"Lu Li, you're here. Oh, Little Shushu has come out of seclusion. Not bad, you've reached Foundation Establishment. What a good boy."

When Lu Li brought the millet to the main hall, their master's wife, Liu Ying, had just finished discussing matters with the steward. After the steward took his things and left, Liu Ying looked at the person who came in.

Then she realized that Lu Li hadn't come alone; he was carrying a small, slightly larger sweet potato in his arms, and Liu Ying immediately burst into laughter.

He quickly stepped forward, took the sweet potato from Lu Li's hand, and placed it in front of him to carefully examine her condition.

After carefully observing the changes in Shushu, Liuying praised him with satisfaction, her tone filled with pride and joy, as if she were genuinely happy for Shushu.

In fact, as cultivators, whether they are demon cultivators, human cultivators, ghost cultivators, evil cultivators, or spirit beasts, divine beasts, spiritual plants, rare and precious materials, etc.

Before one has established a foundation, one has not truly embarked on the path of cultivation. At most, one can only draw qi into the body, enabling cultivation and extending lifespan.

Only by successfully establishing a foundation can one truly embark on the path of cultivation, have a real chance to grow, and unlock countless possibilities ahead.

Of course, it doesn't mean that once you successfully establish your foundation, you will definitely reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao and ascend to immortality.

Foundation building is the first step in the cultivation process, an important threshold, and the most important foundation for cultivation.

Once you successfully establish your foundation, the path ahead will be smoother. Of course, it's only smoother; it doesn't guarantee that you'll become a god once you've established your foundation.

After all, cultivating immortality is going against the will of Heaven, going against the natural order of life. Before truly achieving immortality, even the slightest mistake or carelessness will ruin all previous efforts and cause one's soul to be scattered.

The path to ascension is always fraught with difficulties. Out of millions of people, only one or two are truly able to ascend successfully and have the opportunity to become gods.

Most cultivators perish at various levels, or die in the struggle for resources, or are devoured by demonic beasts, and thus vanish from this world.

Foundation building is the most crucial step in laying the foundation for the path of immortal cultivation. If you can build a foundation but cannot break through, it means that even if you can draw qi into your body, you will not go very far.

For all these reasons, foundation building becomes so important that it is no exaggeration to call it the foundation of the earth.

Therefore, when Liu Ying saw that Shu Shu had successfully established his foundation and crossed such a big threshold, she was very gratified, after all, it meant that Shu Shu had truly stepped onto the path of cultivation.

"Yes, she has established her foundation. Junior Sister didn't use any Foundation Establishment Pills; she established her foundation on her own."

Lu Li was very happy and proud of this, and took the opportunity to praise Shushu. Then he took out the Foundation Establishment Pill that he had found in Shushu's seclusion room, the one that she had not taken.

As the name suggests, Foundation Establishment Pill is a pill that assists in the foundation establishment process. If a cultivator takes Foundation Establishment Pill during the foundation establishment process, the probability of success can be increased by at least 50%.

Don't underestimate this 50% probability. Think about it, if the probability of successfully establishing a foundation is only 50%, then adding the 50% from the Foundation Establishment Pill makes it 100% successful.

Even if the worst-case scenario is less than 10%, consuming the Foundation Establishment Pill still gives you at least a 50% chance of success.

Therefore, many cultivation families prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill when their descendants attempt to establish their foundation, in order to increase the probability of success.

Of course, the Foundation Establishment Pill is not a panacea; it still has its drawbacks.

That means there's a 50% chance of success the first time you try it, a 40% chance the second time, a 30% chance the third time, and so on.

In other words, a cultivator can only consume a maximum of five Foundation Establishment Pills in their lifetime.

If you haven't successfully established your foundation after consuming five pills, then you basically have no hope of establishing your foundation and no chance of becoming an immortal. Unless you have an extraordinary opportunity later on, you will not be able to successfully establish your foundation.

Such extraordinary opportunities are not so easy to obtain; only those with exceptionally strong fortune have this chance, and it's unknown if even one in ten thousand will have it.

Shushu successfully established his foundation without using a Foundation Establishment Pill, and his foundation looked very solid. This made Lu Li very gratified and proud, which is why he couldn't help but come and show it off to Liu Ying.

"No Foundation Building Pills used? Little Millet is really great."

To be honest, Liu Ying was really impressed by his showing off. She was genuinely surprised to see the Foundation Establishment Pill in Lu Li's hand, but she soon laughed along with him.

It's good that there's no Foundation Establishment Pill! He managed to break through even without it, so it seems the little guy is quite strong and capable.

It is said that the treasure-hunting rat clan is at a disadvantage in cultivation, but now it seems that this is not entirely true. The millet in front of us is an exception.

It seems that the road ahead for Shushu will be much better than they anticipated, and they can finally relax.

Yes, it's true that Foundation Establishment Pills can increase the probability of successfully establishing a foundation, but the success achieved with the aid of pills is fundamentally different from that achieved through one's own strength.

The fact that Shushu successfully established his foundation without taking any Foundation Establishment Pills already puts him far ahead of those who did.

With such prowess, how could Liu Yingluli, who was both her master's wife and senior brother, not be proud of her?

"I heard you love eating the silver fish from the top of Beast Peak. Here, this is a celebratory gift from your master's wife. Take it back and enjoy it slowly."

Finally, Shushu, who was very proud of his master's wife, also successfully obtained a lot of good things from her.

These were all gifts prepared by Liu Ying to celebrate her successful Foundation Establishment, a privilege enjoyed by every senior brother and sister.

However, Shushu also received a lot of extra silver fish. Liuying had heard that Shushu liked them, so she specifically spoke with the kitchen and set them aside for her. They were given to her together now.

As for the Foundation Establishment Pill that Shushu didn't use, Liuying didn't take it back and simply let Shushu keep it himself.

After that, the fate of that Foundation Establishment Pill is entirely up to her—whether she keeps it to give away or auctions it off. Neither Liu Ying nor the sect will interfere, much less take it back.

Yes, the Liuyue Sect, like those great families and sects, also prepared Foundation Establishment Pills.

Unlike other places where contribution points are required to exchange for items, disciples of the Liuyue Sect can receive a Foundation Establishment Pill at the Affairs Hall as long as they reach the late stage of Qi Refining, simply by presenting their identity jade token.

This is also a benefit provided by the sect. Whether or not the Foundation Establishment Pill is consumed, and how it is disposed of, is up to the disciple. The sect will not take it back.

The Flowing Moon Sect was favored by countless cultivators who wanted to join it because of this. Even disciples from those immortal cultivation families wanted to send their descendants to the Flowing Moon Sect.

Unfortunately, the Liuyue Sect has extremely strict requirements for accepting disciples. To date, most of those accepted are not from aristocratic families, but rather independent cultivators.

Those aristocratic families wanted to send people, but they couldn't. The disciples of the Liuyue Sect were all extremely powerful, and they couldn't beat them in a fight, so they had no choice but to submit.