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The prophetic stone tablet is gone, and the matter was never truly resolved.

Xu Yi had no reason to attack the prophecy stele, and he didn't know if he could actually get past it; it was highly unlikely. However, the prophecy stele's words made a lot of sense, and Xu Yi benefited greatly from them.

This is Xu Yi's gain; this thing has lived for so long and has a lot of insights into life.

This was something Xu Yi hadn't considered. He had a clear understanding of human nature, interpersonal relationships, and various power struggles. Moreover, he was very imaginative, perhaps because he was captivated by Xu Yi's charisma.

Xu Yi's demeanor didn't suggest that he was afraid of anyone, which led the prophecy stele to make a misjudgment.

If the prophecy stele had known that Xu Yi was just an ordinary person with no one to rely on, what would the prophecy stele think at this point?

Xu Yi didn't know, but since it had already happened, he wouldn't say anything more. However, the prophecy stone tablet was still somewhat righteous. This snake god was probably looking for him a long time ago. He had been developing under someone else's territory for so long, and he still wanted to remain undiscovered. How was that possible?

The figure that just appeared in the sky was enormous and looked terrifying, almost blotting out the sun.

The moment he appeared, the entire sky darkened. What kind of omen was this? It was very strange.

"This must be the serpent god," Xu Yi guessed, and it turned out to be true. The departure of the prophecy stele caused such a commotion, how could the serpent god who ruled this area not know?

However, Xu Yi rarely saw seekers of the Dao here. Perhaps there weren't many seekers of the Dao here? What's going on here?

Xu Yi still wanted to explore, but there was someone outside he could ask, so it seemed he didn't need to go out and run errands.

With a loud bang, the stone door opened. The commotion of the prophecy tablet flying away had occurred within his own little world, and no one else could see it, so no one noticed it.

Shi Tianming, who was outside, had no idea what had happened inside.

He only saw Xu Yi emerge from the stone gate, completely unharmed.

"Xu Yi, you succeeded?" Shi Tianming was very excited. If Xu Yi really succeeded, then it meant that the so-called prophecy stele had been shattered. Their Five Poisons Sect had been troubled by the prophecy stele for a long time, but this was only a problem for him as the sect leader. Others might not even know that they lived in such a world.

However, they still lived a very comfortable life. They were content living in a world without pain. Shi Tianming also knew that although the Five Poisons Sect was a religious organization, many of its members joined in order to cultivate this poison technique. Now that the Five Poisons Sect had its own territory, they were more like a race.

A race that stayed here, a race that has lived here for generations.

It's just that there's no one to protect this race, which is very difficult.

However, these are issues that Shi Tianming has not yet considered. At present, Shi Tianming only wants to break free from the control of the prophecy stele. As long as he breaks free from the control of the prophecy stele, he will do whatever he wants.

"Yes, the prophecy stele, he's gone, and he'll never come back," Xu Yi said softly. He looked at the sinister-looking middle-aged man, a look of relief on his face.

Finally, after so many years of wasted time, things have finally come to an end. This is Shi Tianming's perspective. He believes that this matter has been resolved and his mission has been completely completed.

Shi Tianming believed he could face death with a smile. He didn't have much time left to live; he had lost too much, even his protectors who followed him had been killed by Xu Yi.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

At the time, it was unclear whether they were friend or foe. Was this a fulfillment of the prophecy for the entire Five Poisons Sect? Xu Yi's arrival did indeed save the Five Poisons Sect, freeing it from the control of the prophecy stele.

However, the price to pay is too high.

The mainstays of the Five Poisons Sect have all been wiped out, leaving only two protectors.

Shi Tianming needs to find a more suitable person to succeed him and the leader of the sect within the limited time available. Only in this way can the loose organization be quickly unified.

That was his mission. As for how the Five Poisons Sect would develop afterward, it was no longer of much concern to him.

He no longer cared about what would happen next. Shi Tianming now believed that as long as he had done what his generation should have done, that was enough.

However, he still had some spiritual items of the five elements. He suddenly remembered that Shi Chongming had taken things from the treasure vault to build his foundation.

