Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object

Qi Yuan's eyes could see hidden information.

In an instant, he saw the flaws in this pill formula.

Moreover, a method for improving the pill formula appeared at the same time.

Of course, this improvement was not the optimal solution.

If he were shown the pill formula again tomorrow, a new method of improvement would appear.

The results of the improvement would also be better.

However, for the same item, he could only see its hidden information once per day.

The Seven Colors Flame Refining Art he cultivated had undergone constant revisions.

Yet even so, the Seven Colors Flame Refining Art still had major problems.

"There are quite a few problems with the Nourishing Essence Pill formula," Qi Yuan answered directly.

Expectation appeared in Zhuge Miao's eyes. "I ask Junior Brother to enlighten me."

"Replace Zhu Huang with ligustrum."

"Ligustrum?" Zhuge Miao was somewhat puzzled.

After all, what he had most wanted to ask about was what the formula lacked, yet Junior Brother Qi Yuan had directly altered the pill formula.

But when he recalled his previous exchange with Junior Brother Qi Yuan, Junior Brother Qi Yuan's wild and unrestrained train of thought still left him in amazement.

That time, Junior Brother Qi Yuan had helped him greatly.

Besides, he had been the one to seek Junior Brother Qi Yuan's help. Even if he had objections, he had to swallow them down.

Just then, Zhuge Miao sensed something and said, "Junior Brother Qi Yuan, wait a moment. I have a transmission."

"A phone call?" Qi Yuan did not mind. "Go ahead and take it."

The cultivation world had not invented telephones, but it did have transmissions.

Cultivators could use transmissions to communicate with one another.

However, such transmissions had distance limitations. The farther the transmission, the more exorbitant the cost.

Moreover, once one entered certain Secret Realms, they lost their intended effect.

Thus, not every cultivator could afford to use them.

"What is it, Junior Brother?" Zhuge Miao lowered his voice as he accepted the transmission.

"The pill formula—have you found the complete one?"

"No need. Do not concern yourself with this matter."

After the transmission, there had originally been a trace of delight on Zhuge Miao's face. But upon hearing his junior brother's subsequent attempt to dissuade him, anger rose within him.

He cut off the transmission, looked at Qi Yuan, and calmed himself. "Junior Brother, please continue."

"What it lacks is Yang Gu.

However, Yang Gu is inherently yang-aligned, so it conflicts somewhat. Replacing it with Xiao Tai Hua would yield better results." Once Qi Yuan finished speaking, he extended his hand. "Where is the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object?"

Zhuge Miao was still processing Qi Yuan's words. Hearing that Qi Yuan wanted the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, he quickly took out a piece of jade bamboo.

The jade bamboo was purple in color, like violet jade, with only a faint translucent white at its joints.

"This is Amethyst Jade Bamboo, an eighth-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects had grades.

They were divided into the lower three grades, middle three grades, and upper three grades.

Above the upper three grades, there were supposedly even higher grades spoken of only in legend.

The higher the grade of a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, the better its effect during Foundation Establishment, and the greater one's potential.

Of course, the cultivation world was a place where miracles existed and fortuitous encounters lay everywhere.

Nothing was absolute.

It was not as though using a low-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object meant one could only remain at a certain stage for the rest of one's life.

Every Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object was exceedingly valuable.

Eighth grade was among the lower three grades of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects.

Yet even so, most ordinary Qi Refining disciples of the Shinguang Sect could empty their entire fortunes and still be unable to afford Amethyst Jade Bamboo.

That Zhuge Miao could use Amethyst Jade Bamboo as payment showed the depth of his wealth.

This was the gap between a chief disciple and an ordinary disciple.

Of course, even Zhuge Miao felt some pain at handing over Amethyst Jade Bamboo.

Zhuge Miao continued, "Amethyst Jade Bamboo's grade is somewhat low. If Junior Brother Qi Yuan is not in a hurry, you can save up more Spirit Stones and combine them with the Amethyst Jade Bamboo to exchange for a higher-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object."

Though Amethyst Jade Bamboo was incomparably precious among other disciples,

if an ordinary disciple obtained it, they would use it for Foundation Establishment after cultivating their spiritual power to Qi Refining Completion.

But for the chief disciples of the various peaks, using a lower-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object for Foundation Establishment was somewhat beneath notice.

For example, Zhuge Miao had used the fifth-grade Dragon Seeking Ruler, a middle-three-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, for his Foundation Establishment.

Qi Yuan accepted the Amethyst Jade Bamboo and nodded. "Mm."

Amethyst Jade Bamboo was not his first choice for a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.

Even if he could not use it later, he could trade it for Spirit Stones.

Though he was the senior disciple of Seven Colors Peak, he was... truly poor.

