Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 196 - 129: Fifty-Nine Drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation, Breakthrough! (2)

Chapter 196: Chapter 129: Fifty-Nine Drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation, Breakthrough! (2)

Originally, Qi Chuan’s foundation in Talisman Making was very strong. With the Golden Finger present, his skill would not decline. Now, once he picked it up again, his proficiency quickly improved, advancing towards being a Tier Two Middle Grade Talisman Master.

As for Alchemy Skill, the Yellow Dragon Pill was currently enough to assist his cultivation, so Qi Chuan did not deliberately try to improve it for now.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

During these three years, although Qi Shang was tirelessly investigating Qi Chuan’s whereabouts and the location of his Cave Mansion, he failed to uncover too much useful information because Situ Jiang had always been monitoring the situation.

On the Elder Island at Wind Moon Lake, within Qi Shang’s Cave Mansion.

Inside his Cave Mansion, Qi Shang sat before a Stone Table, with a Special Sub-talisman placed in front of him.

On the Sub-talisman, bits of Spiritual Light gathered, forming a somewhat blurry light screen. Within the light screen appeared the displeased face of Luo Golden Body, the First Elder of Celestial Soul Hall.

"Ah Shang, you have gained virtually nothing over these three years. Did you even investigate? You must realize that if you’re a year late in completing this task, your son Qi Feng will be a year late in becoming a True Disciple of this hall, and a year late in obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill."

In the light screen, Luo Golden Body spoke with some displeasure, and his voice echoed through the Stone Chamber.

This type of Mother-Child Talisman has multiple effects such as positioning, sound transmission, and visual representation. However, except for positioning, the latter two effects are only effective within a hundred-mile radius.

Hearing the other’s words, Qi Shang’s gaze turned dark.

He knew that Luo Golden Body didn’t truly care whether his son enters the Celestial Soul Hall as a True disciple, or whether he obtains the Foundation Establishment Pill. He was subtly using his son Qi Feng as a threat to urge faster progress.

"How have I not investigated? Over these three years, I’ve even sacrificed much of my cultivation time. But I can’t do this too often, otherwise Situ Jiang would notice something’s amiss, which would be dangerous. You wouldn’t want me to get into trouble, leaving no one to investigate for you, right? Wouldn’t Tian Hunzi cause trouble for you then?"

Qi Shang replied coldly, clearly not too intimidated by Luo Golden Body, aware of his weaknesses.

A powerful Elder of Wind Moon Sect handling the matter for Luo Golden Body, should anything happen to him, Luo wouldn’t find a better candidate.

Moreover, he indeed tried his best to investigate.

"If you were diligent, you wouldn’t still be clueless about Qi Chuan’s information and Cave Mansion location. Also, regarding the investigation from three years ago about which Elders visited Great Rift Demon Valley, you keep saying only Yun Qingyue went."

"What a joke, Yun Qingyue is merely Foundation Establishment Early Stage, with not much Magical Power Foundation, and her strength is evident. How could she possibly kill Elder Jia Feng at the Peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage?"

In the light screen, Luo Golden Body stared at Qi Shang, with a questioning tone.

Actually, for these Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, three years isn’t really long. If they could trade three years for the fall of two Foundation Establishment Elders from Wind Moon Sect, along with Qi Chuan and his opportunity, it’s totally worth it.

But he must put pressure on Qi Shang — this matter cannot drag on too long. Otherwise, Tian Hunzi would likely be displeased with him.

"The people who went to Great Rift Demon Valley are clearly confirmed — among the Foundation Establishment Elders, only Yun Qingyue went. I won’t explain further why she could kill Jia Feng, you think about it yourself."

"Regarding Qi Chuan, my investigations near Situ Jiang’s Cave Mansion and on various Elder and True Disciple islands on Wind Moon Lake over these three years have revealed no discrepancies. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

Qi Shang said coldly.

Having spoken this far, whether the other party believes him or not is no longer his concern. If Luo Golden Body endangers his son Qi Feng as a result, Qi Shang would definitely retaliate in madness.

Hearing this, Luo Golden Body frowned, recognizing Qi Shang’s personality and believing that his expression was genuine, suggesting he hadn’t falsified the findings.

