Chapter 100 Foundation Building
After leaving the herb garden, Ji An rode a gray-feathered sand goose and flew towards the mountaintop.
Next month is midsummer, and the day for distributing Foundation Establishment Pills is just around the corner. He learned that the sect's medicine garden is currently processing various medicinal materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
Once the medicinal materials are prepared, the alchemists will begin refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Ji An will have to wait another five years to receive the Foundation Establishment Pill he exchanged, but his master is one of the sect's famous alchemists, and he doesn't know if he has received a mission to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.
If his master receives the mission, with her skill, she will surely be able to refine more Foundation Establishment Pills than the sect requires. He wants to exchange a Foundation Establishment Pill from five years from now for one from this year.
If your master hasn't received this kind of mission, you can also put in a good word and see if there's a chance to exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
A year earlier you reach the Foundation Establishment stage means a year earlier you can enjoy the benefits of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Having his own cave dwelling and being able to freely control twenty acres of spiritual fields was simply too good to pass up for him.
Ji An landed at the entrance of the cave and was just about to ask the maid if his master was free today when the cave's magical restrictions automatically opened, revealing the entrance.
He stepped into the cave and saw his master sitting in a chair, enjoying tea.
"Greetings, Master," he bowed and explained his plans with a smile.
Success is in the hands of fate, but planning is up to man. If we can obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill ahead of time and successfully establish our foundation, we can save at least several years.
Ge Ying did not immediately respond to his request. She put down her teacup and asked:
"Training one's spiritual sense and opening up branch meridians of immortality takes a considerable amount of time. Have you completed them?"
This disciple used to pay a lot of attention to the time spent nourishing the immortal veins to improve aptitude, but in the last two years he hasn't asked her this kind of question, which surprised her quite a bit.
"Yes, it's all done."
According to the sect's secret method for opening meridians, I have opened all the branch meridians that can be opened during the Qi Refining stage.
The disciple has diligently practiced enhancing his spiritual sense, and coupled with his naturally stronger spiritual sense than others, he will undoubtedly be able to establish his foundation as long as he obtains the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Ji An said with great confidence that all the necessary preparations had been made, and that Foundation Establishment should be a natural progression.
"Starting from the past two years, I have seen your Qi gradually become more and more rounded. Now it is perfectly round and unified, and it is indeed time for you to establish your foundation."
Several years ago, the three main ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills matured in my herb garden, so I refined a batch. You can take this premium Foundation Establishment Pill.
Ge Ying nodded secretly. Compared to Ling Yu's hesitation, Ji An seemed very confident, which was good.
Foundation Establishment is just a small hurdle in cultivating immortality; it's not that difficult.
She took out the pills she had prepared beforehand, repeated what she had once said to Li Lingyu, and smiled:
"As a sword cultivator, Luo Ying will need many high-level spiritual items to refine his flying sword in the future. However, sword cultivators are not good at managing money and it is difficult for them to accumulate any assets to buy spiritual items. They can only find them on their own."
You are skilled in planting and talisman making, and have a stable income. In the future, when you are able, please help her out as much as you can, for my sake.
Although she was able to leave some assets to this beloved descendant, it wouldn't last long if she just lived off the family fortune.
Ji An immediately stood up and said:
"I will do my best to help Senior Sister Luo Ying in any way I can."
He readily agreed, thinking to himself that his master was truly dedicated and had planned far ahead for this junior.
Ge Ying was satisfied with his attitude and asked gently:
When do you plan to establish your foundation?
"There's no time like the present, let's do it tonight."
Master, are there any special techniques or things to be careful about during Foundation Establishment?
"Only by establishing a foundation can one truly embark on the path to immortality. It requires undergoing a heart-wrenching transformation, and the process is far from pleasant."
But as long as one remains focused and undeterred by hardship, one will eventually emerge from the cocoon and transform into a butterfly.
Ge Ying had read Ji An's detailed information; he was the first disciple from the same academy to wake up during the sect's Illusionary Heart Array trial.
This demonstrates that one's mindset and will are not lacking, and one's desire to seek the Way is unwavering.
Ji An put away the Foundation Establishment Pill, stood up and took his leave:
"If I successfully complete the foundation building tomorrow, I will come again to seek guidance from my master."
"Go ahead, I await good news."
Back at the bamboo house at the foot of the mountain, Ji An tossed a Spirit Feeding Pill to Sha Yan and sent the Spirit-Seeking Rats out of the room. The two beasts would be spending the night outside.
He closed the magic barrier, took out the Foundation Establishment Pill, and immediately smelled a faint fragrance, which invigorated him.
The pill was crystal clear and lustrous, with three patterns on its surface resembling coiled dragons.
A genuine Foundation Establishment Pill can increase a cultivator's chances of establishing their foundation by 20%, while a premium pill can increase it by 30%.
Ji An bathed and changed his clothes, lit an incense burner, and placed the Foundation Building Pill, Pure Void Water, Hundred Flower Elixir, and other necessary items within easy reach.
He sat cross-legged on the futon, calming his mind and adjusting his energy and spirit.
As the sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east, its light shines through the window lattice, casting a silvery glow into the bamboo house.
Ji An opened his eyes, his gaze sparkling like stars.
He felt that his body and mind were in the best state, so he no longer hesitated and began to practice the foundation-building method in the Qingyuan Sutra.
The spiritual energy enters the body through the nose, flows through the immortal meridians, and is finally refined into magical power, flowing into the dantian like waves of the ocean.
As magical power continued to flow in, a magical vortex rapidly formed, accelerating its rotation from slow to fast.
Because it rapidly draws in the spiritual energy of the surrounding world, spiritual energy from other places converges towards the bamboo building, forming a vortex of spiritual energy.
