Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 119: The First Hundred and One Plans
The fire-red flying sword was a Superior Spiritual Artifact named Li Xuan Sword, which sealed a second-tier high-quality fire phoenix essence inside. Geng Yuanzhang only obtained this sword during his mid foundation establishment stage and had used it to slay several powerful enemies. Speaking of this, he showed a wistful expression, reminiscing about those spirited years.
After introducing the magical artifact, Geng Yuanzhang took the initiative to discuss some experiences of foundation establishment stage cultivation. Although he referred to it as a discussion, it was mostly him speaking, as Liu Yu had just advanced to the foundation establishment realm and had no insights to share.
The two talked for three hours, stopping only when darkness had fully enveloped the sky.
Liu Yu held the teapot, wanting to pour himself a cup of tea, but when he tilted the spout down, not a single drop flowed out, realizing that several hours had passed.
Through his exchange with Geng Yuanzhang, he gained a general understanding of foundation establishment stage cultivation, resolving many of his doubts and receiving some inspiration.
Unlike the qi refinement stage, where one could ascend a level every few years, the advancement in the foundation establishment stage was much slower. Many people remained stuck in the early to mid foundation establishment stage until the end of their lives, with the occasional leap of a level taking decades.
"Senior Brother Geng, what is the name of your great-grandson, and where is he cultivating?"
"How about this, let him come to Color Lotus Mountain to find me in a month."
Having received a tangible benefit from Geng Yuanzhang, Liu Yu immediately made a gesture in response.
"That kid is named Yun Song. In that case, I will have him visit my junior brother at Color Lotus Mountain in a month," Geng Yuanzhang replied, his face showing a hint of joy as he made the decision on the spot.
Just as Liu Yu was getting up to take his leave, a sudden idea struck him, and he asked aloud, "I still need an array to protect the cave dwelling. Do you know which market around the sect sells better arrays, Senior Brother Geng?"
Geng Yuanzhang also stood up, pausing for a moment before casually replying, "There are no shops specifically selling arrays near the sect. If you only want ordinary arrays, you can find them in some well-known stores."
"If you want something better, you'll have to try your luck at an auction, but it will require a lot more spiritual stones."
Liu Yu calmly nodded at this, not revealing his intentions, and said his farewells: "It's getting late, so I won't disturb Senior Brother Geng's rest. Farewell!"
He gestured that there was no need for a long send-off and walked towards the Hall of Right Origin.
Geng Yuanzhang, being old, showed signs of fatigue after such a long conversation and did not engage in further pleasantries.
After exiting the Hall of Right Origin, Liu Yu flew towards Color Lotus Mountain, following the route he remembered.
There were many matters to attend to; he still had not settled on cultivation techniques or arrays, and his defensive magical artifact, the Black Iron Shield, was merely a Superior Spiritual Artifact, too weak for duels at the foundation establishment stage, requiring replacement.
Everything revolved around spiritual stones, and his storage bag now contained only over two hundred spiritual stones, which was far from sufficient.
Liu Yu planned to use all two hundred spiritual stones to hasten the growth of spiritual herbs and refine Azure Spirit Pills to obtain a sum of spiritual stones.
With the increase in his realm, selling qi refinement stage elixirs no longer required the same discretion as before, but he still couldn't do it too often, as the source of spiritual herbs couldn't withstand scrutiny.
However, with his current success rate of refining elixirs being around thirty to forty percent, investing two hundred spiritual stones would yield about ninety portions of materials. Even if the Azure Spirit Pills were sold at eight spiritual stones each, they would only be worth two thousand spiritual stones, which was still far from enough.