Chapter Seventeen: Building Foundations [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

  It wasn't until much later, after a large amount of spiritual energy had been consumed and the cycle was complete, that it returned to its original position. At this moment, the entire dantian felt as if it had been poured into a pot of boiling water. The thousand-year-old true energy that had been cultivated for many years was instantly extinguished without any resistance. However, as this feeling slowly dissipated, a refreshing and invigorating sensation flowed from the dantian throughout the body. This comfortable feeling made Leng Yun smile as he opened his eyes. It wasn't until then that Leng Yun understood why everyone wanted to cultivate immortality - this kind of comfort was indeed not something ordinary people could experience.

  He closed his eyes tightly, and only when the refreshing feeling slowly dissipated did Leng Yun finally open them again. However, a pungent smell that rushed straight to his brain almost made him faint on the spot. It wasn't until then that he discovered his originally rough linen shirt had completely turned black, with some areas seeming to be able to drip out ink-like sweat.

  Leng Yun didn't think twice and directly rushed into the small door behind that strange tripod, and inside this door happened to be a spiritual spring. This was originally the place where the old man refined his elixirs and took water, after all many kinds of medicinal pills must use living water.

  After washing clean, Leng Yun returned to the original position again. However, the big stone that was originally sitting on was directly thrown out of the cave by Leng Yun and replaced with a cleaner one.

  After building the foundation, it's natural to hurry and consolidate, but just as Leng Yun was about to continue his efforts, he couldn't help but think of the Blood Prison Pagoda and the Nine Underworld Shura, two cultivation methods that focus on the lower dantian. Although Leng Yun had never relaxed in practicing these two methods for over a year, without the assistance of the foundation pill, the speed was as slow as a snail's pace. In comparison, Leng Yun finally understood why the old man said that cultivating ancient methods requires the support of a large sect - it's like they're not even on the same starting line.

  After thinking about it, Leng Yun swallowed three more foundation pills and began to cultivate the Blood Prison Pagoda. As for why he didn't cultivate the Nine Repair Youluo first, Leng Yun had a feeling that the aura of Xuan Shui Zhen Sha and the Nine Repair Youluo were very similar, both having a cold and gloomy feel. After cultivating for a long time, it would produce an abnormal sensation of numbness throughout the body. The Blood Prison Pagoda, although also leaning towards cold, had a warm and cool meaning, so Leng Yun's subconscious chose the Blood Prison Pagoda after stopping from Xuan Shui Zhen Sha.

  The operation route of the Blood Prison Pagoda is roughly one-third identical to that of the Xuan Water True Essence, so the three Foundation Establishment Pills just barely supported the completion of the Blood Prison Pagoda's foundation, giving off a refreshing feeling. However, afterwards, the black sweat oozing out from his skin was significantly less than before.

  Blood Prison Pagoda's foundation is complete, and for someone who can't even chew his food properly, it's only natural that he wouldn't give up on Blood Spirit Asura. Now, he's almost addicted to the refreshing feeling of successfully building the foundation.

  However, this time Leng Yun had miscalculated. With the same three Foundation Establishment Pills, Jiuyou Xiu Luo's foundation establishment process was much smoother than before. After all, with the previous two heart methods, more than half of his meridians had already been opened up, so they wouldn't hinder the flow of Jiuyou Xiu Luo's true energy. But when Jiuyou Xiu Luo's true energy returned to its starting point at the Baihui acupoint, the Blood Prison Pagoda True Core that was originally stable in the Baihui suddenly went berserk. It then collided with the returning Jiuyou Xiu Luo true energy, almost dispersing Leng Yun's divine sense that he had obtained through great difficulty by taking medicinal pills. After that, the two different true cores began to battle each other within Leng Yun's Baihui. The feeling was like thousands of horses and soldiers rushing back and forth in his mind. Fortunately, this feeling came quickly and left quickly. After all, they were just establishing their foundations and didn't have much true energy to consume. The two true cores soon calmed down. If Leng Yun could see inside his Upper Dantian, he would discover that the two true cores were quietly floating on either side of the significantly expanded Upper Dantian, slowly rotating around its center at a constant speed.

  Of course, these two true essences are at least ten times weaker compared to their original forms. Now, the current two can only be considered as two sparks that support the sky, and this is something that only a demonic beast physique like Leng Yun's can withstand.

  When the buzzing in his mind finally calmed down, Leng Yun opened his eyes with a lack of energy, but as soon as he did, the old man's pair of eyes that were almost bulging out appeared before him.

  "Little one, have you completed your foundation building?"

  Leng Yun nodded somewhat dazedly, and as it turned out, he had already successfully built his foundation. The old man laughed loudly and patted Leng Yun's shoulder heavily, "I knew you were a genius, otherwise how could a normal person possess such an overwhelming aura like yours? Tell Master, how did you manage to build your foundation so quickly? In the future, when Master finds you a junior brother, he can try it out too."

  Leng Yun thought for a moment, and didn't hide anything, but moved the six Foundation Establishment Pills he had taken later to before his probing. However, when the old man heard that Leng Yun had swallowed four Foundation Establishment Pills in one breath, he almost spat out his tongue, "You little scoundrel, are you human or a demonic beast? Four Foundation Establishment Pills, how did they not burst your body? Even I, this great immortal, don't dare to swallow four Foundation Establishment Pills at once."

  At this time, Leng Yun suddenly discovered that the golden snake wrapped around the waist of the strange old man had a wound about one foot long on its back. Upon closer inspection, the old man's face seemed to have turned somewhat pale. Although the old man had been slightly injured in previous encounters, it was nothing compared to this time. For cultivators, especially at the level of the old man, only when they were seriously injured would their expression reveal any abnormalities.

  In fact, as for what realm the old man had cultivated to, Leng Yun didn't know, and the old man hadn't said either. However, judging from Leng Yun's guesswork, it should be at least above the formation of the elixir.

  "Master, what's wrong with you? Is it serious?"

  The old man's concern for Leng Yun seemed completely nonchalant, and he casually waved his hand. "Nothing major, just accidentally ran into a few old guys from the Dan Ding Sect and got schemed by them."

  After finishing, the strange old man suddenly threw a jade slip to Leng Yun and said: "There is a very good technique for gathering aura inside, learn this first, in a few days we may have to change places."

  After finishing, the strange old man did not stay any longer and directly entered the small stone room with spiritual spring next to him. After the strange old man left, Leng Yun also shifted his attention to the jade slip, but when he saw the content of the jade slip, he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

  "Turtle Breathing Technique!"

  Yu Jian's inner technique was actually a breathing method called "Turtle Breathing Technique", and the Turtle Breathing Technique's energy circulation method was surprisingly similar to the route of the demonic energy that Xiao Hei had been running in his body over the years. In fact, it could be said that except for a few unimportant routes, the Turtle Breathing Technique's lines were completely identical to the demonic energy lines.

  Leng Yun tentatively activated the Xuan Shui Zhen Yuan, tracing the route of the demonic energy in his memory. This was not difficult for Leng Yun, as he had been doing it since he was a child, when Xiao Hei would often transport demonic energy to him through this route whenever he needed to enter or exit the Barbarian Dragon Lake. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he had been practicing this technique for nearly ten years now.

  "Huh?!"

  Suddenly, a strange old man's exclamation came from inside the room. Before the sound had even fallen, the strange old man was already standing in front of Leng Yun. "Youngster, have you practiced this Turtle Breathing Technique? Could it be that you're really a demonic beast?"