The Puppet's Function

"To cultivate the Cantong Qi, you need to match it with a spirit object that Comprehend Together. This is the best choice that the Crimson Heart Treasure Mirror gives you."

Che Yucheng pointed to the long sword phantom on the forehead display screen, explaining as he manipulated the Formless Puppet to begin its evolution.

Amidst the gasps of the crowd.

The puppet then sat cross-legged, assuming a posture of meditation.

Its brain area seemed to store spiritual energy. After the evolution began, as the long sword phantom on the display screen on the doll's forehead flickered, it fell through the Twelve Layers of the Tower and circulated through the meridians in the body, eventually flowing into the dantian.

"This spiritual energy is equivalent to one percent of what you have during your cultivation. You can observe the meridians where the spiritual energy is circulating slowly. These represent areas where you can improve during your cultivation."

During the puppet's first round of Qi Refining circulation practice, Che Yucheng carefully explained it once, and then fast-forwarded.

Then, Chen Mobai clearly saw the Number Dial in the doll's left eye start jumping from "one" to "two", then from "two" to "three", and then it got stuck.

"The left eye represents the level of Qi Refining. 'One' means the first level of Qi Refining. Getting stuck at 'three' means you will encounter a bottleneck when you are cultivating the Cantong Qi."

Che Yucheng paused here, explained again, and then pressed the fast forward button.

But it still froze for nearly nine minutes before the Left Eye Number Dial slowly turned to "four".

"Nine minutes means that you will be stuck in a bottleneck period of nine months when you reach the Qi Cultivation Third Layer. Generally speaking, when you reach this point, it means that you are no longer suitable to cultivate the Cantong Qi."

Che Yucheng's words made the freshman next to Chen Mobai turn slightly pale, but he still raised his head and stared intently at the doll.

When the Left Eye Number Dial reached "six", it paused for another fifteen minutes.

Chen Mobai clearly saw the boy beside him clench his fists.

Che Yucheng didn't say much, and kept pressing the fast forward button. When it reached the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, he signaled everyone to pay attention and watch carefully.

"This is the Foundation Establishment process. The Formless Puppet only had this function when it was first created."

After listening, Chen Mobai clearly saw the puppet's transparent internal meridians and organs begin to tremble violently. Then, the spiritual power in his dantian and sea of qi began to squeeze towards the very center, spontaneously forming Spiritual Power Vortex and condensing the first drop of liquefied spiritual power.

So this is what the Spiritual Power Vortex does. No wonder Venerable Qingping said in his Five Elements Technique lecture video that mastering this can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by 10%.

Chen Mobai felt a surge of excitement, and his admiration for Venerable Qingping welled up once again.

But he later realized why the success rate of Foundation Establishment in the Four Great Dao Academies was so high.

With the Critical Point Method, the Formless Puppet to simulate Foundation Establishment, and the Foundation Establishment Treasure, even someone with ordinary Spiritual Root aptitude can greatly increase their success rate in Foundation Establishment.

As Chen Mobai was amazed, he suddenly saw the once clear face of the Formless Puppet begin to blur, and the liquefied spiritual power in his dantian also lost control, rampaging out of his dantian, causing meridians to break and organs to be damaged wherever it went.

Subsequently, the meridians and organs that had materialized inside the Formless Puppet began to disappear, and it returned to its transparent state.

This is Foundation Establishment Failure! "Wang Xingyu, you are not suitable for cultivating the Cantong Qi. This is the result of the Formless Puppet's deduction."

Che Yucheng looked regretful, while the boy beside Chen Mobai was pale, but his eyes still showed resentment.

"I want to try. If I master the Critical Point Method and get stuck at the second step during the Foundation Establishment, I think I can successfully Foundation Establishment."

After a moment of silence, the boy named Wang Xingyu revealed his choice.

Upon hearing this, Che Yucheng sighed and dutifully offered one last piece of advice.

Even if one masters the Critical Point Method, it does not guarantee a 100% success rate in Foundation Establishment.

"In the deduction of the Formless Puppet, as long as your success rate in Foundation Establishment exceeds 50%, it will show as successful. If you want to cultivate the Cantong Qi, it is far from enough."

"You don't have to rush to make a decision. You can go back and think it over carefully, and then come back to me after you've thought it through."

After giving him his advice, he pulled out the USB Drive and inserted it into the back of the head of another Formless Puppet.

This thing can't only be used once, right?

Chen Mobai was puzzled when he saw this scene.

However, he felt that given the Immortal Sect' obsessive and morbid obsession with the recycling of resources, it was definitely impossible for them to create something so disposable.

Just as his thoughts were wandering, the evolution of the second Formless Puppet had already begun, this time with a bird as its Comprehend Together.

Unfortunately, he still Foundation Establishment Failure.

The girl named Lu Zixuan looked gloomy, but she accepted Che Yucheng's advice and chose to give up cultivating the Cantong Qi.

Of the next eight people, only two successfully Foundation Establishment in one go during the evolution of the Formless Puppet.

Their excitement was palpable.

However, among those who Foundation Establishment Failure, only three chose to give up, while the rest all expressed a desire to try. Che Yucheng gave them three days to consider.

"Next up is the freshmen who will choose the Pure Yang Scroll."

Chen Mobai glanced at the other two boys, and the three of them walked together to the three Formless Puppet.

"After the revision by Ancestor Yuanyang, the threshold for the Pure Yang Scroll has disappeared. In theory, as long as one has enough lifespan, everyone can begin to cultivate it."

Che Yucheng's words puzzled Chen Mobai. If success was certain, then what was the point of using the Formless Puppet to deduce?

Immediately, Che Yucheng explained the issue.

"But the problem with the Pure Yang Scroll lies in lifespan, because you need to spend half of your lifespan on cultivating the Pure Yang Dharma Body, so the time you have to break through realms is naturally much less than others."

"It's nothing when you're Qi Refining, but after Foundation Establishment, others can break through to the next level in just a few years, while you might need ten years."

"Based on the experience of the Wuqi Dao Academy and Pure Yang Academy over the past thousand years, if Foundation Establishment with the Pure Yang Scroll before the age of thirty, there is hope of Core Formation. After the age of thirty, one will almost certainly die at the Foundation Establishment stage, without any surprises."

So this is what the Formless Puppet is deducing.

Chen Mobai understood.

They also learned why the True Person Scarlet Robe abandoned the Pure Yang Scroll and switched to the Sky Burning Technique.

Chen Mobai's USB Drive was inserted by Che Yucheng first, and then he saw the transparent doll in front of him transform into his own face, and meridians, organs and bones began to appear in his body.

The three-colored Spiritual Root glowed, and the cultivation paths of the Pure Yang Dharma Body and the Pure Yang Scroll circulated within the puppet's body. The Number Dial in the left eye began to spin.

When the number "nine" appeared, Chen Mobai saw a line of text appear on the display screen on the doll's forehead.

Age: 39.

"Your fire Spirit Root Value is too low. If you focus on cultivating the Three Yang Body, you can Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer of Qi Refining at the age of 39 and attempt your first Foundation Establishment."

Che Yucheng was not surprised at all, and then began the process of building his Foundation Establishment.

Just when everyone thought it would fail, they surprisingly succeeded in Foundation Establishment on the first try.