[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ancestor-the-times-have-changed":3,"chapter-ancestor-the-times-have-changed-ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-103":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ancestor, the Times Have Changed",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2299425,4498,"Chapter 103: The Era of Foundation Establishment Method Creation","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>Some rules may seem absurd, but behind them must have happened something even more absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu returned to her desk with water, sat down on the sofa, and inserted three crystal cards into their slots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content of one of the cards was quickly read, projecting a light screen—《Chi Jiuyu’s Reflections on Establishing the Creation Dao Base》.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the name suggests, this was Chi Jiuyu’s personal reflection after establishing the Creation Dao Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flipping through it for a while, Zhang Yunlu found the content surprisingly good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It not only detailed Chi Jiuyu’s own sensations after Foundation Establishment, but also compared them with the reflections of other Creation Base cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The writing was fluent and concise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to put it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people, the moment they saw this reflection, would first think…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Chi Jiuyu really write this herself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she have hired someone to ghostwrite it? But Zhang Yunlu never thought that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light tap, the content of another crystal card was projected beside Chi Jiuyu’s reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was not the reflection of any Creation Base cultivator, but an essay written by an Elder of the Transmission Hall, summarizing most of the Foundation Establishment reflections within the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it contained far more material than Chi Jiuyu’s reflection, it took her over an hour to finish reading it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without pausing, Zhang Yunlu drank some water and opened the book 《Three Tiers of Foundation Establishment》.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since all these books were about Foundation Establishment, she planned to skim through them first, compare their content, then reread them carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Three Tiers of Foundation Establishment》, author unknown, this book explains the origins and cultivation methods of the three types of Foundation Establishment: External Means, Natural Formation, and Creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the book, originally there were no External Means or Creation methods—only Natural Formation, the perfect Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorbing starlight, solar essence, and lunar radiance was mandatory for every cultivator seeking Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, a group of exceptionally gifted cultivators emerged and, building upon Natural Formation, developed the further advancement of Creation Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its essence was replacing the “brine-to-tofu” effect of heavenly treasures and divine essences with one’s own cultivated principle, gaining greater combat power and longer lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether Natural Formation or Creation, both were too difficult, causing the number of cultivators to remain low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the first group of cultivators to establish Creation Bases gathered to discuss and created a less difficult method—External Means Foundation Establishment—with slightly reduced combat power but broader accessibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, a hundred schools contended, and bizarre Foundation Establishment methods emerged endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was the Divine Ability Foundation Establishment, which condensed a divine ability seed to form the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Seed Foundation Establishment, planting celestial substances within the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Demon Blood Foundation Establishment, harvesting demon blood to absorb their essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, people discovered that cultivators using Demon Blood Foundation Establishment were influenced by the beast nature within the blood; some even lost their true selves, so it was abolished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Demon Blood Foundation Establishment, some extreme cultivators devised the brutally cruel Spirit Refining Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strip a thousand skins, extract ten thousand bones, seize the soul and refine the spirit, nourish it in a blood pool, then sit within it for ninety-nine days to forge the foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until later, the Patriarch of Jishigu created the Foundation Establishment Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators using the Foundation Establishment Elixir not only avoided hindering their future progress, but also faced far lower difficulty than those bizarre methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their initial combat power was weaker than top-tier Divine Ability Foundation Establishment cultivators, it could be compensated through later learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In later stages, their combat power would surpass the single-minded Divine Ability cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the appearance of the Foundation Establishment Elixir truly ended that absurd era of Foundation Establishment method creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even today, the superior Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid used during Foundation Establishment remains an improvement built upon the Foundation Establishment Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s it—Creation Foundation Establishment replaces the ‘brine-to-tofu’ effect of heavenly treasures with one’s own cultivated principle,” Zhang Yunlu murmured softly, closing the book. She shut her eyes. “The Era of Foundation Establishment Method Creation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only fragments in the book, she could imagine the cruelty and absurdity of that era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing she didn’t understand: why were Creation Foundation Establishment cultivators so obsessed with increasing the number of cultivators, when the path ahead was already clear to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always liked studying ancient cultivation history; now, after reading, she couldn’t help but ponder. “Was it because of external enemies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed only that possibility made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting a while, she turned her gaze to 《New Compilation of the Human Body as Microcosm Theory》.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a withered voice suddenly came from beside her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, she saw the old woman she had met earlier had somehow appeared inside, quietly watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrinkled skin, aged face, and a hunched frame made her look no different from any ordinary elderly person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yunlu did not dare to be careless; she immediately rose and bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need for formalities,” the old woman continued. “After reading 《Three Tiers of Foundation Establishment》, how do you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do you feel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ” After a moment of thought, she chose to speak honestly. “It was an absurd yet deeply admirable era.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Absurd…” the old woman smiled. She did not seem as gentle as the Sect Master—indeed, she was somewhat terrifying. “It truly was an absurd era.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as you said, that era also had many admirable people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman lifted her head; unlike her aged appearance, her eyes were strikingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What principle have you comprehended?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Ancestor brought this young girl back but never took her as a disciple, so she had grown curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl who comprehended a principle—letting her go unguided would be a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am the Head of the Transmission Hall. You need not be nervous,” the old woman said gently, perhaps sensing her tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The principle I comprehended is the Principle of Peril—life born from facing death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Principle of Peril? Life born from facing death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Head of the Transmission Hall paused, instantly understanding the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s why the Sword Ancestor never took her as a disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Inner Sect Sword Ancestor’s Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xing sensed something and glanced downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s Sister Ji…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Sword Sect was founded, besides Xu Xing and Bie Xuening, there were other like-minded Dao companions who also practiced sword cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman Zhang Yunlu met was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had lived so long, she had held nearly every position in the sect except the Sect Master’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Xing was in seclusion, she was not Head of the Transmission Hall but Chief of the Discipline Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she disliked the Inner Sect, finding it too quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to her peers, she preferred associating with younger cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected she’d now take interest in Zhang Yunlu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second update. Another chapter coming later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1181,"2026-06-20T06:44:12.591Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9e7f78bcbc9c716e4b05126721d02a16ad0197d11dc36dcd75cf160674489359","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-104","ancestor-the-times-have-changed-chapter-102",648,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancestor-the-times-have-changed-cover.jpg"]