Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

Chapter 54 Six Months_1

The day after Lin Shigong's breakthrough, which was also the last day of the thirtieth, Lin Shiji came out of seclusion, walking out of the courtyard.

Lin Shiji's face was full of disappointment, despondent, and his already aged visage became even more weathered.

"I'm old now, perhaps this is fate!" Lin Shiji muttered to himself in his heart.

Lin Shikang, who had been waiting outside all this time, approached Lin Shiji with a look of sympathy and comforted him,

"Little brother, you have done your best. Take a good rest for a while, the Enforcement Hall now has young people to support it, you don't have to work too hard!"

Lin Shiji nodded. Before secluding himself, he had felt that hope was slim, but he still wanted to try one last time, just in case he succeeded! After all, no one wants to stop making progress.

"Elder brother, did the ninth and twelfth brothers succeed?"

Although during the breakthrough, he felt two Foundation Establishment Stage auras, he still wanted to confirm their authenticity.

"Shihua is a bit younger, he took twenty-five days to break through as well. Shi Gong's situation was more dangerous, he only succeeded yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiji's bitter face also revealed a slight smile. Two out of three people had a breakthrough, which was already a great fortune.

"Elder brother, please convey my congratulations to Shi Gong and the others when they leave seclusion. I will take my leave now, there is a lot to do at the Enforcement Hall!"

Lin Shikang nodded, halted his words, wanting to say something to console him, but not knowing how to start.

Watching Lin Shiji walk away from the square, his lonely figure was heart-wrenching.

Lin Shikang shook his head, his heart filled with bitterness and a sense of lament. If it were not for the family's weak foundation, there would've been a fair chance if it was twenty years earlier. Time waits for no one!

Let it be, let it be.

Upon reflection, the success of the two was unexpected, yet seeing Lin Shiji's failure still made it hard to hold back the regret.

After Lin Shiji left, Lin Shikang also returned to his own small courtyard, waiting for Lin Shigong and the other to consolidate their cultivated strength and come out of seclusion.

Sitting in his small courtyard, Lin Shikang was also pondering the future development of the family.

The news of Lin Shigong's two breakthroughs should still be kept secret, as a hidden strength. With two more Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the Lin Family's power had greatly increased; no longer would they have to swallow their pride, but they also could not be too ostentatious. The Lin Family needed time to quickly elevate their overall strength.

In Qianchuan Market, Lin Tianming sat in a secret chamber within his cave dwelling, hands joined, eyes tightly shut, with beads of sweat occasionally seeping from his forehead, diligently cultivating.

Time swiftly passed, and half a year had gone by.

Lin Tianming would visit Ye Pinghai's Alchemy Room every month to learn for several days, and the rest of the time he dedicated to cultivation.

During this half year, Lin Tianming made significant progress. With a large amount of high-quality elixirs, his cultivation had been rapidly recovering.

As early as three months ago, Lin Tianming had fully recovered the spiritual power he had lost, and not only that, the progress in the following three months was also substantial. His cultivation was nearing the late stage of the Seventh Level Qi Cultivation. With another year or half, it was very likely he would reach the Eighth Level Qi Cultivation.

In addition to his spiritual power, his body refinement also made great strides. All his meridians throughout his body had become thicker, a full size larger than before, and his physical strength had also increased considerably.

After half a year of arduous cultivation, as he opened his eyes, feeling the surging spiritual power within him, Lin Tianming was very satisfied.

Just then, a message from Ye Pinghai entered the secret chamber.

'Elder Ye spent eight months, finally refining all the Spiritual Medicine Materials.'

Lin Tianming emerged from his seclusion, and, stepping out of the secret chamber, he took a seat in the courtyard to await Lin Shilu.

At the same time, Lin Shilu had received the message and, hastily gathering some Artifact Refining Materials, he hastily left his own seclusion.

Upon seeing Lin Shilu emerge, Lin Tianming hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

'Fifteenth Grandfather, you've received the message from Elder Ye as well, haven't you?'

Lin Shilu replied with a calm face, 'Indeed, let's go. We shall pay a visit to his abode.'

