A First-Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object Doesn't Suit Me—I Want Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!

The next day, Qi Yuan was still asleep.

Suddenly, a crisp voice rang out.

"Senior Brother, when did you get back?"

Qi Yuan jolted awake.

He tidied himself up a little and walked out of the room, his face still heavy with sleepiness.

"I got back last night." As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Lingsu. "Junior Sister, how did you know I was back? You weren't peeking at me while I slept, were you?"

Jiang Lingsu was so angry she nearly exploded.

She dearly wanted to say that when she got up this morning, she had discovered that the garbage heap in her courtyard had been rummaged through.

But on second thought, that might wound her Senior Brother's pride.

Steadying herself, she said, "Senior Brother, isn't your Kitchen Knife still tied up in the courtyard?"

She looked at the Kitchen Knife, which was tied with a rope like a pet.

Qi Yuan glanced at the Kitchen Knife, suspicion appearing on his face.

This time, in wiping out the Black Mountain Sect, he had gained a great deal.

Of course, his greatest gain was that he had emptied out the Black Mountain Sect's Library Pavilion.

As for the other Spirit Stones and spiritual objects, he had fled too hurriedly to take much.

But even so, the spiritual objects he had obtained were worth a fortune, and the Kitchen Knife had feasted to its heart's content.

After all, the current Qi Yuan only possessed the combat strength of someone who had just entered Foundation Establishment.

The reason he had been able to cut down Origin Cores was entirely because he had borrowed the Kitchen Knife's power.

It was like in Investiture of the Gods—having some formidable magical treasure that let one challenge opponents beyond one's realm.

Qi Yuan was the same.

In the short term, even if he used up all his Spirit Stones, the increase in his own strength would be limited.

What he lacked most were cultivation techniques and Foundation Establishment.

So he had spent most of his Spirit Stones and treasures on the Kitchen Knife, raising its strength.

The Kitchen Knife was now even more terrifying.

With the Kitchen Knife in hand, Qi Yuan could hold his own against a late-stage Origin Core whose Dao arts were not profound.

He had fed it so many Spirit Stones and spiritual objects.

Yet it still...?

Qi Yuan really wanted to cover his face.

Could it be that just as a dog could not stop eating shit, a Kitchen Knife could not stop rummaging through garbage?

Or was his Junior Sister's garbage heap simply richer than he was?

Seeing that Qi Yuan said nothing, Jiang Lingsu continued, "Senior Brother, didn't you go to establish your foundation? Did you succeed?"

She looked at Qi Yuan, seemingly trying to discern something.

At that, Qi Yuan immediately pulled a long face.

"I... failed. Sigh, it's too hard to establish a foundation with a first-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

Hearing this, Jiang Lingsu sighed inwardly.

The higher the grade of a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, the stronger one would be after establishing their foundation, and the greater the chance of breaking through realms in the future. But for cultivators, a higher-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object was not always better.

If one's talent was insufficient and one forcibly used a high-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object to establish a foundation, failure was possible.

The Great Dao numbered fifty; Heaven derived forty-nine, leaving one to slip away.

Even establishing one's foundation with the lowest-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object offered a chance to reach the summit.

For most ordinary cultivators, the grade of their Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects was not high.

What suited oneself was best.

One of the Supreme Elders in Jiang Lingsu's clan had established his foundation with an eighth-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object. It could be called utterly shabby, yet that Supreme Elder ranked among the top three in strength within the clan.

"Senior Brother, don't force it. The Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object that suits you is the best one.

"Though the Yellow Flower Fruit is a first-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, it's... just so-so." Jiang Lingsu consoled him.

Hearing that, Qi Yuan nodded in agreement. "You're right. The Yellow Flower Fruit doesn't suit me. I want Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!"

Jiang Lingsu: "..."

She herself had only achieved Earth Vein Foundation Establishment, and it was among the lower three grades of Earth Vein Foundation Establishment.

As for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment?

Jiang Lingsu had never even seen such a heaven-blessed prodigy.

After all, Heaven Vein Qi could not be captured without a Primordial Spirit, and even a Primordial Spirit might not necessarily be able to capture it.

Only upon cultivating to the Yin Spirit Realm could one give birth to a Primordial Spirit, roam the myriad worlds, and soar through the Great Void.

