Chapter 622: A Visit (7800 Bonus)

Seeing that Aaron had successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, Shen Zui was naturally overjoyed.

Of course, there was also a touch of sourness in his heart.

Although they were friends and shared the principle of mutual financial support, he was genuinely worried for Aaron.

Shen Zui might not have wished to see Aaron doing poorly, but to say he felt no envy or jealousy at all upon seeing Aaron succeed in Foundation Establishment would be impossible.

Aaron exchanged a few perfunctory words with the three of them, then used the excuse of being too tired and disliking crowds to decline the proposal of holding a Foundation Establishment celebration, returning to his own Cave Abode.

Under the moonlight.

Aaron bought precious Monster Beast flesh and blood to set up a sacrificial Ritual directed toward the "Spirit of Delusion."

"Forget it, my Essence Qi gets severely damaged from time to time, and my growth and advancement speed will only be slower..."

"From today on, be a working turtle!"

Furthermore, its monster aura had increased significantly, and it could already be considered a Spirit Beast at the Qi Refining Early Stage.

Aaron patted the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist and released Xiaoqing.

Aaron, however, gazed toward Sanshan Peak, lost in thought: "If I could cultivate in the Taohua Ao Cave Abode, I could probably gain one point of Proficiency every nine days... If it were at the peak, perhaps I could make progress in seven or eight days?"

"Well, since you don't object, I'll take that as a yes."

After all, a Foundation Establishment master was already a high-level combat force in Sanshan Market!

The Spirit Turtle belonging to Ancestor Hongyu of Sanshan Market was not even a thousand years old, but by relying on the vast amount of Spirit items provided by Sanshan Market, it had attained a thousand years of cultivation in advance and condensed a Golden Core; it was the same principle.

In less than a few days, there was a response.

This speed was neither fast nor slow, considered the average level among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

One month later.

Xiaoqing was now the size of a washbasin; it was likely because Aaron hadn't needed to cultivate and had ceded most of the Cave Abode's Spirit Qi to it, so Xiaoqing had grown very quickly over these past few decades.

"I have come here, and there is one more thing I must inform you of, Fellow Daoist: a deacon surnamed Huang in the Sanshan Association had poor conduct and has already been dealt with by us."

"By feeding it some Spirit Pills and cultivating in a place with abundant Spirit Qi, one can accelerate this process, but without seventy or eighty years, there is still no way to enter the Qi Refining Middle Stage realm..."

In the Divine Attribute list, the cultivation technique column also explained this situation:

【Technique: Mingyu Art 11th Layer (4/1000)】

Of course, if the cultivation environment changed, the corresponding progress would inevitably change as well.

Aaron opened the main gate and discovered that this Foundation Establishment cultivator was the same one who had presided over the Auction House; a smile could not help but appear on his face: "So it is Fellow Daoist Zhong, please come in."

"Alright... it seems that with Foundation Establishment strength, wanting to break through the barrier between the two worlds to form a passage and allow Spirituality to pour in is still quite unlikely."

However, Aaron was not worried about anything.

"This Longevity Turtle enters the Qi Refining stage at one hundred years old... then spends one hundred years in the Qi Refining Middle Stage, another one hundred years in the Qi Refining Late Stage, and then after another two hundred years, it can advance to become a Second-tier Foundation Establishment Monster Beast."

Three days later, a streak of light landed in front of Aaron's Cave Abode.

Even the source of the Spirit Stones used to buy the Vein Protecting Pill was crystal clear; it was truly hard-earned money!

In reality, if not for that blunder decades ago that allowed Aaron's investment to make a huge profit, he might have had to wait another few decades to have the confidence to go and auction for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Aaron affectionately stroked Xiaoqing's head and sighed: "Finally out of the juvenile stage, it really wasn't easy... Before, you were just a useless turtle; I didn't even dare to let you out for too long, fearing you'd be snatched away and eaten by some cat or dog on the side of the road..."

There were also those who wanted to recruit him as a Guest Elder.

"Gaining one point every ten days or so; calculating it this way, it will take about twenty-seven years or more to complete the 11th Layer. If I don't encounter a bottleneck, I can probably break through to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage in about thirty years."

Lin Yuanping came over to present a stack of calling cards, his gaze toward Aaron filled with envy: "During the master's seclusion, many factions came to submit calling cards..."

Various factions all wanted to establish a connection, sending Spirit Stones, sending playthings, and even sending Cauldrons...

"Fellow Daoist was able to mortgage your shop to purchase two Vein Protecting Pills to charge toward Foundation Establishment... I truly admire such determination," Zhong Wuyou praised.

Aaron took the calling cards and flipped through them casually.

This time, he truly experienced what it felt like to cultivate the Mingyu Art in a place with abundant Spirit Qi.

This time, the feedback from the sacrifice was quite fast.

"It was just that I was approaching my sixty-year limit and decided to give it one last desperate try," Aaron sipped his tea and replied nonchalantly.

Furthermore, the Longevity Turtle's eyes were very large, making it look a bit cute.

Most of them were just trying to build connections, curry favor, or send gifts...

Aaron finished his cultivation and walked out of the seclusion room.

"At least I obtained some information. I'm already over three hundred years old, and only a few years have passed in that world? This difference in time flow is a bit too large... and the responses are hit-or-miss, what the hell..."

"Master!"

"Of course... if it were in the mortal world, that would be a bit of a pit; perhaps it would take sixty or a hundred years and I still might not be able to complete the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage..."

"Oh."

Furthermore, there was the influence of bottlenecks.

Aaron was in the middle of meditation when he received a hazy response.

"This is indeed a temptation for other Foundation Establishment cultivators, but for me, the impact isn't too great... at most, it will just cost me a few more years or a decade or so of effort."

He had come to Sanshan Market over thirty years ago and had always been law-abiding; he was absolutely a person with a clean background and the target the Sanshan Association most wanted to recruit!

A cultivator with a steady and deep aura, clearly a Foundation Establishment master, said in a loud voice: "Zhong Wuyou of the Sanshan Association has come to pay a visit."

Aaron skipped over all of these and finally pulled out the gold-stamped calling card at the very top: "For the Sanshan Association, let's make it three days from now."

"Yes."

Aaron nodded and began to calculate what use this Qi Refining Early Stage Longevity Turtle had.

Xiaoqing stared with its eyes wide, looking at its master with a blank, cute expression.

Lin Yuanping immediately went down to prepare.

He stood up, came to the outside world, and discovered it was still night.

"Let me calculate... Xiaoqing shouldn't be a hundred years old yet, right? But with the Spirit Vein to speed up cultivation and accelerate growth, it is understandable."

The two came to the living room and sat down, and Lin Yuanping carefully served the Spirit Tea.

Clearly, this month or so was enough for the Sanshan Association to find out Aaron's background.

"You are already a mature turtle; you must learn to support yourself."

At this time, Xiaoqing's back was dark green, covered in ancient, natural patterns.

"My mission in this realm: first is to survive! Second is to strengthen my own power and open the passage..."

"The moonlight is intoxicating..."

"It's not of much use; how about... regularly drawing some blood to replenish the consumption of my Spirit Ink for Talisman Making?"

Zhong Wuyou said indifferently.

He had already received the news of the deaths of the Biku Mountain Three Friends, and understood the temperament of this Fang Daoyou one point better.

And compared to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a mere Qi Refining deacon was insignificant and could be abandoned directly.

(End of this chapter)