Harvests from the Heaven-Palm Bottle

As for what the Undying Lightning Talisman had guessed about him, Fang Yu knew even less.

Because the first thing he did upon returning to the Fang Family was seek out Fang Qingxue, he had not yet inspected the Heaven-Palm Bottle.

So the moment he left Fang Qingxue's courtyard, he raced back to his room like lightning and wind to inspect the Heaven-Palm Bottle's harvest and see how much Nine Yang Sacred Water it had gathered.

The Heaven-Palm Bottle did not disappoint him. In just a few days, it had collected nearly half a bottle, likely not much less than what an ancient giant of the Longevity Realm could gather.

It was equivalent to having an ancient giant of the Longevity Realm constantly helping him collect and purify Nine Yang Sacred Water.

Unfortunately, with his current strength, he could not yet use Nine Yang Sacred Water for cultivation. Only after refining it further into Pure Yang Pills could he consume it.

And that seemed to be something only ancient giants could accomplish. The current Heaven-Palm Bottle could only condense and collect Nine Yang Sacred Water; it could not yet refine Pure Yang Pills for his cultivation.

If he had Pure Yang Pills to aid his cultivation, then even without the accelerated cultivation environment of the Mortal World, he was confident he could break through into the Divine Ability Realm within a year.

Still, it was an enormous harvest no matter what. He also believed the Heaven-Palm Bottle had more than just this one function—there had to be greater uses waiting to be discovered.

Otherwise, it would be far too unworthy of its status as the foremost Mystical Heaven treasure of the Immortal World.

What he needed to do now was cultivate the Origin Spirit Art, Chaos-Cavern Breath-Absorption Art, and Righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth he had just obtained.

The Origin Spirit Art cultivated the spirit. The Chaos-Cavern Breath-Absorption Art was similar to an internal cultivation method, gathering one's own vital energy and converting it through spiritual power into mana, increasing one's "energy" and "nourishment." As for the final Righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth, it put vital energy and spiritual power to use in battle... In short, each had its own marvelous purpose.

They were more than a hundred times deeper than the Eclosion Sect's three basic martial arts. No wonder one had to cultivate the three inner sect techniques before breaking through into the Divine Ability Realm. These three techniques were indispensable; the more he cultivated them, the more he sensed their profundity.

However, compared with the Eternal Life World, he still decided to return to the Mortal World to cultivate.

After all, he had enough Foundation Establishment Pills. All he needed was time.

Otherwise, in a mere month, he could at most cultivate to the Spirit Communication Realm.

That rate of cultivation already counted as genius-level throughout the entire Eclosion Sect.

One had to know that the entire Eclosion Sect had only one hundred and eight true disciples.

Of course, there were many Divine Ability Realm elders, and quite a few ancient giants of the Immortality Realm.

But right now, they needed Divine Ability Realm true disciples to uphold the sect's appearance.

The Eclosion Sect's true foundation had not yet been revealed.

One month in the The Great Primordial World was equivalent to twenty or thirty years in the Mortal World.

With such a long stretch of time, even if he could not cultivate there continuously, time was no longer an issue.

After making some preparations, he returned to the Mortal World once more.

The Eternal Life World's plot advanced far too quickly. He was neither Fang Han nor Fang Qingxue. Without the Mortal World, that cultivation accelerator, he feared he simply could not keep pace with their cultivation progress.

Though reaching Heavenly Lord in the end was not much of a problem as a baseline.

His goal, however, was not merely Heavenly Lord—even Immortal King!

Heavenly Lord was only the baseline.

The moment Fang Yu returned to his cave dwelling, before he could begin cultivating, he came outside.

At that moment, a sound-transmission talisman was darting wildly around outside the cave dwelling's restrictions.

Seeing this, Fang Yu reached out and drew it into his hand, then inspected it.

Hm, a letter from Junior Sister Nie Ying—the one surnamed Lu had suddenly died violently.

Someone in the sect suspected that he had secretly made a move, but given his status as Lei Wanhe's disciple, no one dared say so openly or investigate him.

"Looks like quite some time has passed. Good that he's dead. It saves me from having to make another move and eliminate future trouble."

After reading the contents of the sound-transmission talisman, Fang Yu smiled faintly and destroyed it.

"Better establish my foundation first!"

After muttering this to himself, Fang Yu left the cave dwelling and headed for the sealed chamber containing the Spirit Eye Spring. He stepped into the "bath" converted from the Spirit Eye Spring, took out the Foundation Establishment Pill he had obtained from "Senior Brother Lu," and swallowed it in one gulp.

Though he was confident he could establish his foundation without taking a Foundation Establishment Pill, it would take much longer. He had ample time, but that did not mean he could squander it at will.

The pain of cleansing his marrow and changing his sinews that he had to endure from taking the Foundation Establishment Pill this time was much lighter than before, and it took far less time as well.

According to the Mortal World's rules, after taking a Foundation Establishment Pill, one needed three months to refine it and completely disperse its medicinal power before emerging from seclusion. Otherwise, much of the medicinal power would dissipate, and its effects would be greatly diminished. Thus, whether foundation establishment succeeded could only be known after at least several months.

Yet this time, Fang Yu took less than a month to completely refine the Foundation Establishment Pill. Everything went incomparably smoothly, without the slightest bottleneck, and he successfully broke through into the Foundation Establishment Realm, becoming a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

It was as if, like someone with a Heavenly Spirit Root, he had no bottlenecks before the Core Formation Realm.

"Could it be that I have a lightning-element Heavenly Spirit Root?"

Fang Yu fell into confusion. After all, his body was not from the Mortal World, and his elder sister was the reincarnation of the Electric Mother Heavenly Lord. It seemed plausible that he possessed a lightning-element Heavenly Spirit Root.

But that was only his guess. Nothing was certain yet.

For now, however, he still needed to register and claim the benefits granted after foundation establishment.

Naturally, he would not let anything that belonged to him slip away.

Thus, after washing up, Fang Yu set off for the Hall of Deliberation.

On a barren mountain in the north of Jian Prefecture, along the border between the Yue Kingdom and Yuanwu Kingdom, several dozen people in yellow robes, tall and short alike, stood gathered. Their robes fluttered in the wind, and their ages varied greatly. The older ones had white hair and deeply wrinkled faces, already at the age when one understood fate; the younger ones had delicate skin, red lips, and white teeth, their childishness not yet fully faded. Yet all of them stood in orderly silence.

At the very front stood an elderly man whose authority needed no anger to make itself known. With his hands clasped behind his back, he gazed leisurely at the sky without moving, lost in thought. Behind him stood five men and one woman, all stern-faced, and one of them was Fang Yu.

Behind them, two neat rows of yellow-robed disciples stood in formation. Their expressions differed: some looked nervous and uneasy, some were carefree and glanced about, while others smiled without speaking, revealing nothing.

These people were headed for the Blood Trial. As for why Fang Yu was here, he had happened to encounter it and had been invited by Sect Master Zhong of Yellow Maple Valley.

After considering it, he found there were only a few days left, so he came along.

After all, idle hands were idle hands. Since he had come along, he might as well join the excitement and see whether he could change something. Otherwise, would this not have been a wasted trip?

Sect Master Zhong was not surprised by Fang Yu's foundation establishment. After all, Fang Yu had obtained "Senior Brother Lu's" Foundation Establishment Pill and had already cultivated to the thirteenth layer of Qi Refinement. Establishing his foundation within the next year or two was only natural, nothing worth being surprised over.