A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 52 Heartfelt words
"Senior Sister Xuan'er, may I ask how many Foundation Establishment Pills you currently possess?"

"Five...what's wrong?"

Dong Xuan'er said casually.

Five?

Tsk, Fairy Hong Fu is really willing to spend money.

"Senior Sister, how many spirit stones do you think five Foundation Establishment Pills are worth?"

"This should be worth some spirit stones."

She hadn't really thought about the exact amount, because her master was the one planning it for her.

"Senior Sister, five Foundation Establishment Pills would fetch at least 18,000 spirit stones within the sect! Outside the sect, the price would exceed 20,000!"

"For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators within the sect, the sect only provides one mid-grade spirit stone per year, which is equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit stones. If we don't consider that this Foundation Establishment cultivator possesses various skills in cultivation such as weapon crafting, pill refining, talisman making, and array setting to earn money, the other party would need to live within the sect for at least one hundred and eighty years to obtain this wealth."

One hundred and eighty years!

If there are other ways to earn spirit stones, then that's another story.

For example, Master Ma, who cultivated a medicinal garden in the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

This person lived to be two hundred years old. He did not achieve the Golden Core stage in his original life, and the legacy he left to his disciple Xiao Cuier was a variety of spiritual herbs worth tens of thousands of spirit stones.

“For Foundation Establishment stage cultivators outside the mountain gate, there are even fewer ways to earn spirit stones. If they want to accumulate enough wealth of 18,000 spirit stones, they can only take wilder and more risky paths, and they may never be able to accumulate such wealth in their lifetime.”

The main reason is that almost all the mineral veins within the Yue Kingdom are occupied by the seven major sects, including Huangfeng Valley, which do not allow other families or independent cultivators to mine them.

Even if new mineral veins are discovered, they will belong to the seven major factions.

Any cultivation family that is not a core member of the Seven Great Sects and dares to secretly interfere will suffer a thunderous strike from the Seven Great Sects.

"Senior Sister, you should understand what it means that Grandmaster Hongfu gave you five Foundation Establishment Pills, right?"

"Twenty thousand spirit stones?"

The five Foundation Establishment Pills in my possession were actually worth 20,000 spirit stones?
Dong Xuan'er's beautiful eyes widened.

As far as she knew, many newly established Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect, lacking substantial resources, couldn't even afford top-tier magic artifacts worth three to five hundred spirit stones; they were only using upper-tier magic artifacts costing a hundred or so spirit stones. Yet she was holding five Foundation Establishment Pills worth twenty thousand spirit stones?
"That's right, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills is outrageous. Otherwise, how could I, your junior brother, have started my business with just one Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Han Li smiled.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Foundation Establishment Pill is some kind of superior elixir, nor does it mean that its actual value is that high. It's simply because demand exceeds supply, and scarcity drives up the price.

These two points are particularly evident in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom, where there are more wolves than meat.

The Yue Kingdom was merely a medium-sized country, yet it was home to seven major Nascent Soul sects. If even two or three of these sects were to disappear, or if the number of family-based cultivators were to decrease by twenty or thirty thousand, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills would plummet. In other words, there was an overwhelming demand, leading to a supply shortage and soaring prices.

In addition, the decreasing availability of materials for refining Foundation Building Pills in Vietnam has led to a year-on-year decrease in the production of Foundation Building Pills, which in turn has caused the price of Foundation Building Pills to skyrocket and become artificially inflated.

Scarcity makes things valuable.

In many places outside of Yue Kingdom, such as the Luoyun Sect and the Ancient Sword Sect in Xi Kingdom, a Foundation Establishment Pill might only cost two or three thousand spirit stones.

Go to places with better environments and more abundant resources, such as the Great Jin, a sacred cultivation land, where a Foundation Establishment Pill only costs a little over a thousand spirit stones. Or, for example, in the Chaotic Star Sea, a Foundation Establishment Pill only costs six or seven hundred spirit stones.

The situation where a single Foundation Establishment Pill costs three to four thousand spirit stones only occurs in the area surrounding the Yue Kingdom in the southern hinterland.

"Senior Sister, do you now realize how much Grandmaster Hongfu cherishes you and how high her expectations are for you?" Han Li said solemnly, "From what I understand, high-level cultivators generally have very weak feelings for blood ties. Those who can be like Senior Aunt Hongfu are extremely rare..."

"Furthermore, with Grandmaster Hong Fu in seclusion this time, she will surely break through her bottleneck and advance further, becoming a master in the late stage of Core Formation. She is also currently the only female cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation in Yue Kingdom. At that time, Grandmaster will be the number one female cultivator in Core Formation in Yue Kingdom."

