He Pingsheng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Because he knew the person who came.
Linglong!
A Disciple of Jade Virtue Martial Uncle!
Back then, when he was still a handyman, it was this Linglong who came to demand an explanation, insisting that the deterioration of the mountain spring water was caused by He Pingsheng, and as a result, he was severely beaten by Zhang Laoda.
No matter what, that beating back then was caused by Linglong.
But that didn't matter, it was just a beating.
The key was that it was also this venomous woman who beat Senior Brother Hao Yun and then killed him.
It was all her.
And today, she actually came to me for Alchemy?
"What's wrong, are you dumbfounded?" Linglong looked at He Pingsheng and asked.
Clearly, she didn't recognize He Pingsheng.
Because He Pingsheng's appearance, age, and demeanor were vastly different from that half-grown child he was back then.
It was normal for her not to recognize him.
As for his name, Linglong didn't even know what that handyman was called back then.
He Pingsheng didn't stand on ceremony; his Divine Thought extended from his mind and swept over Linglong's body fiercely.
Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer!
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
So strong!
Her cultivation is truly high.
"Oh..." Linglong's lips curved into a playful smile, saying, "What, secretly sweeping Senior Sister with your Divine Thought..."
"Are you looking at me because I'm pretty, and then you want to peek at my body?"
Linglong's eyes shifted, staring at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng's expression, however, was as calm as water; he cupped his hands lightly and said, "My apologies, I just subconsciously wanted to check Senior Sister's cultivation, but I didn't expect Senior Sister's cultivation to be so profound that it's not something a Qi Refining Stage Sixth Layer Disciple like me can glimpse!"
"Hmph..." Linglong said, "At least you have some self-awareness!"
"How about it?" She handed over the jade box in her hand: "Refine ten furnaces of Medium Grade Medicinal Pills for me, no problem, right?"
"I just heard that you can now refine Medium Grade Qi Gathering Pill!"
The fact that He Pingsheng knew Alchemy was actually known to all the Disciples on Xiuzhu Peak.
Initially, others didn't care.
Why?
Because everyone could do Alchemy.
Wasn't it just about the success rate?
One set of Materials was only seven Spirit Stones, affordable.
But when He Pingsheng refined Medium Grade Medicinal Pills, things became different.
Medium Grade!
On the entire Xiuzhu Peak, no one could achieve it except for the Old Ancestor and a few Foundation Establishment Stage Masters and Senior Martial Uncles.
So Linglong came as soon as she received the news.
"Senior Sister!" He Pingsheng politely cupped his hands: "First, Alchemy has a success rate. You giving me ten sets of Materials and asking me to refine ten sets of Medicinal Pills, I cannot do that!"
"Even if you find the Grandmaster, I'm afraid he couldn't do it!"
Linglong nodded and said, "Then tell me, how many furnaces can you succeed with?"
He Pingsheng didn't answer her question at all, but instead said, "Secondly, I am a Yu Ning Palace Disciple and have no obligation to do Alchemy for you. I have to refine five furnaces of Medicinal Pills for the sect every month, which already takes up ten days of my cultivation Time!"
"So for the rest of the Time, I need to cultivate, and I will not help others with Alchemy!"
"Senior Sister, please go back!"
Linglong's expression suddenly changed, saying, "What do you mean?"
He Pingsheng said again, "No Time, I apologize!"
After speaking, he directly closed the courtyard gate.
Alchemy?
You're thinking too much!
"Bang, bang, bang..." Linglong knocked violently on the door outside.
"He Pingsheng... don't think that just because you're an Inner Sect Disciple, you can offend me!"
"I'm telling you, Immortal Master Yu De is my grandfather!"
"If you offend me, you definitely won't be able to stay in Xiuzhu Peak!"
He Pingsheng was stunned: Yu De's granddaughter?
No wonder, no wonder.
No wonder this woman was so arrogant and overbearing; she killed Hao Yun and it was only considered a few days of reflection.
But what if she's Yu De's granddaughter?
I'm not part of your Yu De lineage!
He Pingsheng ignored her, shook his head, and returned to his Dao field.
After Linglong outside pounded on the door for a while, the sound stopped.
But after about half an hour, Zhao Ling'er came again.
"Junior Brother... I am your Sixth Senior Sister!"
He Pingsheng had no choice but to open the door again.
Beside Zhao Ling'er, there was also an Outer Sect Disciple.
"What's wrong, Senior Sister?" He Pingsheng was a bit surprised.
Zhao Ling'er said with some worry between her brows, "This is a Dao boy from Jade Virtue Martial Uncle's lineage. He came to say that Jade Virtue Martial Uncle wants to invite you over to talk!"
He Pingsheng's heart immediately trembled.
Damn it, I just rejected this woman Linglong, and now Jade Virtue Martial Uncle is looking for me?
This is too protective of his own!
"Jade Virtue Martial Uncle is looking for me, is there something?" He Pingsheng looked at the Dao boy.
The Dao boy only had a Qi Refining Stage Fourth Layer cultivation, but he was handsome and delicate, a sight that evoked pity.
"I don't know!" The Dao boy shook his head: "Jade Virtue Martial Uncle didn't say!"
Zhao Ling'er said, "It's probably because of Linglong's Alchemy matter. Don't worry, although Jade Virtue Martial Uncle is strict, he's not an unreasonable person!"
"How about this... Little Junior Brother, you go with him first!"
"I'll go report the matter to Master right away and have her old self step in!"
"Don't worry, you definitely won't suffer any losses. As for Alchemy, you can do it if you want, and not if you don't want to. We people of Yu Ning Palace don't need to look at Hongde Yard's expressions!"
"Alright!"
He Pingsheng nodded; this was the only way.
He believed that at a critical moment, Master would stand on his side.
So they split into two groups: Zhao Ling'er went to Yu Ning Palace, while He Pingsheng followed the Dao boy to Hongde Yard.
Hongde Yard wasn't too far; they arrived shortly.
Upon reaching the entrance, the Dao boy said, "Please wait here for a moment, Senior Brother. I will go inform Grandmaster!"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng nodded.
After about a dozen more breaths of Time, the Dao boy didn't come out, but He Pingsheng suddenly smelled an extremely dangerous aura.
He didn't know exactly what it was.
But his intuition told him that if he didn't leave quickly, he would immediately be in mortal danger.
So He Pingsheng exerted all his strength and jumped away suddenly.
At this moment, a Time giant python suddenly rushed out from Hongde Yard and struck the spot where He Pingsheng had just been standing.
Bang...
The immense force created a deep pit in the ground at the entrance of Hongde Yard.
He Pingsheng was trembling with fear, and without a word, he took off running.
The Time giant python, however, swooshed after him.
He Pingsheng's speed was simply incomparable to the giant python's.
In less than a breath, the giant python caught up behind He Pingsheng, then opened its massive, blood-red maw and bit down on He Pingsheng from above.
If he were bitten by this, He Pingsheng would be swallowed whole.
He Pingsheng had heard about this giant python long ago.
It was kept by Jade Virtue Martial Uncle and now had a cultivation comparable to a human Foundation Establishment Stage.
He Pingsheng couldn't possibly defeat it.
He reached out and pulled a Talisman from his sleeve: a Fireball Talisman.
He didn't know if it could repel the giant python.
But he had to struggle before he died, right?