The road is vague

Chapter 75 Foundation Building Realm
From this moment on.

Li Mo is a cultivator in the foundation-building stage.

After initially adapting to the various changes brought by the advancement to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Li Mo slowly stood up from the mat and began to carefully wash away the dirt and impurities on his body in the alchemy room.

A large amount of dirt and impurities formed a layer of black and gray scabs on his body surface.

Fortunately, Li Mo had experience in refining the Creation Pill before, and had prepared clean water, soap beans and spare clothes in advance to avoid being seen in his sloppy and dirty image.

"These oily dirt should be the result of refining the Creation Pill."

After Li Mo took off all his clothes, he continued to wash his skin carefully with clean water. He found a layer of fishy and smelly grease on his skin.

"After the Creation Pill strengthens the Dantian meridians, excess dirt and oil will be excreted from the body, forming a disgusting mucous membrane on the skin. This is the same effect as after swallowing the Creation Pill before."

Li Mo smeared some soapberry on his body.

After the soapberry melts, it forms a layer of bubbles on the skin, which can effectively clean the oil stains on the skin.

"The dead skin, blood, and granular impurities in these pores are likely foreign matter expelled from the pores during the last hour of foundation building when the mana was transformed from gaseous to liquid, filling the body with powerful and pure spiritual pressure."

Li Mo washed off the soapberry bubbles with clean water, revealing his smooth skin and a lighter figure.

Next is his hair. He must wash it thoroughly to completely remove the dirt between the hair, and finally add a little flower petal essence collected from the door of the dormitory to ensure that the odor is completely eliminated.

Those who can afford it even burn sandalwood during an elaborate bath.

"These impurities and foreign bodies exist in everyone's body. They will affect the absorption, circulation, and release of spiritual energy, and affect the flow of mana. At the moment of building the foundation, the cultivator uses the spiritual pressure formed in the body by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to expel these impurities from the skin pores. The body will then become like a magical instrument, allowing mana to flow freely and smoothly."

Li Mo used his magic power to form a ray of light, which quickly dried the water stains on his body.

This is one of the basic methods for cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but for cultivators in the Qi Condensation Stage, it is comparable to the initial and advanced spells.

"So, in essence, the so-called mana liquid is just a means, just a process. Expelling these impurities and dirt from the body is the goal of cultivation, the so-called foundation building. In the eyes of ancient cultivators, it is the beginning of all cultivation."

After thoroughly cleaning away the impurities and dirt on his body, Li Mo immediately felt refreshed.

He had never felt so clear before.

His body seemed to become a hundred times lighter in an instant. Combined with the lightness he felt after swallowing the Creation Pill, he could be said to have initially acquired the ability to be light in form and air. The spiritual energy of the nearby heaven and earth seemed to come to him at the touch of a hand, and there was no barrier between him and them anymore.

At the same time, Li Mo also discovered that the strength of his spiritual consciousness had also increased significantly, and even had a certain penetrating power. He could vaguely sense the stool behind the stone table, the medicine jar in the stone cabinet, and the spiritual power in the jade bottle.

However, the walls of the secret room were too thick and protected by restrictions, so he was unable to sense the situation outside.

Li Mo carefully observed the changes in his mind and magic power, as if thinking about something.

"My spiritual power and magical power have increased by at least three or four times compared to the twelfth level of Qi training. No wonder I can only cast intermediate spells and control top-grade magical instruments after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.

This all-round improvement even gave Li Mo an illusion.

As long as he is in good condition, he will be able to easily kill himself before he builds his foundation, including the demon wolf king.

If he is faced with the siege of a large number of Qi-cultivating disciples, he can control the magic weapon and perform the levitation technique to escape.

When a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage faces a cultivator in the Qi Condensation Stage, he is completely crushed!
more importantly.

Li Mo felt that at this moment he seemed to have become extremely young.

Vigorous qi and blood, healthy body, full of energy and vigor!
This is a sign of sufficient lifespan and abundant vitality. He has completed the foundation-building at such a young age. Before he is promoted to the Golden Core stage in the future, he almost does not have to worry about the loss of essence before the end of his life.

His body functions, facial appearance, etc. will age later than other monks of the same level.

Therefore, there is no need to take things like anti-aging pills to maintain a youthful appearance for a long time.

Generally speaking.

A cultivator in the foundation-building stage, if he does not get injured frequently and waste his essence, can basically live for two sixty years. A few inner sect cultivators who are not good at fighting, have less loss of essence, and are good at health preservation can even live for three sixty years.

Li Mo was in the secret room. After carefully putting on his clothes one by one, he slowly opened the door.

It was pitch black outside the door.

It was the hour of Mao before dawn, and the Alchemy Hall was quiet. The disciples were in a deep sleep before waking up.

Li Mo stood in front of the door of the alchemy room and took a deep breath, suddenly feeling open-minded and heroic.

However, after a while, because he had no one to share his inner joy with, he felt a little lonely again, and the joy in his eyes gradually faded.

"There are two days left before the final exam."

For first- and second-year students in the training hall, this is the end-of-year assessment.

