UGB Chapter 109: Li Yourong's Visit
Chapter 109: Li Yourong's Visit
"Ninth Brother, sit down!" Lu Wenzheng immediately stepped forward and gestured for Yang Jiuli to sit down.
Yang Jiuli's seat.
Lu Wenzheng moved his hand, and a jade cup flew out of his storage bag. He filled it with wine and handed it to him.
Yang Jiuli took the wine and sipped it.
"Ninth Brother, didn't you say you weren't coming?" Lu Wenzheng asked with some delight.
Yang Jiuli's appearance deeply moved him.
Lu Wenzheng, who was living in the Li family in Yunmeng Lake, was well aware of the current situation.
Ninth Brother left Yunmeng Lake this time at the risk of being ambushed.
This affection is undeniably profound.
This also shows how sincere Ninth Brother is towards him.
Therefore, the moment Yang Jiuli appeared, Lu Wenzheng's brows relaxed and his smile became radiant, just like the young man he once was.
"Traveling with you is certainly out of the question!" Yang Jiuli put down his wine cup and said with a carefree smile, "If I travel alone, it will be no problem."
"I will remember Ninth Brother's kindness forever!" Lu Wenzheng said, his face full of emotion. He poured himself a glass of wine and raised it.
He understood what Ninth Brother meant.
If Yang Jiuli travels with Lu Wenzheng, it will bring risks to the latter.
However, if Yang Jiuli were to travel alone, it would be without hindrance.
How could Lu Wenzheng not be moved by Ninth Brother's thoughtful care for him?
"Hehe, it's nothing!" Yang Jiuli waved his hand, gesturing for Lu Wenzheng to sit down.
Lu Wenzheng finished his drink and sat down.
"Wenqing, you don't need to be so reserved. Sit down with me and tell Ninth Brother about your experiences in the Ice River Valley. It will broaden Ninth Brother's horizons!" Yang Jiuli said to Lu Wenqing.
"Okay!" Lu Wenqing nodded and immediately sat down next to him. At this moment, her goodwill towards Yang Jiuli increased once again.
She also knew about the situation at Yunmeng Lake.
Nowadays, some independent cultivators are specifically targeting the alchemists at Yunmeng Lake, aiming to cut off the Li family's pill business.
Yang Jiuli's presence shows his loyalty and affection.
After Lu Wenqing sat down, Yang Jiuli glanced at the storage bag and the jade bottle on the stone table.
"Please accept this pill!" Yang Jiuli said. "After all, it's a token of your sister Zhixue's affection."
"Hmm!" Lu Wenzheng glanced at Yang Jiuli, then nodded heavily and put away the pill bottle and storage bag.
Right now, Ninth Brother is willing to risk his life to come to Longhu Town for me. If I were to be coy over a bottle of pills, it would seem petty and would offend Yang Jiuli and Qin Zhixue's good intentions. That would be ungrateful!
"Ninth Brother, a great battle broke out behind me when I left Yunmeng Lake the day before yesterday. Was it you?" Lu Wenzheng asked Yang Jiuli.
His eyes were bright.
He had only driven away a short while before the big battle broke out; it all seemed too coincidental.
At that moment, Lu Wenzheng thought of many things, but all of them were rejected.
Now that he has seen Yang Jiuli, his idea has become firm again.
Yang Jiuli remained noncommittal, squinting as he said, "Does that matter?"
"It doesn't matter!" Lu Wenzheng laughed heartily, as radiant as a young boy.
He knew that it must have been Ninth Brother who had been following him and had dealt with the cultivator after discovering him!
As for why Ninth Brother didn't say, Lu Wenzheng didn't intend to ask further.
The important thing is that he remembers Ninth Brother's kindness in his heart.
Yang Jiuli took a sip of his wine, then looked at Lu Wenqing beside him and asked, "Wenqing, how are you doing in the Ice River Valley?"
Lu Wenzheng also looked at Lu Wenqing.
"Everything is fine in Glacier Valley!" Lu Wenqing pursed her lips, hesitated slightly, and said, "The only shortcoming is that my talent is too poor!" As she finished speaking, she felt a pang of sadness, and only she herself could understand the bitterness she had endured.
