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Chapter update reminder: Chapter 143, The Five Poisons Ancestor, reading address.

"I have cultivated for over forty years, but I am still in the same state. I had the opportunity to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, but I have no chance. I no longer aspire to any higher realm."

"I just hope to find someone who can truly lead the Five Poisons Sect to a higher level."

"But I don't have much time left. How much longer do I have to do these things...?"

A myriad of emotions flashed through Shi Tianming's mind. He kept thinking and recalling, reflecting on his life and what he had gained from his actions in this short period of time.

Only when he came to the end did he realize that he seemed to have gained nothing but this broken body and the right to disappear at any moment.

After fighting for half a lifetime, this is the result; it's truly lamentable.

But what's the use? After all the fighting, Shi Chongming died, and he was going to die too. In the end, who really benefited?

The prophecy stone tablet is gone, and Xu Yi will also reap the fruits of Foundation Establishment. It will be impossible for the Five Poisons Sect to produce a second Foundation Establishment cultivator in less than one or two hundred years, but he has gained the guarantee of a future powerhouse.

Shi Tianming didn't believe that Xu Yi's talent could only reach the Foundation Establishment stage; he could still see the value in this investment.

Xu Yi's future achievements will definitely be very high, but he hasn't matured yet and needs a certain amount of time to hone his skills.

Shi Tianming didn't know what kind of background Xu Yi had, and he was really at a loss. He knew that Xu Yi was a person who valued loyalty and friendship. As long as he valued loyalty and friendship, that was enough.

The cultivation world desperately needs someone like Xu Yi. Undeniably, even Shi Tianming probably couldn't do what Xu Yi did—not taking advantage of the situation. He even solved a major problem for the Five Poisons Sect; Shi Tianming truly didn't know how to repay such a debt of gratitude. He felt he hadn't even fully grasped it yet.

It would be better to go with the flow and give him the five elemental spirit objects to use for foundation building.

With his extraordinary talent, he is bound to succeed.

Shi Tianming had witnessed Xu Yi's magical combat skills and the extent to which he used his magical power, both of which were rarely seen.

If he himself cannot even establish a foundation, then how can anyone who comes after him dare to attempt to do so?

Soon, Shi Tianming had arranged everything. This quiet room was where the ancestor had previously attained enlightenment, and it had been preserved until today. Almost every sect leader would return to this cave entrance before taking over the throne.

They will carry out the foundation building in this quiet room.

In their view, this thing has become a spiritual sustenance; as long as one cultivates on it, the probability of achieving Foundation Establishment can be greatly increased.

It's quite amazing, but without exception, all the leaders of the Five Poisons Sect who advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage through this method have successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage.

There's still a lot of mystery involved.

"Xu Yi, this way, come with me. This is the meditation room left behind by the founder of our Five Poisons Sect. We have kept this for a long time."

"I just don't know what level our patriarch reached."

"I never imagined that the quiet room I left behind would have such a miraculous effect." These were the words Shi Tianming kept in his heart.

Even now, he still doesn't know, nor is there any record, where the Five Poisons Ancestor went. Although their Five Poisons Sect has declined a lot now, it was once glorious. With the talent of the Five Poisons Ancestor, it once shocked the Eastern Region.

But who could have imagined that this once great religion would fall to such a state?

Shi Tianming used the token to open the restrictions on the meditation room and entered this long-sealed secret chamber.

No one has been here for a very long time. He only learned about this place from the records. If it weren't recorded in the books, he wouldn't know what this place looks like.

Now he's benefiting from Xu Yi's influence? That's not quite right. In fact, the entire Five Poisons Sect is already his territory. He has the greatest power now and is the supreme sect leader. He originally had the right to enter these places, but the ancestral teachings said that one must never enter these places before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

Shi Tianming will definitely abide by the ancestral teachings. There must be some unexpected opportunity involved, or perhaps some other unspeakable secret.

This is also the reason why the ancestors left behind such admonitions; these are all Shi Tianming's own speculations.

However, he no longer had the opportunity to establish his foundation, so he stopped thinking about these things.

"Xu Yi, I won't accompany you into the meditation room. This is a place that only the leaders of the sect have been allowed to enter. It is the best place for our Five Poisons Sect to attain enlightenment."

