The Best Foundational Spirit Art

After Huo Hai obtained the Spirit Art, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he opened it. This was the introductory Spirit Art attached to the He Family's Spirit Arts. Huo Hai did not even know what the He Family's Spirit Art was called.

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A Foundational Spirit Art was a Foundational Spirit Art. No matter what name it was given, it was still foundational. Different Spirit Arts merely had different Foundational Spirit Arts of their own. Only a foundation laid this way would be best suited for cultivating the higher stages of a Spirit Art.

After reading for a while, Huo Hai had completely memorized its contents. He would have to return this to his father afterward, and he would not allow himself to carry it around. A Foundational Spirit Art could still be considered a Yellow-tier Spirit Art. It was nothing in the eyes of great families, but out among the common folk, it was a rare and precious high-grade item.

Perhaps because his souls had fused, Huo Hai had felt that his memory had become far stronger ever since he woke up. Before long, he had memorized everything in the book. When he closed his eyes and recalled it, not a single detail was wrong.

"Finally, I have the next Spirit Art. Now let's see whether there are any decent techniques." Before reaching the Spirit Practitioner Realm, one could not cultivate Battle Spirit Arts and could only study combat techniques as a supplementary practice. Huo Hai had long been green with envy over this stuff.

Back when he was still on Earth, Huo Hai had dreamed of becoming a martial arts hero. Today, that dream could finally come true. "I wonder what I can learn. The martial skills of those legendary martial arts masters should be easy to accomplish in this world, right?"

With boundless anticipation and excitement, Huo Hai entered the Scripture Pavilion and opened the books on the front bookshelf. Only the books on the front shelf recorded martial skills and Spirit Arts; the books to the sides were miscellaneous studies.

When he opened the books, Huo Hai's expression turned strange. "What is all this? Basic Fist Technique, Basic Palm Technique, Basic Leg Technique... Why do they all start with 'Basic'?" Huo Hai muttered as he flipped through them. What was even more interesting was that the different fist techniques all began with "Basic" as well; their names had not changed at all.

After a long while, Huo Hai finally understood. "I get it. These only contain fist techniques, without methods for circulating and using spirit energy. No wonder they're called foundational. Fine, foundations are all good and necessary. I'll learn them first."

Left with no other choice, Huo Hai could only study things such as Basic Fist Technique to lay a foundation for his future. He could not learn anything more advanced. Though Huo Hai possessed spirit energy within his body, he could not circulate it. Before his entire body had transformed into a Spirit Body, his spirit energy could not condense and was scattered throughout his body. If it could not gather within his Spirit Source, it could not be circulated or used.

As he went through book after book of Basic Fist Technique and Basic Leg Technique, Huo Hai gradually discovered that these so-called basics were not as basic as he had imagined. Many of them contained exquisite moves with extremely strong close-combat capabilities.

They simply could not employ spirit energy and had no special methods of using it, so the power they displayed was relatively limited. If he could master the moves recorded here, becoming one of those so-called martial arts masters would not be a problem at all.

"What a pity. Martial arts masters have no place to survive in this world. Otherwise, I really would like to roam the martial world with a sword in hand." Huo Hai muttered as he continued flipping through the books. By now, he had completely calmed down. What he sought were those exceptionally exquisite moves. With good moves available, who would be willing to learn those ordinary, straightforward things?

Suddenly, Huo Hai opened a special book. "What is this? This... isn't this a Body-Refining Spirit Formation?" Huo Hai suddenly saw that it recorded neither combat techniques nor experience, but rather a formation.

This formation was very simple. Huo Hai could tell at a glance that it was precisely a Body-Refining Spirit Formation. Body-Refining Spirit Formations were extremely commonplace, and many people knew of them. Otherwise, Huo Hai could not have obtained one. It was simply that few people used them.

"Body-Refining Spirit Formation, passed down from ancient times. Consumes a large number of Body Tempering Pills to forge a Perfect Spirit Body. This formation is the foundation of the Three Body Tempering Formations. Cultivating through these three formations creates the most perfect Spirit Body and is the strongest Foundational Spirit Art." Such was the introduction at the beginning. Its tone brooked no doubt and allowed no denial. Seeing this, Huo Hai suddenly became interested in reading further.

The Body-Refining Spirit Formation was basically identical to the one he had used. The difference was that he had used two hundred Body Tempering Pills, while the formation's standard called for one hundred. Below were further explanations regarding before and after using the Body-Refining Spirit Formation.

"How strange. Why does it feel like it was more painful when I used it? And the benefits I gained seem greater than what is recorded here. Could it be because I used more Body Tempering Pills?" As Huo Hai looked over the records, he suddenly noticed that his experience had been somewhat different. He did not know exactly where the difference lay, but he knew that he truly differed from what was written here.

If he could not figure it out, then he would not dwell on it. After reading through it once, Huo Hai turned to the records behind it. "Let's see what the most perfect Foundation Establishment Spirit Art is really like." Turning the page, Huo Hai saw another formation.

