138: Immortal Warrior Foundation Building, Selection Begins

When the auction ended, Chen Cuo feigned a sudden realization, hurriedly left the premises, and openly changed his appearance under the watchful eyes of many tails.

He quietly departed the auction venue through a secret exit provided by the auction house.

However, such actions could not fool those with ulterior motives; instead, it seemed like a foolish attempt to bury one's head in the sand. Coupled with the high-level transformation Spell he displayed, it only strengthened the belief that he was a scion of a powerful aristocratic Family.

While this indeed managed to dispel the ambitions of some, those truly intending to act would not care. A Foundation Establishment Pill, that was a Foundation Establishment Pill! Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator, as long as he wasn't an Alchemist, would be tempted.

Sure enough, there was indeed a Foundation Establishment cultivator following Chen Cuo.

The Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce was not a monolith; although they dared not openly leak customer information, they still had connections, especially when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chen Cuo hurried along, his Divine Sense extended, and he detected a Cultivator behind him, making no attempt to conceal himself, for there was no need; it was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

“Heh heh, does he have money?!”

Chen Cuo sneered. After leaving the large city and arriving at a desolate mountainous area, he silently watched the person approach.

“Fellow Daoist has truly chosen a good place. This spot is scenic and beautiful, quite suitable for your burial ground.”

The other party's eyes were calm, as if stating a fact, or perhaps looking at an insect.

However, Chen Cuo was not impressed by such pretentious words. The Foundation Establishment cultivator opposite him was masked, so his identity was unknown.

In reality, Chen Cuo was just waiting to see if anyone else would come to their demise.

Presumably, seeing Chen Cuo being followed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, other Cultivators with intentions of plunder did not come forward.

“Senior, there’s no need for this, is there? Why target a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator like me? I am…”

Chen Cuo spoke falsely, but before he could finish, the other party interrupted him.

“You don’t need to state your Family; no matter who you are, you must die!”

“Since that’s the case, Senior, could you at least let me die with understanding? I’ve changed my attire multiple times, so why can Senior still track me? There shouldn’t be any marks on me!”

The other party's face was cold, without the slightest change in expression, still staring intently at Chen Cuo, not answering.

“Alas, that’s truly a pity!”

“Die!”

Chen Cuo’s eyes were sharp, his sword struck without warning, a bone-chilling cold light, the Five Elements circulated, the Golden Dao Killing Heart Sword. Once the killing intent emerged, Divine Souls trembled in fear.

His Primal Chaos Magic surged forth, the Shadowless Sword struck without a trace, leaving only a fatal killing intent, still blazing hot.

“Pfft!”

Like scissors cutting through cloth, by the time the Foundation Establishment cultivator opposite realized something was wrong, the sword light had already easily pierced through his Magical Power barrier.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator was extremely horrified. Such swordsmanship, perfectly natural, the sword light formless yet possessing immense power, was simply terrifying.

Spell Cultivators revered lightning, and Battle Cultivators excelled with swords. At this moment, the Foundation Establishment cultivator already felt a hint of regret. Cultivators who practiced the Sword Dao, even if only at Qi Refinement Stage, were very difficult to deal with.

However, he did not panic. His Protective Aura was shattered in one blow, and he immediately took out a second-tier Magical Artifact to protect himself.

Yet, before he could react, an endless, terrifying scene of slaughter appeared before him, his mind seemingly grasped by a divine demon.

He even forgot to resist.

The next moment, the Foundation Establishment cultivator’s head suddenly rolled down.

And his Storage Pouch and the Magical Artifact in his hand, of course, became Chen Cuo’s spoils of war.

Chen Cuo had emerged from the auction house, changing his appearance and attire multiple times, yet he couldn't shake off the tail. Left with no choice, he had to employ a small trick to send the other party to the afterlife.

Perhaps that Foundation Establishment cultivator never expected to perish, unable to withstand even a single sword strike in front of Chen Cuo.

