Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 68 The Method of Foundation Building

Time flies in the mountains; spring comes and autumn goes, and several years pass in the blink of an eye.

In a simple dwelling halfway up Qingmu Peak, a young man in gray was meditating and cultivating.

The unstable spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from him indicate that his cultivation has reached a critical stage.

The next moment, a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted from his body, sweeping through the room, smashing open the window, and transforming into a gust of spiritual energy that blew towards the nearby medicinal fields.

Nourished by this spiritual energy, many spiritual plants stretched out their branches, sprouted new buds and fruits, presenting a thriving scene.

Inside the room, the young man in gray opened his eyes and got up to stretch.

"After five years in the sect, I have finally reached the peak of Qi Refining."

This young man was none other than Xiao Ming.

However, with a sufficient supply of pills and the assistance of the sect's spirit-gathering array, it took Xiao Ming five years to finally advance from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the ninth level.

However, things got tough from there, since no one knew better than him how difficult it was to cultivate with the five spiritual roots.

It is said that there is no bottleneck in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage for those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, and the probability is close to 100%. If those with Dual Spiritual Roots have the assistance of Foundation Establishment Pills, they will almost never fail.

Without the supply of pills, he probably would never reach the peak of Qi Refining, let alone the threshold of Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment.

Over the past few years, the Spirit Building Elixir has been successfully cultivated.

However, relying solely on Foundation Establishment Elixir is clearly insufficient. For instance, one would need to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills, and even one Foundation Establishment Pill is far from enough.

Fortunately, Xiao Ming possesses the Omnipotent Land. As long as he obtains a Foundation Establishment Pill, he is confident that he can cultivate his own greenhouse-sized Foundation Establishment Pills.

Obtaining even a Foundation Establishment Pill is no easy feat. As the most crucial pill for advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, it is naturally a strategic item controlled by the sect.

Xiao Ming had also looked into it; to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills at Tianlu Pavilion, one would need a full 1000 contribution points.

As an inner disciple, Xiao Ming can receive 50 contribution points every year. Even if he doesn't spend any of them, it would take him 20 years to save them up.

Of course, there are many ways to earn contribution points, the most common being by completing sect missions.

As a craftsman in the eyes of others, Xiao Ming can sell pills and talismans to Qi Refining disciples from other peaks. In the past few years, all kinds of talismans and Spirit Gathering Pills in the Omnipotent Space have been harvested one after another.

He has sold several batches in the past few years, and if he takes a risk and sells more now, it won't be a problem to raise a thousand contribution points.

However, another problem is somewhat fatal: there is a limit to the number of Foundation Establishment Pills that can be exchanged each year. According to Xiao Ming, there are only three ways to obtain an exchange slot.

The first path, which is also the most popular choice among the peak Qi Refining disciples in the sect, is to voluntarily apply to be stationed on the southern border for 5 years. That is the front line for fighting against demonic beasts, connecting to the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Five years later, you will not only automatically receive a quota for exchange, but you will also receive 200 contribution points every year. The monster materials obtained from killing monsters can also be exchanged for resources. Therefore, as long as you can survive for five years, you will have enough resources to plan your foundation building upon your return.

This method has the highest success rate, but also the highest mortality rate.

As a Qi Refining stage disciple, going to the southern border to fight against demonic beasts for five years is clearly just to be cannon fodder; whether he survives or not depends entirely on luck.

The second option is to serve as a manager in a market under the jurisdiction of the sect for ten years. As long as one does not make any fundamental mistakes and is recognized by the Foundation Establishment Market Master stationed in the market, one can also obtain a quota upon returning, and receive one hundred contribution points each year.

Compared to the first option, this is undoubtedly much safer, although it takes a little longer.

The third path is even less likely: gaining the favor of a Core Formation elder and being accepted as a true disciple. In this case, it wouldn't be about exchanging for a spot, but rather directly obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill.

This path sounds the easiest, but it's clearly the hardest.

Xiao Ming just listened without really thinking about it.

