Outside the Formation, three Cultivators, holding Magical Artifacts, were preparing to attack the Formation.
Li Xuanzhen, feeling helpless, unhesitatingly took out a talisman to attack.
Because they couldn't see the situation inside the Formation, the three of them were momentarily careless and were injured by Li Xuanzhen.
Seeing the three people injured by the Ice Needle Talisman, Li Xuanzhen was overjoyed, and with a flick of his wrist, his magic power circulated, and golden needles appeared before him.
"Golden Needle Spell, go!"
Over thirty golden needles formed, shooting out like a storm of pear blossom needles.
"Oh no, quick, dodge!"
Seeing the dense golden needles, which were quite powerful, they quickly dodged.
However, the Golden Needle Spell's attack range was too large, and they couldn't possibly avoid it.
"Uh, save me!"
"No, what a powerful Golden Needle Spell, be careful!"
"Damn it, once I break through this Formation, I'll definitely kill you!"
The powerful attack of over thirty golden needles instantly took one person's life, and the other two also suffered some injuries.
Immediately after, they witnessed a terrifying scene.
Inside the Formation, countless Fireball Techniques were unleashed as if they were free.
They could feel that these were not released by Fireball Talismans, but were manually cast Spells.
Li Xuanzhen also hadn't expected that he could continuously cast Fireball Technique, and with such great power.
The two outside didn't even have time to take out their Magical Artifacts before they were buried by the swarming Fireball Techniques.
Not long after, the firelight dissipated, and outside, only the person killed by the Golden Needle Spell remained; the two who were just killed by the Fireball Technique left only two Storage Pouches lying in the ashes.
"Am I really that powerful? This continuous Fireball Technique is truly not weak," Li Xuanzhen muttered.
Seeing the two Cultivators burned to ashes, Li Xuanzhen did not go out, but looked around, and finally cast another Fireball Technique on the person who was killed by the Golden Needle Spell.
Only after that person was also completely burned to death did he step out of the Formation.
He quickly grabbed the three Storage Pouches and unhesitatingly rushed back into the Formation.
Li Xuanzhen had overthought things; he did not encounter any 'mantis stalks cicada, unaware of oriole behind' situations.
Entering the Formation, Li Xuanzhen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face.
The owners of these three Storage Pouches were all at Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level, and since they were preparing to break through the Formation, this indicated that the Storage Pouches definitely contained Formation scriptures.
Li Xuanzhen quickly took out the Storage Pouches and carefully looked through them.
Seeing the contents, Li Xuanzhen couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahahahaha, well done, there's even a High Grade Magical Artifact, truly impressive!"
Most High Grade Magical Artifacts were in the hands of those at Qi Training Stage Tenth Level, and as Li Xuanzhen, who had just recently Broken through to Qi Training Stage Seventh Level, he had no chance to see such things.
After the Jiaoshe (Horned Snake) had killed the three strong Cultivators who were following him, he had only obtained a High Grade Magical Artifact. In half a year, he had just refined the High Grade Magical Artifact when someone delivered a High Grade Magical Artifact.
Besides the High Grade Magical Artifact, there were also three High Grade Magical Artifacts, one of which was a bell-shaped Magical Artifact, with both offense and defense.
Li Xuanzhen didn't care for the other two and didn't look at them closely.
Li Xuanzhen's gaze fell on the Jade Box and the scriptures; he didn't care about the rest, as they would all be exchanged for Spirit Stones in the end.
There were two Jade Boxes, both containing five-hundred-year-old ginseng, which were good things, excellent Spirit Medicine, and very beneficial for the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Although he didn't need them, Li Xuantian could use them, so they were perfect for Li Xuantian.
There were two Jade Slips, one containing insights on Formations, and the other recording some Formation arrangements and methods for breaking Formations.
Most importantly, there were several second-tier Formations among them.
Besides the Jade Slips, there were also a few small booklets: three Cultivation Techniques, which were very common, and finally, a book on Formation insights.
