Xianxia :I live for ever in Cultivation World

As the light faded, a figure in a green robe appeared.

"Given that all outer sect disciples have returned to the sect, the Sect Master True Lord has decreed that an outer sect grand competition will be held three months from now. All outer sect disciples are eligible to participate."

"The top ten participants will each receive one Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"The top three will become inner sect disciples!"

"The first-place winner will be accepted as a disciple of the Sect Master True Lord!"

"I hope everyone prepares well and strives for the top spot."

After leaving these words, the figure in the green robe transformed into a beam of light and disappeared into the distance.

And just as the green-robed figure departed.

The outer sect disciples who had heard his announcement suddenly erupted in excitement.

He Song didn't even need to listen closely to guess what these outer sect disciples were talking about.

Most likely, they were discussing how they intended to compete for rankings in this grand competition.

He wasn't interested in listening.

But upon hearing the news, he immediately rushed out of his courtyard and headed straight toward the main peak of the Earth Sect.

It wasn't that He Song felt the matter was unfair and wanted to confront the Sect Master True Lord.

Rather, when he heard that the prizes for the outer sect grand competition included Foundation Establishment Pills, a sense of unease arose in his mind.

Could it be... that these Foundation Establishment Pills were all the remaining stock in the sect's treasury?

If that were the case.

Currently, He Song only had two Foundation Establishment Pills and over fifty thousand spirit stones.

If the sect's treasury ran out of Foundation Establishment Pills, what would he do when it came time for him to break through to Foundation Establishment?

With this thought in mind.

He Song couldn't sit still any longer.

This explained why, after learning about the outer sect grand competition and its rewards of Foundation Establishment Pills, he immediately left his courtyard and headed toward the main peak of the Earth Sect.

Soon.

He Song arrived at the base of the main peak of the Earth Sect.

Focusing his thoughts, He Song summoned his disciple token.

After using the disciple token to connect with the sect's treasury, He Song immediately began operating.

First, he exchanged forty-five thousand spirit stones for three hundred contribution points.

Then, he used those three hundred contribution points to exchange for three Foundation Establishment Pills.

After storing the three newly acquired Foundation Establishment Pills in his storage pouch, He Song exhaled deeply, feeling a weight lift off his shoulders.

With these three Foundation Establishment Pills, the total number of pills in his possession increased to five.

Now, he only needed to acquire one more Foundation Establishment Pill to maximize his chances of successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment for the first time.

Glancing at his remaining spirit stones.

He had just over seven thousand spirit stones left.

He Song frowned; this amount wasn't enough to exchange for another Foundation Establishment Pill.

After some thought, He Song decided to head outside the Earth Sect's mountain gate.

It had been a year since he last sold spiritual rice, and by now, his storage pouch contained one hundred and ten thousand jin of spiritual rice.

If he could leave the sect and sell this rice, he would earn ten thousand spirit stones.

Adding this to the seven thousand spirit stones he currently had.

He could exchange for one more Foundation Establishment Pill.

In this way.

His original two Foundation Establishment Pills, combined with the three he just exchanged, plus this additional one, would bring He Song's total to exactly six Foundation Establishment Pills.

Six Foundation Establishment Pills would be sufficient for He Song's first attempt at breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

However.

When He Song reached the mountain gate of the Earth Sect, preparing to leave and sell his spiritual rice.

He was suddenly stopped by someone.

"Please return, fellow disciple. The Sect Master True Lord has ordered that no outer sect disciples may leave the mountain gate. Apologies."

Seeing this situation, He Song could only reluctantly return to his courtyard.

But.

After returning to his courtyard, He Song's brows gradually furrowed.

This was troublesome!

Although he wasn't sure whether the ten Foundation Establishment Pills being offered as prizes in the outer sect grand competition were indeed all that remained in the sect's inventory.

He currently only had five Foundation Establishment Pills.

He needed to find a way to acquire one more.

But now, the Sect Master True Lord had forbidden outer sect disciples from leaving the sect.

He Song couldn't sell his spiritual rice, nor could he leave the sect to harvest his hundred mu of spiritual fields.

In this situation, He Song's source of spirit stones was completely cut off.

Under these circumstances.

If he didn't think of a way to secretly leave the sect, not only would he be unable to leave for his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, but his chances of successfully breaking through would also decrease.

"Fortunately, the guards at the mountain gate are only outer sect disciples, Qi Condensation cultivators without developed consciousness. I should be able to leave using the Earth Traveling Art."

Soon, He Song came up with a solution.

The Earth Traveling Art.

Although it was quite common within the Earth Sect's territory.

Due to the existence of techniques like the Mountain-Shaking Art, which specifically countered the Earth Traveling Art, few cultivators practiced it.

Moreover, whenever He Song used the Earth Traveling Art, he would simultaneously employ the Breath Concealment Technique, making him extremely difficult to detect.

At the very least, Qi Condensation disciples would absolutely be unable to discover him.

Thus, upon realizing that the mountain gate was guarded only by Qi Condensation disciples, He Song thought of using the Earth Traveling Art to leave the sect.

A day's worth of guarding against outsiders is easier than guarding against insiders.

For a disciple of the Earth Sect to quietly leave the mountain gate, though not easy, was not impossible either.

