Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 175 Foundation Establishment Pill Acquired

The Chu family of Hongyefang originated from Chu Hongye, who broke away from the Chu family of Qiyun and established branches and descendants in the territory of Dan Ding Men in Baishan.

The Spiritwood Alliance occupies a larger territory than the Pill Cauldron Sect, so naturally, members of the Chu family have chosen to settle here.

However, unlike the Chu family of the Dan Ding Sect, the Chu family of the Ling Mu Alliance is not having an easy time. As for whether the Ling Mu Alliance is deliberately suppressing them, it is hard to say.

In any case, Chu Huixin's current situation is obviously not very good. Her neighbors are all Qi Refining cultivators, and the spiritual energy dissipated from their underground spiritual veins is obviously not enough for her, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, to cultivate.

After Chu Huixin welcomed Fang Jingxuan into the courtyard, Fang Jingxuan became even more certain of his guess.

After the tea was served, and Fang Jingxuan introduced himself, Chu Huixin asked:
"Young friend Fang comes from Red Leaf Workshop. Do you know the current situation of the Chu family?"

Seeing Chu Huixin's concern, Fang Jingxuan knew he had a chance. He told Chu Huixin the information he knew, and after a moment, Chu Huixin, having composed herself, asked Fang Jingxuan about his purpose.

After learning that Fang Jingxuan wanted to master the art of substitution, Chu Huixin was not angry. She was peaceful by nature, otherwise she would not have been willing to live in seclusion here for so many years.

Moreover, her lifespan was nearing its end, and she wanted to use her life's insights to benefit the vast number of cultivators.

“I can teach you this trick of substitution, but you must agree to one condition: help the Chu family when they are in danger. Although you are only at the Qi Refining stage now, I can sense that you are no ordinary person.”

Chu Huixin's eyes were bright at this moment, and Fang Jingxuan, who was being stared at by her, felt a bit of pressure.

"Senior Chu, I agree to this, but only if it does not endanger my life."

Fang Jingxuan readily agreed, but added some restrictions, since he couldn't just entrust his life to someone over something like this.

Even so, Chu Huixin was satisfied. After handing a jade slip to Fang Jingxuan, she showed a tired expression.

Fang Jingxuan understood and left behind a box of fine nourishing tea before leaving. After he left, Chu Huixin's face showed sorrow.

When she was young, she fell in love with a cultivator who had a single natal element, but he was also unable to fully embark on cultivation because he could not find a kindred spirit to cultivate with.

Later, she could only watch helplessly as the other party's lifespan ran out. It was because of this incident that Chu Huixin continued to study this method of substitution.

Now, Chu Huixin has made initial progress in her research on this method of substitution, which allows cultivators without a corresponding partner to reach the third level of Qi Refining, thus breaking through the predicament of being unable to cultivate.

Fang Jingxuan didn't need to know the reason for that.

After obtaining this method of substitution, he left Bomu City and spent several days studying it. After confirming that Chu Huixin's concept was indeed effective, he...

Only then did he go directly to Qifu City to seek an audience with that alchemy master.

At first, the other party did not want to meet, thinking that Fang Jingxuan was just another rogue cultivator who came to ask for pills.

But when Fang Jingxuan claimed he could solve his junior's cultivation problem, the other party welcomed him inside.

In the city of Qifu, in the Danqingfang mansion, Fang Jingxuan was led into the reception room, where a handsome middle-aged male cultivator sat opposite him.

This person was named Wang Xuan, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. He wore a light-colored robe, and just sitting there, he put a lot of pressure on Fang Jingxuan.

"You mean you have a way to enable my grandchildren to cultivate?"

Wang Xuanping spoke calmly, his tone tinged with doubt. After all, he had been spreading the word for a long time, but all he had received were swindlers. "Indeed, my method can guarantee that your grandson can embark on the path of cultivation. However, this method is not yet fully perfected, and currently it can only guarantee that he can cultivate to the third level of Qi Refining."

"Oh, so you can only reach the third level of Qi Refining? That's interesting. Other cultivators promise unimpeded cultivation right away. Now that you say so, I have more confidence in you. Tell me, what do you want in exchange?"

"Senior Wang, I would like to buy the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill you have."

Fang Jingxuan spoke directly, without beating around the bush. He hadn't expected that he could simply use this strange substitution method to get the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill back.

All his efforts were only to obtain a trading qualification.

"A top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill? This pill is easy to obtain. I've worked hard for five or six years and can refine another one. As long as your method really works, why shouldn't I sell it to you?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Jingxuan's face lit up with joy; he had secured a guarantee.

Ten days later, in a quiet room, Fang Jingxuan and Wang Xuan watched nervously as a ten-year-old boy practiced his internal energy.

After completing one cycle of cultivation, Wang Xuan's eyes reddened slightly. Then, he touched the boy's head and murmured:

"Xin'er, you can rest in peace now."

After a brief moment of losing his composure, Wang Xuan regained his calm. He ordered someone to take the young man away, then took out a jade box from his storage bag and presented it to Fang Jingxuan.

"This is a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, in excellent condition with four pill patterns. Its market price is twenty-seven or twenty-eight high-grade spirit stones, but this time, I will only charge you twenty-five high-grade spirit stones."

After Fang Jingxuan bought two second-tier talismans from the outer sea, he only had about thirty high-grade spirit stones left.

Fang Jingxuan quickly took out the corresponding high-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, placed them on the table, and reached out to take the pill.

Upon opening it, an enticing fragrance wafted into Fang Jingxuan's nose, causing his internal magical power to subtly surge.

With just one glance, Fang Jingxuan confirmed that it was undoubtedly genuine. This osmanthus-sized osmanthus had four clear osmanthus patterns encircling it, making it an excellent product.

"Thank you very much, Senior Wang. Now that this matter is settled, I will take my leave."

"Hehe, I see you're about to reach Foundation Establishment. I have a few bottles of pills needed for Foundation Establishment here. Among them, the 'Blood Soul Pill' and 'Soul Stabilizing Pill' will be useful for your breakthrough. If you need them, I'll give them to you at a discount, so you don't have to run around anymore."

Fang Jingxuan was slightly taken aback. He couldn't quite understand why Wang Xuan was trying to be friendly.

Seemingly sensing Fang Jingxuan's confusion, Wang Xuan continued:

"To go to such lengths to obtain a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill from me, you must be no ordinary person. Otherwise, a regular high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill would have been enough, or even a mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pill would have met your requirements."

"If you insist on top-grade pills, it's clear your cultivation method is special and your potential is extremely high. I'm an alchemist, so naturally I want to befriend a cultivator like you. If you ever need alchemy in the future, feel free to come to me."

Listening to Wang Xuan's explanation, Fang Jingxuan realized that Wang Xuan was quite a character, capable of becoming an alchemist and amassing such a large fortune.

"Then this junior thanks Senior Wang very much. I will definitely come to visit again if I need anything in the future."

"Go ahead, I hope your foundation building goes smoothly, young friend Fang."

(End of this chapter)