Chapter 22 Foundation Building Preparation, Ye Chen’s Opportunity Refreshed

“Achhoo!”

Zhou Chen inexplicably sneezed, feeling as if someone was thinking of him.

He felt nothing for Liu Qianru.

His heart only held the Dao.

Once his strength became greater and he could discern her character, he would then consider giving away the Empress Bloodline in his possession.

Anyway, he couldn't use it, and having an extra friend in the future would open more paths; Liu Qianru's future achievements would not be low.

“System, check Opportunity.”

Zhou Chen silently opened Ye Chen's Opportunity panel, and as expected, it was a gift from the heavens, making Zhou Chen's eyes light up.

Name: Ye Chen.

Cultivation: Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

Fate: Son of Luck, Immortal Dao Aptitude, Turning Misfortune into Blessing, Fire Spirit Body (Awakened).

Destiny: Stops at the fourth layer of the Saint Realm, becomes the Second Elder of Blazing Fire Holy Land, Daoist title Blazing Flame Saint Venerable. Engages in battle with a Saint Realm seventh-layer expert from an opposing force for four days and five nights, sacrifices himself to protect the Holy Land.

Recent Opportunity 1: Twenty days later, passing by a market, he acts on a whim and randomly gambles on source stones, obtaining the exotic flame Golden Emperor Spirit Flame. His Flame Mantra is promoted to Heaven Rank Low Grade.

Recent Opportunity 2: One month later, to seek Foundation Establishment treasures, he follows a group of ill-intentioned Loose Cultivator adventurers into the Tian Yuan Sage Mystic Realm. After killing the Loose Cultivators, he obtains a Heaven Rank Top Grade Five-Colored Qilin Fruit. After consuming it, he successfully achieves Foundation Establishment, forming a Fifth-Grade Dao Foundation.

Recent Opportunity 3: One month later, to seek Foundation Establishment treasures, he follows a group of ill-intentioned Loose Cultivator adventurers into the Tian Yuan Sage Mystic Realm. After killing the Loose Cultivators, he obtains a drop of Heaven Rank Medium Grade Yao Beast essence blood.

Recent Opportunity 4: One month later, to seek Foundation Establishment treasures, he follows a group of ill-intentioned Loose Cultivator adventurers into the Tian Yuan Sage Mystic Realm. After killing the Loose Cultivators, he obtains a Heaven Rank Top Grade Dragon Glass Pill. He does not consume it, but gives it to the old man in the ring to restore his Divine Soul damage.

Recent Opportunity 5: One and a half months later, in the Biqiu Mountains, he obtains a Saint Rank Low Grade seven fragrance flower. After consuming it, his Cultivation breaks through to Foundation Establishment Second Layer, and his Dao Foundation breaks through to Sixth-Grade.

Recent Opportunity 6: …….

“Good heavens!” Zhou Chen exclaimed again. The heavens weren't even pretending anymore; they were directly force-feeding him.

To compensate Ye Chen, they even forcibly raised his Dao Foundation to Sixth-Grade.

If he hadn't had a great tribulation in his destiny that he didn't overcome, this cultivation world would probably have produced another Great Emperor.

Tsk, Zhou Chen felt his scalp tingle just thinking about it!

“I must keep a close eye on him and not give this mortal enemy any chances!” Zhou Chen secretly raised his vigilance.

Zhou Chen had already thought of a countermeasure for the next step of his plan.

First, resolve the market issue. The surrounding hundreds of thousands of miles were all territory of the Wenxian Sect, so Ye Chen most likely wouldn't go far.

Secondly, within the Wenxian Sect's territory, all markets were the Wenxian Sect's property and under its jurisdiction.

Therefore, the managers of those markets were basically all from the Wenxian Sect, or from cultivation families with close ties to the Wenxian Sect.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen left his residence directly and arrived at the Sect Master Peak. The Sect Master Peak was the Sect Master's residence; an entire mountain peak belonged to the Sect Master's private home, and no one could enter without permission.

So Zhou Chen first had to be announced by the mountain gate Disciple before he could enter Sect Master Peak.

“Disciple Zhou Chen, greets Master.” Zhou Chen stepped forward and bowed to Liu Qingtian.

