Foundation Establishment Second Layer
After a whole day of reading, Chen Mobai's eyes were red from looking at the Artifact Nurturing Sphere of all sixteen people.
However, hard work will surely pay off.
Seeing the 86 new credits added to his student account, Chen Mobai rubbed his sore and tearful eyes and dripped two drops of the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew he had just mastered.
Having practiced this Spiritual Water extensively, and with the added benefits of Spirit Essence, Wang Xingyu was now almost certain of success when refining it.
Just as Chen Mobai closed his eyes to rest, a dazzling crimson light shone outside the window, like a brilliant firework on New Year's Eve.
This is a scene where a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator within the Artifact Nurturing Sphere, eagerly opens it after confirming the true appearance of the Magic Artifact inside.
Chen Mobai turned his chair around and looked out the window to admire the annual spectacle of the Myriad Treasures Cave.
"The Divine Wind Sword! It really is the Divine Wind Sword, hahaha..."
A sharp sword aura roared up, accompanied by a dragon-like, swirling blue light, transforming into a clear, water-like flying sword, which was held in the palm of a young man with a pointed chin.
He is a tenth-year student in the Sword Control Department named Zou Siliang. He has been practicing swordsmanship diligently since entering the school, accumulating ten years of credits, all for the purpose of forging a good sword.
Due to a lack of experience, the Artifact Piece given to me by the Dao Academy during my Foundation Establishment turned into an Iron Wing Staff.
After accumulating 100 credits, I exchanged them for a Artifact Piece. I then sought Ming Yu's appraisal, but unfortunately, the latter had only just begun to learn the Spiritual Eye Art at that time. Although he saw a long, narrow shape, he deduced that it was a Paperweight.
This year, Zou Siliang accumulated enough credits. After exchanging them for Artifact Piece, he still had some left over, so he brought five Artifact Nurturing Sphere over to Chen Mobai for help.
Surprisingly, after suffering two losses, this time among the Artifact Nurturing Sphere he collected, there were actually three flying swords, a stick, and a hook-shaped Magic Artifact.
After Chen Mobai finished reading, Zou Siliang spent 2 Points to look up the Myriad Treasures Map, which also generated revenue for the Student Union.
Information about all three flying swords is contained in the Myriad Treasures Map. Among them, the Divine Wind Sword is of the highest grade and was the Natal Flying Sword of a genius Sword Cultivator with the Wind Spirit Root in the past of the Wuqi Dao Academy.
This genius Sword Cultivator attempted to break through to the Core Formation twice, but failed each time. At least this flying sword is a top-tier Second Grade weapon.
Zou Siliang confirmed Chen Mobai's keen insight, and those who were still hesitating immediately made up their minds.
One after another, the Fire Element Divine Light shone forth, revealing one after another magical Magic Artifact with brilliant spiritual light and interwoven spiritual patterns.
Crimson Phoenix Shield...
Purple Mu Robe...
Dragon Coil Spear...
Pure Ruyi...
Wind Repelling Ring...
Lightless Shroud...
Thousand Chirps Fan...
The Foundation Establishment True Cultivator in the square who recognized the origin of the Magic Artifact called out the names of the Magic Artifact that had emerged from the Artifact Nurturing Sphere, their voices filled with envy.
These are mostly Second Grade high-grade items, and there is one that, like the Divine Wind Sword, is a top-tier Second Grade Magic Artifact.
Only the Pure Ruyi was only a Second Grade artifact, but that was because the owner of the Artifact Piece chose it himself. This senior was named Ren Yuanjun. When he was cultivating a Spiritual Sense Technique, he made a mistake due to his recklessness, Sea of Consciousness had problems. Therefore, he needed a magic Magic Artifact to nourish his Purple Mansion.
However, he did not have such Magic Artifact in his Artifact Nurturing Sphere. Fortunately, Chen Mobai had appraised this Pure Ruyi in the Artifact Nurturing Sphere before him.
With the intention of providing excellent service, Chen Mobai called back the senior student who possessed the Pure Ruyi. After explaining the reason, the latter was very understanding and decisively transferred the Artifact Nurturing Sphere containing the Pure Ruyi to Ren Yuanjun for a symbolic 10,000 Merit Points.
