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Chapter 47 No one understands Foundation Establishment better than me

The moment the vortex dissipated, the Wang family patriarch's face turned ashen.

He hadn't expected that with the Foundation Establishment Pill as an aid, and his own dual spiritual root aptitude, he would be able to achieve this.

Wang Xingwei actually failed to achieve Foundation Establishment.

Seeing the patriarch's grim expression, the other Wang family cultivators, including the patriarch Wang Quyan, naturally dared not speak at this moment, lest they incur his wrath.

Half an hour later, Wang Xingwei walked out of the small courtyard with his head down and silently walked to a corner far away from the Wang family cultivators, not daring to look into the eyes of his ancestor!

No one spoke. The Wang family patriarch's eyes were filled with disappointment and frustration, but he was thinking about the next steps.

Ideally, the best outcome would have been for Wang Xingwei to successfully establish his foundation with one Foundation Establishment Pill, leaving the remaining one as a family heirloom.

But now that Wang Xingwei has failed to establish his foundation, he can no longer keep the other Foundation Establishment Pill.

What he was pondering was, who should receive this Foundation Establishment Pill?

After pondering for a long time, the Wang family patriarch finally turned his gaze to Wang Xingwei: "Xingwei, take this Foundation Establishment Pill and try again!"

The remaining Foundation Establishment Pill was given to Wang Xingwei for his use, a decision made after careful consideration by the Wang family patriarch.

First, as a cultivator with two spiritual roots, Wang Xingwei's probability of reaching Foundation Establishment is naturally about 10% to 20% higher than that of a cultivator with three spiritual roots.

Secondly, Wang Xingwei had already attempted to establish his foundation once. Although he did not succeed, the medicinal power of the previous Foundation Establishment Pill had helped him break through some of the bottlenecks, and the remaining medicinal power was still present in his meridians.

If you use another Foundation Establishment Pill to break through the barrier at this point, the success rate of Foundation Establishment will be higher than when you used the first Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the Wang family patriarch believed that the best option was to continue giving the remaining Foundation Establishment Pill to Wang Xingwei!

"Huh? Me?" Wang Xingwei looked up, his eyes filled with confusion and disbelief.

The Wang family patriarch smiled, trying to soften his tone, but his words put even more pressure on Wang Xingwei: "Yes, Xingwei, the patriarch believes you will succeed. You carry the hopes of the entire clan on your shoulders; the future of the clan depends entirely on you."

"No, no... I can't..." Wang Xingwei didn't dare to look into the ancestor's eyes at all, his gaze constantly darting away. He wanted to escape now, to get as far away from here as possible: "Ancestor, that Foundation Establishment Pill... I can't take it."

Actually, what he wanted to say was that there was something wrong with that Foundation Establishment Pill.

He was almost at the point of successfully establishing his foundation, but the medicinal power emanating from the Foundation Establishment Pill suddenly paused. He didn't react in time, which caused the foundation establishment process to be interrupted, resulting in his failure.

But then he realized that if he said that, the ancestor would definitely think he was making excuses for failing to establish his foundation.

The patriarch would surely scold him, saying, "Don't shirk responsibility for your mistakes; look for your own problems," and "To know your mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue," until he bowed his head in shame and admitted his mistake!

Afterwards, he would be taught stories like "Ancient sages cut down their family's sacred fruit tree and took the axe to apologize to their elders," to teach him that if he did something wrong, he should admit it and not defy the elders' reprimands...

So he hesitated and didn't say those words out loud, only repeatedly saying "I can't" in an attempt to change the old man's mind.

Upon seeing Wang Xingwei's appearance, the Wang family patriarch's expression also became hesitant.

After all, a cultivator's confidence and morale have a significant impact on whether or not they succeed in Foundation Establishment.

Wang Xingwei is like this...

He sighed inwardly, preparing to give the Foundation Establishment opportunity to another member of the clan who was in the late stage of Qi Refining with three spiritual roots.

Just then, Wang Quyan, the patriarch standing to the side, saw Wang Xingwei's pitiful state. After hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up his courage and spoke up: "Ancestor, I think Xingwei's current condition is really not suitable for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Why don't we choose someone else from the clan, or let Xingwei adjust his condition and we can talk about it another day?"

