Worries, Foundation Establishment Early Stage

Mo Xuan smiled without warmth and cupped his hands at Li Qiuchen. "Take care. I won't see you out."

Li Qiuchen paid no mind to Mo Xuan's attitude.

He left Serene Valley with the five elders of the Li Household.

As soon as the six departed, Zhang Hanpeng cried out indignantly, "They've gone too far! They don't take the Luozhen Sect seriously at all!"

The siblings Hu Ruizhu and Hu Ruiyang were also furious, their hands clenched tight.

Lü Hong and Ge Shuyuan, on the other hand, were fairly calm and showed little reaction.

"I wonder whether the sect master can successfully reach Foundation Establishment in four days."

Ge Shuyuan sighed.

At those words, everyone present fell silent.

They all knew that Li Yunjing had long since entered seclusion to reach Foundation Establishment.

But as for whether Li Yunjing could succeed,

everyone present except Mo Xuan and Shui Yao was worried.

The five new disciples had spent some time in the cultivation world.

They knew that reaching Foundation Establishment was no easy feat.

Mo Xuan and Shui Yao, however, had complete faith that Li Yunjing would succeed.

The question was whether he would achieve Human-Grade, Earth-Grade, or Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment.

Mo Xuan and Shui Yao were worried that Li Yunjing would fixate on Heaven-Grade Foundation Establishment and fail to emerge from seclusion in four days, causing the Luozhen Sect to lose its Immortal Alliance membership.

We'll take it one step at a time, Mo Xuan thought.

He told the disciples to attend to their own affairs.

Mo Xuan and Shui Yao also had to cultivate.

The two had reached Qi Refining Completion, and it was time for them to prepare for Foundation Establishment.

As it happened, they had obtained two Foundation Establishment Pills earlier.

Mo Xuan and Shui Yao had no intention of holding back.

If they could use the Foundation Establishment Pills, they would.

For now, though, they still needed to refine their Law Power.

Only after some time could they take the pills and reach Foundation Establishment.

A day passed, bringing them to September 12.

Mo Xuan was cultivating when he was suddenly forced to stop.

Shui Yao came to tell him that Jin Wuxu, an elder of the Golden Millet Pavilion, had come to visit.

Mo Xuan knew that the Golden Millet Pavilion was a partner of the Luozhen Sect.

The Golden Jade Rice the Luozhen Sect had produced in the past had mostly been sold to the Golden Millet Pavilion.

Jin Wuxu was an honored guest.

Mo Xuan immediately invited Jin Wuxu into Luozhen Hall.

"I didn't expect the Luozhen Sect to have changed so much."

As soon as Jin Wuxu sat down, he spoke to Mo Xuan with a smile.

It had been a long time since Jin Wuxu last visited the Luozhen Sect.

The last time he had come, the master of Li Yunjing and the other two had still been alive.

Back then, the Luozhen Sect had already fallen into complete decline.

Its few remaining buildings had been as dilapidated as ever.

Now, when Jin Wuxu returned to the Luozhen Sect,

he found it much livelier than before.

Its buildings had all been given a new look as well.

The whole place was a picture of flourishing life.

Mo Xuan smiled. "It's all thanks to my senior brother's capable management."

Jin Wuxu picked up his spirit tea and took a sip.

"Speaking of your senior brother, what has he been doing lately? Why haven't I seen him?"

Mo Xuan pondered for a moment. "My senior brother is currently in seclusion, seeking to break through to Foundation Establishment."

Surprise flashed in Jin Wuxu's eyes.

It was the first he had heard of it.

"I see." Jin Wuxu nodded.

"What brings you here this time, Shopkeeper Jin?" Mo Xuan asked.

Jin Wuxu smiled.

"It's nothing much. I came to see your senior brother and extend him an invitation.

"But since your senior brother is in seclusion, I'll tell you instead. Please pass this on to him when he emerges.

"The Golden Millet Pavilion will welcome your senior brother whenever he comes.

"If he agrees, the position of second shopkeeper at the Golden Millet Pavilion will be his."

Mo Xuan nodded. "I'll pass it on to my senior brother."

Jin Wuxu nodded with a smile.

He chatted with Mo Xuan for a while.

Then Jin Wuxu departed.

After Jin Wuxu left, Shui Yao came to find Mo Xuan.

She asked why Jin Wuxu had come.

Mo Xuan told her the truth.

Upon learning Jin Wuxu's purpose, Shui Yao sighed.

"Shopkeeper Jin doesn't believe Senior Brother can reach Foundation Establishment either."

Mo Xuan fell silent.

Not long after Jin Wuxu left,

Wang Qianxue suddenly arrived at the Luozhen Sect.

With Wang Qianxue's strength, no one noticed her arrival.

Nor did Wang Qianxue reveal herself.

