120: Finally established the foundation!

Outside the Immortal Cave.

Quite a few Cultivators had already been attracted by the Foundation Establishment phenomenon.

They all looked up, discussing something with great fervor.

"The Foundation Establishment phenomenon has appeared, and the Spiritual Qi vortex has already formed. It's probably about to succeed in Foundation Establishment."

"Heh, I heard the person inside is Shopkeeper Han of Ink Talisman Pavilion. I didn't expect him to have reached this stage. From now on, I'll have to call him Senior Han."

"I wonder if Senior accepts attendants? I'm willing to serve Senior's every need!"

"How could Senior even look at a crooked melon or cracked date like you? If he were to choose, he'd choose me. I don't ask for much, just to be a concubine. Who knows, I might even become the main wife in the future."

"What the hell? Has Cultivation ruined his brain?"

"A great Foundation Establishment Cultivator, truly enviable..."

The Cultivators discussed animatedly, some envious, some jealous, and some secretly cursing Lu Ming to fail his Breakthrough.

Perhaps they would never be able to achieve Foundation Establishment in their entire lives, so seeing others achieve Foundation Establishment made them even more envious.

This was human nature; as long as others were not doing well, they would be very happy.

It was just that they didn't dare to show it. If the other party really succeeded in his Breakthrough, then it would be a huge joke.

They watched as the Spiritual Qi vortex above the Immortal Cave spun faster and faster, even stirring up a Spiritual Qi tide. A trace of Spiritual Pressure belonging to the Foundation Establishment Stage also emanated from deep within the Immortal Cave.

"Is it going to happen?"

A Cultivator couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

But no sooner had he spoken than the Spiritual Qi vortex above collapsed with a roar, vanishing into nothingness.

The scene was first dead silent, then erupted into an uproar.

"Hahaha, I told you, how could the Foundation Establishment Stage be so easy to Breakthrough?"

"Tsk, another person trying to Heaven-Defying change his fate, wasting my time!"

"I thought I'd see a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator born in Immortal City. Is this all there is to it?"

"Ink Talisman Pavilion is finished! After offending so many people before, now without Han Feiyu's protection, it will be completely devoured by those covetous people in Immortal City!"

"Disperse, disperse, it's boring!"

Those Cultivators who had just shown such reverence immediately changed their expressions upon seeing Lu Ming's Breakthrough failure.

The schadenfreude on their faces was unconcealed; such is the myriad of human emotions.

Sarcastic remarks and cold words filled the air.

Zhou Yang, who was guarding in front of the Immortal Cave, listened to these words, clenching his fists tightly, his fingernails digging into his flesh, yet he showed no reaction.

"Fa...failed?"

Zhou Yang couldn't believe it. He understood Wu Daoren's style of doing things.

Wu Daoren rarely took risks for things he wasn't confident about.

He was waiting, waiting for a miracle that was almost impossible to appear.

Zhou Yang had forgotten his initial purpose for following Wu Daoren.

Originally, he just wanted to enjoy the shade under a big tree, so he hoped Wu Daoren would successfully Breakthrough, and he could also take advantage of it.

But now, he wanted Wu Daoren to be safe and sound even more.

Senior had treated him well; he would not abandon Senior and leave!

So he couldn't leave and wouldn't leave. If Senior really failed his Breakthrough, he could rescue him in time.

Zhou Yang decided to wait a little longer. If there was no movement, he would break in and take Wu Daoren away, even if he had to!

Just then!

A familiar fluctuation once again emanated from deep within the Immortal Cave.

The Foundation Establishment phenomenon reappeared, forming a Spiritual Qi vortex that swirled above the Immortal Cave.

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

The Cultivators who had not yet dispersed saw this scene, and some couldn't stand the stimulation, screaming in surprise.

"How is this possible? Did he not fail his Breakthrough just now?"

"No way, he clearly failed his Breakthrough just now!"

"But this phenomenon cannot be faked!"

"Could it be that he took a Foundation Establishment Pill and is now attempting a second time!"

