"The Great Rejuvenation Pill and the Foundation Establishment Pill are right in front of us! Let's go in quickly! There might be many more precious treasures inside! This is the cave dwelling of a Core Formation cultivator!"

"That's what Fairy Linglong said happily."

She was about to go inside.

Suddenly, a spear pierced her through! In an instant, she died and vanished.

Lu Xuan looked over.

A golden mechanical puppet beast appeared before them, enormous, three zhang in size, wielding a golden spear that was incredibly sharp. It was this very thing that had caused the Fairy Linglong to perish.

"A metal mechanical puppet beast in the early stage of Foundation Establishment!"

Lu Xuanya Ran.

Thousands of years have passed, can the puppet beast still be activated?

This is a tricky situation!

The methods of a Core Formation cultivator are indeed extraordinary, far beyond what a mere Qi Refining cultivator like himself could imagine.

"Go!" Lu Xuan unleashed a powerful sword aura, but unexpectedly, it couldn't even break through the opponent's outer defense, leaving only a few white marks.

"Bang!" Lu Xuan summoned his semi-top-grade magic artifact, the mirror, and Gu Ge again!

He slashed hundreds of times at the metal golem's body opposite him.

Although it cost several hundred spirit stones!

But it's very effective!

Lu Xuan broke through much of the surface defenses of this early Foundation Establishment puppet!

"Water Element Ruler!" Finally, Lu Xuan activated his top-grade magic weapon, the Water Element Ruler, instantly unleashing a destructive beam of light that slashed towards the puppet beast.

With a "whoosh," the puppet beast's body was pierced through by Lu Xuan's magical artifact.

Having lost control, the puppet beast collapsed to the ground.

"Fortunately, this thing has been around for a long time and has gradually decayed, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to deal with it at all!"

Lu Xuan picked up the things on the ground.

They continued on and soon arrived at a secret room.

Sure enough, there were several bottles of pills inside.

A bookshelf with several classic books on it.

Besides, there was nothing else of value.

"The Great Rejuvenation Pill!"

"Foundation Building Pill! What a pity that this ancient Foundation Building Pill has leaked spiritual energy and rotted!"

"The Complete Collection of Secrets of the Immortal Cultivation World in Yunmeng Mountain!"

"A Thousand Things Cultivators Need to Pay Attention To!"

The Mystery of the Nascent Soul!

What a jumble of nonsense these books are! Lu Xuan put them all away, but didn't find any secret techniques for alchemy inside.

Having obtained a bottle of ancient rare pills, the Great Rejuvenation Pill can be considered a decent gain.

"Fellow Daoist, we succeeded!"

A familiar voice came from behind.

Lu Xuan turned around and saw that it was actually the already fallen Fairy Linglong!

"Weren't you dead?" Lu Xuan was startled.

To be brought back to life—even Foundation Establishment cultivators can't do that!

The exquisite fairy walked over and said calmly:

"Fellow Daoist, you seem to have forgotten! I come from the Foundation Establishment sect, Lingyin Pavilion. As its sole inheritor, I have some resources. Just now, caught off guard, I had no choice but to use one of my life-saving items, a substitute talisman!"

"A substitute talisman?" Lu Xuan had seen records of this item in ancient books.

This talisman is one of the ten divine talismans in the cultivation world, along with the Golden Armor Talisman, Heavenly Halberd Talisman, Ancient God Talisman, Universe Qi Talisman, Jade Tablet Talisman, etc., and is known as one of the ten divine talismans in the cultivation world!

Legend has it that these talismans have long been lost, but unexpectedly, Fairy Linglong has a substitute talisman.

"What a pity..." Lu Xuan knew that this kind of treasure was too precious, costing at least tens of thousands of spirit stones per piece!

"How many Great Rejuvenation Pills do you have?" Fairy Linglong asked tentatively, looking at the Great Rejuvenation Pills in Lu Xuan's hand.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan was slightly taken aback. To be honest, he hadn't counted them either!

"One, two, three... nine!"

"How about I give you three?" Lu Xuan smiled. He knew that three Great Rejuvenation Pills would be enough for Fairy Linglong's hidden injuries.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, you are so kind!" Fairy Linglong didn't know how to thank Lu Xuan.

"How about I give you something as a token of my appreciation?"

"What is it? Is it useful to me?" Lu Xuan asked.

The Fairy Linglong looked at herself and then began to recount her past:

"My real name is Xiao Ling'er! Remember that! My surname is Xiao, the Xiao of Xiao Di. I was an orphan with no one to rely on since I was a child. Fortunately, my master saved me, but unfortunately, she later tried to possess me. In the end, I devoured her primordial spirit..."

"Ah..." Lu Xuan was puzzled. Linglong Fairy had also been possessed by her master. Her real name was Xiao Ling'er.

"A good name, Fellow Daoist Xiao. With this Great Rejuvenation Pill, you should be able to recover from your hidden injuries. Advancing to the peak of Qi Refining will be a piece of cake for you in the future. In that case, let's take our leave!"

As Xiao Ling'er watched Lu Xuan's figure recede into the distance, she felt as if she had lost something... a mix of emotions welling up inside her.

...

Lu Xuan had already left the ancient cave.

Several hours later.

Lu Xuan returned to Misty Market and rented a secluded cave dwelling in the nearby Spirit Mountain.

I'm beginning my secluded cultivation!

He's about to build his foundation!

If you fail to establish your foundation, go to the secret realm that Ye Ningshuang mentioned.

...

Time flies.

Another half month has passed!

Over the past six months, Lu Xuan has studied many classic texts.

Outside, demonic cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect are appearing more and more frequently.

It's not far from Yunmeng City.

Lu Xuan rented the place for a month, spending one hundred spirit stones.

So no one dared to disturb them during that time.

at this time.

Inside the cave.

Lu Xuan stopped circulating his cultivation technique, sighed softly, and muttered to himself:

"All efforts were in vain. As expected, it is extremely difficult for those with five spiritual roots to establish their foundation. It's not that simple to establish a foundation just like that."

As expected, it failed!

Lu Xuan's attempt to build a foundation ended in failure!

The title of "useless spiritual root" among the five spiritual roots is not without merit.

Throughout history, very few cultivators in the world of cultivation have built their foundations using the five spiritual roots.

If it weren't for the help of the treasure cauldron, Lu Xuan would still be at the first level of Qi Refining.

By cultivating to the peak of Qi Refining, Lu Xuan had already changed his fate in the world of cultivation.

It is quite difficult for cultivators with dual spiritual roots to achieve Foundation Establishment.

Let alone the five spiritual roots.

Cultivating immortality is not as simple as eating and drinking. If it were that easy, the cultivation world would be full of Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul cultivators!

They all went to achieve immortality!

Lu Xuan had prepared for so long and consumed five Foundation Establishment Pills, yet there was still no sign of him establishing his foundation; in fact, his dantian had been damaged!

Fortunately, there is the Great Rejuvenation Pill.

However, it will take three to five years to recover before you can try to build a foundation again!