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Chapter 185: The Inner Sect
Chapter 185: The Inner Sect
"After years of arduous cultivation, I've finally reached the Foundation Establishment stage."
"To get to this point, I not only relied on my diligent cultivation day and night but also owed a little to the light group."
Lu Chen, proud of his accomplishment, thought to himself in the quiet room.
He could feel the changes that occurred in every part of his body after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
In his sea of consciousness, his spiritual sense had more than tripled in strength compared to the perfection of the Qi Refining stage. Both the distance he could extend his senses and his perception of subtle things had improved significantly.
His physical strength had also improved tremendously. His blood flowed like liquid mercury, and his bones made a crackling sound with the slightest movement, giving his entire body a combination of strength and speed that was aesthetically pleasing.
At the Qi Refining stage, a cultivator's lifespan was around 150 years. After a hundred years, the body would start to decline. However, a Foundation Establishment cultivator's lifespan was usually between 300 and 500 years, instantly adding more than a hundred years to their life.
The most significant change was in his spiritual power. After the spiritual energy in his dantian transformed into a liquid, a single drop of spiritual liquid contained spiritual energy equivalent to at least 10% of the spiritual power at the perfection of the Qi Refining stage. This greatly increased the speed and power of spellcasting.
Of course, it also meant that he could perform more spirit herb spells and nurture an even greater number of spiritual beasts.
After slightly sensing the changes that came with his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage, Lu Chen left the quiet room.
He walked through the corridor and entered a grand hall.
In the hall, a graceful female cultivator who was enjoying a cup of spirit tea looked up, her delicate spiritual sense sweeping over Lu Chen, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lu. From now on, we will address each other as senior and junior martial siblings."
"Thank you, Senior Martial Sister. I, Lu, was just lucky."
The graceful female cultivator naturally took Lu Chen's words as humility. It was not easy for someone so young to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage; it couldn't be simply attributed to 'luck.'
"Junior Martial Brother Lu came out of seclusion the earliest. The other six are still in seclusion, trying to break through. Why don't you sit here, Junior Martial Brother, and I'll tell you about the matters after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"
The graceful female cultivator spoke softly.
"I would be delighted to, Senior Martial Sister," Lu Chen readily agreed.
"Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage means becoming an inner disciple of the sect, and your identity will be more deeply bound to the sect."
"At the same time, you will be able to access the sect's core secrets and gain access to more cultivation resources."
"Next, Junior Martial Brother Lu needs to update his identity badge. Provide a drop of essence blood and a wisp of spiritual sense, and the sect will refine your life lamp."
Lu Chen nodded slightly. The so-called life lamp should allow the sect to monitor his actions to some extent, but this was also a necessary procedure to become a core member of the sect.
One couldn't just enjoy the rights that came with being an inner disciple without fulfilling the corresponding obligations.
Anyway, he had nothing to hide. He wasn't a spy from another sect, nor was he connected to any demons or evil forces. He had joined the sect simply to seek the protection of a powerful force and quietly tend to his spiritual fields.
"After formally entering the Inner Sect, you will be able to enjoy the corresponding benefits."
"Junior Martial Brother Lu will be able to go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose three Foundation Establishment stage cultivation methods and spells. Depending on your cultivation level and contributions to the sect, the sect will also distribute a certain number of Sword Seals every month."
"If you have a favored cultivation art, you can apply for the corresponding resources for free according to your needs. For example, if you are skilled in pill refinement, you can request pill refinement materials, pill formulas, pill cauldrons, and so on from the sect."
"Of course, these resources won't be provided indefinitely. After a certain amount, you will need to purchase them with spirit stones or Sword Seals."
"Additionally, entering the Inner Sect means gaining access to better cultivation environments and the qualification to enter the sect's secret domains and blessed lands, where you can obtain various rare cultivation resources."
Nodding slightly, Lu Xuan asked, "Senior Martial Sister, I heard that after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, one can choose an independent mountain peak as their cave abode. Is that true?"
"Yes, that's one of the basic benefits of becoming an inner disciple. You can choose a mountain peak within the inner sect based on its spiritual veins and sites, and claim it for your own use," she explained with a smile.
Lu Xuan's heart eased considerably. To him, having a mountain peak with various spiritual energies to cultivate his spiritual fields was far more important than any other benefits.
"What is the typical cultivation model after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage?" he asked.
"That depends on the individual's choice. During the Qi Refining stage, Foundation Establishment seniors will teach and guide outer disciples. However, once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, there won't be such group sessions anymore," she replied.
"There are over twenty Core Formation Master Uncles in the sect, Junior Martial Brother Lu. You can choose whether to join one of their factions, cultivate independently, or exchange insights with fellow cultivators of the same stage," the graceful female cultivator continued.
"Among the Core Formation Master Uncles, are there any who specialize in cultivating spirit herbs or taming spiritual beasts?" Lu Xuan inquired further.
"None that I know of specialize in spirit herbs, but there are three Master Uncles with profound attainments in the Dao of Pill Refinement, which often relates to spirit herbs. As for spiritual beasts, I know of one Master Uncle named Xu Jing, who keeps many high-grade spiritual beasts and has a close relationship with the sect's guardian beasts," she informed him.
Lu Xuan nodded, still undecided about choosing a Master Uncle to apprentice under.
As they conversed, one of the remaining six people in the quiet room emerged, their face gloomy, the result of their breakthrough attempt obvious. Seeing Lu Xuan chatting happily with the graceful female cultivator in the grand hall, a subtle hint of jealousy flashed in their eyes.
Lu Xuan noticed their expression but chose to remain silent. Having just achieved his own breakthrough, he knew that any words of consolation would be inappropriate, so he opted to say nothing.
Soon, the others began to emerge from the quiet room as well, most of them wearing similar expressions of disappointment. Before entering the quiet room, they had shared a common goal and could encourage each other, but now, faced with the huge disparity in their outcomes, it was difficult for them to control their emotions.
Finally, the cold and stern youth who had attempted the breakthrough for the third time walked out with heavy steps, his face ashen.
Seeing his dejected state, Lu Xuan sighed inwardly, feeling even more grateful for his own smooth and successful breakthrough.
In the end, out of the seven, only two had succeeded: Lu Xuan and a delicate-looking female cultivator. The other five were forced to swallow the bitter fruit of failure.
"A success rate of less than 30%... Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is indeed no easy feat. This is the cruel side of the cultivation world," Lu Xuan mused to himself, his determination to focus on peaceful cultivation growing stronger as he watched the dejected figures of the five who had failed.
It was the light group's reward that had accelerated his progress and allowed him to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, opening up a whole new world of possibilities.
(End of Chapter)
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