Furong's Tribulation (I)

After washing himself clean, Yue Qianchou took out a brand-new set of clothes in the style of Fu Xian Island from his Storage Bag and put them on. He sat down cross-legged to check his internal condition. Guan Yu and Chen Feng stood on his left and right sides to protect him without needing any instructions. Although there was no danger here, their posture showed a lot of awareness of being his subordinates.

The body's strength has greatly improved, and the width and resilience of the meridians in the body are also incomparable to what they used to be. It seems that after successfully Foundation Establishment, the body as a vessel has undergone a qualitative leap.

The true True Qi in my Dantian had automatically been refined into white liquid True Essence. It shouldn't be called True Qi now, but rather primordial qi. Unfortunately, it was only a small clump, not even enough to fill the gap between my teeth in my Dantian.

With the circulation of vital energy, the body is immediately filled with power. A brief experience reveals a world of difference in cultivation level before and after Foundation Establishment. No wonder every cultivator yearns to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Besides the improvement in cultivation level, there is an even more important reason: the increase in lifespan.

In this era, it is considered a long life for an average person to live to sixty or seventy. If one is a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, it is no problem to live to one hundred years old without any accidents. Once one breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, one can add another fifty years to their lifespan.

The Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Tribulation Transcending. Each stage is further divided into three phases: initial, intermediate, and final. Each phase represents a lifespan of fifty years. If one can cultivate to the late Tribulation Transcendence stage, their lifespan will be increased by an additional six hundred years. There is also the legendary Spirit Transformation stage, which is said to be divided into three phases. Each phase is said to increase lifespan by eight hundred years, so the third phase would be two thousand four hundred years. After breaking through to godhood, one can live as long as heaven and earth, but these are all legends. Yue Qianchou had considered trying to see if there was any chance of immortality, but then thought it was unlikely, even though he had a slight dream about it.

On the way back, Yue Qianchou led the way, while Guan Yu and Chen Feng followed behind, keeping pace. Yue Qianchou smiled slightly, remaining silent, as if he had rediscovered a bit of the feeling of being the boss from his past life.

"Yun Chang, isn't it said that once you reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, you can Sword Flight? Did your father or grandfather pass on Method Formula for this to you?" Yue Qianchou asked.

Guan Yu shook his head and said, "No, my grandfather and father always strictly adhered to the rules of the sect on Fu Xian Island and never passed on anything to me without permission. After my grandfather passed away and my father disappeared, I had even less opportunity to be taught."

His tone was somewhat somber. Chen Feng glanced at him with slight surprise. It turned out that Guan Yu was actually from Fu Xian Island. This was the first time he had known this.

Yue Qianchou nodded, thinking to himself that Guan Yu's expulsion from Fu Xian Island was not without reason. There were plenty of people of low aptitude in various sects and factions. Who had ever heard of a grandfather who was a respected elder of a sect, yet his grandson couldn't even reach the Foundation Establishment and was expelled from the sect? Could it be that the extra Foundation Establishment Pill that Fu Xian Island produced each year were all gone? Was it so difficult for a respected elder to obtain a few more Foundation Establishment Pill? This was probably related to the outdated ideas of his father and grandfather.

"Boss, you've already reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. You can openly go to the 'Scripture Pavilion' to learn various Law Technique. There are bound to be Method Formula for Sword Flight there," Guan Yu added.

The Scripture Pavilion? Yue Qianchou was a little annoyed. He knew that Foundation Establishment Realm disciples could enter the Scripture Pavilion to learn Law Technique, but he hadn't intended to keep it a secret. The Foundation Establishment Realm disciples of Sang Cao Garden were naturally reported by Sang Cao Garden to Myriad Fragrance Garden, and then forwarded to the sect for confirmation and registration. After Grandma Ma Jiu and the others found out he had successfully Foundation Establishment, they would inevitably ask him questions. How should he answer then?

What's the point of successfully Foundation Establishment if you don't learn some defensive Law Technique? I'm sure Guan Yu and Chen Feng are eagerly anticipating it. Yue Qianchou pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "I'll find a way to deal with the Law Technique."

