Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 22 Five Foundation Establishment Pills!

"It is my honor that my master is willing to accept me as his disciple. However, I am only a pseudo-spiritual root with five attributes. If I were to become his disciple, I am afraid it would tarnish his reputation," Lei Ming said frankly.

Upon hearing this, Master Li frowned. He certainly didn't think much of those with five-attribute spiritual roots, as it was almost impossible for them to achieve Foundation Establishment.

However, Lei Ming's words were essentially a rejection of Master Li, which displeased Master Li.

"And what about you?" Master Li's voice turned cold as he turned to Han Li.

Han Li was an expert at reading people's expressions, so he dared not hesitate at this moment.

"It is my honor to be a disciple of my grandmaster," Han Li said hastily.

Grandmaster Li's expression softened somewhat, and he handed Han Li a jade-green longsword: "Very good. From today onwards, you are my disciple, Li Huayuan. Consider this jade-green sword a gift from your master."

The other disciples around Han Li were nearly consumed by jealousy, while their gazes towards Lei Ming were filled with mockery. Five elemental spiritual roots, and he even refused to be accepted as a disciple by Master Li—how did such a fool manage to cultivate to the eleventh level of Qi Refining?

Han Li didn't understand Lei Ming's choice either, but Lei Ming didn't explain. After returning to Huangfeng Valley, Han Li went back to the Hundred Herbs Garden, while Lei Ming went back to his own courtyard.

"We can try to establish our foundation now."

Lei Ming couldn't wait any longer. He rented a superior cultivation room and immediately prepared to go into seclusion.

The superior cultivation rooms in Huangfeng Valley are quite expensive, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators dare not rent them casually. However, Lei Ming, being wealthy, didn't care. Before entering Huangfeng Valley, he killed Chang Tongshu and obtained the other's storage bag. Later, while guarding the spirit stone mine, he secretly amassed hundreds of spirit stones in two years, not to mention the treasures that rogue cultivators brought him. Even without considering the top-grade and high-grade magic artifacts Lei Ming obtained in the forbidden area, his wealth was comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After entering the cultivation room, Lei Ming spent two days adjusting his state before attempting a breakthrough. Two months later, Lei Ming walked out of the cultivation room with a displeased expression.

"This..." The steward in charge of the cultivation room looked at Lei Ming with a puzzled expression, unsure of what to call him. Lei Ming's aura fluctuated in strength, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, making him feel as if he were in the Foundation Establishment stage, and sometimes unmistakably in the Qi Refining stage.

Lei Ming didn't say anything, casually tossed out dozens of spirit stones, and flew away.

"Whose disciple is this? Has he broken through yet?" The steward put away the spirit stones and shook his head.

Lei Ming never expected that his breakthrough this time would fail. Actually, it wasn't exactly a failure.

Lei Ming practiced all five elements simultaneously, and each of them was on the verge of a breakthrough. This time, using the Foundation Establishment Pill, Lei Ming's "Eternal Spring Technique" did indeed break through, but the other four techniques remained at the Qi Refining stage. What Lei Ming didn't expect was that the five elements' spiritual power within his body became one. The breakthrough of the wood attribute technique immediately disrupted the balance of the five elements, causing a backlash of spiritual power. If Lei Ming hadn't replenished the other four attributes' spiritual power with wood attribute spiritual power in time, he would have almost been injured.

That's why Lei Ming's aura is very unstable right now.

"It seems that if I want to break through, I must break through all five elements at the same time." Lei Ming did not expect that he would need five Foundation Establishment Pills.

After emerging from seclusion, Lei Ming went to find Han Li, who was secretly cultivating and refining spiritual herbs for Foundation Establishment Pills in the Hundred Herbs Garden.

"Brother Lei, did you fail to break through?" Han Li couldn't help but ask when he saw Lei Ming.

Lei Ming explained his situation, and Han Li was astonished.

"Now I finally understand why Brother Lei is so strong. We both cultivate the Five Elements Technique..." Han Li shook his head. "Brother Lei's aptitude is definitely not that of a Five Elemental Root! With the speed at which a Five Elemental Root absorbs spiritual energy, even if he cultivates a single technique, he could never reach the peak of Qi Refining."

Lei Ming had long since stopped worrying about his cultivation aptitude.

"Brother Han, how are your preparations for the Foundation Establishment Pill going?" Lei Ming asked.

Han Li smiled and said, "Everything is ready. It will only take two or three years to cultivate them, and all the spiritual herbs will be ready."

"Two or three years?" Lei Ming couldn't help but frown; that was too long for him.

Han Li also fell silent.

"Brother Lei still needs four Foundation Establishment Pills. Here's what I'll do: I have one left, it's a reward from the Blood Forbidden Trial," Han Li said after hesitating for a long time. "Brother Lei submitted more than thirty spiritual herbs for the Blood Forbidden Trial, which, according to the rules, should have earned him three Foundation Establishment Pills. I originally also received two Foundation Establishment Pills as a reward, but because I became a disciple, my master took half of them."

