Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Three Times the Lifespan

Chapter 81 Foundation Establishment Phenomena

"So generous, even giving away your masterpiece from when you were a beginner. It seems Fellow Daoist Yang has amassed quite a fortune."

Su Wanqing watched the girl's figure disappear behind the door before turning back to Yang Changsheng and teasing him with a hint of mockery in her tone.

She knew all too well how meticulous this fellow Daoist was in his daily life, except that he disliked haggling.

He's the kind of person who would love to split every spirit stone in half.

The fact that he would give away this rather sentimental puppet, besides showing goodwill towards a junior he had just met, probably also indirectly proves that his financial resources are no longer what they used to be.

Upon hearing this, Yang Changsheng simply picked up his teacup, took a sip, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He neither denied it nor made a fuss about it, and said softly:

"Thanks to the fairy, the business of discarded pills is relatively stable, and the puppets are also generating some profit. For the time being, we don't lack the materials needed for cultivation techniques. Apart from daily expenses, we can indeed accumulate some."

These words were spoken subtly, but Su Wanqing was so intelligent that she immediately understood their meaning.

Compared to ordinary mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, especially those rogue cultivators struggling with resource scarcity, Yang Changsheng is now definitely among the wealthy.

Now there is no need to worry about fundamental cultivation techniques, spells, or even auxiliary elixirs like the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

From now on, almost all spirit stones can be used to improve cultivation, purchase materials, and accumulate foundation capital for future foundation building.

The two chatted for a few more minutes about the current situation in the market and their cultivation experiences, but the topic eventually returned to business.

Su Wanqing's smile faded, and with a flick of her wrist, a rather ordinary-looking gray storage bag appeared on the stone table:

"Due to the recent war, the various trading companies have tightened their control over waste pills, and we have only received this much."

There was a hint of helplessness in her voice.

Yang Changsheng scanned the bag with his divine sense and found sixty waste pills of various shapes and mixed pill energy neatly arranged inside. The number was indeed much less than before.

With a calm expression, he directly took the storage bag into his palm and put it away, took the pills, and then counted out some low-grade spirit stones and pushed them back to Su Wanqing.

The transaction was completed swiftly and decisively, with both parties already having a tacit understanding that required no further explanation.

"In that case, I will not disturb Fairy Wanqing's quiet cultivation."

Yang Changsheng stood up, preparing to take his leave and return to his courtyard in Tingchao Lane.

He had already planned out his next schedule: to continue cultivating the "Great Evolution Myriad Souls Technique" to strengthen his divine sense and to refine the "Nine Revolutions of the Sun and Moon Forging Scripture" to temper his physique.

At the same time, we should make a few more Xuan Tie woodcutters to steadily accumulate wealth and contribute to the goal of "perfect foundation building" that is currently out of reach but must be pursued.

However, just as he stepped out of the pavilion, Su Wanqing also got up to see him off.

"boom!"

The heavens and earth suddenly trembled, and an indescribable, terrifyingly powerful spiritual energy surged forth without warning from the very core of the Azure Lake.

Like an invisible tsunami, it swept through the entire port market in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible pressure originating from the level of life spread out, enveloping the surrounding area. All the Qi Refining cultivators in the market felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, as if they were being pressed down by a boulder, and their breaths even froze for a moment.

"Someone is attempting to reach the Foundation Establishment stage!"

Yang Changsheng and Su Wanqing blurted out the words almost simultaneously.

The two figures swayed and hovered several feet above the courtyard in perfect unison.

Their eyes flashed like lightning, all fixed on the core island of Biyue Lake, in the direction of the Lu family's ancestral home.

"Buzz!"

As the weather changed rapidly, the spiritual energy in the sky above the central area of ​​the island was gathering at an unprecedented speed, initially like a trickle of water, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a raging river.

A colossal vortex of spiritual energy is rapidly forming above the island, with a blinding pillar of light rising from its center, stirring the void and connecting heaven and earth.

The aura emanating from the center of the vortex carried a powerful Daoist charm, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, signifying a leap in life.

"Is it finally starting...?"

Yang Changsheng gazed into the distance, and even from a great distance, the towering pillar of spiritual energy and the vortex were still clearly visible.

This strange phenomenon couldn't help but stir up ripples in the still lake of his heart.

Lu Qianxue, the number one genius of the Lu family!

This prodigy, who was the same age as him, had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining several years ago, and then disappeared without a trace.

There have long been rumors that she is not incapable of breaking through, but rather that she is diligently and tirelessly refining her physical body and tempering her spiritual consciousness in an effort to forge the most perfect foundation for her Dao.

Those with Earth Spiritual Roots are born as the darlings of heaven. They do not need Foundation Establishment Pills; relying solely on their own foundation and their connection with heaven and earth, they have an almost 100% chance of successfully establishing their foundation.

To everyone else, her success was simply a matter of time, a natural outcome.

"Truly...awesome talent."

Su Wanqing, standing to the side, had her long hair dancing gently in the breeze swirling with spiritual energy, her snow-white robes fluttering, making her look like a fairy descending from the moon palace.

Her clear eyes gazed at the magnificent celestial phenomenon, their light swirling with complex emotions, yet there was no jealousy, only a quiet longing and unwavering determination.

"I've heard that this genius of the Lu family has already reached the quasi-second level in alchemy. If it weren't for this flawless foundation, he probably would have already completed the foundation building process."

Su Wanqing murmured to herself, as if she were sorting out her Dao heart.

She is now close to the eighth level of Qi Refining perfection, and her divine sense is also steadily improving with the help of the "Tai Xuan Nourishing Spirit Technique". She will wait until both her magic power and divine sense reach the limit of her current level.

If one further strengthens their foundation by using body-refining techniques, and with their own mid-grade spiritual root aptitude, they can attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and if they can also obtain a precious Foundation Establishment Pill, their success rate should be around 80%!

This is something countless cultivators have dreamed of obtaining.

Even the core disciples nurtured by some Foundation Establishment families are no more than this.

A 100% guarantee? That's the exclusive domain of peerless geniuses with earth-root, heaven-root, or otherworldly-root abilities.

However, with the Foundation Establishment Pill protecting him, even if he fails to break through the barrier, he will not die.

The magic power will become more refined and condensed due to the breakthrough of the bottleneck, approaching a semi-liquefied state. After only one or two years of recuperation, it can be tried again.

Of course, the best time is still around fifty years old, when one's blood, energy, and vitality are at their peak.

Just as the entire port city was drawn to this Foundation Establishment phenomenon, countless cultivators, some suspended in mid-air and others climbing high, gazed at it with a mixture of emotions, including awe, envy, and jealousy.

"Rumble..."

Several rapid, terrifying sounds of air being torn apart suddenly came from the northern horizon of Biyue Lake.

Accompanying this sound were four undisguised, domineering, and aggressive Foundation Establishment stage spiritual pressures.

This terrifying aura, like four moving mountains, barged into this world with overwhelming force.

"hiss!"

"They are four Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

"The Wang family patriarch! The Ye family patriarch! And the Zhou family! Who's that guy in black robes?"

"It's Bloodhand Li Kun! A rogue cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage, a ruthless figure! The Wang family actually invited him!"

"It's over... They're after Fairy Lu's Foundation Establishment!"

The market was instantly thrown into chaos, filled with exclamations, whispers, and gasps of shock, as panic spread rapidly.