Family Cultivation: My Ancestral Home Gets Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 127 Two Ways to Obtain Foundation Establishment Pills

Ten days later.

Qinglu Mountain, Jiang Family Residence.

"Father, I've bought back the pharmacist's inheritance."

Shi Tou raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist. Then, he flipped his palm and pulled out a sandalwood box: "I have checked everything inside. Nothing is missing and everything is intact."

"It was that top-grade fire-attribute flying sword that was left behind by that newly established Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Rebirth Society. We couldn't buy it back together."

Ten days ago, before the auction had even ended, Shi Tou quietly left, actually to see Bai Lan.

He revealed to the other party that the young master Zhao was wealthy and frequently made purchases at auctions.

With Bai Lan acting as a go-between, the Rebirth Society naturally set its sights on this "fat sheep".

Jiang Fu'an reached out and took the wooden box, casually asking, "How many spirit stones did it cost?"

"Bai Lan asked me for five hundred spirit stones!"

Stone answered decisively.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an raised an eyebrow slightly.

He remembered that at the auction, the starting price for this set of heirlooms was 1,000 spirit stones, and the final hammer price was 1,600 spirit stones.

He looked up at his son: "Bai Lan gave you a discount?"

"no."

Shi Tou shook his head, thought for a moment, and explained, "The Rebirth Society sells the stolen goods for a much lower price than in the market shops."

Jiang Fu'an thought for a moment and then understood.

He had personally seen this set of pharmacist's heirlooms at an auction; its provenance was clear and its quality guaranteed.

But to outsiders, this is a stolen item of dubious origin, the authenticity of which is unknown.

It's not surprising that the people from the Rebirth Society were eager to get rid of their holdings and were selling at a low price.

Thinking of this, Jiang Fu'an had a sudden thought.

He looked at Shi Tou, his expression becoming more serious: "Shi Tou, in the future, when you have free time, try to spend more time with Bai Lan."

Ask them if they have any other items they want to sell at a low price.

"It would be best if you could compile a list, clearly outlining what's included and its approximate price."

Stone's eyes darted around, and he immediately understood his father's meaning.

He immediately nodded: "Okay! When I get back this time, I'll find a chance to look for her."

Now that his relationship with Bai Lan is becoming increasingly intimate, she will certainly agree to this small matter.

Jiang Fu'an didn't say anything more; his attention was completely focused on the wooden box in his hands.

Inside, several books and five or six jade slips were neatly stacked.

He reached out and picked up the top blue-covered book, quickly browsing through it.

Stone didn't disturb them and silently withdrew.

The main room was quiet, with only the occasional rustling of pages turning.

About fifteen minutes later, when Jiang Fu'an looked up, his face was full of joy.

This legacy is absolutely worth the price.

It contains detailed descriptions of common spiritual herbs in the cultivation world—their value, appearance, effects, and taste—and even how to identify their age and how to preserve their medicinal properties, all written clearly.

With these, he could then develop several delicious and safe diets based on the medicinal properties and flavors.

What surprised him even more was that the collection also included hundreds of prescriptions.

It can cure diseases, detoxify, regulate qi and blood, and strengthen the body's foundation.

It covers almost all common ailments.

Jiang Fu'an looked at the prescriptions, his eyes dimming.

If he had these things twenty years ago—

His first wife, Wang Lanhua, might not have died so young.

He resolved to make time to study these prescriptions carefully.

In the future, if anyone in the family falls ill, they will be able to treat themselves at home.

In addition, it also records the methods for preparing dozens of poisons.

He didn't look at it much because he didn't need it for the time being.

Arriving at a room in the west wing, they pushed open the wooden door.

The room was simply furnished, with several brand-new cypress bookshelves standing against the wall.

Some books and jade slips were already scattered on the shelf.

The room he named "Scripture Repository" currently appears somewhat empty, a misnomer.

Jiang Fu'an walked to the innermost bookshelf and placed the sandalwood box on the top shelf.

In the future, any children in the family who are interested in this subject can come here to read and learn.

After settling in, he remembered the previous owner of the wooden box, that young master Zhao.

The news of Young Master Zhao's death had already spread, and everyone said it was because he was unlucky and had been targeted by the robber cultivators. No one suspected the Jiang family.

This can be considered a perfect solution to a threatening enemy.

Inspired by this incident, Jiang Fu'an suddenly felt that he should secretly cultivate a hidden force.

If you encounter any problems in the future that are inconvenient to handle openly, you can entrust them to this force.

In this way, the resentment and retaliation that the Jiang family might provoke by taking direct action can be reduced.