When she discovered that Li Yunjing was in seclusion,

Wang Qianxue frowned.

"Judging by his current state, I'm afraid he won't succeed in three days." Wang Qianxue felt it was a pity.

But at the same time, Wang Qianxue was also greatly relieved.

Once the Luozhen Sect was struck from the rolls,

it would be time for the Immortal Alliance to make its move.

Then, no matter what anyone said, Wang Qianxue would tie Li Yunjing up and bring him back to the Immortal Alliance.

She couldn't let a prospect with an eighth-grade Root Bone slip through her fingers for nothing.

After lingering in the Luozhen Sect for a while,

Wang Qianxue found nothing unusual.

She then left Serene Valley.

The people of the Luozhen Sect had no idea that Wang Qianxue had quietly visited.

They were all busy with their own affairs.

But as the deadline drew near,

the Luozhen Sect's five disciples grew restless.

Zhang Hanpeng was especially agitated.

After much difficulty, he had found a sect willing to accept him.

He had officially become a cultivator, too.

Was he now going to be forced to become a Rogue Cultivator?

Hu Ruizhu and Hu Ruiyang felt the same way.

Although the two had spent less time in the Luozhen Sect,

somehow, they had grown attached to it.

They had lived comfortably in the Luozhen Sect,

in a way they had never experienced before.

If they left the Luozhen Sect, neither knew whether they could find another place as comfortable.

Lü Hong and Ge Shuyuan, too, were uncharacteristically agitated.

This was especially true of Lü Hong, who had been a Rogue Cultivator.

He knew how hard life was for Rogue Cultivators.

Life after joining the Luozhen Sect was far better than life as a Rogue Cultivator.

Lü Hong didn't want to go back to the way things had been.

But Lü Hong was helpless and could only leave it to fate.

The dark cloud hanging over the five disciples refused to disperse.

Meanwhile, inside Li Yunjing's cave abode,

Li Yunjing suddenly opened his eyes.

"So this is Foundation Establishment?"

Li Yunjing murmured to himself.

He felt the surging power within him.

Li Yunjing was a little excited.

After such a long epiphany, he had finally reached Foundation Establishment.

With this, the Luozhen Sect had been saved.

At that moment, the heavy burden in his heart suddenly lifted, and Li Yunjing felt more relaxed than ever before.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, Li Yunjing did not immediately emerge from seclusion.

After using that epiphany opportunity,

Li Yunjing had not only reached Foundation Establishment in one fell swoop,

but had also cultivated the Fire Mysterious Light Law Technique, which he had only recently begun learning, to minor mastery.

That was right. A single epiphany had allowed Li Yunjing to cultivate the Law Technique straight to the minor mastery realm.

For a Law Technique or Cultivation Method,

proficiency was broadly divided into four realms.

Initiation, minor mastery, major mastery, and completion.

The step from initiation to minor mastery was not especially difficult.

But it still took quite a long time.

Under normal circumstances, after learning the basics of Fire Mysterious Light,

Li Yunjing's next step would have been to practice it slowly.

Only after becoming thoroughly familiar with Fire Mysterious Light and proficient in its use could he continue cultivating it and reach minor mastery.

That process would have taken at least a year.

A single epiphany had saved Li Yunjing a year.

With a thought from Li Yunjing,

suddenly, before him,

a streak of crimson light appeared.

Like a long, swimming serpent, it danced around Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing extended his right hand, and the crimson serpent coiled around his fingers and palm.

As Li Yunjing's thoughts shifted, the crimson serpent suddenly stretched out and transformed into a curtain of light like a piece of cloth.

"So this is Fire Mysterious Light at the minor mastery realm?" Li Yunjing murmured to himself.

At minor mastery, Fire Mysterious Light could already take on all kinds of forms at Li Yunjing's whim.

As for its power, that should be quite good as well.

Li Yunjing looked forward to the surprises Fire Mysterious Light might bring at major mastery or even completion.

He put away Fire Mysterious Light and summoned the sect panel.

[Sect: Luozhen Sect]

[Rank: First-Rank Sect]

[Sect master: Li Yunjing (Foundation Establishment Early Stage)]

[Disciples: outer sect disciples * 5, elders * 2]

[Reputation: insignificant minor sect]

[Resources: Low-Grade Spirit Stones (856), Mid-Grade Spirit Stones (12), First-Rank Spirit Rice (2 jin), crimson cloud iron...]

[Prosperity: eight]

[Sect buildings: Sect Grand Hall (lv3), Spirit Field (lv2), Poultry Coop (lv3), sect master's cave abode (lv2), Patriarch Hall (lv2)...]

Prosperity had increased to eight

because he had broken through to Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

He opened the sect master's cave abode interface.

Li Yunjing remembered that there was only one requirement for upgrading the sect master's cave abode to lv3.

His cultivation had to reach Foundation Establishment Early Stage...