Chapter 104: Chapter 12: Only Ripping Off the Rich

While waiting for Steward Chen’s availability, Li Jizhou pondered over the matter slightly.

For him, the biggest advantage was actually concealing the suspicions of those with ulterior motives.

Although once a person’s Spirit Root is officially stepped into cultivation, it will be covered by Magical Power and cannot be accurately detected,

the result of his Spirit Root test at the Golden Sun Sect was known to many,

as was his main practice of the Evergreen Skill.

Not to mention people within Inverted Mountain, even the Yang family, the Zhao family, and even the Wen family around the Spirit Pearl Mountain market must be aware.

The Yang family is easy to handle; previously, Li Jizhou had subtly hinted at pill-based cultivation.

But families like the Wen and Zhao, which know some details about him but not too much, are more prone to problems.

Without this promotion as a cover, if one day Wen Junyuan from the Wen family accidentally discovered that Li Jizhou, a loose cultivator with lower-grade Spirit Root practicing the Evergreen Skill, was building his Foundation faster than him, he would definitely investigate. If he found out after a long investigation that it was due to pill ingestion, he might, out of shame and anger, to restore his dignity, fabricate a rumor that Li Jizhou obtained a heaven-defying opportunity…

The rumor might even grow more ferocious, ultimately attracting the attention of a Golden Core stage expert.

That would indeed hit the mark by chance.

Such incidents in this cultivation world are not mere imagination.

They are truly documented.

After all, this is a very realistic cultivation world where the upper limit of one’s cultivation is determined by one’s natural talent.

Under normal circumstances, once a young person’s Spirit Root is formed, it basically determines the cultivation limit in this life.

Once they exceed this limit, it goes without saying, it must be because of a heaven-defying opportunity.

And such a heaven-defying opportunity is something every cultivator who wants to surpass their Spirit Root limit eagerly anticipates.

Especially those cultivators who see their lifespan dwindling but have never been able to break through.

Undoubtedly, after the promotional event, for Li Jizhou, such risks reduced significantly.

Of course, every matter has two sides,

As the ambassador for the promotion, Li Jizhou concealed some of his specialties, reducing some hidden risks, but at the same time, he would also mislead some who lack comprehensive independent thinking, creating new causal relationships.

Moreover, these people would undoubtedly be those with insufficient talent and wealthy family backgrounds.

Ordinary loose cultivators could not replicate this path.

Even small families like the Yang and Zhao families couldn’t either.

After all, even buying those big pills cost Li Jizhou five thousand Spirit Stones, not to mention that ordinary lower-grade Spirit Root cultivators still need Breaking Rank Pills, Qi Condensing Pills, and other auxiliary pills.

There are also Middle Grade Foundation Establishment Pills and the Heavenly Number Foundation Establishment Dojo of the Golden Sun Sect.

“Perhaps I’m overthinking it!”

At this point, Li Jizhou paused slightly.

For those who could afford to spend so many Spirit Stones on a lower-grade Spirit Root, they were probably all from prominent families with deep pockets.

And within such a family, there must be many with excellent talent.

They wouldn’t overtly allocate resources to those with lower-grade Spirit Roots instead of those with outstanding talent.

Even a family patriarch would have to consider the opinions within the clan.

Thus, even if they tried to replicate Li Jizhou’s path and failed, they wouldn’t publicize it, and with the power of the Golden Sun Sect, they would most likely swallow the loss in silence.

“Only tricking the rich!”

“Great virtue!” Li Jizhou’s thoughts suddenly became clear.

Moments later, Steward Chen returned, but did not bring definite news.

“Pill Master Li, you should return first. The Chief Shopkeeper needs to mediate. When there is news, you will be informed, and the promotion will be temporarily halted until the worries are resolved.”

“Alright!” Li Jizhou nodded slightly, holding a higher regard for this Elder Xu he had never met.

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“Congratulations, Senior, on successfully building your Foundation, another step forward on the Immortal Dao!” Just as he returned to the Upper City District, he encountered Jin Mei. The powerful aura of qualitative change in the Foundation Establishment Stage left Jin Mei astonished, and he courteously congratulated Li Jizhou.

“I am grateful for the cultivation by Miaodan Tower and the grace of the Golden Sun Sect; otherwise, I couldn’t have reached this step so quickly.”

Jin Mei was a true member of the Golden Sun Sect and was considered the biggest eyes and ears in the Upper City District.

