The wild laughter gradually ceased, Xu Ping suppressed the excitement in his heart and began to carefully perceive the changes within himself.

Firstly, the liquid Mana in the dantian had reached as much as thirty-eight drops.

"Isn't this liquid Mana... a bit too much?" Xu Ping was startled in his heart.

Although he had expected it, his liquid Mana would definitely be a little more than that of cultivators who had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, but this was indeed a bit too much.

Generally, cultivators who had just broken through to Foundation Establishment have twenty drops of liquid Mana in their dantian, and his liquid Mana in the dantian was almost half more than ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although it's still not comparable to Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, as cultivation continues, the liquid Mana will definitely keep increasing.

"Not bad, not bad!" Xu Ping was pleased; the Five Elements Skill at the Perfection level was indeed formidable.

However, when he operated the Five Elements cultivation technique again, he was surprised to find that this technique could only slowly recover Mana, and could no longer improve it.

"This..." Xu Ping was slightly stunned but quickly understood.

The Five Elements Skill was indeed a Qi Cultivation technique; to continue cultivation, he must switch to a Foundation Establishment Technique.

"It seems the matter of changing techniques must be put on the agenda." Xu Ping thought to himself.

Otherwise, he could only stare blankly.

Next, he sensed the changes in his Divine Sense.

To his delight, his Divine Sense range expanded from fifteen zhang to sixty zhang.

"Generally, the Divine Sense range of Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators is only forty or fifty zhang, but now mine is a full sixty zhang, stronger than ordinary Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators."

A slight smile appeared on Xu Ping's face.

If he now used the Shocking God Needle, that Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment man he met before would definitely not withstand it.

But against Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, he wouldn't dare to say for sure.

After taking stock, Xu Ping continued to regulate his breathing and sat meditating to consolidate his cultivation.

...

More than a month later.

Xu Ping officially emerged from seclusion, and the rental agreement for the cave residence had also expired.

As soon as he stepped out, a middle-aged man immediately came up to him, bowed, and greeted, "I am Tang Liangcai, the steward managing the cave residence, congratulating Elder on your successful Foundation Establishment, with prospects for the Great Dao in the future!"

"Fortunate success!" Listening to the man's compliments, Xu Ping smiled.

"Elder is humble; any cultivator who successfully establishes Foundation is deemed fated by Heaven!" Tang Liangcai flattered once more.

Then he took out a pile of visiting cards from a storage bag, "Many have visited Elder after your successful Foundation Establishment, but knowing Elder was consolidating your cultivation, they dared not disturb rudely, so they left visiting cards, hoping Elder can meet them after coming out."

Seeing the thick stack of visiting cards, Xu Ping was quite startled, "So many visiting cards?"

Judging by its thickness, there were at least sixty or seventy of them.

Although he had expected it, this was indeed too much.

If he were to visit them all, when would he be able to finish attending?

"Elder, achieving Foundation Establishment as a Loose Cultivator naturally makes it different." Tang Liangcai smiled slightly.

"Every Loose Cultivator Elder who successfully establishes Foundation is a great inspiration to countless Loose Cultivators in the Immortal City."

"However, most of them are from small and medium forces that have not even reached Foundation Establishment, just trying to make connections and giving visiting cards and gifts. Elder need not pay attention to them."

"It would be better for Elder to meet with the forces having Foundation Establishment cultivators; I have categorized these visiting cards for Elder."

Tang Liangcai pulled out over a dozen obviously ornate visiting cards from the sixty-seven visiting cards.

"You are thoughtful." Xu Ping praised Tang Liangcai.

"Elder is kind," Tang Liangcai said with a smile, "These are tasks given by the Immortal City to me; I naturally strive to do my best."

"Tasks given by the Immortal City?" Xu Ping was momentarily startled.

"The Golden Core ancestor of the Immortal City was a Loose Cultivator himself, deeply understanding the difficulties of Loose Cultivation, hence many considerations are given to Loose Cultivators in various places." Tang Liangcai explained.

"I see, Qiu Xuan Immortal City indeed is the sacred place for Loose Cultivation!" Xu Ping admired.

He naturally knew that the Immortal City definitely had intentions of drawing him in this time, but their methods were comforting.

Listening to Xu Ping's praise, Tang Liangcai smiled even more, "Elder is flattering."

"I wonder after Elder's Foundation Establishment, what are your plans? Are you intending to stay in Qiu Xuan Immortal City, or do you plan to leave?" Tang Liangcai bowed respectfully and asked, "Besides, Elder likely hasn't obtained a Foundation Establishment Technique yet?"

"Still undecided, regarding a Foundation Establishment Technique, it indeed troubles me!" Xu Ping replied.

"Then, is Elder interested in being a Guest Minister for our Qiu Xuan Immortal City?"

Tang Liangcai's eyes lit up, "To be honest... I came today firstly to handle some small matters for Elder, and secondly to invite Elder to become a Guest Minister of Qiu Xuan Immortal City, at which point Elder can obtain cultivation techniques provided by the Immortal City."

"Moreover, you can also obtain a cave residence on Qiu Xuan Mountain for free, and annually receive Spirit Stones, which will surely be quite beneficial to Elder!"

They had naturally conducted a background investigation on Xu Ping before inviting.

His life trajectory before coming to the Immortal City was not clear, but during his years in the Immortal City, he single-mindedly focused on cultivation and interacted little with others.

Obviously, he was not someone who caused trouble.

The cultivation realm isn't entirely about fighting and killing; even Core Formation forces would find it troublesome to deal with disciples and Guest Ministers who cause trouble everywhere they go, leaving death in their wake.

Additionally, having achieved Foundation Establishment as a Loose Cultivator naturally brings a natural sense of closeness.

Tang Liangcai then went into detail about the specific treatment for Foundation Establishment Guest Ministers.

For instance, Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Guest Ministers receive an annual salary of one thousand Spirit Stones and a bottle of Pill for cultivation use by Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If they reach Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, the salary would further increase.

Xu Ping pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Thanks for the kindness... I just wonder what the obligations are after becoming a Guest Minister?"

"Guest Ministers of the city must complete tasks assigned by Qiu Xuan Immortal City periodically; of course, they won't be tasked with anything too dangerous, and there will be corresponding rewards for completing tasks...

"Besides, to become a Guest Minister of the city and later leave, one must serve for at least thirty years..."

"Thirty years?"

Xu Ping was quite surprised; he wanted to say it was too long, the original was only in his thirties.

But upon careful consideration, he had already achieved Foundation Establishment, with a life span of up to 268 years.

Serving for thirty years isn't considered long.

"Well... let me think about it for a while." Although Xu Ping was tempted, he decided to observe first.

Check how the conditions are specifically, weigh the pros and cons.

The terms offered by the Immortal City are good; however, this compulsory task feels a bit dangerous, and joining the Immortal City means he'd lose the freedom of being a Loose Cultivator.

Yet, thinking about it again.

In Yue Country, there seems to be no better place to obtain cultivation resources.

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