Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chapter 93 Foundation Building Failure

Taiyuan Sect, Hundred Refinements Peak.

After taking the last Spirit Gathering Pill during his meditation, Lin Yun's magical power increased slightly as the medicinal effects were completely refined and absorbed.

After meditating for a while, he slowly opened his eyes, revealing a helpless expression.

"I've run out of Spirit Gathering Pills, but I'm still a long way from reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining, and I haven't even touched the bottleneck yet."

Although this was expected, it's still inevitable to feel disappointed.

"However, I still have some low-grade magic artifacts that I can sell. I originally planned to sell them to get spirit stones to improve my alchemy skills."

"It seems that I should prioritize my own cultivation now."

He has been in the sect for almost two years and will soon turn twenty-two.

For a rogue cultivator, reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining at this age is considered extremely fast.

Even among the many Foundation Establishment families, this is an outstanding level.

However, in the Taiyuan Sect, where geniuses from all over the Southern Region gather, a twenty-two-year-old at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage is rather commonplace.

Not too bad, but not outstanding either; just barely above average.

"At present, my weapon crafting skills are sufficient for crafting mid-grade magic weapons. Next, I will try to craft high-grade magic weapons."

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"Alchemy skills cannot be neglected either. The pills used in the later stages of Qi Refining are Spirit Transformation Pills, which are top-grade first-level pills and are worth several times more than Spirit Gathering Pills."

If this Spirit Transformation Pill were traded, it would consume a considerable amount of spirit stones and sect contributions.

Therefore, it's best to try making it yourself!

The family of pill refiners can provide some assistance at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but even the Lin family wouldn't have many Transformation Pills at the late stage of Qi Refining.

There are many elders in the family, and in recent years, the middle and young generations of each branch have successively reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

Led by Lin Zhongchuan, followed by Lin Chaosheng, and his second uncle Lin Hairong, these elders had entered the late stage of Qi Refining and had a very high demand for pills.

In the coming period, the Lin family will definitely prioritize supplying these elders with their stockpiled Spirit Transformation Pills in order to strengthen the family's fundamental power.

Therefore, it's difficult for him to receive any extra profits.

Ultimately, it all comes down to relying on ourselves.

"However, now that the family has taken control of the He family's spiritual fields, we can let the He family plant more of the main ingredients for refining the Spirit Transformation Pill, in preparation for supporting my improvement of alchemy skills."

Lin Yun believed that the Lin family would definitely be willing, and quite willing, to do this.

Training an in-house alchemist capable of producing Spirit Transformation Pills would be a tremendous benefit for the entire family.

After all, the Spirit Transformation Pill is for cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, and it is very difficult to buy in large quantities outside the market, often resulting in a situation where there is a price but no market.

Soon, Lin Yun sorted out his thoughts and finalized his plan.

Just as he was about to activate the Book of Insight to review today's intelligence, a sudden surge of spiritual energy gathered from the outside world.

hum!

The area where he lived was full of Qi Refining stage disciples, and the spiritual energy fluctuations just now were quite strong, even somewhat subtle.

Almost instantly, Lin Yun realized what was happening.

"It's Senior Brother Song. He's breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Will it succeed?"

Lin Yun pushed open the courtyard gate and looked toward the direction from which the surge of spiritual energy had come.

That's right, Song Cheng is indeed breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Not only Lin Yun, but many other Qi Refining stage disciples from Hundred Refining Peak also came out to observe the direction where the waves of spiritual energy were converging.

"Isn't that Senior Brother Song Cheng's courtyard? It looks like he's trying to establish his foundation."

"To begin Foundation Establishment with just a Foundation Establishment artifact is a bit too risky."

"While Foundation Establishment spiritual objects can assist in breaking through to Foundation Establishment, they cannot guarantee that the object will remain intact after a failed Foundation Establishment attempt..."

Indeed, the process of a cultivator establishing their foundation is quite dangerous. The slightest mistake can result in a backlash, with spiritual energy flowing back into the dantian, causing all the meridians in the body to break, or even posing a great risk of death.

However, if one has the Foundation Establishment Pill to protect them, there will be no such worries.

This is why a Foundation Establishment Pill is so tempting to Qi Refining cultivators; it can not only increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment, but also ensure that they are not affected if they fail to establish their foundation.

A single Foundation Establishment Pill allows a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining to break through to the next level without any worries.

However, a Foundation Establishment item will not have the same effect.

The Lesser Purifying Elixir can only ensure the purification of mana during the breakthrough process, making the mana liquefaction process smoother for cultivators.

However, if the breakthrough fails and he is unable to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, the mana that has not yet been fully liquefied will become a deadly scythe, which even a body cultivator like Lin Yun would find difficult to withstand.

Many disciples of Hundred Refinements Peak were looking at where Song Cheng was staying; this time, he was the center of attention.

Time passed slowly, and two hours went by in the blink of an eye.

"This is going to be a success..."

Some people noticed that the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the building where Song Cheng lived were becoming increasingly powerful, and the aura was also rising steadily.

But at that very moment, the growing aura suddenly stopped, as if something had happened.

Immediately afterwards, Song Cheng's breath seemed to be cut off in half.

boom!

Sensing this scene, many Qi Refining disciples showed expressions of sympathy.

Needless to say, they all knew that Songcheng had failed.

Without taking the Foundation Building Pill, it's uncertain whether Song Cheng can save his life.

"What a pity, Senior Brother Song is such a good person."

"Sigh, I remember when I first started learning weapon crafting, Senior Brother Song gave me some pointers."

"How could this happen? I hope Senior Brother Song can survive."

In fact, many disciples empathized with him.

Songcheng's failure today is simply due to its obsession with the Foundation Establishment stage.

But what Qi Refining cultivator wouldn't be obsessed with Foundation Establishment?

Today's Songcheng may well be their future.

Lin Yun, with a complicated expression, arrived outside the courtyard where Song Cheng lived, quietly waiting for the wave of dissipating magical power to disappear.

The good news is that Song Cheng survived and was not killed by the reverse flow of magical power.

The bad news is that his cultivation level has dropped to the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he has suffered quite serious injuries, which will likely leave him with serious aftereffects.

"Cough cough cough...cough cough cough!"

"Junior Brother Lin, you've arrived... Come in."

Lin Yun sighed softly, knocked on the courtyard gate, entered the pavilion, and saw Song Cheng slumped on the ground, leaning against the corner of the wall.

At this moment, Song Cheng's face was deathly pale, and he looked much older than before, no longer resembling the gentle older brother he once was.

He looked like an old man on his deathbed, with gray hair, a withered face, and lifeless eyes.

"Senior Brother Song, are you... alright?"