Because this senior student has already decided to open the Second Grade superior-grade Purple Mu Robe, it's impossible for her to open the Pure Ruyi in this lifetime.
However, it's only because Chen Mobai has a lot of influence that he could get away with this. If it were someone else who desperately needed Pure Ruyi, they would probably be ripped off with a hefty transfer fee.
As soon as Pure Ruyi opened the shop, Ren Yuanjun spread the word about this matter in a very short time, and in an instant, the senior student gained a reputation for being kind and righteous.
In addition to his reputation as an invincible Spell Duel, Chen Mobai has also acquired a new image of being kind-hearted and helpful.
After the crimson Magic Artifact light disappeared, beams of light from the magical artifacts flickered and were grasped by the Foundation Establishment True Cultivator were laughing heartily. They intertwined in the square, creating a dazzling and beautiful display of spiritual light and firework.
The remaining seven who hadn't yet activated their Artifact Nurturing Sphere after the appraisal all looked at them with envy.
After examining the Artifact Nurturing Sphere they brought with his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye, Chen Mobai discovered that it was neither the Magic Artifact they wanted nor the one suitable for them. Therefore, they kept the Artifact Piece, waiting to identify it again when they found a suitable Artifact Nurturing Sphere.
Regardless of whether they open it or not, Chen Mobai has already earned the credits.
After the revelry in the square subsided, Chen Mobai said goodbye to Hua Zijing, then left Myriad Treasures Cave and found Luo He Zheng to exchange for two Vermilion Fruit and a Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill.
"Don't improve your cultivation too quickly. With your talent, you're almost certain to reach the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. A solid Core Formation will give you a better chance of breaking through to Core Formation."
When Luo He Zheng exchanged a Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill for Chen Mobai, he gave him a heartfelt reminder.
"Yes, thank you for reminding me Teacher Luo."
Despite saying that, Chen Mobai didn't take it to heart at all.
Within the Immortal Sect, the faction focused on solid foundations and the faction prioritizing cultivation realms have engaged in numerous debates throughout the long years of cultivation.
The Foundation School believe that only by taking solid, step-by-step steps can one reach the summit.
However, the Realm School believes that lifespan is limited, and one should raise one's realm as quickly as possible. After all, the higher the realm, the longer the lifespan. And when the realm can no longer be raised, one can go back and slowly make up for the lack of foundation and cultivate other skills, and even break through bottlenecks by drawing inferences from one another.
Without a doubt, Chen Mobai is a supporter of the Realm School.
After all, he has enough resources. He can first raise his cultivation level and then use the minimum number of attempts to break through the bottleneck of the Major Realm to overcome the Foundation Establishment and Foundation Establishment, which Core Formation considered insurmountable barriers for cultivators.
Anyway, that's how Chen Mobai achieved Foundation Establishment, so he plans to first raise himself to the peak of Foundation Establishment, and then find a way to collect Core Formation Spirit Medicine to combine with the Two Aspects Technique.
Even if my foundation is a bit weak, with the combination of Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill Rejuvenation Pill and the Two Aspects Technique, I have a 50% chance of Core Formation. Even if I fail the first time, according to probability, I should be able to succeed the second time.
After leaving Luo He Zheng's office, Chen Mobai went upstairs to visit his teacher, Che Yucheng.
The master and apprentice have seen each other less this year.
The main reason is that Chen Mobai spent most of the year in seclusion, and Lesser Red Heaven expanded steadily. Primordial Yang Sword was also Gongye Zhixu according to Che Yucheng's plan.
There was nothing going on at the Wuqi Dao Academy, so Che Yucheng didn't bother to give Chen Mobai any instructions and told him to focus on cultivating with the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.
"If you can manage one floor per year, then you're starting to look like Chief."
After listening to Chen Mobai's cultivation progress, Che Yucheng was barely satisfied. Chen Mobai couldn't help but feel ashamed, as he had originally thought that his cultivation speed was already quite fast.
However, among the Four Great Dao Academies, the Wuqi Dao Academy is mostly Realm School, and is known for its rapid realm improvement.
The main reason for this is the Cantong Qi, and the Spirit Tool Dual Cultivation Technique derived from this Nascent Spirit Transmutation Great Law, plus the abundance of Magic Artifact in the Myriad Treasures Cave.
