Success and Perfection, Hope for Foundation Establishment

Back in his small courtyard, Wei Zhong flicked a Spirit Feeding Pill to Nine Colors on the branch as a reward for guarding the house.

Looking at the Motley Parrot on the branch, Wei Zhong shook his head.

After spending so many years together, Wei Zhong had come to understand the habits of this beast.

It wasn't that it was stupid, but that it was lazy.

So lazy that it didn't even want to mimic speech, and it didn't even offer a greeting when its master returned home. Even when it wanted a Spirit Feeding Pill, it would just stare at Wei Zhong without saying a word.

It made Wei Zhong feel like he had offended it.

Wei Zhong threw a Spirit Feeding Pill over with some annoyance, which it accurately caught in its mouth.

In the few years that he had been in the Azurewood Sect, this Motley Parrot had advanced from the mid-stage of the first rank to the late stage of the first rank, and its current cultivation was even a bit higher than Wei Zhong's.

Wei Zhong once suspected that it was experiencing a bloodline reversion, otherwise how could it have such terrifying cultivation progress?

"You just stay here and guard the house."

To be fair, although this parrot wasn't very likable, it was a good hand at guarding the house.

Several times when 'petty thieves' sneaked into the courtyard, it was the one who drove them away.

Thanks to its help, Wei Zhong had even saved the Spirit Stones for buying a set of warning arrays.

Waving at Nine Colors, Wei Zhong walked into the room, and with a flash, he had already arrived in the Grotto-heaven.

Feeling the rich spiritual Qi, he couldn't help but hum with comfort.

This Grotto-heaven is still the most comfortable.

Based on the information he had gathered, Wei Zhong guessed that it was at least a third-rank Spirit Vein, and a high-grade one at that.

Comparable to a Core Formation cultivator, the richness of the spiritual Qi was such that even a Core Formation True Lord could slowly improve their cultivation in this kind of spiritual land.

Such a Grotto-heaven was perfect for a cautious immortal cultivator like Wei Zhong.

In the future, he could at least rely on this to cultivate to Core Formation or even Core Formation, and if he could move a few more Spirit Veins in, it was not impossible for this Grotto-heaven spiritual land to break through to the fourth rank.

After inspecting the Grotto-heaven, Wei Zhong was quite pleased. The Spirit Rice in the Spirit Field was growing well. Although it was ordinary first-rank Spirit Rice, it was somewhat different from the Spirit Rice outside due to the nourishment of the rich spiritual Qi.

The husked Spirit Rice was jade-colored and full of spiritual Qi, far exceeding ordinary Spirit Rice, and had already become Wei Zhong's staple food.

If he had the opportunity, he could find second-rank or even third-rank Spirit Rice seeds and cultivate them well.

Between the several acres of Spirit Field was a large pool that Wei Zhong had dug out.

Nine Colors didn't pay much attention to Wei Zhong, but Da Jin was very attached to Wei Zhong.

In his spare time in previous years, Wei Zhong had specially dug a pond for Da Jin near the courtyard, and had also planted a few White Jade Lotus and other aquatic Spirit Herbs in it.

Inside the Grotto-heaven, where spiritual Qi was abundant, the lotus flowers bloomed constantly, and the white flowers contained green lotus seeds wrapped in lotus pods, which were Wei Zhong's usual snacks with wine.

He also planted Da Jin's two treasured Spirit Herbs in the pool, and specially laid a layer of fertile Spirit Soil around them.

Seeming to sense Wei Zhong's arrival, a large wave rolled up in the pool, and a plump golden fish head emerged from it.

A gurgling sound of unknown meaning came from its mouth.

"Nine Colors has a good mouth but doesn't want to mimic, but your big mouth, leaking air from all sides, is happy to gurgle. It's a pity I can only understand the general idea."

What would happen if I put these two together?

Wei Zhong glanced at Da Jin's body, which was a full two zhang long, and dismissed the idea of raising it outside.

Bring Nine Colors into the Grotto-heaven?

No, no, it still has to guard the house outside.

I'll consider it after it respectfully calls me 'Master'.

Grabbing a handful of Spirit Feeding Pills, Wei Zhong threw them into Da Jin's big mouth.

Roughly counting, there were a full five pills.

Well, Da Jin's realm is high, so it should eat more.

Wei Zhong guaranteed that he was definitely not being biased.

Looking at the two Spirit Herbs swaying at the bottom of the lake, Wei Zhong patted Da Jin's fish head.

