Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 156: Xiantian Dao Breaking the Foundation

Feng Hongzi said:

"I look at things based on deeds rather than intentions. The fact is that after all your troubles, our sect has indeed grown a lot, and more than one-fifth of the people have benefited from it."

"People from the Alchemy Hall and the Weapon Hall always complain during meetings. Now that you have opened up a business path, they can finally smile."

"In short, as long as you don't do anything that goes against morality or harms the interests of the sect, just go ahead and do it."

At this time, Gong Tianwu saw that Feng Hongzi seemed to be about to leave, so he hurriedly said:
"Master, there is one more important thing to report."

Feng Hongzi said:

"You said."

Gong Tianwu said:

"This time we were actually ambushed by Yuan Hong using the Immortal Confusion Drunkenness Map, but the other party dragged another person into it, that is Zhu Yin from Emei."

When Gong Tianwu finished his story, Feng Hongzi could hardly believe his ears.

"Are you sure that Yuan Hong's outer body has been destroyed?"

Gong Tianwu said:

"Yes, I'm sure. I went up and checked carefully. Zhu Yin was very ruthless. His Gengjin sword energy has great explosive power."

"Otherwise, Yuan Ming would not have dared to tear off Zhu Yin's leg in anger."

Feng Hongzi said:

"This is a serious matter. I must discuss it with others. Please keep your mouth shut and don't let anyone know about it for now."

After Feng Hongzi finished speaking, he turned into a beam of light and flew away, leaving a token behind:
"With this token, you can come and see me anytime if you need anything.

***
Gong Tianwu certainly wouldn't think that a few words from the sect leader would make Yuan Mingshan let it go. This guy was famous for his aggressiveness and revenge.

Not only that, Gong Tianwu felt that he had made enough money this time. He also took advantage of the situation and dealt a heavy blow to the people of Yufei Sect. He even tricked Zhu Yin, the pride of Emei Sect.

In this situation, others will learn from the pain and most likely find some tricks.

This is not a society where evidence is required for everything, but an era where "I think you did it, so you are the murderer."

The only core reason that determines whether you are innocent or not is that your fist is bigger than the other person's.

Therefore, Gong Tianwu planned to stay in the sect's sphere of influence for a few years. After all, what he had done had been recognized by the sect leader.

The marketing network in Mujiang City has also been successfully established. The transportation of goods can be handed over to Wu Xiong and his brothers, while the business will be managed by the seventh sister.

Therefore, Gong Tianwu's goal this time is nothing else but to build his foundation!!
It is better to have something yourself than to have it yourself. Only after you improve your strength can you have enough sense of security and make those open and covert enemies have some reservations.

After returning to the sect, Gong Tianwu indeed discovered that someone thought he was doomed to die and came to test him.

But his junior brother He Shu carried out his mission very straightforwardly, turning into a mad dog and starting to chase and bite the guy desperately, even going so far as to make trouble for him at all costs, and trying every possible way to drag him to the sparring field.
In short, he tried every possible way to make this disciple very uncomfortable and accomplished the task that Gong Tianwu asked him to do perfectly.

Under such circumstances, Gong Tianwu successfully returned to the sect and received the support of the sect leader. Anyone who had any ulterior motives was also kept to themselves.

Gong Tianwu also announced very straightforwardly that he would go into seclusion, and this seclusion lasted for a full three years!

Of course, I didn't completely stay out of the public during these three years. I would occasionally show up to handle some matters and ask teachers and elders some questions.

But the time spent outside was never more than half a day - being locked up in one place for three years without being allowed to come out was called "death confinement".

And just during the Dragon Boat Festival, Gong Tianwu's realm had reached the peak of Qi Refining, or even higher, to be more precise.

Because attributes like his spiritual awareness are even higher than those of ordinary cultivators in the early stages of foundation building.

It's like when an ordinary person gets 100 points in an exam it's the pinnacle of his best efforts, but a top student gets 100 points because the paper is the only thing that matters.

At this moment, Gong Tianwu could clearly feel that there was a membrane, or a level, that was shackled him!

This level is the barrier between mortals and immortals.

When a person starts to refine Qi, it only means that he has begun to move towards the path of cultivation. Only when he successfully builds the foundation can he be said to be above ordinary people and be honored as a true person.

After reaching this state, Gong Tianwu involuntarily began to immerse himself in his own thoughts, devoting himself wholeheartedly to reflecting on his entire cultivation career and finding and filling in the gaps.

But he didn't know that just after he fell into this state, his body suddenly followed some instinct, stood up, and pushed open the door of the meditation room.

It can be seen that Gong Tianwu's eyes seemed blank and lifeless at this time, and he was still in a state of seclusion and cultivation, but his body had already begun to make a series of movements on its own.

After leaving the quiet room, I ran into the junior sister Yang Qianmin whom I had known before.

