105: Chapter 105 Foundation Establishment Phenomena

His palm moved across skin as smooth as jade.

He thought to himself, "So this is how the success rate of Foundation Establishment is improved."

That foundation establishment pill had both widened his Meridians, allowing them to hold more mana,

and its medicinal power had seeped into his bone marrow and internal organs, stripping away the Physical Body Impurities that had accumulated over the years.

With this thought in mind,

he took out another foundation establishment pill.

"The next step is Foundation Establishment!"

As his thoughts flowed, he began to calculate his probability of successfully establishing his foundation.

He lightly tapped his Storage Pouch and took out a half-foot-tall jade platform.

He placed the preparations he had made previously upon it.

foundation establishment pill: thirty percent.

jade marrow ganoderma: ten percent.

Top-Grade Spirit Stone: twenty percent.

condensing yuan grass: ten percent.

The first foundation establishment pill: five percent.

And the enhancement from the Hongyun Spirit Spring in the Ancient Wood Secret Realm: twenty percent.

It totaled a full ninety-five percent!

Furthermore, although his cultivation Aptitude was poor, he had his own unique advantages.

In terms of Divine Sense, under the enhancement of the Great Sun Fusang Scripture, his Divine Soul strength and Divine Sense range were already close to that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Physically, as a second-rank Body Refiner, he already crushed the vast majority of Foundation Establishment Cultivators; even a Great Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be no match for him in a bare-handed fight if they didn't practice Body Refining.

He closed his eyes in deep meditation.

...

He sat there for three full days and nights.

On the night of the third day.

Moonlight like water shone in through the skylight of the Immortal Cave.

Xu Changsheng's cross-legged figure was completely bathed in the glazed silver light.

His eyes suddenly snapped open, shining with a peculiar light under the lunar glow.

First, he picked up the Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

He silently injected mana into it.

The Spirit Stone slowly rose and spun in mid-air.

It first burst forth with a fiery red light.

"Release!"

He chanted silently.

His mana released the spiritual energy within the Top-Grade Spirit Stone in a clever manner.

In the next moment,

a surge of Spiritual Qi, pure to the extreme, dissipated outward with the Spirit Stone as the center.

Drip, drop.

The Spiritual Qi was locked in by the Great Cloud Rain Formation and imprisoned within the room, condensing into spiritual liquid in some extremely dense areas.

The corners of Xu Changsheng's mouth curled up.

It was not in vain that he had refrained from using the Top-Grade Spirit Stone for three months; after saving for so long, the effect was indeed extraordinary.

By fully stimulating the Spirit Stone, the concentration of Spiritual Qi around him now was even comparable to a fourth-rank Spiritual Vein.

However, his cultivation was low and his Meridians were shallow, so he couldn't even begin to fully utilize this surge of Spiritual Qi.

The original purpose was simply to ensure an inexhaustible supply of Spiritual Qi.

Once the Spiritual Qi had finished spreading,

Xu Changsheng placed a slice of jade marrow ganoderma, cut as thin as a cicada's wing, under his tongue, nourishing it with spiritual energy and saliva; the cool, marrow-like fluid flowed down his throat.

He then took out a Pure Jade Cup.

He looked up at the sky; it was exactly the moment when the moonlight first appeared.

Wrapping the condensing yuan grass in mana, he suspended it over the Pure Jade Cup.

After a few breaths, his fingertips vibrated slightly, and drops of spiritual dew precipitated on the leaves, flowing down and dripping into the cup.

It soon gathered into a small half-cup of green liquid, and the grass withered and turned yellow at that moment.

Without the slightest hesitation, he drank the green liquid in one gulp.

Finally,

using two fingers, he picked up the foundation establishment pill from the center of the jade platform and sent it directly into his mouth.

Just like three days ago,

it melted instantly upon entry, turning into a phantom of Spiritual Qi that sank into the center of his Dantian Qi Sea.

At this moment,

the medicinal power of the jade marrow ganoderma nourished his bones and Meridians, making the Meridian walls lustrous and tough so they could withstand the subsequent impact of Spiritual Qi.

The medicinal power of the condensing yuan grass gathered and compressed the Spiritual Qi to the limit of the Qi Refinement Stage, and the Qi Sea was orderly and ready to go.

In the next instant,

a torrent of Spiritual Qi far exceeding the medicinal power erupted with a bang.

