Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 112: Foundation Establishment (Part One)
After more than half an hour, Liu Yu returned to Qingsu Peak and, following Shishu Duan's instructions, found Hexagonal Cave Dwelling No. 6.
He approached the cave dwelling and took out a token for controlling the array from his storage bag. Using his magical power, he levitated it in front of him, and with both hands, he continuously performed hand seals, casting dozens of spell techniques onto the token.
The token immediately emitted a brilliant light, shining with golden, azure, blue, red, and yellow halos. Then, it released dozens of colorful beams of light that struck the array nodes at various corners outside the cave dwelling, connecting them with lines of five-colored brilliance, forming a whole.
The surface of the array swirled rapidly with the five-colored halos, gradually stabilizing over time and maintaining a specific speed of transformation.
With the cave dwelling protected, even if a foundation establishment stage cultivator attacked with full force for a while, they would not be able to break through it. Liu Yu could finally have a safe environment to establish his foundation.
Liu Yu tested it by injecting his maximum magical power into the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade, controlling its final form to unleash a charged attack, but he could only leave a small ripple on it.
He extended his spiritual consciousness outward towards the array, only to find it like hitting a thick wall, unable to advance even a little. He couldn't help but nod in satisfaction, feeling completely at ease.
During the crucial moment of a cultivator's foundation establishment, their defensive power is nearly nonexistent, and they can't even control magical artifacts for defense, so he had to be careful.
Liu Yu walked into the cave dwelling, scanning it with his spiritual consciousness and imprinting the scene into his mind. The furnishings were simple and unadorned, consisting of only a table, a chair, a meditation cushion, and a stone bed. Besides that, there was only a plaque hanging on the wall.
On the plaque were written the eight large characters: "Foundation of the Dao, Beginning of the Path of Immortality."
In his spiritual perception, the spiritual energy within the cave dwelling was incredibly rich. The spiritual energy of Qingsu Peak was already four to five times that of Qingling Peak's cave dwelling, yet this cave dwelling contained even more spiritual energy than outside, likely due to a spirit gathering array set up underground.
Liu Yu felt a surge of spiritual energy being absorbed into his body with each breath, significantly saving time in absorbing spiritual energy. If he were to cultivate here long-term, even without using elixirs, he would be on par with ordinary disciples with two spiritual roots.
He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion and placed the Azure Spirit Pill, Foundation Establishment Pill, Purple Sun Grass, art of spirit preservation, and foundation establishment insights before him.
The time for a qi refinement stage cultivator to break through to the foundation establishment stage can vary, ranging from one month to a year, before knowing success or failure.
Yuan Yang Sect allows disciples the longest time to attempt foundation establishment; after a year, regardless of success or failure, they must exit the closed-door training.
If they fail, the difficulty of the next foundation establishment attempt will increase significantly.
Even if they work tirelessly to earn enough sect contribution to exchange for a foundation establishment pill, the sect will not waste a foundation establishment pill on a disciple who has failed once. If there are no other ways to obtain the foundation establishment pill, ordinary disciples can be said to have their path essentially cut off.
If foundation establishment is successful, according to custom, they will receive three years to consolidate their cultivation. During this time, no sect tasks will be assigned, and they only need to familiarize themselves with and consolidate their realm.