13: Chapter 13 My back ached last night, but I got two Foundation Establishment Pills in return!

The morning sunlight filtered through the corridor, falling onto Jiang Feng.

He stepped out of Lin Yueyao's room, feeling full of energy.

The body strengthened by the System left him without the slightest fatigue; instead, his steps were light and vigorous.

Jiang Feng did not return to his room to catch up on sleep but headed straight for the Jiang Family's meeting hall.

The rewards he had traded for last night were enough to change the layout of Jiangyuan City.

Inside the meeting hall, the Family head, Jiang Nan, was reviewing the ledgers with a solemn expression.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan sat to the side with his eyes closed, resting his mind, but his aged fingers were tapping unconsciously on the tabletop.

"Big Brother, Fourth Ancestor."

Jiang Feng's voice was not loud, but it was full of vigor, sounding very clear within the hall.

The two men looked up abruptly and were stunned.

The Jiang Feng before them had a rosy complexion and was in high spirits; even the white hair at his temples had turned black. He did not look like a sixty-year-old man at all, but rather, he looked more than ten years younger.

Jiang Nan was about to make a joke, but he saw Jiang Feng flip his wrist and wave his hand casually.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Several jade bottles flew across and landed steadily on the coffee table without making a sound.

"These are the two hundred spirit gathering pills rewarded last night; take them and divide them." Jiang Feng's tone was very calm, and then his gaze fell upon two inconspicuous jade bottles among them.

"And these two... foundation establishment pills."

As his voice fell, the entire meeting hall fell silent instantly.

foundation establishment pill!

These two words left both Jiang Nan and Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan dumbfounded.

*Crack!*

With a crisp sound, the valuable blue and white porcelain cup in Jiang Nan's hand was crushed into powder by him unconsciously. Scalding tea mixed with porcelain shards splashed onto his hand, but he felt nothing; his eyes were fixed tightly on that bottle swirling with pill Aura, his breathing stopped.

Inside the bottle lay a Spirit Pill the size of a dragon's eye, covered in pill patterns.

The Jiang Family had struggled in Jiangyuan City for a hundred years, and the wish of several generations had been to produce another Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but these foundation establishment pills were priceless and hard to come by.

Now, Jiang Feng had actually produced two of them so casually?!

Jiang Nan's chest heaved violently, and the way he looked at Jiang Feng changed.

Ancient Bloodline, reproduction and feedback... this incredible claim, he believed it now, believed it completely!

His own second brother was by no means an ordinary person; perhaps he was the Reincarnation of some heaven-reaching great power who had awakened some kind of overbearing and peerless Dual Cultivation Cultivation Technique!

Otherwise, how could he become younger just by sleeping, and conjure such Heaven-Defying divine objects out of thin air?

"Sec... Second Brother... You this..." Jiang Nan's voice was dry and trembling; he wanted to reach out and touch the bottle, but his fingers were shaking uncontrollably.

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan, who had been resting his mind, suddenly opened his eyes!

In those cloudy old eyes, a terrifying brilliance erupted.

He stood up with a "whoosh," his body trembling slightly from excitement, staring fixedly at that foundation establishment pill, his Adam's apple rolling as he made "he-he" sounds.

He had stayed at the Qi Refining Great Perfection for too long, his blood and Qi were nearly dried up, his Lifespan was short, and he had never dared to take that step.

Without a foundation establishment pill, forcing a Breakthrough would mean nine deaths and no life!

But now, hope, the hope of longevity, was right before his eyes!

Jiang Feng watched their reactions, his face still devoid of expression.

"Big Brother, you handle the distribution of these things; I am a lazy person and cannot be bothered with these trivial matters."

As he spoke, Jiang Feng deliberately rubbed his lower back, revealing a tired, bitter smile.

"Sigh, last night was too strenuous; this waist of mine is indeed a bit sore."

"I kept two hundred spirit gathering pills and the mortal shedding pill for my own use; you handle the rest."

"The mortal shedding pill has too many implications; if you have a sufficiently loyal junior candidate, I will give them one."

After speaking, he ignored the two stunned men and turned around to stroll leisurely back to his own courtyard.

Watching Jiang Feng's slightly staggering back, Jiang Nan's eyes turned red instantly.

In his view, Jiang Feng was risking his life, sacrificing his own essence, energy, and spirit to trade for a ten-thousand-year future for the Family!

For the sake of the Family, a sixty-year-old man had fought two battles on his wedding night and still had to bear the infamy of being "decadent in his old age and addicted to female beauty." What kind of sacrifice was this? What kind of grievance?

"Second Brother, rest assured and go take a break!"

Jiang Nan slammed the table, his voice low but powerful.

"As long as I, Jiang Nan, still have a breath left, the Jiang Family's backyard shall be a Forbidden Ground!"

"Whoever dares to disturb you in having children, I will personally skin them alive!"

Jiang Feng waved his hand without looking back.

He knew that the Jiang Family would have big moves coming up.

Inside the meeting hall, Jiang Nan's expression instantly turned cold, filled with Killing Intent.

"Someone! Pass on my order: lock down the inner courtyard! All Family death warriors are to be deployed to protect the Second Master's courtyard. Do not allow anyone to approach; those who trespass will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

"Fourth Ancestor," Jiang Nan turned to Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan and solemnly handed over one foundation establishment pill. "Use this one for your closed-door cultivation immediately! Seal the remaining one and store it in the treasury; we will decide what to do with it once that brat Jiang Chen returns!"

