After obtaining the Foundation-Building Pill, Qin Xi really did as he said and went into Closed Door Meditation to make a breakthrough.
On the North Peak of Mount Yunwu, there were some places with especially abundant spiritual aura. Most of these places were the Immortal's Caves of high-level cultivators, but there were also a few places that were opened as public Immortal's Caves.
The so-called public Immortal's Cave was a Immortal's Cave that everyone could use. However, they would have to pay a considerable amount of rent to the Sect.
However, if it was for the sake of building one's foundation, it would be completely free, and one would even have priority.
These public Immortal's Caves were protected by formations both inside and outside, and there were also Foundation Building cultivators guarding them in shifts. Under normal circumstances, unless the time limit for Closed Door Meditation was over a year, no one would be disturbed at all. It was indeed the best place for Closed Door Meditation to attack the Foundation Building realm.
Going into seclusion to build his foundation would take at least three to five months, and at most a year.
The first two months were used to nourish his body. Then, he would eat a Foundation Establishment Pill and spend a few more months to absorb and adapt to it. If he built his foundation, he would have to spend more time to stabilize his cultivation.
Whether Qin Xi succeeded or failed, it would take him a year and a half before he could come out of Closed Door Meditation.
Mo Tiange, on the other hand, didn't think much of it. She was just envious and bored.
What she envied was that before Qin Xi left, his expression was calm and without the slightest bit of worry. He seemed to be very confident, so he must've learned some kind of secret technique. As for Mo Tiange, she herself still had to spend a year or two to reach the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm and increase her chances of building her foundation.
What was boring was that Qin Xi wasn't here, so she had no one to talk to.
Liu Yidao's injuries were quite heavy, so he would have to stay in the North Peak for at least three to five months. Murong Yan, with the help of her clan, also went to a public Immortal's Cave to enter Closed Door Meditation in order to advance to the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm. There was another person whom Qin Xi was slightly familiar with, Senior Martial Brother Zhou. However, just like Qin Xi, he also obtained a Foundation-Building Pill and went to a public Immortal's Cave to enter Closed Door Meditation in order to advance to the Foundation Building realm. If he wasn't too unlucky and ended up in the twelfth layer of the Aura Refining realm, he would've been Martial Uncle Zhou in the future.
As for Jiang Shanghang, who was the only one left in the room, she simply didn't count him among her acquaintances. Ever since the matter of the school being annexed happened, not only did this guy ignore her, but he also became even more gloomy. Speaking of which, it was strange. When Jiang Shanghang first entered the school, he was already in the tenth layer of the Aura Refining realm. Now that Qin Xi had gone into Closed Door Meditation to make a breakthrough, why didn't he make any movements?
Of course, she wouldn't ask Jiang Shanghang out of curiosity. After all, they weren't friends.
Actually, after this trial, if she wanted to go to a public cave for Closed Door Meditation, she also had money.
From the Cosmos Bags he obtained, there were more than a thousand Spirit Stones. The demonic beasts he hunted were sold for another thousand Spirit Stones. In addition, some unimportant materials and Spirit Tools were sold for several hundred Spirit Stones. Altogether, there were more than three thousand Spirit Stones.
Coupled with medicinal pills, some spirit tools that weren't convenient to sell, and possibly useful materials, she was now unprecedentedly rich. She wasn't inferior to ordinary Foundation Building cultivators at all.
However, she felt that it was better to keep a low profile. She didn't even take out the corpse of the Iron-Toothed Crocodile. Of course, she wouldn't do something as extravagant as renting an Immortal's Cave.
Thus, the days returned to tranquility.
Every day, he would cultivate and occasionally listen to sermons. He didn't even take any errands in the steward's hall. Fortunately, after this incident, the school exempted disciples in the seventh layer of the Aura Refining realm and above from doing chores, so it didn't matter if he didn't take any errands.
After being reprimanded by Second Uncle and losing contact with him, he was unprecedentedly focused on his cultivation. Coupled with the large amount of medicinal pills he consumed, it only took him three months to reach the Aura Refining Perfection Stage.
