Chapter 480

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, the Taihe Laozu slowly straightened his expression and said, "I wonder what business Fellow Li Daoyou has in coming to find Cen today?"

The Taihe Laozu would not think that the other party would come to find him for no reason, and according to what he knew, the Su family was about to attack the Liuyun Mountain Range.

And the Su family was gathering troops precisely from here, the Taihe Mountain Range.

The Taihe Mountain Range was also the closest stop to the Liuyun Mountain Range; once out of the Taihe Mountain Range, it was the wilderness, the world of the demons.

The straight-line distance between the two sides was about forty thousand li.

This distance was relatively far for those Qi Refining cultivators, but for Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion cultivators, it really did not count for much and would not take many days.

However, he was curious about why Su Fan had come today.

"Fellow Daoist Taihe, I will not waste words. I have come today hoping that the Su family and the Taihe lineage can become allies, and I hope that Fellow Daoist Taihe can send a Purple Mansion cultivator after we attack the Liuyun Mountain Range."

"Become allies!"

Upon hearing this, the Taihe Laozu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Why should this old man form an alliance with the Su family? After forming an alliance, what benefits can this old man and the Taihe Mountain Range obtain?"

"If your Su family takes down the Liuyun Mountain Range and develops it, you will inevitably compete with our Taihe Market for cultivators and resources. Wouldn't sending my people just strengthen your Su family?"

"Since that is the case, why should this old man form an alliance with your Su family?"

The Taihe Laozu's words did not change Su Fan's expression; instead, he looked at the other party with a smile.

"Not bad! For the time being, the alliance between the Su family and Taihe seems to be the Su family taking advantage, but as long as I am here, the Su family will be able to catch up with the Taihe lineage within a hundred years, and even surpassing the Taihe lineage will not be a problem."

Seeing the Taihe Laozu's seemingly skeptical eyes, Su Fan did not explain, but continued, "Fellow Daoist Taihe is now at the half-step Golden Core cultivation level; you have hidden it well from the outside world."

"Outside cultivators all think you are at the ninth layer of the Purple Mansion, but they did not expect that you have already attempted to form a core once."

Su Fan's words made the Taihe Laozu's face change, but he quickly recovered.

"Why did you hide your cultivation? I am afraid it is because you are worried about the Yunyang Sect. Although your Taihe lineage and the Yunyang Sect will work together when encountering demons, and the Yunyang Sect has not made things difficult for the Taihe lineage all these years,"

"that does not mean they will truly watch you succeed in forming a core. After all, you are not a Yunyang Sect cultivator, and you are not even a guest elder of the Yunyang Sect."

"Before, you were a Purple Mansion cultivator, and they were not worried because you were not qualified to compete with them for the resources of the Zheng Kingdom."

"But once you break through to the Golden Core stage, it will be different."

"So, the reason you secretly attempted to form a core before was to guard against the Yunyang Sect."

Su Fan's words made the Taihe Laozu's face look increasingly ugly.

"Hmph! Is this why Fellow Li Daoyou came to see this old man today?"

"Haha! Of course not. The alliance between our two families is precisely to counter the Yunyang Sect. Of course, it is not really to fight against the Yunyang Sect; after all, the Yunyang Sect's actions in the Zheng Kingdom over the years have not been bad."

"Internally, there has not been much oppression, and in dealing with the demons, they have always done their best. The alliance between our two families is for self-preservation."

The Taihe Laozu was silent. After a long time, he raised his head and looked at Su Fan.

That day, Su Fan left the Taihe Laozu with a smile on his face, and then he walked toward the cave dwelling from many years ago.

"Master!"

"Xiao Wei."

Su Fan came to his former cave dwelling and looked at the furnishings; there was not the slightest change, and his heart felt warm.

"Master, why have you come?"

Lin Wei was also pleasantly surprised. Seeing Su Fan, he hurriedly welcomed him in.

"Hmm! After so many years, it seems you have made good progress."

Su Fan looked at his ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivation, which was nothing much.

After all, Lin Wei had been under his tutelage for thirty years, and now he was over forty years old, with cultivation only at the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

For a loose cultivator, it might be truly good, but as his disciple, it was not enough.

Of course, although his cultivation was only at the ninth layer of Qi Refining, he was very satisfied with other aspects.

He had actually cultivated the Innate Purple Qi secret technique to the third layer, and his divine sense was no weaker than a first-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator.

And he had also cultivated his physical body.

It could be said that he was continuing his path, working diligently for these decades.

Su Fan also knew why he had only reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining after so long; it was probably to cultivate the Innate Purple Qi secret technique.

Su Fan knew clearly how difficult that thing was to cultivate; he had created it himself, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators like Su Shi'an had only reached the third layer.

Lin Wei had reached the third layer during the Qi Refining stage, clearly having put in a lot of effort.

Lin Wei's spirit roots were dual spirit roots. If he had only cultivated his magic power, with the resources Su Fan left behind, not to mention anything else, reaching the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining before the age of thirty would definitely have been no problem.

However, his "wasting" these ten-plus years was not without value. Cultivating the Innate Purple Qi secret technique to the third layer had too many benefits for him.

Especially for his future, his potential had greatly increased.

As for the years delayed, he would soon make up for them, and with his spirit roots, plus Su Fan's support, let alone Foundation Establishment, even Purple Mansion and Golden Core would be no problem.

Therefore, he was very satisfied with Lin Wei's choice.

Now that he was at the ninth layer of Qi Refining, he could naturally consider the matter of Foundation Establishment. After all, he was over forty, and he could not continue to delay.

So he gave him two choices: one was to take a Foundation Establishment Pill, and the other was to establish his foundation on his own.

"Master, I choose the Vein Protecting Pill. I want to establish my foundation on my own. Although I do not have Master's courage to establish my foundation without any auxiliary spirit pills, I am willing to try establishing my foundation on my own."

Lin Wei said.

"Have you really decided? With your current state, if you take one Foundation Establishment Pill, you have a ninety percent chance of successfully establishing your foundation and becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"And you don't need to worry about the Foundation Establishment Pill. I refined seven before; the family gave one to the Bai family, and the remaining ones have not been used yet."

"If you want to use one, I can take one out."

"Master! I am willing to establish my foundation on my own, but I ask Master to grant me a Vein Protecting Pill."

Lin Wei said with a firm expression.

"Good! Since you have truly decided, then Master will not stop you. It seems you are not stupid; a Vein Protecting Pill is indeed needed."

Su Fan nodded. Although the other party wanted to learn from him and establish his foundation on his own, he was not looking for death. Since there was a Vein Protecting Pill that could save his life, he should naturally use it.