Dongfang Jintang Successfully Reached Foundation Establishment

Time flew by. More than a year had passed since Jiang Ping'an advanced to the middle stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

That day, Yu Lianhua returned from meeting Qu Hongxiao, one of the Top Ten Fairies. There was no joy on her exquisite jade-like face; instead, she looked weighed down with worries.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ping'an asked with concern.

Yu Lianhua shook her head and did not answer immediately. Only after sitting down and taking a sip of Spirit Tea did she say, "Dongfang Jintang has successfully reached Foundation Establishment."

Hearing this, Jiang Ping'an secretly rejoiced, but he put on a puzzled expression and asked, "Do you have a grudge against her?"

"No." Yu Lianhua shook her head and sighed softly. "We are both among the Top Ten Fairies. She ranks last and has no backing to rely on, yet she was the first to successfully reach Foundation Establishment."

Jiang Ping'an could not help smiling. "That truly is enviable. Still, you have already reached the completion of the Qi Refining Realm and can begin Foundation Establishment as well. If you lack spirit stones, I can support you."

"Thank you," Yu Lianhua said gratefully.

She was no longer short of spirit stones. Jiang Ping'an had once given her four bottles of Youth Preserving Pills worth two thousand spirit stones. Later, she had joined Jiang Ping'an in contracting the mining of the Cloud Pattern Steel Mine and smoothly earned many spirit stones.

The real problem before her was that Wang Zhongyou might not permit her to reach Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Establishment was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Even at the fastest, it required one or two years. If she went into Foundation Establishment, no one would be left to monitor Jiang Ping'an.

The next morning, Yu Lianhua went to