Chapter 311

The reason Wang Yu had let "Taiyuan" deduce the cultivation oral formula for the last three levels of the Fire Spirit Art was also because the "Wang Yu" in the login hall had long since broken through to the twelfth level of Qi Refinement, and he vaguely felt that with the assistance of a large amount of cultivation-increasing pills, this body could continue to cultivate.

The Golden Core ancestor, Ancestor Tianchan, had also said that everything after the tenth level of Qi Refinement was for the purpose of refining magic power, and the more refined the magic power, the more beneficial it was for breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, he speculated that it was not impossible to cultivate after the twelfth level of Qi Refinement, but the twelfth level was already more than enough for someone before Foundation Establishment; spending more time afterward was naturally a very foolish thing for those Qi Refinement practitioners striving to break through to Foundation Establishment before their prime age, and no one would even consider it.

It was estimated that those high-level cultivators who created Qi Refinement techniques only up to the twelfth level must have also felt that the twelfth level was sufficient, which was why they did not introduce higher-level Qi Refinement oral formulas.

After considering it, Wang Yu still felt that the possibility of failure in breaking through to Foundation Establishment under the current circumstances was not small.

Once the Foundation Establishment failed, the best-case scenario was damage to his meridians, and the worst-case scenario was a regression in his realm, and he wouldn't know when the next Foundation Establishment attempt would be.

After thinking it over repeatedly, he used his second temporary deduction right to see if he could deduce one more level of the subsequent Fire Spirit Art oral formula, to make his magic power even more refined and further increase his probability of Foundation Establishment.

The "Taiyuan" system was truly capable; based on the information from the numerous Qi Refinement techniques he had collected, it not only deduced the thirteenth-level Fire Spirit Art oral formula but even deduced two more levels, reaching the fifteenth level directly.

After consuming a large amount of rare pills in the login hall, Wang Yu finally cultivated this body to the fifteenth level of Qi Refinement not long ago.

At this moment, he had consumed almost every kind of cultivation-increasing pill that could be refined in the real world, and this body had likewise accumulated a drug tolerance far beyond imagination; only the medicinal power of the top-grade Startled-Panic Pill was too astonishing, leaving a slight margin for further improvement if he continued to consume it.

As for pill toxins, under the constant polishing of the last three levels of the Fire Spirit Art, they had also been mostly expelled by this body, and he didn't need to go through the trouble of taking medicinal baths like in the real world.

All of this was not Wang Yu's greatest gain.

His greatest gain was that after reaching the fifteenth level of Qi Refinement, this body clearly felt the existence of the Foundation Establishment bottleneck, obtaining a glimmer of an opportunity to charge toward Foundation Establishment without a Foundation Establishment Pill.

One must know that the Foundation Establishment Pill was a second-rank pill that could only be refined by second-rank alchemists, and the main ingredients were also firmly controlled by the cultivation sects; even if rogue cultivators outside had the pill recipe, they were unable to refine it.

Wang Yu was also unable to replicate the Foundation Establishment Pill in the login interface; otherwise, he would have tried to establish his foundation in the login hall as soon as he reached the tenth level of Qi Refinement Great Perfection.

After all, he had long discovered that no matter what kind of damage the body in the login interface suffered, it would be restored to its original state after the next login, and it only consumed a bit of Star Thought Power afterward.

Now, this fifteenth-level Qi Refinement body, because the magic power within it was overly refined, was like a volcano brimming with excess, and as long as it was stimulated just a little, the entire volcano would erupt thoroughly, initiating Foundation Establishment on its own without needing a Foundation Establishment Pill as a catalyst.

It seems that what others said—that one must consume a Foundation Establishment Pill to establish a foundation—was because their internal magic power had not been refined to the extreme, reaching the critical point of magic power liquefaction.

Wang Yu was lost in thought, red light mist emerging from his body surface, and he began to circulate the Fire Spirit Art with all his might to accelerate the refining of the top-grade Startled-Panic Pill within his body.

He had entered this time specifically prepared to use this body to attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Wang Yu had calculated it very clearly: even if he failed to break through to Foundation Establishment in the login interface, he would at most lose some Star Thought Power; conversely, once successful, these successful experiences would greatly increase the probability of his real-world body breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, the Startled-Panic Pill, under the refining of the technique, was continuously emitting wisps of refined spirit power that merged into every part of his body's meridians, giving Wang Yu a little more magic power within his body.

But it was this extra bit of magic power that ignited Wang Yu's entire body.

The next moment, Wang Yu only felt a "boom" in his ears, and his entire body began to burn.

The magic power hidden in every part of his body's meridians boiled, surging madly toward his dantian, while simultaneously compressing the magic power in his dantian with all its might, beginning to liquefy on its own.

This process was like a heavy mecha sprinting at high power; he could barely control the direction, but it was impossible to stop.

One drop, two drops, three drops...

Wang Yu could clearly feel the desperate extraction of magic power from all parts of his body, the expansion of his dantian, and his entire body's meridians felt as if they were being sliced by a thousand knives; his limbs couldn't help but twitch slightly, and bean-sized beads of sweat flowed down his face.

"Overclock."

Wang Yu could no longer hold back and gave a low shout, entering the overclocking synchronization mode; his five senses began to amplify rapidly, and at the same time, he began to shield the immense pain coming from his body.

But all of this was merely the beginning of the Foundation Establishment process.

Half a day later, white light swirled before Wang Yu's eyes, and he returned to the alchemy room of his real-world cave dwelling; there was not the slightest change in his aura, only his face was pale, and his eyes were somewhat dim and listless.

"It actually failed."

"Is it because there was no Small Spirit-Gathering Array to assist, and the simulated spirit energy was not refined enough, or is it because I didn't consume a Foundation Establishment Pill and other Foundation Establishment spirit items?"

Wang Yu pressed his hand against his forehead to alleviate his throbbing head.

The Star Thought Power within his body had clearly been consumed by a portion, and it would take at least two days to recover.

This attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment in the login interface had naturally failed; he had only completed half of the magic power liquefaction, and the remaining magic power had directly burst open, destroying most of his dantian.

Such a heavy injury, if it were in the real world, would likely not only cause his realm to fall, but even cultivating in the future would be an extremely difficult task.

But in the login interface, it had turned into a minor matter of consuming some Star Thought Power.

Wang Yu had truly learned some experience from this Foundation Establishment attempt and prepared to go to the login interface hall to try again after his Star Thought Power recovered in two days.

Just at this moment, with a "swish," a yellow communication talisman flew in from outside the door; after a flash, it landed steadily in his hand.

Wang Yu raised an eyebrow, pinched the talisman with two fingers, and flicked it; the communication talisman turned into a ball of flame and burned, while at the same time, Wan Shan's solemn voice came from within:

"Wang Li Shixiong, I have already found out who the Yun family has put forward to challenge you; it should be He Wendao, who just became a true disciple two years ago."

"This person comes from the White Tiger lineage and was originally the inner-sect disciple with the greatest fame in these past few years; at the Four-Sect Qi Refinement Disciple Exchange Competition three years ago, he crushed the Qi Refinement disciples of the other three sects with his own strength, and his prominence was almost no less than yours back then, Li Li Shixiong."

"The key is that although He Wendao has become a true disciple, he is just like you, Li Li Shixiong, and has yet to establish his foundation."

"The Yun family will likely let this person come forward to challenge you; as fellow true disciples, if you were to lose to a newcomer, Li Li Shixiong, I fear the Yun family would have a reason to make you give up your true disciple position. I hope you will make preparations early, Wang Li Shixiong."