Chapter 57: Foundation Establishment Tribulation
Deep within Yixing Peak, a quiet room heavily guarded with protective barriers isolates it from the outside world's clamor.
Fang Li sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, her aura deep and concentrated.
After returning from Qinghe Town, she immediately immersed herself in this secluded place.
Her ability to adapt to life-or-death battles, the tempering of spiritual power to its limit, her deeper understanding of runes during demon suppression, and Ye Wuyang's profound guidance of "chaos and myriad phenomena, the way of nature" have made her control over her own spiritual power increasingly delicate and harmonious.
Within the Qi Sea, spiritual energy flows ceaselessly, gradually becoming more abundant.
At a certain moment, as if by natural course, the barrier of the ninth level of Qi Refining was silently broken through, and the total amount and purity of spiritual power reached a new level.
Without pausing, she continued to circulate the magic incantation.
On this day, she examined her dantian as usual and saw that the viscous spiritual energy was flowing like mercury, slowing down and becoming more and more solid.
Each cycle makes the mercury flow more perfect and flawless, and the mind becomes clear and lucid, reflecting every detail of the inner palace and clearly capturing every trace and change in the flow of spiritual energy.
Finally, at a certain moment, the slowly flowing mercury in the dantian suddenly trembled! It was as if it had broken through an invisible shackle!
boom!
A thunderous roar seemed to explode in his mind! The invisible yet incredibly resilient barrier that stood between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment shattered under the impact of the flawless spiritual energy!
An indescribable and mysterious sensation instantly descended upon me!
It was as if some primordial power of heaven and earth had opened a door for her!
The spiritual energy began to accelerate on its own, collapsing and condensing deep into the dantian, the body greedily craving the spiritual energy from the outside world!
The opportunity to lay the foundation has arrived!
Fang Li suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of brilliance in them, filled with barely suppressed excitement: "System! I feel...it's going to work! But...but why does it feel a little chilly on my head? Could it be a tribulation lightning strike?"
[The system's voice immediately rang out: "Whoosh~ Host's condition is at its peak! Spiritual energy solidification MAX! Divine consciousness clarity MAX! Mental clarity MAX! This is the rhythm of taking off and establishing a foundation! It's stable, it's stable!"]
Immediately, it habitually scanned the outside world and suddenly screamed in terror: [“Wait, wait, wait! Holy crap! Host! Above your head! It’s not just a chill! It’s a super move! A lightning tribulation! And it’s the Plus Pro Max version! The energy reading is off the charts! (;′Д`) Quick! Don’t just stand there! Take out all your life-saving talismans, defensive magic items, and energy-restoring pills! Quick! Think about the feeling of the Immortal Venerable’s thigh! You have to hold on tight at this critical moment! Don’t be shy! (Crazy hints to flood the screen)”]
Outside the quiet room.
Master Qingxuan came to investigate every day without fail.
Today, as soon as he approached the meditation room, he keenly sensed that the surrounding spiritual energy was converging into the room at an extraordinary speed.
That aura belonging to Fang Li was also transforming and sublimating at an astonishing speed, becoming harmonious and transparent, faintly carrying the throbbing of an impending metamorphosis.
"Hmm..." Master Qingxuan stroked his long beard, feeling greatly gratified, his eyes filled with undisguised satisfaction and anticipation: "Not bad, not bad at all. Solid foundation. This girl is indeed more than I was back then... cough, the student has surpassed the teacher! My Yixing Peak has a successor, a successor indeed! Haha!" He couldn't help but mutter to himself, his voice brimming with pride.
Xie Chen also "coincidentally" accompanied his master today.
He held a jade-bone fan, his posture relaxed, as if he were merely deduce the flow of spiritual veins within the peak.
However, deep within his seemingly gentle eyes, his divine sense had already silently enveloped the quiet room, meticulously capturing every fluctuation of Fang Li's spiritual power and every rise and fall of her breath.
The moment Fang Li's Qi Sea was fully integrated, the barrier shattered, and the opportunity to establish her foundation arrived, Xie Chen's fingertips unconsciously and gently rotated on the smooth jade fan ribs.
He lowered his eyelids, a slight smile curving his lips.
