I only reached the Foundation Establishment stage at eighty years old, and then the system appeared.

This is a small town in the cultivation world. There are three cultivation families in the town. One of them is the Yang family. Their ancestral home is Lianbo Mountain, which is more than 20 miles away. There is a second-level, mid-grade spiritual vein on the mountain. This spiritual vein supports two Foundation Establishment True Persons.

One is Yang Changting, the patriarch of the family and a seventh-level Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the other is Yang Shengyu, the protagonist's grandfather and a third-level Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The other two cultivation families in town, the Liu family and the Chen family, have ancestors who have only reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. Each family possesses a first-grade superior spiritual vein and is constantly thinking about finding a second-grade spiritual vein so that their ancestors can advance to the Foundation Establishment realm.

The protagonist of this book was born into the Yang family mansion in this small town. There were no unusual phenomena in the sky when he was born. His ancestor and grandfather, both Foundation Establishment cultivators, came back to visit the eldest son of the Yang family. They even named the protagonist "Yang Hongbo" according to the generational names in the family genealogy: "Great entrepreneurship for a thousand autumns, unfolding a grand plan to achieve brilliance again, sharing beautiful years, accompanied by a healthy angel."

The protagonist's father, Yang Zhanpeng, was unable to cultivate because he lacked spiritual roots. However, after Yang Hongbo was born, he was tested by two Foundation Establishment True Persons in the family and was found to be a little Karami with four spiritual roots.

Yang Zhanpeng adored his son, Yang Hongbo. Whenever he had free time, he would hold Yang Hongbo and murmur, "Hongbo, Hongbo, grow up quickly, achieve great things in your cultivation, and make a name for yourself!"

Because children in the Yang family could only go to the ancestral land to cultivate at the age of twelve, Yang Hongbo's life before the age of twelve was ordinary. He always fantasized that he was a transmigrator, a chosen one of heaven, and should have a system.

But no matter how much he prayed to the gods and Buddhas, or how much he tried to do strange things, he couldn't see even a hair of the system, and his behavior made the people in the mansion look at him strangely.

"Hey, Xiaolian, did you see what the young master did today?"

"He lit incense and prayed for half the night in front of the old locust tree in the mansion!"

"Sister Chen, do you think the young master's brain is...?"

"Hey, Xiao Lian, you can't just say things like that about the young master in the manor!"

"Understood, Sister Chen!"

Yang Hongbo had lived in this town for twelve years. What he resented most was that before he transmigrated, he was taking a bath when he was electrocuted by a faulty bathroom heater.

If he were found dead in the bathroom, the sight of him completely naked would be incredibly embarrassing.

As Yang Hongbo was about to turn twelve, his father, Yang Zhanpeng, and mother, Qin Xianglian, packed his things because Yang Hongbo's grandfather said he would go home to take his grandson up the mountain.

On Yang Hongbo's twelfth birthday, Yang Shengyu flew back to the Yang family mansion. The family enjoyed a birthday banquet, and the parents gave Yang Hongbo some earnest advice before Yang Shengyu took his grandson into the sky.

This was Yang Hongbo's first time flying in his physical body in this lifetime (including his previous life), and he was very nervous. He held his grandfather's hands tightly with his two little hands, and his palms were sweaty!

Yang Shengyu looked at his grandson and smiled slightly: "Hongbo, don't be nervous. Once you reach the fourth level of Qi Refining, you'll be able to fly on a sword!"

Yang Hongbo gave an awkward laugh and looked at his grandfather: "Grandpa, I'm not nervous, I'm just excited!"

Grandpa Yang Shengyu and his grandson arrived at Lianbo Mountain soon. Yang Hongbo looked at the 1,000-meter-high mountain and felt extremely comfortable. The spiritual energy emanating from the top of the mountain made his body, which had never cultivated before, feel the cells eager to try.

At the foot of the mountain, dozens of acres of spiritual fields have been cultivated and planted with spiritual rice. Halfway up the mountain, there are also more than ten acres of medicinal fields planted with dozens of kinds of spiritual herbs. A spiritual stream meanders down from the top of the mountain, providing sustenance for more than seventy cultivators on the mountain and the spiritual fields at the foot of the mountain.

Yang Shengyu took his grandson straight to the mountaintop to pay respects to their ancestors. When the Yang family's ancestor first came to this small town called Qingmang, he was just a down-on-his-luck, impoverished scholar.

