Foundation Establishment Late Stage

The members of the Lingxian Sect were very reluctant to part with Mo Yuanjiao was both all-around talented and had a wonderful personality, and they all tried to persuade him to stay.

However, Mo Yuanjiao insisted, so everyone had no choice but to tell him to come back soon.

So Mo Yuanjiao left an agreement that he would return in a few months and then temporarily left Lingxian Sect with his guard Mo Que, embarking on his journey home.

With Mo Yuanjiao gone, who used to laugh with glee every time he learned a new formation or elixir/talisman, the Lingxian Sect became much quieter.

Jiang Youfu's Lingxian Dining Seat serves dishes punctually once every ten days, attracting more and more tourists to Xiushui Village.

Moreover, as more and more people ate there, they gradually discovered that the dishes sold at Lingxian Dining Seat were not only delicious, but also seemed to be very beneficial to the body!

There was a lonely man who had recently been diagnosed with tuberculosis. He felt that he was about to die, thinking that he had worked hard all his life to earn money, but in the end he got this deadly disease and had not enjoyed any happiness.

So he spent all his wealth, scraping together a hundred taels, to snatch a meal from the immortals.

Unexpectedly, after eating, the person returned home and found that he was no longer coughing or wheezing and was perfectly fine!

At the time, he was still not quite convinced, so he went to several clinics to see doctors, but the doctors all told him that there was nothing wrong with his body.

Some wealthy families from nearby towns, even those suffering from illness, would specially come here to stay, just to queue up early and be able to snag a piece of the divine food.

However, Tietou gradually noticed that Jiang Youfu seemed a little unhappy.

But recently, the Tuzi has been too busy, and he can't find anyone to talk to, so despite his own lack of intelligence, he went up to Jiang Youfu, who was standing in a daze in front of the stove, and asked:

"Fuzi, what's been bothering you lately? Why are you unhappy?"

Jiang Youfu, snapping out of his daze upon hearing the voice, saw it was him and, without hiding anything, sighed and said to him:

"Tietou, tell me, aren't the vegetables I sell down the mountain too expensive? One hundred taels is enough for a nobleman like Fu Gui, but ordinary people can't afford it..."

When wealthy people fall ill, they can spend a hundred taels of silver—a sum that won't break their backs—to queue up and buy a dish from him.

But when ordinary people who can barely make ends meet fall ill, they simply cannot afford to spend that much money.

Upon hearing this, Tietou scratched his head, thought for a long time, and then said:

"Or, shall we lower the price?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Youfu puffed out his cheeks and said somewhat dejectedly:

"I asked Senior Liao before, but Senior Liao asked me, how much should it be reduced to be considered appropriate?"

He said that poverty and suffering in this world can never be completely eradicated, so he advised me not to take it too seriously, otherwise I would only make things difficult for myself.

Although he felt that what Senior Liao said seemed to be right, he still felt uneasy.

Tietou, standing to the side, nodded and said:

"Senior Liao is right, that makes sense. When my dad goes out to work, he often tells me about what he encounters outside. He often meets people who complain about being poor and want him to do more work or share more credit with them."

But my dad told me that his current abilities are only enough to support his family, and he doesn't have the extra capacity to take care of outsiders. He'll consider it another time when he's much more capable.

Jiang Youfu felt somewhat awkward after hearing his words.

They seem to be talking about different things.

However, he couldn't quite put his finger on what the problem was.

But for some reason, he was surprisingly comforted.

So he nodded and said to Tietou Tou:

"You're right. My abilities are still too weak right now. It's not time to think about these things. I need to cultivate diligently like Brother Xiao. Once my cultivation level is high enough, I'll host a three-day, three-night feast for the surrounding Ten-Li! Let everyone eat their fill, hehe."

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While the entire Xiushui Village was busy entertaining guests from all directions and frantically harvesting grain, Lin Xiao was engrossed in cultivation at the Nature Platform.

Several months have passed.

Now, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. Not long after he was promoted to the mid -Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, he has soared all the way to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

It's important to understand that cultivation levels become increasingly difficult as you progress.

Since he went into seclusion a few months ago, doing nothing but cultivation every day, he discovered that cultivation really can be addictive!

Because he had mostly relied on the system's built-in auto-cultivation function before, he had never cultivated on his own in a very consistent way, so he hadn't felt much difference before.

Things are different now.

I cultivate diligently every day, gradually gaining insight into the inner workings of the art.

As the mental cultivation method circulated, he felt the surrounding spiritual Spiritual Qi enter his body, flow through his meridians, and gradually nourish his body before finally transforming into a trickle that gathered in his Dantian.

Moreover, he gradually discovered that the Spiritual Qi within him not only nourished his body but also permeated his soul.

He discovered this because the Spiritual Qi that permeates the soul becomes different from before.

This he found very interesting.

Because he did nothing but cultivate every day, his attention was entirely focused on himself.

When he's focused, he especially enjoys observing tiny details.

Therefore, as he practiced for longer, he gradually discovered the differences.

The Spiritual Qi absorbed and refined by him would circulate through his body repeatedly, eventually fusing with a faint layer of something, which Lin Xiao would tentatively call Divine Soul Qi.

As his cultivation level increases, the Divine Soul Qi within his Spiritual Qi will also deepen.

The reason he knew this was related to his soul was that as this Divine Soul Qi deepened, his control over Spiritual Qi became more and more skillful, and his sensitivity to these Spiritual Qi increased.

As for his belief that it was Spiritual Qi permeating his soul, it was because after each time, his soul would feel more relaxed and solid, as if he were inexplicably being permeated.

Although it's not very obvious, and the feeling can even be described as very subtle.

This is probably the result of the interaction between the soul and Spiritual Qi.

To verify his idea, he frantically circulated his Spiritual Qi with great enthusiasm.

Because he noticed this subtle change, he found that meditating and cultivating every day was not boring at all, and even somewhat fun.

Lin Xiao had a gut feeling.

If he continues to cultivate in this way, perhaps soon these Spiritual Qi will fully interact with his soul, leading to a qualitative leap.

Although he wasn't sure if this was a common occurrence in cultivation, he figured he could ask Senior Liao after he got out.

However, he was quite fond of this change in Spiritual Qi.

I feel like this kind of Spiritual Qi is becoming closer and closer to me.

Thus, Lin Xiao suddenly became more confident in his ability to cultivate to the Golden Core stage.