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Chapter 135 Zhou Chun's Choice of Foundation Establishment Technique [Please Subscribe]

After his initial failure to establish his foundation, Zhou Chun rested for about ten days.

The main purpose is to soothe the impact on the Qihai acupoint, and also to summarize the lessons learned.

Failure is the mother of success; only after experiencing failure can one better understand how to find success.

After summarizing, Zhou Chun realized that the main reason for his previous failure in the Foundation Establishment stage was probably that he took too long to break through the illusion, which consumed a lot of the medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pills.

Otherwise, the impact of his previous cyclone collapse might not have been able to break through the protective film formed by the medicinal power of the Foundation Building Pill in one go.

Another reason, of course, is that he made a mistake in controlling the final step of reversing the magical vortex and failed to grasp the rhythm.

Next, he attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage again, and these two points remained difficulties he needed to overcome.

However, having learned from the first failure, and knowing that the second time he took the Foundation Establishment Pill, there would be no more medicinal power wasted on removing "impurities" from his body, Zhou Chun still had great confidence in successfully establishing his foundation.

So after his body recovered, he took the second Foundation Establishment Pill and began his second Foundation Establishment process.

Sure enough, after taking the Foundation Establishment Pill this time, almost no impurities appeared on Zhou Chun's body surface.

He quickly began his attempt to break through the Foundation Establishment stage again.

Unlike last time, this time Zhou Chun faced another illusion after failing to take two Foundation Establishment Pills, which resulted in the disgust and abandonment from the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde.

He harbored doubts and worries about the fact that the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde was not close to him.

In this illusion, his doubts and worries were magnified infinitely.

In the illusion, after he failed and emerged from seclusion, the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde not only disregarded the patriarch Zhou Daoyi's pleas and rejected the suggestion to obtain more Foundation Establishment Pills for him to undergo a third Foundation Establishment, but also demanded that he offer up all his wealth to compensate for the loss of the two Foundation Establishment Pills.

When the other clansmen learned that he had failed to establish his foundation after taking two Foundation Establishment Pills, they were filled with jealousy and strongly supported the decision of the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde.

Those clansmen who had once been on good terms with him now looked at him with great disappointment and disgust.

Compared to the previous illusion, this one is much more lifelike, perfectly portraying the evil in human nature.

However, Zhou Chun did not linger in the illusion for long this time, and quickly broke through the illusion and regained consciousness.

He is not a supporter of the idea that "human nature is inherently evil," and he has always believed that sincerity will be reciprocated.

Zhou Chun's outstanding contributions to the Zhou family are more than enough to warrant two Foundation Establishment Pills, or even three to five.

Moreover, his management and combat abilities are among the best of the younger generation in the Zhou family.

Moreover, both the clan leader Zhou Daoyi and the third elder Zhou Daoquan had received "Soul Heart Fruits" from him.

Therefore, he absolutely refused to believe that he would be so heartlessly abandoned just because he failed to establish his foundation!

Even after Zhou Jiacheng failed to establish his foundation by taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, the clan leader Zhou Daoyi never blamed him.

How could Zhou Chun possibly be abandoned!

Therefore, with this sincere heart, Zhou Chun easily broke through the illusion and regained consciousness.

After regaining consciousness, he discovered that he had only used up less than 20% of the Foundation Establishment Pill's potency.

This put him at ease and made him even more confident.

Next, he gathered magical energy again, and thanks to the experience of the previous failure, he succeeded on only two tries.

When the magical energy vortex began to reverse, Zhou Chun calmed his mind and slowly tried.

Although there was one failure in the middle, with the support of the Foundation Building Pill, the protective membrane easily withstood the impact of the magic power after the failure.

When he started his third attempt, Zhou Chun finally managed to smoothly reverse the vortex of magical energy.

Tick ​​tock!

Suddenly, a crisp sound of water droplets rang out from inside Zhou Chun's body.

Below the reversing vortex, a drop of magical essence, radiating golden, blue, and cyan spiritual light, fell like spring dew, landing in the previously empty sea of ​​qi below.

Then, drop after drop of magical power, like water dripping from a faucet, continued to fall, gradually accumulating into a small pond within Zhou Chun's dantian.

After the last drop of magical power essence fell, no more misty magical power could be seen in Zhou Chun's Qi Sea; only a pool of magical power essence shimmering with three-colored spiritual light remained.

Become!

Looking at the pool of true mana that appeared in Zhou Chun's dantian, his heart finally settled back into his stomach.

Then he circulated his cultivation technique, channeling the magical power and true essence out of his dantian and guiding it to other meridians and acupoints.

This guidance revealed that the original "Five Qi Facing the Sun Scripture" was far less effective at guiding magical power and true essence than it had been for guiding mist-like magical power.

The time required to complete one cycle of the exercise is several times longer than before!

This means that if he were to use this technique to cultivate again, his speed would be several times slower than before!

