Mortal: I have a gathering technique

Time flies, and half a month has passed.

Xuankun Mountain Cave.

Fang Qing slowly opened his eyes, his spiritual energy flowing gently around him, and he exuded a pure and peaceful aura.

"The Qi Refining stage has reached its twelfth level; it's almost time to establish a foundation!"

After returning to Yellow Maple Valley from the trial, Fang Qing entered a state of seclusion.

For the past two weeks, he has been adjusting his condition, and now he feels that his energy and spirit are at their peak, so he no longer hesitates.

Let's begin!

He immediately took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, uncorked it, poured out a blue elixir, and promptly swallowed it.

As soon as the Foundation Building Pill entered the stomach, it immediately released an endless warm current that flowed through the limbs and bones.

Soon, the warm current turned into an unbearable itch, as if countless ants were tearing at the flesh and bones.

Having read others' foundation-building experiences, Fang Qing knew that this was a process of cleansing the marrow and refining the essence. He immediately focused his mind and silently circulated the Great Sun Divine Illumination to refine the medicinal power.

slam-la-

Soon, a drop of golden-red liquid magic power instantly condensed within his dantian.

Once this trend of magical energy liquefying was established, a second drop, a third drop followed...

It swept forward with unstoppable momentum, and in no time, only a golden-red lake remained in its dantian.

"It's done!"

The moment the lake formed, Fang Qing suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with a sharp light, and a spiritual pressure far exceeding that of a Qi Refining cultivator spread out in all directions.

At the same time, his divine sense began to extend wildly, growing from ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) at the late stage of Qi Refining to thirty zhang, then fifty zhang, one hundred zhang, and so on until it reached more than two hundred zhang before stopping.

"It actually exceeded a mile! It seems I am also someone with naturally strong divine sense!"

Fang Qing smiled slightly. Generally, the divine sense of a cultivator who has just successfully established his foundation is only about one mile. Although he is not much more advanced, it still means that he has the aptitude to cultivate the "Great Evolution Technique"!

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In the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.

On this day, Fang Qing completely stabilized his cultivation and awoke from his meditation.

"Foundation building successful, it's time to go see Li Huayuan."

Fang Qing opened his eyes, made a hand seal with one hand, and his spiritual energy surged, instantly cleansing his body of all filth.

Before he went into seclusion, Li Huayuan had told him that once he successfully established his foundation, he should immediately go to Green Wave Cave to find him.

Fang Qing was still somewhat looking forward to this trip.

At that moment, he opened the array, stepped out of the cave, released the Azure Wind Boat, and headed straight for the Green Wave Cave.

Before long, the familiar waterfall came into view.

Fang Qing released a sound transmission talisman, and soon the waterfall parted to reveal a passage.

Fang Qing strode in, passing through the passageway and valley, and stepped directly into the hall he had visited before.

Li Huayuan was already waiting in the hall.

"Greetings, Martial Uncle."

Fang Qing cupped his hands in greeting. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his status automatically rose one level, and he could now address a Core Formation cultivator as his senior uncle.

"Not bad, your aura is steady and restrained. It seems you have consolidated your cultivation."

Li Huayuan looked Fang Qing up and down and praised him with a smile.

At this point, he finally stopped being mysterious and said with a smile:

"Fang Qing, with your intelligence, you must have guessed what the benefits I mentioned were. It's getting late, let's get going!"

After saying this, he stood up and walked out of the cave first.

Fang Qing took a deep breath and followed suit.

After leaving the cave, Li Huayuan led the way at a leisurely pace, and the two flew towards the back mountain of the sect.

About an incense stick's time later, a large expanse of golden maple forest came into view.

Those yellow maple trees not only have golden leaves, but their trunks are also golden, making this place look like a sea of ​​trees cast in gold.

"This is a forbidden area of ​​the sect. Apart from a few of us Core Formation elders, ordinary disciples don't even know this place exists, let alone go in. When you see the sect leader later, remember to be polite!"

As Li Huayuan introduced the situation to Fang Qing, he gave her serious instructions.

Fang Qing nodded solemnly.

Once the two flew to the outer edge of the Yellow Maple Forest, Li Huayuan sent out a sound transmission talisman.

Fang Qing watched silently, without the slightest surprise in his eyes. With his mastery of array formations, he had long ago discerned that the Yellow Maple Forest was protected by an array.

In fact, if he hadn't come today, this maple forest would be invisible to the naked eye from the outside.

Shortly after the sound transmission talisman flew into the forest, a huge blue light screen suddenly appeared.

