Chapter 144: Advancing Side by Side, Nether Spring Foundation Establishment!
Chapter 144: Advancing Side by Side, Nether Spring Foundation Establishment!
The Secret Elixir was refined in no more than a day.
Convenient and fast.
Furthermore, the Cold Flame Alchemy Fire produced by the Cold Dragon Pill is currently still First Tier. This is because, during its refinement, Second Stage Monster Core and Yin Marrow Liquid, such rare Second Stage Spirit Objects, were used.
Once Wang Yu breaks through to Foundation Establishment, the power of this flame will also advance to Second Stage. This was also one of the reasons he initially chose the incomplete Cold Dragon Pill Refinement Art.
It possesses a certain degree of growth potential, but it ends here.
After the Medicinal Power Foundation is completely exhausted, if he wants to upgrade it to Third Grade again in the future, he will need to refine a new "Cold Dragon Pill" using a Third Grade Ice Attribute Dragon Breed Demon Beast Monster Core as the main ingredient.
After refining it, it can smoothly grow and advance to Third Grade Cold Flame.
Going further beyond that is impossible. After all, even in its complete state, the Cold Dragon Pill Refinement Art is only a Third Grade Alchemy Technique.
Cultivation Method Secret Techniques become increasingly rare and expensive as one progresses. Often, they cannot be bought even with Spirit Stones. Knowledge blockades are progressively intensified.
The most important thing is still the channel. Besides the Greater Yin Nether Pupil, the Cold Flame Alchemy Fire is the most valuable asset Wang Yu possesses.
Moreover, after the breakthrough, the Inheritance Jade Slip of the Greater Yin Nether Pupil can also unlock the second layer. There are too many things waiting for him to learn, and even more that need to be supplemented!
There are even the orthodox upgrade Cultivation Methods of Frigid Blood Peak, the Void Escape Technique, supporting Mystical Arts, Magic Artifacts, Elixir Formulas… and so on.
Just thinking about it is a headache.
The Storage Slots that he previously thought were ample now seem completely insufficient.
"First Cultivation Realm, unlock more Storage Slots, then combat power, and finally auxiliary…"
He constantly planned in his heart, striving for the best utilization rate.
Next, things finally calmed down for Wang Yu.
He took the elixir to nourish the Dragon Spine, continuously strengthening its Foundation and origin, laying the groundwork for the future. While receiving Cultivation Level feedback from the Storage Slots, the True Body's Cultivation also could not stop.
After all, the Cultivation speed of a Dual Spirit Root is not slow. With the Physical Body of a Second Stage Body Cultivator, the strength of his Meridians has greatly increased, enough to allow him to maintain the Great Circulatory Cultivation Method running all day.
It's just that his Divine Sense is still lacking. He has to set aside an hour each day to recover Energy, only then can he maintain the most efficient Cultivation speed.
The two paths advanced side by side, progressing rapidly!
Two and a half months later.
September of Wang Yu's 4th year in the Inner Sect. In the narrow dark space, only the grey-white flame with a wisp of blue Outer Flame emitted a faint glow.
At a certain moment, the aura on the figure sitting cross-legged reached a state of perfect integration, where further advancement seemed impossible.
"Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, achieved!"
A thousand strands of semi-liquefied Spirit Energy, its quality far exceeding that of Cultivators in the same Realm, had already gained a three-part resemblance to True Essence. As the aura diffused, this Underground Space became even colder.
Without a moment's wait, Wang Yu took out another Foundation Establishment Spirit Material, the Secluded Spring Lotus, from his Storage Pouch. The two High-Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Materials he exchanged with Yu Tangtang for a Flood Dragon Inner Core were definitely not a loss.
He had been waiting for this very moment today.
"Everyone says a Waste Spirit Root cannot achieve Foundation Establishment, then Person Wang will test if my Dual Spirit Root is useful or not!"
He raised his head and swallowed the Secluded Spring Lotus.
As Hand Seals changed, the Cold Blood Ascending Spirit Art was pushed to its limit. Within Wang Yu's body, there was a surging sound like a raging river. It was the agitation caused by the massive Spirit Energy undergoing a transformation towards a higher Level.
The Effect of a High-Grade Foundation Establishment Spirit Material is comparable to a High-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill. With his Foundation and Aptitude, there was no possibility of failure.
