Chapter 18: Building a foundation! Meeting Li Huayuan!

On the afternoon of the fourth day after returning to the Yellow Maple Valley, Uncle Wang brought another unfamiliar manager to see Sun Zecheng, bringing only two foundation-building pills as a reward. The reward for the forty-two spiritual herbs that Sun Zecheng handed in should be four.

Their explanation for this was that there was an unwritten rule in the Yellow Maple Valley that for any clear master-disciple relationship, the master had the right to take half of the tribute that the disciple had submitted to the sect as a thank-you gift. In other words, Li Huayuan had taken half of the elixir first, so he could only give two foundation-building pills to Sun Zecheng.

Sun Zecheng was mentally prepared for this, and he just said that as a disciple, he should be filial to his master, and it's his duty!
Uncle Master Wang and the other two thought that it would take a lot of effort to explain it clearly, but they didn't expect Sun Zecheng to be so reasonable. They all breathed a sigh of relief, handed the Foundation Establishment Pill to Sun Zecheng, and then said goodbye with a smile and left.

Sun Zecheng put away the newly acquired foundation-building pills, and after watching them leave, he calculated in his mind that he actually had seven foundation-building pills! With Han Li's four spiritual roots, it took him eight foundation-building pills to go from the eleventh level of Qi Refining to the foundation-building stage. With three spiritual roots, he was currently at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, so seven should be enough! Now he could start building his foundation!

Where to build the foundation? Sun Zecheng was going to the Transmission Pavilion to ask Senior Brother Wu Feng for advice.

Just as he was about to go out, a gentleman-looking male cultivator who was in the foundation-building stage came to find Sun Zecheng. Sun Zecheng hurriedly asked, "Senior, do you have any instructions for me?"
"You're welcome, junior brother!" The man introduced himself. It turned out that he was Li Huayuan's disciple Liu Jing. On Li Huayuan's orders, he brought a copy of the "Qingyuan Sword Technique" written by Li Huayuan himself. This was a method without attributes, which transformed qi into sword and could be practiced by anyone.

[Regarding the attributes of the Qingyuan Sword Technique in the original novel of Mortal, the author did not expect that so many readers would have misunderstandings, so he added a clarification at the end of the article]

It turns out that he is the wicked Liu Jing! Unfortunately, according to the original timeline, the third brother Liu Jing will die in the capital of Yue in a few years! Good people don't live long! Sun Zecheng secretly made up his mind to try to save Liu Jing!

Liu Jing had something else to do, so he just came along for a chat and left after a short chat. Sun Zeben originally wanted to ask him where he had built his foundation, but seeing that Senior Brother Liu was in a hurry, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and decided to ask Senior Brother Wu Feng instead!
After receiving the "Qing Yuan Sword Technique" and thanking Liu Jing, Sun Zecheng came to the Transmission Pavilion.

Within a few days, the news that Sun Zecheng and Han Li had great luck in the Blood Forbidden Land, brought back a large amount of elixirs, and were accepted as nominal disciples by Grandmaster Li Huayuan had spread throughout the Huangfeng Valley. People with good intentions nicknamed Sun Zecheng and Han Li the "Lucky Twins" of the Huangfeng Valley. Even the honest man Wu Feng was envious and congratulated Sun Zecheng as soon as they met.

"Lucky! Lucky!" Sun Zecheng pretended that everything was just luck.

After a few pleasantries, Sun Zecheng asked Wu Feng where most disciples build their foundations.
Wu Feng explained to Sun Zecheng enthusiastically that Yuelu Temple had a clean room with abundant spiritual energy specially for disciples to build their foundation and practice, but the price was very expensive, costing five spirit stones a month!
Sun Zecheng thanked Brother Wu Feng, took Wu Feng to an empty training room, took out the pair of shoes that increased movement speed that he had drawn in the meeting hall before going to the Blood Forbidden Land, and gave them to Wu Feng.

After successfully robbing Han Li twice in the forbidden area, Sun Zecheng already has two pairs of Cloud-Stepping Boots. This pair of high-grade magic shoes with acceleration is completely redundant for Sun Zecheng, so it is just right to give it to Wu Feng. Rob the rich and give to the poor! Don't be too Han Li! Don't always think of Senior Brother Wu when you have something to ask, and then forget about Senior Brother Wu!
"Brother Wu, this pair of shoes is for you."

"A shoe magic weapon?" Wu Feng was a little surprised. After all, shoe magic weapons are rare.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Wu. I drew this pair of shoes in the council hall before we set out for the Bloody Forbidden Land." Sun Zecheng explained the origin of the shoes with a smile, so that Senior Brother Wu could rest assured.