"This place is only opened when the leaders of each sect reach the Foundation Establishment stage. As for what's inside, I don't know, and I don't want to know."

"I am destined to never reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

Upon hearing this, Shi Tianming was clearly taken aback. He was stunned. Perhaps a long, long time ago, he himself had said that he would definitely achieve Foundation Establishment, but now...

He suddenly remembered the past, when he was so full of vigor and ambition, but everything changed after he met the prophecy stone tablet.

"I have nothing to say to comfort you. Just live well. The Five Poisons Sect needs you. If even you die, the Five Poisons Sect will definitely fall into internal strife."

Xu Yi's words were by no means alarmist. Shi Tianming also knew that if Xu Yi hadn't been there, his Five Poisons Envoys would probably have had other ideas.

However, now only two of the Five Poisons Messengers remain, so they can no longer pose a significant threat.

Their strength was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, while Shi Tianming's realm was at the peak of Qi Refining, but he was seriously injured and could not pose any threat to the two of them.

But Xu Yi is different here.

Xu Yi's power of intimidation was even more terrifying to them than that of the sect leader. Not only was he at the peak of Qi Refining, but he also made the sect leader humbly open a place that only Foundation Establishment sect leaders of previous generations could enter for him.

What a status this is!

This person is definitely about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

The appearance of such a mysterious and powerful figure by Shi Tianming's side made them hesitant to cause any trouble.

Shi Tianming didn't know how long it would take to establish a foundation, nor did Xu Yi, let alone the two protectors.

After Xu Yi entered the depths of the meditation room, Shi Tianming was pushed out by an invisible force, and soon the stone door closed automatically.

"So amazing?" Shi Tianming didn't know what to say.

This feeling is still quite mysterious.

There are secrets hidden in this quiet room, which explains why successive leaders have left ancestral instructions not to enter easily.

Xu Yi, carrying the five elemental spirit objects, arrived at the depths of this quiet room. He saw a futon covered in dust.

He blew a breath, and soon the breath dispersed the dust on the prayer mat.

A figure in blue robes suddenly appeared beside the prayer mat.

Xu Yi was stunned for a moment before he spoke: "Appearing and disappearing like a ghost, it's quite scary."

"Shi Tianming said that only the leaders of the sects throughout history can enter this place, so it seems there's some truth to that."

"You are the founder of the Five Poisons Sect?"

Xu Yi slowly spoke. He recognized the person. He had seen this portrait when he was wandering around the Five Poisons Sect. He had to admit that there was a certain resemblance.

"Oh? You recognize me?" The old man in blue was somewhat surprised. He knew that Xu Yi was an outsider. If Shi Tianming had come in just now, he would have sensed it because they were of the same bloodline.

The Shi family is the true master of the Five Poisons Sect.

"Of course I recognize you. I've seen your portrait in the main hall," Xu Yi said with a smile. He wasn't afraid of a remnant soul, as all the spells he had were designed to target such remnant souls.

Moreover, a remnant soul has been here for so long, how much strength can it still retain?

Xu Yi didn't believe he could possess him so easily.

If that were truly the case, the Five Poisons Ancestor would probably have done it long ago.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that you, an outsider, would be allowed into the forbidden area of ​​my Shi family. My bloodline is outside the gate. But he let you in, so there must be a reason."

When the Five Poisons Ancestor spoke of this, his tone became somewhat cold, and frost began to appear in the entire quiet room, just like the scene when Zhang Qiuyu went berserk in the Village of Lost Water.

When Zhang Qiuyu lost his temper, there were also special effects that could change the environment.

Is this something that everyone experiences after reaching a certain level? Mood can influence the surrounding environment.

"You've threatened my descendants? But you're only at the Qi Refining Perfection stage; it seems my descendants aren't very promising."

At this point, the Five Poisons Ancestor's tone was somewhat helpless. Although he had written the ancestral precepts into the Five Poisons Manual, so much time had passed, and who could guarantee that no accidents would happen?

The Five Poisons Sect is indeed getting worse with each generation. Back then, he successfully broke through the shackles of the Foundation Establishment stage and reached a higher level, the Golden Core stage.

He possessed a complete divine soul, but some unexpected events occurred later. He was only able to regain his golden core and was unable to possess another body to cultivate again.

