Chapter 27 Foundation Establishment Stage Leak! The Lightning Tribulation Exploded My Pill Furnace (TV)...

“Nine-Hearted Stamen, Moonlit Sprout, Flowing Light Grass…” Following the pill formula, Song Yin placed the processed spiritual herbs one by one into the alchemy furnace.

First-grade pills were no longer enough for Song Yin, so she began to try refining second-grade pills—Foundation Building Pills!

Foundation Establishment Pills are second-grade pills. Many cultivators who are stuck in the Qi Refining stage and unable to establish their foundation will eventually choose to take Foundation Establishment Pills to achieve this. However, it is best to establish one's foundation through one's own cultivation strength, rather than relying on external forces. Most cultivators who establish their foundation by taking Foundation Establishment Pills remain in the Foundation Establishment stage and cannot make further progress. Even those who manage to break through to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage will ultimately stop at the Nascent Soul stage.

In the cultivation world, only a few people can establish their foundation on their own, so Foundation Establishment Pills are still very popular among Qi Refining disciples.

Without taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, one cannot establish their foundation, and without it, lifespan is only three hundred years. If one successfully establishes their foundation after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, they will have a lifespan of five hundred years. Because of this, the Foundation Establishment Pill is often highly sought after, although the majority of people in the world ultimately possess only average talent.

The alchemy furnace was stable with no signs of exploding, but Song Yin dared not relax. She feared that the furnace and all the spiritual herbs would be wasted if she wasn't careful. After all, she had bought all these spiritual herbs herself from the Spirit Herb Peak! The same went for the alchemy furnace. In the beginning, too many furnaces exploded while refining pills, and eventually all the ordinary alchemy furnaces were used up. She had no choice but to spend spirit stones to have Xia Xining forge an alchemy furnace for her, which would also allow her to hone Xia Xining's weapon-refining skills—a win-win situation.

On Wujian Peak near Danque Peak, an elder observed tribulation clouds gathering above Danque Peak. With her extensive experience, she immediately recognized them as Foundation Establishment tribulation clouds. Remembering that she had a Qi Refining stage disciple on Danque Peak, the elder quickly summoned her apprentice.

“Yuzhu, go find Qi Zibo quickly. I remember he went to see the sect leader today. Quickly teleport to the main peak and tell him that his disciple is about to establish his foundation.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuzhu, a direct disciple of Wujian Peak, replied, "Yes, Master."

Although the teleportation array was fast, the lightning tribulation above could strike at any moment. Elder Wen Zhiling of Wujian Peak paced anxiously in place. Seeing the lightning tribulation approaching, Elder Wen flew directly to Danque Peak.

Elder Wen quickly got a clear look at the scene in the alchemy room.

"They're about to undergo their tribulation, and this child is still refining pills!"

Just as Elder Wen was about to enter the alchemy room to drag Song Yin out and make her seriously undergo the tribulation of lightning, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky.

The tribulation could only be overcome, so Elder Wen quickly dodged a distance.

"My alchemy furnace! Damn it! It was working perfectly fine the whole time, how did it explode!?"

Song Yin's strong yet mournful voice came from inside the alchemy room.

"I just got a new furnace!" Back then, he laughed at the alchemists at Lingdan Peak for exploding their furnaces, but now he's the one being laughed at.

I'm so angry I could cry! :)

Qi Zibo rushed over, and was startled when he saw the lightning strike. That brat Song Yin hadn't even mentioned she was about to break through! If he had known she was about to break through, he would have definitely postponed his official report for a while!

Song Yin was suddenly struck by lightning. Ignoring the pain, she only regretted that her perfectly good alchemy furnace had exploded so violently!

In his past life, he killed mutants; in this life, he's an alchemist.

Song Yin wiped away a bitter tear. This was a second-grade pill! She was so close to succeeding!

Qi Zibo was completely relieved to see Elder Wen standing to the side.

He walked over and asked, "How's it inside?"

Elder Wen complained, "She's still refining pills with the lightning tribulation right above her head. No wonder she's your disciple; she's a pill fanatic just like you."

Qi Zibo: "Thanks to Madam, otherwise that brat wouldn't even know how he died."

After Qi Zibo finished speaking, he roared at the alchemy room: "Song Yin, you get out here right now!"

Hearing Qi Zibo's angry voice, Song Yin put down the fragments of the alchemy furnace she was holding, and went out with her hair in a mess and her face covered in soot. "Master, why did you call me... Oh my god! What huge dark clouds, and there's even lightning in them!"

