Chapter 12: The Foundation of the Multiverse Era is Complete

  In the beginning, the Taoist path emerged from nothingness. Legend has it that countless years ago, in those distant and misty years of the past, there were countless powerful Taoist practitioners roaming this world. And with them, one era after another disappeared into the river of time.

  In the ancient era, there was an era of gods with a myriad of deities. It was an era that could be named after the primordial and mysterious "god". Xi Huang and Wu Huang established the rules and order of heaven and earth. The era of gods is also known as the most prosperous period of the Immortal Path. And it was also during this era that the Three Thousand Great Paths were spread far and wide.

  Various great paths, such as "Xi Hua True Explanation", "Tai Shang Wu Qing", "Zhu Tian Sheng Si", "Liu Dao Lun Hui", "Ri Yue Yin Yang", "Xian Tian Tai Ji" and other similar great paths that originated from the source of all things. Ranked among the top three thousand great paths, this path was once the most dazzling existence in this world.

  Ancient Ten Emperors: Xi Huang, Wu Huang, Xihua, Donghua, Nanji, Beiji, Time, Space, Life, Death! Relying on their innate Tao, they became the top existence in this world. They determined the trajectory of this world's operation, and after death, people enter the six paths of reincarnation, reborn as humans.

  In the late Primitive Era, it was hailed as the Twilight of the Gods. One after another, the great powers and divine spirits fell mysteriously. The Ten Emperors of the Primitive Era disappeared from the world, and the order of heaven and earth suddenly lost its master and became chaotic. The era of the gods gradually disappeared into the long river of years.

  And then, after countless years, the Xia Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty emerged one after another. The Shang Dynasty was also an era full of secrets. Legend has it that at that time, there was a heavenly artifact that shook the heavens: the Seal of the Gods, which shone brightly during the great war of the Shang Dynasty. One by one, the powerful fell and disappeared in the great war of the Shang Dynasty. The Seal of the Gods shattered and disappeared, leaving behind endless legends.

  Xian Dao Wu Dong Tian, Yao Guang Dong Tian, Yue Ya Wan, Zi Yun Ge.

  After three whole days, the gate of Ziyun Pavilion creaked open and Xulinn walked out with a joyful face. At this time, Xulinn was greatly different from three days ago.

  Firstly, his body seemed to have grown taller by a lot, and the Taizhen Heavenly Battle Armor on him also lengthened significantly with his growth. On his tender face, a hint of maturity appeared. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that around Lin's body, waves of magical power fluctuations shook the air, countless heavenly yuanqi surrounded his body, constantly drilling into every part of his body from all directions. Above his head, a faint column of magical light shot up towards the sky, disappearing into the high altitude.

  There was a surge of Fa power around his body, which only appeared after he had drawn in the air. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi constantly drilling into Xu Lin's body was the effect of "Cloud Flower Mysterious Severe True Formula", it was a symbol that only appeared after cultivating the top-level true formula. In just three days, Xu Lin had completed the first step of foundation-building cultivation. After drawing in the air, he would then convert the air into Primordial Qi, Xu Lin originally wanted to continue cultivating, but the hunger in his abdomen made him wake up automatically.

  A cultivator, only after laying the foundation of the Tao and giving birth to the elixir in the lower abdomen, can dispel the five grains and cut off desires for food. At this stage, the ordinary world's five grains and miscellaneous grains can no longer fill the belly, and the impurities they bring will also affect the cultivator's body nourished by the heaven and earth's primordial energy. At this time, relying solely on absorbing the heaven and earth's primordial energy can supplement the body's needs.

  Ascetic, the flesh is a boat, crossing the endless sea of suffering in the world to reach the eternal other shore. When ascetics cultivate their own realm and magical powers, they also continuously absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth to temper their flesh. Moreover, they will also cultivate special techniques to strengthen their flesh.

  In the cave of shaking light, there is no food. Xu Lin's stomach was hungry and could only eat elixir. Fortunately, when Fu Yaozi re-entered the Cang Hua Tian Gong to cultivate, he left three bottles of elixir for Xu Lin.

  Half a time ago, an imperial edict passed through the ban on Ziyun Pavilion and flew into Xu Lin's hands. It was sent by Su Jianxiu, saying that she would come to Xu Lin's Ziyun Pavilion later. So, Xu Lin came out of the cave and waited for Su Jianxiu at the door.

  As expected, after Xu Lin came out for less than half a stick of incense, a tearing sound suddenly appeared in the sky. Xu Lin raised his eyes to look, and saw that in the sky, a red ribbon tens of feet long was rolling in mid-air, fluttering as if it were about to fall, like a dragon flying through the air, flying towards Xu Lin's Purple Cloud Pavilion.

  Xu Lin took a look and immediately recognized the red silk that was Su Jianxiu's, also known as "Red Silk". Xu Lin nodded in his heart, thinking that his little sister had arrived.

  After a few flips, Hong Ying landed in front of Xu Lin with a horizontal pose. Su Jianxiu jumped down from above and ran to Xu Lin's side with a few bounces. With a small gesture, the red ribbon quickly shrunk and automatically wrapped around her slender waist.

  "Little Lin, Shifu is here to see you. Huh? You've already absorbed the energy so quickly? And what's with the strange aura of your magical powers? It doesn't resemble our Dongtian's Canghua Tianjing at all." Su Xianxiu and Xu Lin exchanged greetings, immediately noticing the changes in Xu Lin's body.

