The Desire to Be Eternal
Chapter 36: The Little Tortoise Proclaims Excellence!
Xu Baocai had fully ignited Bai Xiaochun's desire to reach the Foundation Establishment. In the following days, he went to the Sacred Scripture Pavilion on many occasions, and finally, even went to the Mighty Divine Hall.
The Divine Might Hall was a place where a lot of general information about the cultivation world was gathered for study purposes. After learning the detailed explanation of the Foundation Establishment, Bai Xiaochun confirmed that what Xu Baocai said was accurate, and it was like a spark igniting within him.
In his view, only by reaching Foundation Establishment could he truly take his first steps on the path of eternal life.
What made him even more excited was the information on how there were three ways to achieve Foundation Establishment, each of which affected longevity in different ways. Finally, he had a much clearer understanding.
“Heaven, Earth, and Mortal. Three types of Foundation Establishment….
“The establishment of Mortal-Dao Foundation requires Pill KB Foundation Establishment. The chances of success are low, but if you succeed, you gain a hundred years of longevity.
“The establishment of the Earth-Dao Foundation involves absorbing earthstring energy and converting it into a surprising force. The probability of success was even lower, but the result was the addition of two hundred years of longevity!
"Last is the legendary .. Establishment of the Heaven-Dao Foundation! It was extremely rare, and could only come by chance. However, if you can succeed with such a type of Foundation Establishment, then you gain an additional five hundred years of longevity! " After more detailed studies, Bai Xiaochun confirmed that the Establishment of the Heaven-Dao Foundation could not be pursued specifically. As for the Earth-Dao Foundation Establishment, there were special requirements to be able to obtain earthstring energy.
Therefore, the simplest thing for him to do was to aim for the Establishment of the Mortal-Dao Foundation, which required the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Bai Xiaochun put down the jade slip he was holding and took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly. "I have to start planning for the future, and make sure I am completely prepared. And I must obtain one of the Foundation Establishment Pills ….
“Foundation Pill is expensive, and just to be prepared for all the possibilities, I should definitely have more than one. Then ... The best thing to do is to concoct your own! ” Bai Xiaochun's eyes flickered as his dream of becoming a master apothecary and concocting Life-Forward Pill became even stronger than before.
“Internship candidates, daily worker pharmacists, master pharmacists…. I'm currently an apprentice apothecary. In order to become a day-worker apothecary, I had to concoct some medicinal pills and take a promotional test …. The minimum requirement for this test is that you master the fifth volume of plants and vegetation. But that alone is no guarantee. I also need to fully master all five volumes of spirit beasts. ” Eyes gleamed with determination, he took out a jade slip containing the third volume of plants and vegetation and examined it in detail once again. After confirming that he had memorized everything, he immediately left his courtyard.
However, a moment later, he ran back and quickly put on several layers of clothes, and also slightly disguised. Only then did he really leave.
“That Zhou Xinqi fan is too scary. They should have told people that they were going to cut me to pieces .. I really had no choice but to keep a low profile. ” He still feels a little restless.
After considering the difference between himself and Zhou Xinqi's fans, he finally made up his mind. "Hmphs. Just wait until I reach Foundation Establishment. Then I will make a big splash and tell everyone that I am Lord Turtle. Then we'll see who dares to try to cut me to pieces! "
As usual, the 10,000 Medicinal Pavilion was completely full. Not only were Outer Sect disciples from the Fragrant Cloud Peak present, there were also disciples from the Green Crest Peak and the Violet Cauldron Peak, who for various reasons were required to be proficient in plants and herbs.
Right now, Bai Xiaochun was trying to pierce through the crowd, trying to make sure he did not attract attention. After reaching the log cabin dedicated to the third volume of plants and vegetation, he sneaked in, took the test, then melted back into the crowd.
Although he had originally planned to leave just like that, after a while had passed, he could not help but look up and look around. It didn't take long before the commotion rose when people realized that on the stone inscription of the third volume of plants and vegetation, the turtle's design had overtaken the magic bottle.
Feeling quite pleased, he put a surprised expression on his face and shouted in surprise. However, it only took a moment for Zhou Xinqi's evil fans to appear, which caused Bai Xiaochun to clench his fists in frustration.
"It's their fault that I have to stay humble" he thought angrily. He glared at them for a moment, then turned around and rushed away.
In the following days, news of the little turtle once again spread like wildfire through the Fragrant Cloud Peak Outer Sect. Everyone was talking about the small turtle design that was so conspicuous on display in the stone inscriptions.
However, a month later, just as the rumors began to die down, the disciples outside the 10,000 Medicines Pavilion suddenly realized that the little turtle had appeared on the fourth stone stele, which was the fourth stone, and once again pass the magic bottle to take first place. .
The result is instant uproar!
“The little turtle will completely surpass Elder Sister Zhou Xinqi soon! He had the first four places! ”
“He has four stone inscriptions, and Elder Zhou Xinqi has five stone inscriptions. Just who is that little turtle …? ”
Of course, it was Bai Xiaochun shouting these things, and it made him feel quite good. However, as Zhou Xinqi's fans began to turn to madness, he cleared his throat, lowered his head, and continued on his way.
A few days later, Zhou Xinqi appeared in the 10,000 Medicines Pavilion and studied the four stone inscriptions, a very serious expression on her face. Then he entered the tenth stone inscription. When he appeared, his name now occupied the first place.
At that moment, all the disciples of the Outer Sect at the Peak of Fragrant Clouds were paying close attention to the 10,000 Medicinal Pavilion. Zhou Xinqi had six stone inscriptions, and the little turtle had four….