Wu Feng didn't consider the origin of this thing. He had never received such a valuable thing! He taught people without expecting anything in return. Most of the immortal cultivators were heartless. No one had ever given him anything before, so Wu Feng was still not used to it.

"How can I accept such a valuable gift from you! I have also received your Huanglongdan Jinsui Pills before." It can be seen that Wu Feng likes it very much! But he is embarrassed to accept it!

This kind of top-grade magic weapon is not worth much in the secret shop at a 50% discount, usually 20 to 50 spirit stones. This shoe can probably be sold for more than 40. Of course, if you buy it, you have to double it to more than 80 spirit stones. This money is nothing to Sun Zecheng, but it is different for Wu Feng. Ordinary disciples can't earn so many spirit stones in a year! So he thinks it is too expensive!

"I said before that the Yellow Dragon Pill and the Golden Marrow Pill were ineffective on me, so it would be a waste if I didn't give them to you. If you consider me a friend, please don't be polite! I'll tell you a secret. I found a better pair of boots in the Blood Forbidden Land! So this pair is redundant." Sun Zecheng said as he forced the shoe magic weapon into Wu Feng's hand. "Take it, don't be polite!"

Wu Feng didn't know what to say, but he was very touched. He had been a deacon for so many years and had taught countless new disciples, but only Sun Zecheng remembered him! Although Wu Feng treated everyone equally and taught with all his heart and soul, and never sought any reward, it was always touching when someone you had taught remembered you, wasn't it?
"Okay, I'm going to build my foundation!" Sun Zecheng patted Wu Feng's shoulder!

"The foundation has been established successfully!" Wu Feng regained his composure, patted Sun Zecheng on the shoulder and said.

"The foundation has been established successfully!" Sun Zecheng waved his hand.

In Yuelu Hall, Sun Zecheng requested a quiet room for cultivation filled with spiritual energy.

These pure rooms specially used for cultivation are full of spiritual energy! They are far more than the stone houses for residence!
Therefore, most people who are striving to establish their foundation in the sect come here! Of course, the cost of five spirit stones a month is not low! Many people only rent for two or three months. Sun Zecheng prepaid thirty spirit stones for half a year. It was not because he had no money, but because he felt it was enough!

Sun Zecheng walked into the quiet training room, closed the door and took out a foundation-building pill and swallowed it!

The foundation-building pill takes effect quickly after entering the stomach!

Sun Zecheng soon felt a ball of fire burning in his dantian! This fire spread throughout his body along the meridians, even penetrating into his bones!

Sun Zecheng carefully guided the medicinal power to flow through his meridians, and two days later, he broke through to the thirteenth level!

Sun Zecheng felt the improvement of his spiritual power after the breakthrough! He also felt warm all over, without any discomfort at all! !

But the medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pill has just begun to take effect!

The heat continued to flow through Sun Zecheng's meridians! Sun Zecheng soon sweated profusely, his whole body was soaked! His whole body was covered with a layer of gray gelatinous substance!
Sun Zecheng knew that this was the so-called I Ching marrow cleansing!
A month later, the power of the foundation-building elixir that he had been refining continuously pushed Sun Zecheng to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining!

Under normal circumstances, it takes three months for the medicinal power of a Foundation Establishment Pill to be fully digested!

But for Sun Zecheng, the effect of the medicine had obviously weakened after one month! He couldn't support the upgrade, especially the next step was to build the foundation!
Sun Zecheng would not be so frugal as to digest the remaining medicinal power! Another one! It's not like we don't have the conditions!

Immediately take out a foundation-building pill and swallow it!

The drug took effect! A ball of fire began to burn in the Dantian! Heat flowed through the meridians!

This heat flow runs through every meridian in the body! Like lava flowing!

Every pore is dripping with dirty sweat! Sticky sweat! This is exactly the Yijing marrow cleansing effect of the foundation-building pill!
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After a month, the medicinal power of the foundation-building pill faded, and Sun Zecheng knew that this foundation-building attempt had failed! But it didn't matter! It was not like there was no foundation-building pill left!
The gaseous true essence in his body gradually became thicker and stickier after taking the foundation-building pill twice, and had a tendency to transform into a liquid state. Moreover, the residual medicinal power of the foundation-building pills finally reached a state close to saturation. The warmth in his whole body had turned into a burning sensation!

