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Chapter 231 What? Only at Foundation Establishment? (Second Update)

According to the message sent by the Lotus Fairy via her flying sword, this trip might not be so safe. Besides the nine-headed demon python, there might also be demonic cultivators interfering. It would be a good thing if more experts went to help.

The Lotus Fairy was a spiritual lotus found by the Drunken Taoist of Drunken Immortal Cliff. Because it absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, it gradually developed wisdom and could speak human language. Originally, the Drunken Taoist planned to refine it into a pill to help him overcome the Four Nine Heavenly Tribulation and become an Earth Immortal.

However, he was kind-hearted and grateful to Heaven for its benevolence towards life. Since Linglian already possessed wisdom, killing her to refine medicine would be no different from killing her. Instead, he used elixirs to help her transform into human form, took her as a disciple, and taught her Taoist methods and his own alchemy techniques.

After failing to overcome the Tribulation of the Forty-Nine Heavens, the Drunken Daoist was reborn with a trace of his true spirit. He cultivated the Spirit Lotus to the Nascent Soul stage and often used elixirs to befriend righteous cultivators. He also asked the elders of the Heavenly Evolution Sect to use the Lesser Evolution Divine Number to calculate the reincarnation of the Drunken Daoist.

In this life, the Drunken Daoist did not become a human, but instead transformed into a lingzhi mushroom. The Lotus Fairy found the lingzhi and moved it to the Drunken Immortal Cliff, where she carefully tended to it every day to help it cultivate. The lingzhi gradually awakened and was about to take human form.

Lingzhi is a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, especially the transformed Lingzhi, which is a great tonic for both cultivators and demons.

Therefore, before Lingzhi took human form, it also attracted a nine-headed demon python in the Nascent Soul stage. The Lotus Fairy was good at refining medicine but not good at fighting. She was no match for the nine-headed demon python and could only send a message by flying sword to ask the sword cultivators of the Emei Sect for help.

After receiving the Lotus Fairy's request for help, Master Bai Mei immediately dispatched the Seven Clouds, who happened to be free at the time, hoping to use the Lotus Fairy's elixir to help the Seven Clouds break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

This led to the chance encounter with Li Chuan and his battle against the Xuan Yin Sect elder.

"Then thank you very much, seniors."

Upon hearing Chu Yuxiang's prompt agreement, Li Chuan immediately spat out the newly refined magic weapon, the Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl, from his dantian.

"Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, there's no need to call us seniors. In cultivation, those who have achieved mastery are our teachers. Although we have cultivated for a few more years than you, we are not worthy of the title of senior."

If you don't mind, we are all from the same orthodox sect of Xuanmen, so please call us Senior Brother and Senior Sister.

I am the eldest of the Seven Masters of the Clouds, my name is Chu Yuxiang. You can call me Senior Brother Chu, just like the others.

After Chu Yuxiang finished speaking, the other six people also announced their names.

"I am a veteran of World War II who came from the East."

"I am Cheng Xuanfeng, the third son."

"I am Qin Ruohua, the fourth brother."

"I am the fifth son, Yingzhen."

"I am Dong Hao, the sixth son."

"I am the seventh sister, Shangguan Qian."

Li Chuan naturally agreed with a smile, addressing them all as "Senior Brother" and "Senior Sister." He had addressed them as "Senior" earlier because, given Li Qingfeng's status, the Seven Masters of the Clouds could indeed be considered seniors.

Now that the other party is willing to treat each other as equals, that would be the best outcome. It's easier to communicate with peers; it's uncomfortable to talk to someone of a lower generation.

"Senior Brother Chu, let's go!"

Li Chuan tossed the Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl and leaped onto it.

However, when the seven people saw Li Chuan wielding the Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl, they were all stunned, and then stared at Li Chuan with extremely incredulous eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing the strange expressions on the seven people's faces, Li Chuan had a sudden thought and roughly guessed what was going on.

Sure enough, Chu Yuxiang, the eldest of the seven, asked tentatively:

"Junior Brother Qingfeng, I observe that your true essence is loose and not concentrated. It feels as if you haven't yet formed your core. Did you suffer some injuries during your battle with Nan Tong from the Xuan Yin Sect?"

Whether a person is at the Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, or Nascent Soul stage can actually be easily identified by the degree of refinement of their true essence when using magic weapons and spells.

When Li Chuan first killed Nan Tong, he used chakra instead of true essence, so none of the Seven Sons of the Clouds could tell.

When Li Chuan used the Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl just now, the loose true essence he exuded was clearly not the true essence of someone in the Core Formation stage.

However, Li Chuan killed Nan Tong, who was at the peak of the Core Formation Realm, with a single punch. If he were to be said to be at the Foundation Establishment Realm, it would be hard for them to believe.

Therefore, they speculated that Li Chuan's true essence was not so refined because he had just been injured in the battle.

Seeing this, Li Chuan smiled and didn't hide anything:

"Oh, no, those demonic cultivators from the Xuan Yin Sect are indeed powerful, but fortunately, I also have a secret technique for self-defense, so I was lucky enough to avoid any harm. As for my true essence being loose and not condensing, that's because my aptitude is average, and I haven't formed my core yet."

He is at the Foundation Establishment Realm; there's no way to lie about that, nor is there any need to. His strength speaks for itself, and having strength is the most important thing.

In matters of realm, a lower realm defeating a higher realm actually makes the person more talented and worthy of friendship, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Alas, when I was eight years old, my master took me into the mountains to cultivate. I have been cultivating diligently for twelve years, but I still haven't been able to form my core. I can't compare with my senior brothers and sisters. So I went down the mountain to gain experience, hoping to find an opportunity to form my core."

Not long after settling in, we encountered demonic cultivators massacring the village and harming people to cultivate demonic treasures. Hmph, as a righteous cultivator, how could I, your junior brother, tolerate this? So I fought them.

Li Chuan made some subtle adjustments to Li Qingfeng's experiences and recounted them in detail.

"What?! He's only at the Foundation Establishment stage?!"

Upon hearing Li Chuan's account, the seven men swallowed hard and exchanged bewildered glances.

They didn't expect that Li Chuan was really only at the Foundation Establishment stage. It wasn't unheard of for someone at the Foundation Establishment stage to kill someone at the Core Formation stage in the cultivation world.

As top-tier Emei sword cultivators at the peak of Foundation Establishment, they would have a chance to defeat a relatively weak cultivator in the early Core Formation stage if they were to encounter one of them alone.

However, it was completely incomparable to Li Chuan's situation. After all, the Xuan Yin Sect elder that Li Chuan was facing was not just at the initial stage of Core Formation, but at the peak stage of Core Formation. Moreover, he was not weak at all; his strength was that of a genius who could fight beyond his cultivation level.

Moreover, in their eyes, the power of Li Chuan's punch earlier was already comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator wielding a magic weapon.

Foundation Establishment stage? How talented must a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator be to have such strength? It's probably only their sect's senior sister and senior brother Changkong, who possess the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords, who could have such strength at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Junior Brother Qingfeng, don't be discouraged. You've only been cultivating for twelve years, and to have such strength at the Foundation Establishment stage is already quite impressive. It takes us a hundred years to form our core. There's no need to rush, no need to rush."

Seeing that Li Chuan seemed unaware of the situation outside, Chu Yuxiang, though inwardly furious, still offered words of comfort.

The other six nodded in unison, like chickens pecking at rice.

If someone like you complains about not being talented enough, then what are we? Useless?

In their minds, Li Chuan is now a disciple of the righteous path who has just entered the world for training, but seems to have little understanding of the cultivation world and is not exceptionally talented.

(End of this chapter)