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Capítulo 46: Foundation Building Stage

Zheng-Fu asked Tong-Kuang to meet him because he wanted him to sell the meat and skin of the monster at the nearby market. The innards were expected to be sold later on…

The monster’s meat that Zheng-Fu obtained weighed more than 200 jins (1 jin = 500 grams or half a kilo), which was deemed to be quite a lot. He wanted Tong-Kuang to sell half of the whole portion. Zheng-Fu wanted to sell all of the fur and skin because they seemed to be more valuable than the meat…

After a while, Tong-Kuang finally came back with a sum of money…

Tong-Kuang: “Young master! I got ten thousand monster crystal coins from selling the monster’s meat!”

“Ten thousand monster crystal coins!”

*The price of the monster meat is quite good. And this was just half of it.*

Tong-Kuang: “However, no one was willing to buy the skin at all. I had even checked with all of the shops there.”

“Was the skin not worth buying?”

Tong-Kuang: “No, sir. Everyone said that it was too expensive. They could not afford it. They recommended selling it either in In-See City or Sai-Tarn City, sir!”

“Is that so? Well, that would be it. Thank you.”

Zheng-Fu took the money bag from Tong-Kuang. He split some money from the stack and tossed the bag back to Tong-Kuang…

“That’s for you.”

Snatch!

Tong-Kuang opened the bag as soon as he got it. He found four thousand monster crystal coins in there. He was stunned by the amount and looked at Zheng-Fu while trying to give back the money…

“Don’t think too much about it. You’d been exhausted getting it. Take the money. You deserved it!”

Tong-Kuang: “Thank you, young master!”

Tong-Kuang cupped his fists and bowed to Zheng-Fu to show respect to him with his utmost modesty. It seemed like he had something to say to Zheng-Fu, but was reluctant to do so. Zheng-Fu spotted that, so he asked…

“What’s the matter?”

Tong-Kuang: “Err…I would like to ask for permission to go home to pay respect to my parents’ tombs, young master!”

*Pay respect to his parents’ tombs!?*

“Of course. You didn’t have to be so worried like that. I’m always happy for you to do that. How long will you be gone, by the way?”

Tong-Kuang: “About a few days, sir!”

“Alright! You have a safe trip then.”

Zheng-Fu said with a warm smile. He understood well that everyone thinks of their parents. Going home to pay respect to them was a decent act…

Tong-Kuang: “Thank you very much, young master. I’ll be back soon, sir. You must take the best care of yourself, young master!”

“I will!”

Tong-Kuang left Zheng-Fu instantly with joy. He felt very sentimental about it because he hardly had any chance to go back home to pay respect to his parents’ tombs…

After Tong-Kuang left, Zheng-Fu went back to his room. He had about one thousand monster crystal coins with him now. If he sold the rest of the meat, he would get another one thousand monster crystal coins. He also had some more parts of that monster left to sell. Zheng-Fu started to smile from ear to ear after having these thoughts…

*Hunting is sure a fast way to make money, but I can’t go hunting by myself. If I met a monster like yesterday, I would be dead. I guess I’d better improve my Qi energy level as fast as I can.*

When Zheng-Fu realized what he must do, he started to meditate immediately. It was difficult to break through from the Qi Gathering to the Foundation Building stage. The higher the energy stage, the harder to penetrate…

As Zheng-Fu was meditating in his room, a bizarre aura emerged from him. It made him feel strangely hot and cold all over his body…

Right before he started to cultivate his Qi energy, he placed 10 lower-level Qi energy stones in front of him, in light to prove something that had been bothering his mind. As he felt the hotness and coldness all over his body, he suddenly slipped into that dimension that he had been to before, once again…

“It’s this place again. So, to get into this dimension, I have to concentrate up to this certain level. I have to do that to absorb the energy from these Qi energy stones.”

Zheng-Fu looked around the place and wondered how and why this dimension existed. As far as he knew, he did not have any magical objects with him. He had this notion because from what he read from the previous world, for this kind of incident to happen to someone, the person must carry something magical with him. So, he wanted to know how he got into this dimension without anything special with him. At this point, many thoughts were flying around his head…

“The Qi energy in this dimension is tremendously strong. It can be 10 times stronger than the Qi energy outside this dimension. I can sense the flow of energy that circulates in this place. Just being in here, my Qi energy becomes stronger by itself.”

Zheng-Fu waited no longer. He sat down and began to absorb the Qi energy in the dimension instantly. The energy range in him was being filled up rapidly as he started to absorb it…

The mid-level of the ninth level of the Qi Gathering stage!

The high level of the ninth level!

