Night fell.
Starlight shone brightly.
Gu Qingfeng was wearing an unlined garment, sitting upright on the bed. His hands were casually placed on his knees, and his eyes were slightly closed. He seemed to be sitting quietly, meditating, resting, and breathing.
The surrounding Spirit Qi was like a dense fog, methodically seeping into his body through his pores. After the Spirit Qi flowed through his meridians, it nourished his internal organs, muscles, bones, and skin.
In this world, there were four major stages of Immortal Cultivation and Dao Seeking, and twelve realms.
Cultivator Stage: Houtian, Xiantian, Foundation Establishment
Enlightened Master Stage: True Body, Purple Mansion, Golden Core
Dao Master Stage: Primordial Spirit, Dao Heart, Dharma Form
Earth Immortal Stage: Large Success, Origin Returning, Tribulation Passing
The so-called Houtian Realm was also to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper one's muscles, bones and skin.
The so-called Xiantian Realm was to absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and open up all the meridians in the body.
Only by opening up all the meridians in his body could he build his foundation.
There were 3,000 Great Daos, and the Immortal Dao was one of them.
No matter what kind of Great Dao one cultivated, the first step was to establish the foundation. Establishing the foundation of the Great Dao was no exception.
The foundation was the source.
It was the root of the Great Dao and also the source of the Great Dao.
Immortal Dao Foundation Establishment focused on the unification of the three spirits.
Spirit root, Dantian, meridians.
Only by connecting one's spiritual root with one's dantian and meridians could one establish the foundation of the Immortal Dao.
If he succeeded in building his foundation, it would mean that he had been reborn. His body would become stronger, and his body would become lighter, impervious to the cold and heat.
Foundation Establishment was the first major hurdle on the path of cultivation. If one didn't succeed, one would die trying.
It would be fine if he succeeded in building his foundation, but if he failed, his spiritual root, dantian, and meridians would definitely be damaged. It was even possible that they would collapse, making it difficult for him to cultivate in the future.
A hundred years ago, at the end of the Antiquity Age, the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was sparse. Building a foundation was a very difficult thing to do, and the success rate was also very low. Many people stopped here and failed to build a foundation, cutting off their path of cultivation.
After the catastrophe, the Modern Era opened and all living things recovered. Although spiritual energy was abundant and there were countless cultivation resources, if one were to rush for success, there was a chance that they would fail to build their foundation.
Of course, the failure of the Foundation Establishment could also lead to a mutation. This mutation occurred when the Spirit Root, Dantian, and Meridians were twisted and chaotic together, causing the body to be different from that of an ordinary person. Although the body would become stronger after the mutation, due to the twisted and chaotic Spirit Root, Dantian, and Meridians, it would be very difficult to continue cultivating.
The chances of failing to build one's foundation leading to a mutation in one's body were very low.
The reason why Gu Qingfeng was mistaken as a mutant cripple was because his body was different from ordinary people.
Of course, the reason why his body was different from ordinary people was not because he had failed to build his foundation. Firstly, it was because he had tempered his body with the Nine Nether Ancestral Flame. Secondly, it was because he had been judged by the Heavenly Dao.
His Great Dao foundation had been destroyed by the Heavenly Dao Judgment. If he wanted to cultivate, he had to rebuild his foundation.
At this moment, the spiritual power in his body was slowly flowing through his meridians. This spiritual power had been automatically absorbed and transformed by the pores of his body after he had arrived at the Red Cloud Sect. There wasn't much spiritual power, and it wasn't very strong.
Originally, Gu Qingfeng had planned to live a leisurely life for a few years before thinking about other things in the future, so he didn't take cultivation seriously.
Now that he had promised Huo De, he had to build his foundation as soon as possible.
With the strength of his body, he was not afraid of anyone.
However, he had heard from Huo De that all kinds of treasure bodies and foundations were very popular now. Gu Qingfeng didn't know much about these things, so he thought that it was better to be careful. He didn't want to be killed by a little guy when the time came.
It was better to build his foundation as soon as possible.
Beside Gu Qingfeng were a few white jade bottles and a variety of colorful stones.
The white jade bottles contained some high-quality elixirs, and the colorful stones were all kinds of supreme-grade Spirit Stones.
These elixirs and Spirit Stones had been sent by Huo De. Since Gu Qingfeng had agreed to help, Huo De naturally did his best to help and sent over all his precious cultivation resources.
