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Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 255: Pleasure Pavilion (Combined Chapter)
After returning to the sect, Liu Yu needed to sort out what he would do in the coming years or even decades, prioritizing tasks based on their urgency and importance.
Liu Yu entered a semi-closed state, rarely leaving his cave dwelling except for necessary communications, while he waited for news from Jiang Qiushui and Wu Chang.
Time passed quickly, and two months went by in the blink of an eye.
One day, Jiang Qiushui sent word that she was ready for foundation establishment.
Liu Yu lay lazily on the Grand Scholar Chair, holding the Green Bamboo Alchemical Canon. Hearing her message, he lifted his head and looked at Jiang Qiushui, saying,
“Are you really ready for foundation establishment?”
“In fact, you could wait a little longer. It would be better to prepare more thoroughly and have greater assurance before starting,” Jiang Qiushui replied.
“Keep in mind that this time, success is the only option; failure is not permissible. There will not be a second foundation establishment pill.”
Jiang Qiushui poured a cup of spiritual tea from the table and handed it to Liu Yu. Her delicate features were calm at that moment, and a hint of a smile flickered in her bright eyes as she said,
“Senior brother, I’m already prepared!”
“Now is the best time for me to establish my foundation; I cannot delay any longer.”
“It is optimal to establish the foundation before the age of forty. Beyond forty, one's vitality begins to slowly weaken, and after fifty, it declines sharply. At that point, the success rate of foundation establishment will significantly drop.”
“This year, I’m already forty-nine years old, and I cannot delay any further. Even if I gather some good spiritual objects for foundation establishment later, it won’t offset the decrease in success rate due to weakened vitality.”
“Now is the best time to establish the foundation!”
As she spoke, her eyes were filled with determination, and her expression was serious, indicating her readiness to face the challenge.
Liu Yu sensed her resolve and slowly nodded, saying,
“Since you’ve made your decision, then I, Liu, will respect it.”
“There are many rooms in the cave dwelling; feel free to choose any one of them.”
Jiang Qiushui revealed a sweet smile and said,
“Thank you, senior brother!”
After saying this, she turned and walked into the cave dwelling to carefully select a room for her secluded cultivation.
A good place for seclusion does have an impact on the final outcome, so Jiang Qiushui was particularly serious in her selection.
The training room was undoubtedly the most spiritual energy-rich room in the cave dwelling, but Liu Yu would certainly not give way for that reason. She sensibly avoided the training room and chose from the other rooms.
After about fifteen minutes of careful consideration, Jiang Qiushui finally selected a room to the left of the training room and informed Liu Yu.
Although the location of this room was not as good as the training room, the spiritual energy was still quite abundant.
“Since you’ve made your choice, you can begin your seclusion and break through the foundation establishment bottleneck now,” Liu Yu nodded in agreement with her selection.
“Yes, senior brother!”
Jiang Qiushui slightly cupped her hands in gratitude, then gracefully turned and walked towards the selected room, leaving a trail of fragrant air behind her, her figure looking brisk.
Although this girl had the foundation establishment pill to assist her, her age meant that her success rate for foundation establishment was just above fifty percent.
With a fifty percent chance of failure, whether she could achieve a good result ultimately depended on her own fortune and fate.
Thinking about this, Liu Yu shook his head slightly.
He took out the array talisman from his storage bag, executed a series of spell techniques, and completely opened the restrictions on the room to the left of the training room.
This way, Liu Yu would not be able to observe Jiang Qiushui's foundation establishment process and could only know whether she succeeded or failed in the end.