Chapter 78: 078 Talisman Drawing_l
Translator: 549690339
“At the age of fifty, over half a century, I’ve achieved the Foundation Establishment Realm. It’s a year of enlightenment, ” Su Yu reflected. Initially, he anticipated that he would be in his 60s or 70s when he reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. If everything went as planned, his years of seclusion and intense cultivation would have led there.
However, the perfect quality Qi Refinement Pills, the Golden Cicada Technique, and that mysterious Spirit Plant seed and other strange encounters…
greatly increased his training speed, causing his cultivation level to soar. Therefore, he had attained the first layer of Foundation Establishment Realm a decade or two earlier than expected.
“So, I still have a lifespan of 163 years,” Su Yu’s gaze became determined. Could this lifespan outlast Xu Wansheng or even Bai Yue Immortal City?
Probably not.
Without taking lifespan extension pills, the lifespan limit of the Foundation Establishment Realm is about 230 years.
Without taking lifespan extension pills, the lifespan limit of the Core Formation Realm is about 500 years.
He speculated that True Man Bai Yue was not yet 400 years old, so if he reached the peak of the Core Formation realm, he could live for another hundred years or so.
Besides, who knows if he will be able to infantilize in the future?
However, just like how Xu Wansheng and True Man Bai Yue can cultivate extensions to their lifespan, he too can cultivate and break through.
If it played out that way, he’d eventually see the pleasing sight of Xu Wansheng’s last breath.
“The breakthrough of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill is here, and the progress of the Profound Earthen Sutra is close. In a few days, it will reach the ninth level,” Su Yu thought. “So, I need to go into seclusion for a while longer, allowing the Profound Earthen Sutra to break through further and aiming to cultivate the Foundation Establishment Realm spells.”
A month passed by quickly.
Su Yu had been cultivating in seclusion within a secret room.
In just three days…
..the Profound Earthen Sutra was successfully promoted to the ninth level, with the earth-attribute mana reaching the ninth level of Qi Refinement.
Then, Su Yu started learning the Foundation Establishment Realm spells of the
Green Wood Year Ring Skill: Wood Escape Technique, Transform into Everything Technique, Ocean-Desert Change Technique, Wooden Puppet Technique, and Green Light Technique.
Su Yu hadn’t learned the Wood Escape Technique before, because, unlike the Earth Escape Technique and Water Escape Technique, it has higher mana requirements, making it apter for Foundation Establishment Realm practitioners.
The Transform into Everything Technique is a wood-attribute illusion technique that confuses the enemy by transforming oneself into various types of plants.
Combine it with the Wood Escape Technique, and one would be unmatched when escaping in a dense forest.
Ocean-Desert Change Technique, a spell that belongs to the Green Wood Year Ring Skill, is a bit mystical; it’s uncertain whether it’s an illusion technique or something else. It can make people momentarily feel the changing conditions of the ocean and desert and experience the weakness of approaching the end of one’s lifespan.
Even though it’s not real, it could surely impact the enemy when suddenly deployed.
The Wooden Puppet Technique is not a Puppet Master technique but a Foundation Establishment Realm wood-attribute spell. When cast, it can turn plants into puppets to fight for you.
If practiced well, it would be quite powerful.
Green Light Technique is a wood-attribute healing spell.
Its function — it can instantly heal minor injuries and alleviate serious ones to some extent.
Su Yu began to practice each of these five Foundation Establishment Realm spells.
The news of his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm was soon shared with Yu Ke’er, Yu Qianqing, and others.
A month later, Su Yu left his seclusion.
At night.
In a private room on the third floor of the Drunkard’s Pavilion.
Su Yu, Yu Ke’er, Yu Qianqing, Xu Desheng, Kang Yunnian, Xue Yingxiang and her daughter, along with a portly man who appeared to be middle-aged, were celebrating Su Yu’s breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Behind the screen, Lan Xi and her sister Lan Gong were playing music together.
The enchanting melodies of the musicians wafted around everyone’s ears, washing over their minds and emotions.
Yu Ke’er introduced the portly man, “This is Li Pinzchanz, a disciple of Bai Yan, a Pill Master from Wuyan Mountain, and a second-grade lower-level alchemist. ”
Li Pingchang’s chubby face wobbled as he lifted his cup to toast Su Yu in celebration, “I’ve long heard of Taoist Friend Su’s reputation. I took this opportunity of your breakthrough to pay a visit and, by the way, congratulate you on your successful Foundation Establishment, completely ridding yourself of the world of mortals.
