Chapter 146: Laying the foundation, the foundation of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements!
May, also known as Gaoyue.
The fifteenth day of May is also known as the Day of Taiyin Congealed Essence.
As night fell, a new moon was slowly rising.
Inside an Immortal Cave on the mountainside of the Core Peak in Qingyun Town.
“Changsheng.”
Xiao Xiyue looked at Lu Changsheng in front of her and called out softly.
She was dressed in a moon-white dress.
Her graceful figure was completely hidden by the dress.
But her proud curves were still discernible.
Within the hem of her skirt, two long, straight jade-like legs were faintly visible.
Her exquisite jade feet were encased in white silk socks and embroidered shoes, unstained by dust.
At this moment, Xiao Xiyue had returned to her former cool and aloof demeanor.
Her aura was noble and sacred, like the Profound Moon of the Nine Heavens.
Her devastatingly beautiful face exuded an ethereal quality, as if she didn’t belong to the mortal world.
She was like ice and snow that had not melted for a thousand years, inspiring awe.
“Let’s begin.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, seeing Xiao Xiyue in this state, and said nothing more.
Xiao Xiyue’s cool and radiant gaze met Lu Changsheng’s eyes, which shone like stars, bright and clear, devoid of worldly desires.
In the deepest, most hidden part of her heart, ripples of love began to spread.
Her breathing gradually became somewhat erratic, indicating the unrest in the Fairy’s heart.
After a moment of eye contact, her soft, boneless, fair hands wrapped around his neck.
Stars shifted, seas changed, water flowed, flowers fell, and a grand symphony of life’s harmony began to play.
The two listened to this unspoken melody.
Spirit and flesh also began to merge into the rhythm of the symphony, making it difficult for the two to distinguish between themselves.
Outside the Immortal Cave, in the endless night sky, the bright moon hung high.
A ferocious Dragon soared out of the abyss, roaring towards the bright moon.
Facing the ferocious Dragon, the cool and bright moon emitted a dazzling light.
But under the Dragon’s assault, the cool and aloof bright moon seemed to frown like a Fairy, and with a soft hum, endless moonlight poured out, merging into the Dragon’s body.
The Dragon, nourished by the Great Sun Essence, roared to the sky, eager to transform from a Flood Dragon into a Dragon!
“Changsheng!”
Inside the Immortal Cave, although Xiao Xiyue maintained the Dual Cultivation posture, the spring passion on her beautiful face was immediately replaced by noble and sacred radiance.
Lu Changsheng said nothing.
As Xiao Xiyue’s Taiyin Moon Essence surged into his body, his Dantian felt like it was experiencing towering waves, constantly rumbling.
This rumbling sound was inaudible to others, but Lu Changsheng himself felt it clearly, like thunder, booming loudly.
He hadn’t even begun to impact Foundation Establishment, yet his seven-colored Dantian was already roaring and surging.
It was as if a myriad of golden rays were about to condense and emerge from within the Dantian.
“If I don’t succeed, heaven’s law will not tolerate it!”
Lu Changsheng felt this vast and boundless power, his eyes shining brightly and full of spirit.
With a wave of his hand, a porcelain bottle from his Storage Pouch fell into his grasp.
It was a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Given his current situation, even without a Foundation Establishment Pill, he had a seventy to eighty percent chance of succeeding in Foundation Establishment.
But.
Even with the slightest risk, Lu Changsheng was unwilling to accept it.
The Foundation Establishment Pill could not only coordinate the three passes and increase the Spiritual Root’s conversion and absorption of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
It could also ensure that one would not suffer a backlash after failing Foundation Establishment.
Once Foundation Establishment failed, at best, one would be injured and their cultivation would regress.
At worst, their Meridians and Dantian would be damaged, becoming a cripple, or even dying and their Dao disappearing.
Therefore, even if there was a 99% chance of success, Lu Changsheng would still choose to consume the Foundation Establishment Pill to Breakthrough!
“Boom!”
As the Foundation Establishment Pill entered his abdomen, the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture in Lu Changsheng’s body circulated, and Spiritual Qi surged like a tide towards his Dantian, impacting Foundation Establishment.
The Spiritual Qi within the Immortal Cave also surged towards him like a raging storm at this moment, forming a Spiritual Qi vortex.
“Rumble!”
At the same time, the Qi and blood within Lu Changsheng’s body boiled and roared, surging like a great river.
The first pass of Foundation Establishment — the Qi and Blood Pass!
In this pass, vast Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured into the body, flowing into the Meridians and Dantian.
