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It could be said that this deterrent effect had very good results.

At this ti, the first Zhou Family cultivator who had taken the Spirit Ascension Fruit to attempt Foundation Establishnt in seclusion had also obtained a result.

The result, naturally, was of the unfavorable kind.

This cultivator who attempted the Foundation Establishnt Stage was a cultivator from the "Jia" generation of the Zhou Family, Zhou Jiaqing, ranked fifteenth.

After his failure to establish his Foundation, he suffered a severe backlash.

In the end, although he was lucky to save his life, his ridians and acupoints were severely damaged and hard to fully recover from, making him almost disabled.

At his advanced age of eighty, it is estimated that he won't live for many more years.

When this result ca out, it dealt a heavy blow to the other two owners of the Spirit Ascension Fruit who had not yet gone into seclusion for Foundation Establishnt—Zhou Jiapeng and another.

The fiery fantasies they had for Foundation Establishnt cooled down significantly.

But for the other two Zhou Family cultivators already in seclusion for Foundation Establishnt, there was no other choice left for them.

Zhou Chun, after learning this news, could only silently wish Zhou Jiahe, who was in seclusion attempting to establish her Foundation, success in her endeavor.

Then, he greeted Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi and left Jiufeng Ridge.

A few years later, the Spirit Pills he had for advancing his cultivation were running low, and the few remaining were not very effective in boosting his current cultivation level.

Thus, Zhou Chun was planning to visit Li's Herbal Shop in Hongya Marketplace to purchase so superior-grade elixirs in order to expedite his advancent to the twelfth level of the Qi Refinent stage.

No sooner had he traveled so distance from Jiufeng Ridge than he reached down and slapped his storage pouch to summon a silver ruler.

This silver ruler, nad the "Silver Rainbow Ruler," was the first-grade superior Flying Artifact rewarded to Zhou Chun by Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, previously used by the talented Qi Refinent stage cultivator of the Zhou Family—Zhou Zhengkang.

Compared with the bamboo-leaf-shaped flying artifact Zhou Chun had used before, the "Silver Rainbow Ruler" not only flew faster but could also autonomously emit a silver glow to protect its master, allowing the master to fly rapidly in the high sky at a height of a thousand feet.

Zhou Chun had previously refrained from using it within the family's mountain gates, so as not to make so clan mbers "nostalgic" and develop certain opinions about him.

Now, out in the vast world, he no longer needed to heed any reservations and directly stepped onto the ruler; with mana driving it, he soared into the sky, rushing all the way to a thousand feet.

Once he reached this altitude, facing the fierce winds, Zhou Chun imdiately increased the flow of mana into the ruler beneath his feet.

A silver light burst forth from the ruler, and in accordance with Zhou Chun's intentions, quickly ford a wind-blocking shield in front of him.

Then with a thought, he urged the artifact to move forward rapidly.

At this ti, looking forward from behind him, one could clearly see a streak of silver rainbow light fleeing forward.

Nevertheless, high-altitude flying was exhilarating, but it also required a significant amount of mana.

With the addition of the wind-blocking shield, mana consumption increased by almost twenty percent.

The advantage of Foundation Establishnt cultivators flying by controlling qi was now evident; they did not need to worry about any wind interference.

Therefore, after flying at altitudes of one to two thousand feet for a while, Zhou Chun decided to lower his altitude to below a thousand feet.

Thanks to the new Flying Artifact and his clearly improved cultivation level, Zhou Chun shortened the travel ti from Jiufeng Ridge to Hongya Marketplace by almost three two-hour periods compared to previous trips.

It was a significant improvent.

However, upon arriving at Li's Herbal Shop, Zhou Chun discovered that the shopkeeper was no longer the familiar Li Siyuan, but had been replaced by another middle-aged man from the Li Family.

After inquiring, he found out that Li Siyuan, due to his contribution to managing the herbal shop, had returned to the Li Family to prepare for Foundation Establishnt.

This left him feeling quite wistful.

At this mont, Zhou Chun could almost imagine how Zhou Jiasheng, his uncle from the sixteenth generation who was sent by the family to manage a shop in the Marketplace, would feel upon hearing this news.

