62: The foundation of the great way!

After Viper agreed, he disappeared outside the wall in a single leap, and in a short while, he brought back a pile of wooden boxes, gently placing them on the stone table. "Young Master Xu, please check them."

Xu Sanyan opened them and checked, nodding after confirming everything was correct. "Not bad. When will we make our move?"

"Tonight. The city guards' deployment will take time."

"Good. I will be at the Prince's mansion on time then." Xu Sanyan was in a good mood. With these Spirit Medicines, he was one step closer to Foundation Establishment.

Viper said, "The Eldest Young Master has agreed. After the matter is done, he will present a Daoist Magic Cultivation Technique."

"Haha... good." Xu Sanyan chuckled, not taking it to heart.

Viper cupped his hands and turned to leave.

He had not thought that Xu Sanyan would stand them up, but it had come to this, so they had to take a gamble.

Whether it was Spirit Medicine or Spirit Medicine, they were all external possessions. If they could increase the chance of victory by even a sliver, it was worth it.

After he left, Xu Sanyan carried the items into a quiet room, thinking while gulping down the Spirit Medicine. This stuff tasted terrible, but he was already used to it.

With a thought, the panel in his eyes appeared.

[Xu Sanyan]

[Age -- 18 / 180]

[Realm -- Heavenly Human Realm Perfection]

[Cultivation Technique -- "The Supreme Truth and Serenity Scripture of Eliminating Illusion and Attaining Reality" (Intermediate)]

[Daoist Magic -- "Blood Demon Corpse Refining Method" (Uninitiated). "Life Coffin Technique" (Uninitiated)]

[Skills -- Perfect Stance (Perfection). Three Tigers Subduing Dragon Saber (Perfection). Horse Appraisal Technique (Perfection). Excavator Repair and Maintenance (Basic)...]

[Qi -- 42]

Xu Sanyan looked at the last line, forty-two points of "Qi"!

The plus sign next to Realm glowed brightly, flickering madly, and his heart pounded with it.

He could do it!

He could Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment!

Even with Xu Sanyan's state of mind, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

For so long, he had cheated, lied, raped, and plundered, doing all sorts of evil to increase his strength, even using his marriage as a bargaining chip to steal treasures collected by Prince Rui.

Fortunately, those who work hard are rewarded, and he could finally Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment!

Xu Sanyan let out a long breath, calmed his emotions, and slowly opened his eyes.

This was not the place for a Breakthrough, because he didn't know if there would be any commotion during the Breakthrough, so it was best to find a quieter place.

After all, there was still a cultivator in the Prince's mansion, so he had to be cautious.

Xu Sanyan thought for a moment, then concealed himself and walked towards the city gates. He didn't tell anyone. At this moment, he didn't trust anyone, not even Yang Qiyuan.

To be precise, Xu Sanyan's personality was somewhat similar to Prince Rui's; both were selfish, self-serving, and naturally suspicious individuals.

Xu Sanyan walked out of the city, his figure a blur as he sprinted into the distance. At his current speed, even a swift horse would struggle to keep up.

Half an hour later, Xu Sanyan sat cross-legged in a dense forest. It was quiet enough here, and he had checked it; there were no large fierce beasts, so he could Breakthrough with peace of mind.

"Breakthrough!"

Xu Sanyan held the Blood-colored Small Knife in his hand, and with a thought, the forty-two points of "Qi" vanished into thin air, returning to zero, as if he had gone back to square one.

In an instant, the world fell silent. He could no longer hear any sound in his ears. He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt as heavy as ten thousand pounds, and he couldn't open them no matter how hard he tried.

His nostrils twitched, but he couldn't smell anything. He tried to lift his palm, but he couldn't feel his arm.

He also tried to open his mouth, but what used to be natural was now incredibly difficult.

Loss of five senses!

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch all ceased to function. He was now like a withered piece of wood, firmly sealing himself off.

At this moment, even an ordinary person could kill him.

He disliked this feeling very much, so he struggled to break through this constraint.

"Pop..."

Suddenly, a soft sound seemed to come from his mind, as if something had gently exploded in his head. In an instant, his Divine Sense became clear.

He "saw" the withered wood beside him, the rotten leaves in the soil, the crawling insects scurrying among the leaves, and—a person.

Was that... himself?

He saw himself!

He had an aerial view of his entire body, the dust on his back, the protruding threads on the hem of his clothes...

This feeling was very strange. Was this... Divine Soul?

Had he touched upon the Divine Soul at the Foundation Establishment Realm?

Xu Sanyan didn't understand, and no one taught him, so he could only grope his way forward, trying to explore the path himself.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze arose from nowhere and swept towards him. The pores all over his body stimulated and closed tightly, but a wisp of wind still drilled into his body.

"Ah!"

In an instant, his Divine Soul returned to its place, and his five senses came back, but intense pain also swept over him, as if someone was using a dull knife to forcefully cut his flesh. His entire body, from inside to outside, ached everywhere.

That wind!

Xu Sanyan understood the reason, but he didn't know what kind of wind it was, or why it caused such pain.

"Ah! It hurts so much!"

Xu Sanyan couldn't help but let out a low howl, curling up on the ground and forcefully suppressing his voice.

He couldn't alleviate the pain, so he could only endure it. Xu Sanyan felt like he was going to be tortured to death.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain gradually subsided. Xu Sanyan barely opened his eyes, a smile unconsciously pulling at the corners of his mouth.

Good news, he was still alive.

Bad news, it wasn't over yet.

Boom—

Thunder roared among his internal organs. This was a real, tangible sound.

"So hungry!"

A frantic sense of hunger assaulted his mind. Xu Sanyan couldn't help but recall the content recorded in "The Supreme Truth and Serenity Scripture of Eliminating Illusion and Attaining Reality": when he felt hunger, it was time to refine heaven and earth treasures and condense the Dao Foundation.

At some point, the Inner Energy in his Meridians had changed form. It was no longer a simple stream of Qi, but had become much more crystalline.

Spiritual Qi!

The intense pain just now seemed to be transforming his body?

Without thinking too much, Xu Sanyan quickly gripped the Blood-colored Small Knife, mobilizing the Spiritual Qi throughout his body, and frantically poured it into the small knife. According to the Cultivation Technique, he slowly transformed it into his own likeness.

The small knife began to change. The blood color became more intense, but the blade began to melt, gradually turning into a gaseous state.

Xu Sanyan suddenly realized that this was what the heaven and earth treasures truly were.

The Blood-colored Small Knife was just its external appearance. It was not a knife, nor was it an object. It had no shape; this mass of "Qi" was its true form. If it wished, it could even transform into a blonde, blue-eyed loli.

The blood-red mass of Qi merged into his body through his hands. Xu Sanyan clearly felt the Meridians in his arms begin to swell, and the "Qi" gathered towards his lower abdomen along the Meridians.

Xu Sanyan dared not be Divided Soul. According to the Cultivation Technique, he meticulously forged the Dao Foundation. This was the most crucial step, and he absolutely could not be careless.

Once the Dao Foundation was formed, Foundation Establishment would basically be complete.

His Dantian was already enveloped in a blood mist. Cold sweat broke out on Xu Sanyan's forehead, and his heart tightened.

Damn it, the Cultivation Technique didn't say what the Dao Foundation should be forged into!

This mass of Qi was like a lump of playdough, allowing him to knead it, but it also had a time limit. He had to fix its form before the Foundation Establishment ended.

Xu Sanyan gritted his teeth fiercely. He decided to forge it into his own likeness!

We cultivators, only seek ourselves!