Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 141: Return to Origin Boat
There wasn't much of value in the cave dwelling, as everything worthwhile was stored in the Immortal Abode and storage bags.
After tidying up a bit, Liu Yu left the cave dwelling and used escape light to fly towards Blue Spring Peak.
Unbeknownst to him, a beautiful blue silhouette stood at the entrance of her cave dwelling, watching the escape light disappear into the distance, silently bidding him farewell in her heart.
The Wutu Qingshi Formation remained in the cave dwelling; he didn't want to return only to find it ransacked.
Moreover, if he were to lose in a duel of magic against an enemy cultivator, a defensive formation would merely serve as a turtle shell, leaving him to wait for death.
The speed of escape for a foundation establishment cultivator was far superior to that of a qi refinement stage cultivator. In just half an hour, Liu Yu arrived at Blue Spring Peak.
Yan Qun'er, Cui Liang, and two others controlled their magical artifacts, hovering in the sky above the Administrative Hall. Seeing this, Liu Yu also directed his escape light over to join them.
The powerful spiritual pressure belonging to the foundation establishment stage was impossible for the qi refinement stage disciples below to ignore. They looked up with a mix of awe and envy.
In the square in front of the Administrative Hall, around a hundred disciples had gathered, chatting in small groups. With several foundation establishment stewards present, the disciples lowered their voices, refraining from causing a ruckus. Occasionally, a few disciples clad in white or gray robes hurried over from the foot of the mountain.
Liu Yu guided the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade to a halt a few meters away from his foundation establishment fellow disciples and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you, brothers and sisters, for waiting!"
In the cultivation world, seniority is determined by cultivation level. Among them, Liu Yu was the latest to reach foundation establishment, so it was only normal to address them as brothers and sisters, consistent with his low-key style, making it less likely to attract attention.
"Ah~ what do you mean by late? Cui here just arrived not long ago, and there are still a few who haven't made it yet."
Cui Liang greeted Liu Yu with a cheerful smile. They belonged to the same academy faction and had met a few times before, so they were considered "acquaintances."
Yan Qun'er, being from a different faction, couldn't act too familiar in public. She then cast a divine sense sound transmission to greet him.
The strength of her spiritual consciousness at the early stage of foundation establishment meant that only those at the late stage of foundation establishment could intercept the information, and among them, the highest cultivation was only at the mid-foundation establishment stage, so there was no worry about being discovered.
Liu Yu's eyes flashed with surprise; he replied through his spiritual consciousness and continued chatting casually with Cui Liang.
As for the other two, who were not well acquainted with Liu Yu and belonged to different factions, they only nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
After a while, the tall and thin male cultivator who had earlier expressed dissatisfaction in the main hall rushed over and also cupped his hands in greeting. Through conversation, they learned that his surname was Xu.
Unlike his cold attitude towards Liu Yu, everyone returned the greeting warmly, as this person had deep cultivation and had already reached the mid-foundation establishment stage.
Liu Yu also greeted him enthusiastically. If they encountered an enemy cultivator, they would need Senior Brother Xu to step up, as in everyone's eyes, he was merely a "newly promoted" foundation establishment cultivator, among the weakest in their ranks.
The potency of foundation establishment stage elixirs was much stronger than those at the qi refinement stage, and naturally, the Dan Poison was also more prevalent. Therefore, Liu Yu switched to taking a Vitality Pill every two days. Even so, compared to other foundation establishment cultivators who took one every ten to fifteen days, it was still quite extravagant.