Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 153: Unexpected...Foundation Building?
Pei Yansu's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he said slowly:
"My fellow disciple, are you not aware of the benefits of 'Tian Gang Enlightenment'?"

"Thank you for the reminder, Chief Nuclear Officer!"

Xu Boyang looked calm and said,
"I just want to see if I can reach a higher level."

"Good boy, you have big ambitions! The Tianyuan Liujia is as difficult as ascending to heaven. You haven't even established your foundation yet. There are so many masters out there. How can you possibly reach it with your current level of cultivation?"

Pei Yansu pondered secretly, his expression slightly moved, his eyes rolled, he smiled faintly, and said,

"My fellow disciple is clever. He voluntarily gave up 'Tian Gang Enlightenment' and can directly advance to the third round by a bye. Avoiding the heavy tasks and conserving one's energy can be considered a good strategy in the battle."

After saying that, he nodded and turned his head.

"Okay, I understand. Monk with the pen, please record it in the book."

A monk from the Taihe Academy nearby nodded and wrote it down with a pen.

"I also give up 'Tian Gang Enlightenment'."

At this moment, a cold male voice came from behind.

Xu Boyang turned around, only to see Shen Zhaolin's golden robe fluttering down to the ground. His body was not at all disordered, and his breath was steady. It was completely impossible to tell that he had just experienced a competition.

He glanced at Xu Boyang with a calm expression, then looked at Pei Yansu.

"it is good."

In response to this, Pei Yansu's answer was simple and straightforward, without saying a word.

"I'm not going to join either."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear female voice was heard behind him. Yan Qingshang walked over, her face calm and her beautiful eyes flickering. She glanced at Xu Boyang and Shen Zhaolin, pursed her red lips, and said nothing more.

Xu Boyang was puzzled to see that these two leaders of the "Six Dings of the Earth" won one after another and voluntarily gave up participating in the "Heavenly Gang Enlightenment". Before he had time to think about it, a sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard in the air.

"Count me in."

Another cold male voice was heard in the air. Xu Boyang was secretly frightened, as he already knew who the person was.

Xie Shuge's black clothes fluttered like a falcon swooping down on its prey, but he landed without a sound. The mottled jade flute on his waist was particularly eye-catching, but he had no expression on his face, ignoring everyone. He only looked at Pei Yansu and asked calmly:
"May I ask the Chief Review Officer, the rules have been changed this time around. Does this count as a loophole? I've already participated in this 'Tian Gang Enlightenment' event in Yunfu, so even if I wanted to participate this time, I can't."

"Not counting."

Ding Tianshi walked over from the side of the crowd, glanced at the young monks with different styles and who had won first, and explained calmly,
"The reason we've given six byes at once is, firstly, because the number of people is different, making it difficult to arrange them in formation, so this is the only way to do it. Secondly, it takes into account the fellow disciples who have previously participated in 'Tian Gang Enlightenment'. Of course, of the last 'Di Yuan Six Ding', only you and Fang Zhian made it past the first round and participated in 'Tian Gang Enlightenment'."

"The remaining four spots are a matter of personal preference. After all, people's aspirations vary. To put it bluntly, 'Tian Gang Enlightenment' is extremely profound. Only one in a hundred can gain the favor of the Four Spirits. How can it be as real as 'Tian Yuan Liu Jia'? Therefore, according to the Taoist's opinion, four spots will be set aside without any pressure. This will allow fellow disciples who aspire to 'Tian Yuan Liu Jia' to make some adjustments and launch their sprint."

"What the Chief Nuclear Officer said is quite pertinent."

Xie Shuge nodded slowly and agreed,
"The last time we had 'Tian Gang Enlightenment', it was a complete annihilation. Not even me, there was a single person who achieved enlightenment."

Pei Yansu pursed his lips:
"With the changes to the Tianyuan rules, the two Feathered Masters and the Star Officials must have considered it. However, aside from the two fellow disciples who have participated before, those who are confident they can pass the second round are advised to participate in 'Tiangang Enlightenment'. After all, such opportunities are rare. Of course, this move has its pros and cons, and we respect your choice."

"Thank you for the reminder, Chief Nuclear Officer!"

