Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 60: Purple Sun Grass
The special mark on this sound transmission talisman was indeed the emblem of the Heavenly Harmony Sect. At this moment, Liu Yu recalled that he had seen this mark in the classroom of the Yuan Yang Courtyard, which explained why it looked somewhat familiar.
The information recorded within detailed the communications between the infiltrating cultivators of the Heavenly Harmony Sect and the fellow cultivators association. The Heavenly Harmony Sect cultivators promised that as long as the fellow cultivators association assisted them in sabotaging the Yuan Yang Sect's resource points and achieved results, they would reward the association’s president with one of the three treasures of foundation establishment, the "Purple Sun Grass."
For cultivators in the qi refinement stage attempting to break through to the foundation establishment stage, there are usually three major hurdles: the spirit awareness barrier, the magical power barrier, and the physical body barrier.
After passing the spirit awareness and magical power barriers, cultivators will encounter the spirit qi infusion. At this time, if their physical body is not strong enough or their vitality is weak, they may not be able to withstand the influx of spirit qi, which could lead to failure. In severe cases, the overwhelming spirit qi could rupture their meridians, causing blood to flow from their seven orifices and resulting in death.
Because cultivators over the age of forty begin to experience a decline in their physical body’s vitality and the atrophy of their meridians, the chances of successfully passing through the spirit qi infusion gradually diminish, becoming very slim after the age of fifty.
This is why the Yuan Yang Sect considers whether a cultivator can break through to the late stage of qi refinement before the age of thirty as a standard for promoting inner sect disciples. This ensures at least one opportunity to attempt a breakthrough to the foundation establishment stage, making it worthwhile for further cultivation.
As one of the three treasures of foundation establishment, the Purple Sun Grass can temporarily enhance the strength of a cultivator's physical body during the foundation establishment process, significantly increasing the likelihood of successfully passing through the spirit qi infusion—the chance can be boosted by as much as twenty percent, making it incredibly precious.
Upon reading this, Liu Yu understood that for any cultivator in the qi refinement stage with aspirations of foundation establishment, the allure of the three treasures was unparalleled. No wonder the president of the fellow cultivators association was willing to take such risks and engage in this rebellious act.
Indeed, it was a rebellious act. Liu Yu, as the stationed envoy of the Yuan Yang Sect in Cold Moon City, saw this move as a significant threat to the safety of the cold iron vein, which was no different from dealing with wicked and evil sects.
Another reason why he was tempted by the Purple Sun Grass, one of the three treasures of foundation establishment, was that Liu Yu had carefully analyzed his advantages and disadvantages regarding foundation establishment.
Firstly, the spirit awareness barrier presented little difficulty for him. His innate spirit awareness was already formidable, enhanced by the nurturing effects of Clear Lotus Spiritual Tea. By the seventh layer of qi refinement, he was already a cut above ordinary cultivators at the full circle of qi refinement. If his cultivation reached the full circle of qi refinement, and combined with Clear Lotus Spiritual Tea, he might even reach a level close to the early stage of foundation establishment.
The real tests for Liu Yu lay in the magical power barrier and the physical body barrier. These two barriers could be mitigated with the foundation establishment pill and the Purple Sun Grass, so how could he miss out on the information about the Purple Sun Grass?
The last piece of information in the sound transmission talisman mentioned that the Feng Family from Little Eyebrow Mountain had also established contact with the cultivators from the Heavenly Harmony Sect, and the three parties agreed to launch an attack on a small spiritual herb garden located five hundred miles outside Cold Moon City in seven days.