Chapter 17: Foundation Establishment, Ancient and Modern
Xu Xing noticed Zhang Yunlu, and after she came in, she also saw Xu Xing standing in front of the counter.
Huh?
Did I see that right?
We're meeting like this?
Zhang Yunlu was a bit bewildered. Last night, she was tormented by that image again, and when she woke up today, she inexplicably advanced to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
So after breakfast, she hurried to the mall, planning to look at the spiritual herbs for concocting Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, in preparation for her upcoming Foundation Establishment.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she still walked up to Xu Xing.
"We meet again, little girl. Although I felt we would definitely meet again, I didn't expect fate to arrive so quickly."
"...I didn't expect it either." Zhang Yunlu paused. "That image that appears in my mind every night, did you do that?"
"In a sense, yes. However, witnessing a Combined Dao Grand Master's fight firsthand is also a good opportunity for your current cultivation." Xu Xing smiled. "How about it, have you gained any comprehension these past two days?"
"Comprehension? Does reaching the Qi Refining Ninth Layer count?"
"Emm..."
Zhang Yunlu: "..."
Alright, there's nothing more to say now.
Just then, the salesperson came out and handed the empty storage ring to Xu Xing. "Hello customer, the amount of Spirit Stones has been verified. Here is your storage ring."
"Thank you."
Xu Xing took the storage ring, and casually tossed it over. Zhang Yunlu quickly caught it.
"You probably don't have spatial equipment yet, so I'll give this to you."
Zhang Yunlu was stunned. Could this be the not-bad little gift he mentioned last time?
The salesperson who witnessed all this was full of envy. Storage rings weren't cheap, and the Spirit Stones inside just now were only a fraction of the cost.
"Let's go, we'll talk outside. Since I said I'd give you a not-bad little gift, I won't break my promise."
Hmm?
Could it be that he wasn't referring to this storage ring?
Zhang Yunlu put on the storage ring and quickly followed Xu Xing.
Arriving at the entrance, the greeters on both sides bowed slightly.
"Welcome back next time."
Zhang Yunlu didn't pay attention to their words at all, following behind Xu Xing, feeling very apprehensive, but also a little excited.
They hadn't walked far when Xu Xing slowed down, allowing Zhang Yunlu to walk alongside him.
"To be honest, meeting you here today truly surprised me a little."
Surprised?
"Shouldn't high-level Cultivators all be able to divine and calculate?"
"They don't divine and calculate all the time either. Besides, if a meeting is based on divination, can it still be called 'fated'?" Xu Xing chuckled lightly. "Back to business, with your current Realm, you wouldn't be able to control powerful Magic Treasures even if I gave them to you. So, I'll first tell you how to proceed on your cultivation path."
Zhang Yunlu listened attentively.
"Since you've reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, the next thing you should consider is Foundation Establishment. Has the school told you about the grades of Foundation Establishment?"
The grades of Foundation Establishment... Zhang Yunlu thought for a moment and replied, "The teachers at school haven't taught this yet, but I heard there are three grades of Foundation Establishment."
"The lowest grade is achieving Foundation Establishment after the Qi Refining Seventh Layer by taking Broken Barrier Spirit Liquid. This kind of Foundation Establishment has a weak Foundation, some can't even defeat slightly stronger Qi Training Cultivators, and there is no hope for further advancement, so it is also called Pseudo Foundation Establishment."
"The middle grade is when a Cultivator advances to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and achieves Foundation Establishment by taking Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid or Foundation Establishment Pill. This is also the most orthodox method of Foundation Establishment today."
"As for the high grade, the Cultivator not only needs to reach a state of abundant spiritual energy, but also must first swallow a spiritual energy storage capsule during advancement, and simultaneously use a Spiritual Energy Chamber to atomize the purified Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for accelerated absorption. Only when all three conditions are met is there a chance to build a high-grade Dao Foundation."
This was all she knew.
Xu Xing was deep in thought.
Pseudo Foundation Establishment, Broken Barrier Spirit Liquid, spiritual energy storage capsules, Spiritual Energy Chambers, purified and atomized Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid?
Has Foundation Establishment developed to be this 'scientific' now?
