210: Chapter 210 Foundation Establishment Completed

The banquet had dispersed and silence fell as night shrouded Lingyun Valley.

As soon as Liu Xianglan stepped into the pill room, she slammed the door shut and set up soundproofing and warning Restrictions.

A ball of pure pill fire rose from her palm.

For the next month, the pill room was active day and night.

The pill fire was divided into three stages.

The first stage involved nurturing with a gentle flame; she sat cross-legged, her Divine Sense firmly locked onto the Medicine Cauldron, not daring to relax even a fraction.

The medicinal ingredients slowly melted within the cauldron, turning into a clear medicinal liquid, and the fragrance of medicine instantly filled the pill room.

Liu Xianglan was already highly proficient in the initial refinement, and the first step went very smoothly.

However, at the second stage of merging the medicines, several ingredients with opposing hard and soft properties suddenly clashed. The cauldron shook violently, and the medicinal liquid surged like boiling water, nearly causing the cauldron to explode.

This was also the primary reason why Liu Xianglan had failed many times before.

Liu Xianglan's face turned pale; she forcibly suppressed the boiling medicine and then activated the Fire Gathering Array to continue the refinement.

Liu Xianglan had experienced such repeated failures countless times, but because this time was so critical, she could not tolerate failure.

This refinement process quickly saw a month pass by.

During this time, Ye Jing still came to check the area around the pill room; he could feel the fluctuations of spiritual power within, and though he felt some anxiety, he never disturbed her.

On one hand, he circulated the "Thunderbolt Flame Art" to temper his Physical Body and consolidate himself; on the other, he supervised the Cultivation of the Family Disciples and handled the Family's business affairs, clearing away all worries while waiting for the pill to be completed.

Finally, Liu Xianglan reached the most critical step—pill condensation!

Liu Xianglan took a deep breath and suddenly urged the pill fire, using the most intense flames for the calcination.

The medicinal liquid inside the cauldron spun rapidly, condensing into the prototypes of nine round pills, and the pill fragrance soared to the heavens.

But at the very moment of formation, three of the pills suddenly cracked, and their medicinal power dissipated.

"Just a little more..."

She gritted her teeth and injected spiritual power into the pill fire again, her eyes bloodshot as she uttered each word clearly: "Condense!"

Four more Medicinal Pills were destroyed, leaving only the last two.

Suddenly, the cauldron lid trembled violently, and then the turmoil inside slowly subsided.

A mellow, gentle fragrance with a faint spiritual resonance immediately broke through the pill room's Restrictions and instantly filled the entire Ye Family estate.

Liu Xianglan staggered a step, struggled to stand up, and controlled her spiritual power to slowly lift the cauldron lid.

Inside the cauldron lay two round, flawless pills with clear pill patterns and flowing spiritual light—they were indeed foundation establishment pills!

She gave a weak smile and, without time to rest, hurriedly stored the two foundation establishment pills in a jade bottle and walked out of the pill room.

Outside, Ye Jing and Ye Yi had already been waiting for a long time.

Smelling that pure pill fragrance, the solemn expression that had been in his eyes for a month finally dissolved.

"It's done," Liu Xianglan's voice was hoarse. "The foundation establishment pills are finished."

Seeing how weak his wife was, Ye Yi hurried forward to support her.

Ye Jing used spiritual power to help Liu Xianglan recover her strength and said softly, "You've worked hard, Xianglan!"

Liu Xianglan shook her head gently. "As long as it can help Father, it's all worth it!"

"Xianglan, go and rest first. Leave the rest to Father!"

Supported carefully by Ye Yi, Liu Xianglan's steps were unsteady but her eyes were full of smiles. Looking back at Ye Jing, her gaze was filled with expectation: "Father, this pill is of high purity; it will surely help you achieve a Breakthrough in one go."

Having said that, she allowed Ye Yi to support her back to her room to rest. The days of exhaustive effort had long since drained her mind and spiritual power.

Ye Jing held the jade bottle containing the foundation establishment pills, his fingertips trembling slightly. The bottle was cold, but it could not match the excitement surging in his heart.

He looked down at the jade bottle; although the two foundation establishment pills inside had not been taken out, he could clearly feel the mellow spiritual power seeping through the bottle.

"Father, please go to the secret chamber for closed-door cultivation quickly. I will stand guard outside, and no one shall disturb you." After settling Liu Xianglan, Ye Yi hurried back, his expression respectful and solemn.

