Mortal: I, Zhang Tie, started by joining forces with Han Li to kill a strategist.

[Confirmed deduction of cultivation method, causality value -1000]

[Driving simulation... Driving simulation...]

The golden light of the Book of Cause and Effect shone brightly in the sea of ​​consciousness. Compared to the deduction of the "Giant Spirit Technique" which only took a few breaths, this deduction process lasted for the entire time it takes to burn an incense stick!

[Deduction successful!]

[Acquired cultivation technique: "Mysterious Earth Condensing Gold Technique - Foundation Establishment Chapter" (can be cultivated to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment)]

[Attributes: Earth, Metal]

【Characteristic 1: Using earth to nurture gold, it absorbs earth-attribute evil energy or the power of the earth's veins to temper the physical body, transforming the body into a golden embryo. When the golden embryo is fully formed, the physical strength is comparable to that of a demon beast of the same rank. When the golden embryo is perfected, it can increase the probability of breaking through to the Core Formation stage by 30%!】

[Characteristic Two: The body contains hidden gold, nurturing demon-dispelling golden energy within; it can be activated instantly with a thought, and its power increases with cultivation level!]

[Characteristic Three: Earth and Metal are mutually generative; Earth spiritual power nourishes Metal spiritual power, and Metal spiritual power in turn feeds back into Earth spiritual power, increasing cultivation speed by 30%!]

Here it comes, the Profound Earth Condensing Gold Technique? The name alone sounds a level above the Giant Spirit Technique!

Zhang Tie's gaze returned to the descriptions of the characteristics of the "Mysterious Earth Contains Gold Technique," and his breathing quickened.

Using earth to nurture gold, the physical body transforms into a golden embryo. This is clearly an advanced version of the "Giant Spirit Technique," and even stronger, capable of increasing the breakthrough probability of Core Formation by 30%!

That's not a minor bottleneck, it's the Core Formation stage!

Looking at that Demon-Slaying Golden Qi, it doesn't require hand seals or incantations; it can be activated instantly with just a thought. In battle, this can definitely give the opponent a big surprise and gain the upper hand!

There's one last characteristic: earth and metal generate each other, increasing cultivation speed by 30%. That's no small amount; while other cultivators with three spiritual roots might take ten years to cultivate, he only needs seven.

"Good! Good technique!" Zhang Tie muttered to himself, his eyes filled with excitement.

The Book of Cause and Effect certainly didn't disappoint him; the thousand cause and effect points were well spent!

Furthermore, Zhang Tie also discovered something that wasn't present in the previous Giant Spirit Skill: the Profound Earth Condensing Gold Technique had three words following it: "Foundation Building Chapter." This meant that what was deduced this time was a complete set of techniques, with subsequent chapters including Core Formation Chapter and even Nascent Soul Chapter?!

The complete cultivation method of the Foundation Building chapter of "Mysterious Earth Contains Gold Technique" flooded into Zhang Tie's sea of ​​consciousness, and every acupoint and meridian route was clearly imprinted in his mind.

Zhang Tie closed his eyes and began to repair.

Switching to a different cultivation method is much easier than starting from scratch with a new one. Moreover, the "Mysterious Earth Contains Gold Technique" is derived from the Giant Spirit Technique, sharing the same foundation, but is even more profound.

Zhang Tie began to circulate the new cultivation method, and the spiritual energy in the cultivation room seemed to have found an outlet, surging wildly into Zhang Tie's body.

The spiritual energy flows through the meridians, gradually widening and strengthening the meridians wherever it passes!

One major cycle, two major cycles...

Half a month later, Zhang Tie opened his eyes, a sharp metallic aura flashing in them.

After half a month of continuous practice, I finally mastered the basics of the "Mysterious Earth Contains Gold Technique"!

The spiritual liquid lake in Zhang Tie's dantian had expanded compared to half a month ago, and the circulation speed of spiritual energy had also increased significantly. More importantly, Zhang Tie could feel changes in his body, with his bones and flesh faintly glowing with a light golden light.

The embryonic form of gold described in "The Secret of Metal Concealed in the Mysterious Earth"?

However, to truly cultivate a golden embryo, it still needs to be tempered with earth-attribute evil energy or the power of the earth veins.

"Not enough!" Zhang Tie muttered to himself, closing his eyes to continue his cultivation.

For the next month, Zhang Tie did nothing but cultivate and refine his skills.

The spirit-gathering patterns in the cultivation room operated day and night, absorbing massive amounts of spiritual energy. After being refined by the Profound Earth and Metal Condensation Technique, the energy was transformed into spiritual liquid and injected drop by drop into his dantian.

