Eternal Life, Starting with Hextech Enhancement
Chapter 416

The Miraculous Effects of the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill!

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When Foundation Establishment, one must pay attention to the right timing, location, and people; only in this way can the success rate be increased.

Fortunately, the Spiritual Qi environment of the Azure Sea Immortal Sect is quite good, Sect Hall is built directly on Fourth-Order Spirit Vein.

It can easily support ten people to Foundation Establishment at the same time, or even ten more to form their core at the same time.

Moreover, the surrounding area is absolutely safe; there will be no sudden Bandit Cultivator, nor will you happen to encounter any passing Demon Beast.

It can be said that, apart from the timing not being quite right, it perfectly meets the latter two requirements.

Therefore, as long as these disciples don't get too nervous, causing errors in the operation of their mental techniques...

In fact, breaking through within the Sect Hall is far more effective than anywhere else they can find on their own.

"Speaking of which, it's been quite a long time since I've seen any of the sect's disciples attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment."

Iron Fan True Monarch's gaze swept over everyone present, and he suggested with a smile, "Fellow Daoists and Zen Master, why don't we all make a guessing game and see how many disciples will ultimately succeed in their breakthrough?"

Although the Foundation Establishment process is not complicated, it still takes several hours.

As the Sect Master, he couldn't very well leave his guests waiting there.

So, on a whim, I came up with this topic to liven things up.

"Daoist Iron Fan, that's a great idea!"

Upon hearing this, Gang Yuan True Monarch clapped his hands and responded loudly, "In my opinion, why not add another prize?"

"That makes guessing more interesting."

Upon hearing this, Zen Master Jing Hua's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

However, he did not directly object, but instead emphasized, "I think adding a lucky charm is indeed a good idea, but it should be simple and understated, and should not involve anything expensive."

"As the saying goes, a little gambling is harmless fun."

The others shared the same idea and nodded in agreement.

So everyone agreed that each person would contribute 10,000 Spirit Stone as a prize.

Then, with a maximum time limit of half an hour, observe the breakthrough situation on site, and write down the estimated number of people who will break through on paper.

Once you've put pen to paper, you can't make any changes.

Whoever writes down the number of people that is closest to the actual number will take all the Spirit Stone.

If more than one person bets correctly, the winnings are split equally.

There are two other advantages to doing this.

Firstly, Spirit Stone are easier to calculate than spirit items, as there is no need to convert their value.

Secondly, this amount of Spirit Stone is not a large sum, and the presiding monk of Awakening Sea Temple can make the decision.

Judging from the rules alone, it's actually quite fair.

However, Xiao Chen, as the person present who knew the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill best, undoubtedly held the greatest advantage.

Without hesitation, he channeled his true energy and wrote down his first guess from afar—nine people.

"Oh?"

Crane Cry True Monarch's eyes flashed. "Daoist Xiao is so confident in his pills?"

As Hidden Dao Heritage Successor, he inevitably harbored greater skepticism towards such an unprecedented and unique elixir.

Throughout history, among countless alchemists, no one has ever been known to have improved the Foundation Establishment Pill formula.

Therefore, seeing Xiao Chen's confidence, Crane Cry True Monarch became increasingly surprised.

He extended his Divine Sense and, without letting the ten disciples notice, began to observe more carefully and attentively.

"Of course!"

Xiao Chen's lips curled slightly. "Crane Daoist Friend, why don't you join me in betting on nine people? We can split their Spirit Stone equally."

In any case, it's only about 100,000 Spirit Stone in total.

It's really more about participation, making it easier for everyone to chat and laugh.

"Oh, I'm not in a hurry."

Crane Cry True Monarch shook his head, feigning a serious expression. "Since the time limit is half an hour, I need to assess the situation and think it over carefully."

In fact, due to the time constraints, it was impossible to see anything unusual.

Gang Yuan True Monarch was the first to give up observing, and the second to pick up his pen and write down his guess—eight people.

