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Chapter 12: Foundation Building, Stormy Night
Chapter 12: Foundation Building, Stormy Night
Watching Gu An suppress Meng Lang with one leg, Xiao Chuan, Lu Jiujia, and Ye Lan were extremely excited.
Usually, Meng Lang boasted about being the strongest in Medicine Valley. Who would have thought that today, he would lose control and be forced to his knees by the senior brother's leg!
No wonder the senior brother isn't Meng Lang!
The master has a good eye!
Gu An looked down at Meng Lang, who was kneeling before him, and said, "Are you going to wake up now?"
His spiritual power flowed through his right leg into Meng Lang's body, forcibly calming the chaos within him.
Meng Lang's breathing steadied, and the bloodshot eyes began to clear, his ferocious expression gradually returning to normal.
Seeing that he had come to his senses, Gu An slowly retracted his leg and helped him up.
Meng Lang suddenly jolted awake. He lifted his eyes to Gu An and panted heavily.
"Gu An... what... what happened to me just now?" Meng Lang asked with difficulty, his internal qi and blood churning, making it hard to speak.
Gu An replied, "It looks like you lost control of your cultivation."
Meng Lang's eyes widened as he asked, "Did I hurt any of you?"
Xiao Chuan and Lu Jiujia's expressions turned strange.
Ye Lan wanted to answer, but Gu An quickly interjected, "Thankfully, you managed to restrain yourself at the crucial moment."
Meng Lang heaved a sigh of relief. With a forced smile, he said, "That's... since I am the true senior brother, how could I harm any of you..."
Ye Lan looked at Gu An with adoring eyes.
Not only was the senior brother strong, but he was also gentle!
Xiao Chuan and Lu Jiujia shared similar thoughts, and at the same time, they scorned Meng Lang.
Nice words, but you were like a demon just now!
Gu An asked Xiao Chuan and the others to disperse and then helped Meng Lang back to their room.
"What kind of cultivation technique do you practice? It seems rather unorthodox," Gu An asked. Although he didn't have a good impression of Meng Lang, they still lived and cultivated together. If possible, he hoped that Meng Lang would be safe.
Meng Lang chuckled, "Of course, it's a divine technique... But my talent and comprehension are lacking, so I tend to veer off track. However, I have no choice. I must become an outer disciple..."
Gu An asked in confusion, "Why do you insist on becoming an outer disciple? Weren't you indifferent about it before?"
Meng Lang's face darkened, and he fell silent.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, Gu An didn't press further. After helping Meng Lang to his bed, Gu An turned to leave.
To Gu An, this incident was just a minor distraction. He couldn't control other people's fate; everyone had their own pursuits. If one died on the path of cultivation, it wouldn't be a pity.
Back in the courtyard, Gu An continued to cultivate the Eight Directions Step.
...
As winter melted into spring, the landscape flourished once more.
In the early morning, while remnants of ice and snow still lingered in Medicine Valley, Gu An led his junior brothers and sister up the mountain.
"Chopping down trees and pulling out their roots is also a form of cultivation. You can use your spiritual power to do this, and when your spiritual power is exhausted, you can continue with your regular cultivation. It will help improve your cultivation level."
Gu An, dressed in a cyan robe, stood in the forest, his voice soft and smiling. With his hands clasped behind his back, he exuded the aura of a master.
On that day, by subduing Meng Lang with a single leg, he had successfully established his image as a powerful senior brother in the eyes of his junior brothers and sister.
Gu An even felt that his little junior sister was developing feelings for him, as she became increasingly clingy. Fortunately, he guided Ye Lan's cultivation and helped her redirect her attention.
Cultivation and emotions should not mix.
In this life, Gu An did not want to fall into the whirlpool of emotions too early; it would only lead to distraction.
Xiao Chuan turned and asked, "Senior Brother, should we use our hands or legs?"
Gu An maintained his smile and said, "Whatever is more convenient for you. Cultivation is one aspect, but completing the task is another. You must find the right direction."
