86: Chapter 86 When you do something, do it completely.

"But no matter which attribute you choose, one point is paramount: the Concept." Elder Jing Xuan's tone grew significantly heavier. "A true top-tier Genius will integrate their own insights into the principles of Heaven and Earth into their Dao Foundation while forging it. This Concept will merge with your Dao Foundation, adding unpredictable power to the Spiritual Qi within your body."

"It even offers many benefits for the higher Golden Core Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm. However, comprehending a Concept is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. In the last two hundred years, only one person in our Sect managed to comprehend a wisp of Sword Intent before breaking through to Foundation Establishment."

Speaking to this point, Elder Jing Xuan's voice clearly lowered, as if she had some reservations and was unwilling to mention that person further.

She took a warm jade box from her Storage Pouch and handed it to Su Yunling, saying, "This is a High Grade foundation establishment pill; keep it safe. Since you wish to temper yourself, your Revered Master will lend you another helping hand."

"I will apply to the Sect for permission for you to enter the Sword Intent Pavilion to meditate for three days."

"Sword Intent Pavilion?" Su Yunling's eyes lit up.

"Correct," Elder Jing Xuan explained. "Sword Intent is the strongest offensive type among Concepts. There lies a Sword Intent brand left by an Ancestral Master of our Tiangang Sect a thousand years ago."

"If you can comprehend a trace of your own Sword Intent from it before Foundation Establishment, it will give you an extra chance of success when forging your Dao Foundation and add another layer to your future Foundation."

(Please note that a 'wisp' and a 'trace' are different.)

"Once you emerge from the Sword Intent Pavilion, you should go to the Cultivation Technique Hall to select a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation Technique that suits you. This matter concerns your future Great Dao, so you must be cautious."

"Thank you, Revered Master!" Joy appeared on Su Yunling's face, not because of the High Grade foundation establishment pill, but because there truly was a way.

She solemnly received the jade box and bowed deeply.

The Sword Intent Pavilion was a core restricted area of the Tiangang Sect, and its entry requirements were far stricter than ordinary Disciples could imagine.

The Sect had an ironclad rule: each Elder had only one Opportunity in their lifetime to recommend a Disciple to enter the pavilion.

Other than that, only those who had performed great service for the Sect could obtain an Opportunity.

This was because the Sword Intent brand left by that Ancestral Master in the pavilion was like water without a source.

Over the past thousand years, with the erosion of time and the continuous meditation of later Disciples, the Sword Intent contained within the brand had become quite thin.

Precisely because of this, all Elders in the Sect regarded this single Opportunity in their hands as a precious treasure, unwilling to use it lightly. They all thought to save it for the future, in case they could accept a true peerless Genius and open it for them.

Furthermore, comprehending Sword Intent was no easy task. Its difficulty was as hard as ascending to the heavens.

Elder Jing Xuan's action was partly out of a trace of hope that Su Yunling, who possessed a great Opportunity, might create a miracle, and partly as compensation for her previous kidnapping and danger.

The weight of this promise was no less than treating her as a true Personal Disciple, even placing higher expectations on her.

After leaving her Revered Master's Immortal Cave, Su Yunling returned to her own Cultivation Immortal Cave with a heavy heart.

She placed the jade box containing the High Grade foundation establishment pill on the stone table but had no intention of taking it.

The High Grade foundation establishment pill bestowed by her Revered Master was indeed a dream for an ordinary Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator.

But for Su Yunling, who had the supreme grade foundation establishment pill refined by her brother Su Cheng, this High Grade pill was merely icing on the cake, its effect negligible.

What was thought-provoking were the Concept and the Sword Intent Pavilion mentioned by Elder Jing Xuan.

She had never heard of this before, and it undoubtedly opened a brand-new door for her path of Cultivation.

Su Yunling took out the communication jade talisman her father had given her after the last incident.

This jade talisman could only carry text messages, but that was enough.

Su Yunling input the matter of the Concept mentioned by her Revered Master into the jade talisman and sent it to Su Cheng.

She knew her brother was always far-sighted. This matter was of great importance and might help the Su Family children establish a deeper Foundation when they reached Foundation Establishment in the future.

