Xuanli Island.
The forbidden area of Xuanli City is located in the back mountains of the Immortal City!
In the past, almost no cultivators dared to linger or stay in this area.
At this moment, two cultivators appeared in front of the forbidden area's Stone Gate.
City Lord Kong felt the rich spiritual energy of this place and was filled with envy. Even though he was the city lord, he was not qualified to cultivate here.
Although he had been here many times, each time he felt the rich spiritual energy here, he couldn't help but fantasize that one day he could also open cave abode here and stay here to cultivate permanently.
Fantasy eventually gives way to reality.
This is the place with the most abundant spiritual energy on the island. Only Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators are qualified to cultivate here, and it is also the cave abode of the Garrison Commander of this city.
Immediately, City Lord Kong suppressed his reluctance and introduced the man to Cheng Buzheng:
" Garrison Commander, this is your cave abode, and also the place with the most abundant spiritual energy on this island."
Upon hearing this...
Cheng Buzheng gave a nonchalant reply. Perhaps this place was a rare treasure for the Qi Refining Realm cultivators, but for the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, it was just so-so, completely unsatisfactory for daily cultivation, and not worth their attention.
This is because the spiritual energy required for cultivation by the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator is a hundred times that of Qi Refining Stage cultivator.
Even the most concentrated spiritual energy in a small Spirit Vein is still higher than the spiritual energy in the cave abode he opened up at the Spirit Vein node under the White Cloud Sect!
Immediately, City Lord Kong took out another Identity Token, presented it with both hands, and said:
"My lord, this is the Identity Token for the Earth Fire Chamber!"
"I will personally make the arrangements later to reserve a special Alchemy Chamber for you, sir."
Cheng Buzheng put away the Identity Token and smiled:
" City Lord Kong, you've really thought of me!"
"I dare not accept such praise; it is what I should do!"
City Lord Kong quickly shook his head and declined:
"My lord, you are the guardian of this city. It is my honor to be able to help you with even a small matter."
Immediately.
Cheng Buzheng nodded slightly and said:
" City Lord Kong, you have other matters to attend to!"
"If you need anything in the future, you can contact me directly."
Upon hearing this, City Lord Kong was overjoyed, knowing that the garrison commander had a good impression of him. He then respectfully bowed and said:
"My lord, I shall take my leave now!"
Seeing the unusually respectful attitude of City Lord Kong, Cheng Buzheng knew that this was the norm for low-level cultivators towards high-level cultivators in the cultivation world. As for chatting and laughing with high-level cultivators, that was simply a joke.
High-level cultivators generally don't pay attention to low-level cultivators unless you have a powerful background and are worth courting by high-level cultivators!
Otherwise, what value would a low-level cultivator have that warrants the courteous treatment of a high-level cultivator?
certainly.
Among relatives, it is also possible that it is someone with outstanding Spirit Root talent who is worthy of being mentored.
As for the remaining clansmen, to high-level cultivators, they were just a group of ordinary juniors and wouldn't receive much attention.
After all, every high-level cultivator has cultivated for countless years.
Even if one's relatives and descendants are separated by generations, cultivators of the same age are either reduced to ashes in a tomb or have advanced to the corresponding level of cultivation.
As a result, every high-level cultivator possesses an extremely detached and indifferent temperament!
Immediately.
Cheng Buzheng opened the door and entered the cave abode.
The furnishings inside the cave abode were unusually simple and plain, with nothing special about them.
This is also why most of the guardians who carry out missions only treat this place as a temporary training ground and don't spend time decorating it!
After Cheng Buzheng returned to the cave abode entrance and retrieved a set of Array Flag and array plates.
Not long after.
Layers upon layers of white clouds completely enveloped the cave abode.
This is the original First-Tier Superior-Grade formation issued by the sect, the Cloud Concealment Formation.
Then Cheng Buzheng transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the Earth Fire Chamber.
More than a year has passed.
On this day, after Cheng Buzheng came out of the Earth Fire Chamber, he flew directly to his cave abode and returned to his cave abode.
He sat cross-legged on the bed, took out two jade bottles, placed them on the Jade Bed beside him, then touched the storage bag at his waist, raised his right hand, and a cold-faced cultivator appeared in front of him.
The stern-faced cultivator Cheng Buzheng, made a hand Method Formula, and his expression changed.
Looking again.
His appearance was exactly the same as Cheng Buzheng's. Then he transformed into a stream of light and flew towards Xuanli City once again.
Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged on the Jade Bed, swallowed a Double Bipolar Pill, and began circulating his Celestial Cycle. The surrounding spiritual energy quickly gathered towards him.
Time flies like water, and more than three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Within these three years.
Cheng Buzheng took the Bipolar Pill and the Spirit-Increasing Pill in turn, which greatly improved his cultivation. He estimated that at this rate of cultivation, he would be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Peak in another five or six years.
However, at this moment, he had to stop.
All fourteen batches of pills that had been refined previously had been consumed, with not a single one remaining.
