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Li Fan sighed for a moment, then focused his immersive thought into the understanding of the Dao Foundation. Nine years passed in the blink of an eye.
“It’s time!”
With the ability to rewind time at any moment, Li Fan finally mustered the courage to start building his Dao Foundation with [Real].
At present, the Natural Treasure he used for the establishment of his foundation was still the Ocean Pearl.
So, the first step is…
To shatter his Tao Foundation.
As the rotation of the “Supreme Primordial Scripture” accelerated, all of Li Fan’s power was converted into a concentrated cultivation base, stored within his body.
Then, looking at the Oceanic Phantom residing in his Dantian, which seemed to exist between reality and illusion, Li Fan struck his Dantian hard with a finger.
Li Fan coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, and his energy quickly weakened.
Meanwhile, the phantom of Cloud Sea began to shake violently, a dark crack appearing in its centre.
The Oceanic Phantom became more and more illusory.
Li Fan pointed again.
After three such attempts, the Cloud Sea disappeared completely between Heaven and Earth.
Li Fan, however, was barely alive, his face as pale as a sheet of paper, nearly losing his life.
“I pushed too hard; I should go easier next time,” Li Fan thought to himself.
Refining his internal cultivation base once again, Li Fan quickly recovered from his injury and returned to the state of a Perfect Energy Cultivator.
“If it weren’t for the ‘Supreme Primordial Scripture’, my attempt to build the
Tao Foundation using [Real] would probåbly be a hundred times harder,” Li Fan couldn’t help but think, given his rapid fluctuation in cultivation base levels.
With a determined mind, Li Fan began his first attempt.
Unlike Foundation Establishment with a physical Natural Treasure, [Real], although it exists within Li Fan’s body, is formless and intangible.
It was incredibly difficult to sense its presence.
Fortunately, the Foundation Establishment Strange Object that Zhang Haobo initially used was also the formless and intangible [Sword Intent of Celestial Destruction].
As Li Fan, who was fortunate enough to witness this whole process, used these as references, he started to sense the laws contained within [Real] in his body.
After a considerable time, a slightly obscure white light appeared from Li Fan’s Dantian.
Then…
Bang!
Li Fan’s Dantian exploded.
“Real!”
Before his consciousness disappeared, he muttered in his heart.
The light and shadow changed, and instead of returning to his original study, he was still in the thatched hut on the peak of Dissociative Mountain.
Naturally, he chose to return to the second anchor point.
The choice was to shorten the charging time.
After reducing the recharging time by thirty percent, completing the charging process only required six years.
Li Fan frowned and carefully pondered the Foundation Establishment process from his previous life, continuously reflecting and comprehending.
Six years passed in a flash.
With [Real] fully charged, Li Fan made another attempt.
Three fingers shattered the Tao Foundation.
This time, although Li Fan’s face was still pale, he only coughed up a small mouthful of blood.
Returning to the state of Perfect Energy Cultivator, he thoroughly understood the rules of [Real].
This time, the glowing white light was slightly softer.
Although the situation improved, it didn’t last long.
Bang! Li Fan’s Dantian exploded again.
“Real!”
After another six years, Li Fan began his third attempt.
The white radiance representing the rules of [Real] had softened a bit more.
This time, he endured for a longer time than the previous two attempts.
But, it was still nowhere near the time when [Real] would take shape.
Li Fan’s Dantian exploded again.
“Real!”
Attempt number four.
“Why does the Dantian always explode?” Li Fan couldn’t help but ponder while recalling the process of his previous life’s Foundation Establishment.
The path of cultivation established by the Celestial Dharma Bearer emphasizes steadiness.
Even if one has poor qualifications, as long as they have a sufficient lifespan and fulfill the conditions, they are destined to succeed in cultivation.
But Li Fan’s current process of Foundation Establishment using [Real] contradicts the teachings of the Celestial Dharma Bearer.
“I initially thought that my difficulty in building my foundation would be due to understanding the formless [Real].”
“I didn’t expect that, perhaps because [Real] is integrated with me, understanding its existence does not appear as difficult as imagined.”
“Instead, this seeming incompatibility with the Celestial Dharma Bearer’s Law Transmission, causing the explosion of my Dantian, has turned into the biggest obstacle to my Foundation Establishment.”
“Perhaps, if I can solve this problem, I won’t be far from establishing my Foundation with [Real].”
With that in mind, Li Fan felt a bit invigorated.
He began attempt number four.
Bang!
Attempt number five!
Bang!
Attempt number six!
Each attempt represented six years.
Although every time he faced failure at the last moment, with his Dantian bursting, the radiance of the [Real] has become increasingly gentle and soft.
Things were developing in a positive direction.
Li Fan was hence reassured and held firm to his belief.
In the endless cycle of Reincarnation, Li Fan, tireless, repeated the process of Foundation Establishment over and over again.
Completely focused and discarding all else from his mind.
The tenth attempt.
The twentieth attempt.
The thirtieth attempt.
After fifty-six attempts, Li Fan finally made significant progress.
In his Dantian, the gentle white light seemed to solidify like a beautiful piece of jade.
The light no longer fluctuated, but its shape began to change.
“Could it be that I’m about to succeed?”
Seeing this, even Li Fan’s usually calm heart couldn’t help but ripple slightly.
But obviously, achieving this was not as easy as he thought.
This time, Li Fan’s Dantian was undamaged and didn’t burst into pieces.
However, Li Fan felt as though tiny insects were crawling around deep in his muscles and bones all over his body.
The sensation, itchy and numb, yet painful, couldn’t help but make Li Fan let out a low groan.
And this was just the beginning.
One after another, round lumps of flesh suddenly protruded from his body.
Then, as if they had their consciousness, they began to squirm constantly..