38: Chapter 38 Foundation Establishment Failure!?

"Tier 1 Bloodline Spirit Liquid, accepting pre-orders. Starting bid is twenty Spirit Stones per set! Each set contains ten vials!"

"Twenty!"

"Twenty-one!"

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"Next is the main event: Tier 2 Bloodline Spirit Liquid! It can elevate a Spirit Beast's Bloodline to Earth Grade, with the potential to reach Tier 2!"

A High Grade Bloodline has a high probability of reaching Tier 2, while an Earth Grade Bloodline is practically a certainty.

As soon as these words were spoken, it caused a massive stir, and the crowd erupted!

Everyone was in an uproar!

"This Spirit Liquid transaction must be completed within the Fusheng Sect. Only one vial is for sale, and it must be registered! You must not become an enemy of the Fusheng Sect in the future!"

This condition was as good as nothing, and the atmosphere became even more heated.

A Tier 2 Spirit Beast could guarantee the prosperity of a Foundation Establishment Family for at least four hundred years!

"There is no starting bid; please place your own bids!"

"Five thousand Spirit Stones!"

"Six thousand!"

The hammer finally fell at eighty thousand Spirit Stones!

Afterward, Chen Xuan stepped down from the stage.

President Liu Yishou continued the auction.

Various Foundation Establishment spirit items were auctioned off one after another: Burial Sand Bone, Morning and Evening Dew, Thousand-Year Stalactite Milk, Vermilion Fruit, Jade Dragon Frost, and Warm Jade.

Finally, it was time to auction the foundation establishment pill.

This Medicinal Pill could increase the probability of Foundation Establishment for a Low Grade Spiritual Root by thirty percent!

Many Late-stage Qi Refining Families, and even Foundation Establishment Families, had come specifically for this foundation establishment pill.

The price was quickly driven up.

Some even offered to trade with Spirit Stones plus gold spirit qi.

Chen Xuan's heart burned with excitement.

The gold spirit qi was in his hands.

For Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, only fire spirit qi was missing.

Returning home, Chen Xuanji had returned from Alchemy.

She was currently practicing swordplay.

Seeing her practiced and methodical movements, Chen Xuan nodded in approval.

Over these years, Chen Xuanji's cultivation had shown a trend of catching up, advancing at a frightening speed.

At only ten years old, she was already at Qi Refining Stage 3 and preparing to enter the Qi Refining Mid-Stage.

Even though early-stage cultivation is easier, this was truly too fast.

One must know that she was learning quite a lot: Alchemy, sword Dao, and cultivation.

As for the other three boys, Wang Luyang played wildly every day, not caring about what was good or bad.

He had an optimistic nature; if he couldn't Cultivate, then he couldn't Cultivate—life had to go on regardless.

Chen Xuan sometimes found his son quite amusing.

As for Wang Qingfeng, in a while, he would also need to start Cultivating.

And then there was that kid Wang Ling, who was now permanently stationed at Wangyue Peak of the Fusheng Sect, only returning home for the New Year to visit relatives.

"Xuanji, I will be testing your lessons later; don't be lazy," Chen Xuan said.

"Father, I wouldn't dare!"

For her, Chen Xuan only needed to give a few verbal reminders.

This child gave her parents peace of mind.

Now, Chen Xuan was nearly thirty years old and would likely be able to clear the Medicinal Pill toxins and Impurities from his body in about two years.

After taking the qianyuan pill, he would be able to start attempting Foundation Establishment.

It was just that the fire spirit qi had been on a bounty list in the south for a long time, but after so many years, it still hadn't been found!

Chen Xuan sat by the stone table, massaging his temples to relieve his fatigue.

Just then, a pair of fair hands gently massaged him.

"Husband, what are you anxious about again?" Chen Qiuyu smiled gently.

She naturally knew that Chen Xuan's heart toward the Dao was incredibly firm, to the point that he persisted every day without slacking off for a single day.

"Foundation Establishment is imminent."

Chen Qiuyu giggled, "What is there to be anxious about? You can eat foundation establishment pills like candy, which ordinary Loose Cultivators would kill for."

"Haha." Chen Xuan was also amused by her.

"That makes sense." Of course, Chen Xuan didn't absolutely have to force Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

"By the way, Luyang isn't young anymore. In the future, we should arrange a good marriage for him, find him a few concubines, and set him up with a job so he doesn't spend his days idle, watching his siblings Cultivate and feeling bitter inside."