Shen Zhaolin and Yan Qingshang did not buy it. They both bowed and thanked him and left. Xie Shuge pouted and left without saying anything.

When Xu Boyang saw the three men flying down the mountain, he suddenly felt hot all over, sweating profusely, and felt exhausted. Looking at the flashing light on the Thirty-Six Tiangang Formations, Fei Wenyu, Xu Boqing, Zeng Shuming, Zhang Guanzhi and others did not know what the battle situation was. Thinking that it was inconvenient to stay for long, he bowed and took his leave.

Before leaving, Ding Tianshi glanced at Xu Boyang with a surprised look and a meaningful look in his eyes.

Xu Boyang returned to the dormitory of Taihe Academy, but he did not expect that the feeling of exhaustion became more severe. His whole body felt extremely heavy, and he felt sleepy and tired, to the point that his eyelids were drooping.

He was shocked. Since he embarked on the path of immortality, he had never encountered such a situation, even when he was injured.

"Could it be that he overexerted himself against the Foundation Establishment cultivator today?"

Thinking of this, he felt a sense of fear. He suppressed his sleepiness, took a Qi Gathering Pill, sat cross-legged, and began to practice breathing exercises to recover. He also used his spiritual consciousness to look inward, but saw that in the Purple Mansion, the sea of ​​consciousness was calm, the octagonal ancient mirror was slowly rotating, and the sea of ​​clouds was rolling above the blue sky. There was nothing unusual.

Xu Boyang was still worried, so his spiritual consciousness flowed down from the Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, passed through the twelve floors, and came to the Lingxi Jiang Palace. However, he saw that Chixin was still the same, the door was the same as yesterday, and the spiritual light was flashing, so there was no problem.

Then it went down to the vortex of the Qi Sea in the Huangting Dantian, where the ball of [Nine Purple Fire] was jumping. It was continuously absorbing the spiritual energy in the world from the mouth and nose as it breathed in and out, in order to nourish the luster of the flame. The strange light emitted bursts of halo, like a dream.

"Strange...where does this damn sleepy feeling come from?"

Seeing that everything was normal, Xu Boyang became more and more puzzled. At this moment, he suddenly found that the light of [Nine Purple Fire] was getting stronger and stronger, and the purple light was getting more and more dazzling, to the point where he could not see it. Suddenly, he saw the purple light turning into a white incandescent light. His spiritual consciousness suddenly went black, and he fell into endless darkness.

The sky is full of stars and the mist is thick.

It was pitch black all around, with eighteen palaces flickering faintly in the starry sky.

After a moment of trance, Xu Boyang's eyes gradually adjusted. He looked around and was immediately shocked.

This was the first time he was summoned into the [Purple Star Fate Palace] without meditation.

Startled and terrified, he rushed towards the palace complex.

The three palaces at the bottom are still brightly lit, as if they have never changed.

But before Xu Boyang got close enough, he stopped abruptly, looked up, and his pupils shrank sharply!

Because he saw the lights of the five palaces above the three palaces gradually brighter, and the black fog covering them dissipated like the wind!
Xu Boyang was so frightened that his soul flew away!

He had obtained this [Purple Star Fate Palace] for twelve years. He always imagined when these palaces above the starry sky would be opened. Sometimes he would dream about them, and sometimes he would think of them occasionally when he closed his eyes and breathed. He did not expect that it would come true today.

He saw with his own eyes that the clouds and mists of five palaces disappeared and opened!
Xu Boyang stood there in a daze, almost suspecting he was dreaming, and didn't dare to approach. Suddenly, he saw Ma Lingguan, Zhao Lingguan, and Wang Lingguan hurried out of the hall at the same time, looking up at the palace above, all three of them with expressions of disbelief on their faces! Wang Lingguan showed a rare look of surprise:
"Has this kid established his foundation?"

"The Five Directions Palace is open! The foundation has been established! This kid has established his foundation!"

Zhao Lingguan's face flushed, he clapped his hands and laughed, feeling deeply moved.
"It's not easy. The road to immortality is long. After ten years of cultivation, I finally attracted the divine essence and established the foundation of immortality!"

Ma Lingguan looked at the lights of the palace above and chuckled:
"Very good! From now on, there is another foundation-building cultivator in this troubled world!"

"What? I've established my foundation?"

