Chapter 89 New Foundation Building
In the blink of an eye, two years passed.

On this day, in the training room.

Ji Chang opened his eyes, feeling the surging magic power in his body. An indescribable joy surged in his heart, and an irrepressible look of joy appeared on his face.

"Ninth level of Qi refining!"

"Finally I broke through the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Afterwards, Ji Chang's gaze fell on the top-grade spirit gathering formation that covered the entire training room.

"The power of this top-grade spirit gathering array is truly terrifying. It saved me more than a year of time."

"In this way, at this rate, I will be able to successfully cultivate to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining in two or three years at most."

"Then, I can try to break through the foundation-building stage."

Ji Chang stood up, his heart filled with excitement, as if he had seen the moment when he successfully built his foundation.

As long as he can successfully break through the foundation-building stage, he will have the ability to protect himself in this Jiaozhou world of immortal cultivation.

At that time, relying on his own spying ability, he would be able to plan for the second-level spiritual vein, as well as the foundation-building chapter of the "Five Poison Fragments" in Chen Biqi's hand.

After leaving the training room, Ji Chang walked into the yard.

In the corner of the concierge's room, a sound transmission note lay there quietly.

Ji Chang mobilized his magic power and used the skill of controlling objects to capture the sound transmission note in his hand.

After injecting magic power, the sound transmission note trembled slightly, and then Ning Jie's voice sounded clearly in Ji Chang's ears.

"Friend Han, come and see me as soon as you come out of retreat."

Although the voice was soft, it was somewhat urgent.

A trace of doubt flashed across Ji Chang's face. He put away the sound transmission note and walked out of the house.

"Ok?"

As soon as he went out, Ji Chang noticed something strange on the street.

The streets that were bustling in the past seem a little deserted today.

Ji Chang withdrew his gaze from all around, turned and walked towards the house nearby, raised his hand and sent out a sound transmission note.

After a moment, the gate of the house slowly opened and Ning Jie's figure appeared behind the door.

With a hint of urgency on her face, she urged softly, "Friend Han, please come in quickly."

……

Ji Chang sat down at the stone table in the middle of the yard. He gently picked up the spiritual tea prepared by Ning Jie, took a sip, and savored its sweetness and fragrance.

Afterwards, Ji Changcai slowly opened his mouth and asked, "Fellow Daoist Ning, what happened?"

Although Ji Chang had sensed something strange in the surrounding atmosphere, he did not show too much nervousness.

His cultivation has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. In this Cangyu Market, there is no cultivator with a higher cultivation level than him.

At least they still have the power to protect themselves. It is no longer like in the past when they had to flee to the secular world in a hurry once they sensed any sign of trouble.

A trace of sadness appeared on Ning Jie's face, and she said in a deep voice:
"Just a few days ago, a cultivator from the Wang family successfully established his foundation."

Ji Chang was stunned when he heard this, and the teacup in his hand paused slightly in the air.

He frowned and asked, "Wang family?"

Ning Jie nodded in confirmation: "Yes, the genius cultivator Wang Changsheng of the Wang family successfully established his foundation not long ago, and it is said that he is only thirty years old."

"Wang Changsheng..."

Ji Chang fell into deep thought after hearing this. He remembered that more than ten years ago, at the monster hunting conference held by the Chen family, he had seen this genius of the Wang family with his peeping ability.

At that time, Wang Changsheng was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he had already cultivated to the sixth level of Qi Refining, while Ji Chang was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Now, more than ten years have passed. If he is still alive, with the Wang family's resources and Wang Changsheng's talent, it seems not surprising that he successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"This is the speed that a cultivator with superior spiritual roots from a family should have."

Ji Chang sighed slightly in his heart.

However, this news was not good for Ji Chang.

The birth of the Wang family’s second foundation-building cultivator means that they have enough strength to go to war with the Chen family again.

At the beginning, the reason why Chen Biqi was able to quickly kill the Wang family's foundation-building cultivator was because he hid in the dark and used the Green Scale Gu to launch a sneak attack.

Moreover, the foundation-building cultivator of the Wang family had just entered the foundation-building stage not long ago, and his means of preserving his life were limited.

However, now that Chen Biqi has been exposed, the Bi Lin Gu's trump card is no longer a mystery.

If the Chen family relied solely on hard power, they would not be able to compete with the Wang family.

What's more, the Wang family can let the new foundation-building cultivator Wang Changsheng stay in the family and send another veteran foundation-building cultivator to take action.

You know, although the other foundation-building ancestor of the Wang family is old and not as strong as before, he is still a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation-building after all.

He had always been worried that after his death, the Wang family would lose the support of the foundation-building cultivators and would never recover, or even be destroyed.

But now with Wang Changsheng, a new foundation-building cultivator, he no longer has any worries and can give it a try.

On the other hand, the Chen family needs to worry more about the survival of the family because they only have Chen Biqi, a foundation-building cultivator.

Seeing Ji Chang fall into deep thought, Ning Jie knew that he had already understood the serious situation implied by the new birth of the foundation-building cultivator in the Wang family.

She continued slowly, "The Chen family has foundation-building cultivators and second-level spiritual lands like Zhuya Mountain. Perhaps they can withstand the counterattack of the Wang family and will not be easily destroyed."

"However, the market town established by the Chen family and the Qi-refining families they subjugated will probably be the targets of the Wang family's venting of anger."

"Recently, many cultivators in the market have chosen to flee." Ning Jie's tone revealed a hint of worry.

"I heard from a fellow Taoist I met when I was selling formations before that the Chen family intends to block the Cangyu Market, and it seems that they want to drag us casual cultivators into it as well."

"Friend Han, I wonder what your plans are for the future?"

Ji Chang frowned, he knew what Ning Jie said was true.

The Wang family’s counterattack is bound to be fierce, and Cangyufang City is likely to be destroyed by the Wang family.

Although his cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, he was still insignificant in front of the Foundation Establishment cultivators, like a lamb to be slaughtered.

The Chen family cultivators are also likely to take extreme measures and involve independent cultivators in order to increase their own bargaining chips and power.

Ji Chang dared not overestimate their bottom line in the slightest, and was even more unwilling to put his life in the hands of others.

"I plan to escape from the market town. At least I won't become a bargaining chip for the Chen family." Ji Chang said in a deep voice.

He planned to escape from this dangerous place temporarily. Although this would delay his foundation-building process, it would at least ensure his own safety.

After hearing this, Ning Jie nodded in agreement: "Fellow Daoist Han is right, but I wonder if Fellow Daoist Han has a suitable place to go?"

Ji Chang's heart moved slightly, and he keenly sensed the deep meaning in Ning Jie's words.

After a brief pause, Ji Chang slowly said, "To be honest, Han currently has no clear destination. Perhaps he can only hide in the secular world temporarily to protect himself."

At this point, he paused, and then asked, "Does Brother Ning have a suitable place to go?"

A faint smile appeared on Ning Jie's face.

(End of this chapter)