Shengui Changsheng: Start from Zhenwuwei and add some points to cultivate immortality

"Could it be... that he chose the Ninth Gate?" Fu Qingfeng murmured, his eyes filled with worry.

Fu Qingshan remained silent, but his tightly clenched hands betrayed his inner anxiety.

Just then, the blue stone tablet in the valley suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light!

A figure slowly walked out from the portal of light.

Fu Shaoping.

Fu Qingshan and the others were stunned at first, then overjoyed!

"Shaoping! You're finally out!" Fu Qingshan rushed forward and grabbed his shoulder. "You...you passed?"

Fu Shaoping nodded.

Fu Qingshan took a deep breath and asked, trembling, "Which gate?"

Fu Shaoping looked at him and said calmly, "The Ninth Gate."

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Fu Qingfeng and Fu Qingyun exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

The ninth gate has been unpassed for millennia.

Today, it was broken by a sixteen-year-old illegitimate son!

Fu Qingshan stared blankly at Fu Shaoping for a long time, then suddenly laughed loudly!
"Good! Good! May God bless the Fu family!"

He grabbed Fu Shaoping's shoulder and said in a loud voice:
"From this day forward, you, Fu Shaoping, are the first heir of the Fu family! The day you reach the Core Formation stage will be the day you become the head of the Fu family!"

Fu Shaoping looked at him, his gaze calm as still water.

"Patriarch, there's no need for that. I just want to focus on my cultivation."

Fu Qingshan shook his head, his smile unwavering: "This is not up to you! You are the successor of the Heavenly Contract, a genius that our Fu family will never see again in ten thousand years! This position is yours!"

Fu Shaoping remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"In that case, I shall respectfully comply."

……

It was already late at night when I returned to the courtyard.

Fu Shaoping sat alone in the courtyard, looking at the bright moon in the sky.

In his arms, the Heavenly Contract Token emitted a warm glow.

He took out the token and gently stroked it.

"The successor of the Heavenly Contract...the heir of the Fu family..."

He murmured, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"This life has only just begun."

He stood up and went back inside.

Under the moonlight, the dilapidated little courtyard seemed to be coated with a layer of silver.

The fourth page of the book of a hundred generations is still being written.

The road ahead is still very, very long.

Life after becoming the heir of the Fu family was busier than Fu Shaoping had anticipated.

Every morning, he had to follow Fu Qingshan to learn how to manage family affairs; in the morning, he had to receive guidance on cultivation techniques from the Second Elder, Fu Qingfeng; in the afternoon, he had to handle various documents submitted by each branch of the family; only at night did he have time to himself.

But Fu Shaoping did not feel tired.

These seemingly complicated matters are actually a form of spiritual practice. Understanding how a family operates and learning how to handle relationships with various parties is itself a rare life experience.

Moreover, he also has the art of contracts to study.

The "Essentials of the Heavenly Contract" left behind by Tianqizi is more profound than any contractual inheritance he had encountered before. It not only contains the methods of using contract runes, but also philosophical reflections on the way of contracts, and even touches on the cultivation method of "using contracts to prove the way".

On this day, he was studying the "Essentials of the Heavenly Contract" in his room when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the courtyard.

"Senior Brother Fu! Something terrible has happened!"

The newcomer was Fu Shaoyun, the genius who had fought him at his coming-of-age ceremony. Since Fu Shaoping became the heir, Fu Shaoyun had become his follower and bodyguard. Although he was initially somewhat resentful, after several encounters, he had been completely defeated by Fu Shaoping.

Fu Shaoping put down the jade slip and looked up at him: "What is it?"

Fu Shaoyun, panting heavily, spoke rapidly: "An ancient ruin has been discovered outside Qingyang City! It's said to be the cave dwelling of a rogue cultivator at the Golden Core stage, and it may contain a large number of treasures! Several major families in the city have already sent people there, and our Fu family must act as soon as possible!"

"Ancient ruins?" Fu Shaoping raised an eyebrow.

"Yes! It's said that it was discovered three days ago by a rogue cultivator who was gathering herbs. The location is 'Cloud Mist Mountain,' about 300 miles east of Qingyang City. The rogue cultivator went in and never came out. Later, someone found his body floating in the pool outside the cave, with a jade slip still clutched in his hand!"

Fu Shaoyun took out a jade slip from his pocket and handed it to Fu Shaoping: "This was found by our people on the corpse of that rogue cultivator. It contains some information about the cave dwelling."

Fu Shaoping took it and probed it with his divine sense.

The information in the jade slip was fragmented, but enough to outline a general picture:

The cave's owner calls himself "Wandering Cloud," a late-stage Golden Core cultivator skilled in alchemy and formations. The cave is heavily fortified, and guarded by a Foundation Establishment stage guardian beast. Deep within, he keeps his life's collection of pills, cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and… a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Foundation Building Pill?" Fu Shaoyun's eyes lit up. "Senior Brother Fu, you're at the ninth level of Qi Refining now, you really need a Foundation Building Pill!"

