Chapter 245: Foundation Building

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.

This morning, Changqing Lake.

The surrounding spiritual energy continuously gathered towards Zhuqueju, rolling up the mist, making the entire Zhuqueju shrouded in clouds and mist.

The morning sun shone down, emitting colorful light.

This scene did not dissipate until noon, when the sun was high in the sky.

Zhuqueju, practice room.

Xia Daoming let out a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, his face full of joy.

"Foundation building is indeed extraordinary. Fortunately, I have the help of Jindan Liquid. Otherwise, if someone like me who debuted halfway wants to build a foundation, it will take several years." Feeling the drops of true essence hanging in the Huangting of the lower dantian, emitting a powerful energy breath, Xia Daoming couldn't help but sigh.

A quarter of an hour later.

Xia Daoming left Zhuqueju and headed straight for Tianjian Peak.

Tianjian Peak, the back hall of the Elders' Mansion.

Zuo Dongge sat by the pond fishing with a comfortable look on his face, and Lan Xue quietly made tea for him.

Lan Xue is simple and innocent. She serves Zuo Dongge simply because he is an elder and her eldest brother's master.

She is sincere and willing to work hard.

Zuo Dongge is eccentric and a genius in cultivating immortals. Although he is seriously injured and his strength is greatly reduced, he is sensitive and can directly understand the essence of human nature.

He has a sense of who is simple-minded and who has ulterior motives.

Those disciples in front of him have too complicated minds and try to please him in every way, mainly because they want to get some benefits from him. This is human nature, but Zuo Dongge doesn't like it.

Lan Xue is simple-minded and has a pure heart for him, but Zuo Dongge likes her sincerely and likes her no matter how he looks at her.

"Hey, this kid finally remembered me." Zuo Dongge was fishing leisurely, and suddenly he felt something in his heart, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Lan Xue, your elder brother Xia is here."

"Oh, my elder brother is here? Then I'll go and pick him up." Lan Xue was surprised when she heard it, and threw down the tea set and Zuo Dongge, and flew out of the back hall with a gust of wind.

Seeing Lan Xue immediately abandon him, the golden elixir elder, and disappear in a flash, Zuo Dongge felt inexplicably sour.

On the other side, Xia Daoming met Lan Xue in mid-air.

"Brother, you are here!" Lan Xue flew and landed on Xia Daoming's flying boat, saying happily.

"Hey, you have completed your Qi training!" Xia Daoming looked at Lan Xue with surprise.

The reason why he completed his Qi training so quickly was because he opened up the blood sea, his consciousness and physique became stronger, which benefited the Qi training, so that he completed his Qi training one step earlier than expected.

Although Lan Xue was very talented, she started late after all. Even if he helped her later and she caught up, it would still take Xia Daoming several months to reach perfection from the ninth level of Qi Refining. He didn't expect that she would reach perfection so quickly.

"Yes, I have to thank my elder brother for this! If it weren't for my elder brother introducing me to Elder Zuo and getting his favor and guidance, I would definitely not have reached perfection in Qi Refining so quickly." Lan Xue said.

"So that's how it is. A famous teacher is a famous teacher. A cultivator with extraordinary talent like you can avoid many detours if he gets guidance from a famous teacher!" Xia Daoming sighed with relief when he heard this, but many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

The flying boat quickly landed in the back hall.

Zuo Dongge sat alone by the pond fishing, with his back to Xia Daoming and Lan Xue, without even turning his head, looking aloof and arrogant.

Xia Daoming, who had always been against Zuo Dongge, smiled and walked forward to him. He poured tea and water for him and said with a smile, "Master, you are in a good mood today. Come on, have a cup of tea to relieve your fatigue."

"You are being so attentive for no reason. There must be something..." Zuo Dongge was very pleased with Xia Daoming's change of heart. He took the teacup he offered and glanced at him with disdain.

However, when he was halfway through his words, Zuo Dongge's teapot shook and stared at Xia Daoming with his eyes like swords.

"Master, what are you going to do?" Xia Daoming pretended to be afraid.

"You have established your foundation!" Zuo Dongge said, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Master, you really have a good eye for talent. I have tried my best to restrain the fluctuations of my magic power, but you still saw it at a glance." Xia Daoming said hurriedly.

Zuo Dongge glared at Xia Daoming in a state of inexplicable anger.

With Xia Daoming's cultivation, even if he tried to restrain his magic power, he should have discovered it long ago.

It was just because of preconceived notions that he didn't bother to pay attention to him at all. As a result, he didn't find out the abnormality until Xia Daoming brought him tea. This was really embarrassing for Zuo Dongge.

