Chapter 52: Advancing the Dao Foundation, Tribulation Lotus Seeds in the Black Coffin

"Qi enters the Profound Female and returns to the Sea of Ruin; the stars of the myriad constellations plant the lotus embryo. One tribulation, one fortune, hides the yellow sprout; yin and yin copulate to birth the purple dust. When the tribulation waves rise, observe the formless; at the end of the Sea of Ruin, see the original nature. The five viscera hide the spirits, finally manifesting; in the Crimson Palace, plant jade and return to Penglai..."

Jiang Yan sat cross-legged, with his five centers facing the sky.

With the bloodline of the Heart Ape as support and his understanding defying the heavens, he easily grasped the true meaning of the Dao scripture and circulated the Practice Method.

Spiritual energy, brimming, surged into his four limbs and hundred bones.

Crack crack crack!

Starting from the Huiyin acupoint, it passed through the abdomen and spine to break through the Baihui acupoint, then descended again, forming the two great cycles of the Ren and Du meridians.

Simultaneously piercing the Yin Qiao meridian, the Yang Qiao meridian, and the hundred other extraordinary meridians, it achieved the Great Cycle circulation, causing spiritual energy to generate on its own.

Within his body, the blood and qi were like lead and mercury, taking the form of the Dragon and Tiger copulating.

The heartbeat slowed; with every beat, it tempered the bones and tendons, constantly expelling black impurities, renewing the blood, and completing a cycle of life.

The aura on Jiang Yan's body, from the initial stage of Spirit Opening, climbed directly, bypassing the middle and high stages, arriving straight at the peak of Spirit Opening.

Spirit Opening is a process of accumulation.

And Jiang Yan's accumulation of spiritual nature, with many offspring and especially the support of the Heart Ape bloodline, was already sufficient.

Breaking through to the Dao Foundation requires strengthening the soul!

After cultivating the Burning Lamp Method, his soul had long since advanced to the peak of Spirit Opening.

Body and soul complete, preparations ready, there was no need to wait.

Boom!

He transformed into an endless Sea of Ruin, beginning to whale-swallow the spiritual energy from all around, returning it to himself.

In the room next door,

Zhao Zhao Yinman, who had been watching cartoons, turned her crimson eyes toward the wall.

The aura that originally belonged to Jiang Yan suddenly became vast and profound, like an endless abyss, forcibly snatching spiritual power.

She even vaguely sensed an ancient, terrifying aura, unlike that of a human.

Could it be...

Jiang Yan, like her, had also just begun to understand human nature?

At the company reception desk,

"Don't eat me!"

Niu Tunan, still in his dreams, was startled awake, panting heavily with a terrified expression.

Just now in his dream, he was about to marry two wives, who were twin sisters, and was just one step away from reaching the peak of his life.

But the result...

The entire dream world was swallowed by a pitch-black, ink-dark, ocean-sized giant whale, plunging into eternal darkness.

Fortunately, he had left behind dream threads beforehand; crawling along them for an unknown duration, he finally managed to wake up.

"Luckily it was a dream; I'm a bit hungry anyway, let's go have breakfast."

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Niu Tunan sighed in relief, sat up, and found Yin Yin Yiyi and Old Ba standing at the main gate, staring blankly at the sky.

"What are you looking at?"

Niu Tunan walked out, curiously turning his head to look up at the sky, but the result...

He saw the vast spiritual energy, like a dragon sucking water, vanish into the top floor of Qingshi Technology.

It left Niu Tunan completely dumbfounded; did our branch hide a dragon?

Yin Yin Yiyi whispered, "Director Ba, is that Eye causing trouble again?"

"No."

Ba Lie shook his head, let out a long breath, his expression deeply struck, and said dejectedly, "It's a monster cultivating!"

So the gap between people really is greater than the gap between humans and dogs!

The commotion of cultivation was just like advancing to the Dao Foundation.

A monster?

The two were stunned at first, but quickly realized.

Jiang Yan!

Because the spiritual energy fluctuations continued to intensify, causing clouds to accumulate and sink, layer upon layer blooming like a lotus in full bloom.

"What is that!?"

The ordinary citizens of Pan'an City shouted in shock; seeing this scene, they all took out their phones to film and upload to Douyin.

However, as soon as they posted, it was flagged and restricted, silently drowned out among countless videos, raising no waves.

Half an hour later, inside the room,

Jiang Yan slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, he felt better than ever before; his body was brimming with blood and qi, his spirit and soul overflowing, and in the Qi Sea Upper Upper Dantian, a Sea of Ruin like a cosmic black hole had appeared.

Inside was extremely dry; only threads of tribulation qi flowed like water to fill the bottom.

According to Zhao Zhao Yinman's handwriting, the Dao Foundation represents a person's potential and the upper limit of spiritual energy they can contain.

The Nurturing Method seeds planted later also need to draw nourishment from it, so naturally, the larger the better.

Only with a good foundation can one build skyscrapers.

In the initial opening, a normal person's Dao Foundation is around ten to twenty zhang; geniuses can reach fifty zhang, or even a hundred zhang.

