Chapter 130 A Different Destiny
Ten days later, Lu Chang'an stabilized his realm and officially left the gate.
"Congratulations, Big Brother Lu, on your great advancement in magical power."
"Congratulations to Uncle Lu for his breakthrough."
Walking out of the cave, the two maids stood on both sides, voicing their congratulations.
"Bing Yun, Uncle Lu has already seen that you defeated two first rank upper grade puppets,."
Lu Changan smiled and looked at the slender green-skirted woman.
"I still can't defeat the Earth Rock Rats that suppressed their cultivation and strength."
Mu Bing Yun said softly.
She somewhat sheepishly took out a bag of spirit stones and lightly bit her vermilion lips:
"Uncle Lu, I broke two puppets, are these spirit stones enough to compensate?"
Lu Chang'an was dumbfounded and waved his hand, "Keep your spirit stones for scheming for foundation building."
Two first-order puppets, it won't cost much to repair them.
Mu Bing Yun passed the test he proposed, and will have to say goodbye in the future.
"Bing Yun, pack your bags and follow me to Fei Yue Lake to attend Li Er Qing's 100th birthday."
Lu Chang'an commanded.
"Uhm." Mu Bing Yun hesitated, but finally nodded her head.
For Li Erqing's lineage, her senses were not very good.
If Lu Chang'an didn't say anything, she was prepared to go out for training and not return to the Mu Family.
On that day, Lu Chang'an and the two of them took a flying boat and rushed to Fei Yue Lake.
Although Lu Changan has long been separated from the Mu Family, he attended the 100th birthday ceremony because of his personal friendship with Li Erqing for more than 80 years.
"Bing Yun, when you return to the family. Hand over this letter to your master."
On the way, Lu Changan took out a letter and handed it to Mu Bing Yun.
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Six or seven days later.
The vast and smoky Fei Yue Lake comes into view.
"Big brother."
Dressed in a red birthday robe, Li Erqing took the lead in welcoming him out.
The Immortal Cultivation World has a large area and a long period of time, and birthday ceremonies like Li Erqing's usually last for many days and are used to entertain friends and family from all over the world.
Lu Changan patted Li Erqing's shoulder, and the two of them flew together to the main hall of Moonheart Island.
"Congratulations big brother, promoted to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment."
Li Erqing noticed Lu Changan's cultivation change and couldn't hide the surprise on his face.
At the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, his magical power has risen greatly, and his strength has crushed the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
The deterrence that Huang Tankong brought to the Mu family and the surrounding area back then was evident.
In comparison, Li Erqing is still a bit far from the third level of Foundation Establishment due to his low qualifications and being involved in family affairs. Li Erqing's mood was complicated, and he inevitably felt a sense of disparity.
Eighty years ago, both of them were at the same starting point.
In the first few decades, Li Erqing was always ahead of Lu Chang'an, and only at the seventh level of qi refining was he temporarily caught up.
After he broke through the late bottleneck, his cultivation was once again ahead, and because of his children's chance, he even got the Foundation Establishment Pill first and became the Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Mu Family.
However, Lu Changan's cultivation speed was slow, but very solid and smooth.
Even when he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he still steadily improved. Li Erqing, on the other hand, had lost his backbone and heart.
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The two of them landed in front of the Moonheart Island's main hall.
"Erqing, this is my congratulatory gift."
Lu Changan handed a gift box, to Li Erqing.
"Fellow Daoist Lu."
"Uncle Lu."
The two familiar Foundation Builders, Zhao Siyao and Lin Lu, greeted them.
They also realized that Lu Chang'an's cultivation had broken through and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Fellow Daoist Lu has accumulated a lot of resources and has become a great master, it's admirable."
Zhao Siyao smiled happily and praised.
She was not in a calm mood at the moment.
Zhao Siyao's qualifications were much higher, and with the clan at her back, she had always been far ahead of Lu Chang'an and the others.
However, after the Foundation Establishment Stage, her cultivation advancement, which had been going smoothly, encountered resistance. Each small realm bottleneck took years and months of effort to overcome.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao is flattering, Mister Lu is just a fluke."
Lu Chang'an said modestly.
"Perhaps because of my solid foundation and good mindset, I had a relatively smooth breakthrough to the minor realm after cultivating to the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Siyao and Lin Lu couldn't help but think deeply.
