Two Worlds: The Demon Cultivator Mistakenly Enters the Lord's World

Chapter 117 Undercurrents in the County City, Foundation Establishment Success (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)
Chongfu Temple is located on Dongshan Mountain, not far from Hongze County.

It's called a mountain, but it's really just a big mound of earth about 100 meters high.

Chongfu Temple was built along the eastern mountain.

The area boasts numerous pavilions and towers, a thriving incense offering hall, and a constant stream of pilgrims.

The prefect's confidant arrived.

With the prefect's edict and information from Xuan Yin Temple, he successfully met with the abbot of Chongfu Temple.

The abbot of Chongfu Temple was a middle-aged monk named Huineng. He was full of energy and had a ruddy complexion. He always had a gentle smile on his face and was deeply trusted and favored by the worshippers.

When Abbot Huineng met with the prefect's confidant, he looked at the intelligence report from Xuan Yin Temple and his gentle smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

"Alright, I understand. I, Chongfu Temple, will certainly accept the prefect's invitation!"

After the prefect's confidants left, Abbot Huineng's face became even more gloomy.

"This tiny Xuanyin Temple has actually dared to cause trouble on the territory of my Chongfu Temple, it's got some nerve!"

In Hongze County, Chongfu Temple and Yuchan Temple have always been equally important.

However, in recent years, as the influence of Jingang Temple in the Liang Kingdom's court has increased, Chongfu Temple, by joining Jingang Temple's ranks, has also gained considerable benefits.

The Buddhist spiritual foundation of the temple subtly gives it a chance to surpass that of the Jade Cicada Temple.

Abbot Huineng walked deeper into Chongfu Temple. Along the way, his anger gradually subsided, but as he turned his head, he thought of something.

This Xuan Yin Temple?

Could it become a weapon used by Chongfu Temple to strike at Yuchan Temple?

The prefect's confidant also delivered the prefect's invitation and information about Xuan Yin Temple to Yu Chan Temple.

Compared to the sprawling buildings and flourishing incense of Chongfu Temple, Yuchan Temple appears rather shabby.

Although there are still pilgrims coming and going, it has become much quieter.

The person who received the prefect's confidant was also the abbot of Yuchan Temple.

Master Yuchan was a sprightly old Taoist priest who was about fifty or sixty years old, yet had white hair and a youthful face.

After reading the information from Xuan Yin Temple, Daoist Yu Chan frowned deeply, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

"Please return, messenger. I will certainly accept the governor's invitation!"

After seeing off the prefect's confidant, Daoist Yuchan summoned the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the temple to discuss the existence of Xuan Yin Temple.

There are quite a few Taoist priests in the temple.

There were five Foundation Establishment cultivators, including Lian Yuchan.

The five people gathered together and talked about the Xuan Yin Temple, each with their own opinions.

“I’ve heard of this Xuan Yin Temple. A few years ago when I visited a friend in Wushan, I met a tough kid from Dongping County. I think his name was Lu Feng.”

"In order to seek revenge, he practiced the most painful Blood Shadow Divine Art and even successfully entered the Dao and cultivated true qi."

"What interests me most is that, in order to cultivate the Blood Shadow Divine Art, he actually set up a large-scale livestock farm in Dongping County, slaughtering animals and collecting their blood to cultivate the Blood Shadow Demon Art and suppress his bloodthirsty demonic thoughts. He actually managed to cultivate the Blood Shadow Divine Art to a certain level!"

The speaker was a middle-aged Taoist priest. He was dressed in a plain Taoist robe and had a scholarly air about him. He was confident, composed, and unassuming.

This Taoist priest is named Yu Shu. He is in the early stage of Foundation Establishment and is skilled in talismanic arts. He is also very famous in the Jade Cicada Temple.

Lu Feng had no recollection of this Jade Book Daoist, but the Jade Book Daoist had thoroughly investigated Lu Feng's early life and background.

