Chapter 261

Where the mountainside is.

Luo Chen returned to the outside of his original cave dwelling platform, and Chu Kui was also interested and followed him down.

While waiting for Long Yu to come out of seclusion after Foundation Establishment, Chu Kui chatted about the past.

"The few months after the auction ended are often the period when the most Foundation Establishments are born on Tianlan Peak."

"After all, Foundation Establishment Pills are precious, and Qi Refining loose cultivators dare not show off outside after auctioning them."

"Therefore!"

"They basically rent a cave dwelling on Tianlan Peak and only dare to leave after completely establishing the foundation."

"It's just that the situation where two people establish the foundation at the same time like today is relatively rare."

Luo Chen suddenly realized.

Chu Kui chuckled, rubbing his hands.

"This subordinate of yours seems to be a descendant of the Min family?"

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows. He had inadvertently mentioned Long Yu's name before, but he didn't expect the other party to take it to heart.

"So what if he is?"

"After he succeeds in Foundation Establishment, can you introduce him?" Chu Kui said.

Luo Chen was even more curious, "Even if he succeeds, he is only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Why is Fellow Daoist Chu so interested in him?"

"That's a Min family Foundation Establishment! He must be proficient in the way of formations!"

Chu Kui's eyes shone, "Such an existence, among loose cultivators, is no less popular than an alchemist like you, and even more so!"

Alright!

Luo Chen reluctantly agreed to the introduction.

Loose cultivator formation masters are indeed more popular than second-tier alchemists like him.

After all, second-tier alchemists are only truly proficient in refining a few types of elixirs.

Among peers, the means of accumulating wealth may be very strong, but the help to others is not as huge as third-tier or fourth-tier alchemists.

But formation masters are different!

To put it small, they can set up defensive formations for loose cultivators and immortal cultivation families.

To put it big, when it comes to things like teaming up to explore and seize treasures, formation masters are also indispensable!

Those ancient secret realms that can be preserved until now.

Basically all have formation protection.

Under the erosion of time, formations from hundreds or even thousands of years ago have been weakened a lot.

Second-tier formation masters like Long Yu have a lot of room for operation.

Whether it is setting up formations, identifying formations, breaking formations, or avoiding formations, no matter how strong the combat power of ordinary cultivators is, if they don't understand, they don't understand, and they must have the help of formation masters.

There is a specialty in the art!

And the reason why Chu Kui is so enthusiastic is also related to the things he usually does.

Take people's money, eliminate disasters for people.

Go alone, rampant alone.

But if you encounter tricky enemies, it is still dangerous.

If there is a formation master expert like Long Yu to help him set up formations and ambushes in advance, and formations to cover the rear, then he can really come and go without a trace, like a dragon seeing its head but not its tail.

In the conversation between the two.

Time passed gradually.

Cultivators who noticed the Foundation Establishment movement on Tianlan Peak also subconsciously released their spiritual sense to check.

Luo Chen didn't know the situation on the other side.

But at least on his side, because Chu Kui was there, those Foundation Establishment spiritual senses were retracted as soon as they touched.

During this period, Nangong Jin came once.

He still rented the nearby cave dwelling and did not return the lease directly like Li Yixian.

After all, the Nangong family now only has two or three big cats and kittens left.

The originally shallow savings became rich after a clan member died.

Luo Chen took the time to chat with him for a while.

Asked about the situation of his son Nangong Qin, and learned that the other party's lower body was paralyzed and difficult to repair, and he was afraid that he would never be able to establish the foundation in his life.

Nangong Jin is now worried about him, wanting to find him a marriage to pass on the bloodline.

The genius of Dahe Square in those years has fallen to such an end.

It is truly regrettable.

Luo Chen also inquired about the Lianyun Commercial Alliance.

The current Lianyun Commercial Alliance, plus the two newly promoted elders Li Yixian and Nangong Jin, only has seven Foundation Establishment cultivators left.

There is only one Great Elder left for late Foundation Establishment cultivators.

No longer the grand occasion of the three late Foundation Establishment and more than a dozen Foundation Establishment True Persons in the past.

The market business under his command has also suffered many blows.

Now Li Yixian and Nangong Jin are helping to guard two nearby markets to ensure that the Lianyun Commercial Alliance can continue.

"What does the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect say?"

"Nothing to say, others didn't take action at the beginning, it was just the Sword Sect's vassal forces who took action. It seems to be venting for the Sword Sect, but in fact, they took a fancy to the Lianyun Commercial Alliance's business."

"No follow-up?"

"The follow-up is that after the original Second Elder and Third Elder died, they were charged with the crime of colluding with the Luoyun Sect by the Great Elder. They died, the Sword Sect vassals had no reason to make trouble, and then it was left unsettled."

After chatting for a while, Long Yu's Foundation Establishment momentum became more and more solid, which means he had passed the two stages of dantian turning into sea and spiritual energy turning into liquid.

In other words, he had already succeeded.

