Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 181 The Bones of a Calamity
Panshibao, the ancestral home of the Wen family, is a place where the Wen family mainly practices earth magic. Panshibao is a place with strong earth energy. It is built against the mountain, rising layer by layer, and is decorated with many strange rocks, resembling a large bell placed on the ground, which looks quite interesting.

"Has it started? It's starting faster than expected."

Inside the pavilion, Wen Jialiang, the patriarch of the Wen family, looked at the message brought by his scouts and various thoughts flashed through his mind.

He was well-proportioned, with a full head of black hair, and looked to be in his forties. Although his face was ordinary, he had a gentle temperament, giving people a sense of composure and reliability.

"But we don't know what will be the final outcome for Lu Yongnian, or what will become of the Lu family."

Standing up, Wen Jialiang gazed in the direction of the Lu family's residence, his thoughts drifting away.

The Wen family came from the capital and had a close relationship with the Third Prince. They came to Qingyuan County to facilitate the Third Prince's plans in the south. The Lu family also cooperated with the Third Prince. In fact, the two families were on the same side. He knew the Lu family's situation much better than outsiders.

It was precisely because of this that, after receiving the intelligence from his scouts and learning of the anomalies occurring within the Lu family's ancestral land, he roughly guessed that Lu Yongnian was about to begin his attempt to break through to the Dao Foundation stage.

“Spiritual treasures are extremely important for building a foundation for the Dao. Although Lu Yongnian used methods to obtain a spiritual treasure before, it was flawed. As such, his chances of success are probably not high.”

"Those flawed spiritual treasures are truly poisonous, the poison of the human heart, which ordinary people simply cannot withstand. To use them to forge a foundation for one's Dao is extremely difficult..."

Thoughts collided, and at that moment, Wen Jialiang thought about many things.

The Wen family came from the capital. Although they did not have a complete Dao Foundation inheritance, they still had some understanding of Dao Foundation. They had even seen the fate of a cultivator who tried to forge a Dao Foundation with incomplete spiritual treasures. That person completely lost himself and became a monster, and was eventually suppressed by the royal family.

At the same time, Qi Xiuning also noticed the unusual situation at the Lu family's residence.

"Something's not right. What exactly is the Lu family trying to do?"

Standing atop the pavilion, gazing at the Lu family estate, Qi Xiuning's eyes were filled with curiosity, yet for some reason, a sense of unease suddenly arose within him.

"Could it be that everything before was just an illusion?"

An idea suddenly popped into Qi Xiuning's mind, and he immediately frowned deeply.

Just as the outside world was making various speculations about the Lu family's unusual behavior and trying to find out more about the situation, Lu Yongnian's breakthrough had reached a critical moment.

"The most crucial step in breaking through to the Dao Foundation is for the cultivator to fuse their own spiritual aperture with the spiritual treasure, solidifying their spiritual aperture, which was originally between the real and the illusory, into a true bridge between heaven and earth."

"Once this bridge is completed, the foundation of the Dao will be established, and cultivators will truly have the basis to communicate with the power of heaven and earth. They can use the power of heaven and earth to demonstrate their own abilities. This is the source of the strength of Dao Foundation cultivators."

Focusing on his own body, Lu Yongnian anchored his spiritual aperture.

In the next instant, his true energy surged, and he began to continuously push the fusion of the Calamity Flower with his own spiritual aperture.

With a hum, spirituality manifested. As time passed, the immense spirituality hidden within the Calamity Flower fully manifested. Using these spiritualities as a vessel, Lu Yongnian's originally illusory spiritual aperture began to solidify.

At this moment, the pure white spirit flower bud on his cheek seemed to be imbued with life, no longer just a simple tattoo, but truly alive and lifelike.

However, at this moment, terrifying resentment was released from the deepest part of the Flower of Calamity's spirit, washing over Lu Yongnian's mind like a torrent.

"Help me, I don't want to die."

"I hate it! Heaven is blind..." "Flood! Why did the flood happen? My whole family is dead..."

"Die, die, die! Let's all die together..."

Amidst the flood, wives and children were torn apart, families were destroyed, and the overwhelming hatred was hard to quell. At this moment, all these things were displayed deep in Lu Yongnian's mind. They were wailing, roaring, and demanding Lu Yongnian's life.

Shocked by this, Lu Yongnian suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was distorted, and he looked ferocious.

"Damn it, I will never fall at this step..."

"What does it matter if the people resent me? All I want is for my family to prosper..."

With the protection of his family as his anchor, Lu Yongnian's unwavering will erupted, and he withstood the overwhelming hatred.

"Condense the Dao Foundation for me."

Knowing he couldn't delay any longer, Lu Yongnian began to forcibly condense his Dao foundation.

At this moment, an invisible vortex formed around him, frantically devouring the surrounding spiritual energy. At the same time, a massive aura soared into the sky, impossible to conceal.

This change immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"The Lu family, it's Lu Yongnian, he's breaking through to the Dao Foundation stage."

Inside the prefectural governor's mansion, Qi Xiuning, gazing into the distance from a high vantage point, caught sight of the dramatic changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He immediately guessed what was going on, and in an instant, his expression turned quite grim. At this moment, he understood that Lu Yongnian had been putting on an act all along, but he just couldn't figure out where Lu Yongnian had obtained the spiritual treasure.

Even in the royal family, spiritual treasures are extremely precious. Especially in the current environment, let alone a Qi Refining family like the Lu family, even a Foundation Establishment family like the Qingmu family would find it extremely difficult to obtain a spiritual treasure.

“If Lu Yongnian really breaks through to the Dao Foundation stage, then Qingyuan County will truly belong to the Lu family. If he joins forces with the Qingmu family, then the imperial court will no longer be able to intervene in the four southern counties, and they may even want more.”

Thinking about the potential impact of Lu Yongnian's breakthrough to the Dao Foundation stage, Qi Xiuning was filled with regret.

Just as everyone was startled by Lu Yongnian's sudden breakthrough, a figure appeared above the Lu family. He was tall and imposing, with a square face, wearing a crimson robe embroidered with gold thread and adorned with various gemstones, exuding a solemn yet noble air.

However, an invisible force surrounded him, so no one noticed his presence.

"They actually made it through. Lu Yongnian really didn't disappoint. The wait was worth it."

With a fire burning in his eyes, the burly man saw through the situation inside the Lu family and understood Lu Yongnian's condition. A smile appeared on his face. He was born into the royal family of the Southern Jing Kingdom. His surname was Chen and his given name was Gangfeng. He was a genuine Dao Foundation cultivator and a prince of the Southern Jing Kingdom.

Of course, in the cultivation world, most people still call him the Fire Demon Daoist, because he was extremely ruthless and terrifying.

At this very moment, within the secret realm, Lu Yongnian's Dao foundation had begun to truly solidify.

As his spiritual aperture solidified, a surge of powerful spiritual energy washed over him, and his spine began to radiate an unusual brilliance, faintly revealing an extraordinary nature. This was the Dao Foundation Calamity Bone that he was about to condense. Once successfully condensed, he would become a true Dao Foundation cultivator.

(End of this chapter)