But for the third-year disciples in the Continuing Studies Hall, this is the final examination during the three-year study period. It not only concerns the allocation of positions in the hall in the future, but also concerns the individual's archival information in the Lingmu Gate.

As a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, the improvement of his realm has made Li Mo's perspective on the world completely different.

In his eyes, ordinary martial artists are like chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning.

Even a post-natal warrior like Jiujiang Leilong would be nothing more than a protégé when standing in front of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The so-called year-end assessment.

Facing the one-on-one battles among the Qi training disciples, in Li Mo's eyes, it no longer had any meaning.

Before he established his foundation, he had thought that if he was lucky enough to establish it, he would be able to hold his head high and be able to make clouds and rain with a wave of his hand and kill everyone in the final examination. But now that he has truly established his foundation, he suddenly felt that his previous ideas were really naive.

Facing a group of youngsters who were chasing after "skills" and "methods", fighting endlessly over various spells, magic tools, and skills in the Qi training period, and finally competing for the so-called top three, he looked at it from the perspective of the foundation-building stage. It was like lambs in a sheepfold arguing about whose horns were stronger, constantly colliding with each other, which he found quite cute.

Perhaps in the eyes of the parties involved, this was an extremely fierce competition.

But in the eyes of higher-level elders, the scene of a group of lambs fighting each other can only arouse interest and care.

At this moment, Li Mo was like a hermit among the disciples of the Advanced Training Hall. In his eyes, any fight was no longer challenging and only had fun.

Even compared to the so-called final examination, he is now more willing to try flying.

The thought came to mind, and the Thunder Sword appeared.

The flying sword soared into the sky, circled above Li Mo's head, and then quickly expanded and enlarged, floating in the air at a height of several feet. Li Mo jumped up and stood steadily on the Thunder Sword.

Vast and abundant mana was continuously injected into the Thunder Sword.

Li Mo was planning to steer the flying sword forward, but because the quality of the Thunder Sword was too low, it was unable to bring out the true magical power of Li Mo as a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. After floating forward for only seven or eight feet, it slowly fell to the ground.

When a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage uses a magic tool to travel, it cannot be said that he is flying, but rather floating forward.

It is difficult to make large turns or pause in the air during the floating process, and once encountering a harsh natural environment, the Foundation Establishment cultivator in the air will be like a fallen leaf swaying in the wind, and the situation will become very dangerous.

Therefore, cultivators in the foundation-building stage, even when riding magic tools for short distances, will generally only fly at low altitudes.

Otherwise, there are precedents of Foundation Establishment cultivators being killed by falling in an unexpected incident.

of course.

If you have a special flying instrument, or master the flying spell, or raise a flying mount, that is another matter.

In general.

The cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage have not completely escaped from the mundane world, but to ordinary mortals, they can be regarded as semi-immortals, and their level is no longer something that ordinary mortals can comprehend.

All sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind, Li Mo put away the Thunder Sword, walked out of the Alchemy Hall and headed towards the dormitory in the Training Hall.

However, just as he was about to step out of the Alchemy Hall door feeling refreshed, he saw a man panting and about to come in, as if he had just finished morning exercises.

The two of them bumped into each other and were both stunned for a moment.

"It's you!"

The man made a surprised sound. It turned out to be Chen Yu, the hidden master among the disciples of the four major families.

Li Mo looked at the sweat on Chen Yu's forehead and couldn't help but look surprised and stunned.

"Are you doing morning exercises?" Chen Yu tried to calm his breathing and suppress the shock in his eyes. He never thought that Li Mo would appear here at this time.

"Meet Senior Brother Li Mo."

Looking at Li Mo's energetic state, it was obvious that he had not just gotten up. He was actually walking out of the Alchemy Hall at this moment. This made Chen Yu feel extremely complicated.

"I didn't expect... Senior Brother is so hardworking."

Li Mo nodded and looked at Chen Yu with a gentle and elegant look in his eyes.

"Do you exercise like this every day?"

Seeing this, Chen Yu's expression changed repeatedly. After he took two more breaths, the heaving of his chest completely calmed down.

"This is a habit of mine. I get up an hour earlier every day, which means 365 hours a year, and 1,095 hours in three years. This is enough for me to circulate an extra 700 to 800 Great Circulations. Coupled with my talent and my family's support, theoretically I can be two levels ahead of those guys who only know how to talk big!"

His eyes were determined and his tone was proud.

"I've also discovered that after daily morning exercises, my cultivation efficiency improves. However, my goals are completely different from those of martial artists. I aim to improve my cultivation, while they pursue only unorthodox methods."

At the end of his speech, Chen Yu returned to his signature arrogant sneer, full of disdainful contempt.

But today is different from the past.

Li Mo was not disgusted by the other party's arrogance. Instead, he felt some appreciation for the outstanding young man. He remained calm and composed, smiling and nodding.

"good."

"Brother, why are you being so modest?"

Chen Yu had an expression of arrogance and disdain on his face the previous moment, but when he looked at Li Mo the next moment, he revealed his heartfelt admiration.

"How could you be walking out of the Alchemy Hall at this hour, just like a mediocre person?"

"hehe."

