essence Ginseng with his companions. Back in his courtyard, he discovered that Qiao Huizhu had sent him an erotic cultivation manual, while Qiao Xiaoqiao revealed she had delivered it to tease her sister.

  • Yu Ning took the unconscious Hou Muling to report the matter to the Great Void’s Grand Ancestor, while He Pingsheng withheld his encounter with Daoist Nun Feng.
  • He Pingsheng invited Zhao Ling'er and Xu Kunlun to join him in searching the Black Frontier for Red Essence Ginseng, and Tian Xiaoqing decided to go with them.
  • He Pingsheng returned home, took a Divine Sense-Healing Pill, and examined the spoils he had taken from Daoist Changping.
  • He Pingsheng opened the jade slip Qiao Xiaoqiao had delivered and found the nineteen-chapter manual titled Nineteen Chapters of Phoenix Riding, which described the union of yin and yang.
  • At Heavenly Talisman Mountain, Qiao Huizhu scolded Qiao Xiaoqiao for giving He Pingsheng the manual, and Qiao Xiaoqiao teased her about her feelings for him.

Ch. 141Paying Respects

He Pingsheng enhanced the Nineteen Chapters of Phoenix Riding into two Heaven-grade dual cultivation techniques and prepared to search for the Red Essence Ginseng, but the Great Void Sect's Grand Ancestor summoned him to answer questions about the Hou Household and the Beast Taming Sect. Grand Ancestor Chongyang escorted him to the Great Void Divine Hall, where its protective formation appeared as they approached.

  • He Pingsheng enhanced the Nineteen Chapters of Phoenix Riding and a Foundation Establishment Pill in the Treasure-Gathering Basin, gaining two Heaven-grade techniques and two supreme-grade pills.
  • Yu Ning told He Pingsheng that the Great Void Sect's Grand Ancestor wanted to see him about the Hou Household and the Beast Taming Sect.
  • Grand Ancestor Chongyang praised He Pingsheng for defeating a Foundation Establishment cultivator and told him to stay adaptable on the path of cultivation.
  • Grand Ancestor Chongyang carried He Pingsheng by Sword Riding to Jade Dragon Peak and explained that the Great Void Sect's Grand Ancestor was over nine hundred years old.
  • He Pingsheng followed Grand Ancestor Chongyang toward the Great Void Divine Hall, where its golden protective formation appeared as they came within ten zhang.

Ch. 142The Great Void

He Pingsheng entered the Great Void Divine Hall with Ancestor Chongyang and met the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void and several Golden Core cultivators. The Grand Ancestor praised He Pingsheng’s achievements, then questioned him about the death of Daoist Changping and the disappearance of Qin Mingyue.

  • Ancestor Chongyang brought He Pingsheng into the Great Void Divine Hall, where the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void told He Pingsheng to raise his head and look around.
  • He Pingsheng greeted the Grand Ancestor, Ancestor Xuan Yang, Elder Hong, and two other Golden Core cultivators.
  • The Grand Ancestor said a soul search had confirmed that the Hou Household and the Beast Taming Sect had conspired against them.
  • The Grand Ancestor asked how He Pingsheng had killed Daoist Changping, and He Pingsheng claimed that a Falling Stone Talisman had knocked Changping from his flying sword.
  • He Pingsheng said Qin Mingyue had pursued Cheng Siyu and that he had not seen Qin again.

Ch. 143Elder Sword Bamboo

He Pingsheng explained how he had caught up with Daoist Changping and revealed that he could use Sword Riding because he had practiced a Divine Refining method. After he presented two cultivation manuals for the elders to inspect, the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void suspected the method came from outside their sect.

  • Elder Sword Bamboo questioned He Pingsheng's claim that he had knocked Daoist Changping from his Flying Sword and challenged how he could have caught up.
  • He Pingsheng admitted that he had pursued Changping by Sword Riding, and the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void explained that exceptional Divine Sense could make it possible.
  • Sword Bamboo inferred that He Pingsheng must have practiced a Divine Refining method and demanded to inspect it.
  • At the Grand Ancestor's urging, He Pingsheng produced copies of the Mysterious Gate Tranquil Mind True Formula and the Heavenly Demon Soul-Sowing Method, while concealing parts of the originals.
  • The elders examined the manuals, and the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void remarked that He Pingsheng's cultivation method was no ordinary technique and probably did not come from their sect.

