Chapter 714: Chapter 565 Foundation Establishment_1 Junior Brother and Junior Sister have both left. Mo Hua was left alone. Without Master, without Grandpa Gui, without Junior Brother, and without Junior Sister, the road ahead had to be traveled alone… After feeling lost for a while, Mo Hua began to rally his spirits. He had to start preparing for Foundation Establishment. Having lived through these successive upheavals, Mo Hua had gained a deep understanding that cultivation was the foundation of a cultivator. To learn the Formation of “Stealing Yin and Yang, Seizing Creation, Reversing Life and Death,” he must have sufficiently high cultivation. Only with cultivation as the foundation could he seek the Great Dao, learn about Formation, and thereby seek a sliver of life in the dead end of heavenly secrets, altering Master’s fate, reversing death into life… And Foundation Establishment was the first step in establishing the Great Dao. Before Foundation Establishment, Mo Hua thought things over carefully, even making a list to make sure he had considered everything and was fully prepared… First was the need for an ample supply of Spirit Stones. Mo Hua already had quite a few Spirit Stones in hand. There were tens of thousands of these Spirit Stones, accumulated by his parents over the years for him, earned from his Drawing Formation, and secretly given to him by his Junior Brother and Sister. The better the Spiritual Root and the higher the grade of the Cultivation Technique, the more Spirit Stones are needed for Foundation Establishment. And since Mo Hua’s Spiritual Root was not excellent, he would need fewer Spirit Stones, so these tens of thousands were more than enough. Moreover, Mo Hua had also bought some Pills and Spiritual Objects in Liyuan City in case of unexpected needs. These were not for breaking through bottlenecks but rather for emergency situations during the breakthrough, if any mishaps should injure his foundation. They were for replenishing blood and Spiritual Power, nurturing the meridians, and sustaining his life force. It all seemed like an excess of caution. But he had only one life, and he couldn’t afford to be negligent. Next, he needed to find a safe, serene, and undisturbed place for Foundation Establishment. After completing Foundation Establishment, he would return to Tongxian City to surprise his parents. But before that, there was one thing that Mo Hua was particularly concerned about… Mo Hua turned his head to look at the content old man drinking tea beside him, and asked with a skeptical expression: “Senior Situ, why are you still here? Aren’t you going back to Mystery Valley?” True Man Situ leisurely sipped his tea and sighed deeply: “Not in a hurry, it’s rare that I get to come out, so I’ll relax my mind before returning. The valley is quite dull, with too many annoying matters, I’m not in a rush to go back…” It’d been decades since he’d been out. Of course, he wanted to rest and enjoy the scenery. Of course, the most important thing was that he had used the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp from Mystery Valley as a long-burning lamp to extend Mr. Zhuang’s life… It was likely that in a few decades, or maybe a hundred years, it would be rendered useless. Such a treasure of the Mystery Valley… He needed to come up with an excuse first to save face and then think about returning. There was no rush for the moment. “Oh,” Mo Hua nodded. True Man Situ glanced at Mo Hua’s list, meticulously detailed with various Pills and Spiritual Objects, and asked: “You’re preparing for Foundation Establishment?” “Yes,” Mo Hua looked at True Man Situ, who seemed to have all the time in the world and appeared quite idle. He asked softly: “Senior Situ, are you busy right now?” “Somewhat, is there something you need?” Mo Hua’s eyes brightened, and he pulled out the list, offering it respectfully as he said very politely: “This is the preparation for Foundation Establishment. Could you take a look for me? See if there’s anything I’ve overlooked or need to add?” Mo Hua’s eyes were bright and earnest, and every word he spoke was imbued with courtesy. True Man Situ nodded slightly, not opposed to the notion. The child Mo Hua had left a deep impression on him. Honestly, he was quite fond of the kid… Although his Spiritual Root was somewhat lacking, he was cute, very polite, a pleasant speaker, clever, and he respected his elders and the teachings, truly a good child. Otherwise, the Bai Family’s two haughty children wouldn’t go out of their way to protect their little Junior Brother… He was free anyway. “Let’s see…” True Man Situ took the paper from Mo Hua and glanced over it, quickly grasping the essentials. With a casual flick of his finger, he added a few Spiritual Objects and a couple of Pills without using ink to the back of the paper. “These are for clearing the meridians, invigorating the body, as well as calming the mind and spirit. Though auxiliary in nature, they are greatly beneficial for Foundation Establishment, and also not expensive…” Mo Hua looked at the additions and gratefully said, “Thank you, Elder Situ!” True Man Situ hesitated but said, “Just ‘Senior’ is fine, drop the ‘Elder’…” As one gets older, being called “old” can be a bit sensitive… “Oh, oh.” Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, though in his mind he complained that Senior Situ was odd, not pleased when given the respect due to an elder… True Man Situ took another sip of tea, finding it tasteless, after all it was only Third-Grade Spiritual Tea from the Third-Grade State Boundary, feeling somewhat flat in the mouth… Suddenly, he looked puzzled as he gazed at Mo Hua and asked, “The Pills and Spiritual Objects you’ve prepared don’t include anything to break through bottlenecks, right?” “Yes.” Mo Hua nodded. His bottleneck had already been broken. It was Uncle who had broken it for him… He didn’t spell it out but vaguely mentioned, “My Spiritual Root isn’t good, and my Cultivation Technique is average. Although I cultivate less Spiritual Power, the bottlenecks are straightforward and can be broken through quite easily…” True Man Situ nodded, not prying further, but he pondered internally… That’s not very likely! This young fellow must be deceiving me… He is Mr. Zhuang’s disciple, and even if his Spiritual Root was poor, with Mr. Zhuang’s character of preferring deficiency over excess, he wouldn’t let him choose a Cultivation Technique with “simple bottlenecks” that could be easily overcome.