Su Qing's Foundation Establishment caused extraordinary phenomena in the heavens and earth, and this matter had already spread far and wide.
On the jade tablet, someone had also uploaded a set of paintings, which were incredibly lifelike. Even the sect leader of the Xuanling Sect had taken notice of this matter.
After Liu Xuan emerged from her seclusion in the cultivation hall, she received the Crimson Spirit Pill from Su Qing. Combined with her dedicated cultivation over the past few days, she had already become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Liu Xuan went up Jade Maiden Peak to pay her respects to Shui Qingchen. Shui Qingchen saw that Liu Xuan was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator and nodded slightly.
"Liu Xuan, you have been cultivating very diligently lately. When you join my Jade Maiden Peak to learn alchemy, you must be even more diligent."
"Yes, Master."
Shui Qingchen handed Liu Xuan a storage bag.
When Liu Xuan opened it, she found an inner disciple's token, an inner disciple's white robe made of century-old jade silkworm silk, two bottles of pills—one a grade three Crimson Spirit Pill and the other a grade three Returning Spirit Pill—as well as three pill formulas.
Although these things couldn't compare to Su Qing's, Liu Xuan no longer felt any resentment.
Actually, Liu Xuan was jealous of Su Qing's hard work in cultivation at the beginning, and her cultivation level improved very quickly. She was even somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that their master, Shui Qingchen, treated them differently.
However, she was able to establish her foundation so quickly only because she received the Crimson Spirit Pill from Su Qing.
She had already figured it out: she and Su Qing were on completely different tracks. If she forced herself to compare with Su Qing, she would only be asking for trouble.
Besides, Liu Xuan and Su Qing are both disciples of Shui Qingchen, so being fellow disciples is like being sisters. Su Qing's strength is also a good thing for her.
After leaving Jade Maiden Peak, Liu Xuan called Xi Ran over so they could celebrate together.
Xi Ran and Liu Xuan were close friends before. They used to cultivate together and their cultivation levels were similar.
However, Liu Xuan has been working even harder recently because of Su Qing's provocation, and has now successfully established her foundation, while Xi Ran is still only at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.
When Xi Ran saw that Liu Xuan had already established her foundation and become an inner disciple of Jade Maiden Peak, she smiled as usual on the surface, but felt a little sour inside.
"I really didn't expect that Su Qing, who has only reached the Foundation Establishment stage, would cause such a commotion. The entire outer sect is in an uproar, and the news has even reached the inner sect. I heard that the protectors are also interested in Su Qing, and that Protector Bai once wanted to take Su Qing as his personal disciple," Xi Ran said.
"A direct disciple of a Nascent Soul Protector?" Liu Xuan's eyes widened.
"Yeah. She only has the aptitude of three spiritual roots, how come she's so lucky?" Xi Ran pouted.
Liu Xuan shook her head and said, "Xi Ran, Junior Sister Su Qing has excellent talent. The pills she refines and the talismans she draws are highly sought after in the outer sect. Not only that, she has only been a disciple for a short time, but she has already successfully established her foundation. Her aptitude is definitely not just as simple as having three spiritual roots."
"Now that you mention it, it's true. Could it be that the crystal ball used to test spiritual roots when she entered the sect was inaccurate? Is she actually a single spiritual root or a different spiritual root?" After saying this, Xi Ran laughed out loud, not even believing it herself.
"No matter what, Su Qing and I are both disciples of Jade Maiden Peak, and we should get along well as fellow disciples," Liu Xuan said.
"Liu Xuan! If she hadn't stolen your thunder, you would be the most favored junior sister of Jade Maiden Peak by now that you've reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Haven't you always liked Senior Brother Yu Kui? Now that Jade Maiden Peak has Su Qing, why would Senior Brother Yu Kui still care about your feelings?" Xi Ran said indignantly.
"Yuzome!"
When Xi Ran saw Liu Xuan raise her head with tears welling up in her eyes, her heart softened instantly.
