It's Basically Foundation Establishment!

"Hmph, Bai Qiuran, stop pretending."

Xue Ling put away the Book of Life and Death and said coldly, "You've been fighting with me for over two thousand years. Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? You absolutely know the inside story of this matter!"

Bai Qiuran gazed at the sky and whistled, refusing to answer Xue Ling's question.

"Alright, let's consider this a problem for our Ghost Realm."

Xue Ling snorted coldly, then took out another piece of white paper, on which were recorded many addition and subtraction formulas.

"But don't think that our Ghost Realm will let this go. According to the time before the incident in the Book of Life and Death, your lifespan has come to an end!"

Bai Qiuran examined it carefully and, according to the records, his lifespan was indeed two years short.

Before Su Xiangxue went into seclusion, she had given him a batch of Longevity Pills, but this time jump had taken several years, so it was normal for the Longevity Pill pills to have run out of time.

However, Bai Qiuran wanted to get back to the Azure Nether Sword Sect as soon as possible and didn't want to waste time chatting with Xue Ling in this Savage Lands place, so he said, "For the sake of our many years of friendship..."

"No credit available, don't even think about it."

As Bai Qiuran his mouth, Xue Ling knew what he was going to say, so he interrupted him directly.

"All right."

Bai Qiuran thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Actually, you don't know, I've already made a breakthrough during my travels. I'm now Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators. You'll have to add another two hundred years to my Lifespan."

Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage is a transformation of life form for Cultivators, and it is not uncommon for their Lifespan to increase by two or three hundred years.

"Where did you find this algorithm? Do you think the Ghost Realm is a place where you can pay to enjoy time?"

Isn't that so?

Seeing Bai Qiuran's matter-of-fact expression, Xue Ling paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, even if Foundation Establishment Stage can extend Lifespan, have you really achieved Foundation Establishment?"

He looked at Bai Qiuran with suspicion.

Foundation Establishment? You?

"What?! What the hell do you mean by this?!"

Bai Qiuran, and she said, "Do you really think I'm that dull-witted?"

"Hehe."

Xue Ling coldly replied, "That's just the way it is."

"Hmph, look at your despicable face."

Bai Qiuran rolled up his sleeves and said, "Today, I'm going to slap your deadpan face to pieces! Watch closely, bring on your True Essence!"

He shouted loudly, opened his palm, and instantly the Spirit Light of True Essence flowed out and gathered on his palm.

"Huh?"

Xue Ling stared at Bai Qiuran's palm with surprise and uncertainty.

"Is it really True Essence?"

"How could it be fake?"

Bai Qiuran casually slapped the side with his palm, his True Essence condensing into Palm Seal that roared out. A large mountain next to him was smashed to pieces with a loud crash, and a herd of Savage Beasts running at the foot of the mountain suffered an undeserved disaster, being buried under the collapsed mountain.

Bai Qiuran was indeed using True Essence, and it was incredibly pure. Xue Ling hesitated for a moment, then took out a mirror from his pocket and said to Bai Qiuran, "Come, let me scan your Qi Sea."

Personal privacy must not be violated!

Bai Qiuran was about to refuse, Xue Ling pointed the mirror at his Qi Sea. From Xue Ling's perspective, a boiling ocean of energy appeared on the mirror. The next moment, Bai Qiuran gathered his True Essence True Qi and essence to block his scan.

However, Xue Ling, with his sharp eyes, managed to see the state of Bai Qiuran's Qi Sea at the critical moment, and angrily retorted, "You call this Foundation Establishment? Your Qi Sea is most likely filled with True Qi!"

"Isn't having True Essence enough?"

Bai Qiuran retorted confidently, "Throwing it upwards is roughly equivalent to instantly reaching the Foundation Establishment!"

"God's fucking equals..."

Xue Ling retorted, "At least 80% of your Qi Sea is True Qi, so even rounding up, you wouldn't qualify as Foundation Establishment, would you?"

"Then I am at the Virtual Foundation Realm."

Bai Qiuran sighed, "Well, I won't take advantage of you. Just give me another twenty years."

Seeing his "you got off easy" look, Xue Ling paused and asked, "What is the Virtual Foundation? I've never heard of it. When did a Virtual Foundation Stage appear between the Qi Refining Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage?"

"Look at your ignorant attitude, you think you're some kind of Underworld Emissary?"

