The Long Journey to Immortality

Even Han Lu, who had a smooth journey through her three years of spiritual practice, felt she couldn't do that.

Han Lu set her cultivation goals extremely high, naturally hoping to form a high-grade golden core to increase her chances of advancing to the Nascent Soul or even the Divine Transformation realm.

The strengthened dantian and qi sea by the spiritual power of the Xuanpin Pearl when performing the Xuanpin Reincarnation technique, as well as the abundant spiritual power in the twelve spiritual meridians, were the source of Han Lu's confidence in having ambitions during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Since she had decided to be greedy during the Foundation Establishment stage, aiming to make her dantian as large as possible while maintaining its strength, Han Lu naturally needed to do more preparatory work to achieve her goal.

Based on the experience and lessons learned by Feng Bailu and Xiaoyaozi when they were building their foundations, Han Lu had a rough plan in mind in just the time it takes to eat a meal.

As a person of action, after dinner, Han Lu did not go back to her room to rest and meditate, but instead went out to the main street of Yuxi County, intending to buy some good things that she could use during her foundation building.

Some medicinal soups can be taken during the Foundation Establishment stage to refresh the mind and activate the spiritual energy within the body.

These two items are not hard to find. Han Lu had seen them in a pharmacy in Moyu City before, and felt that she should be able to buy them on the street in Dayu Dynasty, where cultivation resources are more abundant.

But the result was beyond Han Lu's expectations; she searched several pharmacies but returned empty-handed.

I finally understood the reason after being guided by a pharmacy clerk.

It turns out that because cultivation was so popular in the Great Yu Dynasty, even pills and soup recipes that low-level cultivators could use were sold separately.

In Yuxi County, a relatively remote small town, only one pharmacy under the county government sells cultivation pills and herbs.

Knowing she had gone to the wrong place, Han Lu was slightly embarrassed. After thanking the shop assistant, she followed the direction the shop assistant pointed and found the pharmacy.

Although the medicines for cultivation are sold exclusively to cultivators in the county town, there are no extra requirements for purchasing them at the pharmacy. As long as you can afford it, you can buy any medicinal herbs or pills in the pharmacy.

This relieved Han Lu, who had been an unregistered resident in the ancient cultivation secret realm and had endured many troublesome days as an unregistered resident, fearing that she would need to show her "immortal status" or a sect's identity certificate to shop here as well.

The pills and decoctions that Han Lu sought were not rare.

For convenience, Han Lu spent a spirit stone to buy all the pills and medicinal herbs, and then took out five taels of silver to ask the mortal pharmacist in the shop to brew the medicine for her.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Han Lu's storage bag contained three pills of different colors and a bottle of light yellow bitter soup.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

After resting and recuperating in the hotel room for two more days until she was in perfect condition, Han Lu swallowed all the pills and soups she had bought one night.

The reason for choosing nighttime is that water-attribute spiritual energy is more active at night, and even the spiritual energy within Han Lu's body will be affected by this event, making it easier to manage.

Even the smallest amount would be of considerable benefit to Han Lu during her foundation-building process.

Introspectively examine the twelve spiritual meridians within the body, which consist of 318 acupoints.

They observed the spiritual power within, which was several times greater than that of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

With a large and capable army, Han Lu felt confident that as long as she didn't make any serious mistakes, expanding her internal energy field to four or five times the size of Feng Bailu's would be no problem.

Chapter 252 Foundation Establishment (Lower Level)

A moment later, while waiting for the effects of the medicine to take hold in her body, she took out the Foundation Establishment Pill, which was needed for the Foundation Establishment stage.

This Foundation Establishment Pill was obtained from the Zhengyi Sect, and its efficacy is far superior to the three Foundation Establishment Pills in Xiaoyaozi's cave.

Han Lu felt that this Foundation Establishment Pill, which could be considered of excellent quality, should be able to improve her Foundation Establishment effect by three points.

Sitting cross-legged, temporarily shutting down all channels through which her body could exchange spiritual energy, Han Lu then pressed the Foundation Establishment Pill, which she had already been holding in her hand, onto her tongue.

All her preparations before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage were based on the experience and lessons learned from her predecessors.