She herself was rather surprised by this. She hadn't expected herself to have such a cultivation speed.
Liu Yidao was still in the North Peak. She heard a martial uncle admired him very much and wanted to accept him as his disciple.
Upon hearing this news, she suddenly realized she hadn't seen Liu Yidao for a long time. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed they had become a lot more distant.
In the end, she felt a bit guilty, so she decided to find some time to visit Liu Yidao.
However, this plan didn't come true in the end because she was stopped when she went to the North Peak. She could only ask a senior martial brother to pass her a message and transfer several unimportant things to him.
She gradually heard about the reason why Jiang Shanghang didn't attempt to build his foundation.
As it turned out, Jiang Clan had a kind of medicinal pill that could assist in building one's foundation. It could increase one's chances of building one's foundation, but it wasn't easy to concoct. Only a small amount of medicinal pills were produced each time.
Originally, with Jiang Shanghang's diligence and cultivation level, he should've been able to obtain one. Unfortunately, he was despised in Jiang Clan. Moreover, Jiang Chengxian, a direct descendant of the current clan head, was also going to build his foundation this time, so Jiang Shanghang's share was given to Jiang Chengxian.
Jiang Shanghang could only grit his teeth and accept the result. Foundation-Building Pills weren't easy to obtain, so he planned to endure until the next batch of medicinal pills was made.
What Jiang Shanghang said was pure speculation, but in any case, they had known each other for more than three years. Based on Jiang Shanghang's personality, it was very likely he would think that way.
Mo Tiange felt a bit envious when she heard this news.
There was actually a medicinal pill that could increase one's chances of building one's foundation!
However, since this kind of medicinal pill existed, the sect had never heard of it. It wasn't that the pill recipe was too complicated or the materials were too rare, so they couldn't be provided to ordinary disciples.
Even Jiang Shanghang couldn't obtain Jiang Clan's things, let alone her.
Therefore, she could only be envious.
When she reached the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm and her cultivation couldn't advance any further, Mo Tiange went down the mountain.
Although Second Uncle severely reprimanded her last time and ordered her not to see him until she figured it out, Mo Tiange still came to see him once every half a month. However, Second Uncle only said a few words to her before he drove her back to the mountain.
This time, however, it was different. She had something very important to say.
"Second Uncle!"
Ye Jiang, who was still recuperating in the small room, looked even older. When he heard her voice, he didn't even open his eyes. "Why did you come here?
Go back and cultivate! "
Mo Tiange didn't give up. She said, "Second Uncle, I've reached the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm."
Ye Jiang finally opened his eyes. After sizing her up, a faint smile appeared on his face. "Three months … That's more like it."
Mo Tiange heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Second Uncle finally didn't look so tense anymore. She sat in front of the bed as usual and asked, "Second Uncle, are you alright?"
"I won't die for the time being."
Upon seeing her worried expression, Ye Jiang's heart finally softened. He said slowly, "Second Uncle's injuries have been very good recently. I reckon he can hold on until next year."
Mo Tiange lowered her head in silence.
This was indeed good news. Two years ago, Second Uncle said that his lifespan was only two or three years. Now, at least, he could confirm that it was the longer one.
"Alright, since you've reached the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm, you should strive to build your foundation.
Are you ready to build your foundation? "
Mo Tiange shook her head, feeling very confused. "Second Uncle, I can feel that my cultivation level is no longer a problem, but I'm still lacking something if I enter Closed Door Meditation to build my foundation."
"What is it …" Ye Jiang muttered, "Second Uncle has already explained to you how to build your foundation and made you familiar with the process. Logically speaking, you should be well prepared. Do you have any doubts?"
After hesitating for a moment, Mo Tiange nodded and said, "Whenever I think about building my foundation, I always feel flustered. I don't have any confidence at all. I guess so."
Ye Jiang understood. "It seems that you weren't mentally prepared.
