178: Chapter 178 Sealed Spirit Pouch

Ye Tianhao pressed further, "Then, Senior Brother Lu, how exactly should the foundation establishment pill be used? Is it taken directly, or must it be paired with a Mind-Cultivation Technique for breath regulation?"

Lu Shaoyou smiled, his tone softening slightly. "Don't be in such a hurry. I'll teach you in detail once we reach the Immortal Cave."

Lu Shaoyou led them to an Immortal Cave that looked distinctly different from the others.

Spiritual Qi swirled around it, having almost condensed into a physical form.

Lu Shaoyou said, "This is the Immortal Cave the Sect specifically set aside for those attempting a Breakthrough in seclusion. First, hold your breath and Cultivate."

The foundation establishment pill cannot be taken recklessly. You need to use the Sect's 'Qi Condensation Art' to regulate your breathing for a few days, allowing your body to first adapt to the pill's Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

Only then should you take the Medicinal Pill and circulate your Mind-Cultivation Technique to guide the medicinal power into your body. Only in this way can you maximize the effects of the foundation establishment pill and minimize the risk of the power being too strong and backfiring on you."

Speaking of which, Lu Shaoyou laughed, "Oh, right, there's one more thing I forgot to mention. If you successfully achieve Foundation Establishment, you can freely choose a reward from the Sect. This reward is extremely generous!"

"Any reward at all?" Ye Tianyao asked eagerly, her interest piqued.

Lu Shaoyou nodded. "As long as it's something the Qingyun Sect can afford, anything is fine."

After all, once Foundation Establishment is successful, the Sect would gain even one more Foundation Establishment Cultivator, which would be a massive boost for the Sect.

In time, perhaps the Sect would no longer have to be constantly under the thumb of others.

Ye Tianhao noticed a flash of unnaturalness on Lu Shaoyou's face and found it odd, though he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

After finished his instructions, Lu Shaoyou taught the siblings the 'Qi Condensation Art' and other breath-regulation formulas. Since Ye Tianyao had not yet reached the cultivation level required for Foundation Establishment, teaching her the formulas was also to help her quickly raise her cultivation within this Immortal Cave and reach Foundation Establishment sooner.

Once everything was in order,

Lu Shaoyou was the first to enter the Immortal Cave for seclusion.

Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao naturally entered as well, one to Cultivate and the other for seclusion.

Meanwhile, in Liu Village,

Ye Jing, who was resting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. The Golden Erosion Bee Queen that had helped Ye Tianyao win the competition was currently flying up and down around him.

Ye Jing slowly opened his eyes, a look of gratification appearing in them. "Haoer, Yaoer, they successfully passed the Qingyun Sect competition and obtained foundation establishment pills! These two children have really done me proud!"

He gently stroked the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen's head and stood up. At this moment, he was surrounded by Spiritual Qi and had already reached the cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 9. One more step and he would reach Qi Refining Perfection.

Because his grandchildren now had the possibility of breaking through to Foundation Establishment, Ye Jing felt a renewed sense of motivation in his own cultivation and felt refreshed.

He immediately took a Medicinal Pill from his Storage Pouch and swallowed it, preparing to Cultivate again.

But after rummaging for a while, he pulled out the Medicinal Pill along with a Storage Pouch covered in talismanic seals.

Ye Jing held it in his hand, finding it unfamiliar. After thinking back carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Wasn't this the Storage Pouch he had obtained from that dead Cultivator? Because it had a Restriction on it, he had never been able to open it.

Now, Ye Jing reached out and gripped it, and that sturdy Restriction was easily destroyed, drifting away like smoke.

Ye Jing's eyes brightened at the sight. Could it be that the reason he couldn't open this Storage Pouch before was that the Restriction on it required a certain level of strength to break?

And since so much time had passed, the Restriction had already weakened significantly. Ye Jing only needed a light squeeze to completely open it.

