Chapter 128: Tacit Understanding

His father heard what his grandfather said and laughed, "Father, what kind of aptitude do I have? How much do I weigh? Don't I know it myself?"

"Being able to complete Foundation Establishment is already thanks to the blessings of Father and Qing'er. How dare I hope to cultivate to the Purple Mansion stage! Besides, aren't the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill or Purple Mansion Jade Liquid all things that require three or four hundred thousand spirit stones? And they might not even be buyable, so I dare not think about the Purple Mansion stage!"

His grandfather heard what his father said and was almost angered to death, directly slapping him.

His father didn't know why he had to be beaten after saying a few truthful words, but he didn't dare to dodge and took the slap squarely on his head.

His father was very confused. Touching the place where he was hit, he asked, "Why did you hit me? Wasn't I telling the truth?"

His grandfather glared at him fiercely, then took out a jade box with a high-grade spirit-sealing talisman stuck on it from his storage bag and threw it at him.

His father understood that this was for him to open. Although he was full of doubt and confusion, he still peeled off the spirit-sealing talisman and opened the jade box. Immediately, he saw a purple pill that was spiritually oppressive, emitting the spiritual pressure of a third-grade treasure.

Although he already had a little guess in his heart, he still couldn't believe it at all. He swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but ask, "Father! This, what is this pill?"

His grandfather was angry and ignored him.

Lin Zhangqing knew that it was his turn to step in, so he answered, "Dad! What you are holding in your hand is the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill!"

Although he already had a little guess in his heart, when his son explicitly told him, his hand still couldn't help but tremble.

Subsequently, his excited face quickly flushed red, and his reaction was about the same as his grandfather's when he first got the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill.

Soon, his father reacted, hurriedly closed the jade box, injected a bit of mana to reactivate the spirit-sealing talisman, and then carefully and seriously stuck the spirit talisman back on.

Knowing that his father was angry with him and wouldn't ignore him, he could only turn to Lin Zhangqing and ask, "Qing'er, why do we have such a precious pill?"

Lin Zhangqing organized his language a little and explained, "Dad! This time, I accepted a task from Great-Grandmother to enter the Ziyang Secret Realm to protect Junior Sister Chen, and then I also collected some main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill."

"Because the task was completed well, and I collected quite a few main ingredients, I first got two Foundation Establishment Pills and two Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pills from Great-Grandmother. If there's a need for more, I can go find her to get them."

"But I guarantee that the quantity of Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pills will not be small; at the very least, I can guarantee that everyone in our family will have one."

Hearing his son's words, Lin Maosheng simply couldn't believe it was true!

He had only been in seclusion for a little over a month; how had things suddenly become so different? The family had suddenly become wealthy!

At this time, his grandfather, Lin Fandao, heard what Lin Zhangqing said and had a sudden inspiration. He took out an identical jade box from his storage bag and threw it at Lin Maosheng again.

Seeing the jade box that was exactly the same as the one he was holding now, he couldn't help but open it to take a look. It was the same pill as before, so he hurriedly closed it and stuck the spirit-sealing talisman back on.

His grandfather reached out and took back the two jade boxes in his father's hands.

He put them back into his storage bag and then went back to the cave abode hall to drink tea by himself.

His father understood at this time the meaning conveyed by his son's words just now. Now he finally realized that he still had a great chance to advance to the Purple Mansion stage.

He also finally understood why his father was angry. He hurriedly came to his father, Lin Fandao's side, and began to pour tea and water with a cheeky face, then whispered an apology and promised to practice hard, striving to advance to the Purple Mansion stage as soon as possible.

His grandfather's expression improved a little. He thought for a moment before saying, "Regardless of whether there is a Purple Mansion Tongxuan Pill in the future, you should practice hard to improve your cultivation."

"The cultivation world is a place where the strong prey on the weak. No one knows what will happen in the future, but the higher your cultivation, the more you can ensure you can handle things with ease."

Lin Maosheng heard this and felt ashamed in his heart. He apologized, "Father! I did relax a bit after succeeding in Foundation Establishment. I definitely won't in the future!"

His grandfather sighed and took out two spiritual artifacts, one offensive and one defensive, which he had bought at the Wanbao Pavilion, from his storage bag and handed them to his son. He instructed, "Next, you should complete the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment with peace of mind, tempering your meridians and nourishing your physical body. By the way, refine these two spiritual artifacts so you don't keep using first-grade dharma artifacts even after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage."

