Foundation Establishment Site
"Do you know what level of cultivation Shi Shou possesses?" Song Wen continued to ask.
Having lost too much blood, Du Qiu became somewhat weak. After catching his breath, he slowly spoke, "I don't know Shi Shou's current cultivation level, but he has been at the Foundation Establishment for twenty years."
Song Wen frowned.
Twenty years is neither a long nor a short time for Foundation Establishment cultivator.
For some exceptionally gifted individuals, twenty years is enough time to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, or even the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage.
Those with slightly less talent are very likely still struggling in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
Song Wen couldn't immediately determine Shi Shou's current cultivation level.
Song Wen's left hand suddenly transformed into a zombie claw, reaching for Du Qiu's head.
"Puff!"
Song Wen's fingers easily pierced Du Qiu's skull.
Du Qiu, who was still breathing, clearly sensed that Song Wen was rapidly draining the Blood Qi from his body, and then his soul was sucked into a Black Hole, after which he completely lost consciousness.
After cleaning up Du Qiu's body, Song Wen pondered for a long time.
Song Wen obtained two useful pieces of information from Du Qiu.
Firstly, Shi Shou also cultivated the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art>.
Secondly, as previously speculated, when Song Wen's cultivation broke through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, that would be the time for Shi Shou to make his move.
Song Wen continued to control the flying boat, heading northwest.
He needs to find a suitable place to Foundation Establishment.
His cultivation has reached the Qi Refinement Perfection, and Heavenly Spirit Fruit, it is time for him to Foundation Establishment.
The place Song Wen chose for Foundation Establishment was a cliff between the Poison Miasma Swamp and the Three Corpses City, a place he had visited before.
It is a remote place, with very few spirit medicine herbs and demonic Demon Beast, so cultivators generally don't go there.
The disadvantage of choosing that Foundation Establishment is also obvious: the Spiritual Qi is scarce!
However, Song Wen had enough Spirit Stone on him. Before entering the Withered Blood Secret Realm, Song Wen also prepared a First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Gathering Formation to make up for the problem of scarce Spiritual Qi.
Song Wen had also considered Foundation Establishment in the sect's cave abode. Establishing the Foundation Establishment in the cave abode dwelling would allow for a richer exchange of Spiritual Qi and would also be safer, without having to worry about cultivators suddenly intruding during his breakthrough.
However, considering that he had too many secrets and that Shi Shou was watching him closely, even though he had the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation>, the effectiveness of the array and whether it could truly deceive the Golden Core cultivators as the array master claimed remained to be verified.
Moreover, besides several Golden Core elders, there is also a rumored Nascent Soul Realm Grand Elder within the sect.
The Supreme Elder probably won't pay attention to him, a Qi Refinement cultivator at the Foundation Establishment, but I'm afraid he might run into him!
Therefore, Song Wen simply found a deserted place to Foundation Establishment.
Two hours later, Song Wen arrived at the edge of the cliff.
The cliff is less than 300 meters high, and there is a valley at the bottom of the cliff.
Song Wen flew around the cliff once, and finally found a crack in the lower part of the cliff.
The crack is over ten meters long and about twenty meters deep at its deepest point. The entrance is about the height of a person, and it gets narrower as you go deeper.
Song Wen stepped into the crevice, a sharp axe in his hand.
This sharp axe is a mid-grade magic Law Artifact, which he found in a Storage Bag he obtained in the secret realm.
The spiritual energy was poured into the axe, which immediately shone with a cold light that made it difficult for people to open their eyes.
Song Wen, wielding a sharp axe, cleaved it horizontally into the rock above his head with all his might.
The hard rock was easily cleaved, like tofu.
After making dozens of consecutive axe blows, Song Wen carved out a long and narrow cave abode, twenty meters deep.
It took Song Wen a quarter of an hour to set up the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> around the cave abode, and then set up the Spirit Gathering Formation inside it.
Holding the Spirit Gathering Array plate, Song Wen placed a thousand spirit stones in various corners of the array and cast several spells towards the plate.
In an instant, the Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Stone was forcibly extracted by the Spirit Gathering Formation, causing the Spiritual Qi within the cave abode to surge several levels.
Song Wen controlled the two formations and stepped outside of them.
After confirming that the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> could indeed isolate the Spiritual Qi fluctuations and aura within, he returned to his cave abode.
