199: Chapter 199 Foundation Building Technique

After Wu Guiyun asked this, Ye Yi composed himself and first let the two children go play to the side.

He said, "Sister-in-law, those Yao Beasts set up in the surroundings haven't shown much movement, but I've heard that people around the village are secretly inquiring about our Family's affairs, especially asking most about Dad..."

Although Ye Yi was now focused on his Cultivation, as a former Yan State General, he could still command some of his old subordinates to keep a close watch outside the village.

Regarding the group of people of unknown Origin who came to pry into their Family's business, his subordinates had naturally reported quite a lot.

However, those people's movements were mysterious and difficult to capture, but they were almost certainly from the Xuanyou Sect.

"Inquiring about Dad? Could it be they want to make a move against him?!" Wu Guiyun immediately became anxious.

Currently, Dad has kept a low profile in the village; his purpose was naturally to put on a show of borrowed authority. If any clues were discovered, wouldn't it...

Ye Yi hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, don't be nervous. Our Family already has a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and even a Foundation Establishment Corpse Person. Even that Protector would have to think twice before facing us! Besides, Dad is so powerful, why should we fear that bastard!"

Wu Guiyun calmed her mind and nodded, saying, "You're right. I just hope we can keep the Xuanyou Sect fooled for a bit longer."

Listening to their conversation, Liu Xianglan looked at her Pill Furnace, her eyes filled with a bit more urgency, which gradually turned into determination.

She had to succeed in refining the foundation establishment pill; only then would the Family have more confidence!

Tiangong Market.

Ye Clan Shop.

Ye Jing sat upright in the attic, looking at the Thunderbolt Flame Art he had obtained from that Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

This was the first time Ye Jing had seen a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Cultivation Technique, and he had been studying its mysteries for several months.

After looking at it for so long, Ye Jing reached a conclusion: this art was overbearing and required a fire Spiritual Root as a foundation to be cultivated.

Because Ye Jing's Spiritual Root was directly tied to the Immortal Willow within his body, his Spiritual Root had no specific attribute, which allowed him to freely use various techniques and Magical Artifacts of different attributes.

At the same time, his Spiritual Qi was unpredictable, allowing him to switch freely among the Five Elements as he needed.

This could be considered an extraordinary advantage for the old man.

Ye Jing naturally wouldn't let this unique advantage slip by; he immediately couldn't wait to study this technique, which was the fire-attribute external art practiced by that Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Once mastered, it could easily draw upon the fire spiritual energy between heaven and earth; his punches would be like thunderclaps and his flames would roll like a wild tide, so that even a Cultivator of the same rank would not be able to gain the upper hand in a direct confrontation.

This technique was actually quite suitable for a Body Cultivator.

In the cultivation world, Cultivators were divided into different types: there were Talisman Cultivators who specialized in Talismans, Sword Cultivators who used swords for offense, and Body Cultivators who tempered their Physical Body, among others.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had attacked Ye Jing before probably hadn't had time to learn this technique before being killed by Ye Jing; otherwise, Ye Jing wouldn't have been able to win so easily.

This technique was a good choice for Ye Jing; after all, he had started from Mortal martial arts, and his physical training had never been neglected.

If he could increase the strength of his Physical Body, his future combat power would surely reach a higher level.

If his cultivation level wouldn't rise, then he would temper his body instead!

He took a deep breath and, following the records of the technique, slowly closed his eyes, guiding his Spiritual Qi to travel along his Meridians.

Then he slowly adjusted his Spiritual Qi to the fire attribute.

As soon as the fire-attribute Spiritual Qi entered his body, a burst of sharp pain followed, as if countless tiny sparks were burning within his Meridians.

Ye Jing clenched his teeth, not daring to relax in the slightest.

The dominance of a Foundation Establishment technique was far beyond the minor Qi Refining techniques he had practiced before; every time he circulated his Spiritual Qi, it felt as if his Meridians were being reshaped.

Just at the critical moment, the Spiritual Qi in his body suddenly dissipated. Ye Jing immediately opened his eyes and took a deep breath to regulate his breathing.

It took a good while before he wearily recovered.

Ye Jing used a Cleansing Art to remove the sweat from his body and sighed helplessly, "As expected, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's technique is not something a Qi Refining Cultivator like me can master at will."