One of the most important points is that during the Foundation Establishment stage, one must do one's best to prevent the exchange of spiritual energy between the body and the outside, so as to prevent the spiritual energy in the body from overflowing, instead of following the guidance of the cultivator and the Foundation Establishment Pill towards the direction of the dantian and the sea of ​​qi.

Compared to Qi Refining cultivators whose Qi Sea and Dantian are empty, even with the assistance of Foundation Establishment Pills, it is difficult for them to compete with heaven and earth for spiritual power during the Foundation Establishment process.

If this is not done, it is like trying to solve a math problem where water is being poured into a pool at the same time.

When the rate of water release exceeds the rate of water filling, the water will surely run out one day.

With each inflow and outflow, the spiritual energy available for foundation building will actually decrease. Since the time allotted for foundation building is limited, the foundation laid during this process will naturally be much weaker compared to those who block the internal and external passages.

Among the pills Han Lu swallowed was one specifically designed to help Qi Refining cultivators block the channels through which their spiritual veins flow outward, removing both the water inlet and outlet, and allowing only the water in the pool to handle this crucial Foundation Establishment process.

Having withdrawn all her spiritual power, Han Lu, now completely naked, waited until her mouth watered before curling her tongue and swallowing the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Han Lu closed her eyes, recalling the key points she needed to pay attention to during the Foundation Establishment stage as outlined in her plan, and took a crucial step toward a higher realm.

Under Han Lu's deliberate actions and the guidance of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the last two spiritual veins extending into the Qi Sea Dantian were completely repaired and connected.

Finally, the spiritual power within Han Lu's body, which was originally independent of her spiritual veins, was able to travel to her new abode, the Dantian, and unleash its full potential.

When the first wisp of spiritual energy entered the supposedly empty Qi Sea, Han Lu was able to see the appearance of her own Dantian Qi Sea again through internal vision after three years.

The scene of using the Mysterious Female Reincarnation technique three years ago is still vivid in my mind.

Although Han Lu knew that her dantian had undergone a reshaping process when she used the secret technique, she was still startled by the appearance of her dantian when she saw it this time.

Han Lu sighed, "Could this mean I've already completed the Foundation Establishment stage?!"

Under the influence of the Mysterious Pearl, Han Lu's Qi Sea Dantian before Foundation Establishment was almost identical to Feng Bailu's.

The remaining "residue" of the Mysterious Pearl, like a fake elixir, floated in Han Lu's still empty Qi Sea.

With such a favorable situation before her, Han Lu felt even more confident about building a world-class foundation.

Without wasting a moment, Han Lu immediately used the spiritual energy that had reached her dantian to expand her territory.

This step is somewhat like blowing up a balloon.

The more air you fill in, the bigger the balloon will blow up.

However, the larger the balloon, the easier it is to burst.

Therefore, it is necessary to use spiritual power to thicken and reinforce the outer wall of the balloon in order to make the balloon blowing process go smoothly.

However, once the outer wall is thickened, it takes more effort to inflate the balloon into a poop-like shape.

Many aspects need to be considered, but the amount of spiritual energy is limited.

Naturally, how to allocate spiritual power during the foundation-building process—whether to use it to inflate a balloon or to reinforce the outer wall of the balloon—became the biggest challenge facing cultivators.

The experienced Han Lu had already planned out her spiritual energy allocation method before even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

She originally planned to use 70% of her spiritual power to inflate the balloon first, and after expanding her dantian to a certain size, she would then spend 20% of her spiritual power to strengthen its outer wall.

The remaining ten percent of spiritual power will be used as an opportunity. If the outer wall is strong enough to meet the requirements for storing spiritual power, then this ten percent of spiritual power will be used to expand the Qi Sea.

If it is insufficient, then we will continue to strengthen it and proceed steadily.

But now, with such a superior foundation in front of Han Lu, she naturally adapted to the situation and made minor modifications to her plan.

First, use 80% of the spiritual power to expand, then use 10% to reinforce, and finally adapt to the situation.

Thus, this was the reference answer that Han Lu obtained after combining the experiences of Feng Bailu and Xiaoyaozi.

Having made the decision, Han Lu was determined to see it through to the end.

