The Immortal Crane King Drinks the Hundred-Spirit Water
After the clansmen finished their celebratory feast, the clan's Great Elder, Ling Ruda, Fifth Elder, Ling Yunxi, Sixth Elder, Ling Yunqian, were all summoned by the Ling Clan Head, Ling Yunhong, to the Council Hall on the mountaintop.
At the summit, Council Hall.
Ling Yunhong waved his hand and summoned a Glass Bottle containing green spiritual liquid from his Storage Bag, then spoke.
"This is the bottle of Hundred Spirits Water that I exchanged during my trip to Serpent Dragon Lake."
Although Ling Ruda, Ling Yunxi, and Ling Yunqian all knew in advance that Ling Yunhong would exchange for Hundred Spirits Water for various reasons.
Seeing Ling Yunhong take out the Hundred Spirits Water, I couldn't help but be impressed.
Ling Ruda exclaimed in surprise, "A few months ago, when Peng Lin and the others returned, I heard that you stayed behind with Yun Qian and the others to earn Contribution Points to exchange for Hundred Spirits Water. I didn't expect that you actually earned that huge amount of Contribution Points and exchanged for this treasure."
"This bottle of Hundred Spirits Water is the first Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object that my Ling Clan has obtained since its founding. Yun Hong, you have truly made a great contribution."
For over two hundred years since its founding, the Ling Clan clan had accumulated enough Spirit Stone to purchase the Hundred Spirits Water a century ago, but they had never dared to do so.
Firstly, in the past, when the Ling Clan was still Qi Refining Lineage and relied on the Peace Cloud Yang Clan, they were located in Lingyun Mountain, Cloudwater County. Devil Cultivator led by Old Devil Li ran rampant and often ambushed and killed wealthy cultivators.
Once the Ling Clan had purchased the Hundred Spirits Water from various markets using spirit Spirit Stone, they would inevitably be targeted by Old Devil Li. At that time, the Ling Clan did not have any Foundation Establishment Cultivator to protect them, so once Old Devil Li targeted them, they would be powerless to fight back.
Secondly, even if the Ling Clan doesn't care about Old Devil Li, there is still the Ling Clan Peace Cloud Yang Clan family, a relative of the Ling Clan, as a roadblock. When the Ling family was still Qi Refining Lineage, its original Clan Mountain, Lingyun Mountain, was within the territory of the Peace Cloud Yang Clan. Lingyun Mountain is only a little over a thousand miles away from Level Cloud Mountain. Once Foundation Establishment appears in the Ling Clan, it means that the Ling Clan, which can be "blood-sucking" by the Yang Clan, will become a threat.
This is a situation that the Peace Cloud Yang Clan does not want to see.
If Ling Yunhong hadn't quietly and successfully Foundation Establishment on his own, the Ling Clan would still be being "bleeded" by the enormous Yang Clan.
At this point, Ling Ruda looked at Ling Yunhong, who was sitting at the head of the council table, with a hint of heartache in his expression, and sighed inwardly. "It seems that this time, Yun Hong's exchange of Hundred Spirits Water from the Hundred Spirits Sect was the same as when he exchanged for the Second Rank Spirit Vein of Lingxiao Mountain. He paid for it himself, rather than pooling his money with Yun Qian, Peng Yun, and the other nine people."
"The Lineage is becoming more and more of a burden to Yun Hong. Yun Hong's cultivation has now reached the mid- Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, but he still does not have Lifebound Magic Item..."
Thinking of this, Ling Ruda sighed helplessly.
The Ling Clan now possesses the Lingxiao Mountain, a Second Rank Low Grade Spirit Vein, which was conquered by Ling Yunhong. It is also because of Ling Yunhong that the Ling Clan enjoys its current glory.
The Ling Clan is still developing and can hardly provide Ling Yunhong with much in return.
As for the Lifebound Magic Item, it can also be called the "Technique Artifact". It is a magic Law Artifact that is extremely compatible with the Cultivation Method. Since the Lifebound Magic Item and the Cultivation Method are of the same origin, its power is at least 30% stronger than magic Law Artifact of the same level. However, only cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm can refine Lifebound Magic Item.
Just as Great Elder Ling Ruda was lost in thought, Ling Yunhong spoke again.
