Before this, despite having Foundation Establishnt Techniques, Li Chang’an had rarely fought against a Foundation Establishnt Powerhouse.
Let alone killed one with his own hands.
Ultimately, he still held a certain reverence for this realm.
But after today.
Everything was different.
He stood by the stream with his eyes slightly closed, taking deep breaths of the blood-tainted air. A new, indescribable quality seed to settle over him.
’So this is all a Foundation Establishnt Powerhouse amounts to.’
Li Chang’an suddenly smiled, a newfound ease in his expression.
In that mont.
Many people ca to his mind.
Murong Kang, Chu Xiong, Cao Shaolong...
’They’re all at Foundation Establishnt, which ans they can all be killed!’
Just then.
Suddenly, the aura of a Foundation Establishnt Powerhouse flared on the distant horizon.
’Zheng Feihong?’
Li Chang’an recognized the aura.
With a casual wave of his hand, he disguised his appearance and recalled the Profound Water Turtle, leaving himself standing there alone.
A mont later.
Zheng Feihong arrived, halting in mid-air to regard Li Chang’an with caution.
He could sense Wu Lianshan’s aura saturating the blood-red stream.
In other words.
His old rival had died here!
Slain by the stranger before him.
"Friend..."
Zheng Feihong cupped his fist in salute and carefully probed Li Chang’an’s aura, discovering it was slightly weaker than that of a typical Foundation Establishnt Cultivator.
But if that was the extent of his power, he couldn’t possibly have killed Wu Lianshan.
This ant that Li Chang’an was concealing a portion of his aura.
It was also possible that he’d been injured while killing Wu Lianshan, causing his aura to diminish. Regardless, he could not be underestimated.
"Friend, was it you who killed Wu Lianshan, the Wu Family Ancestor?"
Zheng Feihong asked cautiously, inwardly on high alert.
Li Chang’an glanced at him, his tone indifferent.
"That’s right. He was passing through and spoke rudely to . I got angry and killed him."
’Spoke rudely?’
Zheng Feihong was inwardly alard.
’Wu Lianshan was fleeing for his life. Why would he have stopped to insult soone?’
As he saw it.
’This mysterious Foundation Establishnt Cultivator must have seen that Wu Lianshan was severely injured and decided to kill him for his treasure.’
"Friend, Wu Lianshan was a great enemy of our Zheng Family."
Zheng Feihong spoke again.
"By eliminating him, you’ve done our Zheng Family a great service. Would you honor us with a visit to the Zheng Clan Territory for so tea?"
"There’s no need. I have other matters to attend to."
With that, Li Chang’an didn’t linger.
He perford the Little Five Elents Escape Technique, transforming into a streak of light that vanished over the horizon in an instant.
Zheng Feihong watched the retreating figure, his eyes filled with deep apprehension.
Because...
He had noticed that there were few signs of a battle here.
In other words, Wu Lianshan had put up little to no resistance. He might not have even had ti to react before he was torn to shreds.
’Could this person be at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishnt? Just who is he?’
Zheng Feihong slowly descended to the stream’s edge. He stared at the crimson water, lost in thought.
After a mont.
Zheng Qingqing also arrived.
She glanced at the stream, her delicate brows knitting together. "Wu Lianshan is dead?" she asked.
"Yes. A mysterious Foundation Establishnt Cultivator killed him."
At his words, Zheng Qingqing scanned the surroundings. She too was surprised to find so few signs of a battle.
’Even if Wu Lianshan was already severely injured, he couldn’t have been killed this easily.’
This situation.
Could only an one thing.
The attacker’s strength far surpassed Wu Lianshan’s!
’Middle Stage of Foundation Establishnt!’
Zheng Qingqing’s expression grew solemn.
Several figures flashed through her mind, but none seed to match the profile.
Just then, an image of Li Chang’an flickered through her mind.
She couldn’t help but shake her head. ’That’s absurd. Why would I even think of that?’
...
「That evening.」
Li Chang’an returned to his residence.
Before heading back, he had gone to check on the Wu Clan Territory, hoping to scavenge for more spoils amidst the chaos.
Unfortunately,
the Zheng Family Ancestor, Zheng Yuandao, was already there.
Li Chang’an had no choice but to withdraw and return to Yellow Crane Immortal City.
’Wu Lianshan was an ancestor, after all. His Storage Pouch should be filled with treasures.’
He took out the Storage Pouch and borrowed so of the Profound Water Turtle’s power to erase the restriction on it. Then, he opened it to have a look.
The next mont.
Li Chang’an’s gaze was imdiately drawn to an Elixir Pill.
’This is... a Foundation Establishnt Pill!’
His eyes widened in sheer delight.
’I took this risk for a Tier Two Body Refining Technique...’
’I never imagined...’
’...that I’d end up with a Foundation Establishnt Pill!’
Excited, Li Chang’an imdiately took it out.
However,
the mont it was in his hand,
much of his excitent faded.
’This Foundation Establishnt Pill is flawed. It’s not a genuine one, but an Inferior Grade at best.’
Li Chang’an’s brow furrowed as he held the Elixir Pill, carefully sensing its properties.
His proficiency in Alchemy had long since reached the Tier One Peak.
While he wasn’t capable of refining a Foundation Establishnt Pill himself, he could easily discern its quality.
After all, he often produced Inferior Grade Elixir Pills during his own Alchemy.
’Thankfully, the flaw in this Foundation Establishnt Pill isn’t too great. While it won’t reach the twenty percent success rate of a genuine pill, it should still have about a fifteen percent chance.’
’Fifteen percent!’
That was already quite high.
It was important to rember that many cultivators could only rely on a Vein Protection Pill when attempting to break through to Foundation Establishnt.
Even though this Foundation Establishnt Pill was an Inferior Grade, if word of it got out, it would undoubtedly cause a bloodbath.
’I’ll consider this pill my safety net.’
Li Chang’an examined it for another mont before carefully putting it away.
All things considered,
he now had both a Foundation Establishnt Pill and a Foundation Establishnt Spiritual Object.
It’s just that the pill was of poor quality and the Foundation Establishnt Spiritual Object was incomplete. Neither was perfect.
’With my current resources, even with this inferior pill and the incomplete Seven-leafed Colored Lotus, my chances of reaching Foundation Establishnt are still quite high. There should be almost no issue.’
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