75: Chapter 76 Foundation Building Level Two

Chen Fan's eyes flickered, and he said indifferently, "Fellow Daoist's Divine Sense is extremely powerful. I wonder what kind of secret technique you used."

"So that's how it is. Here, take it."

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator surnamed Wang managed a forced smile, waved his long sleeve, threw a Jade Slip directly, and then accelerated again.

However, Chen Fan did not catch it directly. Instead, he used a gentle strand of magic power to lift it and continued the pursuit.

After all, there are many traps in the cultivation world; who knows if the other party tampered with the Jade Slip.

"Fellow Daoist, the Jade Slip has already been given to you. Why must you be so aggressive?"

The Cultivator surnamed Wang's face became increasingly pale. Having no choice but to take another Medicinal Pill, his facial muscles twitched slightly. "Fellow Daoist, both of us are in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment. Please state your true purpose. If I can be of help, we can still be friends in the future."

"Hahaha, is that so? Actually, my purpose is very simple: it is to place a Restriction on you."

"What?"

The Cultivator surnamed Wang was furious out of shame. Ever since he became a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, everything had gone smoothly for him in the local cultivation world, and he had never encountered such a situation.

"Fellow Daoist, do not be so aggressive. Don't forget that I am also a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. If the two of us fight to the death, it will do you no good."

"Hmph, since that is the case, you have only yourself to blame."

Chen Fan's expression darkened, and he directly summoned the mysterious treasure, the blood-devouring sword.

The red Flying Sword emitted a monstrous Evil Qi, and from a great distance away, one could feel the intense, chilling aura.

"This is?"

The Cultivator surnamed Wang's face turned pale. The immense power of the red Flying Sword caused his Divine Soul to tremble slightly; clearly, the Magical Artifact in the other party's hand was extremely powerful.

Right now, his Origin Qi was severely damaged, and he was completely unable to cope.

"Fellow Daoist, everything can be discussed. Please don't be so impulsive."

"If you do not accept the Restriction today, that means death. You had better think clearly."

Chen Fan's expression was icy. With a wave of his long sleeve, multiple needle-like Magical Artifacts appeared around them again.

Seeing this, the Cultivator surnamed Wang's face turned even paler. If he hadn't been slightly lucky just now, those flying needles might have pierced through his heart and Dantian.

Seeing the powerful Magical Artifacts ready to strike at any moment, a bitter expression appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist, this Restriction isn't entirely non-negotiable. It's just that I, Wang, aspire to the Dao; as long as it isn't too excessive, it will be fine."

"Hahaha, good. I, Chen, am not a heinous person, so naturally, I won't make you do anything excessive. I will set you free in thirty years. However, this Restriction requires you to accept it sincerely, otherwise, you will perish."

"Fine." The middle-aged Cultivator surnamed Wang wore a helpless expression.

"However, I have some things I would like to ask clearly. What is your background, Fellow Daoist?"

"It is fine to tell you; I am a Cultivator of the Qin Family."

"Ah! Since when did the Qin Family have two Foundation Establishment Cultivators?" The Cultivator surnamed Wang was increasingly surprised, shaking his head repeatedly, completely confused.

"Do not ask more about this matter. In the future, I will still just be a Qi Refining Cultivator."

"Understood." The Cultivator surnamed Wang nodded repeatedly to indicate he understood.

Next, the application of the Restriction went extremely smoothly. Chen Fan specifically targeted the other party's Sea of Consciousness, setting a Restriction there. If this person ever acted foolishly, activating it would result in his death.

The reason for leaving him a way to live was that there were three major Foundation Establishment Families in the Dongfu Mountain Range, which had maintained a balance of power for many years.

Currently, the Wang Family had suffered heavy losses in Spirit Medicine, and a group of Qi Refining elites had been slaughtered by him. If he were to kill this person directly, it would certainly cause a huge commotion, allowing the other two families to take advantage of the situation.

Now that he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he had to think about having his own Spiritual Vein in the future, and the Wang Family seemed like a good choice.