In fact, ever since Chen Cuo comprehended the true meaning of the Martial Dao, his strength had steadily risen. The Sword Dao's killing technique, when cultivated to the extreme, followed the path of extreme devotion to the sword and single-minded sword control.

However, his swordsmanship was still somewhat lacking, far from comparable to his blade techniques. It was a Martial Dao sword, and most importantly, he had cultivated the Divine Soul control technique of the Puppet Dao. With his already extraordinary Divine Soul, he activated the power of the Killing Heart Sword's Innate talent, and the illusion he conjured was already enough to make a great Foundation Establishment cultivator unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

And the Geng Metal Qi attached to the Shadowless Sword was even more incredibly sharp. The physical defense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was nothing more than that, easily broken with one strike, leading to death and the dissipation of the Dao.

Now, relying solely on his swordsmanship, he could also contend at the Foundation Establishment level. These three axes were almost reduced to one axe.

He wondered when he would be able to have a truly satisfying fight with someone.

“Everything is for you, alas, time to go back!” Chen Cuo picked up a small jade bottle and sighed with emotion. Inside was a Medicinal Pill emitting a faint orchid fragrance—a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Seemingly sensing the stirring in his heart, Chen Cuo impatiently fled towards the Two World Mountain.

After making two turns, he no longer concealed his tracks and took out his Magical Boat to travel.

The White Crocodile Boat was indeed average in speed, but at this point, no one foolish enough to provoke him came out anymore.

A day passed, and Chen Cuo slowly returned to Two World Mountain. Along the way, he changed directions twice, and after confirming that no one was still tracking him, he returned with peace of mind.

Upon his return, there were two sound transmission talismans at home from Bai Tang, roughly stating that she was going into seclusion for Cultivation, and if there was anything urgent, he should go find the Old Ancestor.

“Bai Tang? Is she preparing for Foundation Establishment? This isn’t a good time!”

Chen Cuo sighed, thinking that he could only prepare more Spirit Stones. If the Spiritual Qi around Two World Mountain was not abundant at that time, her Foundation Establishment might face obstacles. However, with a second-tier Spiritual Vein supporting it, such a situation should not occur.

Bai Tang's seclusion would take at least one to two years to Breakthrough, which would overlap with his own preparations for Breakthrough. It was unclear what effect this might have, but he also couldn't leave the Bai Family for too long.

He could only bite the bullet and proceed, first advancing in the Martial Dao Realm, breaking through to the Martial God Realm.

Chen Cuo sighed softly, then immediately used a sound transmission talisman to inform the Family Head and White Jade Orchid of his situation, stating that he was preparing to go into seclusion for Breakthrough.

Before the two could arrive, he directly sealed off his mountain gate and courtyard, entering seclusion mode.

This situation caught Bai Luochen and White Jade Orchid off guard. Seeing the 'Seclusion' plaque hanging high above Chen Cuo's gate, White Jade Orchid's heart was filled with an unknown mix of worry and joy.

“Connect the Formation base of the Two Poles Profound Yellow Grand Formation to the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Grand Formation, and invite Great Master Xuansheng to set it up!”

White Jade Orchid gritted her teeth and said to Bai Luochen with determination. Great Master Xuansheng was a renowned Formation Great Master even within Lingbao Mountain. In the current situation, White Jade Orchid had no choice but to plan ahead to prevent any trouble during Bai Tang's Foundation Establishment.

Chen Cuo’s thinking was indeed correct. White Jade Orchid now had no choice but to make concessions. Once he reached Foundation Establishment, would the Bai Family still dare to harbor other intentions openly?

Regardless of the changing affairs of the Mortal World outside, Chen Cuo was now focused on the present. His Physical Body began to vibrate, waves of tingling numbness washed over him, and a premonition arose.

Only one sound remained in the world: the beating of his heart.

Looking back at his Cultivation path, had his Martial Dao will ever changed along the way?

No!

