SWDnovel Chapter 61 Foundation Building
Chapter 61 Foundation Building
Jia Shen Cave.
Rumble!
Fang Qing placed the heavy "Dragon-Slaying Stone" down, cast a spell, and the token emitted a shimmering light, taking over the restrictions of the entire cave and beginning to seal it off layer by layer.
Multicolored light shimmered above the stone gate before finally disappearing with a roar.
"Good! With the defenses of this cave, even a Core Formation Ancestor could hold out for a while... its safety is well guaranteed."
Fang Qing looked around the cave. The cave was not large, containing only a table, a chair, and a futon.
However, inside the cave, the spiritual energy was as dense as mist, and even just taking a breath made his magical power slightly agitated, which was undoubtedly a third-order spiritual vein.
Let's begin!
He sat cross-legged on the apricot-yellow prayer mat, silently adjusting his energy and spirit.
At the same time, a jade bottle was also displayed, inside which was the "Ice Heart Protecting Meridian Pill".
"Theoretically speaking, a sect can only support a disciple to reach Foundation Establishment twice at most... For the first time, it's best to use the Ice Heart Protecting Meridian Pill."
The one Foundation Establishment Pill saved was naturally prepared for the Qi Cultivation Path.
Fang Qing's mind became clear and he began to meditate.
In an instant, his experiences on Jade Island flashed before his eyes...
He didn't know how much time had passed, but he suddenly felt that his energy and spirit had reached their peak.
"Just then!"
Fang Qing activated the foundation-building secret technique from the "Commentary on the Waterways Classic," and the circulation of his magical power suddenly accelerated.
"Water flows a thousand times, yet its meaning continues to evolve..."
The spiritual energy from the third-tier spiritual vein was rapidly absorbed into the body, breaking through that boundary!
Boom!
He groaned, feeling a tremendous force surge into his body, causing his muscles, bones, and skin to tremble.
The first of the three stages of Foundation Building – the Essence Stage!
At this moment, a bronze glow emanated from Fang Qing's body. The "Horse-Headed Vajra Guardian Divine Skill," which had reached the first level of perfection, was operating on its own. With the blessing of the Great Vajra Divine Power, his second-level physique was like a giant cauldron, suppressing the blood and qi throughout his body.
"If a second-stage body refinement cultivator can't even pass the test of essence, vital energy, and blood, then there's a 99% chance that a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining will die!"
Sure enough, this hurdle was easily overcome.
Then, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth transformed into a vortex, frantically pouring into the dantian, circulating through the meridians, and compressing magical power.
Click!
Fang Qing gritted his teeth, feeling excruciating pain in his meridians as they were blocked by incredibly dense magical power.
The black water's magical power was vast and surging, constantly being compressed and compressed again... This posed a tremendous test to the strength of the body's meridians; one careless move could lead to the meridians rupturing and death!
"Now is the time!"
He reached out with trembling hands and swallowed the "Ice Heart Protecting Meridian Pill".
Once this pill enters the stomach, it releases a drizzling chill that travels through the meridians, as if turning into a thin film of frost, instantly strengthening the meridians.
"good!"
With his meridians intact, Fang Qing was able to focus all his spiritual sense into his dantian, controlling the gaseous black water magic power and frantically compressing it into a liquid state.
This stage is called the Qi Yuan Stage, also known as the "Mana Condensation Stage." Success requires the complete liquefaction of magical power.
Having divine sense gave him a significant advantage in this challenge. Fang Qing manipulated the gaseous black water magic power, turning ten strands into one, ten strands into one, and ten condenses into a single drop of pitch-black liquid magic power.
"Hmm? The quality of this 'Commentary on the Waterways Classic' is ultimately a bit low, and my magical power is built up through taking pills, so it's inevitable that it's somewhat weak..."
Feeling that all the gaseous mana in his dantian was completely depleted, unable to even meet the minimum requirement of condensing a drop of liquid mana, Fang Qing sighed inwardly: "If I had a Foundation Establishment Pill, with its immense medicinal power, even if my foundation is somewhat weak, it would be enough to condense gas into liquid. But it doesn't matter, fortunately I was prepared in advance, the Dao Life Pearl!"
