False Core

The Chu Kingdom.

A streak of light flew out from a breached market town, followed closely by five Qi Refining Late Stage cultivators.

"Leave that Gold Jade Lingzhi and I'll spare your life!"

"Don't even think about it!"

The fleeing cultivator ahead roared, bit his tongue, and spat Essence Blood onto the flying Law Artifact beneath his feet, which increased its speed even further.

"Since you don't know what's good for you, then don't blame us!"

Zhuang Yun roared and unleashed a secret technique, his aura and speed surging instantly, leaving Zhuang Xian and the others behind. He caught up with them in just a few breaths.

"Old Patriarch!"

Zhuang Xian and the others were all shocked to see this, as the secret technique Zhuang Yun had just used required consuming one's lifespan.

At this moment, the cultivator in front had already been entangled by Zhuang Yun. However, this delay allowed the others to catch up and kill him in no time.

"Hahaha!"

Zhuang Yun grabbed the man's Storage Bag, sensed the ' Gold Jade Lingzhi ' inside, and laughed loudly, "With this Gold Jade Lingzhi, we have the main ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pill! My Zhuang Household can produce Foundation Establishment again!"

The others around them were also incredibly excited. They had left their Lineage, disguised themselves Bandit Cultivator, and joined the many Rogue Cultivator of Mosquito Immortal City in plundering, all for the sake of this fortuitous opportunity to Foundation Establishment.

"Old patriarch, you..."

Suddenly, Zhuang Xian cried out in surprise, staring wide-eyed at Zhuang Yun's suddenly changed white hair.

Zhuang Yun's voice gradually lowered, his aura rapidly diminished, and he began to fall downwards.

"Old Master..."

Zhuang Xian hugged Zhuang Yun tightly, feeling the other's fading aura, and couldn't help but feel pain.

*****

Cold Mountain Valley.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, the former patriarch Zhuang Xian, has passed away!"

Zhuang Xian presented the family head token with both hands, saying, "The Zhuang Household cannot be without a leader for even a day. I humbly request the Ancestor to decide and appoint the next family head."

Fang Yu glanced at the family head's token, picked up his teacup, and slowly took a sip.

He had long anticipated Zhuang Yun's death; the man already possessed an aura of death, and even without using any secret techniques, he wouldn't have lived for more than a few days.

As for the position of head of the Zhuang Household family, Zhuang Yun had already told him that it would be passed on to Zhuang Xian. He didn't care who the head of the Zhuang Household family was, as long as his supply of various spiritual materials was not cut off.

However, it's something we should still try.

Do you know why my Daoist name is Danyangzi?

Zhuang Xian's body trembled slightly upon hearing this. "Ancestor's alchemy skills are unparalleled throughout history. Zhuang Xian has a matter he wishes to request your permission for!"

As he spoke, he took out a Storage Bag and presented it, saying, "This is a ' Gold Jade Lingzhi ' that the old patriarch obtained at the cost of his life, along with many ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pill. I humbly request that you, Ancestor, refine it for me. If I can obtain even one Foundation Establishment Pill, the old patriarch will be able to die without regrets."

A smile appeared on Fang Yu's lips. With a wave of his hand, he took the Storage Bag. Sensing the various spiritual materials inside, he laughed and said, "Since Zhuang Yun has already handed over the family head token to you, the position of family head naturally belongs to you. As for this Foundation Establishment Pill, I will handle it myself. Whether it can be successfully formed depends on your own fortune."

"Thank you for your kindness, Ancestor. I, Zhuang Xian, will serve you wholeheartedly, just like the old patriarch!" Zhuang Xian said loudly.

Fang Yu was fairly satisfied with Zhuang Xian's attitude and had no intention of pursuing the matter of the man concealing the fact that he possessed Foundation Establishment materials.

Zhuang Xian aren't saints; how could they be without selfish motives, especially towards their own ancestor, who is currently a guest?

He didn't have any unrealistic demands for this person, such as absolute loyalty or unwavering devotion. As long as he could hand over the items in time, that would be considered satisfactory. Of course, if the other party still intended to conceal the truth, then he would have no choice but to find a new head of the family.

