Chapter 35: Building Foundations

  Ye Hao left Wumeng Peak when Yi Rong disguised himself as Wang Tong and swaggered out of the Yunxia School from the mountain gate.

  During this time, many disciples respectfully greeted him, and surprisingly, no one found out that he was an imposter.

  In a mountain valley thousands of miles away from the Yunxia Sect, Ye Hao began to get busy.

  Before long, the mountain pass was a mess, with bloodstains everywhere, and a thick eerie aura permeated the air.

  "Haha, although I, the great master, won't be returning to Yunxia Sect from now on, one less trouble is still one less trouble." Ye Hao chuckled and released the purple soul seed that he had forced out of Wang Tong's body, then quickly flew away.

  Half a time later, Ye Hao had circled around and arrived at the Fei Pu Water Pool where he had fought fiercely with the flying cloud python.

  Ye Hao couldn't help but think of Mo Xuanxuan, who had activated the 99 Xuan Yin Xian Mai in her body through a special method after their yin-yang harmony. As a result, her cultivation speed would be rapid from then on. However, she harbored deep hatred, which was both a driving force and a hidden danger for her cultivation. In the early stages, her hatred could propel her to break through repeatedly, but if she still couldn't resolve her emotional knots after reaching the Separation of Spirit stage, she might never be able to enter the Great Vehicle stage or attain immortality.

  Ye Hao dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind and jumped into the water pond.

  At this moment, the purple soul in the mountain valley suddenly burst and dispersed into the air.

  The Yuanying Daoist Wang Ji, who was in the midst of discussing matters with the Yunxia Sect, suddenly changed his expression and shouted loudly: "Who dares to kill my grandson?"

  Before he could finish speaking, the man had already disappeared into the temple.

  The remaining high-ranking members of the Yunxia School in the hall were also shocked and looked at each other, one by one following after.

  Wang Ji has always been protective of his own, and with just this little bit of bloodline, if Wang Tong were to die, the already turbulent Yunxia Sect would likely be even more precarious.

  The mountain pass was filled with eerie energy, a scene of utter chaos, yet the body of Wang Tong had vanished without a trace.

  Wang Ji's mournful and indignant roar shook the heavens, this guy was also extremely miserable. His son and daughter-in-law fell in battle against the demon cultivators, and his only grandson died at the hands of a "demon cultivator". From then on, the incense was cut off, how could he not be sad? How could he not be angry?

  The investigation results of the Yanxia Sect were no different from their inferences. Earlier, many disciples had seen Wang Tong coming out of the mountain gate and heading in this direction.

  However, no one had expected that in the Immortal Realm of God's Continent, there was actually someone who could force out a Soul Seed planted in the Sea of Consciousness. To know that a Soul Seed is fused with the soul, and once the soul disperses, the Soul Seed will self-destruct, and the person who planted the Soul Seed would immediately find out.

  The soul seed requires the yuan ying period to cultivate and condense, generally speaking, even if there is a cultivator who can force out the soul seed, that would be at least an extraordinary strong practitioner in the mahayana period. How could such a strong practitioner bother with a junior in the foundation building period and resort to so many tricks?

  So, naturally, this account was put on the head of the demon clan.

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  Ye Hao set up a large defensive array in the underground cave below the Water Pool using the ninety-nine defense flags given by Han Ye, and added several layers of illusion seals. Even if someone came to the entrance of the cave, they wouldn't be able to see its existence.

  The flying cloud demon snake now only has a skeleton left, and that one thin tail as thin as a rope is still clamped in the crack.

  Ye Hao sat down and began to cultivate his foundation period.

  The foundation-building period is the first major hurdle in entering the immortal path, and once it is crossed, it can be said that the foundation has been laid, and one can truly be called a cultivator.

  The solidity of the foundation determines the level that can be reached. A high-rise building starts from the ground, and if the foundation is not solid, no matter how high the building is built, it will collapse quickly.