There was something strange happened with Zheng-Fu’s energy range. All of a sudden, a pale red light appeared and gradually turned brighter and brighter…

Boom!

Then a loud bang broke out! A large amount of black liquid flowed out of his skin…

Whoosh!

“I’ve finally achieved the first level of the Foundation Building stage.”

While he was pleased with the breakthrough, a green light appeared and got brighter and brighter, followed by another loud bang…

Boom!

The second level of the Foundation Building stage!

Not only did his energy increase, but something in his body changed too. Some of his small meridians got enlarged to the size of the big meridians…

His muscles were expanded too. They became stronger. Another thing that was changed, but Zheng-Fu did not realize was his hair. They grew longer and longer and became shinier…

Warp!

As Zheng-Fu was delighted, the Qi energy in the dimension started to subside. Then his surroundings had changed gradually back to the normal dimension…

Zheng-Fu began to open his eyes slowly. He saw stains of black liquid all over his room floor. He also realized that his hair grew longer down to the length of the middle of his back. After he noticed the change in him, he turned to check those 10 Qi energy stones instantly…

“Whoa!”

Those 10 Qi energy stones in front of him had now drained and turned to be just normal stones. Zheng-Fu did not feel sorry to lose another 10 Qi energy stones because he successfully broke through to the second level of the Foundation Building stage…

“Amazing! It would be more exciting if I had more Qi energy stones. Just 10 of them could already help me penetrate to the second level.”

Zheng-Fu got up carefully. But as he did so, he felt numb all over his body. He had to sit back down on the ground while feeling confused. Then he started to go back to meditate again to readjust his balance. He thought that the abrupt change in his Qi energy level caused him to feel numb…

Whoosh!

Not long after the meditation, Zheng-Fu felt much better. Then he stood up and felt the lightness in his body. The numbness had disappeared too. He could feel that his dead meridians had been revived, which helped his Qi energy flow much more efficiently…

Squeak!

“Zheng-Fu, son!”

Zheng-Fu opened his door to get out of his room. When he took the first step out of the room, he found his mother standing in front of him. Then he saw his father standing next to her. Both of his parents had this worried look on their faces. His mom rushed to hug him instantly…

“What’s going on? Why do you guys look so worried?”

Tang-Ling: “Didn’t you know?”

“Know?”

Kong-Shi: “You’ve been in your room for two days. Your mom was worried sick!”

“Two days!?”

Tang-Ling: “That’s right. We saw that you were on your meditation, so we did not want to bother you. But you were meditating for two whole days, so I was worried that there might be something wrong with you. I was about to go in to get you, but you came out first…”

Zheng-Fu was shocked to hear that. Normally, the time in that dimension went quicker than the time outside of the dimension. It seemed like he did not spend a long time in there, but it was two days outside of the dimension this time…

*I can’t tell my parents about that special dimension.*

“I’m fine, mother. You can see that I’m alright. See? I’m okay.”

Zheng-Fu confirmed his parents while jumping around like a normal kid. When Tang-Ling saw that, her facial expression changed to relief. She could now smile…

Tang-Ling: “Don’t make me worry again next time! Alright!?”

“Yes, mother!”

Kong-Shi did not say anything much since Zheng-Fu came out of his room. That was because he was shocked by the new Qi energy level that Zheng-Fu just succeeded. He did not want to interrupt Tang-Ling because he knew that she was concerned about her son. But when Tang-Ling started to stop speaking, he had the chance to say something…

Kong-Shi: “Did you break through to the Foundation Building stage, Zheng-Fu son?”

When Zheng-Fu heard Kong-Shi’s question, he turned to his father and gave a light smile before nodding to confirm…

“Yes, father. I now entered the Foundation Building stage.” Zheng-Fu answered while smiling innocently. His new long hair made him even cuter…

Tang-Ling started to notice that Zheng-Fu’s hair was longer. He was taller too. And the most important thing was, he looked much stronger with an aura radiating from him…

Kong-Shi: “That’s wonderful, son. You did wonderfully. When you reach the Foundation Building stage, you can start practicing a Qinggong skill. Will you go…”

“Well, father! I already know the Qinggong skill.”

Kong-Shi was startled and very shocked to hear that. He felt blank because he did not know what was going on. It was like he was dreaming, but he also realized that it was not a dream…

Kong-Shi: “What did you just say?”

“I’m hungry, mother. Let’s eat!”

“Okay, dear!”

Zheng-Fu quickly changed the subject and left Kong-Shi in his stunned moment revolving around his head with Zheng-Fu’s words…

“W…w…wait, Zheng-Fu!”

“What else do you want, father? Mother, look at him!”

