Chapter 232: Chapter 230: Benefits of Foundation Establishment!
Translator: 549690339
“You’ve actually succeeded in your Foundation Establishment!”
Inside the Divine Wood City, Yuan Chiye looked at Chen Mobai, who was drinking tea with E Yun, with a face full of shock.
“After leaving the sect, I contemplated the mountains, rivers, and the blooming and wilting of flowers. I came to understand the principles of growth and decay, and felt that the opportunity for breakthrough had arrived. So, I secluded myself in a market and took a Foundation Building Pill,” Chen Mobai replied, feigning a weak state by softly coughing a few times.
“Junior Brother Chen, you are a cherished prodigy destined to succeed in Foundation Establishment. Next time, do not rush so. Attempting to establish one’s foundation when one’s spiritual energy is insufficient can likely lead to a failure to complete the step of condensing Qi into liquid,” E Yun advised, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
“Establishing one’s foundation by understanding the Dao is the most orthodox method of Foundation Establishment. I did not expect that in my lifetime, I would encounter an unprecedented genius like Junior Uncle Chen. I have a premonition that bringing you into the Divine Wood Sect will be the greatest contribution I have made to the sect in my life,” Yuan Chiye said with a face full of emotion.
Initially, in the South Creek Market of the Cloud Country, he had already taken a liking to the “extraordinary” genius Chen Mobai due to his outstanding Spirit Root Aptitude. He felt that if he nurtured Chen Mobai in the sect for at least ten years, the latter would undoubtedly become a direct disciple.
However, he had not expected Chen Mobai’s talent to far exceed his initial estimation.
This was no longer just extraordinary – establishing a foundation through understanding the Dao is a trait possessed only by those with a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
Before the Foundation Building Pill formula was researched, ancient cultivators relied on themselves to establish their foundation.
The earliest breakthrough among this was understanding the Dao at once, achieving a resonance with the elemental energies of heaven and earth, and directly forming a perfect foundation most suited to oneself: essentially, one’s future cultivation progress would be smooth sailing.
The reason why the Heavenly Spiritual Roots are highly valued by all major sects is because such geniuses, when they cultivate to the peak of Qi cultivation, would naturally resonate with the corresponding elemental energies of Heaven and Earth due to their extraordinary Spirit Root Attributes, enabling them to understand the Dao during the foundation establishment.
After establishing one’s foundation through understanding the Dao, is to establish it through force.
This is done by forcibly stimulating the spiritual energy that has been refined to its limit within the Dantian’s Qi Sea, triggering the transformation of spirit, qi, and essence. Unfortunately, this process is extraordinarily difficult due to the lack of resonance with the elemental energies of Heaven and Earth.
Nearly ninety percent fail, and those who fail often meet a grisly end: their body shatters, their divine sense is destroyed.
These two methods of establishing a foundation do not classify as high or low, but the former is a natural breakthrough, occurring as easily as water flowing into a canal, while the latter is akin to seeking life in the face of death.
However, correspondingly, cultivators who have succeeded in establishing a foundation through force, having survived their tribulations, are undoubtedly the most ruthless of individuals.
“For instance, that old ancestor of the Yuan Family from Black Cloud Mountain is one such ruthless character.”
The conversation then turned to Yuan Hongyuan.
“To fend off three opponents of the same realm with only an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level, even I may not be capable of it. If Yuan Hongyuan didn’t have such capabilities, the Black Cloud Mountain and the Rank-3 Immortal Peach Spirit Tree at the top of the mountain wouldn’t belong to them,” E Yun praised as he spoke of Yuan Hongyuan.
“Uncle Master, you are being too modest. Yuan Hongyuan only managed to do that by taking advantage of the situation and setting up formations. If you had enough time to set up the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Formation and reach the peak of the early foundation stage, you could do the same.”
Yuan Chiye shook his head at these words. He admired those of Yuan Hongyuan who had managed to establish their foundations through force, but within the Divine Wood Sect, it was commonly acknowledged that the top three true inheritors of the previous generation – Hong He, Zhou Wangshen, and E Yun – could possibly establish their foundations through sheer force, even without foundation building pills.
In comparison, no matter how powerful a loose cultivator might be, the disciples of a major sect like them could not be compared.
“Enough about that. Junior Brother Chen just completed his Foundation Establishment, but due to insufficient spiritual energy during the breakthrough and comprehending an incredibly domineering sword strike, he injured his spirit and needs some healing elixirs,” E Yun then steered the conversation back to its original purpose, explaining why he had called over Yuan Chiye.
“There are still a few bottles of Rank-2 God Nourishing Pills in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. Junior Brother Chen used all of his sect contributions to exchange for Foundation Building Pills, you take my identity nameplate to exchange for the pills, and also fetch a Heart Stabilizing Talisman.”
“I remember that there is a set of Rank-2 Nurturing Formations in your department’s warehouse. Inform Minister Niu that the newly established market at Cloud Dream needs it, take it into account for the year-end calculations and collect it now.”
“Also, a Foundation Establishment elder can select a courtyard and a shop in the Divine Wood City, as well as a Rank-3 Spirit Vein. You should also inquire about those that are vacant to see which one has the best location and can rent for the highest price.”
Hearing E Yun’s words, Chen Mobai immediately waved his hands, indicating that there was no need for such trouble. For a minor injury to his spirit, he only needed to recuperate for two or three years.
“Consider these sect contributions as a loan from me. Besides, since you’re officially my person, if I didn’t handle these things for you, wouldn’t it make outsiders suspect our relationship?”
With the conversation going this far, all Chen Mobai could do was smile bitterly and nod.
He should have made up a different excuse. The Rank-2 spiritual objects E Yun was purchasing for him to recover his spirit were worth at least a thousand sect contributions. The debt from the Foundation Building Pills hadn’t been repaid yet, but now he had racked up another debt.
“By the way, now that I’ve established my foundation, can I go and gain the true heritage of the Divine Wood Sect? As for the Cultivation Techniques for the Undying Scripture and the Red Flame Sword Jue at the foundation stage, do I simply go fetch them from the Book Pavilion?”