60: Chapter 60 Tai Chi Gate

Just as the middle-aged man in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment flew backward, a Half-Jiao appeared behind him and bit down.

"Crack!"

The middle-aged man didn't even have time to dodge before an arm was bitten off.

"Ah!"

The middle-aged man let out a miserable scream and was whipped toward the Puppet by the Half-Jiao's tail.

The False Core Puppet grabbed a leg and tore it straight off.

"Ah! No, how could this be? Damn it!"

The middle-aged man's miserable wails echoed out; he couldn't believe he had been defeated so quickly.

Having lost an arm and a leg, the middle-aged man was now crippled.

Li Daoxuan would not easily spare him. Having a False Core Puppet, he had nothing to fear as long as he wasn't besieged by several Cultivators in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Soon, the middle-aged man in the Foundation Establishment Stage had his other arm and leg severed, falling stiffly to the ground.

"Ah!"

"Mercy, have mercy, I don't want to die, I beg you, have mercy."

Li Daoxuan ignored him and walked straight to the front of the middle-aged man in the Foundation Establishment Stage, squatting down and patting his face.

"I just had a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage and you've already come to bring gifts. It's really quite embarrassing."

As he spoke, his hand had already pressed down on the middle-aged man's Dantian.

A continuous stream of liquid mana was pulled into Li Daoxuan's body, which the Great Ocean Boundless Sutra converted into his own mana.

Li Daoxuan hadn't expected this guy to have one hundred and twenty-one drops of liquid mana.

Although Li Daoxuan couldn't fully utilize it, providing him with thirty to fifty drops of liquid mana at once was still possible.

With the Blood Array present, Li Daoxuan finished absorbing the mana and sat cross-legged on the spot to refine it.

Aside from the portion absorbed by the jade pendant, all the remaining mana was absorbed by Li Daoxuan, but how much he could utilize depended on the extent to which he could refine it.

As time slowly passed, the original eighteen drops of mana in Li Daoxuan's Dantian gradually increased.

Thirty-six drops were soon achieved, and Li Daoxuan immediately broke through to the second level of Foundation Establishment.

Following that, another twenty-four drops of liquid mana formed. Li Daoxuan's liquid mana reached sixty drops, only twelve drops away from breaking through to the third level of Foundation Establishment.

At the same time, Li Daoxuan's mana fed back, continuously tempering his Primordial Spirit and making it stronger.

In the end, Li Daoxuan's Divine Sense radius increased from one kilometer to over two kilometers before stopping.

Li Daoxuan opened his eyes and murmured, "The second level of Foundation Establishment is done just like that? The Great Ocean Boundless Sutra is truly powerful."

If he had cultivated step-by-step, it would take even a Heavenly Spiritual Root at least half a year to advance from the first level to the second level of Foundation Establishment.

Li Daoxuan had achieved it so easily; if word got out, no one would likely believe it.

Putting away the middle-aged man's Storage Pouch, he looked through it and found that this guy was quite wealthy, worthy of being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Liuyun Pavilion.

There were over five thousand Spirit Stones inside, and along with other miscellaneous resources, it totaled nearly twenty thousand Spirit Stones.

Most importantly, there was actually one foundation establishment pill inside; he didn't know where this guy had gotten it.

Li Daoxuan murmured, "Seven foundation establishment pills plus four drops of centennial spirit milk; my net worth is quite substantial."

More than just substantial, many Core Formation Old Ancestors didn't have this many resources.

If people knew of Li Daoxuan's wealth, even a Core Formation Old Ancestor would likely be unable to resist taking action.

centennial spirit milk alone was enough to tempt them. Although it couldn't increase the chance of a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, it could be used to refine Medicinal Pills that enhance the Early Stage of Core Formation.

The most famous is the Bailing Pill, a Medicinal Pill that truly advances the Core Formation Realm. With just three pills, one can advance directly from the first level to the fourth level of Core Formation.

Li Daoxuan stood up, looked at the shriveled corpse, and struck down with a casual palm.

"Boom!"

The corpse was crushed into pulp and buried underground.

Putting away the Blood Array, Li Daoxuan flew toward the Taiji Sect.

