73: Chapter 72 Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment

"My husband's innocence..."

Wen Xinran hadn't fully reacted yet, murmuring to herself.

A moment later, her lips parted, her face anxious, and she reached out to strip off Li Fan's clothes.

"Let me see what's wrong."

In her fumbling, Wen Xinran's heart tightened; she hadn't even looked yet!

Seeing Wen Xinran become so bold, Li Fan's Aura stiffened, and he quickly explained.

"Your husband's first time is still..."

...

"Your husband's first time is still here today!"

"Stop letting your imagination run wild."

The foolish Wen Xinran didn't realize the loophole in Li Fan's words.

Seeing his sincere expression, she stopped her fumbling hands.

Pouting, she whispered.

"When I reach Foundation Establishment, I must..."

Wen Xinran didn't finish, and Li Fan felt her thigh become a bit hot, so he raised an eyebrow and asked,

"Must what?"

He had guessed what Wen Xinran was thinking, and without waiting for her answer, he continued,

"Don't I know your little thoughts?"

"Even if you reach Foundation Establishment, you won't be my match."

Hearing this, Wen Xinran felt a bit depressed. Li Fan was right; even after Foundation Establishment, she couldn't compare to Li Fan, who was ranked nineteenth in C-Class.

Could she only watch like this, unable to make a move?

With an unbearable itch in her heart, she looked at the Pill Furnace, her eyes flashing as she made a decision.

"Husband, I want to attempt a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough right now!"

Li Fan immediately looked up, seeing her determined expression, and opened the Teaching System to scan her.

[Wen Xinran, Qi Refining Perfection, Miraculous Heart Manifestation Method Proficiency, Level 1]

Looking at the information provided by the System, her Realm had reached Perfection, and her Cultivation Technique had reached the level understood by Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

It was indeed time for a Breakthrough.

But at this moment, Li Fan was truly at a loss.

Generally speaking, as her husband at Foundation Establishment Perfection, he should be imparting his insights on the Foundation Establishment Breakthrough and explaining the key points.

But Li Fan's own Foundation Establishment Breakthrough had relied on the System.

In the blink of an eye, he had forged a flawless Super-Grade Foundation Establishment.

So how would he know what to pay attention to during a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough?

Fortunately, Wen Xinran was well-prepared and didn't need Li Fan's guidance at all.

Her slender fingers kept reaching into her sleeves, successively taking out various rare Spirit Medicines and warm, moist precious jades.

She softly and meticulously introduced the miraculous uses of each item.

"Holding this warm jade can stabilize your mind."

"Keeping this Spiritual Plant in your mouth can continuously nourish your Meridians and prevent Qi and blood from becoming chaotic during the Breakthrough."

Pausing for a moment, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she added.

"A few days ago, Sister Miao specifically had me swallow a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"This time, my Foundation Establishment Breakthrough has a full ninety-five percent success rate!"

Ninety-five percent success rate? If it's not guaranteed, isn't that no different from failure?

A deep sense of worry welled up in Li Fan's heart.

This was his only Alchemy master; he couldn't afford to be careless.

So, he pulled Wen Xinran and walked quickly into the center of the Spirit Gathering Array in the Spirit Refining Room.

Spiritual power flowed from his fingertips as he consecutively cast several dharma spells.

The surrounding Formation patterns lit up accordingly.

"When you start your Breakthrough, I will fully activate the Spirit Gathering Array to gather all the Spiritual Qi on this floor."

"With this, you will definitely succeed in your Breakthrough."

Hearing this, Wen Xinran no longer hesitated, immediately sitting cross-legged, adjusting the Qi around her body, and beginning the Breakthrough.

Foundation Establishment is about the quality of the Spirit Platform, and the level of this quality, besides being determined by one's own Aptitude, is also related to the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the environment.

The Spirit Gathering Array was already running at full power, and the Spiritual Qi being drawn in was even more than when he had treated Chang Yufei a few days ago.

But Li Fan felt it still wasn't enough, so he let out a low shout and directly used Spirit Reflection.

