Li Yan breathed steadily, slowly inhaling the abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the secret room. He had already fallen into a deep state of meditation.
But instinctively, he had sensed a glimmer of opportunity to impact the foundation. This is something that every cultivator will sense at some point when they are trying to impact the next level.
This feeling is ethereal and intangible, and cannot be grasped or touched at all. But in that instant, there will be a sense of blessing coming to your heart.
When Li Yan entered into a state of meditation, he seemed to have come to an endless void. He felt like he had been walking here for a very, very long time, but there was still no end and no goal. It was as if he was walking like this unintentionally until the end of time.
Day after day, he kept moving forward aimlessly...
On this day, when Li Yan was walking, a ray of light suddenly appeared in the originally black sky. At first, it was just a faint yellow line, but it gradually became brighter and brighter, as if to illuminate the empty sky into daytime.
Li Yan stopped walking when the light appeared. It was not that he stopped, but that he was attracted by it.
As the light got brighter, it became thicker and wider, as if it was going to spread across the entire sky. As the light got closer, an inexplicable attraction began to emanate from it, firmly pulling Li Yan's mind.
Li Yan squinted his eyes and looked at the thick lights in the sky. Although they were too dazzling for him to look directly at, he could still vaguely see that there seemed to be steps in the lights.
In the white light, those steps were as crystal clear as jade, and they were slowly extending from the light to the sky below, making Li Yan want to step on them.
But the brighter the light became, the more a huge repulsive force would be generated, pushing Li Yan's body outwards until he was pushed farther and farther away.
At the same time, in the secret room outside, a pale yellow spot of light suddenly appeared in the middle of the forehead of Li Yan, who was sitting cross-legged. It was almost invisible as he was shrouded in the thick black air.
But at the moment when this light spot appeared, Li Yan's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and the thick black air covering his body began to shrink into his body on its own. In just two breaths, it was all absorbed into his dantian.
Pingtu, who had been staring at Li Yan, suddenly opened his eyes and thought to himself.
"coming!"
He carefully extended his spiritual sense and slowly entered the thick fog outside Li Yan, and then he saw the light yellow light on Li Yan's forehead.
"Finally, I sensed that opportunity. I thought it would take a year, or even several years. He is only at the ninth level of foundation building. How high can he go
Back then, Bu Chong had reached the eighth level. Although it was a pity, he was a rare person in the fairy world..."
Pingtu's eyes were full of anticipation and a sense of reminiscence.
There are differences between the foundation-building cultivators, and they are divided into different levels. The foundation-building process is also called "nine-level foundation-building, with each level being a step further."
As long as a person who is building the foundation steps onto the first step of the sensation, he will have successfully built the foundation. However, since ancient times, many people, when they reached the great perfection of the Qi Condensation Stage, could not find that ray of light in the empty sky no matter how hard they practiced.
In the end, every time he entered into a state of meditation, he would get lost in the endless void, getting further and further away from opportunities until his death.
However, those who can sense this ray of light do not necessarily get to enter the light and successfully step onto the stairs. In most cases, they will still sigh in despair and regret for the rest of their lives.
If you miss an opportunity to step into the light, it will be extremely difficult to find this ray of light in the void next time, and you may never encounter it again in your entire life.
The foundation-building platform is divided into nine levels. Stepping onto the first step is the worst level of foundation-building, the "Lin Dao Foundation Building".
After that there are eight more levels of foundation building, which are based on the Nine Words of Taoism and correspond one to one with the Nine Phases of the Buddhist Zen Master.
It is just because most of the ancient cultivators were disciples of Patriarch Hongjun, who had the widest branch of disciples. Therefore, most cultivators refer to this stage of cultivation as "foundation building", and do not use "Zen master" or "Buddha" to define their own realm. These are unique titles in Buddhism.
