Another month passed.
A spell boat streaked through the sky as Lin Changheng returned alone from Brilliant Sun Valley to the Blackwater River.
He had originally intended to return straight to Floating Life Immortal City. Its grand auction was approaching, and he needed to attend.
Not only did he need a new second-tier pill dao inheritance to aid his progress, but the lack of body-tempering treasures had also slowed the advancement of his Evergreen Azurewood Body to a crawl. He needed to pick up the pace. All these things should be available at the grand auction. After all, it was held only once every ten years; even Foundation Establishment Pills and Foundation Establishment Spirit Treasures would appear, let alone these items.
It was a true grand occasion, one Lin Changheng could not miss.
Still, he had agreed to Tantai Feiyue's request. Only after she had thoroughly attended to him did he set off, content in both body and mind.
Two months earlier, when she had left to attempt Foundation Establishment, the Xu Family Head had gritted his teeth and voluntarily gifted her a second-tier Heart-Guarding, Meridian-Stabilizing Pill.
This pill was quite precious, and its ingredients were also regulated by the sect. A single pill could fetch two or three thousand low-grade spirit stones at auction.
Although it did not improve the chances of Foundation Establishment, it was the usual choice for many cultivators who lacked a Foundation Establishment Pill.
It had only one effect: protecting the heart meridians and dantian. Even if Foundation Establishment failed, the cultivator could escape with their life and avoid serious injury.
As it happened, Tantai Feiyue's Inferior Foundation Establishment Pill fell short of a Genuine Foundation Establishment Pill only in its complete bodily protection and a five-percent difference in the chances of success.
With the