Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman

Chapter 145: Chapter 112 I’ve attained Foundation Establishment, in good condition!

In the cave mansion, Su Ping silently operated his cultivation technique without any distracting thoughts.

Gradually, he felt the mana throughout his body become viscous, and every inch of his skin, every bone seemed to undergo a mysterious qualitative transformation with the changes in mana.

This process of mana liquefaction was initially uncomfortable for Su Ping, but gradually he came to appreciate the exhilarating sensation of being reborn from the bones up.

He even wished this process could continue indefinitely…

He did not know how many days had passed.

Suddenly, Su Ping felt the liquefaction process had ended, his mana had turned into approximately one hundred and twenty drops of mana spiritual liquid, flowing slowly within his body, empowering him.

It made his body and divine soul feel unprecedentedly comfortable.

Humm!

Su Ping released his divine sense.

In an instant, it swept around the cave mansion.

“The distance it covers has reached three hundred fifty meters!”

“Foundation establishment successful, it has increased more than twice over my original base!”

“Finally… foundation establishment has succeeded!”

After Su Ping retracted his divine sense and slowly exhaled a white breath,

he immediately sat cross-legged, detached from the ground, and floated into the air.

Being able to fly was indeed one of the great benefits after foundation establishment.

From now on, during performances of levitation, he no longer needed to rely on arrays or tricks and special effects for assistance.

Su Ping became familiar with his own state, but he did not rush to leave the cave mansion. Instead, he returned to the Pot Cave Heaven for a brief rest, transformed back into the form of White Crane Child, and only then returned to the cave mansion.

Outside the cave mansion, where Su Ping was in Cloud Mountain Workshop.

In the past few days, people had occasionally come to check the situation. Seeing the weakening aura inside the cave mansion, they all shook their heads, assuming that he was probably going to fail in his foundation establishment.

Unexpectedly, the aura inside the cave mansion suddenly intensified these past two days.

It even surprised the foundation establishment deacon of Cloud Mountain Workshop to come and check, who gave a verdict that the chances of success were very high.

This excited the representatives of various immortal cultivation families.

Su Ping opened the cave mansion’s barrier, appearing as White Crane Child and slowly walking out of the large doors.

He immediately saw representatives from various families lined up outside, waiting to meet him.

Su Ping was not surprised by this.

His intention in completing the foundation establishment at this Cloud Mountain Workshop cave mansion was to make everyone aware that the foundation establishment near Golden Sparrow City was not some outsider with a grand background, possibly involved in some major conspiracy.

It was merely someone with an ordinary background, who had lucked out moving from Qi Cultivation Perfection to successfully establishing the foundation!

Comparatively, the latter scenario undoubtedly made most powers feel more at ease, without stirring up too much trouble.

And such an independent foundation establishment, fearing involvement in conspiracies and therefore choosing not to follow others but to manage alone – taking over a workshop located on a first tier Low Grade Spirit Vein – was completely reasonable, wasn’t it?

Su Ping had planned which workshop he would take over before his foundation establishment; it was indeed the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop.

This way, within the entire territory of Golden Sparrow City, there would no longer be any area that Su Ping could not manage, enhancing the safety around Frost Moon Lake.

It could not be helped; after all, the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop had been attacked by a group of cultivators without foundation establishment the last time, making Su Ping realize the increasingly unsafe conditions in the Immortal Cultivation World without foundation establishment to maintain order!

To avoid another attack like the one on Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop and to prevent any harm, accidental or otherwise, to Frost Moon Lake when he was not present, Su Ping decided to manage the only spirit vein within Golden Sparrow City territory, potentially causing trouble as White Crane True Man – a foundation establishment great cultivator.

Then if things went smoothly, he could also casually sell some specialty products from Water Blue Star, steadying a flow of spirit stone income to supplement household expenses.

At the same time, some items he could not use immediately might qualify him to hold an auction to sell to cultivators who needed them.

Su Ping released his divine sense, pressing it directly in front of the surrounding cultivators.

This made those cultivators under its pressure sharpen their gaze, leaving no room for doubt.