With the help of the Spirit Tool Dual Cultivation Technique, Chen Mobai continuously absorbed the Pure Yang essence from the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror. Coupled with ample Qi Replenishing Spirit Water, he broke through one realm per year, which was indeed only barely keeping up with the average level of the past Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy.
"Teacher, I've also worked incredibly hard this year, risking my life for the Dao Academy in the Lesser Red Heaven to rebuild the glory of the Dance Weapon. I heard from Wang Xingyu that the Alchemy Department has completed another pool of Second Grade Qi -Qi Replenishing Spirit Water in a couple of days. Could you perhaps put in a word with Teacher Luo about this..."
Chen Mobai explained the main reason for his visit to Che Yucheng today, and the latter naturally nodded in approval for such a legal and compliant matter.
After all, the reason why the Wuqi Dao Academy had the highest Points in Lesser Red Heaven this year was because of Chen Mobai, who had long held the top Magic Combat Victor. It would be reasonable for such a merit to be given the qualification to exchange for Qi Replenishing Spirit Water, even if it was mentioned to the principal.
"After you've finished refining the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water, go find Luo He Zheng. I'll ask him to save you a liter, but this time you'll need to use your own credits to exchange for it."
"Thank you, teacher."
One liter of Qi Replenishing Spirit Water is worth 10 credits. After exchanging for two Vermilion Fruit and Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill, Chen Mobai still had 16 credits on his Student ID, which was more than enough.
After leaving Che Yucheng, Chen Mobai first went to find his good brother Yun Yangbing.
"Here you go, remember to return it to me after you're done."
Yun Yangbing handed a cloth bag to Chen Mobai. This was a special Spirit Gathering Formation that he had meticulously researched, capable of upgrading Third Grade high-quality Spirit Vein to a Fourth Grade low-quality one.
This Spirit Gathering Formation played a role in Ming Yihua's ability to Foundation Establishment last year.
"Thanks, brother. I'll treat you to a drink when I break through to the next level."
"No thanks. I've already said, if I don't achieve Foundation Establishment, I'll never drink alcohol again in my life."
Yun Yangbing expression.
Among the Spirit Transmutation Class, two more people have successfully Foundation Establishment this year. Yun Yangbing, as the only one among the three cultivators from the Class 5012 Pure Yang Scroll who has not yet Foundation Establishment, is under tremendous pressure recently.
He made up his mind to suspend his research on Array Formation starting next year and focus on Foundation Establishment.
However, he has already grasped the Critical Point Method this year, Chen Mobai feels that even if he doesn't work hard, he will probably be able to easily Foundation Establishment next year if things take their natural course.
The annual gathering of the Spirit Transmutation Class was canceled this year because many people felt the pressure. When Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua were in the Foundation Establishment, they were still comforting themselves that they would catch up soon.
But after Lan Yufan successfully severed his emotional ties and Foundation Establishment at the beginning of this year, everyone started to panic.
The other four who had grasped the Critical Point Method all stayed in Building Nine for a year, and all made bold statements in the group, vowing never to leave until they had successfully Foundation Establishment.
Then, by the end of the year, not a single one had made it out of quarantine.
On the contrary, Lu Zixuan's personality changed drastically after the breakup. Without comprehending the Critical Point Method, she forcibly tried to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and actually succeeded.
In response, Chen Mobai could only say that these two were too extreme, needing strong emotional stimulation to Foundation Establishment, while his foundation was more solid as he let things take their natural course.
After obtaining the Spirit Gathering Formation from Yun Yangbing, Chen Mobai also booked a room in Building Nine.
Sitting cross-legged on the soft carpet, Spiritual Sense Projection and placed the Formation Disk and eight array flags in their proper positions. Instantly, Chen Mobai felt as if the originally abundant spiritual energy had been completely drained away, becoming extremely thin.
This Spirit Gathering Formation stores the spiritual energy that should have been released over a long period of time, and then bursts out in an instant, creating the illusion of a higher-level Spirit Vein.
Therefore, it takes some time to absorb spiritual energy before it can be activated.
Taking advantage of this time, Chen Mobai took out the Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill.
He took out his phone and silently snapped a picture of the pill formula on the bottom of the packaging. If this thing were sold in the Sky River Realm, it would probably be fought over by all the major sects.
