Time flies and it is the initiation ceremony two days later.
Early in the morning, Chen Li washed his body and face under Zhou Hong's service, and put on the Huanzhen Sect's robe.
Accompanied by an old Zhuji, I hiked up the mountain and climbed up step by step from the foot of the mountain. Both sides of the mountain path were filled with Qi-training disciples of the Huanzhen Sect, which looked like a long and winding dragon.
The atmosphere is quite lively.
This was a public appearance. From now on, he would be the guest minister of the Huanzhen Sect, at least for twenty years.
These sect disciples have basically been trained since childhood, and many of them are still young boys and girls of eleven, twelve or three years old. When they looked at Chen Li, their expressions were filled with awe, envy, and slight admiration.
Although there is only one level difference between Qi training and foundation building, it is like a gap in the sky. Even the disciples of the sect, most people here have no chance to step in. How can they not be in awe or envy when facing the foundation building.
Chen Li saw Zhou Hong and Zhang Shuniang in the crowd.
Zhou Hong waved to him desperately, with an excited look on her face.
Chen Li looked at his beloved wife and nodded with a smile.
Accompanied by Lao Zhuji, he walked step by step to the door of the meeting hall. Xia Hongyi, the head of general affairs, was already waiting there. At the same time, more than ten Zhuji came to watch the ceremony.
Because he was a guest, there were not so many red tapes in the entrance ceremony. He just knelt down and knelt down and kowtowed nine times at the souls of the past heads and elders, and then the simple entrance ceremony was over.
The Huanzhen sect was founded more than 600 years ago.
A total of four golden elixirs have been produced.
On average, one person every 150 years.
Now this one is the third generation leader.
During this period, the golden elixir was never broken.
Of course, then again, if it had been discontinued, it would not have lasted until now.
Under Xia Hongyi's introduction, Chen Li greeted each of the foundation builders one by one, and the other party returned the greeting one by one.
A dozen qi-training disciples came in, carried the altar table down, cleaned it up, and replaced it with various spiritual fruits and refreshments. Then the atmosphere became relaxed. Taking this opportunity, everyone began to connect and chat.
"Recently I found traces of a second-level monster. I'm not very sure about a person alone, but are there any fellow Taoists who are going with me?" said a foundation builder. This person's surname was Feng Mingqi. He had a middle-aged face and a majestic build. People feel a strong sense of oppression.
For some reason, there was a lingering medicinal smell permeating his body.
"You have no money again!" someone immediately laughed.
"Hey, no matter how much money I spend on this skill, it doesn't cost anything." Feng Qi smiled bitterly and said, "It's not as good as other Taoist friends."
"How to divide it?"
"The old rule is, it depends on the effort!" Feng Qi said: "If Fellow Daoist Xiao is willing to go, I am willing to divide it into six levels."
Fellow Daoist Xiao, whose surname is Xiao Mingyuan, looks old. He is one of the six foundation-building stages of the Huanzhen Sect. He seemed a little moved when he heard this, but he still said cautiously: "Two are not enough, it is best to have three, to be safer. "
"Then there are three. Which other Taoist friends are willing to go?"
Soon another person came along.
"Okay, I'll wait for the three of us to set off in the afternoon. If everything goes well, we can return that night." Feng Qi patted his thigh excitedly and said.
"I wonder where Daoyou Feng's cave is? I'm going to buy some second-level monster meat at that time." Chen Li asked at the side.
He has been out of stock of second-level monster meat for a long time.
"It's easy to talk about." When Feng Qi saw the business coming to his door, he immediately smiled and informed Chen Li of the location of the cave: "I think fellow Taoist Chen is also a person who practices physical training. Let's learn from each other when the time comes."
"With my little knowledge, I can't say that I can't compare with each other." Chen Li quickly raised his hands.
"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Chen, you are too modest!"
Everyone talked about surrounding things.
"Head of the General Affairs Bureau, I heard that the Hongshan Sect and the Tianxing Sect are in conflict over the division of territory again." said an old Ji Ji.
"Anyway, we gave the land to them. No matter how they fight, it's best to fight to the death. It's a quagmire there. Fortunately, we got out early!"
, but at least it’s clean and doesn’t have so many messy worries.”
"Ancestor is far-sighted!"
…
Through everyone's narration, Chen Li understood the surrounding situation more or less. Unlike the wilderness here, the hinterland of the Wild West is undoubtedly much more prosperous and lively. Various factions are huddled together, but where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
When there are conflicts of interests, there are grievances.
There is constant friction between the various factions.
From time to time there will be a fight.
The destruction of sects like the Changsheng Sect is not a common occurrence in the hinterland of the Wild West, but it is not uncommon.
Everyone was chatting enthusiastically until they had a banquet at noon, and then the entrance ceremony was over. Although Chen Li was the protagonist of the ceremony, his performance was quite satisfactory, he didn't talk much, and he was inconspicuous at all.
…
That night, Chen Li visited Feng Qi's cave.
Feng Qi has returned from hunting, looking unscathed and in good spirits.
Unlike the cheerful and cheerful person he showed in the morning, when they met in private, he seemed a bit cold and perfunctory, a bit conceited about his status, and obviously looked down upon a new foundation builder like Chen Li.