Fu Shaoping did not answer immediately, but continued reading the jade slip.

Finally, he saw a blurry piece of text:

"My proudest achievement in life is the cultivation of elixir, the refinement of a batch of 'Breakthrough Pills'. This pill can help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through to the Golden Core stage, increasing the success rate by 30%. Alas, fate is cruel, and on the day the pill was completed, I was already exhausted... If any destined person obtains this pill, I hope they will make good use of it."

"Breakthrough Pill!" Fu Shaoyun exclaimed, "That's a treasure that can help someone break through from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core! If only we could get it..."

Fu Shaoping put away the jade slip, his gaze deep.

He doesn't need the Foundation Establishment Pill for now. But the Barrier Breakthrough Pill... is indeed a rare opportunity.

More importantly, this cave dwelling might allow him to access more knowledge about "alchemy," which could corroborate his alchemy experience accumulated in his previous lives.

"What did the patriarch say?" he asked.

Fu Shaoyun said, "The patriarch has already convened the elders of each branch to discuss and decided to send a team, led by the Second Elder, with the best of our younger generation accompanying them. Senior Brother Fu, you will definitely be going, as will I, Fu Shaojie, Fu Shaohua... Oh right, Fu Shaoying also insisted on going, but was scolded by the patriarch and finally agreed."

Fu Shaoping raised an eyebrow slightly: "Fu Shaoying?"

Fu Shaoyun curled his lip: "That kid somehow got hold of a high-grade defensive magic artifact, claiming it could protect him, and he kept pestering me to come along. The patriarch reluctantly agreed because he was the eldest son of the third branch of the family."

Fu Shaoping nodded without saying anything more.

He had never taken Fu Shaoying seriously. But if that kid was courting death, he wouldn't stop him.

Three days later, the Fu family's team set off.

The team leader was Second Elder Fu Qingfeng, a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage, second only to Fu Qingshan in the Fu family. The team members included Fu Shaoping, Fu Shaoyun, Fu Shaojie, Fu Shaohua, Fu Shaoying, and ten Foundation Establishment stage guards.

A group of sixteen people boarded a flying boat and headed towards Cloud Mist Mountain.

On the flying boat, Fu Shaoping sat alone in a corner, closing his eyes to rest.

Fu Shaoyun leaned closer and whispered, "Senior Brother Fu, I heard that the other families also sent people. The Wang family is led by Wang Yuanba, the third son of the Wang family patriarch, who is in the late Foundation Establishment stage; the Li family is led by Li Qingli, the eldest daughter of the Li family, who is said to also be in the late Foundation Establishment stage and is also the most beautiful woman in our Qingyang City."

Fu Shaoping opened his eyes and said calmly, "I understand."

Fu Shaoyun scratched his head and tactfully stepped back.

On the deck not far away, Fu Shaoying was boasting to several guards about his new magical artifact. It was a palm-sized bronze mirror, supposedly a top-grade magical artifact called the "Heart-Protecting Mirror" that he had bought from a down-on-his-luck rogue cultivator, capable of withstanding an attack from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"With this treasure, the treasures in those ancient ruins will be a piece of cake!" Fu Shaoying said smugly.

Fu Shaojie and Fu Shaohua exchanged a glance, both seeing disdain in each other's eyes, but neither said anything.

……

Three hours later, the flying boat arrived at Cloud Mist Mountain.

As its name suggests, Yunwu Mountain is shrouded in mist year-round, with steep terrain and few human footprints. The entrance to that cave is located on a cliff halfway up the mountain, and if it hadn't been discovered by chance, it probably wouldn't have been found for another thousand years.

When the Fu family's flying boat landed, several groups of people had already arrived.

The most conspicuous object was a warship entirely black, with a large "王" (Wang, meaning king) engraved on its hull. At the bow stood a burly man with a rugged face—Wang Yuanba. Behind him stood more than ten guards and members of the Wang family.

On the other side was an exquisitely crafted ship, its hull adorned with carved beams and painted rafters, and draped with pink curtains. At the bow stood a stunningly beautiful woman in a blue robe, exuding a cool and aloof air—it was Li Qingli. Behind her followed several equally beautiful female cultivators.

In addition, there were several small family groups scattered around.

Fu Qingfeng stepped off the flying boat and greeted Wang Yuanba and Li Qingli.

"Elder Qingfeng, your Fu family is here too." Wang Yuanba grinned. "I heard your family has a genius named Fu Shaoping? Where is he?"

Fu Qingfeng said calmly, "Shaoping is behind, no need for Patriarch Wang to worry about him."

Wang Yuanba's gaze passed over Fu Qingfeng and landed on Fu Shaoping, a scrutinizing glint in his eyes.

Fu Shaoping remained calm, met his gaze once, and then looked away.

Wang Yuanba frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "This kid... is a bit strange."