But his foundation is severely depleted, so what should he do? To attempt Foundation Establishment in this state is no different from courting death.

Since he's going to die anyway, I might as well do Xu Yi a favor.

"Xu Yi, you haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet. We have the Five Elements spiritual items here, though they may not be complete. But you've made such a great effort for the Five Poisons Sect, these things should be yours." Shi Tianming was stunned for a moment before he suddenly said.

"I only hope that if you can reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can help the Five Poisons Sect once when it is in danger, what do you say?"

Shi Tianming's tone was somewhat pleading. He knew that Xu Yi was very capable and had a very high level of cultivation. He couldn't imagine how high such a person could achieve in the future. It would be the best thing if such a person owed him a favor before he rose to power.

"Of course." Xu Yi agreed. The people in the Five Poisons Sect weren't as bad as he had imagined. They were just trying to survive? Perhaps that was the case. But Shi Tianming and the others weren't as evil as he had thought.

Life here is quite pleasant.

Xu Yi sighed, thinking that the Snake God probably couldn't find out about this place, maybe.

"Come on, Xu Yi, I'll take you to the Five Poisons Sect's treasure vault. There are five elemental spiritual items here that you can use to build your foundation!" Shi Tianming decided to offer up these treasures. Given his current state, he couldn't protect them, and if Xu Yi really wanted to snatch them, Shi Tianming wouldn't have any way to stop him.

If Xu Yi wanted to, all the resources of the Five Poisons Sect would be his, but he didn't.

Xu Yi is a good person.

Shi Tianming made this assessment in his mind.

Indeed, Xu Yi did not take advantage of their unstable foundation to plunder them. The fact that someone of such quality could still survive in the cultivation world surprised Shi Tianming for a long time.

"Oh?" Xu Yi was somewhat surprised after hearing Shi Tianming's words. He hadn't expected that Shi Tianming would offer these things so readily, saving him the trouble of searching for them himself.

He just didn't expect that Xu Yi would think that since he had killed many of the Five Poisons Sect's protectors, the sect leader would still give him some treasures in the end. That was really quite benevolent, so he decided to help if he could.

Xu Yi thought to himself, "They've been so kind, what can I say? I should accept it. If I accept it, I can start the Foundation Establishment process faster."

Finally, I've taken another step closer to Foundation Establishment.

Led by Shi Tianming, Xu Yi soon arrived at another cave, where vines grew everywhere.

It looks very old, as if no one has been here for a long time.

The entrance to the cave is still a stone door, but this stone door is controlled by an array.

Shi Tianming arrived at the stone gate, cut his finger, and let a drop of blood flow out. He dripped this drop of blood onto the stone gate, and soon the stone gate opened after absorbing the drop of blood.

Blood-red lines suddenly spread out from here, and finally, the door opened with a loud bang.

Led by Shi Tianming, Xu Yi and he slowly walked into it.

There are many gold and silver treasures here, but Xu Yi has no use for them.

Most importantly, on the five stone platforms in the middle of the treasure vault, there are five different colored items that shimmer and glow.

They seem to have been here for a very long time, but have never been used.

"Is this what the Five Elements Spiritual Objects are like? They even have such special effects," Xu Yi thought to himself. This was the first time he had ever seen Five Elements Spiritual Objects. He just didn't know if there were any distinctions between high and low grades in the refining of Five Elements Spiritual Objects.

However, this is not reflected in the divine illumination of the rosy clouds, so it is not true.

There is no such claim at all.

The five elemental spiritual objects will definitely have different grades, but it won't have too much of an impact. It can only be said that after refining them, they can increase one's mana strength when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. However, these increases can be achieved by refining the five elemental spiritual objects again later.

Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can increase your cultivation by refining the five elements spiritual objects.

The Foundation Establishment stage is a magical stage in itself. Once you enter the Foundation Establishment stage, the so-called Qi Refining stage is nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs in front of you, not worth mentioning.

The so-called cross-border battles are simply impossible here. With the blessing of the Five Elements magic, the magic of the Qi Refining stage is nothing at all.

