The place to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills was not Clear Spring Peak, but another main peak, Azure Cloud Peak.
What precious strategic resources Foundation Establishment Pills were! How could a mere Qi Refining Period disciple obtain one simply by asking to exchange for it?
The sect had many Inner and Outer Disciples, and no small number had reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and accumulated enough sect contribution. Yet only a tiny fraction could obtain a pill. As for the rest, who knew what year of the monkey or month of the horse their turn would come? They might miss the best age for Foundation Establishment without ever receiving a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Liu Yu was flying toward Clear Spring Peak, but he had certainly not mistaken the direction. Someone there could help him "jump the queue" and obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill. With that person's help, his chances of securing one would increase greatly.
An hour later, Liu Yu arrived at Clear Spring Peak. He brought his escape light down at the foot of the mountain and headed straight for the Rectified Origin Hall.
Indeed, he intended to try his luck with Geng Yuanzhang, Uncle-Master Geng. Although this uncle-master had little lifespan remaining and held only an idle post, his cultivation had reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
Moreover, judging from their last encounter, he liked to support younger disciples. Otherwise, he would not have given Liu Yu a token recommending him to cultivate on Green Spirit Peak, which housed some of the best cave abodes available to Qi Refining Period disciples.
Liu Yu felt no additional burden about asking someone for help. Everything he did was simply to better pursue the Great Dao, fundamentally no different from the methods others used.
He only knew that when