Swordsmanship in the Clouds

The next second, 10000/10000.

Foundation Establishment!

There were no inexplicable bottlenecks, and he didn't need any Foundation Establishment; he simply and unremarkably Foundation Establishment.

In an instant, all the Spiritual Qi in the cultivation room surged towards him.

After being absorbed by him and circulating through his body for one Greater Celestial Circuit, all the Spiritual Qi gathered in his Dantian, condensing into liquid and filling it.

Then Lin Xiao saw that his cultivation level on his data panel had changed.

[Host: Lin Xiao (AFK cultivation activated)]

[Qualifications: Outstanding Talent]

[Gender: Male]

[Bone age: 12 years]

[Cultivation Level: 10001/100000 (Foundation Establishment Early Stage - Foundation Establishment Middle Stage)]

[Mental Techniques: "Original Essence Heart Sutra" (Comprehension 100/10000), "Peach Blossom Spring Myriad Void Instruction" (Comprehension 24/100)]

[Cultivation Method: None]

[Law Technique: Purification Technique, Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech, Body Immobilization Technique, Cloud Soaring Technique, Heavenly Net and Earthly Snare...]

The system's voice then sounded:

[Ding--Congratulations, host, you have successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage. Friendly reminder: AFK cultivation has automatically entered Foundation Establishment Realm mode; the daily spirit Spirit Stone will increase from one to five.]

It actually requires five Spirit Stone now!

Lin Xiao felt that his wallet was about to be compromised.

It seems that before I have Spirit Stone mine, I can't just leave the game running all day like before; I'll have to cultivate diligently on my own. Sigh.

Moreover, upon looking at his own panel, he discovered that his Cultivation Method section had always been 'none'.

Can this thing be created?

[Ding--Congratulations, host, you have successfully started the Cultivation Method creation function]

[Start creating your Cultivation Method?]

Lin Xiao immediately chose "yes" and then opened his eyes with satisfaction.

Then I saw four squares in front of me, just like the ones used to create Law Technique.

The first two are familiar old friends: paper mulberry bark, oh no, paper and ink; the third is a Spirit Stone; and the fourth is a concept for Cultivation Method.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Xiao put in the first three items.

For his fourth Cultivation Method idea, he directly inputted the content he had long desired.

A moment later...

[Ding--The "Swordsmanship in the Clouds" has been created and sent to your private treasury. Please check your account.]

It's done!

Where the sword points, the heart follows!

Like Cultivation Method, Lin Xiao automatically learned cultivation Law Technique without needing to study them.

Liao Pantu, who had been sitting quietly to the side, naturally noticed his strange actions, such as suddenly opening his eyes and throwing several things into the void in front of him. However, he did not ask any questions and simply waited quietly by his side.

Only when Lin Xiao seemed to have finally finished did he speak:

"Young man, I have something that might help you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao turned to look at him, puzzled.

"What do you mean by that, senior?"

Liao Pantu handed him the talisman he was holding, saying:

"I sense that this Evil Qi Evil Qi is somewhat weakened; its current strength is below the Nascent Soul. It seems it has Origin Qi and is healing here for some reason. It was only awakened when it sensed the Spiritual Qi here."

After Lin Xiao took the talisman, he looked at it in Lin Xiao's hand and said:

"This is a talisman I made before, imbued with my Nascent Soul aura. If you use it near it, it will definitely sense it and perhaps scare it away temporarily. If that thing senses the presence of Nascent Soul Cultivator, it will surely choose to lie low and recuperate. In this way, you will have time to prepare."

Holding the talisman, Lin Xiao listened attentively to Liao Pantu's words.

But in his heart he was thinking, "He's only bringing this up now, so he definitely couldn't have forgotten about it before."

It seems they've been pretending not to know anything about it all along, probably because they were too lazy to get involved.

And now he probably truly accepts their sect, which is why he intends to lend a helping hand? It's just unclear what caused this change in him...

But regardless of what Liao Pantu thought before, he has now made his move.

Liao Pantu stroked his beard and finally said:

"Now that you've Foundation Establishment, finding the approximate location of that Evil Qi shouldn't be too difficult."

Lin Xiao put away the talisman in his hand and said:

"Thank you for your help, senior. I will go and find the source of the Evil Qi!"

With that, he got up and walked outside.

As soon as Lin Xiao came out of his cultivation state, he immediately looked for any trace of villagers within the sect.

Fortunately, nothing has happened yet, so it seems the village should be safe and sound.

It was already evening, and the outside was no longer just filled with gusts of cold wind; it had begun to snow heavily.

The ground was already covered with a layer of snow about an inch thick.

Lin Xiao, who was now in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, felt that the Evil Qi in the air had become much stronger.

After carefully sensing for a while, he found the general direction from which the Evil Qi was flowing.

So he immediately flew off in that direction, his shadow swift as the wind, leaving no trace in the snow.

Along the way, Lin Xiao also took the opportunity to put the talisman into his private treasury for authentication.

After all, Liao Pantu's explanation was unclear. What if the talisman he gave me was some kind of extremely powerful offensive talisman?

What if he accidentally blows himself up while using it? Who can he complain to?

Therefore, let's get it checked!

[Nascent Soul Pressure Talisman, containing the Nascent Soul aura of Liao Pantu, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator. Originally intended for Liao Pantu to use to support his future disciple when he was not around.]

Lin Xiao:... Good grief.

Fortunately, it was indeed just a pressure talisman, so he could use it without worry.

Following the direction he sensed, Lin Xiao arrived at a lake not far from the Grave Mountain.

This is considered the lower reaches of the Mountain Stream.

A section of the stream opened up on one side, and some of the water flowed through that opening to gather here, forming a small lake.

This place is not far from the Grave Mountain, but because it is surrounded by dense forests and there is little farmland nearby, it is quite remote.

Because this place is quite a distance from the village, and the mountain forest products at the foot of North Mountain are basically enough for the villagers' daily needs, few people come here.

Even Lin Xiao, a typical idler from one of the villages, hadn't been here much when he was a child.

So Lin Xiao had no idea there was a small lake here.

Beyond the lake is a mountain with a very strange shape.

The mountain isn't particularly large, but its appearance is quite peculiar.

It has no peak; viewed from below, its top is flat, somewhat resembling a volcano crater.

The mountain pass is surrounded by uneven terrain.

The most bizarre thing is that the mountain is completely black, and the trees on it look like they have long since died. The decaying trees are just weathered trunks, as if they would collapse at the slightest touch. Not to mention grass, there isn't a single blade of grass.

The mud at the foot of the mountain was covered with a layer of black.