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第一百一十五章 武修丹

"Qin Yan has been appointed as the next successor of Drifting Cloud Valley?"

Lin Xuan's expression left Mast Elder Ma somewhat taken aback. He looked at the cultivator in front of him and cautiously asked, "Senior, do you know my junior sister-in-law?"

"How could that be?" Lin Xuan's heart tightened. He quickly put on a calm expression and replied, "This humble one has never met Fairy Cloudy Sky, but I heard from friends about her reputation. However, this Miss Qin seems to only be an advanced cultivator of the Flexible Spirit Period. How can she be appointed as your sect's future successor?

Even if she has made great contributions, this is too hasty. Although True Man Cloud Crane has unmatched prestige in Drifting Cloud Valley, he is not a man who acts alone. This truly shocked Lin Xuan.

"Senior must have been surprised by this," Mast Elder Ma felt relieved. "You don't know that Miss Qin has already succeeded in foundation establishment."

Hearing this news, Lin Xuan was both surprised and delighted. However, on his face, he remained expressionless as he casually replied, "Oh!"

Mast Elder Ma continued to speak incessantly: "Miss Qin killed the Fire Spirit Sect Master and made great contributions. The True Man bestowed upon her a middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill. After three months of seclusion, she entered the Foundation Establishment stage."

Middle-grade pills?

Lin Xuan laughed bitterly in his heart. People can outshine each other to their detriment. In these few months, he had consumed countless middle-grade pills, even nearly a thousand top-grade ones, but with no effect. Only after enduring great hardships did he finally obtain a miraculous top-grade pill that allowed him to barely enter the Foundation Establishment stage. This Qin Yan...

Feeling a sense of injustice, Lin Xuan still praised, "Fairy Cloudy Sky truly lives up to her reputation. Such talent is rare even in first-rate sects like Drifting Cloud Valley."

"Who could disagree," Mast Elder Ma was so envious that he almost bled from his nose. "Miss Qin entered the sect later than me but reached Foundation Establishment stage in just four years, a speed surpassing True Man Cloud Crane's own."

Speaking of himself, Mast Elder Ma sounded somewhat disheartened. Lin Xuan glanced at him and noted that this was also an elite disciple of Drifting Cloud Valley. A year ago, he was at the sixth layer of the Flexible Spirit Period but had now entered the advanced stage.

"Friend, why be so discouraged? Although you lack Miss Qin's talent, your abilities are still considerable. With effort, entering Foundation Establishment is not far off."

"I thank Senior for your kind words," Mast Elder Ma smiled bitterly. "By age, I am only thirty, making it highly likely to enter the Foundation Establishment stage. However, Senior may not know that I entered the path of cultivation through martial arts..."

"Through martial arts? What's the problem with that?" Lin Xuan was genuinely surprised. He knew Mast Elder Ma's situation well—he had been a famous young martial artist in the secular world before joining Drifting Cloud Valley due to an opportunity.

He had based his cultivation on his original skills, taking a different path...

Logically speaking, although he couldn't condense essence into a core, foundation establishment was almost certain. Why did he look so anxious?

"The inner strength I practiced in the secular world is indeed powerful, but it has a fatal flaw that becomes apparent only after reaching the advanced stage of the Flexible Spirit Period."

"Is there such a thing?" Lin Xuan remained speechless, though he understood that in cultivation, many obstacles could lead to failure. Because of minor flaws, people often lost all their progress.

He sympathetically looked at Mast Elder Ma: "What do you plan to do?"

Most people faced with this situation would lose hope and become disheartened, but since Mast Elder Ma had come to Spirit Medicine Mountain, he must have another plan.

"After learning about this matter, I was depressed for a while. But later, an elder in the sect gave me advice," Mast Elder Ma looked relieved. "That elder also entered cultivation through martial arts and coincidentally encountered the same bottleneck as me. He eventually succeeded in foundation establishment."

"Oh, so you have found a solution?"

"According to the elder, eliminating this隐患requires consuming a special spiritual pill." Mast Elder Ma secretly glanced at Lin Xuan before continuing, "This is called Martial Cultivation Pill. Ordinary cultivators don't need it, but it's perfect for those who enter cultivation through martial arts."

"So you came to Spirit Medicine Mountain..."

"Senior guessed correctly," Mast Elder Ma's face showed hope. "I went through great hardships to gather all the ingredients for the Martial Cultivation Pill. However, its preparation is extremely difficult. The alchemists in Yanzhou don't have much confidence. Later, I learned from that elder that his pill was made by a master of your sect."

"Ah, so that's how it is." Lin Xuan pondered for a moment. "Since we've met, you can entrust the Martial Cultivation Pill ingredients to me. Come back here tomorrow at this time to collect them."

Hearing this, Mast Elder Ma was overjoyed. He had already been considering how to ask Lin Xuan for help but didn't expect him to offer first.

With countless thanks, Mast Elder Ma quickly handed over all the medicinal materials.

After seeing Mast Elder Ma off, Lin Xuan went alone to the alchemy room. Looking at the ingredients in his hand, they indeed included many rare treasures.

How Mast Elder Ma managed to obtain them with his advanced stage of the Flexible Spirit Period was beyond Lin Xuan's comprehension. However, he knew for certain that it must have been a great effort!

Lin Xuan offered help not out of impulse or because of their former shared sect membership!

Actually, Lin Xuan didn't have much fondness for Drifting Cloud Valley, but Mast Elder Ma had indeed helped him quite a bit.

Most cultivators were fickle, but Mast Elder Ma was genuinely warm-hearted. If it weren't for him, Lin Xuan might have been exposed when he first impersonated Ye Tian and entered the elite hall.

Moreover, without his help, Lin Xuan would never have learned about the secrets of top-grade pills from this very person.

Lin Xuan wasn't a good guy; he believed in retaliating tenfold if someone offended him. But he wasn't bad either—he wouldn't seek trouble but would repay those who had done him favors when possible.

Of course, within his means.

The Martial Cultivation Pill was indeed difficult to prepare with the level of cultivation in Yanzhou. Even on Spirit Medicine Mountain, only a few alchemists were confident about it.

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