Cultivation Starting from Full Talent

Chapter 72: Chapter 70 Foundation Establishment

The Chaotic Sect possessed a Third-tier Middle-grade Spirit Vein, but that did not mean that every Disciple could enjoy its benefits.

In principle, the closer to the core of the Spirit Vein, the closer the concentration of Spiritual Energy approached that of the Third-tier Middle-grade, but after all, the entire network of the vein dispersed, and the farther it branched, the thinner the Spiritual Energy became.

Hence, looking across the entire Chaotic Sect, the Cave Mansions with an actual Third-tier Middle-grade concentration of Spiritual Energy in their veins were just a few, and they were mostly occupied by the Sect Master, Inner Sect Elders, and True Disciples.

Generally speaking, the Cave Mansions applied for by ordinary Disciples for Foundation Establishment were mostly of the Second Order Middle Grade, or Second Order High Grade; access to Third-tier Mansions was not granted, so the fact that Jiang Yu had specially pardoned a Third-tier Middle-grade Mansion for Foundation Establishment constituted an exceptional favor towards Ning Daoran.

“Thank you, Great Senior Sister!”

He was full of gratitude, invigorated by the event. If he could use a Cave Mansion with Third-tier Middle-grade Spiritual Energy to undertake his Foundation Establishment, naturally, the success rate would be higher, and he could even spare that Mid-grade Spirit Stone in his Storage Bag.

“Junior Brother Ning, do well in your Foundation Building.”

Jiang Yu left after leaving behind these words.

…

Ning Daoran entered the Cave Mansion and officially prepared for Foundation Building.

The Big Stupid Deer, unwilling to leave, erected a simple shelter outside and lay there every day, waiting for Ning Daoran to emerge from seclusion.

Inside the Mansion, everything was available.

Ning Daoran had a very calm mindset. He sat cross-legged on the floor of the Cave Mansion, and after a full day, Blood Qi, Mana, and Divine Soul had all reached a state of fullness. It was then that he took out the Jade Bottle from the Storage Bag and immediately swallowed the remaining High-quality Foundation Establishment Pill.

“Boom—”

The enormous Essence Qi contained within the Foundation Establishment Pill exploded instantly in his abdomen, blazing like a fierce fire, and spread throughout his body. At that moment, a beam of Spirit Light burst from the top of his head, penetrating the Cave Mansion, turning into a wisp of Spirit Fog in the world.

“Someone is attempting Foundation Building.”

On the mountain, a group of Inner Sect Disciples looked over.

Just as people were showing signs of envy, surprisingly, two more strands of Spiritual Fog rose from Cave Mansions on the mountain, overlapping and intertwining with each other.

“Eh?”

In the pavilion, an Outer Elder frowned and said, “Senior Brother Li, how many Cave Mansions have the sect approved recently? Three Disciples are attempting Foundation Establishment at the same time—who are they?”

An Elder in green robes pondered briefly and replied, “One of them is Meng Xiao, the direct Disciple of the Great Elder, and the leading True Disciple of the sect’s younger generation.

Then there is Ge Sheng, Disciple of Elder Xu Ning, and as for the third person, it seems to be Ning Daoran, the Spiritual Farmer Disciple from the Outer Sect’s Qiongbi Peak.”

“Oh? That Ning Daoran, who is quite talented in the way of Spirit Plant cultivation, is also undertaking Foundation Building?”

“Exactly!”

“How fortuitous. The simultaneous Foundation Establishment attempts of three Disciples are a sign that our Chaotic Sect is destined to flourish!”

…

In the sky, the three wisps of Spirit Fog kept expanding.

One wisp of fog extended only about a radius of a mile before ceasing growth, while another stretched out for a radius of about five miles!

Of course, the most exaggerated was the third wisp of fog, which exceeded the previous two in height and spread out nearly twenty miles, enveloping a large part of the Chaotic Sect.

The larger the Spirit Fog, the deeper the Foundation of the Qi Refinement Realm of the builder.

Without doubt, the enormous Spirit Fog spanning twenty miles originated from Ning Daoran.

However, others were unaware of the truth.

On the mountain, a group of Elders stared agape.