This also prevents outsiders from perceiving the Jiang family as ruthless, thus avoiding their fear and alienation.

However, this matter involves a great deal of issues and requires careful consideration and meticulous planning.

He was at a loss for what to do and planned to keep it to himself and think about it later.

"Dad! I'm home!"

A clear and cheerful call woke Jiang Fu'an from his reverie.

He turned his head and saw his daughter, Jiang Xianghe, standing prettily at the door.

"Haha, you're back just in time! Stone is here today too, so our whole family can finally have a meal together."

Jiang Fu'an's face instantly broke into a smile as he walked up to his daughter and examined her closely.

Jiang Xianghe wore a light pink, waist-cinching long dress, which accentuated her slender figure.

A year had passed since we last met, and her cultivation had improved again; she was now a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Perhaps due to her improved cultivation, her already beautiful face became even more radiant.

"Father, look what I brought you."

Jiang Xianghe smiled sweetly, flipped her wrist, and took out several small porcelain bottles from her storage bag, holding them in her palm: "This bottle contains two Spirit Gathering Pills."

"These two bottles contain Qi-Nourishing Pills, a total of one hundred pills. They are all top-grade, with very little toxicity."

Since learning that her father's cooking could slowly clear the toxins from his body, she stopped urging him to take fewer pills.

On the contrary, every time I go home, I bring back some high-quality items.

"You're so thoughtful."

Jiang Fu'an accepted the porcelain bottle without much ceremony.

He could indeed use these elixirs.

He put the porcelain bottle into his storage bag, then waved his hand.

A flash of blue light appeared, and a pile of glittering spirit stones materialized out of thin air, hovering in mid-air; there were at least three thousand of them.

"He Miao, take these spirit stones for now."

Jiang Xianghe was taken aback.

She hadn't expected her father to be able to produce so many spirit stones all at once.

"Father, this is too much. Those pills aren't worth this much."

She quickly waved her hand: "Besides, these are gifts from my daughter to you. How can I accept your spirit stones again?"

"Keep it. Business is good at the family shop these days, and we have enough spirit stones."

"You're about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, so you need to save up more money to buy Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Furthermore, I'm giving you these things because I want to ask you for a favor."

"If you encounter any Spirit Gathering Pills leaking out of the sect in the future, please buy some back for your family."

After saying that, Jiang Fu'an turned around and walked directly towards the kitchen.

Today, since his eldest daughter and third son are both here, he must prepare a good meal to treat their hidden injuries.

Seeing this, Jiang Xianghe had no choice but to wave his hand and put all the spirit stones floating in the air into his storage bag, then quickly followed after him.

"Father, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you since I came back this time."

"Regarding Foundation Establishment Pills, I currently have two ways to obtain them, and I would like to ask you for your advice."

Jiang Fu'an paused, his expression becoming more serious: "Oh? There are actually two paths? Tell me about them."

Jiang Xianghe hesitated for a while before speaking in a low voice: "There is a True Man Shi Jian in Yaoguang Immortal City, who is at the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm."

"He sent a message through someone, saying that if I was willing to become his Daoist partner, the betrothal gift would include a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Will I marry you?"

Jiang Fu'an frowned immediately: "How old is this person? Does he have other Daoist partners? What's his reputation like?"

Jiang Xianghe was initially a little embarrassed, but upon hearing this, he burst out laughing.

She looked up at her father, her eyes filled with warmth: "Dad, you really are different from others."

"My close friends, and Sister Xiangshu, all asked about Master Shijian's cultivation level the first thing they heard about this."

"They all say that the fake alchemist has lost his way and there is no future in following him."

In the world of cultivation, the Core Formation stage is divided into three levels:

False elixir, true elixir, golden elixir.

The false core is the easiest to form, but it is the weakest, and there is no hope of breaking through to the middle stage of core formation. It is also known as half-step core formation.

Most of them are cultivators with average talent and no hope of achieving the Great Dao, who take this path out of pressure due to their lifespan.

True Core cultivators are genuine Core Formation cultivators who, with diligent practice and the aid of elixirs, have the potential to reach the late Core Formation stage.

However, the chances of achieving Nascent Soul are slim, unless there is an extraordinary stroke of luck.

The Golden Elixir is the most difficult to form; only those with exceptional talent, unwavering will, and solid foundation have a slim chance of achieving it.

The combat power of a Golden Core cultivator far surpasses that of a Pseudo-Golden Core cultivator, almost crossing a whole major realm.

Compared to the true elixir, it can easily surpass it.

