Chapter 130: Another One in the Foundation Establishment Realm!

The Heaven of the Star Realm, to be precise, no longer has a Heaven of the Realm; only a marvel remains, completely merged with heaven and earth, manifesting as mountains and landscapes.

【Ten Thousand Gu Caves】!

And above this mountain cave, a mass of golden auspicious clouds churns and surges, occasionally emitting thunderous sounds, with the shadowy forms of true dragons faintly visible within the clouds.

As it breathes in heaven and earth and exhales spiritual qi, the scale of this auspicious cloud continues to expand.

Only after expanding to a range of over a thousand li did the auspicious cloud finally cease its movement, hanging high in the sky, revealing a state of perfect completeness, ease, and flawlessness.

This is the 【Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Subduing Dao Foundation】!

The auspicious cloud covering a thousand li at this moment is merely the Dao Foundation manifesting by borrowing qi; the true Dao Foundation, along with Lu Yang's true body, is located within the vast Foundation Establishment Realm.

"What a Foundation Establishment Realm."

Whether one has established the foundation or not is ultimately a world apart; although before his breakthrough he had gathered ten out of ten chances for success, slaughtering Qi Refining cultivators like cutting grass, and to Qin Tianhe and others he seemed no different from a Foundation Establishment True Person, yet after truly stepping into this realm, his thoughts and everything he felt were as if heaven and earth had turned upside down.

"Boom!"

Lu Yang opened and closed his eyes, with light and electricity seeming to flash within them; however, in the next instant, within his field of vision, a shocking thunderclap truly erupted in the area covered by the auspicious clouds!

A single thought moves heaven and earth; nothing more than this!

This didn't even require him to consume much magic power; it was like picking up a brush to paint on paper, done casually, so why would it require any effort?

Once stepping into Foundation Establishment, Lu Yang was blessed with sudden enlightenment, naturally understanding many things, including various secrets of Foundation Establishment; parts that were previously hard to fathom were now suddenly clear. Looking around the Foundation Establishment Realm now, he frowned slightly: "No wonder Foundation Establishment True Persons live three hundred years; this place is not a blessed land."

The Foundation Establishment Realm is something Qi Refining cultivators crave with thirst.

However, after truly stepping into it, Lu Yang discovered this place was not a blessed land or cave heaven at all; on the contrary, this place was a perilous land rarely seen in the world!

"When building the Dao Foundation, ten thousand heart demons come to disturb."

At first, Lu Yang thought that as his Dao Foundation was built, these formless heart demons would also vanish like smoke and clouds, but in reality, it was not so.

"Named 【Heart Demon】, it is actually just a false name."

Only after truly establishing the foundation can one see through the appearance of the heart demon and learn its true nature: it is a wind, a great wind that blows year-round without ceasing in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Its name is 【Bi】."

This wind is treacherous; it blows in through the fontanelle, penetrates the dantian, strikes directly at the nine orifices, and disperses the soul and spirit; one round trip of blowing can cause a person's soul and spirit to scatter and vanish!

Only the Dao Foundation can reduce the damage of this Bi wind; therefore, for cultivators breaking through to Foundation Establishment, if the first step of ascension fails, there is still hope to survive; but if the second step of establishing the foundation fails, death is certain, because if the Dao Foundation cannot be built, the soul and spirit have nothing to rely on, and facing the Bi wind means a dead end!

Previously viewing it as heart demons was merely letting a single leaf block one's view.

However, what is even more terrifying is that even after building the Dao Foundation, having the protection of the Dao Foundation only reduces the damage of the Bi wind, rather than granting complete immunity to the damage.

Over time, it will still erode the soul and spirit.

This time limit is three hundred years!

"A Foundation Establishment True Person's lifespan of three hundred years is not because True Persons only have a natural lifespan of three hundred years, but because after three hundred years, the soul and spirit can no longer withstand the erosion of the Bi wind!"

"Therefore, once three hundred years pass, one must reincarnate."

"After reincarnation, using the mystery of the cycle of rebirth to compensate for the damage the Bi wind has done to one's own soul and spirit, and then re-entering the Foundation Establishment Realm, one can enjoy another three hundred years of natural lifespan."

This is an unsolvable problem.

Without stepping into the Foundation Establishment Realm, the natural lifespan is at most one hundred and fifty years; however, once stepping into the Foundation Establishment Realm, under the erosion of the Bi wind, the lifespan is simply three hundred years no matter what.