"The threshold for a third-tier immortal sect is not small, and those who can enter it are all quite talented!" Yang Jiuli said. "You will indeed face great pressure once you enter it, but the path of cultivation is one where haste makes waste. Don't be anxious, but proceed step by step and solidify your foundation."
"Whether or not one can take that step depends on fate!"
The cultivation speed of a low-grade spiritual root is destined to be very slow.
One can cultivate within a third-tier spiritual vein, and reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining is highly probable.
The only difficulty is breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Although very few people with low-grade spiritual roots can achieve Foundation Establishment, they are not entirely nonexistent.
"Can a low-grade spiritual root break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?" Lu Wenqing asked Yang Jiuli with clear eyes.
She received no shortage of disdain in the Glacier Valley.
She was also aware of her own talents, and she wasn't entirely confident about achieving Foundation Establishment.
But after hearing what Yang Jiuli said, she still wanted to ask.
She still remembered that when she first met Yang Jiuli, this Ninth Brother was unfathomable.
Now he is even more composed, as if everything is under his control, with no worries or anxieties about the future.
Lu Wenzheng also looked at Yang Jiuli.
"Whether the Foundation Establishment can be successful or not depends on three things..." Yang Jiuli said.
The Lu siblings listened intently, looking at Yang Jiuli with serious expressions.
"First: Retained and abundant magical power..."
"Second: The overwhelming power of blood and energy..."
"Third: A strong will..." Yang Jiuli said slowly.
Lu Wenqing continued to listen.
"The most important reason why it is difficult for low-grade spiritual roots to enter the Foundation Establishment Realm is that cultivation is slow. By the time they reach the Qi Refining Perfection Realm, their blood and qi have already declined and their will has become depressed. Therefore, they cannot condense the 'Human Flower' to build an immortal foundation in one go."
Yang Jiuli continued.
After reaching the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, one needs to use essence, energy, and spirit to condense a "human flower" to forge the foundation for immortality.
Upon hearing this, Lu Wenqing nodded slightly.
Her spiritual roots are inferior, and her cultivation speed is slow. By the time she reaches the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, her blood and qi will inevitably have begun to weaken.
Under these circumstances, her will was naturally not as unstoppable as those of the prodigies, and failure to establish her foundation was highly probable.
"You were cultivating in a third-tier spiritual vein, which could have made up for the deficiency of your low-grade spiritual root... It's just that the people around you are too outstanding, causing you to fall into anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. If this continues, you will definitely fail to establish your foundation," Yang Jiuli said.
"Then how can we remedy this?" Lu Wenzheng asked with concern.
"Please enlighten me, Ninth Brother!" Lu Wenqing stood up and bowed to Yang Jiuli, his eyes full of anticipation.
Yang Jiuli's words just now were like thunder, resounding through her ears and striking her very soul.
indeed.
Over the years, she has always believed that she is mediocre. Even though she has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, she is still depressed and self-doubting. Unconsciously, this mentality has affected her personality, making her no longer as sunny and cheerful as she was when she was young.
"From now on, you should focus on your cultivation and not be disturbed by external things... Try your best to refine your mana to the tenth level of Qi Refining..." Yang Jiuli said, "Furthermore, you should now begin to gather the spiritual materials needed for Foundation Establishment!"
"To reach the tenth level of Qi Refining, I suppose. At that time, I'd be nearly forty-five years old!" Lu Wenqing murmured.
"Forty-five years old is not considered old," Yang Jiuli said. "As long as your will is firm, you will have a chance to establish your foundation."
Lu Wenqing glanced at Yang Jiuli and thought to himself, "Ninth Brother seems to be over forty now... yet he doesn't seem anxious at all?"
She was surprised.
Does Ninth Brother have no ambition to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?
Or are they confident of success?
If it were anyone else, Lu Wenqing would definitely think that he had no ambition to establish his foundation and had already given up.
Judging from what Yang Jiuli just said, he clearly had a thorough understanding of the key to foundation building and must have already made plans for it.
"It seems I was too attached to appearances!" Lu Wenqing murmured, then looked at Yang Jiuli, thinking to himself, "Only someone with Ninth Brother's mindset could forge an immortal foundation! It's a pity he didn't join Ice River Valley back then... otherwise he would definitely have forged an immortal foundation."