“A Foundation Establishment Spiritual Fog with a radius of twenty miles is a sight never before seen in my life…”

One Foundation Establishment Elder respectfully said, “This fog, without a doubt, must have come from the child Meng Xiao; a True Disciple with a Second Grade Fire Spirit Root is truly extraordinary. Great Elder, you have taken a good Disciple!”

Among the crowd, the Great Elder Gongyang Yan stroked his beard, looking quite smug, “This little fellow Meng Xiao… indeed has some fortune. To have such a vast Spirit Fog, even stronger than when I undertook my own Foundation Building!”

“This is what they call blue out of blue and surpassing the blue.”

A thin Foundation Establishment Elder laughed, “That smaller fog should be the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Fog of Ge Sheng, a proud Disciple of Elder Xu Ning, right?”

“Although Ge Sheng’s Foundation Establishment Phenomenon is not as impressive as Meng Xiao’s, it’s quite remarkable among the younger generation as well. Congratulations, Elder Xu Ning!”

Xu Ning bowed repeatedly, offering polite words.

He narrowed his eyes, saying, “The fog from Ning Daoran is so minimal, I’m afraid his chances of successful Foundation Building aren’t very high.”

“Indeed.”

Someone agreed, “However, Junior Master Ning, with his Ninth Grade Mixed Spirit Root, has done quite well just to refine Qi to perfection. If his Foundation Establishment fails, it’s within reason.”

“Sigh…”

An Elder sighed, “The destinies of our Cultivators are determined by heaven; the extent of our paths was destined at the moment our Spirit Roots formed.”

“Exactly, exactly…” The Elders murmured in commiseration.

…

Inside the Cave Mansion.

Ning Daoran sat with his eyes closed, and at this moment, vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy condensed into Spirit Fog in the air, constantly assailing his Blood Qi.

This was the Blood Qi Barrier, the first barrier of Foundation Establishment.

Ning Daoran slightly furrowed his brows, and the Return to Nature Level Body Tempering Technique circulated within him, immediately covering his body with a layer of golden Spirit Mastery, rendering every inch of his skin indestructible, and the strength of his entire physique reached an extraordinarily staggering level.

He fervently absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy directly above, his entire body like a massive furnace, drawing in this energy voraciously and then refining it into his own Spiritual Energy, channeling it into his Dantian’s sea of energy.

“Sizzling~~”

Under the onslaught of massive Spiritual Energy, the skin below his membrane turned red, his Blood Qi boiling over. Accompanied by the entry of the overwhelming Spiritual Energy, his body’s water content constantly evaporated, causing him to start emitting smoke.

This process lasted for about ten days, and at this time, as the Foundation Establishment Pill was digested, vast amounts of dense spirit fog emerged and surrounded Ning Daoran, filling the entire Cave Mansion.

Moreover, the massive fog above had been wholly absorbed, and Ning Daoran operated the Body Refining Technique and the Evergreen Technique, further compressing the surrounding Spiritual Energy.

This was a prolonged process, testing one’s Mana, therefore dubbed the Mana Barrier.

About half a month later.

Ning Daoran was coated in a golden sheen, and the Spiritual Energy around his body was compressed more and more densely until it was all integrated within, beginning further refining and compression.

The third barrier of Foundation Establishment, the Divine Sense Barrier, officially commenced!

Ning Daoran’s divine sense introspected, and he set out tirelessly to compress and refine the dense spiritual energy into golden liquid.

Suddenly, his body became like a roaring furnace in full swing, under the guidance of his powerful divine sense, constantly refining the spiritual energy within his body, compressing it to the utmost limit he currently could achieve.

After half an hour.

The first droplet of golden mana condensed liquid appeared above the dantian and “plop” fell into the depths of the dantian.

Ning Daoran took a deep breath. It was done, the first droplet of mana condensed liquid had been formed!

Next, as long as he condensed more liquid mana and reforged his entire body once again, this Foundation Establishment would be considered a success.

Foundation Establishment is about refining gaseous mana into liquid mana, bringing about an earth-shattering change in the person’s mana strength.

In the cultivation world, Foundation Establishment marks the true beginning of cultivation. Only by establishing one’s foundation can one truly step through the immortal gates; otherwise, no matter how strong one’s Qi Refinement Realm is, one is nothing more than an outsider.

One day later.

The 24th droplet of golden liquid fell into the dantian.