Xu Boyang was shocked and immediately suspected that the person the three spiritual officials were talking about was not him. He thought to himself,
"Me? I've already established my foundation? Are you kidding me?"

"Wow! This kid isn't just standing there! Hahahaha... He's here just after building his foundation, and he can't wait. He's really impatient!"

Zhao Lingguan turned around and looked sideways, then found Xu Boyang not far away, and immediately laughed happily, then squinted his eyes and smiled,

"Xu family kid, what are you doing standing there? Come here quickly!"

Xu Boyang was shocked and confused. He originally planned to use his spiritual consciousness to check the authenticity, but he was discovered by Zhao Lingguan's sharp eyes. He immediately smiled bitterly, gave up the idea and flew over in a hurry.

Wang Lingguan glanced at him, stroked his beard and nodded:

"It is indeed [Lihuo], attacking like a military conflict, plundering like fire, not bad! Not bad!"

Xu Boyang landed on the cloud steps and bowed respectfully, saying:
"Disciple greets the three spiritual officials!"

Ma Lingguan chuckled and said softly:
"Xu family boy, don't worry. You can rest assured. Now that the Yin De Palace is open, I'm keeping track of it for you. You've already collected one righteous spiritual energy, one separated spiritual energy, and eleven transformed spiritual energy. You previously exchanged six thousand spirit stones for it. Now you can exchange it for one hundred and seventy Yu Qing, which is seventeen thousand spirit stones, or one hundred and seventy Yin De points."

"Think about how to exchange it, and come to me later to talk about it!"

Looking up at the five brilliantly lit halls in the sky, Xu Boyang finally began to believe that he had truly established his foundation. Although he was confused, he couldn't help but feel excited. For a moment, his heart was surging, and he was so excited that he didn't know what to say. Thousands of words finally turned into one sentence:

"Thank you, Ma Lingguan!"

The three Lingguans saw him smiling, looked at each other, and pursed their lips slightly. Lingguan Wang cleared his throat and said in a serious voice:

"Xu Boyang, once you have established this [Lihuo] Dao foundation, you can begin to practice the foundation-building part of the [Lihuo Yuqi Xuan Dao Sutra]. Continuously draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to build the Dao foundation wheel, refine your life-defining magic weapon, and use the power of the magic weapon to reshape the Huangting Qi Sea. Tenghuang Dejing, and finally you can achieve the Dao of Huangting!"

"The magic weapon of destiny?"

Xu Boyang was stunned for a moment, his chest pounding like a drum, but then he suddenly couldn't hide his joy.

Wang Lingguan saw that he was so happy that he couldn't help but smile and said:
"Well, that's right, it's your natal magic weapon. Foundation building is the foundation for a cultivator to achieve the great Dao. Your natal magic weapon is the capital for you to go against the will of heaven!"

"The stability of the Dao Base Wheel is directly related to the success or failure of your Huangting Shengjing. It is extremely crucial and cannot be taken lightly. If you can achieve Huangting and Tenghuang Dejing in the future, then you will be able to fly freely in the sky and fish leap freely in the sea!"

"Okay, I won't gossip with you anymore. Remember, although [Nine Purple Flame] is the Dao-based wheel that can carry all things and refine life-defining magic tools, you cannot directly cultivate [Blazing Flame] when you first start practicing. You should choose one of the seven meridians of the Li Palace to refine a life-supporting magic tool first, and then cultivate the other six meridians one by one. Don't refine your life-defining magic tool first like ordinary cultivators, and then cultivate the life-supporting magic tools. This is extremely risky for you."

"I'm not exaggerating when I say this. You need to carefully consider it and keep it in mind. You possess the [Fire of Separation], which makes you extremely domineering and different from ordinary people. When you hurt others, you can also hurt yourself. You must not be impatient in anything. You must proceed step by step and follow the rules. Only then can you achieve success."

"Although once your natal magic weapon is formed and connected to your soul, its power will be extraordinary, but it is also connected to your life. Your success and failure are shared, so it is also extremely dangerous."