"I observed that brat Lu Feng for a while and only allowed him to continue his cultivation in Dongping County after confirming that he wouldn't cause trouble. Otherwise, given my temperament back then, I would have killed that demonic cultivator who cultivates the blood path long ago!"

The Jade Book Daoist stroked his beard and spoke of Lu Feng's matter with a sense of realization.

"Now that you mention it, I remember who this Lu Feng you were talking about is. You mentioned this strange blood-path demonic cultivator to us back then!"

“Yes, yes, a few days ago I received a letter from Zhou Ping, the abbot of Lingyuan Temple in Qingyuan County. In the letter he mentioned the power of Xuanyin Temple, saying that Xuanyin Temple has grown stronger and more powerful, and he had no choice but to bring Lingyuan Temple under its command.”

Listening to the description by Daoist Yushu, the other Foundation Establishment Daoists in the temple also recalled some things about Xuan Yin Temple.

Upon comparing their findings, they suddenly realized that Lu Feng's Xuan Yin Temple had developed into a considerable force in just a few years.

"I wonder if there are any Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge of Xuan Yin Temple. Otherwise, given their current provocative behavior, they might attract the magistrate's wrath!"

Jade Cicada Taoist concluded.

Based on intelligence, the abbot of Xuan Yin Temple currently possesses at least the cultivation level of the late Qi Refining stage.

However, while the later stages of Qi Refining are relatively easy to complete, the three stages of Foundation Establishment are extremely difficult.

Given the limited resources of Xuan Yin, it is unlikely that there is fertile ground for nurturing Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In Hongze County, the presence or absence of Foundation Establishment cultivators is a major dividing line.

No.

That's just a nobody, a nobody on the street, someone you could kick to death with a flick of your wrist.

Have.

They are the kind of players who can bring the bowl to the table and divide up the resources and interests of Hongze County.

"No rush, no rush, let's see what Xuan Yin Temple is capable of first! The prefect invited me to a banquet, and that bald monk from Chongfu Temple will probably be there too. I'll go and see if that old bald monk from Chongfu Temple can't contain himself and makes a move against Xuan Yin Temple first!"

After thinking it over, Daoist Yuchan did not rush to take sides.

He had not yet discerned the source of Xuan Yin Temple's sudden courage to emerge, and was still prepared to wait and see.

At least, the Jade Cicada Temple had no intention of taking action against the Mysterious Yin Temple.

The growth of Xuan Yin Temple also strengthens the power of their Xuanmen sect. Yu Chan Temple is not one to monopolize power and is happy to see how far a newly emerging Xuanmen Taoist temple can develop.

"However, I still want to go and see the Xuan Yin Temple, and see that ruthless man named Lu Feng from back then."

Yu Chan Daoist chose to remain still, while Yu Shu Daoist, after some deliberation, decided to make a trip to Dongping County.

The ruthless Lu Feng was the blood-path demonic cultivator he released.

A cause and effect had already been sown between the two.

Jade Book Daoist is now going to check if the little blood demon cultivator he released back then has gone astray.

Otherwise, if trouble is caused, even the Jade Book Daoist will be tainted by karma and unable to eat or sleep properly.

"Can!"

Taoist Yuchan did not stop Taoist Yushu from taking action.

As the saying goes: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Gathering information about Xuan Yin Temple in advance will allow us to respond effectively should any unexpected events occur.

While one of the paper cranes was gone, the other Taoists went about their own business.

After packing up, Daoist Yu Chan also went to the residence of Prefect Tong Hanwen.

That night.

The prefectural governor's mansion was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

Tong Hanwen hosted a banquet for Abbot Huineng and Daoist Yuchan, with all sorts of delicacies laid out on the table, intending to treat the two of them well.

However, neither Abbot Huineng nor Daoist Yuchan showed much interest in the food on the table.

Ordinary delicacies are not as practical as a fasting pill.

Not being able to fill one's stomach will also defile the pure body and produce more yellow and white substances.