Inside the collapsed bamboo courtyard, Bai Suzhen was still sitting cross-legged. Yue Qianchou did not disturb her. She had been here for two days, and staying too long was not a solution. She turned around and looked at the mess she had made around her, and said to the two of them, "I'm leaving this place in your care. When I come back next time, I will ask my sister to return your original Primordial Spirit."

The two were thrilled and replied in unison, "Yes."

Back in the hut, Furong was no longer on the bed. She should be working in the spirit herb field at this hour. His gaze swept over the bed and suddenly lit up. He couldn't go to the Scripture Pavilion himself, but Furong, who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, could go. Wouldn't it be the same to have her write it down and bring it to him? Most importantly, this girl was obedient and had a good tongue, making her the perfect candidate for this task.

Logically speaking, Yan Zixia's cultivation level was high enough to do it, but since she was from Hundred Flower Valley, she rarely showed herself even in the Sang Cao Garden, so she definitely wouldn't go to such a conspicuous place Scripture Pavilion.

Having made his decision, Yue Qianchou was in a good mood and strolled leisurely to the spirit herb field. He saw several familiar figures, but didn't see Furong. After looking around, Yue Qianchou frowned deeply.

At the entrance of the Sang Cao Garden, Furong was limping along, carrying a load on her shoulder, biting her lip as she walked with difficulty, one step at a time. Yue Qianchou's first thought upon seeing her was that the girl had been beaten. Judging from her appearance, it seemed that both her legs were injured. Otherwise, with her late Foundation Establishment cultivation, even if she could walk on one leg, carrying a load wouldn't be so difficult for her.

Who was so despicable? Knowing she had to carry loads of work every day, they still injured both her legs. A nameless rage ignited in Yue Qianchou's chest. This girl was very timid; she never provoked anyone, and she never dared to provoke anyone. Who had such a deep hatred for her that they would do such a thing to her?

Yue Qianchou took a deep breath and swallowed his anger, then quickly ran over and said, "Uncle-Master Furong, quickly give me the load."

To everyone's surprise, Furong saw him as if she had seen a ghost, and she was so frightened that she kept backing away. However, because both of her legs were injured, she lost her balance and the load on her small shoulders fell off. The excrement in the two buckets spilled all over the ground, and she herself fell to the ground with a thud, getting covered in filth.

Yue Qianchou was taken aback, then ignored the dirt on the ground and went to help her up, his face serious as he asked, "What happened to your leg?"

Furong, who had been helped up, pushed him away and said in a panic, "It's nothing, I just tripped and fell while I was walking."

The commotion they made immediately attracted the attention of others, and many female disciples who were working in the spirit herb field stood up and looked in their direction.

"A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator tripped and fell while walking, and even broke both legs like this? No one would believe that." Yue Qianchou sneered, "Who did this?"

Furong pleaded, "Please, don't worry about me! Please, just leave!"

Seeing that she didn't answer, Yue Qianchou immediately disregarded everything and forcibly pulled her aside, lifting her long skirt to check the injury on her leg. Furong struggled fiercely, causing many female disciples in the spirit herb field to gasp in surprise.

The examination revealed that the thigh bones in both legs were broken at the same location, and both legs were swollen terribly. Fortunately, Furong was a cultivator with a certain level of skill; for an ordinary person, let alone work, they wouldn't even be able to walk. Yue Qianchou released her angrily, saying, "Why didn't you apply medicine? Why didn't you treat your injuries? Both leg bones are broken, how could you still be out working? Who did this?"

Furong looked behind him and shook her head repeatedly in fear.

Yue Qianchou turned to look behind him. Elder Lan walked over expressionlessly, glanced at the excrement scattered all over the ground, and stared at Furong coldly, saying, "What's going on here?"

Furong trembled with fear. Yue Qianchou knew that she was most afraid of Elder Lan, so he immediately explained, "It was because I accidentally bumped into my master that I ended up like this. Please punish me, Elder Lan."

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