Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

Duan Xuan was completely stunned by the rebuttal.

They immediately realized what was happening.

Wait, that sounds familiar...

Although not exactly the same, the general meaning is similar. Wasn't that the same thing Fairy Yaoguang said to herself just now?

The two actors' lines were almost identical.

Duan Xuan wasn't stupid after all; he had already begun to discern the underlying meaning.

Yet, she found it somewhat unbelievable, so she could only tentatively ask, "Yun'er, what's wrong with you? Why are you acting like you've taken a stimulant?"

"I don't."

Lingyun categorically denied it. In fact, she couldn't quite explain it herself. In short, she felt a little uncomfortable seeing Duan Xuan and Fairy Yaoguang so close just now.

Could it be that……

Duan Xuan wasn't stupid, and his emotional intelligence couldn't possibly be negative. As a transmigrator, he had already vaguely sensed something was amiss.

Seriously...you're jealous?

How could that be? Could it be that this girl likes me?

But here's the problem: she's a system! How could a system be jealous and even like its host? Duan Xuan had read many online novels before his transmigration, and not a single one of them was so outrageous.

But looking at the scene before her, it really did seem like a girl throwing a tantrum.

Forget it, why bother agonizing over it? Let's just appease them first.

Duan Xuan quickly made up his mind.

So he didn't beat around the bush, but softened his tone and whispered in his heart, "Yun'er, it was my fault just now, I made you unhappy, please don't be angry anymore."

"Where would I find it?"

This time the system's response was significantly faster, but the tone of voice still remained cold and hard.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault." Duan Xuan continued, "I know I was a little too close to Jiang Yaoguang just now, which made you unhappy, didn't it?"

"Silly girl, Fairy Yaoguang and I are just classmates and good friends. You are the closest and most reliable person to me."

"Really?"

Although Lingyun is one with Lingxi and controls the affairs of the entire Shuiyun Star, as a silicon-based life form that has developed intelligence and possesses infinite computing power, she has never experienced love and is still quite clueless about it.

Seeing Duan Xuan being close to Fairy Yaoguang just now made her instinctively uncomfortable, but now, hearing him coaxing her so gently and slowly, saying that she was the closest and most trustworthy person to him, her dissatisfaction vanished instantly, and her voice became cheerful.

Duan Xuan keenly grasped this point.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it still feels absurd and I can't be sure why the system is jealous, or whether Lingyun likes me or not.

But that's not the point. The key thing is that this girl is still very easy to coax.

That's enough!

We can talk about other things later. The most urgent thing is to ask about the Foundation Establishment Pill.

So he pressed his advantage and said, "Yun'er, don't be angry anymore. Now can you tell me about the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Hmph, go ahead and say it." The little girl was still quite arrogant: "Host, what exactly do you want to ask?"

"It's very simple."

Duan Xuan carefully considered his words before directly voicing his doubts: "Just now in the logistics department, that senior student said she wished us to consume as many bottles as possible, and that we could get more if we weren't satisfied. What does that mean? Shouldn't Foundation Establishment Pills be consumed by the bottle, not just one or two pills?"

"Also, she mentioned the record, saying the school's record is that she ate eighteen in one go. What kind of record is that?"

Even though Duan Xuan was quick-witted, he was completely dumbfounded at this moment.

"What's so strange about that?"

Lingyun's voice was still as melodious as a nightingale's song, but compared to before, it carried a more lively quality and sounded much more cheerful: "As the name suggests, the Foundation Establishment Pill is used to help cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining break through their bottlenecks. In ancient times, this was a rare commodity, but in today's Guixu, due to highly advanced technology, all kinds of raw materials can be grown in a targeted manner. With controlled nuclear fusion and vertical farms, there is no need to worry about supply shortages."

"So people discovered that completing the Foundation Establishment stage by taking Foundation Establishment Pills wasn't unusual, because that's its intended effect: using abundant spiritual energy to open up the meridians and help cultivators break through. But here's the problem: is it really a good thing to successfully break through by taking just one or two Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"Wrong. Numerous studies have shown that this perception is incorrect."

"Wrong?"

Duan Xuan became increasingly confused as he listened: "Then how do I do it?"

"It's very simple. Research shows that the real conclusion is exactly the opposite. With the current cultivation conditions in Guixu, any student in a university, as long as they are not studying at a vocational college, especially those from top-tier universities, can almost always break through to the next level after taking a Foundation Establishment Pill once they reach the peak of Qi Refining. The success rate is ridiculously high, around 80%. The remaining 20% ​​can be achieved with a maximum of two pills."

"But those who break through in this way are just ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Although they are not weak, they are similar to those in ancient times, and their full potential for immortality has not been developed."

"you mean……"

Upon hearing this, Duan Xuan began to have a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

"Not bad." Lingyun smiled slightly: "Host, it seems you guessed it."

The girl's voice carried a hint of slyness as she continued, "Since one or two pills are enough to break through, why do we still encourage taking more Foundation Establishment Pills? It can't be because we're bored. There's only one reason: the key to breaking through to Foundation Establishment is never 'whether you can break through,' but rather how much immortal potential you can squeeze out during the process."

"Squeeze out the potential for immortality."

Lingyun nodded: "This discovery dates back five thousand years. At that time, the paper was published in a top academic journal and caused a huge sensation."

"This senior is now a member of the Guixu Elder Council, a top expert at the peak of the Integration Realm. Oh, I digress. Let's continue." Lingyun cleared her throat. "In short, according to this senior's research, the more Foundation Establishment Pills one consumes, the greater one's future potential for immortality. As for the reasons, there are indeed some scientifically sound arguments, but more of it is mysterious and esoteric, but it has all been proven to be reasonable in the end."

"I won't go into detail about these things, because with your level of education, you wouldn't understand even if I did."

Duan Xuan: "..."

Why is this brat swearing?

Duan Xuan was speechless for a moment, but he was too lazy to argue with her and continued to listen attentively to Ling Yun's next words.

"Anyway, you don't need to worry about the reason. Just remember one thing: the more Foundation Establishment Pills you take, the better. Every time you take one, you will naturally want to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage because abundant spiritual energy will be poured into your meridians. As a top student, what you need to do is fight against this feeling, suppress this feeling of wanting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and postpone it as much as possible."

"During this process, you will need to continuously consume new Foundation Establishment Pills. In short, the longer you can persevere and the more Foundation Establishment Pills you consume, the more potential you will gain in the Immortal Path. This will have immeasurable benefits for your future cultivation. So, host, you must remember to endure as long as you can, consume as many Foundation Establishment Pills as possible, and delay your Foundation Establishment as much as possible. I have high hopes for you."