Xing Gaohan's Death

"Xing Gaohan is dead?"

Song Wen stared at Chu Qian in astonishment, his face filled with disbelief.

"Are you sure this news is true? Xing Gaohan is Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, how could he be killed?"

Chu Qian said, "The news is absolutely reliable. This matter has already spread Fangzhu Island."

"What caused Xing Gaohan's death?" Song Wen asked.

Chu Qian said, "According to the information released by the Xing Family, Xing Gaohan died from forcibly breaking through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, which led to Qi Deviation and the rampage of his Law Power."

Song Wen stated firmly, "That's impossible. How could a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage die from failing to break through a minor realm?"

Chu Qian smiled and said, "Like your reaction, most cultivators outside don't agree with this statement. Rumors are circulating that Xing Gaohan was killed by someone from the Xing Family."

Song Wen pondered for a moment and said, "That possibility is also unlikely. Xing Gaohan is the strongest cultivator in the Xing Family. Regardless of whether the other members of the Xing Family have the ability to kill him, for the Xing Family to kill Xing Gaohan would be tantamount to destroying their own Great Wall, which would be of no benefit to the other members of the Xing Family."

Chu Qian said, "Senior, you may not know this, but Xing Gaohan did not die recently. He should have been dead for several years, but the Xing Family did not announce it to the public. It was only not long ago, when Xing Wenyao advanced to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, that the news of Xing Gaohan's death was announced."

A look of horror flashed in Song Wen's eyes. "You mean, Xing Gaohan's death is related to Xing Wenyao?"

Chu Qian said, "The rumors are true, but there's no concrete evidence. Let's not talk about this anymore. The affairs of the Xing Family on Fangzhu Island have nothing to do with our Limitless Island. Come, senior, let me toast you."

After clinking glasses, Song Wen asked, "Young friend Chu, do you have any way of obtaining Foundation Establishment?"

Chu Qian said, "Senior wants to buy Foundation Establishment? These pills are not easy to find. The entire Limitless Island can only produce a limited number of Foundation Establishment each year, and they have long been divided up by various forces."

"What about Jade Marrow Fungus and Seven-Star Grass?" Song Wen asked again.

Song Wen possesses the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill, obtained from alchemy insights found in a tomb in the sea.

It is worth mentioning that the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe in the Chaotic Sea is basically the same as the pill recipe in the Tianyuan Continent.

Similar to the Heavenly Origin Continent, the spiritual materials for refining Foundation Establishment are extremely rare. Once the three main ingredients appear in the world, they are basically snatched up by major forces and rarely circulate.

"Senior, do you intend to refine the Foundation Establishment yourself?" Chu Qian suddenly thought of something and added, "Senior, do you have Heavenly Spirit Fruit?"

Upon seeing Song Wen nod, Chu Qian's face lit up with surprise and delight.

"How many Heavenly Spirit Fruit do you have, senior?"

Three.

"Senior, I can help you obtain Jade Marrow Fungus and Seven-Star Grass, as well as other auxiliary medicines, but we will split the Foundation Establishment made from them equally."

Seeing the other person's excessive excitement, Song Wen felt he should pour cold water on him.

"I have never refined Foundation Establishment before, so the success rate is not guaranteed."

Chu Qian didn't take it to heart, "Senior is a third-tier Alchemist, a mere Foundation Establishment is nothing to you. Please wait a while, Senior, I will definitely prepare three portions of spiritual materials other than the Heavenly Spirit Fruit and send them to your cave abode."

The next day.

Song Wen handed over the mission at the mission hall and received 500 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone plus 20,000 contribution points. The reward was considerable, but it paled in comparison to the Third-Grade Demon-Luring Incense Pill Formula.

The moment he returned to Limitless Island, he contacted the Shadow Gu that remained on the island.

According to the Shadow Gu, everything on the island remained normal during his absence.

No outside cultivators intruded into the island, and neither An Tong nor her sister left the island without permission.

Back in his cave abode, Song Wen took out the highly poisonous spiritual materials he had just bought from Chu Qian and began cultivating the <Myriad Poisons Primordial Body>.

