Zhao Di took out another egg-sized ordinary-looking goose egg stone.

  An old man with the surname Xiong picked up this stone, feeling a bit hot to the touch, and suddenly had an idea. He carefully examined this unremarkable goose egg-sized stone and found that inside it had golden flame-like patterns, and the flames were constantly flashing and changing, as if alive.

  "Golden Flame Stone!" The old man with the surname Xiong confirmed the identity of the goose egg stone. He gazed at Zhao Di for a moment, then asked: "Zhao Di, can you tell me how you found so many treasures? Master doesn't have any other intentions, it's just that if there are special experiences, the sect can learn from them in the next Dragon Valley mission and will also give you some rewards!"

  Zhao Di calmly and slowly brought out the excuses he had prepared days ago, which basically meant that he was extremely lucky, found a treasure soon after entering the valley, and then hid. At the last moment of the one-month deadline, he coincidentally encountered two top-notch disciples of the Refining Qi period who were dueling, resulting in both being severely injured and dying together. He picked up their storage bags, discovered the treasures inside, and so on. Zhao Di didn't mention his own strength at all, but exaggerated his good luck to be unparalleled, making the other cultivators listening beside him, who hadn't obtained a single treasure, burn with envy and anger in their hearts, wondering why such good fortune had fallen upon Zhao Di alone, and why they couldn't get even a little bit of it. In their increased jealousy, these people became even more hostile and disdainful towards Zhao Di.

  The old man nodded frequently after listening to Zhao Di's words, revealing an expression of sudden realization. As for whether the old man really believed it or thought Zhao Di was talking nonsense, or if he was half-believing and half-doubting, Zhao Di didn't know. Anyway, as long as it could be glossed over, that was enough. The things that happened in Longwang Valley were not something anyone wanted to investigate, nor was there any way to do so.

  "Zhao Xian's nephew," the old man at the gate said, becoming increasingly polite to Zhao Di, even his tone of address had become much closer. He continued: "This piece of Golden Flame Stone, do you still want to exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

  "Yes, Master Shibo, I'm afraid I'm not talented enough and would like to exchange for another Foundation Establishment Pill." Zhao Di said.

  Xiong Zhangmen nodded, gazing at Zhao Di with a profound gaze for a moment before speaking slowly: "Zhao Xian nephew, there are some things that Master Bo feels necessary to tell you in a straightforward manner, which may be more helpful to you. With your qualifications, even if you take two Foundation Establishment Pills consecutively, the probability of successfully establishing your foundation will not exceed one in ten. If you take three pills consecutively, it might be slightly better, but still very limited. In general, the opportunity to establish your foundation is extremely slim. These three treasures are all hard to come by, and you'll never have such a good chance again. If you exchange them all for Foundation Establishment Pills and take them all at once without successfully establishing your foundation, the loss will be too great."

  "Shibo has a suggestion, why don't you exchange two foundation-establishing pills? The remaining treasure can be exchanged by the sect for 8,000 low-grade spirit stones, which is enough for your lifetime cultivation and you won't have to worry about spirit stone expenditure. This way, if you use the two foundation-establishing pills and succeed in establishing your foundation, it would naturally be the best; if not, among the Qi-refining stage disciples, you would still be considered extremely wealthy, with no need to worry about magical tools, medicinal pills, etc. You should know that 8,000 spirit stones is equivalent to the entire wealth of a Foundation-establishing stage cultivator who has lived for over a hundred years!"

  "Zhao Xian nephew, you don't need to rush to answer me. Let's do it this way, you first think about it on the side, and after all the disciples have finished exchanging, you can say what you want to exchange." After finishing speaking, the old man made a gesture with his hand, indicating that Zhao should retreat to the side.

  "Yes, many masters have taught me!" Zhao Di could only reluctantly retreat to one side.

  Next, Golden Leaf Fairy also exchanged a stalk of crimson-colored, flame-like leaves of Millennium Spirit Grass for a Foundational Pill. And that apathetic Senior Sun Ming also exchanged two Foundational Pills in one go!

  Several disciples bid farewell to the sect leader and returned to their respective mountain peaks after exchanging for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

  The Wenshi Hall was left with only the old master and Zhao Di.

  "Have you thought it through, young master?" Xiong Zhangmen asked Zhao Di with a gaze full of expectation.

  "Disciple has thought it through! Disciple has decided to exchange for another Foundation Establishment Pill!" Zhao Di's voice was not loud, but the determination in his tone was evident.