If the Physical Body could not endure this process, it would lead to Foundation Establishment failure.
This is also why Cultivators who reach sixty years old, whose bodies gradually age, whose Qi and blood weaken, or who have physical defects and hidden ailments, have almost no hope of Foundation Establishment.
Because they simply cannot withstand such a vast Spiritual Qi infusion.
Lu Changsheng, having Cultivated the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique, had a Physical Body comparable to a High Grade Magical Artifact.
Facing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which was like a sweeping gale and raging waves, he stood like an ancient divine mountain, unmoving and majestic, no matter how the wind and rain battered him.
The second pass of Foundation Establishment — the Mana Pass!
During the Qi Refinement Stage, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is refined into one’s own Spiritual Qi.
And impacting Foundation Establishment is to transform one’s own Spiritual Qi into Mana, from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
The purer and denser the Spiritual Qi, the easier it is to liquefy and transform into Mana.
If too many Medicinal Pills were consumed during the Qi Refinement Stage, or if methods like Breakthrough Pills or harvesting were used, it would lead to a superficial Spiritual Qi Foundation and impure Mana, making it difficult to condense a Dao Platform.
Lu Changsheng Cultivated the orthodox Cultivation Technique, “Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture,” so his Spiritual Qi was naturally extremely pure.
Although he relied on consuming Medicinal Pills throughout and frequently engaged in Dual Cultivation with his Junior Sister.
But Seven Luminaries Sword Qi could refine pill toxins.
His Dual Cultivation was also controlled, merely for marital intimacy, and not used as a means to enhance his cultivation.
Therefore, his Spiritual Qi Foundation was not superficial at all, but extremely solid.
Moreover, under the Great Sun Essence of the Golden Crow Pill and Xiao Xiyue’s Taiyin Moon Essence, he saw in his Dantian, the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence, seemingly transforming into a small Yin-Yang fish, helping him absorb and refine Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
This caused the dense Spiritual Qi in his gaseous Dantian Qi Sea to be continuously compressed and liquefied, aiming for the Dantian to transform into a true lake.
The third pass — the Divine Sense Pass.
Previously, under Xiao Xiyue’s guidance, and with the help of Purple Mansion Spirit Nurturing Art and jade soul flower, he had already awakened his Divine Sense.
Although it was only one zhang of Divine Sense, it was still Divine Sense.
Therefore, this pass simply did not exist for him.
“Next, it’s the Dantian transforming into a true lake and condensing the Dao Platform!”
Having been with Xiao Xiyue for so long, Lu Changsheng was already extremely familiar with the Foundation Establishment process.
He knew that after passing the three Foundation Establishment passes, the most crucial step would come.
This was to control the Physical Body and Mana through subtle Divine Sense.
To transform all the vaporized Spiritual Qi in his Qi Sea Dantian into liquid Mana.
Thus, the Dantian would become a true lake, supporting the Dao Platform and shedding the mortal coil.
This step has requirements for both the Cultivator’s Spiritual Root Aptitude and the external environment.
If the Spiritual Root Aptitude is too poor, and the absorption and conversion of Spiritual Qi are too slow, it will result in insufficient liquid Mana for conversion, thus preventing the condensation of the Dao Platform and leading to Foundation Establishment failure.
This is also why most Cultivators need to rely on Foundation Establishment Pills to Establish their Foundation.
Because apart from Earthly Spiritual Root and Heavenly Spiritual Root, even a High Grade Spiritual Root, if not careful in Spiritual Qi absorption and conversion, can lead to Foundation Establishment failure.
Lu Changsheng’s current Fifth Grade Spiritual Root, while not excellent, was certainly not a hindrance.
Furthermore, he also possessed half of a Geng Metal Body.
Moreover, he not only had the assistance of a Foundation Establishment Pill.
He also had the Great Sun Essence from the Golden Crow Pill and Xiao Xiyue’s Taiyin Moon Essence.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
Torrential and violent Spiritual Qi surged towards Lu Changsheng, vast and mighty, forming a Spiritual Qi vortex several tens of zhang wide.
Inside his body, it rumbled like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami roaring.
The gaseous Spiritual Qi continuously vaporized and liquefied, becoming drops of seven-colored crystalline Mana.
Each drop of Mana contained far more power than his river-like Spiritual Qi.
This was a difference in quality!
Like crude iron versus hundred-refined fine steel!
As the gaseous Dantian gradually transformed into a liquid Dantian, and Mana surged within the lake, a seven-colored jade disc gradually took shape.
It was precisely the Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation of the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture!
However, at this very moment, suddenly.
