21: Chapter 21 Foundation Establishment Cultivator Liu Daqiang

"foundation establishment pill?"

"You don't need it anymore?"

"For me?"

This amount of information left Ding Xin unable to react for a moment. What did it mean?

"Wait, no."

"Senior Brother Zhao."

Ding Xin stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Mo, holding onto him tightly.

"Did you have a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?"

Zhao Mo: "I've gained some slight insights."

Ding Xin looked at Zhao Mo's fair, bright skin, then felt Zhao Mo's aura, which was as imposing as a mountain. He had to admit that Zhao Mo had truly reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"You're such a freak."

"No way, you have to treat me."

Zhao Mo: "Treat you to what? Can't a single foundation establishment pill shut your mouth? If you don't want it, give it back."

Ding Xin: "Dream on. It's a pity. Since we are brothers, if I were a woman, I would marry you no matter what."

Zhao Mo: "?"

"Damn it, why would you have such thoughts?"

"That's so disgusting. Get lost."

As he spoke, he kicked toward Ding Xin, letting him enjoy a flight through the air.

With the true essence of the Foundation Establishment Stage, he could control it freely. Zhao Mo could ensure that Ding Xin flew but landed without injury.

After collecting all the spirit rice from Leisurely Residence into his Storage Pouch, Zhao Mo intended to head to the Xuan Sect's Scripture Pavilion.

...

Unknowingly, seven years had passed since Zhao Mo left the mountain. This was the first time in seven years that Zhao Mo had returned to Heavenly Pillar Mountain.

On the mountain path, Disciples dressed in Xuan Sect attire hurried back and forth; there weren't many who were climbing the mountain as leisurely as Zhao Mo.

Scripture Pavilion.

"Senior Brother Zhao, you finally decided to come up the mountain."

As soon as Zhao Mo entered the Scripture Pavilion, he was spotted by Liu Yue.

"Yeah, didn't the Sect reward me with a Cultivation Technique for Foundation Establishment? I came up to take a look."

"A Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique?"

Liu Yue looked at Zhao Mo curiously.

"Senior Brother Zhao, what made you think of this?"

"Although the Sect rewarded you with a Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique, the techniques inside the Scripture Pavilion cannot be retrieved without the corresponding cultivation level."

Liu Yue pointed to the Jade Slips floating not far away. Each Jade Slip was encased in a transparent protective barrier.

Zhao Mo said: "I know that."

"I recently had a lucky Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment; otherwise, why would I come up the mountain?"

"What?"

"Foundation Establishment?"

Like Ding Xin, Liu Yue was shocked that Zhao Mo had reached Foundation Establishment so quickly. Thinking back to when they first met in Spirit Beast Valley, Zhao Mo seemed to be at the Qi Refining Third Layer. In the blink of an eye, he had already reached Foundation Establishment.

"I must congratulate you, Senior Brother Zhao."

Liu Yue felt a bitter taste in his mouth; it didn't feel right.

"Senior Brother Zhao, what Cultivation Technique did you Cultivate during the Qi Refining Stage?"

"Let me see where the Cultivation Technique you need for the Foundation Establishment Stage is."

Zhao Mo: "Five Elements Technique."

"The Five Elements Technique for the Qi Refining Stage?" Liu Yue looked at Zhao Mo strangely, as if he had seen something rare.

In the Xuan Sect, there are thousands of Cultivation Techniques, but the Five Elements Technique is recognized as one of the slowest to Cultivate.

Liu Yue didn't expect that Zhao Mo had actually used the Five Elements Technique to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Zhao Mo seemed to see through Liu Yue's thoughts and said helplessly: "There was no other way. With five-element mixed Spiritual Roots, there simply wasn't a suitable Cultivation Technique, so I could only Cultivate the Five Elements Technique."

Liu Yue said: "Senior Brother Zhao, you are truly..."

"Amazing."

"The Foundation Establishment Stage Five Elements Technique is on the second floor, third row. You can just go up and take it."

"When you have time, we'll get together again."

After chatting for a while, Liu Yue was called away three or four times. Seeing how busy he was, Zhao Mo went up to the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion by himself.

The second floor corresponded to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Countless Foundation Establishment Cultivation Techniques were hidden within; these were the foundation of the Xuan Sect.

"Third row, Five Elements Technique, here it is."

