Brother, how come you're a witch?

Su Yan stared at the message on the jade tablet, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of a way to refute it.

Although Senior Brother Li's speculation is unconventional, it is still a valid explanation and can explain why the demon would appear strangely on Xiaozhu Peak and attack Liu Baishuang.

"Then... let's assume it's like this for now. But if there really is someone from the Heavenly Demon faction lurking around Liu Baishuang, wouldn't the situation be extremely dangerous?"

"Indeed, so junior brother, we need to speed up your task. You need to secure a position next to Liu Baishuang as soon as possible," Li Changsheng replied.

"That might be a bit difficult. I only spoke to her last night, so we're just nodding acquaintances now." Su Yan stroked his chin.

"Isn't this a coincidence? Remember the inside information I just mentioned? This is your chance."

Words appeared on the jade tablet, and Li Changsheng seemed to be in high spirits:

"At the peak selection meeting at the end of next month, Shuiyue Peak will recruit one disciple."

"real?"

"Wrapped."

Su Yan looked at Li Changsheng's affirmative reply on the jade tablet, lost in thought.

If that's true, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Shuiyue Peak is the immortal peak where Liu Baishuang is located.

Within the Xuanqing Sect, numerous immortal peaks stand tall. As the largest comprehensive sect in the Southern Territory, it differs from the Sword Ruins, where everyone cultivates swords. Each peak has its own major cultivation direction, such as Beast Taming on the Spirit Beast Peak, Weapon Forging on the Hundred Refinements Peak, and Divination on the Heavenly Evolution Peak.

After outer disciples establish their foundation, they can participate in the annual Peak Selection Conference, showcase themselves at the conference, and make mutual selections with various immortal peaks. Once they join an immortal peak, they will automatically be promoted to inner disciples.

However, even among the immortal peaks, there are different levels. Among the immortal peaks that mainly cultivate swordsmanship, Shuiyue Peak is one of the best.

Such a top-tier immortal peak naturally has strict requirements for recruiting disciples. While others recruit once a year, it may not recruit even once every ten years, and even then, it recruits very few.

After all, cultivators have long lifespans, and ten years is but a blink of an eye. How many geniuses could be missed in such a short time? Besides, why would true geniuses need to go through the arduous process of participating in the peak selection meeting? They are already reserved by the major immortal peaks when they are tested for their spiritual roots at the beginning of the cultivation journey.

Su Yan's useless five spiritual roots naturally meant he wasn't selected by Shuiyue Peak. He also never considered joining Shuiyue Peak through the Peak Selection Meeting, since the peak's enrollment was unstable. He couldn't possibly be stuck in the outer sect for more than ten years waiting for Shuiyue Peak to release a quota.

But since I know there will be spots available at next month's selection, I have no choice but to give it a shot.

Being on the same immortal peak as Liu Baishuang is certainly better for saving the world than being on different immortal peaks.

However, there is still a problem: although Su Yan can guarantee good results at the summit, he cannot guarantee that he will break through to the Foundation Establishment stage within a little over a month, even though he is already at the peak of Qi Refining.

The Five Elemental Roots are just a bunch of miscellaneous fish.

Without the ability to establish a foundation, one naturally cannot participate in the summit.

Su Yan stroked his chin, feeling that the only safest solution at the moment was to find a Foundation Establishment Pill.

But this is also very difficult.

Foundation Establishment Pills can help Qi Refining cultivators who have reached a bottleneck to establish their foundation in one fell swoop. It is not difficult to refine, but the raw materials are rare and expensive, so the price is quite high, and it is often impossible to find a market for it.

This pill is positioned in an awkward way. First, it can only be taken by cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, so there are few scenarios for its use. Second, Qi Refining cultivators with good talent have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so there is no need for them to buy this pill. Qi Refining cultivators with poor talent generally don't have money, let alone be able to afford this pill.

Therefore, only sects and families would keep some Foundation Establishment Pills on hand to reward or punish junior members.

