Planting an immortal tree in the wizarding world

Chapter 81 The Matter of Foundation Establishment! The Method of Body Cultivation!
As Ronan suspected, the basic knowledge of foundation building was not a secret.

Therefore, this book can only be sold for a low-grade spirit stone at most.

A low-grade spirit stone is considered the lowest price among cultivation manuals.

Ronan immediately gave the stall owner a low-grade spirit stone.

Then, the stall owner took out an old book from a bundle at the back and handed it to Ronan.

Ronan took it and saw that the cover of the book had the words "The Theory of Foundation Building" written on it.

The book is not thick, only about forty pages.

Turning to the first page reveals that the entire book is a cultivator's perspective on Foundation Establishment.

This cultivator, who calls himself "Konghuan Daoren" in the book, claims to have reached the peak of Qi Refining.

The author, Konghuan Daoren, first discussed the age threshold for cultivating immortality.

He said in it that it is best to establish one's foundation before the age of eighty.

Although cultivators who reach the peak of Qi Refining can generally live for about 120 years.

However, according to his inquiries and his years of observation, cultivators who establish their foundation before the age of eighty have a much higher success rate than those who establish their foundation after the age of eighty.

The author also stated in the book that although there are cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage after the age of eighty, they are extremely rare.

Foundation Establishment requires a lot of resources. Some cultivators who are over eighty years old die young because they compete for resources in order to achieve Foundation Establishment, and do not live to the lifespan of 120 years at the peak of Qi Refining.

The author of the book advises that if one has not yet established a foundation by the age of eighty, one should not worry about it.

It would be better to spend the last few decades of his life as a royal advisor in a secular dynasty and enjoy himself to the fullest.

Enjoying pleasures for decades will not have been in vain, nor will it have been a waste of my decades of hard work in the Immortal Realm.

After all, once you reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining, you can practically run rampant in the mortal world.

With such strength, one could live in a high-rise building in the secular world, so why would one need to live in a shack in a shantytown or an ordinary mansion in a mansion district...

The Taoist Konghuan rambled on about his views on the Foundation Establishment age threshold.

It is unknown whether this person failed to establish a foundation even after the age of eighty, thus wasting decades of his life on cultivation.

After the Foundation Establishment age threshold, the Void Illusion Taoist began to explain the three major hurdles of Foundation Establishment.

The first hurdle is physical strength!
For those who wish to establish their foundation, the first prerequisite is a strong physique and abundant Qi and blood throughout the body.

Muscles, bones, internal organs, etc., must never have any hidden injuries during the foundation building process.

If one's Qi and blood are insufficient, or one's physique is weak, or one has hidden injuries, then one will fail at the last moment when building one's foundation!
The second challenge is the challenge of magical power.

One must reach a certain level of magical power to successfully establish a foundation.

The third hurdle is the mental one.

A cultivator's spirit must also reach a certain level in order to maintain self-awareness amidst delusions and illusions during the Foundation Establishment process, and to command the body's Qi, blood, and magical power to complete the Foundation Establishment together.

In his book, the Taoist Konghuan says that in today's cultivation world, the methods to overcome the barriers of magical power and spirituality are not particularly difficult.

As long as one continues to cultivate certain Qi Refining stage techniques, and if one's talent for cultivation is decent, one can reach the levels of magical power and mental strength.

However, the physical strength barrier is more difficult for cultivators to overcome nowadays.

It is said that when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was still abundant in the world of cultivation, the resources of heaven and earth were plentiful.

Back then, when cultivators were practicing their techniques, they would refine rare and precious treasures from heaven and earth into great elixirs.

He cultivated while consuming powerful elixirs.

During cultivation, one refines the medicinal power and applies it to one's physical body, thereby enhancing one's physique and blood circulation.

Unfortunately, natural resources are scarce these days, and most of them are controlled by sects.

As a result, it is extremely difficult for these independent cultivators to reach the Qi and Blood barrier.

In the book, the Taoist Konghuan says that, as far as he knows, there are two methods to reach the Qi and Blood barrier.

First, try to obtain a powerful medicine for qi and blood, take it, and enhance your qi and blood.

However, it is difficult to obtain large quantities of qi and blood tonics, and this method requires taking large amounts of qi and blood tonics.

Second, the method of cultivating the body.

However, these cultivators already have not enough time to practice Qi Refining techniques each day, and if they also practice Body Cultivation, it will slow down their progress.

In the book, the Taoist Konghuan also said that even if one meets the standards for physical strength, magical power, and spiritual consciousness, it does not necessarily mean that one can successfully establish a foundation.

To increase the probability of successfully establishing a foundation, one can either continuously strengthen one's physique, magical power, and spiritual consciousness, or consume a pill that can increase the probability of establishing a foundation—the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After consuming the Foundation Establishment Pill, during the Foundation Establishment process, the body's Qi, blood, mana, and spirit will be enhanced in a short period of time and work together to greatly increase the cultivator's success rate in Foundation Establishment.

However, obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills is extremely difficult.

First of all, the formula for Foundation Establishment Pills is firmly controlled by cultivation families and sects.

Secondly, the medicinal materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill are extremely difficult to obtain.

These medicinal herbs are almost all grown on the sect's spiritual veins.

Finally, even if an ordinary cultivator spends a lot of effort and uses great methods to obtain the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill and the medicinal materials for refining the pill, they will still face the problem of not being able to refine the pill.