Fourth Ancestor Jiang Yuan took the Medicinal Pill and shed tears. He bowed deeply in the direction where Jiang Feng had departed.

"To have one such as him, the Jiang Family will greatly prosper!"

...

The Jiang Family's backyard.

Just as Jiang Feng stepped into the courtyard, the rich aroma of ginseng soup hit his nose.

Su Wan was guarding the small stove, carefully skimming the foam off the soup with a silver spoon, her expression focused.

Seeing Jiang Feng return, she hurriedly stood up to greet him, her eyes filled with heartache as she looked at him.

"Husband, why didn't you sleep a little longer? I brewed a ten-ingredient nourishing soup for you, with hundred-year-old wild ginseng added; it is very nourishing."

Zhang Yuniang was also standing prettily to the side, holding a warm towel in her hands, her large, sparkling eyes watching Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng laughed heartily and pulled both women into his embrace.

"Come here, I have good things for you both."

Jiang Feng pulled them to sit on the stone bench and opened his palm; two mortal shedding pills emitting a glowing white light appeared out of thin air.

"This is the mortal shedding pill, which can cleanse the marrow and refine the bones, reshaping your Spiritual Root."

"After consuming it, you will be able to become Cultivators and embark on the immortal path with me, achieving eternal life."

Su Wan and Zhang Yuniang were both stunned, staring fixedly at the two Medicinal Pills, unable to speak for a moment.

Coming from a Mortal background, they were very clear about the importance of Spiritual Roots; that was the huge chasm between immortals and Mortals.

They had originally thought that being able to enter the Jiang Family in this life was a blessing cultivated over a hundred years, but now, was their husband truly going to give them the chance to step onto the immortal path?

"Husband... this...!" Su Wan's eyes turned red instantly, her voice choked with sobs. "Wouldn't it be better to give them to the children of the Family? I... I am just a jinx; to be able to marry you is already my greatest fortune..."

Zhang Yuniang opened her small mouth wide, her eyes moist, unable to even speak.

"Be obedient and take it." Jiang Feng held the back of her hand, his tone very gentle but firm. "In my eyes, you are more important than any Genius."

At this moment, Lin Yueyao walked over slowly.

She had changed into a simple and elegant green dress; her temperament was cold and aloof, and she was surrounded by a layer of faint ice-blue spiritual light.

Su Wan and Zhang Yuniang were both stunned.

When she entered the door last night, Lin Yueyao was clearly a useless person with a destroyed Spiritual Root; why, overnight, had she become so ethereal in temperament and imposing in Aura?

Lin Yueyao walked to the front of Jiang Feng and bowed respectfully, her cold eyes filled with loyalty and conviction.

"Husband, I can act as the Protector for these two sisters."

After saying this, her fingertips moved slightly, and a very pure ice-type spiritual power instantly permeated the area, forming a barrier within the courtyard that isolated the inside from the outside.

Su Wan and Zhang Yuniang looked at each other, seeing the determination in each other's eyes, and without further hesitation, they tilted their heads back and swallowed the Medicinal Pills.

The Medicinal Pill melted upon entering their mouths, and immediately, an intense pain erupted!

"Ah!"

Su Wan's face turned pale instantly, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead, her body trembling violently. Zhang Yuniang was in so much pain that she bit her lip, blood flowing down the corner of her mouth, yet she held back and refused to let out a scream.

That was the pain of broken meridians being reshaped and marrow being cleansed and bones refined; it was something a Mortal could hardly endure!

"Focus your mind and calm your Qi!"

Lin Yueyao's expression was calm; she formed hand seals, and two gentle streams of ice spiritual power were injected into the two women's bodies, instantly alleviating their pain and protecting their heart meridians.

Jiang Feng sat steadily on the stone bench, lifting a cup of tea, while in reality, his Divine Thought had long since locked onto the System, monitoring every movement.

The stronger his wives were, the better the Aptitude of the children born in the future would be. This was a virtuous cycle!

I don't know how much time passed, but the pain gradually subsided, and a new, warm current emerged.

Ding!

[Detected that Dao Companion Su Wan has awakened Spiritual Root: Wood-Water Dual Spiritual Root!]

[Detected that Dao Companion Zhang Yuniang has awakened Spiritual Root: Gold-Fire-Earth Triple Spiritual Root!]

Around Su Wan's body, faint cyan-green and water-blue halos appeared. And on Zhang Yuniang's body, golden light and firelight flashed.

Jiang Feng's lips curled up slightly.

Although it was not as exaggerated as a mutated Heavenly Spiritual Root, this was already a very good talent in Jiangyuan City.

Coupled with the spirit gathering pill, there was hope for Foundation Establishment.

Especially Su Wan's Wood-Water Dual Spiritual Root, which was very suitable for nourishing and refining medicine; it was a very good support type.

Su Wan and Zhang Yuniang slowly opened their eyes, feeling the spiritual power within their bodies, and with tears streaming down, they knelt together before Jiang Feng.

"Thank you, Husband, for the grace of rebirth!"

Jiang Feng smiled and helped them up, his gaze crossing the courtyard wall and looking toward the depths of the Family.

There, an Aura that had been suppressed for a long time was slowly Awakening with the opening of a foundation establishment pill, about to bring huge changes to the entire Jiangyuan City.

Fourth Ancestor, it is about to begin.