Su Yu raised his glass in thanks, “Much appreciated, Taoist Friend Li.”
Soon after, Li Pingchang reached into his bosom, taking out a jade box from his Qiankun bag.
Li Pingchang spoke in a flattering manner, “This is a piece of White Flame Spirit Ginseng. It’s not very expensive, but once refined into a pill, it can cleanse mana and stabilize realms more quickly. I present it to Taoist Friend Su, wishing you eternal youth in your celestial journey.”
Su Yu accepted the gift and thanked him again.
Then, people like Yu Ke’er also presented their gifts one after another.
Even the Lan sisters, Lan Xi and Lan Gong, behind the screen, came forward after finishing their songs, respectfully presenting their modest gifts to congratulate Su Yu.
After reaching foundation establishment, Su Yu’s status was entirely different in the eyes of Lan sisters.
He was a senior figure who needed to be flattered and pleased.
Having eaten and drunken their fill.
Yu Ke’er looked at Su Yu and said, “Taoist Friend Li just arrived in the Bai Yue Fairy City not long ago, and he has some connections with our Yu Family. He is trustworthy, and perhaps the Pill Pavilion could be entrusted to him.”
Su Yu looked at Li Pingchang, who was looking at him with flattering eyes full of expectation, not at all like a second-class lower-grade alchemist.
Instead, he looked more like a greasy salesperson.
Yu Ke’er whispered, “Li Pingchang used to be the one who dealt with customers at Wu Yan Mountain. Even though his alchemy skills are not great and he is just a beginner disciple of the White Flame Pill Master, he should be more than capable of managing the Wu Tong Pill Pavilion in the Bai Yue Fairy City.”
Su Yu asked curiously, “Then why did he come to Bai Yue Fairy City?”
Yu Ke’er said, “The rumor is that he startled the White Flame Pill Master during his refining process and was kicked out.”
For what reason?
Just because they interrupted his refining, they expelled the disciple from the sect?
Su Yu secretly muttered to himself, truly, the White Flame Pill Master’s temperament was as eccentric as the rumors said.
However, if he was someone that the Yu family had dealings with, he should be trustworthy, and if not –
Su Yu looked at Li Pingchang, who was only at the first level of Foundation Establishment and whose aura was very much floating, a smile appeared on his face, he said, “Of course, I trust Taoist Friend Li.”
If I stop trusting him in the future, I will just slaughter him.
After the banquet was over, Su Yu told Li Pingchang to go to the Pill Pavilion the next day to familiarize himself with the affairs of the Pill Pavilion then Su Yu, Yu Ke’er, and Yu Qianqing left the Drunken Immortal Tower and returned to the alley courtyard together.
Under the night sky, the three of them sat at a stone table under a tree in the courtyard, surrounded by a stove making tea.
The faint lamplight mixed with the moonlight flickered in the wind.
Su Yu poured a cup of Spiritual Tea for the two of them and said, “The Spirit Temple auction is still more than three months away. After the auction, we can go to the Grand Lunar Market.”
“If Li Pingchang is reliable, then he will be managing the Wu Tong Pill Pavilion in Bai Yue Fairy City from now on.”
“We will set up another Wu Tong Pill Pavilion at the Great Lunar Market.”
Later in the night, Yu Ke’er and the others stayed in the vacant rooms of the courtyard to rest.
The next day,
After handling Li Pingchang joining the Wu Tong Pill Pavilion, Su Yu returned to the secret room of the alley courtyard, quietly and calmly pondering: “In the coming time, I will try to refine an ordinary second-class, lower-grade puppet beast.”
“And I will also attempt to draw a mid-grade talisman of the second class.”
“If I can forge an ordinary second-grade, lower-grade puppet beast, then at the Spirit Temple’s auction, it will be able to auction for more than ten thousand lower grade spirit stones.”
He opened his Qiankun bag to check its contents.
He had already prepared the materials for the talisman of the second grade and mid-grade, the difficulty in gathering materials for an ordinary puppet beast of the second-grade, lower-grade was not that high, it was much easier than the second-grade dragon crocodile puppet beast he had refined before, well-selected raw materials from the same grade can be used to refine it, and he had collected it a while ago.
“Well then, I’ll start,” Su Yu proceeded with his daily cultivation.
After completing his practice, he arrived at a jade platform, took out an excellent talisman brush, and ten pieces of second grade, mid-grade common talisman paper, the essence of a second grade, mid-grade a monster beast and other materials, concentrated his mind, ready to try to draw the talisman..