The ninth level of foundation building is: "All those who are about to fight will be arrayed in front"
Specifically, it is divided into "building the foundation at the time of the Dao", "building the foundation on the way of war", "building the foundation in the fight", "building the foundation for the Taoists", "building the foundation for everything", "building the foundation in the formation of killing", "building the foundation in the presence of the tripods", "building the foundation in front of the tripod" and "building the foundation in front of the seat".
After each stage of foundation building is successful, the strength of the cultivation will vary, and the next stage will be far superior to the previous one.
However, to step onto the next step is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Each step is a calamity, and each calamity will cut off the cultivator's fantasy and strangle the cultivator on the way to heaven. That's why there is a saying "Nine steps to build the foundation, each step is a cut off".
The "foundation building in front of the seat" among the nine levels of foundation building is the most terrifying, also known as "being invincible in front of the golden elixir lotus seat."
As long as someone reaches this level of foundation building, condensing the golden elixir is inevitable.
But since ancient times, there have been very few people who can achieve "Formation Killing Foundation Building", let alone the subsequent foundation building, so the latter three foundation building are called "Foundation Building Cauldron".
It indicates that as long as one can step into the seventh stage of foundation building, he is already a key figure in the middle of foundation building. His combat power is not just ordinary strong. In the late stage of foundation building, he can fight against ordinary golden elixir people. He is definitely an incredible existence in the sect.
Li Yan saw that his body was getting farther and farther away from the light, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
At this moment, he was actually just communicating with the Heavenly Dao through his consciousness in meditation, and he had no idea what he was doing. But subconsciously, he felt that he was about to lose something very important.
He couldn't help but growl and stomped his feet hard on the ground.
"boom!"
His body suddenly rushed forward, and with this rush, he rushed forward more than ten feet.
But just after Li Yan rushed out more than ten feet, the light in the air became brighter and more dazzling. In an instant, the last ninth step on the white jade steps had completely extended to the ground.
Another more powerful force repelled all around, causing Li Yan, who was moving forward, to stagnate and take several steps back. In a hurry, Li Yan's magic power surged out again, and he managed to stabilize his body. Li Yan, who was outside, had a flash of light on his forehead and narrowed his eyes.
"The first step to heaven is about to begin. Ninety percent of cultivators fail at this stage. I wonder if he can make it? Or does he need to swallow the 'Foundation Building Pill' before he can take this step?"
As Pingtu was thinking, rich golden spiritual energy surged, and a big hand appeared on the side of the giant face. In that big hand was a pill as white as jade, which was emitting a strong white light. It was the "Foundation Building Pill" that the Qi Condensation cultivators most desired.
The "Foundation Building Pill" was originally a pill that cultivators would wrap in their spiritual power and put into their mouths before attempting to build their foundation. The pill would not melt, but when the cultivator sensed a hint of opportunity to build his foundation, the pill would also be able to sense that hint of breath.
At that time, it will break through the spiritual power envelope on its own and melt directly into the abdomen, assisting the cultivator to break through and reach the foundation-building stage.
However, after seeking Pingtu's opinion, Li Yan still adopted the most ancient method in the fairy world. When a disciple attempts to build his foundation, an elder will be there to protect him, and according to the actual situation, he will decide the time to use the "Foundation Building Pill".
The benefits of this method far outweigh the first one. Li Yan had heard before that when Lin Daqiao was building his foundation, he asked Li Wuyi to protect him, and he used this method.
Moreover, when Li Yan got the "Foundation Building Pill", Wei Chongran also raised this question. At that time, Li Yan evaded the question by saying that he didn't know when he could break through to the foundation building stage, and that he would ask his master for help when he was ready to break through to the foundation building stage.
Wei Chongran also nodded in agreement. He now values Li Yan very much as his disciple.
Not to mention his unexpected speed of cultivation, even though he had a somewhat unclear relationship with Zhao Min, he still chose to help him vigorously. However, Li Yan didn't know that there was another reason.
Pingtu stared at Li Yan's forehead intently. As soon as the light dimmed, he would take out the pill immediately.
