How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

Watching the boy repeatedly collapse to the ground in pain, only to rise again and again, the Long-Eared Immortal's face showed admiration. Cultivating immortality requires not only good fortune but also an unbreakable will. Li Muyun, at such a young age, already possesses such perseverance; his future is truly promising.

It took Li Muyun three whole days to get used to the pain of the powerful spiritual energy entering his body. Now he can absorb spiritual energy and circulate it throughout his body.

After three days of cultivation, his meridians were widened by a factor of two, and their resilience far exceeded that of before.

Persistence pays off. Finally, on the third night, Li Muyun let out a soft shout, and the true energy within his body seemed to break free of its shackles and surge wildly!

Foundation Building Stage Two!

Long-eared Immortal nodded in satisfaction. Li Muyun's progress was even faster than he had imagined. He asked with a smile, "Kid, you've achieved minor success in the first stage of cultivation. Now I'm going to start the second stage."

"Come on though."

Li Muyun was even a little impatient. He had been in excruciating pain every moment during these three days of cultivation, but it also allowed him to reach the second level of Foundation Establishment at an unbelievable speed. It was truly a case of pain and pleasure at the same time.

With a flick of his long-eared immortal sleeves, the ten Xuan Tian Jade Pillars closest to Li Muyun suddenly burst forth with brilliant light. Countless points of light merged into Li Muyun's body, and he felt his body instantly become twice as heavy, and the circulation of spiritual energy within his body suddenly became sluggish.

However, the speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy remained extremely fast. Unable to circulate the absorbed spiritual energy, Li Muyun once again fell into extreme pain. But having undergone the previous ordeal, this time he only let out a muffled groan, veins bulging on his forehead, and countless drops of sweat instantly soaked through his white robes.

"From now on, in this state, use all your strength to cast the Golden Light Spell. When your true essence is exhausted, absorb spiritual energy to restore it. Whenever your true essence is completely exhausted, I will draw on the power of ten Xuan Tian Jade Pillars to increase the gravity, and so on, until you can adapt to ten times the gravity."

The long-eared immortal conjured a chair and plopped down in front of Li Muyun, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Next, in the third stage, you'll use the same method to cast lightning spells. Then, in the fourth stage, you'll use the same method to cast both the Golden Light Mantra and lightning spells simultaneously. Once you've completed all four stages of this grueling training, you'll not only reach the third level of Foundation Establishment, but you'll also have trained the Golden Light Mantra, lightning spells, and your physical body to a new level. As for how far you'll go, that depends on your own comprehension."

Li Muyun grinned wryly. After these four stages of training, he'd probably be lucky to escape with his life. However, he showed no sign of backing down. This was only the beginning of his cultivation journey. He knew he would face formidable opponents and terrifying forces in the future, if he couldn't even endure this much pain. He might as well just be a useless bastard!

......

Twenty days later, in the VIP room of the Xuantian Treasure Pavilion.

Beneath the black robe, a hand produced a rune stone engraved with strange patterns, and the hand said calmly, "I'd like to sell this. You can assess its value."

Manager Wang looked at the talisman and couldn't help but swallow hard. He asked excitedly, "Excuse me, what is this?"

Li Muyun said, "This is a talisman stone inscribed with the peak of the Human-grade High-level Array Spirit Gathering Array. The spiritual energy of the materials inside can probably sustain the array for about ten days."

Manager Wang carefully accepted the talisman with both hands and said respectfully, "Please wait a moment while I ask Master Hai to appraise the value of your formation."

After saying that, he hurriedly walked to the back, afraid of wasting even a moment.

After a while, a series of hurried footsteps came, and two figures filed in.

"Is it really you, Master Array Master? I am so honored to meet you today! Hehehe! Hello, I am Li Xianjiu, the Vice Pavilion Master of Xuantian Treasure Pavilion."

A woman who looked to be around twenty years old carried a gourd of wine and reeked of alcohol. She wore a coarse linen top, her ample bosom seemingly about to burst through the fabric, and a pair of tight-fitting shorts that boldly revealed her long, gleaming legs. This outfit, combined with her strikingly beautiful face, made even the impetuous young Li Muyun's heart flutter.

Li Muyun subconsciously lowered his head, cleared his throat, and said dryly, "Ahem, hello."

Li Xianjiu was clearly still slightly tipsy, a blush on her pretty face. She waved her wine gourd, her ample bosom heaving violently. "Mr. Zhen, would you like some? This is a century-old vintage."

Subconsciously glancing at Li Xianjiu's voluptuous figure, Li Muyun couldn't help but swallow hard. This young lady from Xuantian Pavilion was nothing like he had imagined.

"Ahem! Sir, please don't mind her. Our young lady is naturally gifted with a love of wine and enjoys drinking regularly, but her alcohol tolerance is extremely low. You don't need to worry about her. I will now appraise the array runes for you."

An old man entered with Li Xianjiu. He was Hai Dalu, a formation master from Xuantian Treasure Pavilion. He came to Li Muyun with some helplessness, took the talisman stone, and carefully examined it, occasionally using his true essence to sense its energy fluctuations.

"Who said I have a low alcohol tolerance? Old Hai, how about we have a contest?" Li Xianjiu, still unconvinced, took another swig of wine and insisted, "Me, a dignified Sword Immortal of the Sword Pavilion, am I not as good as you?"

The word "speechless" was clearly visible on Hai Luan's aged face. He even regretted letting Li Xianjiu meet this array master; the image of Xuan Tian Treasure Pavilion and Sword Pavilion was completely ruined...

Beneath his bamboo hat, Li Muyun's lips curled slightly upward. He thought to himself that Li Xianjiu was quite interesting; her beauty was comparable to Shi Miaochan's. He just hadn't expected her to be an immortal, and a disciple of the Sword Pavilion, one of the eight great sects.

After a long examination, Hai Dalu respectfully returned the runestone to Li Muyun, his eyes full of admiration. "Although this array runestone is only a high-grade human-level runestone, its crafting technique is exquisite and its level is extraordinary. It can even be compared with a spirit-level array. I don't think I could ever craft such a high-grade runestone in my lifetime. If you're not in a hurry, how about we put this array runestone on the auction tonight? I think the selling price will not be less than 100,000 gold!"

Surprised and delighted, Li Muyun accepted the runestone. He hadn't expected that the array runestone, which he had already used most of, could still be sold for no less than 100,000 gold. He knew that the cost of these materials was only a few thousand gold. Array mastery was indeed a highly profitable industry.

Li Muyun readily agreed to Hai Dalu's request and decided to auction it off at the auction house that evening.

Hai Dalu gave Li Muyun a gilded card, telling him it was a VIP card for the auction house, and that when evening came, a waiter would naturally take Li Muyun to the VIP box.

Just as Li Muyun turned to leave, a familiar figure flashed by, dressed in a black outfit with the words "Wuji" embroidered on his chest—Li Tianquan.

Li Muyun quietly hid in a corner, wanting to see what Li Tianquan wanted to buy!