"Okay, okay, I won't bring it up anymore," Xi Ran said, admitting her mistake.
“Xi Ran, you are my best sister, that’s why I told you about my feelings for Senior Brother Yu Kui. I don’t want anyone else to know about this,” Liu Xuan said.
Xi Ran nodded, but inwardly scoffed. Liu Xuan was just playing the secret crush game. Now that she had reached the Foundation Establishment stage and was an inner disciple, she should just confess. Why was she hiding it?
"Alright, alright, I won't say anything more." Xi Ran coaxed Liu Xuan, but inwardly she sneered. She used to be extremely jealous of Su Qing, but now she had let it go.
Su Qing ignored the gossip of the outer disciples outside. Since reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, she continued to focus on refining pills.
She is now able to refine fourth-grade pills. Moreover, after experimentation, Su Qing has refined Foundation Establishment Pills of different flavors.
A cultivator who has just entered the Foundation Establishment stage is actually able to refine Foundation Establishment Pills; if people knew this, they would be utterly astonished.
"I can't refine so many fourth-grade pills at once." Su Qing rubbed her temples wearily after refining a huge fourth-grade pill and dividing it into three thousand smaller pills.
It must be said that refining fourth-grade pills is a heavy burden on her current body.
"Junior Sister Su Qing, we've almost gathered all the materials, but we still haven't found the heart of a seventh-tier demon beast and the eye of an eighth-tier demon beast," a senior brother from the trading post messaged Su Qing.
Actually, high-level demonic beast crystals are the easiest to find because they are precious and easy to preserve. They are also used to refine magical artifacts, such as spines and sharp claws.
However, the hearts and eyes of high-level demonic beasts are hard to find.
Because organs like the heart and eyes are not used in many places and are not easy to preserve.
Su Qing needed the heart of a seventh-tier Thunder Tiger Demon and the eyes of an eighth-tier Golden-Eyed Ape, which were indeed hard to find.
"However, Junior Sister Su Qing, I heard some news from the mission office. In a month, Elder Qiu of Jiuhua Peak will be leading a team to the Snowfield Forest, where they may encounter the Thunder Tiger Demon and the Golden-Eyed Ape."
Su Qing's eyes lit up immediately.
"Now that I have successfully established my foundation, can I also accompany Elder Qiu on missions?"
The senior brother from the mission office hesitated for a moment before saying, "In theory, it is possible, but Junior Sister Su Qing, you have just successfully established your foundation. Whether you can go on the mission together depends on Elder Qiu's attitude."
After thanking the senior brother from the mission office, Su Qing immediately went to find Gu Fengying.
Gu Fengying was surprised when she heard that Su Qing planned to go to the Snowy Forest.
“Junior Sister Su Qing, the Snowfield Forest is no joke; it's teeming with demonic beasts. You've only just established your foundation; going there would be far too dangerous. You just want the Thunder Tiger Demon's heart and the Golden-Eyed Ape's eyes, right? I'll have Master keep an eye out for you.”
"Senior Brother Gu, would you please take me to see Elder Qiu?"
Gu Fengying looked at Su Qing's bright eyes and swallowed all the words of persuasion she wanted to say.
"Alright, I'll take you to see Master."
Jiuhua Peak.
Elder Qiu looked at Su Qing kneeling on the ground and sighed softly.
"Alright, alright, you can come along this time to the snowy forest."
When Su Qing was in the back mountain of Xuanling Sect, she saved many fellow disciples. Gu Fengying, the disciple she valued most, was saved by Su Qing. Elder Qiu thought Su Qing was a good person from the bottom of his heart.
Elder Qiu was very pleased to see Su Qing grow up step by step.
Now that Su Qing has successfully established her foundation, she has been working hard to awaken her former companions. Elder Qiu knows that Su Qing is a person of great loyalty and affection.
Elder Qiu was willing to lend a hand to such a disciple.
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