He confessed his love for his master in his later years, and his cheat ability finally arrived.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng was slightly taken aback.

Bai Xue's temperament and intelligence far surpass those of Mo Rou, that stupid donkey.

It's quite rare for her to say today that she's gotten herself into trouble.

"Oh, what's the problem?"

Lu Changsheng asked with some curiosity.

Princess Taiping stood in the room, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her dress. At this moment, she truly resembled a young girl.

She hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"Senior... because of the matter of selling pills, I have completely fallen out with Elder Quhe of the alchemy room."

"This elder is narrow-minded, yet he wields great power in the alchemy room..."

"So I'm afraid he might sabotage us behind our backs later. If he reports this matter and uses it as an excuse to make a fuss, it could be extremely disadvantageous for us!"

Lu Changsheng pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a long time.

In the end, it turned out to be such a trivial matter.

Helpless, he chuckled, then waved his hand, his face showing some impatience, and said:

"I thought it was something important!"

"Bai Xue, you're supposed to be a princess of a nation, how can you not even understand such a simple principle?"

"As long as we sell pills, we will definitely become enemies with Quhe, either today or tomorrow."

"Instead of letting him hide in the shadows and plot, it's better to start the fire sooner rather than later."

"That way, the sooner he makes his move, the sooner I'll know what his trump card is."

Princess Taiping was stunned upon hearing these words.

Yes!

You can never escape the power struggles by hiding; only by taking the initiative can you force the other side to reveal their weaknesses.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng noticed that Princess Taiping's expression relaxed.

His tone also softened considerably.

"Bai Xue, don't overthink it."

"Besides, do you think I'm really afraid of him?"

"He's no match for me in a fight. Besides, Qu He has spent his whole life refining pills and hasn't even produced a single top-grade one. How dare he try to intimidate me with such nonsense?"

After hearing this, Princess Taiping finally nodded.

"You're right, senior. I was overthinking it."

"That's right, hurry up and accept the spirit stones! If you don't, I won't include you in my alchemy and pill-selling business anymore!"

Princess Taiping was a sensible person; if she continued to refuse, she might very well anger Lu Changsheng.

Therefore, she didn't say anything more, but silently put the spirit stones into her storage bag.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.

He then changed the subject, asking, "By the way, what about the spirit herbs I asked you to buy?"

"They're all here."

After speaking, Princess Taiping took out hundreds of medicinal herbs from her storage bag.

Lu Changsheng only glanced at it.

Then I casually took it into my hands.

"Bai Xue, you can go out now. I need to refine pills and establish my foundation. Remember, unless it's absolutely necessary, don't let anyone disturb me, understand?"

Seeing that Lu Changsheng was about to directly establish his foundation.

Princess Taiping naturally dared not be negligent.

"Your success will surely come naturally, senior. Don't worry, with me guarding the door, there won't be the slightest mishap!"

After saying that, she gently closed the door and then retreated directly into the courtyard.

Inside the house, Lu Changsheng saw that Bai Xue was guarding outside, but he still dared not be negligent.

With a wave of his hand, he directly released the formation.

After all, it's always better to be safe than sorry!

After doing all this, he didn't rush to start refining pills immediately.

He was seen sitting cross-legged on a futon.

Then, with a solemn expression, he slowly took out a storage bag from his bosom.

This is the very one Princess Taiping brought earlier. It contains a full 320,000 low-grade spirit stones. In addition, there are some of my daily savings, plus what I scavenged from Mu Feng's storage bag, which still managed to scrape together 500,000.

Although he held the storage bag in his hand.

But Lu Changsheng's gaze slowly fell on his dantian.

At this moment, he muttered to himself, "Old Tun, Old Tun... Last time I forcibly urged you to Tun Mufeng, I almost shattered your foundation."

"I've wronged you, but I still need your help to achieve Foundation Establishment today!"

After saying that, he took a deep breath and a thought popped into his head.

hum!

Deep within his dantian, the long-silent ancient bronze cauldron began to tremble slightly.

The body of this ancient cauldron is dull and lacks luster.

The patterns on it were almost extinguished, like a candle flickering in the wind.

"Old Tun, I know you're listening. If I fail to establish my foundation today, neither of us will survive. All these 500,000 spirit stones are yours! I hope you can wake up and guide me on the right path!"

After saying that, Lu Changsheng raised his hand.

Whoosh!

With a crisp sound.

More than 500,000 low-grade spirit stones poured out like a torrent, piling up into a small mountain in the room.

Looking around, the light shimmered, and the abundant spiritual energy almost condensed into a mist.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng formed a hand seal, drawing upon his own spiritual power to transform it into a pulling force.

Then he sent all the spirit stones into his dantian!

"Old Swallow! Swallow it!!"

As if sensing something, the Devouring Cauldron suddenly opened its vortex at the mouth.

In an instant, it was as if a giant beast had opened its blood-red maw, and it greedily and frantically devoured the spirit stones.

One, ten, a hundred...

Thousands, ten thousand, one hundred thousand!