Getting back to the main topic, Tong Hanwen steered the conversation toward the Xuan Yin Temple.

The Jade Cicada Taoist drank his wine, speaking vaguely and not taking the initiative to express his opinion, as if the affairs of the Xuan Yin Temple had little to do with his Jade Cicada Temple.

Abbot Huineng, on the other hand, angrily denounced Xuanyin Temple as a traitor accumulating strength with the intention of rebelling.

After learning a little about Xuanyin Temple, Abbot Huineng discovered that Chongfu Temple had long harbored a grudge against Xuanyin Temple.

Honglian Temple in Donglai County is one of the tentacles that Chongfu Temple has extended to collect money.

The famous monks of Honglian Temple had all studied at Chongfu Temple, and the two temples had a close relationship.

The Honglian Temple was defeated by the Xuanyin Temple, which also uncovered a host of dirty deeds committed by the Honglian Temple, tarnishing the reputation of all monks and temples in Hongze County.

If Chongfu Temple hadn't been cut down so quickly, it might have even affected the temple's incense offerings.

Honglian Temple is a henchman of Chongfu Temple.

Whether Honglian Temple committed any crimes or not, how could Abbot Huineng of Chongfu Temple not know?

He simply turned a blind eye to the fact that the Honglian Temple provided sufficient tribute every year.

Abbot Huineng had long disliked the Xuanyin Temple for cutting off one of its money-making tentacles without any reason.

Just then, the prefect presented the opportunity, and Abbot Huineng seized the opportunity to prepare a grand gift from Xuanyin Temple.

After a hearty meal, Master Yuchan departed, leaving Abbot Huineng and Prefect Tong Hanwen at the Prefect's residence.

Prefect Tong Hanwen watched the Jade Cicada Taoist leave, shook his head, and said regretfully:

"Master Yu Chan has not agreed to help us resolve the troubles at Xuan Yin Temple. We will have to trouble the eminent monks of Chongfu Temple this time!"

"It's alright. It's our Chongfu Temple's duty to help maintain stability in Hongze County!"

The monk Huineng spoke with great righteousness and awe.

A turbulent undercurrent was brewing within Hongze County, as if dark clouds were about to press down on the territory of Xuan Yin Temple. Meanwhile, Lu Feng was still diligently cultivating the Blood God Boundless Scripture to temper his spirit.

Every day, Lu Feng could feel the most genuine progress and growth.

At the same time, as he read and understood the books, Lu Feng's skill progress in Wisdom Technique was also rapidly increasing.

On this day, Lu Feng finished reading the last book in Smolder's laboratory.

Successfully achieved the goal of reading and understanding 100,000 books.

A vast amount of knowledge surged through his mind; though mentally exhausted, he was incredibly clear-headed and insightful.

[The Art of Wisdom]

New skills appeared on Lu Feng's personal panel, and the Blood God Embryo in Lu Feng's Ancestral Aperture was surrounded by a beam of wisdom.

As soon as the light of wisdom, representing the art of wisdom, was formed, the Blood God Embryo developed rapidly, as if it had consumed a highly nourishing food.

Bang bang bang!
In a daze, Lu Feng seemed to hear the sound of a heart beating from the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, a sign that the Blood God embryo was about to mature.

"The Blood God embryo has been formed; it is time for me to establish my foundation!"

Under Su Wangyu's guidance, Lu Feng had long understood the various key points of cultivating the Blood God Boundless Scripture.

The Blood God Boundless Scripture governs the other four Blood Path Demonic Arts and is also the foundation for tempering the spirit and passing through the "God" stage of the three stages of Foundation Establishment.

The Blood God True Scripture's profound true energy, combined with other demonic techniques, can refine 365 acupoints, forming a superior Dao foundation and the basis for the "Qi" barrier.

Blood marrow cannot turn into bone, blood essence cannot die. Blood God Divine Art is a method of body refining. When he has mastered it, his physical body has been tempered beyond the limit of the late stage of Qi Refining.

