darknovel Chapter 82 The middle stage of foundation building
Chapter 82 The middle stage of foundation building
Chapter 82 Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Inside the secluded room.
Fang Qing silently circulated the "Azure Sea Technique," attempting to break through the bottleneck of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
Unfortunately, no matter how he circulated his energy throughout his body, the twenty drops of liquid mana in his dantian remained unchanged.
"As expected—thinking you can overcome this bottleneck on your own in this short time is wishful thinking—you still need to take drugs!"
"Actually, I don't need to care too much about the pill poisoning. After all, I can use the Dao Sheng Pearl to return to my original state and purify my magical power. However, pure magical power does not mean a pure body. In the future, I should eat genuine, high-quality pills instead of inferior ones."
Fang Qing took a deep breath, took out the "Minor Barrier-Breaking Pill," and swallowed it.
Boom!
After this time the cultivation technique was activated, the situation was completely different!
The power of the elixir entered the dantian and immediately transformed into wisps of purple mist, carrying twenty drops of liquid mana, which then attacked the bottleneck of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment.
Click!
It was probably just a moment, yet it felt like an eternity had passed.
Fang Qing's consciousness was in a daze, and he seemed to hear the sound of water splashing out as the silver bottle suddenly broke.
He looked inward and saw that the twenty-first drop of dark green liquid magic power was slowly taking shape in his dantian.
"Mid-stage Foundation Establishment!"
As soon as the twenty-first drop of liquid magic power was formed, Fang Qing immediately felt completely different. His dantian and qi sea expanded again, and he could swallow the Water Essence Pill to continue improving his magic power.
Not only that!
His divine sense, which was originally thirty or forty feet long, suddenly surged to about fifty feet.
"After reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, one's spiritual sense and magical power surge—allowing for better utilization of the power of spiritual artifacts."
"With my current cultivation level, I'll probably encounter another bottleneck at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, around the 50th drop of cultivation."
Barring special conditions, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator can easily defeat an early-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Of course, killing them is somewhat difficult.
"Hmph, with such magical power—I'd like to see who dares to call me Mingzi back in ancient Shu—"
"Wait, I may have high magical power, but my Dao foundation is still not profound—I might be mistaken for a more powerful Mingzi."
Fang Qing's face fell, but he immediately ignored it.
No matter how awful Mingzi's name is, he's still a Dao Foundation level cultivator, not someone a Qi Condensation realm cultivator can easily provoke.
Even the worst Mingzi can easily kill a large number of Qi-converting cultivators!
This can be seen from the quality of the magic power.
One drop of his liquid mana is equivalent to the entire mana of a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, and even for a Qi Consumption Level 9 cultivator, it is comparable to most of their mana.
Using this power to defeat cultivators who have submitted to the Qi, and to fight across different levels, one is almost guaranteed to win.
"And my divine sense, previously stuck at the early Foundation Establishment stage, has now broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. It should still have a period of growth—once it reaches its limit, perhaps I can use the second-tier Ice Soul Cold Heart," allowing me to prematurely possess the divine sense of the late Foundation Establishment stage or even the Pseudo-Core stage?
Fang Qing has quite a few good things on hand, but he was previously stuck in a bottleneck, and good steel should be used where it's needed most.
"When I reach the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, my divine sense should be around sixty feet—I'll try to use external tools to raise it to over a hundred feet. A strong divine sense has many benefits, whether in combat, alchemy, or cultivation. Alas, it's a pity I still haven't found the sequel to my 'Horse-Headed Vajra Guardian Divine Art,' otherwise, combining it with this technique for dual cultivation of the divine body would be even more effective!"
The spiritual sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator will not exceed 150 feet at most!
One hundred and fifty zhang equals one li!
Only the divine sense of the Core Formation stage can be measured in "miles"!
As for the divine sense that allows one to break through from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Core Formation stage? That's unlikely. Only the third-tier "Ice Soul Cold Heart" has such an effect, which is why it is the Core Formation spiritual item of the Zhong family.
