144: Establishing the foundation of the Tao and entering the Tao

In this starfield, can the Dongming Sect still be bullied by others?

That makes no sense!

It was also while the two Protectors were communicating via sound transmission that Lu Chen, who was sitting in meditation and using the Yuzhi Treasure Pill to charge towards the Dao Infant Realm, suddenly felt something.

"Condensing the Dao Embryo, now is the time!"

His heart stirred, his spiritual platform was clear, and his consciousness seemed to have entered a mysterious and profound state.

What is the Dao Embryo?

The Dao Embryo is the Dao Foundation.

It is the Foundation for achieving the Dao in the future, and also the true cornerstone for entering the Qi cultivation path.

The path of cultivation has never been achieved overnight; it is a gradual and natural process.

From the initial Qi Condensation Realm, condensing Qi into the body, to the Spirit Transformation Realm achieving spiritual power, then to the Tong Qiao Realm opening all three hundred and sixty-five major apertures throughout the body to store the spiritual power of heaven and earth within, and then to the Xuan Fa Realm, transforming one's spiritual power into magical power.

And taking another step forward, after the magical power within the three hundred and sixty major apertures of the human body is full, with nowhere left to store it and no further progress possible, what should be done?

Naturally, it is to forge the Dao Foundation, to open up a vast path forward, even looking towards the immortal path, using one's magical power to help form the Dao Foundation and achieve the Dao Embryo.

From then on, the magical power is vast and mighty, far surpassing that of the Mysterious Method Realm in both quality and quantity, almost to the point of being inexhaustible.

Furthermore, before achieving the Yin God, when the Physical Body is shattered, one's spirit can be hidden within the Dao Embryo and escape, a method that the Xuan Fa Realm never possesses regardless of how strong they are.

Below the Dao Embryo, no matter how strong the spirit is, it cannot leave the Physical Body and stand between heaven and earth; once it appears, it will either attract lightning strikes or attract ghostly spirits to tear at and covet it, because it lacks a Foundation to house the spirit.

Therefore, below the Dao Embryo, once the Physical Body is shattered, the spirit will also perish along with it; at most, it can survive for a period of time, but there is absolutely no way to escape. However, the Dao Infant Realm is different; it is not only the Foundation of one's magical power and the Dao Foundation, but it can also be used to carry the spirit.

Although it cannot last long and will eventually gradually dissipate between heaven and earth, there is still a chance of survival; one can rebuild the Physical Body, a life-saving ability that is many times stronger than that of the Xuan Fa Realm.

In terms of strength, this is even more true.

And now, Lu Chen is forging his own Dao Foundation and Dao Embryo.

This is a major watershed in the path of cultivation, and also a stage that must not be underestimated.

Because once the Dao Foundation is forged, it cannot be changed again.

If someone forges a three-inch Dao Foundation, then their life will almost certainly be completely stopped at the Dao Infant Realm; there is almost no possibility of going further.

Because a three-inch Dao Foundation cannot support the forging of a Yin God, let alone bear the power of a Yin God.

This is also the worst Dao Embryo, jokingly called a pseudo-Dao Embryo by the cultivation world, because there will no longer be anything worse than a three-inch Dao Embryo.

And once it surpasses three inches, there is the potential to ascend to the Yin God and forge a Yin God.

For powerful cultivators in the Dao Infant Realm within large sects, who cultivate better techniques and have more resources, they will cultivate at least a three-inch-three Dao Embryo.

For example, the Deacons in the Dao Infant Realm on the various peaks within the Dongming Sect can generally cultivate a Dao Embryo of three inches and eight or nine fen, while the Elders on the various peaks are mostly between four inches and four inches and nine fen, with a greater possibility of achieving the Yin God.

And Disciples who can be called Heavenly Pride have a minimum Dao Embryo between five and six inches.

As for Dao Embryos above six inches, such as seven, eight, or even nine inches, those are extremely difficult heights to reach.

Generally, only those Heavenly Pride born with Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures will set foot there.

For cultivators who were not born with Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures, wanting to step into the realm of seven inches or higher is one in ten thousand.

Lu Chen once saw a record in the Dongming Sect's 《Great Cavern Pure Bright Scripture》, a top-tier cultivation method, stating that the ultimate Dao Embryo is nine inches and nine fen!

