Chapter 80: Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment, New Abilities

Chapter 80: Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment, New Abilities

How much experience did Qi Yuan have?

Qi Yuan himself didn't know.

On the Ascension Platform, countless small monsters provided him with an immense amount of experience.

In the Forbidden Zone, nearly three thousand extra-terrestrial demons gave him another large chunk of experience.

At this moment, these experiences were like an inverted ocean, with only a small opening to release into Qi Yuan's body.

Qi Yuan held his sword and stared at the huge stone, "I... am not level 99!"

Demon Glare!

Tyrannical Power!

Heaven Severing Sword Technique!

All the major skills and minor skills were unleashed simultaneously.

Qi Yuan executed the most powerful sword technique in this world.

"Kill!"

The blazing white light intertwined with the blood-red sword aura, erupting with a force far beyond that of mortals.

Qi Yuan's body was bathed in the white and blood-red light.

His body slowly dissolved, and the blood-red light desperately resisted,

but a smile crept onto his lips, "You'll die before me, haha!"

After saying this, Qi Yuan weakly closed his eyes.

He sat on the steps, his blood already dried, still tightly gripping the sword.

...

Outside the Forbidden Zone, more than ten breaths ago.

The strong cultivators from the Yin-Yang Prohibition and the Five Elements Forbidden Zone finally arrived.

At this moment, their expressions were all extremely calm.

Soon, they would face the most terrifying extra-terrestrial demons in the world.

The Celestial Dog Devouring the Moon was still occurring.

Darkness had already enveloped the world.

However, at this moment, suddenly, a huge tremor seemed to emanate from within the Forbidden Zone.

Everyone was startled, looking at each other in shock.

"What happened?"

"Could it be that the extra-terrestrial demons have discovered us and are preparing to slaughter us!"

"Look, what is that?"

Suddenly, the man in red pointed to the sky.

In the sky, a massive Celestial Dog was devouring the moon.

A great sun suddenly rose, and the entire world became as bright as day.

Everyone looked up at the sky, and a nameless fear arose in their hearts, as if a great calamity was about to befall them.

"Two suns, what's going on?" The crowd was both shocked and terrified.

"Not good, that sun is about to fall to the earth!"

"The great sun hovers in the sky, the sun and moon are upside down... this is the revival of the great sun!" Yu thought of something, and a tear of blood trickled from the corner of his eye, "So, is this the true meaning of 'ten deaths without life'?"

The other Divine Realm cultivators were all shocked by this sight.

A great sun was falling towards the continent.

Although it might not compare to the high sun in the sky, it was still a small sun.

Falling to the mortal realm? What kind of apocalyptic scene would that be? The seas would flood, the earth's veins would rupture, and all living beings would turn to ashes.

"Ten deaths without life?" Xiao Lu looked at the descending great sun, suddenly feeling relieved, and she smiled, "Minister of Clothing, I don't blame you anymore."

However, at this moment, they saw that in the sky, a sword suddenly appeared.

"What is that?"

"Whose sword is that!"

"What is it doing?"

The Divine Realm leaders were all astounded.

Because in the sky, there was a sword, a sword they were familiar with.

...

In the Moon Emperor Kingdom, the woman looked up, her eyes on the sky, and the moon in her eyes turned into a crescent moon, "Sir..."

The Coronet Prohibition, the red bridal robe, stumbled and ran, as if calling out to something, she fell, got up, and fell again.

In the sky, at the entrance to a large gate, a man covered in wounds sat on the steps, his body a blur of blood and flesh, holding a long sword.

He seemed to have come from hell, having endured the siege of countless demons, biting and devouring him.

His body was covered in wounds.

His eyeball had shattered, but he still held the sword, swinging it at the sun, and then he shouted, "I... am not level 99!"

With one swing of the sword, chaos ensued.

Half of the blazing white world turned blood-red.

The blood-red light collided with the white light, releasing unimaginable energy.

"Minister of Clothing, this is the Minister of Clothing!" The man in red roared.

The Dragon Judge looked at the sky, his eyes flashing with countless emotions, and finally, he said, "The person I trust would never abandon the battle!"

"How could he! How could he!"

The other Divine Realm cultivators all looked at the sky, silent.

Some felt a sense of guilt.

Others had tears of emotion in their eyes.

They watched as the bloodied man, with a smile on his lips, closed his eyes.

"You'll die before me, haha." His voice echoed in the world.

The sword aura continued to spread.

The blazing white light gradually diminished.

