Chapter 43 I Am Also Building Foundation

  "You are all above the initial stage of Qi Gong, so I will introduce to you the differences in the application of Yuan Qi among Qi Gong, foundation building and Golden Elixir." Feng Kun wore a hemp robe and a Taoist crown, speaking fluently in the grand hall.

  Lecturing on the "Theory of Yuanqi" can earn Feng Kun 5 points of merit value. In the past, Feng Kun's schedule was 70% cultivation and 30% earning merit, but now it's reversed to 30% cultivation and 70% earning merit value. Spending more time earning merit value allows him to exchange for more things, such as elixirs and magical instruments.

  Dan medicine has no effect on Feng Kun, and the most he can get is to go home and visit his relatives. Going out privately for a trip will cost 5 merit points. In the eyes of others, Feng Kun's approach is completely losing his upward heart.

  "Breath control is also what the so-called innate masters of worldly martial arts possess!" Feng Kun stretched out his hand and waved it, a swirling cloud of air appeared. "What ordinary people feel is just the air, but for those who cultivate breath control, the innate masters of martial arts have an additional sense, that is, yuanqi. It's not just through your nose, but also through your entire skin, even your five organs and six viscera. The entire cultivation process of breath control is the circulation of yuanqi within the body, Ren Du two meridians, Qi Jing eight meridians and so on. So what are foundation-building masters? Tuoba Qiu Rong, you answer."

  "Yuanye!" Taobao Qiurong replied.

  "That's right." Feng Kun thought to himself, this Tuoba Qiuyong was indeed extraordinary. "The standard for building the foundation at the initial stage is that the yuanqi in your body transforms into yuan liquid."

  Liang Shan listened and nodded as he watched the white bones flow into a stream of light, finally entering the White Bone Lotus. That was the Yuan liquid, which was the sign of reaching the foundation-building stage.

  "This is a bottle of Qi Xue Dan!" Feng Kun opened a small porcelain bottle, and the room was immediately filled with a refreshing fragrance. Everyone raised their noses to smell it, and their bodies and minds felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

  Unfortunately, Feng Kun quickly plugged in again and said: "Qixue Dan is the most practical dan medicine in the Qi period, it can also be called a currency that is only second to Gongxun value, it can be used to exchange for other things, everyone recognizes it. The basic Gongxun value of one year in the Qi period is 10 points, which can be exchanged for a bottle of Qixue Dan."

  On the stage, Feng Kun placed three porcelain bottles. After introducing the Qi Xue Dan, everyone naturally focused on the remaining two porcelain bottles. Feng Kun smiled and said: "This is Yuan Ye Dan. Inside is Yuan Ye, note that it's only suitable for the foundation-building period. If taken during the Qi-guiding period, boom!" Feng Kun's smile spread from the corner of his mouth, still radiant, and with a swift motion of his hands, he suddenly opened them wide, "Explode!"

  The last bottle was Yu Jing Dan, suitable for Jin Dan period. Feng Kun just put an empty bottle, and he didn't know what Yu Jing Dan looked like either.

  "I remind you all, once you advance to the foundation building stage, immediately go to the Gongxun Pavilion for testing. After passing, from that day on, the 10 points of merit value you exchange for in a year will not be Qi and Blood Pills, but rather Yuan Liquid Pills."

  Liangshan's heart stirred upon hearing this, it seemed that the previous "Xiuzhen General Studies" was only a rough outline, with too many questions left unanswered.

  Through the foundation test, you can earn foundation honor value, which is too tempting.

  Although Murong Bo has left, Feng Shixiong's words revealed to Liangshan that the current Holy Son in the Upper Court still has a good relationship with Murong Bo. Therefore, keeping a low profile was Liangshan's initial plan, but after hearing Feng Shixiong say this, Liangshan realized that earning 10 points in a year could only be exchanged for Qi Blood Dan and not Yuan Liquid Dan, what a huge gain.

  Liáng Shān's eyebrows were knotted, and he was in a dilemma when he saw Tuòbá Qiū Róng raise his right hand.

  "Tuoba Qiurong, what's wrong?"

  I'm going to test the foundation.

  "What?!" The room was in an uproar, but almost at the same time, everyone's heart suddenly tightened.

  Liáng Shān stared at Tuòbá Qiū Róng sitting next to him, his breath suddenly becoming more than ten times stronger, as if she had been wearing chains all along and had just taken them off.

  Wow, this woman is also pretending to be low-key, it turns out she had already built a foundation early on!

  Feng Kun's eyes lit up. This Tuoba Qiurong was actually a foundation builder, and also had the identity of a soldier at the same time. Even Murong Bo in his heyday wasn't this powerful.

