The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 295: Failure at the Last Moment, Switching to Narcissus (First Update)
In the spiritual vein, Li Qing sat on top of the big fish, closely watching Li Yu's breakthrough in foundation building.

The continuous tides, one wave higher than the other, constantly wash the banks of Hexi River.

All the spiritual shellfish originally raised in Hexi were lifted up by the waves, drifting in the water, dissipating pure spiritual energy.

Among them, the Guishui Youquan snail and the Yangquan Haichao shell are the most special.

One is as black as ink, the other is brighter than gold, just like the two poles of yin and yang, rotating in an intertwined manner.

The thunderous sound of the tide rang out over Hexi, shaking the Qinglian auspicious cloud above, and majestic spiritual energy surged with it.

Near the ancestral hall, Li Hui, Li Yao and others who were discussing how to welcome Li Zhe back were shocked. They all left the cave and turned their eyes towards Hexi.

"Is this... A Yu trying to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage?" Li Hui was a little bit unbelievable.

Li Yao was also a little hesitant: "Don't you mean to wait a little longer. Wait for Azhe to come back and teach him some experience in building the foundation of Yanling Valley..."

The second elder Li Fang waved his hand and said, "Now that things have come to this, why not go to the Crane River first and protect A Yu, just in case."

The third elder Li Ye, the fifth elder Li Yun and other senior leaders echoed the sentiment.

"Quickly inform Elder Li Qing!" Li Hui ordered the tribesmen next to him, "He is still in seclusion, so maybe he hasn't noticed. Ring the golden bell at the door..."

Then, everyone flew towards Hexi River in unison, either by riding the wind or flying their swords.

Li Qing sensed the movement here and was afraid that they would affect Li Yu's breakthrough, so he thought about it and the Earth Immortal Realm began to operate, isolating this area.

Realm breakthrough is a very personal matter and it is best not to be disturbed.

Li Qing did not deliberately use his spiritual sense to spy on the process of Li Yu's breakthrough. He only sensed the changes in the strength of his Qi from a distance.

With his mind anchored and meditation helping him, Li Yu passed this stage relatively easily.

The only thing Li Qing didn't expect was that when Li Yu's consciousness unconsciously passed through his body, it was actually contaminated with the aura of witchcraft.

"After all, it is a wizard inheritance and is not completely compatible with cultivating immortals." Li Qing frowned and recorded this change.

In the second stage of breaking through the illusion, Li Yu seemed to have a hard time. It lasted for so long that his aura was noticeably weakened.

Fortunately, there was a loud thunder, like a wake-up call, which finally woke him up.

Then came the most crucial step in breaking through the foundation: generating true essence.

This is a long and arduous process and cannot be completed in a short period of time.

Li Qing then turned his gaze towards the direction where the thunder sound came from.

In the Hexi River, I saw a black conch floating in the tide, emitting a deep black light all around it.

The black light flowed slowly, refracting a colorful halo.

Li Qing looked closely and saw that it was not black, but the ultimate deep blue. It was not light either, but a concentrated stream of water.

The conch rotates slowly, and the deep blue water circulates back and forth with it, exploding from time to time, emitting tiny lightning and deafening thunder.

"This Guishui Youquan snail has actually matured at this time and reached the second stage?"

Li Qing's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he thought: "Could it be that the reason why my brother broke through earlier was because of his influence?"

With his vision, he has already recognized that the deep blue water flow is the acquired Guishui, and the bursting lightning is the legendary Guishui divine thunder.

Li Qing pondered for a moment: "Isn't this power far less exaggerated than the legend says?"

This is reasonable considering that the Guishui Youquan snail has just matured and the sedimentation is not deep enough.

The process of Li Yu refining his magic power and consciousness into true essence lasted for three full days and three nights, and it was not as easy as Li Qing's.

But when his true energy rushed along the meridians and acupoints towards his dantian, Li Qing knew that his breakthrough had reached the most dangerous moment.

He was not like Li Qing who had built his foundation in the Heavenly Dao, where his True Essence returned to his Dantian as if with divine help. The tide of high-quality True Essence, as soon as it entered his meridians, made his body somewhat overwhelmed.

Li Qing could even smell the blood from a distance.

Then Li Yu grabbed a magical herb in front of him, threw it into his mouth, chewed it twice, and then swallowed it.

If he had been prepared for a breakthrough, the Pulse Protecting Grass should have been prepared by now, and its medicinal effect would have been exerted faster.

Unfortunately, this strain has not been processed, so it is a few beats slower in releasing its medicinal properties after entering the stomach.

"Puff..." Blood flowers bloomed all over Li Yu's body.

But he remained unshakable. He held the tide-watching conch in his palm, placed it on his lower abdomen, and separated a strand of his magic power to activate its magic.

If he were to use the Tide-Watching Conch as a spiritual object for building his foundation, he would refine it into his magic power, and when his true essence flowed into his Dantian, it would interact with it and improve the quality of his true essence.

But at this time, Li Yu had already signed a spiritual contract with the Guanchao Conch, activating the other party's characteristics and blessing his new true essence.

"Hualala..." The true energy was like a tide, washing over the meridians and acupoints. Accompanied by the roaring sound of the tide, it surged all the way to the Dantian.

"Boom..." Li Yu's Qi interacted with the heaven and earth, and he had his own sense of thunder and lightning.

"Is this... successful?" Li Hui and others who had been waiting for several days looked at each other.

"It should be successful, right?" Li Yun recalled, "When Ah Zao broke through the foundation building, there seemed to be some strange phenomena as well."

Below the spiritual vein, Li Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Looks like it's done... huh?"

Li Yu, who was under heavy restrictions, suddenly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The momentum that was originally very close to building a foundation also weakened.

Li Qing stood up in surprise: "How could this be?"

The fifth level, mana liquefaction, is the simplest one among the six levels of foundation building.

The true energy derived from the spiritual center flows downstream and transforms all the magic power in the dantian. It is just a matter of time.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu got stuck at this step.

However, there is no regret in breaking through. Li Yu was given an opportunity to break through to the foundation-building stage at an advanced age.

If I fail today, even if I don’t die, my vitality will be seriously damaged, and even my lifespan will be affected.

Li Qing's mind raced, and after weighing the pros and cons for a moment, he summoned Chao Yin, who was teaching Xiao Hong, to the sky above Hexi.

"Ah Qing, teach the Narcissus cultivation method to Li Yu." He discussed with Chao Yin through voice transmission.

Chaoyin turned her gaze to Li Yu, and without thinking too much, she communicated with him using the "telepathic technique".

"The best thing is like water. Water is good for all things without any struggle..."

A general outline of the practice of the Way of Narcissus, along with specific methods of practice, emerged into Li Yu's consciousness like an epiphany.

He was feeling discouraged, but he instantly cheered up again. He recruited some Guishui Youquan Snails, Yangquan Haichao Shells, and even other cultivated spiritual shells, and arranged them around his body.

"The way of the Water Fairy requires a kind of spiritual water as the foundation in order to cultivate to the second level."

“Ah Qing’s Ganlin is the easiest to master because of Chao Yin’s many demonstrations.”

"I have also gained some insights into the acquired Guishui of Guishui Youquan Snail, and its power is even more impressive."

"If I practice normally, both are excellent choices. However, the time is not right for me..."

(End of this chapter)