However, at the Wuqi Dao Academy, this pill is only worth 30 credits.
Among the Second Grade Pill, the Barrier Breaking Pill and the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water are the most popular. For this reason, the Alchemy Department department of the Wuqi Dao Academy refines them every year, and the warehouse also ensures that there are some Barrier Breaking Pill in order to prevent students from not having them when they urgently need to exchange them.
Unfortunately, the Dao Academy only has the medicinal materials for refining the Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill, but not the Greater Barrier Breaking Pill.
However, this thing is not as precious as the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill. If the Medicine Factory of the Four Great Dao Academies join forces, they can still make it.
Before Lesser Red Heaven existed, the Four Great Dao Academies Ten Great Academies would hold a friendly exchange and competition every three years.
If the conversation goes well, they may even collaborate on refining elixirs.
In the last twenty years, the Greater Barrier Breaking Pill has been successfully refined three times under these circumstances.
Chen Mobai calculated the time and found that it had been held two years ago. Zuoqiu Shi, as the host, debated with people from the other Three Great Dao Academies. With his cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, he barely managed to avoid losing the reputation of the Fallen Wuqi Dao Academy.
In other words, the next time will be next year, and it's unknown which Dao Academy will host it.
However, last year, due to the Millennium Celebration of Chicheng Cave Heaven and Lesser Red Heaven, the Three Great Dao Academies came to support us, so we don't know if the next one will be postponed.
Even if it's delayed, it will eventually be held in a few years, after all, it's a tradition.
Thinking of this, Chen Mobai became energetic.
As the Chief of the Dao Academy, he will definitely lead the team to participate. With his current reputation, he will be the most watched person no matter which Dao Academy he goes to.
He hoped it was the Goumang Dao Academy, and he wanted to go there to make his friend Qing Nü proud.
Just then, the Formation Disk of the Spirit Gathering Formation in front of him lit up with spiritual light, which meant that it was fully charged and ready to be activated.
Chen Mobai wasted no time and pointed with one finger.
Then, as the rich spiritual energy surged towards him, he tore open the plastic seal of the Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill and swallowed the black pill in one gulp.
Strands of extremely pure spiritual energy, almost tangible, were absorbed by Chen Mobai through his seven orifices. He closed his eyes, and his skin glowed with a rosy radiance. With the blessing of his Fire Spirit Body, the Pure Yang Spiritual Power transformed into waves that began to impact the bottleneck in his dantian.
Generally speaking, the bottleneck of a realm will gradually become looser under constant impact, until it is completely broken.
This was Chen Mobai's first attempt at breaking through, and the bottleneck was at its most solid. Faced with the surge of Pure Yang Spiritual Power, his dantian only swayed slightly, showing no signs of loosening.
But at this moment, the medicinal power of the Barrier Breaking Pill fell and merged into the surrounding area of the dantian.
In an instant, the solid bottleneck, like ice and snow under the sun, or mud falling into water, began to slowly dissipate.
Chen Mobai did not miss this opportunity. He harnessed the Pure Yang Spiritual Power with his Spiritual Sense and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Second Layer in one go.
His dantian (energy center) had expanded by a third, allowing him to store more spiritual energy.
After the breakthrough, he did not relax. He kept his Spiritual Sense focused and repeatedly circulated the Pure Yang Scroll. The Dao Academy Library contained the experiences of many people who failed to break through.
Most of the time, the problem is that after the initial breakthrough, the consolidation is not enough, causing the bottleneck that was originally broken through to close again, and the realm to fall.
At this moment, the spiritual energy stored in the Spirit Gathering Formation had been completely consumed during the breakthrough process, and the spiritual energy in the room, which was originally of the Third Grade high quality, even began to drop.
This is the drawback of the Yun Yangbing Array Formation.
However, Chen Mobai was prepared. He smashed the two Mid-grade Spirit Stone that had been placed on the Formation Disk.
In an instant, the light of the Spirit Gathering Formation intensified, becoming even brighter than at the beginning.
Three days later.
With his cultivation level stabilized, Chen Mobai emerged from his room feeling refreshed and shouted loudly to the two female students working part-time at the first-floor counter, "Check out!"