### Chapter 119: Foundation Building Success

At this moment, outside, He Song and Wei Fan were still on high alert, but they hadn't noticed anything unusual, nor had anyone approached.

Everything was as calm as usual.

However, such calmness was to be expected.

Attempting to break through to Foundation Building didn't involve heavenly tribulations, nor would dark tribulation clouds appear in the sky.

Before breaking through to Foundation Building, one wouldn't absorb large amounts of spiritual energy from the surroundings.

It was merely a matter of compressing the spiritual energy within one's body.

Naturally, there wouldn't be any noticeable disturbances.

Only after successfully breaking through to Foundation Building and beginning to absorb spiritual energy to convert it into spiritual power would significant movements occur.

Of course, if there was enough spiritual energy in the surroundings to absorb, it wouldn't cause much of a reaction.

Only if the spiritual energy was insufficient would a spiritual energy vortex form in the air, drawing in spiritual energy from the surroundings.

That would create a significant disturbance.

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, several more days went by.

In Meng Guan's courtyard, He Song and Wei Fan remained vigilant.

Meng Guan was in the midst of breaking through to Foundation Building in his meditation chamber, and there was no room for carelessness.

Thus, even though many days had passed, as long as Meng Guan hadn't left the chamber, the two of them remained on guard, protecting him.

However, one day, as He Song was keeping watch as usual, he suddenly felt the spiritual energy around him grow denser.

Noticing this sudden change, He Song's expression remained calm, but his gaze shifted toward the meditation chamber where Meng Guan was in seclusion.

Beside him, Wei Fan was also drawn by the sudden change.

Seeing He Song's gaze fixed on the chamber, he too looked in that direction.

"It's said that after successfully breaking through to Foundation Building, a True Person will absorb surrounding spiritual energy to consolidate their cultivation. If there's enough spiritual energy in the surroundings, this process won't cause much disturbance," Wei Fan murmured softly, his eyes filled with awe as he recounted what he had heard.

"But if the surrounding spiritual energy is insufficient, a spiritual energy vortex will form, drawing in spiritual energy from the surroundings to aid the True Person in consolidating their cultivation."

As he spoke, He Song felt the spiritual energy around him grow even denser.

Inside the courtyard's room, with the windows and doors tightly shut, He Song felt what seemed like a breeze.

But he knew it wasn't an actual breeze.

It was the rapid influx of dense spiritual energy from the outside that created this illusion.

Spiritual energy poured in from all directions, causing the spiritual energy within the courtyard to surge.

In no time, He Song felt as though he were submerged in a pool of spiritual liquid. Every breath he took seemed to draw in an immense amount of spiritual energy.

However, as the concentration of spiritual energy around them rapidly increased, He Song's expression changed. He rushed out of the room and climbed onto the roof.

At the same time, Wei Fan appeared beside him, standing firmly on the roof as well.

Their eyes scanned the surroundings, ready for battle at any moment.

Guarding Meng Guan during his breakthrough to Foundation Building was their primary task.

Now, with such a significant fluctuation in spiritual energy, it was bound to attract attention.

If they didn't act now, when would they?

Outside the courtyard, a small spiritual energy vortex began to form.

Located within Green Wall Immortal City, and residing in the western district where spiritual energy was most abundant, the spiritual energy concentration here was already quite high.

But now, it still wasn't enough.

In the air, a modest spiritual energy vortex appeared, continuously drawing in the already dense spiritual energy and funneling it into Meng Guan's courtyard.

The vortex wasn't large, but it wasn't small either.

Coupled with the frantic influx of spiritual energy, it quickly caught the attention of many cultivators.

Some watched from a distance, unsure of what was happening.

Others looked shocked and hurriedly moved away.

A few bold ones even began to approach cautiously.

Faced with this situation, He Song and Wei Fan exchanged glances and immediately summoned their four mid-grade artifacts to intimidate those around them.

At this moment, their eyes were filled with nothing but joy.

The appearance of the spiritual energy vortex confirmed that Meng Guan had successfully broken through to Foundation Building and had become a True Person.

Once he absorbed enough spiritual energy to consolidate his cultivation, he would truly be a Foundation Building True Person.

As Meng Guan's friends, the benefits they would gain in the future were immense.

Now, facing those who were approaching with ill intentions, the two of them weren't overly concerned.

A Foundation Building True Person—even one who had just broken through—didn't need their protection.

They only needed to guard Meng Guan before his breakthrough and during the process of absorbing spiritual energy to consolidate his cultivation.

Once Meng Guan had consolidated his cultivation, he would naturally deal with those with malicious intentions.

He Song had witnessed the power of a Foundation Building True Person before.

Although only once, he had seen how effortlessly they could kill Qi Refining cultivators.

Moreover, with the two of them, both late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, standing guard, they only needed to hold off any attackers for a short time before the city's enforcement team arrived.

By then...

In the distance, some of those with ill intentions paused when they saw two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators suddenly appear on Meng Guan's roof.

After a moment of hesitation, many of them disappeared.

Others who had hoped to take advantage of the situation also vanished.

The remaining individuals looked around, realized the situation was unfavorable, and quickly retreated.

With two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators standing guard, any commotion would quickly draw the attention of the city's enforcement team.

Perhaps even a Foundation Building True Person would turn their gaze here.

To act now would be tantamount to suicide.

Those who had sneaked closer had hoped to seize an opportunity, not to throw their lives away.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, they naturally wouldn't foolishly charge forward.

Thus, a potential battle dissipated before it could begin.

He Song and Wei Fan breathed a sigh of relief but remained vigilant, continuously scanning their surroundings to guard against any sneak attacks.

However, just as He Song and Wei Fan were keeping watch, a group of cultivators approached from the distance.

From their attire, He Song could tell they were members of the city's enforcement team.

The group stopped near Meng Guan's courtyard and, from a distance, clasped their hands toward He Song and spoke loudly.

"Fellow Daoists ahead, I have been sent by True Person Qingyue to assist you in guarding the True Person during his breakthrough."

After speaking, the leader of the group waved his hand, and the enforcement team members behind him stopped and began to keep watch from a distance.

(End of Chapter)

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