"Are you ready?" Li Shiqing asked, sowhat nervously.
Yesterday, Li Zhirui found Li Shiqing and indicated that he wanted to go into seclusion to attempt Foundation Establishnt, applying for the Foundation Establishnt Pill the family had purchased two years prior.
However, on the day Li Zhirui began his seclusion, Li Shiqing was still not entirely reassured, "How about waiting a few more years? You're not even twenty-five yet, accumulating more over a few years could lead to a higher chance of success in making the breakthrough."
Although Li Shiqing wanted soone to take over as the Clan Leader soon so he could have more ti to go into seclusion and seek the chance to break through to the Golden Core stage, he couldn't help but worry when Li Zhirui was actually about to make an attempt.
"Clan Leader Grandfather rest assured," Li Zhirui said with an easy smile. "I'm fully prepared, there's no need to waste a few more years."
"Moreover, since I dare to attempt Foundation Establishnt, naturally I have so confidence in succeeding, so there's no need for Clan Leader Grandfather to worry so much."
Li Shiqing, looking at the determined Li Zhirui, eventually said, "Go then, I believe you can do it!"
Li Zhirui gave a light smile, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave.
After returning to the small courtyard, Li Zhirui activated the Formation to ensure he wouldn't be disturbed by the outside world, then took out a large number of Spirit Stones and placed them around to avoid a deficit of Spiritual Energy during his breakthrough.
He then told Da Qing that he was going into seclusion and that he might not be able to accompany it for a long ti, asking it to take good care of itself.
With all preparations in place, Li Zhirui began to adjust his state, ensuring that his spirit, vitality, and mind were at their peak.
Having started his cultivation at the age of eight, and now after over a decade, all of Li Zhirui's prior efforts were for this day.
"Hu——"
Li Zhirui sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, circulating his Cultivation Technique and, following the experience of his predecessors, slowly compressed the mana within his body.
It's worth noting that the distinctive difference between a Qi Cultivation Cultivator and a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator is the form of mana, with the forr being gaseous and the latter liquid; their respective advantages and disadvantages need not be elaborated upon.
The process of Foundation Establishnt is actually about compressing the gaseous mana within the body and condensing it into a higher-order liquid mana.
It took Li Zhirui over a month to compress the mana in his Dantian to the utmost extre.
He knew that he had co to a critical juncture; if he could further compress the mana successfully, then he would succeed!
But now, Li Zhirui wasn't as excited as he had imagined. With a calm face, he opened the jade bottle containing the Foundation Establishnt Pill in front of him, poured out the heavily fragrant pill, and then, without any hesitation, swallowed the Foundation Establishnt Pill.
The mont the Foundation Establishnt Pill entered his mouth, it transford into an extrely pure stream of Spiritual Energy and, under Li Zhirui's full control, followed the pathways of his ridians, refined into mana, and slowly flowed into his Dantian.
The primary function of the Foundation Establishnt Pill isn't actually its Spiritual Energy, but rather to protect the fragile Dantian and ridians during the transformation of mana. This way, even if the breakthrough fails, the cultivator's foundation won't be damaged.
As the overwhelming mana surged into his Dantian, it stirred the mana that Li Zhirui had already compressed to the limit.
Drip!
A faint dripping sound emanated from the Dantian.
The first drop of liquid mana was born!
This acted like a switch; the fog that had filled the entire Dantian space beca a constant, fine drizzle, ultimately forming a small puddle in the Dantian.
Boom!
Suddenly, from Li Zhirui's empty Dantian, a terrifying suction force erupted, drawing the surrounding Spiritual Energy towards him like mad, eventually forming a small Spirit Qi Vortex around his body, absorbing Spiritual Energy with a voracious hunger.
Luckily, Li Zhirui had the foresight to place a large number of Spirit Stones nearby before he went into seclusion; otherwise, they wouldn't have been sufficient for his absorption.