Lu Changsheng saw a wisp of Spiritual Energy suddenly rush into his Dantian.
It caused the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence, which were originally not perfectly compatible, to form a perfect balance under the Spiritual Energy, and together they surged into the seven-colored jade disc.
“Someone is impacting Foundation Establishment!”
“Hiss, what a terrifying Spiritual Qi vortex, it seems it’s not an ordinary person impacting Foundation Establishment!”
“It should be a Prodigy from the Qingyun Sect.”
“From the looks of it, it’s already reached the critical moment of Foundation Establishment!”
The anomaly in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi caused by Lu Changsheng’s Foundation Establishment impact also attracted the attention of many people inside and outside the Core Peak.
They realized that someone was impacting Foundation Establishment.
And by observing the size and fluctuations of the Spiritual Qi vortex, they judged that the person undergoing Foundation Establishment was extraordinary.
“Tsk tsk tsk, this Spiritual Qi vortex is truly rare.”
“Is it Fairy Xiyue impacting Foundation Establishment, or her friend?”
Manager Han, seeing the location of the Spiritual Qi vortex, immediately guessed that it was caused by Xiao Xiyue’s Immortal Cave.
Although people in Qingyun Town occasionally impacted Foundation Establishment, the number was not very large.
Moreover, such a vast and mighty Spiritual Qi vortex clearly indicated that a Genius was undergoing Foundation Establishment.
“Hmm? Is Junior Sister Xiyue impacting Foundation Establishment? It seems I should go congratulate her.”
On the mountainside, inside a certain C-grade Immortal Cave, a dignified and sharp-witted youth opened his eyes, walked out of the Immortal Cave, saw the Spiritual Qi vortex, and muttered to himself.
Inside the Immortal Cave.
Xiao Xiyue’s immortal jade body, with skin like ice and bones like jade, flowed with sacred jade light like a bright moon, incomparably beautiful.
She looked at Lu Changsheng, who was impacting Foundation Establishment, and suddenly softly chanted:
“Turbulent and chaotic worldly emotions, the bright moon illuminates the true heart.”
“Supreme Forgetfulness wanders in dreams, only the Great Dao remains in the heart.”
A hint of complexity appeared on her sacred face.
Then her expression became calm, cool, and serene, as if relieved, or perhaps enlightened.
The Supreme Emotion Severing Art, invisible and intangible, and the Realm Bottleneck that had troubled her for so long, at this moment, accompanied by her enlightenment, dispersed like ice and snow.
This caused her entire aura to change, and a Spiritual Qi vortex condensed around her, as she began to impact Foundation Establishment.
Just as Xiao Xiyue began to impact Foundation Establishment.
“Huh, what’s going on?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the small Yin-Yang fish that had rushed into his Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation.
He could clearly feel that the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence, which were originally not quite compatible, had formed a perfect balance under the Spiritual Energy.
And there was an additional profound and mysterious power.
These three powers merged into one, forming a Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish that swam within the Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation.
Within the seven-colored jade disc-like Dao Foundation, the two Spiritual Qi of the Sun Luminaries and the Taiyin Moon Luminaries were continuously absorbed and devoured by the Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish.
This caused Lu Changsheng’s Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation to vibrate and hum, beginning to re-condense.
“Could it be that this wisp of Qi, like the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence, can also improve the quality of a Dao Foundation?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the changes in his Dao Foundation, a little surprised.
He wasn’t surprised that the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence integrated into his Dao platform.
Xiao Xiyue had told him before that the Great Sun Essence was a Heaven And Earth Treasure.
It could make his Foundation even more profound.
It could even elevate the Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation to a higher level.
Her Taiyin Moon Essence was also the same.
But he didn’t expect that this wisp of Spiritual Energy, which the female Core Formation Cultivator had stored in his body and which he had almost forgotten, would also rush out at this moment.
This wisp of Spiritual Energy only had a slight effect on nourishing the Physical Body at the very beginning.
Later, it basically had no effect.
He had also spent some time researching it, flipping through many books, wanting to see what this wisp of Qi was.
But after searching for a long time, he couldn’t find any relevant information and didn’t understand what kind of Qi it was.
Seeing that it did him no harm and he couldn’t deal with it, he let it be and gradually forgot about it.
He didn’t expect that at the final critical moment of his Foundation Establishment, this wisp of Spiritual Energy would actually run out and perfectly merge the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence.
He could feel that the Great Sun Essence and Taiyin Moon Essence were not harmonious enough before, unable to form a balance.
It was only under the influence of this Spiritual Energy that they could do so.
