Apprenticeship

Chen Mobai drifted around the room.

He saw himself sitting on a futon, his skin glowing with a crystalline radiance.

This feeling of seeing himself was very peculiar, and he found it quite enjoyable to keep turning around in all directions.

He then infused his Spiritual Sense into his body, and the sensation became even more wondrous.

He saw all the details of his body operating the Longevity Sutra, and he also saw that his Water-Wood organs, including the kidneys, bladder, gallbladder, and liver, were slightly damaged due to his cultivation of the Pure Yang Dharma Body.

However, the heart and triple burner are like oil being cooked over a raging fire, radiating vigorous and robust blood energy.

Just as he was about to take it a step further and verify the Five Elements Spiritual Root hidden within, a feeling of exhaustion washed over him.

After all, he had only just completed the Foundation Establishment, and his Spiritual Sense strength could not support being separated from his body for an extended period of time.

Chen Mobai calmed his excited emotions and returned his Spiritual Sense to his body.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, feeling the Longevity Spiritual Power in his dantian that was five times stronger than before, and couldn't help but clench his fist.

The final stage of Foundation Establishment, the Spiritual Sense Projection from the body, was much simpler than he had imagined.

It seemed that he had already reached this hurdle, and the Foundation Establishment's medicinal power was merely a final push that allowed him to easily overcome this obstacle and break through what should have been the most difficult hurdle in Foundation Establishment.

Once the Spiritual Sense Projection, the physical body and spiritual power come under its control.

With his essence, energy, and spirit united as one, Chen Mobai easily advanced to the tenth level of the Longevity Sutra, successfully Foundation Establishment.

He didn't waste the remaining Foundation Establishment's medicinal power; he directly used his Spiritual Sense to guide and integrate it into his kidneys, bladder, gallbladder, and liver, giving them a good boost.

Just in case, Chen Mobai waited for three more days to make sure his cultivation level wouldn't drop before getting up, satisfied.

"Check out!"

At the front desk of Building Nine, the same two working-study senior students were deeply moved when they saw Chen Mobai slap his Student ID on the table with great enthusiasm.

"You... you succeeded!?"

"A lucky breakthrough."

Chen Mobai remained as humble as ever, but the joy and delight in his eyes clearly told the two women how happy he was.

"Congratulations, junior."

Congratulations, senior!

Upon hearing this, the two women stood up at the same time, raised their right hands to their chests, and performed a half-bow in an ancient gesture of respect.

This is a custom passed down by Cloud Tooth Daoist, the founder of the Wuqi Dao Academy, to congratulate disciples on their successful Foundation Establishment and their true entry into the path of cultivation.

When Chen Mobai enrolled in school, he was also taught this ancient ritual and how to return the gift.

"Hopefully, the next ones to Foundation Establishment will be my senior sister and junior sister."

He spread his left hand out, placed it flat on his chest, and gently raised it, returning the greeting with a smile.

"Thank you, senior."

After checking out, Chen Mobai walked out of Building Nine into the sunlight, amidst the admiring gazes of the two women.

He has successfully Foundation Establishment! This is his dream since childhood, and it is also the dream of his father, mother, maternal grandparents, and even his paternal grandparents whose memories of him are now hazy.

Over a hundred years ago, the Chen Family had a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, who was Chen Mobai's grandfather's father.

Unfortunately, he died during a period of seclusion due to a qi deviation.

Of the six descendants of this Old Ancestor Chen, after the family split up, the third-ranked branch has been passed down to the present day, which is Chen Mobai.

If he wanted to, he could rebuild the Chen Family immediately.

However, that would be too boring. Moreover, in modern society, families are becoming increasingly rare. Once the patriarch passes away, most families will choose to split up.

Oh, right, I haven't told my family about this good news yet!

Standing on the steps at the entrance of Building Nine, Chen Mobai suddenly remembered the most important thing and couldn't help but chuckle.

He took out his phone and dialed Chen Xinglan's number.

"Hey son, why did you suddenly think of calling me?"

The voice of her father, which she hadn't heard in a long time, came through the phone. Ever since his Foundation Establishment Failure, he had been traveling all over the country with Tang Pancui.

They also knew that Chen Mobai had reached a critical moment in his cultivation, and he generally wouldn't call unless there was something important to say.

"Hey, son, why aren't you saying anything? Your dad and I are in Lanke City right now. They say the wishing charms here are very effective. Your dad and I are planning to buy one, hoping you can successfully Foundation Establishment..."

Before Chen Mobai could speak, Tang Pancui's voice came from the other end; she seemed to have snatched Chen Xinglan's phone.

"Mom and Dad, I 'Foundation Establishment!"

A simple sentence silenced Tang Pancui, who had been talking non-stop.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

After a long while.

"You... you're not kidding..."

His trembling words revealed disbelief.

"Um!"

That single, resolute word made Tang Pancui scream on the other end of the phone! "Ah..."

Chen Mobai couldn't help but move the phone away from his ear; the sound was just too loud.

"Son, where are you? We're coming to find you right away."

After the initial excitement subsided, Chen Xinglan immediately asked, Chen Mobai also heard Tang Pancui's joyful tears on the other end.

"Of course I'm at Chicheng Mountain, but you don't need to come. I'll go back to Vermilion Cloud City during the final exams this year. Oh, and please let my grandparents, aunts, and uncles know so we can get together again."

After finishing his phone call with his parents, Chen Mobai still couldn't fully express the joy in his heart.

He thought of Qing Nü.

"Congratulations..."

As they chatted, time passed by without them realizing it.

By the time he hung up, Chen Mobai had already received text messages from his uncle and sister, all congratulating him.

After going through them one by one, he finally remembered the important matter.

They don't check when Foundation Establishment in the Sky River Realm, but they do register and record it in the Immortal Sect.

Building One.

Che Yucheng sat in his office, looking at the handsome young man in front of him with a look of satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad."

He said "not bad" twice.

"I owe my success today to Teacher Che's guidance."

Are you interested in becoming my student?

This student was not the kind of student in the classroom, but a true disciple Direct Disciple. Chen Mobai did not hesitate at all and immediately became his disciple.

After all, half of his success today is thanks to Che Yucheng's guidance.

"Greetings, teacher!"

"Very good, this is the gift I prepared for you."

Che Yucheng smiled and helped Chen Mobai up. Then he pulled a long, rectangular box out from under the desk, as if it had been prepared in advance. It looked like it contained a Puppetry.

"Thank you, teacher. What is this?"

"A Formless Puppet!"

Che Yucheng's casual words made Chen Mobai go limp, and he hesitated to accept the money.

The Formless Puppet is hailed as the pinnacle of Puppetry Technique, and is worth at least tens of millions of Merit Points.

"Teacher, this is too precious."

"Just accept it. Alright, I've already updated your cultivation level in the back office. You can apply for a new Student ID to enter the Back Mountain."

Che Yucheng, however, acted as if he were handing over a piece of paper, gesturing for Chen Mobai to accept it before recording his disciple's successful Foundation Establishment in the file and then sending a notification on the Campus Network.

Congratulations to Chen Mobai, a student from the Class 5012, on successfully completing his Foundation Establishment!