"Wow, Daoist Gang Yuan has made up his mind so quickly?"

Iron Fan True Monarch was somewhat surprised. "And you actually guessed so highly?"

Keep in mind that these were ten middle-aged and elderly disciples who had almost no hope of making a breakthrough.

If they were given Ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill, perhaps only one or two would be able to successfully break through.

Even the complete annihilation of the army would be expected.

Theoretically speaking, even if this so-called Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill had double the effect, so many people shouldn't have been able to successfully break through.

"Sigh, I don't understand Dao of Alchemy, so staring at it any longer will only be pointless."

Gang Yuan True Monarch laughed and said, "The reason I guessed a little higher is simply because I trust Daoist Xiao."

Then, one after another, True Lord picked up their pens and wrote down their own predictions.

Most of them chose groups of three or six, because this was precisely the dividing line between having twice the effect and three times the effect of a regular Ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill Ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill.

Of course, there were also those like Yunfeng True Monarch who considered the candidates to be too mediocre and thus only guessed the choices of two people.

And he wasn't the only one; Zen Master Jing Hua thought the same thing.

After everyone had placed their bets, the discussion naturally followed.

Whether it's discussing the basis and ideas for their judgments, or debating the performance of a particular disciple, they can re-estimate the number of people.

In short, the overall atmosphere inside the hall naturally became more lively.

Two hours passed, and the discussion not only continued but grew even more heated and curious.

Many disciples who were not initially favored by the True Lord have yet to fail in their breakthrough.

This alone is enough to demonstrate that the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill is indeed extraordinary.

But soon, as time came to the final moment.

Amidst the expectant and astonished gazes of the crowd, the disciple, who was exactly fifty years old, suddenly doubled his aura and became the first to cross the threshold of Foundation Establishment.

Following closely behind was another 56-year-old Outer Sect Disciple.

Because he had been injured in his early years, his Vitality Power had already begun to show signs of depletion before he was even sixty years old.

Originally, in everyone's eyes, he was the type who seemed hopeless at first glance.

Surprisingly, he became the second person to achieve Foundation Establishment.

Then came the third one.

The fourth one!

The fifth one!!

Even the tenth one!!!

Yes, all ten disciples who were ultimately chosen successfully broke through to the next level.

Objectively speaking, this is quite normal. After all, a 90% success rate doesn't necessarily mean that someone will fail.

It's just a general probability.

However, for the people of the Compassion Sea, this was nothing short of a major spiritual earthquake.

"They all broke through? How is that possible?"

The elder Yunfeng True Monarch was completely bewildered. "From a pharmacological point of view, this simply doesn't make sense."

He also practiced Dao of Alchemy.

Although not particularly talented, after hundreds of years of practice, he can still refine some commonly used Fourth-Order Spirit Pill.

But it was precisely because he was an expert that he felt even more shocked and incredulous.

"All ten succeeded; this is no ordinary improvement to the Pill Formula."

Zen Master Jing Hua was also speechless. "If we take into account factors such as age, the efficacy of the medicine has been increased by at least four times!"

Such a large discrepancy undoubtedly means that the old version of the Foundation Establishment Elixir formula was actually wrong.

Moreover, it was not only wrong, but very wrong.

There must be a crucial deviation or error at some very critical point.

Only in this way can we explain why the results of the two outcomes are so different.

Thinking of this, Zen Master Jing Hua couldn't help but look at Xiao Chen, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It should be understood that the amount of Foundation Establishment refined in the Cultivation World over the past few million years is almost enormous and difficult to estimate.

Among them are many Dao of Alchemy alchemy and masters of elixirs.

However, no Alchemist ever realized that they had all gone astray.

The question then arises: just how exceptionally talented must Xiao Chen, or rather, the Alchemist behind him who refined the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill, be to discover and solve this problem?

In fact, even now that the problems with the Pill Formula have been recognized.

Zen Master Jing Hua still couldn't figure out where the problem lay.