  Feng Kun's eyes widened, and although they were both in the Foundation Building stage and couldn't accurately measure each other, he knew that Tuoba Qiuyue had probably already reached the Foundation Building stage.

  Not only did Feng Kun believe it, but others also believed it. For a time, they were all stunned and thought that Tuoba Qiurong had just entered the foundation-building period. In one year, she had earned at least Yuan Ye Dan, whose efficacy was unknown whether it was ten or a hundred times that of Qi Xue Dan. After a few more years, her distance from them would be even more unimaginable.

  Cui Yingying's face lit up with joy as she asked: "Qiu Rong, is what you said true?"

  Liáng Shān cleared his throat, thinking to himself that this woman's expression changed quickly. In fact, it wasn't just Cuī Yuèyīng, everyone else's expressions had also changed. Mù Róng Bó had indeed spoken harsh words, but the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, Tuòbá Qiūruì was right among them, and who knows, they might still have to fight side by side in the future, so these guys must each be thinking of ways to mend their relationships.

  "Great! Great!" Feng Kun laughed and said: "This is something that hasn't happened in the outer disciples of Shengjian Hall for 500 years."

  Everyone's heart was even more moved, Teacher Feng was saying that even the genius among geniuses, Murong Bo, didn't reach this level back then. Looking at Tuoba Qiuyue's face, it was even more different.

  Tuoba Qiurong sat upright as usual, her expression unchanged.

  Everyone recalled the scene where Tuoba Qiurong appeared in front of Autumn Water Pavilion that day, with a sense of oppression and regret in their hearts. Such a person is not easy to come by, and if everything goes smoothly in the future, they will surely become legendary figures.

  Just as everyone was lamenting, Liang Shan stretched out his hand, seemingly uncertain at first, but ultimately raised it resolutely.

  "Liang Shanbo, what's wrong?" Feng Kun asked.

  What is this guy doing? Everyone thought to themselves. This guy actually had a bit of luck, and had a good relationship with Tuoba Qiurong. In the future when Tuoba Qiurong became successful, without mentioning promotion, at least he would be taken care of.

  Liáng Shān looked at Tuòbá Qiū Róng with some embarrassment and smiled, saying: "Teacher Féng, I also want to go to the Meritorious Hall for testing."

  "What?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

  Wang Quancai sat in the front row of Liangshan, almost wanting to slap the table. Anyway, he admired Liangshan's courage and bravery.

  "Who?!" Feng Kun was stunned.

  Liáng Shān smiled, the black aura around him converged into a black bead, and the power of the initial stage of foundation establishment was released instantly. Tuòbá Qiū Róng's body trembled, she was the first to sense it, extremely shocked, and almost at the same time, everyone in the room felt a sudden tightening in their hearts.

  Those who have entered the Qi period are naturally sensitive to their breath, although they cannot make a clear judgment, but Liangshan's sudden strength is indeed a fact. Cui Yingying's mouth was slightly open, and some people's chins were about to drop off. Feng Kun was overjoyed in his heart, after so many years, nothing else had increased, but his eyesight had greatly improved, this guy was indeed not an ordinary person.

  Liáng Shān saw everyone's shocked expression, feeling extremely pleased, and Wáng Bà's aura shook violently, with an obvious effect.

  After a brief chill, the room suddenly boiled over, and a group of people swarmed around Tuoba Qiurong and Liangshan to test their merits in the Meritorious Hall.

  After waiting anxiously outside for a while, the crowd saw Tuoba Qiurong and Liangshan come out, with an elder personally sending them off and handing over a blue jade pendant to the two of them. The crowd looked at their own white jade pendants, the "identity cards" of the outer door disciples in the Qi Refining stage, and now there was no doubt that the two had definitely reached the Foundation Building stage.

  Wang Quancai slapped his forehead and said, "My goodness!" Wang Quancai then remembered what his old man had told him before. No wonder this guy was supposed to take care of himself in the future.

  The humble abode of the servant is far from the lower house, near the upper end of the Valley of the Four Seasons. The houses are not made of the rare nanmu wood found in palace compounds, but rather of local materials, layered slates that have been piled up to form a small, pitch-black cottage.

  Each servant has a small black room, only enough for one bed. If it weren't for pushing open the door to see the beautiful scenery of the four seasons and sea of flowers in the valley below, Ma Wen would think that he was living in the poorest tenant's house in the Twelve Linked Peaks. Simply put, the outer disciples' residences are like apartments, villas, and urban gardens, while the servant quarters are like shantytowns in the city.

  Half a month ago, Ma Wenzai failed his exam and became an odd jobber in Shengjian Hall.

