The spiritual energy was restored, and he became a mortal immortal in two days.

She no longer thought about the prescribed route in the Suhua Sutra, nor did she worry about how to pass through each acupoint.

She simply relaxed her mind, immersing her consciousness within her body to "feel" the chaotic spiritual energy.

Something amazing happened.

When she relinquished control and simply "felt" it, she discovered that although the spiritual energy was violent, it was not entirely chaotic.

It seems to be instinctively "flowing" in a certain direction.

That direction is not the "Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian" recorded in the Suhua Jing, but another more obscure and closer to the origin of the body's essence!

"This is....."

Lu Yao was surprised and suspicious, but she couldn't care less about that at the moment.

She tried to gently "push" the spiritual energy with her mind, not by forcing it, but by going with its flow and giving it a helping hand.

"Pop!"

A very faint sound, like a bubble bursting, rang out inside her.

That violent spiritual energy, like a flood bursting its banks, found an outlet, burst through some invisible constraint, and surged into that hidden, tiny vein!

At the very moment the spiritual energy surged in—

boom!

Lu Yao felt as if her consciousness had been struck by lightning!

A deafening roar, like a landslide or a tsunami, resounded from within my body!

It wasn't pain, but an indescribable throbbing and sublimation originating from the very source of life!

She "saw" the location of her dantian (lower abdomen) and dantian.

That place, which was originally empty with only a faint wisp of spiritual energy swirling around, is now being flooded with endless spiritual energy from all directions!

These spiritual energies are not chaotic, but rather, under the guidance of the profound techniques of the Suhua Scripture, they are rapidly condensed, compressed, and transformed!

Qi Refining Level 1... Qi Refining Level 3... Qi Refining Level 6... Qi Refining Level 9...

Her cultivation level is soaring at an astonishing rate!

The minor realm of Qi Refining, which ordinary cultivators need to work hard for several years or even more than ten years to cross, is like a paper window to her, which can be broken with a single poke!

But this is not over yet!

When the spiritual energy accumulated to the limit of the ninth level of Qi Refining, it did not stop.

Instead, guided by some higher-level force, it began to undergo a deeper qualitative change!

hum!

Within Lu Yao's dantian, all the spiritual energy suddenly contracted inward, condensing into an extremely tiny "point" that emitted a faint white light!

This point of light is like the singularity at the beginning of the universe, containing unimaginable vitality and potential!

The foundation of the Dao is formed naturally!

She did not take any Foundation Building Pills, did not rely on any external aids, and even skipped the accumulation process of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

In that very instant, he crossed the insurmountable barrier that countless cultivators dreamed of and directly entered the Foundation Establishment stage!

Once the light spot is formed, it quickly stabilizes and begins to rotate spontaneously.

With each rotation, it absorbs a trace of pure spiritual energy from the outside world, transforming it into even purer foundation-building true essence, which nourishes her body and soul.

Lu Yao slowly opened her eyes.

The world she saw had become completely different.

The air was no longer nothingness; she could "see" the colorful, ethereal specks of light floating within it.

The distant chirping of birds and insects became incredibly clear, and one could even discern subtle emotional fluctuations within them.

As the mountain breeze blows, she can sense its speed, humidity, and even the information about the plants and trees it carries.

Her body felt so light it seemed to float, her senses were more than ten times sharper, and her thinking became clearer and more agile.

She lowered her head and looked at her hands.

The skin appeared more radiant and lustrous, and there was a faint, almost invisible white light flowing around the fingertips, which was a sign of the manifestation of the Foundation Establishment True Essence.

"I...I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Lu Yao's voice trembled with disbelief.

She felt the surging yet gentle Foundation Establishment True Essence within her body.

A surge of immense joy and bewilderment welled up within him as the white Dao foundation light steadily rotated in his dantian.

So... he's reached Foundation Establishment?

The legendary Foundation Establishment stage is a realm that countless cultivators are stuck in their entire lives of Qi Refining and can never reach. I just achieved it like this.

Moreover, he skipped the entire Qi Refining stage and went straight to Foundation Establishment?

She turned her head sharply to look at Chen Xuan on the rock, her eyes filled with shock, gratitude, and deep awe.

Chen Xuan had already sat up at some point, still looking as lazy as ever. He pulled out a green gourd from somewhere and took a sip of water from inside.

"Hmm, so-so, it can be considered an introduction to the Suhua Sutra."

He put down the gourd, glanced at Lu Yao casually, and spoke in a flat tone as if Lu Yao had not just made an amazing leap, but had simply learned to tie her own shoelaces.

"Senior...Senior Brother..."

Lu Yao was so excited she was incoherent, "I...I really reached the Foundation Establishment stage? What...what just happened? I felt the spiritual energy..."

"The Suhua Jing is a foundational method that directly points to the Great Dao, but later generations of ordinary people cannot understand it and regard it as an ordinary qigong exercise."

Chen Xuan interrupted her and explained, "The reason you encountered an obstruction when you circulated your energy to the Tanzhong acupoint is because you were subconsciously trying to understand it using old cultivation concepts."

"When I ask you to relinquish control and follow the instincts of spiritual energy, I am actually asking you to experience the true 'intention' of the technique, rather than memorizing its 'form'."

He paused, then looked at Lu Yao: "Everyone's body is a unique universe, and the most suitable cultivation path is different for each person."

"The truly superior method is not to draw a fixed path for you to follow, but to give you a key so that you can open the door in your body that is most suitable for you."

Lu Yao listened with a sense of understanding but not quite, yet she felt a sudden sense of enlightenment.

She used to feel sluggish and awkward when she practiced, and now that she thinks back, it was probably because she was too eager for quick success.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior brother!"

Lu Yao bowed deeply to Chen Xuan.

She knew that without her senior brother's seemingly casual words, she would have not only failed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage today, but would probably have already suffered a qi deviation and lost all her cultivation.

Chen Xuan waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to be so polite.

"Foundation building is just the beginning; the road ahead is still very long."

He lay back down on the rock, closed his eyes, and muttered, "Consolidating my realm and familiarizing myself with the use of true energy."

"In addition, there is more content after the Foundation Building chapter of the Suhua Sutra. Go and read it yourself. Ask me if you don't understand."

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

Lu Yao nodded vigorously, her face flushed with excitement.

She felt full of power and couldn't wait to start practicing Foundation Establishment stage techniques.

But she quickly suppressed her impulse, remembering what her senior brother had said about consolidating her cultivation level.

She sat down cross-legged again and began to circulate the newly generated foundational true essence within her body according to the methods of the Foundation Building Chapter of the Suhua Sutra, feeling the new realm of being more closely connected with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

As the sun gradually rose higher, it dispelled the last of the morning mist, and the mountains and forests were filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers, a scene of tranquility and peace.

Chen Xuan lay on the rock, seemingly asleep, his breathing even and deep.

Only Lu Yao knew that those few casual words were nothing short of a life-saving grace to her.

Looking at her senior's quiet profile, the reliance and closeness she already had gradually gave way to an indescribable admiration and trust.

With my senior brother around, even the most difficult things seem to become simple.