Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 402 Reunion with the Pill King
A peak third-tier alchemist also has another title: the Pill King.

In this era, there are only three people in the eastern part of the Great Swamp cultivation world who can be called Pill Kings.

The most senior was the Pill King of the Hehuan Sect.

The second is the Dan King Chun Yuan of the Wanfa Palace.

The other was an alchemist from the Corpse Puppet Sect who refined corpse-path pills.

Logically speaking, none of these three people should have come to Funiu Mountain.

However, the war between the righteous and demonic forces in the ten central regions of the Great Swamp cultivation world has lasted for many years. During this time, cultivators have been affected by the war, and some have already fled.

It's understandable that a central Dan King would come to escape the war.

Given that the existing third-tier advanced alchemists of Funiu Mountain are nearing the end of their lives, Funiu Mountain truly needs an alchemist to take on the responsibility of cultivating pills for the important figures in the mid-stage of Core Formation and above.

However, the moment Li Ji'an received this news, Ning Sujin's primordial spirit had already discerned the visitor's presence.

The aura emanating from him matched the aura left on the Wushan Snow Milk that Master Chun Yuan had given to Li Ji'an in the Wanshang Domain.

Li Ji'an pondered for a moment, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

The conflict between the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce and the Hehuan Sect has lasted for many years, and Master Tong may not come to Huangtian Domain in person.

If it were just the old thief Chun Yuan alone, he wouldn't need to worry too much.

At the same time, he felt a slight chill in his heart, and a sense of apprehension grew towards the old thief Chun Yuan and the Northern Profound True Monarch behind Master Tong.

He learned something about the Northern Mystery True Lord from the fragments of Wanfa True Lord's memories.

Mysterious, powerful, and unfathomable.

Even today, it is evident that he also possessed extremely advanced divination skills.

The only thing that temporarily put his mind at ease was that the Northern Profound True Lord rarely made a move and spent most of his time in quiet cultivation at the Daoist temple.

"Come on, this old man will help you establish your foundation!" Li Ji'an stopped thinking and focused all his efforts on helping Ning Sujin establish her foundation.

Thanks to Ning Sujin's spiritual cultivation, her lifespan was sufficient. However, because she did not cultivate the orthodox visualization-based spiritual cultivation method, the feedback to her physical body was almost zero.

This resulted in her not being in particularly good physical condition.

However, over the years of living and working with Li Ji'an, Li Ji'an naturally did not hesitate to replenish her physical body. Over time, Ning Sujin's physical body far exceeded the limits of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators who were trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, this time, we still need to be extremely cautious in building our foundation using the Chaos Method.

One wrong move and your dantian will shatter, and your physical body will be ruined!
The Daoist temple was located in a near-fourth-order spiritual vein, with abundant spiritual energy. Li Ji'an then temporarily drew several spirit-gathering talismans and mind-calming talismans.

Ning Sujin's dantian is now full of the five elements of chaotic energy. In terms of both the power and the richness of the chaotic magic, it is 30% stronger than Li Ji'an's top-grade earth-level Yi Wood cultivation method at the peak of Qi Refining.

According to the records of Xuan Yuan Tianjun, once the foundation is established and the chaotic energy is purified again, the overall power can double.

In that case, it would be nearly twice as powerful as Li Ji'an's magic power after he established his foundation in this life, which made Li Ji'an very much looking forward to it.

"Don't worry about me, old man. I have fully grasped Senior Xuan Yuan's insights and understanding. If I follow the steps, there won't be any problems," Ning Sujin said with a confident smile, reassuring him.

Li Ji'an nodded, then took out a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill: "Senior Xuan Yuan's insights do not mention Foundation Establishment Pills. It is uncertain whether it was due to the extraordinary nature of that era or some other reason. You should prepare one just in case."

Given Ning Sujin's current physique and magical power, which far surpasses her own in this life, she would normally be able to succeed even without the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Furthermore, there is no record of Foundation Establishment Pills in the insights and reflections of the Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord.

"Yes, I will take it if my spiritual pressure is insufficient."

Ning Sujin accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill and immediately began to establish her foundation step by step.

As Ning Sujin absorbed the spiritual energy of this place into her body, the spiritual pressure in her dantian began to slowly rise.

The physical barrier was overcome without any hindrance. The next crucial barrier of magical power was even smoother, passed almost instantly.

As for the final test of the soul, with the power of his primordial spirit, he completed it in the blink of an eye.