The process of refining Foundation Building Pills is complicated and requires extremely high control over furnace temperature, time, and other factors.

Therefore, the success rate of refining Foundation Building Pills is extremely low.

Perhaps, a rogue cultivator might painstakingly obtain a pill formula and medicinal herbs, and then either refine it himself or hire an alchemist to do so. If he fails, all his efforts will be in vain.

The Taoist Konghuan also said that obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill sometimes depends on chance.

Sects and cultivation families possess Foundation Establishment Pills.

When sects and immortal cultivation families perish, Foundation Establishment Pills will flow outwards.

Perhaps a Qi Refining Peak cultivator with the right opportunity could obtain it...

Ronan stood in front of the stall and immediately flipped through the entire book. After confirming that the book was indeed genuine, he turned and left.

As he walked, he pondered the matter of Foundation Establishment.
Although his strength increased after practicing the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique," the increase was not significant; rather, his mental and magical power increased much more.

To successfully establish a foundation, one must also increase their strength to overcome the physical barriers.

Several methods to improve physical strength immediately came to mind.

In the Wizarding World, techniques such as Knight Breathing, Bloodline Modification, and Energy Particle Amplification can all modify the physical body.

However, the Knight's Breathing Technique is not expected to be effective quickly, similar to the internal energy cultivation methods used in the secular world of cultivation.

Otherwise, the knights of the Kingdom of Valant who practiced the Knight Breathing Technique would not have later undergone bloodline modification and energy particle tempering.

Bloodline modification surgery not only carries risks, but may also alter a person's character.

This was not within his consideration either.

As for the amplification of energy particles.

He learned from books in the library that if a wizard apprentice were to amplify energy particles, it could harm their own body.

The key to building a strong physique is to ensure that the body has no hidden injuries.

If he uses energy particles to amplify himself, although it will enhance his physique, if it leaves hidden injuries, all his efforts will be in vain.

'However, I have healing spells and light regeneration, which might be able to heal hidden injuries...'

After thinking it over for a while, Ronan made a decision.

He first needs to try to find methods of body cultivation, elixirs for qi and blood, and foundation-building pills.

At the same time, we will explore whether energy particle amplification is feasible.

He didn't see any methods for body cultivation, qi and blood elixirs, or foundation-building pills in the market.

So they headed towards the mansion area.

……

Ronan paid the money and entered the eastern part of the mansion.

Then, they walked towards the "Treasure Pavilion".

Behind the "Treasure Pavilion" is the Lin family, the number one cultivation family in the eastern district of the mansion.

It is a place for buying and selling items related to cultivation. Because the Lin family guarantees the authenticity of the items there, they are generally genuine.

However, it's not cheap either.

As soon as Ronan went inside, a waiter immediately came to greet him.

Ronan scanned the man with his divine sense and immediately knew that he was at the third level of Qi Refining.

This level of cultivation is considered average in the shantytown.

But in the mansion area, that's the bottom floor.

"What would you like, sir?"

Ronan immediately abandoned any attempt to change the subject and went straight to the point:
"I wonder if Jubao Tower sells any body cultivation methods, qi and blood elixirs, or items related to Foundation Establishment Pills?"

The shopkeeper wasn't surprised when he heard this, as it seemed that many cultivators had come to Jubaolou to inquire about these items before.

"Please wait a moment, sir, while I go find the manager."

After saying that, the waiter invited Ronan to sit down at a tea table and brewed him some spiritual tea.

Then, he rushed upstairs to find his supervisor.

Before long, Ronan smelled a fragrant breeze.

Turning my head, I saw a woman with a graceful figure and beautiful face coming down the stairs.

Ronan scanned the woman with his divine sense and knew that she was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"Fellow Daoist, I am Shi Xi, a steward of the Lin family."

The woman bowed to Ronan and then sat down on the other side of the tea table.

Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, calmly fell upon Ronan:
"Just now, I heard from the waiter that you need something for Foundation Establishment?"

Ronan nodded.

Shi Xi continued, "Excuse me, but may I ask what level of Qi Refining you are currently at?"

Ronan frowned slightly: "What does this have to do with you? Just tell me if there are any Foundation Establishment items."

Shi Xi showed no embarrassment, only a slight smile:
"The Lin family is currently recruiting powerful cultivators."

"I see that you look young, fellow Daoist. If your age is similar to your appearance, and you have already cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refining."

"The Lin family will welcome you to join us. We will also arrange your Foundation Establishment."

Ronan's expression remained unchanged as he simply said, "Does this mean that after I join the Lin family, they will provide me with Qi and Blood Enhancement Medicine and Foundation Establishment Pills?"

Shi Xi smiled again: "Fellow Daoist, I never said that. Besides, I am just a steward in the Lin family. If you join the Lin family, I don't know how the Lin family will arrange for you."

"Those words I just said were merely instructions given to me by members of the Lin family."

"If you are interested in joining the Lin family, I can convey your message to them on your behalf."

Ronan leaned back slightly in his chair and said:

"We'll consider joining later. Now, do you have those three things I mentioned earlier here?"

Shi Xi said, "The ingredients or formulas for Qi and Blood Elixirs and Foundation Establishment Pills are quite precious, and the Lin family is unlikely to sell them. However, we do have a book on body cultivation methods here."

"It was obtained by the Lin family when they followed the Zhen Huan Sect to attack the Chang Sheng Sect."

(End of this chapter)