With the Li Trigram completed, Li Xingkong had become much more familiar with the construction of Hexagram in this Foundation Establishment Method. Constructing the remaining Hexagram was also much easier for him. Although there was no significant time constraint, Li Xingkong's mind was much more relaxed during the construction process.
Li Xingkong then constructed the remaining Hexagram in turn. The Zhen Trigram, symbolizing thunder, is characterized by speed—extreme speed—representing the ultimate calculation speed. The Xun Trigram also leans towards an auxiliary function, generally used for exploring the surroundings and analyzing the environment.
Practitioners often enjoy traveling and exploring. When they first arrive in a dangerous place, they are unable to perceive the surrounding environment, which is quite dangerous. Sometimes, even if they do not find any risks after probing with their Divine Sense, the world is so vast that no one can guarantee that there are no dangers beyond their comprehension. At this time, the Xun Trigram can be used to calculate and analyze the surrounding environment, which can greatly reduce the risk.
The Kan Trigram trigram represents water, and it is also a supplementary Hexagram. Its function is relatively simple: it allows practitioners to maintain an absolutely calm state, with a mind as still as water. Moreover, it can not only affect oneself but also a wide range of others. It is a powerful group supplementary Hexagram and the only Hexagram with such a wide range of applications.
The Gen Trigram represents a mountain, and since it has been decided that all Hexagram must be cultivated, this Hexagram will naturally not be overlooked either. According to the Foundation Establishment Method, the function of the Gen Trigram is defense, but it is not physical defense, nor is it Divine Sense defense, but a defense on another level, a defense on the cognitive level.
The meaning behind this divination is quite mysterious. Li Xingkong felt that this was something that should not exist in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Its function is very simple, like the automatic save function in computer software. Every once in a while, it will save a copy of the person's entire cognitive system. When the next save point is reached, if it finds that the person's cognitive system has completely collapsed or has been deliberately reversed, then it will start to play its role and manually revert the person's cognition to the save point, without deleting recent memories.
Instead, the memory is extracted, allowing the reverted self to observe and analyze it from a third-party perspective. If the change in cognition is deemed reasonable and actively pursued, the memory can be merged and the archived data from the Gen Trigram synchronized. If the memory is deemed unreasonable, it can be stored in a movie-like format, and the individual's cognition will be fully restored.
Li Xingkong did not believe that a Foundation Establishment Stage could achieve this ability. This Foundation Establishment Method must have been created by someone at a higher level of cultivation, and the means of defense provided by this divination were probably not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could perform.
The last Hexagram is Kun Trigram, which emphasizes sustainability, low cost, and long duration. Its effect is only useful when combined with one's own magic.
For example, the defensive spells that Li Xingkong learned before, if you want to maintain a shield on your body continuously, you need to continuously invest Magic Power to maintain the shield's existence. For some spells that are more defensive but don't last long enough, if you want to keep them active for a long time, you need to cast them periodically.
The function of the Kun Trigram is to replace this timed release. As long as the release of the spell is attached to the Kun Trigram, the Kun Trigram will automatically execute the release of the spell at the set time. Moreover, since the Kun Trigram is essentially a manifestation of computing power, the number of spells it can attach to is not small, basically starting in the tens of thousands.
Whether Li Xingkong himself possessed that many magical abilities is another matter entirely.
The Kun Trigram itself is like a timer, and its function is naturally not limited to attaching spells; it has many more ingenious uses, but Li Xingkong needs to develop them on his own.
After completing the construction of the remaining Hexagram, Li Xingkong was unaware of the passage of time while building them. However, when he looked back after finishing, he suddenly realized that another three years had passed.
Three years to optimize Magic Power, three years to construct Hexagram, and now this seclusion has already lasted six years.
Cultivation knows no bounds, and this seclusion will take much longer than he imagined.
Up to now, he has only completed two-thirds of his seclusion mission: enhancing his Magic Power recovery and refining Hexagram. The final step is to Divine Sense.
After all, the foundation of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation is Divine Sense, and the strengthening of Divine Sense is the main goal of Foundation Establishment Stage. The Hexagram in Foundation Establishment Method methods are all derived from Divine Sense, and the core Hexagram still require the activation of Divine Sense.
At the same time, the Hexagram and the Divine Sense complement each other. Its operation requires the assistance of the Divine Sense, and similarly, the growth of the Divine Sense also requires the assistance of the Hexagram.
With these Hexagram, the application and cultivation of Divine Sense will be much faster; this is what is meant by "sharpening the axe before chopping wood."
After Li Xingkong had completed the cultivation of all eight Hexagram, he placed them all around his Divine Sense. The Hexagram also interacted with each other. As Li Xingkong placed all the Hexagram into the circle, they seemed to be drawn together by mutual attraction, combining according to the positions of the Eight Trigrams to form an octagon. In the very center of this octagon, the entire Divine Sense Seed was completely surrounded.
With the Eight Trigrams in their proper positions, the Heavenly Evolution Foundation Establishment Method's process of refining the Hexagram can be considered completely complete. The completion of this Hexagram refinement also brought Li Xingkong Li Xingkong eight different methods, making him one of the best even among Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.
Of course, the level of Foundation Establishment cultivation is not determined by the number of Hexagram. These Hexagram are only formed by the Heavenly Evolution Foundation Establishment Method. Other different Foundation Establishment Method have different calculation methods. If a Foundation Establishment Method were to be created according to the current methods of Divine Land, the resulting calculation method might be a replica of the Tianhe-1 supercomputer or the Micius Quantum Computer.
The most crucial factor in determining the level of Foundation Establishment is one's Divine Sense. Divine Sense that can encompass a radius of 100 meters can be considered the entry level of Foundation Establishment, while a radius of 1,000 miles is just the threshold of the Mid Foundation Establishment. Divine Sense that can encompass 10,000 miles is considered the Foundation Establishment Perfection. Of course, this is for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators. For Li Xingkong, this distance needs to be expanded considerably.
After all, the Foundation Establishment Method he cultivated could be considered the most advanced Foundation Establishment Method. A top-tier cultivation method is naturally not only superior to other cultivation methods in terms of computational ability, but also much stronger in terms of nurturing Divine Sense sense.