Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Little Danling Cave Mansion.

After paying a deep respect toward Zhao Yu, who sat at the master's seat in the cave mansion, Fang Shitou asked, "Lord of the Mountain, may I know the reason for summoning me?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Zhao Yu spoke, "Shitou, I have a Spirit Stone Mine I want you to manage! If you do well, then I will accept you as a Direct Disciple and shall aid you in your Foundation Establishment!"

Among the first two registered disciples initially accepted by Zhao Yu, Fang Shitou was loyal and honest. Out of gratitude for his master, he worked diligently, which made Zhao Yu quite fond of him.

Fang Shitou joyfully said, "Thank you, Lord of the Mountain! I will devote all my efforts and never fail the expectations of the Lord."

Fang Shitou, having cultivated for many years, also understood what it meant to be a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Zhao Yu spoke, "You may leave."

Fang Shitou responded, "Yes!"

Zhao Yu got up and went to the study where he saw Shangguan Lingxiu, Tuoba Xue, and Wu Zixin, the three ladies handling various documents.

"My Lord!"

Upon seeing Zhao Yu, the three ladies rose and approached him with a fragrance wafting around them.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Zixin, your cultivation has already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation. You can begin Foundation Establishment, and I shall protect you during the process! I have also prepared the Foundation Establishment Pill for you!"

Wu Zixin smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, my Lord!"

A flash of envy swept through Tuoba Xue's eyes.

Zhao Yu brought Wu Zixin to the Quiet Room and handed her five Superior Foundation Establishment Pills saying, "These are Superior Foundation Establishment Pills, do not worry, with these pills, your Foundation Establishment will surely succeed."

"Thank you, my Lord!"

Wu Zixin smiled slightly, accepted the pills, and entered the Quiet Room.

Three months later, a powerful aura of Foundation Establishment Level emanated from the Quiet Room.

An hour later, now bathed and clothed, with a fragrance around her and her skin as clear as jade, the dignified and beautiful Wu Zixin emerged from the Quiet Room.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Zixin, congratulations on your advancement to Foundation Establishment!"

Wu Zixin grinned and handed over four jade boxes to Zhao Yu, "My Lord, there are four Superior Foundation Establishment Pills left!"

"The Lady has succeeded in her cultivation; what celebration is due!"

Zhao Yu smiled slightly, grabbed Wu Zixin's white jade hand and said.

Wu Zixin's cheeks flushed slightly, and in a voice soft as a mosquito's, she said, "Let us do as my Lord says!"

Zhao Yu laughed heartily, lifted Wu Zixin in his arms, and returned to the master bedroom.

Zhao Yu also hosted a luxurious Foundation Establishment ceremony for Wu Zixin, inviting many Foundation Establishment friends to celebrate with her.

In the days that followed, Zhao Yu stayed inside Little Danling, rigorously cultivated the Mountain Sutra, and occasionally concocted Alchemy. A decade passed in a blink of an eye.

Inside the Quiet Room of Little Danling, an immensely thick late-stage Foundation Establishment aura spread from Zhao Yu's body.

Zhao Yu's lips slightly lifted, showing a hint of a smile, "Ten years of rigorous cultivation, and finally progressed to the late stage of Foundation Establishment!"

"Zhao Yu."

"Cultivation Level: Seventeenth Level of the Mountain Sutra (0/100). Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment!"

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"Divine Sense: Tenth Level of Foundation Establishment (50/100)."

"Successful in cultivation; what celebration is due!"

Zhao Yu, after bathing and changing clothes, left the Quiet Room and made his way to the study.

In the study, Tuoba Xue was diligently handling documents. Upon seeing Zhao Yu, she immediately greeted him with a joyful smile and stood up to greet him, "Master!"

Zhao Yu said, "Xue'er, you have now also reached the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation. I offer you two choices: one is to give you a Foundation Establishment Pill to help you establish your foundation. Once successful, you will become my concubine. The other is to give you a Superior Grade Crimson Heart Pill.