Ye Jing couldn't help but feel curious about what secret methods were inside this bag. Even that Cultivator's broken golden light bowl had helped him a lot.

Wouldn't that mean there were great treasures in this Storage Pouch?

But out of caution, Ye Jing did not open it blindly. Instead, he controlled his Spiritual Qi to fly out several defensive Talismanic Incantations before using his Spiritual Qi to open it.

That Storage Pouch, which had been sealed for who knows how many years, finally saw the light of day again.

From within, a strange Spirit Medicine, a scroll, and a pitch-black Command Token flew out.

Seeing only these three items, Ye Jing looked at the strange Spirit Medicine. It glowed with a faint blue light and was surrounded by a frigid, yin aura.

It clearly wasn't an ordinary herb.

Ye Jing instinctively reached out to touch the scroll, but he knew this wasn't his own true intention; rather, there was a strange power within the scroll pulling him to touch it.

Oh no!

I was too careless!

Ye Jing immediately felt something was wrong. He urged his Spiritual Qi, trying to resist that eerie control, but it was in vain.

As soon as his hand touched the scroll, a sharp pain shot through his fingers. Blood dripped onto the scroll, and it immediately emitted a golden light as it slowly unfurled.

Ye Jing looked over and saw the five words "thousand void ethereal map" light up on the scroll.

This gave him a complete shock.

The scroll gradually opened, glowing with a red light, which then converged into a small Formation.

Ye Jing was surprised, and then a massive amount of information instantly flooded into his mind: obscure formulas, complex Formation diagrams, and some strange Pill Formulas and Cultivation Techniques.

It was too much, causing even a Qi Refining Level 9 Cultivator like Ye Jing to feel a violent tremor in his Divine Sense, which continued to echo.

It took a good while before Ye Jing regained his composure.

"Father! What happened to you?!" At that moment, Wu Guiyun, who was refining a Spiritual Artifact indoors, felt a violent fluctuation from Ye Jing's room and rushed over in alarm to ask.

Ye Jing clutched his head and said coldly, "Gui Yun! Don't come in yet!"

His head was a mess right now; having received so much information at once, he was momentarily overwhelmed.

Furthermore, he didn't know if this scroll was dangerous, and he couldn't let his Family get involved.

This scroll recorded almost the entire foundation of a Family, and it had all been transferred into his head.

Just then, the scroll fell to the ground and transformed into an old man with a peaceful and kind expression.

"Three hundred years... finally, someone destined has found this treasure."

Seeing this old man, Ye Jing was struck with horror. Although the old man was formed from a spiritual body, he was surrounded by extremely powerful Spiritual Qi. Even a wisp of Divine Sense was not to be underestimated.

He did not act rashly but instead respectfully cupped his hands. "Senior."

The old man did not seem like a bad person. He looked at Ye Jing, a hint of surprise in his eyes. This old man was already over a hundred years old and had entered Qi Refining Level 9, yet his body was strong and showed no signs of aging.

He said, "I am merely a wisp of Divine Sense left behind by this Magic Treasure. Was it you who picked up the Magic Treasure I left behind?"

Hearing him ask this, Ye Jing said frankly, "This Junior picked it up by chance in the mountain forest. May I ask who Senior is?"

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes held a hint of helplessness. "My Dharma name is Yuan Chen, and I am an Elder of the Chen Family Head.

Three hundred years ago, the Family Head was destroyed by demonic Cultivators. In desperation, the Family Head fused the entire Family's foundation into this 'thousand void ethereal map'.

This map is a secret treasure leading to the Minghai Realm. The Family Head wanted me to bring it to a descendant of the Family to preserve the Chen Family's business.

Unexpectedly, I was heavily injured and unfortunately died. Before I passed, I fused my blood and essence into it. If a powerful Cultivator finds it, I am willing to grant them all of the Chen Family's Legacy and Magic Treasures, only so that the grudge of the Chen Family's destruction can be avenged!"