Chapter 34 - 30: Method of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment

Chapter 34: Chapter 30: Method of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment

"Junior Lu, are you satisfied with this cave dwelling?"

Ji Chang, an Inner Sect Disciple of Danyang Peak, pointed at the cave dwelling in front of him. It was well-ventilated from north to south and equipped with Arrays like ’Gathering Spirit’ and ’Guard’. He looked at Lu Chen with a smile.

"I’ll take this one, Brother Ji."

"Alright, then keep this Jade Talisman for the cave dwelling safe. Although it won’t be a big deal if you lose it, getting a replacement is quite troublesome."

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."

"Don’t mention it. Junior Lu, since you have entered the gates of our Danyang Peak, you are now one of our Danyang Peak’s people.

"We disciples of Danyang Peak are closely united like branches of the same tree. Taking care of you is my duty, so there is no trouble at all."

Speaking of this, Ji Chang went on to tell Lu Chen about what he needed to do in the future.

"Junior Lu, in this first year after your entry, the Sect won’t have too many requirements for you. You just need to focus on Cultivation and patiently study the Dao of Alchemy.

"However, after one year, you will have to start completing Sect tasks, which means refining a batch of Elixirs required for the Cultivation of the Sect disciples every year.

"You don’t need to worry that Alchemy will affect your normal Cultivation. The Elixirs the Sect requires us to refine won’t be too many; it usually takes just a few months to complete.

"Besides, the Sect will not mistreat you. Every time you complete a task, you will receive a certain amount of Contribution Points as a reward.

"These Contribution Points can be used not only to exchange for Cultivation resources but also to redeem some relatively precious Cultivation Techniques and Magic within the Sect.

"Within the Sect, these Contribution Points are much more useful than Spirit Stones. You will understand this in the future, Junior Brother.

"With that said, Junior Lu, do you have any other questions? I can answer them for you one by one."

In reality, Lu Chen looked at these words spoken by Ji Chang in the game.

His hands instantly turned into a blur on the screen, and with a series of TAP TAP TAP sounds, he began typing out the questions he wanted to ask.

"Senior Brother, I wonder if you know the details regarding Foundation Establishment?"

How to achieve Foundation Establishment was the issue Lu Chen cared about the most right now. Although Luocheng First High School had explained this matter, it was only mentioned in passing without going into detail. This was not because the Teachers at the First High School were holding back, but rather because they didn’t want their students to bite off more than they could chew. Although Lu Chen was currently only at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Level, he could completely push himself to the Peak of Qi Cultivation Stage in a short time if he wanted to. Therefore, knowing some things about Foundation Establishment right now could not be considered overstepping.

Faced with Lu Chen’s question, Ji Chang sucked in a breath through his teeth and said, "Hiss, Junior Lu, this question of yours is actually a bit tricky.

"However, even though I have only achieved a Seventh Grade Human Dao Foundation Establishment, I can still answer a thing or two for you.

"As everyone knows, this so-called Foundation Establishment is the process of a Cultivator engaging in Qi Gathering and Transformation.

"If we use Alchemy as an analogy, Foundation Establishment is equivalent to refining medicinal herbs into liquid, extracting the essence, and discarding the dregs.

"Therefore, the better the Quality of a Cultivator’s Spiritual Root, the easier the Foundation Establishment will be, and the purer the refined Spiritual Liquid will be.

"While this first step might not be difficult for others, for someone with a Mixed Spiritual Root like yours, Junior Brother... it will be a bit troublesome."

"Why?"

Ji Chang took out a Wine Gourd, shook it, and gave an example. "The so-called Spiritual Root essentially refers to a Cultivator’s affinity for Spiritual Power.

"The higher the affinity, the higher the corresponding Spirit Root Talent will naturally be.

"As for your Mixed Spiritual Root, Junior Brother, what it shows is that you have a certain degree of affinity for most of the Five Elements Spiritual Power.

"While this certainly allows you to practice multiple Cultivation Techniques and Divine Techniques, it also easily makes you a jack-of-all-trades but master of none, scattering your innate Talent.

"Not to mention that during Foundation Establishment, the difficulty between a single Spiritual Root and a Mixed Spiritual Root is completely on different levels.