Originally, before Wang Quyan spoke, the Wang family patriarch had already changed his mind.

But now that Wang Quyan has made a suggestion, if he agrees to replace him, wouldn't that make him seem inferior to Wang Quyan?

Thinking of this, the Wang family patriarch became even more determined. He frowned, turned to Wang Quyan, and scolded, "What do you, a Qi Refining cultivator, know about Foundation Establishment? No one in the family knows more about Foundation Establishment than me!"

"Let's go all out today, and let Xingwei use this Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"Take the Foundation Establishment Pill and go try to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage right now!"

……

Forced by the patriarch, Wang Xingwei had no choice but to obediently take the Foundation Establishment Pill and head towards the nearby courtyard.

He was filled with anxiety, constantly reassuring himself, "Perhaps only the previous Foundation Establishment Pill was the problem, and the one I have is fine."

……

Ten days have passed, and the second gathering of the Tongzhou Society was held on time in Li Ping's cave.

Since this meeting only involved determining each person's contribution amount and then paying the corresponding foundation fund, the gathering was held at noon. After the gathering, the rest of the participants could leave the inner city directly without having to wait until the curfew ended the next day.

Li Ping naturally contributed 300 spirit stones, followed by Zhang Tie.

When it was his turn, the expressions of Gu Musheng and the other four people became solemn.

To their surprise, Zhang Tie remained calm. He stood up and said, "After careful consideration, I have decided to contribute 100 spirit stones to the Foundation Establishment Fund this year."

As he spoke, he poured out a small pile of spirit stones from his storage bag.

The crowd scanned the amount with their divine senses and found it to be exactly 100 yuan.

This time, everyone's faces showed surprise.

Only Teng Feng seemed hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to dissuade Zhang Tie. He had been brought into the group by Zhang Tie and was usually quite close to him. Seeing Zhang Tie seemingly sulking, he was naturally worried.

Li Ping nodded expressionlessly: "No problem, but the amount you contribute each year from now on cannot be lower than this number, understand?"

Zhang Tie's eyes were firm: "Brother, I understand."

Li Ping was not at all surprised that Zhang Tie could take out 100 spirit stones.

Zhang Tie himself didn't have that ability, but his master, Old Man Lin, was not only a first-grade leather craftsman, but also owned his own leather shop.

He has the ability to take out 70 spirit stones to fill the vacancy for Zhang Tie.

Moreover, Old Man Lin was the only one besides the seven of them who knew about the Tongzhou Society.

With the opportunity to establish his foundation right in front of him, how could he not lend a hand to Zhang Tie?

After Zhang Tie, it was Gu Musheng's turn.

Gu Musheng stood up and said with a smile, "After careful consideration, I have decided to contribute 100 spirit stones."

Although he was somewhat surprised that Zhang Tie was able to follow suit, after a little thought, Gu Musheng thought it was a good thing.

Including the eldest brother's 300 spirit stones, plus the 100 spirit stones each from him and Zhang Tie, even if the four siblings contribute the minimum amount, the Foundation Establishment Fund can still increase by at least 570 spirit stones annually.

At this rate, it would only take about six years to gather enough spirit stones for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

If Cheng Yao and the other three break through their cultivation levels, it might not take more than ten years for the Foundation Establishment Fund to allow him and Zhang Tie to gather enough spirit stones for Foundation Establishment.

Ten years have passed, and he's only forty-three.

Even if he's later than Zhang Tie, he's perfectly willing to accept any opportunity to establish his foundation before he turns fifty.

……

Li Ping nodded in agreement with Gu Musheng's decision.

Then there were the remaining four people, who behaved themselves and had no intention of causing trouble.

Cheng Yao, Qi Hanmo, and Teng Feng are at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, each contributing 20 spirit stones, while Bai Qing is at the early stage of Qi Refining, contributing 10 spirit stones.

Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief after putting 570 spirit stones into his storage bag.

It is truly a vow of the Fellowship, concerning his great path, and cannot be handled without utmost care.