Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 149: Impacting Foundation Establishment

"How are you feeling? Are you in a good state?" Gu Hong finished her meditation and Li An asked.

Gu Hong's complexion was rosy, full of vitality. Just a few years of being married to Li An had made her look a few years younger!

The small wrinkles on her face had disappeared, and her vitality seemed to have rejuvenated by several decades.

"My dantian is full, my life force is abundant... even my spiritual roots are growing," she replied.

"Thank you, husband!" she said with a complex expression, her eyes filled not only with deep affection but also with gratitude.

As a cultivator, she knew very well what this meant.

It was as if she had obtained a great opportunity, allowing her to once again have the possibility of glimpsing a higher path.

Originally, she was already over two hundred years old, her vitality declining, and her life force diminishing. This state meant that she couldn't make any further progress and had reached a bottleneck in her cultivation.

But the mysterious substance that Li An had given her had actually reversed her aging, giving her a taste of returning to her youth. Her qi and blood were revitalized, and even her spiritual roots had undergone slight changes, becoming more sensitive.

Li An carefully examined her condition and nodded in satisfaction.

Over the years, he had continuously absorbed the demonic energy produced by practicing demonic cultivation through his life seed, which in turn released a green aura.

That green aura was only a byproduct of his cultivation and had no effect on him personally.

So, he had given it all to Gu Hong.

After a few years, Gu Hong's cultivation had caught up, reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment, and her vitality had been restored.

"Now you can try to impact Foundation Establishment..." Li An smiled slightly and took out a box, handing it to Gu Hong.

Gu Hong opened it and her beautiful eyes widened in shock. She quickly closed the box and said, "This... Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"No, I can't take it. This pill should be taken by you, to break through Foundation Establishment!" She forcefully returned the pill to Li An, her eyes filled with sincere tears.

"Husband, your thoughtfulness has made my life worthwhile. Even if I die, I have no other requests!"

At this moment, she suddenly understood everything. Li An had been gathering spirit stones all these years, probably to exchange for this Foundation Establishment Pill.

But she never expected that Li An would give her this pill.

Using the mysterious green aura to change her aptitude, allowing her to return to a state of vitality, and even preparing a Foundation Establishment Pill for her...

At this moment, she felt an extreme sense of happiness in her heart.

Her master's words from years ago were completely wrong, completely wrong!

Li An gently embraced her and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "You need to break through Foundation Establishment in order to help me."

"Don't worry, I still have Foundation Establishment Pills. But you should break through first, alright?"

"If you can successfully establish your foundation, perhaps we can still survive... but if you fail, the two of us, as husband and wife, may not live past next year."

Li An's words were gentle yet heavy.

Even Gu Hong was stunned by his words.

"We have been targeted by the demonic sect..." Li An briefly explained some information, because he knew that Gu Hong would never agree to establish her foundation first if she didn't know the situation.

After he finished speaking, Gu Hong's expression was filled with shock.

So all these years, her husband had been under the surveillance of the demonic sect, step by step...

"Establish your foundation!" Li An placed the pill back into her jade-like hand.

At this moment, determination gradually filled Gu Hong's eyes as she said, "Establish the foundation..." She took a deep breath. "Husband, rest assured... I will do my best!"

...

On that day, Li An gave orders that no one in the mansion was allowed to leave. He was going to impact Foundation Establishment.

He had the other concubines act as guards, while he took Gu Hong and Ma Xiaorong into a secluded room.

He set up two second-tier formations outside the room, one inside the mansion and one outside, preventing the other concubines from approaching the area.

Then, he carefully selected and secretly set up six second-tier formations and two third-tier formations.

Li An's plan was simple:

Since the demonic sect believed that he was breaking through Foundation Establishment, he would follow their expectations. The only difference was that it would be Gu Hong who would be breaking through.

The Demon Sect absolutely did not expect that he would give such an opportunity to Gu Hong. From the outside, one could only observe that someone was in seclusion, cultivating pill refinement.

Meanwhile, he continued to transfer demonic energy in the quiet room.

When Gu Hong successfully cultivated the pill, the Demon Sect would attack and discover that it was not Li An who had formed the pill, nor did he possess demonic energy. This would give Li An a chance to escape.

After he left, with the help of Kun Zhen and Chen Qingwan, Gu Hong would most likely be able to escape as well. After all, she had already formed the pill, and it would be difficult for other cultivators at the same stage to stop her.

This was everything Li An could do in the face of this predicament!

He had maximized all his resources.

"Master, it would have been enough for you to take me with you when you broke through. Why did you have to leave Gu sister in the next room?"

Inside the quiet room, Ma Xiaorong pouted, "She was eavesdropping in the next room, which is not good at all..."

"When you broke through, I couldn't help but shout..."

Li An smiled, "Then go ahead and shout..."

In reality, Li An had also set up a first-grade soundproofing array between him and Gu Hong, so the noise here wouldn't affect her.

He continued to transfer demonic energy.

...

At the same time.

Inside a residence in Tianyang City.

"Mistress, this Zuo Wen is really arrogant. He asked us to come, but he closed himself off..."

A maid spoke indignantly.

She had been following Chen Qingwan to Tianyang City for a month now.

But she had only heard news that Zuo Mansion was closed and he didn't come out.

"Why are you panicking?"

Chen Qingwan remained calm, "Zuo Wen is the chief of the Treasure Pavilion, so it's normal for him to have some airs."

"Besides, if he really succeeds in forming the pill, our Chen family will have a backer... It's worth the wait."

"We'll wait."

...

Baihu Mountain.

"After taking over Tianyang City, from now on, the Northern Territory, and even the entire Great Li Empire, will belong to us."

Baihu Zhenren sat at the top, looking at the sixteen disciples in front of her.

Among these sixteen people, there was one true pill stage cultivator, four false pill stage cultivators, and the rest were all at the late Foundation Building stage.

Their strength was considered very powerful.

"You will act according to the plan. If anyone dares to cause trouble, they will be executed without mercy—"

Everyone dispersed after receiving the order.

However, Mo Xuan, the true pill stage disciple, stopped, "Master, we can't contact Shimei Qiu Hui now that Tianyang City is completely sealed..."

"No need to worry about her."

Baihu Zhenren remained indifferent. Xu Qiu Hui no longer had any value at this point.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Over a year had passed.

During this year, auspicious clouds continuously hung over Tianyang City, and various anomalies kept occurring.

Sometimes, the sound of waves could be heard from the clouds, as if the heavens had turned into rivers. Sometimes, there would be torrential rain, and in the rain, there seemed to be a figure sitting cross-legged...

All of this was the manifestation of the anomalies that occurred when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage!

The reason why these manifestations were mostly related to water vapor and the sound of waves was because of Jingbei Wang's spiritual roots.

He was obviously a water spiritual root cultivator.

"The anomalies are becoming more intense. It seems that Jingbei Wang is about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

"I'm afraid it will happen in the next few days..."

"Yes, in the midst of the boundless auspicious clouds and the continuous drizzle, the illusion of Jingbei Wang becomes more and more distinct, as if it is about to solidify. It should be soon—"

Just as everyone was discussing fervently.

Boom!

A loud noise.

Tianyang City instantly erupted, releasing a vast power, and the auspicious clouds surged...

The impact to the Nascent Soul stage had begun!

(End of this chapter)