No matter what, this is only a Second-Order Spirit Pill. Its refining process is not complicated in the eyes of a high-level Alchemist like him. In fact, it can be described as very simple and skillful.

He was unaware that the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill had replaced the Main Ingredient, completely overturning the previous system.

Without this premise, one's thinking is bound by the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.

Therefore, I just can't figure out where the error lies in the traditional refining process, which is perfectly normal at every step.

"This... shouldn't be right?"

Iron Fan True Monarch looked astonished. If he hadn't personally selected the ten disciples below, he would have suspected there was some kind of conspiracy.

The problem is, he's really not a shill!

When selecting disciples, he even deliberately made it more difficult, avoiding those who had just turned fifty.

Theoretically, this should be considered a pressure test, so why is the result like this?

Isn't this level of pressure high enough?

In fact, Iron Fan True Monarch actually guessed part of the truth by accident.

Compared to the harsh environment faced by those Wasteland Rogue Cultivator in the New Cultivation World, the pressure here in the Compassion Sea is indeed not high enough.

Does the potential for breakthroughs decrease with age?

It has no impact at all, since most Wilderness Cultivators cannot afford Foundation Establishment when they are young.

Those who can accumulate enough Spirit Stone by the age of fifty are considered to be among the faster ones.

Did you suffer an injury in your early years, resulting in a deficiency of qi and blood?

Hilarious! Many Wilderness Cultivators have to fight constantly to get a better spot in a cave. Getting injured is commonplace, and there are no healing facilities, so they can only tough it out.

Some cultivators even have to cultivate Blood Absorbing Jade within their bodies to exchange for Spirit Stone.

Under such high-pressure conditions, the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill can achieve an average breakthrough success rate of 90%.

Now that they've switched to the Compassion Sea, allowing cultivators who have enjoyed the Spiritual Qi Tide since childhood to consume it is practically entering their comfort zone.

A while later...

The crowd then recovered from their shock.

"Daoist Xiao, how many of these New Type Foundation Establishment Pill are there in total?"

Yunfeng True Monarch was the first to ask, "I mean, besides this batch of six hundred, will there be a stable supply going forward?"

What he really wanted to know was whether the Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill would quickly replace the Traditional Foundation Establishment Pill.

"I'm not entirely sure about that either."

Xiao Chen shook his head. "It's not that I intentionally hid it from you all; you can probably tell that this is a new product, and production is still quite unstable."

"What I can guarantee is that there will be a greater supply of Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill in the future."

"But the timing and quantity are uncertain."

"If things go smoothly, a new batch of Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill will be available in less than a year, probably around several hundred."

"But if it's slow, it's hard to say; it could take three to five years. The quantity is also even more uncertain; it's hard to say whether it will be several hundred or even a thousand."

Xiao Chen wasn't exactly lying.

The production of Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill depends mainly on his refining speed and available time.

However, he himself is unsure whether he will be busy in the coming period, and therefore cannot determine the exact time of the next batch.

"Daoist Xiao, to be honest, I am currently in dire need of a large quantity of Foundation Establishment."

Crane Cry True Monarch immediately asked, "Although we still don't know the price of this New Type Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"But I'm willing to acquire a batch at a 20% premium over the original price."

"I don't need much, three hundred will be enough, the rest can be left for the other fellow cultivators."

For Esteem Truth Temple, which was recently established and acquired many properties from Small Prajna Temple, it is now particularly lacking in core strength.

Especially those young disciples brought back when the sect was opened, who had cultivated their way up step by step within their own sect.

They are much more reliable than temporarily recruited independent Guest Elder.

However, three hundred is clearly too many, and the other sects naturally cannot agree to it.

Each company actively expressed its willingness to purchase at a higher price, hoping to get a larger share.

Fortunately, this was just a Foundation Establishment, so it shouldn't cause any controversy among Fourth-Order Cultivator.

After everyone expressed their opinions, they discussed the matter calmly.