Everyone speculated whether the little turtle would finally take the fifth stone inscription, which would make him on par with Zhou Xinqi.
In fact, some of the disciples of the Outer Sect began to bet on whether the little turtle could actually occupy the first position in the five stone inscriptions. It even reached the point that some of the Elders from Cloud Peak were taking notes.
Bai Xiaochun was completely all-out to try to take the next 1st place. After obtaining the relevant jade slip, he studied it day and night. Coupled with how much he hated Zhou Xinqi's fans, every time he made a monthly visit to the 10,000 Medicine Pavilion and got first place, he would make a crowd point to support the little turtle.
Slowly, some disciples began to admire the little turtle, and much of it had to do with Bai Xiaochun himself. He never missed an opportunity to promote the little turtle to anyone he could talk to about it. For example, at this point, Hou Xiaomei was extremely obsessed.
Finally, a month later on a bright and sunny day, the magic bottle on the fifth stone inscription flickered and then fell in one place, where a small turtle appeared on it.
At that moment, the outer Sect disciples of Fragrant Cloud Peak were thrown into chaos. The entire crowd came to take a look at the scene, and soon, all the conversations on the mountain revolved around the little turtle.
“Excellent! The little turtle and Elder Sister Zhou were almost the same now …. "
It was not that no one in the crowd suspected that the little turtle might be Bai Xiaochun. In fact, some of Zhou Xinqi's fans didn't overlook any possibilities, and naturally paid attention to it.
Feeling extremely angry, Bai Xiaochun decided that he needed to get rid of the doubt, so he made a big scene reluctantly trying to take the test for the fourth stone inscription. He stayed inside for a while, after which he stepped out and did his best to convince everyone that he had underperformed.
After doing this a few times, Zhou Xinqi's fans began to turn their attention to others. Of course, there was no way to prove anything about anyone in any way.
However, they continued to spread hateful gossip, telling people that if they found out who the little turtle was, they would not cut it into small pieces, he said, they'll cut it into tiny little pieces!
When Bai Xiaochun heard about it, and thought about how he would look in such a state, he started to tremble. Finally, he gritted his teeth, and his ruthless determination once again bubbled up.
"Not happy, huh? Well I'll make you even more unhappy when I take more first place! " Gritting his teeth, he decided that he would make that happen, and closed the distance between himself and Zhou Xinqi.
A month later, the little turtle took first place on the sixth stone inscription!
After another month, he placed first on the seventh!
Shouts of alarm and astonishment rang out in the surrounding 10,000 Medicine Pavilions at that moment.
“Seven places 1! Go, little turtle, go! Even Elder Zhou could not get the first ten places! ”
“Hahaha, I love this little turtle. He'll make it! "
Even when many disciples in the crowd were shouting about such things, there were a dozen youths in the area, all of whom had extremely gloomy expressions on their faces. Some of them were even Inner Sect disciples, whose expressions were extremely cold. One was a young man with a pockmarked face, whose eyes glittered with a certain ferocity.
"Gentlemen, fellow disciples," he exclaimed. "If anyone knows who that little turtle is, please tell me, and I'll owe you a favor!" The pock-faced young man's voice caused everyone to tremble, and instantly silenced all the screaming sounds about the little turtle.
The people in the crowd immediately recognized who this young man was, and quickly turned their eyes away. Others were angry, but too afraid to speak.
"That Elder Brother Qian from the Hall of Court, Qian Dajin …."
"i heard that he chased after both Sister Zhou and also Du Lingfei …."
Bai Xiaochun stood there amidst the crowd, glaring at the pock-faced Qian Dajin with righteous fury. Finally, he walked back to his courtyard, feeling extremely irritated.
"You can't even find me, yet you insist on fighting with me !?" Placing his jaw, he focused on studying the five volumes of spirit beasts. As he learned more about how the various parts of spirit beasts could be used when concocting spirit medicines, his skills with plants and herbs made further progress.
In fact, because he can compare and contrast the two, and see how they work together, his expertise with plants and herbs actually experienced significant growth.
The following month, the small turtle design replaced the magic bottle as the first place holder on the eighth stone inscription!
After another month, he finished first in ninth position!
He now has nine 1st place!
The disciples of the Outer Sect of the approximately 10,000 Medicines Pavilion were nothing. More and more people loudly declared that the little turtle would definitely take the first ten places.
As for Zhou Xinqi's fans, there was nothing they could do to stop him at this moment. All they could do was watch the popularity of the little turtle gradually surpass Zhou Xinqi.
When the last month arrived, Bai Xiaochun went to the 10,000 Medicines pavilion at the busiest moment. He left in disguise, but his expression was one of determination as he worked unnoticed through the line towards the wooden cabin under the tenth stone inscription.
As soon as he entered, he sat down cross-legged, reached out his hand, and placed his hand on the stone altar. Rumbling filled his mind as he once again entered that familiar void.
In front of him were 1,000,000 fragments of medicinal herbs and spirit beasts flickering. Eyes gleamed with focus, his hands started flying and rearranging the pieces.
1.000. 5.000. 10.000 ….
30.000. 50.000. 80.000
This is the most difficult of all the tests he has done so far. Immediately, sweat drenched his face, and his eyes were red. He looked crazy, as if he had forgotten about everything else. He was completely immersed in the process of reconstructing plants and herbs, and spirit beings. His hands hurt, and his mind was spinning, yet he kept walking.
Before long, the test was over, and Bai Xiaochun sat here, his hands trembling as he put together the last medicinal plant. With that, his vision became blurry, then clean, and he returned to the log cabin.
Gasping for breath, his eyes shining with satisfaction, he wiped the sweat off his brows and clenched his fists.
