Now that Li Daoxuan had acquired so many spirit stones, he naturally considered upgrading himself.
The seven spells are currently only at the lower-grade Xuan level, and each upgrade costs 10,000.
I clicked it, and spent 770,000 to upgrade everything to the upper-grade Xuan rank.
Then came the cultivation technique, which I upgraded to the upper-grade Xuan level by spending another 100,000 spirit stones.
In the blink of an eye, 870,000 spirit stones were used up, and the reserved spirit stones were prepared for the four side businesses.
However, based on experience points, it will take another four months before it can be upgraded.
Earning spirit stones is a long and arduous journey. Upgrading requires hundreds of thousands or even millions of spirit stones, and without a solid foundation, it's simply impossible to keep up.
Time flows by like water.
Another four months have passed. During this time, the beauty pills are still selling well, but not as popular as they were at the beginning. The spirit stones earned in these four months are only equivalent to those earned in the previous three months.
However, Li Daoxuan didn't think much of it; 1.2 million spirit stones was already a lot.
During this time, he leveled up his three side professions—alchemy, talisman making, and weapon crafting—to the fourth level of perfection.
Li Daoxuan successfully spent 300,000 spirit stones to break through to the early stage of the fifth rank.
"Having mastered alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman-making skills at the Foundation Establishment stage and reached the Nascent Soul stage, I can be considered quite unique."
Even though he struggles to refine third-tier pills, he can still utilize fifth-tier techniques and skills.
With these enhancements, the refining speed and success rate of low-level pills are extremely high.
......
"Sister Lu, did Guest Elder Li prepare Foundation Establishment Pills for you?"
The two sat together and chatted.
"Foundation Pill?"
Lu Xueqi was taken aback; she had never seen her husband eat this before.
"No way! Guest Elder Li didn't prepare Foundation Establishment Pills for you!"
Seeing Lu Xueqi's expression, Liu Ling knew that this was not the case.
He then said indignantly, "That despicable Li Keqing! He's clearly a master alchemist, yet he won't refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for his wife! Sister Lu, you'd better ask him for one when you get back, otherwise, without the Foundation Establishment Pill, there's a good chance you won't be able to establish your foundation!"
"Huh? Is that so?"
She didn't know much about this, mainly because Li Daoxuan hadn't mentioned it, since their cultivation methods were somewhat unique.
"No way, Li Keqing didn't even tell you these things? You're practically misleading people!"
Liu Ling slammed her hand on the table and stood up, acting as if she were the victim.
“My husband is very good to me. Maybe I don’t need that thing to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, so he didn’t mention it.”
Lu Xueqi spoke up for Li Daoxuan.
"Sister Lu, why are you siding with outsiders? You and I are on the same side! We must punish Li Keqing!"
Liu Ling grinned.
Lu Xueqi's lips twitched. You're the outsider here, aren't you?
"Let's not talk about that for now. Let me give Sister Lu a little bit of knowledge."
"For ordinary cultivators like us, breaking through to a higher realm is very difficult. We need external forces to break through, just like breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm requires the enormous energy of the Foundation Establishment Pill to make the breakthrough."
There is only one type of unusual cultivator: those who possess the Heavenly Spiritual Root. These cultivators not only cultivate quickly in the early stages, but they also do not encounter any bottlenecks in Foundation Establishment. As long as they have enough mana in their bodies, they can easily break through.
However, such cultivators are extremely rare, one in a billion. After all, it is extremely rare for mortals to possess spiritual roots, let alone high-quality ones. Unless both parents are cultivators, their offspring are almost certainly to possess spiritual roots.
This is why many cultivators seek out cultivators with good spiritual roots as their Daoist partners.
Liu Ling sighed: "Like me, both my parents have low-grade Xuan-level spiritual roots, and I was born with only a low-grade Xuan-level spiritual root. This is already very lucky."
"What quality is Sister Lu's spiritual root?"
"this..."
Lu Xueqi didn't know how to answer.
She was just an ordinary mortal before, but thanks to her husband's special dual cultivation physique, she not only gained spiritual roots but also embarked on the path of cultivation.
As for the level of spiritual roots, she didn't care about that, because according to her husband, as long as they continued to cultivate together, they would eventually become possessors of heavenly spiritual roots.
I honestly don't know what level we've broken through to yet.
"I haven't tested it yet..."
Lu Xueqi shook her head.
"ah?"
Liu Ling was dumbfounded. She had already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, yet she didn't even know the level of her own spiritual root.
"Sister Lu, were you kidnapped by Li Keqing? Tell me, and I'll help you escape the clutches of this great demon!"
"What are you talking about? My husband and I knew each other when we were mortals. How could you say something like that?"
Lu Xueqi chuckled; this girl has such a vivid imagination.
"Sigh, okay."
Liu Ling looked disappointed; she had thought she could poach him from another company.
"Since Sister Lu doesn't know her spiritual root level yet, I'll go get a testing stone."
Liu Ling said this and then hurriedly ran away.
After quite a while, he returned with a transparent, jade-like stone.
"If my cultivation level were higher than Sister Lu's, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble."
Besides using testing stones, high-level cultivators can also use their magical power to probe the other person's spiritual root.
Conversely, the greater the difference in cultivation level, the more likely the opponent's powerful magic will prevent them from probing you.
Liu Ling and Lu Xueqi are four minor realms apart, meaning their magical power differs by a factor of 16!
"Sister Lu, place your hand on it and then slowly infuse it with magic power."
Liu Ling handed the testing stone to her.
Lu Xueqi did as instructed, and soon the test stone emitted a dazzling light.
"This light's level! It's a high-grade Xuan-level light!"
Liu Ling exclaimed in surprise.
High-grade Xuan-level? Just as my husband said, my spiritual root level has reached such a high level in just a few years.
Lu Xueqi withdrew her small hand.
"Sister Lu, you're amazing!"
Liu Ling was extremely excited.
"..."
Why are you so agitated?
Lu Xueqi looked strange; anyone who didn't know better would think you were the test subject.
"Of course I'm happy for you!"
Liu Ling chattered away on her own.
Lu Xueqi sighed and continued drinking her tea, waiting for the other person to finish speaking before responding.
"...So Sister Lu is truly a chosen one of heaven!"
Skipping over a bunch of flowery praises, Lu Xueqi only heard this one sentence, and it was this sentence that reminded her of what Li Daoxuan had said to comfort her when she first gained her spiritual root.
Lost in her memories, she unconsciously revealed a sweet smile.
That stunning smile left Liu Ling speechless.
Sister Lu, you are so beautiful!
So the two of them just stood there, lost in thought.
After a long while, Lu Xueqi finally came to her senses.
"Xiaoling, why are you staring at me like that?"
Looking at Liu Ling, whose face was so close to hers, Lu Xueqi was speechless.
"Huh? No...it's nothing!"
Liu Ling was startled. Although she secretly admired Lu Xueqi, she wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal it until she was absolutely certain of the outcome.
Once exposed, let alone capturing Lu Xueqi, we won't even be able to get close to her. The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark, giving us the advantage!
I, Liu Ling, have extremely high emotional intelligence!
"Alright, it's getting late, I should head back."
Lu Xueqi stood up.
"Alright, but Sister Lu, remember to ask Elder Li for Foundation Establishment Pills when you get back. At least ten or eight, so that your foundation establishment will be more secure."
Liu Ling gave instructions.
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Lu Xueqi gave a perfunctory response.
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