Finally, a consensus was reached: since everyone wants them, the remaining 590 Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill should be divided equally, and no one should take more than their share.

Regarding the subsequent price, after careful consideration, Xiao Chen decided to round it up to a whole number.

Each one is sold for 10,000 Spirit Stone.

This price might not sound very high.

However, it should be noted that most ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator can only earn a few hundred Spirit Stone a year.

Therefore, for major sects, if the price is too high, it's better to use Ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill or simply give up on cultivation altogether.

Moreover, for Xiao Chen, even at this price, he had already made a huge profit.

It should be noted that the recipe for Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill involves five Main Ingredient, which significantly increases the Refining Cost.

However, the total cost of refining these one hundred batches of elixirs was only six hundred thousand Spirit Stone.

Each one sells for 10,000 Spirit Stone, so theoretically, you could sell them for a total of 6 million Spirit Stone, which is equivalent to a tenfold profit!

That's a profit of 1000%, which is absolutely outrageous.

In fact, everyone initially felt that Xiao Chen Chen's offer of 10,000 was a bit too high.

However, after weighing the pros and cons in their minds, considering the high Foundation Establishment Success Rate up to 90%), they felt it was still worthwhile.

Since everyone wanted the New Type Foundation Establishment Pill, they skipped the haggling altogether.

Everyone accepted the offer immediately and settled the Spirit Stone on the spot.

After deducting the test losses from the ten free samples.

Xiao Chen ultimately received 5.9 million Spirit Stone.

Considering he only used 100 days this time, his earning efficiency is simply astonishing.

Strictly speaking, he was still practicing other Law Technique during those hundred days and wasn't giving it his all.

Otherwise, it could have doubled again.

To be honest, even Universal Salvation Temple, the wealthiest temple in the Compassion Sea, cannot achieve such a high net profit after deducting all necessary expenses.

As long as Xiao Chen doesn't find alchemy tedious and is willing to invest more time in it.

With just this one skill, he could earn more than an entire large sect.

It is worth mentioning that, after completing this transaction, the True Lord or Zen Master of Great Powers all chose to stay temporarily at the Azure Sea Immortal Sect.

Because there are less than three months left until Ming Xiao True Monarch's Nascent Soul Ceremony.

For everyone else, this amount of time was just a blink of an eye.

Instead of running back and forth, it's better to wait until after the celebration before going back to a peaceful retreat.

Besides, there are just enough people here this time, so everyone can exchange ideas and Dao Discussion.

Iron Fan True Monarch had anticipated this situation.

Several days ago, I instructed my disciples to prepare a separate and exquisite courtyard for all the guests.

Xiao Chen originally planned to return to Secluded Doom Island to cultivate after selling Clear Dew Foundation Establishment Pill.

Seeing that everyone else had stayed, I suddenly hesitated.

If he leaves, won't he miss the Dao Discussion discussion?

To be honest, being able to occasionally exchange ideas with many fellow cultivators of the same level is actually quite crucial and meaningful.

Even if it's just listening in without participating in the actual discussion.

Perhaps we can gain some useful insights and solve a problem on our spiritual path.

So when Iron Fan True Monarch took the initiative to warmly invite him to stay, Xiao Chen went along with it and stayed there as well.

I have to say, staying this time was definitely the right thing to do.

For the first month, everyone sat together almost every day.

They brewed a pot of Fragrant Tea tea while exchanging their insights on cultivating different types of Law Technique.

Previously, since Xiao Chen had no fellow disciples, he had to rely on the Cultivation Method he had on hand and then cultivate diligently using Hextech Enhancement.

Especially since breaking through to the Nascent Soul, there hasn't been any discussion of a similar situation.

Listening to everyone's sharing now, I suddenly have a sense of enlightenment or realization in many areas.

Although the different Cultivation Method employed by everyone present meant that these experiences could not necessarily be directly applied.