The Foundation Building method can quickly draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but the large influx of spiritual energy into the body in a short period of time is a huge test for the physical body. This is the origin of the physical body test in the three stages of Foundation Building.
When the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is poured into the body, the pressure on the immortal veins is much greater than during normal cultivation. The immortal veins must be strong enough to withstand the continuous influx of spiritual energy.
The physical body must be able to withstand the repeated erosion of spiritual energy. If a cultivator's body has been seriously injured and the foundation has been damaged, the infusion of spiritual energy will amplify this weakness.
In addition, if a cultivator's qi and blood decline, it will be difficult for them to withstand the infusion of spiritual energy for a long time, which is why it is difficult for elderly cultivators to establish their foundation.
The second hurdle in Foundation Building is the hurdle of magical power.
When a cultivator establishes their foundation, they need to transform the mana in their dantian from a gaseous state to a liquid state. The purer the cultivator's mana, the less resistance they encounter when transforming it from gas to liquid.
Taking too many cultivation-enhancing pills or breakthrough pills will reduce your magical power, with breakthrough pills causing the greatest harm.
Ji An had never taken any breakthrough pills. Although he had taken quite a few pills to improve his cultivation, he usually focused on neutralizing the poison from those pills, so his magical power was not mixed.
He then spent another two years purifying his magic power. Although the purity of his magic power was not top-tier, it could still be considered high-grade.
The third stage of Foundation Building is the stage of Divine Consciousness.
A strong divine sense allows for more precise control over magical power, guiding and accelerating the refining of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and making it easier to transform magical power into liquid.
The vortex in Ji An's dantian was spinning faster and faster, and the gaseous magical mist was getting thicker and thicker, but there was still no sign of it turning into liquid.
This is due to the limitation of qualifications. If the qualifications are not high, the efficiency of refining magic power will be slow, and it will be difficult to make the concentration of magic power mist reach the minimum standard for liquefaction.
At this point, you need to show off a Foundation Building Pill.
The Meridian Opening Pill and the Foundation Establishment Pill are the greatest inventions in the cultivation world. The Meridian Opening Pill allows humans to draw spiritual energy into their bodies earlier, nourishing their immortal meridians and physical bodies, thus giving them more time to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
The Foundation Establishment Pill serves two purposes: first, it protects the immortal veins and dantian, reducing the pressure on the physical body from the infusion of spiritual energy; second, it increases the efficiency of low-aptitude cultivators in absorbing spiritual energy and converting it into mana.
After Ji An took the Foundation Establishment Pill, like a whale sucking in water, more spiritual energy surged into his body, and the spiritual energy vortex above the bamboo building suddenly doubled in size.
Within the dantian, the stone tortoise bobbed up and down merrily, absorbing half of the magical power that had flowed into it. The magical mist became even denser, but there was still no sign of it liquefying.
Ji An had anticipated this scene. He swallowed a few drops of Hundred Flower Elixir, and the magical power flowing into his dantian immediately increased significantly.
Even after being half-swallowed by the stone turtle, the magical mist grew thicker and thicker.
And so, every now and then he would swallow a few drops of the Hundred Flower Elixir, and his magical power gradually began to show signs of liquefaction.
However, as the time of spiritual energy infusion increased, he gradually felt a faint pain in his immortal meridians.
The pain intensified rapidly, and the flow of spiritual energy in his immortal meridians produced a burning sensation. Cool air flowed from his Yongquan acupoint, and warm air flowed from his Yuquan acupoint, slightly reducing the burning sensation, but it did little to improve his situation.
The pain quickly spread throughout his body. Ji An felt as if a blade was cutting through his muscles. The tearing pain made his body tremble slightly, and beads of sweat began to stream down his forehead and back.
Time seems to slow down when people are suffering.
Ji An felt that every second was agonizing. The spiritual energy he inhaled was like burning coals, scorching his immortal meridians and internal organs.
Fortunately, he was mentally prepared for this. Although every cell in his body was screaming and howling in pain, he endured all kinds of pain and still maintained the operation of the Foundation Building Technique.
People fear nothing more than suffering meaninglessly. If the pain of this moment can contribute to a long and healthy life in the future, then the pain can be endured.
Ji An felt his body gradually becoming numb, but his spirit grew stronger through the painful ordeal.
Before he knew it, the two bottles of Hundred Flower Elixir had been used up. He picked up the bottle containing Pure Void Water and swallowed a few drops.
The spiritual energy vortex above the bamboo building expanded further, and the rotation speed of the magical energy vortex in his dantian increased even more.
A drop of crystal-clear jade liquid was formed and fell down, finally marking the overcoming of the most difficult step.
There are two major hurdles in everything: going from zero to one, and transforming quantitative change into qualitative change.
As the first drop of jade liquid was formed, traces of foul blood seeped from Ji An's pores. This was blood poisoning caused by the accumulation of acquired turbidity in his body.
Ji An took a small sip of the Pure Void Water and held it in his mouth. When the concentration of the magical mist in his dantian began to decrease, he swallowed some of it.
The second drop of jade liquid was formed, the third drop was formed, and gradually, the rate at which the jade liquid was formed increased.
Ji An regained sensation in his body, and the pain gradually weakened.
Finally, the spiritual energy flowing in the immortal veins was directly refined into magical liquid by the magic technique, and the spiritual pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage suddenly rose in the room.
The vortex of spiritual energy gathered above the bamboo house shimmered with spiritual light before slowly dissipating.
Ji An opened his eyes and saw that the sunlight was shining obliquely on the wall, indicating that a night had already passed.
A reader pointed out that the whereabouts of the flying boat of the calamity cultivator were not written, so a patch was added, and the seller sold it for 220 spirit stones.
(End of this chapter)
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