Halfway up the mountain.
Luo Chen returned to his original Immortal Mansion platform, and Chu Kui, intrigued, came along.
While waiting for Min Longyu to finish the Foundation Establishment, Chu Kui began to reminisce about the past.
"In the months following the auction, Tianlan Peak often saw the most Foundation Establishments."
"After all, Foundation Establishment Pill is precious. Once rogue cultivators acquire it, they dare not flaunt it openly."
"So!"
"They would typically rent an Immortal Mansion on Tianlan Peak and wait until they have completely established a Foundation before daring to leave."
"But having two people establish the foundation at the same time, like today, is quite rare."
Luo Chen realized the reasons.
Chu Kui, chuckling, rubbed his hands together.
"Your subordinate seems to be a descendant of the Min Family?"
Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. He had casually mentioned Min Longyu’s name earlier, and he hadn’t expected the other party to think so much of it.
"And if he is?"
"Can you make some introductions after he completes his Foundation Establishment?" Chu Kui said.
Luo Chen was even more curious now. "Even if he succeeds, he would be just entering Foundation Establishment stage. Why does Friend Chu have such an interest in him?"
"That’s a Foundation Establishment from the Min Family! He certainly must have a mastery of arrays!"
Chu Kui’s eyes sparkled, "Such individuals are just as sought after among rogue cultivators as Pill Refiners like you, perhaps even more so!"
Well, alright!
Luo Chen reluctantly agreed to make introductions.
Rogue Array Masters were indeed more popular than a Second Order Pill Refiners like him.
After all, a Second Order Pill Refiner usually only has proficient knowledge in a few types of elixirs.
They might be quite effective at accumulating wealth among their peers, but their assistance to others does not match that of Third Order or Fourth Order Pill Refiners.
But Array Masters are different!
On a smaller scale, they can set up defensive arrays for rogue and family cultivators establishing their foundation.
On a larger scale, when it comes to team adventures and treasure hunting, Array Masters are indispensable!
Those ancient secret realms that have survived until now
generally all have arrays for protection.
Over time, arrays from hundreds or even thousands of years ago have been greatly weakened.
A Second Order Array Master like Min Longyu would have a lot of room to manoeuvre.
Whether it’s arranging, identifying, breaking, or avoiding arrays, ordinary cultivators, no matter how strong, if they don’t understand, they don’t understand. They must have the assistance of an Array Master.
Each skill has its own master, after all!
Chu Kui’s enthusiasm also had to do with his regular dealings as a rogue cultivator.
Getting money from people, getting rid of disasters for people.
Roaming alone, dominating on his own.
But when encountering formidable enemies, the situation was fraught with danger.
If he had an array expert like Min Longyu to set up early arrays and traps, and break the enemy’s array, he could truly come and go without a trace, like a dragon that shows its head but not its tail.
While the two were conversing.
Time gradually passed.
Those cultivators who had noticed the Foundation Establishment activities on Tianlan Peak had unconsciously released their spirit consciousness to observe.
Luo Chen didn’t know what was happening elsewhere.
But at least on his side, because Chu Kui was present, those foundation establishment spirit consciousnesses retracted as soon as they made contact.
During this time, Nangong Jin also came by once.
He had not vacated the nearby Immortal Mansion like Li Yixian, but was still renting it.
After all, the Nangong Family was reduced to just a small number of people.
The originally slim family savings, due to the death of a clan member, had paradoxically become rich.
Luo Chen chatted with him for a while when he found the time.
He inquired about his son, Nangong Qin’s condition, learning that he had paralysis in the lower half of his body and it was difficult to recover. He probably won’t be able to establish foundation in this lifetime.
Nangong Jin was now worrying about finding a marriage alliance for him, intending to continue the family bloodline.
The former genius of The Great River District had fallen to such a state.
It was indeed regrettable.
Luo Chen also inquired a bit about the Lianyun Business Union.
The current Lianyun Business Union, including new elders Li Yixian and Nangong Jin, only had seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators left.
And only the Great Elder was left of the late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
It was no longer the prosperous scene with three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and over ten Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.
The business in their markets also faced challenges.
Now, Li Yixian and Nangong Jin were helping out by stationing in two nearby markets, ensuring that the Lianyun Business Union could continue to exist.
"What did the Yu Ding Sword Sect say?"
"There was no statement. At the beginning, it wasn’t them who started the confrontation, it was just the forces affiliated with the Sword Sect. It seemed like they were venting for the Sword Sect, but actually, they were eyeing the business of Lianyun Business Union."
"No follow-up?"
"The follow-up was that after the original second elder and third elder died, they were accused by the Great Elder of colluding with the Luo Yun Sect. Their death made the affiliated forces have no reason to make trouble, and then it just fizzled out."
After chatting for a while, the momentum of Min Longyu’s foundation establishment became more and more solid, indicating that he had passed the two stages of Dantian Sea Transformation and Spirit Qi liquefaction.
In other words, he had succeeded.
Nangong Jin enviously congratulated Luo Chen, and then excused himself to leave.
Boom!
As the Break Dragon Stone slowly rose, a refined figure stepped out.
He held his fists together and said to Luo Chen, "Chairman, Longyu did not disappoint!"
At that moment, Luo Chen was taken aback.
It was not the line "I hesitated," but "did not disappoint!"
Indeed, the Heart Inquiry Mirror simulation was merely a simulation.
He, Luo Chen, had the ability to change the future!
And with this, Luo Chen gained confidence in changing the future of three hundred thirty years’ Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization.
"Very good! Very good!"
Repeating ’Very good’ twice showed the joy in Luo Chen’s heart.