Chapter 72: The Great Method of Seizing the Foundation

  The middle-aged man lowered his head for a moment, then said with a sigh: "This place is quite strange. Two years ago, it suddenly erupted with some spiritual energy, attracting many exotic beasts. Since then, there have been occasional faint spiritual energies, so these exotic beasts often linger and do not leave."

  The young man's eyes sparkled as he suddenly said: "Big brother, could there be some treasure here?"

  A middle-aged man chuckled and said, "There are also some elderly people who think that there is a treasure born in this place, and they have come to explore it before, but ultimately they came to the conclusion that the spiritual cave under the ground is just an ordinary thing, not a treasure."

  The young man sighed in disappointment and muttered to himself: "What a pity, it would be great if there was really some treasure."

  The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Alright, it's getting late. I'll catch a few more spiritual Crystal Beasts and we can head back." After finishing his sentence, the middle-aged man scanned the area with his divine sense and found seven or eight Crystal Beasts among the many wild beasts on the ground, observing each one of them.

  At this moment, all the beasts on the ground that were breathing suddenly seemed to have been frightened, and they immediately got up, with some even letting out a low growl.

  Gradually, the low growls grew more and more, until all the beasts let out a loud roar. The direction of their roars was consistent, pointing to a cliff wall covered in moss.

  The middle-aged man was stunned, just about to call out to his fellow disciples to leave the area, when suddenly a massive divine sense appeared, sweeping across the surroundings in an instant. The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, and with his cultivation at the 12th layer of the Condensing Qi stage, he felt as if he had been seen through like a transparent body, without any ability to resist.

  The Xu surname woman beside him was also pale, the sword light under her feet flashed, and she lost control of Guan Ze, who fell to the ground. She let out a cry of surprise and fell from mid-air with the young man in her arms.

  The middle-aged man's feet were also flashing with sword light, and he almost lost control. He used all his strength to rush out quickly, grab the two of them and fall to the ground, and just this one move made him sweat profusely.

  After landing, he immediately clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Junior disciple Li Hai of the Xuan Dao Sect, I didn't know that senior was cultivating in seclusion here, please forgive my intrusion."

  The woman with the surname Xu also responded, the divine consciousness just now made her uneasy, and she hurriedly said respectfully: "Junior disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect, Xu Fei."

  The young man was so frightened at this time that his face turned pale, standing behind the girl and tightly grasping her clothes, not daring to speak.

  The beasts on the ground also trembled under this divine gaze, their eyes revealing a fearful color, crouching motionless on the ground.

  "Xuandaozong..." A weathered voice slowly emerged from all around, with no discernible emotion in its tone.

  The middle-aged man secretly cried out in distress. If he were alone, he could still see the bad situation and escape immediately. But now that his junior sister and younger brother are also here, if he escapes alone, Master will definitely investigate later. Now he can only hope that the other party will take into account that the Xuan Dao Sect is nearby, and since the three of them have not done anything too provocative to the other party, they hope to be able to keep the peace.

  But after the other party said a sentence, they fell silent. The middle-aged man's heart was pounding, and he gritted his teeth fiercely, thinking that his life was more important. If the other party made a move to kill him, he wouldn't care about others, but would first protect himself.

  A woman with the surname Xu was sweating on her forehead, she was extremely nervous, seeing that even the normally calm and composed Third Master was scared to the point of being pale-faced. She was even more terrified, hesitated for half a day, and then spoke in a gentle and respectful tone: "Senior, I acknowledge that we have not done anything to offend you, you..."

  Before she finished speaking, that weathered voice suddenly let out a soft "hmm", hesitated for a moment, and asked: "You just said your surname is Xu?"

  A woman with the surname Xu was taken aback and respectfully said: "The disciple's surname is Xu."

  The sound fell silent, and after a long time, a faint sigh was heard, saying: "You wait to leave!" As soon as the words were spoken, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the sky, as if an invisible giant hand had swept across, brushing against the three people. In an instant, the three of them couldn't stop their bodies and were blown far away.

  The middle-aged man's face changed, his heart was shocked, just now, for a moment, his whole body seemed to be locked up, and he couldn't resist at all. If the other party really had the intention of killing, he would have been beheaded by now.

  Under the grip of fear, he didn't say another word and grabbed his junior brother and sister. In a moment when no one was paying attention, they swiftly fled, worried that the other party would change their mind and use all their might to transform into a rainbow and disappear into the sky.

  After the three left, the ground on that mossy cliff suddenly made a crisp sound, and large rocks fell one after another, revealing a pitch-black cave.

  A man with waist-length hair walked out slowly, his face was pale and his eyes were bright and spirited. At the moment he walked out of the cave, all the beasts that were lying on the ground let out a mournful cry and trembled, their eyes showing a pleading expression.

  The long-haired young man, about twenty years old, had an icy expression and cast a faint glance at these beasts without saying a word. He gazed into the distance towards the direction of Mount Heng's Xuan Dao Sect, his heart filled with emotion.

  He was Wang Lin, who had been in seclusion for four years!

  "The Qi Condensation stage was completed long ago, but reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is just too difficult. I've tried countless times, but it's still not working. Sutu, the method you mentioned, can it really help me successfully establish my foundation quickly?" Wang Lin muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with excitement.

  "Not bad, have you decided? Are you going to use my method?" Si Tu Nan smiled complacently and continued: "I've been advising you all along, this foundation-building may be difficult, but as long as you use my method, I guarantee success."

  Wang Lin's eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "A master of the Foundation Establishment stage is not someone I can defeat with my current cultivation. Let alone capture alive."

  Situ Nan burst out laughing and said, "Don't worry about this, I've got it covered. This time, for your foundation-building success, I'll risk it all again. As long as you can get me an opportunity, I'll help you capture the opponent. However, it's best if you find someone who has just built their foundation, that way I won't have to waste too much of my yuan ying essence."

  Wang Lin hesitated for a moment, sighed, and bitterly smiled: "Situ, this kind of vicious Base Snatching Great Method is purely harming others to benefit oneself. The person whose base is snatched will undoubtedly die. Let's take another look."

  "You, I've advised you countless times, in the Cultivation Realm, the strong prey on the weak, and harming others for personal gain is a universal principle. With your attitude, when can you reach the Infant Transformation Stage? Hmph, if you don't want to use my method, that's fine too. If you can get your hands on top-grade wood-attribute materials, upgrade the Heaven-Defying Pearl once, and then cultivate with wood-attribute spiritual energy, it'll be enough to establish a foundation. Or perhaps find a Nascent Soul Stage expert to help you, otherwise, don't even think about it." said Si Tu Nan discontentedly.

  Wang Lin fell silent for a moment before speaking: "I wonder how others have successfully built their foundation?"

  "It's simple, generally with a sect, as long as there is a Yuan Ying period master, they can use their own cultivation to help disciples build their foundation. If my physical body was still around, I could also help you. In our country, the status of the Yuan Ying period is equivalent to the foundation-building period here, although it's not too many, but enough to help each sect's disciples complete the foundation-building process."