Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

In short, there are far more pills here than Li Ping'an had seen in the market of the Tongtian Sword Sect.

Although it is not as large as the Tongtian Sword Sect, its elixirs are far superior.

It seems that this is the location where most of the pills from the Danxian Sect are sold.

Li Ping'an noticed that there were quite a few independent cultivators in the market who were not wearing the Danxian Sect's official robes, wandering around aimlessly.

They've all come here to buy pills.

Looking at these pills, most of them were sold at street stalls.

Most of them are relatively low-level pills.

Qi Gathering Pills, Spirit Gathering Pills, Body Strengthening Pills, and so on are all suitable for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

However, once inside the shop, the exquisitely packaged pills displayed in glass cases were quite expensive.

Even Li Ping'an had never heard of the names of those pills.

However, they were all second-tier, third-tier, and even fourth-tier pills.

This Danxian Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a major sect of alchemy; they even have fourth-grade pills.

Li Ping'an was secretly taken aback.

Previously at the Tongtian Sword Sect, he had never encountered anyone capable of refining fourth-order pills.

Even in the Wanbao Pavilion, it would take a very long time to purchase a third-tier pill.

Unexpectedly, such a small sect as the Danxian Sect could be found everywhere.

This is the foundation of a professional alchemy sect.

Seeing how thriving the pill-selling market was here, Li Ping'an couldn't help but probe his storage bag with his divine sense.

Looking at the mountain of remnants of pills piled up in the storage bag, a thought suddenly struck him.

These remnants of the pills were collected by him yesterday while cleaning up the waste pills.

There were about a hundred pills, all of them Qi Gathering Pills and Spirit Gathering Pills.

In the market, these low-level pills are priced between ten and fifteen spirit stones.

If I could collect these pills and sell them over a long period of time, it would be a considerable income.

Li Ping'an pondered in his heart, planning to find a time to forge all these pills into finished pills using the Heaven-Splitting Hammer before selling them.

Although he doesn't lack spirit stones now.

However, Li Ping'an's mind was filled with thoughts of establishing his foundation.

To establish a foundation, one must have Foundation Establishment Pills; without them, it is impossible to successfully establish a foundation.

I've heard that Foundation Building Pills are extremely expensive and unavailable, so much so that even if you have the money, you can't buy them.

Besides directly buying Foundation Establishment Pills, there is another way to obtain them.

That means buying the materials yourself and then refining them yourself.

Although Li Ping'an himself doesn't know how to refine pills, he can find others to do so.

However, this material is also extremely difficult to collect.

Li Ping'an has only heard that a few ingredients are needed, but he doesn't know exactly what they are.

It seems I need to find a way to study the refining method of the Foundation Building Pill more carefully.

Li Ping'an pondered to himself as he wandered through the market.

He has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and is only one step away from the tenth level of Qi Refining perfection.

We need to get started on foundation building as soon as possible.

Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage can one truly cultivate immortality and control magical artifacts.

Only then can one gain a foothold in this world of cultivation.

He pulled He Wangshu along as they walked past a group of street vendors.

Li Ping'an was soon drawn to a tattered book in front of an elderly monk's stall.

The book looked like it had been there for many years; even the paper was starting to rot.

On the surface, you can see a few large, crooked characters written on it: "The Heart Sutra for Refining Foundation Building Pills".

Upon seeing the book, Li Ping'an immediately stopped.

Pointing to the book, he asked, "Fellow Daoist, how much is this book?"

The elderly cultivator glanced at it and said casually.

"This lousy book, I'll give you ten spirit stones and take it!"

"Ten spirit stones? That's so expensive?"

Li Ping'an frowned and asked, "May I open it and take a look?"

The elderly cultivator glared at Li Ping'an and said in an annoyed tone.

"How can I let you see it without paying spirit stones? Ten spirit stones, take it or leave it! This book was passed down from my ancestors; I wouldn't be selling it if my family wasn't short of money!"

"Was it passed down from your ancestors?"

Li Ping'an asked with some curiosity, "Fellow Daoist, did any of your ancestors have Foundation Establishment stage cultivators?"

He saw that the elderly cultivator was only at the third level of Qi Refining, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Of course!"

The elderly monk said with some pride and smugness.

"Back in the day, our family produced several Foundation Establishment cultivators! This Foundation Establishment Core Cultivation Manual was passed down from that time! But now our family has declined, and there's no one to carry on the family line, so we have no choice but to sell it off cheaply!"

As he spoke, the elderly monk's face was filled with gloom.

Li Ping'an nodded in deep agreement upon hearing this.

To ensure the continuation of a cultivation family, it is necessary to continuously produce Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core cultivators in order for the family to prosper.

If a generation is lost, the family will slowly decline and eventually disappear.

The elderly monk before us is the best example.

Ten spirit stones weren't too expensive for Li Ping'an.

He casually took out ten spirit stones from his pocket and tossed them to the elderly cultivator.

"I want this book!"

"OK!"

The elderly monk opened his shop and a smile appeared on his face.

He said to Li Ping'an, "Here's the Foundation Establishment Pill cultivation manual. It guarantees you can refine the Foundation Establishment Pill and successfully establish your foundation! Fellow Daoist, good luck!"

"Thank you for your kind words!"

Li Ping'an found these words very pleasing.

What he wants most right now is to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Ping'an put away the Foundation Establishment Pill cultivation manual and wasn't in a hurry to open it now.

There are too many people and too many eyes here, so I'd better go back and study it myself first.

He Wangshu couldn't help but feel curious when he saw Li Ping'an buy this book.

With his small eyes blinking, he asked, "Grandpa, why did you buy this book? Do you want to refine pills yourself?"

Li Pingan shook his head, glanced at He Wangshu, and said mysteriously.

"I bought this book for a good reason, sir!"

"What are its uses?"

He Wangshu tilted her little head up, her eyes full of curiosity.

Look at him, look at that curious little boy.

Li Ping'an's eyes darted around, and then he said.

"This book was prepared for you!"

He Wangshu was slightly stunned, wondering what Li Ping'an meant.

Li Pingan explained.

"Aren't you a genius at alchemy? In this Pill Immortal Sect, I believe you'll one day soar to the top and become a true master alchemist!"

"Among all elixirs, the Foundation Establishment Pill is the most valuable and also the most difficult to refine!"

"So I bought this Foundation Establishment Pill refining manual in advance for you! When you're able to refine Foundation Establishment Pills yourself, I'll have you refine them for me, and then I'll be rich!"

Upon hearing this, He Wangshu was immediately speechless.

"Sir! You're really thinking ahead!"

He now has only one thought: becoming a disciple of alchemy is already the greatest wish he could have.

As for anything further, he didn't dare to think about it.

However, seeing that Li Ping'an actually had such high expectations for him...

He couldn't help but secretly cheer himself on.

He Wangshu, you must not let Grandpa Li down!