Born with immortal seed

Chapter 96 Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine

Lang Zhongping was lying on a couch, speaking to the female cultivator from the Xu family with a gentle smile, holding her soft, boneless white hand as he imparted his cultivation insights.

If it weren't for the care of his great deacon, wouldn't a person with a useless spiritual root possessing all five elements be stuck in the early stage of Qi Refining for the rest of their life?

What a pity for this delicate beauty.

"Sir, Bai Zhen has arrived."

A steward hurried over and reported from outside the door.

"Oh? Please come on!"

Lang Zhongping even abandoned Xu's delicate hands, ignoring the resentful look on the female cultivator's face, and pushed her away before getting up to straighten his Taoist robe.

"Junior Brother Bai, what a rare guest! I've been waiting for you for so long, and I'm so glad you've finally arrived."

Lang Zhongping stepped forward and warmly welcomed the guest.

"I was fortunate enough to inherit the true teachings, so I dared not slack off and could only make up for my shortcomings with diligence."

Bai Zichen glanced at the beautiful young woman who ran out with her face covered by her sleeve and her face flushed. It seemed that this Grand Steward Lang had quite a wide range of interests.

"Junior Brother Bai, have you already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining?"

Lang Zhongping felt the pressure emanating from Bai Zichen and asked a question with a hint of speculation.

"I just broke through, so I came to visit Senior Brother Lang."

Bai Zichen didn't intend to hide his Qi Refining stage cultivation from anyone. Even if he learned a Qi Concealing Technique, he could at most hide it from other Qi Refining cultivators.

With so many Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Qingfeng Sect, you can easily discern the true cultivation level of any one of them you encounter.

In any case, his image as a prodigy has already been established, so while everyone is shocked by his rapid cultivation, they can accept it.

"Junior Brother Bai's cultivation speed is truly ashamed of us. I estimate that it won't be long before we have to call him 'Uncle-Master'."

Lang Zhongping secretly rejoiced, realizing that his decision to befriend them in advance was extremely wise.

"Senior Brother Lang, besides visiting you, I also plan to purchase some body-refining pills... I wonder if the shops in the market have Dragon Power Pills?"

"Dragon Power Pill... I'll have someone check with the shops. Not many people buy this kind of high-grade body-refining pill, so we have a small stock."

Lang Zhongping looked slightly embarrassed and quickly shook the copper bell next to the table, summoning a steward and giving him some instructions.

"Junior Brother Bai has already started buying body-refining pills, it seems he's preparing for Foundation Establishment. I heard the sect has already gathered enough materials for a batch of Foundation Establishment pills, and Hall Master Tan will start refining them after the New Year."

“When you get back, Junior Brother Bai can ask around. With your status as a true disciple, your rank must be extremely high.”

Lang Zhongping himself was at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and considering his age, he had not completely lost hope of Foundation Establishment, so he naturally paid close attention to this kind of thing.

"Foundation Pill!"

Bai Zichen was suddenly startled; the veteran deacon's sources of information were still well-informed.

He hadn't heard anyone in his sect mention this news, and no one had informed him.

It's no wonder that Su Lie and Cai Heng felt it was too difficult for them, as menial disciples, to find out the movements of the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall.

However, none of the elders who showed him kindness revealed anything, which is worth pondering.

Is there someone who doesn't want him to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill too quickly?

Or is there already a pre-selected candidate for this batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, so they want to find out as late as possible?

Within the Qingfeng Sect, there are unwritten rules governing the exchange process for Foundation Establishment Pills.

True disciples have priority; only those who meet the sect contribution requirements can exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills whenever they are produced in the Alchemy Hall.

Even if others have made sufficient contributions to the sect, they still have to be ranked and seated according to their status; they cannot simply change their seats at will.

The Foundation Establishment Pill that the sect leader of Weidao granted to the Bai family back then, the clan leader Bai Xianzong said would be left vacant for two years until he could gather enough spirit stones.