Indeed, Lu Chang'an's eighty years of cultivation had been one step at a time, with an incomparably solid foundation.
Cultivating his life, raising turtles and planting grasses, his state of mind far exceeds that of ordinary people.
"In terms of foundation and state of mind, we are not as good as fellow Daoist Lu."
Zhao Siyao said frankly.
She truly realized the gap in this aspect.
The breakthrough of a minor realm was originally different from person to person.
A few cultivators, whose qualifications are not necessarily outstanding, but who have deep roots and an excellent state of mind, are more likely to break through than ordinary cultivators.
This kind of situation occurs in a higher percentage of cultivators who cultivate Sheng Sheng Gong.
"With a few more years of polishing, it shouldn't be difficult for Fellow Daoist Zhao to advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment."
Lu Changan noticed that Zhao Siyao's cultivation had reached the peak of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
"I hope so."
Zhao Siyao sighed softly.
Given the current trend, it would be very difficult for her to advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment before she was a hundred years old.
Fortunately, the trip to the Green Underworld Mysterious Realm was a rare opportunity to sharpen her skills.
As long as she can be promoted to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, she will have surpassed half of the Foundation Establishment stage, and her status within the clan will be significantly improved.
In the ensuing chat, Lu Changan learned that Zhang Tieshan had been promoted to the late Foundation Establishment stage half a year ago.
It was said that Zhang Tieshan's harvest of opportunities in the Green Destiny Mysterious Realm was one of the best amongst the participating cultivators of the Golden Cloud Valley.
This time, he stood out from the crowd and gained a higher status within the sect and was highly regarded by the core elders.
Li Erqing's birthday banquet, Zhang Tieshan was not present, let a disciple on behalf of the birthday toast.
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"Bing Yun, first go back to see your master."
Lu Changan said to Mu Bing Yun who was slightly rushed aside.
She hadn't gotten out of her role as Lu Changan's consort yet.
"Yes, Uncle Lu."
Mu Bing Yun left with a bow, carrying the letter given by Lu Chang An, and went to see her master.
Lu Chang'an's divine sense kept an eye on Mu Bing Yun to make sure that she wasn't intercepted on the way.
He looked towards Zhao Siyao and transmitted his voice:
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, there's something I need you to be a middleman for, no need to take the time and effort, you can be paid 500 spirit stones."
"Oh, there is such an easy good thing?"
Zhao Siyao's lips pursed up in thought.
Subsequently, the two of them transmitted their voices and communicated for a moment.
Lu Changan asked Mu Bingyun to bring back a letter implying that there was a chance to build the foundation in Zhao Siyao's hands, so that they should strive for it.
Zhao Siyao had made the Foundation Establishment Pill in the clan, so she could withstand the scrutiny.
Lu Changan had brought back a Foundation Establishment Pill and made a deal with the Mu Family once before. If the same deal were to happen again, this Foundation Establishment Pill would be too easy to come by.
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After the birthday banquet.
Lu Chang'an and Zhao Siyao both spent the night in the guest room of Moonheart Island.
The two of them, as Foundation Establishment Cultivators, enjoyed their own private courtyard.
Late that night.
The head of the family, Mu Chengji, and an old woman wearing a veil visited the compound where Zhao Siyao had landed.
About half an hour later.
Zhao Siyao sent the two visitors out of the room with a slightly complicated expression.
"Only the Great Dao and the sun and moon are eternal."
She looked out into the night sky and suddenly realized: back then, at the Gathering of Immortals, Lu Chang'an took the initiative to change his name and call, not only for the sake of clearing his name.
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The next morning, Zhao Siyao came to Lu Chang'an's guest room.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is the spirit stone for selling the Foundation Establishment Pill."
She handed Lu Changan a bag of spirit stones.
In the past, at the Yellow Dragon Auction, a genuine Foundation Building Pill was sold for six thousand spirit stones.
In this bag, there are 5,500 spirit stones.
Lu Changan gave 500 of them to Zhao Si Yao as a middleman's payment.
Lu Chang'an was mainly a merchant in this transaction, and sold it to other forces for cash, probably at this price.
The Mu family at least knew the roots of the situation, and by going through Zhao Siyao, the clan's foundation builder, the risk was minimized.