"If we compare a single Spiritual Root to a bowl of clear water, then a Mixed Spiritual Root is a bowl of multicolored water.

"During Foundation Establishment, a single Spiritual Root only needs to pick out the impurities from the clear water and then pour it into a pre-prepared bottle.

"For a Mixed Spiritual Root, you not only have to pick out the impurities from the water, but you also have to pour the water into the container in batches according to the cycle of mutual generation and restriction of the Five Elements, preventing their original balance from being broken.

"Which of the two is harder and which is easier? Junior Lu, you should understand now, right?

"And if you want to achieve Foundation Establishment above the Tunnel Level, the difficulty will be even greater.

"The first step you must take is to make each of your Spiritual Root attributes reach a qualitative change—fire that is not mortal fire, water that is not mortal water, wood that is not mortal wood...

"During Alchemy, I saw that you, Junior Brother, already possess a special Divine Fire. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about the Fire Spiritual Root.

"Right now, you need to cultivate other Divine Power Magic to allow your remaining Spiritual Roots to undergo a qualitative change as well.

"Only then will you have a glimmer of hope to achieve a Foundation Establishment above the Earth Dao.

"Of course, these are naturally not the only things to prepare during Foundation Establishment. Things like auxiliary Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Arrays, Elixirs, and the like are equally indispensable.

"Only after you meet all these conditions can you be considered fully prepared to attempt Foundation Establishment.

"I wonder if you understand with this explanation of mine, Junior Lu?"

After hearing this, Lu Chen fell completely silent.

He had thought that a Mixed Spiritual Root Foundation Establishment would be difficult, but he never expected it to be this difficult. Setting everything else aside, just the point of cultivating five Special Divine Techniques was enough to deter the vast majority of Mixed Spiritual Root Cultivators. One had to know that when Lu Chen cultivated the ’Purple Mist Divine Fire’, he had paid a massive amount of Experience Points as a price. If an ordinary person were to truly rely on their own Cultivation, it would take them at least decades to a hundred years. However, the lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator was at most one hundred and fifty years. Lu Chen didn’t know what kind of stunningly talented genius it would take to cultivate five Special Divine Techniques during the Qi Cultivation Stage without the help of Experience Points.

Fortunately, he had the assistance of True Cultivation, which allowed him to trade Experience Points for time. As a result, achieving a Foundation Establishment above the Earth Dao, while still not easy for him, was not impossible. Overall, what he needed to do right now was already very clear.

First, raise his Cultivation to the Peak of Qi Cultivation Stage to meet the most basic condition for Foundation Establishment.

Second, before the Foundation Establishment Stage, learn Special Divine Techniques corresponding to the five Spiritual Root attributes to increase the probability of a High Grade Foundation Establishment.

Third, prepare a large number of auxiliary supplies used for Foundation Establishment, such as Elixirs and Arrays.

Once all three of these tasks were completed, Lu Chen felt that he would be just about ready to begin Foundation Establishment.

As for Cultivation, Lu Chen was not in a hurry. With his current Cultivation speed, reaching the Peak of Qi Cultivation Stage before the college entrance examination was practically set in stone. What truly gave Lu Chen a headache was cultivating Special Divine Techniques similar to the ’Purple Mist Divine Fire’ to bring about a qualitative change in his Spiritual Roots.

He thought, "Five types of qualitative changes. I have already completed one by sheer coincidence, leaving four. And finding special Cultivation Techniques comparable to the ’Purple Mist Health Cultivation Technique’ is obviously not an easy task.

"Fortunately, the Cyan Cloud Sect is a renowned orthodox Sect in the present world. There is an ocean of Cultivation Techniques and Divine Techniques stored within the Sect. Furthermore, during the first year of becoming an Outer Disciple, one can choose a Cultivation Technique or a Divine Power Magic from the Sect to learn for free.

"The ’Five Spirits Primordial Technique’ is the Cultivation Technique the Sect gifted me during my time as a Servant Disciple. Although this Cultivation Technique may not be very powerful, it excels in stability and is quite compatible with my Spiritual Root attributes. I don’t need to change it for now.

"In that case, I should save this opportunity for a Divine Power Magic."

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately asked Ji Chang to take him to the Scripture Pavilion of the Cyan Cloud Sect...

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