Being at Hogwarts, something's not right with this system.

The term "foundation building" refers to the foundation of a cultivator's spiritual path.

If the Qi Refining stage is the entry point, the threshold of the path of cultivation.

Then the Foundation Establishment stage is just the beginning.

During the Qi Refining stage, cultivators are constantly accumulating knowledge and skills, and then they complete their Dao foundation when they break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, the more solid the foundation accumulated during the Qi Refining period, the more stable the Dao foundation will be.

Normally, one should not be in a hurry to break through a realm during the Qi Refining stage, and should especially avoid rushing to achieve quick results by consuming large amounts of pills to advance one's cultivation.

To prevent the foundation from becoming unstable during the foundation-building process, which could easily lead to foundation failure and damage to the foundation itself.

Even if one manages to successfully establish a foundation by taking a Foundation Establishment Pill, it will result in a weak foundation, making it difficult to reach a high level in the future.

But Lin Yu is different. He has a Chaotic Dao Body and cultivates the supreme Dao technique, Devouring Heaven Divine Art. Both his aptitude and his cultivation method are extremely domineering.

This is why he wasn't in a fantasy world; otherwise, whether it was the day he fused with the Chaos Dao Body or the day he obtained the Devouring Heaven Divine Art, there would probably have been extraordinary phenomena that caused a huge sensation.

Although he hasn't triggered any extraordinary celestial phenomena yet, Lin Yu's foundation is incredibly solid.

This allowed him to form his foundation with remarkable ease, even without the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yu slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Finally, I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage!" Lin Yu cursed.

That's right, he has become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although he is only at the first level of Foundation Establishment, he is already completely different from the Qi Refining stage.

The biggest change is that Lin Yu's lifespan has increased by at least a hundred years.

Although he is still in the body of an eleven-year-old, he can live to be at least two hundred years old.

However, before reaching the Golden Core stage, he cannot abstain from grains, meaning he still needs to eat, drink, and relieve himself as usual, and he is not yet completely transcendent.

Besides, Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can release their divine sense, but Lin Yu, because he cultivated the Great Evolution Heaven-Reaching Technique, could already release his divine sense long ago.

This is also the source of his confidence and ability to set up a Grade 3 Spirit Gathering Array.

Lin Yu had many other feelings as well. He looked inward at his dantian and saw that the rich spiritual energy that was about to overflow was gone. In its place, there was a 'brick' in his dantian.

It was formed by highly concentrated compression of spiritual energy at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage, serving as the foundation of the Dao Platform.

Because the foundation has just been laid, there is only one piece.

Lin Yu felt compelled to say that if one wanted to complete the first level of Foundation Establishment and advance to the second level, one would need at least four times the spiritual energy of the current level.

In other words, the cultivation level of the first stage of the Foundation Establishment stage will require four times the spiritual energy of the previous Great Perfection stage of the Qi Refining stage.

In other words, Lin Yu needs more than two million low-grade spirit stones?

Lin Yu was stunned by the numbers and couldn't help but ask the system, "I'm curious, do ordinary cultivators also need this many resources?"

After a moment of silence, the system replied, "During the Qi Refining stage, you need five times the resources of an ordinary cultivator."

Lin Yu nodded; he already knew. "And then what?"

The system added, "When you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, the resources you need will be ten times that of an ordinary cultivator."

"Fuck you!" Lin Yu jumped up, about to start cursing.

Then the system said, "Do you think so-called geniuses and so-called challenges beyond their level come about? If cultivation level is a rank, then the resources needed now are actually attributes. Have you ever played a game? If everyone's level is the same, why can you challenge someone of a higher level? It's precisely because although they are at the same level as you, their attributes far exceed yours, so they can easily crush you."

Hearing the system's explanation, Lin Yu finally felt a little more at ease.

Yes, if it were in a game, everyone would be at the same level.

So, if an average player has ten attack points, while a top player has one hundred attack points, wouldn't it be obvious who wins and who loses?

Regardless of whether top players achieve their status through spending money or grinding, they are still different from ordinary players.

If cultivation level is equivalent to rank, then rank will eventually reach its limit.

The greater resources Lin Yu needs will become his attributes, far exceeding those of ordinary players.

After all, the ultimate level of cultivation is ascension. When everyone reaches the ultimate level, naturally, whoever has the higher attributes will be stronger.

Similarly, the stronger the foundation, the further one can go in the future.

For example, when undergoing tribulation, many cultivators spend their entire lives only to be struck by lightning and perish, their souls scattered.

Because they pursued cultivation levels too much, they neglected to solidify their foundation.

Lin Yu finally accepted the explanation from reality and the system, but he still couldn't help complaining, "At this rate, when will I ever become an immortal? And don't forget, I still have a little wife."

And then there's Hermione, that money-devouring monster; she's not alone.

The system said quietly, "I also hope you ascend tomorrow so I can be free. But there's nothing I can do about it. Let's take it slow. I'll just keep giving you more rewards."

The system has self-awareness, and in fact, it also hopes that Lin Yu will ascend immediately.

Therefore, the system decided that after Lin Yu's cultivation level improved, more rewards could be added appropriately.

After all, we can't keep giving the rewards from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage, can we? That would be too little.

This is a reasonable adjustment.

In fact, this was exactly what Lin Yu was waiting for from the system. Just as Hermione said, once he raised his cultivation level, the system would indeed give him more rewards.

What a wonderful wife and capable helper!

Lin Yu finally stopped complaining, but he still asked the system, "Look, I've successfully established my foundation, shouldn't I get a breakthrough reward? Aren't there all those in the game?"

System: ...That's going too far.

Are you here to build my foundation?

After much deliberation, the system replied: "Congratulations, host, on successfully establishing your foundation! You are the first cultivator in this world to achieve this feat. Congratulations! This is a day of great joy for the entire world. Therefore, the system has prepared a super gift package. Please check it."

Lin Yu's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Indeed, I am indeed the first Foundation Establishment cultivator in this world, not only the first, but also the only one at present. So giving me a bigger reward is justified."

A god-father from an unknown entity in an unknown realm: "Are you two putting on a show? Are you trying to fleece me?"

In the omniscient and omnipotent divine realm, atop the divine throne, the Infinite God King fell into deep thought.

A shameless system actually used that thing as a reward for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage for no reason?

It's hard not to notice.

"Could that thing be given now? Or is it for a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator?" The God King couldn't help but stand up, suddenly feeling an urge to descend to the mortal realm, even though a fierce battle was raging outside the God Realm, and countless gods shimmering with brilliant light were fighting against the pitch-black darkness.

But this is something I really can't tolerate.

But in the next instant, a dazzling river of time appeared before the God-King, and he could see every minute and second of the past, present and future at the same time, as if time did not go from the past to the future, but existed simultaneously.

Such power was merely a thought of the God-King, and at the same time, he foresaw that the future would be uncertain.

"It's a pity you're still too weak, otherwise, I really wanted to bring your future self into the present. Never mind, you can't bear the consequences. The potential of an emperor, huh? Interesting, very interesting. Then I'll let you use that thing. But there must be some restrictions."

(PS: As an aside, this plot point reveals that the system isn't a conspiracy, but rather a training tool for a powerful organization. It also serves to impose some limitations on this powerful tool.)