This cultivation world was never serious from the start.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Zhe slowly opened his eyes.

The spirit stones in the cauldron had disappeared, leaving only a thick layer of dust—the debris left after the spirit stones had dissipated.

"How does it feel?"

The senior sister's voice rang out above Su Zhe's head.

Su Zhe stood up from the cauldron, then leaped out of it and landed steadily in front of Ming Xi.

The earth trembled slightly the moment Su Zhe landed, as if in response to his landing.

Su Zhe almost couldn't help but shout "Gaia!", but seeing his senior sister's expectant gaze, he didn't.

He closed his eyes, letting his consciousness flow through his body, feeling the changes within himself.

"It seems... there aren't any obvious changes, no! There are!"

Su Zhe suddenly opened his eyes, and the expression on his face quickly turned to joy.

He felt it very clearly!

If his physical body was previously like "water" absorbing spiritual energy, then now he has transformed the water into sand, directly elevating his physical body to a higher level.

To put it bluntly, he was able to withstand the spells of Qi Refining cultivators before, and he should be able to withstand the spells of Foundation Establishment cultivators now as well.

Su Zhe truthfully told his senior sister Mingxi about the changes in himself.

Upon hearing this, Mingxi raised her eyes slightly and looked at Su Zhe. "The prototype of invulnerability to all magic? Interesting."

"Senior sister, does being immune to all magic mean I won't be afraid of any spells anymore?" Su Zhe asked, his eyes sparkling.

That's right, that's the method of achieving an indestructible golden body!

What's the use of just being able to withstand blows?

Invulnerability is the mainstream!

"Yes, but that also means you are completely cut off from magic." Mingxi nodded.

Su Zhe was taken aback. What did it mean to be completely cut off from magic?

"But you can't cultivate magic anyway, so these aren't really disadvantages," Mingxi continued.

"I can practice magic..." Su Zhe said in a low voice.

"You mean the time when the blood was shed at the peak of magic?" Mingxi asked back.

Su Zhe scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Your current form is only the rudimentary stage of invulnerability. At the Foundation Establishment stage, you should perfect this rudimentary stage, which is to say... accumulating sand to form a tower," Mingxi said calmly.

Su Zhe was taken aback upon hearing this.

Building a tower from grains of sand?

That's quite a vivid description.

"So, I've already entered the Foundation Establishment stage?" Su Zhe asked uncertainly.

His cultivation method is different from others, so he is not sure whether he has broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

"What do you feel is the difference between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment?" Mingxi suddenly asked.

Su Zhe was speechless. As a time traveler, what difference did he know?

Fortunately, the senior sister didn't actually wait for Su Zhe's answer, but instead asked and answered her own question.

"Qi cultivation is the process of condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and making it one's own. This process involves treating the dantian as a vat to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. When the vat is full, one can establish one's foundation."

"As for Foundation Building, it means solidifying the water in the vat and turning it into the foundation for cultivation. Your current state is indeed Foundation Building."

Mingxi calmly began to explain to Su Zhe what Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment were.

Su Zhe roughly understood.

So, my watering period is over, and now it's time for the solidification period?

"Understood." Su Zhe nodded obediently.

"The Foundation Establishment stage must not be rushed. We must cultivate ourselves properly at this level," Mingxi said calmly.

Su Zhe continued to nod.

"However, now that you have reached the Foundation Establishment stage and completed your cultivation of the Undying Scripture at the Qi Refining stage, you can go to the library again," Mingxi said, putting away the cauldron.

"But I have no more contributions to the sect..." Su Zhe scratched his head sheepishly.

When he returned from Qifeng, he still had a lot of contributions to the sect, but his senior sister said that they belonged to their master and took them back to him.

He is now penniless and has become a mysterious transmigrator.

"I'll give you five thousand contribution points, which will allow you to stay at the Foundation Establishment stage of the Library Pavilion for fifty hours," Mingxi said, her fingertips lightly tracing Su Zhe's disciple token.

In an instant, contributions from five thousand sects were credited to the account.

Su Zhe was astonished. When he was in the Qi Refining stage, he only needed 10 contribution points to stay in the library for an hour. Now that he had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he would need 100 contribution points to stay for an hour!

That's ten times!

Of course, Su Zhe only dared to think this in his heart.

Upon arriving at the library, Su Zhe strode in with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest out.

The one guarding the library is still Senior Mountain Spirit.

However, the Mountain Spirit was in a much better mood than before. The wreath on its head was in full bloom and trembling gently, like a little fairy blooming in the spring breeze.

However, all of this came to an abrupt end after Su Zhe appeared.

"Senior Mountain Spirit! I'm here!"

Su Zhe rushed into the library while excitedly shouting.

Shanling suddenly raised her head and met Su Zhe's brightly smiling face.

Then, the image of Su Zhe dressed in women's clothing, showing off his abs and striking a pose, subconsciously popped into my mind!

Mountain Spirit: !!!

Get up!

I saw a ghost!

Shanling quickly lowered her head and rubbed her eyes, then looked up again and found that it really was Su Zhe!

"Senior! Aren't you happy to see me?" Su Zhe asked with a bright smile.

Shanling's face fell, the flowers on her wreath drooped, and her whole spirit seemed to collapse. "Mmm, mmm, happy, happy..."

The mountain spirit casually offered a couple of perfunctory words.

She's happy for no reason!

Just a few days ago, this kid was standing on the peak covered in blood. She thought he had finally come to his senses and wanted to rid the people of evil, so he committed suicide on the peak.

After watching the spectacle and anticipating it for a while, Shanling finally realized that this kid's massacre of the magic peak was all just to shout at him...

Who would be so kind as to splash blood on someone just to call them out?

"But you don't seem very happy..." Su Zhe scratched his head.

Senior Mountain Spirit's mood is easy to discern; just look at the flower wreath on her head.

Flowers in full bloom mean you're in a good mood.

If the flowers bloom unremarkable, it indicates that you are in a so-so mood.

If the flowers are drooping, it means you're not in a good mood.

As for now...

Su Zhe glanced at it and wondered why the flowers on Senior Mountain Spirit's head looked like they were about to wither.

Su Zhe quickly and kindly reminded Senior Mountain Spirit, while also wanting to show off his magical talent, "Senior, the flowers on your head seem a bit thirsty. I just happened to learn the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, how about I water them for you?"

Upon hearing this, the mountain spirit turned pale and several flowers on her head fell off in fright.

"No! No! Please don't!" Shanling waved her hands and backed away, her innocent face filled with terror!

Good guy!

No wonder he's the tough guy who took off his clothes and dressed as a woman during the test; this kid actually wants to wash his hair with blood!

That's so evil!

No wonder he was chosen by the Heavenly Demon Sect!

"Alright... then please take good care of yourself, senior. I'll go upstairs by myself."

Su Zhe was puzzled and could only scratch his head before turning away.

Watching Su Zhe walk away, Shan Ling suddenly realized something!

This guy broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm?!