Is this how Zhang Chunqiu felt in the past?
Nonsense, but it's quite invigorating!
"Xiao Chuan, let's have a competition to see who can clear the area faster!" Lu Jiujia said, rubbing his palms together eagerly.
Xiao Chuan readily agreed, and Ye Lan also wanted to join, but the two boys ignored her, not wanting to compete with a girl.
Gu An watched them as they pulled out trees, planning for the new garden at the same time.
What kind of medicinal herbs should be planted on this mountain?
Gu An fell into deep thought.
Although Xiao Chuan and the others were cultivators, their cultivation levels were not high, and it took them an entire morning to clear a small patch of land. Gu An brought the seeds of the third-grade medicinal herb, the Soul-Shaking Grass, and had them plant it.
After they finished, the senior brothers descended the mountain together, chatting and laughing along the way. As the sun set, their shadows stretched long on the hillside.
Gu An asked his junior brothers and sister about their goals. All three of them wanted to become outer disciples, but their motivations differed.
Xiao Chuan simply wanted to become stronger, Lu Jiujia wanted to prove himself to his family, and Ye Lan seemed to have some secret she couldn't bring herself to share, so her explanation was vague.
Gu An listened with great interest. He believed that everyone should have their own story.
Hearing different people's stories also made his life more fulfilling.
...
A month had passed since they planted the Soul-Shaking Grass, and on this night, the moon hung sparsely in the starry sky.
Inside his room, Gu An sat cross-legged on his bed, gazing at his attribute panel in deep thought.
Name: Gu An
Lifespan: 20/3163
Spirit Root: First-Rate Wood Spirit Root, Four-Attribute Balanced Spirit Root (Can invest lifespan for evolution and cultivation)
Cultivation: Qi Refining Realm, Ninth Layer (Can invest lifespan for evolution and cultivation)
Cultivation Techniques: Fire Control Technique (Unlearned), Divine Wood Pure Yang Art (Proficient), Dragon Vein Divine Power Art (Proficient), Pill Refining Technique (Initial Insights) (Can invest lifespan for evolution and cultivation)
Ultimate Skills: Hurricane Shadowless Kick (Mastery), Li Family's Seven Swords (Unlearned), Eight Directions Step (Unlearned) (Can invest lifespan for evolution and cultivation)
Should I invest my lifespan to break through my cultivation realm?
Cheng Xuandan possessed the ability to refine Foundation Building Pills. Now that he was treating Gu An so well, perhaps he could seek a Foundation Building Pill from him.
Despite Meng Lang's unusual behavior, Gu An still felt apprehensive about Cheng Xuandan.
Meng Lang didn't have a prominent background. If he had possessed a divine ability, he would have cultivated it long ago. Why did he only start practicing after Li Ya and Zhang Chunqiu left?
With his heightened senses, Gu An could confirm that Meng Lang had not interacted with any strangers in the past two years. At most, he was summoned by Cheng Xuandan, and Gu An wouldn't eavesdrop on their conversations every time.
Forget it.
It's better to rely on oneself than others. Play it safe!
One wrong step on the path of cultivation could lead to one's demise!
Without hesitation, Gu An invested a year of his lifespan into his cultivation for evolution training.
[Special Reminder: Cultivation is an actual existence. The evolution process transforms the virtual into the real, and the consumption will exceed the lifespan used for actual cultivation.]
[You focused on Qi absorption training for a year. Due to the lack of a Foundation Building Pill and opportunities, you were unable to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
Two reminders appeared before Gu An, and since he had failed to break through, his cultivation level remained unchanged.
Gu An's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to invest year after year.
Failure, failure, failure...
After nine attempts, he could no longer keep his composure.
Damn it! I don't believe this! I'll invest a hundred years!
An irritated Gu An immediately invested a hundred years of his lifespan into his cultivation for evolution training.
[You practiced Qi absorption for ten years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Art, you forcibly attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm but ultimately failed.]
