Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

Chapter 111 Foundation Establishment Gathering

Song Chuan humbly replied, "The matter of Jiazi Chan was merely an unintentional act. It is only today that I learned that Senior Sister Qiu has already established her foundation. This is truly fortunate."

"That happened three years ago," Qiu Yingsi said with a smile, glancing at Song Chuan a few times.

It seems that Senior Sister Qiu started her Foundation Establishment as soon as she came out of the Kongsang Mountains. At that time, she was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so her aptitude must have been extraordinary.

"You two don't need to be so polite. We're all on the same page now, and we'll have plenty of time to catch up in the future."

My younger sister and I came here because we discovered that this abandoned cave has a new owner, and we wanted to see which fellow disciple it is.

Furthermore, the Foundation Establishment disciples of this branch sometimes hold gatherings, during which there is also a treasure exchange. There happens to be one tonight at midnight; if Junior Brother Song has some free time, he might as well attend.

Qiu Yingxian spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Song Chuan was secretly pleased. He had been looking for something like this; Deacon Wang had mentioned that the branch sect members' gathering was well-informed and very lively.

I had planned to collect all the Earth Elemental Essence of the Ox Month next month, and then, with a heavy heart, visit my fellow Foundation Establishment disciples nearby. I never expected to run into them today.

"After I established my foundation, I took care of some miscellaneous matters, and now I'm thinking of getting to know all of you fellow disciples. Thank you very much, Steward Qiu. Where shall we meet?" Song Chuan asked.

"This gathering will be held in my cave dwelling, south of a branch of the sect, about a hundred miles from your cave dwelling. At midnight, I will activate the cave dwelling's formation for half an hour. Fellow disciples who know about it will come. Junior Brother Song, you can go straight into the cave dwelling."

Qiu Yingxian tapped the folding fan and replied.

"Then I'll come and bother you when I arrive. Would you two like to come in for a short visit?" Song Chuan asked.

"Junior Brother Song, my cousin and I have other matters to attend to, so we won't be going in this time." Qiu Yingsi smiled gently and bid farewell to Qiu Yingxian before leaving.

Song Chuan returned to his cave and sat cross-legged.

There should be fewer than a hundred Foundation Establishment Caves on this branch. Apart from those who are on missions or busy cultivating in their caves, it is unknown how many fellow disciples will participate at night.

He was quite looking forward to the treasure exchange, but not for himself; it was for the orchid worm. He could buy insect crystals if he had them. The orchid worm was starving; he'd been feeding it insect pills lately and hadn't had any meat for a while.

However, besides spirit stones, I have nothing else to offer in exchange, so I don't know if using spirit stones would be feasible.

If not, I'll have to ask at the Beekeeping Hall. But I killed Xing Yifei, a relative of Steward Hu of the Beekeeping Hall, and Steward Hu seems to be in the late Foundation Establishment stage. I'm a bit scared!

If the Orchid Insect wants to advance to the late stage of the first rank, Song Chuan estimates that it will need at least three Innate Demon Insect Crystals, each costing around two hundred spirit stones.

Moreover, the insect crystals of innate demonic insects are rare and difficult to find; they are not sold in the sect's Tengyuan Market.

This insect also eats rare materials, and it has been eyeing the frost-silver sand on the tip of the Dragon-Entangling Spear, which is a real headache for Song Chuan.

It also eats the sect's specialty, lotus gold.

However, the guards at the Hejin mine are in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and there are also Core Formation elders who patrol there from time to time. This is because Hejin is an important material for crafting magic weapons, and the production of pure Hejin is extremely rare. Even scraps are generally not leaked out.

Otherwise, I would like to take on this job and let the orchid worm line its own pockets.

At the early stage of Foundation Establishment, it's still a bit difficult to maintain power in a major Nascent Soul sect!

As for the two earth dragons, their bloodlines were too weak. They had received two strands of Emperor's Essence, but after five years, they still hadn't advanced to the first rank, which greatly annoyed him. He might as well put them in the spiritual vein below and let those two loosen the soil for the spiritual vein.

This can't be blamed on the earth dragons. They were just two ordinary demon insects in the transformation stage that were randomly purchased from the beekeeping hall. After obtaining the Emperor's Essence, they gained some intelligence and were already close to the first level. They were lucky to have followed Song Chuan.

There are so many demonic insects in the Demon Transformation stage, but only a few can advance to the next level.

The advancement of demonic beasts is inherently time-consuming and difficult, especially for insects. Insects lack the advantage of rapid transformation, but their innate supernatural abilities are unpredictable and generally stronger than those of demonic beasts. Heaven has certainly balanced things out considerably.

Powerful demonic insects can kill enemies of higher levels, and the demonic birds that originally countered the demonic insects become increasingly effective against them as the game progresses.

If the orchid worm reaches the late stage of the first rank, it will not be afraid of demonic birds of the same rank.

After the orchid worm reaches the late stage of the first tier, I must find a way to advance it to the second tier before I reach the mid stage of Foundation Establishment!

The cost would be enormous, requiring the feeding of various rare materials and the insect crystals of innate demonic insects, far exceeding the spirit stones consumed in one's own cultivation.

He sighed and spent some more time looking through the spiritual plant materials in his cave. Before he knew it, it had gotten dark.

Half past midnight, he quietly left the cave and fled south.

Half an hour later, he arrived in front of a cave dwelling, which was Qiu Yingxian's cave dwelling.

Standing seventy or eighty feet away, Song Chuan squinted and peered out.

Sure enough, the formation was closed and the gates were wide open. A small lamp hung on each side of the stone gate, presumably as a signal for the gathering.

Actually, they all have communication talismans, and they'll exchange them with their fellow disciples later.

"This fellow disciple looks unfamiliar. Is he also here for Steward Qiu's gathering?" A figure flashed by and sized up Song Chuan.

This person was in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, with high and broad eyebrows and a wisp of white beard under his chin, appearing to be quite old, around sixty or seventy years old. But this age was just an illusion; he was probably over a hundred years old.

If a cultivator's practice does not have the effect of preserving youth, and they have not taken any youth-preserving pills, then signs of aging are inevitable, albeit very slowly.

Song Chuan's "Earth Primordial Essence Cultivation Technique" is extremely effective in nourishing the physical body due to the blessing of various spiritual veins and origins, so he is not worried about suddenly turning into a greasy middle-aged man one day.

"My name is Song Chuan, a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator. I was invited by Deacon Qiu to attend this small gathering," Song Chuan said politely.

"Oh? A newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, that's truly a cause for celebration. I am Chi Chun, it's a pleasure to meet you." Chi Chun said with a smile, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes as he looked at Song Chuan.

"So it's Senior Brother Chi, nice to meet you," Song Chuan said.

"Hey, we're both in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, no need for the formal 'senior brother' address, just call me 'fellow Daoist'." Chi Chun waved his hand, thinking to himself, "This guy is really young, I wonder if he's over thirty."

Could it be that they emerged after the Kongsang adventure a few years ago? I heard that after that incident, within two or three years, the sect suddenly gained a lot more Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"The accomplished come first, Senior Brother Chi is too modest," Song Chuan said politely again.

"Fellow Daoist Song, it's about time. Why don't we go in together? I'm quite familiar with the fellow Daoists of our branch, and I can speak to you about them later," Chi Chun stroked his white beard and invited.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother Chi," Song Chuan said with a smile.

After saying that, the two headed towards Qiu Yingxian's cave.

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