Let's Look at Foundation Establishment First!
Of the Three Venerables of the Ghost Realm, one being the Flame Venerable from the Central Immortal Realm was already the limit of what was acceptable. If the Five Directions Immortal Emperor wanted to use this as an excuse to send their subordinate Immortal Venerable over, Bai Qiuran would never agree to it.
"But since it was originally a management position, shouldn't management skills be valued more than cultivation level?"
After the meeting, Bai Qiuran followed Venerable Yin to the Great Library of Fengdu City and complained to him.
"This is mainly due to the custom in the Ghost Realm; compared to management skills, cultivation level makes it easier to gain the respect of the masses."
Venerable Yin shook his head and said, "In other words, when it comes to forces that demonstrate individual strength and test the abilities of their leaders, isn't cultivation level always the most important factor?"
That makes sense.
Bai Qiuran also shook his head and said, "But special times call for special methods. If we insist on maintaining the Three Venerables system, that would be too rigid... especially now that I'm back."
"A system built up over hundreds of thousands of years is deeply entrenched and difficult to change."
Venerable Yin sighed, "But this old man believes that His Majesty's return will bring about some changes in this matter."
As they talked, the two arrived at the Great Library of Fengdu City.
The Great Library is located in the north of Fengdu City, covering a vast area. It seems to be poorly guarded, and anyone can come and read. However, the Book of Questions Librarian here are all top-notch experts from the Underworld Ghost Realm. Anyone who violates the rules here will be punished by them.
This place stores countless cultivation techniques Divine Ability supernatural Cultivation Technique used exclusively by Ghost Immortal Underworld Ghost Realm, as well as many valuable Cultivation Technique left behind after the destruction of civilizations from various realms.
Unlike the Mortal Realm, the Ghost Realm is not filled with numerous sects, so there is no situation where Mortal World hide their unique skills. Here, as long as you have the right qualifications and sufficient authority, you can freely read the Divine Ability in the Great Library.
The reason for coming here first is naturally to learn. Although in theory he created the Cultivation System, after hundreds of thousands of years of development, it has long since reached an unknown level.
Although Bai Qiuran has never lacked confidence, he is not so arrogant as to think he can fight against the wisdom accumulated by the ancestors of the entire Human Race over 300,000 years with his own strength.
To go further, you must first stand on the shoulders of Giant.
Moreover, the cultivation method of Ghost Immortal is unique, and there might be a secret technique hidden within it that could rapidly increase their Foundation Establishment speed.
As soon as Venerable Yin led Bai Qiuran inside, the Book of Questions Librarian guarding the door and surrounding area immediately bowed to them.
Venerable Yin can make his name known anywhere in the Ghost Realm, and the previous extreme clash of Spiritual Sense left a deep impression on many Ghost Realm Residents regarding Bai Qiuran, the newly arrived Ghost Emperor.
The Ghost Realm has its share of factions that are close to the Immortal Realm, but no one is foolish enough to choose this moment to jump out and become a target.
After greeting the administrators, Venerable Yin turned to Bai Qiuran and asked, "In the Underworld Ghost Realm, almost all Cultivation Techniques, spells, Divine Ability Arts, Artifact Refining Method, Moves, and so on are collected in this library. Which level of Cultivation Technique would the Ghost Emperor like to see first?"
Bai Qiuran.
"Take me to see the Foundation Establishment Methods first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this way please."
Venerable Yin was somewhat puzzled, but still started walking with Bai Qiuran. As they walked, he asked, "Why does Your Majesty want to start with the Foundation Establishment Method? I think with Your Majesty's abilities, you can directly look at the most advanced Cultivation Technique and Divine Abilities, which have been compiled by countless generations of Underworld Emissary."
"A tall building starts from the ground up; everything has a foundation that is most important."
Bai Qiuran said seriously, "Can't I start learning from the basics?"
"No, of course."
Venerable Yin said with great admiration, "None of us possess Your Majesty's Diligence and extensive collection of Book of Questions, which is truly admirable. However, Your Majesty, although the Foundation Establishment Methods in the Ghost Realm are not as numerous as those in the Mortal Realm, they are still enough to fill an entire tower. Would you like us to help you select some first?"
"No need."