[You practiced Qi absorption for twenty years. With your profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Art, you forcibly broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[You practiced Qi absorption for thirty years. Your cultivation has broken through to the second layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[You practiced Qi absorption for fifty years. Your cultivation has broken through to the third layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[You practiced Qi absorption for seventy years. Your cultivation has broken through to the fourth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
[You practiced Qi absorption for a hundred years. Your cultivation has broken through to the fifth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]
Line after line of notifications flashed wildly before Gu An's eyes.
He didn't have time to rejoice before a sense of foreboding washed over him. Breaking through so many realms would undoubtedly create a huge disturbance.
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, his physical body began to heat up. The Divine Wood Pure Yang Art activated automatically, and he quickly got up and jumped out of the open window.
His movements were swift and silent. In less than three breaths, he rushed into the mountains and leaped onto the mountain wall, agile as a monkey. He quickly climbed to the mountain peak, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushed toward him.
He leaped into the air and fell into the dark forest, his right foot landing on a branch. Using the branch as leverage, he propelled himself upward with a few quick jumps before landing lightly on the ground.
The spiritual energy wildly surged into his body, forming cyclones around him.
His absorption of spiritual energy grew faster and faster, causing him to secretly worry. Fortunately, his reaction was quick, and if he had broken through in Medicine Valley, he would have undoubtedly startled the others.
Cheng Xuandan and Meng Lang might not dare to come out, but the two hot-headed juniors, Xiao Chuan and Lu Jiujia, would definitely appear.
Gu An thought as he took quick strides forward, moving as swiftly as a spirit fox. Under the cover of night, the trees swayed, rustling in the wind.
With the Hurricane Shadowless Kick, Gu An's running speed was incredible as he leaped over mountains and ridges.
He was getting farther and farther away from Medicine Valley.
Before he could even stop, his cultivation realm began to break through, and the spiritual energy violently assaulted his odd meridians while transforming his dantian.
It hurts!
Gu An frowned, but his pace didn't slow down.
After running wildly for several miles, he finally stopped in a patch of forest and sat down cross-legged to meditate.
As he cultivated, he couldn't help but marvel.
Unbelievably, a hundred years of lifespan had allowed him to break through from the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm to the fifth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
It seemed that the lifespans he took were indeed substantial. Of course, the main reason for his rapid breakthrough was his profound mastery of the Divine Wood Pure Yang Art.
If he invested a thousand years of lifespan, he wondered if he could reach the Core Formation Realm in one go or even touch the Nascent Soul Realm? Gu An's imagination ran wild.
He absorbed more and more spiritual energy from the heavens and the earth, and the mountain forest seemed to be in the midst of a storm, violently shaking with leaves falling all around, resembling evil spirits and demons in the dark night.
"This is a bit too exaggerated..."
Gu An inwardly lamented, realizing one of the drawbacks of using lifespan to evolve his cultivation—the huge disturbance it caused could easily attract trouble.
After evolution, the cultivation didn't increase out of thin air; instead, all the spiritual energy required was compressed into a single time frame, resulting in a rapid breakthrough.
If breaking through from the ninth layer of Qi Refining to the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment created such a disturbance, what would happen when he attempted to break through from the Core Formation Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm? That would surely shake the heavens and the earth! If he attracted the attention of other cultivators during the breakthrough process, it would be disastrous.
Gu An was accustomed to considering the worst-case scenario.
This won't do!
I must be even more careful in the future!
Gu An decided that from then on, he would invest one year of his lifespan into his cultivation every day, taking a gradual approach.
Time passed quickly, and under the night sky, a fierce wind blew as Gu An's robe fluttered in the wind. The spiritual power within his body grew rapidly.
After a while, his aura changed drastically.
Foundation established!
His dantian transformed, stimulating a faster production of spiritual power while strengthening his bones and body.
It's not over yet!
His cultivation continued to soar, and rolling dust mixed with grass clippings swirled around him, creating a grand spectacle.
Second layer of Foundation Establishment!
Third layer of Foundation Establishment!
Fourth layer of Foundation Establishment!
(End of Chapter)
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