There's no way for him to be reincarnated, so he can only stay here as a mascot.

But this is good, as it can help younger generations avoid some detours. His valuable experience is all solid and practical.

"Hehe, you're joking, senior. It's natural that you've lived here for so long and are unaware of what's happening outside."

"You can call that junior in and confront him. Your Five Poisons Sect just recently had two sect leaders."

"If I hadn't intervened, the Five Poisons Sect would have been thrown into chaos."

Xu Yi explained slowly and deliberately, only mentioning the key points, all of which were things that Xu Yi had actually done.

"If I hadn't intervened, the Five Poisons Sect would have been thrown into chaos."

Xu Yi explained slowly and deliberately, only mentioning the key points, all of which were things that Xu Yi had actually done.

He felt it was okay to talk about these things.

"Alright, alright, I see." The Five Poisons Ancestor nodded gently. He didn't know what to say. The situation outside was no longer relevant to him. It was time for him to dissipate. If it weren't for the little bit of energy remaining in his golden core, he probably wouldn't have survived until today.

I just don't know what happened to that stone tablet. It was precisely because of that stone tablet that he rose to prominence back then.

However, after his death, the stone tablet became a sacred object of the religion and was enshrined.

He only learned about the stone tablet from the leaders who entered the Foundation Establishment stage each generation. However, the information he received each time was basically the same. The stone tablet was still fulfilling its duties, but since the information he received each time was basically the same, he gradually began to have some doubts.

But he couldn't get out; he had no choice. His activity was confined to this quiet room.

This is his limitation, the very foundation of his survival, and also the price he must pay.

He dared not let anyone other than the sect leader know that he was still alive, for he feared that his enemies from that day would come looking for him. In that case, the Five Poisons Sect, which was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, would have no chance of stopping their attack.

The stone tablet was his most trusted secret weapon back then, and it was thanks to it that he rose to power.

He trusted the stone tablet.

After the stone tablet was regarded as a sacred object, no one dared to refine it or control it again. They felt that their power was insufficient to control the stone tablet, and that this was wrong.

When he passed away, the stone tablet had not yet fully awakened. Therefore, in the eyes of the Five Poisons Ancestor, the stone tablet was a magical artifact without self-awareness. However, after the later leader reported to him one by one, he realized that the stone tablet may have developed sentience, and a very high level of sentience at that.

However, he had very little information available, and he only learned about this matter not long ago.

Xu Yi was the only one who wasn't the cult leader but still got in; he seemed to have known about the cult earlier.

He no longer knew whether he could still trust any of the past leaders.

"You, young man, what about that prophecy stele? What is its status?" This was the question that the Five Poisons Patriarch was most concerned about.

He worried that the prophecy stele might cause some conflict with the people in the church, or that the prophecy stele might do something big.

"Him? He flew away a long time ago. Don't you know he was a naturally born spiritual creature?" Xu Yi frowned. This magic weapon should have belonged to the Five Poisons Ancestor, but the Five Poisons Ancestor couldn't explain its origin.

"Didn't he leave any message or do anything?"

The Five Poisons Ancestor asked, his eyes shining.

"No, he left, and I don't know much about what happened after that." Xu Yi lied to him. The Five Poisons Ancestor's impression of the stone tablet was still that before he recovered. So, the prophecy stone tablet must have been a good magic weapon back then.

If the Five Poisons Ancestor knew what the prophecy stele would do afterward, he probably wouldn't be able to hold back either.

The old man didn't have much soul power left to begin with.

If he were provoked any further, he might just vanish on the spot. Xu Yi was hoping that this old man could give him some pointers.

Perhaps, there will be unexpected gains.

"Sigh, I never expected such a surprising encounter."

"Forget it, my Five Poisons Sect is not destined to be with him. He was a naturally gifted being, and he was probably just dormant at the time. It is a great fortune that I have obtained him."

"Alright, junior, you've come here to establish your foundation, haven't you?"

"Although you are not a member of the Five Poisons Sect, you have made such a great contribution to our sect, and I should repay you."

"I will tell you all about the difficulties I encountered when I was building my foundation."

"Furthermore, I will also tell you some things to keep in mind when advancing to the Golden Core stage, although my information is limited..."