Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Creation Dao Body

Ji Shuchen stayed in the Immortal City for several days.

Worried about matters back in his clan, he soon bid farewell to Li Ping.

He was the Clan Leader and the person with the highest cultivation in the Ji family; he couldn’t be away from the clan for long.

Considering that the Yan family and the Ji family were now one, the two clans would likely have to prosper together on Little Plum Mountain in the future.

Li Ping was generous with Ji Shuchen. He not only gave him several bottles of cultivation-enhancing pills to encourage his training, but also ten Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Talismans to serve as a trump card should the clan face danger.

Ji Shuchen was, of course, endlessly grateful. He promised to guard the secret beneath Little Plum Mountain and take good care of the Yan family for Li Ping.

Li Ping nodded with a smile.

He was a Loose Cultivator, unburdened by clan disciples. Therefore, he would leave the Spiritual Land beneath Little Plum Mountain, as well as the astonishing number of Demon Beasts in the Cold Pool, to the Yan and Ji families.

However, any High-tier Spiritual Materials and relics of ancient cultivators that might exist within the array on the central island of the Cold Pool belonged to him.

After a moment of thought, he added another reminder, "Oh, right. If the Spiritual Land on Little Plum Mountain isn’t enough for both clans’ cultivators, don’t get any ideas about the Spirit Vein underground for now. You can go to the Yu family at Bifeng Lake and rent a Spiritual Land. For my sake, they shouldn’t give you any trouble."

As the younger generations of the clans grew, the number of cultivators in the Ji and Yan families increased.

The Spiritual Land on the surface of Little Plum Mountain was only about a hundred mu, not enough to support so many cultivators. They had to branch out and expand.

"Uncle Li, I understand!" Ji Shuchen nodded hastily.

"Alright, go on then!"

...

Ji Shuchen left together with Ji Shuwen.

As for Ji Shuwen, Li Ping didn’t give her any resources.

It wasn’t that he was stingy and unwilling to part with pills or Spirit Talismans.

Rather, it was because his public identity was that of an ordinary Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator with Tier Two Lower Grade talisman-crafting skills.

Therefore, it was unsuitable for him to take out Tier Two pills or Tier Two Middle Grade Spirit Talismans, as it would be too conspicuous.

Besides, Ji Shuwen was already a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Li Ping felt there was no need to provide further assistance.

In the future, unless he saw that Ji Shuwen had the potential for Core Formation, he would only consider investing in her if he had the spare resources to do so.

Otherwise, he didn’t plan to intervene again.

As for Ji Shu Xuan, he remained in the Immortal City to continue his cultivation.

Li Ping had asked his thoughts on opening a Spirit Wine shop. If he was interested, Li Ping would provide some help to get him started.

However, Ji Shu Xuan had yet to recover from Daoist Ji’s passing. Furthermore, his breakthrough to the Late-stage of Qi Refining had given him a huge boost in confidence.

So, for the time being, he had no plans to start a business. Instead, he wanted to continue toiling away at his cultivation.

After all, running a Spirit Wine shop would involve managing many mundane affairs, which would inevitably distract him and consume a great deal of his energy.

He was only thirty-two this year and had already reached the Qi Refining Seventh Level. At his current pace, he might be able to reach the Peak of Qi Refining within ten years.

When that time came, if he was lucky, he might even have a chance at Foundation Establishment.

Li Ping respected his choice.

...

Far away, over a hundred thousand li from there, was Jixia of the Qi Kingdom.

A moon-white Flying Ship emerged from Donghua Mountain. Aboard it, three figures sat cross-legged.

They were Dai Sangyu, Xu Guikai, and Ah Yun.

Six years ago, following her master’s orders, Dai Sangyu had taken Xu Guikai as her disciple.

Afterward, she led the two of them across several kingdoms to Jixia Immortal City, known as the sacred land of cultivation in the Western Wilderness. Her goal was to have her Lifebound Magical Treasure forged in Jixia.

Over the past six years, she had been teaching Ah Yun and Xu Guikai to cultivate while searching for an Artifact Refining Master to forge her Magical Treasure.

Her efforts had finally paid off. First, the Magical Treasure had been successfully forged.

Second, under her guidance, Xu Guikai and Ah Yun had successfully embarked on the path of cultivation.

Although Xu Guikai only had five Spiritual Roots, he possessed the ’Severing Heaven Sword Body’. Cultivating the "Severing Heaven Sword Dao" gave him a special bonus, allowing his cultivation speed to rival that of someone with a Dual Spirit Root.

After six years, he had already cultivated to the peak of the Qi Refining Third Level and was not far from breaking through to the Middle-stage of Qi Refining.

However, for Dai Sangyu, the most pleasant surprise of this journey was an unexpected gain.

’Senior Qi, are you awake?’ At this thought, her gaze fell upon the black ring on her left hand as she asked with her consciousness.

An old, sinister, crone-like voice echoed directly in her mind, "What is it? You woke this old woman up. Have you gathered the materials you need?"

"Not yet," Dai Sangyu replied with her consciousness after a moment’s thought. "It’s just that this junior still has some doubts about what Senior said. After all, a cultivator’s constitution is innate. This junior has never heard of one that can be changed later in life."

"Heh heh... This old woman knew you little girl wouldn’t believe it." The grating, sinister voice echoed in Dai Sangyu’s sea of consciousness again. "Wake this old woman up when you’ve gathered all the materials. You’ll know if it’s true or false then. What little Origin my Nascent Soul has left must be saved for reincarnation. Don’t wake me unless it’s important."

As the voice faded, just as expected, Dai Sangyu received no response to her further inquiries.

A contemplative look appeared in Dai Sangyu’s eyes.

She had acquired this black ring in Jixia, a lucky find from a street-side stall.

