Being a Late Bloomer in the Cultivation World

’Still, Yann’er’s attempt at Foundation Establishment was far too dangerous. She actually did it on her own without telling me first.’

After his initial joy, Wei Tu couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat over Wei Yan’s gamble.

Before entering the Secret Realm, he had given both Wei Yan and her brother a High-Quality Demon Refining Talisman to use for their Foundation Establishment. But this was merely a precaution. It was to ensure that if he happened to die in the Yunze Secret Realm, his children wouldn’t be left without a Demon Refining Talisman when their time came.

Therefore, Wei Yan’s risky attempt at Foundation Establishment had been completely unexpected.

After all, Wei Yan had always been steady and one to follow the rules. It didn’t make sense for her to take such a risk. She should have at least waited twenty years until she reached the Age of Double Armors. Only after it was clear she wouldn’t get a Foundation Establishment Pill should she have tried to break through.

If Wei Yan had delayed her Foundation Establishment until he returned from the Yunze Secret Realm, it wouldn’t have been nearly so risky.

In the Yunze Secret Realm, besides finding seven Core Formation Spiritual Objects, he had also obtained three Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects.

The Yunze Secret Realm wasn’t known for producing Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects. He had acquired these three by slaying a Tribulation Cultivator from the Supreme Profound Sect after parting ways with Master Qin.

And these Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects were enough for him to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

With a Foundation Establishment Pill to protect her heart meridians, even if Wei Yan had failed, she would not have perished.

’Yann’er succeeded in her Foundation Establishment on her own, saving a Foundation Establishment Pill. That means this pill can be used for Xiuwen,’ Wei Tu thought.

Originally, his plan was to have Wei Yan take the Foundation Establishment Pill first. Then, he would find another Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, exchange it for a second Foundation Establishment Pill, and use that one for Wei Xiuwen.

Now that Wei Yan had succeeded, he no longer needed to search for another Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.

What he had on hand was enough.

’Xiuwen has no children of his own. With three portions of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, the leftover one is useless to me...’

Wei Tu was lost in thought.

He had two options for this remaining Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.

One, he could sell it along with some of the illicit "loot" he was carrying at various auction houses in Zheng Country in exchange for resources.

Two, he could sell this Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object to Weii Fei at a friendly price.

’Is there even a choice?’ Wei Tu shook his head. He still remembered the time Weii Fei had offered him a Blood Food Pill.

When Weii Fei shared the Five Elements Spirit Body Cultivation Method with him, one could argue he just didn’t understand Immortal Skills and wanted someone to study it with.

But later, with the Little Erosion Sun Technique and the Blood Food Pill, it was purely a matter of his sworn brother Weii Fei looking out for him and trusting him.

He had lent a hand to Kou Liang back then, a sworn brother he wasn’t even that close to. Now, with Weii Fei, how could he bear not to help when it was well within his power?

He would sell the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object to Weii Fei at a low price.

He would lose some Spirit Stones, but a loss of a few hundred Spirit Stones was nothing to him anymore.

The last time Weii Fei had wanted to "borrow" Spirit Stones from him, he had been inclined to refuse. That was because Weii Fei wasn’t applying himself and was trying to rely on him and Kou Hongying at the last minute...

He naturally wasn’t happy about that.

However, that misunderstanding had since been cleared up.

Weii Fei hadn’t actually been trying to borrow such a large amount of Spirit Stones. He was just clumsy with his words and had spoken rashly, causing the misunderstanding between him, Wei Tu, and Kou Hongying.

’After I sell this Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object to Second Brother at a friendly price... he can raise the money to buy a second one. It’s not impossible that he could get another chance to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in his lifetime.’

Wei Tu mused.

In his heart, his children’s Foundation Establishment took priority over Weii Fei’s. If he had a Foundation Establishment Pill, he would give it to Wei Yan and her brother first, not to Weii Fei.

But... he also hoped that the four sworn brothers of the Yee Society could see things through to a good end.

Right now, he had the spare capacity to look after Weii Fei. And since Weii Fei had helped him in the past, the goodwill between them hadn’t been exhausted. He was, of course, happy to help him one more time.

With this in mind,

Wei Tu began to write a letter to ask for Weii Fei’s opinion. Did he want to take one last gamble with his remaining years, or would he prefer to wait for his life to end naturally and focus on raising the next generation, as Kou Liang had done?

...

「Several months later.」

Wei Tu had recovered from his injuries. His Magical Power was restored to its previous level, and had even improved slightly.

With a wave of his hand, he magically pulled the letter from outside the door into his palm and glanced at it.

It was Weii Fei’s reply.

Regarding the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, Weii Fei wrote that he was willing to purchase it for 2,500 Spirit Stones. He asked Wei Tu to please hold on to it for him until he could gather enough Spirit Stones to trade for it.

The market price for a single Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object was around three to four thousand Spirit Stones.

Two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones was a bit low, but Wei Tu had intended to sell it to Weii Fei at a friendly price from the start.

So, as long as the price Weii Fei offered was reasonable, he didn’t mind too much.

’I just wonder... when Second Brother will be able to scrape together 2,500 Spirit Stones,’ Wei Tu sighed to himself.

Weii Fei had no particular skill to fall back on, nor did he possess the same daring as Fu Zhizhou, who braved the Yaolang Mountain Range to earn Spirit Stones. For Weii Fei, gathering 2,500 Spirit Stones wasn’t something that could be done overnight.

The legacy left by Immortal Master Wuk had already been completely exhausted during Weii Fei’s first attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Seeing Wei Tu walk out of the inner courtyard, Huang Chengfu hurried over. He bowed respectfully and said, "Grand-uncle, the Clan Leader came looking for you a few days ago. Seeing you were in seclusion, he asked me to tell you to go to the Clan Affairs Hall to see him once you came out."

"The Clan Leader is looking for me?" Wei Tu was puzzled. He didn’t understand what important business the Clan Leader, Huang Changshun, could have with him at this time.

’Could it be that there’s an emergency on the front lines? Have the Three Immortal Sects assigned another mission to the Hee Mountain Huang Family, requiring them to conscript some of their Foundation Establishment Cultivators?’