With Ji Shuwen's detailed account,
Li Ping soon pieced together most of what had happened.
After joining the Crimson Flame Sect, Ji Shuwen had devoted herself wholeheartedly to cultivation, finally breaking through to the ninth layer of Qi Refining last year.
Reaching the ninth layer of Qi Refining meant she was only one step away from Foundation Establishment.
Naturally, she had begun preparing for her own Foundation Establishment.
The most crucial part of those preparations was the Foundation Establishment Pill!
The Crimson Flame Sect had a Core Formation cultivator presiding over it and no shortage of Foundation Establishment Pills.
According to its rules, all disciples were divided into different ranks based on their aptitude.
Disciples with a variant spiritual root or better were true disciples. They needed no contribution points and could claim a Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect free of charge after reaching peak Qi Refining.
Disciples with a dual spirit root were inner sect disciples. They could not claim a Foundation Establishment Pill for free and had to pay a certain price to obtain one: three thousand sect contribution points per pill.
Disciples with a three-spirit root were outer sect disciples and could exchange five thousand contribution points for one Foundation Establishment Pill.
Disciples with a four-spirit root or worse were servant disciples and needed ten thousand contribution points for one Foundation Establishment Pill.
In short, as a sect cultivator, Ji Shuwen had a much easier time obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill than a rogue cultivator did.
Once she accumulated enough sect contribution points, she could exchange them directly for a Foundation Establishment Pill without having to rack her brains over how to obtain one.
But sect contribution points were not easy to earn. Ji Shuwen had diligently carried out all kinds of sect missions since joining,