If it were in the past, Li Mo might have had a sincere conversation with him.

But now Li Mo just smiled calmly and didn't say anything more.

Seeing Li Mo's behavior, Chen Yu was suddenly stunned. He stared at Li Mo blankly, as if he was impressed by Li Mo's open-mindedness. The other party was obviously more talented and worked harder than himself, but he acted as if he didn't care at all, as if it was just a trivial matter.

In Chen Yu's opinion, Li Mo was simply seeking the truth with a sincere heart.

The so-called effort is nothing more than a by-product of the process of seeking the truth.

I am so calculating and putting the cart before the horse, which really makes me fall behind.

"Chen Yu has learned his lesson!"

Chen Yu took a deep breath, his mood was changing rapidly.

Li Mo naturally didn't know that at this moment, to Chen Yu, he was like Ye Yimeng to Lu Tianyou, Lu Song to Wang Zhu, and Zhao Siman to him. They were all spiritual ties that would affect him for the rest of his life.

"Since I've met you here today, I can reveal some things to you. As far as I know, after the last year-end assessment, Jiang Sheng has been working day and night, sleeping on straw and tasting gall, and even working himself to the bone. His level of hard work is even worse than mine!"

Having said that, a hint of solemnity appeared in Chen Yu's eyes.

"Plus, his status in the Jiang family is far superior to my status in the Chen family. In my opinion, he has already reached at least the tenth level of Qi training and has mastered the power of the Dantian barrier. It is not impossible for him to even reach the eleventh level of Qi training."

Having said that, Chen Yu looked at Li Mo.

"Brother Li Mo, do you still have the courage to defeat him?"

"Hahahahaha..."

Li Mo smiled softly after hearing this, then slowly shook his head without saying anything more.

When Chen Yu saw this, he frowned for a moment, then seemed to think about it again, and was immediately convinced.

"I'm sorry for being so abrupt. A fight of wits... Little Doyle."

Li Mo looked at Chen Yu's many performances. The change in his realm also caused changes in his heart. He suddenly felt that this disciple from aristocratic family seemed to be the cutest and simplest one among all people. This person was almost another Wang Zhu, but the way they expressed themselves was different.

"What about you? Are you confident that you can defeat me?"

Facing Li Mo's joking question, the corners of Chen Yu's mouth gradually turned up.

His eyes were full of longing, and he looked at Li Mo without any fear.

"Brother, I can tell you clearly now that my cultivation is at the peak of the ninth level of Qi training, but within the next few days, I will definitely break through the bottleneck. If I meet you, I will go all out and fight you in the final examination. It has been my long-cherished wish this year!"

Li Mo nodded, feeling both relieved and melancholy.

"Among this class of disciples, you are one of the few who I believe can be considered my rival in the future."

Chen Yu was surprised and excited when he heard this.

After saying goodbye to Chen Yu, Li Mo returned to the dormitory.

He first cleaned the room carefully. This should be the last time he cleaned it. After this assessment, he would lose his status as a disciple of the training hall and start a new life with a new identity.

Afterwards, Li Mo carefully washed the old clothes again.

After doing all this, it was already bright outside.

The disciples in the training hall began to get up one after another. After Li Mo closed the door of the dormitory, he walked towards the market at the foot of the mountain alone.

The Lingmu Sect's mountain protection formation not only includes the main peak of Qingming Mountain, but also covers dozens of surrounding peaks. On these peaks are caves of cultivators in the Jindan and Foundation Establishment stages.

This way.

If Li Mo went to the market at the foot of the mountain, he would not have to worry about Xiyue's troubles.

When Li Mo reached the market at the foot of the mountain, it was already the Si hour.

At noon, Li Mo went straight to a pharmacy.

There are more than a dozen similar pharmacies in the market town. This one looks small because there is no one in the store. The owner looks listless and yawns out of boredom.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?"

"Collecting pills?"

The shopkeeper immediately became alert upon hearing this.

"I wonder what kind of elixir you'd like to sell? If it's Qi Gathering Pills, our shop..."

He had only said half of his words when he saw Li Mo take out an exquisite jade bottle, gently placed it on the counter, and looked at the shopkeeper with a calm expression.

"Foundation Pill."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes widened and he stared at Li Mo blankly with an expression of disbelief on his face.

After half a stick of incense time.

Li Mo finally sold the foundation-building pill to the pharmacy at the original price of nine hundred spirit stones.

The Foundation Establishment Pill is a scarce commodity that is in short supply and is the final threshold for every Qi Condensation cultivator who wants to establish his foundation. Even cultivators like Li Mo who establish their foundation on their own will often prepare one in advance. As the saying goes, it is better to be prepared than to be caught off guard. And unlike the buyer's market at the trade fair, the market is a seller's market, waiting for customers to come.

And in the eyes of the shopkeeper, since Li Mo is selling the Foundation Establishment Pill, there is only one possibility.

This is a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Then the owner of the pharmacy came out in person, negotiated the price with Li Mo, and together with the shopkeeper, sent Li Mo to the door of the pharmacy.

Only after Li Mo walked away did the two of them return to the house.

(End of this chapter)