Not the effect of obstructing Spiritual Qi circulation commonly used against enemies.

But rather, absorbing all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Under the irrigation of the massive amount of Spiritual Qi, the Spiritual Qi in Wen Xinran's Dantian had already condensed into liquid droplets, and crystals were even beginning to precipitate.

However, it looked like it would continue for a while, but Li Fan, beside the Formation, didn't care at all.

The moment he thought that after Wen Xinran's Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, her Alchemy attainments would reach a higher level.

The endless supply of great rejuvenation pills seemed to be right before his eyes, and he instantly mustered up all his energy.

A day and a night later.

With a thud, Li Fan collapsed onto the sofa.

Wen Xinran in the center of the Formation was still closing her eyes and Breakthroughing; looking at it, it would likely continue for another day or two.

This was completely beyond Li Fan's expectations.

And this was considered fast; normal Qi Refining Cultivators usually had to endure more than ten days of hard struggle for a Breakthrough.

How could it be as easy as Li Fan's instantaneous Breakthrough via the System?

"If I had known, I would have let Xinran refine a few rejuvenation pills first."

For some reason, Li Fan had an inexplicable sense of foreboding in his heart.

It must be because his recent improvement in strength was too slow, so he felt uneasy. Shaking his head, he opened the System interface.

[Current hard training points: 1100]

[Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment 6th Layer requires 600 hard training points]

[Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment 6th Layer complete]

Looking at the 500 hard training points remaining, Li Fan felt a bit distressed.

Currently, the options that could improve his strength all cost over a thousand.

The only two that cost one hundred were related to Nangong Miao and Zhang Zixuan.

He sighed.

"It's just been too busy lately, I haven't been sleeping on time."

"The idle AFK System hasn't been online many times either."

"I wonder if there are other Systems that can obtain hard training points more stably."

After saying this, Li Fan had no choice but to click those two remaining options.

[Innate Yang-Lengthening Sword Body, Essence of Restoration effect enhanced]

[Heavenly Dao Alliance effect enhanced]

As the System notification faded.

Li Fan keenly sensed two ethereal guiding threads piercing through the walls, stretching far into the distance.

Among them was a clear, obvious thread interwoven with gold and red.

It stretched toward the direction of the Prosperity Secret Realm, corresponding to Nangong Miao.

And another thread, intertwined with purple and pink, was faint and dim, stretching to the very end of the distant horizon.

Li Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he understood in his heart that it should be the direction of the Purple Extreme Heaven where Zhang Zixuan was located.

"Zhang Zixuan..."

Softly whispering her name, a pair of agile fox ears appeared in Li Fan's mind, making one unable to resist wanting to rub them a couple of times.

He spoke slowly.

"There is some fate between us, I wonder if she is doing well."

"Purple Extreme Heaven, I suppose I won't have the chance to go there."

Shaking his head, Li Fan pulled himself out of his thoughts.

Just then, Wen Xinmei sent a message on the terminal, and he opened it to check.

"Husband, have you been comfortable these past few days?"

"Is there any special situation you want to tell me about?"

Special situation? Li Fan thought for a moment, does Wen Xinran's Foundation Establishment Breakthrough count?

Just as he was about to tell her, Wen Xinmei changed the subject.

"I heard that you have taken a fancy to someone else recently, Husband."

"And it's a member of a currently popular idol group."

"This makes Xinmei very nervous."

Seeing this, the corner of Li Fan's mouth twitched; he had almost forgotten about this matter.

He quickly opened the terminal to check the news online.

Sure enough, it had gone from a few sporadic reports a day ago to overwhelming scandalous rumors.

"Breaking News: Yun Baimei of the Feise Group is suspected of being involved in an emotional entanglement with a mysterious man."

"Bombshell! Yun Baimei's relationship confirmed; the object of her affection is actually her fellow Senior Brother. Truly, proximity breeds affection!"

"Earth-shattering Gossip! Yun Baimei has already secretly married her Senior Brother; the two have been Dao Companions for many years."

"Explosive Revelation! Yun Baimei has already given birth to a child for her Senior Brother!"