Preparations

This was the first time Yang Tianyou had met Yang Danglong; he usually didn't even know that his Thirteenth Granduncle was still alive.

According to the Lineage genealogy, Yang Danglong died thirty years ago due to a failed attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment. Therefore, when the Old Ancestor told him that the Shadow Hall Deputy Hall Master was his Thirteenth Granduncle, Yang Danglong, Yang Tianyou was quite surprised.

However, Yang Tianyou found something strange: the portrait of his Thirteenth Granduncle in the Clan Genealogy was clearly very imposing, so why was the one before him...?

With a hint of suspicion on his face, Yang Tianyou could not deny the obvious aura of bloodline emanating from the other party. The secret code known only to the two hall masters of the Shadow Hall also matched. Although he was somewhat puzzled, appearance was ultimately a minor detail, so Yang Tianyou did not delve into it further.

After a brief exchange, the unfamiliar grandfather and grandson gained a basic understanding of each other's situations. Yang Danglong then carefully took out a paper book and handed it to Yang Tianyou.

"This is a roster of twenty-five members of the Shadow Hall clan, along with their respective downlines. Destroy it immediately after you've seen it."

"Grandson understands!"

Yang Tianyou nodded, then opened the roster. After a stick of incense had burned, and to make sure he had memorized the contents, flames erupted from his palm, burning the roster to ashes.

The two chatted for a while longer before Yang Tianyou spoke up, "Thirteenth Granduncle, I'm about to break through to the Foundation Establishment in the next few days. Do you have time to Dharma Protector me?"

"Breaking through the Foundation Establishment?"

Yang Danglong's Shen Yi lit up. "Are you confident?"

"Ninety percent!" Yang Tianyou smiled slightly, his face filled with confidence.

"You seem pretty confident, have you chosen a location?"

"My grandson once discovered a hidden Underground Fire Vein in the Huafeng Mountain Range, which could serve as a breakthrough point!"

Yang Tianyou was referring to the Tier 2 Fire Vein they discovered after slaying the Darkblood Old Devil, under Hong Qing's guidance. Yuan Ba's Immortal in the Flame was born from the center of this Fire Vein.

"Fire Vein... that's acceptable. Allow me two days to prepare and set up a Five-Element Conversion Formation for you, converting Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi into Metal-Attribute Spiritual Qi to help you break through!" Yang Danglong pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Is Thirteenth Granduncle Formation Master?" Yang Tianyou's Shen Yi lit up.

The former smiled proudly, patted his chest, and said, "My reputation as the Rogue Person Youlong is largely due to my mastery of Formations."

"That's really my good fortune! With Thirteenth Granduncle's help, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment will be much easier!" Yang Tianyou complimented.

He then took out a Storage Bag containing three thousand Spirit Stones. He set up the Formation so that he could break through to the Foundation Establishment and not let his Thirteenth Granduncle pay for it.

Yang Danglong stared blankly at the Storage Bag in front of him, his pupils seemingly turning into the shape of Spirit Stones, but in the end, he shook his head.

"Take these Spirit Stones back. Consider the Formation I set up as a congratulatory gift from your Thirteenth Granduncle to celebrate your Foundation Establishment!" But as he spoke, Yang Danglong kept glancing at the Storage Bag in front of him, feeling an itch in his heart like a cat scratching at him.

He was bad at everything in his life except for Spirit Stones. Those shiny, cute little things always struck Yang Danglong's heart. Rogue Person Youlong's greed was notorious in the Rogue Cultivator circle.

Seeing this, Yang Tianyou smiled knowingly and still pushed the Storage Bag over, "Thirteenth Granduncle is joking. These Spirit Stones are a benefit I gave to our Shadow Hall clansmen. You take half, and distribute the other half to the other clan members!"

"In that case, I'll thank you on behalf of the Shadow Hall clansmen!" Upon hearing this, Yang Danglong's eyes lit up slightly. He hurriedly took out his Storage Bag, took out a Spirit Stone, and examined it closely under the light, his eyes filled with a hint of infatuation.

