Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.
On this day, the aura on Lu Xuanji surged. He had already reached Foundation Establishment Layer 1 peak.
His dantian and meridians were already filled with true essence, and not a single trace more could be added. The price was the consumption of three thousand spirit stones in just one year. An ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator earned only three hundred to five hundred spirit stones a year. He had spent an enormous number of spirit stones, but his cultivation had risen accordingly quickly.
As for the unstable foundation caused by absorbing spirit stones, the Heaven Mending Cauldron had made up for it.
The Heaven Mending Cauldron could purify true essence and improve its quality.
Huff, huff!
Lu Xuanji forcefully drove his true essence, tearing apart his dantian and expanding it.
The volume of his dantian expanded even as it shattered, only to be repaired by his true essence. Then he tore at his meridians again, widening them and enhancing their resilience.
He expanded them again and again, repaired them again and again.
His true essence was consumed at a furious rate, while the volume of his dantian grew larger and sturdier.
After his dantian expanded threefold, Lu Xuanji advanced into Foundation Establishment Layer 2.
Huff, huff!
Streams of spiritual energy entered his acupoints and meridians. After circulating once, they were refined into true essence. Drops of true essence settled in his dantian. Feeling his cultivation rise, Lu Xuanji was greatly satisfied.
He was just out of money!
Only three hundred spirit stones remained in his pocket.
"With the Heaven Mending Cauldron, I can continuously absorb spirit stones to raise my cultivation without worrying about unstable true essence, but it costs far too much!"
Amid his delight,