Earlier, at Liu Xun's birthday party, Gong Tianwu asked her to carry the Tianhe car to show it to the guests, and praised her for being "beautiful, intelligent, and graceful." This Junior Sister Yang was very proud at the time.

Moreover, once this kind of thing starts, there will be a precedent for it to follow, and she will definitely be allowed to go.

Both Liu Xun and Wei Liang felt that it would be nice to have a pleasant female disciple serving tea and water when discussing matters or interacting with others. This was definitely better than the clumsy male disciples.

Of course, Junior Sister Yang definitely got the upper hand from the boss in this regard.

After all, Wei and Liu have more than 40 disciples in total. Apart from their own practice time, the two masters have limited energy and resources to spend on their disciples.

Disciples like Gong Tianwu who can find resources outside and give back to their master are rare.

Therefore, for most disciples, being able to show up more often in front of Wei and Liu means more guidance and more resources.

To put it more intuitively, from then on, Yang Qianmin received 50% more time from her master's guidance and 70% more resources.

Of course, her favorability towards Gong Tianwu is definitely +10085. Why is it a little less? That’s of course because of the existence of Seventh Sister.

He hasn't found a Taoist partner yet, but he's keeping a beautiful and charming concubine at home. Any girl who aspires to be the first wife would definitely feel uncomfortable.

However, Yang Qianmin's background is also extraordinary. She is the princess of a royal palace, and her biological mother is a concubine, which is the PLUS version of a concubine, so she has never taken this aspect seriously since she was a child.

In other words, as long as Gong Tianwu doesn't find a boy concubine, everything is within her understanding.

At this moment, Yang Qianmin and Gong Tianwu met face to face. She immediately brushed her hair in panic, and then said in a very sweet voice:
"Brother, are you going out?"

However, Gong Tianwu said nothing, walked around her and went out.

Yang Qianmin felt aggrieved at first, and then she felt something was wrong, because this was totally not Brother Xu's style. Even if he was in a bad mood, he would definitely smile and nod.

So she immediately stepped forward to stop the man:
"Senior Brother Xu?"

Gong Tianwu continued to walk out without saying a word.

At this time, Yang Qianmin had already noticed Gong Tianwu's distracted look and said in surprise:

"Brother Xu, what's wrong with you?"

Then she reached out to pull, but Gong Tianwu flicked her out with a light wave of his hand, and then continued to try to walk out. In a hurry, Yang Qianmin immediately released a firework for help.

To be honest, Yang Qianmin was the first person in a hundred years to set off fireworks to ask for help in the main mountain of the Great Snow Mountain.

Soon, Wei Liang came quickly, and several disciples also arrived at the same time.

As soon as she saw Wei Liang, Yang Qianmin seemed to have found her backbone, and said with tears in her eyes:

"Master, Master! Senior Brother Xu is not in a good condition. He seems to be possessed by evil spirits."

After hearing this, Wei Liang immediately stepped forward and frowned when he saw Gong Tianwu's expression:
"When did you see him become like this?"

While Wei Liang was speaking, he had quietly performed a magical power called drawing a prison on the ground. In this dazed state, Gong Tianwu could only circle around in place.

Yang Qianmin said with tears in her eyes:
"About a cup of tea ago, I saw Senior Brother Xu coming out of the retreat room, so I greeted him, but he ignored me."

The seventh sister was in the store today, so she rushed over when she heard the news. However, she was obviously very calm. After realizing that Wei and Liu were there, she stayed quietly by the side without saying a word.

After seeing the fireworks calling for help, two more elders rushed over. One of them was Elder Yang who had taken the Lishui Sword before.

He was able to turn bad times into good times. After going out on an adventure, he successfully returned and finally made a breakthrough! Not only that, he also got a very good treasure out of a disguise.

Elder Yang is proficient in medical skills. After looking at Gong Tianwu for a while, he said in shock:

"I don't see any signs that he was being controlled or affected by evil magic, but I seem to have heard of this kind of situation, which is the legendary divine fixed body tour."

"In this case, the soul falls into a deep state of enlightenment, and the body will act completely according to its instinctive needs."

"So, Senior Brother, please do not try to wake him up. Do not delay this child's opportunity and allow him to act according to his own desires."

At this time, Liu Xun also arrived in time. Because he practiced the Tianyi Gangqi of Gong Tianwu, he saw it immediately and said in shock:

"His hair is shining silver, his eyebrows are bronze, his eyes are red! He is now in a state of full energy and vitality, is he going to break through the foundation building stage directly?!"

Yang Qianmin said even more worriedly:
"How can this be possible? Senior Brother Xu hasn't taken the foundation-building pill yet! Is he really going to break through the foundation-building stage by entering the innate realm?"

With the presence of several big men, Wei Liang naturally released Gong Tianwu from the prison he was trapped in, and released him directly, allowing him to move freely.

As a result, Gong Tianwu, in this confused state, actually went directly to the Bitter Abyss!

