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20: Chapter 20 Foundation Establishment Cultivator Zhao Mo
" System. "
γ Farmer: Zhao Mo γ
γ Cultivation: Qi Refining Eighth Layer (Can be upgraded) γ
γ Experience Points: 530 / 300 γ
γ Rewards: None γ
Leisurely Residence, cultivation room.
Zhao Mo looked at the System panel with a calm heart.
Actually, during the heading stage of the spirit rice, he could have achieved a Breakthrough to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Stage; after all, those Demon Worms were too effectiveβthey were practically a bug for Zhao Mo.
" Breakthrough. "
A stream of cooling Spiritual Qi entered from Zhao Mo's Baihui acupoint, circulated through his body once, merged with his original True Qi, and then returned to his Dantian.
One hour, two hours.
One day, two days.
...
It is unknown how much time had passed, Zhao Mo only felt the Spiritual Qi pouring in from the Baihui acupoint seemed endless and continuous.
In the end, both his Dantian and Meridians were filled with True Qi.
It even made Zhao Mo feel like a balloon filled with True Qi, ready to burst at the slightest carelessness.
" Hoo~ "
A stream of white Qi drifted out with Zhao Mo's breath, and wherever it passed, it felt like a gust of wind.
This was his True Qi being exhaled with his breath.
Breathing into Qi is the external manifestation of the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage; reaching this step meant that a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage was in sight.
Creak.
Zhao Mo opened the door and left the cultivation room.
Upon exiting the Leisurely Residence, he was startled by the scene at the doorway.
" Junior Brother Ding, what is going on here? "
The Leisurely Residence was piled high with spirit rice.
Ding Xin was sitting boredly on these bags of spirit rice, and not far away, Ox Martial was lying in a pile of spirit rice straw, dozing with eyes closed.
" Oh, you've finished your seclusion? "
" Really reached the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Stage? "
Ding Xin circled Zhao Mo, sensing his aura, and suddenly felt a sense of loss. People cannot be compared; the gap was too great.
" These are gifts of gratitude from the Cultivators who bought hybrid spirit rice seeds from you. " Ding Xin said this listlessly. Although he was mentally prepared, the fact that Zhao Mo had reached the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Stage still shocked him quite a bit.
" You handle it as you see fit. I'm going to Cultivate too. "
" Not breaking through to the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Stage~ "
Thinking he couldn't do it, he changed his words: " I won't come out of seclusion until I reach the Middle Stage of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. "
Zhao Mo laughed.
" Then good luck. "
...
Autumn passed and winter arrived.
" Giddy up~ "
" Turn, turn~ "
Zhao Mo held the plow with one hand and shook the ox-driving whip with the other.
From time to time, he made a snapping sound.
This scared Ox Martial into trembling. Heavens have pity, it was so obedient now; being hit again would be purely unjust.
γ You have completed plowing the spirit field, experience + 10. γ
γ You have completed plowing the spirit field, experience + 10. γ
Two spirit fields, Zhao Mo gained twenty experience points.
And Ox Martial wept with joy; it had appeared, that power of Law had finally appeared again.
Daily humiliation and bearing the burden finally paid off.
" Hmph, once I fully comprehend it, it will be your death day. " Ox Martial had already sentenced both Zhao Mo and Ding Xin to death in its heart.
Zhao Mo finally realized his plow ox was not normal.
" This silly ox, why does it act silly for a few days every time it finishes working? Could it have some illness? "
Zhao Mo hesitated, but fortunately, Ox Martial would return to normal after a few days, so Zhao Mo put it out of his mind. As long as it didn't affect work, it was fine.
If Ox Martial had been like this before working, it might already be a pot of beef by now.
γ You have completed sowing the spirit rice, experience + 10. γ
It wasn't until Zhao Mo finished sowing the spirit rice that Ding Xin came out of seclusion, looking dispirited.
Just as he planned, Middle Stage of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
Cultivation is difficult, harder than ascending to the blue sky. Ding Xin's Breakthroughs were always small steps; unlike Zhao Mo, whose Breakthroughs were always a major Realm?
Ding Xin looked at Zhao Mo with resentful eyes. Wouldn't it be better if everyone just lay flat? Why did you have to be so outstanding? The more he chased, the more desperate he felt.