Go!

After dismissing Zhuang Xian, Fang Yu took out the ' Gold Jade Lingzhi '.

This Ganoderma lucidum looked neither gold nor jade, and its entire body emitted a faint spiritual light. The scent of it made the Law Power within his body circulate more smoothly.

This spiritual item is extremely precious and is the main ingredient in many kinds of spirit medicine. The most famous of these is naturally the ' Foundation Establishment Pill ', which can help Qi Refining cultivators break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Although he had previously refined a batch of Foundation Establishment Pill, the main ingredient he used was the Inner Core of a second-tier Demon Beast, which was still slightly inferior to this Gold Jade Lingzhi.

The Foundation Establishment Pill refined with these rare and precious materials will have stronger medicinal power and a greater chance of successfully Foundation Establishment.

In order to advance to the Foundation Establishment, this Zhuang Household disguised himself as Bandit Cultivator and plundered everywhere, all for the sake of this Gold Jade Lingzhi.

"Hmm, with this Ganoderma lucidum, I can refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pill. I only need to give one to the Zhuang Household, and keep the rest for myself. I'm sure I can raise my cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer or even the Great Perfection realm in a short time."

Although using Foundation Establishment Pill as a way to increase Law Power is a bit wasteful, he doesn't have a better Pill Formula for Foundation Establishment Pill right now, so he has no choice but to make do.

In an instant, his aura transformed, and wisps of flame emerged from the void as he began processing various spiritual materials.

Having already successfully refined Foundation Establishment Pill Fang Yu before, Fang Yu could naturally refine them with ease here.

Although the main ingredients are different and the processing procedures are somewhat different, Fang Yu's years of experience in making pills have not been in vain, and he has no problem processing this ' Gold Jade Lingzhi '.

As time slowly passed, the various medicinal herbs were mixed together. Under his precise control of the sea of fire, the medicinal power gradually merged together, forming a medicinal liquid, which then gradually took shape.

On this day, the flames surrounding the medicinal liquid suddenly dissipated, and four genuine Foundation Establishment Pill floated in mid-air.

"Hmm, not bad. My alchemy skills have reached the level of Master. Not a single bit of medicinal power was wasted; I condensed it all into pills. This is a huge improvement compared to the last Foundation Establishment Pill refined. Not only did I make one more, but they were all genuine."

Fang Yu's Divine Sense fluctuated as he carefully scanned the pill, ultimately confirming that its medicinal power was ten percent stronger than that refined from the inner core of a Inner Core Demon Beast.

Don't underestimate the mere 10%; for cultivators who take elixirs, this extra 10% could be the key to achieving Foundation Establishment.

"The Zhuang Xian and player are having pretty good luck!"

Fang Yu chuckled, put away the pill, and sent out a message through a fluctuation of his Divine Sense.

Soon, Zhuang Xian arrived.

"Take this Foundation Establishment Pill. You can choose a place outside the valley with abundant Spiritual Qi to break through to the Foundation Establishment!"

"Thank you so much, Ancestor! Thank you so much, Ancestor!"

Zhuang Xian excitedly accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill, thanked Fang Yu profusely, and then took his leave to prepare for his attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Fang Yu then took a sip of tea, then took out a Foundation Establishment Pill and popped it into his mouth like a candy.

The surging medicinal power immediately rose in his abdomen. He then circulated the Red Lotus Karmic Fire Cultivation Method, absorbing the medicinal power and transforming it into his own spiritual power.

As time passed, the medicine's effects gradually wore off, so Fang Yu popped another pill into his mouth to replenish its power.

Soon, the medicinal effects were exhausted, and the last Foundation Establishment Pill was thrown into his mouth.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Yu slowly opened his eyes, his aura revealing that he had reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.

Fang Yu sensed the ninety drops of liquid Law Power in his Dantian and couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh, a Foundation Establishment Pill condenses into a single drop of Law Power, this is truly too extravagant!"

However, now that he has broken through to the ninth level, there are no more bottlenecks. As long as he condenses ten more drops of liquid Law Power to reach 100 drops, he will be Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator, commonly known as False Core cultivator.