He had yet to use the Foundation Establishment Pills on him, because for someone of mediocre aptitude, a single Foundation Establishment Pill carried a considerable risk of failure.
"Moo." Black Bull nodded heavily. It had awaited this day for a long time, carrying a storage bag in its mouth as it headed toward another cave entrance.
Chen Xun narrowed his eyes and flew out on his sword, passing through the waterfall. He would stand watch outside to deal with any sudden emergencies.
They plunged into immense busyness every day. Chen Xun tirelessly studied the Alchemy Technique and controlled the Pill Fire. Everyone knew that the power of the Qi Refining Realm was incapable of refining spiritual herbs several hundred years old.
First, the Pill Fire was not pure enough. Second, spiritual herbs were precious; no one could possibly squander herbs that had grown for centuries. In merely a hundred years, the art of alchemy could consume an entire lifetime. At the Qi Refining Realm, this was fundamentally impossible.
Time was a blade, each stroke urging men toward old age. Time changed, and each day brought something new. Six years had already passed.
Quite a few pieces of good news spread through the sect. Inner sect disciples had taken Foundation Establishment Pills and successfully achieved Foundation Establishment. There were even those with tyrannical talent who needed no Foundation Establishment Pill at all, directly breaking through the Qi Refining Tenth Level and succeeding in their charge toward Foundation Establishment!
It was said that while traveling beyond the clouds, one of the peak masters had taken in a young girl with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. The entire Five Aggregates Sect was shaken. All the great figures emerged from seclusion to receive her in person.
They had even prepared a grand initiation ceremony