"My dear Han, you performed well. You can take a rest for a while and compete with Junior Brother Wu to select the first place!" Liu Sheng said with a smile.
"No need for that. I admit that I am no match for Fairy Wu and I am willing to admit defeat." Han Changming declined politely.
It is not necessarily a good thing that Han Changming defeated Wu Xueli. A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Second place is already very good.
Since Han Changming had admitted defeat, naturally no one else would say anything.
Most of the cultivators thought that Han Changming won by relying on talismans. The Jindan cultivators knew that Han Changming won by relying on the Purple Crystal Flying Scorpion, but they didn't say anything.
"Friend Han, you guys stay in Tinghai Pavilion for the time being. We in Tinghai Pavilion will provide you with a spiritual land to help you build your foundation."
"Help me build the foundation?" Han Changming was slightly stunned. He didn't know what Liu Sheng was up to.
Logically speaking, Liu Sheng should just give him the Foundation Establishment Pill, but he was actually so kind as to provide him with a spiritual land to help Han Changming establish his foundation
If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. I think Haige is not so kind!
"Yes, Senior Liu, my second elder brother Han Changshuo is a disciple of your sect's Dan Palace. He has said many times that Tinghai Pavilion has beautiful scenery. I want to see more of it!" Han Changming agreed and mentioned Han Changshuo.
There are thousands of Qi-refining cultivators in Tinghai Pavilion, but not many of them can be remembered by the Jindan cultivators. Han Changshuo mentioned Han Changshuo's name in front of everyone, and I believe Chen Yuxin would not dare to go too far.
Han Changshuo looked a little excited after hearing this.
Chen Yuxin frowned slightly, her face a little gloomy. She originally wanted to suppress Han Changshuo for a while, but Han Changming mentioned Han Changshuo's name in public. Who knows when a Jindan cultivator will ask about Han Changshuo. Chen Yuxin had to change Han Changshuo's task. She didn't dare let Han Changshuo refine the Qigong Pill again.
"Good boy, you know how to seize the opportunity." Chen Yuxin thought secretly.
Liu Sheng nodded and said nothing more.
Returning to their seats, the monks continued to clink glasses.
After more than an hour, the monks dispersed and returned to their homes.
Returning to Qinghu Pavilion, Han Changming asked Han Deling, "Seventh Aunt, why did Senior Liu provide me with a spiritual land to help me advance to the foundation-building stage?"
"This is the rule of Tinghai Pavilion. Whenever there is a large-scale celebration, they will hold a competition and give out Foundation Establishment Pills as rewards. Foundation Establishment Pills are not given for free. After you build your foundation, you have to help Tinghai Pavilion with things and complete them within a deadline. You will be considered an outer sect deacon. If you do a good job, you will get extra rewards. Our ancestors have served as outer sect deacons of Tinghai Pavilion. Strictly speaking, it means mobilizing our Han family to help Tinghai Pavilion with things, and the family will help you complete it. You have stolen the limelight in this Jindan ceremony, and you must be more low-key in the future." Han Deling said earnestly.
Han Changming agreed honestly. After thinking about it, it made sense. One Foundation Establishment Pill cost 40,000 spirit stones, and five of them would be 200,000 spirit stones. However, the other four people had Jindan cultivators behind them, so they probably wouldn't do anything for Tinghai Pavilion for a few tens of thousands of spirit stones.
On the second day, Han Changshuo came to Qinghu Pavilion, and he looked somewhat excited.
Han Changming mentioned his name in front of the Jindan cultivator, and Chen Yuxin changed his job that night and asked him to refine Qi-nourishing Pills, and his treatment improved a lot.
"Ninth brother, thanks to you, otherwise I would continue to refine the fasting pills." Han Changshuo said gratefully.
"Brother, we are a family, and we should help each other. Chen Yuxin will definitely not let it go. You should pay more attention and don't let her get hold of you. You need to be more careful when working under her." Han Changming kindly reminded.
He broke Chen Yungang's tendons, and Chen Yuxin would definitely not let it go.
"I will, anyway, thanks, ninth brother."
"Oh, by the way, second brother, I want to ask you a favor. Does Tinghai Pavilion have any poisonous beasts or insects? A hundred-year-old poisonous grass will do, or the inner elixir of a poisonous insect will do. It's all right as long as the price is not too high."
Han Changming plans to use Han Changshuo's power to collect poisonous insects and plants.
"No problem, I'll keep an eye on it for you." Han Changshuo patted his chest and agreed.
After a while, a group of Tinghai Pavilion disciples came to invite Han Changming, saying that the head of Tinghai Pavilion, Lin Yunfei, wanted to summon him.
After a cup of tea, Han Changming appeared in a magnificent palace.
A middle-aged man in his early thirties stood in front of him. The middle-aged man had an elegant appearance and a tall stature.
Lin Yunfei, in the late stage of foundation building, is the head of Tinghai Pavilion.
"Junior Han Changming greets Senior Lin." Han Changming bowed to Lin Yunfei.
Lin Yunfei nodded, looked Han Changming up and down, and said with a smile: "My dear Han, you performed very well in yesterday's fighting meeting. Under the order of Uncle Liu, you will be rewarded with a foundation-building pill, a pair of spiritual boots and two second-level defensive spiritual talismans. We will provide you with a spiritual land to impact the foundation-building stage. However, regardless of whether you can advance to the foundation-building stage, you must help us in Tinghai Pavilion do three things within ten years. If you complete the task, we will have an additional reward."
