126: planning

After giving all instructions, Lu Ming went into seclusion.

Sure enough.

The news of his successful Foundation Establishment was released and quickly spread throughout Heavenly Star Immortal City, immediately causing quite a stir in the city.

Although many Cultivators in the Immortal City attempt Foundation Establishment every year.

However, over so many years, only a handful have succeeded.

The most recent one was three years ago.

And Lu Ming was also the one who successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment after Liu Yunlong, the leader of the Poisonous Dragon Gang.

Now that the Immortal City had another Foundation Establishment Cultivator, how could people not be shocked?

And the name Han Feiyu was also widely circulated among Cultivators.

Everyone was familiar with this name, even knowing it by heart.

He single-handedly started a discount craze, allowing his Ink Talisman Pavilion to carve out a bloody path from the encirclement of various old established shops, earning a fortune.

Later, in the Qi Refining Realm, he contended with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and managed to retreat unscathed.

Now, he had shed his mortal body and achieved the Immortal Foundation.

Looking at Han Feiyu's development history, it could only be described as legendary!

As a Loose Cultivator, he defied Heaven and changed his fate!

Isn't this what countless Cultivators strive for in their journey on the immortal Dao?

But reality was too cruel; how many people fell on the Dao seeking path, or gave up their dream of immortality in despair.

However, Han Feiyu's experience seemed to light a beacon in the hearts of countless Loose Cultivators, giving them great encouragement.

It gave them the motivation to persevere.

Some even compared Han Feiyu's experience to True Person Tianxing's.

They boldly claimed that Han Feiyu was the second True Person Tianxing, and so on.

Of course, those who spread these messages all mysteriously disappeared in the end.

Over time, those with discerning minds knew that these words might have violated a taboo, and subsequently, all such remarks vanished without a trace.

However, these matters did not affect the bustling activity of Ink Talisman Pavilion.

Every day, many Cultivators visited.

And invitations and congratulatory gifts from various forces arrived like snowflakes.

They were all too familiar with this set of procedures.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator was all about prestige.

Perhaps others didn't care, but you couldn't afford not to do it.

Cultivators of the same Realm might not have such concerns, but one must know their own place.

Everyone else sent congratulatory gifts, but you didn't, acting aloof?

It was highly likely that your rivals, or even those forces wanting to curry favor with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Would seize this handle, make an example of you to warn others, and thereby flatter the Foundation Establishment Senior.

The intricacies involved were even more complex than Cultivation!

Of course, among these people, there were still one or two oddities.

Although they came empty-handed, they offered their own Gangs or forces as congratulatory gifts, presenting them with both hands.

However, Zhou Yang and the others were well aware of what schemes these people were plotting.

After all, sometimes, with just a name, the affiliated force would dare to declare itself a Foundation Establishment force.

And a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was more like a mascot; even if he controlled an entire force, what could it bring him?

In the end, it would only become a burden!

Although Zhou Yang and the others were not high in Cultivation, they had risen step by step from the lowest level, possessing rich experience and a clear understanding of things.

Handling these matters was effortless and orderly for them.

They categorized and organized the collected congratulatory gifts and invitations, and even meticulously recorded the bribes they received for Lu Ming to review.

Lu Ming was somewhat speechless after reading it.

After all, those Cultivator forces, unable to see him, would definitely try to extract information from his agents, like Zhou Yang and the others.

Enticement with benefits was the most common method.

Zhou Yang and the others had recently received many benefits, including various Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills.

Lu Ming had never stopped them, and had even said beforehand that if others gave, they should accept, as there was no reason to refuse freebies.

However, their attitude made Lu Ming very satisfied.

But everything has its shortcomings, and one particular matter made Lu Ming very unhappy.

During the gift-giving, one force sent several beautiful maidservants.

On the surface, they were maidservants, but in reality, they were Cauldrons.

However, Zhou Kang refused them outright, citing that the Senior was a Righteous Path Cultivator and disdained using Cauldrons.

What the heck!

Who is on the Righteous Path? Explain yourself!

Besides, is using Cauldrons for Dual Cultivation considered the Demonic Path?

Dual Cultivation is not Cultivation!

Pedantic!

However, since they had already been rejected, Lu Ming felt awkward about asking for them back.

He could only secretly make a note against Zhou Kang.

He ruined his good deed, so his salary would be deducted!

However, so far, only Qi Refining families and forces had come.

The Foundation Establishment forces and the Immortal City remained silent.

This matter greatly worried Zhou Yang and the others, who quickly reported it to Lu Ming.

But Lu Ming, upon receiving the news, merely smiled faintly, not feeling slighted or isolated.

These fellows were probably influenced by Liu Yunlong and were still in a wait-and-see state.

After all, no one knew if something like Liu Yunlong's situation, where his Cultivation began to drop after a Breakthrough, would happen again.

And it was more likely that Lu Ming's Foundation Establishment anomaly was very strange, making them unsure of his true strength, so they were not in a hurry to place their bets.

Lu Ming was unconcerned and not in a hurry.

He took advantage of the time before they arrived to quickly perfect his Puppet plan.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators were already considered a backbone force in the Southern Wilderness Region.

And as his Cultivation increased, he would interact with old monsters who had lived for a long time.

How could the main body always show its face!

Therefore, refining Foundation Establishment Puppets was urgent.

However, one must eat bite by bite and do things one by one.

He first planned to implement the matter of his Clone's Foundation Establishment.

And Lu Ming already had a candidate in mind for where to find the advanced resources.

That was the Zheng Family, Zheng Tianming!

The Clone had devoured so many Cultivators that it had already reached the Peak of Qi Refining.

However, to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, unless the quantity was sufficient to cause a qualitative change, it would be very difficult.

So Zheng Tianming's Divine Soul was an Introduction; if the Clone devoured his Divine Soul, advancing to Foundation Establishment should not be a problem.

In fact, Lu Ming had also directly nourished it with his own Divine Soul, but found the efficiency too low.

It was more convenient to find Zheng Tianming and directly devour his Divine Soul, and the remaining Physical Body could be used to refine a Corpse Puppet.

Two uses for one Zheng!

However, Lu Ming would not go rashly.

No matter what, the Zheng Family was a Foundation Establishment Family.

This time, the main body would also act, so he needed to be fully confident and make thorough preparations before going.

He had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, so he should first stabilize his Realm.

However, with the 'Foundation Establishment Nurturing Spirit Liquid' provided by Liu Yunlong, this was not an issue.

Next, he also needed to Cultivate the several Cultivation Techniques and Spells obtained from the auction.

"Sensing Technique," "Green Wood Nourishing Body Art," "Eight Desolations Fissure Abyss."

The "Green Wood Nourishing Body Art" had already been given to Zhou Yang, and Lu Ming was too lazy to bother with it.

However, the Cultivation of the "Sensing Technique" and "Eight Desolations Fissure Abyss" needed to be put on the agenda.

As soon as he thought of it, Lu Ming began to enter seclusion, oblivious to the outside world's commotions.

Time flowed like water, quietly passing.

A month passed in a blink of an eye.

The Cultivators sending gifts gradually decreased, and life returned to peace.

Zhou Yang and the others were helpless about the Foundation Establishment forces not visiting for so long.

However, since the shopkeeper was not in a hurry, their urgency was useless.

So they all started to busy themselves with their own tasks.

Some made talismans, some Cultivated, and some sold talismans.