He began his journey to becoming a true immortal by causing others to fail their tribulations.

After successfully overcoming the tribulation, everyone felt that Xun Yan should rest well, so no one bothered him.

Mu Qingrou then escorted Xun Yan to the outside of the small wooden house.

"Junior Sister Mu, I've arrived. You can go about your business now!" Xun Yan said with a smile.

"Okay, Senior Brother Xun Yan."

After responding, Mu Qingrou gently brushed the ends of her hair aside with her right hand. After a moment, she spoke:

"Senior Brother Xun Yan, once you enter the inner sect, let me show you around!"

Xun Yan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have to trouble you then, Junior Sister Mu."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Mu Qingrou smiled brightly and said, "It's no trouble at all. We'll contact you again later. I won't disturb your rest now."

After saying this, Mu Qingrou summoned her flying sword and turned to leave.

Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm allows one to fly on a sword, which alone is far superior to the Qi Refining Realm, where one can only travel on foot.

In mid-air, Mu Qingrou's expression gradually turned serious as she smiled. She thought to herself:

"The tribulation lightning that Senior Brother Xun Yan faced was far more terrifying than mine. Although he had a spiritual artifact for protection, he basically relied on himself to withstand it."

Even if Senior Brother Xun Yan doesn't become a personal disciple of a peak master, as long as he continues his cultivation step by step, his achievements will definitely be considerable.

I must cultivate even harder, lest I fall behind Senior Brother Xun Yan and be unable to stay by his side.

Thinking of this, Mu Qingrou made a hand seal, and the speed of her sword flight increased by two points.

Inside the cabin.

Xun Yan picked up the kettle, poured himself a glass of water, and had just taken a sip when the door to the cabin opened, and Lu Ge walked in, his face beaming with excitement.

"Brother Yan, congratulations on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage!"

"Just lucky," Xun Yan said with a smile.

"Brother Yan, you're too modest. How can you say you were lucky to withstand such terrifying tribulation lightning!"

"If the heavenly lightning I encounter during my tribulation is the same as yours, no, even if it's only half as powerful, I can only close my eyes and wait to die," Lu Ge said.

"You don't need to worry too much. My situation is just a little special. You just need to continue your cultivation at the current pace."

Don't rush things; the probability of successfully overcoming the tribulation is still quite high.

After saying this, Xun Yan added in his mind, "And without my wickedness, the probability of successfully transcending the tribulation would be even higher."

"Yes. Brother Yan, I will cultivate diligently." Lu Ge clenched his fist and said.

"If you really lack confidence, you can come to the inner sect and find me. I'll lend you a defensive magic artifact," Xun Yan said.

He currently has two sets of gold-threaded soft armor, so lending one to Lu Ge shouldn't be a problem.

Besides, by the time Lu Ge undergoes his tribulation, he might have even better defensive magic weapons or spiritual artifacts, so he doesn't need to worry about his safety.

"Ah? Brother Yan, isn't this too much trouble for you? Besides, defensive magic artifacts are life-saving items, you should keep them for yourself!" Lu Ge said.

"Don't worry, since I dared to lend you this, I naturally have other preparations, and I'm not lending it to you for nothing."

At this point, Xun Yan flipped his wrist and took out a small box.

"This is the corpse of a fellow disciple I encountered in the Thunderous Secret Realm, but at that time his face was unrecognizable, and I didn't know his identity."

To prevent him from becoming food for ferocious beasts there, I had no choice but to cremate him and bring his ashes back.

"See if you can find out his identity and arrange his funeral. If you really can't, then find an auspicious burial site for him!"

Lu Ge accepted the small box with both hands and said:

"Brother Yan, don't worry, I will handle this matter. But isn't this something that fellow disciples should do?"

How could such a trivial matter be worth exchanging for your defensive magical artifact? Even if it's just borrowed, I'm afraid it might be damaged by the tribulation lightning."

Xun Yan smiled and said, "Alright, that's settled then. Don't overthink it, just remember to come and let me know."

If you can't find me, just contact me directly using the communication jade talisman, unless you are absolutely certain of successfully transcending the tribulation, or you have other valuable items.

Seeing that Xun Yan had made up his mind, Lu Ge didn't continue to be coy. He chuckled and said, "Okay, Brother Yan."

About half an hour later, when Xun Yan had finished packing his things, he had completed the formalities for entering the inner sect.

If the outer gate area is like the suburbs of a city, then the inner gate area is already within the second or third ring road of a city.

Although it is some distance from the core area, the environment is completely different.

Putting everything else aside, each inner disciple has their own private cave dwelling, so they don't have to squeeze in with others.

The cave dwelling is not only larger in area, but also more private and better defended. The richness and purity of the spiritual energy inside far surpasses that of the outer sect area.

In addition, inner disciples can go to the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion to apply for more profound Taoist techniques, spells, and even supernatural abilities to learn.

After cultivating for a period of time, one can apply to go to a certain peak for further study, or the sect will assign one based on the disciple's cultivation results and special skills.

Of course, if someone's cultivation results are outstanding, they won't need to apply or be assigned; all the peaks, and even the peak masters, will come to compete for them.

Simply put, entering the inner circle is similar to studying in the final year of high school; there are plenty of people who want those "top scorers".

The cave dwelling that Xun Yan was allocated was over 100 square meters in area and about seven or eight meters high.

He sat on the stone bed, gently patted the cold surface, and murmured to himself:

"The environment is far superior to the previous cabin, and it even comes with its own defensive array."

Once the door is closed, it will be difficult for anyone outside to get in, whether they try to sneak in or force their way in.

Thinking of this, Xun Yan suddenly remembered something, and he immediately opened the system map.

When he arrived at the inner gate area, he deliberately circled around twice and tried to get a better view from a higher vantage point.

Therefore, the system map shows a relatively large number of inner door areas, and it appears that about two-fifths of the area is open.

Within the visible area, Xun Yan saw three points of light.

The number of targets seemed to have increased, but after clicking on these points of light, Xun Yan couldn't help but frown slightly.

The method of tribulation for Foundation Establishment Realm is very different from that for Qi Refining Realm; it is no longer simply about enduring the tribulation lightning.

To break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, one must withstand the Geng Metal Heavenly Thunder.

This kind of heavenly lightning can condense into all sorts of weapons, with far greater power than ordinary heavenly lightning.

Only by enduring enough Gengjin Heavenly Thunder can there be enough "materials" to condense into a pill furnace within the Spirit Tower.

The probability of condensing a high-grade alchemy furnace will also increase.

To break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, one needs to endure the tempering of Heavenly Fire. Only by enduring enough Heavenly Fire can the alchemy furnace be ignited.

The more heavenly fire one endures, the higher the probability of igniting a "strange fire".

Once you reach the late Foundation Establishment stage, you can attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage, although you will still have to face the tribulation lightning.

However, the power of heavenly lightning is far greater than that of Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

If we compare the tribulation lightning of the Qi Refining Realm to a regular pistol bullet.

Therefore, the tribulation lightning that breaks through to the Golden Core Realm is like a sniper rifle bullet, and an armor-piercing one at that.