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Ye Chen sat in meditation, staring intently at the ever-growing black dot in his dantian, his expression gradually changing...

The more he looked at the four platforms, the more familiar they seemed to him...

"Could this be the Foundation Establishment Platform that my junior sister mentioned?"

He muttered something strange to himself, the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, yet it also felt odd...

According to the Foundation Establishment method Lin Ningxue had previously told him, he needed to take a Foundation Establishment Pill to have a chance of condensing a Dao Platform, and even then, success wasn't guaranteed...

Some disciples failed to condense their Dao Platform multiple times, and many others were unable to even attempt Foundation Establishment because they lacked Foundation Establishment Pills...

This also made Foundation Establishment Pills extremely precious. When Lin Ningxue saw one on him before, she was envious for a long time...

Ye Chen had previously considered using Foundation Establishment pills to increase his success rate, but he hadn't felt any signs of breaking through to Foundation Establishment...

"strangeness..."

"Could it be because I, Your Majesty, lack spiritual roots that I can directly condense a Dao Platform by absorbing enough spiritual energy?"

He secretly wondered to himself.

As the square platform in his dantian became clearer, Ye Chen's initial worry immediately subsided...

He had initially thought the black spot was a result of a qi deviation during his cultivation, causing it to inexplicably absorb a large amount of spiritual energy from his body, and he had been worrying about it all night...

Realizing that this black spot frantically absorbing spiritual energy might be the Dao Platform marking the Foundation Establishment stage, Ye Chen wished it could absorb even more spiritual energy...

Moreover, his strength has also been greatly improved, so the fifth-grade spirit replenishment he consumed was definitely worthwhile.

Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, looking at the empty space in front of him, and felt a sense of loss.

"What a pity..."

"If I had a few hundred more Grade 5 Spirit Replenishing Pills, I might actually be able to directly establish my Foundation..."

At this moment, the four-sided Dao platform in his dantian had begun to take shape, and its appearance could be clearly seen; it was several times larger than before...

However, once the medicinal power was completely refined and there was no more spiritual energy injected, the Four Directions Dao Platform stopped changing.

"call..."

Ye Chen exhaled a breath of stale air and stood up from the bed to stretch his limbs.

After surveying his surroundings, Ye Chen realized that the spiritual energy in the courtyard had been completely absorbed during his cultivation. He had originally intended to take a Spirit Gathering Pill to continue cultivating, but now he had to abandon the idea...

Seeing that the house was indeed dilapidated, Ye Chen had the idea of ​​moving to another cave dwelling.

After all, changing cave dwellings is quite easy now; all you have to do is go out and rob one...

To avoid the awkward situation of having to practice dual cultivation with Liu Ruyan in a drafty room again next time...

Although no one would come to the yard, it still felt uneasy to leave it exposed like this.

"Boom..."

Ye Chen walked out of his cave dwelling, not bothering to close the gate, and went straight to the entrance of cave dwelling number nineteen next door...

He glanced at the tightly closed stone door in front of him, then raised his hand and knocked...

"Knock knock knock!"

"Those inside, get out here for me..."

He snorted coldly.

As soon as the words were spoken, the stone door slowly opened...

A handsome young man stepped out, but the moment he saw Ye Chen, his expression changed drastically, and he stammered...

"Senior Brother Xu... what brings you here?"

"Is there... something you need?"

At this moment, he had already guessed Ye Chen's intentions, but he still clung to a sliver of hope...

Perhaps Senior Brother Xu came to see me for something else?

After all, Long Aotian failed his challenge yesterday, so logically he has no reason to try and seize my cave dwelling...

The elegant disciple was terrified...

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen merely glanced at him before speaking with a serious expression.

"I want to challenge you..."

The elegant disciple: ? ? ?

Upon hearing this, his heart skipped a beat, and the way he looked at Ye Chen changed...

Has this moment finally arrived?

"Senior brother, no..."

"Please, please let me go..."

"If there's anything you've done wrong, junior brother, just tell me, and I'll definitely correct it..."

"Why don't you find someone else to challenge you..."

He had no intention of sparring with Ye Chen; instead, he started crying and wailing right in front of him.

After all, he knew he was no match for Ye Chen in a real fight; he would simply be asking for trouble...

Seeing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "How come this kid has no backbone at all?"

"You haven't done anything wrong. It's just that my room is a bit drafty, so I'd like to move to another place with you..."

Cave number nineteen and cave number twenty are actually quite similar. If he hadn't smashed the doors and windows while cultivating, he wouldn't have bothered coming out to challenge them...

Upon hearing this, the crying stopped abruptly...

The disciple seemed to see hope in preserving his cave dwelling, and immediately looked at Ye Chen in front of him, speaking with great conviction.

"Senior brother, what a coincidence..."

"Junior brother, I happen to be skilled in civil engineering. How about I help senior brother repair the house?"

"Don't worry, senior brother, I can guarantee that the house will be restored to its original state, or even more luxurious than before..."

To make his words more convincing, the disciple even took out all sorts of tools needed for construction from his storage bag, including a complete set of wood...

It seems this kid really is a craftsman...

Ye Chen glanced at him with surprise, not expecting to discover such a talent by casually challenging a cave. He immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then go and fix it..."

"If you can fix the house for me before dark, then I won't challenge you..."

After all, if his cave dwelling is intact, there's no need to move to another one...

Moreover, there were many Fire Spirit Grass seeds planted in the flowerbed in the courtyard. He planned to set up a Spirit Gathering Array to cultivate the Fire Spirit Grass after he learned how to set up arrays...

Upon hearing Ye Chen's confirmation, the disciple beamed with joy and patted his chest in assurance.

"Don't worry, senior brother, it doesn't need to get dark. One hour will be enough..."

"Senior brother, I'll go and repair it now..."

He ran happily towards Ye Chen's cave dwelling, eager to finish repairing the rooms so he wouldn't have to worry about his cave dwelling being taken away...

Many disciples nearby peeked out to look...

"Isn't that Senior Brother Lü? I heard he's already at the tenth level of Qi Refining, so why is he still so afraid of Senior Brother Xu Xiao?"

"I remember Senior Brother Lü hated it when people asked him to repair his cave dwelling, why is he being so diligent today?"

"This is the first time I've seen Senior Brother Lü take such initiative to help repair the cave dwelling..."

"That's not right. Senior Brother Lü has always had a fiery temper. If anyone dares to say he's a craftsman, he'll beat them half to death..."

......

Hearing the murmurs around him, a hint of doubt flashed across Ye Chen's face...

Are these people sure they're talking about the same person?

That disciple's attitude was quite good...