Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

All eyes were on Qin Jiu.

Qin Jiu felt as if he were being pricked by needles all over his body, and his heart was ice-cold.

The Fujiao Society's ulterior motives have become almost undisguised at this point.

But what could he do?

Although it was expected that someone's plan might go awry, it would be fine if his and Lin Qiusheng's plan could succeed.

But given the current situation...

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Jiu stood up, said "Wait a moment," and turned to leave the private room.

A very low hum came from outside the door; it was the sound of the talisman's message being deliberately suppressed, but it soon fell silent.

When Qin Jiu pushed the door open and came in, his face had already regained its composure:

"Even a small success is a small success."

Wen Ruyu nodded slightly upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction finally appearing on her face:

"Then it's settled. It'll be a pleasure doing business with you."

Having said that, Wen Ruyu, who had already taken a step to leave, suddenly stopped and turned back as if she had remembered something:

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

"Now that the Fujiao Society has a share in the mineral trade, someone has to keep an eye on the flow of money, right?"

He turned his head and glanced at Li Huai behind him: "Starting tomorrow, let Junior Brother Li help out at Boss Lin's shop."

These words were spoken casually, but everyone could tell that this was not a discussion.

Qin Jiu's lips moved slightly, but she ultimately said nothing.

Wen Ruyu said no more, turned and left, with Li Huai following behind him. The two figures quickly disappeared outside the porch.

Inside the stone chamber, Zhou Youyuan seemed to understand.

The other party kept Li Huai on the guise of helping with the transaction, but in reality, it was just a matter of distrusting his private dealings with Han Qingshan.

However... for him, this is actually a good thing.

By sending someone into the shop, Fu Jiao Hui essentially provided a window for them to connect with Fu Jiao Hui.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages; each has its own benefits.

Back in the private room, as soon as Wen Ruyu and Li Huai left, the smile on Qin Jiu's face immediately faded.

He turned around, looked at Lin Qiusheng, and said in a deep voice:

Brother Lin.

"Um?"

"The path we just took to bind Han Qingshan is now blocked."

Qin Jiu's tone was direct: "Then what you said before, about providing water to the Fujiao Society, still counts, right?"

Behind the screen, Zhou Youyuan, controlling Lin Qiusheng, nodded: "Of course it counts."

"However, there's something I should tell Senior Brother Qin."

Lin Qiusheng's smile remained unchanged as he recounted the events surrounding Wen Ruyu's telepathic communication.

After listening, Qin Jiu's expression changed several times, but after a while, the seriousness between his brows relaxed a bit.

"……really."

After a moment of contemplation, he took out a jade slip from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

"This is the information I found about the person behind the Fujiao Society. It's not complete, but it has everything you need."

"Take this and look at it carefully. Also, just do as instructed regarding the running water."

"As for the next step... wait for my message. When the time is right, I will give you instructions."

Lin Qiusheng reached out and took the jade slip without asking any questions.

"……Can."

……

The Gathering Wealth Pavilion, a stone chamber in the inner courtyard.

Zhou Youyuan observes the jade slip through Lin Qiusheng's perspective.

This jade slip contains known information about the Foundation Establishment True Person behind the Subduing Dragon Society. Although it is not detailed, it is enough to piece together a general outline.

The first thing you see is the person's Buddhist name and life story.

The True Man of Deep Abyss, after ninety years of refining his Qi, achieved Foundation Establishment in the Water Moon Realm one hundred and seven years ago with the Dao Foundation of "End of Heat".

[End of Heat] Daoji, shifting disaster to Jiangdong.

Entering the Dao and achieving foundational cultivation during the "End of Heat" solar term is an extremely dangerous practice.

One must personally experience thirty-six real death calamities, each time using a pre-prepared substitute to transfer the calamity to another, in order to truly understand the meaning of "shifting blame".

Once the foundation of one's Dao is established, one can transfer the attacks, damages, and even karmic retribution one receives to a designated target in real time.

To put it bluntly, if you stab him in the chest with a sword, you're the one who's bleeding.

In addition, the intelligence also mentioned that this person may have shown another method of Dao Foundation.

[White Dew] The foundation of the Way, the secrets of Heaven are revealed.

This method is not as brutal as the "End of Heat" method, but it is equally time-consuming. It involves collecting a drop of dew from each of the seventy-two sacred sites under heaven before dawn, and using the dew to cleanse the soul day by day. It takes a full sixty years to complete.

The effects are equally terrifying. Once the foundation of one's Dao is established, one can deduce the cause and effect within three days, and in battle, one can even predict the opponent's next three moves.

Before you even made a move, he had already reviewed it. It wasn't that he reacted quickly; it's that he had already seen the outcome.

In other words, this person may very well possess two Dao foundations simultaneously.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Youyuan's previous doubts were resolved.

No wonder.

According to the General Treatise on Foundation Building, both the "End of Heat" and "White Dew" belong to the six basic Qi of autumn.

However, when autumn's beauty reaches its peak, it must eventually decline.

If he truly wishes to condense the [Jiang Lou] Dao, he would need at least one Summer Six Qi Dao Foundation, supplemented by one Spring Six Qi to neutralize it.

However, Xia Liuqi's Dao Foundation is not the key; what is crucial is the Dao used for neutralization.

If spring is weak, it cannot lead into summer, let alone suppress autumn. Therefore, it must be one of the top-ranking of the six qi of spring to help him achieve his path.

The Spring Equinox is the first of the six qi of spring, and is therefore the most suitable time to observe it.

No wonder that at the last moment that day, even knowing there was a risk of offending others.

When the innate Yin-Yang Dao foundation was laid out before him, the Foundation Establishment True Person could not resist and personally stepped into the arena.

However, because of his "Record of Sending Off the Dead," that person's entire plan fell through.

but……

Why did Master Shenyuan commit evil deeds with anyone from the Wanji Hall?

Yes!

Now that the six qi of spring cannot be found and the six qi of summer have disappeared, according to the general theory of foundation building, he has other paths to take.

If [Jiang Lou] fails, then [Chun Shou] will take the route.

Seek at least four of the six autumnal energies to build a foundation, and follow the path of autumn's ultimate essence.

What he wanted was never just the mineral sands business.

What he wanted was the path to enlightenment itself behind the Wanji Hall.

What a grand scheme!

Zhou Youyuan continued reading.

The intelligence report also mentioned Jiang Yuheng, whom he had once cared about.

Having followed Master Shenyuan for many years, he experienced several near-death experiences due to "accidents," and each time someone or something happened to shield him from the calamity.

Could it be...

Like the Beginning of Autumn, the Beginning of Autumn also brings its own tribulations.

A death calamity occurs once every ten years, totaling thirty-six times. Each time, a substitute is needed to absorb and transfer the burden of death, and Jiang Yuheng…

All signs indicate that this person is very likely the one that the Foundation Establishment True Person prepared for the tribulation of the [End of Heat] Dao Foundation.

Seeing this, Zhou Youyuan slowly closed the jade slip.

The plan, which was originally still in its infancy, has gradually become complete.

If Jiang Yuheng could be freed from that real person's control, or even killed prematurely...

Then his death will be uncertain, and a new person will be urgently needed to take his place.

But what if, at that very moment, someone perfectly suited to be the one to face the calamity appears before him?

That master would be more than happy to have such a person and would surely take him as his disciple.

Then what happened next was a natural progression.