Lu Feng is most confident in mastering this crucial skill.

With the Blood God embryo fully developed, the next step is Foundation Establishment.

Once the foundation is established, the Blood God embryo will mature and fall, giving birth to the Blood God.

Two and a half days later.

June of the second year after Lu Feng became lord.

With Su Wangyu's help, Lu Feng completed all the preparations for Foundation Establishment.

Inside the Xuan Yin Temple, three 2-star tree-men were stationed outside the quiet room where Lu Feng was undergoing his breakthrough cultivation.

Dragon Armor Hates stood guard at the entrance of the quiet room, while Su Wangyu stood guard beside Lu Feng.

All the experts in Blackstone Territory and Xuan Yin Temple territory stayed by Lu Feng's side, making this arguably the safest place in the entire Xuan Yin Temple.

In the quiet, secluded room, Lu Feng bathed and changed clothes under Su Wangyu's care, preparing himself for the day.

"Master Lu, Foundation Establishment is the first major obstacle on the path of cultivation. Today, I will lend you a helping hand!"

Under Su Wangyu's guidance, Lu Feng and she began to cultivate together and explore the Great Dao.

The subtlety of this is difficult to describe in words.

Done.

Lu Feng, sitting cross-legged, had a clear mind and his entire body's energy had reached a state of perfect harmony, a state from which there was no further progress.

Three hundred and sixty-five acupoints, a thousand points of magic power flowed within the body, endlessly, already the limit of true qi storage in the body at the Qi Refining stage.

No time was wasted.

Lu Feng sensed the primordial yin energy stored in his dantian acupoints, which came from Su Wangyu, a female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Su Wangyu's selfless dedication is definitely a top-notch aid for Foundation Establishment.

Beside Lu Feng, there was a vat of the blood essence of a 2-star monster.

Upon learning that Lu Feng was about to establish his foundation, Su Wangyu reluctantly offered up the blood essence of the giant serpent monster and the armored crocodile, which she had not yet tasted.

For blood-path demon cultivators, high-level blood essence is also a superior aid for Foundation Establishment.

We've been waiting for this moment.

"Foundation building is difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven. Today, I, Lu Feng, will see just how difficult it is to ascend to heaven!"

With a thought, he activated the primordial yin energy in his dantian, and the surging primordial yin energy spread throughout his body. Lu Feng then activated the Blood Path Demon Art, pushing the demonic art to its limit.

Wow!
It felt as if there were surging waves of blood within his body, the vibrations caused by the blood-path true energy transforming into a higher level.

With the assistance of two top-grade Foundation Establishment items, coupled with Lu Feng's talent and accumulated experience, there is absolutely no possibility of failure in the three stages of Foundation Establishment.

"The first hurdle in Foundation Building is the 'Qi' hurdle!"

Within the 365 acupoints of his body, surging true energy rose upwards, continuously rushing into the ancestral acupoint between his eyebrows, and merging into the blood god embryo that Lu Feng had carefully nurtured.

The Blood God Embryo was fearless, swallowing Lu Feng's Blood Dao True Qi in one gulp. The surging Blood Dao True Qi was compressed and condensed within the Blood God Embryo's body.

It compresses steadily and slowly towards a single point, demonstrating remarkable stability.

At this moment, Su Wangyu's primordial yin energy merged into the Blood God embryo.

The Blood God Embryo emitted a faint light, and its power suddenly increased dramatically. Almost in the blink of an eye, Lu Feng's entire body became empty.

At the same time, a drop of scarlet liquid essence appeared in the core of the Blood God Embryo.

True essence has been formed!

A large amount of blood mist appeared out of thin air around him, causing the heavens and earth to tremble. At this moment, Lu Feng's spirit seemed to be elevated, allowing him to see a higher level of heaven and earth.

But the feeling came quickly and went even faster; he didn't even have time to react.

