“Are you sure you want to apply for your own Foundation Establishment Treasures?”
In Building One of Chicheng Mountain, it was still the same teacher Luo, who was frowning at the handsome young man in front of him.
If he remembered correctly, this person was only a third-year student. Was he going to attempt Foundation Establishment so soon?
Although most of the freshmen at the Daoist Weapon Academy were already at the ninth level of Qi Refining when they enrolled, most of them would only attempt Foundation Establishment after their sixth year.
It wasn’t unheard of for third-year students to do so, but Chen Mobai was the first in their year.
“Yes, Teacher Luo, I feel like I’ve hit a bottleneck. It’s time to try the next step.”
“Have you mastered the Critical Method?”
“Yes, I was fortunate enough to comprehend it.”
Hearing this, Luo He showed a look of approval.
This kid was indeed a genius. He might even be the first to successfully establish his foundation in their year, apart from Zhong Li Tianyu.
Knowing that the student in front of him had mastered the Critical Method, Luo He didn’t probe further and directly took out a complete set of Foundation Establishment Treasures. This was a benefit every student of the Daoist Academy had.
“Teacher Luo, I also want to exchange two portions of Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid with my academic credits.”
“Two portions?”
Luo He confirmed, not seeming surprised at all that Chen Mobai wanted to exchange two portions. After the latter nodded, he swiped his student card and took out two fist-sized bottles of dark red spirit liquid.
“Thank you, Teacher Luo.”
After receiving his Foundation Establishment Treasures and two portions of Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid, Chen Mobai returned to the wooden house he had rented outside and called Qing Nv.
“How much longer until your brother arrives?”
“About two days. I just gave him the ‘Jade Marrow Pill’ yesterday.”
“Thank you so much, you’ve wasted your precious academic credits again.”
“It’s okay, I’m willing. Besides, didn’t you exchange the Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid with me? It’s an equivalent exchange.”
Although he said that, Chen Mobai knew that as a Heavenly Spiritual Root, Qing Nv didn’t need these things for Foundation Establishment.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Mobai was thinking about how to repay Qing Nv’s kindness in the future.
The “Jade Marrow Pill” was a spiritual object from the Sentence Mang Dao Academy that assisted in Foundation Establishment. Like the Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid, it could increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by 10%.
Taking this pill could help cultivators complete the marrow cleansing.
The “Jade Marrow Pill” wasn’t much on its own, but when taken in combination with the “Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid”, the first step of Foundation Establishment, the Easy Muscle Marrow Cleansing, could be 100% successful.
Chen Mobai heard this from Wang Xingyu of the Alchemy Department. The senior students usually contacted the Sentence Mang Dao Academy to exchange the Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid of the Daoist Weapon Academy for the “Jade Marrow Pill”.
Concerning Foundation Establishment, Chen Mobai had no choice but to shamelessly ask Qing Nv about this. After hearing it, she agreed without any hesitation.
Originally, Qing Nv intended to give it to Chen Mobai, but he felt guilty and insisted on giving her an equivalent amount of Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid in return.
Considering his feelings, Qing Nv hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
Although she didn’t need the Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid, she could give it to her younger brothers and sisters.
Kong Feichen had also reached the peak of Qi Refining this year and was preparing to attempt Foundation Establishment. Qing Nv had also exchanged a Jade Marrow Pill for him.
With the Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid from the Daoist Weapon Academy, his talent as an Exotic Spiritual Root, and the Foundation Establishment Treasures, his chances of success were almost guaranteed.
Two days passed in a flash.
When Kong Feichen knocked on the door, Chen Mobai was just finishing drawing the Red Flame Sword Talisman.
“He’s here.”
“Here’s the Jade Marrow Pill, you can check it.”
After entering, Kong Feichen directly placed a milky white pill frozen in ice on the table.
“You’re Qing Nv’s brother, I naturally trust you.”
Chen Mobai didn’t check it. After receiving the Jade Marrow Pill, he handed over a bottle of Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid that he had prepared earlier. Kong Feichen took it without looking, put it in his bosom, and then turned to leave.
“Aren’t you staying for dinner?”
“I’ll treat you after I establish my foundation.”
Kong Feichen’s words left Chen Mobai speechless. This guy seemed to always want to surpass him.
Looking at the Jade Marrow Pill, the Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid, and the Foundation Establishment Treasures, Chen Mobai couldn’t help but think of last year’s Sect Competition.
In the crucial battle of the top 24 from the 48, he met the fourth-ranked true disciple, Mu Yuan, and was completely outmatched.
After the event, when he reviewed the match, he felt that the main reason was that his realm wasn’t high enough according to Qingping Shangren’s theory.
But he was already at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The only higher level was Foundation Establishment.
Chen Mobai was very flexible and wasn’t bound by the idea that only Foundation Establishment Pills could be used for Foundation Establishment in the Tianhe Realm.
At the end of the third semester, he felt that he couldn’t waste the Critical Method he had cultivated with the Enlightenment Dao Pill.
He needed to take a risk.Even if his Foundation Establishment might not succeed this time, he could still push his Qi Refining ninth level to its peak.
With the Jade Marrow Pill and Mysterious Fire Spirit Liquid, he was one hundred percent sure he could complete the process of transforming his muscles and marrow. Coupled with the three treasures of Foundation Establishment and the spiritual power vortex he had cultivated over many years, he should also be able to reach the stage of condensing Qi into liquid.
Since his Qi Refining ninth level was not yet perfect, the Foundation Establishment treasure predicted that his success rate for this Foundation Establishment was only 26%. However, Chen Mobai didn’t plan to succeed in one go.
He intended to use the critical method to hold on.
In professional terms, this was called “half-step Foundation Establishment”.
With this level of cultivation, he could definitely dominate everyone in this year’s sect competition.
“Mu Yuan, just you wait!”
Although he knew his combat skills were average, the fact that he was completely powerless against Mu Yuan last year still irked Chen Mobai.
After confirming with the teacher at the Weapon Dao Institute that there was no problem with the Jade Marrow Pill, Chen Mobai applied for a third-grade medium-quality spiritual vein cultivation room and began his first Foundation Establishment.
He first took the “Vein Protection Pill”. When the medicinal power spread throughout his body, he drank the Mysterious Fire Spirit Liquid in one gulp.
Instantly, it felt like a stream of heat had fallen into his Dantian Qi Sea, then merged into his longevity spiritual power, flowing through the twelve main meridians during the circulation.
Chen Mobai began to sweat, but he knew this was a normal reaction to taking the Mysterious Fire Spirit Liquid. He then swallowed the Jade Marrow Pill. Not long after, he felt his entire body’s bones start to tingle, especially his spine, which even felt a bit painful…
“Junior Brother Chen, this is your magical weapon for this year.”
In the Spirit Plant Department, Lu Jun handed him a second-grade lower-quality Divine Wood Sword with a smile on his face.
“Oh, did Inspector Sun give a heads up this year?”
Chen Mobai was a bit surprised as he received his first second-grade magical weapon in his life, even though it was lent to him by the department.
“The deputy director originally disagreed, after all, Senior Brother Li Li is his man. But the director had some grudges against the deputy director because of the incident with Senior Brother Liu Guilong last time. As soon as Inspector Sun mentioned it, the director immediately agreed. It was two votes to one, so Junior Brother Chen, your application for the Divine Wood Sword was approved.”
Chen Mobai felt that the wine he had gifted was not wasted. After receiving the sword, he flicked it with his finger, and it sounded like a dragon’s roar.
“Senior Brother Lu, do you think if I win the first place in the true transmission this year, will I get a share of the Foundation Establishment Pills that Uncle Master Zeng is refining?”