Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 257: One Step to Build the Foundation

At night, the moon is bright and the stars are few.

In Bianxi City, Qiyuan Mountain, in a brightly lit hall.

Song Xian and Su Zhirou were sitting upright. When they saw Xu Hao striding in, they stood up to greet him.

"Friend Xu, sorry to bother you."

"You two fellow Taoists are welcome. Please take a seat."

The three of them were seated separately.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I have decided to go to your sect's mountain gate to attack the foundation-building stage. I have come here today to report to my respected master."

"Then I have to call you Senior Song from now on." Xu Hao joked with a smile, but his eyes were a little complicated. He had already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, but he was still not ready for Foundation Establishment and felt a little afraid.

It had only been a few years since Song Xian reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, but he had already made up his mind to build his foundation, which made him feel envious and jealous.

"I don't dare to accept that. I just want to give it a try while I still have enough life. Even if I fail, I will have another chance to break through to the foundation building stage in the future. If I fail to build the foundation after I am old and weak, I am afraid it will damage my vitality."

"Yes! It's better to build a foundation while you are young. Being timid will make you more likely to fail." Xu Hao sighed with a complicated expression.

"I wonder if you have time, Master? I have something that worries me and I would like to ask you in person."

"what's up?"

"I'm afraid that once I reach your sect's gate, my master's enemies will use me as a pretext to accuse him of something."

When Song Xian went to the Beast Taming Sect's mountain gate this time, in addition to his worries about the success or failure of his foundation building, he also had external concerns.

Whether Yang Jinzhang and his gang will take the opportunity to attack him is a question. Logically speaking, it is unlikely as the two sides do not have such a deep hatred, and he went there through the Beastmaster Sect's foundation-building selection competition.

But it's better to be safe than sorry.

Once he arrived in Xijiang County, if Yang Jinzhang wanted to take action against him, he would be helpless.

Song Xian is now a little nervous and feels that nowhere is safe. This is because he suffered a loss like this before and was almost sent to the Beast Taming Sect.

Now that I have taken the initiative to go to the Beast Taming Sect, I feel like I am walking into a tiger's den.

"I'll discuss this matter after I report it to my master tomorrow!"

"it is good."

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Hao asked him to rest here for one night. Song Xian did not refuse and agreed.

The next evening, Xu Hao brought news that Yan Jiangfeng would be returning to the mountain gate in a while, and asked him to wait for some time and then go together.

Song Xian naturally agreed. With Jiang Feng protecting him, there was no need to worry at all. As for building the foundation, it would make no difference whether it was a few months earlier or later.

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Three months later, he and Jiang Feng arrived at the Beast Taming Sect on a third-level spirit ship bound for Xijiang County, accompanied by Su Zhirou, Zhang Ningyuan and Yu Lian.

The gate of the Beast Taming Sect is located in the southeast of Xijiang County, in a mountain range called Tianxing. It covers an area of ​​one hundred miles. Looking down from the sky, the whole mountain looks like a five-pointed star, hence the name Tianxing.

As a third-grade, top-grade spiritual vein, the entire mountain range is filled with rich spiritual energy. Although there is a powerful spirit gathering array inside to gather the surrounding spiritual energy into the training room, the scattered spiritual energy alone is enough to provide low-level Qi Refining cultivators with the purpose of practice.

The main peak of the Beastmaster Sect is located in the center of the mountain range and is called Xingzi Peak.

The entire mountain is covered by a huge green defensive light curtain. Only disciples of the Beast Taming Sect can enter and exit, and their identities must be verified every time they enter and exit.

Next to Xingzi Peak, there is a short peak standing side by side, named Yuyue Peak. As the name suggests, it means a carp leaping over the dragon gate. This is where the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect build their foundation.

The top of the peak is flat and smooth, and from a distance it looks as if it was cut flat by a sword.

After Song Xian arrived, he first submitted an application to the Beastmaster Sect. After a series of procedures, he finally obtained permission to build his foundation on Yuyue Peak.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.

That day, the sky was a little dark and dark clouds covered the sun.

Song Xian sat cross-legged in the Bagua formation on the top of Yuyue Peak. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth turned into tangible smoke and swirled around him.

In the distance, a beam of light shot down, revealing a thin middle-aged man. It was none other than Huo Yuan, who was in charge of the selection for the competition.

This time when Song Xian applied to build the foundation, he was also the one who protected him.

"Fellow Daoist Song, this peak is under martial law. No one will disturb us. You can start anytime."

"Thank you, senior."

Huo Yuan didn't say anything else. He left the place in a flash.

Song Xian was still a little nervous. He took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts.

After a while, he calmed down and took out the Foundation Establishment Pill from his hand. Without much hesitation, he swallowed it in one gulp.

The pill melted in the mouth and went down the throat and intestines into the stomach.

