6: Successful foundation building
“How about Li Changsheng?”
Su Youruo glared fiercely at Li Daoxuan and said angrily, “That’s too exaggerated! Change it!”
“Li Chengdao?”
“Husband, can’t you come up with a more normal name? Are you obsessed with Immortal Ascension?”
“Cough cough! Then let’s call him Li Chen!”
This time, Su Youruo felt quite satisfied and did not object anymore.
Li Daoxuan comforted his wife, then remembered that he hadn’t carefully checked the System’s rewards. He gave Xiao Man and Xiao Yu instructions and went to the secret room.
“System! Are you there?”
“Here!”
“System, what functions do you have? And is your other one serious?”
“The More Children, More Blessings System encourages you, Master, to have as many children as possible! The more you have, the more generous the rewards will be!”
“As for whether there are more functions, you, Master, will have to explore them yourself!”
“I like this function!”
“Oh, right! Do I have any uncollected rewards?”
“Rewards being distributed...”
“Reward One: Portable storage space of 100 cubic meters!”
“Reward Two: One Spirit Testing Stone!”
“Reward Three: 100 Gathering Qi Pills, 100 Yuan Nurturing Pills, 10 High-Grade Foundation Establishment Pills, 10 High-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pills.”
“Reward Four: Ten Yellow Rank Cultivation Techniques, five Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques.”
After a while, Li Daoxuan asked again, “Is that all? Nothing else?”
“...”
“More children, more blessings? So if I marry and have children without limit, won’t I become invincible very quickly?”
“What are you thinking? Marrying ordinary women is useless. It’s best to marry those with Spiritual Roots and great Luck. Also, absolutely do not choose anyone ugly.”
“As for having children, if they don’t have Spiritual Roots, there will be no rewards either.”
Although Li Daoxuan was a little disappointed, he was still very excited. This time, the rewards were quite good; his savings over many years combined didn’t amount to this much.
Not to mention the Gathering Qi Pills, just those Foundation Establishment Pills were enough to make people envious, let alone the even more precious and rare Marrow Cleansing Pills.
Gathering Qi Pills are just the lowest-grade Medicinal Pills; even Outer Sect Disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect can obtain them.
Foundation Establishment Pills are essential Medicinal Pills for Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and they are the Medicinal Pills Li Daoxuan needs most right now.
As for Marrow Cleansing Pills, they are treasures that are hard to come by, and what made Li Daoxuan happiest was their “High-Grade” quality.
Ordinary Medicinal Pills might have side effects, and the more times they are consumed, they might lose their effectiveness, but High-Grade Medicinal Pills no longer have these restrictions.
“Hahaha... these treasures came just in time!”
“Although I’m no longer as obsessed with Cultivation, who can refuse the chance to improve their strength?!”
With a thought, three jade bottles appeared in Li Daoxuan’s hand. He decided to first improve his own strength, preferably to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Li Daoxuan first consumed a Marrow Cleansing Pill.
The main reason was that Li Daoxuan’s Spiritual Root quality was too poor—a Five Elements miscellaneous Spiritual Root, not even ranked.
Spiritual Root grades, from low to high, are Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven...
Li Daoxuan could only be considered a miscellaneous Spiritual Root, not even Yellow Rank quality.
His ability to Cultivate to the Peak of the Qi Gathering stage was absolutely due to his decades of arduous Cultivation.
“Hiss! Refreshing!”
“Is this the effect of marrow cleansing? Not only was there no pain, but I felt refreshed all over.”
He could clearly feel his Meridians being widened and the Impurities in his body being continuously removed.
Immediately after, Li Daoxuan took out another Foundation Establishment Pill and put it into his mouth.
He wanted to use the medicinal power to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm in one go.
His entire body’s magical power boiled, continuously impacting the Xuan Pass, but... but after a long while, Li Daoxuan suddenly opened his eyes.
“Is that it?”
