32: Chapter 32 Foundation Building! Opening the Ren and Du Meridians!

[You did not hesitate in the slightest, taking that exquisite jade box out of your Storage Pouch.]

[Opening the jade box, that perfectly round foundation establishment pill, emitting an alluring medicinal fragrance, lay quietly within, as if it were a star containing infinite energy.]

[You took a deep breath and placed the foundation establishment pill into your mouth.]

[The Medicinal Pill melted the moment it entered your mouth, turning into an incredibly pure and vast warm current that flowed down your throat and surged into your limbs and bones!]

[Boom!!!]

[You felt as if a volcano had erupted within your body!]

[That terrifying medicinal power, like a breached flood, crazily scoured your Meridians, your Dantian, and every inch of your flesh and blood!]

["Holy crap! This potency is too strong!"]

[You felt your body like a balloon blown to its limit, on the verge of bursting at any moment. The intense pain almost made you cry out.]

[You did not dare to be negligent, immediately holding onto your focus and fully operating the Qi Guiding Art that had already reached the Great Perfection Realm.]

[This was the purple trait Epiphany taking effect!]

[Hum—!]

[Your brain instantly entered an ethereal and profound state, and the whole world seemed to become slow and clear. You had a thorough understanding of the operation of the Qi within your body and every subtle change in your Meridians.]

[The originally violent torrent of medicinal power that was rampaging in your body, under the blessing of the Epiphany state, seemed to turn into a well-trained army.]

[You began to guide this vast power to launch an assault against the invisible barrier between the Qi Refinement Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage!]

[Once, twice, ten times, a hundred times...]

[Every impact caused your body to tremble violently, and your Meridians sent waves of tearing pain. But you gritted your teeth and, relying on willpower far exceeding that of an ordinary person, you endured it.]

[You don't know how long it had been, just when you felt you couldn't hold on any longer.]

["Crack—"]

[A crisp cracking sound that seemed to come from the depths of your Soul resounded in your mind.]

[That indestructible barrier, which had trapped countless Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators for their entire lives, was finally forced open by you with a crack!]

[Now is the time!]

[A sharp glint flashed in your eyes as you mobilized all the tempered Five Elements Qi in your Dantian, gathering it into a monstrous wave to launch the final total assault on that crack!]

["Break for me!!!"]

[Rumble!!!]

[Like the heavenly river flowing backwards, like a star exploding!]

[That barrier was completely washed away at this moment! It was destroyed, leaving nothing behind!]

[An unprecedented feeling of comfort spread throughout your entire body.]

[Your Dantian, which had already reached its limit, expanded crazily at this moment, its area becoming more than ten times larger than before! The originally gaseous Qi began to rapidly liquefy, gathering into a colorful lake of Qi.]

[Your Meridians were widened and reinforced, becoming incredibly tough, like rushing big rivers.]

[Your Divine Sense also skyrocketed in this transformation, its perception range expanding several times larger than before. Every blade of grass and tree in the entire Immortal Cave, and even an ant crawling on the mountain wall, was clearly presented in your mind.]

[Foundation Establishment! Success!]

[You successfully leapt from a small Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator to a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator who has truly stepped onto the path of immortality, with your Lifespan skyrocketing to two hundred years!]

[Your cultivation, at the moment of the Breakthrough, advanced by leaps and bounds, directly stabilizing at the Early Stage Foundation Establishment.]

[Feeling the liquid Qi in your body, surging like the sea and operating freely, you couldn't help but want to look up and howl.]

["Is this the Foundation Establishment Stage? Sure enough, it is completely different from the Qi Refinement Stage! Just the quantity and quality of this Qi alone is more than ten times that of before!"]

[You slowly opened your eyes, and a five-colored divine light flashed across the bottom of your eyes.]

[You stood up, and with just a slight movement, you felt your whole body filled with explosive power.]

["Awesome!"]

[You opened the System panel, feeling extremely excited.]

[A Mortal can equip 3 traits at the same time, the Qi Refinement Stage can equip 6, and now that you have reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, you can equip 9 traits!]

[Looking at your long list of traits, you began to worry happily.]

["Life Simulator, Five Elements Spirit Root, Epiphany, Breath Concealment Technique; these four are the core and immovable."]

["Effort Will Be Rewarded must also be equipped; this is the foundation of my diligent grinding."]

["Ageless Male God, this is good, must equip! Who doesn't want to be eighteen forever?"]

["Affable and Amiable, a disguise Divine Artifact, must also keep it; it can come in handy at critical moments."]

["Two spots left... what should I equip?"]

[You scanned through and finally chose Spiritual Plant Affinity and Swift Steps.]

["Farming is my old trade, I can't lose it. I also need to prepare a running-away skill; in case I fail at showing off one day, I can run faster."]

[[Trait configuration complete!]]

[[Currently equipped traits (9/9): Life Simulator (Prismatic), Five Elements Spiritual Root (Green), Epiphany (Purple), Breath Concealment Technique (Purple), Effort Will Be Rewarded (Green), Ageless Male God (Green), Affable and Amiable (White), Spiritual Plant Affinity (Green), Swift Steps (Green)]]

[Looking at this luxurious nine-piece set, you nodded with satisfaction.]

[After doing all this, with a thought, you activated the Breath Concealment Technique again.]

[The aura of your Foundation Establishment Stage, which had just broken through and was still a bit unstable, was instantly suppressed, falling all the way back until it finally settled steadily at the Peak of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.]

["Perfect!"]

[You looked at your "plain and ordinary" Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation, and your heart blossomed with joy.]

[If a tree stands out from the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind. Without absolute strength, being cautious (gou) is the royal way.]

[Now, you have successfully achieved Foundation Establishment in the simulation. Next, it is time to prepare for cultivation after the Foundation Establishment Stage.]

[You can go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a Cultivation Technique."]

[You calculated in your heart.]

[Although the Qi Guiding Art has been practiced to the Great Perfection by you, it is ultimately just a basic Cultivation Technique for the Qi Refinement Stage and can no longer keep up with your pace.]

[You need a truly powerful Cultivation Technique that suits you.]

["Just right, take this opportunity to go to the inner sect's Scripture Pavilion to see and learn."]

[You made up your mind and pushed open the stone door of the Immortal Cave that had been closed for a year.]

[The bright sunshine shone on you, and you stretched, feeling that the whole world had become different.]

[Twenty-one years old: You ended your one-year seclusion and, with a "Qi Refining Seventh Layer Peak" cultivation, headed to the inner sect Scripture Pavilion.]