Chapter 269 Foundation Establishment Late Stage
Leaving his residence.
He Song's figure quickly arrived at Meng Guan's residence not far away.
Meng Guan's cultivation breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Late Stage was a joyous event.
Therefore, whether it was Wei Fan or Dark Crane True Person, they had all received Meng Guan's invitation to come to Meng Guan's residence to celebrate.
However, apart from He Song and the other two, the other Qi Condensation Stage cultivators were nowhere to be seen.
It seemed Meng Guan had not invited them.
Inside a small pavilion in Meng Guan's residence, the four people sat facing each other.
After some pleasantries, they began to offer congratulations.
"Congratulations Fellow Daoist on your cultivation breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, from now on the Golden Core is within reach."
He Song raised his teacup slightly towards Meng Guan, and then drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.
Having said that, He Song then put down his teacup, his gaze also turned towards Meng Guan.
Today was not the day Meng Guan broke through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Rather, it was the time when he had stabilized his cultivation at Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
If a cultivator's cultivation breaks through, and they do not immediately enter seclusion to stabilize their cultivation, there is a high probability that their cultivation level will drop.
Although they can quickly restore their cultivation later, it will still consume a lot of time.
Therefore.
After a cultivator's cultivation breaks through, they will immediately go into seclusion to stabilize their cultivation.
After their cultivation is stable, they will then leave seclusion and do other things.
He Song had also done this himself when his cultivation broke through before.
Now that Meng Guan's cultivation had broken through from Mid-Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, he naturally did the same.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist."
Meng Guan slightly cupped his hands towards He Song, a smile flashed across his face.
Following this, Wei Fan and Dark Crane True Person also offered their congratulations, but like He Song, they did not give any congratulatory gifts.
For the four people present.
Breaking through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage was not too difficult.
Therefore, when one of them broke through in cultivation, there was no need to pay too much attention to it.
Otherwise, if all four of them break through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage in the future, would the other three have to give gifts each time?
Too troublesome.
And too cumbersome.
Precisely because of this, the four of them tacitly understood each other and did not offer any congratulatory gifts.
Just like when White Cloud True Person left Heavenly Pivot Immortal City and was transferred to Earth Sect, they only personally saw him off and took no other action.
Except for He Song, who needed to take over White Cloud True Person's position and needed to give a gift, the other three did not do much.
After the pleasantries were exchanged.
The four of them then began to chat freely in the small pavilion.
Meng Guan, having broken through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, also took out many things from his own collection to entertain He Song and the others.
However.
When the time was almost up, Dark Crane True Person also bid farewell, preparing to leave.
He Song sat to one side.
He was just about to bid farewell like Dark Crane True Person.
But he saw Meng Guan secretly wink at him.
Immediately, He Song stopped his movement to bid farewell and leave, choosing to continue sitting in place.
On the other side.
Wei Fan also remained motionless, continuing to sit upright.
After Meng Guan saw Dark Crane True Person out of the residence, and then returned to He Song and the other, Wei Fan then spoke.
"That Dark Crane True Person is a sect elite.
Although he is familiar with us, some secret matters are still not suitable to tell him."
"This time, Old Meng's cultivation has broken through, I'm afraid he will soon be transferred away from this place.
Now, it's time to talk about the next steps."
Wei Fan said, seemingly casually looking at He Song, but in fact there was a meaning of explaining to He Song.
To the side, He Song, after hearing these words, also nodded in agreement, considering it an endorsement of Wei Fan's words.
He Song and the other two were always different from Dark Crane True Person, this sect elite.
Some secret matters were indeed not suitable to tell him.
Especially when Meng Guan's cultivation successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and he was about to be transferred to the mountain gate location, it was even more so.
In case Dark Crane True Person learned something, and then told his backer in Earth Sect about it.
I'm afraid things would become unfavorable.
At that time, it might be too late to even regret it.
Rather than that, it was better to exclude him.
If he didn't hear it, naturally there would be no possibility of leaking secrets.
Dark Crane True Person was seen off and left by Meng Guan.
Next.
The conversation between He Song and the other two naturally became much more casual than before.
After ensuring that their conversation would not be heard by others, Meng Guan's thoughts after his cultivation breakthrough were also revealed in front of He Song.
"This time, breaking through from Mid-Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, I deeply feel that my remaining strength is insufficient.
Previously, when breaking through from Early Foundation Establishment to Mid-Foundation Establishment, the time I spent was only more than twenty years.
Now, when breaking through from Mid-Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, it took a full thirty-five years."
"Thirty-five years.
For mortals, thirty-five years might be all they see in their entire life.
Even if they live longer, it is also more than half of their life.
Even for Foundation Establishment True Persons like us, if we do not take life-extending pills, our lifespan is only two hundred years."
The three of them sat facing each other and talked.
As Meng Guan spoke, he sighed.
Lifespan.
It was something every cultivator needed to face squarely.
Although he was no longer a mortal, but a Foundation Establishment True Person.
But the lifespan of a Foundation Establishment True Person is only two hundred years, if there are life-extending pills, perhaps it can be three hundred years.
