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Chapter 600: Perfection in Foundation Establishment
Chapter 600: Perfection in Foundation Establishment
A thought flashed through his mind, and a small silver-white ball appeared in his hand.
The little ball spun, no larger than a thumb tip, and within it, a pure white mist could be seen, sometimes condensing and sometimes dissipating.
Where his palm touched the ball, he could clearly sense an extremely cold aura. Even with the toughness of Lu Chen's current physical body, he could still feel this chill, showing just how icy the silver-white ball was.
He stirred his spiritual power, dispelling the cold that reached his hand, and focused his mind on the silver-white ball. Instantly, detailed information about this treasure appeared in his mind.
Ice Soul Pill, a fourth-grade treasure, refined from century-old ice souls collected from beneath the deepest glaciers. It contains a powerful icy aura and can be used to attack enemies, releasing a surging cold tide in an instant. It can also be refined and swallowed to enhance the cultivation speed of certain special ice-based techniques.
"A fourth-grade treasure..."
Lu Chen sighed, not as delighted as he had imagined. It was pretty good that the third-grade Ice Firefly Herb could produce a fourth-grade treasure, but what he regretted was that it didn't give him the cultivation reward he had been longing for.
However, he soon adjusted his mindset. When he had planted the second-grade water firefly herb before, only a small portion of the light group produced cultivation rewards, so it was understandable that one plant didn't yield any.
"Come to think of it, this Ice Soul Pill is quite interesting, and it's a continuation of the reward from the Water Firefly Herb's light group."
He remembered that he had obtained a third-grade century-old ice soul from the Water Firefly Herb's light group, and this Ice Soul Pill was refined from that very same ice soul, making it an upgraded version.
"There are two more plants, and they don't seem far from maturity. Should I go ahead and see what rewards they have?"
He couldn't contain his curiosity. The light group in his dantian faintly spun, and a strand of green wood primeval energy emerged from his fingertips, seeping into the Ice Firefly Herb plants.
Soon, the progress bars below the two Ice Firefly Herbs were both filled. Because their grades weren't particularly high and they were close to maturity, they didn't consume a lot of green wood primeval energy.
"Light group, give me some cultivation rewards!"
Lu Chen prayed devoutly, holding his breath and carefully harvesting one of the herbs.
Then, he gently touched the white light group that quietly appeared where the Ice Firefly Herb had been.
A thought emerged in his sea of consciousness.
Harvested a third-grade Ice Firefly Herb, obtained a five-year cultivation reward.
Before the thought had even finished flashing through his mind, Lu Chen's body was inundated with a surge of spiritual power, like a raging tide, frantically assaulting his limbs and bones.
He operated the Great Five Elements Technique, guiding the abundant spiritual power that had appeared out of thin air and transforming it into drops of pure spiritual liquid, which fused into his dantian.
"I'm almost at the perfection of Foundation Establishment."
He opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashing in them, and a smile tugging at his lips.
At this moment, he felt that the spiritual energy in his body had reached the limit of what his dantian could bear, and he was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the perfection of Foundation Establishment.
The cultivation reward from the Ice Firefly Herb's light group put his anxious heart at ease.
This meant that in the future, he could continue to farm peacefully and wholeheartedly, without distractions. As for his cultivation, he could obtain it by harvesting the light groups.
"An ordinary-quality Ice Firefly Herb gave a five-year cultivation reward, which is five times that of an ordinary-quality Water Firefly Herb."
"Based on this, a good-quality herb might give a ten-year reward."
"However, once I break through to the Golden Core realm, the cultivation rewards might diminish due to the downgrade in spiritual herb cultivation."
Lu Chen thought to himself.
He glanced at the remaining mature Ice Firefly Herb beside him and decided to harvest it as well.
Instantly, a thought quietly flashed through his mind.
Harvested a third-grade Ice Firefly Herb, obtained a ten-year cultivation reward.
Before the thought had even vanished, a surge of spiritual power twice as dense as before appeared in Lu Chen's body, like a raging torrent.
Lu Chen quickly circulated his cultivation technique, constantly absorbing and refining the spiritual power.
Gradually, the pure and refined spiritual liquid in his dantian grew in quantity and viscosity. Finally, his dantian abruptly contracted and expanded, and Lu Chen's aura rose sharply.
"Foundation Establishment perfection," Lu Chen murmured, sensing the substantial increase in spiritual power within him.
At that moment, his mind was filled with a mix of emotions—joy, but also reflection and reminiscence.
He recalled the distant past when he was just a Qi Refining Layer 2 cultivator, a lone cultivator who had borrowed several spirit stones from his neighbor, Zhang Hong, to rent a spirit field and purchase spirit herbs, hoping to master a means of livelihood.
Never did he expect that his life as a cultivator would change so dramatically after harvesting the white light group from the matured spirit herb.
Not only did he survive in the loose cultivator marketplace, but he had also gained entry into the Celestial Sword Sect, constantly cultivating spirit herbs and reaping the rewards of the light groups.
In just a mere two to three decades, he had progressed from a Qi Refining Layer 2 lone cultivator to the perfection of Foundation Establishment, with the possibility of glimpsing the Core Formation and even Nascent Soul stages beyond.
"Such a cultivation speed, even compared to the genius cultivators of the Celestial Sword Sect like Ge Pu, Zhong Jingshan, and Jian Wuxia, is likely no slower, if not faster."
He mused silently to himself.
"Fortunately, no one in the Thunderfire Planet Cave knows me, and they are unaware of my exact age and cultivation aptitude. Otherwise, it might attract some unwanted trouble."
"For now, I'll continue to bide my time in the Thunderfire Planet Cave, cultivating spirit herbs and harvesting light groups, while also preparing for Core Formation."
Lu Chen made his plans quietly.
He had no intention of harvesting the remaining four Ice Firefly Herbs and obtaining their light groups; instead, he planned to use them all for spirit herb condensation.
The Ice Firefly Herb was an improved variation of the Water Firefly Herb, and the method of spirit herb condensation was largely the same. With Lu Chen's ability to perceive the state of spirit herbs, he could make minute adjustments to successfully condense their spirit herbs.
"Once I harvest a batch of spirit herbs, I can continue to harvest light groups while also accumulating more spirit herbs."
"The cultivation rewards from the light groups are based on the quality of the spirit herb, offering five, ten, and fifteen years of cultivation in the Foundation Establishment stage. With the addition of the Water Firefly Herbs I'm cultivating, the time required to break through to Core Formation will be significantly reduced."
"Moreover, I must also prepare the subsequent cultivation techniques for the Core Formation stage."
The Great Five Elements Technique obtained from the Celestial Sword Sect did not include cultivation techniques beyond the Foundation Establishment stage, so Lu Chen had to make preparations in advance.
While most of his cultivation progress came from the light groups, he still needed to possess the corresponding cultivation techniques.
Of course, it would be even better if he could obtain them from the light groups.
Lu Chen's spiritual sense swept over the numerous fifth and sixth-grade spirit herbs in the cave, his eyes glinting with anticipation.
"I should also try to collect as many pills, spirit herbs, and treasures as possible to increase the chances of a successful breakthrough to the Core Formation stage."
The leap from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation was akin to crossing a heavenly moat, far more challenging than breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
To ensure a successful breakthrough, one had to prepare a variety of corresponding pills and spirit herbs, and Lu Chen hoped to obtain them from the light groups as well.
"The two Sacred Infant Fruits won't take more than a few years to mature. I wonder if they will produce another fifth-grade Sacred Infant Pill."
He couldn't help but wonder.
(End of Chapter)
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