A Mortal's Supporting Character's Different Kind of Cultivation

Lu Yunfeng returned to his cave dwelling and carved out another stone chamber. He carefully placed the blood-winged black mosquito eggs in a corner and placed several restrictions on them to prevent them from hatching and escaping in the future, thus avoiding any trouble.

After properly arranging the insect eggs, he devoted himself to arduous cultivation, simultaneously studying the cultivation techniques, accelerating the maturation of spiritual herbs, and collecting materials of various levels. He devoted all his efforts to preparing for Foundation Establishment.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Uncle Wang arrived with an unfamiliar sect manager, bringing a Foundation Establishment Pill, along with a batch of common cultivation materials and spiritual herbs.

Previously, Lu Yunfeng had already prepared his explanation to the public, saying that one Foundation Establishment Pill was not enough for him to break through the Qi Refining bottleneck and enter the Foundation Establishment stage. He had no choice but to go to the Crimson Forbidden Land to search for rare spiritual herbs and exchange them for another Foundation Establishment Pill to attempt a second attempt at the Foundation Establishment stage.

At the same time, he secretly spread the word that he would keep only one Foundation Establishment Pill for himself, and exchange the rest for spirit stones, various materials, and common spiritual herbs. If he were to slowly collect these cultivation resources by himself, it would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but would also delay his cultivation progress. It was far more efficient and worry-free to exchange them, without hindering his cultivation rhythm.

The news spread, and even the sect leader, Zhong Lingdao, was tempted. He couldn't bear to miss this opportunity, so he specially took out various treasured materials and secretly exchanged them for a Foundation Establishment Pill, leaving it for a promising junior in the clan to pave the way for foundation establishment. Another Foundation Establishment Pill was also transferred to a powerful steward in the valley, so that everyone could get what they needed and both parties could benefit.

Lu Yunfeng specifically entrusted Sect Leader Zhong to deliver the spiritual medicine corresponding to the last Foundation Establishment Pill to Huiming Zhenren, a Core Formation cultivator whom he had long planned to become an apprentice to. With a genuine Core Formation elder as his backer, he would face fewer constraints in his future actions, cultivation, and affairs within the sect. This favor was a sure win.

Master Huiming was magnanimous and far less stingy than Grandmaster Li. On the third day after the spiritual medicine was delivered, Lu Yunfeng received a storage bag and a communication jade slip delivered by a special person.

After reading the contents of the jade slip, he learned that True Person Huiming was quite pleased to receive this batch of spiritual herbs and was unwilling to accept such a generous gift from a junior for no reason. Hearing that Lu Yunfeng enjoyed studying ancient books and miscellaneous knowledge, and had a particular fondness for various unorthodox secret techniques, he copied down all the ancient scrolls and secret techniques of artifacts, elixirs, and talismans that he had collected over the years and sent them to him. He also provided a considerable amount of rare materials as an extra supplement. He only instructed him in a telepathic message that once Lu Yunfeng successfully established his foundation, he should go to his cave to formally become his disciple.

Lu Yunfeng smiled faintly, secretly pleased. He had only intended to use the title of Core Formation Elder for protection to avoid the sect's internal strife, but unexpectedly he had also gained a large amount of cultivation resources and precious ancient scrolls and books. It was truly a timely help and an unexpectedly fruitful gain.

Spring goes and autumn comes; a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During his year-long seclusion and cultivation, Lu Yunfeng meticulously prepared all the alchemical elixirs and materials needed for Foundation Establishment. Meanwhile, several events unfolded within Yellow Maple Valley during this same year.

The eldest son of the Chen family, who once entered the forbidden area with Lu Yunfeng, ultimately failed to establish his foundation. His Dao heart was broken and he became disheartened. Helpless, he left the sect and returned to his family, where he devoted himself to managing the family's mundane affairs and completely gave up his dream of becoming an immortal.

Meanwhile, Lu Yunfeng's name had already spread silently throughout the entire Yellow Maple Valley, and almost every disciple knew him.

