A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 49 Generous Conditions
How intense is the Ascension Ceremony?

The Fairy Hongfu asked casually.

“Grandmaster, with my previous wealth and resources, I can easily defeat ordinary rogue cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining. However, against disciples of immortal cultivation families at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, and against those contestants with equally considerable wealth and several times higher magical power, it will be difficult to win easily. I will inevitably have to go through a fierce battle.” He sincerely stated his judgment.

"Not bad, still quite clear-headed, not arrogant at all." Hong Fu nodded, then changed the subject: "What are your plans for this newly acquired Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"I plan to raise my cultivation to the tenth level of Qi Refining before consuming and refining it to attempt Foundation Establishment."

"Oh? You're not planning to trade with anyone anymore?"

"Foundation Establishment Pills are rare, and I'm afraid I'll have little chance of obtaining them again in the future."

He has already missed the sect's grand competition, which takes place once every ten years.

Just six months ago.

At that time, his cultivation level was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he didn't even qualify to participate in the competition.

The minimum requirement for cultivation level in the sect competition is to reach the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

In other words, the eleventh floor is the threshold.

Having only reached the seventh level of Qi Refining a few months ago, he was naturally not qualified.

Besides, his strength doesn't allow it.

The rules of the mountain gate competition stipulate that the top fifty will receive one Foundation Building Pill.

All the cultivators who qualified for the Foundation Establishment Pill based on their rankings in the competition were at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining. The top one hundred were also all elites at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining. There wasn't a single one at the twelfth level, let alone the eleventh.

Although both Senior Brother Lu and Dong Xuan'er successfully qualified for the "Each to Receive a Foundation Establishment Pill" award, it wasn't because of their outstanding performance or high ranking in the competition. Rather, it was due to their spiritual root talents and social backgrounds.

Senior Brother Lu Chengfeng, who had not yet obtained the Azure Dragon Flag, participated in the sect competition with thousands of participants and ranked second to last with his cultivation at the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

However, Senior Brother Lu's spiritual root is the wind spiritual root among the different spiritual roots.

It is a top-tier spiritual root talent, second only to the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

This gave Lu Chengfeng a significant advantage in the [qualification assessment], allowing him to successfully be nominated and obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Dong Xuan'er, competing with only the eleventh level of Qi Refining, came in last place. However, behind Dong Xuan'er stood the Fairy Hong Fu, and Zhong Lingdao and the others, in order to protect their own positions, could not afford to offend this Core Formation elder.

then.

Dong Xuan'er also successfully won a Foundation Building Pill.

In fact, Senior Brother Lu's first close encounter with Dong Xuan'er was during the mountain gate competition half a year ago.

Furthermore, it's impossible for him to wait for the next sect competition nine years from now. Besides, he only has a mere four-element pseudo-spiritual root, so he can't obtain priority access to Foundation Establishment Pills through the [aptitude assessment], let alone get preferential treatment in sect resources.

In addition, he also needs to consider the "Crimson Trial".

Two to three years later, the Crimson Trial will begin.

This Crimson Trial is of paramount importance, involving numerous opportunities. If he seizes it, he might be able to take off immediately; if he misses it, he'll probably never be able to establish his foundation in this lifetime.

If you want to seize the opportunity, the higher your cultivation level, the better.

The higher his magical cultivation level, the more confident he would be in gaining benefits during the trial. And a single Foundation Establishment Pill could cause his cultivation level to surge by at least one level within three months.

Imagine what would happen if you raised your cultivation level by one level before entering the forbidden area?
Don't underestimate the difference at this level.

This level of cultivation represents a doubling of the maximum amount of magical power.

The importance of doubled magic power goes without saying.

Therefore, every Foundation Establishment Pill is extremely important to him now.

It won't be traded away easily anymore.

"Very well, I have prepared quite a few Foundation Establishment Pills for Xuan'er, which should be enough."

I applied for two pills as a Core Formation Elder.

One grain from the Dong family.

And the one given by the Ascension Token that the boy in front of him had once provided.

Then there's the one from the comprehensive evaluation of the mountain gate.

If even five Foundation Establishment Pills aren't enough to establish her foundation... she'll have to find another way.

"By the way, Han Li, I have a favor to ask of you."

"what?"

An elder in the Core Formation stage asked him, a junior cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, to do something.
Han Li suddenly felt a jolt.

It just doesn't sound right no matter how you listen to it.

"It is like this, I am preparing to go into seclusion soon, which may last for more than ten years or as short as two or three years. During my seclusion, Xuan'er will be left unsupervised and may be spoiled by many people. I hope you can stay by Xuan'er's side. You don't need to urge her all the time, just remind her when necessary so that she can keep her temper in check and not completely let herself go."