That day.

Song Wen sat cross-legged in the cave abode, two streams of deep green energy emanating from his nostrils. The energy landed on the ground, immediately corroding the rocks and creating two small pits, from which puffs of pungent white smoke rose.

His skin was bluish-gray, and beneath it, black lines snaked and coiled like twisted tree branches, as if left by poisonous insects crawling across his body.

Suddenly, Song Wen opened his eyes, his mind stirred, and a Great Lu appeared.

The green Great Lu had completely materialized, and Song Wen gently tapped it with his fingers, producing a crisp 'clang' sound.

"I have mastered the <Myriad Poisons Primordial Body> Cultivation Method; there is no need to cultivate it any further," Song Wen thought to himself.

He took out the Pill Furnace, summoned the Earthcore Smelting Flame, and began refining the Blood Spirit Pill.

Two days later, the Blood Spirit Pill was successfully refined. Song Wen took one and circulated the Corpse King Reincarnation Art to improve his cultivation while refining the Origin-Returning Sha Qi.

Time passed slowly, Song Wen suddenly received a message from An Tong.

[Senior, a visitor wishes to see you.]

Song Wen did not immediately stop cultivating. The visitor was Chu Qian. Chu Qian's Shadow Gu, which was monitoring the outer perimeter of Extreme Yin Island, had already informed Song Wen when they were just approaching the island.

Several hours later, Song Wen finished his cultivation and walked out of the cave abode. He arrived at the east side of the island, where the An Tong sisters had cultivated a spiritual field and built a pavilion to receive visitors.

Chu Qian was waiting in the pavilion, while An Tong and her sister were making tea and pouring water for him.

"Young friend Chu, I was Alchemy just now, which took a little longer than expected. I apologize for keeping you waiting." Song Wen arrived from the sky and said apologetically.

Chu Qian stood up and replied with a smile, "It was my sudden visit that disturbed your cultivation, senior. Your Alchemy is of utmost importance, so it is only right that I wait here."

"May I ask what brings you here, young friend?" Song Wen asked after landing in the pavilion.

Before Chu Qian could respond, An Tong and her sister, knowing that the two had something to discuss, politely bowed and left.

After the two women had walked away, Chu Qian spoke up, "I have prepared three portions of the spiritual materials needed to refine the Foundation Establishment, such as Jade Marrow Fungus and Seven-Star Grass. Please take a look, Senior."

As he spoke, he handed a Storage Bag to Song Wen.

When Song Wen opened the Storage Bag, he found it contained spiritual materials such as Jade Marrow Fungus.

"Young friend, you are truly efficient and decisive. In less than two months, you have prepared three sets of Foundation Establishment materials."

Chu Qian said, "Senior, to be honest, in order to obtain enough Jade Marrow Fungus and Seven-Star Grass, I asked my father to visit many Golden Core elders in the inner sect. It was only after going through many twists and turns that we finally gathered them all."

Song Wen asked with some doubt, "While Foundation Establishment are precious, is it really worth going to such lengths, young friend?"

Chu Qian said, "It seems that you are unaware of what happened a year later."

"Will something big happen a year from now?"

Chu Qian said, "This matter has little to do with you, Senior. Every fifty years, Limitless Island conducts a strength assessment of the large and small Lineage affiliated with the sect, and redistributes the management rights of some of the sect's industries according to their strength. The number of Foundation Establishment cultivators is an important indicator of Lineage's strength. Next year will be the end of the fifty-year period, so Foundation Establishment will be particularly precious recently, and their value will skyrocket."

Song Wen laughed, "It seems you're looking to make a fortune."

Chu Qian said, "With a third-tier Alchemist like you here, it would be such a pity to miss such a golden opportunity. I urge you to refine the Foundation Establishment as soon as possible. It takes a considerable amount of time to improve one's cultivation level by consuming the pill. If we miss this opportunity, the price of the Foundation Establishment will be greatly reduced."

"Don't worry, young friend, I will start the furnace and refine it as soon as possible."