After the spirit stone was incorporated into the Devouring Heaven Cauldron, it disintegrated inch by inch, transforming into the purest primordial energy of heaven and earth, which then nourished every ancient pattern on the cauldron's surface.

As the spirit stones were absorbed, more and more were produced.

The patterns on the cauldron became increasingly clear.

Along with this increased pressure, there was also an aura emanating from the Devouring Heaven Cauldron.

"Old Tun, this is the last piece. If you don't want it now, you're really going to screw me over!"

Now that he has just killed Mu Feng and has also incurred the wrath of the alchemy room, if he doesn't have strong power to rely on, then his future days will definitely not be easy.

That's why Lu Changsheng was so eager to improve his strength.

Talk is cheap, and actions speak louder than words.

Lu Changsheng still sent the last spirit stone into his dantian.

After the spirit stone was sent into the dantian, it immediately vanished without a trace, like a clay ox entering the sea.

The fatal problem was that the Devouring Heaven Cauldron still did not respond.

"How could that be? Isn't that enough?"

Even if the Devouring Cauldron is overdrawn, it should be replenished by now!

But then again, this old thing has been around for so long, it shouldn't be spoiled!

Just as Lu Changsheng was muttering to himself.

A vast and unfathomable will suddenly awakened from within the cauldron!

"Ahem... Kid, you're really generous!"

Immediately, a hoarse yet slightly mocking voice rang out directly in Lu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lu Changsheng was immediately jolted.

His eyes lit up with ecstatic joy; he had been waiting for this ancestor to finally wake up.

"Old Tun?! You're awake?!"

"nonsense!"

The Devouring Heaven Cauldron snorted.

"If you don't wake up soon, you'll burn me for firewood! Over 500,000 spirit stones... tsk tsk, when did you become so generous? Are you about to die and want to squander your last bit of money?"

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

Lu Changsheng chuckled and cursed, then said seriously.

"You know my situation. I can't wait any longer. I must establish my foundation today."

"But now that I am over eighty years old, although my meridians are open and my spiritual roots are complete, I am still afraid that my foundation is unstable and I will suffer a backlash."

"Tell me, should I proceed with the Foundation Establishment process step by step, or... is there another way?"

Lu Changsheng asked casually, because he himself did not have much hope.

After all, there aren't that many alternative paths in the world.

The Devouring Heaven Cauldron remained silent for a moment.

He then chuckled and said...

"Follow the rules? Do you think you're some twenty-year-old kid?"

"Others can walk this path, but you can't!"

Lu Changsheng was extremely puzzled. If he hadn't asked Lao Tun, he might have already started doing it.

"Old Tun, what do you mean by that?"

The Devouring Heaven Cauldron sighed softly and said:

"What do you mean? It's all because you're such a jerk! If you had woken me up earlier, would there have been so much trouble?"

"Foundation building isn't the key; the key is that you don't have enough time right now!"

"You only have less than a year left to live. Take it one step at a time. Are you confident you can cultivate the Golden Elixir and extend your life?"

This question completely baffled Lu Changsheng.

Because he genuinely wasn't confident.

But since Lao Tun was able to speak up, he probably wasn't just looking for a show!

"So what do you mean?"

Old Tun stopped keeping everyone in suspense.

"Let's follow the path of 'Foundation Building in the Cauldron'! With me as the cauldron and you as the medicine, let's borrow the extraordinary phenomena of our complete spiritual roots, draw upon heavenly lightning to temper our bodies, and nourish our souls with earthly veins, to forge the 'Heaven-Devouring Sacred Body'!"

"However, this method is extremely dangerous, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. But once it succeeds, you will reach the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, and your physical body will be able to withstand the power of a Golden Core cultivator, while your soul will be able to resist the probing of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng's breathing slowed down considerably.

Reaching the fifth level in one step?!

Physical body resists Golden Core cultivator? Divine soul resists Nascent Soul cultivator?!

Damn, is there really such a good thing in the world?

Such an opportunity is simply unheard of!

But he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "What's the price?"

Old Tun paused for a moment.

Then he continued, "The price? It requires twelve top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, and... your lifespan."

"Lifespan?" Lu Changsheng was taken aback.

"Indeed. You are already old, and this method requires the life force as a catalyst."

"Success requires an unparalleled foundation; failure means instant death and annihilation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.

All I could hear was the rustling of leaves in the wind.

If you follow the ordinary method of Foundation Establishment, there will be no risk at all. As for whether you can reach the Golden Core stage, that's another matter.

However, following the path given by the Devouring Heaven Cauldron, it's either success or death; there's absolutely no room for error.

Who would dare to go up there!

After pondering for a long time, Lu Changsheng suddenly smiled.

"Damn it, I've lived like a dog for over eighty years, what's one more gamble?"

"Since I'm almost out of life anyway, I might as well give it my all!"

"Old Tun, help me refine pills!"

"Good lad, you've got guts!"

The Devouring Heaven Cauldron let out a long laugh.

It then materialized into a phantom form, and ten thousand golden patterns suddenly lit up on the body of the cauldron.

The line of gold flowed slowly, and at a glance, it looked like a living dragon coiling around.