Bai Qiuran said decisively, "I want them all!"
More than Cultivation Technique, he lacks Spiritual Sense, and Spiritual Sense is a mysterious thing. Perhaps a flawed foundation -Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique could actually activate his thinking.
Moreover, Jiang Lan has already left the Ghost Realm and returned to the Fusang Immortal Palace, which means Bai Qiuran has plenty of time at night.
Since the Ghost Emperor Hall wasn't finished yet, and he didn't need to keep Jiang Lan company at night, he decided to stay in the Great Library and read about the Foundation Establishment Method from various realms.
Bai Qiuran stayed in the Ghost Realm for the rest of the days.
He still delegated authority to the Three Venerables. In the Ghost Realm, the Three Venerables were responsible for managing Soul Guidance, Judgment, and Reincarnation, respectively. The original Three Venerables system was that Fierce Venerable was in charge of Soul Guidance, Flame Venerable was in charge of Judgment, Python Venerable was in charge of Reincarnation. But now that Fierce Venerable is dead and Python Venerable has been punished, the management of Soul Guidance ghosts and Reincarnation has fallen into disarray.
After the meeting, Bai Qiuran promoted Xue Ling to the position of the new Three Venerables, putting him in charge of managing the Soul Guidance affairs and resolving the chaos in the human Mortal World caused by the turmoil in the Ghost Realm as soon as possible. As for the vacancy, Bai Qiuran asked the Primordial Three Venerables to work together to take charge of it.
He himself would spend his days traveling to various places to learn about the management, Laws, and operational mechanisms of the Ghost Realm, and at night he would spend the entire night in the Ghost Realm's Great Library.
Anyway, with his level of cultivation, sleeping or not makes no difference, and since he doesn't have much of a nightlife these days, he simply immerses himself in studying.
Jiang Lan went back to pack her things and take care of matters at the Fusang Immortal Palace, which took about a month. During this month, Bai Qiuran lived a busy and fulfilling life, so busy that she hardly had time to rest.
After Jiang Lan returned to the Ghost Realm, he had almost finished understanding the basic matters of the Ghost Realm and the Foundation Establishment Methods.
The Ghost Realm's reach was far greater than he had imagined. As the First Immortal Emperor Bai Li pacified the Universe and stepped out of the world, the Ghost Realm followed in his footsteps, expanding its influence beyond the world.
Immortals seek out worlds in the Void, imparting the methods of cultivation to the civilized races within those worlds. At the same time, the Underworld Ghost Realm also establishes passages through these worlds, using the help of the Heavenly Dao to link the Life and Death Reincarnation of those worlds to the Ghost Realm, absorbing and integrating them into its Ghost Realm.
Today, the Ghost Realm's influence extends to countless worlds, and its size has increased many times over since Ghost Realm Bai Qiuran created it.
Meanwhile, Bai Qiuran also successfully drew Spiritual Sense from the cultivation methods of the Ghost Immortal in the Ghost Realm.
Just as Bai Li said when he first developed the cultivation method for Ghost Immortal, the starting point for Ghost Immortal is a formless and intangible soul. Therefore, the first step for them to cultivate is to condense their own physical body.
The Purple Mansion is naturally included within the scope of physical body refinement. For Ghost Immortal, the physical body refinement realm is far more important than any subsequent realm.
The better one's physical constitution and the larger Purple Mansion becomes, the more energy one's body can withstand and contain in the future. This is extremely important for both increasing combat power and cultivation level.
However, Bai Qiuran drew Spiritual Sense from those rather clumsy Body Condensation Art. He went against the grain and modified the methods of Body Condensation Art, attempting to condense miniature temporary Purple Mansion within his infinitely large Purple Mansion, specifically for compressing True Qi.
His idea was successful; this method accelerated his speed of condensing True Essence by at least 20%.
In the past, he estimated that with the speed of his True Essence transformation, it would probably take at least four or five thousand years to successfully complete the Foundation Establishment. But now, with this method, without external forces, he estimates that it will only take a little over three thousand years to successfully complete the Foundation Establishment.
In a sense, Xue Ling's curse on him before he entered the Earth Immortal Cave Abode, "He who travels a hundred miles is only halfway there at ninety," wasn't entirely wrong.