Tang-Ling: “Dear husband! Stop asking our son already. He’s very hungry!”

Kong-Shi: “But…”

Tang-Ling: “If you won’t, then don’t join us at the table!”

“Okay!”

Kong-Shi was sad and wilted instantly. He was like a respectable lion outside, but an obedient cat at home…

Zheng-Fu could not help but laugh about the interaction between his parents. He had seen this kind of thing in the previous world. In the Xianxia world, a husband must obey his wife too…

*Brother Tong-Kuang will be back tomorrow. I think I will ask him to go hunt a monster again. It shouldn’t be a problem because I’m in the Foundation Building stage now.*

There were huge differences between the Qi Gathering stage and the Foundation Building stage. The Qi Gathering stage focused on physical strength, but the Foundation Building stage was about initiating the buildup of the Qi energy. It was the first step for a martial artist to practice to turn Immortal…


Capítulo 47: Team Introduction

Tong-Kuang came back to the clan in three days just like he told Zheng-Fu. When he left the clan, his energy level was at the sixth level of the Foundation Building stage. However, the energy level had gone up to the seventh level when he came back. Now wherever he went, he had a strong aura around him…

“Has your energy level moved up to the next level?”

Tong-Kuang looked at Zheng-Fu and smiled dryly. He was disappointed because he wanted to surprise Zheng-Fu, but Zheng-Fu could sense the change before he could say anything…

Tong-Kuang: “Yes, sir. While I was on my trip, I had an easy fight with a monster. That helped me improve my Qi energy level. Now I am at the seventh level of the Foundation Building stage, sir!”

“I see! That’s great. You’re very strong. This is perfect because I want to ask you to come with me to the monster forest today. What do you say?”

“The monster forest!?”

Tong-Kuang was somewhat faltered. He thought the last time that he fought with that ninth-level monster, his heart almost stopped. If the monster came in a group, he never wanted to imagine what would happen to him and Zheng-Fu…

Tong-Kuang: “Well…Young master! I don’t think we should go back there. I’m not really that strong enough to protect you. I am afraid that…”

Tong-Kuang thought that even though his energy level had improved, it still was not enough to deal with monsters. Besides, he felt that Zheng-Fu was still at the ninth level of the Qi Gathering stage. He had been at that level three days ago and was still there now. So, he thought that it would be too tough to go back to the monster forest again…

“If you don’t want to go, then I can go there by myself!” Zheng-Fu said while smiling at Tong-Kuang…

Tong-Kuang did not know about Zheng-Fu’s success in breaking through to the next energy level. That was because Zheng-Fu found a way to hide his true energy level. He knew how to do it from the Xianxia novels he read from the previous world. It actually worked in this world…

He found a way to trick the true energy level within him not to show itself. Then he also found another way to suppress the energy to be at a false level. As a result, no one knew his true energy level. If he could turn pro on the processes, no one would be able to sense his energy at all…

Tong-Kuang:” I would go anywhere that you want to go, sir…”

“Thank you very much. But before we go, I need to teach you something.”

…?

Tong-Kuang was confused to hear that from Zheng-Fu when he said that he was going to teach him something…

Zheng-Fu walked towards Tong-Kuang. He asked Tong-Kuang to bend down and whispered something in Tong-Kuang’s ears, slowly…

What!?

“Can we actually do that?”

Tong-Kuang’s face was full of surprise when he heard the whisper. Zheng-Fu told him how to hide his true energy level so he could trick the enemies…

“If you don’t believe me, why don’t you try it!?” Zheng-Fu smirked while he was saying that to Tong-Kuang…

Tong-Kuang stood stunned for a while before starting to do according to what Zheng-Fu told him. Not long after the attempt, he could feel that his energy around him began to subside. He could feel that there was an extra room built within his Qi energy center…

That very extra room could be used to hide some of his true energy…

“How was it?”

Tong-Kuang: “It’s unbelievable. It did work, young master. This would help trick our enemies when they try to detect our energy level…”

“That’s correct. And when we become more excel in the process, we will be able to disguise ourselves efficiently, especially if we want to hide from the bad guys…

Tong-Kuang nodded to register Zheng-Fu’s thought. He could catch up with what Zheng-Fu meant very quickly…

“Do you know where I can acquire Qi energy stones, brother Tong-Kuang?”

Qi energy stones!?

Tong-Kuang: “I heard that Qi energy stones occur in nature. They can only be found in the Cave of the Immortals. But the Cave of the Immortals was owned by those influential clans and the people who are authorized to oversee it…”

“The Cave of the Immortals!?”