And the Primordial Spirit here was vastly different from the divine soul, divine sense, and the like that Jiang Lingsu knew.

This Senior Brother... he really dared to dream.

Without even an ancestor in the Yin Spirit Realm or Yang Spirit Realm, he still wanted Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment?

Yet Jiang Lingsu glanced at the palace atop Seven Colors Peak, looking thoughtful.

"Senior Brother, this is an Essence Nurturing Pill. It can calm your spiritual power. Your breakthrough just failed, and your spiritual power is unstable. You need to take one so that you can continue breaking through in the near future. It... well, isn't expensive. It's exclusive to my family—just a few Spirit Stones." Jiang Lingsu extended her slender, pale hand, holding an exquisite white porcelain bottle with a pill inside.

Qi Yuan froze for a moment. "Junior Sister, are you my Doraemon?"

She could always pull strange things out of her sleeves.

"Huh?" Jiang Lingsu was baffled by Qi Yuan's strange words.

Qi Yuan accepted the Essence Nurturing Pill.

This was an Essence Nurturing Pill. When a cultivator failed to establish their foundation and their spiritual power fell into disorder, they needed to temper that power before accumulating enough for another breakthrough.

The Essence Nurturing Pill neutralized spiritual power, replenished spiritual power, and could restore the equivalent of ten high-grade Spirit Stones' worth of spiritual power.

However, this Essence Nurturing Pill still had quite a few flaws. It could be improved.

Qi Yuan was stunned.

It replenished the spiritual power of ten high-grade Spirit Stones?

That was a thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.

This Essence Nurturing Pill really did cost only a few Spirit Stones—but those were high-grade Spirit Stones.

Qi Yuan looked at Jiang Lingsu. "Junior Sister, I accept your kindness. If anyone ever comes to chop you up, Senior Brother will take the blade for you!"

She was truly a filthy-rich woman!

He had to cling tightly to this thick thigh... no, this tender, fair, slender leg!

Jiang Lingsu chuckled softly. "Senior Brother, you should protect yourself first. I don't want to see you get hurt."

Jiang Lingsu was like an ordinary member of the vast multitude—she had many virtues, and no few flaws.

Of course, she was not ordinary either. She had a great deal of money.

Thinking of something, Jiang Lingsu's expression turned grave. "It's fortunate that you came back, Senior Brother. Yesterday, the Black Mountain Sect was wiped out. I fear the entire Great Shang Kingdom is about to see storms and upheaval!"

"What? The Black Mountain Sect was wiped out?" Qi Yuan's eyes widened. He felt that his acting was certainly excellent enough to win him a little golden statuette. "Who was the culprit? Did they use a blade or a sword?"

"Senior Brother, your focus is far too strange." Jiang Lingsu suddenly stared at Qi Yuan. "The Black Mountain Sect's destruction... it couldn't have something to do with you, could it?"

The moment Qi Yuan heard that, his flawless acting instantly cracked. "No, no, it wasn't me!"

"You're feeling guilty. Could it really have been you?" Jiang Lingsu burst into laughter, though she did not take it seriously.

Senior Brother was crazy and scatterbrained, obsessed with games, and strange in every way.

A personality like that probably needed Lightning Therapy to cure it.

Unfortunately, the world had changed drastically. Cultivators no longer faced lightning tribulations when breaking through major realms. Otherwise, seeing Senior Brother get struck by lightning would surely be entertaining.

After chatting with Senior Brother for a while, Jiang Lingsu returned to her room.

An ordinary mirror appeared in her hand.

"Qi Refining Completion... ah."

This mirror was called the Kunqian Mirror. It was one of the many subsidiary mirrors of the Universe Mirror and could see through cultivation levels.

It showed that Qi Yuan's cultivation was at Qi Refining Completion.

"You knife, why did you go digging through the garbage heap again?!"

Qi Yuan really wanted to slap Knife.

But he was afraid of hurting himself instead.

"Today, I need to go outside and feel things out, see what comes after the Black Mountain Sect's destruction!"

Anyone who killed people often should know that they could not return to the scene—but watching the murder case from afar should be fine, right?

Besides, there were no police here, and the Black Chicken Old Demon was still in seclusion!