At a glance, Zhao Mo saw a Jade Slip protected by a five-colored barrier.

Next to the five-colored barrier was a palm print, the place for identity verification. Zhao Mo placed his palm on it.

"Beep. Zhao Mo, identification complete. Authorization sufficient. Please take the Cultivation Technique."

Next, it was a test of strength. If one did not have the Foundation Establishment cultivation level, they would be unable to break the five-colored barrier and obtain the Cultivation Technique.

Zhao Mo gathered his true essence on his fingers and reached for the Cultivation Technique with all his strength.

Pop.

The barrier shattered, and Zhao Mo successfully obtained the Five Elements Technique: Foundation Establishment Chapter.

"Alright, mission accomplished. Time to go back to the village and hibernate for the winter."

...

Jingsi Valley is the place where the Liu Family imprisons erring clansmen.

Room 14, Grade C.

Liu Daqiang looked at the object in his hand, revealing excitement and desire.

"Blood Pill? I didn't expect to find such a thing in Jingsi Valley."

This was a wooden box he had accidentally dug up from the ground while getting some air in Jingsi Valley.

After opening it, inside was a jade bottle and instructions.

The Blood Pill, also known as the Equal Exchange Pill, is a Medicinal Pill of the Evil Path. As long as one eats it, they can have a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The price is losing the thing most important to oneself; for some, it is their lifespan, for others their appearance, for others some function, and so on.

Liu Daqiang gripped the jade bottle; the Blood Pill was inside.

A direct Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage was too tempting for him.

After all, relying solely on his own Cultivation, let alone reaching Foundation Establishment, even the Qi Refining Ninth Layer was a struggle.

Furthermore, a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment would grant two hundred years of lifespan. One might ask, which Cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage could resist such temptation?

Perhaps there are people with firm perseverance, but that definitely does not include him, Liu Daqiang.

"I'll risk it. If the price is my lifespan, I'll accept it."

Liu Daqiang opened the jade bottle and, without further hesitation, swallowed the Blood Pill inside.

After swallowing it, Liu Daqiang regretted it immediately. An intense itch came from his face. He couldn't help but scratch, scratching and scratching until his face was a bloody mess, and he couldn't stop.

Finally, he scratched off his nose and poked out one of his eyes before it stopped. At that moment, he realized that the price for his Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment was his appearance.

"This is true essence."

"I am a Foundation Establishment Cultivator! Hahaha!"

Howling, Liu Daqiang's face was pitted and pockmarked, looking truly terrifying.

After his Breakthrough, Liu Daqiang soon attracted the attention of the Liu Family.

"Liu Daqiang, you can leave now."

As a newly promoted Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was no longer appropriate for him to stay in Jingsi Valley, so Liu Daqiang was released.

"Don't make any more mistakes when you go out, and don't cause trouble for the Family anymore, you hear?"

Liu Daqiang agreed repeatedly.

"That goes without saying. I've behaved so well these past few years; I've already turned over a new leaf."

Once he was out of Jingsi Valley, his expression darkened.

"Zhao Mo, I want you dead!"

Xiao Ji Village.

Zhao Mo was selling hybrid spirit rice seeds in front of Leisurely Residence. As expected, the Xuan Sect had also produced hybrid spirit rice seeds this year.

Compared to Zhao Mo's selling price, the Xuan Sect's price was a full ten percent lower, at only ninety purple gold coins.

Therefore, most people went to the Xuan Sect to buy them. Only die-hard loyalists like Ding Xin and Zhou Shen were still buying spirit rice seeds from Zhao Mo.

"You guys, you'll regret this."

After all, what Zhao Mo gave the Xuan Sect was a simplified version.

With the hybrid spirit rice seeds laid out to the side, Zhao Mo lay on a reclining chair, reviewing the contents of the Five Elements Technique: Foundation Establishment Chapter in his mind.

The Cultivation path of the Five Elements Technique: Foundation Establishment Chapter was in the same vein as the Qi Refining Stage.

The early stage was all about increasing the amount of true essence. When the body was filled with true essence, one would begin to compress it until a Golden Core was formed. Then, the true essence would transform into magical power. At this point, the Foundation Establishment Realm would be concluded, and one would enter the Golden Core Realm, which grants an eight-hundred-year lifespan.

"A Golden Core True Person, huh?"

"I wonder how long that will take?"