"Da Jin, Da Jin, I wonder when you will be able to advance."

Now that Wei Zhong had enough Jade Marrow Mushroom, he no longer had the idea of killing the fish to take its core.

Hoping for its advancement, he was only thinking about having a Rank Two Spirit Beast mount in the future. Golden and mighty, shaking all directions, wouldn't that be more impressive than some Rank Two Magic Sword?

But the Spirit Beast is almost Rank Two, and I, as the master, can't be slow either.

Returning to the Cultivation Room, Wei Zhong sat down cross-legged, his body began to absorb the surrounding free Spirit Qi, refining it into his own spiritual power.

[Spring Autumn Water Refining Art · Entry (43%)]

Seemingly due to the commonality of Water-attribute cultivation methods, in just one month of switching cultivation methods, he had pushed the proficiency of this Spring Autumn Water Refining Art to 43%.

It was only about halfway away from the proficient level.

Moreover, this method was indeed a cultivation method praised by Bai He, a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator. Not only was the refined spiritual power stronger than ordinary cultivation methods, but the speed of cultivation was not slow at all.

During the exercise, Wei Zhong's body seemed to have a ventilator, frantically drawing in the surrounding Spirit Qi.

The efficiency of Spirit Qi absorption was more than twice as fast as before.

The late-stage Qi Refining bottleneck was not worth mentioning in front of Wei Zhong. It was broken in just half a month of practice, and then he reached the eighth level of Qi Refining in three years, and the Spring Autumn Water Refining Art simultaneously reached the proficient level.

Three and a half years later, he reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and then it took another three years for Qi Refining to be completely complete.

At this point, there was no way to improve his cultivation. He only needed a Foundation Establishment Pill to try to achieve Foundation Establishment.

Rank Three Spirit Land, a sufficient supply of High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pills, plus the blessing of the proficient panel, Wei Zhong used less than ten years to climb from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the peak of Qi Refining.

If such speed were to be said, it would definitely scare a group of fellow cultivators.

Of course, it was more likely that high-level cultivators would come to his door, forcing him to reveal the secret of his rapid cultivation.

Slightly calming his mind, Wei Zhong focused his attention on the panel.

[Name: Wei Zhong]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Ninth Layer (99%)]

[Technique: Spring Autumn Water Refining Art · Proficient (89%); Nourishing Body Art · Mastery (51%)]

[Lifespan: 115/150]

The Spring Autumn Water Refining Art is already close to the proficient level, and it is estimated that it can be broken through after a period of cultivation.

But there is not much lifespan left, thirty-five years, only enough for me to use the Years Dao Method twice.

And at this moment, the 'Chu Zhong' persona is not suitable for exposing the cultivation of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

In ten years, from Qi Refining Seventh Layer to Qi Refining Ninth Layer, as an ordinary Spirit Farmer, and one with poor aptitude, it is really a bit shocking.

Then 'recharge'.

With this thought, Wei Zhong's cultivation dropped by another level, instantly making up for the ten years of cultivation time.

Then he became addicted to cultivation again. Three years later, Wei Zhong returned to the peak of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and the Spring Autumn Water Refining Art reached the realm of proficiency.

'Recharge' again, this time it only took two years to return to the peak again.

The proficient level of the Spring Autumn Water Refining Art is terrifying.

Wei Zhong understands that this is not only the power of a proficient-level technique, but also the result of his abundant resources.

In the Azurewood Sect, which Qi Refining cultivator can so luxuriously use a third-order Spirit Vein, at most they can only cultivate on a second-order branch.

And that High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pill, which costs one hundred and sixty Spirit Stones a bottle, who can eat it like candy beans like Wei Zhong?

All kinds of conditions have created the result of Wei Zhong's rapid progress in cultivation.

Thus,

[Name: Wei Zhong]

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Ninth Layer (99%)]

[Technique: Spring Autumn Water Refining Art · Proficient (18%); Nourishing Body Art · Mastery (68%)]

[Lifespan: 100/150]

'It's time for Foundation Establishment!'

Wei Zhong left the Grotto-heaven, intending to find Shen Yuqi. As a Spirit Farmer, there must be a reasonable source for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

As a result, after some inquiries, he learned that he had already left the sect and went to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

In the past fifteen years, the rich resources of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range have attracted a large number of cultivators, making the Bright Moon Market even more dilapidated.