Ultimate Foundation Establishment

Feng Wuhen had not expected him to ask that question and was momentarily dumbfounded. Seeing him make such a blunder, Chu Moqing nearly failed to hold back his laughter.

In the end, his conscience got the better of him, and he helped him out. "Ahem, it's getting late. We should head back. I still have some matters concerning cultivation to discuss with Wuhen."

Hearing Chu Moqing say this, Bing Ling did not insist on getting to the bottom of it. He merely thought that it would not be too late to ask after Chu Moqing had finished speaking with Feng Wuhen.

But what he had not expected was that Feng Wuhen would enter seclusion after speaking with Chu Moqing. By the time he emerged, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Feng Wuhen bid Shen Ziheng farewell, then stepped onto the Azure Tide Sword and followed Chu Moqing back to Nine Heavens Peak.

After the master and his two disciples returned, Bing Ling tactfully went back to his own territory. Chu Moqing had Feng Wuhen sit down, and master and disciple faced each other.

"I am now at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. With your aptitude, it will not be long before you enter the Foundation Establishment Realm.

What I wish to tell you today concerns Foundation Establishment. Everyone knows that one may establish one's foundation after reaching the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, but above the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, there is also the Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

Those who establish their foundation at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer are known as having achieved Ultimate Foundation Establishment. Every person capable of Ultimate Foundation Establishment is a genius among geniuses.

When I established my foundation, I too achieved Ultimate Foundation Establishment. Ultimate Foundation Establishment carries a certain degree of danger. I had not intended to tell you, but with your talent, it would be such a pity if you missed this opportunity! So, I wish to ask whether you are willing to take the risk and give it a try?"

After hearing this, Feng Wuhen made his decision without hesitation. "Since Ultimate Foundation Establishment exists, then naturally I want the strongest one.

Master, you still haven't told me the benefits of this Ultimate Foundation Establishment!"

Chu Moqing greatly liked his decisiveness and gently explained the benefits of Ultimate Foundation Establishment. "Ultimate Foundation Establishment can widen the meridians within your body, allowing you to absorb more spiritual energy. In the future, the spiritual energy you can store will be a full twice that of others.

That way, whether sparring with others or facing enemies, you will hold a tremendous advantage.

But likewise, after your meridians are widened, cultivation will require more spiritual energy, and your cultivation speed will slow somewhat.

But that is no great matter for you. Since you have decided on Ultimate Foundation Establishment, I will pass its method on to you.

Memorize it well. Once you have done so, enter seclusion!"

Feng Wuhen had no objections to entering seclusion. He also wanted to establish his foundation sooner, obtain his own spirit sword sooner, and fly through the skies alone on his sword.

After Chu Moqing passed the secret to him, he watched Feng Wuhen enter the cave dwelling, then waved a hand and set up a barrier outside to prevent anyone from disturbing him.

After entering his own cave dwelling, Feng Wuhen sat cross-legged on his bed and circulated the spiritual energy within his body according to the method Chu Moqing had just taught him.

He compressed the spiritual energy within his body, compressed it again, and compressed it yet again. As the spiritual energy within him was compressed, his realm began to fall layer by layer.

Seventh Layer, Sixth Layer, Fifth Layer, Fourth Layer...

It did not stop until he had fallen all the way to the Qi Refining First Layer. The spiritual energy above Feng Wuhen's head condensed into a vortex, like a funnel, as endless spiritual energy poured into his body.

Gritting his teeth, Feng Wuhen refined each strand of spiritual energy that flooded madly into his body. The spiritual energy he refined piled up in his dantian like bricks. As the stack of bricks grew higher and higher, his cultivation rose higher and higher as well.

From the Qi Refining First Layer to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, then to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer—at this point, he could already break through into the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Feng Wuhen continued devouring and refining spiritual energy until the tenth brick gradually took shape, changing from illusory to solid.

And at the instant the tenth brick appeared, the aura around Feng Wuhen surged explosively. His long hair moved without wind, making him appear exceptionally lively.

The ten bricks in his dantian slowly melted as his aura soared, then gathered together and were finally compressed into a single drop of golden liquid.

Thus, Feng Wuhen's Ultimate Foundation Establishment was complete. Yet he did not stop, instead continuing to consolidate his cultivation.

Only after his Foundation Establishment Early Stage had stabilized did he stop. After ceasing to circulate his spiritual energy, Feng Wuhen got down from the bed.

After moving his body around, he first went to soak in the hot spring within the cave dwelling. Then he changed clothes, combed his hair, and headed outside.

At that time, Feng Wuhen had thought only a few days had passed. It was not until he paid his respects to Chu Moqing that he learned from him that he had been in seclusion for more than a month.

"More than a month has already passed? I thought it had only been a few days at most!"

Seeing his astonishment, Chu Moqing's voice carried a trace of laughter. "This is perfectly normal. There are no years in cultivation. Sometimes, after entering meditation, one may awaken only months or even years later!

And then there is seclusion. Short periods last several months, while longer ones last years. Longer still can last decades, or even more than a hundred years.

As our cultivation grows higher and higher, time instead becomes the thing we care least about.

You have now established your foundation. Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators can live for two hundred years, Golden Core Realm cultivators for five hundred years, and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators for a thousand years...

The higher one's cultivation, the longer one's lifespan.

Therefore, when cultivating, you must not be impatient. Do not let a moment's haste cause you to suffer qi deviation."

Feng Wuhen stood and bowed to Chu Moqing. "Master, this disciple has remembered it all. Thank you for your guidance, Master."

Chu Moqing waved a hand at him. "You have not seen your friends for over a month either. Go out and meet with them!"

Feng Wuhen bowed and took his leave, but after taking a few steps, Chu Moqing called him back. "Oh, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you: your natal spirit sword has already been forged.

It will be delivered to you in a couple of days. Over these next two days, think about what sort of name you wish to give your spirit sword."

A delighted smile appeared on Feng Wuhen's face when he heard this. "Thank you, Master. I will give it careful thought."

Feng Wuhen first went to the back mountain of Nine Heavens Peak to find Bing Ling. As he walked, he thought about what name he ought to give his spirit sword.

He came up with several names but was dissatisfied with all of them. In the end, he decided to wait until he saw the spirit sword before thinking again. That way, the name he gave it would surely suit the sword itself better.

It would be better than imagining something out of thin air without seeing anything at all.

When Bing Ling saw that he had emerged from seclusion, he smiled, leaped down from the tree, and threw himself into Feng Wuhen's arms.

Feng Wuhen caught him. "Senior Brother, we haven't seen each other for over a month. Why do I feel like you've grown taller?"

Bing Ling pulled away from his embrace. "I have not merely grown taller. My cultivation has also advanced a little—I am now at the Golden Core Middle Stage.

Besides me, you have improved greatly too! You are already in the Foundation Establishment Realm. But your Foundation Establishment Realm seems different from your brother's and that girl Meng's."

Feng Wuhen spread his arms and turned in a circle before him, then asked, "How is it different?"

Bing Ling rested one hand beneath his chin and thought for a while. "Hmm, the spiritual energy of your Foundation Establishment Realm is denser. It feels like you alone equal the two of them."

Feng Wuhen gave him a thumbs-up. "Senior Brother, your eyesight is truly sharp. My Foundation Establishment Realm is indeed different from theirs. They underwent ordinary Foundation Establishment, while I achieved Ultimate Foundation Establishment. The spiritual energy within me is twice theirs.

Naturally, it looks denser. In the future, I will also be able to store more spiritual power than they can."