In an instant, a powerful and surging spiritual energy filled his whole body. The spiritual energy was extremely violent, rushing around in his body, as if it was about to break out of his body.

Song Xian endured the pain and followed the practice method to control the violent spiritual energy in his body, allowing it to flow along the meridians throughout his body and refine it.

As the spiritual energy in his body was slowly refined and integrated into the Linghai acupoint, he felt warm all over, as if he had entered a fairyland, and felt extremely comfortable.

But he did not indulge in this comfortable feeling. He knew very well that this was just the beginning.

At this moment, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth seemed to be attracted, and a large amount of spiritual power surged and gathered, forming a number of spiritual energy vortexes visible to the naked eye, swarming towards him.

A large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth swarmed into his body, and the violent spiritual power rampaged in his body, like countless ants gnawing at his flesh and blood.

He gritted his teeth and urged the spiritual energy in his body to flow in order to counter the violent invasion of the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

At the same time, he was also refining the influx of spiritual energy.

But as time went by, more and more spiritual energy gathered and rushed towards his body continuously. Song Xian felt that he could not hold on any longer, as if his body was about to explode.

If we stop the foundation-building process now, we only need to control the spiritual energy according to the practice method to circulate in another form of circulation, that is, to circulate in the opposite direction of the meridians to refine the spiritual energy, so as to expel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that has been absorbed into the body.

However, if he did so, he would inevitably lose a lot of the spiritual energy he had refined, causing his cultivation to plummet.

Because of the influence of the foundation-building pill, the spiritual energy in his Linghai acupoint and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that poured in had become entangled with each other and became one. If he expelled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at this time, it would inevitably affect the refined spiritual energy and be expelled from the body along with it.

It has come to this point. Giving up now will not only lead to failure, but also cause your cultivation to plummet.

Song Xian had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere, desperately absorbing and refining the crazy spiritual energy.

If there were outsiders present and observing him closely, they would be frightened by his ferocious appearance.

Veins bulged all over his body, his ferocious features were distorted, and the skin on his body bulged slightly, as if it had expanded by half.

Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead like rain, and his whole body trembled unconsciously.

Obviously, he was almost reaching his physical limit.

At this moment, the many spiritual energy whirlpools outside had either dissipated or devoured each other, leaving only the last huge whirlpool. The spiritual energy inside turned into thick smoke visible to the naked eye and rushed towards him.

From afar, Song Xian's entire figure was shrouded in thick mist, as if he were sitting in the clouds. Beyond the mountain, Su Zhirou watched Song Xian sitting cross-legged in the dojo on the top of the mountain. Her heart was in her throat. She clenched her fists tightly, bit her lips, and her muscles were stiff. She was even unaware that her teeth had bitten through her lip and were bleeding, but she was completely unaware.

Zhang Ningyuan and Yu Lian, who were standing behind her, were also very nervous, holding their breath and not daring to breathe.

Song Xian tried his best to refine the spiritual energy in his body, but his consciousness became more and more blurred. He was just instinctively controlling the flow of the spiritual energy in his body.

He only felt that his head was unusually heavy, and his whole body was top-heavy, as if it was spinning.

At this moment, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that was flowing into his body suddenly stagnated, as if it was obstructed by something.

Song Xian, whose consciousness was already a little fuzzy, suddenly woke up.

His body was burning with dark green flames, and his entire body was enveloped in dark cold flames.

The blazing Netherworld Cold Flame was like a protective shield, causing the madly influx of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to stagnate and enter his body at a much slower speed, which provided him with precious time to refine the Spiritual Energy flowing into his body.

It turned out that when Song Xian's consciousness was blurred, he subconsciously activated the Netherworld Cold Flame in his body, causing it to wrap around his whole body, and somehow blocked the crazy influx of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

He hadn't expected the Netherworld Cold Flame to have such an effect; he hadn't known about it before. He had never used the Netherworld Cold Flame when refining Qi in the training room before, so he had no idea of ​​its effects. A normal person wouldn't use a technique or supernatural power when refining spiritual energy.

After discovering that the influx of spiritual power from heaven and earth had slowed down, Song Xian was surprised and happy, but at this moment he had no time to think about anything else.

Just seize this opportunity and work hard to refine the spiritual energy.

As time passed, the spiritual energy vortex in the sky became smaller and smaller until it disappeared completely. Clouds and mist were surging around Song Xian.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth rushed towards him like a tiger pouncing on its prey, but was blocked by the Netherworld cold flame covering his body, seeping in at a slower speed.

The smoke transformed from the spiritual energy piled up around him, forming a cloud that looked like a real thing.

Until all the spiritual energy was absorbed into his body and refined, the spiritual energy in the Linghai acupoint also underwent amazing changes.

The spiritual power that was originally in gaseous form quietly changed during the continuous refining process and turned into liquid, like a lake of water stored in it.

This is the sublimation of spiritual power in the body.

At this time, the sky was dark and the moon was rising in the east.