Tong-Kuang: “I don’t know about the production rate of the Qi energy stone, but the stones are very expensive. A low-level Qi energy stone cost about 300 monster crystal coins. The mid-level one could cost up to a hundred times that price…”

“A hundred times! So, it could be three thousand monster crystal coins for a stone?”

“Yes, sir!”

*It means that I have to use only the low-level stones for now. It’s almost the time of the month that I will receive another six low-level stones from the clan. With the money that I have, I can buy more of them too.*

Zheng-Fu stroked his chin while contemplating the whole thing. Tong-Kuang saw him doing that and it made him think that Zheng-Fu must have something not normal going on in his mind. Ever since he started to hang out with Zheng-Fu, the boy always gave him surprises…

“I think we should postpone the trip to the monster forest, brother Tong-Kuang. I want you to take me to the place where they sell Qi energy stones!”

Tong-Kuang knew that Zheng-Fu must ask him to do that kind of thing, so he could only give Zheng-Fu a dry smile. He thought anything would be better than going to the monster forest. In that forest, he could never be sure when monsters like that one would jump out to greet him and Zheng-Fu…

Zheng-Fu and Tong-Kuang left the clan immediately to the Cave of the Immortals that was overseen by the authorities in In-See City…

Each of the five influential clans, including the Tian-Tang clan, owned the Cave of the Immortals too. However, Zheng-Fu and Tong-Kuang chose to go to the one in In-See City because they did not wish for anyone to know that they wanted to visit the Cave…

There were two Caves of the Immortals in In-See city. One belonged to the owner of the city, the other belonged to the Association of the Alchemists. The one that was owned by the association was much smaller compared to the one owned by the city owner…

Before Zheng-Fu left the clan, he told his parents that he would meditate for a whole week. He asked for no one to disturb him in the process. He also told his mother that he already prepared the food that was enough for the whole week…

Zheng-Fu thought that his excuse seemed to be silly, especially if he said this in the previous world. However, in this Xianxia world, hibernating for Qi energy cultivation was a big deal. So, it was very important for others not to get in the way…

“How long does it take to the Cave of the Immortals, brother Tong-Kuang?”

Tong-Kuang: “Two days, sir!”

“I see!”

Zheng-Fu and Tong-Kuang took five or six mercenaries with them on this trip to the Cave too. These people were close to Tong-Kuang. They had been working together for many years. Tong-Kuang himself trusted these guys, so he asked them to tack along…

The group left the clan since dawn. They stopped to camp for a night beside the road when it got dark. The camp was set in a lawny space with some trees here and there all over the place. The path that they were on was free from high-level monsters. There were only some low-level monsters in the area…

Tong-Kuang: “I already asked my guys to set fire to cook, sir!”

“Great! Why don’t you take these meats? I checked them and found that they are great-quality meats because they were from the monster that was in the Foundation Building stage.”

“Yes, sir!”

Normally, people would hunt monsters of lower-level to cook. Their meats were not any different from regular meats. The meats from higher-level monsters, on the other hand, could turn out to be great energy food or medicines…

Tong-Kuang: “Young master! I completely forgot to introduce these six guys of mine. They’d been on many missions with me for years. We’re very close, so you can be yourself around them…”

All six mercenaries stood up and bowed to pay respect to Zheng-Fu. They did not understand why Tong-Kuang took Zheng-Fu in this much because he never let anyone in like this before. Now Tong-Kuang could die for Zheng-Fu…

Tong-Kuang: “The first guy who wore the purple outfit was called Ji-Zhung-Gong. Everyone calls him the Furious Ji-Zhung-Gong. His signature moves are the Mountain-Shatter Palm and the Wall of the Earth skill.”

Ji-Zhung-Gong: “My name is Ji-Zhung-Gong. It’s my pleasure to meet you, young master of the Tian-Tang clan…”

Tong-Kuang: “The next one is Yan-Yu. He is a man with a pretty face, but his sword skill is not as sweet as his eyes. It is so quick that his enemies can’t catch up with…

Yan-Yu: “I am Yan-Yu. It’s very nice to meet you too, young master Zheng-Fu! My nickname is ‘Yan-Yu, the Handsome Swordsman’!”

Spit!

Ji-Zhung-Gong: “The Handsome Swordsman or the Bitter Swordsman? Hahaha!”

Yan-Yu: “Stop it, you chubby martial artist!”

“You!”

“That’s enough guys!”

Tong-Kuang: “They are being silly. Please don’t be offended by them!”

Tong-Kuang tried to stop his friends. They normally liked to tease one another like that…

“It’s fine. I don’t feel offended or anything. They must be very close.”

