owlsbooks Chapter 37 Inviting Friends
Chapter 37 Inviting Friends
Standing atop Xiaochangqing Peak, Lin Changqing surveyed the area and then instructed Li Zhijing to find and carve out a cave halfway up the mountain.
As for the foot of the mountain, it was used to sell spiritual artifacts, pills, and formations in the future, and it was also a place to welcome guests. However, all of these were handed over to Li Zhijing to handle, and he was only responsible for refining artifacts and pills.
Although Lin Changqing had already opened up his cave dwelling at the mountaintop, he still needed to make some arrangements and set up arrays and restrictions. Otherwise, anyone could come in, and there would be no way to cultivate.
The thought of array formations and restrictions reminded him of Fellow Daoist Qi, whom he had met in the Tianxing Sect market.
The person who wrote that array manual must have had a very high level of array mastery. However, Lin Changqing plans to set up his own array for now and use it temporarily. He will go to the Tianxing Sect Market when he encounters a bottleneck in array mastery in the future.
And so, Lin Changqing went to Huangfeng Valley Market again, purchased some array materials and seeds of spiritual flowers and herbs, and began to plan his own spiritual peak.
Eight days later.
An array of restrictions sits atop the mountain, powerful enough to withstand the spiritual probes of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
In addition, Lin Changqing scattered seeds of spiritual flowers and herbs in the spirit garden, while spiritual trees stood guard around the mountaintop.
Beside Lin Changqing's cave, the horned snake climbed onto a giant tree and fell into a deep sleep.
Since the last time the Horned Serpent returned from the small island, it has needed to sleep for a long time every day. It seems it is about to break through again.
Lin Changqing is now a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The nurturing of his magical power has a certain promoting effect on the growth of spiritual flowers, herbs, and many spiritual trees. This is a characteristic of wood-attribute cultivation techniques.
But to Lin Changqing's surprise, his magic still had a positive effect on the already matured horned snake.
After arranging everything, Lin Changqing began to familiarize himself with some techniques for the Foundation Establishment stage.
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Two days later, Lin Changqing received a message from Li Zhijing, informing him that preparations were underway to begin the celebration.
When Lin Changqing received the message, he had already put on a light blue robe and stood on the mountaintop. He felt as if he were the sky itself, and his body blended into the aura of the entire mountain.
The celebration was held at the foot of the mountain. Over the course of ten days, Li Zhijing had already arranged for a banquet venue to be prepared. It was neither very large nor very grand; it was a typical small celebration for a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a small, independent cultivation background, without the extravagance of a family cultivator.
Of course, spirit tea and spirit fruit were prepared, and Wang Yi also provided him with a lot of spirit wine, with the aim of promoting his own brewed spirit wine at his Foundation Establishment celebration.
Many people came down the mountain, most of them regulars who used to come to the stall to buy pills and magical artifacts. Li Zhijing knew them all better than he did, and they were all left to Li Zhijing to handle.
Half an hour later, almost everyone had arrived.
Lin Changqing then rode a cloud of light down from the mountain peak to the foot of the mountain, accompanied by the spiritual pressure of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
"Senior Lin!" The people who came up from the foot of the mountain were all Qi Refining stage cultivators, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to address Lin Changqing as senior.
"Today is my Foundation Establishment celebration. Thank you all for coming. There's no need for such formalities!"
Lin Changqing waved his hand and gently helped everyone up, displaying a humble demeanor and not putting on any airs of superiority, as if he were being basked in the warmth of the sun.
Hearing Lin Changqing's words, the tense atmosphere eased, and everyone relaxed a bit when talking to the people next to them.
What was unexpected was that Li Zhijing was the first to come forward and talk to him, carrying two storage bags in his hand, leaving everyone wondering what he wanted to do.
"Brother Lin, this storage bag is a congratulatory gift from the Li family. They sent it to thank you for saving Li Zhiping."
"As for the other storage bag, it contains congratulatory gifts from all the cultivators who came to offer their congratulations."
Li Zhijing handed over the storage bag, which Lin Changqing accepted with a swipe of his hand. He joked, "The Li family's thank-you gift is quite timely. I was originally planning to visit them to see if they were facing any difficulties."
"Brother Lin is joking!" Li Zhijing touched his nose a little embarrassedly, with a hint of shame on his face. He did feel that the people in his family had acted somewhat unfairly.
Before Li Zhijing could speak again, an ordinary-looking man in the distance stepped forward and presented his congratulatory gift.
"Senior Brother Lin, congratulations on your Foundation Establishment. These are some spiritual herbs I planted; I hope they will be of some use to your cultivation."
Lin Changqing himself extended the invitation to Han Li, so the congratulatory gift was not given to Li Zhijing. The same was true for Wang Yi. However, since Wang Yi helped prepare for the celebration and gave him spirit wine, Lin Changqing did not accept anything from him. Now, Wang Yi is still promoting his spirit wine around the celebration.
"Junior Brother Han, you're too kind. I'm relieved about your elixirs!" Lin Changqing knew that the things Han Li had given him must be very valuable. After using them to refine pills, his cultivation would advance even further.
It wasn't that he was arrogant, but rather that his current spiritual root aptitude was stronger than that of a three-spiritual-root individual, so the effects of taking pills would be much better than before. In addition, with the secret method of annual ring transformation to reduce drug resistance, his progress would inevitably be remarkable.
