Chapter 97: Chapter 5: Everything Is Ready

“Gwa~” Gwagwa emerged from the Spirit Pet Bag, squinting its eyes slightly as it coldly glared at Bai Yi’s excited demeanor.

It now also possesses a Demon Core, which was condensed after advancing to a Tier Two Demon Beast.

In Gwagwa’s eyes, Bai Yi is a demon for devouring Demon Cores!

However, it dared not say anything,

because Li Jizhou was obviously biased!

While hunting demons earlier, it intended to show off, but Li Jizhou did not allow it to appear.

Gwagwa felt its heroism was left without a battlefield!

“Activate your Psychedelic Talent to encompass the entire courtyard!” Glancing at Gwagwa’s human-like expression, Li Jizhou almost laughed, giving it a kick as he instructed.

“Gwa~” Immediately, Gwagwa cracked a smile, with an expression of leaving everything to me.

“Buzz~” Subsequently, Gwagwa lay in the middle of the courtyard, with four paws on the ground, back facing the sky, eyes on its back suddenly opened, emitting a sound wave.

Li Jizhou took Bai Yi and the Demon Core to the pill room, then used two Restriction Talismans to isolate divine sense detection as much as possible.

The Fire Spirit held significant importance and greatly attracted Pill Masters, Artifact Refiners, and professions that required Pill Fire.

Then he took out a chessboard array from the storage bag.

Over the past three years, progress with arrays had remained slow, barely mastering Tier One Mid Stage arrays.

Nonetheless, due to his particular attention to portable chessboard arrays, he had made some achievements.

Most Tier One Middle Level arrays could be arranged on the chessboard arrays.

Activating the chessboard array with a Middle Grade Spirit Stone, a circle of pale blue ripples surged in the pill room again.

With everything prepared, Li Jizhou nodded towards Bai Yi.

Bai Yi immediately began devouring the Demon Core.

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At Shen Mansion,

After bidding farewell to Li Jizhou and a group of neighbors, Shen Zian returned to his residence.

He casually activated the Guardian Array.

Entering the inner hall, another “Shen Zian” immediately approached, slightly bowing, “Young Master, was today smooth?”

The Shen Zian who just entered nodded slightly, then sat down at the main seat, while several wives hurriedly offered tea with respect.

“Lower-grade Spirit Root, denied entry by the Golden Sun Sect, primarily cultivates Evergreen Skill, and has also practiced the Tier One Talisman inheritance I provided… Now has become a Tier Two highly skilled Pill Master… It truly defies belief!”

“Young Master, the cultivation world is ever-changing with numerous opportunities and coincidences as normal.”

“Hmm, perhaps related to that Poison King! Forget it, continue to associate with him. If we can draw him into the Holy Sect, it will be a great achievement!”

“Yes!”

After the conversation, the “Shen Zian” who just walked in suddenly transformed, and in the blink of an eye, became the appearance of the beloved wife who accompanied Shen Zian to the marketplace that day.

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Half a month later, under Li Jizhou’s constant watch, Bai Yi finished devouring the Demon Core.

The originally egg-sized milky white flame began to slowly contract.

After another three days,

A wisp of pale white flame slowly rose from the originally milky white flame.

And it further consumed the previous milky white flame as nourishment, burning it completely.

A heat wave more than twice as scorching as before instantly filled the pill room.

“Success!” Li Jizhou secretly nodded.

At this moment, the flame power radiating from Bai Yi made Li Jizhou secretly apprehensive, not daring to approach recklessly, as it was much stronger than the Pill Fire condensed from Fire Attribute cultivation techniques in his previous life during the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Fortunately, only moments later, Bai Yi retracted its power,

and then gleefully lunged at Li Jizhou.

The excitement and delight were palpable.

Upon slight contact, Li Jizhou immediately noticed its differences.

Matching the records of Cyan Ox Wanderer,

besides the surge in flame power, there was now a physical foundation beneath the small flame, resembling a lotus seat.