As this person finished speaking, he saw a group of people looking at him as if he were an idiot.

The backlash suffered from a failed Breakthrough would either kill or cripple a person. Even with the protection of a Foundation Establishment Pill, without several years of recuperation, a second Breakthrough would be impossible.

The crowd could not explain this scene and could only attribute it to differences in individual Physique, or perhaps the Foundation Establishment phenomenon also varied.

After all, in the world of Cultivation, anything is possible. It's quite reasonable for the phenomenon to be a bit strange, right!

So, an hour later, the crowd saw the phenomenon in the sky dissipate again.

However, this time, the crowd's reaction was not as strong; they just waited quietly.

They were observing whether this time would be different.

Indeed.

Not long after, the phenomenon appeared again.

As time gradually passed, with the moon rising and the sun setting, two days went by just like that.

The expressions of the crowd ranged from shock to bewilderment, and finally to numbness.

"It's happening again! How many times has this been?"

"Eigh...eighteen times... I think!"

"He can still play like this!"

All the Cultivators didn't know how to express themselves, their faces showing expressions of being completely worn out.

However, one thing was clear in their minds: the other party had not failed his Breakthrough; it was just that the phenomenon had a big problem.

Inside the Immortal Cave.

Lu Ming looked inward, only to see over a hundred drops of liquid magic power at the bottom of his Dantian Qi Sea, forming a crimson Bloodspring-like lake, excessively and demonically beautiful.

Feeling all the magic power within his Dantian convert to liquid, Lu Ming revealed a satisfied smile.

"It's almost done!"

He went from passively failing his Breakthrough at the very beginning to actively failing his Breakthrough at the end.

After more than a dozen attempts back and forth, he finally completed the condensation of his magic power.

"I suppose the outside world must be in an uproar by now."

Lu Ming knew what expressions the people outside had without even going out.

But he wasn't nervous at all.

On the golden book, apart from some Qi Refining Cultivators, no Foundation Establishment Cultivators were on the list. As for Golden Core...

He would know once he Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment and the golden book updated.

Now that his Foundation was perfectly shaped, Lu Ming no longer delayed.

He fully activated the 'Demonic Bloodspring Method'.

Running the Cultivation Technique, the liquid magic power flowed through his entire body again and again, performing a Great Heavenly Cycle.

The blood-like magic power surged into his Meridians like a torrent, beginning to scour every inch of his body. Filth was flushed out through his pores.

The accumulated pill toxins and miasma within his body were also cleared out.

After he obtained the golden book, consuming waste pills could transfer out the pill toxins.

However, his original body had Cultivated for so long and had consumed quite a few Medicinal Pills, so there was still some filth accumulated within his body.

At this moment, it was all flushed out by the surging magic power.

This was the process of marrow cleansing and tendon transforming during Foundation Establishment!

Having completed this step, the Divine Sense hurdle of the third stage could no longer stop him.

With each Breakthrough, his Spiritual Sense had already undergone a transformation.

At this moment, his Divine Thought converged into a single point of divine light that burst forth between his brows.

His Divine Sense, which already had a range of several tens of zhang, also expanded wildly at this moment.

Fifty zhang... one hundred zhang... two hundred zhang...

His Divine Sense strength directly soared to three hundred zhang, which was already equivalent to the Divine Sense strength of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator.

Spreading out his Divine Sense, outside the Immortal Cave, the mountains, rocks, plants, and the various states of the Cultivators were all within his sight.

Feeling the solid magic power within him, Lu Ming opened his eyes, finally unable to help but smile.

The path of Cultivation was inherently as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Countless Cultivators came and went like carps crossing a river, and today, he too stepped into the Foundation Establishment Realm, which countless Qi Refining Cultivators yearned for!

And at this very moment, this was the true transformation from Mortal. Foundation Establishment Cultivators had a Lifespan of three hundred years, obtaining a Lifespan far exceeding that of Mortals, officially stepping into the great gates of Cultivation!

The Immortal Path was long, and the most stable Foundation had been laid!

Today, he finally achieved Foundation Establishment!