When it comes to cultivating immortality, it naturally starts with upgrading the herb garden.

Three months later.

With the help of the Enlightenment Pearl and Elder Qian's prompt and thorough answers to questions, the Foundation Building Method progressed rapidly.

It can be said that he travels a thousand miles a day and has already reached a high level of mastery.

Song Chen's cultivation of the Body Condensation Technique has reached its limit, and his physique can no longer be improved. He stands out among the peak Qi Refining cultivators.

Although he lacked top-grade defensive magic artifacts, the combination of high-grade magic artifacts, physical body, and magic was more than enough to deal with the magic attacks of ordinary cultivators of the same level.

In terms of pure physical attack, if one were to face a Qi Refining Peak cultivator with superior divine sense at close range, one could instantly kill them without a scratch and escape unscathed!

Not to mention the influence of external factors such as spells, magical artifacts, and talismans.

Song Chen can be considered invincible among his peers.

At the same time, because his physical strength had reached its limit, his cultivation of the foundation was also affected, and he could not make any further progress.

Song Chen sought out Master Qian and asked him to calculate his success rate in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Considering the overall success rate of assisting in the Foundation Building Technique, as well as the physical body, foundation, and even the level of one's cultivation path, it is conservatively estimated to have a 70% success rate. Moreover, one is unlikely to perish if one fails, which is quite good.

"If you want to improve your chances of success in Foundation Establishment, you can only work on your spiritual sense, but I have never heard of anyone improving their spiritual sense at the peak of Qi Refining."

As Old Qian took out the spirit stones and piled them in the courtyard, he spoke to Song Chen.

Song Chen remained silent, watching as the pile of spirit stones that Elder Qian had been building grew higher and higher. In the end, the pile of spirit stones turned into a mountain of spirit stones, which then all rushed into Elder Qian's abdomen and transformed into pure Dao energy.

Old Qian let out a burp and chuckled, "What? Did I scare you?"

Song Chen had seen it many times, but his lips would still twitch every time he saw it.

This miraculous skill is something that no Qi Refining cultivator could achieve.

It's a pity that Foundation Establishment is so extraordinary; below it, everyone is just an ant.

Song Chen shifted his gaze to the horizon and asked:

"Elder Qian, will one's spiritual sense improve after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Even Song Chen, who usually joked around with Qian Lao, couldn't help but become serious and said solemnly:

"Yes, it will generally increase with the cultivation level. Some paths amplify the spiritual sense even more, such as the alchemy path and the soul path. Generally, the strength of the spiritual sense exceeds the cultivation level by several minor realms."

Song Chen wondered to himself, "The Dao of Alchemy, the Dao of the Soul?"

He has been cultivating both of these skills.

Recently, he has been cultivating the Soul Path and has even refined a lot of Mind-Calming Pills for it. He is focusing on both the Pill Path and the Soul Path, but he has neglected the Blade Path and has not made much progress.

The Heart-Calming Pill can soothe the soul, promote the cultivation of the soul, and calm the restlessness in the heart; it is very effective.

In addition, Song Chen also developed a Soul Nourishing Pill, which can improve the foundation of the soul.

However, it has a slight drawback: it contains a trace of toxicity and needs to be taken with an antidote.

Therefore, Song Chen controls the dosage every day, only increasing it slightly, and does not expect to improve his spiritual sense through this; it can only be considered a minor means of improvement.

After spending a long time in contact with Master Qian, Song Chen's desire to reach the Foundation Establishment stage became even stronger.

Cultivation level, strength, wealth, status, lifespan...

Song Chen is an ordinary person; these are things he wants and is willing to work hard for.

He possessed a method to enhance spiritual awareness at the peak of Qi Refining, a method that others lacked.

After testing over this period of time, it has been found that using the Soul Bell can indeed enhance the foundation of the soul, thereby increasing the strength of spiritual awareness.

Other cultivators seem to only be able to nurture a second soul and amplify their soul cultivation when improving their soul foundation, but they cannot amplify their divine sense.

Therefore, the Soul Bell is a strange object.

Improving one's spiritual awareness requires daily refinement; one cannot be impatient, yet it is also urgent.

Thinking of this, Song Chen stood up to retrieve the soul seed he had released earlier, preparing to improve his spiritual power!

"Leaving? Not staying long?"

Seeing that Song Chen was about to leave, Old Qian tried to persuade him to stay.

"No, cultivation is more important."

Song Chen scratched his head and replied with a smile.

Old Qian sighed, waved for him to leave, and shook his head, saying:

"What a cultivation fanatic, all he thinks about is cultivation."

......

Song Chen left the Dongfu District, passed through the residential area, arrived at the bustling city, and rushed towards the old area on the west side.

If you look closely at his body, you'll find that although he appears to be touching the ground, he is actually floating in the air.

This is a special movement technique—low-altitude flight, which allows for high-speed movement without consuming too much spiritual energy.

Because the flight speed at this level is not fast, it does not consume a lot of spiritual energy.

Song Chen could clearly sense the location of the soul seed, as well as the person's detailed cultivation level.

"We're not far away, we should conceal our presence."

In the dark alley corner, Song Chen, dressed in black, pressed himself against the wall, ready to strike.

The sound of steady footsteps soon came from outside the alley.

Retrieving a soul seed is more complicated, requiring a closer distance, unlike planting it.

Song Chen prepared to extract 60% of this person's soul essence and retrieve his soul seed.

Sixty percent is just the right limit; whether a cultivator can survive depends entirely on their willpower.

Those with strong willpower can endure it and recover completely after many years, while those with weak willpower will not be able to; they will either die or become mentally impaired for life.

On the street outside the alley, several middle-aged men walked together, chatting and laughing, holding wine bottles that rattled loudly.

"You wouldn't believe it... the way that kid looked at me, he practically wanted to kill me! But he's still a coward! He didn't even dare to move an inch."

"Wow! That's... ten thousand spirit stones! No wonder he's... the top dog of the old street!"

"If you ever become successful, don't forget your brothers!"

The man in the middle of the crowd had slicked-back hair that was gray and shiny, and a scar that was neither too deep nor too shallow on his right cheek.

He was surrounded by admirers, and he laughed heartily:

"Of course! Don't worry! I'll take off at the Foundation Establishment stage, and none of you will be any worse off!"

Even so, the boss was still unsure.

Recently, his cultivation has been going poorly, and he sometimes feels his soul and spirit are losing strength. He has sought medical help to no avail, and he may never be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage again.

He didn't tell anyone these words; he kept them to himself.

This person is the boss who previously extorted money from Song Chen.

At the door, Song Chen was furious. He felt that it was too late to take revenge after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. He should take revenge on the spot, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep at night!

So he took the opportunity to plant a soul seed, thereby absorbing the person's soul essence and secretly weakening the opponent's strength.

The group of people were all cultivators with high cultivation levels, ranging from the late stage to the peak of Qi Refining. However, they seemed to have just had a hangover and their minds were not very clear. As they passed through the alley, they failed to notice Song Chen hiding in the shadows.

"Um! I need to ask for directions!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Song Chen suddenly moved and touched the boss's shoulder.

Soul Imprint activated!

The shopkeeper muttered in confusion, "Asking for directions..."

Immediately afterwards, an excruciating pain surged from his heart, intensifying until he could no longer bear it and screamed:

"what!"

Before the other drunkards could react, sixty percent of the boss's soul was extracted, and he collapsed to the ground in agony.

Song Chen waved his hand and planted a soul imprint on the person with the highest cultivation level among them.

Then, he fled quickly, leaving a group of people to gently comfort the boss who had fallen to the ground.

"What... is going on?"