If he didn't pursue the spiritual roots, which might seem a little illusory, Chen Dengming felt that a life span of almost two hundred years would be enough.

"Go out for a walk first and get some fresh air. The spiritual power I just tried to break through and deliberately exuded must have attracted Li Rong's attention, right?"

Chen Dengming opened the door and stepped out.

At the door, there were actually many neighbors wandering around.

After seeing Chen Dengming walk out, some people immediately gave him a friendly smile, while others stretched their necks to look into the room with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.

At this time, Xiao Li's head suddenly appeared on the wall of the next courtyard, and then Li Rong's head appeared. The man with a sallow complexion said with a naive smile.

"Gao Dao, Brother Dao, what were you trying just now?"

Li Xuexin said bluntly, "Uncle Gao, are you trying to break through the foundation building?"

"Why?"

Li Rong glanced sideways at his daughter, his eyes reproachful, and then looked at Chen Dengming in embarrassment.

Chen Dengming nodded with a smile, "Yes, I feel that I have accumulated enough recently, so I tried it a little bit, but found that it still lacked a little heat.

"Lack a little?"

Li Rongdao, "Yes, how much is the shortage? Are you sure? Oh, this, if it's not convenient to say, Brother Gao Dao doesn't have to say it."

Chen Dengming muttered, "I have just tried it now, so I am not sure yet. However, Fellow Daoist Li, you also know my spiritual root qualifications."

Li Rong hissed in his heart, his eyes were stunned for a long time, and then he realized what he was doing. He immediately clasped his fists at Chen Dengming on the wall and said with a smile, "Fellow Taoist Master Gao has been practicing diligently and is extremely talented. He will definitely succeed. Li is right here."

First of all, I would like to congratulate fellow Taoist."

Chen Dengming was surprised, smiled and clasped his fists, "Gao will accept the good advice of Taoist Li first. After the success, I will invite Taoist Li to have a drink again to celebrate."

After the two briefly communicated, seeing Li Rong hesitate to speak, Chen Dengming took the initiative to end the awkward conversation at the right time.

Then he opened the door and walked out of the house, preparing to go for a walk in the market. He also went to the bookstore in Fangshi to read more books related to foundation building.

Cultivation methods in the world of immortality are very important. As long as they are the fundamental methods and Tao methods related to cultivation, they are the top priority of all major sects and are not easily spread to others.

But just some popular science books, legendary travel notes or treasure records are not so precious.

There are many book collections in many places, and you can borrow a lot for just a little money.

"Brother Gao Dao, stay!"

After walking a few steps, a neighbor called out to Chen Dengming, hurried over with a smile and handed Chen Dengming a gift bag.

"Fellow Taoist Ma, what are you doing?" Chen Dengming looked surprised.

The monk surnamed Ma smiled naively, "Fellow Taoist Gao, you visited me last time and gave you a gift. I was worried about how to give you a gift in return. Now that you are about to break through the foundation building, I will give you the gift first. My little horse, I wish you the best.

You are about to succeed!"

After saying that, seeing that Chen Dengming wanted to refuse, the monk surnamed Ma was busy making excuses because he had other things to do, so he immediately slipped away.

This scene was witnessed by many monks in the surrounding area.

Some people who felt that they had a good relationship with Chen Dengming were wondering whether to go up and congratulate him. Seeing how quick and clever this soldier was, they immediately cursed secretly.

"What a flatterer! I don't usually see him being so flattering, but now he runs very fast and is very good at flattering."

"This old horse can talk. If it succeeds, it will be irresistible. My surname is Zhu. How should I wish Brother Gao Dao, Zhu, success?"

"Mother-in-law, Brother Gao Dao is a righteous man. He often sends us monsters that he hunts in daily life. This Brother Gao Dao is almost building a foundation. Do you think we should also return some gifts? How should we respond?

Okay?"

In the house, Li Rong lay in the corner and eavesdropped on the discussions of the neighbors. He felt very complicated and was wondering if he should return the favor.

Suddenly a head popped out of the wall and looked at Li Rongdao in surprise.

"Old Li, what are you doing lying in the corner? Hey, let me ask you, you usually have a good relationship with Brother Gao Dao. Do you know what Brother Gao Dao likes?"

Li Rong hurriedly left the corner in embarrassment, frowned and waved his sleeves and shouted, "I don't know, I don't know, what does he like, how do I know? You flatterer!"

"Hey, hey - you, Lao Li, you are not authentic."

The face of the monk who appeared on the wall changed. He snorted and jumped off the wall. He cursed in a low voice, "This guy surnamed Li has gotten along well with Brother Gao Dao, so he forgot about me as a brother. I want to get close to him."