"A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator is considered among the top in the sect—if you're lucky, you can even get a position of real power like Cui Zhe."
"However, this is not what I wanted."
Fang Qing's improved cultivation level is merely a trump card; he will definitely use the Dao-Born Pearl to conceal a layer of magical power cultivation in normal times.
He sat cross-legged and did not leave the pass.
After thinking for a moment, he took out an ancient book, which was the "Whale Swallowing the Ocean Technique"!
This period of seclusion will allow me to learn the basics of the ancient Shu [Zhenshui] martial arts technique.
"Sigh—my destiny is most suited to cultivating [Ji Water], but [Zhen Water] is also of the Water Virtue, so it shouldn't be as difficult as the 'Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique'—"
"If I hadn't been so slow to find the right opportunity to establish my Dao at [Ji Shui], would I be in this predicament?"
The ancient Shu Road was extremely difficult to traverse, so Fang Qing had to make two preparations.
If one overestimates their alchemy skills and is unable to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill into the "Ji Water" Dao Foundation Pill, then they will have no choice but to use the "Zhen Water" to forge their Dao foundation!
Foundation Establishment Pills are all refined from second-tier demon cores. Even if these demon beasts do not have a Dao Foundation, a Foundation Establishment Pill, after being refined slightly, should have at least 30-40% of the effect of a Dao Foundation Pill.
If we refine a few more, they will be essentially equivalent to one "Zhenshui Dao Foundation Pill".
More importantly, the effect of protecting cultivators from death if they fail to build their Dao foundation should be preserved; this is the most crucial point.
In reality, Fang Qing thought that with his second-stage body refinement and the marrow cleansing of the Yi Jing during the foundation building stage, even if he failed to forge his Dao foundation, he should not end up dying and his Dao disappearing. However, it is always better to have a backup plan.
"Even if I don't intend to use the [Zhenshui] Dao to build my foundation, I will definitely cultivate this [Whale Swallowing the Vast Ocean Technique] ————"
Fang Qing knew the principle of not trying to do too much at once. He collected these cultivation methods, but at most he would only use them as a starting point to enter the Dao. After that, he would not put too much effort into them.
Instead, when the opportunity arises, one can directly use the power of the Dao-born Pearl to elevate one's abilities to a usable level in order to deal with various complex situations.
His main cultivation techniques are only the "Azure Sea Technique" of Qi Refining Path and one of the Qi Absorption Path, and at most one more technique to assist in body refining.
"If it weren't for the Dao-born Pearl transforming power, which requires a corresponding catalyst—I wouldn't need to do that."
Fang Qing first cleared his body of magical power, then picked up the jade bottle containing the seventh-grade low-rank Long Whale Bright Moon, circulated the magic incantation, and silently absorbed the energy.
Splash!
Within the imagery of the whale singing under the bright moon, he instantly felt the vast and boundless power of his [Zhenshui] magic flowing into his dantian.
"Even though they are both at the first level of Qi Conquest, the power of the 'Whale Swallowing the Vast Ocean Technique' far surpasses that of the 'Black Tomb Observation Book' in both quality and quantity."
With a thought, strands of primordial energy fell down and were continuously transformed into the power of the [Zhenshui] magic.
In an instant, the magical power fluctuations on Fang Qing's body expanded wildly, from the first level of Qi Absorption to the third level, and then broke through to the middle and late stages of Qi Absorption—until it slowly stopped at the ninth level of Qi Absorption, the Great Perfection.
"Primordial Qi formed from two and a half drops of liquid magical power!"
Calculating the amount of energy consumed, Fang Qing couldn't help but marvel inwardly: "His magical power is indeed profound, second only to the 'Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique'—"
A single drop of his liquid mana was comparable to the full mana of a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator.
However, there are many differences when it comes to cultivators who practice breathing exercises.
