Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

Dual cultivation can cure illnesses and relieve the pain of unrequited love.

The brocade quilt on the bed slipped off, revealing half of Wang Qian's fair wrist. Her skin glowed with a pearly luster in the morning light, no longer the transparent paleness of before, but with a healthy pink hue.

"Senior brother, I feel much better. The blood demon energy that was blocking my cultivation of the Blood Refining Scripture has been cleared. It won't be long before I break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining."

Chen An placed his hand on Wang Qian's pulse and carefully sensed her physical condition. She was indeed much better. The meridians that had been damaged by practicing the Yin Refining Manual had recovered significantly compared to a month ago.

"Qian'er, what do you think is the reason?"

Wang Qian blushed slightly and said, "I think it's dual cultivation. If possible, I hope my senior brother can come back often to help me eliminate the resentment generated by the Blood Refining Scripture, so that I can cultivate back to the peak of Qi Refining sooner."

Chen An readily agreed. Having done this once before, he sometimes thought about doing it again. If he weren't worried about Wang Qian's health, he certainly wouldn't have let her off so easily.

Early morning.

Zheng Ping, who had already established his foundation, came to express his gratitude.

Because of his practice of the Blood Refining Scripture, his mental state did not allow him to make many friends. Chen An was not only one of his few friends, but also the benefactor who gave him a new life.

In recent years, Zheng Ping has lived a very repressed life, not only because of the torment brought by the Blood Refining Scripture, but also because of the despair of not being able to find a Foundation Establishment opportunity.

For Zheng Ping, a Foundation Building Pill was not just a transaction, but also a redemption for his life.

"Thank you for saving my life, Senior Brother Chen." Outside the dojo, Zheng Ping disregarded his changed status after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage and knelt down to thank Chen An.

Chen An quickly stepped forward to help him up, and whispered, "Junior Brother Zheng, there's no need for that. Junior Brother, you've already achieved Foundation Establishment, which means you have great fortune. Let's support each other and work together to achieve the Great Dao in the future."

"I, Zheng Ping, will never forget the kindness of saving my life. I swear on my Dao heart that if Senior Brother Chen ever needs my help, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

Zheng Ping is an honest man. He rarely makes promises to others, but if he does, he will definitely keep them, let alone swear an oath with his own moral principles.

It can be said that after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he entrusted his future destiny to Chen An.

Some cultivators like to pursue power, fame, fortune, and longevity, but a large number of people simply want to go further in the Qi Refining stage, or only hope to step into the Foundation Establishment stage in their entire lives.

Zheng Ping didn't think too much about it. He had a simple way of thinking about life and things. He wanted to cultivate immortality, so he worked hard in the Qi Refining stage. He wanted to change his personality, so he cultivated the Blood Refining Scripture.

He disliked asking for favors, so even when facing death or losing his mind due to a lack of elixirs, he would still silently hunt demons in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

Without Chen An, he might have died during the next demon hunt, or he might have died from exhausting his vital essence due to the forced foundation building.

Zheng Ping was unsure whether his future self would be as grateful to Chen An as he was now, so he swore an oath with his Daoist heart, forcing his future self to repay his debt.

Zheng Ping has already obtained the Foundation Establishment disciple token of the sect. He is about to head to the Monster Mountain Range to join Chen An's monster hunting team and begin his ten-year agreement to work for the Yu family.

Chen An will stay in the sect for a month. He will lead a group of demon-hunting team members to recruit more disciples within the sect.

Lu Nian and Zheng Ping will then take the next flying boat to Qingyang Market.

The sect's resource exchange is quick; last month's demon-hunting harvest has already been exchanged for cultivation resources. Lu Nian will bring these resources to the demon-hunting team members stationed in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, bringing them hope.

After Lu Nian visited Shi Ying to inspect her alchemy skills, the two parted ways temporarily.

The demon-hunting team was formed by Chen An, but he wouldn't put too much effort into it. After all, it was a demon-hunting team nominally formed by the Yu family, and Chen An had also gained enough benefits in the process.

Being too attached to power can easily arouse suspicion and make other members of the Yu family feel uncomfortable. Chen An only needs to establish friendly communication with a portion of those who hold power.

Just as Chen An had thought, many of the people who joined the demon-hunting team afterward came from branches of the Yu family. In fact, many of these branches had already faded out of the Yu family's circle and were only associated with the surname.

When human beings have sufficient material needs, they reproduce and spread at a particularly fast rate. Moreover, the Yu family produces several Golden Core Realm experts in each generation to protect their descendants.

Even excluding the mortal bloodline of the Yu family, the number of cultivators among the descendants of the Yu family is still very large.

The Yu family disciples in a single sect may number over three thousand. Most of them are similar to ordinary disciples recruited, trapped in the Qi Refining stage for their entire lives and unable to break through.

Only a small number of direct descendants will receive the best inheritance, giving them the opportunity to break through the Foundation Establishment stage and look towards the Golden Core stage.

Every power or clan has limited resources. Allowing too many family members to enter the Foundation Establishment stage will actually reduce the resources available to other Foundation Establishment disciples and Golden Core experts.

Families may have an easier time obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills than ordinary disciples, but they are still subject to selection. Only outstanding disciples who pass the tests will have the opportunity to establish their foundation.

With the presence of the Black Stone, Wang Qian's cultivation became much easier, and she was able to free up time to go outside and learn from Chen An's experience.

Wang Qian was not someone who could sit idle. She knew very well that if she wanted to follow Chen An in the future, she couldn't just rely on her past identity as a furnace. She needed to demonstrate her value and let Chen An see her other merits besides her beauty.

Chen An liked Wang Qian because she was very sensible. It was not shameful for her to come from a humble background. Her greatest advantage was that she knew how to seize every opportunity and help Chen An learn and improve.

We've known each other for many years.

Chen An was willing to talk to Wang Qian about his plans for the future.

Chen An is a selfish person. Even though he appears to be very generous to everyone, he is actually capable of doing many outrageous things in order to achieve immortality.

If one day in the future he has to give up Wang Qian, Chen An will feel sad, but that will be all.

There is no room for luck on the path of cultivation. Whether one is a rogue cultivator or a member of a sect, no one can escape the law of seeking only profit.

Death can happen in an instant.

In the world of spiritual practice, if you want to go further, you have to give up some of what you originally possessed.

Having cultivated for over thirty years, Chen An had witnessed the fall of too many cultivators, including rogue geniuses, sect disciples, and even those with profound fortune.

They are all dead.

This is a real world.

A sword, a bow, or even a chopstick can kill a person.

The cultivation world is not lacking in opportunities, but rather in people who can seize them.

If you don't seize the opportunity, even if you get a chance, it will only result in another death.

Only those who seize the opportunity can take off with it.

Since he began his cultivation, Chen An has been steady and methodical. When an opportunity comes, he is not in a hurry, and when he misses an opportunity, he is not regretful.

Those who receive this opportunity may become corpses tomorrow.

Perhaps it was because he had spent enough time with Chen An.

Wang Qian also inherited Chen An's cautious personality.