The jade talisman flickered with a faint light, and the message was sent.

After the message was sent, Su Yunling sat cross-legged on a prayer mat to Cultivate.

She planned to first calm her mind for a few days to adjust her state of mind, then enter the Sword Intent Pavilion in her Peak condition.

After all, comprehending a Concept was a pursuit of the Dao, not something to be forced with brute strength.

On the other side, in the Su Family of Qingyang Town.

Su Cheng received the message from his sister. When he saw the word "Concept," his brow was full of confusion.

The description of the Foundation Establishment Stage in the "Qiankun Creation Art" was: condensing Qi into liquid and shaping the Dao Foundation within the Dantian.

When ordinary Cultivators achieved Foundation Establishment, their bodies mostly contained a spiritual sea formed after the Spiritual Qi liquefied. That spiritual sea was the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Dao Foundation.

But the Dao Foundation shaped by the "Qiankun Creation Art" would be in the form of a small, illusory furnace. This was the formal beginning of using the body as a furnace.

This in itself was an ultimate Concept: using the creation of all things for oneself and transcending Heaven and Earth.

Su Cheng had no great interest in the so-called Five Elements Concepts of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth that others spoke of.

His Dao Foundation was a furnace of creation; all kinds of Concepts could be encompassed within it, with no need to deliberately pursue a specific manifestation.

After reading, Su Cheng replied with very concise words: "Sister, since you have this Opportunity, you should meditate with peace of mind and not be anxious. In the matter of Foundation Establishment, being harmonious and flawless is paramount."

Although the letter did not mention the Concept, it contained implicit encouragement for his sister.

Afterward, Su Cheng set the matter aside and continued his closed-door seclusion, striving to reach Qi Refining Perfection as soon as possible.

The most urgent thing at the moment was still to improve his strength.

Meanwhile, in the Prefecture City, to make the information received by the Blazing Fire Sect form a simple closed loop, the Zhenpin Pavilion began its next move under Su Cheng's instructions.

The Steward of the Prefecture City's Zhenpin Pavilion, Vice President Liu Xing, an old man with a kind face and Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, had been very busy these past few days.

Following Su Cheng's instructions, he secretly contacted Elder Chen Tai and Deacon Lin of the Tiangang Sect.

Inside a private room of a tea house in the city, Chen Tai and Deacon Lin sat opposite each other, their faces carrying a hint of confusion and vigilance.

They had received a transmission that the Zhenpin Pavilion had taken the initiative to invite them for a chat, saying there was business to discuss.

Doing business with the Zhenpin Pavilion was something no one could likely refuse lately, so despite their confusion, they still came.

"Gentlemen, I have long heard of your great names." Liu Xing received them personally, his words full of compliments.

Although Chen Tai was baffled, he still performed the superficial pleasantries perfectly: "Steward Liu is too kind. I wonder why you invited the two of us here today?"

Liu Xing poured spiritual tea for the two of them and then said, "The two of you hold high positions and great power in the Tiangang Sect. Elder Chen is a mainstay of the Law Enforcement Hall, and Deacon Lin also manages the Artifact and Talisman Hall; you are indispensable talents of the Sect."

"Our Zhenpin Pavilion is a newcomer. To be able to establish a foothold in Qinghe Prefecture is all thanks to the favor of various forces. Today, I take the liberty of inviting you because I truly admire your style and wish to make friends with you."

Chen Tai and Deacon Lin were completely bewildered. They remained calm on the surface, but their hearts were filled with constant skepticism.

The Zhenpin Pavilion was currently at the height of its power, backed by Prefecture City forces and on good terms with all the forces in the Prefecture City. Why would they make friends with two Foundation Establishment Cultivators like them?

This rhetoric was simply too fake.

"Making friends is naturally a good thing, but after all, we are people of the Tiangang Sect. Today, this is..." Deacon Lin hesitated.

Liu Xing said "Ah" and interrupted, "You two need not worry. Making friends between us has nothing to do with your Sect. Between friends, there should naturally be give and take. I sincerely want to make friends with you both. This is a small token of our Zhenpin Pavilion's regard; please accept it."