In one month, the Spirit Liquid Lake finally turned into a small lake, and the early Foundation Establishment stage was completely consolidated!

Zhang Tie opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and his breath was as swift as an arrow.

After standing up and stretching for a while, I realized that my bones were stiff after two months of seclusion, and even the slightest movement produced a crackling sound.

"It's time to get out!"

Zhang Tie pushed open the stone door of the cultivation room and removed the jade plaque that restricted the cultivation.

He had only paid for one month's fee, but since he spent two months in the training room, he would need to pay an additional fifty spirit stones.

On the first floor, behind the counter in the main hall, the middle-aged cultivator was still dozing off. Hearing footsteps, he opened his eyes and looked over.

Then his eyes widened suddenly, and he jumped up from the chair.

This guy...has reached the Foundation Establishment stage?

Zhang Tie placed the jade tablet on the counter and then took out fifty spirit stones from his storage bag, handing them to the middle-aged cultivator.

"Return the secret chamber; this is the fifty spirit stones due for the second month's payment!"

The middle-aged cultivator did not accept the jade token and spirit stones, but instead raised Zhang Tie, his eyes full of surprise.

Two months ago, this kid came to rent a second-tier cultivation room, and he knew that the kid was preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. He never expected that the kid would actually succeed!

"You succeeded in breaking through with just one Foundation Establishment Pill. You're quite lucky!" the middle-aged cultivator murmured.

But these words startled Zhang Tie!

How did this middle-aged cultivator know he had a Foundation Establishment Pill and could even tell he had already established his foundation? Could it be that he tampered with the cultivation room?

"Wait a minute, wasn't this guy supposed to be at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining? How did he become a Foundation Establishment cultivator?!"

Before Zhang Tie could recover from the middle-aged cultivator's surprise at learning that he had a Foundation Establishment Pill to break through, he realized that the cultivation level revealed by the middle-aged cultivator was not right!

When I came here two months ago, this guy was clearly a Qi Refining cultivator. How come I broke through to Foundation Establishment and this guy also became a Foundation Establishment cultivator?!

Could it be that this guy was already at the Foundation Establishment stage and cultivated some kind of concealment technique, which prevented him from recognizing him during the Qi Refining stage?

Zhang Tie concluded that it was very likely what he was thinking.

These old fogies just love playing this low-level game of the "sweeping monk" (a term used to describe someone who works behind a low-level, unassuming person). What a bunch of old fogies!

Zhang Tie lost interest in talking to the other person and turned to leave.

"Wait!" The middle-aged monk's voice came from behind.

Zhang Tie frowned, stopped, and turned around.

"Your name is Zhang Tie, right? Two months ago, not long after you joined, people from the Enforcement Peak came here, and that's how I learned you were a new disciple from the Ascension Conference!"

"The people from the Enforcement Peak said you attacked your fellow disciples without cause and injured two members of the Xie family. They wanted to enter the cultivation room to arrest you, but I stopped them!"

Zhang Tie frowned slightly, not expecting so many things to happen after he entered the cultivation room for seclusion.

Enforcement Peak, the Xie family really has the nerve to file a complaint. You really can't underestimate the shamelessness of some people!

The misunderstanding was cleared up; the middle-aged cultivator had learned about his situation from the law enforcement disciple and was not a lewd voyeur.

Zhang Tie clasped his hands in a respectful greeting to the middle-aged cultivator: "Thank you for your help, Senior Brother!"

According to the rules, people of the same level can address each other as fellow disciples. The middle-aged cultivator in front of him must be of higher cultivation than him, so it is perfectly acceptable to call him senior brother.

The middle-aged cultivator waved his hand: "No need to thank me. I was just following the rules. However, now that you've broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the people from the Enforcement Peak can't do anything to you. But you should still go and explain things clearly!"

"The importance of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining is quite different..."

The middle-aged cultivator's lips curled up into a smile.

Zhang Tieyi understood, thanked him again, and turned to leave Lingyuan Pavilion.

As they left Lingxian Peak, a cold glint flashed in Zhang Tie's eyes. The Xie family?

Those guys have been causing him trouble time and time again. First, they blocked him in his cave for half a month, and then they went to the Enforcement Peak to make false accusations, trying to use the Enforcement Hall to take him down. Do they really think he's a pushover?

Zhang Tie concluded that since someone within the sect dared to target him so brazenly, there must be a Foundation Establishment cultivator behind it all.

Having spent so much time with Han Li, he's just as vengeful as Han Li!

He has already firmly remembered this debt.