She smiled helplessly, not expecting that she would still have to use a second plant.
When the second withered bone grass was placed in the bathtub, Lu Fuyue could no longer help but cry out.
In order to force herself to endure the effects of the drug, she immediately lowered her head and bit her shoulder hard until it became bloody and blurred.
No, we can't give up. She hasn't broken free from her fate yet, how can she die here!
Lu Fuyue steeled her resolve, circulated her cultivation technique once more, and began the next round of reshaping.
...
Three years passed in the blink of an eye. The withered bone grass in the bathtub was replaced one after another, and Lu Fuyue's dantian was successfully rebuilt.
A large amount of spiritual energy surged into her body, constantly impacting her meridians and nourishing her dantian. Gradually, her cultivation level recovered, and her dantian became more resilient and expansive than before.
Lu Fuyue slowly opened her eyes, feeling the surging spiritual power within her body. She was overjoyed, realizing that she had unexpectedly turned misfortune into blessing and was now able to begin breaking through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
Suddenly her body stiffened as she noticed a sticky feeling all over her body. Lu Fuyue looked down and, sure enough, she was covered in blood and grime.
So she stood up from the bathtub, cast a cleansing spell, changed her clothes, and then began to prepare to continue her attempt to break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
After all, the higher her cultivation level, the greater her chances of obtaining the Water Zither Strings.
Lu Fuyue sat cross-legged on a palm-leaf fan, her hands resting naturally on her knees. Then she circulated her cultivation technique, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into a force to expand her meridians and dantian.
The size of a cultivator's dantian and the width of their meridians vary at each cultivation level, and this difference directly affects the cultivator's spiritual energy storage.
When cultivators fight with others, among those of the same level, the one with the most stored spiritual energy naturally has a better chance of winning.
Therefore, before each breakthrough, Lu Fuyue would first use spiritual power to expand her meridians and dantian, laying the foundation for her future cultivation.
One day, two days... a month later, Lu Fuyue's eyelashes twitched slightly, and the next second she suddenly opened her eyes. Now was the time to begin her assault on the mid-Foundation Establishment barrier.
She formed hand seals and circulated her cultivation technique, causing the azure spiritual energy to surge wildly into her body. Lu Fuyue guided the spiritual energy within her body little by little, transforming it into a sword, which she then fiercely stabbed at the barrier of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
A moment later, spiritual energy, like a surging river, poured into his dantian from the newly breached barrier, filling it completely.
Lu Fuyue breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally achieved the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
Thinking of the royal ancestral temple atop this mountain, and the water harp strings hidden within.
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips. In the cultivation world, only direct descendants of the bloodline can enter the ancestral temple.
It seems that Nan Chuli's blood carries a trace of the Water Qin Strings because, as the heir to the throne, he had entered the ancestral temple and thus come into contact with the Water Qin Strings.
If she wants to enter this ancestral temple, she must obtain a drop of his heart's blood to activate the array that allows her to enter.
Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly, but that stone statue in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm was a bit troublesome.
Suddenly she remembered the person who had pushed her in earlier, and a brilliant idea to kill two birds with one stone came to her mind.
...
A few days later, Lu Fuyue returned to the foot of the mountain. Looking at the barrier in front of her, she paused and then summoned the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
After her cultivation reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire gained a new ability: it could ignore all barriers and dispel all illusions.
Lu Fuyue walked up to the barrier, a cold glint in her eyes, and then slammed the Red Lotus Karmic Fire in her hand onto the barrier. The next second, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire burned a hole in the barrier.
Upon seeing this, Lu Fuyue felt a sense of relief, finally able to leave.
After leaving that place, Lu Fuyue did not plan to return to the palace for the time being. After all, she was brought there by someone in the palace and the Yun family.
Going back now would undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
So Lu Fuyue disguised himself as a handsome young man with only the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and came to the capital of Nanling Kingdom, intending to find an inn to stay in.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked down the street, she heard people talking about the Four Nations Tournament.
Lu Fuyue paused, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. The Four Nations Grand Competition?
Will Nan Chuli participate?
Lu Fuyue suddenly had an idea. If he participated, it would be a good opportunity to seize his heart's blood.
After all, given his status, he was always protected by a Golden Core stage expert. If she forcibly took it, she might attract the pursuit of the Southern Spirit Kingdom.
But the Four Kingdoms Tournament is different. Once the competition begins, swords have no eyes, and she can still manage to seize a drop of his heart's blood.
Especially in the second competition to hunt monsters, once you enter the Monster Forest, any unexpected events that happen inside are perfectly normal.
Lu Fuyue looked up in the direction of the palace, but all of this still needed to be planned carefully.
...
The Eastern Palace
Nan Chuli sat by the window, holding a black chess piece. He placed the piece on the chessboard and slowly said, "Master, I have won this game."
He paused for a moment, then looked up at the person opposite him, "I will always remember your life-saving grace."
"But I don't intend to become a Buddhist."
Upon hearing this, the old monk had a guess in his mind. "Benefactor, is it because of that Miss Lu who has been missing for so long that you are unwilling to enter Buddhism?"
Nan Chuli was silent for a moment, then nodded, and then shook his head. "Yes and no."
He knew in his heart that during the time they were reunited, he had never been in her eyes, so there were some things he didn't want to force.
Moreover, given her qualifications, she shouldn't be bound by him.
The reason he doesn't become a Buddhist is that he can only let go of her in his heart; he can't let go of any other people or things, so naturally he can't cultivate Buddhism.
The old monk sighed, "Do you know that you have a connection with Buddhism? If you can embark on the path of Buddhist cultivation, your talent will be no less than that of a genius with a heavenly spiritual root."
"He might even be able to compete with that Miss Lu."
Nan Chuli lowered his eyes. He was referring to the Buddha relic he kept in the royal ancestral temple.
Unfortunately, he didn't want to become a Buddhist, nor was he willing to, so that thing was left sealed there forever...
The old monk saw that Nan Chuli was unmoved and still unwilling to give up. He really didn't want to miss such a good prospect.
So the old monk lowered his head and calculated with his fingers. Seeing that there was still no turning back, a look of shock suddenly appeared in his eyes.
He then activated his cultivation technique and suddenly looked up at Nan Chuli. He saw faint wisps of Buddhist light flickering on the bones within Nan Chuli's body.
It seems he will eventually become a member of my Buddhist community.
Since that's the case, there's no need to rush.
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