This formation was similar to the previous one and just as simple. It merely had a few more lines added, as though it were an elevation of the Spirit Formation from before. Yet with a few added lines, it was no longer called a Body-Refining Spirit Formation.

"Blood Tempering Spirit Formation. Use one hundred Blood Refining Pills to fully awaken the Bloodline and form a perfect spiritual Bloodline." That was the function of the Blood Tempering Spirit Formation, corresponding precisely to the Spirit Blood Realm. Wasn't the Spirit Blood Realm centered on cultivating one's Bloodline?

Yet upon seeing this, Huo Hai could not help sucking in a sharp breath. "Hiss... One hundred Blood Refining Pills? You really came up with that? Even a great family like the He Family probably does not have that many Blood Refining Pills to use. Where am I supposed to find them? And there's still the Spirit Bone Realm afterward. Don't tell me there'll be a Bone Tempering Formation and Bone Tempering Pills too?"

Huo Hai's face was filled with conflict. Body Tempering Pills, Blood Refining Pills, and Bone Tempering Pills were the three great foundational pills. At the foundational stages, these three types of pills were enough; there was basically no reliance on other pills.

However, with every rise in realm, the value of these pills increased severalfold. Every single Blood Refining Pill was already an extremely precious item to the great families of the Western Frontier. As for Bone Tempering Pills, even the great families of the Western Frontier found them difficult to obtain.

These things were simply too precious. How was this Perfect Foundation Establishment? This was a money-burning Foundation Establishment. "Wealth, companions, methods, and land—legend says wealth comes first in cultivation. It seems Spirit Masters are the same. Am I going to spend my life buried in the eye of money?" Huo Hai muttered to himself, his gaze unfocused as he did not know what he was thinking.

After a long while, Huo Hai's eyes sharpened and his face became resolute. "Hmph. My starting point in this world is already far too low. If I want to catch up to others, my foundation absolutely cannot be worse than theirs. The top disciples of truly major powers probably all use Perfect Foundation Establishment methods for their foundational cultivation. If I want to gain a foothold in this world, how could I use those trash methods? Grandma, Father, Mother, I will stand tall in this world. I won't bring shame upon you." Huo Hai's expression was utterly firm.

As for the He Family's original Foundational Spirit Art, Huo Hai no longer cared about it at all. With the most perfect foundational cultivation method, who would care about those ordinary things? No matter how difficult it was, he had to succeed. Huo Hai told himself this in his heart.

With that thought, Huo Hai lowered his head into the book again and began reading carefully. It turned out there was a reason why only the Body-Refining Spirit Formation circulated outside. These three formations complemented one another, and cultivation had to begin with the first.

Only after one had gone through the first and successfully cultivated it could one proceed to the second. Otherwise, using the Blood Refining Formation directly would only cause one's blood to flow in reverse or even combust. Without cultivating the Body-Refining Spirit Formation, the later Spirit Formations could not be cultivated. Furthermore, each of the three formations was more painful and more terrifying than the last. Few people could endure them all completely.

After breaking through the Spirit Body Realm, if one had still never used the Body-Refining Spirit Formation, one could no longer cultivate it. No matter how high one's cultivation was, not having cultivated it meant not having cultivated it. Many people had tried, but aside from making themselves suffer more pain, it had no effect whatsoever.

To cultivate the Three Foundation Formations, one could only begin from the Spirit Body Realm and cultivate upward step by step. Huo Hai finally realized how fortunate he was to obtain such a large number of Body Tempering Pills in advance. But how was he supposed to obtain Blood Refining Pills?

Huo Hai had never considered giving up. To gain a foothold in this world, he needed great strength. And the foundation of great strength was not exactly what he was doing now? If he did not do it well, would he not bring shame upon all transmigrators?

What Huo Hai did not know was that there were indeed many people who had cultivated the Body-Refining Spirit Formation. This world had never lacked great families and sects. Yet there were only a handful who had persevered to the end. It was simply too painful. Those who could afford to use Spirit Formations at this stage definitely came from great families and were not very old. What child could endure such suffering?

But what Huo Hai did not know was that once one passed through the three great Body Tempering Spirit Formations and attained Perfect Foundation Establishment, there would be no problem cultivating any Spirit Art in the future. Even switching to a different Spirit Art midway would not cause conflict or harm.

Most importantly, those who could persist through it, so long as they did not die in an accident, would ultimately become top experts. After seeing the three great perfect Spirit Arts, Huo Hai no longer had the mood to continue reading here. He had to begin planning immediately, planning how to obtain enough Blood Refining Pills.

After casually scanning through some basic combat techniques, Huo Hai left while pondering Blood Refining Pills. Others saw Huo Hai's appearance and merely assumed he was considering how to cultivate the Spirit Blood Realm, so they paid him no mind. Even those secretly monitoring Huo Hai could not have known what he was thinking. It was simply too terrifying.

Thus, Huo Hai walked back to his courtyard alone, without even retrieving Little Gold, like a walking corpse. Only after returning to the courtyard and hearing the loud chirping of insects did Huo Hai come back to his senses.