Ch. 144The Bluff

He Pingsheng explained that he had obtained his unusual divine refining techniques from Xiao Bufan, whom he and Senior Sister Qiao killed in the Secret Realm. He claimed to have discarded a Heaven Tier Dual Cultivation Technique, leaving the elders desperate to find it but without a precise location.

  • He Pingsheng told the elders he killed Xiao Bufan after catching him trying to violate Senior Sister Qiao, and said they killed him together.
  • He Pingsheng explained that Senior Sister Qiao's marriage arrangement with him followed from their encounter and that he and Qiao had divided Xiao Bufan's spirit stones.
  • Sword Bamboo asked what else He Pingsheng had taken, prompting Ancestor Chongyang to rebuke her for prying into his grand-disciple's belongings.
  • He Pingsheng revealed that Xiao Bufan had possessed a Heaven Tier technique but claimed he threw it away because it contained pictures of men and women together.
  • Elder Hong identified the discarded technique as a Heaven Tier Dual Cultivation Technique, and the elders realized Xiao Bufan had likely used it to target the Qiao Household's young lady.
  • He Pingsheng said he had tossed the technique somewhere in the mountains over a thousand li south of the Secret Realm and had forgotten the exact location.

Ch. 145Taking a Disciple

He Pingsheng defended himself against suspicion over the lost Heaven Tier dual cultivation technique, while Ancestor Chongyang recounted his generous deeds to prove his honesty. The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void dismissed calls for revenge against the Hou Household and Beast Taming Sect, then took He Pingsheng from Yu Ning as his own disciple.

  • He Pingsheng said he had thrown the Jade Slip containing the Heaven Tier technique from the Qiao Household's immortal ship and could only recall a forested mountain below.
  • Ancestor Chongyang defended He Pingsheng by telling how he had given his supreme-grade Storage Bag to Yu Ning and his two high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills to his senior brother and sister.
  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void ordered everyone to stop pressuring He Pingsheng and said they must search for the technique themselves.
  • Ancestor Chongyang raised the Hou Household's alliance with the Beast Taming Sect and demanded an accounting for Cheng Siyu's death, but the Grand Ancestor rejected retaliation and urged the sect to nurture its younger disciples.
  • The Grand Ancestor ordered He Pingsheng to cultivate in a side hall and declared that he would personally teach him, ending his discipleship under Yu Ning.

Ch. 146Flesh Barriers and Dao Obstacles

He Pingsheng became the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void’s disciple and learned that the aging master was a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator. Taixu began explaining how spiritual roots and cultivation obstacles shaped progress beyond the Nascent Soul Realm.

  • Sword Bamboo and several elders left to search for a Heaven Tier dual cultivation method, while Xuan Yang, Chongyang, and Elder Hong stayed behind.
  • Elder Hong told Xuan Yang and Chongyang that the Grand Ancestor was nearing his thousand-year lifespan and had refused Soul Seizure, then raised the need to punish the Hou Household and Beast Taming Immortal Sect.
  • Taixu confirmed He Pingsheng had a five-element spiritual root, told him to call him Master, and revealed he had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
  • He Pingsheng supported Taixu to a spirit-herb garden, where Taixu explained that Nascent Soul cultivators had to break Dao obstacles and flesh barriers before advancing.

Ch. 147What a Bold Master

The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void explained how comprehension and spiritual roots shaped cultivation after the Nascent Soul Realm. He arranged to borrow He Pingsheng for a dozen years, and Yu Ning reluctantly agreed to let him stay.

  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void taught He Pingsheng that Nascent Soul cultivators broke through Dao obstacles by comprehending the laws and principles of heaven and earth.
  • He Pingsheng learned that five-element spiritual roots could comprehend a wider range of laws later in cultivation, while single spiritual roots offered early advantages but narrower comprehension.
  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void sent He Pingsheng to fetch Yu Ning, who was waiting outside the Great Void Divine Hall.
  • Yu Ning drew her treasured sword and challenged the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void rather than let him take He Pingsheng from her.
  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void promised to return He Pingsheng after a dozen or so years and assured Yu Ning that He Pingsheng would still call her Master, so she agreed.

Ch. 148Qi Watching

He Pingsheng was ordered to remain within the Great Void Sect and move into a vast side hall, while Daoist Nun Feng plotted against him with her master. At the Beast Taming Sect, a scholar learned that Great Void Sect’s fortune had risen slightly and predicted it would eventually wither.

