Chapter 209 Expensive Foundation Building Pill
Honglian's main technique is very special. I only heard her say that,
"When Master was still in Lanzhou, he had already urged Honglian to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining,"

"This technique has no name. It was specially modified by our master based on Hong Lian's three spiritual roots of water, fire, and earth."

"Fortunately, this technique has lived up to Master's expectations. According to Master, Honglian's training speed is comparable to that of some of her sect's geniuses."

"That is why Master asked Honglian not to use the Foundation Building Pill to build the foundation, but to accumulate mana through cultivation like other cultivators with natural spiritual roots, break through the bottleneck and build the foundation on her own."

"If it succeeds, then when Honglian goes to see Master, she will be taken seriously by the sect and bring honor to Master..."

Mo Juren nodded upon hearing this.
"I see. I thought that building a foundation required taking pills, but it turns out there is a way to build a foundation by yourself through exercises."

"Then wouldn't this be extremely difficult? Do we have to cultivate to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining?"

Honglian smiled and said,
"Based on the technique alone, those who can cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining are already geniuses among geniuses."

"Above the eleventh level of Qi Refining, the levels are basically accumulated through the use of elixirs."

Mo Juren thought of Master Hei Jue. According to Madam Xiang, he failed even after swallowing three foundation-building pills. It was only with the help of the medicinal power of the foundation-building pills that he reached the rare realm of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining!

So he asked again,
"So, sister Honglian, when do you plan to try to build your foundation? Is there any specific method?"

Honglian answered in detail,

"Master once said that at the end of the ninth level of Qi Refining, one can naturally achieve the foundation building stage, so Honglian only needs to concentrate all his efforts to accumulate enough mana to break through the bottleneck of the Qi Refining stage."

"The same principle applies to the cultivators who take the foundation-building pills. They just use the large amount of medicinal power in the pills to stimulate their magic power in that instant to force their way through the barrier."

"However, pills are always a shortcut. Some cultivators can even build their foundation by taking pills at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining."

"But this kind of cultivation method is actually not advisable. Even if you build your foundation a few years earlier, without a gradual breakthrough in Qi Refining, you will not be able to go far on the road to immortal cultivation."

Mo Juren nodded upon hearing this.
"Well, it seems that most of the great ways in the world lead to the same destination. In the past, when I was a mortal wandering around the world and practicing martial arts, I also had similar sayings."

"The power forcibly generated by the power of elixirs can never be compared to the solidity gained through thousands of hammering and tempering."

"However, it is also thanks to the existence of Foundation Establishment Pills in this world. Otherwise, how can ordinary cultivators like me have the opportunity to achieve Foundation Establishment?"

Although Mo Juren did not take a large amount of elixirs, he quickly reached the ninth level of Qi Refining by relying on the magical porcelain pieces and the resonance of dual cultivation.

Moreover, the skills he practiced were of ordinary and common level, and there were no special means to compensate for the disadvantages brought about by the rapid growth of his cultivation.

But this was also forced by the situation, which did not allow him to slowly accumulate magic power to seek a breakthrough.

Now that you have cultivated to this stage, you will still need the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill and follow the same method as most cultivators.

But after knowing the shortcomings of his own cultivation and the effects of the Foundation Building Pill, at least he would not be confused and think that everything would be fine with the Foundation Building Pill.

Mo Juren and Honglian had just finished their practice when Madam Xiang also ended her retreat and found them.

Mo Juren Dao,

"Madam Xiang has arrived at the right time. Sister Honglian and I were just talking about the Foundation Establishment Pill, and I just happened to have something to ask you."

Madam Xiang laughed and said,
"Master Tie, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I am now an ordinary female monk who is dependent on you. I still count on you for everything."

Mo Juren replied,
"Haha, Madam Xiang is too modest. Madam Xiang was a strong woman in charge of the area in Maoxiang Valley back then. With your talent, you will definitely be able to help me a lot in the future."

"But it's too early to talk about this. What I want to ask Madam Xiang is, when Master Hei Jue took three foundation-building pills in succession, where did he get them?" Madam Xiang recalled.

"I remember that Black Jue spent all his money to buy it from a sect disciple on the black market."

"He kept this matter very secret, and the details are unknown to outsiders. According to our subsequent speculation, it is very likely related to the people from Spirit Beast Mountain?"

Mo Juren was puzzled.

"Will the sect disciples sell the foundation-building pills? Are there so many of them?"

Mrs. Xiang smiled and said,
"From what I know, the situation in the sect is not much better than that of the independent cultivators. It is common for fellow disciples to frame each other, plot against each other, and use one gang against another."

"The person from that sect was said to have successfully established his foundation, but he still managed to get three foundation-building pills and exchanged them for spirit stones at a high price."

Mo Juren suddenly thought of Master Jin Guang. He nominally also had such a foundation-building pill, but before he could get it, several of his senior brothers had already been eyeing it. So he suddenly realized something.

So he asked,

"If you want to buy it, how many spirit stones can you get for one foundation-building pill on the black market?"

Madam Xiang said,

"According to Master Hei Jue's guess, I think it would cost between three thousand and five thousand spirit stones per piece!"

Mo Juren was a little surprised when he heard this. It was indeed expensive, but he didn't think it was an unattainable goal.

At present, he has accumulated more than two thousand spirit stones in his storage bag, plus valuable talismans, heavenly thunder seeds, dozens of spirit herbs, and dozens of bottles of precious elixirs. His net worth is worth more than ten thousand spirit stones!
However, spiritual herbs and elixirs still have to be sold through the market to be exchanged for spiritual stones.

Thinking of this, Mo Juren said,

"It is indeed expensive, but if I want to build a foundation, I still need to find a way to get a few. I just didn't expect it to be related to the Spirit Beast Mountain."

"It seems that the independent cultivators from our Lanzhou cannot escape the control of the Spirit Beast Mountain after all."

Madam Xiang also sighed,

"For such a large sect of immortal cultivation, such a huge entity with a long history, its tentacles naturally extend to every aspect of the territory,"

"But there are also advantages, that is, the territories of each sect are clearly divided. I heard from our predecessors in the Five Poison Sect that the biggest advantage of being in Yue State is that there are very few sect wars."

"Unlike other countries, where sects often fight with each other, and in large-scale wars, the number of casualties among cultivators is more than tens of thousands..."

Mo Juren Dao,

"Haha, Madam Xiang, you are really open-minded. This means that Spirit Beast Mountain is not so useless after all."

"But no matter what, I have to go to the Spirit Beast Mountain Market a few more times. After so much time, the news about Feng De's death may have passed."

Madam Xiang and Honglian were both a little worried, but then they thought about the fact that all three of them were wearing black, and the people who had chased them had already been killed.

As long as Mo Juren keeps a low profile, he will surely not be discovered.

(End of this chapter)