99: Chapter 99 Foundation Building Pill

After purchasing the broken sword,

Ye Jing did not linger and continued to wander among the stalls.

He bought some Spirit Beast Pellet for Spirit Beasts at the stalls and spent some Spirit Stones on defensive Magical Artifacts.

He also found some damaged Magical Artifacts and tucked them away as well.

After browsing the small stalls, Ye Jing saw a somewhat larger Magical Artifact shop up ahead.

Arriving at the larger Magical Artifact shop, the shelves were filled with all sorts of items, from small protective jade pendants to large offensive sabers and Talismanic Incantations. It was a dazzling array.

However, these weapons were not cheap. After picking for a long time, Ye Jing eventually bought three Low Grade protective jade pendants, a short sword artifact suitable for women, and a Secret Manual on how to refine simple offensive Talismans.

These items cost a total of three hundred Spirit Stones. By now, the five hundred-plus Spirit Stones he had earned from selling Spirit Medicine were almost gone.

After walking for nearly a whole day and visiting many shops, Ye Jing arrived at the Yingke Tower.

Su Dadan and Liu Qing were already there waiting for him.

They offered to treat Ye Jing to a meal. The Yingke Tower served many types of blood food rich in spiritual energy, but they were not cheap.

The two Cultivators were short on funds, so they only treated Ye Jing to some ordinary food. Ye Jing naturally understood them, and the three chatted quite a bit while eating.

Through them, Ye Jing learned that the Qingyun Sect, located across from Tiangong Market, opened its gates to recruit Disciples every ten years.

Among them, the head Disciple could even be awarded a precious foundation establishment pill, which attracted many Cultivators eager to join the Qingyun Sect.

It was still three years until the Qingyun Sect would open its doors to recruit Disciples.

Upon hearing the words "Foundation Establishment."

Ye Jing thought that if his Family cultivated to the Peak of Qi Refining, they would also need to step into Foundation Establishment. If they could obtain a foundation establishment pill, wouldn't their Family have a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?

Once this thought arose, it grew wildly in Ye Jing's heart like weeds.

Suppressing the tremor in his heart, he took a sip of wine and asked seemingly casually, "You two, do you know why this foundation establishment pill is so precious? Is it truly impossible for ordinary Cultivators to reach Foundation Establishment without relying on this pill?"

Su Dadan gave a bitter smile upon hearing this. "Senior, you may not know, but the difficulty of Foundation Establishment far exceeds Qi Refining. When we Cultivators reach the Peak of Qi Refining Level 10, we must attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. This step is like a natural chasm with an extremely low success rate."

Liu Qing nodded and added, "Exactly! This foundation establishment pill is the key external aid for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. It can nourish a Cultivator's Dantian and stabilize spiritual energy, raising the success rate to over thirty percent. What's even rarer is that the foundation establishment pill formula is only held by some great Sects."

“Currently, in this vicinity, only the Qingyun Sect has the ability to refine it, and their annual output is very low, making it naturally invaluable.”

Ye Jing's heart sank as he pressed further, "Then besides the foundation establishment pill, are there no other ways to assist in Foundation Establishment?"

"This... I'm not quite sure. The hurdle of Foundation Establishment is not something low-level Cultivators like us would know about," Liu Qing said, shaking his head.

Ye Jing pondered. It seemed that Foundation Establishment really could only be achieved through a foundation establishment pill.

He then asked Su Dadan and Liu Qing about the specific requirements for the Qingyun Sect's recruitment.

The two of them naturally told him everything without reservation.

The Qingyun Sect no longer sent Disciples to secular lands for recruitment; they only accepted those with cultivation. The requirements for Disciples were to be no older than twenty, at least at Qi Refining Level 5, and they had to pass an assessment.

They knew their talent was limited and did not hold much hope of joining the Qingyun Sect.

Hearing this, Ye Jing thought of Chen Mingyuan from the Qingyun Sect. Perhaps he could try to have his two grandchildren join the Qingyun Sect, since they were also Sword Cultivators.

Ye Tianyao and Ye Tianhao both had great talent and would be no older than twenty by then. As for their cultivation, they were already among the best.

Perhaps they could easily make a push for becoming Inner Sect Disciples.

In the meantime, they could not neglect their cultivation.

While in Tiangong Market, Ye Jing bought some Materials and didn't forget to ask for more news about the Qingyun Sect.

He also remembered that eerie, Evil Formation in the Spiritual Vein and specifically bought several books on Formations, intending to take them home and study them thoroughly.

Unknowingly, he stayed in Tiangong Market for five or six days.

Since Su Dadan and Liu Qing had spent their Spirit Stones on Cultivation Techniques, they were about to be unable to afford the inn in Tiangong Market.

Thus, they had no choice but to leave.

Ye Jing left with them. After all, he didn't know the area very well, so it was safer to follow these two for now.

As they left, Ye Jing looked at the Cultivator-populated Tiangong Market and thought that if he opened a shop here and did some business, he might be able to earn many Spirit Stones with the Spirit Medicine in his hands.

This way, his Ye Family could also take a big step forward. Ye Jing began to plan how to open a shop in his mind.

Su Dadan hurriedly drove the carriage away from Tiangong Market.

After traveling for several hours, the sky turned completely dark, and Tiangong Market began to close its gates.

As the carriage traveled along the road, Ye Jing rested with his eyes closed. But soon, Hei Feng, who was beside him, suddenly stood up and tugged at Ye Jing's sleeve.

Ye Jing was startled and immediately became alert.

On the deserted main road, Su Dadan was driving the carriage when he suddenly saw a flash of blade light slashing straight toward him.

“Oh no!” Seeing the blade coming quickly, Su Dadan hurriedly pulled the carriage to a stop.

The horse began to neigh in fright, its front hooves rearing up, and the carriage nearly overturned in the violent shaking.

Liu Qing slammed against the wall of the carriage and immediately roared, “Which petty thief dares to rob us here!”

Ye Jing also came out. They saw three dark figures darting out from the nearby dense forest, surrounding the carriage in a triangular Formation.

Each of them held a large saber, with lingering spiritual energy still on the blades; they were clearly Spiritual Artifacts.

The leading Cultivator grinned, revealing two rows of yellow teeth. His gaze swept over the carriage with undisguised greed.

“Looking at you, you seem like Cultivators who just came out of Tiangong Market. You must have plenty of Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills on you. If you're smart, hand them all over, and I might give you a quick death!”

After saying that, he arrogantly displayed his Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivation.

Su Dadan knew they had encountered rogue cultivators who specialized in highway robbery. His face turned extremely grim. “Your Excellency should know that this is the area surrounding Tiangong Market. Are you not afraid of being held accountable by the market's Law Enforcement Cultivators?”

His words seemed firm, but they were actually a bit of a bluff. Once Tiangong Market closed, the Law Enforcement Cultivators would never easily leave the market. These words were only meant to scare the opponent off.

“Law Enforcement Cultivators?” The rogue cultivator laughed as if he had heard a huge joke. “In this wilderness, who would know it was us if we killed you?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the two Cultivators beside him began to attack. Both were at Qi Refining Level 3.

Su Dadan and Liu Qing were no match for them. The rogue cultivators had happened to see that their cultivation was only at Qi Refining Level 2, which was why they came to rob and kill them.

Ye Jing had already stepped out of the carriage. Seeing the two charging at them, he let out a cold laugh. “You're looking for death!”