Longevity And Romance Begin With The Redemption Of A Good Family

Chapter 152 Evaluation Rewards

"Dear Fellow Daoist, the difficulty of Foundation Building is not only limited to the cultivation of spiritual roots," Senior Xu slowly spoke by the table.

Lu Yu's expression froze, thinking that Senior Xu was going to discuss the assessment of the Tianji Guest Disciples, but unexpectedly, he brought up the topic of Foundation Building.

"There are three main difficulties in Foundation Building."

"Firstly, the stability of the Lingtai. Most cultivators who fail in Foundation Building and die do so because the spiritual power within their bodies is too immense, causing their own bodies to burst."

"The greatest effect of the Foundation Building Pill is to protect the Lingtai, preventing cultivators from dying during Foundation Building. The second effect is to slowly expand the spiritual energy, allowing the Lingtai to adapt to the growth of spiritual energy."

"During the investigation of your bone age, I also took a look at your Lingtai."

"Fellow Daoist, your Lingtai is solid, even thicker than the average dual spiritual roots formed by the Five Elements. The roots almost merge with each other."

"Even without using the Foundation Building Pill, you should be able to achieve Foundation Building with just a portion of the Breakthrough Pill."

"Secondly, the difficulty lies in the Foundation Building technique. Although there are techniques that can directly reach Foundation Building, most of these techniques are monopolized by major sects or prominent cultivation families and are considered top-secret."

"Unless there is a special purchasing channel or they are given as gifts by relatives or friends, even if one has exceptional talent, they can only be trapped in the realm of Consummation of Qi Refining."

"Moreover, some Foundation Building techniques are in line with the Qi Refining techniques that cultivators themselves practice, so they do not have to endure the discomfort of switching techniques and start from scratch."

"Thirdly, it is about adapting to the Heavenly Tribulation."

"It is said that the more outstanding the quality of one's spiritual roots, the earlier they will attract Heavenly Tribulation."

"Although those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots may attract Heavenly Tribulation during Foundation Building, even Heavenly Spiritual Roots have varying strengths. Most cultivators only face Heavenly Tribulation when they reach the Core Formation stage."

"This point is something that Fellow Daoist, with the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, naturally does not need to worry about."

Lu Yu was secretly surprised, but he couldn't figure out why Senior Xu suddenly mentioned Foundation Building. Therefore, he maintained a calm and respectful expression on his face.

Suddenly, Senior Xu turned his palm and waved it on the table, and three jade slips were placed in order on the table.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, these are the rewards sent by Qingyun Commercial Sect on behalf of me after the evaluation last time."

Lu Yu's face slightly startled as he looked towards the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper also showed surprise.

Perhaps this matter was arranged temporarily?

"I didn't expect there would be rewards."

"Thank you for your generosity, Senior Xu."

Senior Xu nodded slightly and said, "Those who pass the evaluation are extremely rare talents. Qingyun Commercial Sect will definitely not treat them unfairly."

"As for the upcoming assessment that Fellow Daoist has not yet passed, with this record of passing the evaluation, you may be promoted to a second-grade guest disciple in the future, but it is still uncertain."

"Moreover, Fellow Daoist became a guest alchemist of Qingyun Commercial Sect during the Qi Refining period."

"I believe there were corresponding rewards at that time as well."

Lu Yu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, there were."

After he arrived in Poyun City, he noticed that most of the guest disciples who frequented Qingyun shops were at the Foundation Building stage or above.

Some of them had already reached Foundation Building, but like him, they were still first-grade guest disciples.

Seeing this situation, he felt even luckier that he was able to pass the assessment of Qingyun Commercial Sect during the Qi Refining period.

Moreover, as far as he knew, it was extremely difficult for most independent cultivators to achieve Foundation Building. Without the support of sects or prominent families, if they made a wrong move, they would face an irreversible disaster.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall Wanshengming, who often had a blackened face from being blown up while refining tools during his time at the Tenglong Residence on the Shengling Mountain.

He had taken a wrong step by attempting to refine a middle-grade spiritual tool when he shouldn't have.

From the originally prosperous situation, he ended up having to move out of Tenglong Immortal Residence.

And if he didn't have the dual cultivation cheat and had taken concubines early on, he would have received assistance from Wanan in his divine consciousness.

I'm afraid he's still crazily refining the Beast Spirit Pill until now.

After Xu Senior's words, Lu Yu felt deeply moved for a long time.

Then, his expression became serious, and he extended his divine consciousness towards the three jade slips.

These three jade slips were completely different from the plain-looking ones that guest cultivators could borrow at any time.

Not only were the jade surfaces smooth and translucent, the carvings on them were lifelike, and even the restrictions inside the jade slips were stronger.

As soon as Lu Yu's divine consciousness crossed the boundary, he immediately frowned, feeling a slight numbness and tingling.

Just as he was carefully investigating, Xu Senior's deep voice sounded again.

"These three jade slips contain defensive techniques, offensive techniques, and a fragmentary ancient pill formula."

Lu Yu infiltrated his divine consciousness into the three jade slips. He didn't have much demand for offensive techniques, as fighting with others was not his strong suit, and he wasn't in a hurry for the fragmentary ancient pill formula either.

In the future, if there was an opportunity, he could obtain it through borrowing.

But he had no worries when it came to defensive techniques.

As his divine consciousness seeped in slightly, he understood.

This was a technique for refining the Xuanwu bloodline. Although it required constantly purchasing Xuanwu essence, and each drop of Xuanwu essence was as expensive as a hundred medium-grade spirit stones, once it was perfected, it had unparalleled self-defense capabilities.

Lu Yu knew that although this technique had a loud name, named after the Xuanwu, it was ultimately a defensive technique from the turtle shell school.

Not very pleasant to hear, but safe.

He was about to reach out and take that defensive technique, but Xu Senior spoke up.

"Fellow Daoist Lu is probably not aware of the value of the fragmentary ancient pill formula."

"These kinds of pill formulas are all found in the ruins left behind by powerful cultivators, and many alchemists in the sect have tried to restore them."

"Obviously, they were not successful, but I have seen them. These pill formulas can enhance the loyalty and intelligence of spirit beasts."

"Generally speaking, pill formulas that enhance the power of techniques or the attributes of spirit beasts are rarer than cultivation-type pill formulas."

"This is also the reason why the value of the Hualing Changchun Pill and the Hualing Fuyan Pill differ greatly."

"While this defensive technique is also good, it is ultimately only needed when there is danger. If you are not lacking spirit stones and contribution points, it is not difficult to ask a Nascent Soul senior from the Qingyun Commercial Sect to take action."

"Moreover, if this kind of pill formula is used as a reward, it proves that it is unique, with powerful restrictions set by ancient cultivators to prevent others from duplicating it."

"If I were Fellow Daoist Lu, I would definitely choose the fragmentary ancient pill formula."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu immediately changed the trajectory of his outstretched hand and reached for the ancient pill formula, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Xu Senior."

Xu Senior smiled slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

He continued, "I have already postponed your assessment for one month."

"Of course, you can also choose to overcome the fragmentary ancient pill formula within this month. Perhaps there will be some other opportunities as a result."

"After one month, the Zonglou will send someone to take you to other places for assessment. Remember not to be negligent."

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, Xu Senior."

After chatting for a while, Lu Yu suddenly spoke up, "Xu Senior, I have a question and would like to ask for your guidance."

Xu Senior generously said, "Ask."