On the road of life, it was impossible to advance by leaps and bounds at one go. It was normal to experience ups and downs along the way.
For example, since the Lu Clan was established 1,000 years ago, it had encountered all kinds of crises. It had also encountered strong enemies that almost wiped out the entire clan. At its most tragic moment, the clan only had a cultivator at the ninth level of the Qi Refinement stage. However, that cultivator rebuilt the Lu Clan after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and later on, it became prosperous.
The current Lu Clan was quite miserable, but compared to some periods in history, it was certainly not the worst.
Not long after, he met his father and mother again.
Many people died in the Battle of Mount Ziyang. At that time, his father, Lu Mianwen, happened to be outside. His mother, Ye Xinlan, also went to visit relatives in the Ye Clan.
They dodged a disaster.
Seeing that his parents were still alive, Lu Xuanji was very happy.
However, he was also certain that he was not the main character.
So, who was the main character?
That would be Ye Feixue.
When Ye Feixue was young, she was almost drowned by her mother. Later on, she became a child bride and suffered in that family. At the age of 13, she met an Immortal cultivator and embarked on the path of immortal cultivation.
At the age of 50, she entered the Foundation Establishment stage. At the age of 100, she entered the Zifu stage. At the age of 200, she entered the Golden Core stage. At the age of 400, she entered the Nascent Soul stage, and at the age of 1,000, she entered the Soul Formation stage.
After 10,000 years, she became an Immortal and ascended to the Immortal World.
120,000 years after ascending to the Immortal, she became an Immortal Empress and was known as Empress Fei Xue.
She once said that she did not work hard to become an Immortal. She worked hard so that she could meet 'him' after countless years.
After becoming an Immortal Empress, she forcibly reversed time and space and resurrected her former Dao Companion, Lu Xuanji, from the river of time.
The plot was perfect, and the character was perfect. The only thing that was not perfect was a certain male supporting actor called 'Lu Xuanji'.
Haha!
Lu Xuanji shook his head, snapping out of his daydream. He tried to stop his imagination from running wild.
"Son, there's something you need to be prepared for."
After catching up with his parents about all the things in the past years, his father's expression was somewhat solemn.
"Father, what happened?" Lu Xuanji asked.
"Son, Mount Ziyang has been breached, and the Lu Clan's medicinal garden has been breached. There are 30 stalks of Jade Marrow Ganoderma planted in that medicinal garden, and two of them were meant to be used to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill. However, because Mount Ziyang was breached and many cultivators were killed, the clan has no alchemists."
"We lack both raw materials and alchemists, so we need to purchase Foundation Establishment Pills from outside. We need at least 20,000 spirit stones to purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill. I have more than 5,000 spirit stones here. As for the remaining 15,000 spirit stones, we have to borrow from the clan."
His father was talking about an extremely crucial matter, the purchase of Foundation Establishment Pills.
In the past, the Lu Clan had medicinal herbs and alchemists. They could be self-sufficient with Foundation Establishment Pills. They could even sell the excess to earn money.
Clan members only needed 10,000 spirit stones to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills from the clan. Even if they did not have enough money, they could charge it on credit and pay it back later.
It was similar to buying a house with a loan from his previous life.
However, to purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill, they needed at least 20,000 spirit stones. They could not charge it on credit, so they had to pay it off in one go.
"Do you have the money to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for me?" Lu Xuanji asked.
"In the past, not to mention 20,000 spirit stones, even 200,000 spirit stones was not very much. However, now, it seems like a fortune. I can barely make it," Lu Mianwen, said.
"Father, I have more than 8,000 spirit stones."
Lu Xuanji originally wanted to leave it in the small treasury, but he gritted his teeth and took out his storage bag, handing it over.
"8,000 spirit stones? How do you have so much?" his father asked in puzzlement
"This was given to me by the Patriarch," said Lu Xuanji. In any case, he would push the blame to the Patriarch. He did not mind bullying the dead.
"So that's how it is." His father nodded.
8,000 spirit stones was quite a bit, but to someone of the Patriarch's level, it was not much.
According to the rules of the clan, in terms of distribution of resources, the Zifu disciple Patriarch occupied 50 percent, the Foundation Establishment cultivators occupied 40 percent, and the remaining Qi Refinement cultivators occupied 10 percent.
