Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Chen Yi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately followed the butler to the inner courtyard.

At that moment, the door to the main hall opened, and Master Zhou walked out wearing a yellow and black brocade robe, exuding an air of otherworldly refinement.

Chen Yi immediately stepped forward, bowed, and respectfully said:

"Disciple greets Master, congratulations on your completion of seclusion."

Master Zhou laughed heartily. During this seclusion, his cultivation had improved, and he had already touched the threshold of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"Alright, you don't need to be so polite."

"My cultivation has improved again during this seclusion. You haven't neglected your array formations during this time, have you?" Master Zhou said.

Chen Yi smiled calmly, took out an array plate and array flags from his robes, and said:

"Master, your disciple has successfully created the Poison Cloud Spirit Transformation Array."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhou immediately stepped forward, and after examining the array plates and flags, a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

"You actually succeeded! It seems you have a great talent for formations," Master Zhou exclaimed.

Chen Yi clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "This is all thanks to my master's guidance; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to make it so quickly."

Master Zhou laughed heartily, a look of satisfaction and pride appearing on his face.

He believed that with Chen Yi's talent, his future achievements would definitely surpass his own.

Chen Yi chatted with Master Zhou for a while, asking him questions about formations, and then explained his purpose.

"You're going to Wanling Mountain? For the Foundation Establishment Pill!" Master Zhou asked.

Chen Yi nodded emphatically; he wanted to begin preparing for Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

Master Zhou began by saying:

"Don't be impatient. Although I don't have Foundation Establishment Pills, I do have other rare and precious materials."

"It can help you cultivate. Once you reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, I will apply to the sect for a Foundation Establishment Pill for you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's heart stirred. If he could obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect through Master Zhou...

He also didn't need to take huge risks to explore the cave in Wanling Mountain.

Seeing Chen Yi's expression, Master Zhou coughed a few times and said:

"Foundation Building Pills are extremely rare, but I can help you obtain one."

"One is not enough for your talent, but you have a very high talent for formations, and you will have many more opportunities in the future."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi realized that he had a mixed three-colored spiritual root, and one Foundation Establishment Pill was simply not enough to help him establish his foundation.

"It seems I still have to rely on myself," Chen Yi thought to himself.

If one relies on sect channels, it's uncertain how long it will take to obtain additional Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Master, I don't want to miss this opportunity."

"I wonder if you could help your disciple this once?" Chen Yi pleaded.

Master Zhou looked thoughtful upon hearing this, and then agreed to the matter.

"After I emerge from seclusion, I still need to rush to the sect to maintain the sect's protective formation."

"I can have your senior brother accompany you on this trip, but you should also give him a share of the payment," Master Zhou said.

As he spoke, he took out a talisman from his pocket and handed it to Chen Yi, saying:

"This is an earth-遁 (earth-遁) technique. With this talisman, you can quickly move underground."

"If you encounter a crisis, you can use this to save your life."

Chen Yi immediately reached out and took the talisman, thanking Master Zhou profusely.

Although he didn't accompany me, the fact that my senior brother accompanied me and gave me a life-saving talisman was already very kind of him.

"With your senior brother wanting to accompany me, I can rest assured," Master Zhou said.

He handed Chen Yi a jade slip and said:

"I will inform your senior brother. Before you depart, please use the jade slip to notify him."

Chen Yi nodded emphatically, took the jade slip, and put it into his storage bag.

Master Zhou specially invited Chen Yi to stay behind, and had his mother personally cook a family feast.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food, the wine had been drunk and the dishes were served.

After bidding farewell to Master Zhou, Chen Yi returned to his room.

There is still a month left until the agreed time with Mu Yuanrong. He plans to go into seclusion to cultivate and try to break through to the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.

The next day.

Chen Yi began preparing the medicinal bath, as he had few herbs and spiritual plants left. He would need to purchase more pills and herbs for his future cultivation.

He still has spirit stones from Zhang Yuting and Elder Qin, so he is not short of spirit stones at the moment.

However, when one breaks through to the later stage of Qi Refining and needs to remove impurities from the body, one will need to spend spirit stones to purchase medicinal herbs, spiritual plants, and pills.

Chen Yi took out the pills and the spiritual gold pearl, removed his clothes, and entered the wooden tub.

Twenty-odd days passed in the blink of an eye.

Spiritual energy continuously gathered within the room, and waves of heat spread outwards.

Chen Yi pushed open the door, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and his aura suddenly increased.

"Phew, a lucky breakthrough. All thanks to the blessing of the True Martial Emperor," Chen Yi exclaimed.

The blessing effect of the second-tier True Martial Emperor made his cultivation twice as effective with half the effort; otherwise, he wouldn't have made such rapid progress.

After washing and dressing, Chen Yi went straight to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Now that he is about to enter Wanling Mountain, he naturally needs to make some preparations.

Upon entering the Treasure Pavilion, Chen Yi purchased many offensive talismans. Although they were all single-use items, their large quantity made up for it.

As for magical artifacts, Chen Yi is not lacking at the moment. He currently has flying swords, flying needles, and ancient bronze mirrors, among other things.

Chen Yi couldn't help but think of the talisman in Deng Liangyu's hand; the power of the talisman was extremely strong.

Although it consumes a lot of spiritual energy when used, it can save your life or severely injure your opponent at crucial moments.

"Do you sell talismans here?" Chen Yi asked.

Upon hearing this, the servant's eyes flashed with surprise, but he immediately led Chen Yi to meet the old manager.

When the old shopkeeper saw Chen Yi arrive, he immediately showed a respectful expression.

The young master and Chen Yi had a close relationship, and the young master had repeatedly told him to take care of Chen Yi.

"Old shopkeeper, I'd like to buy some talismans," Chen Yi said.

Upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper immediately led Chen Yi to the back, and the two went to the top floor and entered a private room.

The old shopkeeper asked Chen Yi to wait there for a moment, and then took out seven or eight brocade boxes and placed them on the table.

"Young Master Chen, talismans are extremely rare, so they are very expensive."

"Furthermore, you are only at the Qi Refining stage, so your ability to unleash the full power of the talisman is limited. Only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can fully utilize the power of the talisman," the old shopkeeper reminded him.

Chen Yi nodded slightly. Based on his cultivation level, he estimated that he would exhaust his spiritual energy after using the talisman twice.

"Do you know of any talismans that would suit me?" Chen Yi asked.

The old shopkeeper looked thoughtful, his gaze constantly shifting between the brocade box and his surroundings.

He picked up a brocade box, handed it to Chen Yi, and opened it.

"This is the Crimson Flame Pearl Talisman. It can be activated three times, and it consumes the least amount of spiritual energy."

Chen Yi stepped forward. The Crimson Flame Pearl talisman was a gold and red talisman that constantly shimmered with golden and red light, and waves of heat surged out from it.

"Not bad, it matches my own spiritual root attributes."

"How many spirit stones does this talisman cost?" Chen Yi asked.

The old shopkeeper replied, "Three thousand low-grade spirit stones."

Chen Yi was secretly shocked. He hadn't expected that a single talisman would cost three thousand low-grade spirit stones and could only be used three times.

After thinking for a moment, he still took out his spirit stones and bought the Crimson Flame Pearl Talisman.

After all, talisman treasures are made from the natal magic treasures of cultivators at the Core Formation stage or above, so they are naturally extremely precious.

Although Chen Yi, as a Qi Refining stage cultivator, cannot unleash the full power of his talisman, it is definitely a trump card against Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.