Chapter 121 The Foundation Building Pill is Completed
Similar to the Hu family, Zixuan Sanren also called for a helper, but that helper was not a casual cultivator.

Instead, he was a cultivator from the Cheng family, a foundation-building family in Jiangzhou near Yuzhou.

Ji Chang didn't know much about the Cheng family.

All I know is that this foundation-building family is slightly inferior to the Hu family in strength, but it also has three foundation-building cultivators.

Although the Cheng family cultivator who was called by Zixuan Sanren to help was only at the initial stage of foundation building.

However, Zixuan Sanren colluded with cultivators from foundation-building families in other states and counties to explore the cave dwellings of the ancestors that appeared in Yuzhou.

This was difficult for the Hu family in Yuzhou to accept, and they were quite angry.

What should we do if the Cheng family of Jiangzhou takes this opportunity to send another foundation-building cultivator?
How should the benefits gained from exploring the cave be divided then?

Although Zixuan Sanren has reached the middle stage of foundation building, when it comes to difficulty, how can he compare to the Cheng family, a foundation building family.

The most important thing is that in this way, if you get any precious treasures while exploring the cave.

It would be much more difficult for the Hu family to suppress Zixuan Sanren by relying on their power.

So, the two sides started arguing again.

At this time, it was the Hu family who wanted to drag it out.

In the eyes of the Hu family, the cave ruins would not run away. Even if they did not explore them, as long as they remained in Yuzhou, they would be meat in the pot.

Even if it drags on for dozens or hundreds of years, as long as the Hu family still exists, the inheritance and treasures in the cave will become the foundation of the Hu family.

If it comes to wasting time, no matter how much Zixuan Sanren wastes, he will never be able to outlast a foundation-building family.

That is why Hu Qingsong returned to Baishuixian City to manage the Hu family's business in Baishuixian City.

After learning what had happened, Ji Chang secretly cursed the Hu family for their procrastination.

However, Ji Chang was not too anxious either.

Even if the exploration of the cave was completed, he could only gain a few new inheritances.

Ji Chang obtained a lot of inheritance by relying on the Tao Seed.

These inherited records are still far from being digested.

If the exploration of the cave continues to be delayed, maybe after Ji Chang’s methods have become more sophisticated, he might have the opportunity to participate in it again.

Ji Chang refused to explore the cave before, only because he had few means and insufficient strength.

Unlike the practice in the Qi Refining Stage, he possessed superior spiritual roots, which was considered good among the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But it is just good. Many cultivators who can cultivate to the foundation-building stage are people with outstanding spiritual roots.

But unless Ji Chang has a natural spiritual root, it would be impossible for him to break through to the Jindan stage.

You must fight for resources and snatch spiritual objects.

Otherwise, if he just wanted to stay alive, with his superior spiritual roots, it would be good enough for him to cultivate to the late stage of foundation building before he died.

……

A few days later, Hu Qingsong came to the outside of Ji Chang's cave.

The door of the cave slowly opened and Ji Chang appeared at the door.

"Fellow Daoist Qingsong, sorry to have kept you waiting." Ji Chang came forward with a smile.

Hu Qingsong hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Fellow Daoist Han, you are too polite. It is an honor for me to be invited by you to observe the refining process of the foundation-building pill."

Ji Chang smiled slightly and stepped aside to let Hu Qingsong enter the cave.

After receiving Hu Qingsong's message, Ji Chang replied to Hu Qingsong a few days later.

Invite Hu Qingsong to the cave to watch the alchemy.

Although, after accepting commissions from other cultivators, alchemists and weapon refiners will refine the elixirs and magical instruments themselves and then hand over the finished products directly to their employers.

The remaining materials would become an additional income. As for how much could be saved, it would depend on one's own ability.

There are also some black-hearted alchemists and refiners who don't even bother to refine the weapons. Instead, they directly tell their employers that the refining has failed and embezzle the materials.

