I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 88: Beast Breakthrough

It should be noted that in the Red Sun Immortal City, there are many cultivators at the Foundation Building stage, but most of them are at the early stage of Foundation Building. Compared to the Qi Refining stage, the Foundation Building stage requires more resources. For someone like Lin Qing, who possesses a second-grade technique, there is no need to worry. However, many Foundation Building cultivators have been focusing on cultivation and do not have any impressive techniques to show. Even if they do, they are only at the first-grade level, which is not enough for the Foundation Building stage. Therefore, after breaking through to the Foundation Building stage, they immediately find themselves in a predicament.

Perhaps the family sects would provide support before, but when it comes to the Foundation Building stage, even the largest sects cannot afford to support them. The cultivation at the Foundation Building stage requires a significant amount of spirit stones.

In this situation, one can either spend time mastering techniques or continuously gather spirit stones from various sources. Both options are time-consuming, so anyone who can cultivate to the mid-stage of Foundation Building is not simple.

As for the late stage of Foundation Building, it is a rare realm found in sects like the Wuji Sect, Qingfeng Sect, and Xianxia Sect.

After all, they are just one step away from reaching the threshold of the Purple Mansion stage. Since it is not easy to make a move in the Purple Mansion stage, the late stage of Foundation Building is considered one of the top combat forces in the Zhao Kingdom. There is a huge gap between the early stage and mid-stage of Foundation Building, but compared to the gap between the mid-stage and late stage of Foundation Building, it is insignificant.

Such cultivators are difficult to cultivate and hold significant power within the sects.

If this Purple Golden Toad can break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Building, it will become Lin Qing's biggest trump card.

However, after feeding it for a while, the aura of the Purple Golden Toad is infinitely close to the mid-stage of Foundation Building, but it still cannot break through. Lin Qing searched through the beast taming books, but there was no mention of Foundation Building beast breakthroughs. The elder of the Wu family might know, but it is not recorded in these books.

In this situation, Lin Qing can only go to the First-Rank Pavilion, the place where he bought information when he visited the Zhao family.

After all, for a wandering cultivator like Lin Qing, this place is the best choice.

When he arrived at the First-Rank Pavilion, Lin Qing went to the second floor, ready to speak.

"I want to buy information on how to break through with spirit beasts." Although the First-Rank Pavilion sells information, this kind of breakthrough information is also considered a type of intelligence.

After a moment, someone in the room said, "The information on spirit beast breakthroughs is ten spirit stones for the Qi Refining stage, one hundred spirit stones for the Foundation Building stage, and three hundred spirit stones for the Purple Mansion stage. Which one does the guest want?"

"I want all of them!" Lin Qing said. He can afford these spirit stones.

After giving the spirit stones to the puppet, no books fell down. Then the voice directly told Lin Qing, "For spirit beasts, there is no obvious bottleneck in the Qi Refining stage. As long as they spend time and consume the flesh and blood of other spirit beasts, they can break through."

Lin Qing nodded. This person's words were worth ten spirit stones.

"If a spirit beast wants to break through the Foundation Building stage, it depends on its bloodline. Only spirit beasts with better bloodlines can break through. Generally speaking, the bloodline of wolf beasts is lower compared to tiger beasts, so the chances of breaking through are smaller. As for some rabbit beasts and chicken beasts at the Qi Refining stage, they cannot break through the Foundation Building stage at all. Taking a breakthrough pill can greatly help spirit beasts during the breakthrough. After the Foundation Building stage, consuming a large amount of spirit beast flesh and blood, as well as some secret formulas, can help them improve faster. Theoretically, spirit beasts with Foundation Building bloodlines can all reach the late stage of Foundation Building, but the time required may vary. As long as most spirit beasts are given sufficient time, they can break through to the late stage of Foundation Building."

