Dao Foundation and Qi Refining are two completely different concepts.
The former is a true person, the latter is a follower of the Dao. One attains the truth and becomes the Dao, while the latter seeks and explores, thus becoming a follower.
In terms of actual combat strength, Bai Cang is in no way inferior to any Dao Foundation Real Person.
The most formidable feat of Han Qinhu, whom he once regarded as an unparalleled figure, was merely the rumor that he fought against a Foundation Establishment cultivator while only at the Qi Refining stage and killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator. This rumor, at least, has not been widely confirmed in public.
This alone was enough to make Han Qinhu a legendary figure in the Crimson Dragon Sect and even the entire Xia Kingdom's Heshan Sect, demonstrating the vast difference between Dao Foundation and Qi Refining.
But for Bai Cang, isn't breaking through the Dao Foundation stage during the Qi Refining stage something that anyone can do?
Putting aside the Azure and White Dragons, that was indeed a sneak attack combined with opportunistic exploitation.
However, the thousand-year-old tree demon was a true Dao Foundation level cultivator, and a powerful demon at that.
Regardless of whether there was any elemental advantage involved, Bai Cang's ability to defeat him and kill him "directly" fully proves his strength.
Even so, in other people's eyes, he was just a "minor Qi cultivator".
Everyone will revere and respect a Dao Foundation True Person, even the weakest low-grade Dao Foundation True Person, but not everyone will fear a Qi Refining cultivator with formidable combat power.
Most importantly, your trump cards and true combat strength are like your underwear; you know you have them, but you can't show them to others.
Of course, Bai Cang wasn't the kind of person who cared about how others viewed him, and he certainly wouldn't disrupt his plans just to show off for a moment.
However, many benefits and resources only circulate at the Dao Foundation True Person level, and are very difficult to fall into the hands of Qi Refining cultivators.
You enjoy a certain level of treatment based on your strength; this is the most basic logic of the law of the jungle and the supremacy of the strong.
Perhaps major sects might disguise this logic in some other way, but in unorthodox sects, there is absolutely no concealment.
Unfortunately, Bai Cang was involved in unorthodox practices and had no way to infiltrate the circles of major sects in the short term.
Therefore, for Bai Cang, condensing the Dao Foundation was not only for face, but also for real benefits.
With this in mind, he had already made up his mind.
However, he did not rush to get promoted. Instead, he first reviewed the "Three Treasures Heavenly Origin Diagram" and the "Golden Gate Jade Lock Method" in his mind.
Bai Cang was actually quite familiar with the process of condensing the Dao foundation.
When Frostfire Dragon Fox advanced to the High-Grade Dao Foundation, it was Bai Cang who controlled and manipulated it.
However, Bai Cang was not satisfied with the way the Frostfire Dragon Fox used "Frost Marrow Nether Ice", "Annihilation God Demon Fire" and "Illusory Spirit Wind" to construct a triple Dao Platform and transform into a superior Dao Foundation.
If this path is followed, Bai Cang's advancement using "Five Elements Yin Magic" and the fusion of "Five Elements Divine Thunder" and "Five Elements Escape Technique" will undoubtedly result in his innate divine power being "Five Elements Great Escape."
It's not that the "Five Elements Great Escape" is bad; Bai Cang, who advanced using it, is definitely one of the top-tier beings even among those with superior Dao Foundation cultivation.
However, this means that he has to give up the core of the "Tongyou" blessing: the conferment of titles on ghosts and gods, as well as the unique advantages of "swordsmanship", "thunder magic", and even the Taiyin Dharma nature, and instead focus on the Five Elements Path to condense the Five Elements Dao Body.
This was something Bai Cang absolutely could not accept!
I earned my cheat code through my own skill, so why can't I have it all?
With this in mind, Bai Cang simply gave up the idea of advancing using the methods recorded in the "Five Elements Yin Magic".
Instead, taking it as the foundation, and referring to the "Three Treasures Heavenly Origin Diagram" and the "Golden Gate Jade Lock Method," they pondered how to integrate their own advantages to create a unique Daoist foundation method.
To be honest, this is not an easy task; it is even more difficult than an ordinary person ascending to the heavens.
However, Bai Cang did not intend to create a universally applicable martial arts technique; he simply wanted to tailor it to his own specific needs.
Moreover, with the blessing of the "Heavenly Dao Register," his mastery of various techniques has reached at least the level of "perfect mastery."
So it wasn't too difficult, and in just ten days, Bai Cang had already come up with some initial ideas.
In another month and a half, this initial idea was perfected into the prototype of a martial arts technique.
"The Five Elements are my foundation, and I can never abandon them."
Boundless Daoist insights and understandings surged and swirled in Bai Cang's heart. "However, I am still lacking in the skills of swordsmanship, thunder magic, Yin and Yang, and ghost techniques. They are far from sufficient to support my integration into my Dao foundation."
"Since there are still opportunities for modification and transformation later, this time when condensing the Dao foundation, we should still focus on the five elements, integrate the five elements escape techniques and the five elements divine thunder, and slightly mix in the essence of other techniques, so as to leave a gap for building a complete system in the future."
Thinking of this, Bai Cang immediately stopped hesitating.
He simply activated his self-created method for condensing the foundation of the Dao.
"boom!"
The next moment.
Two jade orbs leaped into the air, each containing the "Five Elements Escape Technique" and the "Five Elements Divine Thunder," respectively. They chased each other as they jumped out of the Yellow Court Sea of Consciousness, traversing back and forth among the various mystical apertures.
Then, as they chased each other, they intertwined various Daoist rhythms, which transformed into a five-colored mysterious light that slowly spread to Bai Cang's limbs, bones, and entire body.
As the jade ball leaped up, countless drops of jade liquid fell like sweet rain, swirling and seeping into every inch of his flesh and every bone, like a misty rain.
During this process, Bai Cang's three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit are constantly merging with the jade pill, permeating the jade pill with his various foundations.
This cycle repeated itself endlessly, and before anyone knew how much time had passed.
After the jade ball had traveled through each of the nine mysterious apertures, it suddenly sank into the dantian, constantly expanding and contracting, weaving together five-colored mysterious light, and constructing a phantom image of a triple Dao platform.
In an instant, Bai Cang felt himself merge with the entire world, and his aura surged wildly, crossing a certain boundary in the blink of an eye.
During this process, his body also faintly revealed five colors, as if he was transforming into a "Five Elements Dao Body", and his bones all showed a jade-like luster.
This is the transformation of being forged by the Dao and naturally formed by the Dao!
However, Bai Cang did not rush to forge his Dao body. Instead, he activated the "Golden Gate Jade Lock Technique" and took the initiative to stop the process.
Then, his mind settled down, and the bottom layer of the three-tiered platform, which was like an illusion, suddenly became real. The five internal organs and five spirits also reflected the five qi and mysterious light, and sat in the center according to the five elements and directions, surrounding a magnificent figure that looked like the emperor of all heavens.
That was Bai Cang's Yin spirit, and even more so, a manifestation of his innate divine power!
At this moment, right now.
The seemingly tangible Yin spirit then began to unleash ancient and intricate seal script.
Ultimately, it transformed into a divine robe, reflecting the myriad phenomena of the universe!
"When the Yin spirit emerges, the foundation of the Dao gathers, and supernatural powers manifest!"
Bai Cang suddenly stood up, his face filled with indescribable joy. "But my innate divine ability is not just the Five Elements Great Escape?"
The unexpected surprise left Bai Cang momentarily stunned!
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