"Foundation Establishment's first barrier, the Spirit Energy Barrier!"
Within his Dantian Qi Sea, the already semi-liquefied Spirit Energy condensed into a vortex, continuously compressing towards a single point. The speed was neither fast nor slow, but remarkably steady.
At this moment, the Secluded Spring Lotus fell into the center of the vortex.
The Spirit Energy storm suddenly accelerated several times over. In almost an instant, the entire Qi Sea became empty. Only a drop of black-blue True Essence quietly remained in the center.
True Essence has been condensed! The surrounding Spiritual Qi rushed towards his body almost uncontrollably, as if some kind of pressure difference had formed inside and outside.
Wang Yu separated a wisp of Divine Sense and emptied several Storage Pouches, evenly distributing nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones around him. The Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Stones was visibly being drained.
In his Qi Sea, the second drop of True Essence began to condense.
Thus, the Spirit Energy Barrier was considered passed.
"Next is… the Qi and Blood Barrier!"
The Physical Body, which had been reshaped during the last Breakthrough to Second Stage Body Refinement, was once again facing transformation. The improvement might not be as significant as before, but the adaptation and affinity for Spiritual Qi would definitely experience a leap in growth.
His Physical Body creaked and groaned. His strong Meridians were almost unaffected. The surging blue-black Qi and Blood were squeezed out, providing nutrition for the Physical Body Transformation.
The rate at which the Spirit Stones outside dimmed became faster and faster. The Spiritual Qi that was drawn out even formed a dense fog, constantly washing over Wang Yu's Physical Body.
During the transformation, some deeper Level of life evolution and change occurred.
In less than half an incense stick of time.
Wang Yu revealed a satisfied smile.
The Qi and Blood Barrier, easily passed. The Secluded Spring Lotus had not even fully exerted its Effect, still retaining two-thirds of its Medicinal Power, which could be perfectly used for the Divine Sense Barrier.
As the final barrier of Foundation Establishment, the Divine Sense Barrier has blocked countless Cultivators with aspirations for Foundation Establishment. It is also the most difficult Impassable Chasm to cross.
Although Wang Yu had not yet Cultivated the Ancient Soul Art, whether it was practicing Alchemy Art or the Greater Yin Nether Pupil, both had produced considerable Benefit to his Divine Sense.
In the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows, the hazy grey fog dissipated over a large area.
The Secluded Spring Lotus entered it. The nether light it emitted caused Wang Yu's originally formless Divine Sense to condense into substance. Just like Spirit Energy transforming into True Essence, Divine Sense also underwent a qualitative change.
The Range he could sense became increasingly far. In the future, when he learns the Mountain Sweeping Demon Finding Secret Technique, fifty miles with himself as the center will be under his control.
When the Medicinal Power of the Secluded Spring Lotus was completely exhausted, the Breakthrough also reached its End.
Divine Sense Barrier, broken!
With the three barriers passed, Foundation Establishment was naturally achieved. The Fluctuations of Natural Spirit Qi became even more obvious, rushing into Wang Yu's body in a manner akin to a heavenly river pouring downwards, entering from the head and exiting from the legs.
Heaven and earth baptism, Rebirth and Transformation.
Furthermore, the Perfected Spells, Secret Techniques, Bone Techniques, Strange Arts, and even Cultivation Methods that Wang Yu had mastered all transformed into Mysterious Ancient Seal Scripts, merging into his Dantian Qi Sea and disappearing without a trace.
This phenomenon made his brow furrow slightly.
Previously, he had a Premonition about this, believing that the more Perfected Techniques one had at the time of Foundation Establishment, the better. He never expected it to be such a puzzling situation.
He had not seen this mentioned in the Classic Texts of the Narrative Pavilion before. He could only investigate it further after returning.
Now is not the time to think about these things.
With the Breakthrough complete, Wang Yu felt that his Life Source had once again been slightly improved, as if he had made up for the ten years consumed by Cultivation of the Life-Burning Demon Art.
His body had never felt as comfortable as it did today, even surpassing the pleasure of the last Body Refinement Upgrade.
Internally observing his Qi Sea.
Three drops of Cold Blood True Essence were quietly lying there. When a Qi Condensation Cultivator breaks through to Foundation Establishment, they generally only condense one drop of True Essence, and that is considered a success.
A thousand strands condense into one drop!
