Chapter 42: Reshaping Foundation Establishment

Above the sea of clouds on the mountain peak, Second Grandpa stood with his hands behind his back, slightly hunched over, and continued to speak.

"It's very clear that Sikong Yan of the Azure Flame Dao Palace doesn't meet the conditions, so, you understand."

Zhou Qing nodded.

But the next moment, Second Grandpa suddenly leaned in front of him and chuckled: "I've gained quite a bit from being trapped in the depths of the cave heaven for so many years, and I've even obtained a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi. It has a 40% probability of helping you condense a Three Flowers Yuan Ying when you break through to Yuan Ying."

Second Grandpa's words were full of temptation.

Zhou Qing's eyes widened. To say he wasn't tempted would be an absolute lie.

After all, this was the number one existence among Heaven-level Yuan Yings, and a 40% probability was already extremely high.

Didn't he just say that condensing Yuan Ying is random? Now it's almost an accurate target.

Zhou Qing's heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't help but ask: "Then Senior, what do you need me to do?"

Second Grandpa looked Zhou Qing up and down, then sighed heavily: "It's too late."

"Too late? What do you mean?" Zhou Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he asked hurriedly.

Second Grandpa said: "If Qi Condensation is the dividing line between a practitioner and a mortal, then Foundation Establishment is the foundation of your future cultivation. It's the same principle as building a house; if the foundation is unstable, how can you build anything else?"

"And Foundation Establishment is divided into three levels: Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment, and Human Dao Foundation Establishment. You should know this, right?"

Zhou Qing nodded. He naturally knew this point.

Human Dao Foundation Establishment is like him, condensing a star core on his own after the spiritual energy in his body is saturated and guided by a high-level mental method.

Although it's the lowest level of Foundation Establishment, almost everyone comes this way.

As for Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment, they are things ordinary people can only hope for but not obtain.

Because this requires extremely rare Heavenly Dao Qi and Earthly Vein Qi to assist.

They are one kind of innate spirit, and one kind of post-earth spirit.

But no matter which one, they are not things people like them can touch, truly priceless.

Wait—

Just as Zhou Qing thought of this, he reacted instantly.

Didn't Second Grandpa just say that he obtained a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi from the cave heaven?

Zhou Qing was just about to get excited, but immediately remembered that he had already established his foundation, and the wood was already a boat (it was too late). It was useless to him.

He couldn't help but feel a pity, and he understood even more the meaning of the three words "too late" that Second Grandpa said just now.

At this moment, looking at Zhou Qing's disappointed look, Second Grandpa smiled strangely: "How much pain can you endure?"

"What do you mean?" Zhou Qing was puzzled.

Second Grandpa said: "It just so happens that I know an ancient secret technique that can reshape your Foundation Establishment, but it will be very painful, and the spirit core will have to be crushed into powder. If you can withstand it, I'll consider this wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi as a gift to you."

Zhou Qing heard this and couldn't help but be tempted.

He naturally understood that the path of Human Dao Foundation Establishment topped out at the Yuan Ying realm, and a good Foundation Establishment could let him see further scenery.

However—

One shouldn't accept rewards without merit. He knew better than anyone how precious a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi was.

Second Grandpa was giving him the "Silver Dragon Step" and gifting him Heavenly Dao Qi; what exactly was he plotting?

And what was he seeking?

Seeming to see Zhou Qing's confusion, Second Grandpa said: "Heavenly Dao Qi also has strengths and weaknesses. The wisp in my hand is called Yin-Yang. Among the known Heavenly Dao Qi, if it ranks second, no one dares to rank first. After all, at the Yuan Ying realm, it can cast the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top."

"Besides that, when you condense the Jin Dan in the future, you will also condense two Yin-Yang Golden Cores, with combat power and spiritual energy far exceeding those of the same rank. How about it? Do you want it?"

"Yes!" Zhou Qing said without the slightest hesitation.

But soon he asked the doubt in his heart: "Senior, then what do I need to pay?"