Under such circumstances, it is easy to imagine that the number of Foundation Establishment True Persons absolutely cannot be too large; however, as long as the great immortal sects under heaven maintain orderly succession, with a massive base of Qi Refining disciples as a foundation, the number of Foundation Establishment True Persons probably will not be too small, at least maintaining a certain level.

Not to mention Foundation Establishment True Persons can also reincarnate and start over.

'It is simply like a planned, deliberate control!?'

A terrifying guess that made one think deeply suddenly popped into Lu Yang's heart, but he immediately dismissed it; do not think too much, do not investigate deeply; some things are best left in willful ignorance.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang quickly shifted his thoughts to consider:

"Come to think of it, after establishing the foundation, I seem to have become a blank slate again."

Before establishing the foundation, he possessed great divine arts, along with the Blood Sun Sword Pill and the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, considered fully equipped; however, after establishing the foundation, the situation underwent a huge change.

First, the Blood Sun Sword Pill had already been declared useless when he cast the 【Twelve Capital Gods of Heaven and Earth Evil Demon Tribulation Light】; even if it were still kept, it would be of no use to him now; after all, with his Dao Foundation displayed and auspicious clouds covering a thousand li, the Blood Sun Sword Pill compared to it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

The Ten Thousand Spirits Banner still had some use, but not much.

After all, the Dharma Protector Deity Su Nu could be counted as a Foundation Establishment; even though her usefulness was greatly diminished for him now, using her as a shield was still feasible.

As for the great divine arts, they were not useless either.

It's just that compared to the advantages during Qi Refining, great divine arts, as standard equipment for Foundation Establishment True Persons, were no longer anything extraordinary, making it hard for him to stay ahead of others.

"No rush, take it slow; there are still a few opportunities."

Lu Yang's mind raced, and he quickly remembered the supreme treasure of Heavenly Secrets held by the Yun Clan Ancestor; the Yun Clan Ancestor could even use it to deceive the perception of a True Lord!

"Such a supreme treasure should be used by me, to prevent a bright pearl from being covered in dust!"

Having gathered his thoughts, Lu Yang then turned his divine sense outward; the auspicious clouds covering a thousand li in all directions gradually condensed, dissolved their form, and sank into his mouth and nose.

Turning back, Lu Yang realized he had already landed in the sky; behind him was the Saint Sect's Cloud Sea reaching the heavens, the Dharma Body of True Lord Qing Cheng Fei Xue filled the sky and earth, and opposite were the True Lords of the Pure Land and the Dao Court; at this moment, the gazes of a full three True Lords fell upon him almost simultaneously!

The next second, a voice sounded in Lu Yang's ear.

"Congratulations, young friend; from now on, there is one more True Person in the Foundation Establishment Realm."

"Young friend, you are a rare talent of the world; unfortunately, you are deeply entrenched in the Demonic Path, which is truly a waste of talent; if you join my Dao Court, you could at least lead a Division."

A Division in the Dao Court is equivalent to Foundation Establishment.

The Dao Court cultivates the 【Path of Heavenly Inspection】; official positions are realms; twelve Divisions are enfeoffed, each governing a great province, all being the outstanding among Foundation Establishment.

One imagines a Division Leader is at least mid-stage Foundation Establishment; if it is a Division near the Dao Court's central hub, it could even be a great True Person of late-stage Foundation Establishment!

Before Lu Yang could respond to this, another voice floated over:

"Amitabha, benefactor, having cultivated the 【Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Subduing Dao Foundation】, you have a fate with my Pure Land; if you wish to take refuge, in the future you will surely attain the fruit of a Bodhisattva."

A Bodhisattva? A True Lord!?

Lu Yang's pupils suddenly contracted; the Bodhisattvas of the Pure Land are Jin Dan True Lords; this was a promise that if he joined the Pure Land, there would be hope to attain a Jin Dan True Lord!

At this moment, Lu Yang's heart beat with sudden excitement.

Yet he still unhesitatingly put on an air of loyal unyieldingness, turning a deaf ear to the recruitment attempts of the two True Lords.

The next second, a mighty divine thought descended from the sky, directly blowing away the many voices at his ears; he saw True Lord Qingcheng Feixue smiling at him:

"You did well in this War for the Dao; you are indeed worthy of being a disciple of our Holy Sect."

"My lord overstates it."

Lu Yang bowed respectfully, then glanced again at the two True Lords of the Pure Land Dao Court in the distance, who had in fact never spoken openly from start to finish.

Were they really the ones recruiting him just now?

Recalling the Holy Sect's consistent style of conduct, Lu Yang had reason to suspect: Damn it, could it be that the damned Holy Sect True Lords were fishing for him?

(End of this chapter)