, he even tried to stop me and drive me away, even a dog can’t protect its food like this.”

"Dad didn't expect uncle to be so powerful, huh? Then if he becomes a foundation builder, wouldn't he be as powerful as our uncle? Then wouldn't our life be better?"

In the courtyard, Li Xue looked up at Li Rong and said expectantly.

Li Rong was upset for a while and waved his sleeves, "Go, go, go!"

He just rejected Chen Dengming's request more than a month ago. If someone doesn't hold grudges, it's already very generous. Will he help them again?

Thinking of this, Li Rong felt even worse. He thought that he should give Lao Gao a gift to ease the awkward relationship.

"I don't give gifts to curry favor with him. I have my cousin to protect me, so I don't need to curry favor with him.

It’s just that this old man is a nice person after all, and he even bought a wireless kite for the girl, so I should give him a gift in return.”

"Yes, I want a gift in return!"

Thinking this way, Li Rong felt relieved and could save his face, but soon he became troubled again.

With so many neighbors giving gifts, what could he give better?

If he didn't give him something better and refused to help Lao Gao before, would the other party think that Li Rong had his own backing and was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him?

"Here."

Li Rong stood in the courtyard, looking at the girl who was still ignorant and happy, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Chen Dengming's request came to mind for no reason.

"How about I go talk to my cousin?"

"I don't think this old Gao is a bad-minded person. We have been together for so long and his reputation is very good. There should be no problem."

"Moreover, if this is a good friendship, it will also be good for my cousin. After all, fellow Taoist Gao will soon break through the foundation building."

As soon as this idea came up, he couldn't hold it back. Li Rong wanted to set off and do it right away. He even felt a sense of urgency in his heart, wondering whether this late 'help' could still be considered a help.

Giving help in times of need is always more useful than adding icing on the cake.

In the study room, Chen Dengming weighed the gift bag in his hand funnyly, opened it and saw that it contained ten low-grade spiritual stones.

This was obviously a return gift that Master Matthew had prepared in a hurry. The price could only be compared with spiritual stones, but the value was about five times higher than what he gave during his last visit. This was a thoughtful and generous gift.

He took out two pieces of spiritual stones, put them on the table, and said.

"Shopkeeper Bi, rent some books and read them."

"Okay, Brother Gao Dao, you don't have to spend the money, just pick a few books and read them first, ah!"

Chen Dengming was startled. He immediately saw an old neighbor sitting in the house behind the bamboo curtain opposite, reading a book.

The old man also turned around at this time, saw Chen Dengming's eyes, stood up with a smile, clasped his fists and said in a loud voice, "Brother Gao Dao, I would like to congratulate you first."

"Fellow Daoist Hu, you are here too."

This old man Hu was obviously still near his home just now. How come his legs and feet were faster than his and he was sitting in the study room so quickly?

Seeing the old man stuffing his hands into his sleeves, he took out a gift bag.

Chen Dengming couldn't help but feel funny.

This is really true. After ten years of practicing Qi, no one asked, but once the foundation was established, everyone was shocked.

He hasn't even established the foundation yet, but many quick-thinking people have already begun to actively build good relationships.

When Chen Dengming returned that day, he received many congratulatory gifts from neighbors one after another.

The euphemistic name was that he was returning the favor from his last visit to his neighbors. As a result, every return gift was so generous that the threshold was almost broken.

It was hard to clean up.

Chen Dengming was wondering why Lao Li next door was so arrogant. Ever since he had an exchange with him during the day, he had stopped talking to him. Could it be that his calculation was wrong?

With this thought in his mind, Chen Dengming looked at the swaying lights on the table inside the house, listened to the wind in the courtyard outside the house, and gradually peeled away from the hustle and bustle of the day and the crowds of people following him deep in his heart.

His mood slowly calmed down again, the ostentation was gone, and he returned to peace and quiet.

Zhujili pays attention to fire, and the "fire" in Huohou refers to the soul or mind.

If the mind is not calm, how can one gather the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit, and control this power to build the foundation without missing a beat?

At this point, what can Li Rong do if he helps or not?

With help, he took advantage of the situation and joined the Changchun Sect, which was also his established future plan.

No help, he slowly builds the foundation on his own. In the future, he may not be able to join other sects, or go directly to the longevity sect and become a foreign affairs deacon, and then slowly make plans.

When you think like this, you feel at ease.

The breeze fills the courtyard in silence, and the mind is as pure as dust.

You can hope to achieve enlightenment by building a foundation, so why bother begging for help everywhere.

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