Cultivators on the Righteous Path almost all need Foundation Establishment Pills to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage; only a very small number of exceptionally gifted individuals can liquefy their spiritual power on their own and enter the Foundation Establishment Stage.
However, Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely difficult to obtain.
This is mainly because the Foundation Establishment Pill requires one main ingredient.
This Spirit Medicine is a Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit Medicine, named “Dao Lotus Flower.”
If one wants to purchase this Spirit Medicine with Spirit Stones, it would require ten mid-grade Spirit Stones.
Besides the Dao Lotus Flower, depending on the Pill Formula for Foundation Establishment Pills from different sects, seven to twelve Qi Refinement Stage Spirit Medicines are also needed.
Even then, success in refining is not guaranteed.
Generally speaking, a Pill Master who can successfully refine four out of ten batches is considered to have good alchemical attainments.
Demonic Cultivators, however, found another way, replacing the Dao Lotus Flower with the Life Soul Flower, which is a peculiar flower that grows from the Life Soul of powerful living beings.
Even the relatively rare Qi Refinement Stage Spirit Medicines were replaced with other, less rare Spirit Medicines.
This greatly reduced the cost of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
This type of Medicinal Pill is called the Foundation Establishment Blood Pill by Demonic Cultivators.
Chu Xuan was unable to gather the Spirit Medicines required for the Foundation Establishment Pill, so he had prepared to refine the Foundation Establishment Blood Pill from the start.
“Continue Cultivating!”
Chu Xuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and continued to refine the large blood bead…
Time flew by.
A month passed in a flash.
On the Haotai Hotel rooftop, Chu Xuan sat in meditation.
He was not yet able to abstain from food, so he had to stop and eat after absorbing each large blood bead.
Almost all the food stored in the Spirit Hound Gang’s warehouse had been eaten by him.
After a month of continuous cultivation with a steady supply of large blood beads, Chu Xuan’s Realm had improved rapidly.
He had now reached the Peak of the eighth layer of Qi Refinement.
He was only a thin pane of glass away from the ninth layer of Qi Refinement.
However, Chu Xuan had already absorbed all the large blood beads he had.
Now, he only had one large blood bead left in his hand.
Yet, this thin pane of glass remained undisturbed.
“Break for me!”
Chu Xuan began to absorb the last large blood bead.
A surge of blood Qi poured into his body.
He let out a low roar, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
A Cultivator’s personal will can also play a significant role in promoting cultivation.
Perhaps Chu Xuan’s will was strong enough, or perhaps the Luck surrounding him was powerful enough.
The Bottleneck between the eighth and ninth layers of Qi Refinement was broken through as a matter of course at this moment.
Boom!
His aura surged!
Dust billowed!
The hotel rooftop instantly became clean and spotless, without a speck of dust.
Little Leopard was guarding the rooftop with six Yin Corpses.
They had been standing silently.
The surging aura around Chu Xuan startled Little Leopard, causing him to roar repeatedly, his heart filled with dread.
The other six Yin Corpses were so frightened that they prostrated themselves, not daring to look up.
It was a long time after Chu Xuan’s aura receded that they were barely able to stand up, casting curious glances.
They looked like curious babies.
Chu Xuan slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi and slowly opened his eyes.
“Qi Refinement ninth layer!”
“Next, I only need to fill my Qi Sea to be ready to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.”
A smile appeared on his handsome face.
“Roar, roar!”
Corpse roars came from afar.
Several sounds rang out, approaching from a distance.
In a few blinks of an eye, Little Dragon and Little Tiger, the two Corpses, appeared on the rooftop, each carrying a Spirit Hound.
Seeing Chu Xuan, Little Tiger did not hesitate and immediately bowed his head respectfully.
Er Huang (Second Yellow) and Da Huang (Big Yellow) did the same.
Although they had not acknowledged Chu Xuan as their master, they had already recognized him as their master from the bottom of their hearts.
Little Dragon, however, hesitated for a moment and did not bow his head immediately.
Chu Xuan’s gaze turned cold, and his eyes fell upon him.
