Because the five peak masters had given a gag order to Su Zimo and the other two, no one in the sect knew of the details of the battle in Linfeng City.
Everyone only vaguely heard that Leng Rou and the others were ambushed when they were out and two inner sect disciples died tragically. It was only later that Perfected Being Jin Dan arrived and rescued Leng Rou and the other two.
Immediately after, the sect passed down a series of orders for the sect disciples to avoid going out as much as possible.
As such, the sect became tense. Although most people did not know the reason, they felt a sense of danger and chose to cultivate in seclusion.
It was the same for Su Zimo.
Previously, Su Zimo had just left Thunderclap Valley and was lacking spirit stones. That was why he followed Leng Rou, Little Fatty and the others out.
Now that Su Zimo had sufficient spirit stones, he had already started cultivating maniacally, wanting to catch up with the cultivation realm that he had lost half a year ago!
In the cave abode, Su Zimo resumed his normal cultivation routine.
During the day, he would absorb spirit stones and refine elixirs. After that, he would consume perfect-grade elixirs to raise his cultivation realm.
At night, he would channel the Tiger Leopard Thunderous Roar and continue refining his marrow to produce fresh and powerful blood.
The effect of the marrow cleansing was obvious. Even his skin, flesh, tendons and bones would be strengthened during the process.
Every night when he woke up, a thin layer of black dirt would appear on the surface of Su Zimo's body – those were the impurities in his body.
Cultivating both immortality and demonic at the same time, both realms were improving steadily.
With sufficient spirit stones and a non-stop cultivation, Su Zimo reached Perfected Qi Condensation after a month!
When he was at Level 9 Qi Condensation, Su Zimo had already formed a qi sea in his dantian.
Now that he was at Perfected Qi Condensation, the qi sea changed once more, as though it was dyed with a red glow. Flames burned on it, beautiful and exuding a powerful aura!
Although he did not spar with anyone, Su Zimo dared to guarantee that he could crush all Qi Refinement Warriors of the same level at Qi Condensation!
Su Zimo had just breathed a sigh of relief when the sound of fluttering clothes came from outside the cave.
Soon, someone knocked on the door.
Su Zimo frowned.
The sound of these footsteps sounded very unfamiliar.
Usually, there were not many people who came to his cave residence to look for him. Most of them were Little Fatty, but this footstep was very light. It was obviously not Little Fatty.
Su Zimo waved his sleeve and the door of the cave opened.
A fragrant wind blew over, and a woman in snow-white clothes stood at the door. Her expression was cold, but there was a trace of nervousness in the depths of her eyes as she looked inside nervously.
This woman was Leng Rou.
Su Zimo was surprised and quickly got up to greet her. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I didn't expect it to be Senior Sister Leng. Come in quickly."
"Yes."
Leng Rou replied softly and walked in with her head lowered.
Given Leng Rou's character, she might not be willing to meet anyone even if they were to visit her. Now that she had taken the initiative to look for a male disciple, if others were to know about this, their jaws would drop.
"Is there anything you need, Senior Sister Leng?" Su Zimo asked with a smile.
Leng Rou thought for a moment and said, "I haven't thanked you for saving me outside Linfeng City a few days ago. I'm here to thank you officially."
"So, that's the matter …"
Su Zimo smiled and waved it off. "It's nothing. I helped to save myself as well. Don't take it to heart."
Leng Rou nodded and did not say anything else.
She was not good at conversation to begin with and Su Zimo could not keep asking. The atmosphere suddenly turned cold and awkward.
Leng Rou hesitated for a moment and said, "Junior Brother Su, I've made two Grade 2 talismans. I'll give them to you as thanks for saving my life."
With that, Leng Rou took out two talismans from her storage bag and handed them over. However, she lowered her head and did not look at Su Zimo.
Su Zimo thought to himself, If I refuse, it'll be even more awkward.
With that thought, Su Zimo reached out to receive the two talismans and said with a smile, "Thank you, Senior Sister Leng."
When Leng Rou saw Su Zimo accept the talismans, her expression relaxed and her tense body gradually relaxed. She raised her head and glanced at Su Zimo before quickly turning to the side.
Of the two talismans, one was a protection talisman while the other was an attack talisman.
Sensing the auras of the two talismans, Su Zimo nodded to himself.
The two talismans should be the strongest Grade 2 talismans – it was clear that Leng Rou had spent a lot of effort on them.
Su Zimo lamented internally, "It's a pity that I can't refine middle-grade spirit weapons right now. Otherwise, I'll refine one as a return gift."
Right now, Su Zimo could advance to Foundation Establishment realm at any moment.
His six inferior-grade flying swords could no longer keep up with his cultivation.
If he wanted to release a sword formation, he would have to refine his own flying swords. But right now, Su Zimo's tempering technique was way too crude. Even with superior materials, the impurities could not be removed and he could not condense a second spirit pattern.
This was a huge problem that had to be resolved.
The two of them chatted casually for a while more before Leng Rou left.
Su Zimo took out an elixir from his storage bag. There were five patterns carved on it, looking mysterious and profound.
A perfect Foundation Establishment Elixir!
This Foundation Establishment Elixir was refined after Su Zimo defeated Feng Haoyu during the Elixir Peak face-off.
At the thought of Feng Haoyu, Su Zimo could not help but recall how Feng Haoyu stopped him after the Elixir Peak face-off and said some threatening words to him.
At that time, it seemed as though Feng Haoyu was merely venting his emotions.
However, Su Zimo thought about it later on and realized that this was not as simple as it seemed.
Now that he was at Foundation Establishment realm, Su Zimo would inevitably have to face Feng Haoyu once more – he did not know what the latter would do.
After all, Feng Haoyu was probably going to be even harder to deal with now that he had experienced a crushing defeat.
With that thought in mind, Su Zimo swallowed the Foundation Establishment Elixir in a single mouthful.
The elixir melted in his mouth and a warm current flowed down his throat, eventually gathering at his dantian and emitting a powerful medicinal effect!
Under the influence of the medicinal power, Su Zimo calmed himself down and condensed the sea of qi in his dantian slowly. He was neither flustered nor anxious.
As the name suggested, Foundation Establishment was about laying down one's foundation.
If one's foundation was not solid, there was a chance that their future path would be problematic!
The scarlet qi sea shrunk continuously. However, the aura it emitted was increasingly terrifying!
Just like that, time passed by bit by bit.
Su Zimo was in no hurry.
For ordinary cultivators, the fastest ones would take less than two hours and the slowest three to five days to establish their foundation.
There was almost no one who was as slow as Su Zimo.
After a full 100 days, Su Zimo opened his eyes and a glint flashed through them. The qi sea in his dantian had finally disappeared, turning into a scarlet spirit liquid!
Spirit qi underwent a qualitative change and transformed into spirit energy!
A hundred days of Foundation Establishment!
Although those 100 days seemed ordinary, it helped Su Zimo establish an incomparably stable Dao foundation.
This day, Su Zimo walked out of his cave abode and summoned his flying sword, heading straight for the main peak of Ethereal Peak.
Now that he was at Foundation Establishment realm, he could head to Ethereal Peak to take part in the inner sect test. As long as he passed, he would become an inner sect disciple of the sect.
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