Only his goals had changed, and goals were temporarily set. Only his Martial Dao Heart was eternal and unchanging.

Two years later!

His Divine Soul, his spirit, began to undergo a transformation!

His Magical Power had not yet boiled, but his Martial Dao had already undergone a transformation one step ahead. His Divine Soul began to actively adapt to his Physical Body's strength, or rather, his Physical Body began to nurture his spirit!

“Boom boom boom! Hiss hiss hiss!”

As winds and clouds gathered, his Physical Body was honed. With Dragon roars and Tiger shouts, Chen Cuo unconsciously began to practice his fist techniques. Basic Fist Technique, Acquired Fist Technique, Innate Cultivation Technique—each and every one was incomparably fierce and powerful.

Birds chirped, and waves surged. Little Fire also hissed, its entire snake body coiled into a ball.

Two horns emerged prominently on its head, already taking shape, and four legs grew out, evolving into a Flood Dragon, a venomous Dragon.

Little Fire also surged out from his Dantian, bringing forth a blaze. Its remaining soul body was reshaped in the flames, transforming into an egg shape.

Then, Chen Cuo let out a long roar towards the sky.

His unparalleled Aura was soul-shaking. His skin turned crimson, but it wasn't an unsightly scarlet; instead, it was like glowing blood jade.

“Ah!”

A thunderclap exploded, rolling sound waves carrying terrifying Qi and blood power and Mental Energy. Such was the might of the Fusion of spirit and Concept. Martial God, Martial God, the key lies in the spirit.

The spirit is the soul of martial arts, the root of Concept!

The Innate Cultivation Technique, with its five arts and five spirits, gathering the Five Elements, had now been interpreted by him and combined with the Five-Colored Immortal Foundation method, primarily focusing on the Five Elements circulation to walk the Immortal Dao.

However, the Concept of martial arts remained; Martial Concept is interconnected, whether it is the Martial Dao or the Immortal Dao, the Concept is the same.

For example, Li Lingji, his Martial Dao Concept is called Mortal World; the Mortal World is full of trials, and the Mortal World is chaotic, easily stirring the hearts of Mortals, so he chose to Cultivate the Dao of Music in the Immortal Dao, moving people with music and entertaining them with sounds.

Chen Cuo was also like this; the Five Spirit Fist Technique was a Concept, and taking its Concept, he achieved the Five-Colored Immortal Foundation, the Dao of Five Elements Revolve.

He had not abandoned his fist techniques; when fist techniques become divine, that is the Martial God Realm.

The Five Spirits originally had form, and the Five Elements were their form, but now they had a spirit, the spirit of the Martial Dao, the spirit of Concept.

In Chen Cuo's perception, all of his past Martial Dao skills came alive, his Physical Body was filled with endless vitality, his Divine Soul was also incredibly abundant, and every Move he had ever learned was clearly imprinted in his mind.

Before his eyes, it was as if countless figures were practicing various Moves, and they were incredibly agile.

The Body Cultivator path, the first layer of Body Refining, strengthens the Physical Body; the second layer, generating Spells, is comparable to the Qi Refinement Stage; if viewed this way, it seems to coincide with the Martial Dao, where the first layer is Acquired and the second layer is Innate.

Dragon Purity Tiger Evil Forging Golden Body, with the two Qi of purity and turbidity as the root, Mountain Moving Skill as the link, and the magnetic essence of the earth as support, changed its essence, transforming a Martial Dao Body Refining technique, combined with the secrets of skills like Giant Spirit Body and Giant Demon Skill, into a Body Cultivator Cultivation Technique.

What he needed to do now was to seize the opportunity to push his Body Refining cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Realm. After years of study and inquiry, and learning in the Bai Family's library, Chen Cuo also knew that a Martial God was comparable to Foundation Establishment, referring to the spirit, to the Concept of the Martial Dao, which was already comparable to the Spells mastered by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, actual combat power was still very difficult to compare; generally speaking, if one only excelled in Martial Dao cultivation, a Martial God Realm Martial Artist would find it very difficult to defeat a true Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chen Cuo took advantage of the change in spirit and began to use his Magic Power to mobilize the expanding True Qi within his body, first breaking through the third layer of Body Refining, which was the Foundation Establishment Realm, essentially the Martial God Realm.

