You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

"Perfect Foundation Establishment." This was Lu Jinnian's almost certain answer.

Lu Heng's eyes lit up as he waited for Lu Jinnian to give an explanation of perfect foundation building. Having just arrived in this world, and being born an ordinary person in this life, what he lacked most was knowledge and information.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the time to go to the library to borrow books during the most crucial period of foundation building.

Compared to him, Lu Jinnian might not be as fond of reading, but he comes from a family of cultivators, with both his parents being late-stage Body Refinement Realm cultivators.

It is still possible to easily obtain information that cannot be found in the library.

Taking another deep breath, Lu Jinnian tried to calm himself down.

Compared to his friend's superior comprehension and talent, perfect Foundation Establishment seemed insignificant.

My foot!

Living in a world where ghosts truly exist, Lu Jinnian couldn't help but complain to himself. Looking at his friend with curious eyes, he knew that his friend probably knew nothing about the concept of perfect foundation building.

What does it mean to perfectly establish one's foundation in just 26 days without any prior knowledge of the subject, relying solely on one's own cultivation and without any guidance from others?

Lu Jinnian couldn't help but swallow.

Is this friend in front of me really human?

Now that things have come to this, he seems to have vaguely realized why his friend spent a full 26 days to master the "Basic Body Refining Method".

Even the worst performance of someone with superior comprehension and talent in cultivation should not have fallen to this level.

Even if the cultivation speed is not satisfactory at the beginning, one can optimize the cultivation method to suit oneself on one's own, without needing guidance from a cultivator of a higher level.

That's enough for those with exceptional comprehension to accumulate talent like a snowball, allowing them to overtake others on a curve.

He hadn't mentioned this before because he didn't actually have much understanding of superior comprehension talent.

It is believed that without the guidance of a higher-level cultivator, Lu Heng could not have honed his "Basic Body Refining Method" to the point of perfect foundation building.

And at that time, the deadline was already approaching its final month.

If the foundation building isn't completed within a month, then nothing else matters.

But who knew that Lu Heng had such a difficult time, barely managing to reach the Foundation Establishment stage just before the one-month deadline.

But it's not because of his own talent for cultivation, but because he's pursuing a perfect foundation?

Is there really a difference in difficulty between ordinary foundation building and perfect foundation building?

Lu Jinnian excitedly blurted out all his guesses in one breath.

Upon hearing the last part, Lu Heng stared at Lu Jinnian in shock.

How did this guy manage to do that?

The process is completely wrong, but the answer is completely right!

In fact, Lu Jinnian guessed correctly, but he also guessed wrong.

He did indeed barely manage to establish his foundation by the one-month deadline.

However, as his proficiency with the panel increased, his cultivation of the "Basic Body Refining Method" was naturally optimized to the peak of the unentered stage.

This is why situations like this occur—where someone barely manages to reach the Foundation Establishment stage after a month, yet simultaneously achieves a perfect Foundation Establishment.

"What is Perfect Foundation Establishment? What is it used for?" Lu Heng asked curiously.

Upon hearing his question, Lu Jinnian instinctively leaned back in a tactical manner.

After a moment of silence, she raised her head and spoke softly.

"Aheng, do you know what? Hearing you say that makes me want to strangle you."

"What's wrong?"

With a helpless shrug, Lu Heng could only say that none of this was his intention.

But without realizing it, I went a little overboard with the act.

Even though he had tried his best to restrain himself, he still dealt a heavy blow to Lu Jinnian.

"Perfect Foundation Building means optimizing one's Basic Body Refinement Method to perfection before even entering the basics, and then establishing a foundation."

Besides having a cultivation speed that far surpasses others, the most important point is that a perfect Foundation Establisher has absolutely no possibility of failing when breaking through to the Qi Refining Secret Realm.

As long as you don't get disturbed, you will definitely succeed.

Before the emergence of the Basic Body Refining Method, there was the concept of perfect foundation building, and even the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building.

Those who can perfectly establish their foundation, and even truly attain enlightenment, may be possible!

After calming down, Lu Jinnian patiently explained.

When he spoke of real people, his tone became somewhat evasive.

That was a level he would have to look up to for the rest of his life!

And this friend of mine, who has only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, can already be considered a potential True Person.

He was filled with mixed feelings and a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).

I originally thought that with my advantage in cultivation talent, I could get ahead of my friend for a while.

But now it seems that before long, I may not even be able to see his back anymore.

Then, remembering something, Lu Jinnian instantly looked around nervously.

Then, noticing that the second floor of the teahouse seemed to be deserted after the arrival of the two members of the Lu clan, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned to look at Lu Heng and spoke with an unprecedentedly serious expression.

"Aheng, the fact that you have achieved perfect Foundation Establishment must absolutely, absolutely not be revealed!"

"Why?" Seeing Lu Jinnian's serious expression, Lu Heng also became serious.

"Because perfect foundation building means that you, Aheng, have the potential to become a True Person of Divine Refinement above the Qi Refining Secret Realm!"

Even if there is only the slightest possibility, Ah Heng, you will be ruthlessly crushed by your master!

They will not allow any branch family member to pose a threat to them.

Even if you, Ah Heng, later demonstrate true genius talent, it won't matter. In their eyes, you'll just be a servant who creates more value for them.

"There's absolutely no possibility of it being a real person," Lu Jinnian said in one breath.

He had only heard all of this from his parents.

Over the years, they have witnessed firsthand more than once how top-tier geniuses who had the potential to become real members of the branch family were directly stifled by the main family under some pretext.

Therefore, taking this as a warning, he told Lu Jinnian about these things.

"If that's the case, then why does Lu Mingze, whom you mentioned, dare to stay in the outer courtyard to try and perfect the Basic Body Refining Method?"

He immediately thought of Lu Heng, whom he had seen at the registration office of the outer courtyard, and couldn't help but ask.

"Aheng, you don't think that mastering the Perfected Basic Body Refinement Technique is an easy thing, do you?"

Lu Jinnian looked at Lu Heng in disbelief, then sighed and spoke again.

"Okay, I forgot, you're a freak who can perfectly establish your foundation."

You might actually have a chance to cultivate the Basic Body Refinement Method to perfection.

However, Lu Mingze is different. Although he is a genius, his parents are even cultivators at the Qi Refining Secret Realm level.

However, perfecting the "Basic Body Refining Method" is still almost impossible.

This is just a last-ditch effort.

For those in the upper echelons of the household, this matter is probably seen as a joke.

Suddenly, Lu Jinnian froze again. If he remembered correctly, Lu Heng had just said that he would break through to the Qi Refining Secret Realm within a year.

Since he can speak of his perfect foundation building with such a matter-of-fact tone, then what level of the Basic Body Refining Method was used to break through in the so-called One-Year Qi Refining Secret Realm?

Is it at the advanced level or the perfect level?