Lin Maosheng hurriedly thanked his father and then stepped forward to take them. He took a look; both were earth-attribute spiritual artifacts, just right for his attribute. One was a second-grade lower-grade spiritual artifact flying sword, and one was a second-grade middle-grade shield-type spiritual artifact.

Seeing that his grandfather was no longer angry, Lin Zhangqing hurriedly went up to brew a fresh pot of Green Jade Tea, and the grandfather, father, and son sat together to talk.

Lin Zhangqing asked curiously, "Dad! How was your Foundation Establishment process? Was it smooth? Why was it so much faster than Aunt's?"

His grandfather obviously also wanted to know what was going on and was listening carefully.

Lin Maosheng recalled and said, "I don't know what happened. After entering the cultivation room and preparing, I followed the Foundation Establishment records left by our ancestors in the family's Scripture Pavilion, as well as the experience taught by Father."

"Combining it with my own understanding, I began to compress my own spiritual energy bit by bit. It should be thanks to the strength of my divine sense; it seems that compressing spiritual energy wasn't as difficult as recorded."

"Until it couldn't be compressed anymore, I took out the Foundation Establishment Pill and consumed it. Then, without hesitation, I dashed through in one go and successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Then the surrounding spiritual energy surged toward me rapidly, and I took the opportunity to convert them into liquid mana until the spiritual energy surge ended."

"The whole process can be considered very smooth; it seems I didn't encounter anything particularly difficult."

Lin Zhangqing and his grandfather looked at each other. After hearing the process described by his father, they didn't hear anything wrong. The whole process could be summarized in four words: "Very smooth!"

Just at this moment, another "crack!" sound was heard; the sealing restriction on the door of his second uncle's cultivation room had been opened.

Lin Zhangqing hurriedly came to the door to wait, and his grandfather and father also walked over. Soon, the door opened, and his second uncle walked out with a smile on his face. Seeing everyone coming to welcome him, he was even more happy and excited.

Sensing the second-stage spiritual pressure emanating from his second uncle, confirming that he had also successfully completed Foundation Establishment, Lin Zhangqing was especially happy. After all, his second uncle had been very good to the two siblings since they were young.

He immediately spoke first to congratulate his second uncle, shouting loudly, "Congratulations, Second Uncle, on your successful Foundation Establishment! From now on, may you have longevity and may your immortal path flourish forever!"

His second uncle laughed heartily, patted Lin Zhangqing's shoulder hard, and said proudly, "Second Uncle loves to hear Qing'er's words. Say more; in the future, Second Uncle will cover you!"

At this time, his grandfather "hummed," and his second uncle shrank his neck, hurriedly came before his father, Lin Fandao, paid his respects, and said, "Dad, your son has succeeded in Foundation Establishment! I have not failed your cultivation and expectations."

His grandfather nodded, the corners of his eyes slightly moist. Actually, he was quite happy today; his two sons had succeeded in Foundation Establishment on the same day and had also come out of seclusion on the same day. However, he had been angered by his eldest son just now, and he still hadn't quite recovered.

After a while, he said, "Very good, but even if you have succeeded in Foundation Establishment, it can only be considered taking the first step on the road of cultivation! In the future, you must continue to practice hard. The next goal is to break through to the Purple Mansion stage, or even the Golden Core stage."

His second uncle heard this and said with a grin, "Although I know my aptitude is average, I have never relaxed my practice. Dad, you can rest assured!"

Lin Zhangqing and his father heard his second uncle's answer and could be considered to have breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't make his grandfather angry, it was fine.

His grandfather didn't say anything after hearing this. Although he wasn't very satisfied, at least this answer was much better than his eldest son's answer just now.

His second uncle sensed his eldest brother's cultivation again and found that it was also second-stage spiritual pressure, which made him even happier, "Eldest Brother, you also succeeded in Foundation Establishment? When did you come out of seclusion?"

His father shook his head and said, "Just a little earlier than you. Just now, Dad also said about the same thing to me, but I didn't answer well and made him angry."

"Just now, we heard your answer and breathed a sigh of relief. At least you didn't make Dad angry!"

Lin Zhangqing laughed and said, "Father, Second Uncle, let's not stand here. Let's go into the hall; Grandfather is already waiting for us."

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