The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 68: Foundation Building Feast, Dragon Raising Secrets (asking for monthly tickets)

Li Qing's arrival really surprised Xuan Jing. After all, the Xuanjing Secret Realm had already closed its doors and disappeared into the void.

For example, those secret realms that require tokens can only be activated when they are opened. When the secret realm disappears, the tokens will also fail.

It was only after Li Qing left the Xuanjing Secret Realm that he discovered that he could still sense the existence of the secret realm through his minor magical powers.

He was also shocked: "The Mysterious Crystal Secret Realm is fine. But if it's those secret realms that have great opportunities but are limited in time and cannot be fully explored..."

Li Qing chatted with Xuan Jing for a while, then called out Asun and the other two from his Dantian, and asked to borrow his spiritual vein cave.

Xuan Jing put his knowledge into practice: "Others have to pay rent when they borrow their spiritual veins to break through. You should also pay me some rent when you cultivate here, right?"

Li Qing couldn't help but smile, and took out a pot of spirit wine from his storage bag: "Here, I brought it specially for you. It's a ten-year-old Jingjiang wine, which tastes clear and crisp, like drinking cold spring water..."

Xuan Jing exhaled a cloud, caught the wine, and then waved his claws: "Go ahead. But don't pick the black crystal this time. The new one hasn't grown yet."

This Jingjiang wine is only of the first-grade medium quality. For Li Qing and Xuan Jing, it is just a taste to satisfy their appetite.

Li Qing smiled and thanked it, then went back to practice in the spiritual vein. The rich spiritual energy surged in, making Li Qing's practice a little faster.

"The three veins of Qinghe Valley have merged, which is enough for the clan members to use. If it weren't for the fear of arousing suspicion, the family's spiritual vein would not be upgraded."

"It's a pity that this mysterious crystal secret realm is too strange. It actually restrains the growth of plants. Otherwise, if it is used for farming, the profits will definitely be very lucrative."

Li Qing was in seclusion in the spiritual vein, while Asun and the other two played with Xuan Jing and helped it take care of the three spiritual plants.

In this way, three days passed.

In Qinghe Valley, the Li family’s land was decorated with lights and lanterns, and the faces of the family members were filled with smiles.

Near the ancestral hall, the main hall used for holding important ceremonies was redecorated to host Li Qing's foundation-building banquet.

The world of cultivation reveres Yuan Huang. It is said that he is the incarnation of the Great Sun Fire Essence, so they also attach great importance to the moment when the sun reaches the zenith at noon.

Li Qing's foundation-building banquet was also scheduled for noon following the trend.

Early in the morning, many clan leaders or elders from the surrounding Qi training families, as well as independent practitioners at the ninth level of Qi training, came with gifts and were led to the hall by Li Hui, Li Yao and others to sit down.

Liu Yuan, who had just recovered from a serious injury, was also among them. He looked at the flourishing Li family and thought of Li Qing, who had established his foundation in one leap, and his mouth was bitter.

At the time of Si, when the sun was at its highest point in the sky, a clansman came to report: "The ancestor of the Fan family of Zhuxin Island has come with his children to congratulate you!"

Li Hui couldn't help but cheer up, and led everyone out to greet him: "Greetings, Senior Fan!"

The ancestor of the Fan family was named Shu Yun. She was a female cultivator who wore a light green dress and a yellow jade bamboo hairpin in her hair. Her face was as beautiful as a lotus and her smile was very warm.

She nodded gently to Li Hui: "Thank you for your courtesy. I wonder if fellow Taoist Li Qing has come out of retreat?"

Newly promoted foundation-building monks all have a process of consolidating their realm, so according to convention, they don't have to personally welcome guests at the foundation-building banquet.

Li Hui led Fan Shuyun to the seat and said, "Thank you for your concern, my ancestor will be here soon."

A disciple who was traveling with Fan Shuyun handed over the gift list, and immediately the Li family's receptionist responded.

"The Fan family of Zhuxin Island sends a pair of second-grade middle-grade Qingxin bitter bamboo shoots and a box of second-grade lower-grade Liquan Lianshi to congratulate ancestor Li Qing on his foundation building!"

Inside the main hall, all the leaders of the Qi training families were extremely envious.

"The Fan family actually sent a pair of fresh bamboo shoots? I remember that their bitter bamboo species are never circulated outside."

"The Fan family is the best at cooking. A bamboo shoot banquet has many flavors but not too mixed. They complement each other and make people linger on the taste."

