"Five years have passed."
"Another Baibao Pavilion Auction."
Wei Tu, after sending the letter, noticed a new invitation from Baibao Pavilion at the door and thought to himself.
A few days later,
Wei Tu attended the auction.
This ti, fewer Foundation Establishnt cultivators attended, only two.
The auctioneer was still Luo Hong.
When it was ti to auction spiritual fruits,
This ti, Wei Tu did not hold back and bid for the Silver Luan Fruit, a high-grade first-tier spiritual fruit.
The other cultivators who were competing for the spiritual fruit were surprised for a mont when they saw that Wei Tu, a well-known talisman master, had won the bid. They quickly lost interest and moved on.
Talisman masters could make money easily.
At seventy years old, nearly eighty, Wei Tu's potential was low.
The fact that he purchased the spiritual fruit… was likely because he had taken too many pills and needed to use this Silver Luan Fruit to avoid the side effects and enhance his cultivation.
Five years was a small watershed.
A sixty-sothing cultivator at Qi Refinent Level 7 was considered a potential middle-aged cultivator.
However, a seventy-sothing cultivator at Qi Refinent Level 7 was regarded as soone with very low potential in the eyes of others.
Back at Luoxue Courtyard,
Wei Tu consud the Silver Luan Fruit, which was worth twenty-five spirit stones, and used its energy to successfully break through to Qi Refinent Level 8.
A few days later,
Tong Peipei visited as usual to inquire about Wei Tu’s progress on the Demon Refining Talisman.
"A few days ago, I barely managed to draw a Demon Refining Talisman, but the failure rate is too high... I drew almost a hundred before one succeeded…"
Wei Tu took out a dark red talisman from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
It had been eight years since Helian Xiong entrusted him with the task of refining the Demon Refining Talisman.
Eight years was neither long nor short.
He couldn’t continue delaying things with Helian Xiong and his wife without showing any progress.
After all, there were other talisman masters on Danqiu Mountain. If he took too long without any results, Helian Xiong might give up on him and find a more reliable talisman master.
Wei Tu was still quite interested in the Demon Soul Foundation Establishnt thod and didn’t want to lose the opportunity to acquire this uncommon thod.
Thus, after completing Kou Hongying's sect task, he had devoted the past two years, besides his own cultivation, almost entirely to drawing the Demon Refining Talisman.
"You succeeded in refining the Demon Refining Talisman?" Tong Peipei asked in surprise, already prepared for the usual result of no progress.
Being a talisman master herself, it was not hard for her to recognize the difficulty of drawing a Demon Refining Talisman.
The Demon Refining Talisman was a high-difficulty talisman even among high-grade talismans.
When Wei Tu accepted Helian Xiong’s request, he was only a middle-tier first-grade talisman master.
At that ti, drawing high-grade talismans was already challenging, not to ntion the Demon Refining Talisman, which was far more difficult.
Upon realizing this,
Tong Peipei was secretly startled and gasped.
The fact that Wei Tu succeeded in drawing the Demon Refining Talisman ant that his skills in talisman crafting had already reached the level of a top-grade first-tier talisman master, or were close to it.
To be considered a talisman master of a certain level, one must have stable output of talismans of that level.
"It was just a fluke." Wei Tu humbly replied, "I’m not yet a top-grade first-tier talisman master."
This statent was true.
With his Late Bloor destiny, he was different from ordinary talisman masters. As long as he focused on a specific type of talisman, he could master it with enough ti.
In other words,
As long as he could draw a specific talisman, his Late Bloor destiny would allow him to gradually master its creation and beco proficient in drawing it.
However, over the past several years,
As his Geomagnetic Spirit Body beca more solidified, his focus had gradually shifted from improving his talisman skills to his cultivation.
The two were mutually exclusive.
While he had reached Qi Refinent Level 8, his progress in talismans had slowed significantly.
He was still a middle-tier first-grade talisman master, not yet at the top grade.
"In a few years, Fellow Wei will definitely beco a top-grade talisman master."
Tong Peipei smiled, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Wei Tu.
Back when she had argued with Wei Tu in the slums, she had apologized to him because of his talent in talisman crafting.
But she never expected that after several decades, Wei Tu would be so far ahead of her.
She was still a low-grade talisman master,
While Wei Tu, as expected, would be a top-grade talisman master in just a few more years.
"I will take this Demon Refining Talisman for now."
Tong Peipei took the Demon Refining Talisman in her hand, bowed gracefully, and left.
This talisman was still just a high-grade talisman, not yet at the peak level, so it couldn’t be used to catalyze demon souls.
She took it just to congratulate Helian Xiong.
Ti flies.
In the blink of an eye, eight more years had passed.
Wei Tu had reached the age of eighty-three.
"It’s been five years since Hongying entered closed-door cultivation. I wonder… has she succeeded in Foundation Establishnt, or has she failed?"
In the Luoxue Courtyard’s training room, after feeding the Wind-Cleaving Eagle its spiritual food, Wei Tu calculated the ti and thought to himself.
Five years ago, Kou Hongying had sent him a letter saying she was entering closed-door cultivation to break through to Foundation Establishnt.
At that ti, he had expected to see her as a Foundation Establishnt cultivator at the next gathering, three years later.
However, upon arriving at Baishi Lake Marketplace, he learned that Kou Hongying was still in Mirror Water Pavilion and had not left the sect.
Now,
Another three years had passed.