And one can actually achieve Foundation Establishment at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer? He had never even heard of this before his seclusion.
"One seclusion, and the mortal world has greatly changed, with many things appearing that I don't understand."
If Foundation Establishment is like this, have subsequent Realms also summarized more scientific advancement methods?
"Let me tell you about the three types of Foundation Establishment I know. They are somewhat different from what you mentioned."
"The first type of Foundation Establishment uses external objects as aids, just like taking the Foundation Establishment Pill you just mentioned. That's roughly this category."
In ancient times, some people also searched for natural spiritual treasures and refined them into their Foundation, or achieved Foundation Establishment based on a fundamental Divine Ability. These can all be considered the first type.
This type had decent combat power, but the methods were too singular, so it was eliminated a long time ago.
"The second type of Foundation Establishment requires gathering sun essence, condensing moon brilliance, refining starlight, purifying one's bones and spiritual energy, taking rare treasures of heaven and earth, extracting their divine essence. Once achieved, the Dao Foundation is perfect, forming a Heavenly Dao Foundation."
A Heavenly Dao Foundation is also called a Perfect Dao Foundation. It not only has requirements for the Cultivation Technique practiced but the process is also extremely dangerous.
After all, sun essence and moon brilliance are extremely violent for Qi Training Cultivators. One carelessness can lead to death and the destruction of one's Dao.
"As for the third type of Foundation Establishment, it requires cultivating a supreme wondrous art, and also comprehending the rudiments of Principle, Law, and Intent, seizing the creation of heaven and earth. Once built, it possesses various incredible abilities, forming a Good Fortune Dao Foundation."
Principle, Law, Intent.
That is a Realm that Cultivators can only access after achieving Combined Dao. And how many major Realms are there between Combined Dao and Foundation Establishment?
The difficulty involved is self-evident.
Therefore, there are not many Cultivators in the entire Tai Xuan Realm who can build this third type of Dao Foundation.
Seizing the creation of heaven and earth, encroaching upon the mysteries of the sun and moon.
In mythology, this was the wondrous art of longevity passed down by Ancestor Bodhi to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
When they created this type of Foundation Establishment method back then, they also made some references, but its miraculous degree is definitely incomparable.
Zhang Yunlu's expression was blank after hearing Xu Xing finish speaking.
It's the same three types of Foundation Establishment, but the gap between ancient and modern methods is simply too large, isn't it?!
But why is there such a big difference in what she knows?
"Don't overthink it. If I'm not mistaken, the school is worried about you aiming too high, not intentionally hiding anything."
Even the divine abilities of the Seven Great Immortal Sects have been put into high school libraries, so it's even less likely that they would deliberately conceal a Foundation Establishment method.
Although there are many Cultivators among the Human Clan in the Tai Xuan Realm today, there are still too few high-level Cultivators, far from enough.
"The cultivation system will only get better and better with the improvements of each generation. What I've told you might already be outdated. I suggest you go back to school later and report your Realm."
Although Xu Xing was confident, he was by no means arrogant, and he would never underestimate the wisdom of the world's Cultivators.
The two had now walked near the mall's main entrance.
A young man wearing a black tracksuit and sunglasses walked into the mall, followed by two bald, burly men in suits.
The two groups of people passed by each other, and Xu Xing and Zhang Yunlu left the mall.
After the young man entered the mall, he took off his sunglasses and turned back to instruct, "Split up and buy everything as quickly as possible."
"Yes!"
Immediately, one person went to one side, while the young man walked towards the second floor.
'Sigh~ How unlucky.'
He felt very depressed.
He had just come here to refine a sword, but he ran into a series of troublesome things.
First, a Cultivator came out of seclusion, then he encountered a demonic Senior refining a Ten Thousand Souls Banner. Not only did the banner fail to be refined, but his own people were gone, and even the Combined Dao Old Demon who appeared later had an arm severed.
The small Xuanjian City inexplicably became a place of attention for various big shots.
When those two brothers reminded him, he really wanted to escape this cursed place!
But the problem was he couldn't escape. That Combined Dao Old Demon who had an arm severed was staring at him, and he even had to help him collect spiritual herbs and demon beast essence blood to recover from his injuries.
Damn it!
What kind of things are these!