Nangong Jin said congratulations to Luo Chen with envy, and then left.

Rumble!

As the Dragon-Breaking Stone slowly rose, a figure who had washed away the lead stepped out.

He clasped his hands and said to Luo Chen: "President, Long Yu did not live up to expectations!"

At this moment, Luo Chen was dazed.

It was not the "I hesitated", but became "did not live up to expectations!"

Sure enough, the Asking Heart Mirror simulation was just a simulation.

He, Luo Chen, has the ability to change the future!

And with this, Luo Chen also had the confidence to change the future of Foundation Establishment perfection in three hundred and thirty years.

"Very good! Very good!"

Two "very good" in a row indicated the joy in Luo Chen's heart.

Chu Kui also took the opportunity to say, "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist, congratulations to Fellow Daoist!"

"Who is this?" Long Yu looked at him curiously.

"This is Chu Kui!"

There was no more detailed introduction, but as soon as the name "Chu Kui" came out, Long Yu's face became solemn.

The other party's name is famous in the entire Tianlan Immortal City.

Far from being comparable to a newly promoted Foundation Establishment like him.

"Seen Fellow Daoist Chu!"

Seeing that Chu Kui had a look of wanting to get closer to Long Yu, Luo Chen said helplessly:

"Let's talk somewhere else!"

"Go to my cave dwelling, and by the way, everyone can talk all night and exchange cultivation insights."

"Very good! Very good!" Chu Kui did not refuse.

Long Yu naturally would not oppose Luo Chen's words.

If it were before, he would at most obey Luo Chen's words, not respect the other party from the bottom of his heart like now.

But after the matter of breaking through Foundation Establishment, he finally understood the deep meaning of Luo Chen's "Asking Heart" to him at the beginning.

In the process of breaking through.

There is one step that is the most dangerous and also the most important.

Shattering the dantian!

This is not something ordinary people dare to do.

Because the dantian is broken, it means that the spiritual energy absorbed and transformed has no place to store.

In this way, the Great Dao has no foundation to rely on, and naturally it is impossible to go further.

But unfortunately, breaking through Foundation Establishment must go through this.

Don't break! Don't stand!

Break first, then stand!

Only by enduring pain, moving forward courageously, and shattering the dantian can one carry out the process of dantian turning into sea on the original foundation.

If it were the Long Yu of the past, under the impact of the huge spiritual energy of the Foundation Establishment Pill, he would very likely hesitate at this stage.

For the sake of life, or for the sake of the Great Dao?

And once he hesitates, it is easy to miss that opportunity.

It was Luo Chen who asked his heart in advance and found back the original intention of his youth for him.

He was able to break through the dantian without hesitation, and even collect spiritual energy to rebuild the Qi sea.

This kindness is no less than the kindness of raising and the kindness of preaching.

Luo Chen could feel Long Yu's respect for him.

This can be seen from the fact that the first sentence after the other party came out of seclusion was to report the good news to him.

He doesn't care about these.

With the Great Dao oath, it was clear from the beginning that they were using each other.

Now whether the relationship is close or bad is not that important.

The three of them rode the clouds and mist and flew towards the high place of Tianlan Peak.

When passing a place on the mountainside, a ray of light flew out with a "whoosh".

"Eh?"

The three paused.

Chu Kui frowned, "This is the other person who just successfully established the foundation, right? The realm hasn't stabilized yet, why are they in such a hurry to go out?"

Looking at that ray of light, Luo Chen rubbed his chin, a look of surprise in his eyes.

It's him!

That scar-faced cultivator.

It was from his hands that he obtained three incomplete magic treasures.

The other party also gained a sum of spirit stones that could be called huge for a Qi Refining cultivator.

From Sima Huiniang, Luo Chen learned that two loose cultivators had auctioned Foundation Establishment Pills.

One of them was this scar-faced man.

Didn't expect that he actually succeeded in Foundation Establishment.

Just, why run out so late?

The three paused, then stopped paying attention, and returned to Luo Chen's cave dwelling together.

The previous fruits and snacks were still there.

Chu Kui took out Taibai wine generously this time!

The heart to make friends with Long Yu is even better than the heart to make friends with Luo Chen at the beginning!

All-night talk, the host and guests were happy.

Chu Kui and Long Yu left contact information before leaving satisfied.

After he left.

Luo Chen took out a damaged compass in front of Long Yu.

"President, what are you?"

Looking at the damaged formation disk pushed in front of him, Long Yu was somewhat shocked.

"Even an outsider like Chu Kui can bring good wine to congratulate you on Foundation Establishment. Since you call me President, how can I not show something."

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "It's not a very good treasure, just an incomplete magic treasure, congratulations on building your Great Dao foundation."

Foundation Establishment gift?

Long Yu wanted to say it was unnecessary, you have already helped a lot for my Foundation Establishment.

But the moment his hand touched the compass, his eyes lit up.

"Is this a formation path magic treasure?"

"Hmm."

