At this moment, his mind was filled with the urge to hurry back to the sect as soon as possible, leaving him no interest in the trade of calming incense.

He had no intention to trade for calming incense now, with a sole desire to leave this place quickly.

Even though he was convinced that Xu Ping had nothing to do with it.

Yet for some reason, when facing Xu Ping, an inexplicable unease lingered in his heart, like a shadow that wouldn't dissipate.

Perhaps he was being too suspicious, but in any case, returning to the Luoyun Sect sooner was certainly the right move.

"Take care, Senior." Xu Ping courteously saw He Chen out of the cave.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, no need to see me off."

He Chen returned the courtesy with a bow and summoned a leaf-shaped spiritual boat.

He stepped onto the boat, and as his spiritual power surged, the boat transformed into a stream of light, swiftly flying towards the horizon, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Watching He Chen vanish completely from sight, Xu Ping's gaze turned icy cold, like the frigid snow of midwinter.

"Consider yourself lucky this time, but I certainly won't spare you!" The words were charged with intense killing intent.

He was not one to show any mercy towards those who sought to harm him.

Although he couldn't act against He Chen now, he would settle the score later.

As for the ambush and slaying of Hua Yan, and the destruction of Earth Soul Mountain, Xu Ping believed the Luoyun Sect would find it hard to suspect him.

After all, no one would imagine a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to surpass regular Fake Pill Cultivators in escaping techniques.

In concealing one's identity, he could deceive a Fake Pill Cultivator with a powerful divine sense.

And eventually, even completely eliminate a Fake Pill Cultivator.

Is this really just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?

...

After He Chen left, Xu Ping went straight to the door of the cultivation chamber.

Standing before the stone door, he formed magic techniques with both hands, accompanied by a flicker of spiritual light.

In an instant, the restriction enveloping the entire cultivation chamber shattered like a bubble, fading away without a trace.

Then, with a wave of his right hand, a surge of spiritual power erupted, and the massive stone door slowly opened automatically, emitting a deep rumbling sound.

As his gaze moved forward with the opening door, a figure lay quietly in the corner of the cultivation chamber.

Upon closer inspection, it was Hua Yan in a state of unconsciousness.

At that time, Xu Ping hadn't immediately killed Hua Yan, as he needed to find a method to solve the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill's training problem.

And, of course, he needed to perform a soul search.

On the way back to Thousand Leaves Mountain from Earth Soul Mountain, time was too tight, so he had no choice but to bring Hua Yan back to Thousand Leaves Mountain.

Now that the situation was mostly dealt with, he was naturally going to take his time dealing with him.

Xu Ping entered the cultivation chamber, and the stone door closed automatically.

He approached Hua Yan, reaching out with his right hand, which resembled an eagle's claw, and firmly grasped Hua Yan's head.

"Soul-Searching Technique!"

With a soft shout, Xu Ping's divine sense infiltrated his sea of consciousness, forcibly extracting his memories.

The skills of a Fake Pill Cultivator were extremely varied and extensive, requiring careful exploration and organization.

Fortunately, Xu Ping's experience was quite rich, and he quickly found all the memories related to the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill from Hua Yan's chaotic memories.

"The calming incense really is problematic!" Xu Ping's gaze instantly turned as cold as ice, filled with endless coldness.

From his memories, he learned that although the calming incense solved the issue of severe pain in the sea of consciousness, it was highly addictive.

Once one became overly reliant on the calming incense, the user would become thoroughly entangled, forming an inescapable dependency.

At that point, the user would be like a puppet controlled by strings, at the mercy of others.

Moreover, upon close examination of the memories, Xu Ping discovered that He Chen was involved in the entire matter from start to finish.

If it weren't for He Chen acting as an intermediary and catalyst, Hua Yan probably wouldn't have targeted him.

At this thought, Xu Ping's intention to kill He Chen intensified.

However, now was not the time for revenge.

Suppressing his killing intent, Xu Ping continued to delve into the memories regarding training the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill.

Time slipped quietly by in silence, and several hours passed in a flash.

"So that's how it is, the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill can continue to be practiced!!" Xu Ping's eyes suddenly showed intense excitement and joy.

After thoroughly exploring all of Hua Yan's memories regarding the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill, Xu Ping finally discovered the true reason why he had always failed to succeed because of the severe pain in his sea of consciousness while practicing the skill.

It was because that old bastard Hua Yan had withheld a secret technique essential for the practice of Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill.

This auxiliary secret technique was called "Solid Spirit Skill," which had a similar effect to calming incense, stabilizing the sea of consciousness during the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill training.

However, unlike calming incense, Solid Spirit Skill had no side effects at all, making it a perfect auxiliary technique.

What's more shocking for Xu Ping was that the Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill actually had two layers, yet Hua Yan always claimed publicly that there was only one.

During the initial trade, Hua Yan naturally only gave Xu Ping the first layer.

The first layer of Spirit Platform Cyan Clarity Skill required at least the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment to practice. If the first layer was cultivated to its limit, it could enhance one's divine sense by thirty percent.

The second layer required at least the realm of a Golden Core Cultivator to qualify for practice. If cultivated to its limit, it could enhance one's divine sense by forty percent.

To know, that is a forty percent divine sense increase at the Golden Core Level.

The strength of the divine sense enhancement, far surpassing the increment of the Foundation Establishment Realm, was vastly different in comparison.

With Xu Ping's current divine sense strength far exceeding that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, even if he successfully advanced to the Golden Core afterward, his divine sense strength might not compare to a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

Attempting to easily surpass the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment divine sense strength like he did at Early-Stage Foundation Establishment was almost impossible.

This was the enormous gap between Golden Core Cultivators, not just in mana but also in divine sense.

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