She knew her own niece's personality all too well. Once she was let loose and went astray, it was extremely difficult to straighten her out of control.

She didn't want her brother's daughter to become arrogant, domineering, eccentric, and violent, and she certainly didn't want to receive news of her disciple going astray as soon as she emerged from seclusion.

"You are honest and kind, steady and reliable, know how to behave appropriately, and are quite quick-witted. In addition, Xuan'er doesn't dislike you. Having you accompany her might help her to control her temper."

Hong Fu Fairy's choice of Han Li was also a well-intentioned one.

She's plain-looking, so Xuan'er probably wouldn't be interested in her.

Being honest and reliable is the most important thing.

He is honest but not foolish, calm but not lacking in courage and ambition, which are also commendable qualities.

Having such a person by Xuan'er's side would be beneficial and harmless to her precious grandniece.

"Grandmaster, this..."

Han Li was inwardly resistant.

Why waste so much of his time cleaning up after Dong Xuan'er? Not to mention the trouble that would cause, the time wasted on his cultivation alone would ruin his subsequent plans.

Besides, Dong Xuan'er is not an easy person to serve.

He's not one to stay put.

Don't be fooled by her obedient and well-behaved demeanor in front of Fairy Hongfu. Once inside the sect and out of Fairy Hongfu's sight, this girl becomes a mischievous and restless little devil.

The key point is that Dong Xuan'er has Hong Fu as her backer, so she can walk around Huangfeng Valley without fear of anything and without hindering her cultivation.

What about him?

What assets does he have?
If he relaxes even slightly, the solid ground beneath his feet could shatter rapidly, revealing a bottomless abyss that could swallow him whole.

As for why Dong Xuan'er hasn't disliked him yet, it's simply because he lacks any desire to show off and never deliberately flaunts himself in front of her. If he were to change his previous behavior and frequently appear in Dong Xuan'er's field of vision, especially if it were a surveillance-like presence, the situation would be entirely different.

God knows how Dong Xuan'er will torment him then.

"Grandmaster, Senior Sister Xuan'er is kind, diligent in her cultivation, and knows when to advance and retreat. Why would she need me to accompany her? Besides, my meager cultivation is no match for Senior Sister Xuan'er." After much deliberation, Han Li still politely declined.

It's not that he doesn't want to repay the kindness that Fairy Hong Fu had shown him before.

The premise of repaying a debt of gratitude is that you cannot sacrifice yourself:

"Furthermore, I am a man, and Senior Sister Xuan'er is a woman. Too much close contact might damage her reputation, and I truly do not wish for her to be troubled by rumors..."

I wonder what kind of people those bigmouths who spread Dong Xuan'er's bad reputation are in the original trajectory.

Anyway, he didn't want to get involved.

"You're worried that being with her will hinder your cultivation or even cause you trouble, right?" Fairy Hongfu saw through the key point at a glance.

"... "

Han Li remained silent, tacitly acknowledging this.

"Don't worry, I won't let you do all this for nothing."

Hong Fu smiled.

“I know you are devoted to the path of immortality and are very persistent in improving your cultivation. Here are five bottles of Spirit Marrow Pills, which I refined using various spiritual flowers and herbs that are a hundred years old. They can strengthen your foundation, nourish your vital energy, and improve your magical power. Although the medicinal power is not as strong and lasting as the Foundation Establishment Pill, it is much better than the Red Jade Pill and not much worse than the Refining Essence Pill. After you consume and refine them, they will be equivalent to at least a year of hard work.”

One pill is equivalent to seven or eight Red Jade Pills, and comparable to twelve or thirteen Yellow Dragon Pills or Golden Marrow Pills.

It belongs to the category of superior medicinal herbs.

"In addition, you can take these five mid-grade spirit stones as compensation for hiring you for ten years and taking up a lot of your cultivation time."

"If Xuan'er is unharmed when I emerge from seclusion, I will surely bestow upon her another reward."

"I also have these two Refining Essence Pills and eighteen mid-grade spirit stones. With Xuan'er's current cultivation level, she only needs one Refining Essence Pill to overcome a bottleneck. The remaining two are just sitting there anyway, so I'll give them to you. These spirit stones are your reward for managing my herb garden for the next ten years."

Fifteen spirit stones a month, one hundred and eighty a year, one thousand eighty in ten years—this is the benefit for people with special talents.

Thanks to Dr. Mo, he laid a good foundation for him.

"You can continue to rent the spiritual vein cave at the end of Red Tassel Mountain..."

They said it was a rental, but never mentioned the rent.

"Grandmaster, what have you done...!"

Han Li felt his mouth was dry.

To be honest, what makes him think he can control Dong Xuan'er?

Yet the person in front of him still entrusted him with important responsibilities.

(End of this chapter)