The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Lu Xinyu's arrival in Xinyue City did not have much impact on Xiao Han's life.

When Lu Xinyu was in Canghai City, she teamed up with her sisters to hunt for spirit stones. Now that she was in Xinyue City, Ye Guchen was the new team member.

In terms of hunting experience and combat skills, Ye Guchen is enough to match the two sisters in her clan.

Of course, if you want to hunt safely and efficiently, croton is indispensable.

Xiao Han felt more at ease knowing that Ye Guchen was a casual cultivator with rich hunting experience.

With Ye Guchen accompanying her, Lu Xinyu can not only make money from hunting, but most importantly, she can avoid being robbed.

Xiao Han copied a topographic map of the outskirts of the Monster Forest for them, which was a great help.

We are all independent cultivators, no one is anyone else's mother, and we have to make our own way forward.

Xiao Han was very happy to see Badou go hunting with Lu Xinyu and earn spirit stones.

Which owner would not like a pet that can fend for itself?

Time passed quickly, and more than a year had passed in a flash. Ye Guchen had already cultivated to the great perfection of Qi training.

He began to ask around for information about the Foundation Establishment Pill, so he couldn't go hunting often.

As Lu Xinyu was only in the middle stage of the ninth level of Qi training, Xiao Han advised her to take advantage of the time when she was not hunting to practice in seclusion.

Lu Xinyu was quite obedient to the advice and decided to practice hard at home if she couldn't make money.

Although as a casual cultivator one has to worry about everything by oneself, including food, clothing, rent, etc., which cost money, Lu Xinyu is very satisfied as long as he can be his own master.

Life is naturally completely different from what it was like at home. I basically live on fasting pills.

But she felt that the constraints of her family were gone, and she felt extremely relaxed.

Hunting together with Ye Guchen as a single man and a single woman, spending every day and night together, it would be a lie to say that there was no romantic relationship between the two of them.

However, Lu Xinyu and Ye Guchen both knew very well that the most important thing before them was to build their foundation.

How could Ye Guchen not be attracted to Lu Xinyu, a female cultivator who came from a large family of immortal cultivators, was beautiful, had a good personality without the temper of a spoiled young lady, and had a good character?

But he also understood that if he couldn't successfully build his foundation, he wouldn't even be qualified to say that he loved Lu Xinyu.

There is no fixed time for the auction of the Foundation Establishment Pill in Xinyue City, so Ye Guchen can't rush it.

While he was busy looking for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Xiao Han also found the pill that could help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through the realm barrier.

This pill is called Ningyuan Pill and is basically not available on the market.

It is said that the reason why there is no finished product of this elixir sold on the market is actually the same as the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill. The main material has harsh growing conditions and cannot be cultivated artificially.

The two most rare main ingredients are the blackthorn fruit that grows in the desert, and the blood of a small desert monster, the one-eyed two-headed lizard.

Ningyuan Dan is only of some use in breaking through the barriers of small realms, but having it does not guarantee success.

It is also for this reason that many foundation-building cultivators would rather rely on time and other opportunities to break through the barriers of small realms, rather than travel thousands of miles to the desert to search for elixirs and two-headed lizards like looking for a needle in a haystack.

After finding out about this, Xiao Han also felt that it was too difficult to obtain the Ningyuan Pill.

Even if you have gone through great pains to find the main ingredients, you still have to find a reliable alchemist to make the pills.

And in the end, I still don’t know whether this pill will be of any use to me.

Alas! The higher your cultivation level, the more difficult each step becomes.

Xiao Han's cultivation has not yet reached the peak of the initial stage of foundation building, and it is still too early for him to break through the barrier of the small realm.

She could only suppress her frustration about the bleak future and work hard to improve her cultivation to the peak of the initial stage.

Another two years passed, and Lu Xinyu also cultivated to the late ninth level of Qi training, and was only one step away from the great perfection.

Over the past two years, Ye Guchen has been searching everywhere for news on the Foundation Establishment Pill. Unfortunately, no Foundation Establishment Pill has ever been released, whether at the official auctions held by the Sihai Trading Company or at underground auctions on the black market.

Seeing that Lu Xinyu was about to reach Consummation, her friend Xiao Han became worried, but there was nothing he could do.

Xiao Han practiced in seclusion for another two days, and as usual came out to get some fresh air and go shopping.

Just as she reached the main street where the City Lord's Mansion was located, she ran into a male cultivator head-on. She was immediately surprised and greeted him loudly.

"Fellow Daoist Ji."

This person was none other than Ji Zhiheng, the disciple of Juxian Sect who had once saved his life.

Ji Zhiheng was very surprised to find out that it was Xiao Han.

Back then, Lou Luan was desperately looking for Xiao Han to seek revenge, and he also knew that Xiao Han had left Xinyue City.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, how are you, Brother Ji?"

"all good."

After a few pleasantries, Xiao Han invited Ji Zhiheng to a restaurant for dinner to thank him for saving his life.

Ji Zhiheng couldn't refuse, so the two of them went to a famous restaurant.

Xiao Han ordered four signature dishes and a mushroom soup. Ji Zhiheng just said that it was enough for the two of them and refused to let her order more.

Xiao Han had no choice but to order another pot of good wine worth three thousand spirit stones, and the two of them ate and chatted.

In fact, Ji Zhiheng felt unworthy of Xiao Han's invitation to dinner.

At first, Xiao Han was angry and asked Su Zihou to repay the favor for her. Su Zihou felt guilty and took the matter to heart. Later, he actually helped Ji Zhiheng a big favor, and the two were even.

Xiao Han was also very happy to learn that Su Zihou had helped Ji Zhiheng last year. It's hard to repay a debt of gratitude; it's best not to owe one.

After discussing this, the two began to chat. From the lines of their conversation, Xiao Han felt that Ji Zhiheng had a wide circle of friends and was quite popular, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"Friend Ji, do you know when the Juxian Sect will put the Foundation Establishment Pill up for auction? Two of my friends are waiting to build their foundation, but they don't have any way to buy the pills."

Ji Zhiheng thought for a moment and said, "How many spirit stones does your friend plan to spend to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Xiao Han: "I haven't asked about this, but I believe that as long as the price is not too outrageous, they will definitely find a way to get it."

Money can be earned again after being spent, but foundation-building pills are not often available. Xiao Han believed that Lu Xinyu and Ye Guchen were willing to gamble their entire fortunes to get the foundation-building pills.

Of course, she wouldn't say that.

Ji Zhiheng said, "How about this, I'll go back and ask for your help. See if there are any fellow disciples who are privately selling their unwanted Foundation Establishment Pills, and then I'll contact you."

In fact, the alchemists in the Juxian Sect who were able to refine the foundation-building pill secretly intercepted the pill and then gave it to their apprentices to sell secretly.

It's practically an open secret that alchemists withhold elixirs. After all, only the alchemists themselves know the final yield of a batch of elixirs. They simply hand over the required quantity to the sect, and any excess can be sold privately for a profit.

Xiao Han was overjoyed, "In that case, I'll trouble you, Brother Ji."

The two chatted for a while and then parted ways after they had eaten and drunk their fill.