"If you can successfully find that person and pass the information to me, I am willing to use my accumulated connections in the immortal path to secure a chance for you to obtain the Foundation Establishment Certificate ahead of schedule!"

Schoolmaster Ma narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Are you willing to take on this undercover mission?"

The two looked at each other silently, and Chen Yi's heart began to race...

He had previously told Ma Xiao about the possibility of someone launching a beast tide, and also asked about the Foundation Establishment Certificate.

However, the other party claimed that obtaining the Foundation Establishment Certificate in advance was indeed possible, but now that the Immortal Examination is approaching, almost all channels have been closed.

In other words, Chen Yi arrived too late.

If it were six months ago, perhaps Principal Ma could have made one or two recommendations.

But back then, Chen Yi hadn't time-traveled yet, nor was he bound to the timeline; he was just a random person by the roadside...

In fact, it has only been a little over sixty days since he rose to prominence.

He took a deep breath and solemnly declared, "For the sake of immortal virtue, I, Chen Yi, am willing to go through fire and water!"

"No! It's for the sake of all living beings!" A glint of light flashed in Principal Ma's eyes.

He committed too many sins in the first half of his life, so if he can prevent a calamity now, it can be considered as accumulating some merit for himself.

Of course, most importantly, he believed this was a good opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!

When that Foundation Establishment artifact was stolen last time, he felt heartbroken, but not excessively so, because although it was precious, it wasn't suitable for him.

To refine a Foundation Establishment spiritual object, it cannot be sealed away in a storage ring; instead, it must be released to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Although his office was secured with security measures, it couldn't completely prevent theft...

In other words, he had a premonition.

Now that it has truly been stolen, besides accepting the loss, he can only seek other ways to advance to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

It should be noted that throughout history, cultivators have developed numerous Foundation Establishment paths in their pursuit of gold.

Refining Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects is just one of them, known as the "Original Spiritual Qi Path".

In addition to these, there are two other relatively common routes.

The second path is called "the path of combining ancient divine powers," which involves cultivating three minor divine powers one after another, merging them into one intermediate divine power, thereby achieving the perfection of foundation building, and then seeking the golden elixir through the method of seeking gold.

This method can often be seen in some large sects that have been passed down for thousands of years. For sects with a deep-rooted lineage, this method is highly replicable and is not easy to become extinct.

The third type is the "Path of Destiny and Intent". Foundation Establishment cultivators who follow this path can comprehend the four natal characters by sensing the intent, and thus achieve the perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Of course, these three paths were clearly distinct in ancient times, but with the development of the times, a phenomenon of their integration has emerged.

For example, Ma Guangzhi had already figured out the meaning of three of his natal characters, but he couldn't figure out the meaning of the fourth natal character no matter what he tried, so he thought of using a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object as a substitute.

While achieving Foundation Establishment Perfection in this way may not be as pure, it is still feasible.

Moreover, Ma Guangzhi was well aware of his own aptitude and knew that he had no hope of achieving the Golden Core stage in this lifetime. Therefore, as long as he could reach the Foundation Establishment stage, it would be a success for him.

"I have figured out the three characters that are my destiny: 'eat,' 'take,' and 'card.' The last character should be 'want' to best fit my intention."

This "demand" requires sufficient leverage; one must demand enough from those of higher status or position in order to gain control over their intentions.

If I truly manage to stop the beast tide, wouldn't that give me a reason to demand our spoils?

Ma Guangzhi became more and more excited as he thought about it.

The foundation building process is nearing completion!

Of course, he also knew some unorthodox methods, such as the "Blood Medicine Demon Embryo Path" passed down from the ancient witchcraft.

Simply put, it involves consuming mortals or cultivators, or refining them into powerful elixirs, in order to cultivate a demonic embryo.

However, any cultivator who enters this path will be classified as an evil cultivator in the Crimson Dragon Kingdom.

It might even provoke a Golden Core cultivator to take action and completely eliminate it.

He almost went astray in his youth, but fortunately he realized his mistake, broke away from the evil path, returned to teach in rural areas, and eventually became the principal of Xiande.

"I hope Chen Yi won't disappoint me." He stood with his hands behind his back in front of the bay window.

At this moment, Chen Yi had already led Zhou Lianfeng away.

The moment Chen Yi stepped out of the principal's office, his appearance changed.

His current identity is Chen Feng, and his cultivation level is the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Starting tomorrow, I will join the team to go to the Beastman tribe as an exchange student.

If the other party becomes suspicious and wants to investigate, we have nothing to fear, after all, Chen Yi has Ma Guangzhi behind him.

Principal Xiande said this person is a student of Xiande, so naturally he is.

Moreover, all the information can be found, so everything has been arranged properly.

"The weapon-making teachings over there by the Beast Barbarians seem pretty impressive. I might as well go over and learn from them so that my Mysterious Female Beast Domain can take shape faster," he thought to himself.

At this moment, Zhou Lianfeng floated out, looking at Chen Yi with a complicated expression.

"I haven't seen you for a month, and you've grown so much..."

“But there’s one thing you’ve forgotten?” Zhou Lianfeng asked.

Chen Yi interrupted, "I haven't forgotten. I've already spoken with Principal Ma. If this mission is successfully completed, you'll be free."

He did indeed make that promise when he was in the Yinshan Secret Realm.

"Great! I knew I hadn't misjudged him!" Zhou Lianfeng exclaimed excitedly.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Chen, leave it to me this time! I've learned about 70-80% of Principal Ma's divination and prediction techniques!"

Chen Yi rolled his eyes. "Tell the truth!"

“Okay, only 50%, but it’s definitely enough!” Zhou Lianfeng said confidently.

Okay, Chen Yi knew that the actual figure was probably only 30% or 40%...

"Junior brother, when you get to Beast Barbarian Middle School, show me as many of the Thief Heaven Sect's dice as possible, so I can observe and deduce their effects. For example, hang them on puppets, flying swords..."

Chen Yi shook his head slightly, "No, I used the armored golem during the five-school joint exam, many people have seen the Beast Barbarians, and the Yang Pattern Sword is also very obvious, we have to think of another way."

"I see..." Zhou Lianfeng pondered for a moment, "I have a way. Don't you know that girl from the Beast Barbarian tribe named Manli?"

"Let her demonstrate for you. That way, even if the people from the Thief Heaven Sect see it, they won't associate it with you. Instead, they'll suspect that Manli is also a member of the Thief Heaven Sect."

Chen Yi looked at Zhou Lianfeng with some surprise, not expecting this guy to have such a thought process.

However, he still declined, saying, "If they were cautious enough, they wouldn't go looking for Manli, as that would expose their identities."

Mainly, he didn't want to trouble Manli, nor did he want too many people to know about this...

“No, just once is enough! I can deduce the possibilities from whoever has looked at that die. If someone has looked at the die multiple times, then it’s pretty much certain,” Zhou Lianfeng insisted.

“If we don’t do that, there’s only one other way. We can get those two from the Thief Heaven Sect to reveal their dice as well. That way, I can use the one you have, based on the same material, to deduce the positions of the other two dice. But do you think they’ll reveal them willingly?”

Zhou Lianfeng's question stunned Chen Yi.

After a long pause, he sighed and said, "Alright, I'll try it out as you said..."