After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

Lin Fengmian secretly made plans in his heart.

To deal with these challenges, we must improve our strength as soon as possible!

He calmed his mind and probed his consciousness into his dantian.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the spiritual energy in the dantian has undergone a qualitative leap.

The spiritual energy, which was originally in a gaseous state, has now condensed into a liquid state.

A drop of crystal-clear spiritual liquid was quietly suspended in the dantian, emitting a soft light.

Although it was only a single drop, the total amount of spiritual energy contained in this spiritual liquid was several times that of an ordinary Qi Refining Perfection cultivator!

Lin Fengmian nodded in satisfaction.

He took out a jade bottle from his bosom, which contained the pills he had left over from before he established his foundation.

Although he used most of the Foundation Establishment Pills to break through his bottleneck, he still had a few left.

Lin Fengmian poured out a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill and put it in his mouth.

The pill melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into a warm spiritual energy that flowed into the dantian.

Within his dantian, the spiritual liquid trembled slightly and grew a little larger.

Lin Fengmian felt the slight increase and his lips twitched involuntarily.

Good heavens, this Five Elemental Roots is truly a bottomless pit!

After taking one top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, the growth was only this small?

At this rate, how many pills would he need to consume to fill his dantian?

but……

Lin Fengmian gritted his teeth.

Eat it!

We can just refine a few more batches!

He poured out another Foundation Establishment Pill and put it in his mouth.

And then another one.

Another one.

……

He swallowed pill after pill, and the spiritual liquid in his dantian slowly increased at a visible rate.

Now that Lin Fengmian possesses the Pregnancy Sword Technique, the sword energy in his dantian is constantly tempering his body, while also subtly dissolving the poison from the pills.

Therefore, he wasn't too worried about the accumulation of elixirs, so he simply poured the remaining elixirs into his mouth and began to refine them.

A torrent of powerful medicinal energy flowed into his dantian, where it was greedily absorbed by the spiritual liquid.

After a long while, Lin Fengmian opened his eyes and frowned.

Damn it, this five-elemental-root system is utterly useless!

Lin Fengmian originally thought things would be better after he established his foundation, since his spiritual energy would liquefy and its quality would improve, which should also speed up his cultivation.

Unexpectedly, the effect was even worse after the foundation was established!

After consuming so many top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, the spiritual liquid in my dantian only increased slightly!

It's like pouring a bucket of water into the ocean; you can't see any change at all.

Lin Fengmian sighed.

As his cultivation level increases, it becomes increasingly difficult for him to further improve his five spiritual roots.

but……

Lin Fengmian thought about it again and realized that it wasn't all bad.

If that old woman really wanted to possess me, my cultivation with my five spiritual roots is so slow and my cultivation level has never changed, she wouldn't be able to possess me, right?

She could just lie there and wait for the other party to send the resources; after all, she didn't seem to be short of money.

Thinking this to himself, Lin Fengmian felt somewhat relieved.

He shook his head, stood up, and with a thought, left the jade pendant space.

……

Just as they returned to their cave, a sound came from outside.

"Junior Brother Lin, are you there? It's me."

Lin Fengmian used the jade tube to look outside and saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the cave. It was none other than his senior brother Zhao Tian, ​​who had greeted him earlier.

He then used the jade tube to lift the restriction, allowing the other party to enter.

Zhao Tian walked in carrying a large pile of things, a smile on his face.

"Junior Brother Lin, these are the things for inner disciples, I brought them for you. And this is your monthly salary."

Lin Fengmian said thank you and casually took the things from the other person's hands, including the bulging storage bag.

Seeing this, Zhao Tian felt a pang of envy and couldn't help but say:

"Junior Brother Lin, your salary is even higher than that of an average direct disciple. When I first established my foundation, I only earned five hundred spirit stones a month. Yours is ten times that..."

He shook his head, sighed a few times, and then took his leave.

After seeing Zhao Tian off, Lin Fengmian looked down at the thing in his hand.

A neatly folded inner disciple's robe, a jade tube, and a storage bag containing his salary.

He first took out the inner disciple's robe.

The garment was entirely blue, the fabric soft yet textured, with a faint glow emanating from it; it was clearly no ordinary object.

The collar and cuffs are embroidered with exquisite cloud patterns, the stitches are fine and dense, and they look natural.

Most notably, the clothes are engraved with several simple formations that can automatically clean and repair themselves, and can even withstand a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages.

A robe of very good quality.

Lin Fengmian nodded in satisfaction and then put it on.

Once you put this garment on, it automatically conforms to your body shape, as if it were custom-made.

With a cinched waist and straight shoulders, Lin Fengmian's figure was perfectly outlined—broad shoulders, narrow waist, and an upright posture. Coupled with his already handsome face, he appeared even more dashing.

Lin Fengmian then made a hand seal, conjuring a water mirror, and looked at himself in the mirror.

With sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and slightly pursed thin lips, he exudes an extraordinary air.

His blue robes made him look like a celestial being who had stepped out of a painting, exuding an otherworldly aura.

Lin Fengmian nodded in satisfaction.

This outfit really suits you.

He looked at it for a moment, then put away the water mirror, and then picked up the storage bag and poured his divine sense into it.

Five thousand spirit stones were neatly stacked inside.

Lin Fengmian raised an eyebrow.

Why is there only so little?

If any other inner disciples heard Lin Fengmian's words, they would surely be so angry they would vomit blood.

In the inner sect of the Hehuan Sect, a disciple who receives 5,000 spirit stones a month is considered a true disciple. An ordinary inner disciple would be lucky to receive 500 spirit stones a month.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators are nowhere near as wealthy as Lin Fengmian, who spends tens of thousands of spirit stones at a time.

Lin Fengmian looked at them for a while, then shook his head and put the spirit stones away.

Now his five spiritual roots are like a bottomless pit, and these spirit stones are not even enough to fill a gap in his teeth.

What's worse is that when Lin Fengmian was building his foundation, the spiritual energy vortex he created was so large that it not only drained the spiritual energy within several miles, but also automatically absorbed a lot of the spirit stones in his storage bag.

So right now, all he has is the five thousand spirit stones he just received.

I'm poor!

Lin Fengmian sighed.

We need to find a way to make money.

……

Lin Fengmian first wanted to find his Daoist partner, Su Zhenzhen, to learn about her situation.

After all, Xiao Fenghuang said she was a direct descendant of the Su family, a super cultivation family in the Southern Border, and was being pursued by countless cultivators.

But the other person has gone off to play somewhere else again.

He shook his head, too lazy to think about it anymore.