Cheng Buzheng's ability to have such leisurely time for cultivation is precisely due to the efforts of the Treasure-Class No. 1 Puppet, such as:
Slay the Demon Beast and Desolate Beast that invade Xuanli Island.
Just three short years.
The No. 1 puppet has made no fewer than ten attempts. The most exhausting one was a year ago when a second-tier Desolate Beast led its clan to invade the island.
at last.
Cheng Buzheng single-handedly killed the second-tier Desolate Beast, and the remaining first-tier Desolate Beast were turned into his Spirit Stone.
There are also many miscellaneous tasks that need to be handled, such as:
Attended the full-month celebration banquet for the grandson of the previous Garrison Academy, Tong Li.
Cheng Buzheng also brought several bottles of Qi Gathering Pill as a congratulatory gift, investing in this infant with the Thunder Spirit Root.
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And a series of other miscellaneous tasks.
For the past three years, the Treasure-Character Puppet has spent its free time in the Alchemy Chamber refining Qi Gathering Pill.
Due to the frequent attacks from Demon Beast and Desolate Beast, as well as numerous human affairs, he could not devote himself wholeheartedly to refining elixirs.
therefore.
The efficiency of alchemy has also decreased significantly, and low-grade Spirit Pill from the Endless Sea are much cheaper in White Cloud City.
final.
The profits were only about half of what they used to be; after three years, the net profit from alchemy was only a little over 17,000 Spirit Stone.
But if you add the Demon Beast and Desolate Beast he has killed over the past three years, the amount of Spirit Stone he has earned is far more than just a little.
Together, these two resources are enough for his cultivation needs for three years.
As for the process of turning Spirit Stone into Spirit Material, it's quite simple!
Because of his status as a guardian, he doesn't need to travel back and forth for this. The entire Xuanli Island serves him. Although he can't gain any great benefits, he can entrust these small matters such as collecting Spirit Material to them with peace of mind.
Hu Niu was the person he chose to collect Spirit Material. This person held the financial power of the island, and was in charge of the passenger boats that carried the island's cultivators.
Therefore, it greatly facilitated Cheng Buzheng's collection of Spirit Material; he only needed to give instructions.
Cheng Buzheng worried. If Hu Niu dared to act recklessly, he would die the moment he was discovered, and even the Immortal Alliance would not blame him for it.
After all, the Spirit Stone of high-level cultivators are not something a low-level cultivator can embezzle.
There's no need to worry about Hu Niu running off with the money.
His Lineage, including his wife, children, and elderly relatives, all lived in the city. Moreover, he had backup plans to ensure the safety of his property.
Cheng Buzheng would never entrust his wealth to human nature; that would be extremely dangerous.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to leave the island so easily, and there wouldn't be so much trouble.
Similarly, the puppets could not reach Huanqiu Island, as this was far beyond the range of Telepathic Link.
It would probably turn into Puppet and lose all senses before it could fly even one ten-thousandth of the distance!
Just then...
A cultivator with the exact same face and build as Cheng Buzheng walked up to Cheng Buzheng.
immediately.
Cheng Buzheng out and summoned a gray storage bag from the other party's arms.
Then, the Treasure-Class No. 1 Puppet turned around and left. After exiting the Great Array, it transformed into a Black and White Flowing Spirit Light and returned to the Earth Fire Chamber.
Cheng Buzheng looked at the storage bag in his hand, a smile appearing on his lips. Inside the storage bag were the Spirit Material he had obtained over three years, which Hu Niu had also purchased from outside.
These spirit medicine and Spirit Material were prepared more than half a year ago!
At that time, he had not yet finished consuming all the pills, so he did not stop cultivating.
Only now is he preparing to refine these pills!
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Time flies, and another six years have passed.
In the main hall of the Earth Fire Chamber in Xuanli City.
Inside the counter, a handsome young man looked at a sturdy young man to the side and said:
" Xiao Wu, why does the Garrison Commander spend so much time refining pills here all year round?"
"Does the Garrison Commander not need to cultivate?"
Xiao Wu scratched the back of his head and chuckled sheepishly.
"Perhaps the Garrison Commander simply enjoys alchemy!"
"I've heard that alchemy is very profitable with Spirit Stone. After all, the Garrison Commander has to guard the island day and night and can't focus on cultivation!"
Upon hearing this, the handsome young man nodded and said:
"What you said makes sense. I've heard that the pills the Garrison Commander concocts sell very well in this city; they sell out quickly as soon as they hit the shops!"
"I've even heard that the Garrison Commander might be a second-tier Alchemist. Have you heard that?"
Xiao Wu shook his head and said:
"I've heard about it too, but there aren't any second-tier pills refined by the Garrison Commander on the market!"
"Perhaps it's just a misconception. Besides, advancing to the second-tier Alchemist is incredibly difficult."
"I want to become a great person like the Garrison Commander in the future, and become the guardian deity of Xuanli Island."
"Sigh~" The handsome young man shook his head and sighed, looking like an old man:
"Even reaching the Late Qi Refining Stage would be difficult for us with our aptitude, let alone advancing to the Foundation Establishment Realm —that would be even more difficult!"
