89: The Wu family also imitated

"The Cultivation Technique runs more in harmony with my body, and my Dantian and Meridians have become more fluid and smooth as the technique circulates."

"Under the circulation of the Cultivation Technique, the Qi within my Dantian has also become much purer."

As the Cultivation Technique circulated on its own, Zhang Qingxiao carefully sensed the changes in his body and Qi, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face.

This time, the Cultivation Technique reached the perfect level; although it did not improve his Aptitude, it was more helpful to him than directly improving his Aptitude.

"Husband, has your Realm stabilized?"

Seeing her husband come out of the cultivation room, Zhou Yun hurriedly asked with concern.

"It has stabilized. Let's celebrate properly tonight."

"I will go see Luo Fei and Lin Ying first."

This Breakthrough had taken Zhang Qingxiao nearly a month, and he knew nothing of what had happened outside.

He urgently needed to find Luo Fei and Lin Ying to understand the situation, and also to put their minds at ease.

"Hmm, I will go tell Wanqing the news."

"I'll have her celebrate with us tonight."

Zhou Yun knew exactly what her husband meant as soon as she heard him. She remembered how she couldn't handle him even before he had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage; now that he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, she certainly wouldn't be able to handle him even more.

She had no choice but to set her sights on Li Wanqing.

"That works. If her mother is around, ask her to come too."

"It will be a good opportunity to discuss matters between you and Wanqing."

Zhang Qingxiao had no idea Zhou Yun was thinking so much. Aside from not having performed Dual Cultivation, he and Li Wanqing were already very close, and it was indeed right to share the good news of his Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage with her.

"Then I'll go over there. I can also pick up some ingredients needed for medicinal meals at the market."

Zhou Yun agreed, then went into the house to call out Liang Qiaoer, who was refining Medicinal Pills, to go to the market with her.

Zhang Qingxiao first sent a message to Lin Ying, then went directly to Luo Fei's courtyard in the Outer City.

This courtyard was purchased by Luo Fei with Spirit Stones, and it was quite large.

He usually lived here. For convenience, he had even moved several young and beautiful Dao Companions here, rather than keeping them at his home in the Inner City.

Now, his home in the Inner City only housed two Dao Companions who had borne his children, along with some maidservants and servants.

"Brother Zhang, you've come out of seclusion?"

"Did you manage to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

Seeing Zhang Qingxiao arrive, Luo Fei hurriedly stepped forward and asked excitedly.

At the same time, he cast a Spirit Detection Technique and, upon discovering that the Qi within Zhang Qingxiao's body had reached the Foundation Establishment level, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

"Yes, I was lucky enough to break through to Foundation Establishment."

"Let's go to your study to talk."

Although Zhang Qingxiao had broken through to Foundation Establishment, he still did not want to appear too high-profile.

"Brother Zhang... No, I should address you as Elder Zhang from now on."

"Congratulations to Elder Zhang for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and becoming a Foundation Establishment Elder."

Luo Fei was a bit incoherent at this moment. Although he had imagined that Zhang Qingxiao might succeed in his Foundation Establishment, he still found it hard to believe.

"Just keep calling me Brother Zhang in the future."

"Has anything happened while I was in seclusion cultivating?"

After entering Luo Fei's study, Zhang Qingxiao asked directly.

"Elder Zhang, our business has suffered quite a loss during this period."

"The Utility Disciples we recently negotiated collaborations with have all been snatched away by people from the Kang Family."

"Currently, only the Utility Disciples from the former Chang Sheng Sect are still collaborating with us."

Luo Fei said, feeling somewhat indignant.

He had followed Zhang Qingxiao's instructions and had not competed with the Kang Family Cultivators, but seeing the Spirit Stones he earned decrease made him feel incredibly uncomfortable.

"As long as the Kang Family doesn't snatch away the Utility Disciples we collaborate with from the former Chang Sheng Sect, it will be fine."

"Once I formally become an Elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, there will be businesses that earn even more Spirit Stones."

"There is no need to care about these petty profits."

"The people from the Kang Family might not necessarily be able to do our business well or sustain it for long."

"When they can no longer continue, we can still resume this business."

Although the Kang Family Cultivators were imitating them, it was impossible for them to fully learn the essence of this business.

Especially after learning from the intelligence Lin Ying gathered that the Kang Family Cultivators were not purchasing Medicinal Pills, Talismans, and Magical Artifacts based on market feedback, he had already foreseen the ultimate outcome of the Kang Family attempting our business.

It was precisely because he was worried that the Kang Family would take action against them if they couldn't earn enough Spirit Stones that he had been in such a rush to start his Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

"Elder Zhang, is there really a business that can earn even more Spirit Stones?"

After Luo Fei asked subconsciously, he suddenly remembered the medicinal meals he had once eaten at Zhang Qingxiao's house and blurted out, "Are we going to open a restaurant and do business in medicinal meals?"

Thinking of the efficacy of the medicinal meals, Luo Fei's eyes immediately lit up.

As he came into contact with more and more Outer Sect Disciples and Utility Disciples, he gained a more thorough understanding of the situation of Cultivators.

Many Cultivators who had reached the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level or Cultivation Level 8 were stuck and unable to progress, precisely because they had consumed too many Qi Condensation Pills and Golden Marrow Pills, resulting in a great deal of drug resistance.

If they could reduce their body's resistance to Medicinal Pills, even if a serving of medicinal meal cost 100 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, these Cultivators would find every possible way to get Spirit Stones to eat them.

Especially those Cultivators above Cultivation Level 8, who were only a step away from Foundation Establishment; even if they knew the possibility of Foundation Establishment was very low, they would still want to give it a try.

If they really did this business, the speed of earning Spirit Stones would definitely be much faster than their current business of collaborating with Utility Disciples.

"The matter of medicinal meals still needs to be carefully researched."

"Besides this, I have other methods to earn Spirit Stones."

"For the time being, there is no need to consider these. Wait until I formally become a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Xiaoyao Sect and understand the situation clearly before we talk about it."

Since the Kang Family had not taken things too far, they would maintain the status quo for now.

After all, he had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, and he was not familiar with many situations in the Xiaoyao Sect or these Foundation Establishment Cultivators, so he had to be cautious.

"I will follow Elder Zhang's arrangements."

Luo Fei had calmed down by now and did not continue asking.

While the two were talking, Lin Ying also arrived at Luo Fei's house.

He gave a detailed report of everything that had happened during the time Zhang Qingxiao was in seclusion.

Apart from imitating their business, the Kang Family Cultivators had also almost secretly killed all the Utility Disciples and Outer Sect Disciples who could possibly have killed Kang Jian.

Even that subordinate of Lin Ying had been schemed against and died at the hands of the Kang Family Cultivators.

Currently, only Zhang Qingxiao himself had not been assassinated by people from the Kang Family.

It was not that the Kang Family Cultivators wanted to let him go, but because he had been in seclusion during this time and had not given the Kang Family members a chance.

Besides this, the Wu Family had also started to imitate their business, but they were doing it very secretly. If it hadn't been for Lin Ying paying close attention to the Wu Family and keeping an eye on them, he would not have been able to discover it.

"The Kang Family Cultivators are truly ruthless."

"I would like to see if they will still take action against me after they know I have broken through to Foundation Establishment."

Zhang Qingxiao now felt that this Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Kang Family was a major hidden danger; if there was an opportunity, he must eliminate him to be at ease.

However, the other party was, after all, a Foundation Establishment Third Level Elder of the Xiaoyao Sect; to eliminate him, he would need to plan carefully.