Chapter 975: Chapter 120 Qi Cultivation Stage_6

“Do you know that with aptitude like yours, and even aptitude like mine, to advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage, one must consume a Foundation Establishment Pill, or else the chances are slim?!”

She spoke earnestly, “Fool, you haven’t been in Shu Mountain for long, there are many secrets you don’t know…”

“The path of cultivators is like sailing against the current; if you don’t advance, you’ll fall back…”

“Cultivators place great importance on aptitude. Those with the most outstanding talents can reach the ninth level of Qi Cultivation before they turn eighteen, having one natural opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage…”

“If the breakthrough fails, they can cultivate again for several months and, with the aid of a Foundation Establishment Pill, they can smoothly enter the Foundation Establishment Stage…”

“Those with lesser aptitude, even if they don’t have that chance of a natural promotion, or the chances are slim, can still try to establish their foundation two to three times before the age limit of thirty, with the help of Foundation Establishment Pills…”

“What thirty-year age limit?” Zhao Yu suddenly interrupted.

Zhao Linger then slightly smiled, understanding that everything had returned to her own rhythm.

She explained, “The thirty-year age limit is an unwritten rule among us cultivators…”

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“It means that most cultivators, if they haven’t broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage by the age of thirty, will basically have no chance of breaking through for the rest of their lives…”

“This also means that every step before the age of thirty is crucial…”

“Take me for example, currently at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, I have already begun to prepare to earn merits in exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill…”

“Thanks to the merits left by my ancestors from the Zhao family, along with the discounts given by my age, I can buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for as low as ten percent of the original price…”

“But even so, I still need to struggle for nearly a year, tirelessly completing missions, to get that Foundation Establishment Pill…”

“What about you?”

“Your potential is not as good as mine, and you’re older than me. When you reach the ninth level of Qi Cultivation at twenty-three or twenty-four years old, you would need to pay thirty to forty percent of the original price to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill…”

“You would almost be close to the thirty-year age limit before you can get a Foundation Establishment Pill to attempt a breakthrough…”

“You must realize that even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, success is not guaranteed…”

“I don’t know how many people, even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, ultimately fail to establish their foundation…”

“For me, even if I fail at foundation establishment once, after another year of recultivation, with the help of my family, I can still attempt the second foundation establishment before the age of thirty…”

“But you?”

“You only have one chance, one opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage…”

“Once you miss it, this lifetime’s path to cultivation is completely cut off!”

Zhao Linger reminded, “And this is based on the assumption that you don’t make a single mistake, devote yourself entirely to cultivation, and put all your efforts into your practice…”

“If you take a wrong step, you’re just wasting time. For you, currently at the first level of Qi Cultivation, if you don’t concentrate on cultivation but instead go to Medicine Valley to undertake those practices only big clan scions do, you’re basically digging your own grave!”

“Is it that difficult?”

Zhao Yu muttered to himself.

He had always thought that becoming a cultivator was rather easy.

After all, whether it’s Tigris or the Second Miss, they are only eighteen but have already reached the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.

It seemed that they were not far from Foundation Establishment.

Who knew, after hearing Zhao Linger say this, Zhao Yu realized that the first hurdle on the path of cultivation was actually the Foundation Establishment, and if one couldn’t achieve it before thirty, their path to cultivation for life was basically cut off.

“Yes, it’s that difficult, and even more so. After all, what I just shed light on was under the best circumstances, taking steps in the right direction. In reality, if you could reach the ninth level of Qi Cultivation by twenty-three or twenty-four years old, as I said, it would truly be a miracle…”

Zhao Linger continued, “I heard that these past days, you and other male cultivators have all been revolving around the granddaughter of an inner sect elder?”

“No, I was just purely cultivating!” Zhao Yu denied outright. The Second Miss was very close to Tigris, and inexplicably, he didn’t want Tigris to know about his doings there.

“Heh,” Zhao Linger shook her head and said, “That Mo Cai’er, I’ve inquired about her. She has a nickname, ‘the little witch,’ who treats men as playthings. She’s not someone you can get involved with…”

“While you’re not in too deep, withdraw early and don’t go to Medicine Valley anymore. Focus on your cultivation…”

“Thanks for the advice, Senior Sister. The junior brother has his own thoughts…” Zhao Yu suddenly interjected.

These words left Zhao Linger stunned on the spot.

“What did you call me?”

“Senior Sister, of course!”

Zhao Yu gave a slight smile and said, “I am a Shu Mountain external disciple, having joined three years after the Senior Sister. Isn’t it proper for me to call you Senior Sister?”

“Fool, have you forgotten who bestowed you the name Zhao Yu?!” Zhao Linger became furious, this was the first time she had ever heard such a form of address coming from an underling of the Zhao family.

It was simply outrageous, beyond imagination.

After all, every descendant who entered Shu Mountain bearing the Zhao surname, was either a legitimate heir of the Zhao family or a former servant who had been granted the Zhao surname.

But whichever it was, after entering Shu Mountain, they had to abide by Shu Mountain’s rules as well as obey the Zhao family’s.

Someone like Zhao Yu was a first for her.

“Indeed, it was you who gave it to me. But what does that have to do with me calling you Senior Sister?” Zhao Yu said indifferently. “Now I am a Shu Mountain external disciple—compared to the status of a former servant of your Zhao family, which one is greater?”

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