At this moment, Ning Daoran’s mana strength had already far surpassed his former self, yet he was not satisfied, continuing to forge his body, seeking more mana condensed liquid.

…

On the mountain.

Two larger patches of spirit fog had already shrunk back into their cave mansions, while the third suddenly collapsed.

“This isn’t good…”

An Outer Elder’s complexion turned ashen: “He failed… Did Master Ning’s Foundation Establishment fail?”

“Most likely, the depth of Master Ning’s foundational cultivation was ultimately unstable…”

“Indeed.”

Elder Xu Ning smiled faintly: “A Ninth Grade Mixed Spirit Root has, to begin with, a slim chance of successful Foundation Establishment. For him, it is an act against the heavens to even attempt it. It is not unexpected that Master Ning failed to establish his foundation.”

Just at that moment, a sound transmission talisman flew down from the mountain.

Elder Xu Ning immediately broke it open, and the voice from the talisman was clearly heard by all the elders:

“Master, Senior Brother Ge Sheng failed in Foundation Establishment!”

“What?!”

Elder Xu Ning was shocked, his face turning ghostly pale.

You must know that what Ge Sheng had consumed was a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill. That even that could fail? It was in vain how much effort I had expended on him!

For a time, Elder Xu Ning’s complexion fluctuated between green and white, filled with frustration and regret.

“So it turns out, that smallest patch of spirit fog was from Master Ge Sheng…”

Foundation Establishment Elder Huang Chengyan said with a sneer, “At first, we all thought it was Master Ning. Now it seems that Master Ning’s foundational cultivation is actually much stronger than that of Ge Sheng!”

“Exactly, worthy to be the boy Ning Daoran, he must be in the process of condensing liquid, his Foundation Establishment is already more than half done!”

“Can’t say for sure, a hundred days of Foundation Establishment, he cannot be considered successful until he emerges, we still need to continue observing.”

“The elder brother speaks sense!”

…

On the hundredth day.

A youth garbed in a pure white robe embroidered with true disciple insignia walked out of the cave mansion, it was none other than Meng Xiao.

Meng Xiao also used a Third-tier Middle-grade Spirit Vein Cave Mansion, and he was less than ten yards away from Ning Daoran’s Foundation Establishment Cave Mansion.

“Meng’er!”

Great Elder Gongyang Yan, dressed in a grey robe, and a host of other elders were already waiting outside, “How was your Foundation Establishment?”

“Reporting to Master!”

Meng Xiao said in a deep voice, “Over three hundred droplets of condensed liquid!”

“Oh?”

Gongyang Yan narrowed his eyes, revealing a smile of satisfaction, “Not bad, when your master established his foundation, he also had a little over two hundred droplets, the sect’s effort in nurturing you was not in vain.”

“Master.”

Meng Xiao frowned and said, “During my foundation establishment, I sensed another extremely powerful foundation establishment aura. Who was it?”

“It was Master Ning from Qiongbi Peak.”

Gongyang Yan looked into the distance and said, “Curiously, you and Brother Ning started Foundation Establishment on the same day. You have already finished, yet he is still underway.”

“That’s normal.”

An Outer Sect Elder remarked, “Master Ning has a Ninth Grade Mixed Spirit Root, inherently weaker foundations, so reinforcing his Foundation Establishment Foundation requires more time. But it will not be much longer.”

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As days passed, Ning Daoran was yet to emerge.

Many were eagerly waiting, even unsure whether the young man had succeeded in his Foundation Establishment.

The Big Stupid Deer, without any noise or fuss, knelt and lay outside Ning Daoran’s Foundation Establishment Cave Mansion each day, just guarding it.

…

On the hundred and thirty-fourth day.

With a ripple of prohibition, a figure finally left seclusion.

Clad in a light blue robe of an Outer Disciple, the youthful Ning Daoran now radiated an aura of Foundation Establishment!

Precisely one thousand droplets of condensed liquid!

In his dantian, the liquid mana surged like tides!

“Old Lu!”

He laughed heartily, covering the distance with an arrow’s pace to hug Big Stupid Deer’s head, vigorously rubbing back and forth.

“Ow ow~~~”

The Big Stupid Deer joyously nuzzled Ning Daoran’s shoulder. Big brother is so awesome, such a terrifying Foundation Establishment aura!