With everything clearly laid out, he now had a precise idea of what to do next.

After finishing, Xiao Shou stretched.

His body was not tired, but his mind felt slightly exhausted, so he lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

After waking up, he recalled the plan he had written.

He casually tied up his hair, cast a cleansing spell on himself, and walked out of the stone chamber to prepare the lightning room.

Unexpectedly, the moment he stepped out, he saw Fu Young walking down the corridor.

Although Fu Young looked clean, a faint scent of blood lingered around him.

Xiao Shou paused, then asked in surprise, "Young’er, did you go out last night? Why do you smell like blood? Are you injured?"

"I went to hunt some demonic beasts. I’m not hurt."

When Fu Young saw Xiao Shou, his gaze instinctively shifted for a moment, recalling the dream from last night.

His body suddenly felt heated and even his ears grew warm.

He quickly looked away, not daring to look again, and turned slightly as he handed over a storage bag filled with demonic beast corpses.

Xiao Shou took the bag and sensed the number of beasts inside. He could not help but be shocked. "This many?"

"Not really. I only hunted for a bit over three hours."

Thinking of the effects of demonic beast essence and beast gel, Fu Young temporarily forgot his earlier discomfort. He looked at Xiao Shou and said, "Master, once An Yu stabilizes her Foundation Establishment cultivation, I want to take her to the outskirts of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain to hunt demon beasts."

"For the sake of the demonic beast essence?" Xiao Shou immediately understood the reason and shook his head. "You are only at Foundation Establishment. Going to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is too dangerous. We can just purchase demonic beasts from Azure Origin City. We are not lacking spirit stones."

"Although demonic beast essence is part of the reason, it is not the main one." Fu Young shook his head. "Whether it is sect disciples or members of great families, once they reach the Foundation Establishment stage, they all need to go out and gain experience. Through battle, they adapt to their cultivation and abilities. Otherwise, even with Foundation Establishment cultivation, they might not be able to defeat a Qi Refining cultivator."

"You are right. I was being narrow minded." Xiao Shou thought for a moment and nodded. "Then when you go out to train, I will take care of Little An."

After thinking about it, it was indeed as Fu Young said.

Whether in stories or cultivation novels, no matter if they were protagonists, supporting characters, or cannon fodder, all would go out to train after reaching Foundation Establishment.

This kind of training was not about mental cultivation, but about finding battlefields and tempering themselves through combat.

Even though he understood this, Xiao Shou could not help but feel worried. So, he instructed, "Since you have decided, make proper preparations. Prepare both defensive and offensive methods. Ah, speaking of which, I have not prepared your Foundation Establishment equipment yet. I will go with you to Ten Thousand Wisdom Hall later to get everything. Also, you should prepare more talismans..."

Equipment? Did he mean magical artifacts?

Master always said strange things.

Fu Young smiled helplessly and quickly interrupted Xiao Shou’s continuous rambling. "Master, there is no need to worry. I already bought my artifacts after advancing to Foundation Establishment. And have you forgotten the characteristics of our technique? With my current cultivation and preparations, unless I face a Nascent Soul cultivator, I have nothing to fear below that level. At the outskirts of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, whether demonic beasts or cultivators, the strongest are only at early Golden Core."

"That is true... haha... I got a bit confused." Xiao Shou felt slightly embarrassed.

Why was he acting like an old man, becoming so naggy?

He was only twenty four.

Could it be he was already getting old?

He should find time to look in a mirror.

Even though he did not like this unfamiliar face, he still needed to pay attention.

It would be depressing if he aged without noticing.

Though his thoughts wandered, Xiao Shou kept a calm expression and asked, "Then how long do you plan to train with An Yu? When will you return?"

"About half a year to a year." Fu Young replied. "But Master should focus on cultivation. How can Little An trouble you? Since An Yu still needs a few days to stabilize her realm, I plan to use this time to go to Azure Origin City and buy a servant to take care of Little An at the stone chambers on the mountain. After we leave, you can activate the mountain protection formation."

Hearing this, Xiao Shou recalled his own plan.

Thinking that both Fu Young and An Yu had already reached Foundation Establishment while he was still at Qi Refining, he nodded. "That works. But before that, I want to organize everything in our cave dwelling."

"Matters of the cave dwelling?" Fu Young asked in confusion.

Xiao Shou smiled with a teasing look on his face. "Didn’t you say you are a disciple of the Eternal Prosperity Sect? To prove you were not lying, we should actually build this Eternal Prosperity Sect."

"...You mean really establishing a sect?" Fu Young asked in surprise.

Xiao Shou nodded seriously. "When I first accepted you as my disciple and gave you the name Fu Young, I already thought that once your cultivation became strong enough, I would help you establish a sect. We would recruit more disciples so everyone could cultivate together and support each other. In this cruel cultivation world, being an independent cultivator is too difficult."

"Help me? Shouldn’t it be you who establishes the sect, Master?"

"Being a sect leader is too troublesome." Xiao Shou waved his hand. "I am not good at dealing with people, not good at planning, not good at management. In short, there are too many things I am not good at. My judgment of people is not very reliable either. On the other hand, you are smart, have a good sense of the bigger picture, strong judgment, and you are capable in almost everything. Your personality is also suitable. You are perfect for the role of sect master."