With a thought, the Dao-generating Pearl spun around.
The primordial energy transformed from the nine levels of Qi cultivation crashed down, transforming into a vast black water magical power.
Splash!
Within his dantian, a drop of jet-black liquid magic instantly condensed!
Not only that, the primordial energy was inexhaustible, mixed with spiritual energy vortexes, and in one breath, it condensed two more drops of liquid magic power.
At this point, there were three drops of liquid mana in Fang Qing's dantian.
Each drop of this magic power is almost equivalent to the entire magic power of a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining!
"The final step, the Divine Essence Barrier!"
Fang Qing took a deep breath and silently circulated his cultivation technique, allowing the liquid magic power to flow through his meridians and circulate throughout his body.
His divine sense, filled with boundless joy, leaped from his brow and mingled with his magical power, easily passing through the "Divine Essence Barrier".
After all, Fang Qing had already cultivated his divine sense, so the divine sense barrier was not difficult; in fact, it could be said that he could overcome it in one fell swoop!
"Foundation established successfully!"
As his liquid mana circulated throughout his body, Fang Qing suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them, and a spiritual pressure far exceeding that of a Qi Refining stage cultivator overflowed forth.
His divine sense extended wildly, rapidly expanding outwards, no longer confined to the few zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of the Qi Refining stage, exceeding ten zhang, then twenty zhang! It didn't stop until it reached about thirty-three zhang.
"Finally... I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, with a lifespan of two hundred years, and the ability to fly with my physical body."
Fang Qing smiled slightly, then floated up in a cross-legged position. He casually made a hand seal, cleansed his body after undergoing the Yi Jin Xi Sui ritual, and changed into a clean robe. Suddenly, an impulse surged in his heart: "How about... I try the Dao Foundation?"
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Xuanxin Hall.
"Look... another vortex of spiritual energy has formed."
The disciple surnamed Liu stood with his junior brother, gazing at the majestic mountain.
"Judging from the location of the cave, it's the Jiazi year, which belongs to Senior Sister Qin from Array Island... This Senior Sister Qin is a master of array formations. She failed to establish her foundation once before, but this time she used array formations to kill a second-tier demonic beast. It can be said that she defied the heavens and changed her fate..."
The junior brother sighed in admiration, then suddenly his expression changed: "Huh? Here we go again?"
In his gaze, another vortex of spiritual energy formed, pouring into the Jia Shen Cave: "So fast? Fortunately, this place is a third-tier spiritual vein, abundant in spiritual energy, and with the array regulating it, it can withstand even ten cultivators breaking through at the same time!"
"Jiashen Cave? That must be Senior Brother Fang from Dan Island? To break through so quickly, even creating a celestial phenomenon, shows that this person has a profound foundation." The disciple surnamed Liu exclaimed in admiration, "We'll see the outcome within a few days."
One day later.
The vortex of spiritual energy above Jiazi Cave trembled, then collapsed with a roar, turning into specks of light and disappearing.
"This... she failed to establish her foundation? She failed twice after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill? This Senior Sister Qin is actually not as good as that Fifth Dragon Prince! At least he didn't need to use the Foundation Establishment Pill the second time!"
Then the junior brother made a comment.
"Alas, the difficulty of Foundation Establishment is as difficult as ascending to heaven," the disciple surnamed Liu lamented.
Several more hours passed, and the spiritual energy vortex in Jia Shen Cave became even larger, before suddenly receding and disappearing into the cave.
Before long, a spiritual pressure far exceeding that of the Qi Refining stage overflowed out.
"Phew... This one's done. When he comes out, remember to call him 'Uncle-Master' for good luck."
……
"puff!"
Fang Qing spat out a mouthful of blood essence and wiped his mouth: "As expected, it didn't work... Luckily, I ended it quickly and didn't waste that Foundation Establishment Pill."
He had a sudden urge to try and build a foundation for his Dao.
The result was that he had just transformed his primordial energy to achieve perfect qi, and then he had nowhere else to go.