Li Jizhou dared not delay, immediately comforting it with Eternal Spring Magical Power, stabilizing its source before linking its intelligence with his Divine Soul.

Before advancing to Tier Two, the Fire Spirit was a Spirit Body, unable to be subdued within the Dantian.

It can only be stored in the Dantian once it advances to Tier Two and has a physical foundation.

Moreover, this must be done when its foundation first appears; once it solidifies, it’s virtually impossible to store it in the Dantian.

Nonetheless, due to its superlative flame power, if it accidentally erupted within the Dantian, not only would Li Jizhou’s Dantian at the Qi Refining Stage be vaporized, but even a Dantian forged with a Golden Core might instantaneously turn to ashes, resulting in death and soul annihilation.

Thus, he must ensure Bai Yi’s Divine Spirit is in harmony with his, leaving a trace of his Divine Soul to constantly control its restraint within the Dantian.

Since Bai Yi, during Li Jizhou’s three years of nurturing, has long regarded Li Jizhou as a reborn parent, trusting and relying heavily on him, it showed no resistance at this moment, allowing Li Jizhou’s Divine Sense to invade its sea of consciousness, anchoring a trace of consciousness within.

Three hours later, Li Jizhou took a deep, satisfied breath, retracting his Divine Sense.

Immediately, he moved his Divine Sense, prompting Bai Yi to retreat three zhang.

One more movement, and Bai Yi erupted with intense flame power.

A final movement retracted the flame power.

All of Bai Yi’s behaviors just now were under Li Jizhou’s control.

With such assurance, he felt at ease.

Wasting no time, Li Jizhou grasped Bai Yi in his palm, Eternal Spring Magical Power surging, and subsequently swallowed Bai Yi whole.

Swallowed into Li Jizhou’s stomach, Bai Yi not only remained calm but even appeared excited due to the enveloping dense Eternal Spring Magical Power.

Wood nourishes fire, Eternal Spring Magical Power, despite lacking the grand power of time, remains the Fire Spirit’s favorite nourishment.

Now, directly embedding its foundation in a Dantian brimming with Eternal Spring Magical Power, Bai Yi felt an overwhelming sense of happiness.

As everything went smoothly, not long after,

Bai Yi’s newly-born foundation took root at the bottom of Li Jizhou’s Dantian, and the fire-elemental power previously condensed through cultivating Flame Phosphorus Skill became redundant.

Li Jizhou simply allowed it to consume everything.

“Mission accomplished!” Li Jizhou displayed a hint of a smile.

Gradually opening his palm, a thought stirred within him, and a wisp identical to Bai Yi’s pale white flame slowly emerged.

The next moment, Bai Yi’s Spirit Body appeared before him.

Currently, Bai Yi’s intelligence still resided within its Spirit Body, while its physical foundation rooted within Li Jizhou’s Dantian.

Naturally, Fire Spirits transform and shape into new Spirit Race entities during Tier Five by shedding their physical foundation and integrating their Spirit Body with the heavenly path.

The discarded physical foundation then becomes Anomalous Fire devoid of intelligence.

The Pill Fire in Li Jizhou’s palm originated from Bai Yi’s physical foundation, its power merely a tenth of Bai Yi’s Spirit Body, yet already equivalent to a supreme Pill Fire.

With Bai Yi’s advancement, the Pill Fire will increase further.

At present, however, the Pill Fire is already satisfactory to Li Jizhou.

“Time to begin crafting the Foundation Establishment Pill!”

Since arriving at Golden Crow Immortal City, Li Jizhou quietly prepared for Foundation Establishment.

With four years of accumulation,

most non-restricted herbs were discreetly procured from various channels.

He also utilized his Honored Guest Elder status at Miaodan Tower to sporadically purchase special auxiliary herbs annually, now fully prepared.

Moreover, he chose a pill formula for crafting Foundation Establishment Pills that emphasized quality over success rate, differing slightly from the popular recipe in this realm, involving distinct herbs.

Now with the Demon Core in hand, all is ready.

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