Lin Changqing naturally accepted the storage bag that Han Li handed over without any qualms, after all, he was Han Li's guide and had provided Han Li with a lot of help.
Seeing the dark-skinned man, Li Zhijing's heart tightened. She thought to herself, "This man looks ordinary, like a commoner, yet he has an air of extraordinary about him. I can't be mistaken, can I? Oh well, this man must be a good friend of Brother Lin. Someone he values so highly can't be too bad. I can try to befriend him."
Seeing that Li Zhijing was still standing beside him, looking at Han Li with a puzzled expression, Lin Changqing began to introduce the two of them, letting them get to know each other.
"Junior Brother Han, this is Li Zhijing from the Li family. She is the steward of my Spirit Peak and helps me manage some businesses related to spiritual artifacts, pills, and formations."
After the introduction, Lin Changqing left the conversation to them and walked alone towards Wang Yi, still very curious about Wang Yi's secret recipe for the spirit wine.
When Wang Yi saw Lin Changqing approaching, he stopped talking to the others and went to greet him.
"Senior Lin!" Although Wang Yi was older than Lin Changqing and had known him for a long time, he did not presume to address him as a brother.
Lin Changqing had something to discuss, so he didn't put on airs and directly asked Wang Yi for advice.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, I wonder if you could sell me your secret recipe for spiritual wine?"
"I won't compete with you for business, Fellow Daoist Wang. After all, the time spent making spirit wine is better spent on refining weapons."
"Name your terms, and I'll see what you need."
Lin Changqing looked at Wang Yi with a sincere expression and explained the deal.
When Wang Yi heard that Lin Changqing wanted his secret recipe for spirit wine, he was startled and looked troubled. But when he heard what Lin Changqing said next, Wang Yi revealed a meaningful smile and knew that Lin Changqing needed some help.
"Senior Lin, I am honored to have your secret recipe for spirit wine. I am happy to exchange it with you. I also believe that you are an expert in both alchemy and crafting, and you would not be interested in such a paltry sum as spirit wine."
"As for the items to be traded, I would like to humbly inquire about some insights gained from the Foundation Establishment stage. Is that alright?"
Wang Yi's strength is now close to the perfection of Qi Refining, and he is about to establish his foundation. However, what is unexpected is that after marrying into the Chen family, he actually came to ask about the foundation establishment experience. Doesn't the Chen family have more people who know about this?
Lin Changqing pondered for a moment, thinking that he had some insights into Foundation Establishment, and it wouldn't be a big deal to give them to Wang Yi. However, before that, he still asked Wang Yi out of curiosity.
"Didn't Fellow Daoist Wang join the Chen family? Why is he still so obsessed with this Foundation Establishment experience? Has something happened?" Lin Changqing was also puzzled after hearing this. He wanted to know about Wang Yi's situation after he married into the Chen family, since he himself had come from there.
Wang was taken aback at first, and after a slight hesitation, he explained the reason: "Junior Brother Lin, I don't know if you know, but there are some rules of the Chen family. A son-in-law like me who hasn't even grown up yet is not allowed to come into contact with these things. If I want to establish my foundation, they won't give me any resources."
"I joined in the first place to acquire more Qi Refining materials. Now that I've achieved my goal, I naturally want to take it a step further and try Foundation Establishment."
"Senior Lin, as you saw at the Tai Nan Small Gathering before, I was mostly exploring secret places and buying spirit wine to earn my own resources, but I was still at a loss about the Foundation Establishment matter."
After saying all this, Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Changqing with some envy.
He met Lin Changqing in Qingzhufang City. Both of them were independent cultivators who started out and began to work towards their respective goals. He originally thought that since he had a high cultivation level and was now eating the food of the Chen family, he would basically have no interaction with Lin Changqing in the future. Therefore, he did not have much communication with Lin Changqing in the past.
But who would have thought that the boy who once went to the market with him would suddenly become his senior, and a rogue cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, accomplishing what he had always wanted to do, bringing him a shock no less than his own Foundation Establishment achievement.
"I am naturally aware of what Fellow Daoist Wang is talking about. Since you want to cultivate your foundation, I will give you all the insights I have gathered over the years. I also hope that you can successfully cultivate your foundation."
Seeing Wang Yi's Daoist heart, Lin Changqing, as an old friend, naturally supported him. So he didn't say much and took out some jade slips from his storage bag and handed them to Wang Yi.
Thank you, senior.
When Wang Yi saw Lin Changqing take out the jade slip, he naturally took out the secret recipe for the spirit wine, along with some of his hidden treasures.
After the transaction was completed, Lin Changqing took a brief look and found that there were many good items inside, including spiritual wine that could even benefit cultivators in the Core Formation stage. However, the materials required for these items were extremely precious, and the herbs needed to be of very high age, making them difficult to find.
Lin Changqing knew that Wang Yi had given him such a precious secret recipe, which he thought was an attempt to get closer to him and a gesture of goodwill.
For the sake of the secret recipe for the spirit wine, Lin Changqing naturally did not refuse. After all, the spirit wine made with the secret recipe would also promote his cultivation, and the effect would be even better when taken with pills.
As for the older herbs mentioned above, Lin Changqing would naturally exchange some with Han Li; there was no need for a large-scale search.