At this time, everyone followed behind. After discovering that Gong Tianwu had gone down to the depths of the Bitter Abyss for more than ten miles, they found a place with the strongest underground gale and sat down cross-legged.

As a result, less than ten breaths after he sat down, Gong Tianwu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, was seen floating up slowly and came to a state of two or three meters above the ground, but still maintaining the position of sitting cross-legged.

He could feel that the vitality of heaven and earth was gradually converging towards him, as if Gong Tianwu had turned into a huge vortex core, slowly spinning.

During the entire Qi Refining period, cultivators are actually doing one thing, which is to refine themselves and complete their evolution towards a higher quality life.

Every step completed in carving is equivalent to improving one's Qi Refining stage cultivation by one level.

When one has refined oneself to the extreme with the strength of the Qi Refining Stage, one has reached the Peak of Qi Refining. At this time, one needs to take a crucial step and thoroughly absorb the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth to enrich oneself and complete the last step of building the foundation.

Strictly speaking, the process from refining Qi to building the foundation is similar to firing a piece of peerless porcelain (pot).

All the pain, endurance, tempering, and even burning are for the final step of holding water.

No matter how much water is filled in the porcelain, will it leak out in the end? Or even will it break directly during the process of filling with water? During this process, all kinds of accidents may happen at any time!
Once it appears, all previous efforts will be declared a failure.

Taking foundation-building pills and using foundation-building spiritual objects for assistance during foundation-building is similar to doing some preparatory work before filling a boiled pot with water.

For example, adding a hoop on the outside, wrapping it with a layer of tough and dense mulberry paper, etc.

After witnessing all this, everyone present, including the elders, were extremely shocked:

"How come it's so fast?"

Because the normal foundation-building process is actually divided into eight steps, the first four steps are as follows:

Nourish your mind,
Rest your energy,
Regulate meridians,
Cut off false thoughts.

Among these four steps, the first three are all about physical conditioning, which can be explained by the fact that Gong Tianwu had already made preparations during his retreat.

However, the fourth step is difficult.

The Buddhist scriptures say that in one snap of the fingers there are sixty instants, and in one instant nine hundred thoughts arise and disappear.

This is still the case under normal circumstances, but before such a big event as building the foundation, one's heart will definitely be filled with fear, worry, suspicion and other negative emotions, especially those who lack self-confidence.

What is important in building a foundation is courage and perseverance. If you build a foundation with these negative emotions, anything that could have been successful will collapse directly.

So normally, you need to get rid of these unnecessary thoughts in your mind and adjust your mentality to the best, only then can you officially start building the foundation.

When it comes to cutting off false thoughts, everyone present has seen pigs running away, even if they have never eaten pork. It is not uncommon for it to take at least one or two days, and at most ten days or half a month.

Gong Tianwu's speed was so fast that it was unheard of and horrifying.

"let's go"

At this time, Wei and Liu, as Gong Tianwu's teachers, began to shout and drive people away.

After all, for something as important as building the foundation, the rules are that no one is allowed to spy on it, as this would make it easy for someone to plot against you and would also prevent you from being implicated in any causal relationship.

But at this moment, a series of "buzzing" sounds suddenly rang around, and this sound came from inside Gong Tianwu's body.

Li Zhen, who rushed over after hearing the news, was immediately dumbfounded:
"Heaven and earth are roaring? Is this the time for heaven and earth to roar?"

The process of breaking through the foundation is to transform the human body so that it can adapt to the heaven and earth and digest spiritual energy.

Mortals eat grains and suffer from all kinds of diseases. Why can immortals eat wind and drink clouds and refine qi in the sky? It is because there are obvious differences in the body structures of the two.

During this transformation process, if the effect is particularly good, the joints of the body will begin to collide, producing a special state of resonance with the heaven and earth.

Normally, such abnormalities would only occur when the foundation building was about to be completed, but how long had Gong Tianwu been sitting down? Less than a few minutes, right?

As heaven and earth roared, the surge of spiritual energy around Gong Tianwu became more and more intense, and his breathing suddenly began to become heavy and loud, because every breath he took was accompanied by the absorption and refinement of spiritual energy, as if he was having a silent conversation with the vital energy between heaven and earth.

It can be said that within a short period of time, the spiritual energy in his body began to condense, forming small spiritual energy vortices that rotated continuously and even released dazzling light, illuminating the darkness around him.

This step is called climbing the ladder to heaven.

At this time, Yang Qianmin next to him had already started counting, because every breath Gong Tianwu took at this time was equivalent to expanding the threshold of spiritual energy in his body.

Some people can perform eight or ten high-level Taoist magics as soon as they build their foundation, while others can hardly use a high-level Taoist magic after building their foundation for two or three levels. This is because they have laid a good foundation when climbing the ladder.

The more breaths you take at this time, the higher the upper limit of your spiritual energy will be!

(End of this chapter)