“Congratulations, Taoist Friend, on your successful foundation establishment!”

Someone immediately offered their congratulations and presented a congratulatory gift.

Su Ping promptly smiled and clasped his hands in thanks, although he did not accept the gift right away but made his stance clear.

He was now the sole surviving descendant of the Moonlight Listening Wind Temple, and in order to ensure the continuity of this Dharma Vein,

he would not involve himself with any powers for at least the first twenty years of his foundation establishment and would seek a small spirit vein location to preserve his lineage.

After stabilizing the lineage, he would then consider the next steps.

The surrounding cultivators listened, some admiring, some indifferent, and others thinking it was undoubtedly a falsehood.

Yet their faces all bore expressions of high regard for a fellow Taoist!

After declining their invitations, Su Ping accepted the invitation letter from the residing deacon of Cloud Mountain Workshop.

This was a foundation establishment invitation, which Su Ping, as a newly established foundation cultivator, could not decline.

Also, Su Ping was somewhat curious about how other foundation establishments went, so he followed the delivering manager to the peak’s guest house.

The guest house at the peak had been repaired after the great battle, and many parts clearly appeared newly constructed.

The inner courtyard was equipped with a Qi Gathering Array; stepping into the realm of the inner courtyard, Su Ping immediately felt the concentration of spiritual energy increase another notch.

Comparing it, Su Ping found this inner courtyard environment, where the Cloud Mountain Workshop deacon resided, was just a bit inferior to his own Pot Cave Heaven.

Looking around, he saw the inner courtyard was cultivating various spirit grasses and spiritual medicines and even had a pond raising more than a dozen spirit fish.

Not bad, indeed only slightly less than his own Pot Cave Heaven!

Su Ping soon met the deacon of the workshop, an elderly foundation establishment cultivator who introduced himself as True Man Mu.

True Man Mu appeared kind and benevolent and was quite accommodating to Su Ping, the new foundation establishment,

not only kindly resolving some of Su Ping’s doubts that had arisen after his recent foundation establishment but also offering spiritual tea and expressing support for Su Ping’s choices.

In True Man Mu’s words, having no regrets after foundation establishment was crucial, and if there were any formal promises made, one should do everything possible to fulfill them to ensure no deficiencies in heart realm would hinder progression in cultivation, so one might touch the state of Golden Core Realm.

Then, after conversing with Su Ping for over three hours, True Man Mu finally let Su Ping go and personally saw him off.

He watched as Su Ping, transformed into White Crane Child, soared into the sky.

An image of a woman wearing a red mask, who had just established her foundation, appeared behind True Man Mu:

“Old Mu, this person has constantly enveloped himself with his divine sense on the surface. I didn’t dare to probe directly for fear of being discovered. I could only feel that this new Taoist friend’s divine sense is quite strong.”

“To have such strength in divine sense right after foundation establishment, this White Crane Taoist Friend must have good aptitude.”

True Man Mu slightly nodded in agreement with the foundation establishment woman’s assessment:

“I talked with him briefly about the surroundings and tested him a bit. He truly doesn’t understand; he must be a cultivator who has never dealt with foundation establishment cultivators like us.”

“What a pity, if such aptitude had joined our Artifact Heart Sect from the beginning, he could have established his foundation at least ten years earlier!”

“Perhaps, he might have hoped for the Golden Core.”

True Man Mu clearly misjudged Su Ping’s true aptitude. Out of his appreciation for talent and a sense of regret, he had no other thoughts.

He sought Su Ping partly to make an early connection with a foundation establishment cultivator—perhaps they could become colleagues in the future.

On the other hand, it was also to test for the sect, to see if he was a spy sent by other great sects.

As it turned out, he probably thought too much.

And which sect’s spy would risk everything to rush to a workshop and carelessly establish their foundation?

Then, having somehow successfully established his foundation, he only planned to find a small spirit vein to seclude himself for the sake of leaving a legacy?

Lastly, and most crucially, would an excellent spy really come to an area so lacking in resources?