" Don't be silly. If you can't break through now, work harder next time. Don't delay the farming season. "
" Got it, got it, naggy~ "
Ding Xin waved his hand and went back to tend to his own spirit field.
...
γ You have completed watering the spirit field, experience + 10. γ
γ You have completed fertilizing the spirit field, experience + 10. γ
γ You have completed transplanting the spirit rice seedlings, experience + 10. γ
Two spirit fields, double the happiness. Zhao Mo discovered that his current experience was enough for him to have a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
If it were a Breakthrough in the Qi Refining Stage, he would have endured it and waited until after the spirit rice harvest. But for the Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Zhao Mo could not wait a single day.
" Junior Brother Ding, help me look after the spirit fields and the plow ox. I am going into secluded cultivation for two days. "
Ding Xin: " Huh? "
" Again? "
" Could it be? "
Zhao Mo had already closed the door to the cultivation room.
" System. "
γ Farmer: Zhao Mo γ
γ Cultivation: Qi Refining Ninth Layer (Can be upgraded) γ
γ Experience Points: 300 / 300 γ
γ Rewards: None γ
Zhao Mo was not in a hurry to call for an upgrade. Instead, he took out a jade bottle; this was the foundation establishment pill rewarded by the Xuan Sect.
The Breakthrough from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage involves liquefying the True Qi in the body into True Essence. A Breakthrough of this major Realm carries huge risks. A moment of carelessness could result in broken Meridians and a shattered Dantian.
And the foundation establishment pill could increase the success rate of the Foundation Establishment.
" I am also a fool. If the System cannot help me Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage, would a foundation establishment pill be useful? "
Thinking of this, Zhao Mo stowed the foundation establishment pill and shouted, " Upgrade my Cultivation for me. "
As the numbers on the System panel rapidly returned to zero, the True Qi in Zhao Mo's body also began to boil.
Massive True Qi circulated in his body, and wherever it passed, Zhao Mo felt as if his Meridians were about to be stretched to the breaking point.
One cycle, two cycles...
After an unknown number of cycles, a wisp of True Qi was finally compressed into a small water droplet.
This was the first drop of True Essence in Zhao Mo's body.
Once it appeared, the remaining True Qi followed suit, and in just a few dozen cycles, it was all converted into True Essence.
True Essence, formed by liquefying True Qi, is the foundation of magical power. The more solid the foundation of True Essence is, the higher the limit of future magical power will be.
Looking at the five-colored True Essence in his body, Zhao Mo laughed. From now on, he was Foundation Establishment Cultivator Zhao Mo, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with a lifespan of two hundred years.
At this moment, Zhao Mo had officially stepped through the door of Cultivation and could be addressed as a Fellow Daoist.
Leaving the cultivation room, Zhao Mo scrubbed himself clean with great effort.
The Breakthrough just now had caused him to cleanse his marrow for the third time, and the Impurities discharged from his body were so foul~
While bathing, feeling the sluggish True Essence running through his body, Zhao Mo knew that this was because his Qi Refining Stage Cultivation Technique was no longer suitable for his current True Essence.
" It seems that after harvesting the spirit rice, I need to make a trip back to Heavenly Pillar Mountain. "
Outside the Leisurely Residence, Ding Xin looked at Zhao Mo, who had finished his seclusion, and exclaimed: " You finally came out. "
" My goodness, what exactly are you Cultivating? "
" You went into secluded cultivation for over a month during the Qi Refining Stage; I was really afraid you would starve to death inside. "
Ding Xin wore a large straw hat on his head and carried two Iron Shovels on his back. This month had almost worked him to death.
Zhao Mo was surprised: " A month? "
He really didn't feel it; he thought only a dozen days or so had passed.
Looking at the spirit fields in the distance and the thinner Ding Xin, Zhao Mo said: " Thank you~ "
Ding Xin said: " Hmph, as long as you know~ "
" Tell me, how will you reward me? "
Zhao Mo thought for a moment and casually tossed a jade bottle to Ding Xin.
" This is your service fee. "
Then he took the Iron Shovel and went to the spirit field.
" What is this? "
" You're dismissing me with one jade bottle? "
" foundation establishment pill. "
Zhao Mo's voice came from afar.
" I have no use for it. If you have no use for it either, just sell it. "
Ding Xin: " What? "