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Chapter 49 - It's really not my business.

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"As the sun climbed high into the sky, a pure wave of cultivation energy spread from Mount Tao to the Bitter Sea, causing ripples.

'Xiaobai has made another breakthrough,' Ye Kong looked up towards Mount Tao.

Xiaobai was at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation and was about to enter the Foundation Establishment stage.

'I don't know if Xiaobai will like the Foundation Establishment Treasure Bone I gave him,' Ye Kong murmured.

He should like it.

Inside the hut on Mount Tao, Xiaobai circulated his internal energy for a complete cycle, breathing in and out.

His cultivation had also reached the ninth level of Qi Cultivation.

He lacked neither talent nor experience; what he lacked was only time and cultivation resources.

For Xiaobai, starting cultivation from Qi Cultivation was just retracing the path he had already walked.

The only difference was that the cultivation technique was different.

'Although my master is a bit useless, his techniques are actually pretty good, allowing me to quickly absorb energy into my body,' Xiaobai muttered.

However, after reaching the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, there was a troubling matter.

Namely...

He had no Foundation Establishment material.

Xiaobai烦躁地 scratched his head.

'I, the mighty Demon Emperor, who traverses the nine heavens and ten earths, sweeps across the six realms and eight wildernesses, can turn clouds into rain with a flip of my hand.

'Am I going to ruin my future today just because I lack Foundation Establishment material?'

'Oh no!'

Xiaobai groaned in pain.

Without Foundation Establishment material, he couldn't progress to the Foundation Establishment stage and couldn't continue to grow.

'Woof woof!'

Erha came running with a White Tiger Treasure Bone in its mouth and wagged its tail in front of Xiaobai.

Xiaobai looked at the bone in Erha's mouth with disgust.

'Get away, you dead dog!'

'I, Xiaobai, would never use a piece of broken bone, even if I can't reach the Foundation Establishment stage for the rest of my life!'

Erha placed the White Tiger Treasure Bone beside Xiaobai and then left, hopping and skipping.

Xiaobai grabbed the bone and tried to crush it, but found that he couldn't break the piece of broken bone.

'Even you're bullying me!'

Xiaobai angrily threw the White Tiger Treasure Bone away.

Bang!

The treasure bone hit the railing, rebounded, and hit Xiaobai's forehead directly.

Xiaobai fainted immediately.

The treasure bone landed on Xiaobai's chest, emitting incredibly bright light.

The treasure bone gradually merged into Xiaobai's body and became the foundation of his cultivation path.

Xiaobai was unconscious from being hit by himself and had already started the Foundation Establishment process without knowing what was happening.

While fishing, Ye Kong sensed that Xiaobai had started the Foundation Establishment process and was even asleep...

'Xiaobai, Xiaobai, it's one thing to sleep normally, but to fall asleep during Foundation Establishment, only you can do that,' Ye Kong sighed helplessly.

It's one thing to sleep normally, but now is a crucial moment and you're still sleeping.

What if the Foundation Establishment fails and damages your cultivation foundation?

It's fortunate for you to have me as a good master.

Ye Kong waved his hand and used his cultivation energy to integrate the White Tiger Treasure Bone into Xiaobai's body, helping him complete the Foundation Establishment.

In the sky, the shadow of a white tiger gradually appeared.

Its body was as tall as a small mountain, completely white, with a closed vertical eye on its forehead and a gaping mouth as if ready to devour someone.

Ye Kong waved his hand and dispersed the shadow in the air.

'You're already dead, why come out again?'

After the shadow of the white tiger disappeared, the White Tiger Treasure Bone fully merged into Xiaobai's body.

Ye Kong remotely controlled Xiaobai's internal energy to flow and establish his cultivation foundation.

In the pond on Mount Tao, Lin Yaoyao suddenly opened her beautiful eyes and looked up at the fleeting white light in the sky.

'Just now, was there something?'

'Meow~'

Xiaolan walked with measured steps, slowly approaching the shore and lying down.

