Chapter 40: The Position of True Person!
“How… did he actually know?”
Lu Qingyang listened to the voice fading by his ear, unable to calm down for a long time.
The other party undoubtedly knew what he and Yang Yu had done outside the sect.
But he had not said it outright, only hinted at it.
Hinting that the matter of Helian Ye was not truly over…
Demon Consort… even my Senior Brother finds her troublesome. Just how formidable must she be?
Lu Qingyang could not help but recall Chao San’s words.
It seems I cannot leave the sect for the next few years…
“Until I forge a Golden Core, I will absolutely not leave the sect!”
With that thought, Lu Qingyang lost all desire to wander.
He went straight back to his cave residence on Sun-Moon Peak.
On the mountainside of Sun-Moon Peak, within a flat mountain ravine.
Lu Qingyang’s cave residence was located here.
A Second-Tier Spirit-Gathering Formation made the spiritual power within this cave residence extremely dense, several times that of the outside world.
Lu Qingyang sat cross-legged on the Jade Couch.
His hand rubbed the Storage Ring of ancient style.
“Whoosh!”
The Storage Ring flashed with light, and a flying sword forged entirely of gold appeared before him.
Lu Qingyang reached out and grasped the flying sword.
This flying sword was entirely purple-gold, its blade slender, a full one point six five meters or so.
Its edge was incomparably sharp, emitting a chilling aura that made Lu Qingyang’s heart palpitate.
My Master is quite generous…
Lu Qingyang looked at the flying sword in his hand, a joyful smile appearing on his face.
A Second-Tier flying sword, the true sword of a Foundation Establishment True Person.
Extremely valuable, worth tens of thousands of spirit stones.
This sword could not only slay enemies, but also fly through the air.
Combined with the divine sense unique to Foundation Establishment True Persons, it could even take a person’s head from a thousand meters away.
Far beyond what the Object-Commanding Art paired with a First-Tier flying sword could accomplish.
Lu Qingyang gripped the flying sword tightly, even more eager for Foundation Establishment.
The spiritual light in his hand flashed again.
Two pills wreathed in azure light appeared in his palm.
These pills were precisely Foundation Establishment Pills!
In the simulation before last, I was also fortunate enough to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.
With this one, Foundation Establishment is certainly no problem.
I just wonder… what grade of Dao Foundation I can build.
Lu Qingyang’s eyes flickered, his thoughts churning.
In the Prison Dragon Realm, the Foundation Establishment stage was considered the most important realm on the path of cultivation.
Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment — only by building a solid foundation could one walk further on the great path of cultivation.
Foundation Establishment was divided into Low-Grade Foundation Establishment, Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment, High-Grade Foundation Establishment, and Top-Grade Foundation Establishment.
Legend had it that above Top-Grade Foundation Establishment, there was another grade called “Dao” Foundation!
Except no one had ever heard of anyone building a Dao-Grade Foundation Establishment.
After all, Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment already offered hope of proving a True Monarch position, and High-Grade Foundation Establishment could step into the ranks of Nascent Soul.
The legendary Top-Grade Foundation Establishment was already exceedingly rare.
My last simulation started with Three Spiritual Roots, yet I only built a Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment.
I wonder if I can reach a higher level in reality.
With that thought, Lu Qingyang no longer hesitated.
He took a deep breath and stored the flying sword into the ring.
Then he tossed a Foundation Establishment Pill into the air and swallowed it.
The moment the pill entered his throat, it transformed into a pure surge of spiritual power that rushed through his entire body.
Different from the Qi-Nourishing Pill that increased cultivation during Qi Refining.
The instant this Foundation Establishment Pill entered his throat, its temperature became like a boiling oil cauldron.
Instantly, it submerged Lu Qingyang’s four limbs and hundred bones.
“AH!”
A miserable scream suddenly burst from Lu Qingyang’s mouth.
He felt as though the spiritual power throughout his body was wrapped in a ball of flame, burning madly.
Pain, scorching heat, soreness, numbness — all manner of sensations instantly flooded his entire body.
“AH!”
Lu Qingyang screamed again.
Sweat poured down his forehead like rain, his entire face twisted into a ferocious contortion.