After listening, Lin Qing thought to himself that it is impossible to give them sufficient time. Spirit beasts have longer lifespans than humans, but they are not excessively long. If that were the case, any Foundation Building spirit beast given thousands or tens of thousands of years would be able to break through to the late stage of Foundation Building, but their lifespans simply cannot reach that point. Therefore, it is not realistic.

As for the breakthrough of the Purple Golden Toad, Lin Qing thought that according to what this person said, he would have to wait. Or maybe he should try the secret formula mentioned earlier.

The person continued, "There is not much information on the breakthrough of spirit beasts in the Purple Mansion stage. In this realm, cultivators can provide very little help, or rather, it entirely depends on the bloodline of the spirit beast itself. For spirit beasts, bloodline determines everything in the Purple Mansion stage."

"That's it?" Lin Qing said. After all, he spent three hundred spirit stones on this information.

This person seemed a little embarrassed, so he spoke up and said, "If Fellow Daoist is not satisfied, I can ask another question about spirit beasts."

Lin Qing thought for a moment and said, "What is the secret formula? How can one obtain it?"

Although Lin Qing asked two questions, this person still answered, "The secret formula is something that certain forces have passed down through experience. It can help certain demonic beasts break through quickly. As for how to obtain it, in the Zhao Kingdom, the Zheng family might have the secret formula."

"The Zheng family," Lin Qing didn't say anything more.

He knew about the Zheng family. They were the only Foundation Building family in the Zhao Kingdom and had been specializing in taming beasts for over seven hundred years. They had a deep connection with the Qingfeng Sect.

Leaving the First-Rank Pavilion, Lin Qing decided to go to the Zheng family's shop and take a look.

Of course, he couldn't go to the Zheng family to ask for the secret formula. Just thinking about it, he knew that no one would give it to him. It was something that others relied on for their livelihoods. Lin Qing was thinking about whether he could get any help at the Zheng family's shop.

Arriving at the Zheng family's shop, in the Chiyang Immortal City, they had as many as fifteen stores, filled with various spirit beasts, making it dazzling to look at.

"Fellow Daoist, are you here to purchase spirit beasts? We have everything from the early stage of Qi Refining to the late stage of Qi Refining," a Foundation Building cultivator approached Lin Qing as soon as he entered.

Lin Qing looked at the shop and it seemed that the Zheng family had placed these spirit beasts outside to showcase their strength. They had everything from the early stage of Qi Refining rabbit beasts to the late stage of Qi Refining eagle beasts and wolf beasts.

Lin Qing spoke, "I'm not here to purchase spirit beasts, but I want to ask if there is anything that can help spirit beasts break through?"

"Spirit beast breakthrough?" This cultivator looked at Lin Qing.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist has a spirit beast that wants to break through to Foundation Building? We have a special breakthrough pill at the Zheng family, priced at four thousand spirit stones. If you order now, it will be available in half a month," the cultivator introduced.

Lin Qing clicked his tongue. Four thousand spirit stones and it would still take half a month. They were really doing well in this business.

"I wonder if there are any other things besides the breakthrough pill that can help with breakthroughs?" Lin Qing asked again.

The cultivator shook his head, "Fellow Daoist, this breakthrough pill is exclusive to the Zheng family. You won't find another one in the Zhao Kingdom."

"Does that mean that spirit beasts can only break through with the help of the breakthrough pill? Can't they break through on their own? If they break through Foundation Building, do they still need to take the breakthrough pill in the future?" Lin Qing asked, including a probe in his question.

"Fellow Daoist, of course not. Spirit beasts can also break through on their own, but it is very slow. The breakthrough pill has many benefits for spirit beasts. As for future breakthroughs, that's another matter," the cultivator said, speaking without revealing any information about spirit beast breakthroughs.

Lin Qing didn't get any information and could only exchange a few words before leaving. In his heart, he was still thinking about how to make the Purple Gold Toad break through.

As he watched Lin Qing's figure leave, the cultivator was somewhat puzzled.

(End of this chapter)