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Thus, when the first streak of rosy dawn descended, Wen Xu had only just made it to the scene in time.

Perhaps it was too much of a coincidence, but when he arrived, the only spot left was beside Shi Yijian. Chunchou truly was popular—so many people had come to watch him undergo Foundation Establishment.

"Junior Brother Bian really does like you best. He even specially sent you a Communication Talisman."

Wen Xu: ...Why did that sound so sour?!

But knowing Chunchou as he did, Wen Xu said, "He did not send one only to me. He should have sent one to Chen Zui as well. Did Senior Brother Shi not receive one?"

Shi Yijian: ...The young granduncle-master really was not to be trifled with. Forget it, he should just watch Junior Brother Bian undergo Foundation Establishment.

Wen Xu had already seen quite a few Foundation Establishment rosy lights. After Chen Zui underwent Foundation Establishment, disciples from both the inner and outer sects had also succeeded, and there had even been an inner sect senior sister who successfully reached Core Formation. He had been fortunate enough to witness it too, but perhaps his cultivation was still insufficient—when watching others form their cores, he only found it profound and mysterious, without understanding why.

Perhaps it was as his master had said: he had yet to choose the Dao he wished to walk, so naturally he could not clearly see how others walked theirs.

Three streaks of rosy light would descend when a cultivator underwent Foundation Establishment. The first tested the heart, the second tested cultivation methods, and the third tested a cultivator's understanding of Foundation Establishment. It was also the key to determining whether a cultivator could achieve Perfect Foundation Establishment.

Only after undergoing Foundation Establishment did Wen Xu learn how