As a Zifu disciple, Patriarch Lu Fuming had the power to control the wealth of 50 percent of the clan. Giving the younger generation 10,000 spirit stones as pocket money was not uncommon.
"Then we have 16,000 spirit stones, and we're 4,000 short. I still need to borrow from the clan."
Lu Mianwen pondered, planning to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill for his son.
His son was already at the eighth level of the Qi Refinement stage. He would at most be able to reach the ninth level of the Qi Refinement stage in five years. After that, he would continuously refine his foundation and refine his True Qi. At most, he would have five years.
He had to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill for his son within ten years.
He had to act now and find a way to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill for his son. It was very important.
Only the Heavenly Spiritual Root did not need the Foundation Establishment Pill to be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Pill with a 100% success rate. The Abnormal Spiritual Root had a 70 percent chance of succeeding, and the Two Spiritual Roots had a 50 percent chance of succeeding.
In history, there were cultivators with Abnormal Spiritual Roots and Two Spiritual Roots who thought that they were outstanding geniuses. They did not have the Foundation Establishment Pill, but they were trying to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. In the end, they died on the spot.
One should not gamble in life because one could not afford to lose. You were given only one life.
Even if one had a success rate of 90 percent, they could still fail.
Without a Foundation Establishment Pill, one would either succeed or die trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
With a Foundation Establishment Pill, even if one failed, the pill could save their life.
"Don't make any more trouble for yourself. Go into seclusion on Changyuan Mountain!" Lu Mianwen said, "Study more about spirit herbs and how to grow Jade Marrow Ganoderma. If you buy Foundation Establishment Pills outside, not only is the medicinal effect unstable, but the quantity is also limited. Work hard to be self-sufficient, and don't let others take advantage of you."
Lu Mianwen constantly reminded his son.
His son was good at everything, and he had a lot of confidence. He liked to gamble, dared to fight, and dared to kill.
With such a personality, he was brave and vigorous, and his improvement speed was fast.
The disadvantage was that he could easily hit the wall and die.
After talking to his father, Lu Xuanji left.
On Changyuan Mountain, spirit fields were opened, and spirit plants and herbs were planted.
Most of the Lu Clan's businesses were lost. They only had some shops left in the market city. and one more spirit mine. The property of the clan had shrunk drastically, so they had to live frugally.
Fortunately, the clan was self-sufficient economically. They did not need to purchase spirit herbs, spirit rice, and other things. These were things that they produced themselves.
Many low-grade talismans or low-grade Magic Artifacts were refined by some elders of the clan and could be supplied to the clan cultivators.
Moreover, because there was no middleman in this transaction, the clan could maintain a profit margin of 20%. In the end, the price would not be too high.
...
In the Great Elder's Immortal's Cave.
This place appeared extremely simple, without any unnecessary decorations.
The Great Elder, who originally liked luxury, became extremely frugal since he started rebuilding the Lu Clan.
Looking around the Immortal's Cave, Lu Mianwen frowned slightly.
"Mianwen is here."
"Greetings, Seventh Uncle."
After they were seated, Lu Mianwen said, "It's time to prepare Foundation Establishment Pills for Xuanji."
"Of course. We must do this," Lu Tianyi said. "We Can't delay the Foundation Establishment Pill. To buy the pill, we need at least 20,000 spirit stones. How many do you have?"
"16,000 spirit stones. We also need the clan to provide 4,000 spirit stones." Lu Mianwen said calmly.
"4,000 spirit stones isn't enough. You need to provide at least 10,000 spirit stones. A total of 26,000 spirit stones is required," Lu Tianyi said.
"So expensive," Lu Jinwen said, subconsciously clenching his fists. He also felt that it was a waste of money.
"Yes, it is a ridiculous amount of money." Lu Tianyi sneered. "Some people want to use the Foundation Establishment Pills to ruthlessly suck money out of unaffiliated cultivators and low-level cultivators. Now, the Lu Clan has become the target of plunder. We must train alchemists for our clan, and we must also cultivate spirit herbs."
"Oh right, I have to guard Changyuan Mountain, so I can't leave this place. This time, you and Mianxiu will go. Two Foundation establishment cultivators will be enough to protect the Foundation Establishment Pill."