Felix was so excited about harvesting the Azure Profound Grass that he forgot about the Azure Serpent Fiends' corpses.
However, once he remembered they would leave the treasures, Felix was excited.
"Do you have an idea about what kind of treasures they will leave behind?"
As the corpses slowly disintegrated, Ethan could curb his curiosity and asked Felix about it.
"As far as I heard, the corpses leave behind a wide range of items that increase the cultivation, speed up the cultivation speed, increase the lifespan, Spirit Seeds, and many more."
Felix answered with some uncertainty; however, he knew that in a few moments, they would see what treasures they would receive.
Time continued to pass, and it took 10 minutes for the two Azure Serpent Fiends' corpses to disintegrate completely, leaving behind an Azure Jade Box each.
Felix and Ethan quickly picked one Azure Jade Box each and opened it.
The host has opened an Azure Jade Box and received three Azure Foundation Pills.'
Just as he opened the box, Ethan received a system notification, explaining the item inside the Azure Jade Box.
'Azure Foundation Pills? Never heard of them.'
There was no information about those pills in Kai's memories. So, Ethan was clueless about them.
"Ethan, you are damn lucky. You got Azure Foundation Pills."
On the other hand, Felix's shock was evident to see the three blue-coloured pills in Ethan's box.
"Azure Foundation Pills? What are they used for?"
Without hesitation, Ethan asked Felix about the pills.
"You don't know about them?"
Felix frowned at Ethan's words; however, he didn't think much before explaining the effects, "It helps the newly ascended Foundation Establishment Cultivators stabilize their cultivation and even helps them break through to the next level regardless of their cultivation talent."
"It is just as rare and valuable as the Azure Profound Pills. In fact, it is even rarer because the cost to refine these pills is very high and its effects are considered relatively lower compared to the Azure Profound Pills. So, even the sect rarely refines them."
As he explained, the greed in Felix's eyes was easy to notice.
"Really? There are such valuable pills?"
The only part that made Ethan excited was it would help the cultivators break through to the next level regardless of their cultivation talent or the cultivation root.
'If I can use it, I can save some Life Points, right?'
Ethan silently thought about it before asking Felix, "What about you? What is in your Azure Jade Box?"
"I am not as lucky as you. There are 10 Azure Profound Grass Seeds."
Felix answered, showing the seeds to Ethan.
'Spirit Seeds. I can nurture them and harvest for Life Points.'
Azure Profound Grass might be a Rank 3 Spirit Plant; however, it is a very special one, much rarer than Rank 4 Spirit Plants.
Hence, Ethan thought that by nurturing and harvesting them, he could get more Life Points with his Special Talent [Heaven's Harvesting].
Nevertheless, he didn't show much interest in them, making Felix believe that he was also not interested in the Spirit Seeds.
"It's alright! Anyway, in the end, we will be equally sharing all our gains."
While coming here, they had already discussed the ratio they should share their gains.
Felix suggested that they would share the gains equally, and Ethan didn't have any problem with it.
Felix smiled and nodded at Ethan's words as he said, "Then, how about we consume one Azure Foundation Pill each before harvesting more Azure Profound Grass."
Since the pills could help them increase their cultivation by a level, there was no reason why they should not consume them.
Hence, Felix suggested, and Ethan agreed.
"I will consume the pill first while you stand guard."
It was Ethan who suggested that he would consume the Azure Foundation Pill first and break through to the Level 2 Foundation Establishment Realm.
Felix agreed without any hesitation.
'Now, it is time to find out his true nature.'
There was a reason why Ethan said he would consume the Azure Foundation Pill first.
It was to see whether Felix would show his true colours when he broke through to the Level 2 Foundation Establishment Realm.
Taking out one Azure Foundation Pill from the bottle, Ethan directly tossed it into his mouth.
The moment it entered his mouth, the pill melted right away, releasing pure spirit essence.
'The Spirit Essence is very pure.'
[Earth Essence Integration Technique]
Ethan didn't waste any time as he hurriedly circulated his Main Cultivation Technique to guide the incredible pure Spirit Essence towards his dantian.
The bead that formed inside Ethan's dantian after his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm spun at an incredible speed, crazily devouring the rushing pure spirit essence.
This bead is nothing but the foundation of Ethan's cultivation, and it absorbs the pure spirit essence to stabilize itself.
'Aargh…it is painful.'
Ethan gritted his teeth in pain; however, he still continued to circulate the cultivation technique to refine the Pure Spirit Essence.
Once it stabilized, the bead stopped spinning; however, it didn't stop its crazy devouring.
'Is it over? But I…Ughh.'
Just as Ethan was wondering, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, followed by a crisp sound in his body, and in the next second, the bead inside his dantian grew slightly bigger.
Congratulations to the host for successfully breaking through to the Level 2 Foundation Establishment Realm.'
At the same time, Ethan received the system notification, making Ethan heave a sigh of relief.
"Congratulations, Brother Ethan."
Seeing Ethan finish his breakthrough, Felix congratulated him.
"Thank you, Brother Felix. It is your turn now."
Ethan smiled and gave an Azure Foundation Pill to Felix, asking him to start his breakthrough.
'Looks like he is really serious about harvesting more Azure Profound Grass with my help.'
Seeing that Felix didn't harm him during his breakthrough, Ethan built a slight trust towards Felix.
Soon, Felix consumed the Azure Foundation Pill and successfully completed his breakthrough, becoming a Level 2 Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Ethan.
"Congratulations, Brother Felix."
Ethan congratulated him before asking, "So, shall we start harvesting more Azure Profound Grass now?"