You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 449 With a bit of pity
On the top of the mountain, Shi Xiaoliu watched the sky darken, and then waited for it to brighten.

At dusk that day, the sky turned gloomy and Shi Xiaoliu became a little worried.

On the third day, Shi Xiaoliu came out of the back mountain, stood in the canyon, and then turned back to the top of the mountain.

On the morning of the fourth day, Shi Xiaoliu stood on the edge of the mountain and looked around, and finally saw the flying boat coming.

The flying boat stopped at the top of the mountain, and Shi Xiaoliu went to greet it. He first looked at Shi Zelan's condition, and he happily congratulated Shi Zelan on his successful foundation building.

Shi Zelan smiled and said to Shi Xiaoliu: "Xia Yu and I have successfully established our foundation."

Shi Xiaoliu walked over to check on Xia Yu's condition, frowned and said, "Xia Yu, you are too tired. You need to rest more to recover."

After Shi Xiaoliu said this, he hurried to look at Master Decheng's expression. When he saw him nod, Shi Xiaoliu felt relieved.

Xia Yu nodded at Shi Xiaoliu, and he quickly entered the room.

Shi Xiaoliu turned to look at Shi Zelan, who said tactfully, "Xiaoliu, I'm going into the room to meditate and consolidate my realm."

After Shi Zelan left, Master Qicheng asked Shi Xiaoliu about the situation on the top of the mountain.

Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said, "It's good."

Master Decheng looked at the expression on Shi Xiaoliu's face and said to him, "You haven't had a good rest these past few days. Go back to your room and have a good rest."

Shi Xiaoliu also returned to his room, and Master Qicheng invited Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng to his room for tea.

Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng declined Zhenren Qicheng's invitation, as they also wanted to return to their rooms to meditate and practice.

Master Qicheng watched them return to the room. After walking around the top of the mountain, he also entered the room.

The top of the mountain suddenly became quiet, and Shi Xiaoliu did not leave the room until it was dark.

He stood at the edge of the mountain, looked up at the night sky, felt the wind for a while, and quickly returned to the room.

The next day, the sky was bright and Shi Zelan walked out of the room. She stood at the edge of the mountain for a while.

When Shi Xiaoliu came out, he saw Shi Zelan at the side of the mountain and walked over happily.

Shi Zelan was also very happy to see Shi Xiaoliu, and said to Shi Xiaoliu: "Xiaoliu, I have another foundation-building pill given by my master, you can keep it first."

"Sister Lan, have you forgotten that I work for the Medicine Pavilion?"

"No one has forgotten, but I think my master's foundation-building pill is very useful, and it will cause less pain when struck by lightning."

After Shi Xiaoliu took the foundation-building pill from Shi Zelan and put it away, he asked in a low voice, "You and Xia Yu built your foundation at almost the same time. Did your experiences differ?"

Shi Zelan and Shi Xiaoliu told each other about their experiences of being struck by lightning: "My first few lightning strikes were not very severe. I was worried that I might not be able to successfully build my foundation."

"What about Xia Yu?"

"Each lightning strike was more severe than the last, but Master, Master, and Uncle said that Xia Yu's was a relatively normal foundation-building lightning tribulation."

“Sister Lan, when Eighth Aunt was building her foundation, it took her two days and one night to be struck by nine lightning bolts.

You and Xia Yu built your foundation one after another. How long did it take you?"

When Shi Xiaoliu heard Shi Zelan tell him the time, he frowned and said, "Sister Lan, are you healthy?

Nine lightning strikes with short intervals between them. How can you withstand the power of lightning strikes one after another?"

“No, the intervals between the first few thunder tribulations were short, but the intensity was just right.

The subsequent thunder tribulations were more powerful, but the intervals between them were also longer, which gave me time to recover."

Shi Xiaoliu exhaled lightly and said to Shi Zelan, "You still need to consolidate your initial foundation-building state in the next few days."

Shi Zelan nodded to Shi Xiaoliu: "Xiaoliu, do you have any questions for me?"

Shi Xiaoliu thought for a while and shook his head to Shi Zelan: "Your experience is probably not suitable for me." Shi Zelan looked at him and was about to speak when he turned around and saw Xia Yu coming out.

She said to Shi Xiaoliu, "Then you can ask Xia Yu later. His experience and mine may be somewhat different."

When Xia Yu heard what Shi Zelan said, he walked over and said to Shi Xiaoliu, "Xiaoliu, Sister Lan's foundation-building experience is not suitable for most practitioners."

Shi Zelan looked at him: "Then tell Xiaoliu about your feelings when you were building your foundation."

Xia Yu took a deep breath and said to Shi Xiaoliu: “Before building the foundation, you must make all the protective preparations.

Don’t panic when you are struck by lightning. You have persisted until the ninth lightning strike. At the final moment, you will definitely succeed in building your foundation.”

Xia Yu glanced at Shi Zelan, and said to Shi Xiaoliu with some emotion: "My uncle said that Sister Lan's foundation-building experience is not suitable for ordinary practitioners.

She seemed like a chosen cultivator. The first few lightning strikes were fierce, but the next strikes were very gentle.

Only the last three lightning strikes were truly a thunderbolt for Lan Jie'er, but Lord Lei still felt a little reluctant to let her go. "

After hearing what Xia Yu said, Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said, "Perhaps God also felt that Lan Jie'er was cursed at such a young age, so he was reluctant to be too fierce to her when she was building her foundation."

“There is some truth to that.

Xiaoliu, are you still listening to me share my experience in building the foundation?"

"listen."

Shi Zelan waved at the two of them and went back to her room to meditate and practice to consolidate her realm.

On the side of the mountain, Shi Xiaoliu's mood fluctuated as Xia Yu explained. There was a bit of pity in his eyes when he looked at Xia Yu.

"Xia Yu, if you think about how hard it is for Sister Lan to practice, you will feel much better."

Xia Yu nodded: "I think it shouldn't be that difficult for Sister Lan to form a golden elixir in the future."

“Xia Yu, I haven’t yet reached the state of great perfection in the Qi Refining Stage.

When you say this in front of me, you should at least consider my feelings."

Xia Yu looked at Shi Xiaoliu and laughed, "You're almost there, but those few years in the Northern Wasteland delayed your cultivation.

During these days on the mountaintop, you should concentrate on your cultivation and don't worry about anything else."

"Xia Yu, you think too highly of me."

"Xiao Liu, I think you underestimate yourself."

Shi Xiaoliu glanced at Xia Yu and said to him, "I am glad that you have successfully established your foundation.

But when I practice, I still follow my own pace.”

Xia Yu looked at Shi Xiaoliu several times and said, "Because of me and Lan Jie'er, you can't return to the sect in the next few years."

“Whatever my master is happy to do, I am happy to do as well.

And I will stay on the top of the mountain, and you and Sister Lan will keep me company."

After Xia Yu and Shi Xiaoliu talked for a few words, they saw that the elders had not left the room, so they quickly returned to their rooms to meditate and practice.

On the top of the mountain, for several days in a row, everyone was busy with their own affairs.

Until the spring rain began to fall, Shi Zelan sat under the eaves to enjoy the rain and listen carefully to the sound of rain hitting the eaves.

When Master Shanzheng opened the door, he saw Shi Zelan sitting comfortably under the eaves.

He smiled and shook his head. Shi Zelan looked up and saw Master Shanzheng, and greeted him happily: "Master, good morning."