Two hundred years, three hundred years.
For mortals, it was already a long lifespan that they would not dare to imagine.
But for cultivators, especially Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, this lifespan was not abundant.
Practicing magic techniques takes time.
Improving cultivation takes time.
Seeking opportunities takes time.
Exploring ruins also naturally takes time.
In this way, is a lifespan of two hundred or three hundred years really enough?
According to Meng Guan's thinking, it was clearly not enough.
After sighing, Meng Guan then spoke again.
"When I reached Foundation Establishment, I was already sixty years old, and now that my cultivation has reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage, it has taken more than sixty years.
Calculating like this, I am now already over one hundred and twenty years old."
"After so many years, whether I can cultivate to Foundation Establishment Great Perfection within the remaining lifespan, I do have some confidence.
After all, there are at least seventy years, or even more, for cultivation.
But if I want to embark on the Golden Core Great Dao and glimpse the power of the Golden Core, I have no confidence in my heart."
"Golden Core Pill, Golden Core secret techniques, how difficult it is to find them."
Speaking to this point, Meng Guan paused again, his gaze turned to his two friends beside him.
He Song and Wei Fan were both people who became friends with him at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
Subsequently, the three of them supported each other all the way until now.
However, the three of them's current cultivation was no longer comparable to before.
Now, Wei Fan, who originally had the highest cultivation, had reached Mid-Foundation Establishment.
Now, He Song, who originally had the lowest cultivation, had also reached Mid-Foundation Establishment.
Now, Meng Guan, who originally had cultivation between the two, but had not broken through for a long time, now had the highest cultivation, reaching Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Back then, when Meng Guan's cultivation was delayed in breaking through to Qi Condensation Stage Late Stage, who knew the bitterness in his heart.
Fortunately.
He chose to gamble once.
After the gamble, the sea was vast and the sky was wide.
He went from being a five spiritual roots cultivator who even had difficulty breaking through to Qi Condensation Stage Late Stage.
To becoming the current Foundation Establishment True Person whose cultivation had reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
The difference between them was obvious.
But now.
He had encountered the predicament he faced a long, long time ago again.
According to his guess, according to his now slowing down cultivation progress, wanting to successfully break through to Foundation Establishment Great Perfection was naturally not a problem.
However, if he still had expectations for the Golden Core, it would be a fool's dream.
Earth Sect would not hand over the precious Golden Core Pill and Golden Core secret techniques to a rogue cultivator Foundation Establishment.
Therefore, knowing all of this early on, he had actually already made a choice in his heart.
Seeming to have made a certain decision in his heart, Meng Guan looked at He Song and the other in front of him, and slowly spoke again.
"Today my cultivation broke through, and you two friends came here.
Isn't it like back in the Spirit Construction Pavilion, when the three of us sat facing each other, tasting tea and hearing the news of the Crimson Spirit Gold Mine?"
Speaking to this point, a glint of light flashed in Meng Guan's eyes.
But, He Song and Wei Fan, who were listening attentively to the side, now raised their heads and looked at each other.
Then, their gazes returned to Meng Guan.
"But now, there is no other Crimson Spirit Gold Mine around here."
Wei Fan spoke first, voicing his doubts.
If you want to gamble, you have to have a target, right?
Without a target, where to gamble?
With such doubts, Wei Fan looked at Meng Guan, the doubt in his eyes never fading.
However, beside him, He Song slightly narrowed his eyes at this moment.
He was different from Wei Fan and Meng Guan.
For his own safety, he had stepped out of the sphere of influence of Earth Sect and gone to other Golden Core sects.
Even within the sphere of influence of One Yang Sect, this Nascent Soul upper sect, he had opened up a hidden cave dwelling for himself, in order to ensure his own safety.
If he were to choose a place where he could obtain Golden Core Pills and Golden Core secret techniques.
He would definitely choose to go to the sphere of influence of One Yang Sect.
One Yang Sect, after all, was a Nascent Soul upper sect.
The number of Golden Core forces within was unknown.
The Golden Core Pills and Golden Core secret techniques that existed within were naturally more numerous and easier to obtain.
In this situation, suddenly hearing what Meng Guan said, He Song's mind immediately flashed back to what he had seen and heard in One Yang Sect.
Within the sphere of influence of a Nascent Soul upper sect like One Yang Sect.
Opportunities and the like were much more numerous than in a Golden Core sect like Earth Sect.
He had received messages from Su Qian more than once, saying that opportunities had appeared in Cloud Prefecture.
However, even though He Song had his own opinions about One Yang Sect, and had even personally visited it once, He Song did not say much.
He just listened silently.
"Now, although there is no other Crimson Spirit Gold Mine to gamble on, there is another path.
Moreover, the Crimson Spirit Gold Mine back then was not as simple as it seemed.
The things contained within were enough to make even Golden Core True Lords envious.
It was a stroke of luck that I was able to walk out of that Crimson Spirit Gold Mine back then."
"I only truly learned about this later when I went to the Crimson Spirit Gold Mine again.
I had been kept in the dark before."
(End of Chapter)