During these days, as he watched his father manage Family affairs while suppressing the desire for a Breakthrough and silently waiting for the pill's completion, his heart was already filled with admiration.

Ye Jing nodded slightly and, without a word, turned and walked toward the stone chamber in the depths of Lingyun Valley.

This place had the densest spiritual power, making it the most suitable for closed-door Cultivation.

This was likely also left behind by the Chen Family for their Disciples to Cultivate.

He pushed open the stone door of the secret chamber, which closed slowly, isolating all the noise from the outside world and leaving only a room full of Spiritual Qi.

A foundation establishment pill can provide a Cultivator with a thirty percent chance of successful Foundation Establishment. He was currently at the Qi Refining Perfection, with a steady aura. Although he was a century old, thanks to the Immortal Willow's Immortal Light, his physical condition was no different from that of a man in his prime.

Within the secret chamber, Ye Jing sat cross-legged on a jade platform, the Spiritual Qi circulating slowly around him as he calmed his mind to a state as still as water in an ancient well.

He raised his hand to uncork the jade bottle, and a foundation establishment pill slowly floated up from within. Its spiritual light was gentle and its pill patterns flowed; before the mellow medicinal power even entered his body, it already caused the Meridians throughout his body to tremble slightly.

Ye Jing took a deep breath and opened his mouth to swallow the foundation establishment pill.

The moment the Medicinal Pill went down his throat, spiritual power as violent as a river or sea exploded, surging from the Dantian straight into his limbs and bones.

It was not a gentle nourishment, but a destructive scouring.

He was already a century old, and although his Meridians had been baptized by the Immortal Willow, they still carried the stagnation of accumulated years.

At this moment, the violent medicinal power rampaged through him; every inch of his Meridians felt as if it were being scorched by fire and then frozen by ice. The intense pain reached deep into his marrow, nearly tearing him apart.

Ye Jing's teeth were clenched, veins bulged on his temples, and his clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat.

He did not dare to relax even slightly, using his will to firmly guide that violent medicinal power, channeling it bit by bit along his cultivation route.

The slightest deviation would result in severed Meridians and the total loss of his cultivation.

The medicinal power repeatedly struck the invisible barrier between the Qi Refining Realm and the Foundation Establishment Stage, causing his internal organs to churn and blood to faintly seep from his mouth and nose.

One impact.

The barrier did not budge.

Two impacts.

The barrier trembled slightly but remained indestructible.

Three impacts.

His whole body shook violently, his spiritual power nearly collapsed, and his consciousness began to blur.

This time, he failed.

Ye Jing steadied his mind, continued to take large gulps of crimson blood wine, and did his best to gather his spiritual power once more, focusing his heart on the Breakthrough.

In these hundred years of time, the one thing he did not lack was patience.

After swallowing another foundation establishment pill, Ye Jing channeled his spiritual power and charged toward that shackle, launching the most intense impact.

Spiritual power poured in like a tide, and the invisible barrier instantly began to crack.

As the spiritual power continued to enter, the cracks grew wider.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged in frantically, pouring into his body like a whale inhaling water, scouring, cleansing, and reshaping his Meridians.

The pain gradually receded, replaced by a rebirth akin to shedding one's mortal coil.

When Ye Jing opened his eyes again, the spiritual energy in his gaze was restrained, and his aura was as steady and vast as the ocean, with none of the shallowness of a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The Foundation Establishment Stage was achieved.

Immediately, the Immortal Willow spoke again: The head of the Ye Family has entered Foundation Establishment, and his Foundation is stable. The Immortal Willow grows once more; it can be upgraded by spending two thousand Immortal Lights.

Upon a successful upgrade, Yao Beasts, Spiritual Artifacts, and Spirit Medicines will break through their barriers and can be raised to the second tier!

"Two thousand Immortal Lights to upgrade the Immortal Willow."

Ye Jing did not hesitate for a moment, and with a thought.

The wisp of glowing green Immortal Light in his Sea of Consciousness suddenly spread, turning into a sky full of fine dust of light that slowly drifted toward the Immortal Willow's body within him.

He could clearly perceive that the Immortal Willow's aura was climbing rapidly, and its trunk, which was originally about ten feet tall...

...was stretching and rising at a speed visible to the naked eye. The tender green willow leaves became increasingly lustrous, with faint spiritual light flowing through their veins, and even from the soil where it was rooted, a continuous stream of spiritual energy was being frantically absorbed.