Nine is the extreme of numbers, and nine inches and nine fen is the extreme of the Dao Foundation.

'I also have the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin as a companion Spirit Treasure; surpassing seven inches should be easy!' Lu Chen felt confident.

With his comprehension and Foundation, achieving a seven-inch Dao Foundation is not difficult.

But, since it is the Dao Foundation, naturally the higher the better.

Then, let's take a small challenge towards the ultimate Dao Foundation, nine inches and nine fen!

At this moment, although Lu Chen had lofty aspirations, his state of mind was as calm as a lake, or like an ancient well without ripples.

At the critical moment of forging the Dao Foundation, no distracting thoughts are allowed.

At this time, Lu Chen's magical power was surging and mighty, filling all three hundred and sixty-five major apertures throughout his body, and even all Meridians and Qi Seas were completely full; if this magical power continued to grow, it would either overflow from his body and return to heaven and earth, or it would completely burst his Meridians, major apertures, and Qi Seas, turning him into a cripple.

But none of this would happen, of course.

Perhaps if it were an ordinary cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Xuan Fa Realm, they would need to be cautious and fearful, but Lu Chen did not; with his powerful Physical Body, let alone accommodating this much magical power, even ten or a hundred times more would not have any effect on his Physical Body.

A Body Refinement cultivation at the Yin Spirit Realm level of Qi and blood divinity, enduring a Qi Condensation cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Xuan Fa Realm, isn't that a piece of cake?

He silently circulated the Mixed Origin Undying Scripture, allowing the surging magical power that filled his entire body to surge like a tide; not only did he not intend to restrain his magical power to condense the Dao Foundation, but he continued to refine the astonishing medicinal power of the 'Yuzhi Treasure Pill', making his magical power even more vast.

To forge a nine-inch-nine Dao Foundation, this much magical power is not enough!

Even completely absorbing and refining all the medicinal power of the Yuzhi Treasure Pill might not be enough.

And it should be known that one Yuzhi Treasure Pill can save a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Mysterious Method Realm a hundred years of arduous cultivation; the medicinal power within it is imaginable.

"Not enough!"

Far from enough, this much magical power is not enough to forge a nine-inch-nine Dao Foundation, and it is also far from the limit that his powerful Physical Body can withstand.

Lu Chen's heart stirred, and he suddenly took out hundreds and thousands of mid-grade spiritual stones from his storage ring, then crushed them in one go; instantly, surging spiritual energy rolled before him, and was then swallowed whole by Lu Chen, like a long whale drawing water.

Although the spiritual energy contained in spiritual stones is not as vast as the medicinal power of pills, nor is it as pure as the medicinal power of pills, and requires careful refinement, pills cannot be consumed too much in a short period, otherwise pill toxins will accumulate, which will instead affect cultivation.

However, spiritual stones are different; within spiritual stones is pure spiritual energy, no matter how much you swallow, it won't be a problem, it's just not as direct or fast as pills.

"Still not enough!"

The spiritual energy from over a thousand mid-grade spiritual stones is already extremely vast, but after being swallowed by Lu Chen's powerful Physical Body, it is still just a drop in the bucket.

But it doesn't matter, Lu Chen has plenty of spiritual stones.

Having killed Xiahou Mang, the Heavenly Pride from Tianyuan Grotto-heaven, as well as the Sect Master of the Twelve Phase Sect and high-level Yin God cultivators from the Demonic Path, his spiritual stones had long since piled up like mountains; he usually used two at a time when cultivating.

"Again." He raised his hand and threw out another thousand mid-grade spiritual stones, crushing them in one go.

This repeated process, perhaps close to ten times, still showed no sign of stopping, causing the eyebrows of the two Protectors, Gu Wenzhao and Fan Yanbo, to twitch!

"This kid, what high aspirations, what a huge appetite!" Gu Wenzhao said thoughtfully, then exclaimed in surprise; he seemed to have already guessed Lu Chen's idea.

"One Yuzhi Treasure Pill isn't enough, he's even filling up with massive amounts of spiritual stones and spiritual energy; is this kid Lu aiming for the ultimate nine-inch-nine Dao Foundation?!" Fan Yanbo's heart pounded.

What astonishing courage!