If you successfully establish your foundation, you can either become a Guest Elder of my Little Dan Ling or return to the Tuoba family."

Tuoba Xue hesitated slightly, astonished.

Although the Tuoba family had Tuoba Xue's modest care, in the past twenty or so years, not a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator had been born. Two cultivators at the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation tried to force their way to foundation establishment but met with failure: one died, and the other was severely injured, becoming useless.

Tuoba Xue hesitated only for a moment before smiling sweetly, "I am willing to serve as Master's concubine and serve you for a lifetime. However, please allow me to use my allowance to aid the Tuoba family."

Tuoba Xue helped Zhao Yu handle various daily affairs, naturally receiving many cultivation resources and Spirit Stones from him, which were her allowance. If she were to advance to foundation establishment, the allowance Zhao Yu gave her would not be less than that of any Foundation Establishment Cultivator of Dan Ling Sect.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "You can spend the allowance as you like; I will not interfere!"

Tuoba Xue smiled and said, "Thank you, Master!"

Zhao Yu, leading Tuoba Xue to the front of the Quiet Room, directly took out five Superior Grade Foundation Establishment Pills and gave them to her: "With these five Superior Grade Foundation Establishment Pills, you will surely succeed in foundation establishment."

"Thank you, Master!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Tuoba Xue's beautiful eyes; she had thought it would be quite good even to receive just one proper Foundation Establishment Pill. After all, she was just a beautiful servant without the support of a powerful maternal family behind her.

Zhao Yu said, "Go ahead!"

Tuoba Xue entered the Quiet Room and began her foundation establishment process.

Three months later, an aura of Foundation Establishment Rank emanated from the Quiet Room.

An hour later, having bathed and changed clothes, Tuoba Xue emerged from the Quiet Room with a joyously fragrant breeze, smiling brightly.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Xue'er, congratulations on advancing to Foundation Establishment!"

Tuoba Xue returned three Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pills to Zhao Yu: "Thanks to Master's Superior Foundation Establishment Pills! Without these spirit pills, I would have failed to advance!"

Zhao Yu, taking Tuoba Xue's little hand and chuckling lightly, said, "Xue'er has succeeded in foundation establishment; a celebration is in order!"

Tuoba Xue, carried along by a breezy fragrance, nestled in Zhao Yu's arms, smiling sweetly.

An altogether enchanting spring breeze, utterly delightful.

Zhao Yu also held a foundation establishment ceremony for Tuoba Xue, inviting many Foundation Establishment Cultivators to attend.

Seeing Tuoba Xue's successful foundation establishment, the cultivator families dwelling in the spiritual lands under Zhao Yu's command all started to become excited, one after another sending their most outstanding beauties to Little Dan Ling, hoping they might become Zhao Yu's servants.

Wu Zixin, who didn't refuse any comers, accepted all the beauties sent by the major cultivator families. After training them, they were distributed to various departments.

Two years later, inside an enormously spacious Quiet Room.

"Crimson Emperor, you too can now advance to become a Third Order Demon Beast!"

Zhao Yu smiled subtly and stuffed the Third Order Demon Beast Inner Pill into Crimson Emperor's mouth.

Crimson Emperor swallowed the Third Order Demon Beast Inner Pill and then, under the power of Zhao Yu consuming the Dao Fruit, rapidly refined the pill.

"Crimson Emperor."

"Cultivation Level: Second Order Superior Grade (2999/3000)."

Zhao Yu activated the Dao Fruit to refine the Third Order Demon Beast Inner Pill, and seeing a plus sign appear next to Crimson Emperor's cultivation level, he directly tapped it.

Crimson Emperor's body trembled, and opening his mouth, he crazily absorbed the thick spiritual energy inside the Quiet Room.

Zhao Yu immediately activated the Gathering Yuan Grand Formation inside the Quiet Room. The formation flashed brightly, furiously extracting the spiritual energy from the three thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones laid out in the formation and channeled it into the Quiet Room.