From the Mu family's point of view, Zhao Siyao and Lu Chang'an are close friends, so it must be because of the latter's face that she was willing to do this deal.
Mu Bing Yun has been at Little Turtle Peak for so many years, she has done her share of hard work, so she must have understood the benefits of this opportunity to build a foundation.
Half an hour later.
A woman in a green dress, as clear as jade, hurriedly flew to the compound where Lu Chang'an had landed.
"Uncle Lu."
However, the courtyard was empty.
Lu Chang'an left without saying goodbye and did not take her with him.
Mu Bing Yun's eyes were red, and she stood for a moment in a daze, her heart inexplicably empty.
She understood that from now on, she was no longer the maid of Little Turtle Peak.
That period of time when she was warming up, assisting Uncle Lu in drawing talismans, and taking care of the mountain peaks, accompanied by the ground rock rats and the Xuan Shui Turtles, will leave her.
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In the sky outside Fei Yue Lake, Lu Chang'an said goodbye to Zhao Siyao and Lin Lu.
Two Foundation Establishment Pills, one has been realized.
Previously, because of the acquisition of third-order spirit wood and other materials, Lu Chang'an's spirit stones were almost drained, and now his wallet is bulging once again.
Together with the seizure from Master Hua Dan, the spirit stones broke ten thousand.
There was one Foundation Establishment Pill left, and he was not in a hurry to sell it when he had a rich hand.
"Good luck."
Lu Changan took one last look at Fei Yue Lake.
Whether or not Mu Bing Yun could build her foundation would be something beyond his control.
Coincidentally.
Mu Bing Yun built her foundation at the age of forty-seven, the same as Mu Xiu Yun back then.
The qualifications of the two were also similar, with Mu Bing Yun being slightly better at most.
The difference is that Mu Bing Yun didn't stick to the family and made a different decision from her master.
Two months later.
Fei Yue Lake, over the Moonheart Island.
The spiritual qi of heaven and earth converge, forming a small spiritual qi vortex.
Ten days later, the vortex of spiritual qi, with a faint haze, dispersed gently and steadily.
Then, inside a cave on Moonheart Island, a Foundation Establishment Stage spiritual pressure surged.
"Foundation Establishment Success!"
Some of the clansmen from the old lineage of the Mu Clan were filled with tears and excitement.
Nowadays, there are no external enemies in Fei Yue Lake, and the foundation building process is calm and peaceful.
The Maple Leaf Huang Family, with only one female Foundation Establishment practitioner left, relies on her late Foundation Establishment partner to guard her family's acreage.
The late stage Foundation Establishment is not so nice to deal with, insatiable, making the Huang family suffer a lot.
A few days later, inside the secret room.
A female cultivator with a green skirt opened her bright star-like eyes, and her skirt moved with the wind.
After being promoted to Foundation Establishment, her appearance and temperament were invariably enhanced.
"Master...... Apprentice's decision back then was not wrong."
"Your support over the years, treating me as a stand-in from my youth, verifying a very different fate, is it therefore gratifying."
Mu Bing Yun radiant, snowy face like an open lotus.
"Uncle Lu, thank you." She rose with respect on her face.
A pair of eyes of clear and tranquil beauty, casting towards the north of Fei Yue Lake, she stood up long and bowed.
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Three or four months later.
Wu Qi Mountain, Little Turtle Peak.
Lu Chang'an unfolded the letter in his hand and looked at the clear and elegant script on it.
This is the first letter he received from Mu Bing Yun.
The success of Mu Bing Yun's foundation building was within his expectations.
Lu Chang'an did not reply to the letter.
He entered the secret room and began to drill and build the puppet.
After half a year.
Lu Chang'an built the second second rank middle grade puppet.
The same turtle golem, with its defense points filled up.
What has changed is that this turtle puppet can form a three zhang high turtle shield, which can be used as an extremely high grade defense artifact in critical moments.
After completing this turtle puppet, Lu Chang'an reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment and turned 103 years old.
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A few days later.
"Man Rong! Fellow Daoist Lu! You must do right by me......"
A wailing sound came from the outskirts of Mount Wu Qi, so far apart that all three main peaks could hear it.
"Brother Lu, Chen Sheng has had a leg wasted."
Not long after, Guan Qiaozhi came in to report the news.
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