Chapter 164: Discovery

ther Lu's tone, he is going out again With Brother Lu's alchemy skills, there is no need to do so. No matter where he goes, he will not lack resources for advancement.""I can't fully explain my situat...“Father!” Wu Yan jumped down from the Flying Peregrine warship and happily waved to a broad-faced middle-aged cultivator.

“Good, good, it’s good to be back, good to be back.” Wu Wenbin, the broad-faced cultivator, nodded repeatedly with relief. Compared to others who were separated from their families, seeing his daughter standing safely before him at this moment naturally filled him with joy. What's more, he had gained a lot—eight foundation-building pills. Even as a foundation-building cultivator himself, he never dared to dream of such a harvest. Back then, the reason he was able to build his foundation was that he had won a foundation-building pill by chance in a small competition within his sect, and then he managed to successfully build his foundation by sheer luck. With his daughter's aptitude, having so many foundation-building pills meant that her success in building her foundation was almost guaranteed, and it would also allow the family to grow stronger.

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Wu Yan whispered a few words in her father's ear. Wu Wenbin first showed a moved expression, then nodded repeatedly, and then walked towards Lu Xiaoteng with enthusiasm, "Lu Xiaoteng, I am Xiao Yan's father. Thank you for taking care of her in the Blood Forbidden Land. If anything had happened to my precious daughter, I wouldn't know what to do."

“Senior Wu is too kind. My junior sister and I are from the same school, and it’s only natural for us to look after each other in the Blood-colored Forbidden Land,” Lu Xia Tian replied politely.

"Xiaoyan told me you seem to be having some trouble in the Qingleifen region. My cave dwelling is on a solitary mountain peak, it's spacious and secluded. If you don't mind, you can come stay with me. Once you successfully build your foundation, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Hey, Lu Xia Tian!"

Lu Xia Tian was pondering whether to agree, when Su Qing came over from an old man with kind eyes and brows. The old man stood with Lei Wan Tian and Huo Yu Ming, needless to say, he must be her golden core ancestor's grandfather.

“What’s wrong, Su Shimei”

"Just now I told my grandfather that Qian Dali won't bother you anymore. There are too many people in your Qinglian Peak region, and you probably don't have any good places. My grandfather's side could give you a mountain head, would you like to come" Su Qing said with a slightly smug face. She had arrived at Lingxiao Palace, which was her territory. It seemed that she had regained her previous confidence in front of Lu Xia Tian.

"Since Master Su has made arrangements, then even better." Wu Wenbin originally intended to extend an olive branch to Lu Xiaotiān, but he didn't expect Su Qing, this celestial beauty, to also come over. It seemed that Lu Xiaotiān was indeed extraordinary in the Qi Refining period. Although Qian Dali wasn't someone he cared about, he didn't want to provoke the displeasure of the Su family. Even though Su Qing was only a Qi Refining cultivator now, she would eventually reach the Foundation Establishment stage, surpassing him was just a matter of time. With a Nascent Soul ancestor as her grandfather, her future achievements were definitely going to be above his.

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"Thank you, Junior Sister Su, for your kindness, but I've already promised Senior Uncle Wu." Lu Xia Tian hurriedly declined, joking, going to the territory of a Golden Core ancestor, his every move might not escape the other party's nonchalant gaze. Besides, Senior Sister Su had many admirers in Lingxiao Palace, he didn't want to be bothered by hordes of butterflies all day long.

"Never mind, Su Qing frowned and then smiled, "Well then, I'll come visit Wu Shishu and you in a couple of days."

"You're always welcome to come, Sister Su. But please don't advance too quickly in your cultivation, or I'll have to call you 'Senior Sister.' " Wu Yan teased.

"Well then, make haste with your foundation building." Su Qing laughed and waved her hand as she turned to leave.

"Lu Xia Tian!" Su Qing had just left, when a magnetic voice sounded behind her.

“Mount Wuzhang!” Lu Xiaoteng turned around, and it was Wu Chengzu. The two hadn’t met before, so he understood. It seemed he was also here for the Zhuji Dan.

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“If you have nothing else to do, come to my cave today. I’ll be here all day.” Wu Chengzu handed Lu Xia Tian a jade pendant, much like the one Qian Dali had given him earlier.

Lu Xia Tian nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood.

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Next, Lu Xiaoteng first went to Ling Bifeng domain with Wu Wenbin. Wu Wenbin's cave abode was according to the Lingxiao Palace's regulations. As long as a Qi Refining cultivator couldn't bear the constraints of the main peak, and didn't open up their cave abode on the corresponding peak domain's main peak, they would choose an independent mountain elsewhere, living freely.

"Yan'er, do you have some feelings for this kid named Lu Xiaoteng" After Lu Xiaoteng left his Shiyun Peak, Wu Wenbin asked Wu Yan, who had been tilting her head to look at him.

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“Daddy, what are you saying” Wu Yan blushed slightly and retorted.

“Your father, being a man of experience, understands the situation well. To say that Lu Xiaoteng is indeed quite good, calm and resolute, if you could win him over, it wouldn't be a bad thing.”