At the early stage of the Golden Core realm, one is already capable of contending with those at the mid-stage of the True Core realm.

Moreover, the difficulty of a Golden Core cultivator forming a Nascent Soul is much lower than that of a True Core cultivator.

Jiang Xianghe's friends, considering her future prospects, advised her to find a True Core or Golden Core cultivator.

Only her father, when he opened his mouth, asked about the man's character and whether he would treat her well.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an said seriously, "Naturally, we must first consider the person's character and reputation. If you entrust yourself to the wrong person and they treat you badly, what use is it even if they are a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"Father is right."

Jiang Xianghe felt even warmer inside and nodded to explain, "This person doesn't have a good reputation, and he already has a Foundation Establishment stage Daoist partner."

"But as that fairy grew older and her beauty faded, he became increasingly cold and disdainful of her."

Without a second thought, Jiang Fu'an said simply, "Then we don't need to consider this one. Let's talk about the second option."

Jiang Xianghe had no interest in that Shi Jian Zhenren, but upon hearing this, he continued, "Before I tell you about the second path, there is a major event in the cultivation world that I need to inform you of first."

About a year ago, a medium-sized secret realm appeared at the border between our Song Kingdom and Xia Kingdom.

"Over the past few months, cultivators from both countries have entered to explore the area and discovered that it is rich in resources, and even has several kinds of Foundation Establishment Pill main ingredients that are already very rare in the outside world."

"However, this secret realm seems to be quite unstable. Some time ago, Jade Cauldron True Monarch of Xuan Dan Valley in our Song Kingdom and a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Xia Kingdom fought in the secret realm."

"The two powerful beings clashed, their magical power reaching the heavens, nearly causing the secret realm to collapse directly."

"Later, the array masters from both sides joined forces to reinforce the structure, which barely stabilized it, but it could no longer withstand the fluctuations of high-level cultivators' magical power."

"Therefore, the two countries reached an agreement that from now on, only cultivators at the Qi Refining stage would be allowed to enter this secret realm to collect spiritual herbs."

Two Nascent Soul True Monarchs clashed fiercely in the secret realm.

Jiang Fu'an found the scene horrifying just imagining it.

Upon hearing that only Qi Refining cultivators were allowed to enter, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "He Miao, the second path you mentioned, could it be that we're going to enter this secret realm?"

Jiang Xianghe nodded: "That's right. The Miaoyin Sect has issued a sect mission: 'Any disciple of our sect who is in the late stage of Qi Refining and voluntarily enters this secret realm, collects a specified amount of specific spiritual herbs and submits them to the sect, will receive a Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward.'"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an refused without hesitation: "No! That's too dangerous!"

"As you said, once you enter that secret realm, you will not only have to compete with your fellow disciples, but also with cultivators from other sects in the Song Kingdom, and even more so with the enemies of the Xia Kingdom."

"In such a chaotic situation, swords and magic flew everywhere, and a slight mistake could lead to death."

A hint of disappointment flashed across Jiang Xianghe's face.

She had expected her father to be worried, but she hadn't anticipated such a firm opposition.

She pursed her lips, still unwilling to give up, and pleaded, "Father, I know it's dangerous inside. But this is a rare opportunity, and the reward is a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"If my daughter misses this opportunity, she may never have another chance like this."

"I've inquired extensively these past few days, and with our own resources, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill is almost impossible. That won't do!"

Jiang Fu'an interrupted her, his tone still resolute: "No matter what you say, your father will not let you gamble with your life."

"Moreover, if you look at it from another angle, since this secret realm produces the main medicine, the number of Foundation Establishment Pills that the Song Kingdom can refine each year will inevitably increase significantly in the future."

"The number of items circulating and traded in the market will naturally increase."

"We don't need the best or the highest quality; even the middle or lower quality will do."

"Although you have more erysipelas, doesn't your father have a way to help you gradually resolve it?"

Jiang Xianghe was taken aback.

She had never thought of this approach before.

When ordinary cultivators seek Foundation Establishment Pills, which one doesn't aim for the highest quality?

Who would want that inferior medicine with its erysipelas accumulation and diminished efficacy?

But if it could truly cure erysipelas—

The rank didn't seem to matter that much anymore.

Her eyes gradually brightened: "Okay, then I'll do as you say."

In fact, Jiang Fu'an had another plan in mind, but he didn't say it out loud.

That is relying on the "blessing" that may appear in the ancestral hall every year.

If you wait patiently, you may still encounter the opportunity to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

There was absolutely no need to send my daughter to such a dangerous place to risk her life.