“Collect…”
He Pingsheng put all his belongings into the gathering treasure basin, then stored them in his Dantian.
What to do next?
He still had two top-grade Qi Gathering Pills.
However, these two pills were definitely not enough to allow him to Break through to the Qi Refinement Stage Fifth Level.
To continue to Break through, he could only rely on long-term Spiritual Qi absorption.
Given He Pingsheng's Five Elements Spiritual Root Aptitude, that would truly take an eternity; perhaps, he would never be able to Cultivate to the fifth level through breathing exercises in this lifetime.
Therefore, he still needed to find Cultivation resources.
“Before looking for Cultivation resources, I should first go out and test this Spell!”
He Pingsheng left his door and walked all the way into the mountains.
The small town was definitely not suitable, as no one knew the power of this Fire Crow, and it would be bad if it attracted attention.
Over the past year, as his Cultivation improved, He Pingsheng's mind also gradually opened up. Things he couldn't understand before, or ideas he couldn't wrap his head around, he could now comprehend.
Of course, in terms of personality, he was as cautious as ever.
His caution was not innate, but a principle he realized after witnessing his parents' murder.
In the deserted mountains, He Pingsheng walked for two days in the opposite direction of the Tai Xu Sect before finally stopping.
“It’s already this far… Even if I cause some commotion, it shouldn't alarm the Tai Xu Sect, right?”
He Pingsheng stopped in a primitive jungle.
In front of him, behind him, and all around him were towering ancient trees.
The ground was slippery with moss, and he couldn't see the sky when he looked up. Only the gurgling sound of the small stream flowing down from the mountain peak on his left seemed to make He Pingsheng feel a trace of reality in this world.
“Gather…”
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, and the fire-attributed Spiritual Qi in his body surged out wildly, quickly forming a ball of fire in the palm of his right hand.
As the flame flickered, it formed the shape of a crow.
The crow flapped its wings, appearing lifelike.
“Go…”
With a thought, He Pingsheng controlled the Fire Crow to fly forward.
Three zhang away, the Fire Crow suddenly crashed into a tree trunk as thick as a double embrace.
Bang…
A violent explosion sounded.
A burst of fire-attributed Qi rushed towards him.
He Pingsheng was caught off guard and was actually blown back three steps by the heatwave.
Then, looking up again, he saw a large, pitch-black hole in the tree trunk three zhang away, with flames burning at the opening.
The flames grew more and more vigorous, crackling loudly.
Bang…
In less than three breaths, this towering ancient tree broke in half, falling heavily to the ground along with its branches.
However, the fire on the tree trunk became increasingly fierce.
“Oh no!” He Pingsheng slapped his forehead and said, “I shouldn’t cause a forest fire!”
He quickly took out his gathering treasure basin, hastily ran to the nearby small stream to fetch water, and then poured the water directly onto the flames.
A miraculous scene occurred.
He Pingsheng poured five or six basins of water continuously, but the flames not only didn't extinguish but grew even stronger.
“That’s really strange. This fire can’t be put out with water?”
He Pingsheng looked worried and personally ran over again, using rocks and soil to extinguish the fire. After a great deal of effort, the flames finally extinguished themselves only after burning the entire tree to ashes.
“Phew…”
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then sat on the ground somewhat disheveled, looking at the palm of his hand, and murmured, “Could it be that the flames refined by Spiritual Qi Spells are different from ordinary flames?”
“This single strike can break an old tree; it shouldn’t be bad, right? I just don’t know what would happen if it hit a Cultivator, and whether it could compare to a Disciple of the same level?”
Next, He Pingsheng dared not hit trees. He found a rocky area without trees or withered grass, then condensed another Fire Crow and fiercely smashed it onto the cliff.
Bang…
The next moment, rocks flew!
A black hole was smashed into the cliff.
“So strong!” He Pingsheng was somewhat astonished; he hadn't expected smashing a rock could create such a large hole.
“Again!”
Bang… Bang… Bang…
After casting twelve Fire Crows consecutively, the fire-attributed Spiritual Qi in He Pingsheng's body was finally exhausted.
In other words, he could only unleash this level of attack twelve times in one go.
If he couldn't defeat the enemy within twelve times, he would only be able to escape.
Because there was no reference point, and He Pingsheng had never fought anyone before, nor did he know how powerful other Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Level Spells were, He Pingsheng, although he had witnessed his own Spell, didn't know how he compared to others.
He felt that his Aptitude was much worse than those Genius Cultivators, so he habitually assumed that his Spell was also inferior to others.
However, if other Cultivators of the same level saw his Fire Crow Technique, they would be incredibly shocked.
After the Spell test was completed, He Pingsheng returned to the small town along the original path.
The round trip took five days.
Upon arriving at the Outer Sect small town, He Pingsheng did not return home immediately but instead came to the Outer Gate Great Hall again.
Entering this bustling Great Hall, He Pingsheng's Divine Thought unconsciously extended, clearly perceiving the Cultivation of Cultivators within a ten-zhang radius.
There were Qi Refining Stage First Level, Second Level, and Third Level Cultivators.
There were also Fourth Level.
However, there weren't many Fourth Level ones.
As for those above Fourth Level, He Pingsheng found that he couldn't see through them.
But among the more than one hundred bustling people in the entire Great Hall, there were only three whose Cultivation he couldn't see through.
He Pingsheng was secretly pleased.
“Senior Brother…” The Disciple in charge of miscellaneous affairs sitting in the middle of the Great Hall saw He Pingsheng approaching and proactively stood up to call him Senior Brother. He Pingsheng had never received such treatment before.
“Senior Brother, what do you need to do?” The Utility Disciple looked at He Pingsheng respectfully.
He Pingsheng swept his Divine Thought and found that the other party was only a Third Level, so he smiled and said, “Junior Brother, I heard that our Tai Xu Sect has a Chang Yi Pavilion open to Outer Sect Disciples. I want to go and see it, but I don't know how to get in?”
The so-called Chang Yi Pavilion was slightly more Advanced than the miscellaneous affairs office in the Outer Gate Great Hall. It sold Cultivation items needed by Outer Sect Disciples.
However, not just any Outer Sect Disciple could enter it.
Its entry threshold was: Qi Refinement Stage Middle Stage.
Which meant at least Fourth Level.
“Senior Brother, you’ve already reached the Fourth Level, haven’t you?” The Disciple opposite him asked with a respectful face.
He Pingsheng nodded: “I have!”
“That’s good!” The person said, “Senior Brother… The Chang Yi Pavilion is on the second floor of our Outer Gate Great Hall. You can enter from there, there’s a staircase!”
“However, before entering, you need to have your Cultivation tested!”
“As long as you reach the Fourth Level, there will be a special person to lead you up!”
“Good!” He Pingsheng was overjoyed and walked towards the staircase leading to the Chang Yi Pavilion.