The black Celestial Dog was also cut down by the sword.

The great sun was eventually torn apart, turning into countless stars.

With a loud crash, a gate fell within the Forbidden Zone.

Among the four prohibitions and two forbidden zones, the Forbidden Zone no longer existed in the world.

All the Divine Realm cultivators looked towards the Forbidden Zone.

They saw that behind the fallen gate, a bloodied youth sat on the steps, holding a sword in his hand, his eyes closed, a smile on his lips, as if he had fallen asleep, as if he had just had a beautiful dream.

"Minister of Clothing!"

The Divine Realm cultivators exclaimed, some with pain in their eyes, and they rushed towards the Forbidden Zone.

He had endured so many great battles.

This was...

However, in their sight, the shattered youth seemed to disappear with the vanishing Forbidden Zone, gone from the mortal realm.

Only a trace of blood-red remained, and then it too disappeared.

...

"There are too many historical events hidden within the passage of time." The July Sacrificial Priestess was shorter than Jing Li, but walking beside her, she appeared even more dignified.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Jing Li's eyes, but she remained silent.

"For example, the Forbidden Zone, which was established during the founding of the Moon Emperor Kingdom, was one of the two forbidden zones in the world, in addition to the four prohibitions. Now, only one forbidden zone remains."

After the establishment of the Moon Emperor Kingdom, it also went through periods of destruction but ultimately rose again.

"There's another forbidden zone?" Jing Li's eyes widened.

She remembered Qi Yuan mentioning the four prohibitions and two forbidden zones.

"What about another forbidden zone? What's its name and where is it located?" Jing Li's voice was filled with excitement.

"According to ancient records, that forbidden zone is called the Earth's Forbidden Zone," July said slowly, "It is said that a world-destroying giant demon was born there, and a faceless swordsman, wielding his sword, went to slay the demon."

"What happened to him?" Jing Li grabbed July's arm.

"The Earth's Forbidden Zone was shattered, it's hard to imagine what kind of power could have caused such destruction."

"He and the demon perished together," July said with a sigh.

"He's dead?" Jing Li's expression turned blank.

"There are also ancient records stating that the Moon Imperial Kingdom was established by the planning of the faceless swordsman."

"Unfortunately, the new emperor did not acknowledge this claim."

"I don't know if the faceless swordsman is truly related to our Moon Imperial Kingdom, but he did come here."

"There's also a divine statue of him, right ahead."

Jing Li looked up and saw an old, dilapidated temple, its south wall collapsed and overgrown with weeds.

"Should we go in and take a look?" July asked calmly.

Jing Li stepped onto the green stone floor, her pace both hurried and slow.

In just a few breaths, she entered the temple.

"It's a pity that despite the rumors of the faceless swordsman's world-saving deeds, his temple lacks any incense offerings among the many others," July sighed.

Jing Li stopped in her tracks, gazing at the damaged statue within the temple.

Countless images flashed through her mind, and she remembered so much.

"Your Majesty, have you seen what you wished to see?" July's desolate voice came from behind.

Jing Li looked at the statue and raised her hand.

She grabbed the statue's left hand.

At that moment, the statue's left hand suddenly shattered.

A green wooden hairpin fell into Jing Li's hand.

She clutched the hairpin tightly, remembering the second thing Qi Yuan had said to her. She lifted her head and looked at the statue, "I have seen, as if seeing you."

...

The Clothing Department Prohibition.

The cold wooden board made Qi Yuan feel uncomfortable and a bit chilly.

He reached out to embrace something, but his hands found nothing.

"Xiao Jie..."

He called out and opened his eyes.

But he found himself alone on the wooden board.

"Xiao Jie?"

He called out again, but there was no response.

The bridal chamber was empty, devoid of any presence.

"With You, Sharing the Robe!"

Qi Yuan activated his powerful skill.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

He sat on the cold wooden board, feeling a slight headache.

The only comforting thought was that the skill remained, and Xiao Jie's presence was still with him.

"You're such an unqualified wife, leaving without even telling me."

Qi Yuan dragged his weak body through the Clothing Department Prohibition.

He saw numerous bridal robes.

Unfortunately, none were as beautiful as Xiao Jie's.

He stumbled and struggled, barely managing to enter the Earth Palace, "As expected, they say that after a long time together, couples start resembling each other. Now, I stumble after just a few steps.

Maybe you felt the same before, with too many things in your mind."

After an hour, Qi Yuan finally reached the Earth Palace.

