Chapter 112: I Have Established My Foundation, and I Am in Good Condition!

Inside the Cave Abode, Su Ping silently circulated his cultivation technique with a mind free of distracting thoughts.

Slowly, he felt the Dharma Power throughout his body begin to thicken, and every inch of his skin and every bone seemed to undergo a mysterious qualitative change along with the transformation of his Dharma Power.

At first, Su Ping felt some discomfort during this process of Dharma Power liquefaction, but gradually, he began to experience the joy of rebirth after shedding his old self.

He even wished that this process could continue indefinitely...

He did not know how many days had passed.

Su Ping suddenly felt that the liquefaction process had ended; all the Dharma Power in his body had transformed into approximately one hundred and twenty drops of Spiritual Liquid, flowing slowly and growing within his body.

It made his body and even his Divine Soul feel an unprecedented sense of comfort.

Hum!

Su Ping released his Divine Sense.

In an instant, it swept across the surroundings of the Cave Abode.

"The range of 'Clear as the Palm' has reached three hundred and fifty meters!"

"Foundation Establishment successful; it has actually more than doubled based on my original foundation!"

"Finally... Foundation Establishment is successful!"

Su Ping retracted his Divine Sense and slowly exhaled a breath of white mist.

Immediately, Su Ping, while sitting cross-legged, lifted off the ground and floated in the air.

Being able to fly off the ground can be considered a major benefit after Foundation Establishment.

In the future, when performing flight, he would finally no longer need to rely on special effects like Arrays or tricks to help.

Su Ping familiarized himself with his current state, but he was in no hurry to leave the Cave Abode; instead, he returned to the Pot Heaven for a short rest, and only after transforming back into the White Crane Boy did he return to the Cave Abode.

Outside the Cave Abode where Su Ping was located in Yunshan Market.

Over the past few days, people had come by from time to time to check the situation, and upon discovering that the aura inside the Cave Abode was weakening, they shook their heads, thinking that this person was likely failing their Foundation Establishment.

Yet, they did not expect that the aura in this Cave Abode had suddenly become dense again over the last two days.

Even the Foundation Establishment Deacon of Yunshan Market was alarmed and came to take a look, giving a judgment that the probability of success was very high.

This made the representatives of various cultivation families excited.

When Su Ping opened the Restriction, transformed into the appearance of the White Crane Boy, and slowly walked out of the Cave Abode's gate,

he immediately saw the representatives of various families waiting in line outside the Cave Abode for a meeting.

Su Ping did not find this surprising.

He chose to complete his Foundation Establishment at this Yunshan Market Cave Abode with the goal of letting everyone know that the Foundation Establishment that appeared near Jinque City was not some outsider with a major background who might be plotting a grand conspiracy.

But rather a lucky person with an ordinary background who could only run to the Market to take a gamble and then luckily advanced from Qi Refining Perfection to Foundation Establishment!

Compared to the two, the latter was undoubtedly more reassuring to most factions, preventing them from stirring up so much trouble.

And in the current environment, is it not perfectly reasonable for such a Foundation Establishment cultivator, fearing being drawn into conspiracies and thus choosing not to be a lackey but to work alone, to go and take over a Market with a First Tier Low Grade Spirit Vein?

Su Ping had already decided on the Market he intended to take over before his Foundation Establishment: it was that Jiuye Mountain Market.

In this way, there would be no more blind spots in the entire Jinque City territory that Su Ping could not manage, and it would also better safeguard the safety of Linyue Lake.

There was no help for it; who let the Jiuye Mountain Market be besieged by a group of outsider cultivators without even a Foundation Establishment cultivator last time? This also made Su Ping realize that in this Cultivation World that was beginning to shake, a territory without a Foundation Establishment cultivator to maintain Order was becoming increasingly unsafe!

To avoid another siege event at Jiuye Mountain Market, which might even implicate Jinque City, and to prevent the Linyue Lake fishing spot from being destroyed—whether by accident or on purpose—while he was away!

Su Ping decided that this Jiuye Mountain, the only Spirit Vein location within the Jinque City area that could potentially cause trouble, should be managed by him, the Great Cultivator of Foundation Establishment, Baihe Zhenren!

And if things went smoothly, he could also incidentally sell specialties from Water Blue Star; with a steady stream of income, he could have some stable Spirit Stone earnings to subsidize his household expenses.

