After a few days, Weih Qiuxin successfully broke through to the Seventh-Layer Qi Refining.

She is just over thirty now, reaching Late-Stage Qi Refining, with the future opportunity to make a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment,

Weih Qiuxin is in a good mood and specially invited Zhou Xun and Song Yiqing to celebrate together.

After a few simple words of encouragement and gifting a bottle of elixirs for Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators to take, Zhou Xun bid farewell and left.

Song Yiqing stayed behind.

Since moving to Wangchuan Lake, the relationship between the two women has quickly grown closer, now as good as close friends.

"Sister Weih, now that you've broken through to Late-Stage, you might have the chance to glimpse the Path of Foundation Establishment!"

Song Yiqing was full of envy. The two addressed each other as sisters, and Song Yiqing, being more than ten years younger, called Weih Qiuxin sister.

Unfortunately, she only possesses a Low-Grade Spirit Root and only managed to advance to Fourth-Layer Qi Refining thanks to the elixirs Zhou Xun gave her.

"Sister, don't belittle yourself. Elder Zhou is a Tier Two Middle-Grade Alchemist, and you are currently his only close companion. You lack nothing in cultivation resources. If you manage to cultivate to the Peak Qi Refining before sixty,"

"I believe Elder Zhou will also support you in achieving Foundation Establishment by then!"

Weih Qiuxin spoke confidently.

Although Song Yiqing's cultivation is low, her status is extremely high.

"Then I'll take that as a blessing from you, sister!" Song Yiqing resolved to devote more energy to cultivation.

Back then, chosen by her family, she was sent to Zhou Xun as a concubine, initially feeling somewhat discontent.

Later, seeing Zhou Xun's gentle and jade-like demeanor, her discontent turned into delight, followed by years of intimacy with Zhou Xun.

She has long become incredibly reliant.

If she couldn't break through to Foundation Establishment, she could only stay beside Zhou Xun for a few short decades, something she simply couldn't accept.

After all, she knew Zhou Xun also had a confidante, who was the legitimate daughter of the Lin Family from Red Leaf Square and was reportedly cultivating in the Cloud Light Sect.

Though she herself has only a Low-Grade Spiritual Root, being merely a sideline daughter within her family, unlike that person.

But having been with Zhou Xun for many years, if she could break through to Foundation Establishment, perhaps she could even contend for the position of Dao Companion.

...

Time flies, a year has passed.

This year, Zhou Xun has not absorbed and refined those two Quasi-Third Tier Spirit Medicines.

He sacrificially refined them into his Lifebound Spirit Plant. Now, as a year has passed, it is about to advance to Tier Three Low-Grade.

His current status, though qualified to access high-level Spirit Medicines,

such level of Spirit Medicines are valuable throughout the entire Xui Country, extremely difficult to obtain.

Therefore, Zhou Xun plans to enhance the two Quasi-Third Tier Spirit Medicines in hand by one level before refining and absorbing them.

This way, the speed at which he enhances his Spirit Root sensitivity will be much faster.

Based on previous experience, it is estimated that Tier Three Low-Grade Spirit Medicine can increase his Spirit Root sensitivity by about two points.

"Within twenty years, the Spirit Root should be enhanced to High-Grade Spirit Root Extreme!"

"There is great hope in achieving Earth Spirit Root before Core Formation!"

Everything is progressing according to his plan in an orderly manner.

Another half year passed.

This day, at some spot on Lake Heart Island, a surge of mana became noticeably stronger.

Zhou Xun stopped his cultivation and walked towards the source of the energy.

Moments later, Zhou Xun arrived at a cliff on Lake Heart Island.

The cliff is not high, only ten-odd feet, and due to containing a small amount of Fire Attribute Low-Tier Spirit Sand in the rock wall, the entire cliff appears faintly red.

In Wangchuan Lake, where Water Spirit Qi is pervasive, such a Fire Attribute environment is extraordinarily peculiar.

After arriving here, Zhou Xun settled the Red Fire Simurgh in this location.

The Red Fire Simurgh is a Fire Attribute Spirit Beast, and living here can promote its growth.

By the time Zhou Xun arrived, Song Yiqing was already here; the Red Fire Simurgh had grown to be half human-sized.