The Foundation Establishment process, which usually takes two months for ordinary cultivators, was completed by Ning Sujin in just ten days.

This result shocked Li Ji'an, but also filled him with joy.

At this moment, sensing the magical energy within Ning Sujin's dantian, it was truly profound and incomparably powerful.

The magical power of someone in the early stages of Foundation Establishment is comparable to that of anyone with a Heavenly Spiritual Root or a special physique that Li Ji'an has seen in the Myriad Merchants Domain throughout his life.

As recorded in the Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord's insights, Ning Sujin's dantian after Foundation Establishment still contained gaseous chaotic energy, the only difference being that it was much more refined and closer to innate chaotic energy.

"Excellent!" After a careful inspection, Li Ji'an confirmed that the foundation building was successful and the effect far exceeded expectations. He laughed and praised.

“Old man, just now, at the moment when my Dao foundation was first formed, I sensed a mysterious heavenly secret, which seemed to be a mark similar to the one left at the source of my dantian when my soul transformed into my primordial spirit.” Ning Sujin then pointed out another difference.

"A Heavenly Secret Mark similar to that of a primordial spirit during its transformation?" Li Ji'an asked in surprise again.

Ning Sujin then shared her experience of feeling in detail.

"I seem to have vaguely sensed this feeling before..." After clarifying what Ning Sujin meant by the feeling, Li Ji'an recalled the fleeting feeling he had before he took the Foundation Establishment Pill in his previous life and this life when he was establishing his foundation.

However, they all disappeared without a trace after he took the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Could this be the difference between building a foundation for the Dao without relying on external forces, as mentioned by Master Yudan?"

Although Li Ji'an was not yet certain about the extent to which this was related to and affected the path of cultivation, he was basically certain that the Foundation Establishment Pill would have some negative impact on the foundation of cultivation.

Fortunately, he didn't care. If it really affected his cultivation path, he would simply not take the Foundation Establishment Pill in his next life.

"You should focus on consolidating your cultivation level."

Ning Sujin's foundation-building ceremony was very small, and it had almost no impact on the spiritual energy fluctuations of her own dojo.

However, at this moment, some people still came uninvited.

"On behalf of the Funiu Mountain lineage, I, Qu, congratulate Fellow Daoist Changqing and his partner on their successful Foundation Establishment!" The visitor was the fifth disciple of the Funiu Master's lineage, the one most likely to inherit his mantle.

It is said that he possesses a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root and has formed an Upper-Grade True Core. He is the most talented among all of Master Funiu's disciples and a super immortal seedling with the potential to attain the Nascent Soul True Monarch. Master Funiu entrusted him with an important task: to take charge of the core Daoist field area and to govern the entire Funiu Immortal City.

Li Ji'an opened the door to welcome the guest, and bowed to Qu Tianyang, who was only ten years older than him in this life: "City Lord Qu, you are too kind. Thank you."

Qu Tianyang was exceptionally talented. He formed a true elixir at the age of ninety, making him the first person in Funiu Immortal City in nearly five hundred years.

Having achieved early success and being praised everywhere, it's natural to develop a certain arrogance.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Changqing, you flatter me. This is a congratulatory gift from the Immortal City. I hope you will accept it with a smile." Qu Tianyang flicked his gilded robe, and a storage bag appeared in front of Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an accepted the congratulatory gift, smiled and nodded, and then looked at the middle-aged alchemist beside him.

With his divine sense, he could also sense the disguise magic of the other party, and had already confirmed their identity long ago.

"This senior is the revered Pill King whom our Funiu Mountain is honored to have invited." Qu Tianyang then turned around and introduced him, his attitude towards the Pill King was clearly more respectful than when he treated Li Ji'an.

When Li Ji'an and Master Funiu reached a consensus, they made it clear that they would not reveal their identities and cultivation levels. Therefore, Qu Tianyang was not particularly concerned about Li Ji'an, who was also at the early stage of Core Formation and was old and had no possibility of further advancement.

Since Master Chunyuan came as a Pill King, he naturally did not hide his cultivation as a Core Formation Master, and was therefore a senior expert to Qu Tianyang.

"This old man greets the King of Pills." Li Ji'an bowed respectfully.

Master Chun Yuan nodded slowly, but his eyes remained fixed on Li Ji'an.

"Young friend, there's no need for such formalities. I'm new here and just happened to witness this joyous occasion, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to get acquainted with you." With that, he took out a jade bottle and handed it over: "Consider this my congratulatory gift."

(End of this chapter)