169: Foundation 9 stories

Gu Changan controlled the Sword Marrow, constantly changing its shape.

Flying needle shape, Flying Sword shape, flying thread shape, flying sand shape, and Rainstorm Pear Blossom form.

Anyway, he was having a great time playing with it!

No matter how he controlled it, the Sword Marrow could be commanded as easily as moving his own arm.

Gu Changan finally understood why so many people wanted this Sword Marrow.

It was truly a Sharp Weapon for killing!

Who wouldn't want to possess such a perfect Magic Treasure?

However, he was currently only at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Once he reached the Golden Core Stage, he could just upgrade it!

Gu Changan's playfulness flared up, and he didn't feel his mind getting exhausted until it was dark.

However, the Sword Marrow was still circling around him.

Gu Changan went outside, looked at the starlight filling the sky, and decided to observe how exactly the Sword Marrow strengthened itself.

Gu Changan directly controlled the Sword Marrow to fly into the sky, and his Divine Sense inside perceived light shining onto the outer wall of the Sword Marrow.

His Divine Sense felt a trace of warmth, just like bathing in sunlight during the day; that was the feeling.

Sensing carefully, the degree of strengthening wasn't too great; it was extremely subtle.

Gu Changan wasn't disappointed, though; after all, every little bit adds up!

So, he didn't take it back into his Dantian.

He simply left it hovering at the top of the bamboo building, bathing in the starlight.

Next was the immaculate immortal bottle.

This was his tentatively chosen Lifebound Treasure; if he encountered something better in the future, it wouldn't be too late to change it.

Afterward, he used the Treasure Refining Art to refine it for a while.

This immaculate immortal bottle was tentatively designated for storing treasures, so it wasn't suitable to leave it outside to absorb starlight.

Therefore, it was safer to refine it using the Treasure Refining Art.

After refining it, he put it directly into the treasure gathering basin.

As for the spirit nurturing pill, Gu Changan didn't pay too much attention to it, as he didn't need it right now.

The Bottleneck in his cultivation wasn't a lack of Spiritual Qi; it was that his Spiritual Root's absorption speed was insufficient.

So, he hid the spirit nurturing pill in a specific corner of the treasure gathering basin.

After organizing his thoughts, Gu Changan began to Cultivate seriously.

Two days passed in a flash, and the Spiritual Qi in the sky rapidly gathered toward the bamboo building.

Gu Changan's body was like a funnel, accepting all the Spiritual Qi that came its way.

Suddenly, his whole body trembled as he reached the Foundation Establishment Stage Level 8.

Gu Changan squeezed his hands, feeling full of power.

With a movement of his Divine Sense, he controlled the Sword Marrow to weave through the bamboo forest, cutting bamboo after bamboo in half.

Gu Changan roughly judged that his strength had increased, but not by much.

Afterward, he grabbed a handful of top-grade solid origin pills and stuffed them into his mouth.

He activated the five elements ring in his Dantian, rapidly absorbing Spiritual Qi.

A large amount of Spiritual Qi was absorbed by the five elements ring and then converted into Spiritual Qi of different attributes.

Then it was absorbed by five spiritual qi vortexes, slowly gathering into a vast ocean below.

Gu Changan could feel himself getting stronger every moment.

The spiritual liquid in his Dantian was increasing drop by drop; this feeling was truly wonderful.

In this desolate valley, with no shortage of resources.

Gu Changan intended to Cultivate in one go until the Foundation Establishment Peak.

Just like that, taking 10 top-grade solid origin pills a day, he cultivated unwaveringly.

Whenever he had leisure time, he would absorb Treasure Qi to temper his body.

As for his Divine Sense, he wasn't in a hurry to Cultivate it.

Because his Divine Sense had already reached the Golden Core Stage; if he were to increase his Divine Sense again...

It would cause his body to become uncoordinated!

Just like that, two months passed in a flash, and a violent aura spread outward from Gu Changan's location.

All the flowers and plants in the entire valley were swept by a wave of air.

And just like that, he was at the Foundation Establishment Stage Level 9!

The dust on Gu Changan's body was slightly shaken off, and his eyelids fluttered, but he didn't open his eyes.

He continued to sink into silence, intending to make one final push to Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Peak.

Who knew that not even two days later, five pillars of light shot up into the sky.

Gu Changan was also awakened by this phenomenon.

He hurriedly flashed out of the bamboo building, climbed to the nearby mountain peak, and stared into the distance.

He saw five pillars of light shooting into the sky, connecting to the firmament.

Gu Changan carefully calculated the places where these five pillars of light rose; they were exactly the five major regions of the world.

The Loose Cultivator Alliance in the north, the Treasure Pavilion in the west, the Blood Fiend Alliance in the south, the Tianji Pavilion in the east, and the Central Restricted Area in the very center.

Five pillars of light shot into the sky; had some major change occurred?

Gu Changan didn't intend to meddle in other people's business; it was better to honestly improve his strength during this time.

Who knew that not long after he returned to his dwelling, his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense felt people approaching from the distance.

Gu Changan frowned slightly; were guests coming?

He casually performed a hand seal for the Breath Concealment Art and hid in the dense forest.

At this moment, a group of people flew across the sky, led by a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

The dozen or so people behind him looked like his Disciples and grand-Disciples, or perhaps Disciples of their faction?

That Golden Core Stage Cultivator also noticed that someone seemed to be living in the valley.

He let out a soft "Huh."

Afterward, without a target to investigate, he led the group away.

However, that group of his Disciples were all chattering endlessly.

But the topic was entirely about the five pillars of light from just now.

Gu Changan also heard a smattering of information from them.

Although he didn't know what had happened.

But they intended to go to the nearby Nether Ghost Market to see what the situation was.

After watching them leave, Gu Changan no longer had the heart to Cultivate.

This kind of commotion had shaken out all the old antiques.

He was currently at the Foundation Establishment Stage Level 9, so he was already capable of handling Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators with ease.

But facing Golden Core Stage Cultivators, he could still handle fewer than four.

If he faced more than four Golden Core Stage Cultivators, he would still have to run.

So, the situation was very awkward right now!

Even if he continued to Cultivate, he could only reach the Foundation Establishment Stage Level 10.

If he didn't have a core formation pill, given his Low Grade Spiritual Root Aptitude, it was highly probable he wouldn't be able to form a Golden Core.

But now he didn't know what had happened.

The most important thing was to get his hands on a core formation pill.

If something else happened, like a war or an invasion.

No matter what kind of change it was, if he couldn't get a core formation pill, he would most likely be stuck at the Foundation Establishment Peak for a long time.

Gu Changan thought a lot, and in an instant, he felt a sense of urgency.

He couldn't be bothered to clean up his tracks in the valley.

He glanced at the direction and quickly left toward the northwest.

During this time, to save effort, he directly took out a small top-grade magical artifact flying boat.

As Gu Changan injected his spiritual power, the flying boat shot out rapidly like a fish.

Gu Changan set his target on Tianbao City, the headquarters of the Treasure Pavilion!

It was said to be the most prosperous place in the world, with a building every five steps and a pavilion every ten.

Every Cultivator there was incredibly wealthy.

Any random person's Storage Pouch was stuffed full of Spirit Stones!

It was also the distribution center for all treasures.

It was said that there was no treasure you couldn't buy there, as long as you had Spirit Stones.

If you couldn't find a treasure there, then it didn't exist anywhere in the world.

When Gu Changan first heard about it, he was a bit curious if it was really that exaggerated.