  "I cultivate the 'Cloud Flower Mysterious and Severe True Formula' of Tai Xu Guan, and my magical powers and breathing are naturally different from those who follow the Heavenly Canons." Xulyn muttered to himself in his heart, but didn't say it out loud to Su Jianxiu. He smiled and said: "This is also because I am in a grotto heaven, where the yuanqi inside the grotto heaven is at least three times more concentrated than outside. If I were outside, without half a month's time, I wouldn't be able to complete this step of guiding the air into my body."

  "That's right." Su Jianxu nodded her small head and then excitedly shouted: "Let's go, today sister will take you out to play."

  "...". Hearing Su Jianxiu wanting to take him out again, Xu Lin hesitated for a moment. Originally, his idea was to complete the foundation as soon as possible and then go find Su Jianxiu afterwards.

  "What's wrong? Don't you like it when your senior sister takes you out to play?" Seeing Xu Lin hesitate, Su Jianxiu immediately became displeased, her small face turning cold as she spoke in a bad temper.

  "No, it's not that... I just want to finish the foundation first, and then I can go find my sister after I've made a name for myself. Every time we go out to play, I always have to ride in my sister's red sedan, and I feel a bit guilty about it." Xu Lin said hesitantly to Su Jianxian.

  "This is it, Little Linzi, you want to cultivate like this? Alright, we won't go play today, Master Sister will teach you the way of cultivation, guaranteeing that you can complete the first step of cultivation in the shortest time possible." Upon hearing Xulinsi say this, Su Jianxiu didn't scold him anymore. But after a flicker of her eyes, she seemed to have another idea and changed her tone towards Xulinsi.

  "Great, this is great! Master sister, please go ahead." As soon as Su Jianxiu agreed to teach him the way of cultivation, Xu Lin was overjoyed and a bright smile appeared on his face. From Fu Yaozi's words, he learned that the little girl in front of him was actually the only daughter of the Palm Teach True Person, and she was extremely precious. The Taoist methods Su Jianxiu had learned were all personally taught by Su Mingyue herself. This experience was just what he needed at this moment.

  "Ah, go ahead." The thoughts in her mind had been answered satisfactorily. Su Jianxu's small face broke into a smile and she nodded before pulling Xu Lin along with her as they walked into the Purple Cloud Pavilion.

  In the study, Su Jianxiu and Xu Lin sat facing each other. At this time, Xu Lin was like a student going to school, while Su Jianxiu had the air of a teacher from the past. Her small face was serious and solemn, with passages of scriptures her father, Su Mingyue, had taught her flowing in the study. Xu Lin listened intently, making an effort to absorb the profound meaning within, and his confusion about the path of cultivation gradually cleared up like clouds parting to reveal the sun.

  The infinite heaven and earth yuanqi poured into his body, countless black dots seeped out from his pores. In the dantian, endless yuanqi gathered together to form a cluster, and began to appear drop by drop of true yuan, the true yuan gathered together again, forming a not small true yuan lake. On the surface of the lake, colorful colors began to appear, countless halos began to surge up on the true yuan lake.

  Time slipped away quietly, one day, two days, three days...

  On the fourth day, Su Xiu's mouth was still explaining the Taoist teachings and incantations to Xu Lin. Her delicate face had turned pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

  Xu Lin was still listening to Su Jianxiu's explanation in a daze, his eyes brightening from time to time, clearly having gained some new understanding. In his lower abdomen, the huge True Yuan Lake had transformed, with the original five-colored aurora now turning into seven-colored aurora. The aurora churned and shone on the lake's surface, as if a cloud of aurora was rising, blending together with the True Yuan in a single entity. Foundation Establishment Third Step: Clouds and Aurora Rising. Xu Lin had already reached it.

  It has only been seven days since Lin entered the Shaking Light Cave Heaven. In just six days, Lin went from being an ordinary child who didn't understand anything to taking the first step in cultivating his foundation. He completed a step that many people can't complete even after several months, years, or even a lifetime. If this news were to spread outside, he would probably be called a "prodigy" soon.

  But few people know that Xu Lin completed the first step of his cultivation in just six days, and there are many reasons for this. In the ten years he spent in Xiao Zhang Village, Xianyaozi had implanted the "Yunhua Miaoyan True Technique" into Xu Lin's mind since birth, and on countless nights when he was asleep, Xu Lin unknowingly had his body automatically circulating and cultivating the "Yunhua Miaoyan True Technique". Later, as the top-grade true technique of the Xian Dao, how many people know its powerful aspects?

  Then, Su Jianxiu continued to explain and teach for three days and three nights, pouring out all the teachings her father, Su Mingyue, had given her over the years to Xu Lin. As an existence of the eighth step of Longevity, how many people could hear the profound meaning behind his words?

  All sorts of reasons have led to the current phenomenon of Xu Lin's six-day foundation-laying ceremony being a huge success.

  After the clouds and mist have risen, they gather to form a fetus, the Dao fetus. The Dao fetus is pregnant with the Dao fruit, which combines with the foundation of the Dao, opening up the sky and splitting the earth, casting a mysterious palace. With this mysterious palace, one can then enter and reside in the original spirit, the divine spirit. Only then can one step by step move forward.

  Su Jianxu was explaining, while Xu Lin listened and unknowingly closed his eyes. The "Cloud Flower Mysterious and Severe True Method" in his body accelerated its operation. In his lower abdomen, a turbulent wave surged up. On the surface of the True Origin Lake, waves crashed against the sky, and the seven-colored aurora seemed to be stirred by a giant hand, shaking everywhere.

  Xu Lin started to form a fetus and has formed one now.

  Su Jianxiu watched as Xu Lin closed his eyes, then followed suit after gazing at him for a moment to confirm that he had indeed begun to form the Embryonic Breath. Only then did she close her own beautiful eyes and start cultivating as well.

  (PS: Two updates today, the first one is here, and the second one will be around 10 pm.)