At the time, she had recognized at a glance that the black ring was no ordinary object.

After decisively buying it to study it, she found that, just as she suspected, the black ring was indeed extraordinary. A Nascent Soul from a Nascent Soul Cultivator was sleeping inside.

The moment this Nascent Soul Cultivator, named Madam Qi, awoke, her Nascent Soul left the black ring and attempted to perform Possession on her.

At that moment, facing the overwhelming power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Dai Sangyu’s mind went blank. She thought her cultivation journey was about to end.

But to her surprise, Madam Qi’s Nascent Soul Possession had no effect on her whatsoever. It failed.

Later, she learned from Madam Qi herself.

It turned out that she possessed a special constitution called the ’Heaven Mending Body,’ which made her immune to Possession.

What was worse, Madam Qi had been severely injured in a Magical Combat long ago, forcing her to self-detonate her Dharma Body and escape with only her Nascent Soul. She had slept for several hundred years in the black ring, which was made of Soul Nourishing Wood, to recover a portion of her Soul Power.

But in the process of the failed Possession, that portion of Soul Power was depleted. She no longer even had the ability to attempt Possession again and could only return to the Soul Nourishing Wood to sleep and accumulate Soul Power for reincarnation.

To prevent Dai Sangyu from destroying the Soul Nourishing Wood ring and to ensure her own reincarnation was protected, Madam Qi told her a shocking secret.

The secret was that her ’Heaven Mending Body,’ with the help of a certain Secret Technique, could be advanced into the renowned ’Creation Dao Body’!

The Heaven Mending Body was a purely altruistic constitution, of little use to the cultivator’s own training.

The Creation Dao Body, however, was a special constitution that aided a cultivator’s own training no less than Xu Guikai’s ’Severing Heaven Sword Body’.

Xu Guikai had the aptitude of five Spiritual Roots, but the boon of his Severing Heaven Sword Body allowed him to rival a cultivator with a Dual Spirit Root.

Of course, this was because his special constitution was highly compatible with his Cultivation Skill.

And her?

She already possessed an Abnormal Spiritual Root. Once she obtained the Creation Dao Body, even if the effect wasn’t as exaggerated as Xu Guikai’s, her aptitude would still surpass that of a Celestial Spiritual Root!

With such aptitude, even reaching the Nascent Soul realm would be a very real possibility.

Tempted, Dai Sangyu did not destroy the Soul Nourishing Wood ring. Instead, she struck a deal with Madam Qi.

Both sides made an oath.

Madam Qi would tell her the Secret Technique and all the materials needed to transform her constitution. In return, after transforming her constitution, Dai Sangyu would find Treasures to restore Madam Qi’s Soul Power and protect her during her reincarnation.

As Dai Sangyu was lost in thought, Xu Guikai walked up to her and asked respectfully, "Master, where are we going now? Are we returning to Fenglan Immortal City?"

Dai Sangyu shook her head. "No, we’re going to the Liang Kingdom!"

Several of the special spiritual materials required to transform her constitution were only found in the great Grassland. She was going to the Liang Kingdom to search for them.

...

As Li Ping focused single-mindedly on his arduous cultivation, another four years passed unknowingly.

During these four years, aside from occasionally taking on the guise of Li Jingyu to buy the Spirit Medicines needed for Tier Two Beast Feeding Pills, he almost never left his home.

However, by selling Spirit Talismans in cooperation with the Meng family and performing Alchemy for Huang Yan, that descendant of a powerful Core Formation Cultivator, his Storage Bag grew steadily fuller.

Unfortunately, something like the venom sac of a Tier Three flood dragon was very precious even to Huang Yan.

After the first time he performed Alchemy, for the next three sessions, Huang Yan used either Fire Attribute Spiritual Materials or simply paid the Alchemy fee with Spirit Stones.

With the idea of casting a long line to catch a big fish, Li Ping reluctantly agreed to his payment method.

However, after several interactions with Huang Yan, Li Ping noticed that he was growing increasingly impatient.

Of course, this impatience wasn’t directed at him.

Li Ping could sense that his dissatisfaction and impatience seemed to be aimed at the Immortal City’s authorities, and at Dai Sangyu, who had gone traveling far away after reaching Core Formation.

If this were in the past, Li Ping might not have been able to resist giving things a little push.

But now, Dai Sangyu had already reached Core Formation.

A Core Formation Cultivator was not someone he could scheme against.

Until he also reached Core Formation, he planned to just be an insignificant nobody, keeping a low profile and developing his strength.

Making trouble without enough strength was just asking for death.

...

And after four years, Bai Lin also finally cultivated to the Qi Refining Eighth Level.

To be precise, she had broken through to the Qi Refining Eighth Level two years ago. Li Ping had checked on her condition and believed she could break through to the Qi Refining Ninth Level within the next two years.

At this point, it was time for Li Ping to consider the promise he had made her: to give her a chance to attempt Foundation Establishment.

In truth, he had been keeping an eye out for news about the Foundation Establishment Pill for all these years. However, as a strategic resource, every single pill was controlled by the major powers, and he never had a chance to get his hands on one.

If it really came down to it, Li Ping planned to go directly to Jixia and purchase two portions of a secondary Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object similar to the Jade Heart Liquid.

In any case, he had the ’Dual Cultivation Method,’ which could quickly repair damage to his Origin.

Even without a Foundation Establishment Pill, Bai Lin wouldn’t be in any danger when attempting Foundation Establishment.

But that was a last resort. The best method, of course, was to get a Foundation Establishment Pill and have her consume two types of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects at the same time to attempt Foundation Establishment.

And just as Li Ping was vexing over this, a Foundation Establishment Pill was delivered right to his door in a strange way.

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