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

Time slips away, years flow by, as if some powerful being were casually manipulating things.

Four years later, in the soil of Canxiang Garden.

Song Chuan opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

He got up and went to the ground, dusted off his clothes, stretched, and glanced at the sun in the sky:

"Almost thirty years old!"

He has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining!

He looked around at Canxiang Garden, which was full of spiritual energy. The pond was covered with lotus leaves, and the spirit fish would occasionally jump out of the water and fall back down with a "thump" sound.

A small group of dragonflies hovered rapidly in the air. Hey, it's June, the perfect time for them to mate.

Song Chuan snapped his fingers, and a streak of pinkish-white light instantly landed in his arms. Two more earth dragons cautiously emerged from the ground and darted into their insect sacs.

He took one last look at the spiritual plants in the garden; the sunlight shone on their flowers, stems, and leaves, creating a dazzling, iridescent display of beauty. He then turned and left.

After traveling through the sect for about half an hour, Song Chuan looked at the building in front of him. The building was neither wood, stone, nor metal, and he didn't know what kind of material it was made of.

The rear half is embedded in the mountain, and the three large characters "Wuling Pavilion" are written in front of the gate.

He stepped into the spirit pavilion, where the first floor was quite spacious, divided into five passageways. Some passageways shimmered with a faint golden light, some were shrouded in mist, and others exuded the fresh scent of grass and trees…

"Greetings, senior brother, junior brother Baili Hui." A cultivator dressed in a light green robe looked at Song Chuan, who was looking around.

"Song Chuan. How do we use this spiritual soil vein? What's the price?" Song Chuan pointed to the one of the five passages that was entirely yellowish-brown and asked.

It was him! Baili Hui was startled. He knew Song Chuan; he was an important figure in the Kongsang Curiosity.

It is said that this person warned of the Jiazi Cicada, which saved the Qi Refining cultivators who entered from a great calamity and also brought them many benefits!

Baili Hui was a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, who happened to be in the Wisteria Palace at the time and thus knew some inside information.

This person has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Could it be that he has come to use the spiritual veins to establish his foundation?

"So it's Senior Brother Song! Are you here to cultivate a technique or to establish your foundation?" Baili Hui asked politely.

"Is there anything different about the spiritual veins here?" Song Chuan asked, puzzled.

"There are differences. Inside the Earth Element Passage, there are more than ten different Earth Vein Spirit Chambers. Three of these are specifically for Earth Element cultivators to build their foundations. The others are used for cultivating various Earth Element techniques."

Bai Lihui explained.

"What are the differences between the three leyline chambers used for foundation building?" Song Chuan asked.

Sure enough, Song Chuan came to establish his foundation, so I should be polite to him.

Although the chances of him reaching the Foundation Establishment stage are slim, if he does succeed, he'll become my senior!

"There's no difference, because the sect has relatively few earth-elemental cultivators, so it only has three foundation-building earth vein spirit chambers. There are quite a few earth vein spirit chambers for cultivating earth-elemental techniques, depending on the type of earth vein," Baili Hui said respectfully.

Song Chuan then asked, "And the price?"

"One hundred spirit stones. Since Foundation Establishment usually takes one hundred days, this is the total price for three months. If you fail to establish your foundation and only stay for a month or two, or even just a few days, the spirit stones will not be refunded. This is the sect's rule, and I hope you won't take offense, senior brother."

"What's there to be surprised about? Of course, I'll follow the rules. Please trouble Junior Brother Baili to arrange a spiritual chamber for me to use during my Foundation Establishment stage." Song Chuan chuckled and handed him one hundred spirit stones.

"Alright, Senior Brother Song, I wish you success in your Foundation Establishment!" Baili Hui accepted the spirit stone and flattered Song Chuan.

After saying that, he took three stone tablets and led Song Chuan into the earthen passage.

The passage was quite long and turned several times. It was made entirely of earth-elemental materials, which made Song Chuan feel comfortable.

Moreover, this passage continues to extend underground, and it's unknown what the other four passages are like.

A moment later, they arrived at the end of the passage, where they found themselves in an irregularly shaped, huge space divided into more than a dozen spirit chambers, each of which was far apart from the others.

These dozen or so spirit chambers are actually more like cave dwellings, and should be directly connected to the earth's veins.

After touring the three Foundation Establishment chambers, Song Chuan felt that they were all pretty much the same, but the spiritual energy of the earth veins inside was indeed much stronger than what he could find randomly in the ground.

This is the foundation of a great sect!

Seeing Song Chuan's hesitant expression, Baili Hui pointed to one of the rooms:

"Senior Brother Song, according to the records of the Five Spirits Pavilion, this spiritual chamber has the most senior cultivators who have successfully established their foundation. However, the last earth-elemental cultivator recorded here established their foundation more than a hundred years ago. Why don't we choose this one?"

Baili Hui suddenly revealed this secret, with a hint of flattery in his voice.

Song Chuan glanced at him and smiled, "Thank you for letting me know, Junior Brother. This room will do!"

Baili Hui chuckled, handed the stone tablet for the spirit chamber to Song Chuan, and then instructed him:

"Although it is a joyous occasion for Senior Brother Song to establish his foundation, as the disciple in charge here, I must remind you that if there are any problems with the foundation establishment, you should come out in time to avoid delaying your injuries."

Furthermore, once this spiritual chamber is sealed from the inside, even a Foundation Establishment deacon would find it extremely difficult to forcibly break it open from the outside; besides, why would a deacon do such a thing? No one will disturb you, Senior Brother; you can rest assured and focus on your Foundation Establishment cultivation.”

"Very well, Junior Brother, go ahead and get busy." Song Chuan smiled, turned around and entered the spirit chamber, closing the stone door behind him.

Baili Hui gazed at the stone gate, his eyes filled with envy, anticipation, and a barely perceptible hint of jealousy. After standing there for a moment, he sighed and walked back to the Spirit Pavilion Hall.

Inside the spirit chamber, Song Chuan was leisurely pacing, seemingly sensing something with his feet, or perhaps measuring dimensions.

He had already inquired about the Five Spirits Pavilion, which is why he arrived here so easily.

Now, after four years of using the bead's acceleration function, he has finally reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his magical power is already perfect.

It's time to establish our foundation! If we don't do it now, the Imperial Dew won't wait.

He was sensing the spiritual energy of the earth veins here. There was an earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic/escaping technique) restriction here, probably to prevent cultivators from damaging the earth veins by using earth-遁.

Several massive earth veins intertwine beneath your feet, making the earth elemental energy extremely abundant! Ordinary sects and families don't have a place like this.

For someone with good qualifications, this place might not be useful.

However, for those with average or poor aptitude, this place can increase their chances of achieving Foundation Establishment, and they might even have the opportunity to soar to great heights here.

The spirit chambers of the other four elements must also have this function, and might even be more beneficial. I have four spiritual roots, and my earth spiritual root is much stronger, so I really had no choice but to specialize in cultivating the earth element!

After sensing for a while, he sat cross-legged in the middle of the spirit chamber, the place where the earth's spiritual energy was most concentrated.

To confirm, he took out the bead, and sure enough, a rich earth elemental energy was gathering towards it from there. He quickly put the bead away.