Chapter 138: Foundation Establishment Method

Li Lin shook hard, but at that moment, Hong Luan suddenly said, “The characters are becoming blurry.”

Li Lin looked up and saw that the characters were indeed fading.

He glanced at the rapidly spinning immortal artifact and noticed the black and white spheres inside—the black was slowly fading, turning gray into white as it spun.

Li Lin shook even harder.

But it only stayed barely clear for a moment before fading again.

Seeing this, Li Lin knew the artifact could not hold out much longer.

He shook harder still and urged, “Wife, hurry and record it.”

Huang Qing said nothing, only moving her right hand faster.

Both were striving, and Hong Luan watched, tense.

After about fifteen breaths, the characters on the wall had faded beyond recognition.

Li Lin sighed and stopped shaking.

He thought it had failed, but then he realized Huang Qing was still writing.

Li Lin leaned over and saw that Huang Qing was writing with intense focus.

Hong Luan was about to speak, but Li Lin made a hushing gesture.

They waited quietly for a long while until Huang Qing finally finished, then lifted her head and let out a soft sigh.

“You wrote it all down?” Li Lin asked.

Huang Qing said, a little shyly, “I have a perfect memory.”

“Incredible!” Li Lin said admiringly.

Then she spread out several sheets of paper, waited until the ink dried somewhat, and handed them to Li Lin.

“Husband, check if it’s correct.”

“It must be right—you have a perfect memory.”

Li Lin did not take the papers; instead, he picked up Huang Qing and spun her in place.

He was ecstatic—he had thought failure was certain, yet fortune had turned at the last moment.

Huang Qing felt Li Lin’s joy and felt joy herself.

She had helped her husband.

After spinning a few times, Li Lin set Huang Qing down and picked up the papers, immediately becoming absorbed in their contents.

Huang Qing took Hong Luan away, leaving Li Lin alone in the study.

Li Lin did not know they had left—he was completely lost in the papers.

About half an hour later, he finally lifted his head.

“The Nourishing Life Scripture!”

So this was the Nourishing Life Scripture.

Another version of the Nourishing Nature Scripture.

Only when both the Nourishing Life and Nourishing Nature versions are combined do they form the true cultivation method.

【Cultivation +1】

【Cultivation +1】

Li Lin couldn’t help but smile—the Nourishing Nature Scripture was the core text, and the Nourishing Life Scripture was its commentary.

Only by reading both could one truly understand what the Nourishing Nature Scripture meant!

“Wife, Hong Luan...”

Li Lin looked up and realized he was alone in the study.

He folded the papers and slipped them between the pages of a book.

Then he went to the back courtyard.

Huang Qing was embroidering, while Hong Luan was nearby directing the retainers.

Seeing Li Lin approach, Huang Qing put down her needlework and rose to greet him. “Aren’t you going to study the text longer in the study?”

“No need,” Li Lin said after a moment’s thought. “Haste makes waste. You and Hong Luan must not tell anyone—not even your parents.”

“I understand,” Huang Qing said gently. “I’ll tell Hong Luan.”

In the days that followed, Li Lin acted normally, but at night he reduced his dual-cultivation time to practice the new method.

When the Nourishing Nature Scripture and the Nourishing Life Scripture were combined, they formed the Foundation Establishment Method.

Cultivating both nature and life.

Li Lin did not understand why the creator had split the Foundation Establishment Method into two parts, but now he no longer cared—he would practice first.

As for the Nourishing Yin Technique... he had abandoned it.

Since he was now cultivating both nature and life, separating yin energy was simple.

Moreover, the “qi” generated by the Foundation Establishment Method was light and agile.

It raced through his body, and wherever it passed, his meridians seemed to swell slightly.

Li Lin felt his strength rising rapidly.

He tested it—using the newly cultivated qi to activate the Thunder Summoning Spell, he found the incantation speed increased dramatically; he no longer needed hand seals. His will moved, and within less than three breaths, lightning descended.

The lightning’s color also changed—from red and blue to purple.

The purple of the Purple Qi Coming from the East.

If he used this qi to activate martial techniques, such as the Yu Family Spear Art, the spear’s intent became clearer, and the entire spear was enveloped in purple qi.

When thrusting or swirling, he could launch the purple qi outward, creating a special ranged attack.

It could reach two or three zhang away, depending on how much qi he expended.

Of course... this drained qi heavily; after four or five ranged strikes, Li Lin would be exhausted.

This must be “immortal qi,” or perhaps spiritual energy.

Since he was not yet an immortal, he would call it spiritual energy.

Li Lin was overjoyed—he had finally taken his first step into the path of cultivation.

Additionally, he discovered that when engaging in dual-cultivation with his wife, channeling spiritual energy yielded better results.

After half a month, one night while meditating, Li Lin observed his spiritual energy gathering toward his lower abdomen.

There, it formed a swirling vortex, slowly rotating.

Qi Refining Stage One.

This was what the Foundation Establishment Method described.

Spiritual energy rotating on its own marked the entrance.

Overjoyed, he paced his bedroom, unable to sleep.

Afraid of waking his two wives, he went to sit in the main hall.

The moonlight was bright; even without lamps, the surroundings were clear.

Li Yanjing materialized from the altar and said, “Your blood qi is surging, your soul agitated—what happened to make you so happy?”

“I am indeed very happy.”

“Did you learn a new method?” Li Yanjing asked curiously.

Li Lin nodded. “You can tell?”

“We ghosts are sensitive to human qi,” Li Yanjing said, pressing her soft body against him. “Your qi has been changing gradually these past days—I couldn’t miss it.”

Li Lin smiled. “Is it better or worse?”

“Better,” Li Yanjing laughed. “Can I take a sip to taste it?”

Thinking of blood qi, Li Lin remembered—tomorrow was the day he returned to the village to offer blood qi to the Tree Immortal Lady.

He had switched to spiritual energy... would she like it?

Or worse—would spiritual energy harm a ghost?

Seeing Li Yanjing eager to taste, he said, “I can’t guarantee my blood qi won’t harm you. When you drink, take only a tiny sip and stop immediately—be cautious.”

Li Yanjing could not refuse; she nodded eagerly.

Li Lin extended his left palm.

Li Yanjing cradled his hand as if holding a precious treasure, her eyes blazing with fervor.

She extended her tongue and took just a tiny sip.

Truly, only a tiny amount.

The blood qi, once white, had turned pale purple.

Li Yanjing swallowed it, then her eyes lost focus, her whole body trembled, and she collapsed softly to the ground.

She murmured softly, words unclear, her face flushed deeply.

Seeing her state, Li Lin instinctively hissed.

(End of Chapter)