One day, he found a fragment of the Heavenly Heart Technique at a small street stall. Because he had three spiritual roots, he only took ten years to cultivate to the point of perfect Qi Refining. However, without a cultivation method above the Foundation Establishment stage, he was unable to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

It wasn't until the third generation, when someone of the "Ye" generation, bought a Foundation Establishment cultivation technique at an auction, that a certain ancestor of the fourth generation, the "Qian" generation, broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

From then on, every generation of the Yang family had one person who broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. But by the time of the Zhan generation, not only had no one broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, but there wasn't even one who reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

Currently, the lifespan of those in the Qi Refining stage is only 120 years, while those in the Foundation Establishment stage have 200 to 250 years. Our ancestor is now 150 years old, and Yang Hongbo's grandfather is only 90 years old. The family still has time to cultivate the next generation.

However, looking at his grandson who only had four spiritual roots, Yang Shengyu felt a deep sense of helplessness. If his grandson had a better spiritual vein, perhaps he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm; otherwise, it was all up to fate!

"My dear grandson, this cave is yours to use from now on. If you have any questions about cultivation, just come to your grandpa!"

"Yes, Grandpa!" Yang Hongbo replied respectfully.

The cave dwelling was small, only about 20 square meters, and very sparsely furnished, with only a table, two stone benches, and a stone bed covered with a futon.

"Grandpa is so generous, he actually gave me a storage bag! It's a pity I haven't broken through to the Qi Refining stage yet!"

Yang Hongbo took out a Qi Refining chapter of the Foundation Building Technique and began his daily cultivation. Whenever he felt hungry, he would take a Bigu Pill, a high-quality Bigu Pill personally refined by the ancestor, which could keep a person from feeling hungry for half a month.

In the world of cultivation, time seems to stand still. It took Yang Hongbo three whole years to break through to the first level of Qi Refining. Now that he had broken through, he could finally go home to visit his parents. He hadn't seen them for several years and missed them terribly!

After breaking through to the first level of Qi Refining, even his running speed increased significantly. Yang Hongbo could travel more than 20 miles in just ten minutes to get home.

Back home, Yang Zhanpeng was overjoyed to learn that his son had become a cultivator, and the whole household celebrated. At the banquet, Yang Hongbo was surprised to see his mother holding a baby girl who was only eight or nine months old.

"Mom, is this my sister?"

The father replied shyly in a soft voice, "This is your younger sister, her name is Yang Honglian!"

"We felt a bit lonely because you hadn't been back for two years, so we had her. Do you mind?"

Yang Hongbo happily and carefully took his little sister in his arms: "Hehe, Dad, I love having a little sister! I've been thinking about talking to you guys about having a little sister for me!"

Yang Honglian opened her big eyes in her brother's arms and suddenly giggled, raising her hands to grab her brother's hair.

Yang Hongbo pouted a few times on his little sister's cheeks. "My lovely little Lian'er, grow up quickly so your brother can play with you!" He handed her back to his mother and started eating and drinking with everyone.

After the banquet, Yang Zhanpeng took his son to the study: "Hongbo, do you find cultivation difficult?"

"Dad, this must be tough. You've barely eaten anything, just been taking fasting pills every day. Your mouth must be so bland!"

"Sigh, my generation is pretty lackluster. Not only has no one broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but not even one has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. I don't even have any spiritual veins. I was just hoping to rely on you, but..."

Thinking that it took my son three years to break through to the first level of Qi Refining, I wonder if he can break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm before he turns sixty...!

Five days later, Yang Hongbo bid farewell to his parents and ran back to Lianbo Mountain. Since breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, he has been able to go home for a few days every year during the Spring Festival. In this way, more than 20 years have passed.

Yang Hongbo is in his late thirties, almost forty, and has only broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. It seems impossible for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of sixty.

Ever since his younger sister learned to walk, Yang Hongbo has taken her to play everywhere every year, making her look forward to her brother coming back for Chinese New Year every year. As long as her brother comes back, she will have delicious food and fun things to do.

More than 20 years later, Yang Honglian was already in her twenties. She married a 30-year-old cultivator from the Liu family, a cultivation family, who was at the first level of Qi Refining. He was a cultivator with five spiritual roots, and his low spiritual roots meant that he had been cultivating for more than 10 years but was still stuck at the first level of Qi Refining!

On his younger sister's wedding day, Yang Hongbo flew back to the mansion on his sword. Looking at his sister sitting quietly in front of the dressing mirror, Yang Hongbo gently patted her shoulder: "My little sister has grown up so much!"

The wedding was a lively affair, after all, it was the eldest daughter of a Foundation Establishment family getting married, who would dare not give her face?

After the wedding, Yang Hongbo returned to his spiritual practice, but he still went home to visit his parents every Chinese New Year, as they had grown old.

I've heard that there are miraculous elixirs in the cultivation world that can extend lifespan. I'm wondering if I can break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in the next few decades, so that I can fly to the farthest reaches to find these elixirs.