"I heard that the Li family's ancestor is an expert in spiritual plants. Isn't the Fan family afraid of having a monopoly and getting a piece of the pie?"

Soon, other foundation-building ancestors came one after another and presented valuable gifts, leaving these Qi-training families dumbfounded.

Only the foundation-building ancestor of the Niu family in Xinghua Village gave him only a bottle of second-grade inferior elixir. For Li Qing, a famous alchemist, it was just a face-saving measure.

Just as the hour of Si was about to end, another member of the Li clan came to report: "The ancestors of the Zhou family of Qixingtan and the Lou family of Cuiyunfeng came to congratulate us!"

When the voice came, the five foundation-building monks in the hall all showed curiosity on their faces: "I didn't know that Fellow Daoist Li also has a relationship with these two?"

The Li family members accompanying the guests were also surprised. After all, the five great foundation-building monks who came first were all from families around Xuefeng Lake.

Qixingtan and Cuiyun Peak are far away from Xuefeng Lake. Moreover, the ancestors of the two families have been famous for a long time and have profound cultivation. How can they congratulate Li Qing, who has just established his foundation?

Li Qing was resting in the back hall as usual. When he heard these two people coming, he was not surprised when he thought of Zhou and Lou, whom he met in the secret realm.

The gifts sent by the ancestors of the two families were also valuable. They were all second-grade, top-grade spiritual objects, but they were all consumables.

Or it can be said that except for the pair of Qingxin bitter bamboo shoots that the Fan family sent, the gifts from other foundation-building cultivators were just gifts.

After the ancestors of the Zhou and Lou families entered the hall and took their seats, it was exactly past the hour of Si and approaching noon.

Li Qing straightened his clothes slowly, walked out of the back hall, walked leisurely through the corridor in the courtyard, and entered the main hall from behind the screen behind his seat.

"Thank you for waiting. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."

Because it was a foundation-building banquet, everyone present did not send out their spiritual senses to show respect. Only a clear voice was heard from the back of the hall.

Everyone looked up and saw a young monk wearing a lotus jade crown, draped over a green crane cloak, with a handsome face and a clear and elegant spirit walking into the hall leisurely.

In the eyes of the Qi-cultivating monks, Li Qing has an extraordinary bearing and has the demeanor of a great foundation-building monk.

But in the eyes of the foundation-building practitioners, they only felt that Li Qing's aura was solid, without any frivolous air of a new breakthrough. Instead, he looked like an old foundation-building practitioner with many years of experience.

"My fellow Taoist is handsome and bright, like the rising sun. When I see him, I feel like the waves behind are pushing those in front of them forward." An old cultivator with slightly frosted temples and cloudy eyes sighed.

He is Sang Yuwan, the foundation-building ancestor of the Sang family of Yanglong Lake on the north bank of Xuefeng Lake.

The Cangjiang River is the longest river in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is vast and boundless. It is said that the dragon vein of the Great Zhou royal family is located below it.

Li Qing smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Sang, you are joking. You are only over thirty years old, how can you say you are old? It's just a little bit of vicissitudes of life."

The other foundation-building monks were also laughing and joking, and the atmosphere in the hall was harmonious.

After greeting everyone, Li Qing sat down in the main seat in the middle and got straight to the point: "Today, I invite all fellow Taoists. Except for fellow Taoists Zhou and Lou, all of you have settled down by the Xuefeng Lake. In the future, we should share what we have and help each other."

Fan Shuyun smiled gently: "Friend Li is right. Since we are good neighbors, we should value harmony."

Several other foundation-building cultivators also followed suit and said a few polite words. As for the Qinghe Valley Zhang family and the Chen family, no one cared at all.

Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, the Zhou family ancestor pointed at Zhou Jingxing behind him and said, "This brat of mine is so ignorant that he has intruded on the Taoist fellow's retreat. I will apologize on his behalf."

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the cup of Lingya Deer Antler Wine on the table.

"You are too kind, fellow Taoist. It's just a misunderstanding." Li Qing gave him face and also drank a full glass.

The ancestor of the Lou family also apologized for Lou Qingyun. Li Qinghe drank another cup with him.

Of course Zhou Jingxing and Lou Qingyun also apologized.