As an abundant amount of Spiritual Energy rushed into his body, Li Zhirui also expelled droplets of black, viscous sweat from his body.
This was the cleansing of muscles and marrow every cultivator of the Foundation Establishnt stage went through.
When Li Zhirui swallowed the Foundation Establishnt Pill, Li Shiqing, Li Shilian, and Li Shiren gathered outside the courtyard.
"It's been almost two months, why is there still no movent from Zhirui, could it be that he..."
Li Shiren hadn't finished speaking when he was forcefully slapped by Li Shilian, "Don't talk nonsense!"
But concern also filled Li Shilian's eyes. Normally, there should be so activity after a month of seclusion for a breakthrough, but it had been almost two months for Li Zhirui, and it was indeed very unsettling that he was still so quiet.
"I should not have agreed to Zhirui's haste to break through," Li Shiqing said regretfully.
Just as the three of them were sunk in self-reproach and sorrow, a terrifying suction erupted from Li Zhirui's courtyard.
"This is..." The three were startled, but it was Li Shiqing who finally said, "Zhirui has succeeded in his breakthrough!"
The Spirit Qi Vortex continued for half an hour before it slowly dissipated, and Li Zhirui, who had gone through this ordeal, saw his mana, which was originally the size of a puddle, now expanded several tis over.
As for the cost, well, half of the Spirit Stones he had placed before were now drained of Spiritual Energy.
Half a month later.
Li Zhirui suddenly opened his eyes, a montum he had never felt before shot up to the sky, this was the pressure that only ca after breaking through to Foundation Establishnt!
However, because he had just achieved his breakthrough, the pressure was not very strong. If a Golden Core cultivator was to release their pressure in full force, a vast majority of Qi Cultivation cultivators simply couldn't withstand it for even a mont.
But Li Zhirui wasn't one to aim too high or too far, he did not contemplate such distant matters, knowing only that he had successfully broken through the Foundation Establishnt stage and from now on, he would enjoy a lifespan of two hundred forty years.
Li Zhirui just thought of using his Divine Sense, but as his consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness to take a look, he discovered an unexpected delight!
His Visualization Skill, which was originally at the third realm, had also attained a breakthrough!
Although, in the past two years, Li Zhirui had shifted his focus to cultivation and refining his mana, he had not given up practicing the Visualization Skill, hence he had managed to reach the third realm before his seclusion.
"What a double blessing!" he exclaid. Discover stories with My Virtual Library Empire
"Ugh! What's that sll? Why is it so foul!" Just as Li Zhirui was about to get up and share the good news with his elders, a terrifying stench entered his nostrils, nearly making him vomit.
It was then that Li Zhirui realized his body was covered with a thin layer of black mud. Perhaps because several days had passed, the surface had dried up and the sll was sowhat masked.
But with Li Zhirui's movent, the black mud instantly cracked, and the foul stench spread out with it.
With a darkened face, Li Zhirui cast the Cleanse Spell several tis and washed himself thoroughly with the Water Condensation Spell several more tis until he was sure there was not a trace of foul sll left on him, then he was willing to stop.
"Could I really have had so many impurities in my body?" Li Zhirui's face was a picture of disbelief.
But Li Zhirui had to admit, with the expulsion of these impurities, his body felt unprecedentedly light and relaxed.
Li Zhirui, who always controlled his emotions in front of others, now stepped out with a bright smile on his face.
Li Zhirui loudly announced his joy, "Clan Leader Grandfather, I've broken through to Foundation Establishnt!"
"Good, good, good!" Even though Li Shiqing already knew the outco, he still couldn't help the excitent in his heart, "The Li family has another Foundation Establishnt cultivator now!"
"To celebrate your breakthrough, we will have a banquet on Da Rong Island in three days so that the clan mbers can also share in this joy."
Li Zhirui had no objections to this, because he was clear in his heart that this banquet was also intended for the handover of the position of Clan Leader.
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