"We can definitely do it!" Xiao Wu clenched his fist and pumped it.
"Once I reach the Late Qi Refining Stage, I will definitely buy a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill refined by the Garrison Commander."
"Hmm!" The handsome man nodded.
"Over the years, the Garrison Commander has sacrificed so much for this city!"
"As soon as it's reported, the Garrison Commander will appear immediately and slaughter all the Demon Beast and Desolate Beast."
Do you remember seven years ago?
"That second-tier Desolate Beast led its clan to attack. If it weren't for the Garrison Commander single-handedly slaying it, you and I would probably have become Desolate Beast food!"
"We remember exactly how many times the Garrison Commander has gone out over the past few years. Almost every time he went out, he slew Demon Beast and Desolate Beast."
Xiao Wu quite agreed with the principle.
"That's exactly right!"
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However, what the two boys didn't know was that the Garrison Commander they spoke of was toiling away year after year, refining elixirs.
Earth Fire Chamber, at the deepest part, is an Alchemy Chamber.
At this moment, the Treasure-Class No. 1 Puppet treasure) cast a series of hand Method Formula.
A short while later.
The ten Spirit Pill flew in a line into a Long-necked Jade Bottle.
The Spirit Pill made a crisp, melodious sound as it collided with the jade bottle.
"Clang... clang!"
A faint smile appeared on Cheng Buzheng's lips as he casually put the jade bottle away.
What pleased him was not the full pot of pills, but the harvest he had made over the years.
During these six years, apart from refining second-tier Spirit Pill and going outside the Earth Fire Chamber, the main body never left the cave abode again. All the time was spent on cultivation, while miscellaneous tasks were left to the Treasure-Class No. 1 Puppet.
Even the Treasure-Character Puppet hasn't returned to its cave abode since the last time it was delivered for the Spirit Material used in alchemy.
They're either refining pills in the Alchemy Chamber, on their way to slay Demon Beast and Desolate Beast, or currently slaying Demon Beast and Desolate Beast.
Over these six years.
Cheng Buzheng also discovered that killing Demon Beast and Desolate Beast yielded Spirit Stone very quickly, much faster than refining pills, especially since they came in groups, amounting to piles of Spirit Stone.
therefore.
Cheng Buzheng was also very keen on slaying Demon Beast and Desolate Beast. As soon as someone reported it, he would immediately take action and bring these little cuties into his possession.
Similarly, his cultivation progress is also gratifying; he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage Peak a month ago.
suddenly.
Alchemy Chamber, the Treasure-Class No. 1 Puppet" transformed into a cold-faced Puppet and lay on the ground.
This was precisely because Cheng Buzheng had completely focused his attention.
Cheng Buzheng did this because he had a feeling that he was about to break through, and there was no need to completely withdraw his mind when breaking through a minor realm.
But just in case, he still focused all his attention back on the task at hand.
As for the Treasure-Class No. 1 Puppet, which had been transformed into Puppet, he believed that no cultivator would dare to break down the door in the Alchemy Chamber, and similarly, no Qi Refining Stage cultivator could force it open.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about this.
Xuanli City, within the forbidden area.
Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged on the Jade Bed, and the surrounding spiritual energy quickly gathered towards him.
He was like a black hole, absorbing all spiritual energy into his body without exception. His Spirit Pressure fluctuated wildly, sometimes surging suddenly and sometimes slowly receding!
Cheng Buzheng maintained this state for a long time.
This day.
A soft sound echoed in the Secret Chamber;
"Pop!"
Cheng Buzheng's Spirit Pressure surged wildly.
A short while later.
The Spirit Pressure stabilized completely, which meant that Cheng Buzheng had successfully broken through.
However, he did not stop cultivating immediately, but continued to solidify his foundation, as he was still at risk of falling below his cultivation level!
If one suffers a serious injury during this crucial period, their already unstable cultivation level may drop. Therefore, every cultivator will stabilize their cultivation level before emerging from seclusion after breaking through.
This is the only way to ensure that the hard-won breakthrough won't be lost.
A full month later.
Cheng Buzheng then completely solidified his realm.
On this day, it had been less than eleven years since Cheng Buzheng through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and he himself was only forty-one years old.
A cultivator who can break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage at this age is at the upper level, even compared to the most outstanding talents in top sects.
He himself was very satisfied with this.
He still has over 250 years of lifespan left, enough for him to cultivate to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Moreover, there is no age limit for breaking through from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Golden Core stage!
Every Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator undergoes a physical transformation, becoming incredibly powerful!
Not to mention those cultivators who practice both physical cultivation and Cultivation Method, so after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, even if they only have one day of lifespan left, they can still attempt to break through to the Golden Core Stage.
Cheng Buzheng also believed that, at most a hundred years, he would definitely be able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Of course, this is just his conservative guess. Thinking about things in the worst light isn't necessarily a bad thing!
It's always best to prepare for the worst; that's his consistent style!
Now that he has advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, it is time for Cheng Buzheng to get busy.