But precisely because everyone knows this, when sharing, they will actively choose what they consider to be more universal experiences and techniques.

Then, when describing it, we will also avoid using specialized terminology.

Instead, it strives to explain things in a simple and easy-to-understand way, so as not to cause too much misunderstanding between different sects or even between Buddhism and Buddhist Dao.

Therefore, it also resolved many of Xiao Chen's doubts and, to some extent, solidified his foundation.

Unfortunately, such shared experiences are ultimately quite limited.

Therefore, after the first month, everyone gradually found themselves having nothing left to say to each other.

So in the following days, people gradually began to hold various banquets and enjoy different kinds of food.

The conversation gradually shifted from exchanging experiences to chatting about anything and everything.

In the end, he completely forgot about the Dao Discussion of Daoism and began to indulge in pleasure.

The pleasures enjoyed by Fourth-Order Cultivator are quite diverse. In addition to simple sensual pleasures, Xiao Chen has also witnessed many special situations.

For example, Qian Shu True Monarch liked to showcase the new puppets he had conceived.

For example, Zen Master Jing Hua liked to conceal his spiritual cultivation and then go to the market to pretend to be a passing ascetic monk, doing one good deed a day.

And he actually encountered a powerful and arrogant cultivator from a powerful Lineage.

The outcome, of course, goes without saying.

However, Xiao Chen neither summoned any maids or musicians, nor did he go outside.

Instead, he carefully reviewed what he had just learned three times.

After careful consideration, I actually gained some new understanding of the Law Technique I had already mastered.

In particular, he already had the best and most in-depth mastery of the Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle, and he almost had a feeling of complete mastery over it.

This discovery delighted Xiao Chen even more, to the point that he didn't even attend the banquet.

He secluded himself behind closed doors every day to practice this Law Technique repeatedly, hoping to make further progress in one go.

Another month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

It actually allowed him to advance his proficiency with the Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle from a rudimentary Slight Accomplishment to a complete understanding.

If one is willing to continue refining and perfecting their skills in the future, and takes that next step, they will be able to achieve complete mastery.

Upon reaching this level, the number of Flying Needle increased from six to nine.

At the same time, it actually looks even thinner, and its length has shortened by one-third.

If an unsuspecting outsider were to see this, they might mistakenly believe that its power has decreased.

However, Xiao Chen knew in his heart that this actually meant that his Flying Needle were more refined, and their destructive and penetrating power had doubled.

These growths, amplified by Hextech, are like wings on a tiger.

If he were to encounter True Lord Hua Jian again now, even if he drew his sword and struck the Flying Needle, he would absolutely be unable to cut off the needle's tip.

Because greater conciseness also means greater strength.

"However, it is said that the further one progresses in cultivating Law Technique, the more difficult it becomes to make breakthroughs."

Xiao Chen estimated, "If we want to take it a step further and master the Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle technique, the difficulty will probably be higher than all of the previous ones combined."

"Cultivation is not yet complete; continued effort is required in the future."

Although it was foreseeable that progress would be difficult.

But now that he has reached the point of complete mastery, he will definitely continue to cultivate.

After all, if one could truly cultivate to a high level, coupled with the amplification from Hextech Enhancement...

Then Xiao Chen would possess a powerful enough attack method, thus enabling him to deal with multiple Nascent Soul Realm enemies simultaneously.

Given the situation in the New Cultivation World, for example, the Special Envoy sent by the Holy City this time include a total of eight Nascent Soul True Lord.

Such preparation is quite necessary.

If one doesn't have the ability to fight against multiple opponents, and is accidentally discovered by those Special Envoy, it will be difficult to escape.

In particular, Xiao Chen was planning to keep his two most important trump cards to deal with any potential Spirit Transformation Venerable.

Therefore, when facing an enemy at the level of Nascent Soul True Lord.

He would be better off solving the problem directly through Law Technique and Custom Spirit Tool.

Only in this way can one be more at ease when operating in the New Cultivation World.

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