"Still a bit rational. Just like gambling with boxes, not greedy, and won't be misled by the temptation in front of you. This old man likes that about you. To tell you the truth, you don't need to pay anything. Just teach someone a lesson for me in the future."

Second Grandpa's face showed anger.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but frown: "Teach who a lesson?"

"An old friend who is very annoying, and has accepted a bunch of disciples, like raising insects. I have a bet with him... Forget it, these are too far away for you. If you can reach Three Flowers Gathering at the Top in the future, you will be qualified to save face for me once. Otherwise, forget everything."

Second Grandpa seemed to think of unpleasant things and waved his hand somewhat irritably.

Afterwards, he reached out, and a white jade box appeared.

Before Zhou Qing could react, a heavy feeling that was hard to describe came suddenly.

This feeling wasn't like the gravity zone, but rather stemmed from the pressure on his spiritual sense.

As Zhou Qing looked curiously, he noticed that in the box, there seemed to be two fish, one black and one white, swimming around, lifelike.

"Is this Yin-Yang Qi?" Zhou Qing was surprised.

Second Grandpa chuckled: "Just this wisp, if you packed up the entire Taiqingmen and sold it, you might not even have a chance to see it. Little guy, you've made a huge profit this time."

Zhou Qing naturally understood and bowed gratefully.

"Many thanks, Senior. This grace, Junior will definitely remember forever!" Zhou Qing said earnestly.

Second Grandpa nodded slightly: "No destruction, no construction. Since you've already decided, I won't say much more. Hold on."

As soon as the words fell, Second Grandpa suddenly reached into Zhou Qing's dantian like a ghost and grabbed the slowly rotating spirit core.

Zhou Qing looked at this scene in disbelief, followed by heart-piercing pain.

"Ah—"

Second Grandpa said: "Fortunately, you haven't broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment for long, otherwise if the spirit core were any bigger, I wouldn't have a way. Hold on."

The next moment, Second Grandpa's right hand glowed with an eerie red light, and the spirit core disintegrated directly under this powerful force.

Zhou Qing's face turned pale as paper instantly, and the veins on his forehead bulged like twisted earthworms.

Large beads of sweat rolled down constantly, and his consciousness began to blur in this intense pain, and the world in front of him seemed to be spinning.

"It's too painful, Senior, can you knock me out?" Zhou Qing roared while trembling all over.

However, Second Grandpa remained silent, his expression solemn, opened the box, and began to input the Heavenly Dao Qi little by little...

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I don't know how long it had been, Zhou Qing's eyelids trembled. He only felt his whole body as if bound by heavy shackles, and every joint felt stiff as if rusted.

He opened his eyes with difficulty, looking around with somewhat unfocused eyes, only to find himself in a mountain cave.

When he climbed up while baring his teeth, his face was pale as frost, without a trace of blood.

Immediately after, a hearty laugh echoed in the cave.

"Little guy, you could even withstand this, not bad, not bad. Future is promising. This old man has some urgent matters, so I'll leave first. Next time we meet, if you can still recognize me at the first glance, this old man won't mind giving you another opportunity!"

As the message ended, the cave returned to silence.

Zhou Qing smiled bitterly and hurriedly looked inside.

Soon, he was surprised to find that his spirit core, which had been crushed, had now re-condensed, but it was black and white.

Besides that, there was a layer of mist full of spiritual energy surrounding it, emitting dots of starlight, and the spirit core was like a dazzling star among them, rotating slowly.

"This is really Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!" Zhou Qing was ecstatic.

I heard that Earthly Vein Foundation Establishment is in the shape of a mountain range, while Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is like the nebula in front of him.

As for Human Dao Foundation Establishment, it's ordinary, with only one spirit core located in the dantian.

"Can I consider this as Nirvana?"

Zhou Qing was excited, looking at the surrounding cave, and immediately bowed while enduring the soreness of his whole body.

"Many thanks to Senior for the grace of rebirth!"

Thanks to the big boss 【Hardworking Gentleman】 for the 100 reward and 4 recommendation tickets, many thanks to the big boss for the support.

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