"It was just luck. Thank you, Brother Lu, for your help. You let me stay in there for a few more days. Fortunately, you didn't force the door open, otherwise, I might have failed..." Chen Changsheng said with a smile.
"Chen...Senior Chen, congratulations, congratulations, this is what we should do!"
"Xiao Qian, go get one hundred and fifty spirit stones and return them to Senior Chen!" Manager Lu not only changed his tune upon hearing this, but also returned the remaining half month's rent that Chen Changsheng had given him...
Having worked as a manager here for many years, he knows very well that it is okay to take some people's money, but taking some people's money will cause big trouble!
The Foundation Establishment Masters are all big figures in the eyes of Qi-cultivating cultivators.
Even though he is the manager here, and even though this place is actually the property of Patriarch Sanyang, he still doesn't dare to offend a foundation-building cultivator easily!
"Fellow Daoist Lu, isn't it the rule here that you can't retreat?" Chen Changsheng asked in surprise.
"Senior Chen, you can just call me Xiao Lu. Rules are dead, but people are alive. Ordinary cultivators must follow the rules, but Senior Chen is a Foundation Establishment True Person, so of course he can be an exception!" Manager Lu said with a smile.
"Haha, okay. It just so happens that renting the cave costs a lot and I'm short of money!" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.
Being short of money is just an excuse. He doesn't need these 150 spirit stones.
The main purpose is to spread the news to the outside world through Manager Lu.
A cultivator with a clean background, who had just been promoted to the foundation-building stage, and had no money in his pocket, why didn't he come over and flirt with her...
"Senior, what are your plans for advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage?" Manager Lu took the opportunity to get close to him.
"Plans? Not yet... Since you know I'm Chen Changsheng, you should know me. I started out cultivating in Shouyang Mountain, but later on, Shouyang Mountain was attacked by robbers, so I had no choice but to go to Longhu Lake."
"I finally made a name for myself in Longhu Lake, but I couldn't see any hope of building my foundation. I also had a rival I couldn't afford to offend, so I had to go under the alias Chen Chong and hide in Sanyang City."
"Seeing my sixty-year-old deadline approaching, I was unwilling to be trapped in Qi training for the rest of my life, so I decided to give it my all..."
"As for the future, let's just take it one step at a time!" Chen Changsheng pretended to be melancholy.
"So that's how it is. Since Senior Chen has entered the foundation-building stage, he has transformed from a snake into a dragon. He will definitely have no shortage of good places to go in the future. In a few days, I estimate that there will be quite a few people who will come to contact Senior Chen!" Manager Lu said with a smile.
Every time someone advances to the Foundation Establishment stage, it's considered a major event in Sanyang City. The threshold for Foundation Establishment cultivators will be broken down, and countless people will come with gifts to win them over, or even curry favor with them...
"Thank you for your good wishes, haha!" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.
And that Xiao Qian happened to come back with 150 spirit stones, which he returned directly to Chen Changsheng.
After bidding farewell to Manager Lu, Chen Changsheng returned to the Peach Blossom Courtyard in Qingyang Palace. News of Chen Changsheng's advancement to the Foundation Establishment stage instantly spread throughout Sanyang City...
"Have you heard? Someone in Sanyang City has advanced to the foundation-building stage again!"
"Who is it? So powerful, is he using a foundation-building pill or a foundation-building spiritual object?"
"I heard it was a ruthless man named Chen Changsheng. He didn't use any foundation-building pills or spiritual objects. He was nearly sixty years old, but he fought hard on his own and created a new world..."
"Is this true? You don't even need spiritual objects to build your foundation? Aren't you afraid of exploding and dying?"
"There are ruthless people every year, but only one in a hundred succeeds. Chen Changsheng is really lucky!"
"From Qi training to foundation building, it's like the wind and clouds transforming into dragons. Once you've left Qi training, you're considered a true great man!"
"I am already fifty-nine years old this year. I had already given up the idea of building a foundation, but now..."
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Due to Chen Changsheng's advancement to the Foundation Establishment stage, many cultivators in Sanyang City who were approaching their sixtieth limit and qualified to challenge the Foundation Establishment stage could not help but start to daydream. It was even foreseeable that some cultivators, inspired by Chen Changsheng, would inevitably break through...
"Congratulations to Senior Chen for advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage. The Hedong Ma family has come to celebrate!"
"Congratulations to Senior Chen for advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage. The Sanyang Xu family has come to celebrate!"
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After returning to Taoyuanju, Chen Changsheng was visited almost non-stop in the next few days by people who all brought gifts.
Although the gift was not too expensive, it was not bad either, worth at least fifty or sixty spirit stones, and at most over a hundred.
Some even offered Chen Changsheng thousands of spirit stones a year in an attempt to win him over as a worshipper...
However, all of these were rejected by Chen Changsheng...
The foundation-building forces were too shallow and were basically of no help to Chen Changsheng. After all, he had already obtained most of the Song family's foundation, and what he really wanted to join was Sanyang City!
On the third day, Chen Changsheng’s Taohuaju finally welcomed an acquaintance - Manager Lu!
He also brought another person with him. This person was about thirty years old, dressed in white, gentle and elegant. He looked very likable, but there was a hint of arrogance between his eyebrows. It was obvious that he was a person who had been in a high position for a long time!
"Senior Chen, this is Master Gu Yang, the eighth direct disciple of the Sanyang Patriarch. He heard that Senior Chen has advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, so he came here on behalf of Sanyang City. He hopes that Senior Chen can join Sanyang City!" Manager Lu said respectfully.
"Could it be the legendary Master Gu Yang who defeated Taoist Black Skull, who was undergoing a tribulation in foundation building, with just three sword strikes?" Chen Changsheng suddenly stood up and asked.
"It's me, but the rumors about defeating Taoist Priest Black Skull with three swords are largely untrue..."
"Xiao Lu, I want to have a conversation with Fellow Daoist Chen, you can go back first!" Master Gu Yang said with a smile.
Three swords to defeat the foundation-building cultivator?
Although it cannot be considered a rumor, it is mostly exaggerated.
The main reason was that at that time, Taoist Black Skull was alone, and he had three senior brothers beside him, each of whom was a master of foundation building. How could Taoist Black Skull dare to fight him alone?
"Yes, Master!" Upon hearing this, Manager Lu bowed respectfully and then walked out of Taohuaju.
"Fellow Daoist Gu Yang, come and try the peach blossom wine I brewed myself!" Chen Changsheng said with a smile.
Master Gu Yang is here, which shows that Sanyang City has a very friendly attitude towards him. If nothing unexpected happens, his good thing should be accomplished!
"Okay, Peach Blossom Drunk? What a good name. It just so happens that I have collected several kinds of spiritual wine here. Why don't we have a drink today?" Master Gu Yang said with a smile.
"That's great, please!" Chen Changsheng smiled and made a gesture of invitation...
After a full half day, Master Gu Yang walked out of Taohua Residence, reeking of alcohol and looking very satisfied. Suddenly, all the forces knew that the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator was already taken...