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But all he could do was silently lant for his elder in his heart; there was nothing else he could offer.

After chatting with the new shopkeeper for a while, he explained the purpose of his visit.

"Uncle Li, does your pharmacy carry any elixirs that can enhance my current cultivation level?" Zhou Chun asked. "The various pills I've been taking over the past years have beco less effective."

He knew that not every Li Family cultivator was a master of alchemy, but a shopkeeper certainly must have extensive knowledge about elixirs.

Therefore, he also specifically ntioned the nas of several pills he had taken to improve his mana cultivation, so as to prevent any misjudgnts in recomndation.

No matter what, the two families had shared more than a thousand years of friendship, so he trusted that the other party would not dare to deceive him, nor would they want to.

As expected, after listening to Zhou Chun, the shopkeeper pondered for a while before saying, "If Nephew Zhengchun says so, then our store only has the Golden Sprout Pill that ets your needs."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun imdiately nodded without hesitation and said, "Since Uncle Li recomnds it, do give a bottle of the Golden Sprout Pill to try its efficacy."

However, hearing his words, the shopkeeper hesitated and couldn't help saying, "The Golden Sprout Pill is quite expensive, one pill costs sixty Spirit Coins, and a bottle of five is three hundred Spirit Coins. Perhaps, Nephew Zhengchun, you might consider buying just one or two to try first."

Zhou Chun, however, just smiled and said, "It's alright, you get what you pay for. Even if the Golden Sprout Pill doesn't help much, I can still pass them on to other clan mbers to use. Please, Uncle Li, do not worry."

"Alright, since Nephew Zhengchun has said so, then I, Uncle Li, won't stand on ceremony."

Manager Li's brow relaxed, clearly pleased with Zhou Chun's words, and imdiately brought over a bottle of Golden Sprout Pill to hand to him.

At the sa ti, he advised, "The efficacy of the Golden Sprout Pill lasts for a while and has a gentle nature with minimal poisoning. You may take one pill every forty days, but rember not to mix it with any other similar elixirs during this period."

"I understand, thank you, Uncle Li."

Zhou Chun acknowledged and then bid farewell, leaving the pharmacy.

No sooner had he stepped out of the pharmacy's doors when he saw a man and a woman walking toward it.

After a brief encounter, Zhou Chun glanced at the pair and walked away without showing any concern.

However, the female cultivator stopped dead in her tracks, her gaze fixed intently on Zhou Chun's retreating figure.

"What's wrong? My lady, do you know that man?"

The woman's reaction quickly caught the man's attention, and he asked softly, peering at her.

Upon hearing this, a flash of hatred appeared in the woman's eyes as she asked the man, "Husband, do you still rember what you promised when we got married?"

The man, taken aback, then said in surprise, "Could it be that the man just now is...?"

"That's right, it's him! I would recognize him even if he turned to ashes!"

The female cultivator spoke through gritted teeth, her voice laden with deep-seated hatred.

"But didn't you say that he was only at the eighth level of the Qi Refinent Realm back then? It's only been a few years; how could he already be at the eleventh level now?"

The man frowned, seemingly reluctant.

Upon hearing this, the woman's expression turned furious, and she looked at the man, demanding, "What do you an by that? Are you thinking of going back on your word?"

Catching the man's tone soften, he quickly took the woman's arm, trying to soothe her, "My lady, please don't be angry. I think for safety's sake, it's better to find out the full situation before we act; we must not be rash!"

But the female cultivator was not swayed by his words and flung off his hand, saying, "How much ti do we have to gather information? You saw for yourself, in less than a decade he has reached the eleventh level of the Qi Refinent Realm. If we don't act now, who knows if he will have reached Foundation Establishnt the next ti we see him?"

With that, she dropped a fierce line, "No matter whether you help or not, I'm determined to take action!"

"My lady, you..."

The man looked at the female cultivator with a mix of shock and anger, not understanding why his usually compliant wife had suddenly beco like this.

But as he watched her turn and walk away, he hesitated montarily before following her.