Qi Zibo: "You're about to establish your foundation. This is your foundation-establishment tribulation lightning. Hurry up and prepare to undergo the tribulation!"

Song Yin rubbed her messy hair. "I was wondering why lightning would strike the house, and specifically on me. Turns out I'm at the Foundation Establishment stage."

So it was Foundation Establishment...

What kind of person is he? He's not even nervous about his own Foundation Establishment Tribulation.

Qi Zibo took a deep breath to calm himself down and stop being angry at his rebellious disciple. "You can only face the tribulation by yourself. We can't help you. If we help you, the Heavenly Dao will judge it as a failed tribulation. I've given you a lot of good things, and Master Xia Xining has also given you some gadgets. You can use these tools to help you face the tribulation. If you can't hold on, be sure to tell me. Don't die without even asking for help."

Song Yin: "Master, please say something nice." She had been listening attentively, but fell silent after hearing the last sentence. What kind of master would say that his disciple was struck dead? Didn't a Nascent Soul cultivator know to avoid such prophecies?

Shen Yuzhu whispered to Elder Wen, "Junior Sister Song doesn't seem worried about being struck by lightning at all."

Elder Wen was speechless. "I have to admit defeat to this master and disciple."

It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous; Song Yin wasn't as calm as she appeared.

Ugh, one lightning strike already hurts, what if I get struck twice! But the dark clouds are still gathering in the sky, God, how many times am I going to get struck?!

A rumbling sound emanated from Danque Peak, and the other peaks of the inner sect also learned that someone on Danque Peak had achieved Foundation Establishment.

Another bolt of lightning struck, and Song Yin saw stars from the pain. She kept her spirit energy protecting her body and dared not relax for a moment. She took out all the magical artifacts that could protect her, hoping that the tribulation would end soon.

A flash of light appeared before her eyes, and Song Yin was struck solidly three times.

Song Yin felt her head buzzing. She seemed to see the four dead members of the Song family from Xiao Song Village, their faces twisted in a sinister smile, as if to say, "You'll be coming down soon too." Song Yin jolted awake, and the figures vanished. She immediately patted her chest to calm herself.

"I was so scared! I can't fall down here." If she did, the bad guys would laugh their heads off.

She wants to live well and cultivate diligently, striving to reach the ultimate goal of a cultivator—ascension!

The courtyard of the alchemy room was in a terrible state. Song Yin sat cross-legged in the center of the courtyard as bolts of lightning continued to fall. The necklace on her chest emitted a faint light during the last bolt of lightning, absorbing some of the power of the tribulation lightning.

After the final lightning strike landed amidst the tense anticipation of the onlookers, Song Yin not only felt pain all over her body but also felt nauseous.

"puff."

She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. She looked up at the sky, trembling, and the dark clouds gradually dissipated.

The familiar taste of blood filled my mouth. "Finally, it's finally over."

As soon as she finished speaking, the dark clouds dissipated. Golden light shone directly on Song Yin, and her wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The surrounding spiritual energy rushed into Song Yin's body, and the vast amount of spiritual energy circulated throughout her meridians, washing away the fatigue of her mind and body.

Song Yin looked in the direction of her master and saw two other people she didn't recognize.

Seeing that Song Yin was unharmed, Elder Wen and his disciple transformed into streaks of light and flew away.

Seeing the light ultimately fly towards Wujian Peak, Song Yin understood that it was the people from Wujian Peak who had summoned her master. She hadn't had a chance to thank them yet; she would express her gratitude in person when they met again in the future.

The six peaks of the inner sect are one family, and Song Yin truly understands this saying.

Qi Zibo was still looking in the direction of Wujian Peak.

Song Yin's voice was still a little weak: "Master, who are those two people?"

Qi Zibo turned around. "Hmph, you don't even know you're about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Song Yin looked blank. "Huh? I don't know."

"You!" Qi Zibo finally waved his hand helplessly. "Forget it, how are you feeling now? If you're still uncomfortable, I'll go to the storeroom and find you some pills. Our Danque Peak has no shortage of pills."

Song Yin focused on the key point: "Is there still a warehouse? Where is the warehouse?"