"These are the Five Elements Spiritual Objects, which our Five Poisons Sect can only cultivate once every hundred years."

"These seeds were bestowed by the prophecy stone tablet. We don't know what kind they are, but they were planted from the very beginning. Each generation of leaders has relied on these five elements spiritual objects to build their foundation."

"The foundation establishment rate is still very high, even frighteningly high."

In the Five Poisons Sect, each generation of sect leader can successfully establish their foundation, relying on these five elemental spiritual objects.

However, Shi Chongming did not rely on this Five Elements Spiritual Object to build his foundation. He said that his Five Elements Spiritual Object was bestowed by the stone tablet. Could it be that only a water-type spiritual object was bestowed upon him?

But that's exactly the case. Was this pair of Five Elements Spiritual Objects specially reserved for him? Xu Yi had already thought of this in an instant. It's very difficult to find a Five Elements Spiritual Object if you're missing even one.

Most Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot find a matching set of Five Elements spiritual objects for Foundation Establishment. The effect of Foundation Establishment in this way is to make the cultivator's magic power stronger.

Xu Yi glanced at the five elemental spirit objects, then at Shi Tianming, whose eyes were filled with longing.

He sighed; Shi Tianming was already middle-aged.

Moreover, he has now suffered such a great calamity, and it seems that he has no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. He probably doesn't even have much time left to live. His soul has already been devoured, and he is already an imperfect person. How can someone with such a flawed soul be able to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?

Even if you manage to reach the Foundation Establishment stage by sheer luck, what good will it do?

No, that's impossible. In this state, there's no such thing as "achieving foundational success by chance."

Xu Yi could only see endless desolation in Shi Tianming's eyes.

There was clearly an opportunity, and it was right in front of them. How could such temptation and such obsession not make one feel sad?

Xu Yi seemed to understand Shi Tianming's feelings, but unfortunately, he couldn't comprehend that sense of desolation.

There are too many unsatisfactory things in life, and too many regrets. If we are trapped in the past every day, it would be too irresponsible to the future.

One shouldn't be trapped in yesterday, nor should one remain stagnant. Don't let one thing or one person cause you to lose your fighting spirit. You still have many things to do, and you're not alone behind him...

Xu Yi had intended to say a few words of comfort to Shi Tianming, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know how to begin.

He couldn't educate a failure from the perspective of someone who was about to succeed. No, how could this be considered a failure? As long as Shi Tianming firmly believed in his current understanding of faith, then it wasn't a failure.

He still has much value; he can still exert his remaining value for the Five Poisons Sect's power, which he has pursued his entire life...

"Xu Yi, are you going to establish your foundation here? Or are you going to establish your foundation somewhere else?"

As Shi Tianming said this, he took a few steps forward and gently stroked each of the five elemental spirit objects. He had touched them many, many times before. Shi Chongming had also said that these five elemental spirit objects were his. As for why, it was because the prophecy stele would bestow upon him another set of five elemental spirit objects.

He had always been looking forward to the day when he would reach the Foundation Establishment stage. Once he succeeded in the Foundation Establishment stage, he would be completely free from the shackles of mortals and could truly be called an immortal cultivator.

They can ride the wind and travel the world, their magical power is inexhaustible.

However, Xu Yi's current state can be described as quite eloquent. When the prophecy stone tablet left, it left him a talisman, and he continued to speak eloquently.

Here, one can borrow the power of starlight. With the help of the stars, the Seven Stars can be unleashed with even greater power. This is a gift from the prophecy stele.

The power of stars can also be refined.

Xu Yi hadn't thought of this before he cultivated the Seven Stars, but once you cultivate immortality, you can do anything. If he were from a later life, he could still refine the stars, but now he can only borrow the power of the stars.

"Alright, then prepare a quiet room for me. I'm going to start preparing for Foundation Establishment."

The day has finally come. Xu Yi did not intend to rely on the power of the system to establish his foundation; he wanted to rely on his own talent.

Xu Yi felt that only the strength he gained in this way truly belonged to him.

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