Song Xian opened his eyes, and the spiritual power in the Linghai acupoint suddenly rushed out like a flooded river, completely out of his control. It first flowed through his limbs and bones, and then rushed out of his body.

The unique spiritual pressure of a foundation-building cultivator rose into the sky.

Outside the mountain, Su Zhirou, Zhang Ningyuan and Yu Lian were all overjoyed when they felt the surging spiritual power.

"It's a success, Master, you succeeded, that's great." Zhang Ningyuan's eyes were burning.

"I said, with the master's strength, there will be absolutely no problem." Yu Lian echoed, excited.

The two of them hugged each other with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Song Xian's success in building his foundation is a great blessing for the entire sect. As core members of the sect, their status will naturally rise, so they are all excited from the bottom of their hearts.

Although Su Zhirou said nothing, her eyes were filled with tears and she bit her lips tightly.

On Yuyue Peak, Song Xian spread out his hands and looked at himself in a daze.

The spiritual power in the body surged uncontrollably, automatically circulating around the body for a long time before returning to the Linghai acupoint.

His mind moved, and spiritual power surged out again. Under his control, it gathered between his hands. With a wave of his palm, a stream of spiritual power shot out, rushing towards the distance like a hurricane, and hit a stone wall. There was a loud bang, and the stone wall was like being hit by a huge hammer. A crack immediately appeared on it, and it sank inward.

This is the signature method of the foundation-building cultivator, the release of spiritual power.

During the Qi Refining stage, the spiritual energy refined by the cultivator can only circulate within the body.

When one reaches the foundation-building stage, spiritual power can leave the body and become a direct means of attack.

Therefore, the foundation-building monks can soar into the sky without the help of external forces.

As long as you release the spiritual power in your body and form a spiritual shield around you, you can lift your body off the ground and fly, and you can also use it to defend against other people's attacks.

When he opened the Eye of True Observation, a line of images emerged in his mind.

Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Level 1.

Spiritual Strength: 600
Spiritual power: 375
Spiritual root attributes: fire and earth.

Talent: Eye of Insight (Able to see the target's true state.)
The spiritual power of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining is 120 points. After advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, the spiritual power increases fivefold, jumping to 600 points.

Quantitative change will lead to qualitative change, so the original gaseous spiritual power in his body was sublimated into liquid spiritual power.

Just as Song Xian was immersed in this joy, a beam of light shot out from afar, revealing Huo Yuan's figure. He showed his admiration without disguising his expression, "Fellow Daoist Song, congratulations."

"Thank you, Senior Huo." Song Xian didn't dare to be arrogant and bowed honestly.

"In the cultivation world, strength is respected, and hierarchy is determined by cultivation. From now on, we can address each other as peers."

"Yes, junior, I obey."

"After the competition ended that day, I said that building your foundation would not be a problem for you in the future. I didn't expect it to be confirmed so soon."

"This is all thanks to the great blessing of our predecessors."

"Now that you have successfully established your foundation, you must come with me to the Xingzi Peak Government Affairs Hall to report."

"Yes."

While the two were talking, they saw two magical vehicles coming from not far away. They were Su Zhirou, Zhang Ningyuan and Yu Lian.

The foundation-building process has been completed, so the mountain has lifted the curfew and all the Beast Taming Sect disciples who were on guard have left.

The three of them then arrived riding on their magical instruments.

"Husband." As soon as Su Zhirou landed on the ground, she threw herself into his arms, not caring that there were outsiders here.

Song Xian opened his arms and hugged her. This foundation-building process was really thrilling. A large part of the reason why he was able to succeed was due to luck. At the last moment, he almost lost consciousness.

If he had not inadvertently activated the Netherworld Cold Flame while in a daze, which slightly blocked the speed at which the spiritual energy of heaven and earth entered his body and helped him buy time to refine the spiritual energy, this foundation-building attempt would have ended in failure.

At the very least, he would suffer the same fate as George Lam. If the situation was a little more serious, his Linghai acupoint might be injured, or he might even explode and die.

At this moment, I am hugging my beloved and thinking back to the scene at that time, and I am still scared.

The two of them hugged each other tightly, which made Zhang Ningyuan and Yu Lian beside them feel a little embarrassed. They had already prepared a lot of flattering words, but now they could only swallow them back. They stood there at a loss, not knowing what to do.

"Ahem." Although Huo Yuan was knowledgeable and experienced, he had never encountered such a scene. There were many loving couples in the cultivation world, but it was rare to see couples hugging and parting in public like this. Therefore, he felt a little embarrassed standing aside.

"Fellow Daoist Song, let's go to Xingzi Peak to report first! If you have anything to say, we can talk when we get back."

Song Xian had a lot of things on his mind, but now he couldn't say them. Hearing this, he loosened his arms and said softly, "I'll be back soon."

Su Zhirou responded softly and let him go.

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