"Foundation Establishment was simpler than I imagined, yet even harder than I imagined."
"The three trials of Foundation Establishment you told me about before—I had no shortcomings in any of them. My divine soul was strong, my spiritual energy pure, my body robust; my preparations were flawless. She was afraid I would rush ahead in pursuit of success, so after I reached Qi Refining Completion, she specifically made me suppress my cultivation for another three months. Only after personally confirming that my Divine Origin and qi were sufficient did she give me the Foundation Establishment Pill."
"I also passed the three calamities of the Spirit Root unharmed. Whether it was the root of my tongue, my Dantian, or my primordial yin, there were no flaws."
"Once I broke through the barrier of my Dantian, the Great Dao of Foundation Establishment was already beckoning to me. At that point, I only needed to open the major meridians and gather my spiritual power to successfully establish my foundation."
"But at that very moment, the monkey of my heart ran wild and the horse of my intent galloped free. Holding onto my resolve to catch up to you, I pressed forward in one burst of effort. Yet just as I was about to succeed, I began to fret over gain and loss. If I truly established my foundation, would you still want me? Clearly, she was even more outstanding than I was."
Perhaps it was because Luo Chen's pure wood-element spiritual power had healed her once.
Or perhaps seeing Luo Chen had stirred her emotions.
At this moment, Gu Cai Yi seemed to be having a final flash of life, speaking without pause.
"When I woke up, more than half my Dantian had been destroyed. The immense spiritual power that had nowhere to