"Xiao Jie, we're in a divorce cooling-off period."

"But since you're not here, I can't get a divorce certificate by myself."

"So, let's discuss whether to divorce or not when we meet next time. For now, you're still... my wife?"

"Do I have to chase my wife to the crematorium?"

"Or should I chase my husband to the crematorium? That might be more interesting."

Qi Yuan sat in the dim Earth Palace, catching his breath.

He raised his hand, and the moon pattern on his hand disappeared, just like the mark Xiao Jie had left on him.

He looked at the remaining Clothing Department Guards in the Earth Palace.

...

"Am I leaving?"

"That Great Sun is really persistent. If I had reached level 100 earlier, his true body wouldn't have appeared!"

"I can't perfectly complete this game."

Qi Yuan still felt a sense of loss at not perfectly completing the game.

When a game ends, it's like watching a TV series finale, leaving your heart feeling empty.

"What a lousy game, I still have a side quest to complete!"

"Wait, Jing Li is a player, so it doesn't count as a quest!"

"Meeting in person... next time we meet, we must set a definite location in reality."

Qi Yuan thought back to his previous meeting with Jing Li, waiting for several days in the heavy snow, but she never arrived.

His thoughts wandered.

Looking at the sealed Clothing Department Guards, Qi Yuan inexplicably remembered some words he had read somewhere, and he blurted out, "In the past, without seeing you, my worries piled up like snow.

Today, without seeing you, my eyes are like clear dew.

In the future, I will see you, and I won't resent the late arrival or the short time."

The original last line was, "In the future, without seeing you, life will be like a dream, and all dreams will be empty."

He felt it was inauspicious and changed it on a whim.

He recalled the heavy snow from that day.

The snow in the game was indeed heavy, even more so than the snow on Blue Star.

The Ancient Ji Chun Tree looked like a giant Christmas tree.

There were no hanging corpses, but the Christmas tree Jing Li saw must have been beautiful.

Qi Yuan snapped out of his fantasy and looked at the Clothing Department Guards, giving instructions, "After reciting some sour words, I must share them with Jing Li."

Having said this, Qi Yuan, sitting in the Earth Palace, burst into laughter, "I'm so fickle."

...

On the Seven-Colored Peak, snow gently fell.

Jiang Ling Su still wore her thin, long skirt as she left the thatched hut.

She glanced at the neighboring hut, a hint of anxiety in her eyes, "Three months have passed. Is Master still not feeling well?"

It had been three months since Master had asked her to help take care of things.

She was a bit worried that Master might have encountered some accident.

Just then, a voice sounded, "Senior Sister, has Senior Brother Qi Yuan not finished his seclusion yet?"

Dongxian, dressed in black, stood out against the vast snow.

"I've never heard of such a thing, Eldest Brother said that this time, he'll be in seclusion for at least a year or half a year." After saying this, Jiang Ling Su returned to her own room.

Upon hearing this, Dong Xian felt a sense of disappointment.

There were only two months left before the Dragon Seizure Competition.

The Sect Master had asked him to invite two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He had successfully invited one of them, who was the Sect Master's son-in-law, Senior Brother Kang Fulu, the chief disciple of the Five Lights Peak.

Senior Brother Kang Fulu was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who cultivated the Five Lights Holy Law.

He was undoubtedly the strongest among the Foundation Establishment disciples in the Divine Light Sect.

Dong Xian had to pay a high price to convince him.

As for the second Foundation Establishment cultivator, he wanted to invite Qi Yuan.

Qi Lao had said that Senior Brother Qi Yuan was extremely mysterious and held secrets. If he had reached Foundation Establishment, with that precious kitchen knife in hand, he could even challenge Essence Pill cultivators.

With Senior Brother Qi Yuan's help, he might truly be able to win the Dragon Seizure Competition and change his fate.

His fiancee wouldn't have to be separated from him.

However, Senior Brother Qi Yuan was still in seclusion, and there was no telling when he would come out.

He feared that time was passing by.

He waited on Seven Color Peak for a while but eventually left in disappointment.

"Qi Lao, should we change the person?" Dong Xian couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Qi Lao let out a cold snort, "If we're going to cooperate, we should work with the strongest. That Kang Fulu, if his strength matches his boasting, you wouldn't have to worry.

Just wait a little longer, there will be an opportunity!"

Dong Xian nodded in agreement.

He deliberately asked Qi Lao to strengthen his determination.

...

On Seven Color Peak, the snow kept piling up.