  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void warned Yu Ning to keep their encounter secret and ordered He Pingsheng to stay within the Great Void Sect.
  • He Pingsheng found Green Banana and Yu Tong assigned to serve him, then flew back to Bamboo Peak to prepare to move into the side hall.
  • Daoist Nun Feng told True Person Sword Bamboo that He Pingsheng had injured her Divine Sense and accused him of killing her elder brother and Linglong.
  • At the Beast Taming Sect, a white-haired elder told a scholar that more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators were searching near the Secret Realm’s exit.
  • The scholar used Qi Watching to detect a slight rise in Great Void Sect’s fortune, but predicted it would wither within a hundred years.

Ch. 149Red Essence Ginseng in Hand

He Pingsheng studied formations at the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void’s residence while avoiding revealing his treasures. Zhao Ling'er and Xu Kunlun returned from the Black Frontier with Red Essence Ginseng, and He Pingsheng cured Zhao Ling'er’s venom with Golden Bee Sacred Nectar.

  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void taught He Pingsheng about formations and gave him a jade slip to study.
  • He Pingsheng returned to his side hall and spent several days studying while keeping his treasures hidden.
  • Zhao Ling'er and Xu Kunlun visited He Pingsheng after finding Red Essence Ginseng in the Black Frontier, where two venomous pythons had injured Zhao Ling'er.
  • He Pingsheng gave Zhao Ling'er a drop of Golden Bee Sacred Nectar, which immediately purged the venom.
  • He Pingsheng told Zhao Ling'er and Xu Kunlun about the nectar and offered them more, asking them to keep it secret.

Ch. 150Robbers

He Pingsheng received Red Essence Ginseng from Xu Kunlun and Zhao Ling'er, then continued studying formations under the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void. Their lesson was interrupted when Sword Bamboo and Wuwei arrived, and the Grand Ancestor accused Wuwei of waiting for him to die.

  • Xu Kunlun told He Pingsheng that he, Zhao Ling'er, and Tian Xiaoqing had gathered seven roots of Red Essence Ginseng, and He Pingsheng returned one root so it could help Tian Xiaoqing get a Storage Bag.
  • He Pingsheng spent several days memorizing the foundational chapters on formations before returning to the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void, who began teaching him about Formation Plates.
  • Sword Bamboo and Wuwei visited the Grand Ancestor, and Sword Bamboo asked him for spirit stones to support her disciples.
  • Sword Bamboo took a Storage Bag and an old whip from the Grand Ancestor's shelf, saying the whip suited her newly learned Jade Maiden Whip Art.
  • The Grand Ancestor asked Wuwei why he had come, and Wuwei said he wanted to check on his health.
  • The Grand Ancestor accused Wuwei of wanting to see when he would die, and Wuwei fell to his knees in fright.

Ch. 151The Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture

Wuwei demanded that the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void pass down the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture, revealing that he was the Grand Ancestor’s son and that He Pingsheng was considered a medicinal catalyst. After rejecting Wuwei and reassuring He Pingsheng, the Grand Ancestor began explaining why the scripture could not be cultivated by ordinary cultivators.

  • Wuwei accused the Grand Ancestor of withholding the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture and argued that he deserved it as the eldest disciple.
  • Wuwei revealed that he was the Grand Ancestor’s son and begged for the scripture, claiming it could give him a chance to reach Nascent Soul.
  • The Grand Ancestor kicked Wuwei out of the Great Void Divine Hall and sealed its formations.
  • The Grand Ancestor took He Pingsheng to the Spirit Plantation Garden, reassured him that he would not use Soul Seizure on him, and said the sect’s future depended on disciples like him.
  • The Grand Ancestor began teaching He Pingsheng about the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture, explaining that it was an attribute-less technique ordinary cultivators could not master.

Ch. 152A Perfect Plan

He Pingsheng learned that the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture could let a five-element cultivator use spells of any attribute without losing power, and discovered that Taixu had gained the method by devouring another cultivator’s spiritual roots. Fearing Taixu and Wuwei wanted to take his own five-element roots, He Pingsheng resolved to escape the Great Void Sect and began calculating how far he would need to travel to evade Taixu’s divine sense.

  • Taixu explained that the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture transformed a five-element cultivator’s spiritual energy into a formless state that could power spells and abilities of any attribute without weakening them.
  • Taixu revealed that he had obtained the scripture by devouring a cultivator with a five-element spiritual root and said Wuwei coveted another power of the method.
  • He Pingsheng returned to his Daoist grounds and feared that Taixu or Wuwei intended to seize his five-element spiritual roots, so he decided to escape the Great Void Sect.
  • He Pingsheng searched the Cultivation Miscellany and learned that Nascent Soul cultivators could extend their divine sense tens of thousands of zhang.
  • He Pingsheng calculated that Taixu’s divine sense might reach several hundred li, leaving him to consider how he could get beyond its range.