His earlier exploits—entering the Crimson Forbidden Land to obtain numerous spiritual herbs, helping Master Li win the bet, and securing many rewards from the sect—were the subject of much discussion among the valley disciples for half a year after his emergence from seclusion, with many of his peers burning with envy. However, Lu Yunfeng was born into the Lu family, his cultivation was firmly at the peak of Qi Refining, and he had already secured a place under True Person Huiming's tutelage. Even if ordinary disciples harbored jealousy, none dared to rashly provoke or provoke him. Over time, the gossip subsided, and the matter faded away.

During this year, there was also a seemingly insignificant little incident. Lu Yunfeng, using the token personally bestowed by his Grandmaster Li, went to the sect's library to peruse the collected secret techniques. The librarian on duty looked at him with a strange and complex expression. Lu Yunfeng saw this and understood perfectly, but uttered not a word of explanation. Those were merely external possessions; how could they compare to the important scriptures and secret techniques? He silently lowered his head, went straight into the library, and focused intently on studying the various secret techniques within the ten-day deadline, not daring to waste a single moment.

Ten days later, Lu Yunfeng, looking weary, left the library and returned to his cave dwelling. He sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, calmly summarizing and organizing the various secret techniques he had studied over the past ten days. After a while, he slowly raised his eyes, his cultivation methods now clearly laid out in his mind. During his trip to the library, he had also specifically chosen a wind and fire synergy technique suitable for him. This technique allowed him to use wind to fuel fire and fire to ride the wind's power, the two working together with a high degree of compatibility with his own spiritual root, perfect for future use in alchemy and weapon crafting.

As for Master Huiming, ever since he gave him a storage bag, he has never inquired about him again. A year has passed without any news from him, as if he has completely forgotten about his disciple.

Lu Yunfeng didn't care about this at all. He devoted himself to the classics and scriptures, carefully comparing and integrating the old and new secret techniques. He only wanted to cultivate in seclusion in peace and didn't want anyone to disturb him.

These days of quiet cultivation have finally come to an end. Three days ago, he had accelerated the ripening of all the spiritual herbs, and now everything was ready for him to go into seclusion and establish his foundation.

After several days of quiet meditation to bring himself to peak condition, Lu Yunfeng gathered all the materials and spiritual herbs of various grades, prepared himself, and set off directly for Yuelu Palace.

Returning to this place after several years, the landscape around Yuelu Hall remained unchanged, except that the guards outside the hall had been replaced by two unfamiliar Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. After verifying his identity and completing the sect's standard procedures, Lu Yunfeng smoothly stepped into the inner hall of Yuelu Hall.

Following the unmarked secret passage, we soon came to see the burly, ugly man who guarded the underground fire chamber, fast asleep in the corner of the stone house, completely unsuspecting.

Lu Yunfeng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then took out a bell-shaped magical artifact, walked slowly to Chou's side, and gently shook it a few times near his ear.

The ordinary ringing of the bell posed no problem for Lu Yunfeng, but to the sleeping ugly man, it was like a fire burning his pants. The ugly man suddenly jumped up, his eyes still sleepy, and his words were mumbled: "What's going on? Who's making a fuss? You, who are you?"

The ugly man was still in a half-dreaming, half-awake state, his mind not yet clear. Lu Yunfeng, too lazy to waste words, subtly revealed a trace of his aura.

The ugly man immediately felt a chill run down his spine and sobered up completely. Seeing clearly, he quickly composed himself, bowing and scraping, and stepped forward to flatter him: "So it's Senior Brother Lu! Senior Brother, are you here to refine pills or forge weapons? I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly!"

Seeing that the other party was sensible and understanding, Lu Yunfeng's expression softened slightly, and he calmly instructed, "I plan to refine some pills first. Just choose a fire chamber with a gentle and stable flame for me."

"That's easy, I'll arrange it for you right away! It's just the handling fee..." The ugly man seemed a little troubled.