What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

A raging storm erupted within the Qi Sea.

Under the forceful compression of the medicinal power, the vast amount of gaseous true energy began to contract rapidly. The drop of milky white liquid mana in the center of the dantian spun around like a vortex, frantically devouring the surrounding compressed spiritual energy.

Two drops, three drops, ten drops...

The liquid mana was slowly increasing, but the barrier remained as solid as a rock, showing no signs of cracking.

Half an hour passed.

The surging, swollen sensation in Lin Yuan's meridians began to subside.

The medicinal effects were depleted, and the bottleneck was only loosened slightly; it was still far from being completely broken through.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze calm and without any sign of discouragement.

He raised his hand, used his thumb to pry open the stopper of the jade bottle, and tilted his palm.

Two top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills rolled out.

Lin Yuan tilted his head back and swallowed it whole. He closed his eyes again and unleashed his full magical power.

In the corner, Gu Jiusi leaned against the cold rock wall, her eyes widening slightly involuntarily.

"A madman..." The thought flashed through Gu Jiusi's mind subconsciously.

As a prodigy of the Tai Xuan Immortal Sect, she knew all too well how dangerous the Foundation Establishment process was.

Recalling the time when she broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the sect elders bestowed upon her a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, which she swallowed and then refined little by little.

The whole process lasted a full four months!

Only in this way could he fully absorb the medicinal power of that superior Foundation Establishment Pill and steadily step into the Foundation Establishment stage.

This is common knowledge in the cultivation world: even the mildest breakthrough pills cannot be absorbed instantly.

It requires a long period of absorption and refining.

Jiang Huaiyue stood aside, watching Lin Yuan swallow two top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, and felt equally alarmed.

When she broke through to the next level, it took her almost half a year and one Foundation Establishment Pill. I've never seen anyone so ruthless as to just consume it like candy.

But Jiang Huaiyue remained silent. In her heart, Lin Yuan could no longer be measured by ordinary standards; this seemingly suicidal act must have its reasons.

The cave was completely silent.

Two top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills dissolved simultaneously within Lin Yuan's body.

The two even stronger torrents of medicinal power converged, and the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Technique was pushed to its limit, causing a very faint white mist to appear on Lin Yuan's body.

Within the Qi Sea, the amount of liquid mana surged, gradually occupying one-third of the area.

The bottleneck that had been preventing his cultivation from advancing began to vibrate violently under this terrifying impact.

Time passed once more.

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.

"Garbage qualifications." Lin Yuan gave a fair assessment in his mind.

Three top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, if placed outside, could allow three sect prodigies to successfully establish their foundations, but on him, they didn't even make a ripple.

Lin Yuan poured the jade bottle directly.

Three pills, as white as mutton fat jade, landed in my palm.

All three were swallowed up.

Gu Jiusi gasped.

He took six top-grade Foundation Building Pills in a row.

Lin Yuan's body was now a vast ocean.

The moment the three top-grade pills dissolved, the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Technique was operating at near overload.

The meridians were stretched to their limits by the violent spiritual energy, causing excruciating, tearing pain. However, the meridians, broadened by twelve hours of dual cultivation, displayed terrifying resilience, managing to withstand the torrent.

Within the Qi Sea, spiritual energy surged like a raging torrent against the cracked bottleneck.

The liquid mana surged wildly, occupying most of the Qi Sea.

The sensation of breaking through obstacles and reaching the ultimate sublimation was extremely intense.

Just one more thing.

The thin film was only held together by a few last threads, teetering on the brink of collapse, but it was just missing the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Lin Yuan grabbed the jade bottle from the ground.

There are only three left at the bottom of the bottle.

"Done."

Lin Yuan brought the jade bottle to his lips, tilted his head back, and poured the last three top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills into his mouth.

Nine in total!

They poured it all in.

"boom!"

A muffled, explosive sound came from Lin Yuan's body.

The final medicinal power, like a mountain crashing down, slammed into that precariously crumbling bottleneck.

The invisible barrier shattered with a deafening roar.