Song Wen did not immediately attempt to Foundation Establishment. The process of Foundation Establishment is extremely dangerous. If one is not careful, one's spiritual power may go out of control. At best, one will be seriously injured and one's cultivation will regress; at worst, one will die and perish on the spot.
In order to ensure that the entire Foundation Establishment process would not be disturbed in the slightest, Song Wen decided to find himself a powerful guard first.
He took out the pseudo-second-tier Corpse Puppet he had obtained from Wu Sui and began to refine it.
This Corpse Puppet belongs to Wu Sui, and if Wu Ren sees it, he will recognize it at a glance. To be on the safe side, Song Wen needs to re-refine it, changing its appearance and aura.
Six bottles of Corpse-Baleful Qi and several yin-attribute spiritual materials were thrown into the black coffin containing the Corpse Puppet.
As Song Wen's Method Formula was injected into the Corpse Puppet's body, the Corpse Puppet's aura and form gradually began to change.
Two days later, the Corpse Puppet was refined.
The Corpse Puppet had changed drastically by this time.
Not only did his aura completely change, but his body size also shrank.
Song Wen ordered eight Black Armor Gu to guard the outer perimeter, monitoring any unusual activity within a few miles, while Corpse Puppet were positioned at the entrance of the cave abode, just in case.
With eight Black Armor Gu and a pseudo-second-tier Corpse Puppet, even Foundation Establishment cultivator could hold them off for a while.
With everything arranged, Song Wen began preparations for Foundation Establishment.
Another thousand Spirit Stone flew into every corner of the Spirit Gathering Formation, providing enough Spiritual Qi for the upcoming Foundation Establishment.
Then, Song Wen calmed his mind, sat cross-legged, and tried to adjust his energy and spirit to the best state.
Five days later, Song Wen, full of energy, with abundant Qi and Blood and qi and spiritual power, took out the jade box containing the Heavenly Spirit Fruit. He also took out five kinds of auxiliary spiritual herbs, including Wind Spirit Flower and Yin Condensation Grass, which he had prepared in advance to harmonize the powerful medicinal properties of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.
Song Wen took out a Heavenly Spirit Fruit, opened his mouth, and swallowed it.
Once the Heavenly Spirit Fruit enters the stomach, it's like a drop of cold water into a frying pan. The powerful spiritual energy contained within the Heavenly Spirit Fruit suddenly erupts, causing the Spiritual Qi within the body to surge and the violent spiritual energy to rush and surge wildly throughout the body.
Song Wen then swallowed half a plant of Wind Spirit Flower, two plants of Yin Condensation Grass, and other auxiliary medicines.
The proportions of the auxiliary ingredients were roughly adjusted by Song Wen based on the Foundation Establishment recipe circulating in the market. Of course, most of the Foundation Establishment recipes circulating outside are wrong, but Song Wen was not refining pills and required that the proportions of various spirit medicine be in perfect order. He was just using auxiliary ingredients to harmonize the powerful medicinal properties of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.
As long as the surge of spiritual energy within the body can be calmed down a little, the goal will be achieved.
However, things did not go as smoothly as Song Wen had imagined.
The medicinal power of the five auxiliary herbs was mixed together, impure and chaotic. The Spiritual Qi they released was also mixed and disorderly, completely beyond Song Wen's control. To expect them to quell the violent medicinal power of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit was simply wishful thinking.
"It seems I was too presumptuous. If this continues, I'm afraid my spiritual energy in my dantian will go berserk, leading to a Qi Deviation."
Without the slightest hesitation, Song Wen made a decisive move, raising his right hand and slapping his abdomen.
The powerful palm strike penetrated through the skin and flesh, hitting the stomach.
"Vomit!"
Song Wen opened his mouth and vomited out all the remaining spirit medicine in his stomach.
The medicinal properties of the five auxiliary herbs are still 80-90% intact, while the medicinal properties of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit have been mostly depleted.
The Heavenly Spirit Fruit had become damaged, as if it had been bitten by insects, and the remaining Spiritual Qi on it was rapidly dissipating and dissipating into the air.
Song Wen had no time to pay attention to the Heavenly Spirit Fruit and the auxiliary medicines. He was fully focused on circulating the <Corpse King Blood Refinement Art> to guide the chaotic external Spiritual Qi in his body and slowly expel it.