Act 1: Xiao Nanguo Chapter 44: The Difficult Foundation Establishment Pill
"Junior brother dare not lie."
With that said, Qin Shaoyou took out another storage bag, which contained thirty middle-grade spiritual stones.
"I hope that senior brother will keep it secret for junior brother."
Pang Guang was slightly startled.
He swallowed.
Qin Shaoyou's meaning couldn't be more obvious.
"You...are making things difficult for senior brother..."
He drank from the glass and quietly put the storage bag into his arms.
At present, the output of the spirit stone mine is in short supply, and Qin Shaoyou found the sixth spiritual vein for him at this moment, what a timely blessing!
And he also knew that once the sixth spiritual vein was made public, all output would belong to the sect and be distributed uniformly by the sect.
The credit and benefits of Qin Shaoyou's move have been prepared for him.
Pang Guang was in a good mood, and the more he looked at Qin Shaoyou, the more pleasing he became.
"Senior brother has worked hard for the sect's big plans, which really makes him feel ashamed."
"I'll give you a toast to senior brother!"
Qin Shaoyou smiled and raised his glasses to drink.
"Hahaha!"
"It suits me very well!"
"Come!"
Pang Guang laughed.
The two of them drank and drank each other's hands, like old friends who had known each other for a long time.
"Lao Gong made a bet with me that you would be able to complete the task within a year. He was indeed right!"
"If you join the inner sect in the future, you must thank him properly!"
Qin Shaoyou took it seriously and nodded repeatedly.
If Jiang Feng is the guide on his path of cultivation, then Nangong You is the noble person he meets on the way!
Although Nangong You doesn't talk much and always has a straight face on weekdays, Qin Shaoyou knows that he is really cold on the outside and hot on the inside!
The original intention of letting him come to the Lingshi Mine was to protect him!
"Uncle Nangong has taken great care of me, so I naturally want to find an opportunity to thank him properly."
Pang Guang chuckled.
"Uncle Master?"
"This guy just has a false reputation."
"But his cultivation talent is indeed much higher than mine..."
He shook his head somewhat self-deprecatingly.
"I joined the Yuan Ling Sect with him and have been practicing for more than a hundred years now."
"He has already reached the level of Immortal in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, while senior brother I am still wandering in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm..."
"Comparing people with each other is really irritating!"
"And you guys, I'm going to build a foundation in less than a year. If I tell others, they will think I'm crazy..."
"Of course, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense..."
Qin Shaoyou's cheeks twitched a little, and he felt that Pang Guang was such a talkative person.
Is it reliable to ask him to keep a secret?
"Speaking of foundation building, junior brother also wants to ask senior brother, how can I obtain the foundation building pill?"
Pang Guang's smile slowly disappeared, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.
"The Foundation Establishment Pill can be redeemed at the Outer Sect's Contribution Hall, but..."
"But what?"
"This Foundation Building Pill requires 10,000 contribution points, and ordinary disciples of the outer sect simply cannot afford it!"
When it comes to this contribution, Qin Shaoyou has only heard about it but has not yet understood it in depth.
"I wonder if senior brother can tell me how the contribution points are calculated?"
"There are many ways to calculate contribution points, the most common one is to make elixirs for the sect!"
"Disciples of the outer sect refine spiritual energy pills, rapid pills and other entry-level elixirs. Each elixir can be exchanged for one contribution point. If a three-line elixir appears, it can be calculated into five contribution points..."
"The contribution points can also be calculated by turning in fairy grass, demon pills, mysterious magic weapons, etc., but this depends on how the deacons of the Contribution Hall calculate it."
"The other thing is, if you go to work in the Shibafang affiliated to the foreign sect, you will start in three years, and you can calculate one thousand contribution points each year."
Pang Guang spoke one by one like a treasure trove.
The reason why he knows these things so well is because he has experienced them and studied them countless times.
Qin Shaoyou was secretly stunned. Calculated in this way, for most of the disciples of the outer sect, this foundation-building pill would ruin their fortune!
The prerequisite for using the Foundation Establishment Pill is that your cultivation has reached the bottleneck of the peak of Qi Refining Realm. And how many cultivation resources are needed to reach this point?
Where do these cultivation resources come from?
If you calculate it this way, the amount is astronomical.
He can't wait to exchange his contribution points now.
Thinking of this, he asked again:
"Senior brother, I wonder if there are other ways to obtain this foundation-building pill besides exchanging it with contribution points?"
"Haha, are you anxious?"
Pang Guang teased him, and then replied with a smile:
"Exchanging contribution points is the safest way for most disciples of the outer sect. Of course, it also takes an extremely long time."
"If you want to get the Foundation Building Pill quickly, the only way is to make the pill yourself!"
"It's a pity that the foundation-building pill formula is kept by the inner sect, and the disciples of the outer sect will never be able to obtain it!"
"In addition to the elixirs, it is also extremely difficult to obtain the various required fairy grasses, and it is impossible in a short time."
It seems that this Foundation Building Pill will be another big stone blocking his path of cultivation!
"Then how many years will this Immortal Ascension Conference be held?"
he asked again.
Pang Guang sighed softly.
"It's the same as the entrance test of the outer sect, one cycle every sixty years!"
"Each Immortal Ascension Conference only has seven places to be promoted to inner sect disciples!"
"If you participate this time but fail, you will have to wait one hundred and twenty years before you can participate again!"
"So, half of the people who will appear at this Immortal Ascension Conference will be in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm!"
"Junior Brother Qin, do you think you can succeed?"
Qin Shaoyou was stunned.
"Listen to my senior brother's advice and don't participate this time. With your qualifications, you will definitely become a blockbuster in sixty years!"
Pang Guang pointed at himself and said helplessly:
"I just didn't listen to the advice and insisted on participating, but..."
"Otherwise, I can participate this time."
Many difficulties stood in front of Qin Shaoyou like a mountain.
Do you really want to give up?
He knew that Pang Guang would never act without aim. These were all his personal experiences.
But Pang Guang is Pang Guang, and Qin Shaoyou is Qin Shaoyou. They cannot be the same.
There are still two months left before the Immortal Ascension Conference. If he seizes the time, he should still have a chance.
Even if it's really too late, you have to wait until then to make plans.
Giving up now is not his style.
He even has the most elusive foundation-building elixir recipe, so what difficulty could be greater than this?
"Senior Brother Pang, I still want to give it a try!"
"Please also tell me where I can get enough jelly grass?"
Seeing his firm expression, Pang Guang could only smile helplessly.
"It seems you are quite confident..."
"The fairy herbs needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill are all grown on the floating islands of the Inner Sect. Let me give you a heads up. Go and ask Lao Gong to find a way to bring some down for you...?"
The fat man was obviously starting to have his own thoughts.
Qin Shaoyou smiled bitterly and shook his head in refusal.
"Brother, is there any other way?"
Pang Guang seemed to be aware of his gaffe, and he patted his head in embarrassment.
"Look, senior brother is really drunk and talking nonsense!"