Chapter 216 Breakthrough Failed
In the secret room, Gu Xiu spit out a mouthful of blood.
The jet-black hair became dry and white.
The skin is rough, and the whole person is a bit older than before the breakthrough.
This is actually just the outside, the inside is even worse.
The true energy collapsed and turned into true energy again. With the backlash caused by the failure of the breakthrough, the meridians and the physical body were also damaged to varying degrees.
But fortunately, the power of the Foundation Establishment Pill was still operating powerfully, protecting the meridians, heart channels, and five internal organs at the moment when the breakthrough failed.
This minimizes the consequences of a failed breakthrough...
But failure is failure.
Before the life jump is completed, it falls directly. This is not only the loss of Qi and blood, but also the loss of life potential, longevity and many other hidden things.
These things are not measurable.
"Cough...cough..."
Gu Xiu couldn't hold it up anymore and lay down on his back.
His chest heaved, and his eyes stared blankly at the ceiling of the secret room.
"It failed..."
"well......"
A lament, full of sadness.
A lifetime of hard work turns into nothingness.
He spent all his resources for this opportunity to break through, and it would be impossible for him to use the resources for a breakthrough again in the short term.
This breakthrough failed and the potential was exhausted. In a dozen years, he would have passed his 60th birthday.
By then, he will no longer have the possibility of a breakthrough.
It can be said that his life has come to an end and he has no hope.
This is the cruelty of the road to immortality.
Everyone is fighting to get across, but only a few can get ashore.
A phantom-like voice came to Gu Xiu's ears.
"Dad, when you make a breakthrough, I want a big room with a garden in the back!"
"good!"
This is my daughter's innocent wish.
"Husband, when you break through, will we also have a big mountain peak? You will also accept many disciples, right?"
"There will be!"
This is my wife's sincere wish.
"Son, you are the pride of our family, come on! You can definitely do it!"
"Don't worry!"
This is what my parents have been waiting for for many years.
"Sorry...I failed..."
A tear slipped from the corner of his eye, along with the ambition after building the foundation.
Gu Xiu shook his hands and felt that his body had regained some vitality.
He slowly turned over and struggled to hold his body up...
After several efforts, he gasped and stood up.
After tidying up his clothes and calming his breathing, he cast a spell to open the secret room.
He walked out with a pale face.
Most of the disciples outside have dispersed.
Part of it is to leave on your own after seeing that the breakthrough has failed and there is no value in making friends.
Others were persuaded to leave by the sect leader.
After all, failure to achieve a breakthrough is uncomfortable for everyone, so why bother letting others laugh at it.
At this time, the only people who were still outside were those close to Gu Xiu.
His wife, children, and family members were the first to surround him.
"Husband, are you okay..."
"Dad, as long as you're okay..."
Gu Xiu hugged his daughter and enjoyed his wife's gentle wiping of sweat.
A smile forced itself onto his pale face.
"It's okay...sorry..."
His family members didn't say much. The old father raised his hand and patted his shoulder.
Not far away, Jiang Lan and He Xiaomi watched quietly.
The rest of the people had already left first, but He Xiaomi was a little worried.
Now, judging from the situation, everything is fine. Jiang Lan said to Xiaomi: "Let's go back first and let Uncle Gu take some time..."
The other party must be in need of good training, both physically and mentally. At this time, he can just leave it to his family.
He Xiaomi nodded silently, and just as he was about to turn around, Gu Xiu seemed to have noticed this too.
After nodding with brother and sister Jiang Lan, Jiang Lan bowed and left.
A night of silence.
But this matter has finally become a topic of discussion among the sect in recent days, and it is expected that it will continue for a long time.
In addition, various rumors began to spread.
Things like ‘If you give me the resources, I will definitely succeed’, ‘It’s such a waste’ and so on.
I don't know if these people were released by people who had interests competing with Gu Xiu, or if they really thought so.
But no matter what, in the fiercely competitive battle for foundation-building spiritual objects, Gu Xiu won.
In the end, it was unsuccessful, and the ripple effects were huge.
Before the breakthrough, there was a 'young talent' who had the ability to master the second-order formation and was expected to build a foundation.
After the failure, he became an ‘inner elder’ with no potential at all.
The gap is huge. At least the situation of Gu Xiu's family is far worse than before the breakthrough.
On this day, Jiang Lan sat in the Longlin Pavilion and personally handed a cup of warm tea to the person opposite.
The other person was Gu Xiu, who had a fresh face and half-white hair.
He thought Gu Xiu would rest for a few months, but he didn't expect that he would come to see him in just one week.
Gu Xiu raised his glass and blew on it, slowly drinking the wine.
"President, this tea is getting more and more flavorful."
"Uncle Gu is out. As usual, just call me Xiaolan."
Jiang Lan knew that it was normal etiquette for Gu Xiu to change his title. After all, although the two were in similar realms, they were in different situations.
One person just failed to break through, lost the opportunity to reach a higher level, and stopped here in his life.
He himself is also burdened with the sect's heavy debts...
Although he has no problem with his financial resources for many years in terms of the market price of the ‘Foundation Building Pill’, what he often lacks is the channel!
If the sect funding is successful, everyone will be happy.
But if it fails, it will take several times the market price to repay the debt. After all, the sect is not doing charity.
Most people cannot pay it back.
They can only be tied to the sect and work like slaves.
This is the reality of the immortal cultivation world. Without background and opportunity, if you want to rise, you must come up with enough chips.
Many people don’t even have the opportunity to pay the chips.
Gu Xiu also has such an opportunity because he broke through the second-level formation master.
In contrast, Jiang Lan is a rising star.
He is too young but has strong strength. With the support of two foundation-building cultivators, he also has good strength and financial resources.
With such a huge gap, Gu Xiu naturally needs to test Jiang Lan’s attitude.
This is also reasonable in the real immortal cultivation world.
In the immortal cultivation world, there are not no people who cling to the powerful, but there are many.
Of course, Jiang Lan is not such a person. Gu Xiu is not only Xiaomi's master, but also has made great contributions in Shanfeng Club.
He usually has a harmonious relationship with everyone, and there are not many conflicts.
Jiang Lan will not be too distant in public or private, emotionally or rationally.
"In this case, I am too arrogant..." Gu Xiu laughed a lot more easily this time.
"Uncle Gu, what is the reason for coming here this time?"
"Nothing else, first, thank you for the help of Shanfeng Club, and second, I plan to shift the focus of my work to Shanfeng Club..."
This is his true thought. After he failed to break through, many of his friends and the relationship with the sect were gone.
On the contrary, the people of Shanfeng Club comforted him at the first time, which gave him an extraordinary sense of belonging.
At the same time, with the help of Shanfeng Club, their family is much better off.
At least he doesn't have to worry about the debts of the sect like others.
In such a comparison, he naturally prefers Shanfeng Club.
In fact, the practice of Xiaoyao Sect is the unspoken rule of the cultivation world. People like Gu Xiu are also mentally prepared.
But everything is afraid of comparison. Jiang Lan and Shanfeng will help him pay off his debts, which is rare in the cultivation world.
"In this case, thank you Uncle Gu..."
"No, I should say thank you!"
The two smiled at each other, drank tea and chatted...
