Immortality begins with equipping a worn-out talisman pen.

Chapter 90 Reunion with Lingxi [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

After returning to Fuyuan Residence, Li Mufeng did not rush into seclusion. Instead, he sat quietly on the futon and began to reorganize his foundation building plan.

First of all, it is clearly no longer realistic to continue searching for other second-tier alchemists to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Not to mention that it would take a lot of time and effort to get to know a trustworthy second-tier alchemist again, just the fact that they need to gather another set of Foundation Establishment materials is enough to arouse suspicion.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he was just a rogue cultivator. It was already a stroke of luck that he could gather enough spiritual materials for Foundation Establishment by exhausting his family's resources. How could he possibly produce a second set in such a short time?

What truly limited him was never his lifespan, but his status.

After cultivating the "Boundless Ocean Technique", his lifespan has long surpassed that of other cultivators of the same level. Although he is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he already has a lifespan of 180 years, and his blood and qi decline much more slowly than that of ordinary cultivators.

If we only consider physical condition, it is not impossible to try to build a foundation at the age of ninety.

But a rogue cultivator with no background, who is seven or eight thousand years old, can still successfully establish his foundation with a low-grade foundation-building pill. Anyone would probably think there is something else going on.

Therefore, it would be most reasonable for him to go into seclusion and break through his limitations before the age of sixty.

With this in mind, Li Mufeng began to rethink how to improve his Foundation Establishment success rate to 100%.

His first thought was about spiritual roots.

Over the years, he has been using his equipment slots to continuously equip himself with demon beast cores, slowly improving his own water elemental root aptitude.

Now, the sensitivity of the water spirit root has reached fifty-nine points, and it is only one step away from transforming into a superior spirit root.

If successful, his superior spiritual root would be enough to increase his chances of establishing his foundation to around 40%.

Unfortunately, that last bit could not be increased no matter what.

Li Mufeng had a vague guess that the inner core of a first-tier demon beast was no longer useful to him. If he wanted to continue to improve, he would probably have to find the inner core of a second-tier demon beast.

He then turned his attention to Foundation Establishment experience.

After equipping the Foundation Establishment experience jade slip, his current Foundation Establishment bonus has reached 26%.

Some time ago, he asked Liu Qinghe to collect the experience jade slips left by the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Liu family throughout the ages, which barely allowed him to improve to his current level.

But once we got to this point, progress came to a complete standstill.

Li Mufeng quickly figured out the reason.

He had collected almost all of the Foundation Establishment experience circulating near Tianque Immortal City.

What is gained later is mostly just a repetition and confirmation of the experiences of predecessors, which naturally makes it difficult to continue to improve.

It seems it's time to set our sights on something further ahead.

Finally, and most crucially, the Foundation Building Pill.

If one can refine a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, this alone would be enough to increase the chances of establishing a foundation by another 30%.

And this is the step he has the best chance of achieving.

His alchemy skills had been stuck at the upper level of the first rank for many years, and he was just one step away from entering the second rank.

Some time ago, he saw a second-tier alchemy inheritance in a shop in the inner city.

It records the method for refining the Spirit Gathering Pill, which is the most commonly used pill by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As long as he has enough spirit stones, he plans to secretly buy it and use the equipment slot to advance to the second-tier alchemist level in one fell swoop.

After considering all the possibilities, Li Mufeng finally had a clear direction in mind.

Next, he only needs to do four things: collect more Foundation Establishment experience jade slips; search for second-tier demon beast inner cores; and purchase second-tier alchemy furnaces and second-tier alchemy inheritance.

Thinking of this, he immediately picked up his pen, wrote a letter, and sent it to Danxia Peak.

In the letter, he asked Chen Jingyuan if there were any more jade slips containing Foundation Establishment experience within the sect.

To save time, this time he specifically used the flying sword of the Heavenly Immortal City to deliver the message.

Just half a month later, a reply was sent to Fu Yuanju.

Li Mufeng opened the envelope, glanced at it, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The answer he had been searching for had always been right beside him.

The letter only mentioned one name—Bai Lingxi.

After joining the Qingxuan Sect, this woman successfully established her foundation in just a few years and is now a direct disciple of a Golden Core True Person.

