The years of seclusion didn't feel like a long time to Li Xingkong, but the brief period of regaining his Magic Power before breaking through made time seem to drag Li Xingkong.
The main problem is that once the desire to break through the barrier arose, it grew stronger and stronger, and I couldn't suppress it anymore.
After all, even though a cultivator can completely control their emotions, before becoming a cultivator, Li Xingkong was still a human being. As a human being, it is natural to have Seven Emotions. If becoming a cultivator means suppressing and controlling all emotions, then it cannot be called having clear thoughts.
As a practitioner, the key to knowing when to restrain desires and when to follow one's heart is simply to follow one's heart.
The more anxious he became, the slower Li Xingkong felt his Magic Power recovering.
At first, Li Xingkong thought it was his imagination. Logically speaking, given his Magic Power recovery speed, he should have fully recovered by now. But in fact, it took him quite a while for his Magic Power to recover more than half.
After waiting for a while longer, Li Xingkong became certain that the speed at which his Magic Power was recovering had indeed slowed down.
This concerned a matter of cultivation, so Li Xingkong quickly investigated the cause.
After his Divine Sense swept over his body, the reason for the reduced recovery speed became immediately clear.
A portion of the Magic Power is being continuously absorbed by the Divine Sense Seed and the newly constructed Hexagram. Although he has not yet activated his Divine Sense or used the Hexagram, maintaining their operation alone requires the support of Magic Power.
Li Xingkong roughly estimated that maintaining the operation of this Divine Sense Seed and the Hexagram would require about one percent of his Magic Power. This was under the condition that he did not need to use it on ordinary days. If there were any needs that required activating the Divine Sense and using the Hexagram, then their consumption would only be greater.
Li Xingkong Qi Refining stage, and he also practiced multiple Qi Refining Method. The purity and sheer volume of his Magic Power were already much greater than those of other cultivators.
The Magic Power consumed by this Foundation Establishment Method actually slowed down his recovery speed significantly. If this were a cultivator who had accelerated his progress in the Qi Refining stage, he would be in a state of Magic Power depletion every day after mastering the Heavenly Evolution Foundation Establishment Method.
Forget about improving one's cultivation level, it's hard to say whether one can even save one's life.
So, although when Li Xingkong was cultivating, the " Heavenly Evolution Foundation Establishment Method " seemed to have no threshold and that anyone could cultivate it, that was not actually the case.
Having a good foundation Qi Refining Stage is the biggest hurdle for this cultivation method.
Fortunately, Li Xingkong has been honest and diligent throughout his journey, and has never slacked off in his cultivation; otherwise, he would be the one suffering now.
Having found the culprit behind the reduced Magic Power recovery, Li Xingkong breathed a sigh of relief. He had only scared himself unnecessarily; thankfully, nothing serious had happened.
" The Foundation Establishment Method has this kind of danger? System, why didn't you mention this before?"
Upon learning of this, Li Xingkong immediately thought of the system, which had indeed not reminded him of it.
"I've seen all your cultivation progress, do I need to point out such a small problem? Anyway, you won't get into trouble in this area."
The system spoke in an indifferent tone, believing that Li Xingkong was incapable of making mistakes in such matters. It thought that if something was absolutely certain, mentioning it would only cause Li Xingkong more worry and negatively impact his Foundation Establishment cultivation.
"We've only completed one Hexagram, and the rate at Magic Power recovers has already decreased so much. If we want to complete Hexagram, won't we run out of Magic Power?"
Li Xingkong estimated that if he completed the construction of the remaining seven Hexagram, his Magic Power recovery speed would be reduced by more than half. Putting aside everything else, it would have a significant impact on his ability to sustain combat.
" Foundation Establishment cultivators naturally have their own methods for restoring their Magic Power. The methods used by Foundation Establishment Qi Refining Stage cultivators will certainly be improved after reaching Foundation Establishment."
"But those are things for the future; they're still a bit far off for you right now."
