Chapter 29: The Thoughts of Qiong Laoguai

After about an hour, Qiong Laoguai and Nishang Xianzi finally took Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan away from the Sunset Hall, each returning to their own cave dwellings to cultivate.

Since the two of them had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, they naturally needed to stay in their respective masters' cave dwellings to cultivate.

Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage could one personally open up a cave dwelling for cultivation.

However, most disciples like Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan, who had Golden Core Stage cultivators as masters, would still open their cave dwellings next to their masters even after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As for the reason, the first is for safety, and the second is to sponge off the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy; the places chosen by Golden Core Stage cultivators to open cave dwellings are naturally among the areas with the most concentrated spiritual energy in the sect.

Like Qiong Laoguai's cave dwelling, not only is the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy incomparably dense, but there is also a Spirit Eye Spring.

Although Yan Family Fortress also had one, Yan Taibai had never seen it; even when he asked Mr. Xuan Ye and the Yan Family Ancestor, the two never agreed to let him see it.

Now, naturally, it was his first time seeing it.

"Master, is this the legendary Spirit Eye Spring?"

Yan Taibai walked in front of the Spirit Eye Spring, his face full of surprise, reached out to scoop up a mouthful on his own, and then closed his eyes, feeling the dense Heaven and Earth spiritual energy emanating from the water, and sighed.

"Not bad, this is the Spirit Eye Spring, but for a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator like your master, its effect is no longer great, but it still has excellent use for you. From now on, you will stay here to cultivate and strive to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage as soon as possible, so you can receive the heavy gift mentioned by your Senior Sister."

Qiong Laoguai said with a hint of pride.

This was something his Senior Sister, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, had yielded to him, originally intending to help him condense a Nascent Soul and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage early.

Unfortunately, he had been slow to grasp the opportunity for a breakthrough, so he had not broken through to this day, and the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect had not asked for it back.

"Many thanks, Master. This disciple understands and will definitely cultivate diligently; I will not leave seclusion until I break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"It is good that you understand. This is a bottle of Inedia Pills, enough to sustain you."

Seeing this, Qiong Laoguai clearly heard the answer he wanted to hear, then shook his sleeve, and a greenish Jade Bottle appeared in his hand, which he handed to Yan Taibai and explained.

"Many thanks, Master."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai knew that leaving seclusion before Foundation Establishment was not an option.

And what he knew was that Qiong Laoguai just did not want his Senior Sister to be disappointed again.

If both master and disciple let their Senior Sister down, Qiong Laoguai would truly have no face to remain in the Masked Moon Sect.

After all, to help him condense a Nascent Soul and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, his Senior Sister had mobilized quite a few resources of the Masked Moon Sect, but unfortunately, it ended in failure.

It really made him feel sorry for his Senior Sister, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect.

As for Qiong Laoguai's thoughts, Yan Taibai, who did not have a golden finger for eavesdropping on hearts, naturally could not know, but he was still obedient, honestly taking the "Inedia Pills," and preparing to go into deep seclusion to cultivate and then reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.

And seeing Yan Taibai take the "Inedia Pills," Qiong Laoguai also nodded and said.

"Alright, you cultivate well in seclusion here; I still have matters to attend to. Anyway, you have no bottlenecks before the Golden Core Stage, and you do not need guidance. Just cultivate well."

After speaking, Qiong Laoguai turned and left directly, without the slightest intention of saying any more nonsense.

Seeing this, Yan Taibai shook his head, silently bowed, and after Qiong Laoguai left the stone chamber where the Spirit Eye Spring was located.

He found a spot, took out a meditation cushion from his Storage Bag, placed it down, sat cross-legged, and then poured out an "Inedia Pill" to consume, only then skillfully forming seals and closing his eyes to cultivate!

At the same time, the news that the two Heavenly Spirit Root possessors of Yan Family Fortress, Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan, had joined the Masked Moon Sect to cultivate and become disciples of the Masked Moon Sect spread like a hurricane throughout the entire Yue Country Cultivation World in just a few days.

Moreover, what was most shocking was that Yan Taibai was already a Qi Refining level 13 cultivator, yet he was only eight or nine years old; this undoubtedly told the entire Yue Country Cultivation World that Yan Taibai was highly likely to succeed in his cultivation before the age of ten.

A ten-year-old at the Foundation Establishment Stage—the entire Yue Country Cultivation World had never seen such a person; one can imagine just how much of a stir this matter caused.

Especially the other sects, which were filled with regret; one must know that with Yan Taibai's shocking cultivation talent, they would not have minded offending the Masked Moon Sect at all to take him into their sect and cultivate him as a priority.

After all, this was no longer a seed for the Golden Core Stage, but a seed for a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. The importance of this to the other sects, which were almost facing a gap in generations, can be imagined.

In fact, among the Seven Sects of Yue Country, only the Masked Moon Sect could not be considered to have a gap in generations; the other sects were all facing such a gap.

It was not just Huangfeng Valley; the reason was that there were too few Golden Core Stage cultivators, and without enough Golden Core Stage cultivators as a foundation, the appearance of a Nascent Soul cultivator was almost entirely up to luck.

The Masked Moon Sect had twenty or thirty Golden Core cultivators, and coupled with the vast amount of cultivation resources they controlled, the probability of a Nascent Soul cultivator appearing was far greater than that of the other sects.

The only thing that made the other sects feel fortunate was that Qiong Laoguai, the number one Golden Core Stage cultivator in Yue Country, had not yet been able to condense a Nascent Soul and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage; otherwise, the Masked Moon Sect's strength would inevitably have increased greatly.

At that time, looking at the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, they would be a first-class major cultivation sect, and their development would not be limited to just the Yue Country Cultivation World; they could enter other countries to develop, and the cultivation countries and cultivation families within those countries would not dare to say anything.

Actually, three would also work, but the current Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect did not have much lifespan left.

Therefore, before Qiong Laoguai advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, they did not dare to develop rashly; otherwise, once the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, the number one person among the Seven Sects of Yue Country, passed away, then no matter how much they had developed by then, they would have to spit it all back out.

Therefore, they could only wait for Qiong Laoguai to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage; by then, he would have at least another five or six hundred years of lifespan, enough for the Masked Moon Sect's influence to mature in the cultivation worlds of other countries, and even if others wanted to seize it, it would not be an easy matter.

This was also an important reason why Qiong Laoguai was so anxious to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage; he had received too many cultivation resources from the Masked Moon Sect, but unfortunately, he was still unable to break through.

Therefore, in the end, he could only place his hope on his disciple, Yan Taibai.

If nothing else, Yan Taibai's Spirit Root aptitude was far superior to his own; he was only at the 7th or 8th level of Qi Refining at eight or nine years old, and only succeeded in Foundation Establishment when he was nearly twenty.

Yet Yan Taibai might reach the Foundation Establishment Stage before the age of ten, and because he was a Heavenly Spirit Root, he had no bottlenecks before the Golden Core Stage, which could greatly reduce the time spent breaking through bottlenecks, saving at least twenty or thirty years.

Such a long time was enough for Yan Taibai to succeed in forming a Golden Core before the age of one hundred, and then with four or five hundred years of cultivation time, even relying solely on hard work, it was possible to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

It is no exaggeration to say that Qiong Laoguai held great hope for Yan Taibai.

(End of this chapter)