Moreover, it’s not surprising, as the promotion of pill-based Foundation Establishment should soon be widely announced, so he might as well get into character early.

“Senior, knowing grace and gratitude, truly outstanding in character, is a model for our generation.”

“I don’t know when Senior plans to host the Foundation Establishment celebration; I want to arrange it in advance!”

“Foundation Establishment celebration?” Li Jizhou smiled slightly, recalling the grand Foundation Establishment celebration from his past life as if it were yesterday.

In the Liang Kingdom, the highest Tier Two Spirit Vein and the greatest power were no more than the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment,

When Li Jizhou, in his past life, painstakingly succeeded in building his Foundation, his patron family truly spared no expense, holding a three-month-long grand banquet where everyone was a guest.

It was truly ostentatious to the extreme.

In contrast, in this life in the Qi Kingdom, Foundation Establishment celebrations are generally small, typically with newly-established Foundation cultivators inviting just three to five close friends to sit and discuss the Dao.

However, now that Li Jizhou lived in the Upper City District and had very good relations with many people, having interests exchanged with them, it was bound to be a bit more crowded.

“I will leave this matter to you, let’s have it in three days!”

“I will comply with Senior’s command!”

——–

“With a lifespan of three hundred and ten years, there is enough time to gather skills for the next life!”

Returning to the residence, sitting quietly for a while,

Li Jizhou had a clearer plan for the future.

The Qi Refining Stage is essentially the foundation for cultivation, and Foundation Establishment is the first step in completing the foundation.

After that, the true path of cultivation begins.

Every step is a metamorphosis.

However, having reached Perfect Foundation Establishment in his past life, the cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Stage in this life seemed like a natural progression, like building upon a high platform.

There was no need to spend much extra effort; it was enough to proceed methodically and seek progress steadily.

Additionally, by primarily practicing the Evergreen Skill himself, which involves the passage of time, where a cycle occurs each day and completes a rotation annually, there was no need to rush.

“As for the advancement in Talisman crafting, there’s no need to look far. Talisman Master Shen’s Tier Two talismans are exceptional, and they seem to have many points of resonance with the Tier One inheritance I’ve been studying.”

“Fixed Face Pill…”

Thinking about Talisman Master Shen’s Tier Two talisman inheritance, Li Jizhou felt slightly troubled. Talisman Master Shen had clearly stated that the Tier Two talisman inheritance could be given to Li Jizhou, but it required a Fixed Face Pill in exchange.

The Fixed Face Pill is the top quality of the Tier Two Youthful Appearance Pill, and besides a veteran Tier Three Pill Master, no one below that level can ensure its success. With his two lifetimes of Alchemy Dao skills, plus the enhancement of an Anomalous Fire, at most, he can ensure that ten high-quality Youthful Appearance Pills could potentially yield one top-grade Fixed Face Pill.

However, even for high-quality Youthful Appearance Pills, he could only guarantee one successful pill in three furnaces at present.

Thus, one Fixed Face Pill might require materials for as many as thirty Youthful Appearance Pills.

A set of materials for a Youthful Appearance Pill has a market price of over seven hundred Spirit Stones,

and the Foundation Establishment this time cost him a great deal; coupled with the purchase of Pill Furnaces in the previous two years, a few Pill Furnaces burned by Bai Yi, and having just recently paid his rent, he found himself financially strained now.

“Hmm~” With this in mind, he turned to look at the somewhat relaxed Bai Yi and Black Xuan.

“Aren’t you going to refine pills?”

After instructing the two little ones, he once again checked his storage bags.

The five big pills purchased from the Spirit Pearl Mountain market were initially sold to him at cost by Manager Wang, at one thousand Spirit Stones each.

It can be expected that once the promotion spreads, the price of this pill will definitely double.

However, he could not engage in speculation on this matter anymore; Miaodan Tower must be holding onto their stock at this moment, and he could not intervene.

The five big pills he had could be sold off as opportunities arose.

Additionally, there’s the Middle Grade Foundation Establishment Pill purchased from Miaodan Tower, which he bought for four thousand Spirit Stones; it could fetch about four thousand five hundred if auctioned.

But if sold to some small families who wouldn’t dare to openly bid at an auction, it could easily start at five thousand.

“Thus, it seems that although my wealth is still considerable, turning it into cash requires special attention.” Li Jizhou calmly thought, realizing that obtaining Talisman Master Shen’s inheritance wasn’t urgent. He could first plan for other Tier One heritage skills, such as the path of puppetry.

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