However, if you do this kind of thing too often, it will eventually be discovered and your reputation will be ruined.

Moreover, many commissions also have requirements for the consequences of refining failure.

There are also people like Ji Chang who directly ask their employers to come and watch the alchemy.

But unless the alchemist takes the initiative to ask for it, the employer will rarely ask for it.

Because if the employer takes the initiative to ask for it, it means that he does not believe in the other party's reputation. In the eyes of some alchemists, this is even an insult to themselves.

Moreover, some alchemists will use some unique secret methods during the process of refining the elixir, which is not convenient for others to observe.

Therefore, doing so would often result in an unhappy ending and the alchemist would refuse the commission.

Ji Chang led Hu Qingsong to the alchemy room, pushed open the door, and a hot breath hit them in the face.

In the alchemy room, a huge furnace stood in the center, with fire burning brightly and making crackling sounds.

"Friend Hu, please."

Ji Chang gestured to Hu Qingsong to sit on the stone bench beside the alchemy room, and he walked to the alchemy furnace and began to prepare the materials for refining.

Hu Qingsong stared at the alchemy furnace not far away for a long time, and suddenly spoke.

"Friend Han, I see that your alchemy furnace is only a first-class magical tool. How about I refine a second-class alchemy furnace for you in the future?"

Without waiting for Ji Chang's reply, Hu Qingsong continued, "When the time comes, Fellow Daoist Han only needs to prepare the materials for me, and there is no need to pay me."

Ji Chang heard this and waved his hands repeatedly, "Fellow Daoist Qingsong, I appreciate your kindness, but the refining of this second-level alchemy furnace is complicated and tedious. How can I let you waste your energy in vain?"

Hu Qingsong smiled slightly: "Although I am not talented, I have some experience in refining equipment. Although the second-level alchemy furnace is precious, it is not a big problem for me."

"What's more, I have seen that Daoist Ji is very skilled in alchemy. If this second-level alchemy furnace can help you improve your alchemy skills to the second level, it will be a good use of it."

After hearing what Hu Qingsong said, Ji Chang did not continue to refuse.

Ji Chang knew that Hu Qingsong wanted to owe him a favor.

However, owing favors is not a bad thing.

On the path of spiritual practice, exchanges of favors are the norm, and owing favors to others can actually bring you closer to the other person.

Moreover, Hu Qingsong was so enthusiastic that if I refused again, it would seem unkind.

So, he nodded and said, "Since Daoist Qingsong is so kind, I will start preparing the materials needed for the second-level alchemy furnace after this alchemy is finished."

Hu Qingsong was very happy when he saw Ji Chang agreed.

He knew very well that Ji Chang had the hope of becoming a second-level alchemist. If he could lend a helping hand and make Ji Chang owe him a favor, it would be of great benefit to him in the future.

Moreover, although Ji Chang refused to explore the cave, he and Zixuan Sanren were the ones who discovered the cave together, and his Fairy Hong Ling came later.

With this favor in hand, when competing for the treasures in the cave in the future, perhaps Ji Chang could help and give him more confidence.

What's more, although the second-level alchemy furnace is precious, it is not a big problem for him, a second-level refiner, and he is confident that he can refine it successfully.

In the following period of time, Ji Chang continued to devote himself to refining the elixir.

Ji Chang skillfully put various elixirs into the alchemy furnace. As time passed, the elixirs in the furnace gradually melted into liquid and blended together.

With the continuous fusion and refinement of the spiritual medicine in the furnace, the foundation-building pill gradually took shape.

When the last bit of medicinal power was refined into the pill, a crisp sound was heard from the pill furnace.

Ji Chang's eyes flashed, and he quickly cast a few spells to control the formation in the alchemy room and suppress the earth fire to the lowest level.

After a moment, there was a slight bang from the furnace, and a refreshing elixir fragrance wafted out.

The foundation-building pill has been refined!
(End of this chapter)