"The Spirit Stone earned by the Lineage through the three types of spirit rice in the Jade Series, the Mystic Water Iron Mine, etc., are enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for Peng Xing and to jointly purchase Hundred Spirits Water with Peng Yun. Therefore, I plan to give this bottle of Hundred Spirits Water to the Lineage's Immortal Spirit Crane King. The Immortal Spirit Crane King and its clans have been subservient to my Ling Clan for more than two hundred years and have helped my Ling Clan a lot during this time. Such merit is enough to earn this bottle of Hundred Spirits Water."
"If the Immortal Spirit Crane King can Foundation Establishment, the Lineage will not have to worry about the lack of successors for hundreds of years. And the Immortal Spirit Crane King after Foundation Establishment will become the capital for the Ling Clan to continue for hundreds of years."
Great Elder Ling Ruda agreed. "The merits of the Lineage's Immortal Spirit Crane King are indeed enough to obtain this Hundred Spirits Water. However, purchasing this Hundred Spirits Water is too expensive for you, and you have never refined your Lifebound Magic Item. As a result, you cannot fully unleash your strength. The Lineage should also do its best to help you refine a Lifebound Magic Item."
"That's right, I also agree with Eleventh Uncle's suggestion," Fifth Elder Ling Yunxi agreed.
"I also agree with this proposal," said the Sixth Elder Ling Yunqian.
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunhong felt a warmth in his heart, and his smile deepened. He said, "I still have over a thousand Contribution Points left from the large sum I acquired eight years ago. Adding the thousand or so Contribution Points I have left after purchasing the Hundred Spirits Water, I now have a total of two thousand Contribution Points. With these Contribution Points, I can buy a piece of two-hundred-year-old Cold Iron. However, to refine my Lifebound Magic Item, I still need a thousand catties of First-Tier Superior-Grade Mystic Water Iron."
"It's a good thing to get the Cold Iron. There's still quite a lot of First-Tier Superior-Grade Mystic Water Iron left in the Clan Repository. You can go and get it after the meeting," Ling Ruda said happily.
The group chatted for a while before the meeting came to an end.
After the meeting, Ling Yunhong went alone to the Lingxiao Back Mountain of Immortal Spirit Crane had built their nests.
As soon as he stepped into the back mountain, the Immortal Spirit Crane King among the flock sensed Ling Yunhong's arrival through the Recognition of Ownership Restriction and landed from its nest next to Ling Yunhong.
Ling Yunhong patted the Immortal Spirit Crane King's head, patted his Storage Bag at his waist, and summoned the bottle of Hundred Spirits Water. He looked at the Immortal Spirit Crane King and asked, "This item can increase your chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment ten percent. Would you be willing to try again?"
Because of the Recognition of Ownership Restriction, the Immortal Spirit Crane King could understand what Ling Yunhong meant.
The Immortal Spirit Crane King stared at the bottle of Hundred Spirits Water, his expression showing hesitation and even a hint of fear.
Eight years ago, the Immortal Spirit Crane King attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment using a second-tier Demon Beast inner core, but unfortunately failed and suffered severe injuries as a result of the failure.
However, afterwards, Ling Yunhong spent a high price to find Healing Treasure Pill for it.
Not long after the Immortal Spirit Crane King took the pill, he recovered most of his injuries. After eight years of nurturing with his own spiritual energy, the injuries he had suffered were completely healed.
Having experienced the pain of a failed breakthrough, the Immortal Spirit Crane King hesitated for a moment.
After all, no one can guarantee that with the help of the Hundred Spirits Water, it will be able to enter the Foundation Establishment.
After hesitating for several breaths, its expression gradually became firm, and it nodded slightly.
Ling Yunhong had already guessed that the Immortal Spirit Crane King would not give up this opportunity, so he didn't say much. He opened the Glass Bottle containing the Hundred Spirits Water Hundred Spirits Water poured it into the Immortal Spirit Crane King's mouth.
After taking the Hundred Spirits Water, the Immortal Spirit Crane King cried out to Ling Yunhong, then flapped its wings and flew back to its nest, where it fell into a deep sleep.
Upon seeing this, Ling Yunhong's expression revealed a hint of anticipation.
"The Immortal Spirit Crane King has an extremely profound foundation, and with the help of the Hundred Spirits Water, he should have a greater than 30% chance of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment."
With a silent thought, Ling Yunhong sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and sat quietly to protect him.