Dao Vein Foundation Establishment: The Profound Orthodoxy, Side Paths, and Left-Hand Ways

Inside the Underground Palace, Fang Shu awoke with his thoughts churning restlessly.

Beside him, Er Daiyuan also emerged from her cultivation.

Blushing, she silently straightened the clothes that were already perfectly in place, then asked Fang Shu with feigned composure:

"Do you feel that what this scripture says strays too far from accepted teachings, my dear Fang?"

Fang Shu pondered and nodded solemnly, but then said, "Not so much straying from accepted teachings as revealing the truth."

He rose and paced atop the stone pillar:

"When I was down the mountain, I encountered a small opportunity that introduced me to the Earth-Walking Foundation Establishment Method. I also obtained the corresponding cultivation method."

Turning his palm over, Fang Shu produced a jade slip. Its contents were precisely the key points of Foundation Establishment that Bai Yangyang had given everyone as promised.

He handed the jade slip to Er Daiyuan for her to keep, then briefly explained what earth-walking Foundation Establishment entailed.

During their exchange of divine souls, Er Daiyuan had already gained a vague understanding of this method. However, Fang Shu's wandering thoughts at the time had been shallow, so she had learned little. Now that he generously brought out the secret manual, a few glances gave her a sudden sense of clarity and broadened her horizons.

Beside her, Fang Shu sighed:

"But to tell you the truth, whether it is the Earth-Walking Foundation Establishment Method or the Earth-Seated Foundation Establishment Method, I have always felt that, despite their differences, they are like free-range chickens and caged chickens.

"That is why I have always wanted to reconcile the two somewhat. I feel there may be a more complete Foundation Establishment method among them."

He paused, then added, "For instance, the inner heaven and earth Foundation Establishment method practiced by the Daoists