Wu Wenbin chuckled. In his view, Lu Xiaottian being able to get dozens of Zhuji Dan this time, such a huge amount of wealth even exceeded that of his family who had been painstakingly managed for generations. What pleased him even more was Lu Xiaottian's background as an independent cultivator. Once he married into the Wu family, with these dozens of Zhuji Dan, in the next few decades, it would be enough for the Wu family to give birth to several Zhuji cultivators. Even if a Jindan cultivator couldn't be produced for a while, it would be enough to make the Wu family one of the more prominent cultivating families in Lingxiao Palace. It's just that he didn't know that the Zhuji Dan on Lu Xiaottian had already been reserved by Lei Wantian and Huo Yuming, two Jindan ancestors.

"I'm not going to talk to you anymore." Wu Yan's face flushed red, she stomped her foot, and ran away.

"This child." Looking at his daughter's departing figure, Wu Wenbin smiled and shook his head. He had to fight for what he could, but no matter the outcome, Wu Yan had managed to bring back eight Zhuji Dan this time and even forged friendships with cultivators like Su Qing and Lu Xiaoteng. This was a sign that the Wu family was about to prosper.

One hour later, Lu Xiaoteng returned from the Qinglian Peak Domain. Along the way, he also met Qian Dali. Thinking of Qian Dali's profound but helpless eyes, Lu Xiaoteng felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart. Many unrighteous acts will surely lead to self-destruction. Qian Dali had schemed and calculated, but he hadn't gained any benefits, instead losing his son and his personal magic weapon, the Black Jiao Scissors. Qian Dali stopped him and wanted to ask some questions, but he was directly pushed off with the excuse that he was invited by Wuzhang Peak. However, for such a narrow-minded person who had entered the Foundation Establishment stage after all these years, it would be best to be more careful in the future.

As for why Wu Chengzu called him, it was indeed about the foundation-building pill. However, he was prevaricated by Lei Wantian and Huo Yuming. Wu Chengzu didn't have high hopes at first, after all, he knew that Lei Wantian and Huo Yuming had already approached Lu Xiaoteng. With a disappointed face, Wu Chengzu just said a few bland words to Lu Xiaoteng, encouraging him to practice diligently and quickly build his foundation, then sent him down the mountain. Naturally, Lu Xiaoteng was overjoyed by Wu Chengzu's order to leave.

Wu Wenbin's Shiyun Peak soared thousands of meters high. In fact, several nearby hills were also included within the range of Shiyun Peak. Lu Xiaotien had opened a simple cave dwelling on a forested hill next to it. When he built a bamboo house in the Qilianfeng region, it took him several days. This was mainly because his cultivation level was low and he lacked good tools. At this time, his cultivation level was several times stronger than before, and he had many more magic weapons. The spirit stones inside the barrier were piled up like small mountains, so efficient that it was incomparable to before.

Especially compared to middle-grade magic treasures, the low-grade ones were simply worlds apart. In less than two hours, he had hastily carved out a cave dwelling. As for the stone walls inside, he hadn't bothered to decorate them meticulously; after all, he was only going to stay there for a while. Once he successfully built his foundation after receiving the Foundation Establishment Pill, he could claim an independent mountain peak in the Qinglian Peak region.

Letting the leopard out to guard the cave entrance, the leopard, who had spent these past few years mostly in the spirit beast bag, was overjoyed. Excited, it ran all over the mountain for a while, then returned to the cave entrance after playing enough.

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“You must be bored, you don't have to be so glum anymore.” Lu Xia Tian patted the leopard’s head and then went into the cave.

There is still half a month until Ling Zhu Ji Dan. His cultivation level has long reached the limit that Qi Refining cultivators can reach. The low-level spells haven't been too helpful so far.

“Perhaps I should focus on alchemy instead.” After much deliberation, Lu Xia Tian made this decision. Before taking the Qi Foundation Pill, he needed to adjust his mindset to a calm state. After all, during the six months in the Blood-Colored Forbidden Zone, he had experienced too many battles and had some blood on his hands. He needed to calm down and maintain an ordinary heart, only then could the success rate of Qi Foundation be higher. Alchemy happened to allow him to find peace in his mind. Moreover, he wanted to ensure that his cultivation wouldn't lag behind other Qi Foundation cultivators in the future. Alchemy skills were essential for laying a solid foundation for forming a core. Considering his demand for medicinal pills, buying them from the outside was not cost-effective. High-quality pills were exorbitantly priced and difficult to obtain. He also didn't have much time to waste on such trivial matters.

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The gap between an alchemist and a master alchemist is enormous. To cross this level, the difficulty is no less than that of a Qi cultivator becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Lu Xiaottian estimated his skill was slightly above that of a high-level alchemist, but he was still far from reaching the level of an intermediate alchemist. To become an intermediate alchemist, he couldn't just rely on refining pills for the Qi Condensation stage. He had to try refining higher-order pills to achieve a breakthrough. However, besides a few pills for the Qi Condensation stage, the only formulas he currently possessed were those for the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Returning Heaven Pill.

