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Chapter 74 Things Will Fall into Place Naturally [Please Read Further]

Half a month later.

Inside the cave.

Lin Chang'an entered a meditative state, adjusting his energy and spirit, and the surging magical power of the Changchun Gong within his body gathered in his dantian.

"Foundation Establishment at fifty-four! Everlasting Spring Technique! Three Foundation Establishment Pills, 95% chance of victory!"

Lin Chang'an opened his eyes and revealed a calm expression. Without the slightest hesitation, he lit the second-level Concentration Incense in front of him with a flick of his finger.

"Gudong!"

After swallowing a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, Lin Chang'an embraced the Returning to Origin state, closed his eyes, and began his attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The first hurdle: the physical body!
When attempting to build a foundation, physical defects, insufficient qi and blood, or old age can all have an impact.

Fortunately, Lin Chang'an hadn't fought against demonic beasts in recent years, and with the nourishment of the Changchun Gong, he didn't have many hidden injuries in his body.

"At this moment, the advantages of Changchun Kung Fu become apparent."

Lin Chang'an sat cross-legged on the jade futon, the medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pill taking effect in his body, while his body also unreservedly absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The magical power within his body transformed into a torrent of water, washing over him.

His skin turned red, and his internal meridians were bearing the brunt of violent magical power.

The second challenge is the magic challenge.

Over the years, his cultivation has been achieved step by step, almost entirely through hard work.

In particular, it has a solid foundation and is a practice known for its foundational Changchun Gong.

If Qi Refining power is in a gaseous state, then Foundation Establishment cultivators' power is in a liquid state.

This is also the key to foundation building, a qualitative change in magical power.

If you have taken too many pills before, it can easily lead to impure magical power.

"My Supreme Realm Everlasting Spring Technique is known for its pure magical power. Although I have taken pills to enhance my cultivation, it's not a big problem!"

Lin Chang'an gritted his teeth. Each surge of magical power within his body was like a great wave washing away sand, removing impurities. At this moment, some impurities were gradually appearing on his body surface.

As the surging magical power continued to circulate, it began to show signs of solidifying and changing into a tangible form.

The third challenge is the challenge of spiritual awareness.

Both the violent surge and qualitative change of magical power require the final step of control and compression by divine sense to complete the final qualitative change.

His spiritual sense might be ordinary, but with the purity of his magical power and the blessing of high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills, the magical power within his body was relatively easier to control.

The misty magical power within his dantian circulated rapidly, growing increasingly dense. The combination of his physical body, magical power, and divine consciousness—the three essences of qi, energy, and spirit—led to the final qualitative change.

Divine consciousness controls and compresses magical power.

Its magical power has a strong staying power.

The body is unobstructed and can perfectly withstand everything.

The qualitative change has finally begun!

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 9 +1 (98/100)]

At this moment, Lin Chang'an frowned deeply, and the experience of the ninth level of Qi Refining on his attribute panel turned into 98 the instant his mana underwent a qualitative change.

Tick ​​tock!

Lin Chang'an could not tell how much time had passed, but he could clearly feel the first drop of pure liquid mana appearing in his dantian.

As the first drop appeared, the second and third drops slowly condensed.

Just as Lin Chang'an was breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth outside the cave suddenly surged in. However, this was Tianxuan City, and the abundant spiritual energy continuously poured into it through the array.

An outsider exclaimed, "Look! Another person is attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!"

The spiritual energy of Tianxuan City is so great that even if there were a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, it wouldn't have any effect, except for slight fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual energy.

……

However, Lin Chang'an, inside the cave, had a furrowed brow and gritted his teeth to persevere.

"It's losing its staying power!"

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 9 (99/100)]

Just as he was about to reach the last step, Lin Chang'an gritted his teeth and persevered without panicking, swallowing the second Foundation Establishment Pill.

At this moment, he finally understood why spiritual roots were divided into different grades.

"The grade of one's spiritual root and the speed of cultivation significantly affect the efficiency of qualitative change during breakthroughs."

