To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

"Senior Brother Meng has successfully established his foundation?"

Gu Fan was overjoyed when he heard the thunderous roar and sensed the immense power spreading like thunderclouds.

Before the Three Sects Dharma Assembly, Meng Wei's cultivation level was already close to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

After the Dharma assembly, he exchanged a pot of spiritual wine from the inner sect's treasury. Although it was not as good as the Lingzhi Immortal Dew that Gu Fan had drunk, it was still very precious. With the help of pills, he spent five years cultivating to the point of perfect Qi Refining.

He then went into seclusion for three months to fully digest the surge in magical power before daring to take the Foundation Establishment Pill.

He paid such a high price because he was almost sixty years old. If he could not establish his foundation, his blood and energy would decline, and the success rate of establishing his foundation would decrease.

"Hahahaha..." A series of hearty and cheerful laughs rang out. Meng Wei stood in mid-air with his hands on his hips, surrounded by scattered lightning, looking extremely smug.

Gu Fan arrived quickly and stepped forward to congratulate him: "Congratulations on your Foundation Establishment, Senior Brother! Oh, now you should call me Martial Uncle."

Meng Wei waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. Junior Brother has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he will probably enter the inner sect in a few years. I'm just taking the first step."

"Then I'll take your kind words, Senior Brother." Gu Fan smiled confidently.

Just as Meng Wei said, after three years of hard training, Gu Fan has also broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

With a thousand merits in hand, he achieved short-term freedom in obtaining elixirs, and the Samadhi True Fire further eliminated any worries about his frivolous magical power.

There are still four years left until the ten-year agreement, but Gu Fan expects he can attempt to establish his foundation in two more years.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and disciples from Lingxi Peak kept arriving.

Since they were all acquaintances, they simply set up a banquet in Meng Wei's courtyard, and the group drank until dawn.

The next morning, everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

Meng Wei packed his bags, took one last look at the small courtyard where he had lived for decades, and then vanished into thin air.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the Lingxiao Sect will redistribute the cave dwellings, making the spiritual energy even more abundant than that of Lingxi Peak.

Watching Meng Wei's departing figure, Gu Fan smiled gently.

......

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon revolve.

Two years later, the warm spring sun shone brightly in the courtyard, and the tall peach tree sprouted several new buds.

Gu Fan sat cross-legged on the futon, his face expressionless, staring at a bright green pill the size of a longan in his hand. A rich, refreshing fragrance emanated from the pill, which was invigorating to the senses.

It is the Foundation Establishment Pill that countless Qi Refining cultivators dream of!

"My magical power hasn't increased for three days," Gu Fan muttered to himself.

He focused his inner consciousness on himself and saw a powerful, crimson vortex slowly rotating in his dantian. At its core, it even began to mist, condensing into fine droplets of magical energy.

The Samadhi Fire transformed into a twelve-petaled lotus platform, with a few water droplets falling onto it, resembling morning dew.

"The time has come; the Foundation Establishment stage begins today!"

Gu Fan's gaze sharpened, and after taking a deep breath, he tilted his head back and swallowed the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The Foundation Building Pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and an unprecedented surge of powerful spiritual energy flowed through the twelve-story building. Without any deliberate effort, it continuously expanded its reach along the meridians throughout the body.

In an instant, a wave of intense pain surged through me, and my muscles trembled involuntarily.

Gu Fan grunted, then clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh. He frowned, gritted his teeth, and endured the pain, with veins bulging on his forehead.

But his mind remained clear.

He had read countless records in the Chenxing Pavilion about the key points and essentials of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

During the foundation building process, the most important thing is to keep one's mind clear. Only in this way can the spiritual energy in the dantian be compressed into a liquid state, preventing the meridians from being burst by the abundant spiritual energy.

After being nourished by the morning glow and purple qi and refined by the Samadhi True Fire, Gu Fan's meridians have far surpassed those of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

After circulating for nine cycles, the spiritual energy transformed from the Foundation Establishment Pill transformed into pure mana and crashed down into the dantian, instantly filling it.

The magical energy vortex accelerated instantly, compressing inward under the control of divine sense.

Before anyone knew it, a pool of crimson, blood-red water droplets condensed on the ground and fell like raindrops.

The second drop, the third drop... the continuous stream of magical power was compressed into a liquid state, and it was as if a light rain was falling in Gu Fan's dantian.

A crackling sound filled my ears; it was the sound of raindrops hitting each other.

After a long while, the sound of raindrops turned into the gurgling sound of flowing water.

At the bottom of the dantian, a lake radiating the glow of dawn is formed. The Samadhi True Fire transforms into a lotus platform floating on it. Wisps of mist rise from the lake surface and instantly turn into raindrops, repeating the cycle endlessly.

As the lake formed, a vast and powerful aura erupted.

Gu Fan suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze seemingly burning with two flames.

Crimson flames shot into the sky, like a sunset glow stretching across the heavens, and Gu Fan leaped into the air.

The sun had risen to its zenith, the time when the element of fire was at its strongest, as if the clouds on the horizon had been ignited, turning into a fiery cloud.

Surrounded by flames, Gu Fan stood in mid-air, his hands naturally outstretched, his eyes closed as he felt the rhythm of spiritual energy.

A moment later, he tilted his head back and took a deep breath.

Like a whale drinking water, he swallowed the flames that filled the sky, and an overwhelming joy spread from the bottom of his heart, causing him to burst into laughter.

Scenes from the past flashed through my mind.

From seeking the Tao on the mountain, to drawing talismans and practicing Qi, and then to fighting in the Dharma assembly, it all felt like a lifetime had passed.

Once you pass through the Foundation Establishment stage, your lifespan increases to 240 years, but this is only the beginning of immortality.

A large crowd had gathered around him, and hundreds of eyes were fixed on Gu Fan, filled with envy, longing, and awe, but none dared to approach and disturb him.

It wasn't until Gu Fan descended from the sky that anyone stepped forward to congratulate him.

Gu Fan responded to each of them, and then joined everyone in another feast.

The next day, after the banquet, as everyone walked along the mountain path of Lingxi Peak, someone suddenly stopped and looked back at Gu Fan's courtyard.

"First, Senior Brother Meng successfully established his foundation, and then Senior Brother Gu did so just two years later. Two people have achieved foundation establishment here in a row. This place is truly blessed."

The others were also stunned.

"It seems...that's how it is," someone murmured.

The thought of the empty residence after Meng Wei and Gu Fan left immediately ignited a burning desire in many people's eyes.

Even if someone with a low-grade spiritual root cultivates a mid-grade technique, their chances of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage are only 10%. In any case, it's good to get a lucky break.

Leaving aside the debate among the crowd, Gu Fan was already packing his bags after the banquet ended.

He didn't have much luggage, and he quickly packed it all into his storage bag. However, having lived here for many years, he felt a little reluctant to leave.

Standing under the peach tree, Gu Fan patted the trunk.

This peach tree witnessed his cultivation of qi, spiritual practice, and foundation building.

Several branches were cut off while he was practicing his object manipulation skills, and several others were burned while he was refining his fire magic.

Looking at the traces he had left behind, a look of reminiscence flashed in Gu Fan's eyes. It was the beautiful scene of peach blossoms blooming and petals falling year after year.

"May you flourish and your flowers bloom like the sunset after this parting."

After Gu Fan finished speaking, he took out a pill, dissolved it in water, poured it onto the roots of the peach tree, and then left through the air.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the branches swayed slightly, as if bidding farewell to you.