SPMT : Chapter 109 Foundation Building

Seeing that they were out of danger, the people in the caravan greeted Xiao Jingting one after another.

“How’s the Xiao Family?” Xiao Jingting casually asked.

The members of the caravan exchanged glances, hesitating to speak.

“Is something wrong with the Xiao Family?” Xiao Jingting’s casual inquiry turned serious when he saw the uneasy expressions of the people.

“There’s trouble at home. What happened?” Xiao Jingting’s expression instantly became stern.

The members of the caravan looked at each other but remained silent.

Xiao Xiaodong got off the carriage and glanced at the several demonic beasts on the ground. He said, “Dad, these demonic beasts are supposed to be active in the central jungle, they shouldn’t appear here.”

Xiao Jingting sniffed lightly, frowned and asked, “What are you escorting?”

“It’s something a customer requested to be escorted. They didn’t say what it was, but the commission was generous,” one guard said.

Xiao Jingting opened the box and inspected it, finding the Beast Attracting Grass hidden among a pile of spiritual plants.

Seeing the Beast Attracting Grass, the faces of the caravan members tensed up. The recent business of the caravan had been sluggish, and this particular deal offered a generous commission. Many people found it suspicious, but under Xiao Chengfeng’s request, the Xiao Family guards had no choice but to accept the deal.

“What exactly is going on?” Xiao Jingting asked with a darkened face, his tone heavy.

Unable to conceal the truth any longer, the members of the caravan recounted everything that had happened recently, including Xiao Linfeng’s family being expelled from the family, which made Xiao Jingting’s expression increasingly grim.

With a stern face, Xiao Jingting waved his hand, dismissing the members of the caravan.

“Are you alright?” Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Jingting, sounding concerned.

Xiao Jingting took a deep breath, rubbed his forehead, and said, “I’m fine. It’s just… the Pei Family is really audacious.” Even if he killed Pei Song, it was because Pei Song had come looking for trouble. He got what he deserved.

Xu Mu’an nodded, “Foundation Building is different. Ten Qi Cultivation practitioners might not be a match for one Foundation Building cultivator.”

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Yes! Foundation Building is impressive!” That’s why his wise grandfather had chosen to sacrifice a pawn to protect the king.

Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, “Are we going back?”

Xiao Jingting shook his head, “No, there’s no point in going back now. It won’t help.”

Xiao Jingting had thought that by catching up in cultivation, he would become the number one figure in the Xiao Family. But in an instant, the harsh reality hit him hard.

Xiao Jingting adjusted his mindset and, with Xu Mu’an, headed straight for the Azure Moon Forest. Xiao Jingting used a little trick and easily bypassed the defenses of the Azure Moon Forest, slipping into the cultivator’s cave he had found before.

When Xiao Jingting left last time, he made some disguises in the cave. This time, there were no changes compared to when he left last time.

Xiao Jingting sealed the entrance to the cave and began alchemy inside.

…

At the Xiao Family.

“Did you meet Xiao Jingting?” Xiao Chengfeng asked.

The captain of the escort team responsible for escorting nodded and said, “Yes, we met him on the road. We encountered a demonic beast attack, but thanks to Young Master Jingting’s help, we were able to get out of it with few casualties.”

Xiao Chengfeng snorted, “Thanks to him? If it weren’t for him, would the Xiao Family have offended the Pei Family for no reason?”

“After Young Master Jingting killed the demonic beasts, he left,” the guard said.

Xiao Chengfeng pondered, “He probably knows that he has caused too much trouble. Seeing that the situation is not good, he slipped away.”

The captain of the escort team remained silent.

“What’s his cultivation level now?” Xiao Chengfeng asked.

“It’s hard to tell, but Young Master Jingting killed a Qi Cultivation Level 7 demonic beast with one move and three Qi Cultivation Level 6 demonic beasts. His cultivation level should not be lower than Qi Cultivation Level 8,” the captain of the escort team said.

“A Qi Cultivation Level 7 demonic beast and three Qi Cultivation Level 6 demonic beasts? Are you sure?” Xiao Chengfeng frowned.

The captain shook his head, “No mistake! Those demonic beast corpses weren’t worth Young Master Jingting’s attention, so he let us bring them back. They’ve been appraised.”

Xiao Chengfeng’s pupils contracted slightly. “He’s so powerful now.” Even his father didn’t dare to say that Xiao Jingting, that kid, wasn’t at least at Qi Cultivation Level 9.

The captain hesitated for a moment and said, “Although we can’t tell Young Master Jingting’s cultivation level, Young Master Xiaodong seems to be at Qi Cultivation Level 4.”

“What?” Xiao Chengfeng stood up abruptly, unable to believe it.

Xiao Xiaodong was so young! And he’s already at Qi Cultivation Level 4? Xiao Chengfeng waved his hand, signaling the guards to leave.

After the guards left, they began to discuss.

“What cultivation level do you think Young Master Jingting is?”

“I don’t know! But judging from the power of Young Master Jingting’s moves, he should be higher than Qi Cultivation Level 8!”

“How did Young Master Jingting cultivate?”