Entering a meditative state and observing internally, Han Lu could clearly see that, under her deliberate actions, her originally empty dantian was slowly growing stronger as it received its first wisp of spiritual energy.

It was initially only the size of a hatchling egg, but after being infused with some spiritual energy, it grew to the size of a fist.

After Han Lu emptied the spiritual energy from one of the spiritual veins and channeled it all into her dantian, the dantian swelled to the size of a pear, doubling in size from its initial size.

The Qi Sea of ​​most cultivators is generally this size.

"This..." This situation was beyond Han Lu's expectations. "If I pour all the spiritual energy from the twelve spiritual veins into my Qi Sea, won't I be carrying a big belly after I reach Foundation Establishment?"

Han Lu imagined herself as a pregnant woman, filled with magical energy, battling against others, and couldn't help but feel a chill.

Despite her dislike for Han Lu, she was still willing to sacrifice a little of her image for the sake of gaining magical power far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators.

Not to mention, this is just Han Lu's imagination, and she can't say for sure whether it will really happen.

At least, most of the geniuses in the ancient books that Han Lu had read were elegant and refined, and very few of them walked the cultivation world with a big belly after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

As it turns out, Han Lu was indeed overthinking it.

When the spiritual energy from the eight spiritual veins enters the dantian and expands it to the size of a basketball, it reaches its limit.

Adding more spiritual energy will not cause the Qi Sea and Dantian to expand even slightly.

Upon seeing this scene during her internal inspection, the ambitious Han Lu felt somewhat helpless. She had no choice but to use the spiritual power of her remaining four spiritual meridians to strengthen the walls of her dantian, making them more resilient so that they would provide her with more convenience when she began her foundational cultivation in the future.

Seeing that there was still a small portion of the Foundation Building Pill left in her abdomen, Han Lu was not in a hurry.

By carefully cultivating this fertile land, Han Lu is confident that she will reap a bountiful harvest in the autumn.

From start to finish, it took Han Lu a full three hours to exhaust all the spiritual energy in her body and complete the Foundation Establishment stage, a step that was both simple and complex. Naturally, after remaining at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining for half a year, she advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage.

When Han Lu woke up from her meditative state, her first feeling was not one of refreshment or clear senses.

She felt a weight on her chest, and as she sat cross-legged, she subconsciously leaned forward slightly.

Looking down, Han Lu, who could only barely see half of her thigh, didn't know what expression to make.

Subconsciously touching her two large, soft breasts, Han Lu complained, "Alright, I don't need to fight with this big belly anymore, I'll just have to show off my big boobs now."

[Author's Note] I still prefer the main character to have bigger breasts.

Chapter 253 From Foundation Establishment to Golden Core

Looking down at the pale pink accents on the two white mountain peaks, Han Lu's face flushed slightly.

The important matter is now settled, and even if I live alone, I can no longer continue to be naked.

She quickly activated the "True Phoenix Manual" and summoned the phoenix feathers again, transforming them into undergarments, inner garments, and outer garments, allowing her beautiful figure to be hidden once more beneath layers of ancient clothing.

The bra is a modern style of underwear that provides excellent support for the extra weight on the chest, allowing her to hold her head high as she used to.

Unfortunately, from now on, Han Lu will never be able to see her toes again when she looks down.

Get up from the bed.

Han Lu, who had just advanced from the Qi Refining Realm to the Foundation Establishment Realm and made great progress on her cultivation path, hadn't even had time to marvel at the changes in her cultivation level when she first noticed that her figure and facial features were slightly different from before.

Having cultivated within the Zhengyi Sect for two and a half years, Han Lu's body was actually only about eighteen years old and had not yet fully developed.

Today, I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage, which, under the influence of my cultivation, has caused my body to change to the state of a twenty-three or twenty-four-year-old.

Not only did his chest become fuller and more fleshy, but his facial features, appearance, and height also changed from before he established his foundation.

His facial features were much more mature than before, and his legs had also grown several centimeters longer as he cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage, which also increased his height considerably.

Fortunately, Han Lu's outfit was all obtained through transformation; otherwise, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, she would inevitably have to run around to secular clothing stores several times to buy new clothes that fit her.