Foundation Building Cultivation Technique

Chapter 41: Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method

No. 1 Group of the Nine Provinces

Pharmacist: "@Wandering Monk Tongxuan, Master Tongxuan, fourteen years ago during the cave mansion exploration, I need to borrow the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique and the True Self Meditation Scripture. We'll discuss the price next time."

Song Shuhang watched as Pharmacist typed out this message, his heart aching for him. Even with punctuation, it was only about fifty characters, yet Pharmacist spent five minutes deleting and rewriting, breaking out in a sweat.

At this moment, he finally understood why Pharmacist tried to keep his chat messages in the group brief. But if typing was so tiring, why not use voice messages?

As soon as Pharmacist's message was sent, the No. 1 Group of the Nine Provinces quickly became lively.

Northern River Loose Cultivator teased: "Eh, Brother Pharmacist is asking for these two basic cultivation methods. Could it be for young friend Shuhang's Hundred Days Foundation Establishment? These two methods are quite good. Could it be that Brother Pharmacist has also been charmed by young friend Shuhang, just like Yurouzi?"

Spirit Butterfly Island Yurouzi quickly sent a pouty face emoji: "Senior Beihe, I haven't been charmed!"

"Charmed?" Mad Saber Three Waves was very active, because Yurouzi's father had finally stopped bothering him and had set off back to Spirit Butterfly Island yesterday! He had held back for so many days, and upon seeing the words "charmed," many classic dirty jokes immediately flooded his mind. Great, he was about to unleash a few in the group.

"Don't court death, Brother Sanlang." Northern River Loose Cultivator reminded again: "Phones and computers can log into chat accounts simultaneously now."

What if Yurouzi's father was currently logged into the 'Spirit Butterfly Island Yurouzi' account via the mobile client?

Mad Saber Three Waves's face immediately changed, and he quickly went silent. Heavens, he had forgotten about that. With Spirit Butterfly Venerable's abilities, if he knew Sanlang dared to tell dirty jokes in front of his daughter, he would definitely jump off the plane and come back to torment him again.

Pharmacist laughed heartily, then his fingers quickly swiped on his phone. But after a long while, he only managed to send a few words: "High-grade mutated Poison Dragon Grass, worth it!"

Wandering Monk Tongxuan came online. He first sent a smiley face emoji. Then, he sent a picture of a small sword.

"Okay!" Pharmacist replied.

The communication between these two was simply bizarre.

Spirit Butterfly Island Yurouzi: "Seniors, are the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique and the True Self Meditation Scripture very good?"

"These are cultivation methods from the Diamond Temple eight hundred years ago. Although they were used for disciples to establish their foundation, the power of the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique is comparable to a Rank 1 martial skill. It's considered a very good cultivation method among foundation establishment techniques," Northern River Loose Cultivator explained. "It's a pity that the Diamond Temple's lineage is now broken and has vanished into the river of history. Many profound cultivation methods have been lost."

Pharmacist nodded with satisfaction, went offline, and closed his phone.

Then he came to the dormitory balcony and pointed his hand at the sky.

Song Shuhang watched his actions curiously, not knowing what he intended to do.

Soon, ten minutes passed...

Pharmacist remained still in this posture, like a statue.

Song Shuhang was about to go up and ask about the situation.

At this moment, Pharmacist's eyes lit up, and he let out a light cry. His finger pointing at the sky began to glow crimson.

To be honest, this pose should be quite cool.

But in Song Shuhang's eyes, Pharmacist's finger looked like a red-hot iron block, very much like the special effects in movies when a character accidentally hits their finger with a hammer, making it big and red.

"Alright, done!" Pharmacist smiled proudly.

"?" Song Shuhang looked confused.

Seeing Song Shuhang's bewildered expression, Pharmacist explained, "I just pinpointed the coordinates with Master Tongxuan. In about four to five hours, Master Tongxuan will be able to send over the Diamond Foundation Fist Technique and the True Self Meditation Scripture."

"Master Tongxuan is coming here too?" Song Shuhang asked.

"No need, why would he come? I pinpointed the coordinates with him, and he can use Flying Sword Transmission," Pharmacist said proudly.