If you want to achieve the ninth level of Qi cultivation in the "Book of Black Tomb", you need one and a half drops!
This "Whale Swallowing the Ocean Technique" is two and a half drops!
"From this, we can see the difference in quality between the Purple Mansion Cultivation Technique and the Foundation Cultivation Technique —"
"However, although I am now at the ninth level of Qi cultivation, even with Foundation Establishment Pills, I am not very confident in laying a foundation for my Dao. I still need to improve my own [Zhenshui] Dao cultivation."
This kind of forced cultivation is certainly not as stable as the layered cultivation he achieved through his own practice, as described in "The Book of Viewing the Black Tomb" by Ji Shui, even in terms of the certainty of building a foundation for his Dao.
"Next, I will study alchemy books and strive to refine Foundation Establishment Pills."
Fang Qing transformed all his magical power, maintaining it at the early Foundation Establishment stage, and stepped out of the secluded cultivation room.
For him now, the Dao of Subduing Qi is basically of little use until he has established a foundation for his own Dao.
No matter how advanced the skill or secret technique, it is still helpless against the gap in cultivation level.
Inside the cave, as usual, there were only a few communication talismans.
"Um?"
Fang Qing reached out and grabbed something, listened for a few moments, and his expression changed slightly: "A banquet? That sounds nice—"
The invitation he received was from Linghu Zhong.
"The situation here is excellent right now; it is truly a time of peace and prosperity."
Fang Qing was never the type to be an ascetic, and having just broken through to the next level, he was in a good mood when he came out of seclusion, so he immediately agreed.
A moment later, he piloted a spirit boat and arrived at Linghu Zhong's waterside cave.
The faint sounds of string and wind instruments drifted over, accompanied by the soft, melodious singing of female singers, indicating that the banquet had clearly been going on for several days.
"Senior Brother Linghu—"
Fang Qing entered the waterside pavilion and witnessed a scene of quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators behaving in a rather unrestrained manner.
"Haha, it's Junior Brother Fang? Quickly take your seat—you're late, you'll have to drink three cups of wine as punishment."
Linghu Chong stepped forward enthusiastically, after all, Fang Qing had a clean background and was a second-tier mid-grade alchemy master, making him a key target for the sect leader's faction to win over.
Fang Qing didn't say anything, took his seat, took the wine poured by a maid, and unceremoniously put his arm around the waist of a dancer who came up to him.
The dancers and musicians here are all cultivators, and some even possess skills in the various arts of cultivation, one cultivating the way of music and the other the art of dance.
"A first-tier high-grade musician—who can use music to regulate a cultivator's inner demons, soothe psychological trauma, and slightly stimulate a breakthrough in bottlenecks. And these dancers, each of them still possessing primordial yin, are quite alluring—Linghu Zhong really knows how to enjoy himself."
He took a sip of wine and had the woman in his arms serve him food, finding quite enjoyable in the moment.
But I can't help but sigh in my heart, for adversity and prosperity reveal a lot about people's true nature.
Linghu Chong's performance in battle was undoubtedly excellent. Now, the sect leader's faction is flourishing, and some of his playboy nature is gradually being revealed.
There's nothing wrong with that—it's not a crime for scions of noble families to enjoy pleasure.
Moreover—it's all for the purpose of winning people's hearts.
Fang Qing glanced around and found that there were quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators present, including Cui Zhe, who sat with a cold face on the left side of Linghu Chong, without any dancers serving him.
"Acting Sect Leader — In my opinion, Junior Brother, you should have removed the word 'Acting' from your title long ago."
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There were naturally many sycophants at the banquet who showered Linghu Zhong with praise.
Fang Qing glanced at him and realized he didn't recognize him. He figured he was probably a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages, so he didn't pay much attention to him.
Linghu Chongling had drunk too much wine, and his face was slightly flushed: "My cultivation is shallow. The sect leader of our sect has always been a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. Let's talk about it after I reach the mid-stage."
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