With such a huge difference, it's no wonder that the first thing cultivators do after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is to quickly switch to a new cultivation method.

As the magical energy circulated through his meridians and acupoints, nourishing the surrounding flesh and bones, Zhou Chun soon discovered that his body was gradually changing.

He knew in his heart that this was the beginning of the true essence of magic refining and nourishing his body, gradually making his physical body transcend the ordinary.

This process is slow and lengthy, generally taking more than six months to complete the tempering.

Only then can one truly become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, inside and out.

This applies not only to the physical body but also to the consciousness.

Zhou Chun felt that although his spiritual sense had increased a lot, it was still not at the level of Foundation Establishment cultivators who could easily reach hundreds of feet.

However, every time the true essence of magic flows through acupoints such as the glabella and the shin area, it nourishes the soul and strengthens the consciousness.

If this continues, his spiritual sense will eventually grow to a level much stronger than that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

So, for the rest of the time, Zhou Chun settled down in the secret room to meditate and circulate his magical energy to nourish his body.

Although the Five Qi Rising Sun Scripture is no longer usable, it is obviously more worthwhile to continue using this scripture to transfer magical power and true essence to temper the body than to switch to a new cultivation method.

Moreover, Zhou Chun's body, which has not yet completed its transformation, may not necessarily be able to adapt to the practice of the new technique.

After Zhou Chun had been in seclusion for nearly three months to establish his foundation, he finally emerged from seclusion first.

At this time, Zhou Chun's body had not yet completed its transformation, and his spiritual sense had not yet reached its growth limit.

However, he had already mastered all the abilities that Foundation Establishment cultivators could possess, such as flying by controlling Qi.

After emerging from seclusion, just like Zhou Jiarui whom he had met before, he couldn't wait to take to the air and experience the thrill of flying.

With a slight raise of his hands, and a thought from his mind, his body moved as lightly as the wind, swaying back and forth in the sky, rising and falling at will.

As long as his magic power remains, he can maintain this state indefinitely.

This feeling of freedom and ease in flight is far beyond what can be achieved by using magical flying artifacts.

Zhou Chun's commotion naturally attracted the attention of the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

Soon his joyful laughter echoed across Pagoda Peak.

"Hahaha, Masaharu, you've finally emerged victorious!"

A flash of azure light appeared, and Zhou Daoyi's figure quickly appeared in mid-air.

His face was full of joy, and he looked even happier than Zhou Chun, who had just come out of quarantine.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun was deeply moved. He quickly descended from his height and bowed to the elder, saying, "Clan leader, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."

After saying that, he added with a hint of regret, "It's a pity that my abilities are somewhat lacking; I couldn't save the family a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Hearing this, Zhou Daoyi waved his hand with his smile undiminished and said, "As long as you can successfully establish your foundation, those external items are gone, so be it. We can find a way to obtain them later."

With that, he moved and landed on the ground, saying, "Come, follow me into the hall and we'll discuss this in detail."

After entering the Zhongping Hall, Zhou Daoyi only asked a few casual questions about Zhou Chun's feelings after establishing his foundation, and then quickly got to the point.

"Now that you have successfully established your foundation, it is time to fulfill some of the promises I made to you on behalf of the family."

"Alright then, in three months, the family will hold a Foundation Establishment ceremony for you. I will invite some cultivators from other families to attend, and then I will ask the Grand Elder to publicly announce your appointment as Vice Clan Leader!"

"As for the promise that the Supreme Elder personally gifted you the magical artifact, whether it still counts or not, I will have to ask him again to find out. You don't need to worry."

It was originally said that Zhou Chun successfully established his foundation by taking only one Foundation Establishment Pill, which would allow him to immediately become the deputy clan leader and receive many superior privileges.

However, Zhou Chun only succeeded in establishing his foundation after consuming two Foundation Establishment Pills.

Taking one more Foundation Establishment Pill would naturally deplete much of the merit he had previously accumulated for his family.

Therefore, Zhou Daoyi was not sure what the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde was thinking.

Although Zhou Chun also wanted to obtain the things Zhou Daoyi mentioned, it wasn't absolutely necessary for him.

After all, he already possesses two second-tier magic artifacts!

He immediately replied, "This junior understands. Rest assured, Clan Chief, whatever the clan decides, this junior will have no complaints whatsoever!"

"Yes, it's good that you have this mindset."

Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Zhou Chun's answer.

Then, looking at Zhou Chun again, he asked, "Have you made up your mind about choosing a cultivation method?"

Upon hearing his question, Zhou Chun immediately replied without hesitation, "This junior has already made up my mind. I want to cultivate a technique that not only grants powerful supernatural abilities and spells but also allows for rapid advancement in magical power!"

"Oh, are you really sure? This is a major event that will affect your entire future; you must be very careful!"

Zhou Daoyi looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression, seemingly somewhat surprised by his answer.

Zhou Chun replied resolutely, "I've made up my mind, and I'm willing to bear all the consequences!"