He shut his eyes tightly, gritting his teeth.
Enduring the intense pain, he circulated the Hundred-Life Demonic Stratagem.
“BOOM!”
As the Hundred-Life Demonic Stratagem circulated, the dense spiritual power within Lu Qingyang’s cave residence surged toward him like a flood.
His entire being seemed to become a giant vortex.
The surrounding spiritual power madly converged upon his body.
As if it wanted to drill into his flesh, merge into his bones, and become a part of him.
Lu Qingyang’s consciousness gradually grew hazy.
The massive tide of spiritual power made it hard for him to stay clear-headed.
Until several days later… his eyes remained shut, yet he could suddenly sense the surrounding environment.
Like radar in the dark night!
The surrounding terrain was clearly imprinted in his mind.
Though the distance was only a few hundred meters, it was still extraordinarily wondrous!
And this was — divine sense!
At the same time, Lu Qingyang discovered he could now look inward!
He saw that within his dantian, a six-layered rhombus-shaped crystal-blue seal had appeared.
That rhombus seal slowly rotated within his dantian.
With every trace it circulated, the spiritual power in his body increased by a fraction.
With every fraction the spiritual power increased, the seal’s rotation speed quickened by a hair.
Complementing each other, his entire aura gradually reached perfection without flaw.
No longer an illusory, rootless thing, but like true breath and true intent.
This realm was Foundation Establishment!
“Hoo…”
Lu Qingyang opened his eyes. Deep within his pupils, two traces of faint blue light flickered.
Those were a pair of eyes brimming with spiritual vitality.
I have finally stepped into Foundation Establishment!
Lu Qingyang sensed the changes within himself, and a faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
A six-layered Foundation Establishment Seal was not considered High-Grade Foundation Establishment, but only by a hair’s breadth.
One to three layers was Low-Grade Foundation Establishment, three to six layers was Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment.
He possessed the Simulator system. In the future, there would be ample opportunity to improve his own aptitude.
So this is the True Person position…
Lu Qingyang clenched his fists tightly, excitement in his eyes.
Because the Hundred-Life Demonic Stratagem was a dual cultivation method.
After Lu Qingyang stepped into the Foundation Establishment Realm, his physical body cultivation had also reached the Ninth Layer of Body Refining.
From the next realm, the Organ-Refining Realm, he was only one opportunity away.
It was precisely because he cultivated both body and law that his Foundation Establishment just now had been so difficult.
Had it been an ordinary person, they would likely have succeeded long ago.
It seems my path of cultivation will not necessarily be easy in the future…
Lu Qingyang narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself.
His figure flashed, and he appeared outside the cave residence.
“Zijing, out!”
Lu Qingyang gave a soft shout, and that purple-gold flying sword forged entirely of gold materialized.
“Swoosh!”
The purple-gold flying sword transformed into a streak of purple-red light, and under the control of Lu Qingyang’s divine sense, shot toward the depths of the valley.
A moment later, the purple-gold flying sword halted before a towering tree, its tip pointing at the tree from afar.
“Hum!”
From the tip of the sword, wisps of purple-red light burst forth.
A terrifying sword qi swept out, shredding all the surrounding grass and trees.
“BOOM!”
In the next instant, the purple-red sword qi slammed into the tree trunk.
The trunk exploded violently, turning into a sky full of wood splinters.
“Hoo, a True Person’s spiritual power is indeed vicious!”
“Now, with a single thought, I can kill my pre-Foundation Establishment self!”
Lu Qingyang’s eyes were bright, quite satisfied.
Now that he had achieved Foundation Establishment, as an Inner Gate True Person, he no longer needed to change his identity jade token.
But Foundation Establishment True Persons also needed to solve troubles for the sect and accept missions.
Though Lu Qingyang was wealthy, he could not simply sit and eat away his reserves.
Sect Master Bureau… I do not know what this bureau actually does, but I suppose this counts as a promotion.
Vice Bureau Chief… interesting.
Lu Qingyang stroked his chin, pondering inwardly.
And just as he was musing, a familiar gaze swept over from the depths of the dense forest diagonally ahead.
“Yo, Junior Brother, your Foundation Establishment speed is quite fast.”