Refining Ruins Cauldron

Master Qinggu's expression was solemn. As he finished speaking, an invisible barrier enveloped the two of them.

Gu Qingyun sat up straight, straightened his back, and quickly put his mind at ease.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator to treat someone like this, the matter must be extraordinary.

With a thought, the dense spiritual energy around him miraculously coalesced into a shape, transforming into a screen of light.

The scene displayed on the light screen was incredibly realistic, with heavy clouds and mist, like a dream.

The ruins, clearly visible in the mountains and forests, are scattered in a well-organized manner, and it is obvious at a glance that they have a significant history.

What you see now is the Taiyi Secret Realm.

Master Qinggu then spoke.

"The Taiyi Secret Realm opens once every hundred years, and only Foundation Establishment cultivators can enter it for a period of one year."

"Within the secret realm, there are countless rare and precious materials and ancient opportunities. If one can obtain even one or two, it will be enough to lay the foundation for Core Formation."

"Of course, the benefits also mean dangers. The secret realm is fraught with peril, teeming with ferocious spirit beasts, the weakest of whom are at least in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

"But the real danger comes from disciples of other sects."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyun suddenly understood.

Nothing in the world is more treacherous than the human heart.

This Taiyi Secret Realm is clearly not the back garden of the Longevity Sect.

Master Qinggu paused for a moment, giving Gu Qingyun time to think, before continuing to speak.

"The secret realm is located at the intersection of three major sects: the Glazed Tile Sect, the Blood Blade Sect, and my Longevity Sect. Naturally, it is under the joint management of these three sects."

"As previously agreed, when the secret realm opens, the three major sects can each send Foundation Establishment disciples to enter and explore the secret realm separately."

"As for what happens after entering the secret realm, life and death are irrelevant, wealth and honor are left to fate, and what kind of opportunities one can obtain depends entirely on the abilities of the disciples of each sect."

"After you are released, do not pursue the matter further; pretend nothing ever happened!"

Gu Qingyun listened and took notes. He had heard of this kind of Gu-raising secret realm exploration before.

I never imagined that one day it would happen to me.

"The last time the secret realm opened was the most devastating in a hundred years."

"The three major sects sent a total of one hundred disciples, but in the end only one prodigy from the Blood Blade Sect survived."

"When he came out, he had already formed his core."

Master Qinggu spoke lightly, but to Gu Qingyun, this news was like a bombshell.

Only one out of a hundred people survives—a one percent survival rate!

The danger of this secret realm is unimaginable!

But danger also means opportunity!

He entered the realm through Foundation Establishment and emerged having successfully formed his Core.

Gu Qingyun has to seize this opportunity!

The Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm may seem to be only one major realm apart, but the difference between the two is like an insurmountable chasm!

It's simply incomparable to Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment!

"There are less than four months left before the secret realm opens. You must break through to the Foundation Establishment stage within this time."

"Otherwise, even if I intended to reserve a spot for you, you wouldn't be able to get in."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Gu Qingyun's head.

In less than four months, he broke through from the eighth level of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment stage!

How is this possible?!

Even for a genius with a single spiritual root, it takes a considerable amount of time to break through!

Moreover, he has a mixed spiritual root!

"Master, you are wise. I only recently broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining... It's only been four months..."

Gu Qingyun scratched his head with a bitter expression.

He wouldn't hesitate if there were even the slightest possible solution.

"Four months is indeed a tight timeframe, but this is your only chance."

Master Qinggu stroked his white beard, seemingly lost in thought, and began to speak slowly and deliberately.

"The so-called foundation building is to lay the foundation for your future path, which is very different from Qi cultivation, which relies solely on accumulating quantity."

"Logically speaking, building a foundation cannot be rushed; it must be done slowly and deliberately, step by step, to lay a solid foundation for the future!"

"Whether one's foundation in Tao is successful or not determines how far one can go on the path of cultivation."

"Most people who build a foundation for the lower grades of Tao stop at the foundation stage and find it difficult to make any further progress."

"By establishing a mid-grade foundation and exerting all our strength, the Golden Elixir is still within reach!"

"If it's a high-grade Dao Foundation, it means you've obtained the ticket to the Nascent Soul Realm. You'll have to weigh the pros and cons yourself."

Gu Qingyun listened attentively to every word spoken by Master Qinggu.

This is information that we couldn't obtain before.

"In the Taiyi Secret Realm, there is a legend of an ancient Bodhi tree that bears Daoist spiritual fruits. It blossoms once every fifty years, bears fruit once every fifty years, and yields one fruit every hundred years. These fruits can help you build a superior Dao foundation."

"My intention in reserving this spot for you is to allow you to obtain the Daoist Spirit Fruit."

Gu Qingyun was taken aback, and a surge of heat rose in his heart.

With this Dao-inspired fruit, my chances of establishing a high-grade Dao foundation will greatly increase!

The Taiyi Secret Realm actually contains such wondrous things!

In that case, I have to give it a try no matter what!

It was clear that Gu Qingyun was tempted, and Master Qinggu showed a hint of "this child is teachable."

The world is not lacking in geniuses, but it lacks prodigies who can grow up!

Many exceptional talents fade into obscurity simply because they lack the courage and drive to compete.

If Gu Qingyun chooses to remain in his current predicament, Master Qinggu will naturally not say anything more.

However, resources will no longer be allocated to him.

If Gu Qingyun were to become his disciple, given the resources of the Longevity Sect, even a small effort would be enough to propel him to the Foundation Establishment stage.

At that time, his journey may come to an end.

But if Gu Qingyun wants to compete for it, I will certainly do my best to help him!

After saying that, Master Qinggu took out a pill and handed it to Gu Qingyun: "Take this, it's a top-grade Spirit Essence Pill, which can increase your chances of Foundation Establishment. Whether you succeed or not depends on your fate."

"Do your best."

Gu Qingyun solemnly accepted the pill, bowed again, and turned to take his leave.

……

After the outer sect competition ended, as agreed, the top ten talents had the opportunity to enter the second floor of the Scripture Hall and choose a suitable cultivation technique from there.

The first three will also receive an additional Spirit Essence Pill.

The top disciple will even have the opportunity to enter the sect's forbidden area for cultivation for a month.

Of course, the sect must also fulfill these rewards for Gu Qingyun.

The Spirit Essence Pill, one of the top three rewards, had already been handed over to Master Qinggu in advance, and it was even a top-grade Spirit Essence Pill of a higher rank.

As for the cultivation methods in the Scripture Hall, Gu Qingyun wasn't very interested.

After all, no matter how good the cultivation methods in the Scripture Hall are, can they be better than the Heavenly Rank Divine Skill in his own hands?

That is, after obtaining the cultivation method, it will be used by the Refining Ruins Cauldron to evolve the purple energy.

Putting everything else aside, Gu Qingyun's most important task right now is to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible!

I only have less than four months left. How easy is it to go from the eighth level of Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment?

The forbidden area of ​​the sect, the spring of immortality.

Gu Qingyun removed his clothes and immersed himself in the spiritual spring, where he was enveloped by the spiritual liquid.

He could feel every cell in his body cheering, eagerly absorbing the spiritual liquid in the pool.

Even Gu Qingyun couldn't help but sigh and exclaim how comfortable he felt!

"If I could continue cultivating here, the results would be..."