The increase in cultivation gave him great motivation; he hoped that this exchange for foundation establishment pills would not disappoint him.

The increase in cultivation made Li Daoxuan fall in love with the feeling. He even hoped the greedy people in the Taiji Sect would be more numerous, ideally two or three.

If he could increase his cultivation to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment all at once, that would be for the best.

...

The day after Li Daoxuan left, the corpse, which had been broken into many pieces, was found by the Liuyun Pavilion.

But they didn't speak of this matter of robbing and killing Cultivators, so it naturally came to nothing.

Among the middle-aged man's family, those who were Cultivators were also dealt with. After all, the Liuyun Pavilion was open for business and couldn't let such people ruin their reputation.

The middle-aged man in the Foundation Establishment Stage had already acted several times, it just hadn't been discovered by others.

In that case, the Liuyun Pavilion wouldn't say much, but Li Daoxuan was a high-quality client and had even counter-killed him.

If such a thing got out, although not many would believe it, it would more or less affect the Liuyun Pavilion.

No one would have a good impression of a chamber of commerce with a poor reputation, as even safety couldn't be guaranteed.

Inside the Liuyun Pavilion, the Beautiful Young Lady stood at the top of the Liuyun Pavilion, looking at the Cultivators coming and going in the market, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Interesting, a very interesting person indeed. I hope there will be a day we meet again."

Just then, an old man walked in and said respectfully, "Young Miss, it's time for us to return. You've been here for five years."

The Beautiful Young Lady looked at the old man and sighed softly. Her appearance changed, and before long, a sixteen-year-old girl appeared before him.

Judging from the aura emanating from the girl, her cultivation was surprisingly in the Late Stage of Core Formation.

"Uncle Yun, let's go."

The old man followed respectfully behind the girl. If a Cultivator in the Core Formation Stage were here, they would definitely discover that this old man was an existence who surpassed the Golden Core Stage.

...

Outside the Taiji Sect, Li Daoxuan stopped his Flying Sword and did not proceed further.

Upon arriving here, one must walk up the mountain to show respect to the Taiji Sect.

The Taiji Sect is one of the three major immortal Sects of the Beiliang Kingdom, with three Core Formation Old Ancestors, one of whom is already at the sixth level of Core Formation.

It holds a leading position among the three major Sects, much like the Hehuan Sect of the Moyuan Kingdom and the Beast Taming Sect of the Western Jin Kingdom, all being the largest Sects in their respective countries.

Upon ascending Mount Taiji, he was soon stopped by Disciples. Because Li Daoxuan's cultivation was powerful and he didn't hide his form, these patrolling Disciples did not make things difficult for him.

"Who is Senior? Why have you come to our Taiji Sect?"

Li Daoxuan said, "Fellow Daoist, I have come to the Taiji Sect to exchange for foundation establishment pills."

The patrolling Disciple looked at Li Daoxuan with envy and said, "Senior, please wait a moment while I report to the Sect elders."

Ten Spirit Stones appeared in Li Daoxuan's hand, which he pressed into the young man's hand, saying, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

The patrolling Disciple quickly said, "Thank you, Senior."

This kind of extra income was permitted by the School, as long as no act of betrayal was committed; such matters were within an acceptable range.

Watching the patrolling Disciple walk inside, an introduction to the Taiji Sect appeared in Li Daoxuan's mind.

Taiji Sect, the head of the three major Sects of the Beiliang Kingdom, with three Core Formation Old Ancestors, over fifty Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, and thousands of Qi Refining Stage Disciples.

The Cuiwei Li Family facing such a School would be like a small shrimp; they could be wiped out by just a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Li Daoxuan's Asura Hall was even weaker; such a School was best not provoked if possible.

Before long, an old man walked out following the patrolling Disciple; this person was the Sect Head of the Taiji Sect, Hao Xuan.

Hao Xuan was an existence at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. Because he had only recently broken through and his Foundation was unstable, he was pushed forward to be the Sect Head to manage the Sect.

In reality, the Taiji Sect was controlled by the three Core Formation Old Ancestors; Hao Xuan was merely equivalent to a general manager, handling some trivial matters without any real power.