Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Colorful Star Mark

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Although the method sounded somewhat bizarre, Lin Muyu still trusted Xiaotao.

Without further hesitation, she picked up the Foundation Establishment pill and swallowed it, then sat cross-legged, preparing to begin her breakthrough.

The Foundation Establishment pill dissolved instantly upon entering her mouth, and a stream of pure medicinal power slid down her throat, rapidly spreading throughout her body.

In just a moment, a small spiritual energy vortex formed with Lin Muyu at its center.

The surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy seemed to be summoned, rushing toward her in competition.

After about another quarter hour, Lin Muyu clearly felt as if an invisible shackle within her body was slowly being shattered, and a door leading to the Foundation Establishment stage was gradually opening.

“The feeling is here!”

Her heart tightened, and she immediately followed Xiaotao’s instructions, forcibly suppressing the restless breakthrough power within her body. She reached for the fruit beside her and stuffed it into her mouth in large bites.

In just a moment, her small face turned red from holding her breath, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Countless streams of spiritual energy collided within her body, trying to break through the door she had forcibly closed.

That feeling was like going against her own instincts, making her frown from the discomfort.

To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, it was probably like suddenly needing to use the bathroom during class, but the teacher wouldn’t let you go to the toilet, so you could only hold it in desperately.

Lin Muyu struggled to swallow the spirit fruits while secretly complaining in her heart that her mouth was too small and couldn’t eat faster.

Even though her mouth was already stuffed full, Lin Muyu still had to keep cramming more in, hoping to end this torment sooner.

After an unknown amount of time, only the last Crimson Foundation Establishment Fruit remained on the table.

Lin Muyu looked at that fruit with its entirely red body emanating an enticing fragrance, feeling the defensive line within her body already teetering on the verge of collapse, with only one thought in her mind.

“Hold on! Just one more fruit left!”

She was unwilling to give up. Since she was going to break through, she wanted to do it perfectly and absolutely couldn’t fall short at the last moment.

Finally, just before the breakthrough power within her body was about to breach her defenses, Lin Muyu stuffed the last Crimson Foundation Establishment Fruit into her mouth.

Almost the instant the fruit went down, a spiritual energy a hundred times purer than before exploded within her body.

The spiritual energy transformed into liquid and flowed through her meridians throughout her entire body. The previous stuffy and uncomfortable feeling instantly dissipated, replaced by an indescribable sense of comfort.

“Mmm~”

A soft moan escaped from Lin Muyu’s lips.

Her face was full of relaxation and enjoyment, her whole body seeming as if she was soaking in a warm spiritual spring.

Xiaotao, who was watching all this from within the spirit bead, saw Lin Muyu’s appearance and couldn’t help but blush, quickly averting her gaze.

After waiting a moment, she softly asked:

“How do you feel, Master?”

Lin Muyu stretched with a big yawn, her voice filled with joy.

“Very smooth! It seems breaking through to Foundation Establishment isn’t that difficult after all.”

If the ordinary disciples of Qinglan Sect heard these words, they would probably be so angry they’d cough up blood.

You must know that if she weren’t a genius with a single spirit root, any ordinary disciple would find breaking through to Foundation Establishment very difficult, let alone achieving Perfect Foundation Establishment.

80 to 90% of cultivators in the world cannot break through to Foundation Establishment, and even Qinglan Sect, which only accepts elites, still has 30 to 40% who cannot break through to Foundation Establishment.

“It’s just that the Perfect Foundation Establishment process was a bit dangerous, I almost couldn’t hold it in.”

Lin Muyu pouted, saying somewhat gloomily.

She had previously thought that Perfect Foundation Establishment would be accompanied by severe pain, or even require experiencing physical reconstruction, but she hadn’t expected it to be such a frustrating process.

She could endure pain, after all, she had almost gotten used to it recently, but this kind of stuffiness that went against physiological instincts made her particularly uncomfortable.

Fortunately, she gritted her teeth and persisted to the end, not letting her previous efforts go to waste.

“Master, go look at yourself in the mirror.”

Xiaotao’s voice carried a hint of laughter.

Lin Muyu touched her face somewhat puzzledly:

“What’s wrong with my face? Did it get all dirty during the breakthrough?”

As she spoke, she picked up the bronze mirror on the table and looked at her own face.

With this look, her eyes immediately widened.

She saw that on her smooth forehead, there was now a small colorful star mark, like a natural birthmark, making her already clear and beautiful eyes appear even more spirited.

“What the heck is this thing?”

Lin Muyu instinctively reached up to touch it, her fingertips feeling warmth when they touched her forehead.

“This is Master’s Perfect Foundation Establishment mark. Every cultivator who completes a special foundation establishment will condense such a unique mark.”

Xiaotao’s gaze fell on the eye-catching colorful star between Lin Muyu’s eyebrows, explaining with a smile.

“So that’s how it is.”

Lin Muyu raised her hand to gently brush across the mirror surface, gazing at that exquisitely beautiful face in the mirror that seemed almost otherworldly, unconsciously beginning to admire it.

Honestly, she was being a bit narcissistic.

She didn’t know why her foundation establishment mark would be a colorful star, but this didn’t prevent her from liking it.

After all, such brilliant colors were truly dazzling.

The colorful star between her eyebrows was like tiny gems embedded there, adding even more spirit and uniqueness to her already outstanding appearance.

But this fondness didn’t last long. Lin Muyu soon lightly furrowed her brow, her fingertip hovering beside the colorful star as she softly asked:

“Xiaotao, can this mark be hidden?”

The colorful star’s radiance was too conspicuous. Even indoors, you could see it emanating a faint glow, and such an existence would undoubtedly make her the center of everyone’s attention.

Lin Muyu had never liked being ostentatious.

She understood the principle of “the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind,” and naturally didn’t want to attract unnecessary trouble because of a mark.

“Yes, Master.”

Xiaotao immediately nodded, patiently explaining the method.

“You just need to circulate the spiritual energy within your body to gradually suppress and fade the mark’s radiance, then use the hair strands in front of your forehead to lightly cover it, and it won’t be so noticeable.”

Listening to Xiaotao’s suggestion, Lin Muyu immediately closed her eyes and focused on mobilizing the spiritual energy in her dantian.

Wisps of spiritual energy flowed through her meridians to her forehead, and the colorful star’s radiance indeed gradually dimmed.

But when she opened her eyes to look in the mirror again, there was still a faint shadow remaining between her eyebrows, like a light-colored birthmark that couldn’t be washed away, still noticeable at first glance.

“Can’t it be completely concealed?”

Lin Muyu sighed somewhat helplessly, her fingertip gently rubbing the mark between her eyebrows.

Xiaotao didn’t answer directly, only saying softly:

“Master, I think Luo Chenxi probably has the same thoughts as you…”

Lin Muyu immediately understood.

When she had seen Luo Chenxi earlier, the other girl also had an obvious mark between her eyebrows. She had thought Luo Chenxi deliberately chose not to hide it, wanting to show off her foundation establishment achievement.

But thinking about it now, how could she be so shallow? Most likely, like herself, Luo Chenxi simply couldn’t completely erase the mark.

“Oh, I see.”

Lin Muyu understood.

At this moment, Luo Chenxi, who was far away in another location, suddenly couldn’t help but sneeze, rubbing her somewhat itchy nose and muttering in confusion:

“Achoo, who’s talking about me behind my back?”

She shook her head, tossing this small doubt to the back of her mind, her gaze falling on the cave dwelling hidden in clouds and mist ahead.

This was her master’s residence. She had come today hoping to gain her master’s support.

With her master’s assistance, the things she planned to do next would have a much higher chance of success.