If he had a superior-grade spiritual root, he would probably have already broken through. However, Lin Chang'an, with a inferior-grade spiritual root, was experiencing a significant slowdown in the transformation of his mana, unable to complete the process. "The Yun Yao jade slip mentioned that the quality and speed of mana transformation differed depending on the grade of the spiritual root, as well as the differences in cultivation techniques."

These subtle differences, which may go unnoticed in normal times, can become obstacles during crucial breakthroughs.

This was because Lin Chang'an was practicing the Everlasting Spring Technique. It might not be outstanding in the early stages, but as his cultivation level increased, its purity became quite high.

Even in his supreme realm of Everlasting Spring Technique, this increased his success rate.

……

A few days later!
Inside Lin Chang'an's cave, the vortex of spiritual energy gradually dissipated, followed by a powerful spiritual pressure from a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator sweeping in.

[Realm: Early Foundation Establishment Stage (2/100)]

"After thirty years of arduous cultivation, I have finally achieved Foundation Establishment!"

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an's hearty laughter echoed, and he even let out a long howl to vent the pent-up emotions in his chest.

His path to Foundation Establishment was not as legendary and full of twists and turns as that of other geniuses in the cultivation world.

It's simply about accumulating knowledge until success comes naturally.

Even because of the two high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills, the excess mana in his body after Foundation Establishment actually improved his cultivation level a little.

"I am so powerful now!"

Beneath Lin Chang'an's excited smile, he felt the changes in his body. Finally, in this turbulent world of cultivation, he had a means to protect himself.

"Now that I've become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, surely I won't become cannon fodder, right?"

He is no longer an ant in the Qi Refining stage, but a powerful expert in the Foundation Establishment stage.

In a small place like Qingzhushan Market, he was enough to become a Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

When Lin Chang'an stepped out of the secret room, a gust of cold wind swept over him, and the scenery of Tianxuan City made Lin Chang'an pause in surprise.

Outside, snow was already falling heavily, and Tianxuan City was covered in a layer of silver frost.

"Congratulations on your attainment of the Dao and establishment of the foundation, senior. May your immortal path be everlasting."

As they came out, the steward in charge of the late-stage Qi Refining realm here, with an envious smile on his face, stepped forward and skillfully offered his congratulations.

"How long have I been in seclusion?"

At this moment, Lin Chang'an stared blankly at the changes in the world. He remembered that before he went into seclusion, it was still autumn with a chilly wind outside, but in the blink of an eye, it had become a world of wind and snow.

While he was stunned, he also had the illusion that a day in the cave was equivalent to a thousand years in the world.

"Reporting to Senior, it has been two months and twenty-seven days since you entered seclusion to break through."

Nearly three months!

Lin Chang'an sighed inwardly, "Is this what cultivators are like?"

The Qi Refining stage is still within the normal range, at most it's stronger than ordinary people, but after Foundation Establishment, this world seems to be completely different.

In this simplest form of seclusion, he experienced the difference between the realms of immortals and mortals.

Foundation Establishment cultivators typically spend anywhere from a few months to several years in seclusion.

"So much time has passed."

Lin Chang'an tossed two spirit stones to the man, and the steward immediately greeted him with a fawning smile and cupped his hands in a flattering manner:
"Thank you for your kindness, senior."

Since he was the first person to congratulate him, Lin Chang'an smiled and nodded. Then, he took off like the wind and headed directly towards Yun Yao's cave.

After all, Yun Yao had been a great help in helping him succeed in Foundation Establishment, not only by refining Foundation Establishment Pills and guaranteeing the purchase of formations.

Especially the insights gained during the foundation-building stage—that's priceless.

……

"Foundation building successful!"

After Lin Chang'an left, people nearby came up to him to ask questions, followed by expressions of envy and longing.

Naturally, there are also those who are jealous.

"Fifty-four years old, a first-grade high-level talisman master, it's fitting that he has successfully established his foundation."

"That's right, how could ordinary rogue cultivators like us have such an opportunity?"

A group of rogue cultivators chatted amongst themselves, saying that it was not unusual for someone to reach the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of fifty-four. It was rumored that True Immortal Lu of the Mysterious Turtle Sect was already in his seventies when he achieved Foundation Establishment.

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