The surging Spiritual Qi within his Dantian was forcibly churned by the medicinal power of the foundation establishment pill, forming a high-speed rotating spiritual vortex.

His muscles tightened all over, and a tearing pain similar to when he took the foundation establishment pill a few days ago returned.

He became even more focused.

At this time,

clouds of spiritual energy had already gathered above his Immortal Cave, rotating around it.

He took a glance with his Divine Sense and then withdrew it.

Perhaps because of his Body Refining and Spirit Refining, the clouds were much thicker and heavier than during Xie Wantang's attempt.

The commotion was so great

that even though it was night,

it was noticed by many people.

Several Cultivators had already gathered in front of the Immortal Cave.

Most were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, with a few scattered Qi Refining Cultivators as well.

Everyone watched the celestial phenomenon above the Immortal Cave with solemn expressions.

Xu Changsheng's neighbor, Li Hongxuan, naturally arrived at the scene as well.

Seeing such an abnormal celestial phenomenon, his expression was one of both shock and joy.

He was joyful because Xu Changsheng hadn't been boasting; he truly had begun Foundation Establishment.

Back then, when he saw the latter was only at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement and yet dared to aim for Foundation Establishment, he had almost spoken words of discouragement.

"Fortunately, I didn't say it."

Thinking about his friendship with a soon-to-be Second-rank Talisman Master, his mood immediately brightened.

second-rank talismans were considered scarce and expensive resources even in the Immortal City; in the future, he might be able to buy them from Xu Changsheng at a fair price.

What shocked him was that this Foundation Establishment phenomenon seemed much larger than he remembered.

At least, it wasn't nearly this exaggerated when he established his own foundation.

The Spiritual Qi gathered into rosy clouds, shrouding the mountainside here; the richness of the Spiritual Qi made everyone feel refreshed.

There were many others who shared a similar view.

"Is this Foundation Establishment? Why is the phenomenon so large?"

"Not necessarily; perhaps a Spirit Treasure has been born."

As they chatted,

the atmosphere began to sour slightly.

Especially among the Qi Refining Cultivators.

Most of them had come to rent Immortal Caves on Huangniu Mountain for the sake of Foundation Establishment.

Seeing someone a step ahead of them,

their expressions held both envy and a touch of bitterness.

Soon, someone could not restrain their greed.

Using the Wind Control Art, they flew toward the spiritual clouds circling in the air with madness in their eyes.

They wanted to absorb the spiritual energy within the clouds and, in doing so, disrupt this person's Foundation Establishment process.

"Stop!"

Seeing this, Li Hongxuan's face darkened.

He moved his body.

In the next moment, he bypassed the crowd and appeared in mid-air.

He blocked their path: "Whoever dares to act against Fellow Daoist Xu is making an enemy of me!"

His Foundation Establishment pressure slowly radiated outward.

The Qi Refining Cultivators who had flown up were struck by this pressure and fell to the ground like swatted flies.

But two fists are no match for a crowd of thugs.

On the other side of the clouds, a Qi Refining Loose Cultivator had already flown beneath the clouds.

He reached out his hand,

intending to absorb this massive spiritual energy.

However, in the next instant,

an unexpected obstacle arose!

A dark green giant suddenly appeared before the Qi Refining Loose Cultivator.

Wings that blotted out the sky and moon flapped.

A gust of wild wind swept through, blowing him away.

With no support,

he slammed heavily onto the ground.

Cold words rang in everyone's ears: "Anyone who dares to approach will be killed without mercy!"

Only now did everyone see clearly what the dark green shadow was.

It was actually a rank-two Green-Winged Bat!

Everyone took a step back, including the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Even if it was only at the Early Stage of rank-two, its characteristic speed was enough to give them a hard time.

Moreover, there was a Cultivator of the same rank guarding it.

They were here to watch the excitement, not to risk their lives.

Under the protection of Li Hongxuan and Ink Shadow,

the onlookers all behaved themselves.

Just then,

another change occurred in the sky.

A wheel-sized golden spiritual flame emerged in the center, pushing the clouds aside.

It vied with the moon for brilliance, soft yet radiant.

The golden flame was interspersed with green spots; when it flickered, it looked like ten thousand lush forests dancing in the wind, and a faint fragrance of plants and trees wafted out.

Seeing this,

an elderly Foundation Establishment elder spoke in a raspy voice: "I remember now, this is Dao Rhyme Foundation Establishment!"