Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 34: The Mysteries of Foundation Building's Three Stages

In the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

During these few days, Misty Cloud City had undergone astonishing changes. Many cultivators could not afford the rent and moved out to live in the Independent Cultivator market outside, leaving behind a large number of vacant houses.

However, there were also a large number of foreign cultivators moving in, and all of them were at the late stage of Qi Refining. After all, only cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining could afford such high rent.

With people coming and going, Misty Cloud City became even more lively. At the same time, it became more chaotic.

Because these were all foreign cultivators who were used to being domineering outside, and Immortal Mist Sect did not manage the city seriously, there were often fights and bloodshed among cultivators in the city.

"Master, it is said that several Qi Refining seventh stage cultivators died on the main road yesterday," Ji Bingyu said, relaying the information she had gathered.

"What happened?" Zhou Sui asked curiously.

"It seems that it was because of a dispute over a bottle of pill," Ji Bingyu said. "Due to the insufficient stock in the pill pavilion, there was only one bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill left. Both sides of cultivators wanted it, and they fought over it. Several cultivators died in the fight. It was only stopped by the patrol team passing by. Otherwise, more people would have died."

What?!

Hearing this, Zhou Sui was speechless. It was just for a bottle of pill, yet they paid with their lives. These people were too impulsive.

He also realized the chaos in Misty Cloud City at this time. It was probably impossible for Misty Cloud City to restore its former tranquility in a short period of time.

"Of course, the situation is not that simple. In fact, these two groups of people have long-standing grievances. It is said that they are two major cultivator families. They have had a grudge for many years," Mu Ziyan said. "Although they were brought to Misty Cloud City by Immortal Mist Sect, these two major cultivator families have not let go of their grievances. On the contrary, the opening of Cloud Mist Mountain Range this time has intensified the conflict."

"So, it seems like they went to war for a bottle of pill on the surface, but in fact, it was just a trigger. Even if this incident didn't happen, conflicts would have occurred due to other reasons," Mu Ziyan continued.

"Cultivator families?!" Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes. He had also thought of this point. This time, in order to develop Cloud Mist Mountain Range, Immortal Mist Sect had gathered a large number of cultivator families from all over.

These cultivator families had conflicts with each other.

Now, they appeared in a place like Cloud Mist Mountain Range where there were no rules. Even if they died here, it would be difficult to hold anyone accountable.

So, their internal conflicts would become even more serious.

But when immortals fight, the fish in the pond suffer.

The battles between these cultivator families would also affect ordinary Independent Cultivators.

He felt very helpless. This was the tragedy of the weak. The fights among the strong, even if it was just the aftermath, would cause him to suffer heavy losses.

Only by becoming strong could one survive freely in the world of cultivation.

"Yuer, do you have any way to buy the Foundation Building Pill and become a Foundation Building cultivator?" Zhou Sui asked.

If Ji Bingyu could become a Foundation Building cultivator, her strength would increase by more than tenfold, and then there would be no need to worry about these troubles.

A Foundation Building cultivator can establish a family that lasts for a hundred years.

Even within the Immortal Mist Sect, they can become honorary elders, holding high positions of power.

So if Ji Bingyu can smoothly become a Foundation Building cultivator, then these troubles will naturally be resolved.

"Sir, there are three major stages in Foundation Building," Ji Bingyu said in a deep voice. "The first stage is the Qi and Blood stage. When a cultivator reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, they must have perfect Qi and Blood, with no flaws in their body, in order to attempt the promotion. Otherwise, they will definitely fail.

Why is it that after the age of sixty, the success rate of Foundation Building greatly decreases? It is because after sixty, the Qi and Blood in the human body rapidly deteriorates, which also leads to the failure of Foundation Building."

"The second stage is the Mana stage. When a Qi Refining cultivator reaches the ninth level, they must have complete Mana in order to advance to the stage of Mana Condensation and transform into Mana.

If a cultivator practices a trash cultivation method, resulting in inferior Mana quality, or if their Mana is not abundant enough, it will also lead to incomplete Mana and the inability to transform into Mana, which will ultimately result in failure."

"The third stage is the Divine Sense stage. You should know that ordinary Qi Refining cultivators possess Spiritual Sense, but the problem is that Spiritual Sense can only be used for internal perception or opening storage bags, browsing through heritage jade slips, and so on. It cannot be released externally.

However, in order to advance to become a Foundation Building cultivator, one must cause their Spiritual Sense to undergo transformation and evolve into Foundation Building Divine Sense. With this, the Divine Sense can be released, sweeping dozens of zhang, naturally greatly enhancing combat power."

"In order to successfully achieve Foundation Building, all three stages must be completed. Otherwise, there is no doubt of failure."

At this point, she paused and looked at Zhou Sui, her pretty face blushing. "Among them, the third stage is the most difficult because in order to enhance the power of the Spiritual Sense, one needs a top-tier soul cultivation method. However, such cultivation methods are extremely rare, and only top sects are likely to possess them. Ordinary cultivator families simply cannot have them.

As for the spiritual objects that enhance the Spiritual Sense, they are even more valuable and coveted by Foundation Building cultivators. They are not something that Qi Refining stage cultivators can obtain. However, due to my dual cultivation with you, my Spiritual Sense has been continuously growing and has reached the level of Foundation Building Divine Sense. It can be released dozens of zhang, which can be considered as passing the third stage."

She recalled the scenes of dual cultivation with Zhou Sui, her face blushing deeply. The details were not suitable for outsiders.

"Yes, I also feel that my Spiritual Sense is growing rapidly. I estimate that with another year of cultivation, I will also be able to reach the level of Foundation Building Divine Sense, and then I can pass the third stage," Mu Ziyan also nodded in agreement.

She also had the same feeling, especially when she merged with Zhou Sui, the growth rate of her Spiritual Sense power was particularly fast.

This was more useful than consuming any spiritual object that enhances Spiritual Sense.

So her cultivation had also advanced to the eighth level of Qi Refining in a short period of time.

"This!" Xia Jingyan's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. Although she also knew that dual cultivation might benefit both men and women, she didn't expect the benefits to be so great.

Because many Qi Refining cultivators fail in Foundation Building, it is actually because they fail in the third stage.

After all, the first two stages can still be compensated for with various spiritual medicines, but the third stage is difficult to compensate for and difficult to improve.

In other words, if she were to dual cultivate with this man, wouldn't she also have hope for Foundation Building?

The problem was, if she dedicated herself to this man, wouldn't this scoundrel have three beauties and start having multiple wives and concubines?

But if it was for Foundation Building, for the Dao, making a small sacrifice might be worth it.

She felt her heart beating rapidly, as if it was intense. Her sea of consciousness was engaged in a fierce struggle, as if it was searching for various excuses to convince herself.

(End of this chapter)