Although they were similar Concepts, there were minor differences, but for Chen Cuo, the Martial Dao was the Immortal Dao, and also Body Refining; they were all techniques for protecting the Dao and achieving longevity, with no real distinction.

In the third layer of Body Refining, Bloodline Power, Chen Cuo's entire body's blood became incredibly thick, heavy, and flowed slowly, like thick paste. When Chen Cuo looked inward, his blood contained specks of starlight, yet it appeared heavy.

And then, an inexplicable change occurred; various Innate talents within his Physique began to actively Fuse, and some Physique talents that seemed completely unrelated were also blended together.

His entire being glowed like a scorching sun, radiating brilliant splendor.

However, after a moment, he stopped again, and his body trembled, beginning to condense an even deeper level of Protective Aura!

The True Qi of Innate Martial Artists could form Protective Aura, already possessing the power to penetrate metal and crack stone.

And as a Body Cultivator's Foundation Establishment Realm, Protective Aura would also condense, called True Protective Aura.

Protective Aura can take form, and Body Cultivators often Cultivate by refining their bodies with Evil Qi, which is also called Condensing Evil Qi into Protective Aura!

The Foundation Establishment of a Body Cultivator is also called an Evil Foundation.

Chen Cuo took the two Qi of purity and turbidity as his root, and there were still remnants within his Physical Body. As soon as his Martial Dao Foundation Establishment cultivation broke through, these Evil Foundations in the form of a Dragon and a Tiger were formed; one Dragon and one Tiger, like Yin and Yang Taiji, spun in his Dantian.

Fate Points: 300.

Foundation Establishment cultivation broke through easily; instead, the Fusion of his Physique was stuck in an awkward position, neither up nor down, because he did not have enough Fate Points. He now only had three hundred Fate Points, which was not enough to push the Fusion of his Physique.

Even so, Chen Cuo could sense that the Fused special Physique was a Dao Body, related to Bloodline, and although not fully completed, it was of immense help to Immortal Dao Foundation Establishment.

Thus, Chen Cuo naturally did not plan to wait any longer, and a Foundation Establishment Pill went straight into his stomach.

The Foundation Establishment Pill was not important to Chen Cuo; this Medicinal Pill was merely a safeguard, the Spiritual Qi suffused, becoming the catalyst to awaken the boiling Magic Power!

Having experienced Body Refining Foundation Establishment and Martial Dao becoming divine, now Immortal Dao Foundation Establishment was merely a matter of course.

Foundation Establishment, forging the Dao Foundation, the cornerstone of the Dao, is the carrier of Law, closely related to the Spiritual Root attribute!

Chen Cuo's Five Elements Spiritual Root was obtained by nourishing the Five Elements Spiritual Root Qi with his five internal organs, and the focus fell on this; the five internal organs were also the strength of the Physical Body. The first hurdle of Foundation Establishment, the Physical Body hurdle, his Physical Body had been refined and had become divine through the Martial Dao, thus achieving Body Cultivator Foundation Establishment, which was his strongest method now!

If he couldn't pass this hurdle, who could?

Spiritual Qi formed countless Qi vortexes, pouring into his Physical Body, washing, washing again; the pain began to sweep over him again, but at this point, it was nothing!

After multiple bone-washing and marrow-cleansing sessions, his Physique was already as good as it could be, and the Spiritual Qi refinement of Foundation Establishment was comparable to a slight breeze, so he naturally passed with ease.

The second hurdle, the Magic Power hurdle, the Magic Power of the Five-Colored Immortal Foundation began to operate. Since he began Cultivating this Cultivation Technique, all his Magic Power had been used to construct the Immortal Foundation. The Five-Colored Immortal Foundation was also the Five Elements Dao Foundation, the dwelling place of the Five Elements Great Dao.