"Could it be that Elder Jia Feng was truly killed by Yun Qingyue, who is hiding her strength, actually reaching Peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage? If so, Jia Feng’s death would fall on her, and a way should be found to lure her out and eliminate her, completing one of the tasks assigned by the Sect Leader."

Luo Golden Body remained silent, pondering.

As for Qi Chuan...

Thinking about it, an idea flashed through his mind, saying to Qi Shang, "Ah Shang, do you think there’s a chance Qi Chuan is actually hiding within the Inner Sect?"

Three years ago, he jokingly brought up this possibility, though he didn’t truly believe it. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator residing in the Inner Sect would surely affect their cultivation speed.

"I feel... it’s possible. Maybe this person’s talent is exceptional, extremely confident, not much concerned about the slight difference a Cave Mansion’s Grade brings."

Upon hearing this, Qi Shang frowned for a moment but ultimately nodded in agreement.

Previously, he didn’t believe this, but having investigated thoroughly near Situ Jiang’s Cave Mansion and on various Elder and True Disciple islands on Wind Moon Lake without finding anything, if his investigation was correct, Qi Chuan could indeed be residing in the Inner and Outer Sects.

If his investigation was mistaken, then nothing could be done — he had done all he could, relying on it being accurate.

"If so, then spend the coming time quietly investigating within your sect’s Inner Sect to see if there are any unusual personnel or Cave Mansions, then relay the information to me for analysis." Luo Golden Body suggested.

Qi Shang could only agree, indicating he would probe according to this approach, then the connection on the Mother Talisman was severed, and the light screen on the Sub-talisman on the Stone Table disappeared, leaving no further sound.

In front of the Stone Table, Qi Shang, his gaze dark, put away the Sub-talisman, then rose and headed out of the Cave Mansion to check the Inner Sect, aiming to first gather basic information on all Inner Sect Cave Mansions to see if he could discover anything.

Meanwhile, in a Tier Two Middle Grade Cave Mansion situated in a remote part of the Inner Sect.

Seated on the bed, Qi Chuan slowly opened his eyes.

[You circulate the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique, absorb Spiritual Qi, refine Medicinal Power, transforming it into your Mana, triggering a fifteenfold Critical Strike, yielding fifteenfold results, slightly increasing your total Mana.]

In the empty space before him, a line of text appeared.

Regarding the "fifteenfold" in the text, Qi Chuan glanced at it briefly before looking away to introspect his own body.

In his Dantian, fifty-nine terrifying drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation were abundantly present!

Fifty-nine drops!

This is practically the normal limit for all Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators.

Theoretically, a sixtieth drop exists, but the Heavenly Dao is flawed, leaving one missing, so generally, the highest is fifty-nine drops.

Previously, Qi Chuan thought his Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique could reach over fifty drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation at the limit of Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and he would be very content. He hadn’t expected to reach the extreme quantity of fifty-nine drops smoothly!

"It looks like this Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique has more significant origins than I imagined. I wonder from where Profound Sword True Master obtained this cultivation method?"

Qi Chuan pondered secretly.

The limits one can achieve in Foundation Establishment Early Stage, Middle Stage, and Later Stage are largely linked to the cultivation method, showing this is clearly due to the extraordinary nature of the Profound Celestial Spirit Devouring Sword Technique.

Currently, Qi Chuan still retained some medicinal power from the Yellow Dragon Pill in his body.

Three years ago, he possessed one furnace of three Yellow Dragon Pills and three sets of Yellow Dragon Pill materials, all refined into Yellow Dragon Pills, forming four, five, and six pills respectively, totaling eighteen pills.

The medicinal power of one Yellow Dragon Pill takes three months to be fully refined.

Eighteen Yellow Dragon Pills sufficing for over four years of use, currently with five pills remaining.

In fact, considering his initial pace of gathering one drop of Liquid Magical Power per month, he should have reached fifty-nine drops four months ago. However, after fifty drops of Liquid Magical Power, the gathering slowed a bit, hence only reaching it today.

"Since I’ve achieved fifty-nine drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation, the next step should be attempting to advance to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!"

Qi Chuan spoke inwardly, with a hint of determination in his eyes.