Compared with the chief disciples of the other peaks, he was behind by far more than a little.

"Sigh." Thinking of something, Zhuge Miao said, "Junior Brother Qi Yuan, if you had not offended your master, you would likely have a mid-grade spiritual object—or even an upper-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object—and entered the Foundation Establishment Realm by now."

There was a trace of regret in Zhuge Miao's words.

He felt that Qi Yuan was truly audacious beyond measure, daring even to provoke the Seven Colors Peak Lord.

One had to know that even the Shinguang Sect Master held the Seven Colors Peak Lord in utmost reverence.

Zhuge Miao had once heard his master say that the Shinguang Sect had originally possessed only four peaks. But after Ruan Yixi arrived, the Shinguang Sect gained another peak, named Seven Colors Peak.

This peak already had a history of a thousand years.

That meant the Seven Colors Peak Lord had likely lived for a thousand years.

A lifespan of a thousand years meant at least the Divine Infant Realm.

Such an expert could swagger sideways even in Great Shang.

Qi Yuan had taken Ruan Yixi as his master—what a thick thigh he had latched onto?

Yet Qi Yuan's lust had made him bold beyond measure, and he had angered Ruan Yixi.

All his resources had been cut off from him.

Qi Yuan's circumstances were nothing short of miserable.

If it had been Zhuge Miao, he would have long since wailed to heaven and cried to earth while apologizing before his master.

Yet Qi Yuan was different—he had no intention of apologizing at all.

But when Zhuge Miao recalled that Qi Yuan was a cultivator of the Obsession Lineage, it became easier to understand.

The cultivators of this lineage were uninhibited and unruly, their thought processes rather abnormal.

Hearing Zhuge Miao's words, Qi Yuan's gaze softened. "I was not wrong. Why should I apologize?"

Cold sweat streamed down Zhuge Miao's back.

"Junior Brother Qi Yuan, let us stop there!"

He feared that Junior Brother Qi Yuan would commit another absurd act and offend that lofty, cold, and beautiful fairy of Seven Colors Peak.

If he were implicated when the time came, that would be terrible.

Qi Yuan smiled. "You are all afraid of Ruan Yixi. I am not, because she is my..."

"Say no more!" Zhuge Miao's heart thumped wildly as he hurriedly stopped Qi Yuan.

Otherwise, if that woman of Seven Colors Peak became enraged, he would have no good fruit to eat.

Qi Yuan said nothing further. After bidding Zhuge Miao farewell, he led his Kitchen Knife away and continued strolling.

Zhuge Miao, meanwhile, let out a breath of relief.

Fortunately, nothing had happened.

At that moment, an anxious voice rang out. "Senior Brother, did you trade for it?"

Xu Langhu wore a blue cloth robe, with a gourd hanging from his waist, and his steps were hurried.

As he spoke, he pulled out a yellowed sheet of paper.

"This is a pill formula I picked up at the Market today. It is the same Nourishing Essence Pill formula that Senior Brother obtained in the Secret Realm, so I hurriedly contacted you."

Xu Langhu handed the pill formula to Zhuge Miao. When he saw that the Amethyst Jade Bamboo at Zhuge Miao's waist was gone, he cried out in anguish.

"Senior Brother, we already have the pill formula here, so why did you still trade with Qi Yuan?

Qi Yuan is not from our Divine Medicine Peak. What ability does he have to help you examine a pill formula?

He should not have gone far yet. I will catch up to him now and demand the Amethyst Jade Bamboo back!"

Xu Langhu rattled on at length, utterly unaware that Zhuge Miao's expression had already darkened.

"I traded with Junior Brother Qi Yuan. What right do you have to judge it?

And even if Junior Brother Qi Yuan had not helped me, so what?

I was willing to do him a favor."

The transmission Zhuge Miao had received earlier had been sent by Xu Langhu.

At that time, Zhuge Miao had already learned that his junior brother possessed a complete pill formula. He had had a chance to end the transaction, but he had not.

"Senior Brother..." Xu Langhu's voice became somewhat uneasy. "I was worried that you would return empty-handed.

Fortunately, I obtained the complete pill formula.

Senior Brother once saved my life, so I offer this pill formula to you."

He no longer mentioned Qi Yuan.

In his eyes, how could Qi Yuan possibly understand pill formulas?

He had studied medicine at Divine Medicine Peak for ten years and still could not restore an incomplete pill formula. Could Qi Yuan do it?

Zhuge Miao accepted the pill formula. "I will take a look and compare it with what Junior Brother Qi Yuan said, then refine a few batches of Nourishing Essence Pills."

"That is a bit too wasteful of medicinal ingredients," Xu Langhu muttered. Clearly, he believed that Qi Yuan's method would not produce any Nourishing Essence Pills.