Tong-Kuang: “That’s Lang-Guang-Kuang. He doesn’t speak a lot, but he is one of the most skillful martial artists among us. He uses the Claws fighting skill as his signature move…”

Lang-Guang-Kuang merely stood up and glanced at Zheng-Fu before walking into the darkness without greeting Zheng-Fu like what Ji-Zhung-Gong and Yan-Yu did…

Yan-Yu: “He is always like that. He doesn’t like to talk and wants to be by himself. But he is someone that we can rely on, especially when he slips into his fighting mode. There was one time that he got mad and killed everyone from the opposite side, leaving no one to us…”

Yan-Yu told the story while trying to make a thrilling noise to scare Zheng-Fu. Not only was Zheng-Fu not scared, but he smiled happily along with the story too…

Yan-Yu: “Aren’t you afraid?”

“Afraid!?”

“Why do I have to be afraid? Everyone has that side in them. Why do I have to be scared when things happen?” Zheng-Fu said innocently to Yan-Yu…

Snorting!

Yan-Yu could only give a dry smile. He never thought that Zheng-Fu could be very still with a scary story and he smiled when he heard the story too…

“Ahem!”

Tong-Kuang: “The next one is the guy who is guarding the camp right there. His name is Fu-Tao-Qi. I respect him for his toughness. The weapon of his life is the Axe of the Fiery Bull. It can cut a big tiger in half in just one hit…”

Fu-Tao-Qi: “Please accept my respect, young master Zheng-Fu. I have been hearing great things about you from brother Tong-Kuang. Let me protect you on this trip…”

“Please don’t be too courteous, brother Fu-Tao-Qi. I’m not that great.”

Clomp! Clomp! Clomp!

All of a sudden, a blossoming woman with a huge straw hat walked sexily towards Zheng-Fu and sat down next to Zheng-Fu. Her pleasant smell hit Zheng-Fu’s nose…

Wu-Xiao: “And I am Wu-Xiao, young master Zheng-Fu!”

Wu-Xiao introduced herself to Zheng-Fu while slowly dragging her beautiful fingers on his arm. He felt something, but could suppress the feeling and stayed calm…

“Please to meet you, sister Wu-Xiao.” Zheng-Fu greeted Wu-Xiao back while looking at her provokingly…

“Whoa!”

All of a sudden, Wu-Xiao felt strange as if Zheng-Fu’s eyes could pierce into her body. She had to hold up her hands to cover her breasts instantly. Her reaction stunned Ji-Zhung-Gong and Yan-Yu a little because normally she did not feel shy easily like that…

Tong-Kuang knew what happened well, so he could not help but laugh inside and thought, *Young master is such a bad boy!* Then Tong-Kuang had to cough lightly again…

“Ahem!”

Tong-Kuang: “Wu-Xiao is the only woman in our team. But don’t let her fool you that a woman like her is lesser than men. Many men died because of her before. She is also a great assassinator…”

Wu-Xiao: “Don’t you want to rest your head on my chest, brother Tong-Kuang?”

“Tee-hee!”

Tong-Kuang: “No, thank you!”

“Hahaha!”

After that, a man was walking towards the group and laughed in a satisfied fashion. Then he said, “You haven’t changed, brother Tong-Kuang.” And then he turned to Zheng-Fu and cupped his fists and said…

Dan-Chun-Gu: “I’m Dan-Chun-Gu. Please to meet you, young master Zheng-Fu!”

“I’m Zheng-Fu. Please to meet you too.” Zheng-Fu stood up and cupped his fists to greet Dan-Chun-Gu. He appeared to be graceful and calm while looking at the guy…

Dan-Chun-Gu: *He’s not bad at all. Even though he is a kid, the way he carries himself makes him look like a mature person. His choices of words and emotions are perfect.*

Tong-Kuang: “These fighters are mercenaries that I have known for years. I hired them to come with us to help smooth things up on this trip to In-See City. However, they joined us without taking any money…”

Rustle!

“I’m Zheng-Fu! Thank you very much for joining us on this trip. I will definitely pay you back for what you give me.”

Dan-Chun-Gu: “Don’t think too much, young master Zheng-Fu. We’re more than happy to come. We don’t need anything in return…”

After the official introduction, everyone went back to their duties. Ji-Zhung-Gong had a job to cook while Yan-Yu acted as his helper, preparing ingredients for the cook…

Dan-Chun-Gu and Fu-Tao-Qi had a duty to guard the camp. Wu-Xiao took care of the sleeping area, while Lang-Guang-Kuang stepped outside to check for security around the area. After all, he liked his solitude very much. His job was to report everything that was going on in the area. If he saw anything strange or monsters, he would rush to report the group…


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