Suppressing his excitement, Shen Wang carefully pondered over the situation with the Heaven-Cutting Finger.
This Qi Gathering Technique utilizes a part of the meridians between the fingers and Spiritual Power to form a closed loop similar to an array, making his body a gathering point for nearby Spiritual Qi, thereby significantly concentrating the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
To be precise, it is as if one finger poked a concave hole in the void filled with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, causing a certain degree of resonance, making the nearby Spiritual Qi actively surge over. It’s quite wondrous; one might say it possesses the power to seize the miracles of heaven and earth.
After he formed the finger technique and activated the Heaven-Cutting Finger, the Spiritual Qi within his sensing range surged towards him like rivers entering the sea, much faster than the normal Qi Gathering method.
In his perception, he became the center of a vortex, and there was also a small vortex in the room, which he knew without thinking was his daughter cultivating with this finger technique.
"The techniques known by immortals are truly remarkable, even when used by an infant, they’re extraordinary divine skills to me."
Shen Wang marveled. His daughter already brought him two powerful things, first a top-notch Contemplation Method that allowed him to consolidate his Spiritual Power, stronger than others at the same realm.
Now, with the added Qi Gathering Finger Technique, his Qi Cultivation speed could increase several times over, a treatment comparable to those disciples of Major Sects, possibly even better than them.
"Thank you, daughter. The next matters should be handled by your father; you’re still too young. I will protect you as much as possible."
Shen Wang whispered to himself, took out a Spirit Stone, and gave it a try.
The Spiritual Qi gathered by this finger technique isn’t limited to naturally existing Qi in the void; it can also speed up the absorption of Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones.
Especially since the Spiritual Qi in Spirit Stones is much purer, the effects are even more significant; needless to say for Spirit Crystals.
He went to the secret chamber, formed the finger technique touching the Spirit Crystal, and pure Spiritual Qi surged in like a torrent.
Shen Wang concentrated his mind on cultivating with the Heaven-Cutting Finger, and after a long time, with a ripple, his cultivation broke through to the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation in one fell swoop!
Excitedly opening his eyes, Shen Wang’s expression was complex, stunned for a moment.
"After more than a year, I finally restored myself back to the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation."
He sighed, having experienced much over the past year, now once again facing the step towards Foundation Establishment, he felt considerably confident.
During his renewed cultivation, his Spiritual Power was more refined than before, with dual attributes of fire and wood, making his foundation more solid.
If he uses external objects, he doesn’t even need to undergo the transition from the Tenth-Layer to Twelfth-Layer Qi Cultivation; he could achieve Foundation Establishment in one go.
He opened his eyes, touched his Storage Pouch, and took out a bottle.
This was the Foundation Establishment item given by the Black Death Blade King. Concerned about potential trickery, he hadn’t opened it.
But from some sensations, it seemed to contain something like Evil Qi that assists Foundation Establishment, though its attributes might not be too suitable for him.
Moreover, considering Foundation Establishment this time, he wasn’t too keen on relying on external items.
As a family member, he was quite familiar with the process and principles of Foundation Establishment.
In terms of power transformation, it’s the conversion of gaseous Spiritual Power or True Qi into liquid Spiritual Essence or True Essence.
This process represents a change in energy density; after full Foundation Establishment, it involves changes tenfold, hundredfold, or even thousandfold, resulting in Qi Cultivation cultivators or Innate Grandmasters generally being no match for Foundation Establishment Cultivators or Grandmasters.
Aside from the importance of Spiritual Power, the physical body mostly transforms along with the evolution of power, except for such special existences like Shen Wang, where the physical body might surpass the cultivation.
Theoretically, as long as he continuously refines and consolidates his Spiritual Power, there’s a chance to transform it and step into the Foundation Establishment Realm.
But this process is extremely difficult, without sufficient perseverance and spirit, without understanding the mysteries of Foundation Establishment, it’s hard to achieve this step on one’s own.
Therefore, to take shortcuts in the Foundation Establishment process, one must rely on external items and external forces.
The power condensed taking shortcuts would certainly be inferior, as the quality of Foundation Establishment can be divided into three grades based on the superiority of external assistance, whether relying on external forces or not.
Namely, Celestial, Earthly, and Human ranks.
Celestial rank requires comprehension of the mysteries of heaven and earth, relying on one’s enlightenment to the path of Foundation Establishment, the base thus formed is the most solid and stable, with the potential to ascend to heaven, therefore called Celestial Foundation.
Earthly rank depends on various Earth Treasures, mainly Five Elements Items, possibly the kind given by the Black Death Blade King, provided he wasn’t tricking him.
This type of Foundation Establishment utilizes various treasures, akin to laying a foundation in the Dantian, also quite stable; Spiritual Essence and True Essence can be condensed tenfold or even a hundredfold.
The last, Human rank Foundation Establishment, relies on manpower, mainly divided into assisted Foundation Establishment by others and medicinal assistance; the former requires assistance from the strong, the latter involves consuming pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill or Element Transformation Pill.
This type of Foundation Establishment’s drawbacks are the greatest, resulting in the most ordinary foundation, with a high likelihood of failure, even if successful, even an eight or ninefold condensation of Spiritual Essence would be remarkable.
Given Shen Wang’s original situation, utilizing Heavenly and Earthly Treasures for Foundation Establishment would be quite respectable, but with the system, Shen Wang feels if he doesn’t attempt the Celestial Foundation Establishment, he would be letting the system down.
"The Celestial Foundation Establishment can only rely on oneself, first perfect the Spiritual Power and fill the entire Dantian."
Shen Wang thought silently, then realized a problem, his Dantian was still expanding.
Before the expansion is complete, there’s no need to rush; during this process, he could just continue consolidating his Spiritual Power.