The Five Elements revolved: Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal. His Magic Power inexplicably surged, and it was still not enough; his Physical Body was too strong, and his Physique, after Fusion, was even stronger!

Lack of Magic Power, and what was critical, Bai Tang also began to impact Foundation Establishment at this time! The Spiritual Qi of the entire Two World Mountain began to be frantically absorbed by the two of them.

Whether it was the various Family disciples or Artifact Refiners, they instantly felt as if the Spiritual Qi of the entire Two World Mountain had been drained, like a vacuum zone.

"Could it be that it has begun! Quickly activate the Formation!"

The Two Poles Profound Yellow Formation combined with the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Great Formation was already the most impressive method the Bai Family could offer. White Jade Orchid sensed the agitation of Foundation Establishment, but found that the Spiritual Qi of the entire Two World Mountain was divided into two streams, and the stream heading towards Chen Cuo's room was clearly several times larger!

Chen Cuo let out a forced groan, but the Spiritual Qi was still not enough. He instantly understood that this was a tribulation, an external tribulation of Foundation Establishment!

He was Bai Tang's external tribulation, and Bai Tang was also his external tribulation. He occupied the majority of the Spiritual Qi; if he succeeded in Foundation Establishment, he would inevitably offend the Bai Family, and with Bai Tang competing with him for Spiritual Qi, he was afraid he wouldn't even be able to pass the second hurdle!

"This tribulation, its manifestation is so mysterious? How interesting!"

"However, Bai Tang, stop for me!"

Under the remote control of the Life-Death Talisman, Bai Tang, who was in seclusion, was startled by the Seven-Colored Divine Needle, her mind became unstable, and she was greatly alarmed, not daring to act rashly.

A thought was transmitted, filling her with fear. Some images seemed to flash through her mind: a person, with one palm, turned a Foundation Establishment cultivator into a bloody mist.

That person, seemed very familiar?

Who was he?

No, what am I thinking? What am I doing?

Bai Tang's mind was in chaos, and she no longer cared about competing for Spiritual Qi. Instead, she tightly guarded her mind, avoiding Qi Deviation.

Chen Cuo suddenly let out a roar, and all the Spiritual Qi surged towards him, his Magic Power rapidly increasing!

White Jade Orchid, outside, saw Bai Tang suddenly become silent and felt a bad premonition, unsure what to do!

"Is this Heaven trying to destroy my Bai Family!"

And for Chen Cuo, the second hurdle of Foundation Establishment, passed!

Finally, the Divine Sense hurdle: Divine Sense was released, precisely controlling the Magic Power Qi vortexes. The Five-Colored Immortal Foundation forged the Five Elements Spiritual Platform, and the primordial Magic Power became a boundless ocean, unfathomably deep!

The Indestructible Primordial Soul sat in the Divine Sea, and the Immortal and Mortal Realms were separated from this moment on!

Foundation Establishment achieved!

And now, he should resolve the hidden danger. Feeling his own power and methods, he could perfectly solve the problem.

Divine Ability: Five Elements Yin and Yang, Reincarnation!

Understood through Innate talent, achieved through Foundation Establishment.

The Spiritual Qi he had drawn in was now injected back into the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Great Formation, and the Spiritual Qi surged again, all of it controlled by him to gather towards Bai Tang.

At the same time, he was also using the method of mental shock to sort out Bai Tang's psychological barriers!

As for the rest, it could only depend on Bai Tang herself. Fortunately, she finally succeeded!

However, she seemed to have suffered some damage to her mind and needed quiet recuperation. Chen Cuo was the same; his status had undergone a tremendous change after Foundation Establishment. At this point, he only needed to wait for the True Disciple assessment.

Which meant he had plenty of free time, after all, there were still more than six years until the True Disciple assessment!