After circulating it for just a short while, his Spiritual Qi was insufficient, and his progress was extremely slow.

But Ye Jing also knew that Body Cultivators had it much harder than other Cultivators, as others had Magical Artifacts for assistance and enhancement.

Only Body Cultivators needed to use themselves as a furnace and Spiritual Qi as the fire to forcefully temper every inch of bone and every inch of flesh.

Ordinary Mortal Body Tempering techniques already required enduring much suffering, let alone a fire-attribute external art as domineering as the Thunderbolt Flame Art from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

As the fire spiritual energy entered his body, it felt like ten thousand sparks burning his flesh.

Ye Jing took a large gulp of crimson blood wine. The Spiritual Qi in his body instantly turned into flames like a rising tide, and he quickly began to Cultivate, not daring to be the least bit negligent.

The Thunderbolt Flame Art was divided into three levels. The first level could be practiced during the Qi Refining Stage, using a fire Spiritual Root to absorb fire spiritual energy for Body Tempering.

The middle level required a Foundation Establishment cultivation, allowing one to condense flaming fist intent and punch with fire.

The final level required Golden Core or above, integrating the fire spiritual energy into the Physical Body's Origin, allowing the flames to move with the body and becoming impervious to all fires.

What Ye Jing was currently practicing was naturally the very first stage, "Fire Induction Body Tempering," to help him increase his physical strength.

An unknown amount of time passed. The sky outside turned from dusky to dawn, and the scorching heat inside the stone room gradually faded.

Ye Jing opened his eyes, a flash of crimson appearing in his pupils before quickly returning to calm. He raised his hand and clenched his fist; a surge of scorching power erupted from his palm, and bright sparks even lingered between his fingers.

"It's done," Ye Jing whispered to himself. He stood up and stretched his limbs, his whole body emitting a series of crisp "crackling" sounds.

His Physical Body had become much tougher, and his chest was bulging with powerful explosive force. If he continued to practice, even without using Spiritual Qi, no Cultivator below Foundation Establishment would be able to harm him.

Ye Jing looked at the pile of crimson blood wine jars on the floor; they were all empty.

This technique really consumes quite a bit of Spiritual Qi...

After resting for a while, Ye Jing continued to repeatedly hone his Physical Body.

Inside the Qingyun Sect.

Ye Tianhao, who was already at Foundation Establishment, was sitting cross-legged in meditation when he suddenly felt a surge of extremely pure Spiritual Qi. That Spiritual Qi came from the outside world, rippling out and almost distracting him, making it impossible to focus on his Cultivation.

Ye Tianhao immediately flew out from his Immortal Cave on his sword. Upon exiting, he saw that the surrounding Disciples were all like him, their practice interrupted by that surge of Spiritual Qi.

They all looked up at the sky in unison, as if something was drawing all of their attention.

Ye Tianhao saw a mountain shrouded in white mist in the distance erupt with a purple light. That powerful Spiritual Qi was precisely emerging from that strange purple light.

Countless Disciples bowed down in wild joy:

"That is..."

"That is the Sect Master emerging from seclusion! He... he has succeeded in Core Formation!"

"Congratulations to the Sect Master on his successful Core Formation! There is hope for the great prosperity of our Qingyun Sect!"

The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth suddenly contracted, then surged frantically like a tsunami.

That purple light shooting straight into the clouds became even more brilliant, dyeing the entire mountain range of the Qingyun Sect in a holy shade of light purple.

On the Main Peak shrouded in white mist, the clouds were torn apart by an invisible force, revealing a river of Spiritual Qi spanning across the sky.

All the Disciples couldn't help but kneel on the ground, even their breathing becoming cautious.

Ye Tianhao, who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage, was even more shaken. He felt that the pressure was like a mountain pressing down on him, making it extremely difficult even to look up.

He could clearly feel that the Spiritual Qi was no longer something the Foundation Establishment realm could compare to; it was thick, domineering, and vast beyond measure.

That was the aura of the Golden Core Dao!

The next moment, a gentle yet supremely majestic voice resounded throughout the entire Qingyun Sect, echoing in every mountain peak and every Immortal Cave: "I, Qingyun Sect Master Yun Ling, have achieved Core Formation Perfection today."