Lu Feng diverted a portion of his spirit to draw upon a vat of blood essence beside him, transforming it into blood mist that merged into his body. In an instant, he refined this blood mist, which then became the resources for Lu Feng to continue condensing his Foundation Establishment True Essence.

Within the Blood God Embryo, the second drop of scarlet Foundation Establishment True Essence began to condense.

Thus, the second hurdle was overcome.

"Next comes the second stage of Foundation Establishment, the 'Refinement' stage!"

Having been tempered by four demonic arts, Lu Feng's body had long since surpassed the limit of the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

At this moment, facing the 'refinement' challenge of the second stage of Foundation Establishment, Lu Feng showed no fear.

A surge of powerful blood energy rose from his physical body and poured into the blood god embryo in the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows.

His body creaked and cracked, as if it were about to be drained dry by the Blood God embryo, but Lu Feng had long been accustomed to this state due to his daily cultivation of the Blood God Boundless Scripture.

Even after his blood and qi had fully filled the Blood God Embryo, it had only consumed eight or nine tenths of Lu Feng's blood and qi power, which was not enough to shake Lu Feng's foundation.

If a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining lacks sufficient physical training, they are easily drained of their life force and turned into a dried corpse by the growing and transforming Dao Foundation at this stage, resulting in their death and the dissipation of their Dao.

It took less than fifteen minutes.

The Blood God embryo then stopped absorbing nutrients.

At this point, the "essence" barrier was overcome, and everything was very easy; even the blood essence prepared in advance had not been consumed much.

The next step is the final stage of Foundation Building.

"god".

True Qi is easy to cultivate, and the physical body is easy to refine, but the spirit is ethereal and has always been a troublesome direction that cultivators in the Qi Refining stage find difficult to cultivate.

One can only passively temper one's spirit by learning magic and specializing in various arts. Some techniques that allow one to cultivate one's spirit during the Qi Refining stage are the secrets of various sects that form the foundation of their sects.

It may not be taught to anyone who is not a true disciple.

Lu Feng was able to learn the Blood God Boundless Scripture thanks to his ability to travel between the two worlds and the opportunities and skills he gained in the Lord World.

Otherwise, if he had used the Blood Shadow Divine Skill to build his foundation, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Even if one manages to successfully establish their foundation, they still cannot escape the fate of needing a single large medicine.

Now, Lu Feng not only possesses the Blood God Boundless Scripture, but also the Wisdom Technique skill from the Lord World. His mental strength is even higher than when Su Wangyu was at the Foundation Establishment stage.

At this moment, with the arrival of the third stage of Foundation Establishment, the Blood God Embryo absorbed his spiritual power, and Lu Feng felt himself gradually becoming tired.

However, with the support of the Wisdom Technique and the Blood God Boundless Scripture, he was still able to clearly perceive the changes in the "God" level.

Su Wangyu's Yin energy took effect, continuously restoring Lu Feng's spirit and supporting his progress in the "Divine" stage.

Once the primordial yin energy is exhausted, the "god" stage of the third level of foundation building will come to an end.

Pass the divine gate!

The three checkpoints have been passed.

The Blood God embryo had also reached its limit of development, and with a loud "boom".

In an instant, the Blood God embryo, which was originally a blood-red ancestral aperture between the eyebrows, ripened and was born.

Like Pangu creating the world, the Blood God, the size of a baby, waved his hand in the sea of ​​blood in the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, and the sea of ​​blood suddenly parted.

The heavy blood mist fell downwards, while the pure spiritual energy rose upwards, supporting the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows and transforming it into a vast and endless void space.

Blood energy permeated this void, and the Blood God stood tall and imposing, like a creator deity who ruled over everything.

This strange existence, existing between the illusory and the real, is Lu Feng's Dao foundation.

Once the Dao Foundation was established, the fluctuations of the spiritual energy in the Xuan Yin Temple's quiet room became more pronounced, converging into a vortex of spiritual energy that poured into Lu Feng's Dao Foundation.

Baptized by heaven and earth, transformed and reborn.

(End of this chapter)