The top candidate for this Foundation Establishment is Lu Changfeng.
He has already reached Qi Cultivation Great Perfection, making it an ideal time for Foundation Establishment.
Within the Cyan Mountain Sect, apart from him, no other member has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation.
Xuu Mengyuan, from Guangde County, with his current cultivation, has stagnated at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer due to the decline in Qi Blood and cannot advance in the short term.
Since Lu Ping used [Two-star - Life Extension] to increase Xuu Mengyuan’s lifespan by five years, Xuu Mengyuan is now focused on health preservation.
He hopes to live a few more years and protect Guangde County for a few more years.
Back at the Celestial South Exchange Conference, if the Cyan Wood Longevity Scripture could have been successfully traded, it would surely be given to Xuu Mengyuan for cultivation first.
Unfortunately, Elder Jiang’s trading requirements were too high.
"This Foundation Establishment Pill was not easy to come by; we encountered a battle along the way to finally bring it back safely."
Lu Changfeng’s gaze was solemn as he looked at the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, determination evident on his face.
"This time, I will definitely achieve Foundation Establishment!"
"Good, second brother, once you successfully establish your Foundation, the Cyan Mountain Sect will have another Foundation Establishment Cultivator! At that time, our Cyan Mountain Sect with three Foundation Establishments can surpass the Hengyue Sect!"
Lu Yuanshan laughed heartily and was very supportive of Lu Changfeng’s determination.
Achieving Foundation Establishment requires great willpower.
"Second brother, hang in there."
Zhiwei spoke with a smile on her face, "No need to feel pressured, just do your best."
Having obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill, Lu Changfeng could barely contain his excitement.
Previously on the Flood Dragon Boat, witnessing his elder brother and younger sister being assassinated while he was powerless due to lack of strength and could only stand aside, Lu Changfeng deeply realized his inadequacies in strength.
The necessity to enhance his strength was imminent.
He must achieve Foundation Establishment quickly!
Regarding Lu Changfeng’s urgent desire to establish his Foundation, Lu Yuanshan not only reminded him but also imparted some Foundation Establishment experiences.
That night, after all the preparations were in place, Lu Changfeng entered the Cultivation Cave Mansion and went into secluded cultivation, beginning his attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
A Foundation Establishment Pill possesses a fifty percent chance of Foundation Establishment.
Combined with that bottle of Moonlight Powder, an additional layer of Foundation Establishment success rate can be obtained.
A sixty percent success rate for Foundation Establishment is already not considered low.
But Lu Ping wanted the second son’s Foundation Establishment success rate to be higher.
Perhaps, a [Two-Star - Breakthrough Bottleneck] could be refreshed in the System Mall.
This item could increase the Foundation Establishment success rate by twenty percent for Qi Cultivators breaking through to Foundation Establishment.
In this way, Lu Changfeng’s Foundation Establishment success rate could reach eighty percent!
[Reputation Points: 730].
Checking the current Reputation Points, there’s enough to refresh the mall.
Lu Ping tried a ten-time refresh.
The Mall interface jumped, and a total of thirty-nine new items appeared. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel(ꜰ)ire.net
With a glance, Lu Ping did not find any refresh to [Two-Star - Breakthrough Bottleneck].
But this was not regrettable.
Because something better had appeared.
[Three-Star - Breakthrough Bottleneck] had appeared as an item.
[Breakthrough Bottleneck: Three-Star]
[Effect: Select a Qi Cultivation Stage sect member, increase the chance of this member breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage by thirty percent]
The item star rank increased by one star, and the effect attained was better.
An increase of thirty percent success rate for Foundation Establishment!
No need to look further, this item definitely needs to be redeemed.
Deducting 300 Reputation Points, Lu Ping redeemed this item, targeting Lu Changfeng.
With this enhancement, Lu Changfeng’s success rate for breaking through to Foundation Establishment suddenly reached ninety percent.
If he still could not achieve Foundation Establishment, then there’s nothing more to say.
Right after Lu Ping enhanced Lu Changfeng with the [Three-Star - Breakthrough Bottleneck] effect, Lu Changfeng in the Cultivation Cave Mansion was filled with resolute expression, brimming with confidence for this Foundation Establishment.
He understood the Foundation Establishment process from Lu Yuanshan and Zhiwei.
The aim is to compress True Qi in the Dantian into True Essence.
This compression process is not considered easy.
Because the difference between True Qi and True Essence is immense.
It’s a qualitative transformation.
Once successful in compressing True Qi into True Essence, then nourishing the cultivator’s physical body with True Essence, one can complete a leap in the life level.
Lifespan would increase by one fold, reaching about two hundred years.
Lu Changfeng, following Zhiwei’s imparted experiences, took a deep breath, then took out the Foundation Establishment Pill and swallowed it.
Besides that, the Moonlight Powder was also opened and immediately taken.
When compressing True Qi into True Essence, True Qi becomes extremely agitated and chaotic, greatly damaging the cultivator’s Dao Body.
Being a bit careless, if the meridians cannot withstand it, then the painstakingly compressed True Qi will explode, erupting within.
This result would inevitably damage the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the limbs, causing severe wear and tear to the Dao Body, ultimately leading to a tragic death of the cultivator, evoking pity.
And the role of the Foundation Establishment Pill is to make True Essence calm and smooth during compression, better controlled.
This is the most critical and the most difficult step.
Completing this step will not be short in time.
Whether one or two months, up to a year.
Having completed the process for enhancing Lu Changfeng with [Three-Star - Breakthrough Bottleneck], Lu Ping floated into the Cultivation Cave Mansion, surveying Lu Changfeng’s secluded cultivation state.
Finding nothing abnormal, he ceased paying attention.
Cultivators achieving Foundation Establishment are entirely reliant on themselves, outsiders cannot help.
Ninety percent Foundation Establishment success rate is reassuring enough.
At worst, if true Foundation Establishment is unsuccessful, it will certainly not harm the Dao Body.
Really nothing to worry about.
Suspended beside Lu Changfeng, Lu Ping’s gaze shifted, looking at another new item in the System Mall.
[Three-Star - Sect Attraction]
Sect Attraction, what’s this?
Upon seeing this item for the first time, Lu Ping was somewhat puzzled.
Opened to view details.
[Sect Attraction: Three-Star]
[Effect: Increase the sect’s external appeal, attracting various excellent Dao seeds to join the sect]
Lu Ping viewed with interest, feeling quite intrigued in his heart.
Once redeemed, the sect’s future disciple recruitment becomes easier, attracting numerous talented cultivation seedlings.
Currently, Cyan Mountain Sect has few disciples, and to grow, it must expand the disciples’ scale.
Only this price is somewhat high...
Requires 1500 Reputation Points.
After pondering, Lu Ping decided not to redeem this [Three-Star - Sect Attraction] for now.
For now, Reputation Points are insufficient, better to explore several Doorway Affairs to earn more points.
Explore five times then.
Spending 25 Reputation Points, Lu Ping redeemed five [Doorway Affairs].
Then, he opened the system map, initiating location exploration on the map.
Rings of ripples spread, gently exploring.