  The exam was actually to hunt and kill monsters deep in the Funiu Mountains, and Ma Wencai believed that if he hadn't broken his ribs or crippled his legs, he would have passed the exam and become a formal outer sect disciple. And all of this was thanks to Liang Shanbo.

  Ma Wencai could have gone back, returned to Majiabao he would still be doing his Ma Dashao, but he was not willing, he wanted to stay, become an outer door disciple, become inner door or even a holy son, one day he would ride on Liangshanbo's head! One day he would make Zhu Yingtai become his wife, and let Liangshanbo be a slave servant every day watching!

  Every day just after the hour of Wu, Ma Wencai would get up and practice the fist and footwork taught by his master Yin Shangzi for an hour, then rush to the lower courtyard to start the daily sweeping of the yard.

  Ma Wencai had also heard that Liangshan was named by Murong Bo, and he was overjoyed. However, these past few nights, Ma Wencai would grind his teeth while sleeping. During the day, Ma Wencai would also grind his teeth, not for anything else, but because he was gritting them in anger, knowing that after Liangshan became an outer disciple of the Foundation Building stage, Ma Wencai had become like this.

  Ma Wencai suddenly remembered the scene three years ago when Liangshan came to Qingyulou and faced his humble and despicable self. Now it feels like a dream, but as soon as he sees Liangshan, even if it's just a glimpse, Ma Wencai will feel a sharp pain in his liver and lungs, letting out a cold "hiss".

  "Go die!" Ma Wencai roared as he woke up, falling from the stone bed to the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

  The atmosphere among the miscellaneous servants is different from that of the outer disciples, all of whom are leftovers who have been eliminated. Each one has a twisted mind to some extent. Ma Wencai was targeted by an old miscellaneous servant as a good target for lust, and if he hadn't resisted with all his might, he would have lost his "purity" long ago.

  Ma Wenzai panted heavily and finally made up his mind.

  In the second month of Sheng Jian Tang, the Lower House was still offering basic courses to new outer door disciples. After Liang Shan showed his foundation-building stage boundary, everyone's attitude towards him became a bit better.

  It was a fine day, and Liangshan thought that Liangjiazhuang would not be able to spring broadcast for much longer. He didn't know how his mother and Fourth Mother were doing. Liangshan and Tuoba Qiurong went together to the main hall for class, but before they arrived at the main hall, they saw Ma Wencai running over from a distance, then suddenly kneeling on the ground with a thud. Liangshan took two steps back and said, "Ma Wencai, what are you doing?"

  "Please take me in, Young Master Liang!"

  "Do you want to be my servant?" Each outer door disciple is allowed to take in two servants. Liang Shan broke through the foundation, and according to the rules, he was allocated a separate four-bedroom courtyard.

  "Yes." Ma Wencai knocked his head three times and said, "In the past, I was blinded by petty gains, please forgive me, Mr. Liang, and take me in out of consideration for our shared hometown."

  "What's going on?"

  Ma Wencai's kneeling body twisted a few times, and Liangshan thought to himself that he wouldn't be exposed by someone, looking like he was having a pretty miserable time in the miscellaneous labor pile.

  "Xiao Ren is willing to swear to death to follow Liang Shao!" Ma Wencai said loudly.

  "I don't have anything to give you."

  "We have no other intentions." Ma Wencai said solemnly.

  "Don't you hate me?"

  Ma Wenzai immediately shook his head and said, "The path is chosen by oneself, there's nothing to resent."

  "This is indeed true, if you want to follow me then just follow, but don't expect me to give you anything."

  Ma Wencai's face lit up with joy, saying: "Thank you, Young Liang!" As he watched Liang Shao and Tuoba Qiurong enter the classroom, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Ma Wencai's eyes.

  Ma Wenzai thought of what Jin Lao said to him.

  "The room you live in used to be occupied by a remarkable servant, he is now an inner disciple."

  "He became an inner disciple just because he followed the right person, and by following the right person, you can trample on those who used to humiliate and belittle you."

  Ma Wen's blood was boiling with excitement, and he clenched his fists tightly.

  "I only want you to do one thing, be the slave of Liangshan, believe me, your right eye will see light again, your right leg will recover as before..."

  This is Ma Wencai's only chance, so even if he feels extremely uncomfortable in his heart, he begs Liangshan to take him in. From now on, he wants to put down those hatreds and become Liangshan's most loyal dog leg, only in this way can he dispel his doubts.

  When Liangshan and Tuoba Qiurong entered the classroom, Tuoba Qiurong suddenly said: "That person is not reliable."

  Liáng Shān nodded his head.

  "Why still take him in."

  "He and I still know each other's bottom line." Liangshan said with a bitter smile.

  Tuoba Qiurong was taken aback by his words.

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