"It seems that to establish a foundation, one still needs to start from a long memory," Xiao Ming sighed and muttered to himself.

As Xiao Ming was worrying about his future path to Foundation Establishment, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Senior Brother Xiao!"

Xiao Ming walked over and opened the door, where he saw a chubby boy standing outside.

"Junior Brother Wang, it's been a while." Xiao Ming hurriedly welcomed Wang Debao in and poured him some tea.

"Junior Brother Wang, is there something you need from me today?"

"Senior Brother Xiao, being from Qingmu Peak, you are naturally well-versed in alchemy and talisman-making, so I'd like to purchase some goods from you," Wang Debao said bluntly.

"I see." Xiao Ming smiled.

Because Tianlu Pavilion's prices are higher, it's common for people from different peaks to exchange items with each other if they know each other.

In such cases, sects usually turn a blind eye. Although this may result in some loss of sect interests, it can strengthen the connection between disciples of different peaks and reduce estrangement, which is not a bad thing in the long run.

"I don't have much else here, but I have plenty of talismans. Pick whichever you like," Xiao Ming said, taking out a large stack of talismans and throwing them on the table. There were at least seventy or eighty of them.

In addition to low-level talismans such as Fireball Talisman and Water Arrow Talisman, there are also several high-level talismans such as Burning Talisman, Golden Spear Talisman, and Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

And this is only a small part of Xiao Ming's inventory.

"There are even high-level talismans! Senior Brother Xiao is truly a talisman-making genius!" Wang Debao exclaimed in surprise as he picked up the large stack of talismans.

Xiao Ming smiled but remained silent upon hearing this. His talent for making talismans was only average. Although he had practiced frequently on Greenwood Peak over the years, he could only make ordinary mid-grade talismans at most.

He couldn't even get his hands on a high-level, rare talisman like the Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

"Senior Brother Xiao, do you have any pills here?"

Xiao Ming nodded, opened his storage bag, and placed a jade bottle on the table.

Wang Debao carefully opened the bottle, smelled it, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"This is a Spirit Gathering Pill, and its quality is excellent." Wang Debao's eyes lit up.

"That's right, it's the Spirit Gathering Pill." Xiao Ming nodded.

I have quite a few Spirit Gathering Pills on hand, but they are useless to me now, so it would be best to trade them away.

Just as Wang Debao was about to put away the pills with a smile, Xiao Ming stopped him.

"Senior Brother Xiao, I understand the rules. I'll transfer the contribution points to you right away."

"Junior Brother Wang, that's not what I meant." Xiao Ming shook his head, but then changed the subject.

"Junior Brother Wang, you've been on Burning Cloud Peak for quite some time now, and I'm sure you have some connections. Do you still remember your promise from back then?"

"Senior Brother Xiao, you mean..." Before Wang Debao could finish speaking, he saw Xiao Ming place several flawed magical artifacts on the table.

"If Junior Brother Wang can help me repair these magical artifacts, these pills and talismans will be my reward."

Several years ago in the secret realm, his flying sword and shield magic weapon were destroyed, and he has been lacking a suitable magic weapon ever since.

"As you have entrusted me with, I will do my utmost. However, these magical artifacts are, after all, defective products, and given the passage of time, I cannot guarantee their complete reliability..."

"It's alright, just do your best." Xiao Ming also understood that it was too much to ask of anyone to completely repair it.

He thought for a moment, then touched his storage bag and took out a black crystal.

"Junior Brother Wang, do you still remember this?"

"This is the soul crystal you obtained when you killed that evil spirit, senior brother." Wang Debao stared at the black crystal with some envy.

"You previously said that this Soul Crystal is a top-grade material for refining flying needle magic weapons. Coincidentally, there are flying needles among these few flawed magic weapons, so I'll give you this Soul Crystal along with them."

"Don't worry, senior brother, I've got it covered." Wang Debao patted his chest and quickly made his promise.

This soul crystal is large enough to be more than enough to forge a flying needle magic weapon. The remaining scraps will naturally be his, making it a sure-fire way to make money.