Although Lu Beixue's original plan had changed, the secret technique from the Golden Elixir Granny was indeed given away. Naturally, she didn't want to see this agreement fall through. After all, she desperately needed Lu Beixue to quickly enhance her strength. And in the Azure Cloud Sect, there wasn't much of a future.

  After a brief moment of contemplation, the Golden Elixir Granny slowly spoke. "Beixue, Li Qinghai no longer needs this Foundation Establishment Pill. You can take it yourself. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, it will be easier for you to gain recognition at the Extreme Cold Sect. With your cultivation and talent, you could directly become a core disciple. Then you can strive to become a true disciple of the Extreme Cold Sect, or even the Holy Maiden. Do you understand?"

  Lu Beixue fell silent. Suddenly, she didn't want to leave. After leaving, who knows when she would see Li Qinghai again.

  The Golden Elixir Granny could roughly guess Lu Beixue's thoughts. Since Li Qinghai was what she cared about the most, she used him as a breakthrough point. "Beixue, I might have misjudged before. Li Qinghai's talent isn't as simple as it seems. The swordsmanship he used in the Outer Sect Competition was quite powerful. It proves that his swordsmanship is no weaker than my True Flame Technique of Samadhi. Li Qinghai possesses two sacred-level secret techniques and has now become a Nine Peaks True Disciple. His future achievements won't be weak. Your aptitude is much stronger than Li Qinghai's. But the Azure Cloud Sect doesn't have ice-based secret techniques! Staying here would be a waste of time. Let alone surpassing Li Qinghai's strength. Do you just want to stay behind Li Qinghai forever? If Li Qinghai encounters danger in the future, do you just want to watch and be a burden?"

  Indeed, the Golden Elixir Granny understood Lu Beixue well. Lu Beixue was a strong-willed girl and didn't want to be a burden to Li Qinghai. At this moment, she was completely convinced by the Golden Elixir Granny. "Alright. After I reach Foundation Establishment, I'll say goodbye to Li Qinghai and head to the Extreme Cold Sect."

  The Golden Elixir Granny was very pleased. "It's good that you understand. Once you become the Holy Maiden at the Extreme Cold Sect, maybe Li Qinghai will become the Holy Son at the Azure Cloud Sect. Then you'll naturally have the chance to meet again."

  "Really?" Lu Beixue's eyes sparkled.

  "Of course, becoming the Holy Maiden or Holy Son means you'll be the emissaries of your sects, and naturally, you'll meet again," the Golden Elixir Granny said convincingly.

  "Alright!" Lu Beixue was instantly filled with motivation and began cultivating immediately, preparing for her Foundation Establishment.

  Watching the earnest Lu Beixue, the Golden Elixir Granny smiled with satisfaction, though she murmured to herself. Beixue, it's not that I want to deceive you. While it's true that sect emissaries exist, for Li Qinghai to become the Holy Son is as hard as reaching the heavens. He indeed possesses sacred-level secret techniques, but so what? With his mixed spiritual roots, without a powerful breathing technique to support him, the higher his cultivation, the harder it will be to advance. Reaching Foundation Establishment is already extremely fortunate for him; Core Formation is his limit.

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  The Golden Elixir Granny couldn't help but voice her thoughts. Although she was embarrassed by Li Qinghai during the competition, she still believed her judgment was correct this time! Can a cultivator with mixed spiritual roots really defy the heavens with their luck? What a joke in the world of cultivation!

  ...

  Unknowingly, three days passed. Another morning arrived. The saying goes, "A day's plan starts in the morning," and this holds true in the cultivation world as well. At sunrise, when the purple aura comes from the east, it's the time when spiritual energy is most abundant. Whether cultivating breathing techniques or breaking through realms, choosing the morning is never wrong.

  Especially at the Nine Peaks. It had always been without disciples, making the spiritual energy exceptionally dense. Every morning, the entire peak would be shrouded in spiritual energy, like a fairyland on earth.

  But this morning, the spiritual energy at the Nine Peaks was not as calm as usual. The vast spiritual energy was all converging toward Li Qinghai's small hut.

  Sensing something, Jian Jiu emerged from his wooden hut, floating in the air, gazing at Li Qinghai's hut. At this moment, Li Qinghai's hut was invisible, enveloped in a white mist of spiritual energy.

  Jian Jiu nodded slightly. "This kid is smart, knowing to gather spiritual energy first. It seems he's preparing for Foundation Establishment. Let me lend you a hand."

  With a wave of his sleeve, over a dozen command flags floated out from his storage bag. The flags were inserted around the house, forming an array—a Gathering Spirit Array!

  As the Gathering Spirit Array activated, the surrounding spiritual energy rushed in even faster. With the array's enhancement, the spiritual energy was continuously compressed, becoming even purer.

  Inside the wooden hut, Li Qinghai sat cross-legged on the bed, slowly opening his eyes. Sensing the pure spiritual energy around him, he could roughly guess. "This must be Elder Jian Jiu's doing. In that case, I don't need to gather spiritual energy myself and can directly break through."

  He took out a small wooden box from his storage bag, opened it, and swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill!

  The pill entered his dantian. Unlike other pills, the Foundation Establishment Pill didn't dissolve immediately. Instead, it began to spin in his dantian, faster and faster.

  In his dantian, a vortex of spiritual energy formed. Drip, drip... Under the extreme compression of the vortex, the spiritual energy transformed into droplets of spiritual liquid, falling from above the vortex. Gradually, a small pool of spiritual liquid formed at the bottom of the dantian.

  Even this small amount of spiritual liquid nearly exhausted all the spiritual energy in his dantian. Li Qinghai dared not hesitate, quickly operating the Five Element Longevity Scroll, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

  This continued for a while. The Foundation Establishment Pill, now the size of a grain of rice, was almost entirely consumed. Meanwhile, the spiritual liquid in his dantian filled nearly half of it.

  Before long, the grain-sized Foundation Establishment Pill completely dissolved, leaving nothing behind. The spiritual energy vortex stopped spinning. Suddenly, his body shook. Li Qinghai's spiritual roots resonated with his dantian. The spiritual liquid in his dantian began to rise, gathering into a cluster in the center, forming a spiritual liquid lotus platform!

  As more spiritual liquid gathered, the small lotus platform gradually expanded, transitioning from liquid to solid. Li Qinghai knew that once the lotus platform solidified completely, his Foundation Establishment would be successful!

  At that moment, the Five Element Longevity Scroll suddenly went out of control! The scroll, in its frenzy, not only absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy but also devoured the vitality of Li Qinghai's body! Carrying this vast spiritual energy and vitality, it surged toward his dantian!

  Boom! The newly formed lotus platform exploded!

  Li Qinghai spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body swaying!

  Did the Foundation Establishment fail?!

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