He took out a blue storage bag and handed it to Han Changming.
Han Changming nodded in thanks, took the storage bag, and took out a blue porcelain bottle. Inside was a blue pill the size of a longan, which gave off a strange fragrance.
“Foundation Building Pill!”
Han Changming looked very excited and his breathing became rapid.
He put away the foundation-building pill, bowed to Lin Yunfei, and said in a deep voice: "Junior obeys your command."
Lin Yunfei nodded, gave a few instructions, and then had someone take Han Changming to the spiritual land.
Less than half an hour later, Han Changming appeared in a stone chamber filled with spiritual energy.
Countless silver spiritual patterns are engraved on the stone wall, emitting a faint wave of restriction. The concentration of spiritual energy here is three times that of the outside world.
Han Changming took a deep breath and felt refreshed.
He can stay here for a year, which is enough time for him to reach the foundation-building stage.
Han Changming did not take the Foundation Establishment Pill immediately, but instead took out the Taiyi Hualing Gourd and entered several spells.
Soon, a large amount of spiritual energy seemed to be guided by something and rushed towards the Taiyi Hualing Gourd.
The Taiyi Hualing Gourd slowly absorbed the gathered spiritual energy, and a large number of mysterious runes appeared on its surface, which was extremely gorgeous.
Han Changming looked up the rituals in the family's scripture library and found a way to use the Taiyi Hualing Gourd. He used his spiritual consciousness to drive the Taiyi Hualing Gourd and speed up its absorption of spiritual energy. In addition, he discovered another wonderful use of the Taiyi Hualing Gourd, which is to improve the quality of elixirs. The elixirs can be upgraded to mid-grade elixirs at the highest level.
As we all know, elixirs are divided into four grades: low, medium, high and extreme. The higher the grade of the elixir, the higher the quality, the better the efficacy and the fewer side effects.
Inferior-grade elixirs contain residual medicinal power of spiritual medicines. The residual medicinal power cannot be absorbed by cultivators and will accumulate in the body, slowly forming elixir poison. Most of the elixirs sold on the market are inferior-grade elixirs. There are not many mid-grade elixirs. As for high-grade elixirs, they are relatively rare, and the best-grade elixirs are unheard of.
The foundation-building pill in Han Changming's hand is a low-grade pill, which should be able to be upgraded to a mid-grade one.
The Taiyi Hualing Gourd is now about a foot high, and an egg can be stuffed into the gourd mouth. Han Changming took out the Foundation Establishment Pill and stuffed it into the Taiyi Hualing Gourd.
He has experimented with it many times and found that Taiyi Hualing Gourd can improve the quality of elixirs. The more abundant the spiritual energy is, the faster the improvement will be.
He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and meditated to regulate his breathing.
Two months passed quickly.
Han Changming opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
He unplugged the gourd and poured out a blue pill. Compared with the last time, the size of the foundation-building pill had shrunk significantly and the fragrance it emitted was very strong.
This is the characteristic of a mid-grade elixir. The Taiyi Hualing Gourd lived up to expectations and upgraded the grade of the lower-grade foundation-building elixir to a mid-grade one. Unfortunately, time is limited, otherwise he would like to try whether he can upgrade the lower-grade foundation-building elixir to a top-grade one. The spiritual energy here is abundant, so maybe this is possible.
Tinghai Pavilion only gave him one year, so he didn't dare to delay too long. The spiritual energy here was abundant, and breaking through to the foundation-building stage here could increase his chances to a certain extent.
He took out a red pill and put it into the Taiyi Hualing Gourd.
Han Changming took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and took the Foundation Establishment Pill.
The pill melted in his mouth and turned into a stream of pure spiritual energy that ran around in his body.
He felt a ball of fire in his abdomen, which was burning more and more vigorously, and the pain in his veins from being burned by the fire was unbearable.
He gritted his teeth, followed the mantra of Thick Earth Technique, circulated his magic power through his meridians, and the pain was relieved a little.
After a while, Han Changming felt a warmth coming from his internal organs, which was very comfortable. However, along with the warmth came an unbearable itch, as if tens of thousands of ants were crawling all over his body.
Some brown substances flowed out of his body through his pores.
Han Changming used his eyes to compete, practicing his skills over and over again.
If someone used the divine eye technique to observe his Dantian, they would find that a ball of yellow gas was rolling violently, as if it were a living thing.
As the yellow air mass rolled violently, Han Changming's face showed pain, beads of sweat the size of beans kept falling, and his whole body felt like being pricked by needles, the pain was unbearable.
The medicinal power contained in the mid-grade foundation-building pill was too strong. Han Changming practiced the technique over and over again, gathering the huge amount of spiritual energy into his dantian. At the same time, he drew in the abundant spiritual energy in the stone chamber, and the yellow gas at his dantian slowly transformed into liquid.
Mana liquefaction, this is the sign of the foundation-building period.
After more than half a month, Han Changming's body was covered with a thick layer of black dirt, emitting an unbearable stench.
The yellow gas mass at Han Changming's dantian disappeared, and was replaced by a large area of yellow liquid, like a lake. His aura was much stronger than before.
"Finally entered the foundation-building stage."