Chapter 215: Foundation Building Pill Formula
After some analysis, Mo Juren saw through the little tricks of Manager He of Wanbao Tower.

After Shopkeeper He sent someone to deliver the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill, he directly handed it to Mo Juren and said,
"Fellow Daoist Liu, please feel free to take a look. Here is the genuine Yue Kingdom Foundation Establishment Pill recipe."

Mo Juren took the jade slip, still feeling somewhat confused.

Could it be that the recipe of the famous Foundation Establishment Pill, which is extremely precious, in short supply, and cannot be purchased even with spirit stones, and is so hard to come by that a large number of independent cultivators are willing to fight to the death in the arena to get it, has been easily leaked out for anyone to see?
Mo Juren directly injected his magic power into the jade slip, placed it close to his forehead, immersed his mind in it, and slowly read it.

After a long while, Mo Juren regained his composure and let out a long breath.

Shopkeeper He smiled and said,

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Liu? I said that the recipe for this foundation-building pill is indeed genuine. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Liu can figure out what's going on?"

Mo Juren immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly.

It turns out that the method of refining this foundation-building pill is not difficult. Although it is a second-level pill, it normally requires a person at the foundation-building stage or above and possesses innate true fire to refine it, but a first-level alchemist can also refine it with the help of the fire of heaven and earth.

The difficulty lies in its formula, which contains a total of 34 medicinal materials, among which auxiliary medicinal materials such as Qianjiehua, Black Peony Grass, Golden Ginseng, and Hualongcao do not have high requirements.

However, the three main medicinal herbs, namely, Chalcedony Ganoderma, Purple Monkey Flower, and Heavenly Spirit Fruit, are confusing.

Mo Juren himself had a deep knowledge of medicine and pharmacology, and with the addition of books such as "Lingcao Ji" and "Wang's Dan Jing" from the Yan family, his knowledge was quite broad.

But I have never heard of these three main ingredients.

So Mo Juren shook his head and said,

"The three so-called main ingredients in this recipe are Jade Marrow Ganoderma, Purple Monkey Flower, and Heavenly Spirit Fruit. I wonder if Shopkeeper He knows them all?"

"Fellow Daoist Liu is indeed an expert. He saw through the key points at a glance," Shopkeeper He laughed and praised Mo Juren while sighing.

"And these three main ingredients are the key to the seven major sects of Yue State controlling the entire cultivation world!"

Mo Juren put down the foundation-building pill recipe and asked honestly this time,
"I would like to hear the details. Please enlighten me, Manager He."

Shopkeeper He nodded, pinching his beard while talking freely.
"In this world of immortal cultivation, there are countless Qi-refining cultivators, but only foundation-building cultivators are the backbone of all major sects."

“And Qi Refining cultivators cannot break through the foundation building without the help of foundation building pills, so whoever controls the supply of foundation building pills can continuously provide talents for the sect.”

"The seven sects of Yue State allowed the recipe of the Foundation Establishment Pill to circulate because they controlled the three key ingredients in it."

After finishing speaking, Shopkeeper He stared at Mo Juren and said,
"As for where these three main herbs are grown, only the people in the seven sects know. The outside world only knows that the seven sects will join forces once every ten years to pick a batch of these three main herbs back."

"Then we will start refining pills. Each sect will be given a different number of foundation-building pills according to their proportion and merits. Each sect will be given more than a thousand pills. This will produce a new group of foundation-building cultivators to supplement the sect."

"And the seventy foundation-building pills that the independent cultivators flock to each Ascension Conference are just the leftovers that the seven major sects let slip through their fingers."

Mo Juren was also deeply moved when he heard this, and sighed,

"I see. No wonder the seven major sects have been able to stand firm all this time. It turns out that they control the only source of foundation-building pills, forcing everyone to obey them."

Then he thought again,

"Hey. That's not right. From what I heard from Shopkeeper He, the seven major sects of Yue State are in control of the three main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill. Could it be that other immortal cultivation countries are also using the same method to control the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Shopkeeper Wu nodded and smiled.
"Not bad, Fellow Daoist Liu actually heard the difference. Just as Fellow Daoist Liu guessed, this recipe for the foundation-building pill containing the three main ingredients is actually only useful within the Kingdom of Yue."

"In the neighboring Zijin Kingdom, Tianxing Kingdom, Fengdu Kingdom and other countries, each has its own recipe for Foundation Establishment Pill. But correspondingly, that kind of recipe is not as easy to obtain as the recipe of Yue Kingdom." After hearing these inside stories, Mo Juren suddenly became a little frustrated about obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Under the deliberate control of the major immortal cultivation sects, it seems that these independent cultivators will never have a chance to make a breakthrough.

After Shopkeeper He told Mo Juren everything he knew, he saw that Mo Juren was silent for a long time, so he said,

"Forgive me for being so rude. If you want to get the foundation-building pill from the seven major sects, it will probably be extremely difficult. But there is no need to be discouraged."

"You should know that the world of immortal cultivation is far more than the seven major sects of Yue State. The outside world is even bigger and broader. Take our Wanbao Tower as an example,"

"Although we are not as powerful as the immortal cultivation sects, we have branches in Yue State and neighboring countries. As long as we accumulate merits and get promoted, even an old man like me will have the opportunity to obtain the foundation-building pill."

"I think Fellow Daoist Liu is very good at spiritual plants and alchemy, and is exactly the talent that all the major forces are in urgent need of,"

"If you don't mind, I can recommend you to join our Wanbao Tower. As long as you work hard for a few more years, I believe that you will also have the opportunity to build your foundation."

It turned out that Shopkeeper He wanted to attract him, but Mo Juren would not consider joining Wanbao Tower.

What’s the point of working so hard like Shopkeeper He for more than ten years to get a chance to build a foundation?
So Mo Juren laughed and said,
"Thank you for your appreciation, Manager He. However, I have no plans to join any forces for the time being. Let's get back to business."

Shopkeeper He had no choice but to give up, and then asked Mo Juren to count the spirit stones until the money and goods were settled.

Mo Juren obtained more than 8,000 spirit stones, and now had a total of tens of thousands of dollars on him. Only then did he feel a little happy.

Before leaving, Shopkeeper He generously gave the jade slip of the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill directly to Mo Juren.

Mo Juren was so grateful that he waved his hand and bought the gold brick talisman that he had set his eyes on from Wanbao Tower for a thousand spirit stones. Both parties were very happy.

……

After seeing Mo Juren off, Shopkeeper He immediately climbed to the top of Wanbao Tower and reported in detail to a mysterious person.

"Your Excellency, this is the second time this person has come to Wanbao Tower to sell precious medicines... The spiritual herbs he brought out include..."

"All of them are 100 years old... Later, this person bought the gold brick talisman and left alone."

The mysterious man turned his back to Shopkeeper He and said without turning his head,

"Well, what do you think about this person's background, Xiao He?"

The elderly shopkeeper He was called Little He, but he did not feel awkward at all. He quickly recalled and thought about it and answered,

"I think this person is completely unaware of the inside story of the seven major sects of Yue State controlling the Foundation Establishment Pill. When he first heard the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill, he couldn't hide his excitement."

"His behavior is obviously not that of a cultivator with a backer or a background. I can be sure that he is undoubtedly a casual cultivator."

The mysterious man was silent for a while and then said,
"Well, very good. Then continue to pay attention and don't alert the enemy. Be sure to collect and record all relevant information and wait for the arrangements from the higher-ups!"

Shopkeeper He said respectfully,

"Little understands."

(End of this chapter)