But they didn't even have the qualifications to sit down and drink a cup of apology wine. They could only stand there and listen to Li Qing and their own ancestors chatting and laughing. Because the two ancestors mentioned the things in the Xuanjing Secret Realm, the one who tried to intercept Li Qing that day finally couldn't help but said: "May I ask, Fellow Daoist Li, what is the name of the foundation building in the secret realm?"

Other people in the hall, especially the many Qi training families, were even more curious about Li Qing's experience and wished they could replace him.

Li Qing learned from the receptionist that this man from the Niu family in Xinghua Village east of Xuefeng Lake was named Niu Xinjing.

What he is most famous for is his feat of reviving an entire clan - the entire Niu family, except for his wives and concubines, is his descendants.

The reason why he was so anxious was that many of his children had reached the threshold of foundation building. Whether it was renting spiritual veins or buying foundation building pills, there was a huge gap, and he urgently needed to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

As a family that builds its foundation, the Niu family naturally also has a second-level spiritual vein.

However, except for those who are blessed with the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building, others, whether they build their foundation by taking pills or building their foundation on their own, need to draw a large amount of spiritual energy from the spiritual veins, which can easily damage the foundation and even run the risk of being downgraded.

Unlike the Jindan forces such as Tanyuan Immortal City, which possess third-level spiritual veins and rich spiritual energy, the attached second-level spiritual veins are more resilient.

Therefore, except for a few families with deep cultural heritage, the children of other foundation-building families tend to rent spiritual veins if they want to break through.

After all, it’s someone else’s spiritual vein, so I don’t feel sorry for it.

Li Qing had already discussed with Xuan Jing that they would start a spiritual vein leasing business, so when he saw someone wanted to help, he took the opportunity to introduce them.

"So that fellow Taoists can know that the guardian spirit beast of the Mysterious Crystal Secret Realm, the lion, is the most generous and is willing to rent out the spirit vein cave at 50% of the market price for the cultivators who enter it to break through."

"I have known it for a long time. It has entrusted me to act as a broker for you. If you are interested, you can pay the rent before the next secret realm opens. If you bring my token in, you will naturally be able to enter the cave."

Upon hearing this, an elder from a Qigong family stepped forward courageously and said, "Finding the door to the secret realm also depends on luck. If you really can't find it, what then?"

Li Qing chuckled and said, "Since it is a chance encounter, how can it be perfect? ​​After the secret realm is opened, the rent will not be refunded."

"Before the secret realm is opened, those who know that they have no hope of entering can get 90% of the rent refunded. However, to prevent malicious runs, no one related to them will be allowed to exchange the token in the future."

Someone else asked, "How many unknown quotas are there? How are they allocated?"

Li Qing replied: "The second-level spiritual vein in the Xuanjing Secret Realm is hidden underground. It may not be noticeable, but it is actually vast. To some extent, it is not inferior to the third-level spiritual vein at all."

"The secret realm has been open for ten days. The twelve cultivators are divided into three groups and are trying to build their foundation at the same time. There is no problem."

"As for the number of places, I would like to adopt the method of registration and lottery. If you are interested, please come and consult after the banquet."

Niu Xinjing got the news and felt relieved, so he also raised his glass and apologized for his reckless behavior that day.

However, he didn't know that at this moment, several fellow foundation-building practitioners had already sent messages to Li Qing through their spiritual sense, wanting to take up all twelve places.

It’s not that they need so many places, but they simply don’t want more foundation-building families to share the spoils of Xuefeng Lake.

While dealing with everyone, Li Qing raised his cup and picked up his chopsticks, casually tasting the spiritual food, spiritual wine, spiritual fruit and spiritual tea on the table in front of him.

Although the Li family was not well-off, and even for the foundation-building banquet, they only had two or three second-level spiritual dishes to show off, Li Qing still felt very happy.

He tasted the spiritual food only to satisfy his appetite, not necessarily for the sake of benefiting his spiritual practice.

Seeing that he was leisurely and like an old gourmet, Fan Shuyun couldn't help but think: "If you are interested in spiritual food, you can come to my Zhuxin Island when you have time. It will definitely be worth the trip."

Li Qing knew that this was a second-level spiritual chef. The spiritual food he cooked was not only beneficial to foundation-building cultivators, but also tasted excellent. He couldn't help but be tempted: "If I have time, I will definitely pay a visit."

Half an hour passed like this and the banquet came to an end.

Li Qing called his clansmen over, cleared the leftovers from the table, and then moved on to the next part of the foundation-building banquet - discussing the Tao.