Until Chen Li proposed to buy two thousand kilograms of monster meat.
There was a warm smile on his face.
…
"It's really not cheap at all!" Chen Li sighed inwardly on the way back.
More than two thousand kilograms of second-level monster meat cost him forty middle-grade spiritual stones.
One pound of meat is equivalent to two low-grade spiritual stones, and even he felt a little secretly aching.
"After entering the foundation building, the expenses are too high. If I can only get in and out, my savings will not last long!" Chen Li thought to himself.
He asked about it.
One bottle of Qi Gathering Pill, which is used in the early stages of foundation building, requires three medium-grade spiritual stones.
Calculated based on six bottles per month.
That's eighteen middle-grade spiritual stones.
Of course, as a guest, he can receive a free bottle every month.
But even so, you still need to spend fifteen middle-grade spiritual stones every month.
That’s 180 pills a year.
In addition to the second-level monster meat and other miscellaneous expenses, it is estimated that it will cost as much as 250 middle-grade spiritual stones in a year.
"hiss!"
It's not a big deal, it's a shock.
He now only has more than 3,400 middle-grade spiritual stones on hand.
It was all spent in less than fourteen years.
He still has 222 years to live. After deducting 14 years, he has 208 years left. How should he live?
"Alas, we are still poor!" Chen Li sighed.
"But let's talk about strength first. The matter of making money is not urgent for the time being. In this world, the strong will be respected in the end. No place is stable. Without strength, a bad person may not survive for fourteen years."
…
In the days that followed, Chen Li began to stay at home and concentrate on practicing.
I don't know whether it was because he had difficulty practicing after establishing the foundation, or because his qualifications were really not good enough. His cultivation progress was extremely slow. He practiced for more than a month in a row and took three bottles of Qi Gathering Pill, but there was no change in his progress.
During this period, he successfully studied the art of breaking evil spirits and the art of clairvoyance.
…
It has to be said that as a second-level first-level spell, perspective is quite powerful.
In the casting state, his sight can easily penetrate walls and even stone floors to a depth of half a meter. What's even more amazing is that this spell can automatically adjust the scale of penetration according to his wishes. Seeing what he wants
have witnessed.
It's like automatic spacing.
"Uncle, what are you looking at?" Zhang Shuniang asked curiously as she wiped the table.
"Uncle is experimenting with a new technique." Chen Li explained that this technique is the same as the invisibility technique. It is a bit unserious, so it is better not to let people know about it, otherwise they will think he is vulgar.
"Oh! No wonder your eyes are sparkling?" Zhang Shuniang didn't dare to ask. She only felt that the uncle's eyes were so scary, as if they were real.
‘Will it glow when the spell is cast?’ Chen Li thought to himself, this is a big drawback.
Not concealed enough.
It's easy to get caught out.
He couldn't help coughing and slowly walked out of the cave, looking left and right.
Wherever you look, whether inside the big tree or underground, there is nothing to hide.
On the narrow mountain road in the distance, one or two young Qi practitioners passed by from time to time, each of them youthful. Looking at these people, Chen Li felt that he was already old.
He watched for a while, until the effect of the spell began to become unstable and about to fade away, then he turned around and prepared to return to the cave.
"Hey, this clairvoyance technique can actually see through formations."
The illusion of my own five-element psychedelic array seems to be in vain under the clairvoyance technique, and can be seen through at a glance.
"The low-level formations just don't do the job." He shook his head: "When you have money in the future, you must buy a higher-level formation. It's too impersonal."
…
Summer passes and autumn comes.
In the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.
The stable and peaceful life at the Huanzhen Sect Mountain Gate gradually calmed down Zhou Hong and Zhang Shuniang's uneasiness in coming to a strange place for the first time, and they began to integrate into everything here.
There are sermons here specifically for Qi training disciples.
Young children who first enter the sect also have various basic educations. It can be said that cultivation education starts from childhood.
Compared with casual cultivators outside who have to explore everything on their own, it is undoubtedly countless times easier to acquire knowledge here. For this reason, Chen Li also approached Zhao Hongyi, the head of the general affairs, and hired two outer disciples for Zhou Hong and Zhang Shuniang.
quota.
…
night!
In the quiet room.
Chen Li slowly pressed down with his hands, ending a great week of practice.
He looks at the game board.
‘Realm: Foundation Level 1: 2/100’
"Huh, I finally made a breakthrough." Chen Li exhaled a long breath: "It's really not easy!"
For more than four months, he had not made any progress in his cultivation. Even though he knew in his heart that as the skill levels advanced, his progress would inevitably speed up, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
"My cultivation talent may really be a bit lacking."
He felt a little regretful, but soon felt relieved. If not for this, the original owner would not still be stuck at the third level of Qi training at the age of forty. In terms of cultivation talent, let alone Zhang Shuniang, even Zhou Hong was far inferior.
He took a look at the longevity skill.
“Mastery of the Foundation Building Chapter of Immortality Kung Fu: 386/400’
"It will only take a few days to advance the technique to the expert level, and the speed of practice will become faster and faster in the future."