Some time ago, I was ordered by my sect to be stationed in Tianque Immortal City.

In his letter, Chen Jingyuan wrote: "You had a good relationship with the Bai family back then. Now that Bai Lingxi is stationed in Tianque Immortal City, you might as well go and pay her a visit. After all, she has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so perhaps she can give you some pointers."

"Furthermore, I overheard that the sect headquarters in Tianque Immortal City recently acquired a Xuan Yuan Treasure Ginseng. They originally intended to handle it internally and haven't released the news to the public yet. If you can purchase it in advance, it should be of some benefit to your Foundation Establishment."

"If you are short of spirit stones, just write to me, and I can help you out."

After reading it, Li Mufeng thought to himself, "Fellow Daoist Chen is truly righteous!"

Despite his joy, he also felt a bit hesitant.

The reason why the Bai family treated me with such courtesy back then in Heishifang was largely because of the Jinquanwan Ruins.

He was always fully aware of this.

Now that time has passed, it's uncertain whether the other party will still be willing to see me.

However, after a little thought, Li Mufeng decided to make the trip.

In any case, he had no enmity with the Bai family.

Moreover, the Qingxuan Sect has always considered itself a prestigious and righteous sect, so even if it's just out of consideration for past relationships, they would never turn me away.

a few days later.

Li Mufeng arrived at the Qingxuan Sect's residence.

The base is located on the south side of Tianque Mountain, in a spiritual island floating above the sea of ​​clouds.

The entire island is filled with spiritual energy, with pavilions and towers scattered in a well-organized manner. Cranes circle among the green bricks and white tiles, and disciples dressed in Qingxuan Sect attire can be seen flying back and forth on swords from time to time, giving it a rather celestial air.

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Li Mufeng arrived at the mountain gate and cupped his hands in greeting to the disciples on duty.

"Please inform Senior Bai Lingxi that an old friend has come to visit."

As he spoke, he took out another high-quality concentration talisman and handed it over.

Please also pass this talisman on.

Upon seeing that it was a fine talisman, the disciple on duty became more serious and nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, deep within the Spirit Island, inside a cave dwelling brimming with spiritual energy.

Bai Lingxi, dressed in a pale yellow dress, sat cross-legged on a jade platform, her body surrounded by spiritual energy, as she entered into seclusion to cultivate.

Just then, a message talisman flew into the cave. She slowly opened her eyes, her brows furrowing slightly.

"What is it?"

The disciple outside the gate respectfully said, "I report to Senior Uncle Bai that a rogue cultivator is requesting an audience outside the mountain gate. He claims to be an old acquaintance of yours and has asked me to deliver a talisman."

Bai Lingxi reached out and the talisman floated lightly into her palm.

She looked down and saw that it was a fine-quality mind-concentration talisman.

The next moment, a figure dressed in a blue robe with a gentle expression involuntarily appeared in her mind.

It's him?

If the Bai family hadn't focused all their attention on this person back then, thinking he was the key to breaking the deadlock, how could the Foundation Establishment Wang family have gotten the better deal and been the first to enter the Golden Spring Bay Secret Realm?

Later, Black Stone Market fell, and the Wang family sought refuge with the Xuan Yin Sect, severely damaging the entire market. The Bai family was also held accountable by the sect as a result.

However, Bai Lingxi also understood that all of this had nothing to do with Li Mufeng.

As she thought about this, the complex emotions in her eyes gradually faded.

"Let him in."

A moment later.

Li Mufeng stepped into the cave.

Unlike Master Sun's private cave dwelling, this place exudes the atmosphere of the Qingxuan Sect.

Bluestone pavement, swirling clouds and mist, bamboo groves, and a babbling spring in the distance.

The island, in terms of both size and ingenuity, far surpasses the Sun residence.

Follow the stone steps upwards.

At the end of the cloud platform, a woman dressed in a pale yellow dress sat quietly on a jade throne.

She gently rested her chin on her hand, her gaze casually looking down at Li Mufeng as he slowly approached.

That faint spiritual pressure was completely different from what it had been back then.

Foundation Establishment cultivator—Bai Lingxi.