However, according to Bai Zichen's original plan, he would try to find another way to exchange for another Foundation Establishment Pill as a true disciple, and leave the first one to the family.

Once a suitable candidate is found to successfully establish this foundation, the Bai family can continue its century-long peace and prosperity.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Lang. I will ask about it after I return to the sect."

Bai Zichen sincerely thanked him.

If multiple disciples request to exchange their teachings, the order is generally determined by the length of time they have served as disciples.

He won't know the news until the Foundation Establishment Pill is opened next year, by which time it will be too late to make any plans.

“Steward Lang, Master Bai, we’ve run out of Dragon Power Pills in our shop… Also, Elder Jin’s young disciple came to tell you that Elder Jin knows Master Bai is here and invites you to meet him on the top floor of Langhuan Pavilion.”

The steward stood below cautiously, afraid that he might not have done his job well and leave a bad impression on Bai Zichen.

“Junior Brother Bai, since I witnessed your prowess during the True Disciple Trial, Uncle Jin has mentioned you to me many times… I’ll go with you, and while we’re at it, let’s see if Uncle Jin has any body-refining elixirs.”

Langhuan Pavilion is the largest shop of Qingfeng Gate in the market, occupying the most central location.

The first floor is for general guests, the second floor has private rooms, the third floor is for inns, the fourth floor is a secret room with a formation, and the fifth floor is generally not open to the public, where the two elders who are in charge of the market usually rest.

As soon as he entered, Elder Jin greeted him with his round belly.

"I've finally met Junior Nephew Bai. Even though I've lived in the market for a long time, I've heard of your great name... You've already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. After you reach the Qi Refining Perfection stage and break through to Foundation Establishment in two more years, we'll be on equal footing."

Elder Jin showed no airs of a Foundation Establishment senior and was very approachable.

"I'd like to offer my early congratulations to Junior Nephew Bai. Who knows, he might even set a new record as the youngest Foundation Establishment cultivator since Ancestor Ge!"

"Uncle Jin, you flatter me. How could I compare to Ancestor Ge? Among the true disciples, several senior brothers have a higher cultivation level than me, and they would be ahead of me in the Foundation Establishment stage."

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down and had a very pleasant conversation.

"I heard from the young Taoist that Junior Nephew Bai came to the market to buy some Dragon Power Pills?"

"Exactly."

Bai Zichen nodded and continued.

"Although I'm still a long way from Foundation Establishment, I'd like to temper my physique and strengthen my body in advance, so I want to prepare a few bottles of Dragon Power Pills. My own shop said they're out of stock, so I'm going to Wanbaoge later to take a look."

"Why bother going to the Wanbao Pavilion! Although I don't have Dragon Power Pills here, I do have a portion of Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine that I had left over from when I was building my foundation. Its potency is no less than that of Dragon Power Pills, so I'll give it to Junior Nephew Bai!"

Elder Jin waved his hand, and a golden goblet appeared before him. The goblet was opened, revealing a turquoise spirit wine boiling like flames inside, with wisps of cold air emanating from it.

"This is too precious... How can this disciple accept it?"

Bai Zichen glanced at it and confirmed that the pot of spiritual wine was genuine. It was one of the several body-refining spiritual medicines he had tried to collect after he had cultivated the first level of the Five Crystal Glazed Body.

Unfortunately, there was no stock in the General Affairs Hall.

The Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine is not only comparable to the Dragon Power Pill, but it is only slightly better in terms of body-refining effects. However, spiritual wine is different from pills. As long as it is thoroughly refined after drinking, it will not leave any pill toxins.

This pot of Azure Flame Ice Flower Wine is equivalent to five or six bottles of Dragon Power Pills.

Selling it in the market would fetch a considerable amount of spirit stones. Bai Zichen didn't think he had that much influence to warrant a Foundation Establishment elder condescending to send him a gift.

(End of this chapter)