Chen Xuan nodded.

Luyang was the only one without a Spiritual Root. Although no one in the Family said anything, Chen Xuan had quietly seen the child hiding and crying several times.

...

Five years passed.

Chen Xuan was dressed in a top-quality Dharma robe, his aura full; he was clearly at the Perfection of Qi Refining Stage 9.

One could say he was a Half-step Foundation Establishment!

Before him were three red foundation establishment pills.

Yes, in order to attempt Foundation Establishment, Chen Xuan had applied for and received three foundation establishment pills from the Wangyue Liu Clan through Sect connections.

High Grade spirit incense was lit, the Tier 2 Spirit Gathering Array was activated, and the spirit liquid was consumed...

Everything was ready, and Chen Xuan unified his intent, beginning to attempt Foundation Establishment.

Three days later.

Chen Xuan spat a mouthful of blood onto the wall of the quiet room.

He walked out shakily, holding onto the wall, his face deathly pale.

"Damn it!"

"Celestial Han! Can a Pseudo Spiritual Root really achieve Foundation Establishment?"

"Do I really need to wait for the next Reincarnation?"

"If not for the medicinal power of the foundation establishment pill protecting my heart Meridians, I would have already been reincarnated by now."

"Can a Pseudo Spiritual Root really achieve Foundation Establishment?"

Chen Xuan was deeply shaken.

His Dao Heart was near breaking.

For these three days, Chen Xuan had buried himself in attempting to break through the three barriers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit. The Blood/Qi barrier was accomplished in one go; he broke through with almost no resistance.

This was because he was young and his daily resources were excellent.

Naturally, there were no obstacles.

But unfortunately, the barrier of magic power, representing Qi, was like an insurmountable chasm.

The magic power of a Pseudo Spiritual Root was weak, and the magic power cultivated from the [Yuhua Record] was even more fragile!

It was fundamentally impossible to reach the magic power intensity required for Foundation Establishment—that strength akin to steel bars.

Without reaching that intensity, this barrier could not be crossed at all!

Chen Xuan had used various secret techniques to forcibly extract his body's essence, but his magic power only increased slightly, and its quality was still completely substandard.

Except for the first half-day spent on the Blood/Qi barrier, the remaining two-plus days were all spent on attempting to break through the magic power Bottleneck.

He couldn't get through it at all!

Chen Xuan was almost in despair.

Every time he attempted to break through and failed, it would cause damage to his internal Meridians, no less than the damage from a failed minor Breakthrough.

This was also the reason why Chen Xuan's aura was so withered and he was in critical condition.

Those experiences for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm were almost useless when applied to a Pseudo Spiritual Root.

A Pseudo Spiritual Root naturally Cultivates weak magic power with low quality.

This was determined by Innate conditions.

Just like a person's height and physique, there is an inherent upper limit.

And this upper limit could never reach the lower limit of Foundation Establishment.

How could Chen Xuan not be in despair!

In this situation, even if foundation establishment pills were candy and Chen Xuan ate them every day, it would be impossible to break the barrier and achieve Foundation Establishment!

It was no wonder that old geezer Market Master Liu Yunfei had said, "Wang Teng, have you ever seen anyone with a Pseudo Spiritual Root achieve Foundation Establishment?"

At the time, Chen Xuan didn't take it to heart, thinking he was the protagonist of destiny who could Heaven-Defy and change his fate. Now it seemed it was truly a joke.

"If this life doesn't work, there is still the next life."

Chen Xuan took a healing Medicinal Pill.

The desire for Foundation Establishment in his heart not only didn't extinguish but became even stronger.

I will prepare endless cultivation resources for my next life!

In this way, the Great Dao is within reach!

He looked at the Qingyuan Token in his hand.

It recognizes the token, not the person!

This was the greatest harvest of this lifetime!

In the days to come, I will focus on expanding the Family and preparing for the next life!

When his injuries were stabilized.

In Chen Xuan's hands appeared a Tier 1 Array Dao Legacy, a Tier 1 Alchemy Legacy, a Tier 1 Physician Legacy...

In the future, he could only prepare for the next life.

Outside the house, the three women—Ziyan, Chen Qiuyu, and Zhang Keer—looked at Chen Xuan with furrowed brows.

The magic power vortex had dissipated, clearly indicating that the Foundation Establishment had failed.

Yes, in all these years, who had ever heard of a Pseudo Spiritual Root achieving Foundation Establishment?