“My Disciple, it hasn't been long, and you're here again. It seems you have something to ask me.” Liu Qingtian revealed a faint smile, as if everything was under his control.

“Yes, Master, Disciple recently plans to go out for some experience. I might encounter some troublesome dangers then, so I wanted to ask Master if you have any treasures for self-defense.” Zhou Chen said awkwardly.

“You, you only think of Master now. Cultivate cannot be done behind closed doors; it's good that you have the idea of going out and exploring.” Liu Qingtian chuckled.

“Take this Spiritual Artifact. Although it is only Earth Rank Medium Grade, it will automatically activate to protect you if you encounter danger. The second item is an Earth Rank High Grade Spiritual Artifact, which contains a full-power strike from me. As long as the Cultivation has not reached Nascent Soul Late Stage, it will instantly turn to ash. You must use it cautiously.” After Liu Qingtian handed the items to Zhou Chen, he gently sipped his tea.

“This is too precious, thank you Master!” A strong sense of gratitude arose in Zhou Chen’s heart.

Little did he know, this was also Liu Qingtian's way of returning the favor, as Zhou Chen had given Liu Qianru two-tenths of the resources obtained in the Secret Realm, which Liu Qingtian had already known about.

That was why he admired Zhou Chen even more and was not stingy with the resources he gave him.

“Hmm, alright, if there's nothing else, go down. Be neither arrogant nor impetuous, and achieve Foundation Establishment soon.” Liu Qingtian began to dismiss him.

“Master, when traveling outside, one inevitably deals with nearby markets. Disciple is worried that my low Cultivation will tarnish your esteemed reputation. Master, can you help me put in a good word or find some connections?”

Zhou Chen asked nervously.

“Pfft!”

Liu Qingtian spat out a mouthful of tea. He hadn't expected Zhou Chen to be so afraid of death, even asking him, the dignified Sect Master of the Wenxian Sect, to put in a good word for him. If other Sects found out, his old face would be blooming with embarrassment.

“Scram.” Liu Qingtian showed no mercy, directly sending a gust of wind with a slap that blew Zhou Chen to the foot of the mountain. Zhou Chen almost fell flat on his face.

The gate-keeping Disciples at the foot of Sect Master Peak were also startled by Zhou Chen's sudden appearance, and then seeing his disheveled state, they couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou Chen's expression stiffened. He bowed towards the highest point of Sect Master Peak and walked away awkwardly.

Just as Zhou Chen hadn't walked far, a streak of light shot into Zhou Chen's arms.

Zhou Chen looked down in fright, and it was a shimmering golden token, with a large “Liu” character written on it in flowing script, and “Wenxian Sect” in gilded letters on the back.

“This item is the Sect Master Token. Displaying the Sect Master Token means no one within the Wenxian Sect's territory will dare to trouble you.” Liu Qingtian's voice echoed in Zhou Chen's ears.

“Disciple thanks Master again!” Zhou Chen grinned broadly and laughed.

After all, the main purpose of his trip was this identity token. With this token, no one within the Wenxian Sect's territory would dare to trouble him.

“Haha, hahaha, hahahahahahaha…”

At this moment, Zhou Chen's heart was filled with extreme joy.

Afterward, Zhou Chen first secretly confirmed Ye Chen's whereabouts, finding that he was still within the Sect. He then reported his departure to the Sect and left.

Less than a mile outside the Sect, Zhou Chen cast the Divine Concealment Art and silently sat down cross-legged to Cultivate.

This place was the only way in and out of the Sect, and the surrounding Yao Beasts had long been cleared out.

If there was any movement, the Sect would detect it immediately, so Zhou Chen wasn't worried about any safety issues.

After resting for about three days, Zhou Chen finally saw Ye Chen's figure.

It was already evening. Ye Chen, dressed in a black tight-fitting suit and wearing a bamboo hat, silently circulated his Cultivation Technique and quickly left the Sect.

Behind Ye Chen, Zhou Chen followed at a moderate distance.

Perhaps it was due to Cultivating the Primal Chaos Scripture, but Zhou Chen, while continuously using the Divine Concealment Art, did not feel any Spiritual Qi depletion; instead, it was exceptionally abundant.

Ye Chen, on the other hand, rested several times and constantly changed direction, being very cautious.