Finally, one of the two monks in retreat succeeded in building the foundation, which made Zhang Zhixuan feel a little better.
After Zhang Guangliang stabilized his state, Zhang Zhixuan sent him to Jiuhua Mountain.
Although this family's spiritual vein was recovered almost a hundred years ago, due to the family's lack of manpower, no foundation-building monks have been sent to manage it. It is considered the weakest link in the Zhang family's defense.
In fact, the family has invested a lot in the spiritual veins of Jiuhua Mountain. Not only did they open up three fire eyes, they also built a large number of caves on this spiritual mountain for rent, and continuously cultivated thirty acres of spiritual land.
The net profit this spiritual mountain brings to the Zhang family every year has exceeded six hundred spiritual stones, which is enough to support the cultivation of two foundation-building monks.
After Zhang Guangliang rushed to Jiuhua Mountain, he immediately began to clean up and rectify the situation. He drove a group of casual cultivators out of the mortal world and made them serve as local officials in the villages and towns near Jiuhua Mountain.
Then he severely dealt with the two monks who took advantage of the lax supervision to poach the family, ending the decades-long chaotic management of this spiritual line.
While Zhang Guangliang was reorganizing Jiuhua Mountain, on Tiantai Peak, a father and son who had been forgotten for many years were having their final detailed talks.
"Tongpeng, it's all because of me as a useless father. Not only did I not save any resources for you, but I also made it difficult for you to help pay off the family's debts. You are not even forty years old, why bother to rush and take risks to pass the test? Once you have
Accident, what should I do next?”
The person who spoke was none other than Zhang Siming. His spiritual roots were very good. Although he was a monk with three spiritual roots, because his spiritual roots complemented each other, his cultivation speed in the early years was no slower than Zhang Sihong's.
Coupled with the support of his father Zhang Zhijing, he took the Foundation Building Pill when he was in his forties.
Unfortunately, like Zhang Shengdai, Zhang Siming failed to build the foundation and still owed seven thousand spirit stones. Now it has been fifty years since he failed to build the foundation, and this debt has not been paid off yet. If he repays it in his lifetime,
If he didn't finish it, he would even bring it to his son Zhang Tongpeng to repay the father's debt.
Although what Zhang Siming said was very sad, Zhang Tongpeng remained unmoved:
"Father, I have never complained about you. If something happens to me, you still have the third child. Even though his spiritual roots are not good, there is still no problem in taking care of you until you die. The debt our family has owed in these years is only
I have lost a thousand spirit stones, and I should be able to pay them back before my father dies. The younger you are when you challenge the foundation building level, the better your chances of winning. According to my estimation, a sixty-year-old monk who completes the level is almost like walking through the ghost gate, but it is three years old.
Monks who pass the test in their teens have a slightly higher probability of success.
I am thirty-nine years old this year, and I have been practicing to the ninth level of Qi training for seven years. If I don’t take a fight at this time, I’m afraid I won’t have the mental energy to do it after I’m forty years old, and I’ll have to waste my time practicing Qi like you and your grandfather.
period realm.
Instead of living like this, I would rather die."
Seeing Zhang Tongpeng's resolute attitude, Zhang Siming continued to persuade him hard: "Tongpeng, don't think that your 14th uncle can break through without the Foundation Establishment Pill, and you feel that you have a chance of winning. Before you were born, it was not that there were no risks in the family.
The monks in Guan, under these numerous bones, only achieved one Zhang Zhixuan. Uncle Fourteen is a genius, and others cannot compare with him. You still have seventy or eighty years of life, even if you can't build the foundation, you can
Life is wonderful, why should you be so stubborn and try to get into trouble."
Zhang Tongpeng shook his head and said: "Father, please stop talking. I will never look back no matter what. This time of seclusion, everything will be fine if it succeeds. If it fails, just pretend that you did not raise my son."
Seeing that Zhang Tongpeng was unable to get in, Zhang Siming held his hand and determined not to let him go into seclusion.
"Tongpeng, I'm going to put on such an old face and beg you, Aunt Sijin, to find a way to raise some good deeds for you. You're still young and you still have twenty years. After twenty years, you may not be able to collect three thousand good deeds to exchange for a building."
Kidan, you are still young, just listen to my advice!"
"Father, why should we deceive ourselves? In order to repay debts over the years, our father and son have sold off all the magic weapons we have. Even if Aunt Sijin is a brother-in-law with you, how much can she lend to us? She has only built a foundation for more than thirty years, and she owes
The family's debt of seven thousand is still being repaid, and she also needs to consider her own path and need cultivation resources. Our family already owes a lot to the family, why bother causing trouble to others?"
Zhang Siming tried to persuade him for a few days, but seeing that Zhang Tongpeng was still determined, he had no choice but to go to Zhang Sijin and ask her to help persuade him.
Among the more than ten foundation-building monks in the family, Zhang Siming and Zhang Sijin have the best relationship. They are about the same age. They both practiced in Lingjing Mountain since childhood and were playmates in their youth.
After Zhang Siming failed to build the foundation, he has been practicing at Tiantai Peak to assist Si Jin in guarding the family spiritual mountain.
Because they had to repay the 7,000 good deeds they owed for exchanging the foundation-building pills, Zhang Siming and his son's life had always been tight. After Sijin established the foundation, he often used the family's good deeds to exchange some of the resources of the monks during the Qi training period for Zhang Tongpeng to practice.
The reason why Zhang Tongpeng reached the ninth level of Qi training when he was in his thirties is not only because he was wise and sensible and practiced early, but also because he had no shortage of various spiritual pills for practice.
Unfortunately, no matter what they said, Zhang Siming still made up his mind to stay in seclusion.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Sijin felt a little sad. She patted Zhang Tongpeng on the shoulder and said: "Good boy, although my aunt doesn't want you to take such a dangerous step, but you have such ambition, I, as an elder, am also pleased.
Yes. It is very dangerous to pass the level without the Foundation Establishment Pill. Let my aunt take a look at what preparations you have made."
Zhang Tongpeng took out a shabby book. The edges of the book had been rolled up, and it was obvious that someone had read it frequently.
Zhang Sijin picked it up and looked at it, and found that the content of the book was full of circles, and he also wrote down a lot of insights below the text. It seemed that he had studied hard for at least several years.
The author of this book is Zhang Zhixuan, the famous ancestor of the Zhang family, and the content is about his experience in building foundations and passing through barriers.
Because he did not take the Foundation Building Pill to build the foundation, the monks in his family rarely went to the Sutra Pavilion to redeem this book. That is to say, Zhang Tongpeng, who was dragged down by his father and was in embarrassment, had already made plans to take the risk and pass the test a few years in advance.
I spent a hundred good deeds to redeem this book and study it.
Zhang Sijin said: "Silly boy, Uncle Fourteen also used the Moon Watching Pill when he broke through the Foundation Establishment Stage. How can you have a chance of winning without using foreign objects? Although my aunt is temporarily unable to help you redeem the Foundation Establishment Pill, I will give you a Moon Watching Pill.
It can still be done.”
Sijin himself performed good deeds and exchanged a foundation-building pill for Zhang Tongpeng. With indescribable feelings, he silently sent Zhang Tongpeng to die.
Because Zhang Tongpeng's seclusion was very dangerous, Sijin and Siming had no intention of practicing, so they silently chose to protect him, hoping to see him one last time even if they failed to pass the seclusion.