Even the backlash from the forced termination caused minor injuries to his foundational body, which had undergone the Yi Jing and Marrow Cleansing.
Without Foundation Establishment cultivation, it wouldn't be a minor injury.
"The foundation of the Dao, the foundation of the Dao... indeed, there is still a long way to go."
Fang Qing sighed, collected his own essence blood, swallowed a healing pill, regulated his breathing, and finally emerged from seclusion.
"Congratulations, Martial Uncle, on your successful Foundation Establishment! You will surely achieve Core Formation and immortality in the future!"
Two disciples immediately stepped forward, bowing respectfully with humble posture.
"The difference between cultivators within a single major realm is truly as vast as heaven and earth."
Fang Qing sighed inwardly and casually tossed out two mid-grade spirit stones: "Well said, a reward is due!"
"A mid-grade spirit stone? This senior uncle truly lives up to his reputation as a second-tier alchemist; his generosity is astounding."
The disciple surnamed Liu exchanged a glance with his junior brother, his tone becoming even more intimate: "After Martial Uncle achieves Foundation Establishment, he can go to the Vast Ocean Hall to receive the sect's Foundation Establishment offerings..."
He also specifically offered a few tips: "Since Sect Leader Linghu is not here, finding the acting sect leader will have the same effect."
"Um."
Just as Fang Qing was about to fly away, he saw the Jiazi Cave open and a female cultivator fly out, her clothes stained with blood, clearly indicating that she was seriously injured.
"It's actually this woman?"
He stepped forward, intending to catch Qin Ruxue, but Qin Ruxue had already bowed and said, "Disciple Qin Ruxue congratulates Martial Uncle on successfully establishing your foundation."
"Hmm, you're seriously injured. Go back to your cave and recuperate."
Fang Qing's eyes flashed, and he secretly transmitted a message through his divine sense, causing Qin Ruxue's expression to change. She then bowed again and left...
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Hanhai Palace.
Fang Qing released his escape light and arrived at the entrance of the main hall, probing with his divine sense.
Inside the main hall, seated on the main throne, sat a man none other than Linghu Zhong!
Linghu Chong's divine sense was activated, and he also scanned the area, immediately bursting into laughter: "So it's Junior Brother Fang! I knew Junior Brother Fang was no ordinary person; he would definitely succeed in Foundation Establishment. Come in quickly!"
Fang Qing smiled and stepped into the Han Hai Palace: "I haven't congratulated Senior Brother Linghu on becoming the acting sect leader yet."
"Alas, ever since my elders achieved the Golden Core stage, I have also been burdened by my great reputation, and I can only bear more of the burden."
Linghu Zhong's face was full of smiles.
"Oh? It seems the Tide-Rising Pearl is a top secret? Even Linghu Zhong, a direct descendant who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, doesn't know the inside story..."
Fang Qing's heart stirred, and he made a guess.
Since everyone outside believes that Linghu Jin has truly reached the Core Formation stage, it is reasonable to elevate his direct descendant to the position of sect leader, even though Linghu Chong is only at the early Foundation Establishment stage!
"Junior brother, as a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator of our sect, you are entitled to ten mid-grade spirit stones, a second-tier cave dwelling, and in addition, you can choose any Foundation Establishment cultivation technique of our sect."
Since they were all acquaintances, Linghu Chong quickly registered Fang Qing's name and completed the formalities: "Junior Brother, do you have any requirements for a second-tier cave dwelling?"
"Whether the spiritual energy is abundant or not is not important, but it would be best to have a second-tier water vein to facilitate the construction of one's own spirit pool..."
Fang Qing didn't stand on ceremony and stated her request directly.
"In the past, this request would have been difficult to fulfill, Junior Brother... But now, due to the great war, many Foundation Establishment cultivators have perished, and a 'Mysterious Jade Cave' has become available. Its owner was an alchemist who built a second-tier spirit pool... None of his descendants have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so this cave naturally belongs to the sect and is perfect for you, Junior Brother."
Linghu Zhong wrote with a flourish of his pen.