  Ye Hao's scattered Gong was rebuilt, and the body's meridians were re-established. The 99 large meridians are now unobstructed and flowing freely, already far surpassing ordinary cultivators in terms of foundation. Furthermore, with the completion of the Qi accumulation period and the fetal movement period, if he were to establish his foundation, it would be unimaginably solid and unshakeable.

  Gradually, Ye Hao entered a wonderful realm, unaware of the passing years.

  Ye Hao was like a stone statue, his body devoid of any aura, as if he had existed since ancient times.

  It's unknown how much time has passed, perhaps it's been ten days, or perhaps it's been ten years...

  Suddenly, Ye Hao's body, which had no aura fluctuations, began to exhibit spiritual energy shocks, like a stormy sea wave, devouring everything.

  Ye Hao's chest was filled with a purple-golden light that pierced through his body, as if responding to something.

  The entire underground cave began to shake, and the spiritual spring water in those underground springs stopped spouting, as if frightened, shrinking back.

  In the sky, the phenomenon of dark clouds covering the sky appeared again, and all evil spirits emerged, demons danced wildly, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was chaotic.

  Ye Hao didn't know that this time he built his foundation, he would once again bring out the strange phenomenon from when he first opened up his heavenly veins.

  "The laws are in disarray, could it be that someone has traversed the tribulation and broken through the restraints of the law? But why is there no sign of heavenly tribulation?" An old man with white whiskers murmured on the Star Observation Pavilion of the Lotus Sect.

  Heaven and earth have their laws, these laws are heaven's will, they cannot be violated, nor can they be changed.

  Cultivators defy the heavens and are even more bound by the laws.

  To ascend to the immortal realm, one must first cross the tribulation, crossing the tribulation means breaking through the constraints of the law, each time successfully crossing the tribulation, one can gain a part of the law's recognition, after crossing nine heavenly tribulations, one can gain full recognition from the law and ascend into the immortal realm.

  In the eastern capital of a mortal empire, a girl in purple robes with a veil over her face looked up at the sky, her beautiful eyes flashing with an unusual color. She thought to herself: "Master's pouch is empty and barren like a wilderness, what did he want to tell me? A year ago, the heavenly mechanism was obscured, a year later, the law was in disarray, the eight trigrams deduced that it should be in the east, perhaps I should go to Qingxin Temple to find Miao Yu."

  In the underground cave, Ye Hao suddenly opened his eyes, and there were starry rivers flowing in his pupils.

  He only heard a loud explosion sound all over his body, and the golden fetal heart that had condensed in his dantian suddenly turned into gold, passing through the 99 meridians and merging into his whole body.

  The foundation is laid!

  In Ye Haotian's meridian, five more silver lights lit up, forming a delicate six-pointed star shape with the previous one.

  The majestic spiritual energy absorbed by the Heavenly Pulse splits into two parts from this point on. One part, after purification, enters the Dan Tian to nourish the soul; the other part, through the subtle six-pointed star, transforms into a strange and wondrous spiritual energy to nourish the spirit.

  Ye Hao let out a loud and clear whistle, his body floated in the air, and with a wave of his hand, a long sword condensed from spiritual energy appeared in front of him, dancing at will.

  This is the foundation-building period, where one can truly wield their weapon and condense spiritual energy into various weapons. Although they are inferior to refined magical artifacts, they are still a hallmark of this stage.

  Now, Ye Hao feels that his strength is much stronger than he previously estimated. Although he has only reached the first level of foundation building, with his special physique and deep foundation in Taoism, plus this body that is even harder than gold and stone, more importantly, during the foundation building period, he can use several top-notch Taoist techniques, making him almost unbeatable in the foundation building period. If he also uses the Nine Underworld Fire Stones, even if it's a Golden Elixir initial-stage True Person, he can still hold his own for a while, and if he succeeds in a sneak attack, he might be able to eliminate them in one move.