Gu Qingfeng opened a white jade bottle and sniffed it. Then, he swallowed all the elixirs inside and picked a supreme-grade Spirit Stone to extract the spiritual power inside.
If Huo De was here at this moment, he would definitely be stunned.
These elixirs and Spirit Stones were treasures that he had collected for many years. The white jade bottle contained Flame Accumulation Pills, which he could not digest without a few years. However, Gu Qingfeng swallowed all the Flame Accumulation Pills in the white jade bottle in one breath.
Those Spirit Stones were Star Fire Spirit Stones, which contained Star Fire Spirit Qi. With Huo De's cultivation, he could not refine it without a year or two. However, Gu Qingfeng casually refined a Star Fire Spirit Stone and extracted all the Star Fire Spirit Qi inside.
Whether it was elixirs or Spirit Stones.
Any cultivation resources.
Whether it was ingesting or refining, it had to be done step by step, especially the more effective the resources were. If one blindly ingested and refined them, the Spirit Root, Dantian, and Meridians would not be able to bear it at all. It was very likely that it would collapse. If it caused the spiritual power in the body to backfire, it was not impossible for one to die suddenly.
Of course, this was the case for ordinary people.
For Gu Qingfeng, these problems did not exist at all.
It was not because he did not have a Dantian or a Spirit Root, but because his body had been tempered by the Nine Serenities Ancestral Fire. Even if it was now judged by the Heavenly Dao and returned to a mortal body, his muscles, bones, skin, five viscera, and blood still contained the Nine Serenities Ancestral Fire. Not to mention the Star Fire Spirit Qi, he even dared to refine the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Qi.
Just like this, he swallowed elixirs and refined Spirit Stones.
Overnight, more than a dozen white jade bottles and more than a hundred Flame Accumulation Pills had been swallowed up by him. More than seventy Star Fire Spirit Stones had also been refined.
The spiritual power in Gu Qingfeng's body became more and more profound.
But it was not enough!
It was far from enough.
Building a foundation required a large amount of spiritual power, especially his extraordinary body, the amount of spiritual power required was even more unknown.
If he only relied on absorbing the Spirit Qi between heaven and earth, it would be a problem whether or not he could build a foundation.
The elixirs and Spirit Stones sent by Huo De were priceless, but that was only for ordinary people. In Gu Qingfeng's eyes, they were no different from a pile of trash. He could only make do with it.
The night was silent.
Until dawn, when the sun rose.
Only then did he slowly open his eyes.
He looked at the empty white jade bottle and then at the discarded spirit stones.
Gu Qingfeng got out of bed, stretched, washed up, and went to find Huo De, thinking about asking for more elixirs and Spirit Stones. But after looking around, he did not see Huo De's shadow. Just as he was wondering, a voice sounded in his ear.
"Young Master, what are you looking for?"
The one who spoke was the servant of the Hidden Spirit Garden, Wang Dashan. But since Gu Qingfeng lived in the Hidden Spirit Garden, Wang Dashan had become his personal servant.
"Huo De."
"Elder Huo De went out last night … Young Master, don't you know?"
"He went out last night?"
Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin and thought carefully. Only then did he remember that Huo De said yesterday that he was going to find a few people to discuss a plan.
"Isn't this old man too impatient?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head and sat on the armchair, basking in the sun and thinking about Huo De's plan.
It seemed that he had to pass the outer sect assessment first, be promoted to outer sect disciple, and then compete for the chief disciple position of the twelve outer sect disciples? Then pass the inner sect assessment, become an inner sect disciple, and compete for the chief disciple position of the nine inner sect disciples?
Saying that this was the constitution of the Yunxia School, not only did it conform to the rules of the Yunxia School, but it also made others unable to find fault with it. At the same time, it would increase his persuasion, and when the time came, he could compete for the chief disciple position.
"Young Master … In the morning, Senior Sister Tan Siru came and said … said that Daoist Flying Snow wanted to see you."
"Who is Daoist Flying Snow?"
Gu Qingfeng thought for a while, but he did not know anyone called Daoist Flying Snow.
"Daoist Flying Snow is the head of the outer sect of the Yunxia School, an inner sect elder, and also a great deacon. He is also … also the master of Senior Sister Tan Siru …"
"Tan Siru's master?" Gu Qingfeng frowned and asked, "Why is he looking for me?"
"This … Senior Sister Tan Siru did not say …"
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