Liu Yu was cautious by nature, and he had another concern in mind: what if Geng Yuanzhang had tampered with his Foundation Establishment insights? In that case, the copied insights would come in handy.
When tired, he lay on the stone bed to rest. When hungry, he took a Fasting Pill. When thirsty, he conjured clean water with a spell and drank it.
Amid this day-after-day of arduous cultivation, half a year soon passed.
Half a year later, Liu Yu's cultivation had drawn another step closer to qi refining perfection. Repeated tempering had made his magic power purer and smoother, while his divine sense had expanded to a range of one hundred and twenty zhang-only thirty zhang short of the one-li range of someone newly in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
"It's time."
Liu Yu decided to begin Foundation Establishment that day. First, he enjoyed a full sixteen hours of sleep, then bathed and changed, washing away the grime on his body.
Afterward, he sat cross-legged on his cushion and meditated for a full day and night, bringing his mind and body into peak condition. Then he lit a stick of Calming Incense worth thirty spirit stones.
This incense refreshed the mind and sharpened awareness, helping cultivators remain clearheaded and concentrate fully so they could better monitor the state of their bodies.
Cultivators in the Qi Refining Period faced three major trials when attempting Foundation Establishment.
These were the physical body trial, the magic power trial, and the divine sense trial, testing a cultivator's essence, energy, and spirit respectively.
Given Liu Yu's current condition, his body had no hidden injuries, and at twenty-eight, his blood and vitality were at their peak. He also had purple sun grass, which could briefly strengthen his body, so he was reasonably confident of enduring