Qi Zibo, thinking of all the things that had been stolen from his bamboo hut and courtyard, became extremely vigilant. "Only I have the key to the storeroom. Inside are all kinds of pills of various grades that I have refined over the years. High-grade pills are extremely rare. If you try to steal from the storeroom, be careful, or I'll beat you up."

"How could that be? Haha." It would be strange if they didn't have some ideas. At worst, they could just not take the third-grade and higher-grade pills themselves. After this furnace explosion, they would have to spend spirit stones to have Xia Xining forge a new furnace. They could also take some first-grade and second-grade pills, plus the first-grade pills they had refined over the years. They could exchange them for some spirit stones and simply order several more furnaces.

Song Yin felt a deep sense of regret; cultivating immortality through alchemy was incredibly expensive.

Thinking of the failed Foundation Establishment Pill in the alchemy room, Song Yin immediately burst into tears, "My Foundation Establishment Pill was almost successfully refined, but a bolt of lightning struck and blew up my furnace! My Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Qi Zibo asked in surprise, "You're practicing a second-grade pill?"

Song Yin wiped away her tears pitifully, grieving for the lost alchemy furnace: "Yes."

"No wonder you attracted the Foundation Establishment Tribulation. You have cultivated diligently over the years and laid a very solid foundation. You are only one opportunity away from Foundation Establishment. Today, your refining of the Grade Two Foundation Establishment Pill is the opportunity for your breakthrough."

Qi Zibo couldn't help but gasp in amazement at the fact that the child was at the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of twelve.

"Go to the Affairs Hall to adjust your cultivation level first. Don't refine pills for the time being; just focus on consolidating your cultivation. The Foundation Establishment Conference is still some time away. See if you want to participate this year or next year."

Qi Zibo didn't mention one more thing: when a disciple advances to the Foundation Establishment stage, they can leave the sect for extended periods of time. Most disciples in the mortal realm will return to their hometowns to visit their relatives.

The area around the alchemy room was a mess, all because of her Foundation Establishment tribulation. Song Yin personally tidied up the alchemy room and infused the nearly dead flowers and plants with some wood-attribute spiritual energy. After the area around the alchemy room was mostly cleaned up, she went to her residence on Danque Peak to change into her disciple's robes before teleporting to the affairs hall.

Are you sure it's the Foundation Establishment stage?

The staff member in the office raised their voice, looking at the twelve-year-old's incredulous voice.

"Yes, and I also need to collect two more sets of disciple robes. Here are some spirit stones."

The disciple robes were initially given out in two sets for free; any replacements that were damaged later required the disciple to pay with spirit stones.

The person in charge of the affairs hall was a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, so he quickly called over his senior sister, who was also at the Foundation Establishment stage. Upon seeing Song Yin, the senior sister told him that Song Yin was indeed at the Foundation Establishment stage. He hastily corrected Song Yin's cultivation information, and from now on, Song Yin's allowance would be the inner sect Foundation Establishment allowance.

The news that a twelve-year-old disciple had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage quickly spread throughout the outer sect.

For outer sect disciples, the impact of a twelve-year-old Foundation Establishment cultivator was still too great. For a time, Song Yin was the most prominent figure.

People often stake out the entrance to the courtyard at No. 6666, and students frequently visit Class Ding's classroom at the school.

After learning that Song Yin had achieved Foundation Establishment, Senior Zhou realized he had misjudged her back then, actually thinking Song Yin lacked comprehension. Now, in the class he was teaching, although Song Yin was the last to enter Qi cultivation, she was the first to achieve Foundation Establishment.

The person most affected by Song Yin's Foundation Establishment was not one of the Ding Class disciples, nor Shi Heming and Xia Xining, nor even other Qi Refining stage disciples who had not yet reached Foundation Establishment, but rather Cheng Xian, the young master of the Cheng family.

Cheng Xian realized that Song Yin had already established her foundation, and punched the wall.

Cheng Xian's gaze shifted and landed on a pill bottle. Next to the pills was an opened letter.

[If my son is unable to establish his foundation, he may take this pill. I, his father, have personally visited a master alchemist to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for you that is above grade two. This Foundation Establishment Pill is grade four, and will absolutely minimize the negative effects of Foundation Establishment Pills.]

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The Cheng family has no formal lineage, but the Immortal Cloud Sect has numerous inner sect lineages; you can join any peak, but it's best to join a sword cultivator's sect. The future of the Cheng family rests on your shoulders…

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Author's note: Happy Dragon Boat Festival! [green heart][green heart][green heart]