With a hum, Luo Chen said with regret: "It's a pity that this formation disk is severely incomplete, and can only trigger a concealment formation comparable to a top-grade magic tool, which is of little use to us Foundation Establishment True Persons."

"Giving it to you is also because I feel that it might be of some reference effect for you to study formations in the future."

However!

Long Yu waved his hands again and again.

"No! No! No!"

"This formation disk only looks incomplete. Its formation hub is preserved extremely completely."

While speaking, he took out a few middle-grade spirit stones and placed them in the grooves on the incomplete formation disk.

Afterwards, he cast one restriction after another.

When the restrictions entered the compass, rays of ghostly light appeared.

Each ray of ghostly light had the intention of expanding outward.

But later, it was full of obstruction and difficult to continue.

Only the ghostly light representing the concealment formation successfully spread out.

"My God! There is such a magical formation disk!"

"Accommodating hundreds of thousands of restrictions, eighteen formation hubs in one, the changes in it are all in one mind!"

"President! This is not an incomplete magic treasure!"

"If you find a casting master to complete the incomplete parts, this treasure can at least exert seventy percent of its power in its heyday!"

Listening to this.

Luo Chen was stunned.

This thing, he only spent ten thousand spirit stones.

Equivalent to the price of a top-grade defensive magic tool.

Listening to Long Yu's meaning, this formation disk can be repaired.

And after it is repaired, it can still exert most of the power of its heyday.

"Now, another Foundation Establishment Pill is placed in front of you."

"Are you going to back down again?"

"What exactly is on your mind?"

Under the gaze of those deep eyes.

The man opposite trembled, his face distorted.

In his memory, under Danxia Peak.

An old man held the hand of young Min Longyu, looking up at the peak that towered into the clouds.

"This is Danxia Peak, the clan land of my Min family at its most glorious time. Longyu, you are the most talented person in my Min family, one day you must establish the foundation and lead the Min family back to Danxia Peak."

Min Longyu raised his head, opening his big eyes.

"Grandpa, I will definitely establish the foundation!"

"I will also definitely lead the Min family back to Danxia Peak!"

Time passed, decades went by.

The Min family, lingering on its last breath, had withered, never to return to its former prosperity.

Min Longyu, already at the ninth level of Qi Refining, looked at the group of mortals huddled in the valley, his eyes painful.

In the end, he turned and left.

"For the sake of the family, I must establish the foundation."

"For the sake of Foundation Establishment, I must abandon the family."

"Wait for me!"

This wait was ten years.

When he returned to Tianlan Immortal City, the mortals of the Min family had long since disappeared without a trace.

Without the protection of immortal cultivators, these people couldn't survive near the Immortal City.

Min Longyu, in a melancholy mood, returned to Danxia Peak under Luo Chen's leadership.

"Although I didn't establish the foundation, I did return."

"In this way, have I fulfilled the vow I made in my youth?"

Things in the world are impermanent, that's all.

But!

"I still haven't established the foundation after all!"

The cool breeze with moist water vapor blew into the mountain stream.

Min Longyu suddenly opened his eyes and decisively reached out.

Slap!

The dragon-eye-sized pill was broken.

The rustling powder fell, drifting and scattering, blown away by the wind.

Luo Chen shook his hands and looked at him with a half-smile.

"What great courage, daring to strike at me."

"Could it be that you have forgotten the Dao vow you made back then, not to betray me?"

The outstretched hand froze in the air.

Min Longyu was full of pain, but his whole person seemed to have been reborn, his face extremely firm.

"Luo Chen, you broke the promise first, how can you say I broke the vow!"

Luo Chen laughed out loud.

The laughter was clear, without any evil intent.

Making Min Longyu somewhat dazed.

"Alright, I believe your heart for Foundation Establishment is very firm, daring to strike at a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, tsk tsk."

While Min Longyu was stunned, Luo Chen flipped his wrist.

A jade box fell into his hand.

"This is your Foundation Establishment Pill, remember to make up five thousand spirit stones to Sima Huiniang after Foundation Establishment."

Min Longyu stared blankly at the jade box, his breathing becoming heavy.

And his mood, under the great ups and downs, made him somewhat unable to control himself.

What exactly was Luo Chen doing before?

Bored, teasing him?

That's impossible!

The other party was never such a boring person; every move, even if not deeply meaningful, was definitely purposeful.

Heart for Foundation Establishment... Heart for the Dao...

Gradually, Min Longyu began to understand.

When he spoke again.

Unexpectedly, there was a hint of choking.

"President……"

Luo Chen twisted his neck and didn't look at him.

After looking around, his gaze fell on a place shrouded in clouds and mist above.

"You shouldn't have rented a second-tier cave mansion for the breakthrough yet!"

"I'm about to move, and this cave mansion still has two months left on the lease."

"Pack your things these two days, and come over to familiarize yourself with the seclusion environment first!"

In the realm column, a term is slowly being born.

【Realm: Foundation Establishment Third Level 12/100, Body Refining Second Realm...】