The Historical Correction Bureau once produced a rare individual who opened a three-hundred-zhang Dao Foundation, causing a sensation.

Jiang Yan estimated the size of the Sea of Ruin; it seemed to be...

Over a thousand zhang.

As strength increases, the Dao Foundation will also continue to expand until it reaches its limit, at which point one can begin to harvest qi to nurture the Nurturing Method seeds.

It's just that his Dao Foundation is somewhat different; it can still accommodate calamity qi to improve its quality, far from reaching its limit.

Above the Extra Grade, there are still levels?

While Jiang Yan was pondering,

After the 【Heavenly Cycle Return to Ruins Calamity Sea Lotus Sutra】 was completed, its spell spirit transformed into a black-red lotus flower, drifted beside the Ashen Lamp, and bloomed with a faint black light.

This greatly weakened the influence of the Lamp Lighting Technique on his emotions.

He liked rationality, but he could not be forced into it.

However, the two spell spirits did not repel each other as he had imagined; instead, they played together, presenting a scene of perfect harmony.

Jiang Yan estimated his own strength: "If I encounter the Fly Boy again now, I can slap him to death with a single palm."

"Congratulations, Master, on advancing to the Dao Foundation!"

The Coffin Spirit raised a tablet condensed from ash to celebrate for Jiang Yan; although it strove to appear happy, it could hardly hide the dimness in its eyes.

During this period, although Jiang Yan had killed many powerful enemies, due to the family's poverty, none were left for it to bury.

It had not oiled its entire body for a long time.

Naturally, its strength had not increased much.

If this continues, how can it guarantee safety after its Master lies inside?

As the Master's eldest child, the Coffin Spirit could not show this and add to his troubles!

Let's struggle on our own!

Just as the Coffin Spirit secretly resolved to struggle, a black-red lotus flower floated before it.

"This is..."

The Coffin Spirit paused for an instant, then became excited; it already knew from its Master the effects of the Calamity Lotus, which could grant comprehensive enhancement.

As for everything returning to the Master after death?

For all descendants, that would be an immense grace and glory!

"Forget it!"

Yet upon second thought, the Coffin Spirit still felt unworthy; gritting its teeth, it refused: "Master, you should use it on a more valuable target..."

"Accept it; only when your strength grows can you help me more." Jiang Yan interrupted the Coffin Spirit and patted its... coffin lid.

After the Dao Foundation was born, it came with a Calamity Lotus.

To condense another would require vast resources, luck, or calamity power.

Such a precious thing should maximize benefits, invested in some genius or enemy for harvesting.

But in Jiang Yan's eyes, its value was far less than that of the Coffin Spirit, which had always stayed by his side, loyal and steadfast.

"Wuwu... Master, Little Coffin will not disappoint you!" The Coffin Spirit said, tears welling in its eyes from emotion.

It must complete the Coffin Underground Palace plan and give its Master a huge surprise.

Click-clack!

The coffin lid opened, swallowed the Calamity Lotus in one gulp, and its aura began to rise, rapidly crossing into the Foundation Realm.

It successfully condensed the "Lifeless Burial Coffin Dao Foundation."

Its form resembled a black coffin, wreathed in ash, like the Netherworld, emitting a terrifying aura that could bury all things.

The Coffin Spirit murmured: "Master, my 【See Coffin, Get Rich】 skill seems a bit different, but I can't say exactly what has changed."

"Then wait until we try burying corpses later."

Jiang Yan also felt an invisible connection slowly feeding back into himself, curious about the other effects of the Calamity Lotus.

But there was no time now.

He had already sensed the aura outside.

He opened the room door.

Everyone was already waiting at the entrance.

Ba Lie asked anxiously: "What realm are you at now?"

Jiang Yan replied: "Dao Foundation."

The words had barely left his mouth when Niu Tunan said, heartbroken and indignant:

"You really deserve to die! It's only been a few days and you're already at the Foundation Realm; aren't you afraid your foundation is unstable? Quickly retreat to the Spirit Opening stage to settle for a few months!"

Yin Yin Yiyi spoke weakly: "This aura seems quite stable, though; it shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Zhao Zhao Yinman suddenly remarked: "The internet says he's afraid his brothers are suffering, yet also afraid his brothers will drive Land Rovers."

As for Ba Lie, he had already turned around to make a phone call.

With a few beeps, the call connected.

Ba Lie said: "Hey, Old Zhang, how did you get news so quickly? Do you know that a Grade-A superior newbie appeared on my side, becoming a Dao Foundation cultivator in less than a week?"

"You dog, who asked you!?" A voice from the other end of the phone came through, completely broken.

A barrage of greetings hadn't even been transmitted before the call was hung up.

Then, Ba Lie continued calling others.

"Hey, Old Liu..."

"Xu Doggy..."

"..."

After making more than a dozen consecutive calls, Ba Lie turned around, saying with satisfaction:

"Indeed, when one is in a bad mood, one must listen to the sounds of others breaking down."

Seeking monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, and follows.

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(End of this chapter)