'It's just Xiaolan, I thought there was something else,' Lin Yaoyao closed her eyes and continued her cultivation after seeing that it was Xiaolan.

Inside the hut, Xiaobai's cultivation foundation was formed, and his cultivation successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage in an instant.

Heaven and earth began to exhibit strange phenomena.

Ye Kong waved his hand and used his infinite cultivation energy to transfer these phenomena to the Tianjian Peak.

One cannot always exploit the Beast Taming Peak; occasionally, one must also share the benefits, right?

Strange phenomena gradually formed on Tianjian Peak.

In the sky, the metal energy descended, filled with incredibly terrifying killing intent, as if a divine beast had descended upon the world.

Below, demonic energy surged and spread for thousands of miles, and the entire Tianjian Peak was stained black by this powerful demonic energy.

The white energy in the sky and the demonic energy on the ground slowly intertwined, filling the entire Tianjian Peak.

'All elders, mobilize and find out who is cultivating demonic techniques on Tianjian Peak!'

A command was issued from the Xinghe Hall.

The Elder Leader led a group of elders up to Tianjian Peak, setting up a net of traps and surrounding the peak.

Apart from Xiaoyao Peak, the leaders of the other seven peaks also arrived to guard the four directions.

Chen Chunyang, who was cultivating, sensed the endless killing intent and thick demonic energy and immediately broke through his cultivation.

'What's going on?' Chen Chunyang looked around, wondering where the demonic energy came from.

And what was this metal killing intent?

Chen Chunyang was confused and didn't know what was happening.

When he looked up, he saw that Tianjian Peak was surrounded by a net of traps, and no one could enter or leave.

Luo Yangtian arrived on the scene riding on a river of stars and reinforced the seal on Tianjian Peak with the power of the stars.

'Leader.' Chen Chunyang greeted.

Luo Yangtian stood tall above the metal energy, hands behind his back, using the power of the stars to suppress the metal energy.

All the elders worked together and exerted all their strength to suppress the energy.

'Chen Chunyang, you better give me an explanation!' Luo Yangtian said coldly.

'Leader, I don't know what's going on either,' Chen Chunyang explained hastily.

He was cultivating peacefully and had no idea what was happening when he came out.

He thought to himself that he hadn't been exposed.

Could it be that the Demon Palace had planted another spy?

'You don't know? Huh, such thick demonic energy appearing on your Tianjian Peak, and you don't know anything about it?' Luo Yangtian said coldly.

Luo Yangtian now believed what the ancestor of the Demon Palace had said to him before.

There was a great demon lurking in his Xinghe Sect, and he was on Tianjian Peak.

Moreover, the spy from the Demon Palace was also likely on Tianjian Peak.

As the leader of Tianjian Peak, Chen Chunyang couldn't possibly know nothing.

'Leader, please investigate thoroughly, I really don't know anything,' Chen Chunyang weakly protested.

Just as he finished speaking, the demonic energy surged and became even more powerful.

The quality and quantity of the demonic energy here were much stronger than that of the Demon Palace ancestor's.

What the hell is going on?

No one told me about this, and I don't know what to do!

...

Beneath the Xinghe River, the ancestor of the Demon Palace sensed the outbreak of demonic energy and was both surprised and delighted.

The great demon had finally awakened, and I can leave now!

But with such thick demonic energy, its power must be much higher than mine. After leaving, will it enslave me?

Should I go out or not?

The ancestor of the Demon Palace hesitated.

Luo Yangtian looked at the pervading demonic energy and stamped his left foot hard, causing the river of stars to pour out and absorb and refine the demonic energy to prevent it from spreading and harming other disciples.

To everyone's surprise, such a terrifying庚金之气 (a term that may refer to an extremely metallic or sharp qi in martial arts or fantasy contexts, but lacks a direct English equivalent—for the sake of translation, we'll keep it as "Geng Metal Qi") and such overwhelming demonic qi were triggered solely by one person's foundation-building cultivation.