Three Top-Ups and the Foundation Establishment Banquet

"Still no news of the Jade Marrow Mushroom?"

Wei Zhong asked a male cultivator.

The latter shook his head:

"Jade Marrow Mushroom, and it has to be three hundred years old, it's not that easy to find."

The cultivator who replied was the very one Wei Zhong had found who possessed the other spiritual herb ingredient, the Thousand Knot Flower.

Like Wei Zhong, he was a Qi Refining ninth layer cultivator, a rogue cultivator who called himself Yellow Millet Daoist.

"The output of Jade Marrow Mushroom is controlled by the Azurewood Sect, and the amount that flows outside is already pitifully small. In addition, Hanzhu City has been very uneasy recently, and fewer cultivation resources have been transferred over. I think if we want Jade Marrow Mushroom, we have no choice but to go to Hanzhu City, at least in the short term."

Wei Zhong shook his head:

"Hanzhu City is not a good place to go right now."

In recent years, the inheritance turmoil of the Core Formation True Lord has not subsided, but has intensified.

It has attracted many bitter cultivators who are devoted to cultivation, and there are even Core Formation existences among them.

The cultivators are fighting to the death for the inheritance treasure.

Even the Bitter Bamboo Daoist, the stabilizing force of Hanzhu City, was injured by a mysterious cultivator.

For a time, Hanzhu City can be described as a powder keg.

How could he join in at this time?

"Has Fellow Daoist Huai ever heard of another method for refining Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Is Fellow Daoist talking about the refining method that uses second-order Demon Core as the main ingredient?"

Second-order demon beasts, those with extraordinary talent, will condense a Demon Core in their bodies, which is the most precious thing on a demon beast.

"But demon beasts are scarce in our Mangyuan Prefecture, and second-order demon beasts are famous and have owners. They are either raised by forces like the Azurewood Sect, or taken as spiritual pets by senior Foundation Establishment cultivators. Where can we find a second-order demon beast?"

"Could Fellow Daoist have forgotten the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range?"

Although demon beasts are scarce in Mangyuan Prefecture, where the Azurewood Sect is located, this is not the case in other places. In this cultivation world, there is a vast mountain range spanning several prefectures, with many demon beasts within it, forming a self-contained kingdom, a paradise for demon beasts.

Not only are there many demon beasts, but there is also no shortage of spiritual herbs and treasures.

Many cultivators who have returned from the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range have spoken of its abundant resources.

But the abundance of resources also represents its danger. There are many second-order and even higher-order demon beasts, and legends say there are even great demons who have transformed into human form.

"This poor Daoist dare not go to such a place."

Wei Zhong shook his head.

Yellow Millet Daoist smiled slightly:

"Does Fellow Daoist Huai have some misunderstandings about the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range? According to what I have heard, the Rakshasa Sect of the neighboring Nether Luo Prefecture has already begun to develop the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

It has now formed a certain scale and is much safer, attracting many rogue cultivators to explore it. As long as we invite a few fellow Daoists to go together, even if we don't find Jade Marrow Mushroom in it, there is a good chance of hunting a second-order demon beast."

"There's such a thing?"

Wei Zhong had been living in the Azurewood Sect for a long time, and his information was somewhat limited.

"It's guaranteed to be true. I heard it from one of my elders. He even invited me to develop in Nether Luo Prefecture together. I originally wanted to advance to Foundation Establishment before considering this matter, but now I have to change my plans."

Wei Zhong naturally wouldn't just listen to one side of the story:

"Fellow Daoist, give me some time to consider it."

"Then please give me an answer in a month. If there is still no news of the 'Jade Marrow Mushroom' after a month, I will leave this place and go to Nether Luo Prefecture."

The two separated, and Wei Zhong immediately went to inquire about the news everywhere. Sure enough, he heard such rumors in the market.

The Rakshasa Sect dares to develop the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, they really have guts.

Throughout history, it's not that no sects have done this, but none of them have ended well.

It's fine for cultivators to occasionally enter the mountains to kill a few useless demon beasts, but if a sect wants to treat me like a vegetable to be harvested, isn't that courting death?

