Luo Chen finally emerged from his retreat.
Only to find out yesterday that the Foundation Establishment Pill he was promised had been gifted to Sima Huiniang.
They even requested him to seek Luo Chen himself.
For the path of the Great Dao, for the Foundation Establishment, he came.
"You don’t need to worry, I have taken a vow before that I would find the Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine for you within three years."
"I am not a man of empty words."
Luo Chen was calmly looking at him.
"But I, I am skeptical about your determination to establish a foundation."
Min Longyu was taken aback.
Then he firmly said: "My determination for Foundation Establishment is unwavering, visible to heaven and earth!"
"Really?" Luo Chen looked at him with a teasing smile, "Facing life and the path of the Great Dao, are you sure you will surge forward without the slightest hesitation?"
Before Min Longyu could even answer, a pill the size of a longan fruit suddenly appeared in his hand.
The pill was placed between his middle and index fingers.
Luo Chen spoke softly, his words tinged with an irresistible allure.
Without Min Longyu noticing, streams of Spirit Consciousness quietly infiltrated his mind.
"This is the Foundation Establishment Pill you want."
"I found it for you, but I think you might be unworthy."
"Such a miraculous elixir, why should it be wasted on you?"
"Rather than waiting for you to fail in establishing a foundation and suffer severe wounds, I might as well destroy it, to prevent your efforts from being ruined and yourself from getting hurt."
All the while he was speaking,
His two fingers slowly put pressure on the pill, causing the longan-sized elixir to show traces of fragmentation.
Seeing this, Min Longyu’s eyes turned blood red in an instant.
"No!"
"Don’t!"
"You can’t do this..."
He instinctively took a step, struggling towards Luo Chen, his hand involuntarily raising.
"Are you going to attack me?"
"Are you really sure?"
"I am a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, powerful, do you know the consequences?"
Min Longyu’s steps suddenly became incredibly heavy.
He didn’t dare!
Seeing the pill about to be destroyed by Luo Chen, his right hand helplessly fell to its side, and he closed his eyes in agony.
In his mind, images began to stream in reverse.
The Gaoling Plains, within the stone forest underground.
Min Longyu sat cross-legged, looking content.
"That Luo Chen is extraordinary, Wang Haichao and his likes are most likely not his match, so what’s the use of me helping them kill everyone from Luo Tian Creed?"
"Rather than make a formidable enemy, why not remain neutral, leaving them an escape route until the end of the Foundation Establishment battle."
"Even if Wang Haichao asks for an explanation, I will be able to handle it."
"If Luo Chen wins, I can take this opportunity to join his ranks. With his open-mindedness and manner, he will surely accept me!"
"Moreover, Wang Haichao may not keep his promise to buy me a Foundation Establishment Pill."
The Great River District, by the Lancang River.
Zhou Qing stood in the clouds, looking down at Min Longyu.
"The Lianyun Business Union is urgently calling for help, I need to go back and assist. Min Longyu, will you come with me?"
Min Longyu hesitated, then shook his head.
"No thanks!"
"Are you sure? The Lianyun Business Union is not short of one or two Foundation Establishment Pills. If you can contribute greatly to this battle with your mastery of Array, I will certainly be able to apply for a Foundation Establishment Pill for you." Zhou Qing seemed to be valuing his talent.
But unfortunately, Min Longyu still declined.
Zhou Qing felt helpless and he could only take his team and leave.
After he left, Min Longyu sneered.
"The Lianyun Business Union can’t even protect itself, why should I get involved in this mess?"
"Foundation Establishment Pill? Of course I want it, but I must have a life to enjoy it!"
Scene after scene flashed,
Min Longyu, with his mastery of the Path of Array, had a pretty good life in the Immortal Cultivation World.
During this time, he had three or four opportunities to access the Foundation Establishment Pill,
But each time, for one reason or another, he chose not to risk his life, eventually right within their grasp but falling short at the last moment.
Luo Chen didn’t know what was going on in the other party’s mind at the moment.
All he knew was that in his Heart Inquiry Mirror simulation, Min Longyu’s first try at establishing a foundation was a failure.
The Heart Inquiry Mirror simulation does not have the ability to predict the future.
Luo Chen would not rely too much on the events simulated in it.
But he was very clear, the predictions of this magic item was based on his own experience and knowledge, and based on his memory of familiar people and events, it made logical extensions of the future.
In other words,
In his deep heart, he judges that Min Longyu’s first Foundation Establishment in reality is very likely to fail.
This was strange.
One must know that Min Longyu had been preparing for Foundation Establishment for many years.
His preparation was even no less thorough than Luo Chen’s.
But strangely, Luo Chen felt that he might fail.
Perhaps it was because of his lack of self-confidence when Duan Feng was establishing the foundation.
Or perhaps it was the excessive preparation that made him more cautious.
It could even be said that the older one gets, the more afraid one becomes.
Many years of striving have made Min Longyu lose his courageous spirit.
He couldn’t do what Luo Chen did, even if he was trapped in a crack, under the watchful eyes of countless people with ill intentions, he still struggled to fight for a place to survive.
Even if a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator stood in Luo Chen’s way, Luo Chen dared to counter it!
Luo Chen did not want to give him a precious Foundation Establishment Pill, only to hear him say in reality,
"I hesitated."
Therefore, taking a leaf out of Miao Wen’s book, he used the Ghost God Heart Inquiry Mirror and the Soul Absorption Technique to play a little trick.
The current Soul Absorption Technique did not need to use the eyes to activate it once it had been enhanced with Spirit Consciousness.
When activated, it was silent.
For someone who is of a lower realm than him, it can form a dimensional attack, and they will fall into it unprepared.
"Now, another Foundation Establishment Pill is placed before you."