Mu Xiaoyin finally returned. During Mi Xiaojing's time refining tools, she had not come back. Mi Xiaojing had also not seen her when he went to the pill room to refine pills. He didn't know what she was busy with. Asking around, no one knew for sure.
Mi Xiaojing went to the room and saw Mu Xiaoyin immediately. She was excitedly saying something. When she saw Mi Xiaojing, she jumped off the kang and said, "Junior Brother! Let me tell you some good news! The sect is going to distribute Foundation Establishment Pills. Anyone who has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining has a chance to get one."
Zhang Ke was surprised and said, "Is it true? That's too generous!"
Mi Xiaojing said, "There are probably some prerequisites."
Mu Xiaoyin said, "Core disciples can get one middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill or two low-grade ones, depending on their cultivation level, aptitude, and who their master is... Outer disciples have a prerequisite: a martial arts competition. The top four can compete for four low-grade pills, and the champion can get one middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill."
Mi Xiaojing said, "So only the top five can get the pill. Others have no hope. By the way, how many people in the outer sect have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining?"
Mu Xiaoyin said, "There are more than thirty people in the whole sect. The key is that this time, there is a rule that those in the later stage of Qi Refining can also participate... There are many people in the later stage of Qi Refining, but no more than thirty should participate. Others dare not."
Mi Xiaojing said, "So there are more than sixty people... Well, that's quite a lot."
Mu Xiaoyin smiled and said, "There won't be that many people actually participating. There will be at most fifty or so. Only ten percent of them have a chance to get the pill."
Zhang Ke asked, "Junior Brother, are you going?"
Mi Xiaojing shook his head and said, "I'm not participating." He actually had the pill recipe for Foundation Establishment Pills. As long as he collected all the materials, he could refine the pills himself. He didn't have the time to compete for Spirit Pills. He would rather spend his time refining pills.
Of course, Mu Xiaoyin didn't know that Mi Xiaojing could refine Foundation Establishment Pills. She thought it was a good opportunity, especially since Mi Xiaojing had already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. If he advanced further, he would become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. In the cultivation world, only Foundation Establishment cultivators were truly qualified to travel outside. Only Foundation Establishment cultivators could formally establish themselves in the cultivation world. Those who had not reached this level had no status. The lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator was only slightly longer than that of an ordinary person. If they took good care of themselves, they might live to be a hundred or twenty years old. However, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, if they were not killed or met with other accidents, living to be one hundred and eighty years old was the most basic age. If they took good care of themselves, living to be two hundred years old was also normal.As for Foundation Establishment, the age of those who have reached this level is directly three hundred years old, even three hundred and fifty years old. And once they reach the Elemental Infant stage, it is another level altogether, almost reaching immortality. Because once the body of an Elemental Infant cultivator deteriorates, they still have a few options. One is to continue cultivating as a Loose Immortal, which is the best option. The second is to cultivate demonic spirits, and if that fails, they can possess another body, but this has a significant drawback. The last option is reincarnation, which has an even greater drawback as it requires a guide to bring them back, and if they cannot awaken, they will be lost forever.
Therefore, Foundation Establishment is the first threshold for cultivators, and it is a whole new world. Moreover, cultivators at this stage can already fly on swords for long distances. Once they can fly long distances, a cultivator's vision will widen, and the true cultivation world will be revealed before them. That is why once a cultivator reaches the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refining, they are eager to advance to Foundation Establishment.
But this hurdle is difficult to overcome, especially since Foundation Establishment Pills are rare. Even if one obtains them, they may not be able to establish a foundation due to their innate talent, aptitude, and foundation.
The materials for Foundation Establishment Pills are not difficult to find, but they are not something that ordinary alchemists can refine. In the Heart Sect, only two people can refine them: Chen Shouyi and Hong Qing. Chen Shouyi is in the early stage of Foundation Establishment and can often produce high-grade pills. On the other hand, Hong Qing is not as good, but he can still refine them successfully, mostly producing low-grade Foundation Establishment Pills. However, because he can refine Foundation Establishment Pills, his status in the sect is also high, even though he is only at the Great Perfection stage of Foundation Establishment.
The Heart Sect usually holds this kind of event once every two years. This year, because the sect was attacked, the higher-ups of the sect believed that they needed to quickly improve the overall strength of the sect, so they specially held this competition.
Mu Xiaoyin explained in detail, and Mi Xiaojing remained calm and said, "Hmm, I see."
Zhang Ke's face showed a hint of anxiety, and he said, "Junior Brother, why don't you give it a try? Even if you don't get first place, you can still get a Foundation Establishment Pill. Even if it's a low-grade one, it's still better than nothing."
Luo Bo seemed to understand and said, "Xiao Mi, is a Foundation Establishment Pill a good thing?"
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"Of course, it's a good thing."
"Then let's go grab it! I'll help Xiao Mi grab it!"
Everyone laughed.
Mu Xiaoyin patted his head and said, "Wait until you reach the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refining before you try to grab it. Your current strength is far from enough, hehe."
Luo Bo clenched his fist and said, "Don't worry, I will reach the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refining. Mu Sister, I'm about to break through to the early stage of Qi Refining!"
Zhang Ke's face turned slightly red. He had just reached the early stage of Qi Refining. If it weren't for Mi Xiaojing giving him a Qi Refining Pill, he wouldn't have been able to pass this hurdle. During his Evolutionary Immortality, his aptitude was not high, and even in cultivation, he progressed slowly.Mu Xiaoyin asked, "Junior Brother, are you going or not?"
Mi Xiaojing replied, "I'm not going. I have to practice alchemy and cultivation. I don't have time for that."
Mu Xiaoyin was annoyed and after a while, she said, "Then how are you going to break through?"
Mi Xiaojing smiled, "I have my ways to break through."
Mu Xiaoyin said helplessly, "There won't be any danger in such a competition. The elders of the sect are watching, and it's not allowed to kill the opponent."
Mi Xiaojing replied, "I can go and watch, but I won't join."
The reason he insisted on not participating was that Mi Xiaojing didn't want to leave an impression on the higher-ups of the Heart Sect. He didn't like the Heart Sect and even wanted to take revenge. The best way was to act low-key and quietly improve his strength.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
Lu Yu entered with a few of his subordinates. Mi Xiaojing went to greet him and said, "Big Manor Lord, how come you have time to visit?" In his heart, he already knew why this guy had come.
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