Seeing this, Yang Tianyou chuckled inwardly, not finding anything wrong with it; a thousand people have a thousand desires.

Wealth Qi, wealth, anger, and the seven emotions and six desires—even celestial Immortal cannot escape these worldly desires, let alone Cultivators like them. As long as they remember their duty and are not misled by external things, that's enough.

Three days later, the Wolf Ancestor arrived. The Yang Household Cultivators, who had made preparations, quietly left the Huafeng Black Market and came to the cliff where the Underground Fire Vein was located.

Yang Tianyou made a hand seal to break the Concealment Array and stepped in first, followed closely by the others.

A heatwave swept in, and the rising Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi permeated the air above the magma. However, thanks to the Formation that Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing had purchased last time, it did not leak out. This is why the Underground Fire Vein remained undetected.

The Fire Attribute Defensive Formation that blocked them last time was still there, but this time, with the help of Yang Danglong, a Tier 2 Formation Master, they quickly dismantled the Formation and obtained a lot of Tier 2 materials.

Afterwards, Yang Danglong took the array materials to survey the surrounding environment, while Yang Tianyou and several Yang Household Cultivators tidied up the cave. Wolf Ancestor lay on the ground, feeling the warm current coming from his belly, and comfortably squinted his eyes.

Yuan Ba was extremely excited when he arrived here, soaring above the lava as if he had returned home.

Before long, Yang Danglong finished his preparations and began to set up the Formation.

He was Second-Rank Low-Grade Formation Master, so the Formation he set up were all Second-Rank Low-Grade Formation.

These are the Five-Element Conversion Formation, the Flood Dragon Fire-Swallowing Formation, and the Illusory Spirit Formation. These three Formation can respectively transform Spiritual Qi, defend against enemies, and conceal Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

With everything prepared, Yang Tianyou entered the center of the Five-Element Conversion Formation, took out a futon, and sat cross-legged.

His first action was not to break through to a higher level, but to sink his Spiritual Awareness into his Dantian.

The vast and boundless Dantian space seemed limitless, with golden Spiritual Power transforming into threads that floated in this space. In the center of the space, a Talisman radiating five-colored light slowly rose and fell.

The Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman Spirit-Transforming Inducement that Yang Tianyou used when Refining the Essence of the Five Metals. It is of a high grade of Tier 2.

After refining the Essence of the Five Metals, the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman transformed into a stream of light and sank into his Dantian, becoming his Life-Bound Spirit Talisman.

Initially, the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman's light was very dim and it could not be activated at all. However, after a long period of careful nurturing, the Five-Element Spirit-Transforming Talisman basically recovered its depleted resources.

Yang Tianyou's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment was not only Bloodline Metamorphosis for him, but also a great fortuitous opportunity for his Life-Bound Spirit Talisman.

When the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi infuses the body, it brings a trace of Qi of Creation. This is a gift from the Will of Heaven and Earth in the Lu Wu Realm, and only cultivators who have successfully Foundation Establishment can absorb it. Naturally, Life-Bound Spiritual Object, which is connected to the cultivator's life, can also absorb it.

Life-Bound Spiritual Object that has absorbed the Qi of Creation will undergo Bloodline Metamorphosis, greatly increasing its potential and providing significant benefits for future advancement.

Unfortunately, a cultivator's True Spirit is not strong enough during the Qi Refining Period to support only one Life-Bound Spiritual Object, and the Life-Bound Spiritual Object must reach the Tier 2. Otherwise, Yang Tianyou would definitely have refined the Twin Blades into Life-Bound Spiritual Objects as well, sharing the fortune.

However, nothing in this world is perfect, so there's no need to dwell on it too much. Yang Tianyou quickly put the matter aside.

He opened his eyes, his fiery gaze even more intense than the lava beside him.

Reborn for twenty-one years, and cultivating immortality for fifteen, he is finally about to break through to the Foundation Establishment!