This is a bit difficult. If you forcibly enter Closed Door Meditation to build your foundation, your mentality will be unstable, and your state will also be unstable, which will affect the success of building your foundation. "
"Yes, I can't make up my mind to enter Closed Door Meditation immediately. Second Uncle, what should I do?"
Ye Jiang said, "It's no wonder you feel that way. Most people cultivate until the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm and wait a long time for Foundation-Building Pills, so they're fully prepared.
But because of Second Uncle, you're in a hurry to cultivate until the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm and are about to build your foundation. "
"Then what should I do?"
Ye Jiang closed his eyes as if he was thinking.
Mo Tiange stared at him anxiously.
She knew that although Second Uncle's situation was a bit better than she expected, he only had one year left to live. She wanted Second Uncle to see her build her foundation before he passed away and leave with peace of mind. Therefore, she couldn't afford to delay this one year.
Ye Jiang finally opened his eyes. He seemed to have made a decision.
After staring at her for a long time, he said slowly, "Tiange, you should leave the mountain and travel around for a while."
"Huh?" Mo Tiange was dumbfounded. Travel?
Doesn't that mean I have to leave Mount Yunwu and Second Uncle?
Ye Jiang nodded. "Yes.
Whenever a cultivator is stuck in a bottleneck or their state of mind is unstable, traveling is the best solution. "
"But …" Mo Tiange said anxiously, "Wouldn't that mean I have to leave this place?
Second Uncle, how can I leave you here alone? "
Ye Jiang showed a faint smile. "Are you worried that Second Uncle will suddenly die here?"
Mo Tiange was speechless.
She was indeed afraid. She was afraid that if Second Uncle passed away, she still wouldn't be able to build her foundation. However, she was even more afraid that Second Uncle would finish his last journey alone while she was gone.
Ye Jiang sighed. "Rest assured. When the end of a cultivator's lifespan is near, their perception of destiny will also become stronger.
After making this decision, Second Uncle feels that he can still wait until you come back.
Go. If you stay, I'm afraid it'll take more time. "
"Second Uncle …"
"Be obedient."
Mo Tiange struggled for a long time but still shook her head resolutely. "No!
What if something unexpected happens?
I won't go! "
"What if you have to go?"
"I absolutely won't go!"
Ye Jiang closed his eyes as if he didn't want to argue with her anymore.
He knew how stubborn this child was. When he was seriously injured while hunting demonic beasts, his companions threw him on the road. It was this child who ran into the forest to find him regardless of her life. In the end, the two of them escaped from a life and death situation.
"Xiaotian, take Second Uncle's natal primordial spirit tablet and go on your way."
Mo Tiange was startled, but she only called out in a daze, "Second Uncle …"
Ye Jiang closed his eyes and sighed. "If anything happens to Second Uncle, you'll know when you see that primordial spirit tablet.
Do you feel relieved now? "
"I …"
Ye Jiang didn't say anything else to her. He took out a jade tablet from his robe, made a hand seal with his right hand and muttered something. A moment later, a drop of bright blood appeared between his eyebrows.
He sped up his chanting and made a cut with his fingertip. The drop of blood instantly followed his hand and entered the jade tablet. The jade tablet immediately turned from white to dark red.
After doing this, Ye Jiang coughed violently several times.
"Second Uncle!" Mo Tiange hastily supported him and patted his back.
After a while, Ye Jiang regained his breath. He waved his hand and handed the jade tablet to her. "If something happens to me, the natal blood essence inside it will be lost. If you see its color change, you can come back immediately."
Mo Tiange silently took it.
It seemed that Second Uncle had made up his mind to give her a natal jade tablet.
Ye Jiang waved his hand and ordered her to go back. He said, "Alright, go back to the sect and report this. Pack your things and go out to travel.
Remember, open your mind and don't think about cultivating. Come back in half a year. "
Mo Tiange was silent for a moment. A moment later, a decisive expression appeared on her face as she nodded. "I understand, Second Uncle."