And right now, this person could serve as an inside agent, which would make future actions go more smoothly.

"In the future, tell me everything that happens in the Wang Family. You may leave now," Chen Fan said indifferently.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist—no, thank you, Master. Your subordinate Wang Yan completely understands."

After the two parted ways, Chen Fan found Qin Lingxi and headed toward the territory of the Qin Family.

At this moment, Great Elder Qin Yuanshan was pacing back and forth in the courtyard, looking extremely anxious. When he saw the two return safely, he was overjoyed.

"How is it? Did you get the Spiritual Plant?"

Chen Fan nodded slightly, a look of regret appearing on his face: "Unfortunately, most of it had already been transferred away, and not much is left."

While speaking, he took out a Storage Pouch filled with Spiritual Plant.

"Is that so?"

Great Elder Qin Yuanshan was full of doubts, but after a slight sweep with his Divine Sense, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Not bad. Although the quantity is not much, it is enough. I want to see how the Wang Family will turn things around in the future."

When he saw that Qin Lingxi's Storage Pouch contained a large amount of First-Order Spiritual Plant, his suspicions were completely dispelled.

Chen Fan bowed, and after leaving the Great Elder's residence, he went straight to the Alchemy Hall.

The most important thing now was to refine a large number of high-grade Medicinal Pill to break through the softened shackles as soon as possible.

Time passed day by day. The Wang Family had suffered a great loss and soon retreated completely, while the Qin Family took the opportunity to occupy several Spiritual Vein locations before gradually stopping.

Half a year later, as a thick white mist emerged from behind him, Chen Fan successfully broke through to the second stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Too slow. I didn't expect the Foundation Establishment Realm to be so difficult to break through. I heard that the Ancestor of the Qin Family is at the fifth stage of Foundation Establishment; it seems there is still a long way to go."

Looking at the fact that it took consuming more than half of his Spiritual Plant to slowly advance by one minor stage, Chen Fan was quite disappointed and helpless.

"Half a year has passed; presumably, Wang Qingya should have successfully achieved Foundation Establishment."

Thinking of this, he headed toward the marketplace.

"Alchemist Chen, you have arrived." The deacon, Xue Wentian, was quite respectful.

"Is there any news about the shop owner recently?" Chen Fan did not bother with formalities and asked directly.

"Yes, this is the letter the Young Miss left for you."

"A letter left behind?"

Chen Fan was slightly curious. After breaking the Restriction on it, clear handwriting appeared inside.

"Husband, I have successfully achieved Foundation Establishment. There are some matters I need to handle, so I will be away for a while."

After reading it, Chen Fan felt empty inside. He had originally wanted to discuss life and conceive offspring with her; it seemed the plan would have to be postponed.

Meanwhile, Su Yan's belly had grown quite large; she would give birth in a few months.

After a detailed conversation, he headed toward Daoxuan City.

Thinking of the two of them taking the foundation establishment pill he had refined, a faint, strange smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Not long after, Chen Fan, wearing a heavy mask and loose black clothing, headed toward the Information Pavilion in the city.

When he saw a message on a Jade Slip recording that the third and fourth Young Lords of the Lu Family had both failed their Foundation Establishment and suffered severe damage to their Origin Qi, he sneered coldly.

"Foundation Establishment is inherently risky. It seems the two of them have poor Aptitude!"

After a cold laugh, he headed toward the Purple Qi Coming from the East Shop.

He did not see the third Young Lord in the shop, and no one could recognize him, so he slowly exuded the strength of the Foundation Establishment Realm and headed to the second floor.

After looking around, he was secretly shocked.

The Zifu Family had a huge variety of second-order Spiritual Plant, which could be used to refine many types of high-grade Medicinal Pill.

In particular, a Spiritual Plant with a red center and a pale blue aura around it was extremely eye-catching.

Just when he was itching to have it, a soft voice slowly came: "Fellow Daoist Chen, this Spiritual Plant is the key material for refining the Tianyuan Pill."

"You know me?"

Chen Fan's heart tightened, and he became highly vigilant.