"If you use [Flame Radiance] as your primary energy, supplemented by the Seven Meridians' spiritual energy, to refine your own life-defining magical weapon first, and then refine the auxiliary life-defining magical instruments for blessing, although you will be more powerful than your fellow cultivators, the power is too great. Even the Dao Foundation Wheel manifested by [Nine Purple Fire] may not be able to withstand it, and it will also easily attract the covetousness of high-level cultivators."

"But if you strengthen your foundation and cultivate your essence, first cultivate the life-supporting instruments. Once you have refined all seven of them, you can then use the power of the instruments to refine your own life-supporting magic weapon. By then, your Dao Foundation Wheel will have already been transformed. This will naturally lead to the ultimate unleashing of the Nine Purple Flame's power."

Xu Boyang listened with an itch that was both unbearable and treading on thin ice. He did not dare to interrupt, but bent over and listened carefully to Wang Lingguan's words. He silently repeated them in his mind, then bowed and whispered his thanks:

"Thank you, Wang Lingguan, for your kind advice!"

"Well, let's go."

Wang Lingguan nodded with satisfaction, said no more, waved his sleeves and turned to return to the hall.

After Wang Lingguan left, Zhao Lingguan twirled his beard and smiled, saying:

"Xu family boy, the opening of the Five Directions Palace is a mixed blessing. You know nothing about it, so I'm reluctantly explaining it to you for free. Please listen carefully!"

Hearing this, Xu Boyang's joy subsided slightly, and he felt a little puzzled, but he still bowed and said:
"Thank you, Master Zhao Lingguan, for your guidance!"

Zhao Lingguan glanced at the five palaces above, his eyes flickering, and he said slowly:
"The five palaces above are Wen Lingguan's [Spell Palace], Jin Lingguan's [Weapon Refining Palace], Yue Lingguan's [Weapon Refining Palace], Zhu Lingguan's [Yin De Palace], and Lei Lingguan's [Disaster Palace]."

"These five Spiritual Officials have different temperaments, so you'll have to deal with them well. After building your foundation, in your Life Palace, you'll mainly need to go to the Yin De Palace to find Zhu Lingguan to exchange Yin De. Of course, the Yin De Palace doesn't conflict with my Wealth Palace. If you have extra Yin De in the future, you can also exchange it for Spiritual Stones with him. Remember, Spiritual Stones, Yin De, and Official Rank can all be exchanged for one another according to a certain ratio."

"Once you have Yin De, you can go to the [Weapon Refining Palace] to find Jin Lingguan to exchange for weapon recipes, or go to the [Weapon and Magic Palace] to find Yue Lingguan to exchange for weapon techniques, or go to the [Magic Palace] to find Wen Lingguan to exchange for heaven and earth magic techniques. Of course, if you have similar items, you can also exchange them for Yin De, but currently you can only exchange for items of the same realm."

"But having said that, although these four palaces are important to you, they are not the most important. The most important is the [Palace of Disaster] where the Thunder Spirit Officer is located. This is the most important of the Five Palaces!"

"As for the situation in this [Jie'e Palace]... I won't presume to interfere... You should go up and see for yourself! If you don't understand, talk to Lei Lingguan more!"

Xu Boyang listened silently, ecstatic. If that were the case, wouldn't he no longer have to worry about techniques, weapon techniques, or weapon refining? How could this be a mixed bag of joy and sorrow? This was pure joy upon joy! It was sheer sheer joy!

He could not wait any longer and bid farewell to Ma and Zhao, the two spiritual officials, in a hurry. He followed Zhao's instructions, looked clearly, stepped onto the cloud steps, and headed towards the [Jie'e Palace]!

"What? Fate?"

Xu Boyang looked at the newly-acquainted Lei Lingguan with a look of surprise.

This Lei Lingguan was not good-looking, with dark skin, a big belly, and casual clothes. His hat was tilted. He was looking at him with a smile and said,
"Yes, Brother Xiao Xu, you have achieved the great path of immortality. This is actually going against the will of heaven. Going against the will of heaven will naturally bring disasters, and with disasters, there will naturally be calamities. This is the reason why the [Palace of Disasters] exists."

Xu Boyang sighed, adjusted his mood, and asked honestly:
"I don't understand, Master Lingguan, please enlighten me!"

Thanks to book friend 1642 for the monthly ticket!
The protagonist has finally established his foundation! Go, go, go!
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(End of this chapter)