Chapter 72: Beginning Foundation Establishment

After Ye Fan left, Wang Jianqiang returned inside the room and began crafting artifacts.

Two days later, his Cultivation Points had successfully accumulated to 100.

He took out the Foundation Establishment Pill Prescription, focused his attention on it, and the system's voice immediately rang out.

"Ding, an inferior pill formula has been detected. Optimization and upgrade will consume 100 Cultivation Points. Do you wish to optimize and upgrade?"

"Yes."

"Ding, the Foundation Establishment Pill Prescription has been successfully optimized and upgraded to the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill Prescription."

As the optimization and upgrade prompt sounded, the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill Prescription flooded into Wang Jianqiang's mind.

He silently contemplated it for an hour, then took out the Medicinal Herbs and began refining.

With his aptitude, the consumption required to successfully achieve Foundation Establishment would inevitably be massive.

He had been mentally prepared for this for a long time; he went into seclusion for five days in one breath and refined one hundred Perfect Foundation Establishment Pills.

Afterward, he spent another ten-plus days refining a large quantity of Perfect Cloud Glow Pills before stopping.

He did nothing else afterward, rested for a day, and adjusted his physical state to its peak.

Just as he was preparing to begin his secluded cultivation, a knock on the door suddenly came.

Wang Jianqiang's expression stirred, and he rose to open the room door.

A stunningly beautiful figure immediately came into view.

Seeing the person outside the door, Wang Jianqiang revealed a look of surprise.

"Elder Dong? Why have you come?"

"Please, come in."

Dong Yue's expression stiffened, as if she had thought of some unhappy past events, and she subconsciously took a step back, "I just wanted to come and see if you had refined the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill; I won't go in."

"How can that be? It would be so rude to leave an Elder standing outside the door," Wang Jianqiang's eyes rolled, and he grabbed Dong Yue's hand and walked into the room.

Dong Yue's body stiffened, and she could only follow him into the room.

After entering the room, Dong Yue tried her best to keep her expression cold, "Have you managed to refine the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill? When do you plan to go into seclusion to break through?"

"The Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill has already been refined."

As Wang Jianqiang spoke, he took out a Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill and waved it in front of Dong Yue, "As for going into seclusion, it's quite a coincidence; I was just preparing to go into seclusion when you arrived."

Dong Yue curiously looked at the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill in Wang Jianqiang's hand, and immediately sensed a pure medicinal power within this pill that far exceeded ordinary Foundation Establishment Pills.

Her eyes lit up.

It truly is worthy of being a Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill; the medicinal effect is indeed astonishing!

Afterward, she looked at Wang Jianqiang again, "What are your chances of success?"

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "After all, Wang is of the most trashy Five Elements Spiritual Root; although I have the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill, it is not very high."

Elder Dong frowned, then sighed, "Just do your best."

"Before breaking through, you must be calm and composed, and adjust your mindset to the best state; this can make the probability of a breakthrough a bit higher."

Wang Jianqiang looked at Dong Yue, "Is the Elder concerned about me?"

Dong Yue rolled her eyes, "I'm afraid that if you die, there will be no one left to refine pills for me. Wouldn't my previous investment be wasted then?"

Wang Jianqiang's expression faltered, and he chuckled, "If the Elder said something Wang likes to hear, perhaps Wang's breakthrough probability would increase a little."

Dong Yue glanced at him indifferently, "You are just deceiving yourself."

Wang Jianqiang felt a moment of awkwardness, "The Elder is truly direct in her speech."

……

Although Dong Yue was somewhat sharp-tongued, she was still very concerned about Wang Jianqiang's breakthrough.

She gave Wang Jianqiang many details to be aware of regarding the Foundation Establishment breakthrough.

Afterward, she left under the cover of night.

The next morning.

Wang Jianqiang's state was restored, and he began his secluded cultivation to break through.

After Wang Jianqiang went into seclusion, Dong Yue arrived outside his room.

She glanced at the house, her gaze piercing through the walls to see Wang Jianqiang cultivating inside.

After withdrawing her gaze, she pondered for a moment, then waved her palm, and ten-plus streams of light submerged into the void around the house respectively.

The next moment, Spirit Light emerged.

A Barrier enveloped Wang Jianqiang's house within it.

"With this Barrier for protection, no Cultivator below the Golden Core Stage can affect his cultivation."

Just as Dong Yue was preparing to leave, a figure suddenly appeared.

Dong Yue's expression tightened.

Ye Fan, why did he come here?

Could it be that because of her, he harbors evil intentions toward Wang Jianqiang and has come to cause trouble for him?

Thinking of this, a flash of wariness crossed her face.

Her figure flickered, and she blocked Ye Fan's path, "Ye Fan, what are you doing here?"

"Yue'er, you are actually personally guarding Wang Jianqiang; it seems your relationship is even better than I imagined." Seeing Dong Yue, a flash of joy crossed Ye Fan's face.

Hearing Ye Fan's words, Dong Yue became even more cautious, and the Spiritual Power on her body began to surge, in a state of readiness, "Ye Fan, it is not your place to manage who I have a relationship with."

Seeing Dong Yue's such obvious defensive action, Ye Fan was stunned, then reacted, "Yue'er, you've misunderstood; I didn't come here to find trouble."

Dong Yue frowned, staring at him in silence.

Seeing that Dong Yue had not yet relaxed her guard, Ye Fan laughed, "Yue'er, I felt like old friends with Brother Wang at first sight. I came today originally to reminisce with him, but I didn't expect to happen upon him being in secluded cultivation."

"Since I've happened upon it, I will also come to contribute some effort."

As soon as the words fell, he flicked his hand and threw out a jade-green bead.

Dong Yue's expression changed; she was about to intervene, but then she seemed to discover something and stopped.

In the blink of an eye, the green bead flew above the house, then transformed into a jade-green barrier, covering the house and the Barrier set up by Dong Yue like a large bowl, forming a second layer of protection.

Seeing this scene, Dong Yue was dumbfounded, feeling as if her mind could not quite process it.

Originally, she thought Ye Fan's words were just meant to lower her guard, but she had not expected him to be serious!

How did his attitude toward Wang Jianqiang suddenly undergo such a massive shift?

What on earth happened between him and Wang Jianqiang?