The bridge between heaven and earth is now open.

All the gaseous true qi within the Qi Sea collapsed at this moment, was completely compressed and condensed, and finally transformed into pure, milky-white liquid true qi.

Mana liquefaction.

Foundation established!

A spiritual pressure belonging to the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Dao erupted from Lin Yuan's body.

A sudden gust of wind arose inside the cave, whipping up yellow sand and gravel from the ground and slamming them against the surrounding rock walls.

But a crisis also struck at the same time.

Lin Yuan's facial muscles twitched suddenly.

The bottleneck has been broken, but the medicinal power of these nine top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills has not been exhausted at all; in fact, more than half of them remain!

The barriers of the Foundation Establishment stage have disappeared, and this excess, enormous medicinal power has lost its target for release, beginning to run rampant in the newly reconstructed meridians.

The excruciating pain of my meridians tearing shot straight to my brain.

If not handled properly, it could very likely lead to the body exploding and causing death.

Lin Yuan remained completely calm.

The operation of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building Technique came to an abrupt halt.

He immediately changed the path of his cultivation technique, uttering a few low, obscure syllables: "Lotus blossoms in the sea of ​​blood, yin and yang reversed, blood is added to the spiritual platform, foundation is established..."

It is the Foundation Establishment Chapter of the Blood God Technique!

This ancient demonic art is extremely domineering, specifically designed for plundering and devouring.

The moment the Blood God Technique was activated, a dense layer of dark red blood energy rose around Lin Yuan.

The remaining medicinal power surging wildly within the body was instantly forcibly gathered under the suppression of the Blood God Technique, and like a docile lamb, it was swept into that strange and domineering cycle.

The crisis was averted, and the energy transformed into pure cultivation momentum.

Lin Yuan's aura began to surge upwards.

The walls were completely solidified in the early stages of foundation building.

Under Gu Jiusi's gaze, Lin Yuan's aura seemed to rise without end.

Finally, the last trace of the Foundation Establishment Pill's residual medicinal power was completely refined by the Blood God Technique and returned to the Qi Sea.

The rising momentum abruptly stopped just one step away from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

The initial stage of foundation building has been successfully completed.

The fierce wind inside the cave suddenly stopped.

Then, all the oppressive force instantly receded back into Lin Yuan's body, like rivers flowing into the sea.

Everything returned to calm, with only the faint crackling sound of the campfire burning.

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

A flash of dark red blood light intertwined with a ghostly blue halo in his eyes before disappearing into the depths of his dark pupils.

He stood up, casually moved his neck, and his bones made a series of cracking sounds.

Jiang Huaiyue immediately stepped forward, her voice filled with undisguised awe and fervor.

"Congratulations, Master, on breaking through the Heavenly Barrier and reaching the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

Lin Yuan did not respond. He focused his inner energy on his dantian.

Within the vast expanse of Qi Sea, milky-white liquid true energy surged. The quantity was abundant, indicating a vast foundation.

But he frowned slightly.

The flow of true energy was noticeably sluggish. The cultivation level, forcibly achieved with nine top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, ultimately left hidden dangers. His mana was unstable and his foundation was weak. He could still overwhelm ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, but if he faced a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator with a solid foundation, he would definitely suffer.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes and his gaze fell on Jiang Huaiyue.

Jiang Huaiyue felt Lin Yuan's gaze and looked up. Their eyes met. She immediately understood what Lin Yuan was thinking.

Back in the Inheritance Hall, the two of them not only removed impurities from her body, but also stabilized her cultivation level.

"What my master desires, I am naturally willing to do. This method of yin and yang combining will also be of great benefit to me," Jiang Huaiyue said softly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her head, her gaze passing over Lin Yuan and landing on Gu Jiusi in the corner.

"Master, why not borrow this woman?" Jiang Huaiyue turned to Lin Yuan, her tone fawning. "This woman still possesses her primordial yin essence and is a core prodigy of the Tai Xuan Immortal Sect, with extremely profound foundations. Her effectiveness should be exceptional."