### Chapter 120: The Soul-Severing True Person

Seeing this, He Song raised an eyebrow but remained vigilant.

However, he was slightly surprised internally.

True Person Qingyue?

Who was this True Person?

This True Person Qingyue could actually mobilize members of the city's enforcement team to help guard the breakthrough.

Moreover, the news had spread so quickly. The spiritual energy vortex had just formed, and the enforcement team had already been dispatched to assist.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, and True Person Qingyue for your assistance. Once my friend emerges from seclusion, I will certainly relay your kindness."

He Song clasped his hands toward the distant enforcement team, expressing his gratitude and promising to pass on the message.

With He Song's words, the enforcement team members nodded and continued to keep watch.

True Person Qingyue had sent them here to show goodwill, and with He Song's acknowledgment, their mission was accomplished.

As time passed, the spiritual energy vortex in the sky gradually shrank, growing smaller and smaller.

This indicated that Meng Guan had successfully consolidated his cultivation, stabilizing it at the early Foundation Building stage.

Finally, after several days, the spiritual energy vortex completely disappeared, and a figure appeared beside He Song and Wei Fan.

At this moment, Meng Guan, who had successfully broken through from the peak of Qi Refining to the early Foundation Building stage, no longer looked like an old man.

Instead, he had regained his youthful appearance.

Breaking through to Foundation Building was a new beginning, and naturally, he would present himself with a fresh appearance.

"Thank you both for guarding me during my breakthrough, and thank you, True Person Qingyue, as well as the members of the enforcement team. I've just broken through and have many matters to attend to. I will certainly visit in the future. Please, everyone, return to your duties."

The now-youthful Meng Guan first thanked He Song and Wei Fan, then clasped his hands toward the distance, signaling for the enforcement team to leave.

It seemed he had overheard the conversation between He Song and the enforcement team earlier.

After the distant enforcement team and the onlookers had all left, Meng Guan took He Song and Wei Fan by the hand and descended from the roof.

They returned to the room inside the courtyard.

Inside the room, Wei Fan and He Song sat side by side, while Meng Guan took the seat of honor.

For a moment, none of the three spoke, each feeling deeply moved.

Meng Guan, of course, was overjoyed.

He had never held much hope for breaking through to Foundation Building, yet now he had taken that step.

Wei Fan was also deeply stirred.

Meng Guan's breakthrough not only gave him a Foundation Building True Person as an ally but would also greatly influence his own path to Foundation Building.

If he could hear Meng Guan's insights on the breakthrough, his chances of success would skyrocket.

This was the foundation of the Dao!

He Song's emotions were no less intense than his friends'.

Although he was different from others, viewing Foundation Building as merely a small obstacle in his life, having a close friend achieve Foundation Building and sitting face-to-face with a living Foundation Building True Person gave him a deeper understanding of what it meant.

It turned out that without reaching Foundation Building, one remained a mortal!

Only by achieving Foundation Building could one truly be called a cultivator.

The Qi Refining stage was merely a transitional phase for mortals on their path to becoming cultivators.

The three of them looked at each other, remaining silent for a long time.

Finally, He Song was the first to calm down. He picked up his teacup and raised it slightly toward Meng Guan.

"Congratulations, Old Meng, on successfully breaking through to Foundation Building. From now on, the path to immortality is within reach!"

As He Song spoke, Wei Fan also snapped out of his reverie and raised his teacup in a similar manner.

"Congratulations, Old Meng, on successfully breaking through to Foundation Building. From now on, the path to immortality is within reach!"

When two cups of hot tea were placed before Meng Guan, and he heard the congratulations from his two friends, he finally exhaled slowly, as if coming back to life.

He also picked up his teacup and looked at his two friends with a smile.

"Congratulations to you both as well. From now on, Foundation Building is within your reach."

After speaking, the three of them raised their teacups and drank in unison.

Even after achieving Foundation Building, Meng Guan hadn't forgotten the bond between the three of them.

On the contrary, after breaking through, he felt a surge of magnanimity toward his two friends, whose cultivation was still below his.

Since these two friends had given their all to help him achieve Foundation Building, it was only right that he repay them generously now that he had succeeded.

After all, Wei Fan's cultivation had already reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining, just a few years away from the peak.

And He Song, who had once been a mere first-layer Qi Refining cultivator, had now broken through to the late stages of Qi Refining.

Both of his friends would soon face the bottleneck of Foundation Building.

In the past, he hadn't had the ability to help.

But now, he had achieved Foundation Building.

He had the ability to assist.

Naturally, helping his two closest friends was only human.

If one or even both of them could also break through to Foundation Building, he wouldn't be left as a lone figure.

Having one or two Foundation Building friends by his side would make things much easier in the future.

Just like before.

If it hadn't been for He Song and Wei Fan, two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, standing by his side during his breakthrough, he might have failed and perished.

Without He Song and Wei Fan, he probably wouldn't have been able to afford the Meridian Protection Pill.

If he had failed then, it would have been the end.

Having experienced the help of He Song and Wei Fan, Meng Guan naturally understood how much easier it was to have friends of the same realm by his side.

Thus, if he could help He Song or Wei Fan reach Foundation Building, he would have companions in the Foundation Building realm, avoiding isolation.

This was the real reason Meng Guan wanted to help his two friends.

However, just as Meng Guan was pondering how to assist his friends, Wei Fan's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Old Meng, have you thought about what Dharma name you'll use? Foundation Building True Persons usually have Dharma names, like True Person Bear Mountain from the immortal market or True Person Qingyue, who sent people to help earlier."

Wei Fan, overjoyed by Meng Guan's breakthrough, had been lost in thought when the idea of a Dharma name suddenly occurred to him, prompting him to ask Meng Guan if he had decided on one.

"Dharma name? During my Qi Refining days, people called me the Soul-Severing Daoist. Now that I've broken through to Foundation Building, I'll just go by Soul-Severing True Person."

Hearing Wei Fan's question, Meng Guan thought for a moment and decided to carry over his Daoist title from his Qi Refining days as his Dharma name.

Soul-Severing True Person.

This Dharma name sounded intimidating.

Meng Guan was quite satisfied with it.

Thus, using "Soul-Severing Daoist" during Qi Refining and "Soul-Severing True Person" during Foundation Building seemed fitting.

Seeing that Meng Guan had settled on a Dharma name, He Song nodded after a moment of thought.

This Dharma name was indeed suitable.

However, things like Dharma names were merely secondary.

What mattered most now was to spread the news and bring Meng Guan, the newly ascended Foundation Building True Person, to the attention of the Earth Sect.

Just as He Song was thinking this, Meng Guan's gaze shifted to the distance.

He sensed a powerful aura approaching, and from its trajectory, it seemed to be heading straight for him.

"Fellow Daoist Meng, I am Qingyue. I apologize for the sudden visit."

Soon, a clear female voice rang out outside the courtyard, accompanied by the unmistakable aura of a Foundation Building cultivator.

(End of Chapter)

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