Bai Qiuran, hands on her hips, said dismissively, "Since there's a Virtual Core Stage between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, then there must also be a Virtual Foundation Stage between Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment Stage. Isn't that common sense?"

"Isn't that common sense to you?"

Xue Ling said angrily, "No way! You have to give me an explanation today. Either you eat the Life Extension stuff in front of me, or I'll take you back to the Ghost Realm!"

Seeing that Xue Ling had already taken out his weapon, Bai Qiuran sighed helplessly.

"Very well, Xue Underworld Emissary, then Bai, will now confess."

After spending some time getting rid of Xue Ling, and ignoring the nearby ground that looked like it had been ravaged by a prehistoric Behemoths, Bai Qiuran off on her sword and continued flying towards the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou.

I need to find some Longevity Pill to take.

During the flight, he frowned and pondered.

This time, no one bothered him. Bai Qiuran flew all the way to the Azure Nether Sword Sect Town at the foot of the Azure Xuanjian Town.

The Mountain Protection Array of the Azure Nether Sword Sect remained stable, and the townspeople living below the Xuanjian Town continued to live peacefully as before. It seemed that nothing major had happened in the Cultivation World during his absence.

At the very least, the Righteous Path Alliance and the Demonic Sect Alliance did not recklessly launch a second Dao-Demon War.

Arriving here, Bai Qiuran felt a pang of homesickness, mainly because he hadn't been back for a long time, and he feared his Steel Plate apprentice would start crying again upon seeing him.

Bai Qiuran decided to take a walk around this small town, something she hadn't done in a long time.

The Xuanjian Town was originally a group of Jianghu practitioners from Guzhou who were tired of the conflicts. They wandered here about 1,400 to 1,500 years ago, and then, with the permission of the Azure Nether Sword Sect, they lived at the foot of the mountain and accepted the Sword Sect's protection.

Therefore, he practically watched this town being built.

However, he hadn't been here for several hundred years. The last few times he came down the mountain, he had only passed by in a hurry and hadn't had time to take a closer look. Now, upon closer inspection, he noticed that the town had grown larger and the houses were becoming more and more beautiful.

"Brother Xun, those immortals from the mountain have come down to sell books again. I heard they have the 'Three Hums Scripture' you want this time!"

As he walked down the street, several children ran past him, chattering and calling out indistinctly.

"Immortals on the mountain?"

Bai Qiuran watched the children run across the street corner.

These children are mostly from the Azure Nether Sword Sect, and as far as he knows, the only person in the Azure Nether Sword Sect who likes to do this is the Sixth Elder, Qing Yun. That girl likes to impart knowledge and is in charge of the disciples' education on the mountain.

Bai Qiuran followed the children and arrived at the location. Sure enough, there were several disciples dressed in the Azure Nether Sword Sect Daoist Robes selling books at the street corner.

So he went up to it, took out some money, and bought a copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Seas to read. This should be the very book he compiled in the Divine Age.

Bai Qiuran and shook her head.

There are so many mistakes and omissions.

"Brother, you can't say that."

His words were overheard by several Qingming Sect Disciple nearby. One of the male disciples immediately widened his eyes and said, "The books we're selling have been personally reviewed by our Sixth Elder. How could there be any mistakes? Come, come, tell us where the mistakes are and where the omissions are!"

Oh my, Qing Yun's little fanboy.

Bai Qiuran wasn't surprised by the male disciple's reaction. Elder Qing Yun was easygoing and beautiful. To the newly initiated disciples, she was a gentle, beautiful, and understanding older sister teacher. She had quite a few admirers within the sect.

Although the male disciple was very angry, his attitude was not particularly harsh, which shows that Qing Yun had done a good job of disciplining him.

Bai Qiuran smiled and was about to answer his question when Elder Qing Yun walked out of a shop at the street corner.

She saw Bai Qiuran, her smile froze on her face, and Bai Qiuran saw her too.

"Martial Ancestor Uncle!"

After a two-second pause, Elder Qing Yun suddenly strode over and bowed deeply to Bai Qiuran, startling the Qingming Sect Disciple.

"You're finally back!"

"What's wrong?"

Bai Qiuran was completely baffled.

"Jueyunzi finally been killed?"

"Not the Sect Master, senior brother!"

Elder Qing Yun said, "In short, please come back to the mountain with me quickly and save the children inside the sect!"