Moreover, he vaguely had a feeling that this Spiritual Energy was even more powerful than the Great Sun Essence, and even Xiao Xiyue’s Taiyin Moon Essence.
“I wonder what my Dao Foundation will transform into under this power?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation in his Dantian, which was humming and vibrating, and could see that his Dao platform was re-condensing.
As for what kind of Dao Foundation it would become from the original Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation, Lu Changsheng didn’t know.
After all, Xiao Xiyue had only roughly told him about a few types of Dao Foundations before.
But for Dao Foundations, even the same Dao Foundation would have different variations depending on the Cultivation Technique and circumstances of different people.
It couldn’t be generalized.
However, Lu Changsheng knew that he now needed a large amount of Spiritual Qi to support the re-condensation of his Dao platform.
Immediately, his entire being was like a black hole, wholeheartedly devouring the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from all directions, refining the Spiritual Qi, and condensing it into his Dao platform.
“Boom!”
In the Dantian, the seven-colored jade plate-like Dao platform became brighter and more dazzling.
During this process, his Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation, due to the Sun and Moon being swallowed by the Yin-Yang fish, gradually changed from seven colors to five colors.
And the Yin-Yang small fish, after growing much larger by swallowing the Sun and Moon, swam out of the jade plate and circulated around it.
At this moment, a new Dao Foundation gradually began to condense and take shape.
The Dao platform’s Yin-Yang Five Elements light slowly circulated, extremely profound, and slowly rose from the Dantian.
“Bang bang bang–”
During the process of the Dao platform rising, Lu Changsheng’s heart couldn’t help but beat faster.
His entire body’s Meridians stretched, bones creaked, and blood surged like a great river.
Every time his heart beat, it would strengthen his entire body’s Qi from inside out by a fraction.
“Boom!”
Finally, Lu Changsheng’s Dao platform was lifted from the Dantian, hovering in his Qi Sea Dantian.
The Dao platform was five-colored, surrounded by Yin-Yang Two Qi.
In an instant, ten thousand rays of light roared forth from the Dao platform, almost penetrating his body.
Accompanying the ten thousand rays of light, an immeasurably vast amount of magical power spread out at this moment, causing Lu Changsheng’s hair to move without wind.
Lifting the Dao platform, shedding the mortal body!
This vast power of Yin-Yang Five Elements circulated within Lu Changsheng’s body.
It cleansed his marrow and washed every inch of his flesh and every inch of his body.
Lu Changsheng cultivated the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique, and his Physical Body was already flawless, but at this moment, a large amount of filth still exuded.
He didn’t know how much time had passed.
The light within his body dissipated, and the transformation was complete. Lu Changsheng opened his eyes.
“Foundation Establishment… succeeded!”
His pupils seemed to have Yin and Yang flowing within them, bursting forth with dazzling light.
The filth on his body dissipated, emitting a refreshing fragrance.
“Is this Foundation Establishment?”
Lu Changsheng looked at his body, which was as fair as jade after the transformation.
Feeling the power filling his entire body, a relieved smile appeared on his face.
Foundation Establishment was a small goal he had been working towards.
Now, he had finally taken this step.
In this world, he could barely protect himself.
“Now, I’m afraid I could slap my previous self to death with one palm.”
Lu Changsheng felt the vast power within his body and thought to himself.
After he broke through to Foundation Establishment, he felt that his magical power had increased by more than ten times compared to before.
Moreover, the moment he broke through to Foundation Establishment, the xuan yuan pearl in his body also rotated frantically, absorbing Spiritual Qi.
It gradually converted the spiritual power stored inside into magical power.
This increased his internal magical power by almost three times on top of the original Foundation.
At this moment, Lu Changsheng felt better and more confident than ever before.
Even facing the Red Robe Youth from before, he could fight.
As for killing, that’s hard to say.
After all, by looting, he knew the other party had a trump card.
And he had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, still lacking corresponding means for the Foundation Establishment Stage.
“Divine Sense is about eighteen zhang.”
“This is my only weakness.”
Lu Changsheng then checked his Divine Sense.
An ordinary Cultivator who just broke through to Foundation Establishment usually has a Divine Sense of about ten zhang.
His eighteen zhang, although far exceeding the average level, was indeed a weakness compared to his Physical Body and magical power.
Immediately, Lu Changsheng looked at the Dao platform in his Qi Sea Dantian.
The Dao platform was like a jade plate, five-colored, surrounded by Yin-Yang Two Qi.
“Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation, is this my Dao Foundation!”
Lu Changsheng looked at his Dao platform, a strange expression on his face.