But that kind of result was not what Pingtu wanted. In this way, Li Yan's foundation would lack the follow-up power, and his hope of taking more steps would be slim.
With Pingtu's ability and the spiritual herbs and wood resources in the secret realm, it is not that he cannot refine the Foundation Establishment Pill for Li Yan to use. It's just that he can only use one Foundation Establishment Pill each time he attempts to establish his foundation.
When there is more, more huge spiritual power will be generated in the body. These spiritual powers are not obtained by one's own cultivation. Too much of it will affect the process of spiritual power turning into liquid, and may cause failure of foundation building.
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In the void space, after Li Yan stabilized his body, he felt the repulsive force in front of him, like a wave, one wave higher than the other, constantly hitting him, as if it wanted to blow him away.
At this moment, all the spiritual power of Li Yan in the outside world has returned to his body. In the void, the five elements of spiritual power in his dantian are circulating, and the Guishui Sutra is endless. A powerful force flows to Li Yan's limbs and bones.
Li Yan suddenly felt the pressure in front of him lighten, and subconsciously, he walked towards the white jade stairs again. Although he didn't know why he had to do this, at the moment, there was only this strong thought in his mind.
Thirty feet, twenty-nine feet, twenty-eight feet, ... twenty-five feet...
As his body continued to move forward, although Li Yan's internal breath was surging and he felt a lot more relaxed than before, the pressure was getting greater and greater. When he was only ten feet away from the white jade steps, the force was already overwhelming.
At this time, Li Yan felt that every step forward required him to consume dozens of times more mana than before. In the end, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was difficult to take a single step.
Looking at the shining white jade steps a few feet away, it seemed so close yet so far away.
Li Yan was anxious and suddenly found that the shining lights were slowly dissipating at this time, and the speed was very fast. In just ten breaths, the white jade steps might disappear.
In the secret room, Pingtu had a solemn look on his face, and he was silently calculating the time in his mind.
"Twenty breaths have passed. If we fail in another ten breaths, we will fail."
The golden light in his hand began to shine. In just five more breaths, he would eject the Foundation Establishment Pill into Li Yan's mouth.
Laying the foundation is not as earth-shattering as forming the elixir or forming the infant. The whole process is both short and long.
When we say short, we mean the path to building the foundation, which usually takes only thirty breaths to climb the ladder to heaven. Otherwise, that chance will be gone in a flash. This is also the reason why tens of millions of cultivators regret their entire lives and cannot rest in peace until their death.
After crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, they finally found the ray of light in the sky, but in the end they failed in the thirty-breath journey to the sky. How could they be willing to accept this
When we say it takes a long time, it means that once you step on the first step, the road to heaven will not disappear again, but will only disappear completely until you finally fail in the process of climbing the ladder.
This process is long. Some cultivators often need several days to several months to complete the foundation building. This is the reason.
Li Yan looked at the white light that was disappearing in front of him, and felt extremely anxious, as if he was losing the most precious thing in his life. He roared again, and all his magic power suddenly burst out.
With light flashing wildly on his body, he suddenly took twelve steps forward in succession. When he was about to step onto the white jade steps, he was still ten feet away. However, at this moment, the white jade steps began to shrink into the air.
The distance was suddenly extended by another half a zhang, and the entire white jade staircase was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it already looked illusory.
Seeing this, Li Yan's spiritual power instantly merged into one, all transformed into black water spiritual power. The aura of his whole body suddenly became extremely pure. If someone else saw this aura at this moment, they would be shocked to find that this was the aura that only a Holy Spirit Root could possess.
These extremely pure magical powers were directly poured into his feet, and Li Yan stomped on the ground hard.
“Boom!”
The ground beneath his feet shook, and a powerful shock wave instantly created ripples under his feet. Li Yan's figure suddenly turned into an afterimage and instantly shot towards the shrinking illusory stairs in the air.
The next moment, Li Yan faced the whistling repulsive force, like an arrow full of power, turned into a streak of light in the air, and shot into the light.