plumnovel Chapter 27 Taboos of Foundation Building
Chapter 27 Taboos of Foundation Building
"Nephew, I've already set up the stage for you. If you win the bet, all the pills, including the five Qi and Blood Pills, are yours."
After accepting Luo Qing as his disciple, Song Li intended to provide him with more support to improve his cultivation so that he could establish his foundation as soon as possible and become a useful person.
However, it is absolutely impossible for him to produce resources that would affect his own cultivation.
Now is a good opportunity. If Luo Qing wins, he will make a fortune; if he loses, he can pretend he never gambled.
After Song Li said this, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators who originally didn't want to join the betting had no choice but to agree.
Fortunately, they all had some leftover first-tier pills from back then, either the most common Qi Condensation Pills or the Essence Pills that were quite effective even for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
Some were single pieces, some were whole bottles.
In the blink of an eye, the wooden table beside Song Li was piled with jade bottles of all sizes, with the total number of pills exceeding one hundred!
Everyone was quite worldly-wise, and they all bet that Luo Qing couldn't shatter the Golden Water Stone in one blow; no one went against Song Li's opinion.
Throughout this whole process, Song Li and the others did not ask Luo Qing's opinion at all, which made him quite annoyed.
However, looking at the piles of jade bottles, Luo Qing's heart burned even more intensely.
He possesses four spiritual roots, but is also a pseudo-spiritual root. Although he has some talent, his basic cultivation speed for Iron Bone Technique is only 69%.
Through normal arduous cultivation alone, one can at most reach the late stage of Qi Refining in this lifetime.
Don't even think about Foundation Establishment!
Luo Qing wasn't in a hurry about this issue before because he saw that there was no shortage of bone-strengthening pills on the island, so he could easily cultivate by taking the pills.
However, after learning the truth about the Bone Strengthening Pill, Luo Qing was unable to swallow it under any circumstances.
He had been worried about this, but he never expected to have this opportunity today.
"Fine, let him see it clearly. Anyway, as long as I improve my strength fast enough, I'll have another trump card!"
Luo Qing knew that this hurdle was inevitable, sooner or later.
Since that's the case, why not take the opportunity to make the most of it!
"I humbly request that Senior Uncle Song bestow upon me a Blood-Cleansing Pill. I will certainly do my utmost to live up to your expectations!"
Luo Qing bowed to Song Li and said in a deep voice.
"Very well! Today, let us witness just how powerful your Fiendish Essence Body truly is!"
Song Li wanted Luo Qing to go all out, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy with a Blood-Drying Pill and immediately threw one out.
Luo Qing caught it with her hand, and without even looking at it, she put it directly into her mouth and swallowed it.
The moment the pill entered the stomach, a scorching medicinal power swept through the entire body.
Luo Qing's skin instantly turned blood red, and the blood and qi in her body were greatly stimulated by the medicinal power.
With Luo Qing's original 4 points of spirit attribute, he could only mobilize a maximum of 4 points of qi and blood at a time. However, with the help of the Blood Drying Pill, this value has been increased by half!
Immediately, Luo Qing adopted a similar stance to when he used the Blood Bone Fist, with blood light and magical power surging towards his right fist, but he did not let go for a long time.
"Even if he desperately uses his blood energy and mana to enhance it, plus his physical body, a mere first-tier low-grade spell is at most equivalent to a full-force attack from a late-stage Qi Refining disciple."
"I thought there would be something interesting, but this is all?"
"He's just a disciple at the third level of Qi Refining. What kind of heaven-defying scene do you expect to see?"
...
Seeing that Luo Qing was still preparing to use the Blood Bone Fist, even Song Li couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment on his face.
But in the next instant, something unexpected happened!
Luo Qing's right arm meridians were already stinging unbearably due to the excessive accumulation of magical power. The veins on his forehead bulged, and finally, gritting his teeth, he managed to unleash a powerful right punch!
fast!
Extremely fast!
All the crowd saw was a black shadow flash by, and the ten-foot-tall golden water stone exploded from the center, shattering into pieces that flew in all directions!
None of the Foundation Establishment cultivators present could react in time, and those who had been laughing and joking before couldn't help but show solemn expressions now.
Although the punch was fast and incredibly powerful, Luo Qing's body went limp almost the instant he threw it, and he knelt down, panting heavily.
He was sweating profusely; he was clearly not acting.
This attack not only consumed 5 points of his health, making him slightly dizzy, but also drained most of his mana, leaving him extremely weak and causing severe stinging pain in the meridians of his right arm.
With his current cultivation level, he simply cannot use the Shadow Fist in normal combat.
Seeing Luo Qing's appearance, the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the platform relaxed their expressions slightly.
"Haha, great!"
After a moment of surprise, Song Li was overjoyed and immediately flew down to Luo Qing's side to help her up.
At the same time, he channeled his magical power into Luo Qing's body.
"Are you feeling any better, junior apprentice?"
Luo Qing knew that his rescue was a pretense, and his real purpose was to examine his internal condition, but he was indeed in dire need of money, so he wasn't afraid of Luo Qing's prying.
"Thank you, Uncle-Master. I feel much better now."
However, this attack used up all of my inner energy, leaving me slightly depleted. I will need to recuperate for a while to recover.
Luo Qing replied weakly, half-jokingly.
His attack was so astonishing that without a plausible explanation, Song Li and the others would be even less likely to believe it.
At this moment, the "evil essence" that Luo Qing fabricated was more easily believed by everyone than the truth.
"So it's a secret technique similar to the Blood Spirit Diamond. No wonder it's so powerful."
"I knew it! How could a mere Qi Refining Level 3 kid be so incredibly powerful?"
"In that case, the Fiend Essence Body is indeed a first-class offensive physique, it's just a pity that it was given a pseudo-spiritual root."
...
On the island of Extreme Yin, there are quite a few demonic secret techniques similar to the Sha Yuan, the most famous of which is the Blood Spirit Diamond.
This secret technique is far more domineering than Luo Qing's performance just now.
But they would never know that the so-called "煞元" (Sha Yuan) did not exist at all. Instead, there was a first-grade high-level spell that Meng Bao had tailored specifically for Luo Qing!
As Luo Qing's cultivation level increases, the power of the Shadow Fist will significantly increase, soon exceeding the imagination of these people!
"My junior brother is indeed a man of true character, but to risk damaging his own vital energy for a bet is far too reckless."
Song Li withdrew his hand with satisfaction, offered a feigned expression of concern, and then looked up at Nie Shan and Wang Kun.
"My two junior brothers, now that things have come to this, what do you have to say?"
"A bet's a bet, Junior Brother Nie."
Wang Kun immediately gave Nie Shan a look.
After throwing the jade bottle away, Nie Shan did not show any sign of heartache. Instead, he seemed to have lifted a heavy burden and breathed a sigh of relief.
At that moment, Wang Kun's words came to mind again:
"Junior Brother Nie, whether that kid really has supernatural powers or Song Li ultimately used his power to suppress others, it doesn't matter."
For us, winning or losing this bet is not important; what matters is whether we make a move.
Only by showing our skills can we have something to say and save our lives if Senior Brother Wu Chou asks about it later!
"Hopefully, Senior Brother Wang's plan worked. In the end, that bottle of Blood Qi Pills still ended up benefiting that kid. What a mess! Sigh~"
Nie Shan sighed inwardly, feeling that he had been having some bad luck lately and that it might be time to leave the island and travel around.