At the same time, for some things he didn't need for the time being, perhaps he would be qualified to hold an Auction to sell them to cultivators in need?

Su Ping released his Divine Sense, pressing it directly upon the cultivators around him.

This caused the eyes of these suppressed cultivators to narrow, and they no longer had the slightest doubt.

"Congratulations to Daoist for the successful Foundation Establishment!"

Someone immediately spoke up to offer congratulations and presented congratulatory gifts.

Su Ping hurriedly smiled and cupped his hands in thanks, but he did not accept the gifts for the time being, instead directly stating his stance.

He was the only living successor of the Immortal Crane Illuminating the Moon and Listening to the Wind Temple, and in order to ensure this Dharma lineage would not be cut off,

he would not participate in any faction for at least the first twenty years of Foundation Establishment, but would instead seek a small Spirit Vein location as a place for inheritance.

He would consider subsequent matters only after the inheritance was stabilized.

The surrounding cultivators heard this; some admired him, some were unimpressed, and some felt this must be a lie.

However, on their faces, they all wore expressions of "Daoist is of high character"!

After Su Ping declined their invitations, he accepted the Invitation Letter from the Deacon stationed at Yunshan Market.

This was an invitation for Foundation Establishment cultivators; as a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, Su Ping could not afford not to go.

At the same time, Su Ping was actually a bit curious about what other Foundation Establishment cultivators were like, so he followed the steward who delivered the letter to the villa on the mountaintop.

The villa on the mountaintop had been repaired after the great battle, and it was obvious in many places that it was newly built.

The inner courtyard was equipped with a Gathering Qi Array; as soon as one stepped into the inner courtyard, one immediately felt that the concentration of Spirit Qi had risen by another grade.

Su Ping compared it and found that the environment of the inner courtyard where the Deacon of Yunshan Market lived was only slightly worse than his own Pot Heaven.

Looking around, he found that the inner courtyard was filled with cultivated Spirit Grass and Spirit Herb, and there was also a pond where more than ten Spirit Fish were kept.

Not bad, it was indeed a good place that was only a little bit worse than his own Pot Heaven!

Su Ping soon met the Deacon of this Market, an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator who called himself Mu Zhenren.

This Mu Zhenren looked kind and benevolent, and he appeared quite easygoing toward Su Ping, this new Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He not only kindly answered some of the doubts Su Ping had after just establishing his foundation, but also bestowed Spirit Tea and expressed his support for Su Ping's choice.

In the words of this Mu Zhenren, it is very important not to leave regrets after Foundation Establishment; if one has made formal promises in the past, one must try one's best to fulfill them, so that one's state of mind remains flawless and one can forge ahead in cultivation to touch upon that Golden Core realm.

Then, Mu Zhenren and Su Ping exchanged ideas for over three hours before he let Su Ping go and personally saw him off.

Watching Su Ping, who had transformed into White Crane Boy, leave through the air.

Behind Mu Zhenren appeared a female Foundation Establishment cultivator wearing a red mask:

"Old Mu, this person kept his Divine Sense wrapped around his surface; I didn't dare to probe his true strength for fear of being discovered, but I could only feel that this new Daoist's Divine Sense is quite strong."

"To have such Divine Sense strength just after Foundation Establishment, this Daoist White Crane's aptitude must not be bad."

Mu Zhenren nodded slightly, agreeing with the female Foundation Establishment cultivator's judgment:

"I spoke with him briefly about the surrounding environment and probed him a little; the other party truly does not understand, he should be a cultivator who has not dealt with the likes of us Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"It's a pity, if someone with such aptitude had joined our Artifact Heart Sect from the beginning, he would have reached Foundation Establishment at least ten years earlier!"

"Perhaps, there could have been hope for a Golden Core."

Mu Zhenren had clearly misjudged Su Ping's true aptitude, and because of his love for talent and the pity he felt, he did not have any other thoughts.

He sought out Su Ping, on one hand, to befriend a Foundation Establishment cultivator in advance; who knows, perhaps they could be colleagues in the future?

On the other hand, it was also to test him on behalf of the sect, to see if he was a spy sent by other large sects.

As it stands now, he should have overthought it.

And what kind of spy would risk it all to run to a Market and reach Foundation Establishment so recklessly?

And then, after finally succeeding in Foundation Establishment, only intend to find a small Spirit Vein to hide away and leave behind a legacy?

Finally, and most importantly, if there really were such an excellent spy, would they run to this resource-poor region?

