Chapter 34: The Mysteries of the Three Barriers of Foundation Establishment

In the blink of an eye, several more days passed.

During these few days, Miyun City underwent astonishing changes; a large number of Cultivators could not afford the rent and moved out one after another to live in the Loose Cultivator Market outside, leaving behind a great many vacant rooms.

However, a large number of outside Cultivators moved in, and their cultivation levels were all at the Qi Refining Late Stage.

After all, only Cultivators at the Qi Refining Late Stage could bear such high rent.

Coming and going, this actually made Miyun City even more bustling.

At the same time, it also became more chaotic.

Because these were all outside Cultivators who had long been accustomed to acting tyrannically elsewhere, and the Xianxia Sect had not seriously managed this city, it often resulted in Cultivators fighting within the city and bloody incidents occurring.

"Husband, it is said that several Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivators died on the main road yesterday."

Ji Bingyu spoke of the news she had gathered.

"How did that happen?"

Zhou Sui asked curiously.

"It seems it was because of a struggle over a bottle of Pill."

Ji Bingyu said: "Due to insufficient inventory at the Pill Pavilion, only the last bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill remained. As a result, both sides wanted it, and after a dispute, they started a fierce fight, leading to the deaths of several Cultivators. It was only when the Patrol Guard passed by that the battle was stopped; otherwise, I fear even more people would have died."

What?!

Hearing this, Zhou Sui was speechless; it was merely for a bottle of Pill, yet they paid the price with their lives. These fellows were far too hot-tempered.

He also realized the chaos in Miyun City during this current period.

I fear Miyun City will be unable to return to its former tranquility in the short term.

"Of course, the inside story is actually not that simple. In fact, these two groups of people had long harbored deep grievances; it is said they are two major Cultivator families that already had years of enmity."

Mu Ziyan said: "Although they were brought to Miyun City by the Xianxia Sect, these two major Cultivator families did not let go of their grudges; instead, the development of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range has only intensified the conflict.

So, on the surface, it looks like they started a war over a bottle of Pill, but in fact, this was merely a trigger. Even without this incident, they would have had a conflict over something else."

"Cultivator families?!"

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes. In fact, he had also thought of this point. This time, in order to develop the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, the Xianxia Sect had summoned a large number of Cultivator families from all over.

These Cultivator families all had conflicts with one another.

Now that they have appeared in a place like the Cloud Mist Mountain Range where there are no rules, even if they die here, I fear there is no way to pursue the matter.

Therefore, their infighting will only become more severe.

But when immortals fight, the fish in the moat suffer.

The battles of these Cultivator families will also affect ordinary Loose Cultivators.

He felt very helpless; this is the sorrow of the weak. Even the aftermath of the struggles of the strong will cause one to suffer heavy losses.

Only by becoming a strong person can one survive freely in the world of immortal cultivation.

"Yu'er, do you have any way to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill and become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?"

Zhou Sui asked.

If Ji Bingyu could become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, her strength would increase more than tenfold, and then there would be no need to worry about these disturbances.

A Great Cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Realm can establish a century-old family.

Even within the Xianxia Sect, one can become a Guest Elder, which can be described as holding a high and powerful position.

So, if Ji Bingyu could logically become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, then such disturbances would naturally be resolved.

"Husband, there are three major barriers to Foundation Establishment."

Ji Bingyu said in a deep voice: "The first barrier is the Blood-Qi Barrier. When a Cultivator advances to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, their blood and Qi must be full and their body without deficiency to attempt the promotion; otherwise, they will surely fail.

Why does the success rate of Foundation Establishment drop significantly after a person reaches sixty? It is because after sixty, the blood and Qi in the human body decline rapidly, which also leads to failure in Foundation Establishment."

"The second barrier is the Mana Barrier. A Qi Refining Cultivator has true essence within their body. When reaching the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, the true essence must be full to advance to the condensation of true essence into liquid, transforming into the level of Dharma Power.

If a Cultivator practices a trash technique, leading to inferior quality of true essence, or if the true essence is not thick enough, it will also lead to the true essence being unable to reach fullness, making it impossible to transform into Dharma Power, which will also lead to failure."

"The third barrier is the Spiritual Sense. You must know that ordinary Qi Practitioners possess Spiritual Sense, but the problem is that Spiritual Sense can only be used for internal vision, or for opening a Storage Bag, browsing an Inheritance Jade Slip, etc., and cannot be projected outward at all.

But if one wants to advance to become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, one must make the Spiritual Sense undergo a transformation, evolving into a Foundation Establishment Divine Sense. In this way, the Divine Sense can be projected outward, sweeping across dozens of feet, which will naturally lead to an astonishing increase in combat power."

"To successfully achieve Foundation Establishment, one must have all three barriers fulfilled to have a possibility of success; otherwise, failure is certain."

Speaking to this point, she paused for a moment, looking at Zhou Sui, her pretty face flushed red: "Among them, the third barrier is the most difficult, because to increase the power of Spiritual Sense, one needs a top-tier Soul technique, but such techniques are few and far between, and only top sects might possess them; ordinary Cultivator families could not possibly have them.

As for spirit items that enhance Spiritual Sense, they are worth a fortune, and even Foundation Establishment Cultivators would crave them; they would never reach the hands of a Qi Refining stage Cultivator. However, due to Dual Cultivation with Husband, my Spiritual Sense has grown continuously and has reached the level of Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, capable of projecting dozens of feet outward, so I can be considered to have passed the third barrier."

She recalled the scenes of Dual Cultivation with her husband, her face burning with embarrassment; the lingering charm of it was not something to be told to outsiders.

"That's right, I also feel that the speed at which my Spiritual Sense grows is very fast. I estimate that after practicing for another year, I will also be able to reach the level of Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, and then I will also be able to pass the third barrier."

Mu Ziyan also nodded in agreement.

She had the same feeling, especially when she was in communion with her husband; the speed at which her Spiritual Sense power grew was particularly fast.

This was more useful than taking any spirit item that increases Spiritual Sense.

Therefore, her cultivation had also increased to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer in a short period of time.

"This!"

Hearing this, Xia Jingyan widened her beautiful eyes, very surprised. Although she also knew that Dual Cultivation might be beneficial to both men and women, she had not expected the benefits to be so great.

Because the reason why many Qi Practitioners fail at Foundation Establishment is actually because they are defeated at the third barrier.

After all, the first two barriers can still be compensated for with various Spirit Medicines, but only the third barrier is difficult to compensate for and difficult to improve.

In other words, if she were to engage in Dual Cultivation with this man, wouldn't she also have hope for Foundation Establishment?!

The problem is, if she were to give herself to this man, wouldn't this bastard pretty-boy sit on three beauties and start having three wives and four concubines?!

But if it were for the sake of Foundation Establishment, for the sake of the Dao, making a small sacrifice would not be unacceptable.

She felt her heart thumping, seemingly very intensely, and her sea of consciousness was undergoing a fierce struggle, as if searching for all sorts of excuses to persuade herself.

(End of chapter)