Seeing his resolute answer, Zhou Daoyi knew that he had truly made up his mind.

So I didn't try to persuade you any further, and simply nodded and said, "Alright, since you've made up your mind, come find me after you've completely stabilized your cultivation. I'll take you to choose a cultivation method that suits your needs!"

"Yes, I understand."

Zhou Chun responded and went back to his residence to continue consolidating his cultivation.

Soon, the news of Zhou Chun's successful Foundation Establishment spread throughout the Zhou family like a gust of wind.

Following the successful Foundation Establishment of Zhou Jiarui and Zhou Jiahe, two cultivators of the "Jia" generation, the first Foundation Establishment cultivator of the "Zheng" generation of the Zhou family has finally been born!

When the news spread, many Zhou family cultivators felt a mixture of joy and elation.

The joy was, of course, because the family had gained another Foundation Establishment cultivator, which further strengthened their foundation.

However, the fact that Zhou Chun, the thirteenth member of the "Zheng" generation, successfully established his foundation left some elders and fellow cultivators feeling rather uneasy.

Some of them were more than twice Zhou Chun's age, and some had once been at the same cultivation level as Zhou Chun.

But Zhou Chun has now successfully established his foundation, while they may never have the chance to do so in their lifetime!

This huge sense of disparity is certainly unpleasant to feel.

"I never expected him to reach this point so quickly!"

On Baozhi Peak, the Fifth Elder Zhou Jiahe was both surprised and delighted upon hearing the news, and he was amazed that Zhou Chun had succeeded in establishing his foundation so quickly.

"I originally thought I would reach the Foundation Establishment stage before him, which would make repaying his favor much easier. I never expected that he would be ahead of me now!"

When Zhou Jiapeng learned that Zhou Chun had successfully established his foundation, he was filled with emotion and amazement.

"As expected, I knew this thirteenth brother would have a bright future. A Foundation Establishment cultivator at thirty-six years old, tsk tsk tsk..."

Zhou Zhengyu, Zhou Chun's cousin who had once gone to Yunzhou with him to investigate the Jiaolong, could only marvel upon hearing the news.

Zhou Zhengtao, Zhou Chun's cousin who had previously made sarcastic remarks about Zhou Chun during the capture of the eight-horned water deer, was stunned when he heard the news.

After standing there stunned for a long while, she finally sighed softly, "It's true what they say, comparisons are odious!"

Leaving aside the reactions of the other Zhou family cultivators upon hearing the news of Zhou Chun's successful Foundation Establishment.

After returning to his residence, Zhou Chun couldn't help but recall his previous conversation with the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

It turns out that after a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, the cultivation methods they switch to are generally divided into three categories.

One type is a cultivation technique that grants cultivators powerful abilities to defeat enemies. Successfully cultivating this type of technique will grant them powerful magical abilities and certain characteristics, greatly enhancing their combat capabilities and even enabling them to fight against opponents of higher levels!

However, the drawbacks of this type of cultivation method are also obvious. Usually, after practicing it, the speed of magical power improvement is very slow. It may take fifty or sixty years to break through a small realm.

Those who cultivate this technique will basically never be able to open their Purple Mansion!

The second type of cultivation method is exactly the opposite. After practicing it, not only will one's magical power improve at an astonishing speed and be easy to succeed in, but the probability of encountering cultivation bottlenecks in the future will also be much lower than that of cultivators using the first type of cultivation method.

However, the flaws of this technique are also obvious. It provides almost no means of self-defense, and the supernatural powers it comes with are pitifully weak. Cultivators cannot gain any boost to their combat power from this technique.

If the cultivation levels are the same, a cultivator practicing the second type of technique is almost certainly no match for a cultivator practicing the first type of technique, and may even be defeated by the opponent who is of a higher level!

Even so, many cultivators still choose to cultivate the second type of technique in order to break through their cultivation realm and gain a longer lifespan.

After all, the pursuit of immortality and the Dao is the true intention behind many people embarking on the path of cultivation.

Besides the two types of cultivation methods mentioned above, there is another type of cultivation method, which is the one that Zhou Chun chose.

This third type of cultivation method can be said to combine the advantages of the previous two types of cultivation methods. It can greatly enhance the cultivator's combat ability, obtain powerful supernatural powers to defeat enemies, and also improve the cultivation of magic power very quickly.

However, this type of exercise also has its shortcomings.

That is, this kind of cultivation method not only has many restrictions when it is practiced, but the process of cultivation is also very dangerous. It can easily lead to life-threatening situations, and one can die during cultivation if one is not careful!

Generally, cultivators who are not exceptionally gifted and possess abilities beyond those of ordinary people will not choose to cultivate this third type of technique.

In addition, compared to the previous two types of cultivation techniques, the third type of cultivation techniques is extremely rare and very precious, and is difficult to obtain easily.

Currently, there isn't a single cultivator in the Zhou family who dares to practice the third type of cultivation technique!

(End of this chapter)