Li Xuanzhen was very satisfied and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Great, it's truly getting what you wish for! I was just about to Cultivate Formations, and here, the Formation scriptures and insights have arrived."
His gaze turned to the Spirit Stones. These three were indeed Formation Masters, possessing many Spirit Stones. Adding them to Li Xuanzhen's own Spirit Stones, he now had a total of three thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.
Li Xuanzhen calculated that to Cultivate to Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level, he would need eight hundred Spirit Stones; to Cultivate to Qi Training Ninth Level, he would need nine hundred Spirit Stones; and to Cultivate to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level, he would need one thousand Spirit Stones.
If he wanted to Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level, he would need a total of two hundred and seventy Spirit Stones. However, to ensure a hundred percent Breakthrough, he would need an extra drop as a backup, bringing the total to three thousand Spirit Stones.
Li Xuanzhen already had three thousand two hundred Spirit Stones, which was definitely enough to Cultivate to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level.
However, to stabilize each Realm, one could not directly Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level.
Li Xuanzhen muttered, "How about I Breakthrough once every two years from now on? That should be enough to stabilize my cultivation."
"But to be safe, I should Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level now, otherwise, if an enemy at Qi Training Ninth Level comes next time, I won't be able to deal with them."
Thinking of this, Li Xuanzhen fed the Lingyun Chicken, returned to his Immortal Cave, and began to Cultivate.
Not long after, his state returned to its Peak.
With a thought, the Spirit Transformation Bowl appeared before him, rapidly growing larger.
He unhesitatingly took out nine hundred Spirit Stones and threw them into the Spirit Transformation Bowl, which soon transformed into nine drops of spirit liquid.
The Spirit Transformation Bowl shrunk, with the nine drops of spirit liquid lying within it.
Li Xuanzhen unhesitatingly picked up the Spirit Transformation Bowl and gulped down the contents in one go.
The spirit liquid transformed by the Spirit Transformation Bowl was very gentle; even though he drank nine drops at once, nothing happened.
Li Xuanzhen then focused on Cultivating. As for the Lingyun Chicken outside, they were Spirit Beasts, and even if they starved for a few months, they would be fine; they just wouldn't lay eggs.
That was fine; as long as they didn't starve to death, he could rely on them to earn enough Spirit Stones for Foundation Establishment.
Time passed bit by bit, and Li Xuanzhen's internal magic power continuously increased until, finally, another Tai Chi ball-like magic power vortex appeared, though it was much smaller than the others.
The appearance of this magic power vortex let Li Xuanzhen know that his Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level had finally been achieved.
Now, he only needed to steadily consolidate his Realm, lay a solid foundation, and prepare for Foundation Establishment.
The Foundation Establishment Stage would require at least thirty thousand Spirit Stones, and to be safe, he should prepare at least fifty thousand or even one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
After all, a Foundation Establishment Pill cost thirty to fifty thousand Spirit Stones, so the difference between the two shouldn't be significant, otherwise, it wouldn't be this price.
Li Xuanzhen didn't need a Foundation Establishment Pill; he wanted to achieve Foundation Establishment with hundreds or even thousands of drops of spirit liquid. At that time, Li Xuanzhen's magic power would still be vast and profound, incomparable to ordinary people.
Three months later, the moment Li Xuanzhen stopped Cultivating, he rushed out.
Looking at the Dying Lingyun Chicken, Li Xuanzhen quickly pulled out Spiritual Earthworms and fed them.
Upon seeing the Spiritual Earthworms, the previously dying Lingyun Chicken instantly revived, rushing forward without hesitation and beginning to replenish themselves.
Not eating for three months made them feel extremely hungry, and it wasn't until each Lingyun Chicken ate over ten Spiritual Earthworms that they stopped, full of energy.
Li Xuanzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed he had to find a way; if worst came to worst, he would buy a Puppet specifically to feed the chickens. These were the Lingyun Chickens that would determine whether he could successfully achieve Foundation Establishment in the future, so they must be taken good care of.
