Zhuge Liang's Journey to Dominate the World: Starting from Another World

Generally, cultivators need a large amount of spiritual energy to break through bottlenecks, which requires the assistance of elixirs. This is also the most important resource in the cultivation world.

The major mortal cities continuously collected spiritual herbs and handed them over to the immortal cultivation sects, who then refined them into various kinds of auxiliary pills.

However, Kongming had never seen what elixirs were, let alone possessed them.

Fortunately, Zuo Ci left forty-nine protective Heavenly Gangs in his body, which was the essence of a Golden Core cultivator's entire life, so it temporarily made up for his deficiency.

Without the support of resources, any attempt to break through is nothing but wishful thinking.

Kongming sensed the wisp of magical power within his dantian that was about to condense into liquid. His mind was like a calm lake, undisturbed, waiting for that crucial moment.

He continuously activated his magic, absorbing the protective Heavenly Qi. Instantly, spiritual energy surged through his meridians, which he quickly guided to his dantian and compressed.

The spiritual energy, compressed to its limit, suddenly surged like a wild horse, rushing towards the acupoints throughout the body.

Waves of intense pain surged through him, causing Kongming to furrow his brow. However, he did not stop; instead, he accelerated the process of absorbing the protective protective energy.

He knew that the spiritual energy required for Foundation Establishment was enormous, and if he ran out of energy, it would be a complete waste.

As time passed, the pain intensified, as if Kongming's body were being torn apart. However, his eyes remained exceptionally clear; only by overcoming this hurdle could he see a wider world.

Outside the secret chamber, Zhao Yun and Zhu Bajie remained on guard. Kongming had reached a crucial moment in his cultivation, and there could be no mishaps.

Therefore, they kept a close eye on their surroundings to prevent any unforeseen events from occurring.

Gradually, the expression on Kongming's face softened, and the magical power in his meridians flowed like a gentle stream, gradually gathering in his dantian.

Finally, at some point, the pain completely disappeared, replaced by a cool sensation.

Kongming was overjoyed; he knew he had succeeded.

He quickly looked inward at his dantian and saw that the originally gaseous magical power there had completely liquefied, forming a small lake.

Although the lake wasn't large, it was enough for Kongming.

After nearly eight years of cultivation, he finally entered the ranks of true immortal cultivators, and his lifespan increased to three hundred years.

Only twenty protective celestial shields remained within his body.

When Kongming stepped out of the secret chamber, he discovered that his entire body was covered in filth, which was the impurities expelled from his body during the foundation-building process.

He smiled slightly, not caring, because his heart was filled with joy at that moment.

When Zhao Yun and Zhu Bajie saw Kongming emerge from the secret chamber, they quickly came to greet him.

"Congratulations, Prime Minister, on your successful foundation building!" Zhao Yun said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Congratulations, Immortal Master Zhuge! Immortal Master Zhuge is invincible!" Pigsy quickly echoed.

Kongming smiled and waved his hand. He knew that the road ahead was long if he wanted to establish himself in this world, but he was already prepared.

After washing away the grime and changing into clean clothes, Kongming felt refreshed and invigorated.

At this moment, the aroma of delicious food wafted through the air, greatly increasing Kongming's appetite, who had been fasting for several days.

Zhao Yun presented the prepared delicacies to Kongming to celebrate.

"I must say, Ganglie is a natural-born chef. The color, aroma, and taste of this dish are wonderful. Prime Minister, please have more!"

"What? This was made by that pig?" Kongming looked at the roasted meat that Zhao Yun had brought out in surprise, his mind reeling.

Although I was already starving, the thought of its dignified appearance immediately made me lose my appetite.

"Prime Minister, please have some. You'll get used to it!"

Having fought for many years, Zhao Yun didn't care about these things; he was already grateful to have a hot meal. He earnestly advised...

Kongming then picked up a small skewer of roasted meat, turned around, and tried his best not to think that it came from a pig.

"Yes, it's not bad. Gang Lie's skills are indeed domineering!" Kong Ming suppressed his inner resistance and tried his best to make his tone sound natural.

When Zhu Bajie heard Kongming's praise, a smug smile appeared on his face.

"In this respect, Immortal Master has hit the nail on the head! I, Old Pig, have no other hobbies but love delicious food and beautiful women!" Pigsy said while enjoying his meal.

"Oh!" Kongming put down the roasted meat in his hand and stared intently at Zhu Ganglie.

"Immortal Master, what's going on? Eat quickly, or there won't be any left for you once I start eating!"

"Ganglie, you just said you like beautiful women. Is there anyone you like in the governor's mansion? I'll make the decision for you!" Kongming smiled, looking completely harmless.

Upon hearing this, Pigsy's eyes lit up, his pig ears twitched rapidly, and he hurriedly asked, "Immortal Master, is this true?"

"How could I deceive you?" Kongming said gently.

"Alas! It's a pity the princess is already married. But from what I've observed, all the maids around her have excellent figures and fair skin. There's one girl with a mole on her back that I, Old Pig, find particularly appealing. Could the Immortal Master perhaps..."

Zhu Ganglie scratched his head, a hint of shyness appearing on his honest face.

"You're quite observant; you even know about the mole on her back." Kongming's eyes gradually turned cold. Back when Zhu Bajie kidnapped Qu Hongling, he only thought the pig simply liked her, never expecting that this guy was actually a lecherous man...

Zhu Ganglie hurriedly covered his mouth, realizing he had spoken out of turn, and explained in a flustered manner, "Immortal Master, I...I...I saw it by accident."

"I didn't peep at the women bathing, and besides, those undergarments... undergarments... undergarments..."

"You damned pig, you actually made me take the blame for such a huge mess, you're something else!" Kongming never expected that it was Zhu Ganglie who did it. After all, he's just a pig, how could he have so many tricks up his sleeve?

"I...I, Immortal Master, please don't be angry! Anyway, I've already taken the blame. If this gets out, how will I ever face those girls again!" Zhu Ganglie flicked his sleeves, plopped down on the ground, and immediately started acting like a rogue.

"You have a pig's face, what face do you have left? When we get back to the governor's mansion, go and apologize to everyone and clear my name!" Kongming said with a dark face.

"Prime Minister, I think we should let this matter drop since it's already over! If Gang Lie admits it, he'll be beaten to death," Zhao Yun advised from the side.

"Yes, yes! My brother Zilong is so understanding!" Zhu Ganglie quickly echoed, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"Zilong, you're playing the good guy, but what about me? Don't I have any shame?"

"This... Prime Minister, Zhu Ganglie has worked hard these past few days to build this manor, even if he hasn't done anything particularly meritorious. Please spare him!"

Kongming glanced at the two of them. He hadn't expected that this pig could actually get Zhao Yun to speak on his behalf, and his anger subsided considerably.

"You dead pig, remember this: if there's a next time, I'll castrate you!" Kongming warned coldly.

"We were family five hundred years ago, why be so cruel!" Zhu Ganglie muttered.

"Who the hell is family with you?"

"Your surname is Pig, and so is mine, so how are we not family? At worst, you can be the elder brother, and I'll be the younger brother, and I'll call you Big Brother!"

Kongming was utterly amused by the dead pig. "Zilong, immediately summon the veterinarian and castrate this pig demon right now!"

"Ah! Big brother, spare me! I'll do whatever you say."

Zhu Bajie hurriedly said, suddenly clenching his legs together, indicating that as long as Kongming took the blame, he would definitely not make the same mistake again...