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Chapter 100 Foundation Building
Chapter 103 Foundation Building (Second Update, Seeking First Subscription)
In the secret room of Qingya Mountain.
Zhang Lingyu sat cross-legged on the futon, his eyes closed as if he were in deep meditation. Since returning to his family, he had been focused on cultivating and improving his cultivation level.
He had already broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refining three months ago.
In order to successfully establish his foundation, he spent another three months honing his cultivation.
After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air. At this moment, his cultivation and state of mind were at their most perfect, and he made up his mind to begin the foundation building process.
Sometimes, when a cultivator has an epiphany, a breakthrough requires a specific opportunity, and in his view, now is the best time.
"Forging bones, condensing fluids, tempering the soul."
The three steps of foundation building sound simple, but from the notes of many predecessors and the lectures given by the Xuan Dan Zhenren at that time, we can know just how difficult this process was.
Of a hundred Qi Refining cultivators, perhaps 70% will perish in the first stage, less than half of the remaining 30% will pass the second stage, and very few will pass the final stage.
Even though Zhang Lingyu's physical body and soul were strong, and he was 70% confident, he was not sure he could succeed on his first try.
"Let's begin."
After making ample preparations, Zhang Lingyu took a deep breath and swallowed the prepared Marrow Cleansing Pill.
The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, transforming into a cool medicinal liquid that flowed down the throat and permeated the entire body.
He suddenly closed his eyes, made hand gestures, and activated the "Purple Sun Secret Manual," urging his magical power to surge violently into every inch of his flesh and blood.
Bone forging is just a general term; the main purpose of this step is to enable the cultivator's physical body to withstand the storage of mana when achieving Foundation Establishment.
"Buzz".
The moment the magic struck the bone marrow, excruciating pain swept through the entire body like a tsunami.
It felt as if countless red-hot steel needles were drilling into the gaps between my bones, or as if someone was repeatedly hammering my marrow with an iron hammer. Every inch of my bones was groaning, as if they were about to shatter into pieces at any moment.
He clenched his teeth, the veins on his forehead throbbed, and large beads of sweat hit the stone platform, instantly turning into white mist from the heat emanating from his body.
Fortunately, the medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill traveled through the meridians, slowly relieving some of the burning pain and turning the impurities accumulated in the body over the years into grayish-brown stagnant blood that seeped out from the pores.
But this solution is only a drop in the ocean; true tempering requires continuous purification with magical power.
He guided his magic power over and over his finger bones, arm bones, and spine... until the last burst of magic power struck his skull. With a crisp "crack," it was as if something inside his skull had split open—the grime on the surface of his skull had been completely shattered.
At this moment, Zhang Lingyu was covered in blood, but he felt extremely refreshed, as if something had been opened up.
Having reached this point, the bone forging process is now completely complete.
After the bone forging, Zhang Lingyu did not stop. According to the records in the ancient books, "The condensation of liquid requires the momentum of bone forging and the residual heat of the medicine to transform gas into liquid, so as to obtain the foundation for expanding the sea of qi."
The residual medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill still circulated within the body, transforming into wisps of warm current that nourished the meridians that had just undergone tempering.
He focused his mind and looked inward. The spiritual energy in his dantian, which was originally gaseous, was now slowly rotating as the cultivation technique was being practiced, like clouds being stirred up by a gale.
The magical power gathered more and more in the dantian, gradually turning from grayish-white to silvery-white, and then from silvery-white to viscous.
When the concentration reached its peak, Zhang Lingyu suddenly tightened his mind and urged all his magical power to press down fiercely!
"boom!"
It was as if a thunderclap exploded within the Qi Sea, the viscous spiritual energy was compressed and suddenly contracted, and a drop of silver liquid condensed at the edge!
"Alright! It's finally starting."
Zhang Lingyu was overjoyed. As long as he continued to maintain this state and all the spiritual energy turned into liquid, this step would be a great success.
But that last attack had really used up too much of his magic power, and he was already pale and somewhat powerless.
Now is the time for the Foundation Building Pill to make its appearance.
Without hesitation, Zhang Lingyu swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Cloud Dream Glazed Fruit.
As the two ingredients entered his stomach, a continuous stream of magical power flowed from his meridians into his dantian, supporting him to continue.
Immediately afterwards, a second drop, a third drop... countless silver droplets began to condense. They converged into a stream, flowing along the edge of the dantian. Wherever they passed, the originally narrow barrier of the dantian expanded outward as if it were a living thing.
He took the opportunity to guide the silver liquid flow, sending it rushing into all the meridians of his body.
Unlike the excruciating pain during bone forging, the liquid magic at this moment was gentle yet domineering. Wherever it passed, the meridians that were originally damaged by bone forging were quickly repaired and widened, and a faint jade-colored luster appeared on the inner walls.
"The condensate...this step is finally complete."
"I really don't know how ancient Qi cultivators managed to establish their foundations without Foundation Establishment Pills. They were truly determined."
Zhang Lingyu dared not be careless. He forged his bones and strengthened his body, condensed his essence and expanded his foundation. The last step was the "Soul Tempering" method, which was described in the least amount of text in the classics but was the most dangerous.
The difficulty of building a foundation lies not in the body, but in the soul.
Bones can be forged, and fluids can be solidified, but when the soul dissipates, the Dao collapses, and there is no hope of recovery.
If the soul is damaged, it will take a great deal of effort to recover.
Zhang Lingyu took a deep breath and carefully began the final step.
Fortunately, he had been cultivating the Spirit Profound Soul Nourishing Scripture for a long time, so this step was actually the easiest for him.
What needs to be done now is to make the soul and this physical body more harmonious.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Lingyu slowly opened her eyes. From a distance, she still looked harmless, but if an outsider were here, they would definitely feel a strong sense of danger.
"The foundation is finally laid."
A look of joy finally appeared on his face as he calmed his magical powers and then got up to stretch his muscles and bones.
Zhang Lingyu felt his bones cracking and popping all over his body, and this was the most refreshing feeling he had ever experienced since he began cultivating Taoism.
This foundation-building process took him a full five months. Although there were some risks along the way, he managed to overcome them all safely.
After achieving Foundation Establishment, his Qi Sea has now expanded by more than double, with silver liquid flowing inside, continuously providing him with magical power.
Compared to the time when his cultivation was at its peak, his magical power had increased more than tenfold.
In terms of physical body, due to the cultivation of body-refining techniques, he is already much stronger than ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
These two aspects are secondary; the main thing is the soul.
His divine sense range has now expanded to more than ten miles, allowing him to see everything on the green cliff. His current divine soul strength is now comparable to that of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
And this is merely the result of cultivating the Spirit Profound Soul Nourishing Scripture to a minor level!
Zhang Lingyu was about to leave the cave to check on the family's recent situation and report the good news to the clan leader when, as soon as he took a step, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
This feeling didn't come from the physical body, but from one's own intelligence system.
He recalled experiencing the same feeling when he broke through in Biyue Town, but this time it was even more intense. Zhang Lingyu felt a surge of curiosity, thinking to himself, "Could it be that the intelligence system is getting some new feature updated?"
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