“The Hou Family has spoken up for Young Master Jingting, so naturally, Young Master Jingting must have extraordinary abilities.”

“That’s right!”

“When Young Master Jingting returns, the Xiao Family may undergo some changes.”

“In my opinion, Young Master Jingting is probably already at Qi Cultivation Level 9. With his young age and such high cultivation level, it’s not impossible for him to advance to Foundation Building. If Young Master Jingting advances to Foundation Building and encounters that person from the Pei Family again, it won’t be easy.”

“Foundation Building is not that easy! Without Foundation Building Pills, it’s as difficult as reaching the sky.”

…

At Xiao Jinfeng’s villa.

“There’s news about Jingting, there’s news about Jingting.” Mu Shuyu rushed into the house excitedly.

Xiao Jinfeng looked at the excited Mu Shuyu and smiled, “Shuyu, calm down and tell me slowly.”

Mu Shuyu nodded and said, “I heard that the family’s caravan encountered trouble, and it was solved effortlessly by the third brother.” Mu Shuyu also explained the matter of the Beast Attracting Grass.

Xiao Jinfeng was somewhat uplifted, “I knew it, the third brother is exceptional.” However, he couldn’t help but wonder who was behind the Beast Attracting Grass incident. With the intervention of the Hou Family, the Pei Family seemed less arrogant than before, but their covert actions were still numerous.

Xiao Qingyan sneered, “Exceptional? Even if he’s powerful, he still hides at the first sign of trouble, especially when he hears about the Pei Family’s Foundation Building. He gets scared and runs away.”

Xiao Jinfeng was displeased, “Big brother, why do you undermine his spirit and belittle yourself?”

Xiao Qingyan snorted coldly, “You’re saying, if it weren’t for him, how could I end up like this now?”

Xiao Jinfeng sighed and didn’t say anything more.

Xiao Jinfeng remained silent, but Xiao Qingyan didn’t let up, “He’s messing with Pei Song for no reason, and our family got dragged into it.”

“Even if that’s the case, he should be able to distinguish clearly. Some people are not ones he can afford to provoke,” Xiao Qingyan said coldly.

Xiao Jinfeng’s face darkened, “So what do you mean? Let the third brother be caught and killed by Pei Song?”

Xiao Qingyan snorted, “Although he’s gotten us into trouble, he’s not a troublemaker. Even if he killed Pei Song, it’s probably because Pei Song was trying to rob him and brought it on himself.”

Xiao Jinfeng frowned, “So according to you, let the third brother be caught and killed by Pei Song?”

“After all that has happened, what’s the use of saying those things?” Xiao Qingyan picked up a wine jar and staggered into the bedroom.

After the Xiao Family encountered trouble, Xiao Linfeng and Xiao Qingyan moved in with Xiao Jinfeng’s family for support.

After Xiao Qingyan’s cultivation regressed, he developed a habit of drinking. Xiao Jinfeng’s brewed spirit wine had been drunk by Xiao Qingyan many times, not only did he drink it himself, but he also secretly sold it at a low price. With the money from selling spirit wine, he lived a drunken and dreamy life.

Xiao Qingyan’s cheap sale of spirit wine seriously affected the normal buying and selling of the spirit wine business. Wang Lu scolded Xiao Qingyan several times, but Xiao Qingyan continued to do as he pleased.

“Big brother, how could things turn out like this?” Xiao Jinfeng shook his head. He used to find his domineering big brother annoying, but now he found his self-destructive big brother even more annoying.

…

In the Azure Moon Forest, Xiao Jingting focused on the alchemy furnace, watching as the three Foundation Building Pills slowly took shape.

Xiao Jingting carefully finished his work and collected the three Foundation Building Pills.

With these three Foundation Building Pills, he had made a total of twelve Foundation Building Pills. Xu Mu’an had already taken six Foundation Building Pills to advance. Xu Mu’an had made ample preparations for this Foundation Building advancement. Xiao Jingting thought that with a maximum of two Foundation Building Pills, there should be no accidents, but he didn’t want to take any chances, so he let Xu Mu’an take a few more Foundation Building Pills for advancement.

Xu Mu’an walked out of the secret room and called out, “Jingting.”

Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Mu’an and asked, “Did it succeed?”

Xu Mu’an nodded, “Yes!” The difference between being at Foundation Building and not was like heaven and earth. When advancing to Foundation Building, the spiritual energy in the body multiplied, and the spiritual energy in the meridians became extremely condensed.

Xu Mu’an reached out and handed over five Foundation Building Pills, saying, “I was lucky and only used one. It’s your turn to advance.”

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Okay.”

Xiao Jingting took the Foundation Building Pills and entered the secret room.

Xiao Xiaodong watched Xu Mu’an attentively, and Xu Mu’an glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Mother, you’ve become a master! Grandpa is no longer your match.” Xiao Xiaodong said.

Xu Mu’an smiled and said, “Yes! But, there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens.”

Listening to what Ouyang Mingyue said, in the Yunzhou realm, it’s not easy to mix with Foundation Building cultivators. Before going to Yunzhou, it’s better to make some preparations.