  "In that case, I won't say much more. Your determination to follow the Tao is indeed firm, but the path of immortality is fraught with danger, and sometimes knowing when to retreat isn't a bad thing!" After hearing Zhao Di's words, the old man seemed somewhat disappointed, and he handed Zhao Di a wooden box before saying nothing more.

  Zhao Di also bid farewell to the old man and rode on his flying feather artifact, flying towards the direction of Zhao Yin Peak.

  Although he had two faster flying artifacts in his storage bag at this time, he didn't want to use them within the crowded sect. If he was recognized and his origins were known, it would be unavoidable that he would have to spend more effort explaining himself again.

  "Wugeng! You've really come back!" A voice that was extremely familiar to Zhao rose up, who else could it be but Jian Xiner?

  "Xīn'ér! You've successfully built the foundation!" Zhao Di looked at the girl in front of him, who was floating in mid-air with a silver ribbon trailing behind her, her white dress fluttering like a celestial being. With just one glance, he could tell that she had a profound level of cultivation, and his eyes widened in surprise and delight as he exclaimed.

  "Yes, after I reached the peak of the 12th layer in my closed-door cultivation, I couldn't wait to take that Foundation Establishment Pill. Then, with ease, I broke through to the 13th layer and quickly cultivated to the peak of the 13th layer. At that time, the medicinal power had not been exhausted yet, and just half a month ago, I successfully established my foundation in an unstoppable manner." Jian Xiang'er briefly described her own experience when establishing her foundation.

  "Congratulations, Xian'er! From now on, you are a true member of the core layer of the Immortal Cultivation Realm! Hehe, if we were to rank our seniority, I should be addressing you as 'Shifu' from now on." Zhao Di said with a smile.

  "No need to call me Shifu, if it wasn't for Wu Gen Ge's gift of a few top-grade artifacts that day, how could I have passed the foundation-building trial and obtained the foundation-building pill to successfully build my foundation in one go? I won't dare forget Wu Gen Ge's great kindness. By the way, did you find any treasures when you returned from Xianglong Valley? Did you exchange them for foundation-building pills?"

  "It's been exchanged." Zhao nodded and said.

  "Great!" Jian Xiner exclaimed with excitement, but immediately thought of something and her eyes suddenly dimmed, her head also lowered.

  Zhao Di took out a small golden sword from his storage bag and handed it to the other party, saying: "This thing was found in whose hands, I'm sure you're clearer than me."

  Jian Xiner glanced at Xiaojian and said lightly, "Not bad, this thing was personally given to Bai Chuli by me. Now that this sword is in your hands, I suppose he didn't survive leaving Dragon Subduing Valley?"

  "He died in the valley," Zhao Di said bluntly, staring into his opponent's eyes without seeing any sign of sadness. He continued, "I don't understand your intention. You didn't like that guy and always tried to avoid him, so why did you give him a magic weapon? And he also said that you had made up with him before the foundation-building trial."

  "Hey! What's the use of saying these now, anyway? I've already successfully built my foundation! In fact, it wasn't just Bai Chulei, but all those thirteen-layered senior brothers who had a crush on me and pursued me, I said similar words to them!" Jian Xiang'er raised her head, puffed out her chest and said. At this moment, her expression was serious and solemn, completely different from her usual lively and mischievous lovely appearance!

  "I don't understand!" Zhao said with a frown.

  "It's actually very simple, ever since I was forced to leave the Jian family, I thoroughly understood a simplest truth: in the cultivation world, strength is everything! If I want to continue developing in the cultivation world, I must improve my own strength, or rely on a powerful cultivator! My spiritual root talent isn't bad, but it's not particularly exceptional either. Plus, my cultivation level is average, and I don't have any family backing me up. If it weren't for the few magical tools and talismans that Wu Gen gave me, I wouldn't even have had a chance to pass the foundation establishment trial, let alone succeed so quickly! So at the time, I set my sights on several senior brothers who were kind to me and might be able to pass the foundation establishment trial. If one of them succeeded, I could rely on a foundation establishment period cultivator, and then I would have a chance to establish myself in the cultivation world!" The girl sighed and spoke slowly.

  "In other words, even if it's your least favorite Bai Chulei who succeeds in building the foundation, you'll still marry him?" Zhao Di asked.

  "Probably will, I don't know either." The girl replied faintly.

  Zhao silently gazed at the girl, and for a moment, neither of them spoke.

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