Li Qingli also glanced at Fu Shaoping, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

This newly appointed heir of the Fu family is said to have made a stunning debut at his coming-of-age ceremony, defeating several geniuses in succession. Seeing him today, his demeanor is indeed extraordinary.

"Now that everyone's here, let's go in together." Wang Yuanba waved his hand. "The things inside the cave are up to you! Whoever grabs them first keeps them!"

The crowd responded enthusiastically and surged toward the entrance of the cave.

……

The entrance to the cave was a stone door, which had been pushed open a crack. Through the crack, a faint glow could be seen.

The crowd filed in.

Fu Shaoping followed Fu Qingfeng into the cave.

Behind the door was a long passageway. Every few feet along both sides of the passageway, a luminous pearl was embedded, illuminating the entire passageway as bright as day.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a huge hall.

The hall was circular, a hundred zhang in diameter and about ten zhang high. The walls were covered with intricate array runes. In the center of the hall stood a three-zhang tall stone statue. The statue depicted a gaunt old man, holding a whisk, gazing straight ahead, lifelike in appearance.

At the foot of the stone statue, there are three stone boxes.

Around the stone statue, a huge python coiled up—the python was pitch black, its scales shimmering with an eerie light, its head the size of a millstone, its scarlet tongue flicking out as it stared at the crowd with its cold, vertical pupils.

Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast, Black Scale Python!
"The treasure is right there!" someone exclaimed.

Wang Yuanba's eyes lit up, and he was about to rush forward when he was stunned by the roar of the black-scaled python.

The black-scaled python opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a jet of black poisonous mist!

"Be careful! The poisonous fog is extremely toxic!" Fu Qingfeng shouted sharply, raising his hand to create a protective shield that protected the Fu family members.

The others also unleashed their magical artifacts to ward off the poisonous fog.

Poisonous fog filled the air, and the entire hall instantly descended into chaos!
Some screamed, some retreated, and some took the opportunity to rush towards the stone statue!
Ignoring the poisonous fog, Wang Yuanba led his family through it, only to be swept away by the Black Scale Python's tail!
Li Qingli calmly directed the Li family disciples to form a defensive formation and advance steadily.

Fu Qingfeng said in a deep voice, "This black-scaled python is in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. It has thick skin and extremely potent venom. Fighting it head-on is not the way to go. Shaoping, you guys come with me. Find an opportunity to get behind it and retrieve the stone box first!"

Fu Shaoping nodded, and led Fu Shaoyun and the others, following Fu Qingfeng, to quietly circle around to the back of the stone statue.

The black-scaled python seemed to sense something, and its huge body suddenly turned around and pounced towards Fu Qingfeng!
"You beast, you're asking for death!" Fu Qingfeng roared, raising his hand to strike out with a palm!
A golden palm print slammed heavily onto the head of the black-scaled python!
The black-scaled python let out a miserable cry as its head was smashed open and gushed blood, but it became even more ferocious and pounced on Fu Qingfeng with even greater ferocity!
Fu Qingfeng was at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, so dealing with a mid-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast should have been a piece of cake. However, this black-scaled python had thick skin and extremely potent venom, forcing him to focus on protecting himself from the poisonous mist, and he was unable to subdue it for a time.

"Hurry!" he shouted.

Without further hesitation, Fu Shaoping flashed and rushed to the foot of the stone statue!

There were three stone boxes, each containing different items.

He glanced at the scene and made a judgment instantly.

The first stone box contained a pile of spirit stones, about a thousand in total, all of medium grade.

The second stone box contained a longsword that gleamed with a cold light; it was a high-grade magic weapon.

The third stone box contained two jade bottles. One bottle was labeled "Foundation Building Pill," and the other was labeled "Barrier Breakthrough Pill."

Fu Shaoping reached out and grabbed the third stone box!
Just as his fingers were about to touch the stone box, a sharp sword light shot out from the side!

"Don't think about it!"

Wang Yuanba, having somehow escaped the Black Scale Python, rushed forward!
He slashed at Fu Shaoping with his sword, his eyes filled with greed!
Fu Shaoping frowned slightly, dodged the sword light by turning to the side, and at the same time raised his hand to strike Wang Yuanba with a palm!

Wang Yuanba sneered, unleashing his full power of late-stage Foundation Establishment spiritual energy to meet the attack with a palm strike!
"boom!"

Their palms collided, and Fu Shaoping took three steps back, while Wang Yuanba also took one step back.

Wang Yuanba's expression changed: "You...you're not at the ninth level of Qi Refining?!"

Fu Shaoping didn't speak, he just stared at him coldly.

He was indeed at the ninth level of Qi Refining, but the accumulation of countless lifetimes had given him a power far beyond that of ordinary people. Just now, he used the power of the contract to neutralize most of Wang Yuanba's force, which is why it seemed like they were evenly matched.

A hint of apprehension flashed in Wang Yuanba's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by greed.

"Boy, hand over the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Barrier Breakthrough Pill, and I might spare your life!"

Fu Shaoping looked at him and suddenly smiled. (End of Chapter)