Mortal: From a Chaotic Star Sea to a True Immortal

After watching Senior Brother Zhao leave, Sect Leader Zhang smiled and said to Wei Fang, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on successfully establishing your foundation. You have a good chance of achieving immortality!"

Wei Fang quickly replied with a wry smile, "Compared to my senior brother, I still have a long way to go. This level of cultivation is nothing to brag about. I never forget the hardships I endured while cultivating outside, and it was only through sheer luck that I managed to successfully establish my foundation."

Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Zhang laughed heartily and said, "Junior Brother, you have extraordinary talent, but perseverance will surely bring rewards. You must not underestimate yourself."

"Very well, although I am not very wealthy, I still have a few pills suitable for consolidating cultivation in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. I will give them to you as a congratulatory gift."

Wei Fang hurriedly accepted the pill bottle with both hands, then put it in his pocket before saying seriously, "Senior brother, I am unworthy of your generous gift."

"I will always remember your kindness today. I have nothing of value except some spiritual fruits and teas that I have cultivated in the sect over the past few years. If you don't mind, please accept them."

After saying that, he took out several things that he had cultivated over the years using the grafting methods of the mortal world.

It's not a rare item, but it still has many advantages in satisfying one's appetite.

The two became more and more familiar with each other, and took this opportunity to find a place in the hall to sit down and discuss matters.

Of course, most of the time it was Sect Leader Zhang talking and Wei Fang listening.

However, Wei Fang, having lived two lives, often found inspiration in some of the more obscure parts of Zhang Zhang's writings.

The two felt they had benefited greatly from the words of Master Zhang, who exclaimed that Wei Fang possessed extraordinary comprehension and would surely achieve great things in the future.

As dusk fell, Wei Fang returned to his cave dwelling. After casually sitting down, he waved his hand and placed the day's haul on the table.

I won't go into the details of the loose items.

The two senior brothers each gave him several pills suitable for the early stages of Foundation Establishment. In particular, Senior Brother Zhao, who was also in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, gave him a Qi Evolution Pill.

This pill is an optimized formula developed by the Nascent Soul Ancestor, and its medicinal power is extraordinary.

One pill can save a Foundation Establishment cultivator two or three years of arduous cultivation, and it can even play a significant role in the middle and later stages.

I really owe this person a huge favor.

In addition, the sect also distributed high-grade magic artifacts, such as the Fire Mystic Pendant, which can activate a fire-attribute protective shield.

If used by a fire-attribute cultivator, it can achieve the power of a top-tier magic weapon.

The superior-grade magic artifact, the Cloud-Leaving Boat, can greatly increase the flight speed of Foundation Establishment cultivators. It is an invaluable tool for traveling, staying at home, going out, and exploring.

In addition, the annual spirit stones for Foundation Establishment cultivators have increased from ten low-grade spirit stones to two mid-grade spirit stones for Qi Refining disciples.

It's like not having to do anything at all; the sect will give you a mid-level magic artifact every year.

Finally, under the guidance of the sect leader, they went to the Transmission Pavilion to select cultivation techniques suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage.

The pavilion contains over a hundred different kinds of martial arts techniques, but apart from some incomplete versions and ordinary Five Elements techniques, only a handful are suitable for Wei Fang.

Ultimately, Wei Fang chose a cultivation technique called "True Wood Flame Technique".

The main reason this technique suits his spiritual roots is that it is suitable for him.

There are twelve levels in total, and the highest level one can cultivate to is the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

It is said that when one cultivates to the highest level, one can transform the Infant Fire into a kind of Flame called Yi Wood.

In addition to its ability to dispel evil, this infant fire can also purify spiritual energy within the body and condense a valuable substance called Wood Flame Essence.

It has an incredible and miraculous effect on the recovery of injuries.

However, it is said that the best effect is achieved when taken by oneself.

If Wei Fang hadn't known that the tranquility of the Chaotic Star Sea would be shattered in a few decades, he might have actually considered retreating to the deep mountains to cultivate his inner energy and avoid the world.

Cultivators with outstanding spiritual roots receive this treatment within the sect; they are basically free from miscellaneous tasks except for arduous cultivation and training.

The sect wants you to stand out and be ahead of everyone else.

Once you break through to the Core Formation stage, the rewards you bring to the sect will be more than a hundredfold.

While Nascent Soul stage monsters are fleeing to the outer sea in search of breakthrough opportunities, cultivators in the inner sea are steadily increasing their cultivation levels.

"But that's just wishful thinking. Bottlenecks appear from time to time once you start building your foundation, it's all up to fate. It's common to be stuck for decades without enough resources and unable to improve your cultivation level."

"Not to mention that even if one has a Heavenly Spiritual Root after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it is normal to be stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for one or two hundred years if one does not go out to seek opportunities to break through."

After taking a sip of tea, Wei Fang pondered to himself, "Even without any bottlenecks, it's simply impossible to break through to the Core Formation stage within a hundred years using only the limited resources within the sect."

"I estimate that I'll have to find a way to hunt demons in the outer sea by the mid-Foundation Establishment stage at the latest. Otherwise, by the time I reach Core Formation, my lifespan will be almost over. The 200-year lifespan of Foundation Establishment is fleeting for meditation and Qi cultivation."

After spending a few days roughly planning his future path of cultivation, Wei Fangbian took action again.

In the following months, Wei Fang would occasionally discuss Taoism with his fellow disciples in the mountains or exchange skills with each other, thus becoming a familiar face to them.

Sometimes they also receive invitations from others to go on sea adventures and hunt monsters.

Great demons do not appear in the Inner Star Sea, but low-level demon beasts often intrude.

This also gave the cultivators in the inner sea some opportunities to practice.

Although low-level monsters below level four don't fetch a high price, Wei Fang's storage bag became much fuller after acquiring a large number of them.

Over the course of a year, the three brothers, including Wei Fang, hunted many low-level monsters in the surrounding seas, which greatly improved their magical power and combat skills.

Although selling the spirit stones and pills might not be enough for his long-term cultivation, it would still be enough to improve his cultivation level by a few points.

"Phew... This Wood Flame True Technique is indeed extraordinary. Not only does it absorb spiritual energy faster, but it also allows me to circulate two more major cycles a day than my family's Five Elements Technique before I feel my meridians expanding. Not bad, not bad."

After finishing his half-day meditation, Wei Fang began other forms of practice.

In cultivation, resources are always scarce.

Therefore, cultivating immortality and mastering various arts is a way to earn extra money.

No one can rise through the ranks simply by working hard.

After obtaining the basic alchemy and talisman-making jade slips from the sect, Wei Fang tried them out, but ultimately focused his efforts on talisman-making every day.

Although it is just as time-consuming, laborious, and expensive as alchemy, the improvement in combat ability after learning talisman making is immediate.

Even the lowest-level fireball talisman, if seven or eight of them are scattered, will still make a Foundation Establishment cultivator scramble to cope.

Wei Fang estimated that he would have to go to the outer sea after cultivating to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage at most, otherwise the resources would be exhausted.

The limited resources inside the gate aren't enough to feed us for even a few days.

There are often alchemy and talisman-making tasks posted in the sect. Although the prices are a bit low, there is still a profit to be made.

Therefore, most of those with some talent in the sect will try it out.

Of course, the materials were paid for by myself.

In this back and forth, another three years slowly passed.