I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 157: Elder Zhu (Part 2)

Breaking through the Purple Mansion stage is much more difficult than Foundation Building, but Elder Zhu, relying on the support of Patriarch Zhu, lacks nothing. He has the best cultivation techniques, so there is no difficulty in the beginning.

The Sect Master of the Wuji Sect is closely monitoring Elder Zhu's breakthrough. Although Elder Zhu's breakthrough may increase the power of the Zhu family, the Wuji Sect needs a Purple Mansion more than the Zhu family. Otherwise, they won't be able to suppress many places.

Others may not know, but he knows that after Patriarch Zhu's passing, the other two sects of the Zhao Kingdom have been secretly instigating trouble for the Wuji Sect, constantly trying to weaken them.

The appearance of a new Purple Mansion is undoubtedly the best response to everything.

Back then, he gave Elder Zhu the spiritual liquid. One reason was to give face to Patriarch Zhu, and the other reason was that he believed Elder Zhu had the highest chance of breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage among the Wuji Sect, which can be said to have no successor. Even if Elder Zhu didn't break through for a long time, he thought it was because Elder Zhu wanted to be more cautious.

He didn't know that Elder Zhu wasn't being cautious, but rather, he didn't dare to break through at all.

This breakthrough couldn't be avoided.

The breakthrough lasted for two days, and the third day was the most critical. Success meant reaching the Purple Mansion stage, while failure meant reverting back to the original state or even falling in cultivation. However, with the spiritual liquid, Elder Zhu's cultivation wouldn't fall.

At this moment, Elder Zhu felt a little joy in his heart. After starting the breakthrough, he realized that the Purple Mansion stage didn't seem difficult at all.

Thinking about becoming a Purple Mansion cultivator in the future, Elder Zhu became even more excited. Aside from the increased lifespan, the future power and authority were incomparable to the present.

However, Elder Zhu also knew the benefits of cultivating with a calm mind during the breakthrough and didn't think too much about it.

On the third day, Elder Zhu's cultivation slowly advanced towards the Purple Mansion stage. If the Foundation Building stage was about absorbing spiritual energy into the body and condensing it into liquid, then the Purple Mansion stage was about further refining the liquid, laying a foundation for the future Gold Core stage, and creating a residence for the Gold Core.

With each breakthrough, the Sect Master of the Wuji Sect became happier. At this point, he could feel the change in spiritual energy in the spiritual veins.

Only the Purple Mansion stage could cause a change in the spiritual energy of a third-grade superior spiritual vein. In other words, Elder Zhu was about to succeed.

Elder Zhu also relaxed a bit. Indeed, he was about to succeed. But at this moment, a scene flashed through his mind, a scene that had been lingering in his heart. It was the incident when he and Zhu Steward went to the Lin family mountain, where they were scared away by Lin Qing's release of the Purple Golden Toad and slapped away by Patriarch Qin.

"Wait until I break through to the Purple Mansion stage. I'll make the Lin family and that Patriarch Qin regret it. In the future, I'll also be a Purple Mansion cultivator. Would I be afraid of them?"

Facing this scene, Elder Zhu thought disdainfully.

But he didn't know that he had committed a major taboo. This kind of scene suddenly appearing in a calm mind could be considered a heart demon. At this time, he absolutely couldn't follow the heart demon. If he followed it, everything would be ruined. When the thought arises, let it go with the flow. This is the best method. Once you follow the thought, the thought arises from the heart, and the heart provides nourishment to the thought. The thought will then grow stronger like a spark that can ignite a prairie fire. The more Elder Zhu thought about it, the more fuel he added to the fire.

At this moment, Elder Zhu's mind was filled with thoughts of Patriarch Qin and Lin Qing's Purple Golden Toad, especially the densely packed patterns on its back, which made Patriarch Zhu feel uncomfortable.

In the cultivation world, demonic beasts come in all shapes and sizes, and the Purple Golden Toad is just a slightly larger toad and nothing special. But Elder Zhu couldn't forget it at this moment. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the Purple Golden Toad from back then was despicable, to the point that he even forgot about his own breakthrough to the Purple Mansion stage.

After chasing after his thoughts for who knows how long, Elder Zhu suddenly woke up and realized that he had missed the best opportunity to break through the Purple Mansion.

Continuing to break through was now impossible.

"Indeed, I have failed." After a long time, Elder Zhu sighed.

"I knew it, the Purple Mansion is extremely difficult, with a success rate of less than 25%. Breaking through is even more difficult. It seems that it was not meant to be."

Strangely enough, Elder Zhu did not feel discouraged by this failed breakthrough. Instead, he relaxed a lot, as if he had already anticipated this outcome. He felt a sense of joy in his heart.

When he walked out of the breakthrough room and saw the Sect Master outside, Elder Zhu sighed and said, "Unfortunately, I have disappointed the Sect Master's expectations."

The Sect Master looked at Elder Zhu, but had nothing to say. He shook his head and left.

Afterwards, this news spread throughout the Infinite Sect. Many people were overjoyed, as the Zhu family had lost their backing in a short period of time. However, some cultivators who had a broader perspective felt a sense of sadness, knowing that the Infinite Sect would face difficulties in the future.

Later, the steward Zhu found Elder Zhu. Elder Zhu no longer had the embarrassed expression he had when he held the spiritual liquid and failed to break through. Instead, he became carefree. After all, it was not his concern whether the breakthrough was successful or not, as he had already consumed the spiritual liquid.

As for Elder Zhu, the steward Zhu could only be extremely respectful. Now, in the Infinite Sect, the Zhu family's strength was even stronger with Elder Zhu. How could he not be respectful?

However, the steward Zhu's heart felt regret for a long time afterwards.

They had missed such an opportunity, and it was unlikely that the Zhu family would have another chance in the future.

When Patriarch Zhu was alive, he could still obtain a portion of spiritual liquid for Elder Zhu. But when he himself reached the later stage of Foundation Building, would there still be someone to obtain spiritual liquid for him? Probably not.

Elder Zhu's failure this time was not uncommon in the history of the Infinite Sect. After all, there were too many Foundation Building cultivators who wanted to break through the Purple Mansion, and not many succeeded.

But the key point was that at this particular time, the consequences of Elder Zhu's failure were much more severe than he had anticipated.

Like a chain reaction, Elder Zhu's failure led to a series of events.

First, the Qingfeng Sect and the Xianxia Sect were both overjoyed when they learned of Elder Zhu's failure. In the short term, the Infinite Sect would not have any new Purple Mansions, and they could act more freely.

The Baibao Tower also officially closed its shop in the Xuan Yu Square. Initially, they entered the Xuan Yu Square to cooperate with the Infinite Sect, but later they found a better partner, the Chiyang Immortal City. Now that the Infinite Sect was of no use to them, and with Elder Zhu's failure, they had completely severed ties. In the eyes of the Baibao Tower, the Infinite Sect, without any new Purple Mansions, was destined to decline in the future.

After more scattered cultivators learned about this, they were no longer as afraid of the Infinite Sect. They dared to confront the disciples of the Infinite Sect in many situations.

Many other changes occurred as well. It can be said that Elder Zhu's failure was not just his own failure, but also a failure of the Infinite Sect. The collapse did not happen in an instant, as the saying goes, "A thousand-mile dike collapses from an ant hole." The final collapse often starts with small things, and then it becomes unstoppable. Even if one has the intention, they are often powerless.

The state of Zhao became even more chaotic, and there were more scattered cultivators in the Lin Family's territory.

(End of this chapter)