txolops Chapter 33 Duan Chen
Chapter 33 Duan Chen
A moment later, the spiritual energy infusion ended, and Luo Ming slowly opened his eyes, a flash of brilliance in them. "Now that I've completed the Foundation Establishment, it's time to leave." Just as he got up to depart, a transmission talisman suddenly flew in from outside the door, triggering the restrictions on the alchemy room.
Luo Ming reached out and the communication talisman landed steadily in his palm. After probing it with his divine sense and seeing its contents, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face—it turned out that the backflow of spiritual energy had affected the cultivator next door's alchemy.
Outside the alchemy room, a cultivator with a full beard stood angrily. He had just been refining a crucial batch of pills when, at the critical moment of pill condensation, he encountered an anomaly in spiritual energy, nearly causing the pill fire to go out of control. He had already resolved to question the people inside and not let the matter rest until they offered double compensation.
As soon as he sent out the transmission talisman, the door to the alchemy room slowly opened, and Luo Ming walked out calmly.
"You...you've advanced to Foundation Establishment?" The bearded cultivator was about to question him when his gaze fell upon the aura emanating from Luo Ming, as heavy as an abyss. He immediately understood the reason for the earlier disturbance in spiritual energy. His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly tried to switch his expression, attempting to reveal a fawning smile. However, the change in emotion was too abrupt, causing his facial muscles to twitch uncontrollably, making him look extremely comical.
"Congratulations, Uncle-Master, on advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage! From now on, the path to the Great Dao is within reach!" The bearded cultivator bowed deeply, his tone almost humble.
Looking at the scene before him, Luo Ming suddenly felt a surge of emotion.
He had only just established his foundation, yet the fellow cultivators who had been furious moments before were now bowing and scraping before him. Indeed, in this world of cultivation, strength reigns supreme.
If it were me, and I were doing something important when I was disturbed by a senior colleague, I probably wouldn't dare to get angry, and I would have to greet them with a smile. It's really frustrating to think about.
"How many spirit stones did you use to make that batch of pills?" Luo Ming asked.
"This... it's not much, just... just fifty low-grade spirit stones," the bearded cultivator stammered, both afraid of offending this newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator and reluctant to part with the pills he had painstakingly prepared over several months.
"I am not one to bully others with my power; this is compensation for you." Upon hearing this, Luo Ming casually took out a mid-grade spirit stone from his storage bag and tossed it over. According to the common exchange rate in the cultivation world, one mid-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred low-grade spirit stones, so this compensation far exceeds the other party's loss.
Having said that, he didn't linger and turned to leave the alchemy area. Now that he had successfully established his foundation, he still had many things to attend to.
The bearded cultivator stared blankly as he caught the mid-grade spirit stone, his eyes wide with disbelief as he looked at the lustrous stone in his hand. In all his years of cultivation, this was the first time he had encountered such a generous and easy-going Foundation Establishment cultivator. He couldn't help but think to himself, "This senior uncle is quite a kind person!"
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After leaving the alchemy area, Luo Ming headed to the sect's main hall to prepare for renewing his sect token.
As soon as he stepped into the main hall, he saw a familiar face—the white-robed cultivator who had appeared with the old man surnamed Feng. At this moment, the man was leisurely flipping through an ancient book, holding a silver fan.
The white-robed cultivator's eyes lit up when he saw Luo Ming. He put down his ancient book, stood up, and greeted him with a loud laugh: "Haha, I knew Junior Brother Luo was no ordinary person and would surely succeed in Foundation Establishment! I didn't expect it to be so fast. From now on, Junior Brother can just call me by my name, Duan Chen."
"So it's Senior Brother Duan." Luo Ming bowed respectfully, then asked in confusion, "I wonder if the Sect Leader is here?" He remembered that the Sect Leader had to personally oversee the processing of the sect token.
"Haha, my senior brother has gone out on business, so he asked me to stand guard here temporarily," Duan Chen explained with a smile. "I suppose you're here to reissue your identity token, junior brother. Leave that to me!"
After saying this, he turned to a boy beside him and gave him a few instructions. The boy was about ten years old and had the cultivation level of the early stage of Qi Refining. Hearing this, he quickly responded and turned to go to the back hall storeroom to prepare.
The identity token is not a simple jade tablet. The jade tablet is made of a certain kind of spiritual jade, the same material as the jade slip. It can record Luo Ming's identity information, including not only text, but also images and spiritual aura. The sect has a record of Luo Ming's previous information. As for the spiritual aura, it needs to be processed on the spot under the witness of the sect leader to prevent any mistakes.
"I never expected this person to have such a background. It seems I should try to get to know him better in the future," Luo Ming thought to himself.
He had always felt that this person was extraordinary. He had entered the Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age, so his background or aptitude must be extraordinary. He never expected that he would be the sect leader's junior brother. In other words, his master was the late Golden Core cultivator in the Spirit Beast Mountain—Master Han Chan.
Legend has it that this Cold Toad Immortal possesses an ancient mythical beast—the Azure Blood Cold Toad. This toad can exhale a kind of cold air containing deadly poison; ordinary cultivators who come into contact with it will die instantly. It is extremely eerie and has a formidable reputation in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom. It is an old monster that has lived for nearly four hundred years.
"Now that you have advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, there are some sect rules and secrets that I should tell you..." Duan Chen said while waiting.
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After a while, Luo Ming had a general understanding of what would happen after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage. To put it simply, your rights and obligations within the sect would change as your cultivation level improved.
In terms of obligations, when he first transmigrated, most of the tasks he did were basic miscellaneous tasks within the sect. Depending on the task, he could receive a few low-grade spirit stones as a reward each month.
However, after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, the tasks become much easier. You only need to dedicate three months each year to completing one sect mission, and the rest of the time is at your discretion. If you wish, you can complete five years' worth of missions at once, and then you can peacefully cultivate in seclusion for four years without being disturbed by missions anymore.
As for the types of tasks, there are far fewer tasks within the sect, and the competition is fierce. After all, after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, it becomes increasingly difficult to accumulate magical power, and everyone wants to have more time to cultivate. Going out to do tasks, on the way, will consume a lot of time, and the cultivation conditions outside are nowhere near as good as those inside the sect.
Tasks like when Deacon Qin was stationed in Qingjiang, or guarded Qinghu Market and the spirit stone mine, all required Foundation Establishment cultivators to handle. Although these kinds of dispatched missions were risky, the corresponding rewards and sect contributions were much more generous than the miscellaneous tasks within the sect, so it could be said that there were gains and losses.
As for benefits, in addition to a significant increase in monthly salary, they can also occupy a mountain peak as their own cave dwelling, no longer as crowded as cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.
Most importantly, there are the benefits of the sect's scripture pavilion. Foundation Establishment cultivators can go to the second floor to select the cultivation techniques and secret manuals they need. Newly established cultivators can select two items without contribution points. If they need more later, they will need a certain amount of sect contribution points. This is also a way for the sect to encourage cultivators to actively complete sect tasks.