Fang Qing squinted and quickly glanced at it, vaguely discerning that it was a large array of green wood.

Just as he was about to take a closer look, the light screen in front of him slowly cracked open, revealing a portal.

Let's go!

Li Huayuan gave a shout and went through the doorway first.

Seeing this, Fang Qing had no choice but to suppress his research and strode after him.

After entering the Yellow Maple Forest, Li Huayuan stopped flying and started walking. However, he used a teleportation technique, and his figure flashed, so his speed was not slow.

Fang Qing had no choice but to use the Wind Control Technique to barely stay behind.

Soon, a quaint, golden wooden house came into view.

In front of the wooden house is a huge yellow maple tree, under which is a stone table and four stone benches.

An elderly man in brocade robes was sitting on a stool, quietly looking at an ancient paper book.

The old man had gray hair and beard, a sallow complexion, and many wrinkles. To say he was unattractive would be an understatement.

The old man had gray hair and beard, a sallow complexion, and many wrinkles. To say he was unattractive would be an understatement.

However, the old man had an extremely peaceful demeanor and seemed to be an approachable person.

Noticing the newcomer, he put down his book and looked at Fang Qing with a smile.

"Disciple Fang Qing pays respects to the Ancestral Master!"

Fang Qing walked quickly to the giant maple tree and bowed respectfully.

This old man was none other than Linghu Laozu, the only Nascent Soul Grandmaster of Huangfeng Valley!

Linghu Patriarch carefully examined Fang Qing, becoming more and more satisfied with him:

"Indeed, I thought that the responsibility of Huangfeng Valley would eventually be handed over to Hong Fu, but unexpectedly, another Nascent Soul seed has appeared at the last minute. Heaven has been kind to Huangfeng Valley!"

Linghu the Elder sighed with emotion. After speaking, he looked at Fang Qing and said:

"Fang Qing, although your talent is good, your cultivation is still insufficient. I intend to take you as a nominal disciple first, and then, once you have formed your Golden Core, I will announce it to the sect and formally accept you as a personal disciple. Are you willing?"

Fang Qing had no objection. The reason why Ancestor Linghu did not reveal his identity to the sect was probably to prevent Fang Qing from becoming spoiled, and most likely to protect Fang Qing.

Although the other six factions rarely assassinate geniuses from other factions anymore, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Thinking of this, his expression turned solemn, and he bowed respectfully:

"Disciple Fang Qing greets Master!"

"Good! Good disciple!"

Linghu Laozu laughed heartily, a rare rosy hue appearing on his sallow face, as if he were extremely happy.

"Disciple congratulates the Ancestral Master on accepting such a fine disciple!"

Li Huayuan offered his congratulations at the opportune moment, and then, very tactfully, took his leave.

Linghu Laozu waved his hand, indicating that the other party could do as they pleased.

After Li Huayuan left, Elder Linghu looked at Fang Qing and asked:

"Judging from your magical power, it is extremely yang and righteous, unlike a simple fire-attribute technique. Could it be that you have had some extraordinary encounter?"

Fang Qing explained, half-jokingly:

"When I was traveling in the cultivation world in my early years, I bought a bronze fragment from a rogue cultivator. The cultivation technique I am currently practicing was obtained from that bronze fragment."

Linghu Patriarch nodded, then asked, "Is there a chapter on the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Yes!" Fang Qing answered truthfully.

Linghu Patriarch laughed heartily, "It seems that you are quite lucky, my disciple."

"I originally prepared the True Yang Technique that Li boy cultivates for you, but judging from your magical power, the technique you cultivate seems to be even better than that one, so there's no need to change it."

"However, you can take this True Yang Technique back and take a look; after all, we can learn from others' experiences!"

As he spoke, he took out a storage bag embroidered with maple leaves and placed it on the stone table.

Seeing this, Fang Qing didn't stand on ceremony. He walked forward with a smile, picked up the storage bag, and started looking through it in front of Linghu Laozu.

"You little rascal, you're not afraid at all."

Linghu Laozu smiled broadly, seemingly quite fond of Fang Qing's straightforwardness. It was unclear whether this was due to his own playful nature or simply a case of loving someone because of their connection to Fang Qing.

Fang Qing probed his storage bag with his divine sense and quickly discovered a fiery red jade slip.

Besides the jade slip, the spiritual herbs he had previously picked in the forbidden area, except for those needed for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, were not only not missing, but some were even added.

"Thank you, Master!"

At that moment, Fang Qing put away the storage bag and bowed deeply in sincere gratitude.