Han Li smiled wryly as he spoke, "Fortunately, Brother Lei didn't become an apprentice."

Lei Ming was somewhat surprised, but he still accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill without hesitation.

"Thank you very much, Brother Han!" Lei Ming said solemnly.

Han Li waved his hand, feeling somewhat relieved after sending out the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Brother Lei's Foundation Establishment will also benefit me. Foundation Establishment cultivators can open their own cave dwellings, and with cave dwellings, my speed of cultivating spiritual herbs will be greatly accelerated," Han Li said.

"Don't worry, Brother Han, after I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I will definitely support you with all my might!" Lei Ming said.

Lei Ming left the Hundred Herbs Garden and headed towards Yuelu Hall. He flew extremely fast and arrived at Yuelu Hall in no time. Lei Ming passed through two halls and came to the innermost room.

"Uncle-Master Wang, when will you give me the Foundation Establishment Pill you promised me? I'm ready to establish my foundation." Wei Jun asked cautiously. It had been several months since the Blood Forbidden Trial, and this was the second time he had come to see Wang Song.

Wang Song sneered, "You haven't even done your job properly, and you still have the nerve to ask me for Foundation Establishment Pills!"

Wei Jun said with a bitter face, "Uncle-Master Wang, you didn't say Lei Ming was this strong! Besides, it's not that I didn't try, it's just that Lei Ming was lucky, and the people from the Hidden Moon Sect showed up again. Later, because of this, the valley punished me and revoked my Foundation Establishment Pill. If the sect leader finds out about this, then..."

Wang Song was furious. How dare the Wei army threaten him! However, Wang Song suppressed his anger. After all, the Wei army was not a rogue cultivator without a foundation. The Wei family also had two Foundation Establishment cultivators in Huangfeng Valley.

"I've already had someone keep an eye out. Lei Ming hasn't claimed his Foundation Establishment Pill yet, so I think something's probably happened to him. In a few days, I'll go to Yuelu Hall to retrieve his Foundation Establishment Pill, and then you'll have yours, right?" Wang Song said.

Wei Jun couldn't help but laugh, "Uncle-Master Wang, Lei Ming has three Foundation Establishment Pills..."

Wang Song's face darkened: "What, how many do you want?"

Wei Jun gave an awkward smile and said nothing more.

A beam of yellow light flew in from outside the cave. Wang Song stretched out his hand, and a communication talisman appeared. After reading the contents of the talisman, Wang Song's face turned ashen.

Wei Jun was curious, but dared not ask.

"The Foundation Establishment Pills are gone!" Wang Song said coldly. "News just came from Yuelu Palace that Lei Ming has taken his Foundation Establishment Pills. Counting the one he had at the Ascension Assembly, he now has four Foundation Establishment Pills."

Wei Jun felt a chill in his heart: "Then, Uncle Wang, what should I do? I don't have any Foundation Establishment Pills right now, so I can't establish my foundation, but Lei Ming might be able to. He definitely won't let me go! Uncle Wang, I offended him on your orders!"

"What are you afraid of!" Wang Song scolded. "Lei Ming has five elemental roots. Even with four Foundation Establishment Pills, achieving Foundation Establishment is a very slim chance. Have you ever heard of anyone with five elemental roots achieving Foundation Establishment?"

"As for your Foundation Establishment Pill, forget about it. If you dare to go out and talk nonsense, I will at most be punished by the sect leader, but you will definitely die!" Wang Song said expressionlessly, waving his hand to drive the Wei army out.

Upon arriving at Wang Song's cave, the Wei army's expressions changed several times before they finally sighed in despair.

Having retrieved the Foundation Establishment Pills, Lei Ming returned to the cultivation room, this time renting it for six months. After adjusting his condition, Lei Ming began consuming the Foundation Establishment Pills, each corresponding to a specific cultivation technique.

Six months have passed in the blink of an eye.

"What happened here!" a fat cultivator asked with an unfriendly expression. In front of him, the steward of Yuelu Hall knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

"Grandmaster Lei, half a month ago, there were fluctuations in the spiritual energy in the cultivation room. I investigated, but I couldn't find the cause," the steward said.

Lei Wanhe said, "Such a large fluctuation of spiritual energy, and you can't find the cause, why didn't you report it?"

"At that time, the spiritual energy fluctuations weren't this strong; they only affected a few nearby cultivation rooms. Who would have thought that the range of the fluctuations would suddenly expand, affecting the entire rear hall!"

Lei Wanhe's spiritual sense extended to the back hall, and he felt that the spiritual energy within a radius of several hundred meters was being gathered in one direction.

"Is this commotion... a Foundation Establishment cultivator about to form their Core?"

(End of this chapter)