Liu Changxu saw his daughter's heartbreak, and it pained him deeply, but he had no good way to help. Though he and his wife, Li Zhenxin, took turns having heart-to-heart talks with her, their efforts had little effect.
In truth, Liu Changxu understood that he and his wife had sheltered Jiao'er too well. She had never suffered any hardship growing up, and like a tender blossom, she could not withstand the wind and rain of the outside world.
But in a certain sense, this was also a good thing for Jiao'er! At least it had shown her the treachery of the human heart!
This incident also made Liu Changxu realize that he could not shelter his children too much. Once they reached adulthood, he would give them opportunities to venture out and gain experience, deepening their understanding of the dangers outside!
After Jiao'er entered secluded cultivation, Liu Changxu began refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
In White Cloud Manor's Alchemy Room, Liu Changxu activated the Alchemy Furnace and tossed a small piece of a lower-grade third-tier Earthshaking Bear's Beast Core into its roaring flames. He had cut the core into ten pieces. Lian'er and Yue'er stood nearby, observing and learning, while Yue'er also took out a Recording Stone to record the refining process.
The most crucial main ingredient in refining Foundation Establishment Pills was a third-tier Beast Core, but it was also the greatest challenge. A Beast Core contained the essence of a Demon Beast's entire body, and its potent medicinal power was difficult even for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to withstand, let alone cultivators at the great perfection of Qi Refinement. That tiny piece of Beast Core Liu Changxu had placed in the Alchemy Furnace was enough to make a cultivator at the great perfection of Qi Refinement explode and die.
Thus,