Sun Zecheng knew that after taking the next foundation-building pill, he would most likely be able to build his foundation!
Taking a deep breath and calming down, Sun Zecheng took out the third foundation-building pill and swallowed it.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, the remaining medicinal power that he could barely control suddenly burst out. Sun Zecheng's meridians became hot, and the surging medicinal power was like a torrent that was unstoppable! Sun Zecheng's meridians automatically circulated! Three days later, Sun Zecheng successfully established his foundation and entered the foundation-building stage!
The residual medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pill is easy to deal with. Since Han Li solved the problem by relying on the "Qing Yuan Sword Art" in the original novel, just follow the same method!

Taking out the "Qing Yuan Sword Art" written by Li Huayuan himself and sent by Liu Jing, Sun Zecheng began to practice the Qing Yuan Sword Art to dissolve the remaining power of the foundation-building pill!

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Three months later, Sun Zecheng walked out of the training room. At this time, Sun Zecheng had already mastered the fourth level of "Qingyuan Sword Art" and possessed two magical powers: sword light and sword shield!
In fact, the clean room rental period is still half a month away, but Sun Zecheng can't wait to come out. Wasting a few spiritual stones is a small matter. The key is that Sun Zecheng can't wait to find the head of Zhong Lingdao to occupy the position of the spiritual eye spring occupied by Han Li in the original book! What is the strongest thing for a time traveler? It is to grab resources and opportunities!

When opening up a cave, there is a spring of spiritual eyes that can be used alone. The spiritual energy there must be more concentrated than that in this clean room!
Unfortunately, when robbing Han Li in the Blood Forbidden Land, there was not even a single thousand-year-old spiritual medicine. Without the necessary thousand-year-old spiritual medicine, there was no way to rob Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin's "Inverted Five Elements Formation" in advance!
Besides, Han Li prepared for three years before refining the foundation-building pill and building the foundation by taking drugs, and it took more than a year to refine the pill and build the foundation! I built the foundation directly, and the timeline was advanced by a full three and a half years! At this time, Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin’s half-finished "Inverted Five Elements Formation" might not be able to be produced!

In this way, if I occupy the Eye of the Spiritual Spring first, how to defend against the siege of the Thousand Bamboo believers behind me will become a real problem!

But that will be three years later, let's seize the Spirit Eye Spring first! As for the other things, we have three years to figure it out slowly!

After coming out of the Yuelu Temple's meditation room, Sun Zecheng went straight to the meeting hall to find Sect Master Zhong to report that he had already established his foundation, and received three mid-level spirit stones and the most important right to open up a cave!

"Is the master here? I want to see you!"

"Yes, the master has something to say. Uncle, please wait in the hallway for a while and have some tea. Please come in." The young disciple guarding the gate said politely while gesturing for invitation.

Sun Zecheng followed him into the hallway, and just then two people walked out, the leader was none other than the nominal master Li Huayuan! "Master Li, take care," said Master Zhong, who was following behind, nodding and bowing to see him off.

"Hello, Master! Hello, Master!" When they met face to face, Sun Zecheng naturally had to bow and call him Master.

Unexpectedly, this encounter eventually became the most depressing and regretful thing for Sun Zecheng in the following period of time!

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Regarding the attributes of Qing Yuan Sword Technique, some readers mistakenly believe that Qing Yuan Sword Technique is wood-related and think that the author is wrong.

I have to add further explanation:
1. Don’t confuse silver pages with gold pages
Silver Page: From the barefoot man of the Giant Sword Sect, it contains the first to thirteenth levels of the Qingyuan Sword Art, which can be practiced to the level of the Spiritual Transformation! There is also an additional three-turn Chongyuan Gong

Golden page: from Li Huayuan, it contains the method of refining a Mu Xi magic weapon.

2. The creator of the name of Qingyuan Sword Technique comes from a person's name or nickname. It has nothing to do with Mu Xi's attributes.

3. The original book says it very clearly! Qingyuan Sword Art is used as an auxiliary skill in Huangfeng Valley. Everyone practices the first three levels. How can everyone practice it if it is not a skill without attributes?

So clearly stated
Do you have to give me the original text?

Chapter 216: The Power of Medicine

"This sword technique is indeed very ordinary. Almost all of the disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage of the Yellow Maple Valley have cultivated two or three levels, but no one has ever continued to practice more than three levels. Han Li has not yet asked for the specific reason."

Almost everyone has cultivated two or three levels. How could it be possible to do that without being attributeless?

Some people also said that the author was being argumentative. They asked the author to listen to their advice and make changes.

I also want to listen to advice, but unfortunately you are wrong and I can't do it. I changed another part. What should I do if the readers who agree that Qingyuan Sword Art has no attributes hit me?
(End of this chapter)