When he heard “Tongzi! I feel like it’s going to work!” and “Holy crap! Thunder tribulation! And it’s the Plus Pro Max Supreme Edition!” he didn’t know what the “P” version meant, but knowing that she was making good progress, an indescribable joy quietly grew in his heart.
However, just as Fang Li triggered the Foundation Establishment opportunity and frantically absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth,
Outside the quiet room, Master Qingxuan's hand, which was stroking his beard, suddenly stopped, and Xie Chen's fingertips, which were turning the fan, also froze.
The two looked up at the same time.
Above Yixing Peak, the once clear sky suddenly darkened without warning.
Thick, dark clouds gathered from all directions, churning and surging. Deep rumbles of thunder swept through the depths of the clouds, revealing the overwhelming power of heaven, which enveloped the surrounding land. Within the clouds, terrifying purple lightning bolts flickered! A chilling aura of heavenly might slowly spread out!
The smile on Master Qingxuan's face froze instantly! His pupils contracted sharply! The churning, leaden clouds, the destructive aura contained within the thunderous sound…
"This thundercloud...no!" he exclaimed in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief: "How could the Foundation Establishment Tribulation have such power?!"
He immediately made a hand seal, and a rapid telepathic transmission instantly resounded throughout the entire summit of Yi Xing Peak:
"Mo Yun! Tie Pan! Immediately activate all defensive formations within the peak!!"
"Ling Shuang! Immediately go to the storeroom and fetch my most treasured 'Eight Desolations Thunder Control Array Plate'! Be quick!"
Before he finished speaking, he flashed and appeared outside the quiet room, his face more solemn than ever before, staring intently at the increasingly intense purple thunderclouds in the sky.
Almost at the same time that Master Qingxuan gave the order!
Xie Chen snapped the jade fan in his hand shut, his usual lazy smile vanished, and his expression instantly became extremely serious.
The Zhou Tian Star Chart flew out from his sleeve and hung in front of him, with intersecting star tracks and rapidly changing hexagrams on it.
He said in a deep voice, "Master, according to the Star Chart, this tribulation lightning contains anomalies, with yin and yang reversed and malevolent energy appearing. It is probably no ordinary Foundation Establishment Tribulation! We must immediately activate the 'Nine Palaces Shifting Stars' auxiliary array, which may be able to deflect some of the lightning's force and strive for a sliver of hope!"
Having said that, without waiting for Qingxuan Zhenren's response, he already had his ten fingers flying, sending rays of spiritual light into the star disk.
The next moment, dozens of high-quality spirit stones flew out of his storage bag, as if guided, and shot towards specific locations around the meditation room, instantly disappearing into the ground.
Brilliant array patterns lit up, quickly weaving into an incredibly complex starlight net that protected the quiet room at its center, its light flowing and faintly confronting the thunderclouds in the sky.
The thunderclouds grew thicker, lightning bolts darted about, and the roaring sound was deafening.
The first bolt of heavenly lightning is brewing.
The disciples within the peak were all alarmed by this sudden celestial phenomenon and the elders' urgent mobilization. They all came out of their caves and looked at the terrifying tribulation clouds, their faces filled with astonishment and horror.
"That's... someone about to establish their foundation? How can this tribulation lightning be so terrifying!"
"The direction is... Fang Li's meditation room?"
"Purple lightning?! I've only ever seen it recorded in ancient books!"
Inside the quiet room, Fang Li was completely focused.
The liquid spiritual energy within her Qi Sea spun like a nebula, and the Foundation Establishment stage was just around the corner. However, the increasingly terrifying thunderous pressure from the outside world, along with the warnings frantically flooding her mind, made it impossible for her to completely ignore them.
Fang Li: "System, hold on! Have you figured anything out? What's going on with this lightning tribulation? Is my cultivation level worth such a huge show of force? Has Heaven made a mistake?!"
[System: "Emergency protection pre-analysis activated... detected high-level lightning tribulation energy reaction... suggested solutions: 1. Activate all protective artifacts; 2. Silently recite the Immortal Venerable's name to attempt to establish a mental connection for assistance; 3. Pray. Host, good luck! This system supports you in spirit!"]
Fang Li: "..." What use is this system!
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