22: It seems that the Golden Elixir is the limit of Xuan cultivation...

"What? This Foundation Establishment is just for laying foundations?"

"No, wasn't Qi Refining supposed to instantly kill martial arts experts? How is Foundation Establishment, which is a step higher, just about laying foundations?"

"Then what does Qi Refining become? Cannon fodder?"

Heh, that comment actually hit the mark.

Qi Refining, which to Mortals was like an Immortal's power,

was indeed just cannon fodder in the Cultivator's world.

Whenever something happened,

like Demonic Beasts or Yao Beasts causing trouble in a certain area, or some evil Cultivator running rampant, or even a powerful Senior accidentally misfiring a sword technique,

the survival rate of Qi Refining Cultivators wasn't much higher than that of Mortals.

They were just bottom-tier cannon fodder.

This kind of world-building made everyone in the live stream dizzy and incredulous.

Midnight Gao Sou was also somewhat surprised and quickly checked for more information.

"Foundation Establishment Cultivators draw Spiritual Qi into their bodies, gradually refining it into Spiritual Liquid, thus possessing even more formidable power."

"Foundation Establishment Cultivators can live up to three hundred years and are immune to all human diseases."

"Foundation Establishment Cultivation is divided into early, middle, and Late Stages, with each advancement being twice as strong as the previous."

"Due to the Spiritual Liquid within their bodies, Foundation Establishment Cultivators have more sustained combat power and can utilize more Cultivation Techniques, achieving many things that Qi Refining Cultivators find difficult."

"For example, Foundation Establishment Cultivators can walk on air, transmit sound over a hundred miles, and during combat, the Spiritual Liquid in their bodies continuously transforms into Spiritual Qi, allowing them to fight for several days without exhaustion."

"Foundation Establishment Cultivators can also abstain from grains, no longer needing worldly food. They can survive entirely by absorbing Spiritual Qi, or directly refine Demonic Beast flesh and rare Spirit Medicine using their internal organs."

"The surging Spiritual Liquid of Foundation Establishment Cultivators allows them to release more Spiritual Qi, thus enabling them to use more and stronger Cultivation Techniques, as well as highly Spiritual Qi-consuming Spells, from ninth-grade to seventh-grade, all of which can be cultivated."

The video simultaneously appeared.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator was seen walking on air, his sleeves fluttering in the wind.

He adjusted his posture in the air, slowly sat cross-legged, and the Spiritual Liquid circulated within his body.

At this moment, Spiritual Qi was released, gathering into blades beside him.

The blades shot through the air, seemingly carrying thousands of jun of force, directly striking a cluster of palaces not far away.

Accompanied by a loud roar, the entire palace collapsed and shattered.

Just as Midnight Gao Sou was in shock, he discovered that beneath the palace, the hard rock ground had also been smashed open. The Spiritual Qi blades had deeply carved into it, reaching tens of meters deep!

"Hiss~~"

Midnight Gao Sou gasped.

While the expressive power of the Qi Refining Realm was strong, it was only strong relative to Mortals.

However, the power of the Foundation Establishment Realm could already destroy buildings and even bore through the earth.

In other words, from the Foundation Establishment Realm onwards, Cultivators possessed the ability to alter landscapes.

It was imaginable that after powerful Cultivators clashed, the entire landscape would change accordingly, with mountains turning into rivers and rivers turning into basins.

This imagination impacted the understanding of Midnight Gao Sou and everyone in the live stream.

In ordinary Wuxia games, if the protagonist could cleave a beam with a sword, that was considered impressive.

But in this Xuanhuan World?

A Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator could not only shatter a palace with one blow but also continue downwards, breaking through the ground for tens of meters!

"Holy crap, this Foundation Establishment is too strong!"

"And this is supposedly just the foundational stage for Cultivators? How strong will later Cultivators be?"

"Wait, haven't you guys noticed? This Foundation Establishment doesn't seem to be just about combat power, right?"

"Yes, yes, I noticed too! This Lifespan of three hundred is a bit Heaven-Defying, isn't it?"

"It's not just a Lifespan of three hundred, did you see that Foundation Establishment Cultivators no longer need to eat and can survive by absorbing Spiritual Qi?"

"Oh, now that you mention it, it's true. This Foundation Establishment seems a bit different..."

Everyone in the live stream quickly realized.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators, compared to Qi Refining Cultivators, were by no means a simple increase in combat power.

It was an all-encompassing improvement, almost like an evolution of species.

They no longer needed food, only needing to absorb Spiritual Qi (which was almost equivalent to air) to survive.

Their Lifespan also skyrocketed to a bewildering three hundred years.

Even their internal bodies underwent changes, with Spiritual Liquid constantly flowing, and their stomachs could digest Demonic Beast meat that they shouldn't have been able to digest.

It must be said that Cultivators in the Xuanhuan World, compared to other extraordinary worldviews, had a significant advantage.

That was their all-encompassing strength.

In Western Fantasy worlds, there was often a focus; those with strong attack power usually didn't have strong defense, and mages were typical glass cannons.

In some rule-based worldviews, where rules and mystery were emphasized, hard power would be very low, sometimes even allowing them to be killed by Mortals.

But Xuanhuan was different.

Cultivators were powerful in all aspects.

Strong attack power, strong defense, and various convenient Cultivation Techniques and Spells, even their Lifespan was extended.

In short, Cultivators were a group of unreasonable hexagonal warriors.

Every Realm advancement was not just a simple numerical increase, but also included a series of special changes, almost like species evolution.

In his previous life, with so many wonderful fantasies, Xuanhuan was still sought after by countless people.

In this world, where imagination was not developed, and popular fantasy remained at the Wuxia level,

the emergence of these wonderful Xuanhuan settings immediately triggered layer after layer of shock.

"This is a Cultivator, this is Foundation Establishment..."

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the description of Foundation Establishment, thrilled.

He had a premonition that the Xuanhuan World would explode in popularity.

This novel worldview.

This systematic and well-reasoned Cultivation setting.

It was completely a second world, and an incredibly exciting one at that.

He didn't believe anyone could resist the allure of the Xuanhuan World!

"Brothers, let's continue watching. It seems there are only two Realms left?"

Midnight Gao Sou glanced, it seemed only "Core Formation" and "Golden Core" were left.

It looked like Golden Core was the end of the Xuanhuan World?

If that was the case, then even though Foundation Establishment was about laying foundations, its ranking wasn't too bad, right?

Hmm, thinking this way, Midnight Gao Sou felt it was much more reasonable.

He quickly checked the remaining two Realms:

"Core Formation"

"After Cultivators transform Spiritual Qi into Spiritual Liquid, they will continue to strive towards Core Formation, attempting to transform the Spiritual Liquid into a Golden Core, achieving true transcendence."

"The Core Formation Realm is a transitional Realm, several times stronger than the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, but it has no minor Realm divisions itself."

"It begins with Core Formation and ends with the formation of the Core."

"If the Core forms, one transcends into the Golden Core Realm; if the Core shatters, one stops for life, unable to advance further."

"The Core Formation Realm has the same Lifespan as Foundation Establishment."

"Brothers, it seems that this Core Formation and Foundation Establishment have no essential difference, just a stronger combat power."

"But from this description, this Golden Core seems very important, so let's directly look at Golden Core..." "Holy crap! What is this?"

Midnight Gao Sou's eyes suddenly widened.

He had just entered the introduction to Golden Core.

He saw a line of elegant large characters:

"A Golden Core swallowed into the belly, only then do I know my fate is not up to heaven."