As a result, Xia Daoming actually used this matter to flatter him. It was simply a pot that was not opened.

"Oops, the flattery hit the horse's leg." Xia Daoming muttered in a low voice when he saw this.

"You kid!" Zuo Dongge almost couldn't help but take out the broken sword out of habit.

But in the end, Zuo Dongge still held back.

There was no way, this kid was annoying, but his cultivation talent was really amazing!

Less than three months after becoming a disciple, he actually broke through from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment.

Could it be that he was a late bloomer, and he would be amazing if he didn't make a sound!

"How old were you last time?" Zuo Dongge asked.

"Master, I was 32 last time, but now I am 33." Xia Daoming replied.

"Thirty-three is not too early to build a foundation, but you are different. If you work hard, you will have a chance to achieve the golden elixir." Zuo Dongge looked serious.

"Master, don't worry. I will live up to your high expectations." Xia Daoming said solemnly.

Zuo Dongge nodded, then looked at Lan Xue and said earnestly: "Lan Xue, you have also completed Qi Refining. You must also work hard to build your foundation as soon as possible and catch up with your elder brother Xia. Here is a foundation building pill, take it."

As he said, Zuo Dongge threw a pill bottle to Lan Xue.

"Thank you, elder!" Lan Xue hurriedly knelt down to thank him.

Seeing Lan Xue kneeling down to thank him, Zuo Dongge felt a sense of accomplishment.

Unlike Xia Daoming, his master never gave him any instructions, but he first completed Qi Refining, then built his foundation, and opened up the sea of ​​blood.

This made Zuo Dongge, the master, feel very embarrassed.

Fortunately, he had given this kid three foundation building pills.

This time, he, the master, should have contributed to the foundation building.

But Xia Daoming didn't say anything, as if the breakthrough to the foundation building was all his own credit, so Zuo Dongge had to remind him.

"Master, you gave me three foundation-building pills, why did you only give Lan Xue one?" Xia Daoming reminded.

"Lan Xue is extremely talented, and I have rarely seen her in my life. One is enough. What's wrong with you... cough cough, anyway, one is enough for her." Zuo Dongge looked at Xia Daoming and really wanted to hit him hard with the broken sword.

Traitor!

You still know that the master gave you three? How come you didn't know to kneel down and thank me after the foundation was successfully built!

"The more foundation-building pills, the better!" Xia Daoming said.

Zuo Dongge glared at Xia Daoming fiercely, but still took out another pill bottle and handed it to Lan Xue, saying: "Here are two more, you keep them."

There was no way, Zuo Dongge loved the innocent Lan Xue very much and didn't want her to get hurt.

"Lan Xue, it's useless for you to hold three foundation-building pills, so give them to your brother. Later, your brother will give you better foundation-building things." Xia Daoming said.

"Okay, big brother." Lan Xue gave the three foundation-building pills she had just obtained to Xia Daoming without saying anything.

Zuo Dongge saw that this guy had been doing this for a long time just to benefit himself, and he was so angry that he blew his nose and glared.

Especially Lan Xue listened to Xia Daoming so much, which made him feel the most unhappy.

Why?

"You are so capable that you even dare to plot against me. Believe it or not, I will clean up the mess today!" In the end, Zuo Dongge couldn't help but take out the broken sword.

The broken sword shone with cold light, and Lan Xue was so scared that she quickly blocked in front of Xia Daoming.

Zuo Dongge was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

I was the one who taught you to practice, and I was the one who gave you three foundation-building pills. In the end, you still protected your big brother who could only cheat you of foundation-building pills.

"Master, do you believe it or not, I am the one who suffered a loss in exchanging three foundation-building pills with Lan Xue?" Xia Daoming said without changing his expression.

"I don't believe you. What do you think the foundation-building pill is? How many people have been asking for one but can't get one, and only I can easily take out three." Zuo Dongge couldn't help but swear.

"Disciple will show you something." Xia Daoming smiled slightly when he saw this.

Then a pill bottle flew out.

The golden elixir liquid is extremely precious. Xia Daoming has already divided the remaining sixteen drops of golden elixir.

One drop in each bottle.

Zuo Dongge took the pill bottle and showed a little shock on his face.

He is such a person that he could feel a little fluctuation of the golden elixir's breath as soon as the pill bottle flew out.

"Golden elixir liquid! You actually have golden elixir liquid, no wonder you can build your foundation so quickly! No wonder Lan Xue misses you so much! You are not her biological brother, but you are better than her biological brother." Zuo Dongge opened the pill bottle and looked at the golden drop inside with emotion. His eyes also changed a little when he looked at Xia Daoming.

