Chapter 471 - 243: 4th Grade Qi Mansion

It was only upon truly stepping into Foundation Establishment that Liou Yuan realized the vast difference between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Qi Cultivation Realm.

In the void, Liou Yuan slowly lowered his head, looking at his hands.

He raised his palms, clenched his fists, and the Geng Metal True Essence within him immediately gathered on his fists.

Bang! The blood energy and Geng Metal Spiritual Qi intertwined and fused into a crimson-gold luminescence, illuminating his face.

Just by tightening his fists, without even striking, the closed cave began to sway due to the momentum of his fists.

This tremor even spread beyond the secret room, causing the mountain body of half of Xiang Mountain to have a slight trembling feeling.

If he were to punch with full strength now, Xiang Mountain would surely collapse if the array was not activated.

"Disregarding other means, with the strength of my current Body Cultivation Realm alone, a punch could explode a mountain peak." Liou Yuan appraised his body cultivation strength.

The ’Geng Metal Refining Form Skill’ was originally a body cultivation Foundation Establishment Technique.

Establishing foundation with the ’Geng Metal Refining Form Skill’ represents a qualitative leap for Liou Yuan’s physical body. He feels with just this body, he can withstand the attack of an early-stage Foundation Establishment magical artifact.

The part in the Geng Metal Refining Form Skill that states ’Common magical artifacts touch them and they are destroyed’ is not an exaggeration.

Moreover, Liou Yuan’s sword Qi, with the Qi Mansion as a base, the Cyan Nether Sword Qi has also transformed, carrying the sharpness of Geng Metal True Essence.

The power of Cyan Nether Sword Qi has multiplied several-fold compared to when he was in the Chaotic Scene.

Because of Foundation Establishment, the improvements are too numerous, even Liou Yuan himself couldn’t fully grasp it.

So he directly summoned the Fixed Star Compass to check his status.

[Cultivation Level]: Early-stage Foundation Establishment

[Qi Mansion] Celestial Spirits (Fourth Grade)

[Body Cultivation Realm]Blood Energy Exposure, Bone Casting (Mid-stage)

[Sword Cultivation Realm] Sword Qi: Cyan Nether (Small Success)

[Aptitude]: Five-Star Water Acupoint, Four-Star Wood Acupoint

[Talent]: Evil Eyes, Jade Pivot Finger

[Magic]:

"Yunwu Prefecture" Grade C Lower

"Lion’s Roar Spell" Grade C Middle (Great Success)

"Talismanic Skill" Grade E Top-grade (Great Success)

"Treading Flowing Waves" Grade C Top-grade (Great Success)

"Calming Spell" Grade C Top-grade (Great Success)

"Green Tide Pure Water Sword" Grade C Top-grade (Great Success)

"Blood Imperial Spell" Grade C Lower (Small Success)

"Celestial Calculation Skill for Taming Objects" Grade C Top-grade (Great Success)

"Five Elements Birth and Destruction Array Derivation" Grade C Lower (Great Success)

"Cloud Manipulation" Grade C Lower (Entry-level)

[Cultivation Technique]:

"Five Mansions Star Gazing Breathing Skill" (Progress: Five Mansions Perfected)

"Geng Metal Refining Form Skill" (Progress: Small Success)

Liou Yuan first moved his eyes to his cultivation level.

The Early-stage Foundation Establishment Realm is naturally nothing to speak of.

The Fixed Star Compass actually specifically noted Liou Yuan’s Qi Mansion grade: Fourth Grade.

"Fourth Grade Qi Mansion! Not bad." Liou Yuan’s tone carried delight.

The grade of a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s Qi Mansion is as important as the Star Acupoint of a cultivator in the Qi Cultivation Realm.

In the Qi Cultivation Realm, the Star Acupoint only affects the speed of cultivation.

While the Qi Mansion influences not only the cultivation speed but also the potential of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It also plays an indispensable role in mutual spell casting.

The higher the quality of the Qi Mansion, the purer and thicker the True Essence within.

The power is greater when casting magic.

The higher quality Qi Mansion also carries a greater ’amount’ of True Essence than a lower quality Qi Mansion.

Some Foundation Establishment level spells even require a certain quality of Qi Mansion.

Qi Mansions are divided from Grades One to Nine, with Grade Nine being the poorest, belonging to those with low aptitude who barely broke through to Foundation Establishment just out of luck.

Such lower-level Foundation Establishment cultivators themselves have poor Star Acupoint talent, inadequate cultivation techniques, and they basically spend a lifetime stuck in early-stage Foundation Establishment, with virtually no chance of breaking through.

Eighth-Grade Qi Mansions are slightly better but do not lend themselves to any path.

Once the three hundred years of lifespan are exhausted, dust returns to dust.

Only Qi Mansions of Grade Seven and above have the possibility of going further.

To Liou Yuan, the elder teaching at the cliff in the Outer Sect is an Eighth-Grade Qi Mansion.

Therefore, the quality of the Qi Mansion can basically infer the potential of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Hence, Foundation Establishment cultivators are strictly classified based on the quality of their Qi Mansion.

Qi Mansions below Grade Seven are the lowest level Foundation Establishment cultivators, Five Extremes Mountain does not lack such Foundation Establishment cultivators and does not give them significant roles unless they have some special ability.

Such as deep knowledge in the Alchemy Dao, Artifact Refining, or Array formations.

As for Grades Seven and Six Qi Mansions, they have the potential to cultivate to the Peak of Foundation Establishment. Thus, this type of Foundation Establishment cultivator often receives the sect’s attention and significant positions within the sect.

Finally, Grades Five to Four are considered genius among Foundation Establishment levels.

If there are no accidents, they can almost certainly cultivate to the Peak of Foundation Establishment and are the type the sect values most.

As for those above Grade Three. The Cyan Feather Realm barely has any Grade A Foundation Establishment Techniques, so Grade Three is already the limit in this realm.

Thus, owners of Grade Three Qi Mansions are akin to Golden Core qualifications.

The technique Liou Yuan practices, ’Geng Metal Refining Form Skill’, is a Grade C Top-grade technique, its highest limit is only Fourth Grade.

Liou Yuan, with Five-Star Gold Acupoint and combined with this technique, cultivated a Fourth-Grade Qi Mansion Celestial Spirits, equivalent to the talent closest to Third-Grade Golden Core qualification.

That’s why Liou Yuan showed such satisfaction.

"Technique restrictions, Fourth-Grade is already the limit."

"Fortunately, I still have another Grade B Foundation Establishment Technique unpracticed, I will use the Fixed Star Compass to raise my Wood Acupoint aptitude, at least get a Third-Grade Qi Mansion."

As Liou Yuan thought of this, he looked at his other remaining two Star Acupoints in aptitude.

The Gold Acupoint has already sunk into the Qi Mansion, merging with it, so it does not display.