182: Breaking through the immortal foundation, the spear light fills the sky

Ye Chun felt himself entering an extremely profound stage.

Previously, he had heard about the method of achieving Immortal Foundation and understood the specific process.

Roughly, it was about introducing Immortal Qi, not too much, just as a catalyst. The key was to use this Immortal Qi to breathe in the surrounding Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence, thereby making one's spiritual power stronger, and ultimately forming an Immortal Foundation.

The difficulty lay in the compatibility between the Immortal Qi and the Cultivation Technique, which directly determined whether you could transform the spiritual power within your body using Immortal Qi as a guide.

Some Loose Cultivators practiced trashy Cultivation Techniques, and then by chance obtained high-quality Immortal Qi. Gritting their teeth, they chose to forcefully Breakthrough.

Ultimately, due to the incompatibility between the Immortal Qi and the Cultivation Technique, the spiritual power throughout their body could not be transformed. They got stuck at a critical point during the Breakthrough, watching helplessly as their spiritual power was continuously dissipated by the Immortal Qi, while the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi could never be breathed in, eventually dying of exhaustion in their Immortal Cave.

Therefore, for Loose Cultivators to Breakthrough to Immortal Foundation was an extremely difficult, near-fatal endeavor.

This was also an important reason why most players couldn't Breakthrough. Breaking through Immortal Foundation not only required a Qi Gathering Method, and it wasn't just about having Immortal Qi; a complete set of Immortal Foundation Method was needed to ensure success.

When the Xuanhuan World first launched, a group of players who challenged the Immortal Foundation failed in this aspect.

In an unknown corner, wealthy players like Li Changfeng had to choose to restart because their Immortal Foundation Breakthrough failed. The reason was that the Qi Gathering Method he obtained came from the Great Jiang Dynasty, but the accompanying Cultivation Technique that was circulated was not compatible; the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty had set a big trap for outsiders.

As a direct disciple of the Heshui Prefecture's Sect Master, Ye Chun naturally obtained a complete Immortal Foundation Method, one without traps, which allowed him to smoothly Cultivate to the Immortal Foundation Realm, and even further, directly to Golden Core.

However, even with such a perfect start, he would encounter different problems—problems that other players would envy:

The difficulty of switching from a Golden Core Method to a Nascent Soul Method skyrocketed.

Indeed, what Ye Chun was currently using was not the Golden Core Method passed down by the Sect Master, but a Nascent Soul Method he comprehended from True Intent.

It wasn't complete, but the Immortal Foundation part was sufficient.

However, even with the Cultivation Tips, time was too tight. Although Ye Chun consumed Lifespan to accelerate his comprehension, how could a Cultivator understand a Nascent Soul Method in just ten years?

This was the first problem he encountered: the Immortal Foundation Method was somewhat abstruse.

The second problem was even more enviable: he wasn't using simple Immortal Qi, but the True Intent left behind by a Nascent Soul expert.

He was using the True Intent to influence Mingshui Heaven, condensing the surrounding Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence.

Mingshui Heaven, as a place of Cultivation for the Kongming Lineage, even after many years, the surrounding Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence was still altered by the Cultivators.

Therefore, the Immortal Qi Ye Chun breathed in was similar to the “Mortal Qi” in some Immortal Foundation Methods, tainted with much Karma. When incorporated into the body, the impact was extremely severe. A slight carelessness could lead to erosion by various distracting thoughts, completely losing rationality, followed by assimilation into the Dao.

And the Nascent Soul Spear Intent was even more potent. The Nascent Soul's understanding and insights within it were simply too profound for Ye Chun, directly overwhelming him and making it hard to breathe. A slight mistake could lead to the loss of self, completely assimilating into the Dao.

Such terrifying dangers were almost universally avoided by native Cultivators, unwilling to take the risk.

But for Ye Chun, the danger could be controlled, because... he was a player, and could restart at any time.

