Chapter 106 Unexpected Choice
Yuan Yixiao had never dared to imagine before that Ji Chang would be willing to give her such a precious thing as the foundation-building method.

You know, the foundation-building method is extremely rare in the world of immortal cultivation.

Although Ji Chang had said before that he only had the foundation-building method in his hands and no subsequent skills to pass on, this was already precious enough.

After all, as long as one masters the method of foundation building, there is hope of breaking through the foundation and becoming a true foundation practitioner.

In places like Jiaozhou, although there are many cultivators, only a few of them can truly master the method of building a foundation.

Apart from foundation-building families like the Chen and Wang families, other families and individual cultivators, no matter how talented they are, find it difficult to overcome the bottleneck of the Qi Refining Stage.

Of course, no matter whether the Chen family or the Wang family is in power, if a superior spiritual root or a more outstanding genius appears in the Jiaozhou cultivation world.

They will spare no effort to recruit them, or even forcibly abduct them into the family.

Doing so is not only to weaken the strength of other Qi-refining families, but also to optimize the spiritual root qualifications of one's own descendants.

However, now, Ji Chang is willing to put the opportunity of the foundation-building method in front of him.

This made Yuan Yixiao feel dazed, as if she was in a dream.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm the excitement and shock in her heart.

As for the other option, it is equally tempting, or even more tempting.

Stay with Ji Chang and follow him to Baishuixian City.

Baishuixian City is the only third-level fairy city in Zheng State.

There are even independent cultivators who have established their foundation there. It is a place that independent cultivators from Zheng State and cultivators from Qi-refining families yearn for.

It’s a pity that unless one’s cultivation is above the Foundation Establishment Stage, or one is a relative or follower of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Otherwise, if you want to enter White Narcissus City, you will need to pay a high entrance fee.

If one wants to settle in Baishuixian City, the amount of spirit stones required is a terrifying number.

However, if one can successfully settle down in Baishuixian City, then even if one is just a casual cultivator, there is still a great chance that one can find a chance to build a foundation.

What's more, Ji Chang himself is a foundation-building cultivator. If I agree to him and have his help, as long as I work hard, success in foundation-building in the future will be almost certain.

In comparison, the first option, although it can obtain first-grade top-grade elixirs and foundation-building methods.

However, the probability of building a foundation is much smaller, and there is even the possibility of being noticed by other cultivators and having the foundation-building method taken away from him.

Suddenly, Yuan Yixiao's face showed some uneasiness.

She took a deep breath, as if she had mustered up her courage, and bowed deeply to Ji Chang.

Then, her words made Ji Chang slightly stunned.

"Senior Han, I am deeply grateful for your care and protection over the years."

Yuan Yixiao's voice was full of respect and gratitude.

"I have gained a lot during this time of following you. Yi Xiao sincerely hopes to continue to stay by your side to learn and serve you."

However, her tone suddenly changed, becoming firm and resolute.

"But my family has nurtured me for decades. Now, my family is in the process of rebuilding. How can I abandon my family and my people and leave alone for my own future?"

Yuan Yixiao's words revealed her deep affection for her family.

Ji Chang couldn't help but be slightly moved after hearing what Yuan Yixiao said.

"He is a responsible person."

Logically speaking, based on benefits alone, most monks would choose the second option.

But Yuan Yixiao is just the opposite.

Maybe it’s because of the sense of responsibility and belonging to the family.

As a casual cultivator with no family to rely on, Ji Chang's understanding of these things was not as profound as Yuan Yixiao's. But since Yuan Yixiao had made her own choice, he respected her choice and did not say anything more, let alone try to change her decision.

So, Ji Chang took out a book and several bottles of pills from his storage bag and threw them into Yuan Yixiao's arms.

Over the years, in addition to the previous breakthrough with the help of Yuan Yixiao's spiritual land.

Yuan Yixiao was by his side and did help him deal with a lot of trivial matters.

And if she had not contacted the Yuan family and helped the Wang family break the formation of Zhuya Mountain, it would have led to a fight between the two foundation-building cultivators.

If Ji Chang wants to plant the peeping mark on those two people, it will take more time.

All these friendships added together, along with the gift of the foundation-building method and a few bottles of elixirs, were nothing.

Of course, the most important thing is that Ji Chang decided to leave Jiaozhou. From now on, Yuan Yixiao, or even the Yuan family, will have no conflicts of interest with him.

Giving her the foundation-building method can be seen as a chess piece that Ji Chang laid in Jiaozhou.

If the Yuan family can work hard, they may have a chance to rise in the future, become a foundation-building family, step up to the poker table, and compete with the Chen and Wang families.

Thinking of this, Ji Chang shook his head and left the cave.

Yuan Yixiao tightly clutched the book and pill bottle in her arms. She looked at Ji Chang's back as he walked away and bowed deeply.

……

After leaving the market town, Ji Chang turned into a ray of light and headed north.

Jiaozhou was located in the south of Zheng State and was the southernmost prefecture in the entire Zheng State.

It is said that a thousand years ago this place was still the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains and was a wild land.

It was not until the ancestors of the Wang family came here and, after several generations of hard work, eliminated the monsters and beasts and cleared the poisonous miasma, that they opened up the fertile land of Jiaozhou for cultivating immortals.

Of course, this is just the Wang family’s opinion, and it is still unknown how much of it is true or false.

However, if Ji Chang wanted to reach Baishuixian City, he had to go all the way north and cross most of Zheng State before he could arrive.

The foundation-building monks possess spiritual awareness, which not only allows them to walk in the air without any magic tools, but also allows them to fly long distances.

This is because Foundation Establishment cultivators can fly by using their spiritual consciousness, unlike Qi Refining cultivators who need to consume a large amount of mana to control magic tools to fly.

Two months later.

Ji Chang suddenly stopped in the sky, his eyes solemn, staring at the sky not far away.

Through his spiritual sense, Ji Chang could feel that it was somewhere hundreds of miles away.

The sky there was covered with thick dark clouds, as if it was splashed with a thick layer of ink.

In the dark clouds, there were lightning and thunder, and strong winds were howling, as if countless invisible giant hands were tearing the air apart frantically, forming terrifying storms.

“It turned out to be a typhoon?”

Just like in the previous life, there are also various disasters in the world of immortal cultivation.

And because of the existence of spiritual energy, once such disasters occur, their power is often quite terrifying.

Even if a cultivator faces the power of heaven and earth, he will often die if he is not careful.

Ji Chang's robes were rustling in the strong wind, and his hair was fluttering in the wind.

This was the first time he encountered such a disaster. He had seen it often, so it was naturally a little novel.

However, after sensing the violent spiritual energy bred in the storm in the distance, even as a foundation-building cultivator, Ji Chang had to respond with caution.

"Let's find a place to stay first."

Ji Chang planned to find a safe place to stay temporarily and wait for the storm to pass before continuing on his journey.

(End of this chapter)