Longevity Art Foundation Establishment
After purchasing what he needed at the market, Song Wen had just entered the alley where his Small Courtyard was located when he saw Ai Kun standing outside his gate.
Taking three steps at a time, Song Wen quickly arrived in front of Ai Kun and asked.
"Senior Ai, were you waiting for me?"
In the past two years, Ai Kun's unrestrained indulgence has made his body increasingly weak. He no longer possesses the vigor that a cultivator should have. Instead, he resembles an old mortal, frail and listless, with even his posture becoming somewhat hunched.
Song Wen pushed open the courtyard gate and led Ai Kun into the Small Courtyard, where they sat down.
Ai Kun said, "I'm leaving the market. I've come to say goodbye."
Song Wen looked surprised and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to leave the market?"
Ai Kun sighed, sounding somewhat regretful.
"My health has been deteriorating over the past two years, and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to draw talismans. It's no longer suitable for me to stay in the market town; it's time to find a place to retire."
"It's also my own fault. I couldn't resist the temptation of the Blissful Union Sect's enchantress, and my vital energy was severely depleted."
"You are still young, and there is still a glimmer of hope for you to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm. You must not follow my example, becoming addicted to desires and wasting your time."
"Looking back now, I was quite spirited in my youth, and I even had a place among the Rogue Cultivator talisman masters in the market."
"I don't know when it started, but I fell into lust and desire, indulging myself recklessly and unable to extricate myself, and my cultivation stagnated."
"Looking back, it's truly heartbreaking."
Seeing Ai Kun's deep emotions, Song Wen didn't interrupt, but listened quietly to his story. This was the only thing he could do for the old man at the moment.
However, he couldn't help but complain in his heart:
When she was strong and healthy, she was a fairy of the Blissful Union Sect.
When she is weak and powerless, she becomes Blissful Union Sect.
People are indeed very fickle.
After Ai Kun finished his exclamation, Song Wen Wencai spoke.
"Senior Ai, where do you plan to retire?"
Ai Kun said, "When I was young, I had a close friend who was from the Su Clan of Clearpeace Mountain. He invited me to the Su Clan many times to become a talisman master. But considering that the Su Clan's ancestor was Golden Core expert, and that I was just a Qi Refining Middle Stage talisman master, I would not be respected or honored if I went to the Su Clan, so I refused."
"A few days ago, he invited me to the Su Clan to teach the younger Su Clan how to draw talismans. Given my current situation, I would be lucky to be able to retire in the Su Clan, so I agreed to my friend's invitation."
Song Wen said, "Then congratulations, Senior Ai."
Ai Kun waved his hand, "You don't need to call me Senior Ai anymore. Your cultivation is no lower than mine. You're about to break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, right?"
Song Wen shook his head, "Breaking through to the Late Qi Refinement isn't that easy."
"I remember you practice the Longevity Art, right?" Ai Kun suddenly asked.
Song Wen nodded. He had inquired with Ai Kun about the Cultivation Method sold in the market. He knew that the shops in the market had the Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method of "Longevity Art," which he also learned from Ai Kun.
Upon learning that the Longevity Art Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method was available for sale, Song Wen immediately disguised himself and bought a copy.
"The Longevity Art has the effect of prolonging life, so it seems you will definitely live longer than this old man."
Song Wen didn't want to talk about Cultivation Method and cultivation levels anymore, so he changed the subject.
"When will Senior Ai leave the market? I'll see you off."
"No need. We are cultivators, why should we be bound by worldly conventions?"
Ai Kun got up and left the Small Courtyard.
Two days later, Ai Kun left East Birch Market, where he had worked hard for decades, all alone.
Song Wen continued to bury himself in his Alchemy or processing medicinal pills.
The Spirit Stone were spent like water; in the past two short years, more than 80,000 Spirit Stone had been spent.
Feeding six Sacred Beetle Gu requires a hundred Spirit Stone every day, and that's only if he Alchemy himself. If he were to buy pills for cultivation, the Spirit Stone consumption would at least double or triple.
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye. The Longevity Art has reached the Qi Refinement Perfection, and it is time to Foundation Establishment.
Song Wen put away the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> and the <Nine-Palace Yin-Transforming Formation> from the underground secret room in the neighboring Small Courtyard, left the market, and found a valley with scarce Spiritual Qi thousands of miles south of the market. He dug out a Cave and began his seclusion.