The moment he saw the Dao Foundation, he naturally knew the information about his Dao Foundation.
The original Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation, which was already vast and powerful in magical power, became even more vast after transforming into the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation.
The two luminaries, Taiyin and Taiyang, merged under the Great Sun Essence, Taiyin Moon Essence, and Spiritual Energy, transforming into Yin-Yang Two Qi.
This Yin-Yang Two Qi had two effects.
One was to double his Dual Cultivation effect.
The other was that he could consume his Yin-Yang Two Qi through Dual Cultivation to repair and cleanse the Dao Foundation of others.
Dao Foundations are divided into Shattered Foundation, Flawed Dao Foundation, Perfect Dao Foundation, and Perfect Dao Foundation.
His Yin-Yang Two Qi could repair the flaws and cracks on Shattered Foundation and Flawed Dao Foundation, eventually cleansing them into Perfect Dao Foundation.
This effect was truly Heaven-Defying.
Even though Lu Changsheng didn’t know much about Foundation Establishment, he knew that Heaven And Earth Treasure capable of repairing Dao Foundation cracks and flaws were extremely precious and rarely seen.
And being able to repair flaws and cracks, and even cleanse into Perfect Dao Foundation, by consuming his own Yin-Yang Two Qi, could be said to be very Heaven-Defying.
“Isn’t this Dao Foundation effect tempting me to change Cultivation Techniques?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the Yin-Yang Two Qi circulating on his Dao platform, his mouth twitching.
He thought of his Yin Yang Harmony Skill.
A side-door Cultivation Technique primarily focused on Dual Cultivation.
Naturally, if he were to switch to cultivating the Yin Yang Harmony Skill, relying on the effects of this Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation, his cultivation would probably progress rapidly.
However, he only thought about it.
The Yin Yang Harmony Skill was still far inferior to the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture.
Although the cultivation speed was much faster, the Foundation was too far behind.
Moreover, now that he had established his Foundation, it would be very troublesome to switch to another Cultivation Technique.
If he were to truly switch to another Cultivation Technique, he would probably lose thirty to fifty percent of his cultivation.
However, the second effect of the Yin-Yang Two Qi made Lu Changsheng feel very good.
He knew very clearly in his heart that none of his current wives and concubines could establish their Foundation.
Currently, only Lu Miaoge had a chance to establish her Foundation.
But even if she succeeded in Foundation Establishment, it would most likely be a Flawed Dao Foundation.
It would be difficult to forge a Perfect Dao Foundation.
In this situation, his Dao Foundation effect came into play.
If his wives and concubines could forcefully establish their Foundation in the future, even if it was a Shattered Foundation, he could help them.
“If I were to spread this effect, I don’t know how many female Foundation Establishment Cultivators would be willing to offer themselves, even willing to have children.”
“After all, being able to cleanse and repair a Dao Foundation can be considered an Opportunity for Core Formation.”
“However, this kind of thing definitely cannot be exposed.”
“Otherwise, I might be captured by some old monster and used as a tool.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
He also knew that this kind of thing must never be easily revealed.
“Now that I’ve established my Foundation in one fell swoop, shouldn’t I perform a poem to celebrate?”
After checking his own situation, Lu Changsheng suddenly thought.
Just as he was racking his brain, preparing to come up with a poem, he suddenly noticed that Xiao Xiyue next to him was a bit off.
“Hmm?”
Lu Changsheng looked at Xiao Xiyue, who had skin like ice and bones like jade, was completely unclothed, cold and sacred, like a Fairy from the Moon Palace.
He saw that she was currently attempting to establish her Foundation.
She had already reached the stage of condensing her Dao Foundation.
But her situation was a bit off; condensing her Dao Foundation seemed to have run into some problems.
“Insufficient Spiritual Qi!”
Lu Changsheng immediately realized the problem.
Logically speaking, a High Grade second-tier Immortal Cave should be enough for two people to establish their Foundation successfully.
But during his Breakthrough process, he first condensed the Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation, and then his Dao Foundation transformed, re-condensing the Seven Luminaries Dao Foundation into the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation.
At the same time, the xuan yuan pearl in his body was also frantically absorbing Spiritual Qi.
It had almost drained more than half of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Immortal Cave.
And at this time, Xiao Xiyue also began her Foundation Establishment.
Xiao Xiyue herself was also condensing a Perfect Dao Foundation, which required far more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi than ordinary people.
Under these circumstances, the Immortal Cave’s Spiritual Qi became insufficient, making it difficult to support Xiao Xiyue in successfully condensing her Dao Foundation.