If Su Ping knew what True Man Mu was thinking.

He would definitely say it was very much necessary!

Because his fishing spot was in this territory, what would a second or third tier spirit vein amount to compared to that?

Su Ping left the Cloud Mountain Workshop, reverted to his original form, and went back to the Pot Cave Heaven to rest again, waiting for the news to ferment.

The next day.

Su Ping had once again transformed into White Crane True Man, a foundation establishment cultivator, and flew towards the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop!

The Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop had just experienced a siege. Even though the siege had been lifted, the workshop was still significantly weakened and now was devoid of life.

After the inner sect woman and the manager finished tallying the accounts, they stared at the empty storehouse, wanting to cry but with no tears.

“Alas, it was just my greed. I thought it was just a small workshop located on a first tier low-grade spirit vein, and with my inner sect status, I could control it.”

“I didn’t expect that after the drastic changes in the Immortal Sect, my status as an inner sect disciple would no longer be recognized.”

The inner sect woman was lamenting her unlucky fate with a few trusted subordinates.

Suddenly, they sensed fluctuations from the formation.

They hurriedly ran out of the room and saw White Crane True Man flying above the mountaintop!

“A foundation establishment cultivator!”

“Could it be an elder from the Cultivator Alliance here for revenge?”

“Not daring to confront that powerful person, are they here to bully us to regain face instead?”

“No, that’s not right; this person seems to be the one mentioned in the message recently sent by Immortal Crane, the one who just advanced to foundation establishment at the Cloud Mountain Workshop!”

Seeing Su Ping flying through the air without the aid of a magic artifact, even without sensing the aura of foundation establishment, the inner sect woman and her subordinates’ faces turned pale, and their hearts filled with dread.

The spirit stones needed for the formation were already running low.

And a foundation establishment cultivator likely had many ways to break a formation!

“I request the host of this place to come out and talk.”

Su Ping clasped his hands in greeting, without the typical arrogance of a foundation establishment cultivator towards those practicing Qi.

This made the inner sect woman think that perhaps the situation was not as bad as it seemed.

The inner sect woman stepped forward, completely unaware that the formidable foundation establishment cultivator before her had traded with her not long ago, obtaining part of North Dipper Greedy Wolf’s remains from her.

An hour later.

The inner sect woman left the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop with a few of her subordinates.

Through friendly negotiations between the two parties.

Su Ping exchanged five hundred spirit stones and a bottle of Qi Cultivation Late Period pills, kindly provided by cultivator Xuanwu, for the land deed of the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop.

The price… naturally was a friendly one.

It was also the inner sect woman’s realization of reality and acknowledgment of her investment failure that led her to choose this somewhat blood-returning price.

“From today onward, you are my followers, White Crane True Man.”

“I believe you all understand the situation, so let’s keep everything as it is for now.”

Su Ping took over the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop. Looking at the managers and servants, with no intention of dealing with menial issues himself, he decided to delegate authority first.

Then he would see the results and decide on individuals’ stays or departures.

In this world of immortal cultivation, power belonged to the individual, and there were no family or kin to hold one back.

He was not afraid of being undermined.

The petty actions of those below, if they made him unhappy, could be settled in an instant.

In less than a day.

The news that White Crane True Man, a newly advanced foundation establishment cultivator, had obtained the Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop through an agreement with the former workshop master spread to several large cities in the surrounding territories.

At the foot of Nine Leaf Mountain, the mortal world’s noble families, who had originally planned to flee, saw this and resettled back there.

Once they confirmed that the foundation establishment’s instructions were to keep everything as usual, they began to get excited.

For these mortal families seeking peace, a location guarded by a foundation establishment cultivator was very different from one that wasn’t.

Many wealthy families quickly sent people back, preparing to move more family members over.

Loose cultivators also returned to Nine Leaf Mountain Workshop to request cultivation of spirit fields or to set up stalls in the workshop.

Because of the reputation of White Crane True Man.

Just a few days later.

The popularity of Nine Leaf Mountain not only recovered but even showed signs of exceeding its previous peak!