Seven days later, Song Wen, having adjusted his energy and spirit to their best state, held Foundation Establishment in one hand and a Heavenly Spirit Fruit in the other. After hesitating for a moment, he put away the Foundation Establishment and consumed the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.
Having already used the Heavenly Spirit Fruit to Foundation Establishment his Foundation Establishment once, Song Wen decided to use it again this time, drawing on his previous experience.
More than a month later, Song Wen emerged from his temporary cave abode.
This Foundation Establishment went very smoothly, so smoothly that Song Wen could hardly believe it. He only needed to consume one Heavenly Spirit Fruit to successfully Foundation Establishment.
Song Wen did not leave the valley. After stretching his legs and feet in the valley, he returned to his temporary cave abode.
Before leaving the market, he prepared a lot of pills and spiritual herbs for refining them. He had enough Blood Qi Pill for cultivation and Beast Brocade Pill for the Sacred Beetle Gu for the time being. He planned to cultivate in this valley for a while and return to the market after he ran out of pills and spiritual herbs.
He stayed in the valley for three months, during which time he mainly practiced various Thunder Method.
I have mastered the North Pole Divine Thunder and the Great Cavern Divine Thunder, two of the Nine Great Heavenly Thunders.
Lei Tianyu's short spear was also refined by him. The strange thing about this short spear is that it can be imbued with lightning Technique Method, so that the short spear has both the sharpness of Spirit Artifact and the power of lightning. It should be Spirit Artifact tailor-made for him by the Lei Clan.
In addition to other Thunder Method, Song Wen cultivated two Law Techniques: Lightning Escape and Lightning Spear.
The Thunder Escape Technique allows one to integrate lightning into their physical body, enabling them to move swiftly like lightning. It can be used for quick maneuvering in close combat or for long-distance travel.
However, this technique consumes a great deal of spiritual energy and is not suitable for prolonged use; it should only be used to save one's life.
The Thunder Spear Technique summons five lightning spears, which are then thrown to attack the opponent.
During these three months, Song Wen discovered that the new version of the Blood Qi Pill could no longer provide the rapid advancement in cultivation that it had during the Qi Refining Stage.
In his recent Alchemy sessions, the main ingredient he used, Blood-Red Vine, was five hundred years old. This was already the oldest Blood-Red Vine available in the market, but the resulting pills still failed to satisfy Song Wen's expectations regarding the improvement of his cultivation.
Song Wen understood that this was because the Blood Qi Pill was a first-tier pill, and the spirit medicine used were also first-tier spirit medicine. No matter how much it was improved, it would be difficult to significantly improve the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"It seems we need to develop a second-tier pill similar to the Blood Qi Pill."
Song Wen pondered to himself, then took out Rong Jingyun's Alchemy and examined them carefully.
In the Jade Slip containing his insights, Song Wen found a second-tier pill called the 'Bloodburst Pill'. This pill was used to unleash potential and briefly burst forth with powerful strength when fighting desperately. Taking one pill could forcibly boost Foundation Establishment cultivator's cultivation level for a short period of time.
However, this pill also has obvious side effects. After taking it, one will fall into a state of weakness for a certain period of time, and it will lead to a deficiency of Qi and Blood. Repeated use may even affect the Foundation of one's cultivation.
The effects of the Bloodburst Pill and the Blood Qi Pill are different. The Blood Qi Pill permanently increases cultivation level, while the Bloodburst Pill only temporarily increases it.
However, both consume a lot of Essence Blood, and long-term use will severely deplete Essence Blood, affecting Foundation.
After a brief moment of thought, Song Wen decided to try to obtain a Bloodburst Pill and test its effects.
Many readers have asked about this, so I'll explain it here.
As mentioned earlier (Chapter 144), the power of Devil Cultivation Method and Longevity Art are independent of each other in the Dantian, without interfering with each other, like the yin and yang sides of the tai chi symbol, existing simultaneously but clearly distinct.
This book sets the stage as follows: Foundation Establishment requires the transformation of Spiritual Qi into liquid. The second Foundation Establishment is actually the process of transforming Spiritual Qi into liquid within the Dantian using the power of the Longevity Art Technique.