Mythical Cultivation

"If you want top-grade Qi-boosting pills, come with me over here." Senior Brother Cao said as he took Wu Ming to the counter nearby.

"Look, this is a top-grade Qi-boosting pill. The price is the same as before, fifty spirit stones per bottle. How much do you want, Junior Brother Wu?"

Looking at the high-grade Qi-boosting pill in front of him, Wu Ming found that it was not much different from the ordinary Qi-boosting pills, and he didn't know if the effect was really that good. However, the alchemy hall in the sect should not do anything to deceive disciples. If such a thing happened, it would have spread long ago. Wu Ming, who had thought it through, also pretended to be short of money and said to Senior Brother Cao:

"Brother Cao, please give me ten bottles first. I don't have enough spirit stones on me."

Cao Lin glanced at Wu Ming but didn't expose his lie. "Ten bottles, right? Five hundred spirit stones, no bargaining."

Seeing that he couldn't get a discount, Wu Ming didn't care. He paid 500 spirit stones and returned to his residence with ten bottles of high-quality Qi-invigorating pills.

Wu Ming took a high-quality Qi-boosting pill and clearly felt the difference between it and ordinary Qi-boosting pills. The two possessed completely different effects. Originally, if Wu Ming had diligently cultivated, he would have been confident of reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining in just over three years. Now, with this high-quality Qi-refining pill, he felt he could reach the eighth level in just over two years at most. As expected, you get what you pay for. The ancients were right.

A night passed quickly during Wu Ming's practice. Now he had to refine his Qi and practice the body-refining technique of Bailian Zhenshen. After that, he had to refine talismans and offer sacrifices to magic tools. It can be said that his day was fully scheduled.

Before, when he was outside the sect, he would sleep for a few hours at night. Only by staying alert could he face the dangers encountered in the wild. Now that he was back in the sect, he would not sleep unless he was extremely sleepy, and would use all his time to practice.

Wu Ming remained like this for several days, and he could sense his cultivation rapidly increasing. One day, Zhao Xiaohai's message broke him out of this state. The sect deacon was giving a sermon, and Wu Ming had missed it the previous times because he was away from the sect. This time, of course, he wouldn't miss it.

When they arrived at the square, there were already hundreds of people gathered there. Wu Ming glanced at the crowd and saw Zhao Xiaohai and others. He naturally went over to meet them.

"I heard that the one who will be preaching this time is Deacon Wang Cheng. He is one of the stronger deacons." It was Hou Tiancheng, who had not been seen for a long time, who said this.

Of course, several people knew Deacon Wang Cheng, but they did not tell Hou Tiancheng about this matter. After all, this incident caused quite a stir, and there was no need for them to involve other people.

"Then we must listen carefully to Deacon Wang Cheng's sermon this time. I missed several of his sermons before." Wu Ming followed Hou Tiancheng's words.

With the sound of a bell, the sermon began. This time, the topic was how to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, something many people were eager to hear. The majority of those gathered in the square were the last batch of disciples, most of whom were in the late Qi Refining stage, with quite a few at the ninth level, nearly forty in total. These people had been disciples for over a decade, and were not far from the twenty-year mark. If they couldn't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, they would have to leave the mountain.

This was not the first time they had listened to the deacon talk about how to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but the more times they listened, the more people's experiences they had. They would be more prepared for their own breakthroughs, and their chances of achieving a breakthrough would be higher, so no one would give up this opportunity.

"I'm sure many of you are familiar with how to break through the Foundation Establishment Stage, and you've probably heard several sermons. What I'm going to say today isn't necessarily better than what other deacons say; it's just my own experience. Just think of it as a review..."

Everyone knows that even if you have the Foundation Establishment Pill, breaking through the Foundation Establishment realm does not mean you can sit back and relax. The highest probability of breaking through the Foundation Establishment realm in my Qingyun Sect is only 70%. As for smaller sects, the probability of breaking through the Foundation Establishment realm is only 50%, and for independent cultivators, it is even lower.

Besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, do you know what else is needed to break through the Foundation Establishment realm?

Today I will recommend to you several things that can help you break through the foundation building stage, the Vessel Protection Pill and the Millennium Jade. Let's not talk about the Millennium Jade, it's something you can only encounter by chance, and it's basically difficult to obtain without a great opportunity.

The Meridian Protecting Pill is much easier to obtain. If everyone here can prepare a Meridian Protecting Pill when breaking through the Foundation Establishment Realm, then there will be room for maneuver even if the breakthrough fails.

Everyone knows that Foundation Establishment Pills contain powerful medicinal properties. If these medicinal properties can help one break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, then that's ideal. However, if one fails to break through due to personal reasons, these medicinal properties will spread throughout the body's meridians, becoming so powerful that they can severely damage the meridians. This is also the reason why many Qi Refining disciples who fail to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage become physically weak and their cultivation levels decline.

If one could obtain a Meridian Protecting Pill, then even if one failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, as long as one could subsequently recuperate one's body, there would still be a chance for one more breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Of course, beyond these external factors, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage requires one's own inner strength. Reaching perfection in one's true essence and achieving a spiritual awareness exceeding 100 meters are essential conditions for reaching the Foundation Establishment stage. However, there are also other, more subtle factors that shouldn't be overlooked, such as one's own mental state and physical strength, which can also influence a breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment stage...

I would also like to congratulate all the disciples preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. May you be able to break through the shackles and achieve the Foundation Establishment stage in one go. May your future cultivation be smooth sailing, contributing to the strength of our Qingyun Sect and laying a solid foundation for you all to reach the pinnacle. Well, that concludes today's sermon."

After finishing his speech, Deacon Wang Cheng did not stop everyone from discussing, but left directly.

Deacon Wang Cheng's sermon, though brief, had already stirred a furor within just half an hour. Many disciples preparing for a Foundation Establishment breakthrough reveled in this insight, realizing that achieving this goal required not only the necessary conditions but also numerous hidden factors that were often difficult to detect. Wu Ming and the others also benefited greatly from it. While they still had a long way to go before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the knowledge they gained would undoubtedly prove useful in the future.

As Wu Ming listened to the disciples' lively discussions, he gradually realized that not every deacon's sermons were as detailed and thorough. Furthermore, each deacon's sermons focused on different points; even the same topic could be presented with vastly different interpretations. Clearly, preaching was a matter of vital importance, not to be underestimated. As long as he remained within the sect, he would never miss a sermon.