"Oh." Song Shuhang nodded. A scene flashed in his mind: in a deep mountain forest, an enlightened monk smiles silently, draws a short sword from his robe, ties a package to it containing several martial arts manuals.

Martial arts manuals, he could accept them being paper-bound books, or ancient beast-skin scrolls.

Then, the monk points his finger at the sky, pinpointing coordinates with a distant acquaintance.

After that, the monk taps the short sword, and the short sword with the package whoosh flies up into the sky. Cool and stylish.

Amazing, Flying Sword Transmission. How much cultivation realm strength do I need to fly with a sword? Song Shuhang secretly envied.

Flying with a sword, compared to that, flying on a plane is weak.

The sky is forever the romance of men!

***

"Let's go, we'll find a place to stay outside first, and then refine some Body Tempering Liquid! Do you want to bring your Induction Cooker and Hot Pot?" Pharmacist asked.

Song Shuhang hesitated for a long time, but finally pulled out his black suitcase and packed these two items. After all, he was used to using this Induction Cooker and Hot Pot. Moreover, if the rented place didn't have a stove or Hot Pot, or if the stove and Hot Pot brands were different, it might lead to his failure in refining Body Tempering Liquid.

Then he opened his locker, wanting to take out some ingredients for Body Tempering Liquid.

"Young friend Shuhang, no need to bring the ingredients. Since I'm asking for your help, the consumed ingredients will naturally be paid for by me," Pharmacist quickly stopped Shuhang—joking, he was a somewhat famous alchemist, wouldn't he be laughed at if he asked someone to help experiment with an Elixir Recipe and also asked them to pay for the ingredients?

Song Shuhang nodded silently and locked the cabinet. This was not the time to be stubborn. He only had thirty-two sets of ingredients, and according to Senior Beihe, these thirty-two sets might not even be enough for his Hundred Days Foundation Establishment. So, he should save where he could.

He pulled his small suitcase, asking as he walked, "Let's go, are there any requirements for renting a place?"

Pharmacist replied: "Somewhere quiet, and with good soundproofing. Otherwise, we'd have to set up a soundproofing formation, which is more troublesome."

Song Shuhang looked at his wallet, calculating his living expenses. His mother gave him three thousand RMB a month for expenses. After all, it wasn't like twenty years ago; back then, a student could live comfortably on one thousand RMB a month.

Without any part-time jobs, he would rent a place for a month first.

"Around five to six hundred, I should be able to rent a small apartment," Song Shuhang muttered.

The Pharmacist immediately fretted, suggesting, "Wouldn't a 500-square-foot apartment be too small? We need to rent at least a detached, large apartment. Otherwise, my alchemy furnace won't even fit."

Detached? And large. Are you talking about a villa, Senior, not an apartment?

Song Shuhang replied with a wry smile, "Renting that kind of apartment would start at over ten thousand a month. I don't have that much money."

"Of course, I'll pay for it! There's no reason for you to pay when I'm asking for your help!" the Pharmacist quickly interjected. As a senior, how could he let a junior foot the bill?

"Alright then, let's search properly. Near the school, detached large apartments are indeed rare," Song Shuhang thought, his heart aching slightly at the thought of renting a huge detached apartment costing over ten thousand a month. At the same time, a question arose in his mind.

"Right, Senior, do you all have jobs and income sources like ordinary people?" Song Shuhang had been thinking about this recently. The people in the group weren't reclusive; they used computers, phones, and other modern items, and they went online. They probably didn't pay with gold nuggets, right?

"Of course, we have our own income sources. We aren't isolated from the world, after all. I'm not too sure about others' income, but my profession as an alchemist satisfies my daily financial needs," the Pharmacist replied, nodding.

As he said this, he glanced at Song Shuhang and then asked with a smile, "What? From your tone, are you troubled by worldly money?"

Song Shuhang nodded honestly, "After coming into contact with cultivation, I realized I might need a lot of money. At the very least, I was considering yesterday whether to rent a place outside of school to maintain my secret as a cultivator and for the convenience of alchemy. But to rent a place, I have to consider the expenses."

He felt a bit embarrassed to mention his desire to get a part-time job.