This was the players' advantage, and also their confidence in the Cultivation World.

As a former professional player, Ye Chun was even clearer about his advantages. Therefore, he was calm and unhurried, steadily breathing in and condensing his Immortal Foundation.

Finally, accompanied by a surge of Spiritual Qi around him, a sharp Spear Intent seemed to sculpt him like a statue.

Ye Chun suddenly stood up, and thousands of blue spear auras shot out in all directions, sweeping across several miles in an instant, then transforming into ripples of water, continuing to extend outwards.

Such an anomaly naturally couldn't escape the players who had been waiting. Everyone immediately looked towards Ye Chun's direction.

"An anomaly!"

"This is definitely an Immortal Foundation anomaly!"

"Holy crap, Ye Chun really Broke through?"

"So cool, completely different from other anomalies!"

The players looked at the sky full of spear auras, at the vast expanse of water, and everyone was somewhat shocked.

This was somewhat different from the other Immortal Foundation anomalies they had seen before.

Most Immortal Foundation anomalies involved stirring up heaven and earth, igniting fierce fires, raising great floods, or giving birth to countless roots.

For evil Cultivators like Midnight Gao Sou, it was a dense bloody mist.

Ultimately, they all communicated with heaven and earth, causing changes in the surroundings.

However, the anomaly Ye Chun triggered this time was somewhat different.

The sky full of spear auras, although seemingly related to water, turned into a vast ocean beyond several miles.

But, these were, after all, countless spear auras emanating from Ye Chun himself, fundamentally different from other anomalies.

"Great power belongs to oneself!"

Someone suddenly shouted this phrase.

They all realized that Ye Chun's Immortal Foundation seemed very different.

"Is there a big difference between an Immortal Foundation achieved with a Nascent Soul Method and one achieved with a Golden Core Method?"

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the sky full of spear auras and asked Star Fiend within him.

Star Fiend replied, "An Immortal Foundation is an Immortal Foundation. No matter how powerful the Cultivation Technique, it is still just an Immortal Foundation.

"An Immortal Foundation Cultivator cannot defy the heavens and change fate to forcefully kill a Golden Core Cultivator. The weakest Golden Core can suppress and kill the strongest Immortal Foundation. This is an iron rule of the Cultivation World, absolutely unbreakable."

"But..."

Star Fiend pondered for a moment before continuing:

"An Immortal Foundation achieved with a Nascent Soul Method indeed has a greater potential for further advancement than one achieved with a Golden Core Method."

Star Fiend became increasingly emotional: "The path of Cultivation is just that special. One step faster means every step is faster. The more solid the Foundation, the brighter the future.

"Why is Dao Lineage important? Because it shows the path ahead, directly leading to Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even higher Dao.

"Which Prodigy dares to Cultivate those unorthodox methods? Who knows what their upper limit is?

"You Extraterrestrial Demons, collecting Cultivation Techniques everywhere, organizing ancient texts everywhere—in my opinion, this is not your advantage, but precisely your disadvantage."

Midnight Gao Sou thought of the vast collection in the Great Love Sect's Scripture Pavilion, and then thought of how the grades of those collections were one lower than the next, and their origins were one wilder than the next.

Then he thought about how their combat power as evil Cultivators was low, and Old Potato and others had just been wiped out in an instant.

He couldn't help but sigh, "You're right. That's also why we came to seek the Nascent Soul Legacy."

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the sky full of spear auras, finally letting out a turbid breath.

"I hope Ye Chun truly fulfills his promise and releases the True Intent for us to comprehend."

Just as he was lamenting, the sky full of spear auras suddenly changed direction.

Cangjing Peak, which had already been stirred, suddenly burst forth with brilliant light, and vaguely, a gigantic, blurry figure seemed to appear on Cangjing Peak.

Under the witness of countless Cultivators in Mingshui Heaven, that figure gripped a long spear, and with a flick of his wrist, a phantom spear aura whistled out.