In fact, he had a strange personality, and he could always tolerate Xia Daoming, his disciple, because he knew very well that Xia Daoming's character was not comparable to those of his previous disciples.

Now, seeing that he was willing to give the Golden Elixir to Lan Xue, he knew even more clearly that he had not made a mistake.

"Lan Xue, since your elder brother gave it to you, you should keep it first. With your talent and foundation, you can take it to build your foundation after a month or so." Zuo Dongge gave the pill bottle directly to Lan Xue.

"Master, look at the other Golden Elixir elders, which one of them doesn't have ten or eight disciples. Look at you, you only have me as a disciple, and you will be bullied if you go out." Xia Daoming's heart moved when he saw this, and he said.

"Who dares to bully you!" Zuo Dongge glared.

"Didn't Luo Mu bully me last time? I can't ask you to intervene every time someone bullies me, can I? So, Master, our Tianjian Peak is too weak. If this continues, it's not a big deal for me to be bullied. I'm afraid it will damage my reputation!" Xia Daoming said frankly.

"Nonsense, do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Don't you just want me to accept Lan Xue as my disciple?" Zuo Dongge said unhappily.

"Lan Xue alone is not enough. My two wives are both gifted, kind-hearted, and virtuous. You might as well accept them as your personal disciples. Shao Shiyu, Mo Yongzhi, and Wan Yan are devoted to the Tao, have principles in doing things, and can share the joys and sorrows. If you think their talents are not outstanding, you can accept them as registered disciples to expand your reputation." Xia Daoming said hurriedly.

Zuo Dongge was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and after a while he said with a smile: "You are so bold!"

"Master, do you think Liu Qiaolian is just average in talent and unworthy of being your disciple?" Xia Daoming asked.

"That's right." Zuo Dongge nodded.

"But if I tell you that she took the spiritual fruit at the age of 27, re-awakened her spirit and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, will you still think she is just average in talent?" Xia Daoming asked.

"You said, she started practicing at the age of 27?" Zuo Dongge was surprised and surprised.

"Yes, my other wife, Ji Wenyue, also re-awakened her spirit at the age of 20 and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals. She is 26 years old this year. Like Liu Qiaolian, she is also at the ninth level of Qi Refining, just a little short of perfect Qi Refining." Xia Daoming said.

"Could it be that you also re-awakened your spirit the day after tomorrow and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals?" Zuo Dongge's expression became a little shocked at this time.

"The three of us awakened our spirits together, and we all practiced martial arts before. The two of them have much less martial arts talent than my disciples, so after re-awakening their spirits, they focused on the path of Qi Refining." Xia Daoming replied.

"You kid! You kid!" After Zuo Dongge got a positive answer, he couldn't help but stand up and pointed at Xia Daoming. He didn't know what to say for a long time, and his heart was like a storm.

Re-awakening the spirit the day after tomorrow, losing at the starting line, the path of cultivating immortals is much more difficult than others.

But Xia Daoming succeeded in building a foundation in just six years.

Although it was related to the Golden Elixir and other opportunities, it was already extremely terrifying.

What was even more terrifying was that Xia Daoming also opened up the Sea of ​​Blood at the same time.

Even though Zuo Dongge was proud of his extraordinary talent, he still felt inferior.

"Do Shao Shiyu and the others know about your re-awakening of the spirit?" Zuo Dongge gradually calmed down after a long time, and said with a serious look.

"I didn't tell them." Xia Daoming replied.

"A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind! You established your foundation at the age of 33, which is very ordinary for a truly powerful person. Although it is amazing that you opened up the sea of ​​blood, this path is declining, and no one thinks you can go far, and it will not attract special attention from others.

But once your cultivation experience is revealed, it will inevitably cause an uproar. Other sects in Daliang State, and even sects in neighboring countries such as Yue State, will pay close attention to you, plot against you, and prevent you from truly growing up.

So, this matter ends with your master, unless one day you cultivate to the Nascent Soul, then your cultivation experience will be insignificant." Zuo Dongge said in a deep voice, and a complex look flashed in his eyes for some reason.

"Was Master plotted against by someone back then?" Xia Daoming asked in a deep voice with a cold light in his eyes.

"When you have a chance to become a Nascent Soul one day, I will tell you about my master's affairs. It's too early now and there is no point in saying more. You just need to remember that you can be excellent and stand out, but you can't be so excellent that others are afraid of you and want to get rid of you as soon as possible!" Zuo Dongge said with a serious look.