Ch. 153Seeking a Cultivation Method

He Pingsheng sought a way to evade the Great Void Sect's ancestor, but he found no concealment talisman available and chose to focus on cultivation instead. After a year of studying formations under the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void, he was surprised when Xuan Yang asked to learn his divine refining method.

  • He Pingsheng gave Xu Kunlun and Zhao Ling'er Golden Bee Sacred Nectar, then asked Zhao Ling'er to seek an invisibility or aura-concealing talisman from Qiao Huizhu at Heavenly Talisman Mountain.
  • Qiao Huizhu had no Hundred Concealment Talisman available, but promised to send one if she found the rare treasure needed to draw it.
  • He Pingsheng swallowed the Red Essence Ginseng and advanced to the twelfth layer of the Qi Refining Stage, while deciding to save his enhanced Foundation Establishment Pills.
  • He Pingsheng spent about a year cultivating and studying formations with the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void, becoming able to craft first-grade formation plates.
  • Xuan Yang visited the Great Void Divine Hall and asked He Pingsheng to teach him the divine refining cultivation method.

Ch. 154Foundation Establishment

He Pingsheng gave Xuan Yang the first three chapters of the Mysterious Gate Tranquil Mind True Formula and learned about the Great Void Sect’s dangerous feud with the Beast Taming Sect. After two years of waiting and worrying about the Grand Ancestor, He Pingsheng broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, only for the Grand Ancestor to summon him to make second-grade formation plates.

  • Xuan Yang chose the Mysterious Gate Tranquil Mind True Formula, and He Pingsheng later copied its first three chapters and delivered them to him.
  • Xuan Yang told He Pingsheng that the Great Void Sect had exterminated the Hou Household and warned him that the Beast Taming Sect held a deep grudge against their sect.
  • He Pingsheng spent two more years watching for the Grand Ancestor’s attempt to seize his soul while planning an escape, but Qiao Huizhu’s Hundred Concealment Talisman still did not arrive.
  • He Pingsheng swallowed a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill and broke through to the first layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, with his divine sense reaching three hundred zhang.
  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void noticed He Pingsheng’s breakthrough and summoned him to help make second-grade formation plates.

Ch. 155Out with the Old, in with the New

After He Pingsheng broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void tested his formation skills and gave him control tokens for the Great Void Divine Hall. He Pingsheng then announced an eighty-percent cut to the Golden Core disciples’ stipends and resources, provoking their fury.

  • He Pingsheng told the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void that his lifespan had increased after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, and the Grand Ancestor asked him to inscribe a second-grade formation plate.
  • After seven or eight days of practice, He Pingsheng successfully inscribed the formation plate, and the Grand Ancestor showed him the Great Void Divine Hall’s formations and gave him three control tokens.
  • The Grand Ancestor of the Great Void gave He Pingsheng a black iron token and sent him to Xuan Yang to summon the Golden Core disciples.
  • He Pingsheng gathered Xuan Yang, Sword Bamboo, Daoist Chongyang, Elder Hong, and Daoist Wuwei and announced an eighty-percent cut to their annual and monthly stipends and resources.
  • The Golden Core disciples protested angrily, and Wuwei cursed the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void and threatened to confront him.

Ch. 156Overwhelming Pressure

He Pingsheng delivered the Grand Ancestor of the Great Void’s orders to redistribute sect resources and open the peaks to more disciples. The Grand Ancestor enforced the reforms and warned his disciples that he would show no mercy to anyone who exploited the sect.

  • He Pingsheng announced that resources cut from the Golden Core cultivators’ allocations would go to lower-ranking disciples and that the peaks would admit outstanding outer disciples.
  • Wuwei and the other Golden Core cultivators went to Jade Dragon Peak to challenge the orders, and the Grand Ancestor told He Pingsheng to summon all Foundation Establishment disciples.
  • He Pingsheng rang the bell seven times, summoning more than a hundred Foundation Establishment disciples to the Great Void Divine Hall.
  • The Grand Ancestor ordered the peaks opened to outer disciples, required Foundation Establishment disciples to take between twenty and fifty Personal Disciples, and granted disciples spirit stones and access to the Treasury Hall.
  • The Grand Ancestor ordered the Enforcement Hall to investigate Inner Disciples who bullied others and threatened his own disciples with death if they continued to hoard sect resources.
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