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Chapter 163 Colossus' Foundation Building [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Yes, the Giant Warrior Foundation Establishment... or rather, the Divine Fist Shatters the Foundation Establishment.

The Foundation Building stage is a very wondrous phase.

For orthodox cultivators, this often means obtaining their first rune, and the energy in their body will be transformed into [True Essence], a type of rune energy.

For non-orthodox cultivators, the improvement, while not as significant as that of orthodox cultivators, is still quite remarkable.

This is because the true essence of non-orthodox cultivators is highly purified energy. And there is an upper limit to the amount of energy that a person's body can hold.

Purification is the most direct way to improve performance.

"So... what does this have to do with the Giant Warrior's Foundation Establishment?"

From the moment Fang Ge brought Zheng Zha to Chu Xuan's experimental zone, he had a bad feeling.

"The cultivation methods you practice are actually martial arts techniques, and they do not have the concept of 'true essence'. Even if you cultivate the Free and Easy Wind Riding technique, you must wait until you form a golden core before you can possess 'true essence'."

Chu Xuan glanced at Zheng Zha, then said directly:

"This means that you must spend a lot of time comprehending the Dao and understanding the techniques in order to optimize your own [internal energy composition] and thus continue to improve your realm."

"Even a martial arts prodigy like Fang Ge spent a great deal of time and fortuitous encounters before he could form his Golden Core... What about you?"

—I've never considered myself a martial arts prodigy...

Fang Ge stated that her rapid training was entirely due to a reasonable combination of techniques, a high degree of gene lock release, and excellent energy utilization.

However, if energy utilization rate is considered a talent, he can indeed be considered a martial arts prodigy.

Zheng Zha was somewhat persuaded by Chu Xuan.

In recent days, he has not slackened in his practice of the Great Joy Ode, insisting on devoting a third of his time to it, but the progress he has made has become smaller and smaller.

"So, based on your needs, after you reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I began to research... methods to help you achieve that." Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses.

"You've reached Foundation Establishment? So fast?" Zheng Zha looked incredulous.

"The Foundation Establishment stage of orthodox cultivation techniques... only requires about BB level of energy accumulation to complete."

The bespectacled man spoke as if it were a trivial matter: "After consuming the peaches of immortality and the plums of Huangzhong, along with the effects of five Foundation Establishment Pills... I completed the Foundation Establishment in just twelve days."

"To be precise, I have now collected all the [Eight Trigrams Runes]. Forming even the lowest level Golden Core will not be a problem."

— It takes twelve days to build the foundation and forty-eight days to complete the eight trigrams?

Fang Ge couldn't help but be surprised.

This is reality; it's not a game that can be created naturally by simply piling up data.

Although Chu Xuan's A-grade Three-Eyed Clan equipment, B-grade Split Thinking ability, having consumed the Ten Great Spiritual Root Fruits, and the Ain Stone's configuration were indeed extremely high...

He couldn't help but ask, "You weren't secretly doing research in this area all along, were you? According to my calculations, you should have just finished learning the basic materials."

“...The wisdom of mortals.” Chu Xuan turned his head away.

—Hakichu! You actually secretly studied it!

Fang Ge looked helpless. But now it seems the outcome is good.

The century-long compulsory education in the Primordial Heavenly Court is for comprehensive development in all aspects... If you just want to quickly learn the Eight Trigrams, you probably only need to study for 10 years.

If the thought process is reduced by 27 times, that's 4 months. With the combined talents of the Three-Eyed Clan and Chu Xuan... if they focus on learning, it might indeed only take a few days.

After all, they also have the memory implantation technology of the "protective umbrella".

"Let's get back to the main topic. Now we need to help Zheng Zha build his foundation."

Chu Xuan changed the subject: "Using rune technology, energy conversion can be completed... We have already achieved this modification in Saiteng power. Similarly, if we want to convert the internal energy in Zheng Zha's body into true essence, we can also use runes to guide it."

"Now, Zheng Zha, you have consumed the Foundation Establishment Pill and possess the Foundation Establishment physique. Theoretically, once you have true essence in your body, it can continuously transform and generate itself, thus achieving the same effect as the [Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique]."

"Uh... so what should we do?" Zheng Zha asked curiously.

"Using the Bagua runes and the energy conversion runes on Sai's special abilities, and based on the fundamental formation manual I exchanged earlier, I can set up an energy conversion formation." Chu Xuan said casually, "Then, using an extremely large amount of energy to power this formation, you can successfully establish your foundation in a fraction of a second..."

"A massive amount of energy?" Zheng Zha had a bad feeling.

They've been teammates for a long time and are quite familiar with each other.

Zheng Zha also frequently made reasonable requests to Chu Xuan regarding personal items, such as symbiotes and being possessed by evil spirits, and the latter would always help him optimize them.

Zheng Zha knew that the "order of magnitude" the bespectacled man in front of him was referring to was quite different from what ordinary people were talking about.

Not dying is like being on the verge of death.

Using it carries a certain risk, meaning that you'll almost certainly break an arm or leg after using it.

When you ask him for supplies worth thousands of reward points, he will only say, "I need some funds."

It's unbelievable that someone like that would utter something like "a massive amount of energy"!

This is even after the Central Continent Team has initially achieved the [Infinite Energy 2.0] formation!

Zheng Zha himself had become desensitized to energy depletion, treating thousand-year-old ginseng and vermilion fruit as commonplace. Chu Xuan even used this kind of [quantifier]!
"As the experimental model matures, the direction and quantity of energy will become more and more precise... Since this is the first experiment, we must be cautious in order to obtain more data."

Chu Xuan said calmly, "Don't worry, everything in the inner world is under the captain's control, and the probability of an accident... is theoretically zero."

—I didn't say that! Don't drag me into this.

Fang Ge kept his eyes down, pretending he didn't exist.

It must be said that, theoretically, it's zero. This precise word impressed Zheng Zha, and out of caution, he approached the silent captain:

"Captain, what do you think?"

“Uh…” Fang Ge pondered for a moment and gave an indirect answer: “You are also a fourth-order gene lock with microscopic protection. As long as your own energy pool is sufficient, theoretically even a nuclear bomb cannot kill you.”

"Li Shuaixi, get Zheng Zha a [Peach Pill] and have him keep it in his mouth to avoid any unexpected situations."

"boom!"

The sound of an oven exploding.

"Ah? Ah!"

These words were like a wake-up call; Li Shuaixi's soul was freed from the formulaic practice of alchemy.
"What? What pill? I didn't hear you clearly!"

—You haven't mastered some kind of skill that allows you to refine pills even while asleep, have you?

Fang Ge shouted, "The Peach Elixir! It's for refining secondary peach essence!"

"Alright! Done in ten minutes!"

Upon hearing that it wasn't a Foundation Establishment Pill, Li Shuaixi felt a surge of energy.

It's hard to imagine that someone who possesses the Flame of Life could have such a weakened spirit...

—Won't he accidentally cause a huge backlash?

Fang Ge observed him for a while and found that he was not "abnormal".

That's fine then. You can continue refining pills in the alchemy hell.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Li presented a round, pink pill with a sweet aroma.

Chu Xuan pointed to the array platform in the corner of the inner world, indicating that Zheng Zha should sit down cross-legged in the very center.

"Gulp..." Zheng Zha swallowed hard, his mouth full of the peach pill, and obediently did as he was told.

then……