Chapter 73: Not Dead!

"This is the Child-Mother Spirit Barrier Bead. This one is the child bead; only by holding this child bead can the spirit barrier of the mother bead be lifted."

After setting up the second layer of protection, Ye Fan took out a smaller green bead and, with a wave of his palm, sent the child bead before Dong Yue.

"I will leave this child bead in your care."

"Now, you should believe what I said, right?"

Dong Yue grasped the green bead in front of her.

Although it was somewhat hard to believe, for the moment, it seemed Ye Fan was truly not lying.

Could it be... that he wanted to show his magnanimity in this way, so as to make her see him in a new light?

Dong Yue was not narcissistic, but everything had changed so suddenly and so dreamily that she really could not think of any other reason besides this possibility.

Just at this moment, Ye Fan's voice came again.

"Since Brother Wang is in seclusion for cultivation, I will not stay here any longer."

"Yue'er, I am heading back first."

Although Ye Fan very much wanted to get close to Dong Yue, the moment he thought of Wang Jianqiang's "advice," he immediately suppressed the thought in his heart.

After speaking, he turned and left.

He walked away cleanly and decisively.

Seeing this scene, Dong Yue let out a long sigh of relief.

This Ye Fan had actually changed his nature; he did not cling to her like a dog-skin plaster as he usually did upon seeing her.

This was undoubtedly great news for her.

After Ye Fan left, Dong Yue pondered for a moment and did not continue to stay in this place.

He still had matters in the Outer Affairs Hall to handle, and Wang Jianqiang's place of seclusion already had two layers of protection, which was safe enough.

Before Wang Jianqiang began his breakthrough, it was useless for her to continue staying here.

Just shortly after Dong Yue left, another figure arrived outside the house.

"Senior Brother Wang, the sect's transfer order has come down; tomorrow I will be promoted to the Inner Sect."

"I believe you will also be able to succeed in Foundation Establishment."

Wang Yu Yao whispered a few words and turned to leave.

Three days later.

A figure in a red dress arrived.

Yan Qingxuan looked at the house, a complex expression flickering on her face.

As an Inner Sect Elder of the Hehuan Sect, she knew many more secrets than ordinary people.

Precisely because of this, she knew the difficulty of Wang Jianqiang's Foundation Establishment better than the vast majority of people.

Those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root are extremely special.

In terms of rarity, those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root are even rarer than those with a Heavenly Spirit Root.

Yet, the circumstances of the two in cultivation are like heaven and earth.

Those with a Heavenly Spirit Root have pure Spiritual Power, extremely fast cultivation speeds, and almost no bottlenecks before the Golden Core Stage.

While those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root have more profound Spiritual Power than cultivators of the same level, their path of cultivation is difficult at every step, and since ancient times, there have been few who succeeded in Foundation Establishment.

However, once those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root succeed in Foundation Establishment, they will undergo a transformation.

At that time, their combat power will be terrifyingly strong, and ordinary cultivators even one or two small realms higher would be unable to rival them.

It is rumored that in the ancient era, there were great powers that specifically cultivated those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root, expending massive resources to smash them into the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, this power soon gave up.

The consumption of cultivating those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root was simply too astonishing!

The consumption to cultivate one Five-Element Spiritual Root Foundation Establishment cultivator was even greater than the consumption for an ordinary cultivator to reach the Golden Core Stage.

So what if a Five-Element Spiritual Root cultivator has strong combat power?

No matter how strong the combat power is, can they really fight a Golden Core Stage cultivator just upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage?

Under the comparison of such resource consumption, cultivating those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root was clearly not very cost-effective.

Since then, no one has ever cultivated those with a Five-Element Spiritual Root again.

The Five-Element Spiritual Root was also completely abandoned by the major powers and regarded as a Waste Spirit Root, with no one interested in it.

If Wang Jianqiang had not obtained that Spirit Token back then, the Yinyang Sect would not have accepted him, this Five-Element Waste Spirit Root.

"I hope the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill can help you break through the barrier of the Five-Element Spiritual Root."

Yan Qingxuan sighed.

The next moment, her figure faded and then completely disappeared.

Because Wang Jianqiang had not appeared for a long time.

The news of his seclusion for Foundation Establishment was eventually guessed by those with ulterior motives and spread out.

The news spread throughout the entire Outer Sect in just two days, causing quite a sensation.

"Have you heard? Wang Jianqiang hasn't left his house for several months; it's said he seems to be in seclusion for Foundation Establishment."

"Waste Wang also has a day where he can attempt Foundation Establishment?"

"Who knows? Probably because his deadline is approaching and he's thinking of making one last desperate attempt."

"Haha, he doesn't think he can do it again just because he broke through to Qi Refining Perfection, does he? Is Foundation Establishment something he can break through just because he wants to? He doesn't have two years left to live anyway, wouldn't it be better to have some fun? Why go into seclusion?"

Upon learning this news, everyone, without exception, revealed expressions of mockery.

Not a single person was optimistic about Wang Jianqiang.

Foundation Establishment is the first major threshold on a Cultivator's path of cultivation.

How many Three-Element Spiritual Root and Four-Element Spiritual Root Cultivators have reached Qi Refining Perfection early on, only to remain stagnant for decades, unable to cross it?

Not to mention Wang Jianqiang's trash aptitude of a Five-Element Waste Spirit Root.

Just looking at the fact that his lifespan is nearing its end and his physical condition is far inferior to an ordinary person's, the difficulty of his breakthrough is even greater than others'.

With the two combined, the difficulty of the breakthrough is enough to make one despair.

Moreover, he had only just reached Qi Refining Perfection not long ago, and his foundation was weak.

Wanting to break through is no different from a fool's daydream.

When Wang Jianqiang's seclusion reached the sixth month.

The mockery from the outside world toward him had reached its peak.

Many people even mocked that he had already failed his breakthrough and died in his home.

Hearing these rumors, even Dong Yue could not help but feel a bit worried, and she went to check on Wang Jianqiang several times during the process.

Only after seeing that Wang Jianqiang was still in the midst of cultivation did she feel at ease.

Time passed.

When Wang Jianqiang's seclusion time reached a year and a half, the discussions about him in the Hehuan Sect Outer Sect had long since vanished.

In their view, since Wang Jianqiang had not appeared after being in seclusion for such a long time, he must have long since perished.

Even Wang Yu Yao, who had always been full of confidence in Wang Jianqiang, began to waver.

She would come to see Wang Jianqiang almost every ten to fifteen days.

But there were two layers of defensive protection outside Wang Jianqiang's house; she could not see through them, and naturally, she did not know Wang Jianqiang's condition.

On this day, Wang Yu Yao once again arrived outside Wang Jianqiang's house.

Looking at the house shrouded by the Barrier, she whispered softly, "Senior Brother Wang, why haven't you come out of seclusion yet?"

"You wouldn't really be, as the outside rumors say..."

Speaking to this point, her voice paused, and a look of sorrow flashed in her eyes.

"Hum!"

Just at this moment, the Spiritual Power between heaven and earth suddenly became turbulent.

Wang Yu Yao was startled, and then she saw an incomparably magnificent scene.

She saw that above the house, a Five-Colored Vortex with a diameter exceeding thirty zhang had already formed at some unknown time.

A massive amount of Five Elements Spirit Power was continuously pouring into the house.

It was as if a black hole existed inside the house, swallowing all of the pouring Five Elements Spirit Power.

At the same time, an aura revealed itself from within the house and began to grow at an astonishing speed.

"This is..."

Seeing this scene, Wang Yu Yao was stunned, and then a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face.

"Senior Brother Wang!"

"He is not dead!"