Even if Su Yan had money, it would be difficult to buy it, let alone since he didn't have any money.

Therefore, the only option is...

"Senior Brother Li, do you know how to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills?"

I have no choice but to ask my all-knowing and reliable senior brother Li for help.

"That would be too difficult for you, senior brother."

Liu Baishuang pressed down on the cushion, her legs bent behind her back and swinging back and forth. She looked at the flying message that appeared on the jade pendant and a wicked smile appeared on her lips.

Su Yan's reaction was exactly as she had expected.

In fact, there was a Foundation Establishment Pill in the small cabinet by Liu Baishuang's bedside at that moment.

Such rare pills might be hard for ordinary cultivators to find, but Shuiyue Peak, where Liu Baishuang is located, is a first-class immortal peak, and her master is Elder Jieqing of Xuanqing Sect. As his personal disciple, it is not difficult for her to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

This Foundation Establishment Pill was prepared for Su Yan, but she wasn't going to give it to him now.

She wanted to make Su Yan anxious for a while, and when he was desperate, she would appear in her true form with a smile, like timely rain to soothe Su Yan's heart.

I even came up with an explanation—this Foundation Establishment Pill is compensation and hush money from the sect for what happened at Little Bamboo Peak. Originally, I planned to give you some spirit stones, but I managed to get you a Foundation Establishment Pill, which took a little longer.

Su Yan must have been very moved after hearing this, and from then on he would believe even more that she was a good girl, making it even easier for her to trick Su Yan into revealing the future information in his mind.

What a perfect plan!

Even the premise of this plan, the recruitment of disciples by Shuiyue Peak, was under Liu Baishuang's control.

Although these top-tier immortal peaks do not like to recruit disciples at the peak selection meeting, and only recruit one as a token gesture every few years, according to the Xuanqing Sect rules, in principle, every immortal peak must attend the peak selection meeting.

Therefore, although Shuiyuefeng does not recruit new members, it will still have its own stalls on site.

The elders of Shuiyue Peak certainly wouldn't waste their time at the stalls, so it was the direct disciples who sat there. The direct disciples also looked down on these guys who were going to participate in the peak selection meeting but weren't directly recruited by the Immortal Peak, so they just swiped their cards and left.

This gave Liu Baishuang a lot of room to maneuver, allowing her to recruit Su Yan in a reasonable way.

Those who join the same immortal peak naturally become closer, and each immortal peak has areas that only disciples of that peak are allowed to enter.

If Ye Jingqiu comes to see Su Yan again in the future, Liu Baishuang can rightfully refuse on his behalf:

"Excuse me, this area ahead is the private property of this peak. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."

Then Ye Jingqiu could only leave dejectedly, clutching his sword.

Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Liu Baishuang buried her face in the pillow, pressing and rubbing it against it. Her snow-white feet, along with her slender calves, kicked the blankets on the bed twice. Then she rolled over and lay on her side on the edge of the bed, hugging the pillow and laughing uncontrollably.

......

Why aren't you replying to my messages?

Su Yan stared at the communication jade tablet. He sent several more messages, but received no reply.

Did he cough up blood and faint again?

Or did he see me mention Foundation Establishment Pill and assume I wanted to borrow money from him, so he just disappeared?

Do I look like that kind of person...?

Su Yan was furious. Although he did have this idea, Li Changsheng shouldn't make unfounded assumptions about him! He hadn't even spoken yet.

Besides, this is to save the world, so what's wrong with borrowing some money?

Tsk, although everyone says that Senior Brother Li is omnipotent and reliable, he is actually only sometimes a god and sometimes a ghost.

I can only rely on myself now.

Su Yan put away the jade pendant, got out of bed, and looked at the sun hanging obliquely in the west outside the window, his heart filled with fighting spirit.

Although Foundation Establishment Pills are hard to buy even if you have money, you can forget about them if you don't.

Let's go make some money first.