Lu Wenqing sighed softly.
If Ninth Brother can enter the Ice River Valley, with his temperament, his future is limitless.
But now, Lu Wenqing dares not make a definitive statement.
After all, Yang Jiuli is really old!
He was over forty years old when he finally reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.
By the time he reaches the tenth level of Qi Refining, he must be nearly sixty years old.
At over sixty years old, with weakened blood and energy, it's too difficult to establish a foundation!
Looking across the entire cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom, cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of sixty are extremely rare.
"In your spare time, you can also take some spiritual medicines to enhance your blood and qi... and practice some martial arts to strengthen your blood and qi."
Yang Jiuli continued.
"Yes!" Lu Wenqing bowed again, his face full of gratitude, and said, "Wenqing will certainly follow Ninth Brother's teachings and never slack off!"
Yang Jiuli nodded with satisfaction: "If you really have any difficulties, you can also ask your sister Zhixue. Don't be estranged."
"Yes!" Lu Wenqing nodded.
"Do you know how Sister Xue is doing in the Ice River Valley?" Yang Jiuli asked Lu Wenqing, his eyes showing concern.
"Sister Zhixue is doing well in Ice River Valley," Lu Wenqing said. "She has now reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining and is currently in the Great Perfection of the tenth level of Qi Refining, preparing for Foundation Establishment... Because of her special status, she did not come to Longhu Town this time."
Because Qin Zhixue has the potential to reach the Core Formation stage.
Before she grows up, Glacier Valley does not recommend that she go out, lest she get into an accident.
After all, in the various immortal sects of Chu, each additional Core Formation Ancestor will affect the regional landscape.
How could other forces sit idly by?
Given the opportunity, other immortal sects would certainly not hesitate to stifle geniuses.
This situation is not uncommon in the cultivation world.
Yang Jiuli nodded slightly.
He was very pleased to see that Qin Zhixue was doing well.
"With Fairy Qin's beauty, it is indeed not advisable for her to go out!" Lu Wenzheng nodded slightly.
In his view, Qin Zhixue establishing an immortal foundation was a foregone conclusion.
Afterwards, Lu Wenqing asked Yang Jiuli many questions about spiritual objects used for Foundation Establishment.
Lu Wenqing didn't dare to hope for a Foundation Establishment Pill, but she could try to find a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.
……
The three chatted happily, and their conversation went straight to the sunrise.
When Li Qianyun woke up in the early morning, she was startled when she saw Yang Jiuli in the courtyard, and then she felt ashamed.
Accompanied by Lu Wenzheng, Yang Jiuli went to visit Old Master Lu.
When he saw Yang Jiuli come from afar, Old Master Lu was very excited.
Yang Jiuli left Old Master Lu a bottle of "Qi Nourishing Pills" and thirty low-grade spirit stones.
Uncle Lu was extremely grateful after watching from the side, and said that the old man had not misjudged him in the past.
Despite several refusals, Old Master Lu eventually accepted the storage bag offered by Yang Jiuli.
……
It was noon.
A streak of light flashed across the sky above Longhu Town, and an exquisite jade spirit boat appeared in everyone's sight.
In the courtyard, Yang Jiuli, Lu Wenzheng, and the others looked up at the flying boat.
On the flying boat, a stunningly beautiful woman with long, slender legs and an ethereal air stood gracefully.
This woman is none other than Li Yourong from Yunmeng Lake.
Li Yourong is now thirty-nine years old!
But time seems to have left no mark on her; on the contrary, it has made her even more beautiful and charming.
Now, she has reached the tenth level of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and can try to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm at any time.
"Master Li Dan!" Upon seeing the familiar figure, Yang Jiuli narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of surprise.
"It's actually Master Li Dan!" Lu Wenzheng exclaimed in surprise.
"Sister You Rong!" Li Qianyun was surprised, clearly not expecting Li You Rong to come.
Li Yourong's eyes flickered in the air, and her brows relaxed after she saw Yang Jiuli in the courtyard.
With a flick of her hand, the flying boat disappeared into her storage bag, and her body floated down into the courtyard.