In half an hour, the two of them had arrived inside Ye Pinghai's abode.

Lin Shilu and Ye Pinghai were sitting opposite each other, with Lin Tianming sitting below Lin Shilu, occasionally rising to pour a cup of Spiritual Tea for them both.

Ye Pinghai picked up the jade tea cup, took a sip of the Spiritual Tea, and said with a pleased expression,

'Lin, I am pleased to report that the task you entrusted to me has been successfully completed, and now is the time to deliver the results.'

After speaking, Ye Pinghai took out five Jade Bottles and handed them to Lin Shilu.

Lin Shilu received the Jade Bottles with a chuckle of joy, his face brimming with delight. He extended his Divine Sense to inspect them and within the five bottles were fourteen pills that were unmistakably Minor Foundation Building Pills.

Overjoyed, Lin Shilu spoke with sincere gratitude,

'Brother Ye has been tirelessly engaged in Alchemy for over half a year, consuming substantial resources. You should rest for a few days, there's really no need for such hurry. My grandson and I have already waited for more than half a year, so a few more days would not make a difference.'

After half an hour of pleasantries and exchanging many words of thanks, Lin Shilu took out a storage bag containing eight thousand Spirit Stones, along with two Jade Bottles, totaling six Minor Foundation Building Pills, which he handed over to Ye Pinghai.

Lin Shilu, following the customs of Alchemy, gave Ye Pinghai thirty percent of the pills as a reward for his assistance.

From the fifteen batches of Spiritual Medicine Materials for Minor Foundation Building Pills, seventeen pills were successfully produced – which surprised Lin Shilu. He had thought that procuring fifteen pills would have been more than satisfactory and had not anticipated that Ye Pinghai's Alchemy skills would yield such a welcome bonus.

Although Minor Foundation Building Pills are only considered Second Order Lower Quality, their difficulty of refinement is on par with many Second Order Medium Quality pills.

The reason there were seventeen pills was because there were plentiful Spiritual Medicine Materials, and after multiple refinements, practice makes perfect. The final two batches presented four pills each, hence exceeding the expected amount by two.

After pondering for a short moment, Ye Pinghai did not decline the offer. He took the Jade Bottles in hand, poured out one Minor Foundation Building Pill, placed it into a separate Jade Bottle, and then returned it to Lin Shilu.

'Lin, I will not turn down the five Minor Foundation Building Pills and the Spirit Stones, but you should take this one pill back. Your family needs these pills more than I do.'

Lin Shilu hastened to decline, but ultimately, at the insistent demand of Ye Pinghai, he accepted the pill.

This trip to Qianchuan Market had achieved its aim. With these nine Minor Foundation Building Pills, the Lin Family now possessed a total of twelve, allowing many of their clan members to commence Foundation Establishment without delay.

That evening, Lin Shilu spent more than three hundred Spirit Stones to host a lavish banquet at the Welcoming Guests Tower in gratitude for Ye Pinghai's assistance.

Ye Pinghai attended the banquet as promised and in high spirits, and they drank over ten bottles of wine brewed from Spirit Fruits. The cost of the Spiritual Wine alone amounted to more than a hundred Spirit Stones.

Lin Tianming offered toasts several times throughout the evening, earnestly expressing his thanks to Ye Pinghai for his assistance in Alchemy. Ye Pinghai had always valued Lin Tianming's talent and character, and he treasured him so much that he considered taking him as a disciple, consistently offering guidance; otherwise, he would not have wasted his time and effort.

Taking advantage of the banquet, Lin Shilu spent several thousand Spirit Stones to purchase a batch of Second Order Pills from Ye Pinghai at a low price, mainly consisting of Lingshen Pills, along with some restorative Huiyuan Pills and Consolidating Essence Pills.

After eating and drinking their fill, Lin Shilu excused himself, deciding to depart at dawn the following day to return to Green Bamboo Mountain.

Ye Pinghai did not hold back, offering only a few polite words of well-wishing before they each said farewell and returned to their respective dwellings to rest.