By now, He Song's cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

When using the Earth Traveling Art to enter the ground, he could delve ten meters underground, greatly enhancing his concealment.

Combined with the Breath Concealment Technique.

Even Foundation Establishment True Persons, unless they constantly extended their consciousness underground, would be unable to detect He Song.

The sect had two Golden Core True Lords stationed within.

Thus, the defensive formation protecting the sect was not activated.

Only during enemy attacks would the defensive formation be activated.

With two Golden Core True Lords stationed in the Earth Sect, there was no need to worry about enemy attacks.

Below the Golden Core level, even peak Foundation Establishment cultivators would be utterly powerless against a Golden Core True Lord.

In this situation, the Earth Sect didn't need to keep the defensive formation active at all times.

Naturally, this gave He Song the opportunity to leave the sect.

Of course, using the Earth Traveling Art inside the sect was impossible.

Almost every place within the Earth Sect had been reinforced with spells, making it impenetrable to the Earth Traveling Art.

Both rocks and soil were like this.

Therefore, if He Song wanted to leave the sect to sell his spiritual rice, he would have to go to the outskirts of the mountain gate.

Thinking and acting quickly.

He Song soon left the area where the outer sect disciples resided and headed toward the outskirts of the mountain gate.

Upon arriving at the outskirts, He Song's figure immediately sank into the ground, simultaneously activating the Breath Concealment Technique, and swiftly moved toward the mountain gate.

Soon.

He Song had left the range of the Earth Sect's mountain gate.

After feeling that he had traveled tens of miles underground, He Song finally relaxed, cautiously peeking out to check his current location.

At this moment, He Song had already left the mountain gate of the Earth Sect and arrived at a location tens of miles away.

Looking at the vast expanse before him, a flicker of joy passed through He Song's eyes.

He had initially harbored some doubts about leaving the Earth Sect's mountain gate using the Earth Traveling Art, but now, seeing that he had truly succeeded.

He knew the plan had worked.

Since he could leave this time.

Then next time, he could leave again.

Every year, he could leave to harvest his spiritual rice, sell it for spirit stones, use the spirit stones to exchange for contribution points, and then use the contribution points to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills.

In this way, He Song's path to Foundation Establishment would proceed smoothly.

With this in mind, He Song immediately sank back underground and headed toward a nearby Immortal Market.

The most important task now was.

To sell the one hundred and ten thousand jin of spiritual rice he carried.

Then return to the sect to exchange for one Foundation Establishment Pill.

In this way, He Song would possess six Foundation Establishment Pills.

Even if the rewards for the outer sect grand competition turned out to be all the Foundation Establishment Pills in the sect, it wouldn't affect him at all.

As for participating in the outer sect grand competition to win Foundation Establishment Pills?

He Song hadn't even considered it.

As a longevity practitioner, taking risks or seeking fame were things He Song couldn't afford to do.

Living safely and steadily, becoming increasingly stronger, was what He Song truly needed to focus on.

Once he became invincible in the world.

Perhaps that would be the time for He Song to reveal his true strength to the world.

As for now?

He Song didn't even bother glancing at the so-called outer sect grand competition.

Several days later.

He Song had sold all the spiritual rice he carried.

And returned to the Earth Sect via the Earth Traveling Art.

At this point, He Song's spirit stones had reached seventeen thousand.

After spending fifteen thousand spirit stones in the sect's treasury to exchange for one Foundation Establishment Pill, a great weight lifted from He Song's heart, and he finally relaxed completely.

Though his spirit stones had dwindled to just over two thousand after this expenditure.

With six Foundation Establishment Pills in hand.

From now on, even if the outer sect grand competition released a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills, it wouldn't concern He Song anymore.

After all, He Song already had the six Foundation Establishment Pills required for his first attempt at breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

Even if the first attempt failed, by the time He Song tried again, several years would have passed.

After so many years, He Song was confident that the sect's treasury would have replenished its stock of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Having secured six Foundation Establishment Pills.

He Song's mood relaxed, and he naturally immersed himself in cultivation.

Worth mentioning.

Three years ago, after killing Mi Cang, He Song had obtained the Seven Fragrance Tracking Technique from him.

By now, He Song had practiced it to the point where he could cast it effortlessly without diminishing its power.

The Seven Fragrance Tracking Technique didn't require the cultivation of the Qiong Hua Sect's primary technique, the Hundred Flowers Technique, to be effective, and its power wouldn't be reduced.

After testing it.

He Song found that with just a simple hand seal, he could form a tracking mark, which could then attach to anything he touched—whether clothing, a storage pouch, or even a single strand of hair.

As long as the mark wasn't removed, he could continuously track the target's location using the Seven Fragrance Tracking Technique.

Even if the mark was cleared, as long as the marked item wasn't discarded, he could still track the target's location for up to seven days.

With this, He Song's ability to track things in the future would become much more convenient.

Moreover, this was a secret technique, far more powerful than ordinary tracking methods.

The only downside was that it couldn't be used in front of members of the Qiong Hua Sect.

Otherwise, it might reveal the origin of the technique, and He Song would likely face trouble.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

On this day.

The outer sect grand competition of the Earth Sect was in full swing, while He Song remained deep in cultivation.

(End of Chapter)

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