Jiang Ling Su became increasingly worried that the Eldest Brother might have died in the room, so she came to check on him every day.

However, sensing the aura of a living person, she felt slightly relieved.

At this moment, inside Qi Yuan's room.

Qi Yuan, with his eyes closed, revealed a pained expression.

Sweat continuously trickled down his forehead.

Strange voices kept entering his ears.

"Heavenly Grade Secret Art, just nine blocks and nine!"

"Damn, my pill refinement failed again."

"Shit is so delicious, but I can't eat it anymore. I'm an Essence Pill cultivator; I can't be like I was before I gained spiritual intelligence."

"Did you hear? The senior sister slept with the master, and that's not all. When the master's wife found out, she had an affair with the senior sister's younger brother."

"We've been hiding in the Divine Light Sect for so many years. When will we make our move?"

Countless voices flooded into Qi Yuan's ears.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and for a moment, his gaze was filled with chaos, but it quickly turned clear.

"I'm back?"

"Sharing the Robe?"

"..."

"I... succeeded in Foundation Establishment?"

"Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment!"

Indeed, after leaving the game world, Qi Yuan obtained a complete fragment of the Heavenly Way.

Following the 'Qi Yuan Scripture,' he used the Heavenly Way as his Foundation Establishment object and began his cultivation.

In just half a day, he successfully established his Foundation.

However, after achieving Foundation Establishment, he felt a sense of confusion and drowsiness. He sensed something targeting him, and his consciousness slowly dissipated. Unwillingly, he fell into a deep sleep.

He had another dream.

He couldn't remember the content of the dream.

He only remembered entering a wooden house in his dream, where he encountered a large object. The large object saw him and fought with him.

It must be said that the large object was fierce, and Qi Yuan was no match for it.

But Qi Yuan wasn't weak either. He fought back, leaving the creature bruised and swollen, and it didn't dare to drive him away.

Qi Yuan also stayed in the creature's home, but it was afraid that Qi Yuan would destroy its home, so it made many agreements with him.

Qi Yuan couldn't remember the content of the agreements.

When he woke up from the dream, in his dazed state, he heard many strange voices.

"My strength... is so powerful. Is this the power of Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment?"

Qi Yuan had a feeling that without a knife, he could kill the Black Mountain Sect's Sect Master with just a punch.

As for the Sect Master of his own sect, Withered Tree True Monarch, Qi Yuan didn't know because he had never fought him.

"As expected of Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment, with my current strength, I should be able to leave the countryside and defeat high school cultivators, right?"

Qi Yuan stood up.

He cast a spell on himself and changed into a new set of clothes.

At this moment, a strange voice entered his mind.

"The bra is too small; it's annoying."

Qi Yuan was stunned.

"Could it be that after Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment, I'm experiencing auditory hallucinations?"

"Why am I hearing my junior sister's voice in the hallucination?"

"Could it be that I secretly admire my junior sister and crave her body?"

With these thoughts, he walked out of his room.

"Junior Sister," he called out to the thatched cottage.

"Senior Brother? Wait a moment, I'll be right out." Jiang Ling Su's voice held joy, but it was mixed with panic.

Before long, Jiang Ling Su walked out of the thatched cottage.

Her face was filled with excitement, "Senior Brother, you've finally come out of seclusion."

Qi Yuan glanced at Jiang Ling Su's chest.

Hmm... indeed, it was quite impressive.

"Junior Sister, I've established my Foundation." Wealth and honor should be brought back to one's hometown, just like wearing brocade at night.

After succeeding in Foundation Establishment, he had to give his junior sister a fantasy.

"Foundation Establishment?" Jiang Ling Su looked at Qi Yuan, her eyes filled with even more joy, "Congratulations, Senior Brother. I offer my congratulations."

Hearing this, Qi Yuan looked at Jiang Ling Su expectantly, "Is that all?"

"Huh?" Jiang Ling Su was taken aback, "What else is there?"

"You should ask me what level of Foundation Establishment I've achieved." Qi Yuan boasted.

Jiang Ling Su sighed helplessly, "Senior Brother, what level of Foundation Establishment have you achieved?"

"Since you sincerely ask, I'll generously tell you. I, Qi Yuan, have achieved Heavenly Way Foundation Establishment." Qi Yuan stood in the snow, resembling a scented immortal guest.

"Tsk."

Thanks to my Heavenly Wife for the thousand rewards and to the Stargazing Sect for their support.

(End of Chapter)

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