If Su Ping knew what Mu Zhenren was thinking.

He would definitely say it is very worth it!

Because his Fishing spot is in this very region; compared to the Fishing spot, what do the locations of second or third-tier Spirit Veins even count for?

Su Ping left Yunshan Market, restored his original body, returned to Pot Heaven to rest again, and waited for the news to ferment.

The next day.

Su Ping then transformed back into White Crane Zhenren, who was already a great Foundation Establishment cultivator, and flew into the air toward Jiuye Mountain Market!

Jiuye Mountain Market, having just experienced a siege, even though the siege had been lifted, was still a Market that had suffered heavy damage to its vitality, and now it had no popularity.

After that Inner Sect female cultivator finished calculating the accounts with the steward, she looked at the empty warehouse and felt like crying.

"Sigh, in the end, it was my greed; I originally thought it was just a small Market with a First Tier Low Grade Spirit Vein, which I could control with my Inner Sect status."

"But I didn't expect the Immortal Sect to change drastically, and no one recognizes my status as an Inner Sect Disciple anymore."

The Inner Sect female cultivator was lamenting her bad luck with a few trusted aides.

Suddenly, she sensed a fluctuation in the Array.

They rushed out of the room and saw White Crane Zhenren flying above the mountaintop!

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"Could it be some Elder from the Cultivator Alliance coming for revenge?"

"Are they afraid to deal with that strong person, so they are preparing to bully us to regain face?"

"No, this person's appearance seems to be that newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator in Yunshan Market from the news just distributed by the Immortal Crane!"

Seeing Su Ping flying through the air without using a Dharma Artifact, even though they didn't sense the aura of Foundation Establishment, the Inner Sect female cultivator and her few trusted aides all had their expressions change drastically, feeling terrified and uneasy in their hearts.

The Spirit Stones required for the Array were already running low.

And a Foundation Establishment cultivator surely has plenty of ways to break an Array!

"I invite the owner of this place to come out for a chat."

Su Ping cupped his hands in salute; he did not have the arrogance that Foundation Establishment cultivators usually have toward Qi Refining cultivators.

This also made the Inner Sect female cultivator's heart stir, feeling that the situation might not be that bad.

The Inner Sect female cultivator came forward, completely unaware that the great Foundation Establishment cultivator before her, whom she dared not look directly at, had traded with him not long ago and obtained the Big Dipper Greedy Wolf fragment from her hands.

One hour later.

The Inner Sect female cultivator left Jiuye Mountain Market with a few trusted aides.

Through friendly negotiations between both parties.

Su Ping used five hundred Spirit Stones plus a bottle of Pills usable by late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, provided by the friendly Xuanwu, to exchange for the deed to Jiuye Mountain Market.

This price... was naturally a "friendly price."

It could also be considered the price for that Inner Sect female cultivator to recognize reality, admit her investment failure, and choose to recoup some of her losses.

"From today on, you are all followers of White Crane Zhenren."

"I believe you are all sensible; for now, let everything remain as it is."

Su Ping took over Jiuye Mountain Market, and looking at those stewards and servants, he had no desire to deal with miscellaneous matters and directly chose to delegate authority first.

Then he would look at the results to decide on the individual's stay or departure.

In this Cultivation World, great power belongs to the individual, and there are no ties of relatives or family.

He is not afraid of being undermined.

If the small actions of those below make him unhappy, he can suppress them with a flip of his hand.

In less than a day.

The news that the newly promoted great Foundation Establishment cultivator, White Crane Zhenren, had obtained Jiuye Mountain Market through an agreement with the original Market owner, spread throughout the surrounding large cities.

At the foot of Jiuye Mountain, those mortal wealthy families who had intended to run away saw this and settled back down.

And after confirming that this Foundation Establishment cultivator's order was for everything to remain as it was, they began to get excited.

A place with a Spirit Vein guarded by a Foundation Establishment cultivator versus one without is a big difference for mortal families who only seek peace.

Many wealthy families hurriedly sent people back to prepare to move more clansmen over.

There were also Loose Cultivators who returned to Jiuye Mountain Market to request to cultivate Spirit Fields or set up stalls to work in the Market.

Because of the reputation of White Crane Zhenren's Foundation Establishment.

A few short days passed.

The popularity of Nine Leaves Mountain not only recovered, but even showed a trend of surpassing its previous peak!