I don't know how the Rakshasa Sect dares to do it.

Wei Zhong shook his head, already rejecting Yellow Millet's proposal in his heart.

Not to mention whether he could gain anything in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, just the journey to Nether Luo Prefecture is long and dangerous, and he might encounter Robber Cultivators robbing him. It's really dangerous.

Wei Zhong still has time, so he will continue to wait in the Azurewood Sect.

A month later, Wei Zhong rejected Yellow Millet Daoist and continued to cultivate.

A year later, his lifespan was approaching, and his Qi Refining cultivation had reached an unachievable level. During this time, Wei Zhong slowed down the cultivation of the Azure Wave Art and shifted his focus to the Nourishing Body Art.

[Name: Wei Zhong]
[Cultivation: Qi Refining Ninth Layer (99%)]
[Technique: Azure Wave Art · Master (13%); Nourishing Body Art · Proficient (36%)]
[Lifespan: 141.9/142]

After five years of accumulation, the Nourishing Body Art only increased by less than one-third of its progress, and it was still as difficult to practice as ever.

But corresponding to its difficulty is its extraordinary effect. Wei Zhong felt that his energy was becoming more and more abundant, not at all like an old man whose lifespan was approaching.

But now it has reached the limit of his lifespan, and he needs to use the cheat again.

"Reduce one layer of realm in exchange for ten years of life."

As before, the spiritual power in his body decreased, in exchange for the vitality of his body, and his lifespan increased by another ten years.

With this method, why go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range to take risks.

Just as he was sighing at his own method, a white dove appeared outside the courtyard, and Wei Zhong took off the golden post it was carrying in its mouth.

"Luo Mingyan Foundation Establishment, holding a banquet to invite fellow Daoists?"

Wei Zhong calculated that he had been in the Azurewood Sect for eight years. This Luo Mingyan was at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer eight years ago, and now he has finally achieved Foundation Establishment.

"As expected of a sect disciple, he must have access to Foundation Establishment Pill."

Composing himself, Wei Zhong planned to head to the banquet. He was, after all, Rogue Cultivator Chu He's "nephew," and now that he had even received an invitation, he had to go.

Taking out ten jars of first-order spirit wine from the cellar, Wei Zhong intended to use them as a greeting gift.

This spirit wine was called Green Vine Intoxication, which he created himself. It used many rare first-order spirit fruits, with the cost alone being no less than two hundred Spirit Stones. Moreover, the taste was extraordinary, making it a high-quality first-order spirit wine, and the quantity was large enough to host a small banquet.

Three days later, Wei Zhong invited Steward Ning CanKun to attend the banquet together.

"Fellow Daoist Chu is already at the sixth level of Qi Refining?"

Seeing the cultivation realm Wei Zhong revealed, Ning CanKun looked surprised and doubtful.

Wei Zhong had only been in the Azurewood Sect for eight years, yet he had advanced two levels from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level.

Could this person have some kind of spiritual body?

In the cultivation world, there were many cultivators with special spiritual bodies. Even if a cultivator's spiritual root was ordinary, they could still achieve a cultivation speed no less than that of a mid-grade or even high-grade spiritual root with the help of the spiritual body.

Ning CanKun secretly speculated.

"Haha, I don't know either. Maybe it's just that I'm willing to spend Spirit Stones. In recent years, I've had all kinds of spirit pills and spirit wine in abundance. My cultivation has also continuously broken through under this kind of accumulation."

Wei Zhong scratched his head and smiled.

Wei Zhong did this on purpose to lay the foundation for his future Foundation Establishment and to accelerate the revelation of his cultivation, so he could get on Luo Mingyan's good side.

The relationship between the two was only created by interests and would not last long. Only by keeping up with his cultivation could he truly be considered a fellow traveler.

While they were talking, the two had arrived at the banquet location.

"Outer Sect Steward Ning CanKun presents: A pair of Dragon Phoenix Treasure Jade."

"Rogue Cultivator Chu Zhong presents: Ten jars of first-order spirit wine, Green Vine Intoxication."

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