To refine Foundation Establishment Pills and Returning Heaven Pills, one needs at least the skill of a mid-level alchemist. Just like cultivation, alchemy forbids setting your sights too high. He isn't even a junior alchemist yet, and he wants to start refining Foundation Establishment Pills The success rate would be ridiculously low. Even if he had accumulated a large amount of spirit herbs and spirit stones within the barrier, his cultivation time was long, and such meaningless waste wouldn't stand.

"Perhaps I should just make another trip to the Library Pavilion." Lu Xia Tian made his decision quickly, copying down every possible recipe for pills he needed from the Library Pavilion.

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Now that he had just emerged from the Blood-Red Forbidden Land, even if he had a few more spirit stones on hand, it wouldn't arouse anyone's suspicion. Besides, he could exchange for dozens of Foundation Establishment Pills, and the matter of him overwhelming Yuan Hao, the Pure Yang Sword Body disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect, with his pill refining skills was bound to spread soon. Even such a big deal as the Foundation Establishment Pills couldn't be kept under wraps, so what did a few spirit stones amount to Lu Xia Tian was now deeply in debt, and he ignored even Qian Dali's veiled threats. All he could think about now was how to improve his pill refining skills as much as possible. Thankfully, after successfully establishing his foundation, he could refine the medicinal pills needed for his cultivation.

Having once experienced visiting the Sutra Library, my second time was a breeze. I rented a spirit bird and arrived at the Sutra Library in just a short while. Lingbi Peak's domain is much closer to the Sutra Library compared to Qinglian Peak's domain.

The vast hall connected to several bluestone alleyways, which were deep and quiet. Occasionally, the entry and exit of a few cultivators brought a touch of vitality to them. Lu Xia Tian walked into the alleyway marked with medicinal herbs. After walking for dozens of steps, a low-lying hut appeared, and the hunched old man was still there, still fiddling with his black scales in his hand.

“Strange, strange, water soaking, fire burning, sword splitting, none of them can damage it. Could it really just be a few pieces of monster scales with slightly stronger defense It shouldn't be.” The hunchbacked old man was still muttering to himself, not even glancing at Lu Xiaoteng. It seemed like no one could get him to take his eyes off these few scales.

This old geezer has spent almost a year on these few scales, he's really persistent, or maybe just stubborn. Only a cultivator at the foundation building stage could afford to waste so much time. It's truly extravagant with such a long lifespan. Lu Xia Tian walked straight to the shelves of various elixir formulas.

“At the initial stage of construction, Yuan Dan was used, in the middle stage, Han Feng Dan, and at the later stage, Zi Yang Dan.”

"A Golden Elixir used to help Foundation Establishment cultivators form their Core."

"The Foundation Establishment Pill used by Golden Core cultivators!"

Lu XiaTian excitedly chose all these formulas, and there were also dozens of pills for the alchemy stage and Nascent Soul stage.

Besides, there is another kind of pill called "Qingshen Dan" that can enhance spiritual awareness and help strengthen it. Lu Xiaoteng was even more shocked to see it. Generally, spiritual awareness cannot be enhanced by external pills. He originally thought that spiritual awareness was not very helpful during the Qi refining period. However, after their experience in the Blood-colored forbidden area, he realized that those with strong spiritual awareness could control more magical weapons in battle, significantly boosting their combat power. The higher the cultivation level, the greater the effect of spiritual awareness. He had already experienced the benefits of a strong spiritual awareness, so he paid special attention to techniques and pills that helped improve it. However, what was unfortunate was that although there was a recipe for Qingshen Dan, the required spiritual materials had disappeared from the Cultivation world thousands of years ago.

Lu Xia Tian wandered among the bookshelves, lost in thought. The Lingxiao Palace's library was indeed rich and vast, once again broadening his horizons.

He collected a total of over one hundred different prescriptions to be prepared in case of emergency, so that he wouldn't have to frequently run back and forth later and waste time.

“Haha.....” Lu Xia Tian arrived outside the small hut with over a hundred types of elixir formulas in jade slips. Suddenly, the hunchbacked old man let out a burst of wild laughter that shook the roof and sent Lu Xiao San flying dozens of feet away. The jade slips in his hand scattered like pieces of paper.

“Sorry, I got carried away for a moment.” The hunched old man noticed Lu Xiaoteng's awkwardness and quickly stopped himself. He rarely came out of the hut, but he smiled warmly at Lu Xiaoteng and said,

"Suit yourself." Lu Xia Tian could only smile wryly, borrowing his courage he couldn't show any discontent towards this Foundation Establishment senior right now. Looking at the hunched old man's appearance, it seemed he had already seen something from those black scales. Lu Xia Tian's heart skipped a beat; he had quite a few of those black scales in his possession. What secrets were hidden within themel of Yuan Shi Jian Mo that Lu Xiaotian needed to be wary of."I will rest here for a few days and then leave on my own. You go about your business."Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me...