Wei Tu couldn't help but feel worried about Kou Hongying's current situation.
This worry was not just due to familial concern but also due to financial considerations.
If Kou Hongying failed in her Foundation Establishnt, it would an that the investnt he and Fu Zhizhou had made in her would have been in vain.
The twenty years of investnt he made in her were by no ans a small amount.
However, at that mont—
The Wind-Cleaving Eagle seed to sense sothing. It took off from Wei Tu's shoulder and flew toward the direction of the door.
Screech!
The eagle let out a few calls and gently dropped a letter with the "Mirror Water Pavilion" seal into Wei Tu's hand.
"Foundation Establishnt cultivator..."
"She has finally passed this hurdle."
Wei Tu opened the letter, and his previous worries instantly vanished. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Kou Hongying's success in Foundation Establishnt ant that the investnt he had made over the past twenty years would finally bear fruit.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
At that mont, there ca a knock at the door.
"It must be Fourth Brother," Wei Tu thought to himself.
After making sure the Wind-Cleaving Eagle was hidden, he got up and walked to the door of the cave.
"Hongying has established her foundation!" Fu Zhizhou said excitedly from outside.
The four brothers, since they first established their goal of cultivating immortality,
It had been sixty years.
Sixty years!
Finally, one of them had truly embarked on the immortal path and beca a Foundation Establishnt cultivator!
Although Kou Hongying was not one of their four brothers, she was the daughter of Suo Liang and a mber of their alliance, so she could be seen as the continuation of their original immortal cultivation pact...
Wei Fei's cultivation thod,
Wei Tu and Fu Zhizhou's insights,
Their help in guiding her toward the immortal path...
If not for these "coincidences," even though Kou Hongying had a middle-tier spiritual root, she would have faded into the mortal world and would not have been able to beco a Foundation Establishnt cultivator.
Kou Hongying's achievent in Foundation Establishnt could be said to be the first fruit of their four brothers' immortal cultivation alliance, after going through many obstacles.
"Foundation Establishnt..."
When Wei Tu heard Fu Zhizhou's words, his calm deanor was slightly stirred.
He kept repeating the words in his mind, and his tone gradually beca more satisfied.
— With the Foundation Establishnt Pill and his Late Bloor destiny, Wei Tu had never had unrealistic expectations about Foundation Establishnt.
Thus, when he heard that Kou Hongying had succeeded, he wasn’t as excited as Fu Zhizhou.
But after being influenced by Fu Zhizhou's words,
He suddenly realized what Kou Hongying’s Foundation Establishnt ant to the four of them.
Sixty years of immortal cultivation, and now Kou Hongying had beco a Foundation Establishnt cultivator. This was not just her success; it was also the success of their alliance.
The seeds sown back then had finally blossod today.
"We... will also have this day. Foundation Establishnt will not be just for Hongying..."
After the excitent, Fu Zhizhou looked at Wei Tu and said these words.
A few days later,
Wei Tu and Fu Zhizhou packed their bags and set off for Baishi Lake Marketplace to attend Kou Hongying's Foundation Establishnt ceremony.
Before leaving,
Both of them prepared a congratulatory gift.
"What is this?"
"Please, stop."
When passing by Yulong Manor,
A carriage drove up to them and stopped in front of the horses Wei Tu and Fu Zhizhou were riding.
"Is there sothing you need, sir, to stop us?" Wei Tu reined in the reins and scanned the inside of the carriage with his spiritual sense. He saw an older man in official robes, his expression unhappy.
When he was still in the mundane world, he had known that so high-ranking officials knew of the existence of cultivators.
Now, this older man in official robes had stopped them, seemingly recognizing that they were cultivators and wanted sothing from them.
This wasn’t an uncommon occurrence.
In the immortal world, such things happened from ti to ti.
However, ordinary people would usually present so treasures when making requests, so Wei Tu remained patient and approached to inquire.
"Are you... Wei?"
The older man in official robes opened the carriage curtains, leaned halfway out, and looked at the leader, Wei Tu. His voice trembled as he spoke.
"I indeed go by the surna Wei. But how did you know my na?"
Wei Tu was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and his tone softened.
The fact that this official could say his surna ant they had so connection,
But he couldn't figure out who this official was.
He didn’t rember this official at all.
"Wei Xiong."
"It’s been over sixty years."
The official in the robe sighed and revealed his identity.
"I am Shi Zhen, the second place of the Shannan Dao examination in the 27th year of Qing'an—Shi Zhen."
"Shi Zhen?"
Hearing this na, Wei Tu and Fu Zhizhou exchanged a glance and imdiately showed signs of surprise.
The reason for their reaction was simple: in the 27th year of Qing'an, Wei Tu had passed the martial exam and was appointed as a martial official.
"You are the one who lost the martial champion position to You Hong?"
Wei Tu thought for a mont and finally rembered who Shi Zhen was.
Back then, to keep a low profile, he intentionally gave up the martial champion position, letting others win the top spot. He ended up with seventh place.
During the exam, he had expected Shi Zhen to take first place, but unexpectedly, You Hong had used his family’s power to snatch the top spot from Shi Zhen.
Sixty years later, Wei Tu never thought he would run into Shi Zhen again.
"Sixty years apart... back then, we were both carefree youths. Now... Shi has grown old."
Shi Zhen sighed deeply.
He had been in governnt for many years and had learned so things about immortality, but he never expected that the true immortal he would et was a fellow exam taker from sixty years ago.
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