The system offered no explanation, instead keeping Li Xingkong in suspense.
"No, it was understandable that you said it was far away when I Qi Refining, but now that I've Foundation Establishment, how can it still be far away?"
Li Xingkong had developed a phobia of the distant; the word "distant" that came out of the system's mouth meant that none of them were things that could be easily achieved.
"Although you have now reached the Foundation Establishment, you still lack Spiritual Qi. It will be about time when you achieve Spiritual Qi revival on a large scale."
The system pinpointed the problem accurately.
Yes, he stumbled his way to Foundation Establishment with just this one Spiritual Qi during the Qi Refining stage, but after Foundation Establishment, this one Spiritual Qi energy is clearly not enough.
As his cultivation level increases, his demand for Spiritual Qi energy also increases. Now that he only has this one piece of Spiritual Qi, Li Xingkong is unable to learn many techniques, let alone use them.
If he wants to advance further in the Foundation Establishment stage, more Spiritual Qi will be essential.
"Sigh, everything's back to square one, isn't it? It's Spiritual Qi's fault again."
Li Xingkong sighed. After cultivating for so long, it had all come down to the fact that Spiritual Qi had been the one restricting him. This time, he was determined to completely resolve the problem of Spiritual Qi.
"So now you know how difficult it is for a cultivation civilization to emerge in the vast universe."
The system also sighed. The universe is vast, yet the number of recorded cultivation civilizations is very small. The harsh conditions for its birth are one of the reasons that have restricted its existence.
If Spiritual Qi energy hadn't been naturally generated in some universe, it's hard to say whether the civilization of cultivating immortality could have developed at all.
"It's alright. Although it's a bit far, at least the road is under my feet now."
Li Xingkong, on the contrary, took it all in stride. In any case, he had already Foundation Establishment, and no matter how difficult the road ahead might be, he had already taken the first step.
After a short wait, Li Xingkong's Magic Power was fully restored. He didn't plan to stay in the secluded place any longer and prepared to break out of the mountain.
He circulated his Magic Power within his body several times, first casting a Restoration Technique on his entire body as a cleansing spell to sweep away all the dust that had accumulated on his body over the years.
Then, with a single squeeze of his hand, Magic Power condensed into a wisp of sword energy in his palm.
If you're looking to show off, Sword Qi is naturally the best weapon.
He raised his hand and drew a semicircle in front of him. The wisp of sword thread in his hand seemed to come alive, spreading outwards with the movement of Li Xingkong's hand.
When the Sword Qi was near Li Xingkong, it was released very slowly, as if it were frozen in time. But after it left a certain range from Li Xingkong, the speed of the Sword Qi energy suddenly increased, and it crashed into the four walls with an unstoppable force.
The power of the Sword Qi energy was so great that it pierced through the mountain where the cultivator was in seclusion and spread in all directions.
Even from the lunar base next to the mountain peak, you can see it clearly.
The mountain peak, which had remained unchanged for millennia, suddenly emitted a cloud of smoke and dust. Before the people in the lunar base could go forward to see what was happening, an arc-shaped Sword Qi spread out from the mountain peak, drawing a huge sword light that shot out in all directions.
The enormous sword light instantly drew the attention of everyone at the lunar base, as its commotion was immense.
Just as most of the people in the base came out to check the situation, they felt the hilltop from which the smoke and dust were rising shake slightly.
"Holy crap, what's going on? What kind of secret weapon is this?"
Nearly three years later, the lunar base has changed dramatically, and there are many more people on the base, including many new lunar landing personnel who are completely unaware of Li Xingkong.
Just as they all stopped to check the situation, the mountain where Li Xingkong in seclusion shook again, and then, to everyone's astonishment, the entire mountain rose up.
When the mountain peak rose to a certain height, everyone on the ground witnessed a scene they would never forget.
A person raised one hand high, lifting the entire mountaintop and suspending it in the air.
His gaze swept across the entire base, then he tossed the enormous mountain in his hand and threw it toward an open space.