However, depending on the Cultivation Method and its specific characteristics, some Cultivation Methods focused on Spirit Energy Quantity can condense two, three, four… or even more drops of True Essence during Breakthrough.
With the help of the heaven and earth baptism, one can absorb as much as possible. Any extra is a bonus.
And Person Wang here has this quantity, naturally benefiting from the Foundation laid by the Profound Essence Flower, as well as the advantages gained from the heaven and earth baptism by the Second Stage Perfection Cultivation Method.
From First Layer Foundation Establishment to Second Layer Foundation Establishment Stage, one needs to cultivate a hundred drops of True Essence.
From Second Layer Foundation Establishment Stage to Third Layer Foundation Establishment Stage, one needs to cultivate three hundred drops of True Essence. Continuing to accumulate to five hundred drops, one will encounter the first Bottleneck.
That is the difficult barrier of the Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage.
The Cultivation World calls this difficult barrier ——— [Essence Condensation]!
Condensing five hundred drops of True Essence into a pool of 'Yuan Spring' is essentially the same as the three Refinements of Spirit Energy in the Qi Condensation Stage. Both are improving the quality of True Essence.
One Essence Condensation yields a Spring.
Two Essence Condensations yield a Lake.
Three Essence Condensations yield a Sea.
Reaching this step, what follows concerns Core Formation.
According to the required Cultivation for the Foundation Establishment Stage, with his efficiency of "50 strands/day", Breakthrough to Second Layer Foundation Establishment Stage seems seemingly distant and endless.
If one thinks like this, then they are underestimating the Upper Grade Spirit Root Aptitude of a Dual Spirit Root.
This is an Upper Grade Spirit Root. With normal Resource supply, there is a chance to strive to reach Core Formation before the end of one's lifespan. The speed cannot be this slow.
A Spirit Root is a tool for Cultivators to extract Natural Spirit Qi.
It's like he used to use chopsticks to pick up vermicelli noodles. Not only were they difficult to pick up one by one, but they also easily slipped out.
After Demonic Embryo Spirit Seizing, it was like using a vacuum cleaner to suck them up, but his mouth was only so big, and the amount he could eat and digest was ultimately limited.
But after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, it's as if his mouth suddenly turned into a gaping maw, and several mouths grew all over his body, perfectly utilizing the "vacuum cleaner" tool, eating his fill.
The analogy is somewhat abstract, but the principle is this.
This is the Rebirth and Transformation brought about by Realm Breakthrough!
Similarly.
The efficiency of a single Storage Slot has been increased again, from "50 strands/day" to "2500 strands/day", a fifty-fold surge in Cultivation speed.
2500 strands, which is "25 shares/day".
If two Storage Slots are working simultaneously, it would be "50 shares/day". One drop of True Essence can be condensed every twenty days, and one hundred drops in two thousand days, enough to advance to Second Layer Foundation Establishment Stage.
Breakthrough can be achieved in five and a half years.
And normally, a Dual Spirit Root takes eleven years to break through one layer. This is even with the early stages of Cultivation being relatively easier, and with the assistance of Supreme Grade Pills and other Means, it can still be shortened by half.
If one achieves Foundation Establishment at a hundred years old, there is a sliver of hope to reach the Threshold of Core Formation.
Wang Yu is still young, not yet forty years old. In his lifetime, he will definitely be able to reach the Peak-Grade of Foundation Establishment. Core Formation… is not far from him.
After completing the Breakthrough, he glanced at the Storage Slots.
Unfortunately, Machine No. 6 was not born. Although he had known this would be the case for a long time, when it was truly confirmed, there was still a tiny bit of disappointment.
He sensed that there was a slight Tremor approaching from the Swamp.
Wang Yu swept his Divine Sense and discovered that it was the Late Second Tier Alligator Dragon Monster Beast nearby, which should have sensed this Place of Abnormal Spirit Qi Gathering.
His Breakthrough took less than three incense sticks in total. This speed can only be described as exceptionally fast. This is the benefit of having a solid Foundation and Treasure assistance.
Not intending to get entangled with this Monster Beast, with a wave of his sleeve, he collected the large number of blank Spirit Stones on the Ground. There were still about forty thousand Spirit Stones that had not been affected.
The consumption was acceptable, not bankrupting him.
Immediately afterwards, with a thought moved in Wang Yu's mind, his entire person soared into the sky.
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