The foundation-building pill melted as soon as it entered the mouth, transforming into a powerful, overbearing, yet endless medicinal power that rushed towards the dantian.
Wei Dawu's expression changed slightly, and without hesitation he started to practice the Xiaoyao Jue, guiding the medicinal power to flow throughout his body.
"ah!"
The powerful effect of the medicine hit Wei Dawu's meridians, causing him to tremble all over in pain and he couldn't help but cry out in pain.
However, this is just the beginning.
The medicinal power travels through the meridians, widening the blood vessels while continuously flushing out impurities in the body.
Wei Dawu broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, and along with the sweat came a thick layer of black dirt.
The dirt stank and mixed with sweat, making it sticky.
This process lasted for three hours, and only stopped when the power of the foundation-building pill was completely consumed.
Wei Dawu frowned and held his breath, using several purification techniques but still failed to wash away the dirt on his body. He stood up and fetched several buckets of water before he was able to clean all the dirt off his body.
He really didn't expect that there would be so many impurities in his body.
Perhaps it was because he took more medicinal pills during his daily practice.
A look of relief flashed in Wei Dawu's eyes. It seemed that his preparation of three foundation-building pills was indeed a wise move.
After washing off the dirt on his body, he returned to the room and continued to meditate.
After being washed and cleansed by a foundation-building pill, he could feel that the barrier that stood in front of the foundation-building had become much weaker and was no longer as thick as before.
Wei Dawu’s confidence increased greatly. After regulating his breathing, he took another foundation-building pill.
The foundation-building pill enters the body, transforming into a powerful and overbearing medicinal force that rushes into the dantian. As the exercises are practiced, it flows along the meridians to the limbs and bones.
A small amount of dirt is discharged from the body along with sweat, and more medicinal power is dissolved into the bones and flesh, continuously improving the physical condition.
Wei Dawu calmed his mind and continued to absorb the medicinal power of the foundation-building pill in preparation for reaching the foundation-building stage.
Three days later, the medicinal power of the second foundation-building pill was finally absorbed.
His cultivation level had reached perfection in the ninth level of Qi training and had leaped to the half-step foundation building stage.
Wei Dawu opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in them.
He felt more powerful than ever before, as if he could reach the true foundation-building stage if he took just one more step forward.
The barrier blocking the foundation-building process is already extremely weak and seems to be able to be broken through at any time.
After Wei Dawu cleaned up the dirt on his body and adjusted his condition to the best, he took the last foundation-building pill without much hesitation and guided the medicinal power to his dantian with ease.
"Katcha."
There seemed to be a faint sound, and the thin barrier was instantly broken. The spiritual mist in the dantian that was so thick that it could not be dissolved continued to condense, and finally turned into spiritual liquid with a light golden luster.
At the same time, a large amount of spiritual energy rushed towards where Wei Dawu was meditating, and was continuously absorbed into his body through the spirit gathering array and transformed into more spiritual liquid.
A portion of the spiritual fluid entered the soul, giving birth to a nascent spiritual consciousness.
The moment this ray of spiritual consciousness appeared, Wei Dawu felt his hair stand on end.
Born together with the spiritual consciousness is the inner demon.
Moreover, this inner demon was much stronger than the spiritual consciousness and immediately gained the upper hand.
"Why do you practice Taoism?"
Wei Dawu bravely responded, "Of course it's for longevity."
"It is so difficult to achieve immortality. Even if one attains the Golden Elixir of the Dao, one can only live for 500 years. It is better to become a demon, and then one can easily live for tens of millions of years."
Wei Dawu was tempted for a moment, but quickly regained his senses, realizing that this inner demon was just tempting him.
"I am not possessed by demons."
"With your aptitude, even if you build your foundation, you can at most get a sixth-grade Daoist platform, which is far inferior to that of Xu Chunniang. It's a pity that you have dual spiritual roots. You are really useless."
Veins popped out on Wei Dawu's forehead. "Given time, I will definitely defeat her! I was an inner sect disciple when I entered the sect, and I also became a disciple of the Golden Elixir Sect. How can she compare with me?"
"But she is not inferior to you now. On the contrary, you are just building your foundation, but your inner demon is so deep. Haha, do you remember your original intention when you first entered Xiaoyao Sect?"
There was a dazed look in Wei Dawu's eyes. That was a very long time ago.
He was extremely talented and was accepted as a disciple by the Jindan Elder as soon as he entered the sect, enjoying great fame.
No matter where he went, he was greeted with envious eyes and compliments.
It didn't take long for Wei Dawu to lose himself. Although he was still relatively calm, he was already conceited in his heart.
When facing Xu Chunniang, an outer disciple, he felt even more superior and believed that there was a world of difference between her and himself.
But apart from his spiritual roots, after all, he was just a country boy from Weijia Village, nothing special.
There was an even greater confusion in Wei Dawu's eyes. He had been practicing Taoism for nearly thirty years, and had been away from home for thirty years.
When he first entered Xiaoyao Sect, he would miss his family from time to time, but as time went by, the faces in his memory gradually became vague.
He frowned and tried hard to recall his parents' appearance, but it was like a fog and he couldn't piece it together.
Wei Dawu felt panic, as if he had lost something important.
He took a deep breath and suppressed his panic. "What if I forgot? To cultivate the Dao, one must cut off worldly ties. It's better to forget it completely."
The moment he said this, that nascent spiritual consciousness could no longer resist and was eroded by the inner demon.
This was just the beginning. After eroding the spiritual consciousness, the inner demon grew stronger and even devoured the original soul.
At the same time, the light golden liquid in Dantian suddenly turned black.
"ah!"
Wei Dawu's seven orifices were bleeding, and he screamed, "Stop, stop now!"
However, the inner demon was pervasive and eroded at an even faster rate. The light gold liquid in the dantian completely turned black.
Just before he died, he realized that this inner demon was nothing but the unwillingness in his heart.
Upon learning that Wei Dawu had used three foundation-building pills but still failed in the end and died, Xie Lian lost his balance and fell to the ground.
In the end, she lost this gamble.
Xu Chunniang was unaware of the news that Wei Dawu had failed in building his foundation.
During this period, she stayed at the main peak every day. In addition to studying sword-wielding techniques, she spent the rest of her time attending classes and lived a very fulfilling life.
In the training ground, Xu Chunniang controlled the green-patterned tripod and dodged the attacks flexibly.
No matter from which direction Gu Yuanan suddenly attacked, she could easily dodge.
Not far away, Huo Chunyan, who was standing on a flying sword, saw this scene and was very envious.
She couldn't even control her flying sword steadily, but Senior Sister Xu could control the cauldron so easily.
The two of them landed one after the other. Gu Yuanan nodded slightly and said, "From tomorrow on, you don't have to come. I have nothing to teach you."
Xu Chunniang paused slightly and bowed deeply to Gu Yuanan.
"Thank you for your teachings, Brother."
Originally, after she learned the sword-wielding technique, Senior Brother Gu could have left her alone, but he insisted on teaching her more.
Xu Chunniang would never forget this kindness.