“Useless?”
“This Foundation Establishment Pill isn’t fake, is it?”
Li Daoxuan felt that the medicinal power might not be strong enough. After a moment of hesitation, he directly popped two into his mouth.
This time, the feeling was even stronger. He was on the verge of successful Foundation Establishment, but it was just that final push.
“Sigh! Is it because my Aptitude is too poor? Didn’t the System already enhance me? Plus the effect of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, it shouldn’t be like this!”
“Cough cough! Master, you still have some self-awareness. It’s just that your Aptitude is too trashy.”
Li Daoxuan: “...”
Li Daoxuan hardened his heart, stuffing Marrow Cleansing Pills into his mouth like candy. The effect of the Marrow Cleansing Pills was weakening, but he couldn’t care less at that point.
One! Two!...
He didn’t even spare the Gathering Qi Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills. Just eat them all!
If one wasn’t enough, then several more. Li Daoxuan truly didn’t believe it.
“Crack!”
As if a barrier had shattered, Li Daoxuan’s Aura suddenly surged, forming a Dragon-like tornado in the entire secret room.
“Hahahaha....”
“Finally, I’ve broken through! I’ve worked so hard for so many years, and I’ve finally achieved Foundation Establishment.”
Li Daoxuan had lived a hard life all these years!
He had been disappointed, despairing, and had even thought of giving up...
Now that Foundation Establishment was complete, coupled with the System’s assistance, flying through the sky and entering the Dao of Immortals was no longer a dream.
“My Cultivation is just a bit too wasteful of Medicinal Pills!”
“Hmm? There are still two Foundation Establishment Pills left?”
Looking at the messy secret room and the empty Medicinal Pill bottles, Li Daoxuan could only smile bitterly!
Li Daoxuan emerged from the secret room, his entire demeanor changed. He looked younger and exuded a hint of Immortal Qi.
Upon arriving at his wife’s resting room, Xiao Man immediately exclaimed, “Oh! Master, how did you become younger? And even more handsome!”
“Hahahaha... really?”
Su Youruo also looked up and carefully sized up Li Daoxuan, saying, “Husband, have you broken through?”
“My wife has good eyesight!”
“Husband, I have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, isn’t that amazing!”
A hint of melancholy flashed in Su Youruo’s eyes, then she said gently, “Amazing! Husband is the most amazing!”
Then Li Daoxuan took out a jade bottle and handed it to Su Youruo, saying, “Wife, this is for you. You need to quickly recuperate your body.”
“What is this?”
“Yuan Nurturing Pills. Eating them should be good for your body.”
Su Youruo was startled, then waved her hand and said, “Husband, I don’t need it. You should use it instead.”
“Wife, your body is weak. You should eat it first.”
Li Daoxuan then said with ill intent, “Once your body is well recuperated, let’s try to have two more children in three years!”
Su Youruo rolled her eyes at Li Daoxuan, while Xiao Man and Xiao Yu beside them covered their mouths and giggled.
Li Daoxuan only had Yuan Nurturing Pills left unused. He didn’t need this item; it was mainly for recuperating the body, clearly prepared for his wife.
In the evening, Li Daoxuan held Su Youruo, and the room was very quiet.
Li Daoxuan finally couldn’t hold back and asked, “Wife, can you tell me about your past?”
“Before, I was too weak, so I was embarrassed to ask.”
“But now I have achieved Foundation Establishment, and my strength will become stronger and stronger.”
“I know you have a deep-seated grudge. I want to face it with you.”
Su Youruo hesitated, then held Li Daoxuan’s hand and sighed, “Husband, don’t ask. It won’t do you any good, and it will...”
“I’m still too weak, aren’t I!?”
Su Youruo blinked her deep, large eyes, her meaning very clear: you’re too weak, I’m embarrassed to tell you.
“Then when will you be able to tell me?”
Su Youruo pondered for a moment and said, “At least wait until you...”