After a glance, he sneered, “No wonder you hesitated.
An eighth-grade Corpse Soldier, do you think your wings have hardened?”
He snorted coldly, and his spiritual power surged forth, like a small mountain pressing down on Little Dragon.
Little Dragon could not withstand such heavy pressure and immediately fell to his knees.
Crack!
His knees even made the sound of bones cracking.
Little Dragon shrieked, but did not dare to get up, remaining on his knees.
He had already sensed that his master’s strength still far exceeded his own.
Resistance was an unwise choice.
“Hmph, a turncoat.”
Chu Xuan’s gaze was indifferent.
Yin Corpses are not emotionless killing machines.
They generally inherit some of the personality of the corpse’s former life.
This Little Dragon was clearly born with a rebellious streak.
“Little Tiger is already a seventh-grade Corpse Soldier, not bad.
This is your reward.”
Chu Xuan flicked his finger, sending a blood bead flying over.
Little Tiger’s eyes lit up with excitement, and he quickly opened his mouth to catch it.
Yin Corpses eating raw flesh and blood directly was too inefficient.
He naturally preferred the blood bead purified by Chu Xuan’s Blood Transformation Art.
“Roar, roar!”
Little Tiger reached out and tugged at Chu Xuan’s sleeve, as if he had something to say.
Chu Xuan’s heart stirred.
He immediately communicated with Little Tiger through his thoughts.
A moment later, he understood what Little Tiger wanted to say.
“You discovered a den of giant wolves, and they even tried to ambush you in a pack?”
Chu Xuan immediately became interested.
Humans endured the baptism of spiritual energy and transformed into Transcendent.
Animals and plants can also endure the pull of spiritual energy and transform into Transcendent animals and Transcendent plants.
The fact that those giant wolves even knew how to ambush clearly indicated a high level of intelligence.
It was very likely that spiritual energy had accelerated their growth.
This was not good news for the human survivors of Donghu City.
But for Chu Xuan, it was excellent news.
Those giant wolves were intelligent and powerful.
Perhaps they could serve as a hotbed for the growth of Life Soul Flowers!
“Before returning to Cangxuan Heaven and Earth, I will create the hotbed for the Life Soul Flower.”
“When I return from Cangxuan Heaven and Earth, the Life Soul Flower should have matured.”
Chu Xuan smiled.
“Where is the territory of that pack of giant wolves?” he asked.
Little Tiger roared a few times, pointing to the small mountain to the north.
Chu Xuan nodded, “Little Dragon, Little Tiger, and those six, you all come with me.
Little Leopard, stay and guard the house.”
“Roar, roar, roar!”
The three zombies all roared.
However, Little Leopard was clearly a bit wronged.
“Then Big Yellow and Second Yellow can stay too, to keep Little Leopard company.”
Chu Xuan waved his hand.
Little Leopard immediately became happy.
It was like a child having a playmate of the same age.
Chu Xuan put Little Dragon, Little Tiger, and the other Yin Corpses into the Corpse Raising Tower.
Then he rode his Flying Sword and sped towards the north…
Black Fang Security Company.
Wang Gangjian didn’t play games today; instead, he sat in the general manager’s office, looking troubled.
Wang Yong also sat on the sofa in front of him, equally troubled.
“I called you here to help me think of a solution, not to look troubled with me!”
Wang Gangjian grumbled.
Wang Yong gave an awkward smile, “It’s a bit difficult.
A six-person Linjiang Army squad couldn’t deal with the monster.
Our Black Fang only has four Transcendent in total, and they are all first-level…”
Wang Gangjian became even angrier when he heard this, “I told you to crush and eat the spiritual energy core, but you just wouldn’t.
Your talent is so good; if you were a second-level Transcendent, would our Black Fang be unable to come up with a solution?!”
Wang Yong’s smile became even more awkward upon hearing this.
Directly eating the spiritual energy core had roughly a one-third chance of success, failure, or nothing happening.
It mainly depended on one’s individual Physique.
If one’s body was strong enough, eating the spiritual energy core raw would be fine.
But he really didn’t dare.