At this moment, it was hovering in the air, occasionally letting out a clear cry, full of spirit and ardor.

"Husband, Red Fire has advanced so fast, catching up to me in less than two years!" Song Yiqing wrinkled her nose, appearing extremely adorable.

Red Fire was the name the two gave to the Red Fire Simurgh.

Zhou Xun, hearing her words, laughed heartily.

"Red Fire possesses a trace of True Spirit Cyan Simurgh's bloodline, among the High-Grade Bloodlines, it belongs to the highest tier, equivalent to us human cultivators with a fifty-nine-point Spirit Root Sensitivity; naturally, its advancement speed is astonishingly quick!"

"Then we could soon ride Red Fire to go out!" Song Yiqing exclaimed with delight.

Currently, she is only at Fourth-Layer Qi Refining, scarcely able to maneuver a Flying Spiritual Artifact but unable to maintain it for long, and at a slower speed.

The Red Fire Simurgh, though, is a naturally born Flying Spirit Beast; despite its Fire Attribute, its speed rivals that of Wind and Thunder Attribute Flying Spirit Beasts without a margin.

Unfortunately, the Red Fire Simurgh is still in its juvenile stage, unable to carry people for flying.

"With its bloodline, it should be able to successfully advance to Tier One High-Grade within ten years. At that time, you can ride it for flight!"

...

Another half year passed, Song Yiqing, holding a letter, found Zhou Xun.

"Whose letter is it?" Seeing Song Yiqing's somewhat strained expression, Zhou Xun had a few guesses in his mind.

"The eldest lady of the Lin Family!" Song Yiqing replied simply, standing by with a sullen expression.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun chuckled softly, not paying much attention.

Jealousy between women is quite normal; he didn't care to meddle much.

Opening the envelope, taking out the letter, Zhou Xun carefully read it.

"Zhou Lang....."

Lin Xueying is very pleased upon hearing that Zhou Xun took Wangchuan Lake as his dojo.

Unfortunately, she still couldn't come.

Her sect newly discovered a Secret Realm; she followed her master, Master Fengyue, to the Secret Realm to station and clear the demon beasts inside.

She couldn't leave for a short period.

She attained great benefits inside the Secret Realm, her cultivation has now reached Fourth-Layer Foundation Establishment!

This Secret Realm of Cloud Light Sect was discovered several years ago; unfortunately, located near Juntian City, it was quickly seized and controlled by the cultivators of the Cloud Light Sect.

This made countless cultivators in Xui Country sigh in longing; otherwise, it would have been another feast like Golden Cloud Valley.

Zhou Xun wrote a reply, handed it to Song Yiqing, and instructed her to send it out.

Although Song Yiqing occasionally had some little thoughts, she was an adept hand in handling mundane affairs, an invaluable assistant.

Once she left, Zhou Xun resumed his daily training.

Two years later, one day, in the Cultivation Room.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on a cushion, with some kind of ointment smeared all over his body.

As time passed, the gloss on the ointment began to dim, becoming dried and peeling off in patches.

Revealing skin as warm and smooth as white jade, with a slight hint of red glow on the surface.

Suddenly, with a retraction of the red glow, a wild and ferocious aura, akin to a demon beast, emanated.

"The Fifth Layer of the Hundred Veins Body Refining Technique is finally reached!"

Ever since he consumed that Purple Spirit Crystal Reishi, his mana cultivation once again surpassed his Body Refining Technique.

Now, the Body Refining Technique has caught up, attaining the Fifth Layer, equivalent to a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Solely relying on his physical body, he could withstand Tier Two Middle-Grade Demon Beasts.

Considering the special attributes of the Hundred Veins Body Refining Technique, Zhou Xun speculated that in a physical confrontation, ordinary Tier Two Middle-Grade Demon Beasts certainly wouldn't be his match.

Subsequently drawing out a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, he activated it and hacked it towards his own arm.

"Ding——" a crisp metallic sound resonated.

Zhou Xun's arm remained unscathed.

Though he maneuvers the High-Grade Spiritual Artifact with his Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment mana, it still proves incapable of penetrating his body.

Feeling the immense power within his body, Zhou's heart filled with joy; his strength had once again enhanced.

"There should be no one able to pose a threat to me among Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

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