Chapter 117 - 94: The Three Trials of Foundation Establishment
A cliff over thirty zhang high, if even a cultivator like him jumped down, there would be a risk of being smashed into pieces. But if the height was reduced by half, to just twenty or even fifteen zhang?
With his current Great Success Realm in the Light Body Skill, jumping down would at most result in minor injuries.
Not to mention, he could also use a rope.
Moreover, to Zhou Changwang’s surprise, he discovered that from the bottom of the cliff going west for about ten miles was the foot of Changling Mountain where he originally rented Spirit Fields.
He was extremely familiar with that place.
"So, if we were to dig a tunnel, the exit should be under this cliff. As for the entrance, it can’t be in the backyard, it can only be the front yard,
My first choice is my Cultivation Secret Room, just because it is closer to the cliff edge, and the workload is smaller."
After calming his Heart Spirit, Zhou Changwang quickly made his decision.
Then, he didn’t hesitate, grabbing his Spiritual Hoe, he ran to the cultivation secret room, silently comparing directions, preparing to start digging, and then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he quickly cast the Spirit Eye Technique.
Digging a tunnel like this shouldn’t be done recklessly.
Especially in a Spirit Vein Land like this, if you break a branch of the earth vein, although it won’t affect the entire Spirit Vein much, the Spirit Vein Node under his cultivation secret room would likely be damaged.
By then, before the danger has even arrived, his cultivation secret room would be destroyed instead, which would not be worth the loss.
Sure enough.
Under the investigation of the Spirit Eye Technique, beneath the cultivation secret room, there were over ten Spirit Vein branches intertwined together.
The center of the intertwining was the legendary Spirit Vein Node.
This was also the reason why the Spiritual Qi in the cultivation secret room was far more abundant than elsewhere.
If any of them were damaged, the concentration of Spiritual Qi would reduce by a fraction, directly impacting his cultivation efficiency.
"Luckily, I paid attention to this point early on."
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhou Changwang quickly changed direction before starting to dig.
Zhou Changwang was a Spirit Farmer, digging in the earth was his forte.
This was what he was good at.
Moreover, after practicing the Celestial Essence Eight Techniques, his strength greatly increased.
In just a short while, he had dug a three-foot-wide hole.
Then, he began to move the soil, transporting it to the backyard.
After two hours, he stopped, barely covering the dug hole with a stone slab.
After all, this was not a small project.
To avoid damaging the underground Spirit Vein branches, he needed to constantly adjust directions, winding around, resulting in lower efficiency.
He didn’t expect to finish in a day; dedicating an hour or two daily was sufficient.
His main focus next was still on his Spirit Field.
The Spirit Gathering Grass was about to mature and needed care.
The Thunder Spirit Rice Tree, after some cultivation, gradually blossomed with Spirit Rice Flowers, and needed a lot of lightning for growth stimulation.
Thus, he quickly busied himself in the backyard.
Only when all the Spirit Plants had absorbed enough nutrients and had been showered with Spirit Rain did Zhou Changwang take a break.
Then, he took out a light golden Jade Scroll from his Storage Bag.
It was the Magic he had purchased this time from Bai’s Trading House.
The Five Elements Thunder Transformation Technique.
Unlike Thousand Thunder Flashes,
The Five Elements Thunder Transformation Technique was a genuinely aggressive magic, with powerful strength and was relatively precious.
So, when Zhou Changwang’s Heart Spirit immersed into it, a Restriction appeared.
This was a special kind of Forbidden Technique, set up by high-tier cultivators, to prevent the spread of magic.
All it required was to make a vow of not spreading it, and the Restriction would naturally dissolve.
Of course, even if it were truly spread, this Restriction wouldn’t really have much backlash effect.
It’s a way to guard against gentlemen, not petty people.
However, any cultivator aspiring to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm would never break this vow.
Because it’s well-known that Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators facing Foundation Establishment have three gates to pass.
These are the Qi Blood Barrier, the Spiritual Power Barrier, and the Consciousness Barrier.
Among them, the Qi Blood Barrier refers to whether the cultivator has no hidden physical injuries, is below the age of sixty, and that their vitality is not in decline.
This is why the success rate for reaching Foundation Establishment after sixty is relatively low.
Because the Qi Blood Barrier is hard to overcome.
The Spiritual Power Barrier tests the cultivator’s Spiritual Power thickness and whether their foundation is solid.
Generally, a cultivator at the Peak of Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, after honing their Spiritual Power for several years, can safely pass through.
But the most difficult is the Consciousness Barrier.
The Consciousness Barrier is related to Spiritual Power and allegedly even involves the Heart and Spirit Realm.
As of now, if he makes the vow not to spread this Thunder Skill, then once this magic is spread from his hands, when he attempts Foundation Establishment, his mental state would be immediately unstable, and even with the Foundation Establishment Pill augmentation, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm would be nearly impossible.
Although this notion is just a rumor from the marketplace, its truth is dubious.
However, any chance of obstructing Foundation Establishment, cultivators wouldn’t easily defy it.
Zhou Changwang was no different.
Making the vow, the cultivation method of the Five Elements Thunder Transformation Technique finally appeared before him.
For a long while, Zhou Changwang set down the Jade Scroll, his brows furrowing deeply.
This Five Elements Thunder Transformation Technique, as an Attack Type Thunder Skill, is undoubtedly powerful and can surely stand out among its grade.
But its cultivation difficulty far surpasses ordinary magic and the Thousand Thunder Flashes he cultivated before.
Thousand Thunder Flashes consisted of over twenty rune structures, and back then, it took him a full seven days just to get to the entry level.