When discussing the Dao while laying the foundation, we are not engaging in witty exchanges. We do not discuss the great principles, but only the essentials of cultivation.

Li Qing started refining pills directly, using spiritual fire as the cauldron. He refined a batch of second-level Yangyuan Pills. The finished pills were of top quality, which shocked everyone.

"So that all of you fellow Taoists know, my Spiritual Fire Alchemy Furnace is a minor magical power I gained while building my foundation. It can increase the success rate and quality of pills. Currently, it can refine second-level pills."

The fact that he revealed his minor supernatural power surprised the other foundation-building cultivators.

But considering that this spiritual fire-transforming elixir furnace was a purely auxiliary magical power, the slight fear that had arisen from its self-building foundation and sharp true essence gradually dissipated, and he instead felt a little closer to it.

After all, who wouldn't want to make friends with a great alchemist? So, someone placed an order with Li Qing on the spot, and also sent him a recipe.

Li Qing calmly recorded the recipes one by one, secretly feeling pleased with himself for getting something for nothing.

Since he was so frank, the other foundation-building cultivators had no choice but to show off their true abilities.

Fan Shuyun made his name as a chef with superb knife skills and control of heat, which he also used in combat and to win, and was quite powerful.

Niu Xinjing had a profound understanding of the art of balancing yin and yang. Putting aside his personal ethics, his skills in transforming yin and yang and refining the five elements amazed both Zhou and Lou.

"The Dao is the union of Yin and Yang." The Zhou family ancestor sighed, "Although Daoist Fellow Niu is only in the initial stage of foundation building, the road ahead is clear, and there is hope for the Golden Elixir Dao..."

Li Qing took the opportunity to ask about the essentials of cultivation during the foundation-building period.

The Zhou family ancestor did not pretend to be profound: "Building the foundation is to lay the foundation for the great way. If we say that practicing Qi to the point of building the foundation is to enter the Tao; then building the foundation to forming the elixir is to understand the Tao."

"When you understand the path you hold, and use your true essence to transform it into a round pill, you have reached the Jindan stage."

"As for the foundation building from the first to the ninth level, or from the early stage to the late stage, it's all bullshit. If you are too eager for these, and are complacent about these small improvements in your cultivation, it will all be for nothing when you grow old!"

Li Qing was surprised when he heard this, and unconsciously changed his address: "If you follow what you mean, what is the significance of the transformation of the foundation-building period?"

The original Qingmu Jue only reached the stage of breaking through the foundation. Although it had its own magical powers after the transformation, it could only refine true essence and there was no subsequent method of cultivation.

Li Qing was still planning to purchase a foundation-building technique, but after hearing what Zhou family ancestor said, it seemed unnecessary.

The Zhou family ancestor said bluntly: "No matter how profound those skills are, they are nothing more than making a fuss about the changes in the true essence. They do not involve the changes in the great way. Even if you practice them to the point of becoming a flower, you cannot form a pill."

"If the old man from the Lu family had not been obsessed with this, he would have achieved the Golden Core long ago. How could he have ended up sitting in meditation and died, leaving the family without foundation-building cultivators?"

Li Qing felt that what he said made sense. Just as he was about to bow to thank him, he heard the ancestor of the Lou family next to him sneer.

"Don't listen to his boasting! This old guy practiced the exquisite skills he got from the Lu family."

"When his true essence transforms once, it undergoes three changes. Now it is about to transform nine times, which means it can produce twenty-seven changes. When fighting with others, he is almost always invincible. Even if he encounters the true disciples of a major sect, he will not be at a disadvantage."

Li Qing couldn't help but choke and didn't know who to listen to.

Sang Yuwan saw his embarrassment but did not point it out and just started talking about his family's secret of raising dragons.

This is a powerful method for cultivating dragon seeds and invigorating dragon veins. Although it does not involve specific secret techniques, it still attracted Li Qing's attention.

After all, he still has more than a dozen young spirit fish kings in his pond. The essence of the dragon-bearded golden carp and the spirit fish king will be of great potential if he can gain the blessing of this secret.

Moreover, he glanced at Ah Sun in his dantian. The figure covered with scales and horns and surrounded by clouds and mist made it hard for Li Qing not to think: "This little thing should also be able to transform into a dragon, right?"

This chapter is not easy to split, two chapters into 4200+ words. In addition, the average subscription has exceeded 800, and I will continue to add more chapters tomorrow at noon. Good night everyone.



(End of this chapter)