"In the future, it's not impossible to reach the Nascent Soul Ancestor realm..."

"Once our master succeeds..."

"Senior sister, as the only direct disciple of our grandmaster, don't you think you're special?"

"With the full assistance of a Nascent Soul ancestor, even if your spiritual root is only three spiritual roots, you still have a great chance of forming a core."

Han Li's voice was powerful and resonant, seemingly possessing a strange and captivating magic that stirred the imagination.

Dong Xuan'er was no exception, and she also subconsciously imagined her future.

Furthermore, Han Li's meaning also carries another layer:

Even if Fairy Hongfu fails to achieve Nascent Soul formation before her lifespan reaches its limit more than a hundred years later…

As the sole heir, Dong Xuan'er, with her diligent efforts, also has a great chance of breaking through to the Core Formation stage.

After all, that was the legacy of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

It's important to know that Xiao Cuier's acquisition of cultivation resources from Senior Brother Ma, who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, greatly accelerated her Core Formation process. If Dong Xuan'er inherits Hong Fu's legacy and chooses the right path, she will only go further in the future.

"So, the key is that you, Senior Sister, don't let your guard down, but keep up with Grandmaster's steps."

"The first step is to build a foundation!"

"It would be best to successfully establish the foundation before our master emerges from seclusion."

"In that case, even if you do something outside that makes her uncomfortable, she will still look at you with new respect because of your diligent cultivation over the past two years and the fact that you haven't fallen behind, and she will be more tolerant of you. Instead of severely confining you and embarrassing you..."

When the mention of Fairy Hongfu and confinement came up, Han Li wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt Dong Xuan'er in front of him tremble slightly.

It's like a conditioned reflex.

It must be just an illusion, right?
"And when the time comes, Senior Sister, looking back from the perspective of the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage, you will surely find that many of your previous experiences were nothing more than meaningless farces..."

"If the so-called Senior Brother Liu, Senior Brother Ma, and Senior Brother Feng haven't yet established their foundations, they won't even be qualified to appear before you. You wouldn't deign to play with them like this today."

"Once you, Senior Sister, condense your Golden Core and enter the Golden Core stage, and look back at these people and events, you'll probably think that your senior brothers' playful antics, and even your own frolicking, were just a few children playing house..."

"What seems like the spotlight today might become your embarrassing history in the future!"

"Senior sister, what do you think?"

Han Li's words were sincere and heartfelt.

He genuinely hoped that Fairy Hongfu and this Senior Sister Xuan'er would get along well.

The former had done him a favor, while the latter was a promising prospect.

So he said all that.

As for whether to listen or not?
If you can listen to what I say, that's the best outcome.

If they won't listen, then let's just go back to the old path...

Following the old demon Yunlu to cultivate is actually quite good, isn't it?
In short, do your best and leave the rest to fate.

"Junior brother, aren't you afraid that these words will reach the ears of those people?" the girl said with a mischievous smile.

"hehe."

If it gets back, it might not be a bad thing. In fact, he'd love to be harassed so he won't have time to deal with you, Dong Xuan'er.

At that point, it won't be that he's being irresponsible, but rather that good advice is useless and there's nothing he can do.
"Tch, what a boring man."

The girl pursed her lips, then murmured softly:

"Foundation Building, Core Formation..."

How could she not want to form a golden core?
"Unfortunately, I am still far from achieving the Core Formation stage, given my three spiritual roots."

He shook his head, sighed, and showed a deep sense of helplessness regarding his spiritual root aptitude.

Upon hearing this and seeing this, Han Li's heart sank.

Could it be that all his heartfelt words to this woman had no effect at all?
But then the girl changed the subject:
"Well, I can't count on reaching the Core Formation stage, I know that much, Senior Sister Dong. But what you said about reaching the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible is exactly what I want. I really want to see what kind of interesting expressions those men who always fawn over me and call me Junior Sister Xuan'er will have when they suddenly find out that I've become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Hehe, how will they be? And how will they try even harder to please me?"

"Oh, just thinking about it is interesting."

"By the way, since I reached Foundation Establishment before them, they can't call me Junior Sister anymore. Even if they reach Foundation Establishment later, they can only call me Senior Sister..."

"Those who failed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, do they hide away in shame every time they see me?"

"And my master will surely feel at ease letting me leave Taiyue Mountain and travel to the outside world..."

The more the girl spoke, the brighter her eyes became, and she seemed to be in a state of excitement.

Han Li, standing to the side, listened, his lips twitching: "..."

Ok.

Although his efforts were misguided, the result wasn't too bad.

As long as this woman can establish her foundation before Fairy Hongfu emerges from seclusion, no matter what happens afterward, he will have lived up to Fairy Hongfu's expectations.

(End of this chapter)