I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

"You dare!"

A murderous intent flashed in Liu Ruoxue's eyes.

Without a word, Li Hanshan tore a strip of cloth from his storage bag and gagged her. Liu Ruoxue's eyes widened in disbelief, then filled with rage.

"Hmm!"

She shook her head desperately, trying to spit out the strip of cloth, but Li Hanshan had it stuffed in tightly, and she couldn't do it at all. Her beautiful face flushed red, and the coldness in her eyes was finally replaced by shame and indignation.

"Senior sister, please forgive me."

Li Hanshan laid her flat on the bed and reached out to lift her clothes. Liu Ruoxue stiffened, trying to struggle, but with her spiritual power sealed and her hands bound, she couldn't move at all. She could only watch helplessly as her lower abdomen was exposed to the air.

On her fair, snow-white skin, a faint pink line was faintly visible.

Li Hanshan's gaze sharpened.

It was indeed a yin pattern.

Compared to the yin marks on Hua Nongying's abdomen, this one is lighter in color and the direction of the lines is slightly different, but the essence is the same.

"Too weak."

Li Hanshan frowned. Hua Nongying's Yin patterns could open to three petals because he had cultivated with her for several months. Although he had slept with Liu Ruoxue once, that time was mainly to help her dispel the love potion, and he did not deliberately use the Yang technique to deepen her Yin patterns.

Keeping her bound indefinitely is not a long-term solution. This woman's seal will loosen sooner or later, and the Immortal Binding Rope may not be able to trap a Foundation Establishment cultivator forever. Killing her would be too wasteful, so it would be better to use her to break through to Foundation Establishment while strengthening her Yin Marks to a controllable level.

Three petals can sever a slave's life.

Once he opens three pieces, Liu Ruoxue will be unable to escape his grasp.

"Who told you to be so determined to kill me!"

Li Hanshan suppressed the damned sense of morality he had before transmigrating. He knew that in this world, especially in the Hehuan Sect, if you wanted to survive and thrive, you had to be ruthless.

Moreover, this wasn't his fault. If Liu Ruoxue, that vixen, hadn't been so unreasonable from the start, Li Hanshan wouldn't have treated her this way and with this attitude.

Li Hanshan made up his mind, leaned down, and whispered in Liu Ruoxue's ear, "Senior Sister, you'll have to suffer from this from now on."

Liu Ruoxue's eyes widened suddenly.

"Mmmmmm!"

........

For the next three days, Li Hanshan stayed indoors.

The innkeeper had come by once, asking if he wanted food delivered. Li Hanshan tossed a silver ingot out, saying not to bother him. The innkeeper tactfully left, thoughtfully closing the door at the end of the corridor behind him.

In three days, Li Hanshan buried himself in his work and slept with Liu Ruoxue at least eighteen or twenty times, which almost exhausted him.

Fortunately, his body had been greatly strengthened by the Blood Jade Body Tempering Pill, and since he was only cultivating and not enjoying himself, he was able to hold on.

"Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is too difficult."

Li Hanshan was somewhat troubled.

For the past three days, he has been trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but he has failed to do so.

However, the second petal inside Liu Ruoxue's body was almost halfway open.

The reason it happened so quickly was because Li Hanshan didn't care about Liu Ruoxue at all; he was focused on getting the three petals to open so he could control this ice-cold vixen.

This was tough on Liu Ruoxue; she looked extremely weak, and it was unclear how long it would take her to recover.

"Let the third petal open first!"

Seeing that there was no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, Li Hanshan decided to first deal with Liu Ruoxue.

He merged with Liu Ruoxue once more, channeling a surge of pure yang energy into her body, which then mingled with her extremely yin energy. This cycle lasted longer than the previous nine, spanning a full half-hour. The instant the cycle ended, a silvery-white light suddenly shone from the yin patterns on Liu Ruoxue's abdomen.

The third petal has fully opened.

Three petals blooming can sever a slave's life.

At the same time, the Yang pattern on Li Hanshan's abdomen also emitted a dazzling golden light. He sent a wisp of his divine sense into it and found two flowers inside. One belonged to Hua Nongying and had already bloomed to its fourth petal.

The other flower belongs to Liu Ruoxue, and it has just opened its third petal.

"What is this?"

Then, he made another discovery.

On the petals of the flower, a golden dewdrop hangs.

The dewdrops were crystal clear, radiating a soft golden light, and hung quietly on the tips of the petals, like morning dew that had condensed.

Li Hanshan's heart stirred, and he used his divine sense to look at the golden mist in the Yang Pattern Space. The origin of this mist was unknown. It seemed to have been there since the formation of the Yang Pattern Space, but as the Yang Pattern deepened, the golden mist also became increasingly dense.

"Could it be dew formed from this fog?"

Li Hanshan stared at the golden dewdrop, a strange longing welling up in his heart.

Although the dewdrop was small, the energy it contained was terrifyingly pure. Just looking at it from afar made the spiritual energy in his dantian start to stir.

His body craved it.

Every cell is screaming: Swallow it! Swallow it!

Without hesitation, Li Hanshan used his divine sense to guide the golden dewdrop, slowly drawing it out of the Yang Pattern space. The moment the dewdrop left the Yang Pattern, his entire body turned golden, as if he had been cast into a golden body. The dewdrop slowly descended along the meridians, coating the meridians with a pale golden luster wherever it passed.

Finally, the dewdrop fell into the dantian.

boom!

Like a pebble thrown into a pot of boiling oil, the previously calm misty spiritual energy in the dantian instantly exploded. The golden dewdrop emitted endless golden light, and wherever the light touched, the misty spiritual energy began to compress and condense at a visible speed.

"This is....."

Li Hanshan was overjoyed. He saw an opportunity for a breakthrough and quickly sat down cross-legged, channeling his spiritual energy to work in conjunction with the golden dewdrop.

Soon,

A drop of liquid spiritual energy appeared.

Then came the second drop, the third drop...

The golden dewdrop's energy was so immense that it acted as a catalyst, igniting all the spiritual power in Li Hanshan's dantian. The misty spiritual power collapsed wildly towards the center, while the amount of liquid spiritual essence increased rapidly.

One-tenth, two-tenths, three-tenths...

In the blink of an eye, the liquid spiritual energy had exceeded half of the total amount.

But this is far from over.

When the amount of liquid spiritual energy exceeded 70%, a golden beam of light suddenly descended from the sky, piercing through the roof of the inn and landing directly on Li Hanshan.

The power of Heaven!

That golden dewdrop actually attracted the power of the Heavenly Dao!

The entire room was bathed in golden light. Liu Ruoxue was so startled by this sudden phenomenon that her eyes widened, and she even forgot to struggle with the gag in her mouth. She stared blankly at the golden pillar of light enveloping Li Hanshan, feeling the vast heavenly power contained within it. The coldness in her eyes shattered, replaced by endless shock.

"Hmm..."

She uttered a muffled syllable, her voice filled with disbelief.

Foundation Building of the Heavenly Dao! This is Foundation Building of the Heavenly Dao!

In the hundreds of years since the founding of the Hehuan Sect, it is said that only a handful of people have ever achieved the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment. And this centenarian is actually drawing upon the power of the Heavenly Dao to establish his foundation?

How is that possible!

Within the golden pillar of light, Li Hanshan's body underwent an astonishing transformation. His originally gray hair and beard turned jet black at a visible speed, the wrinkles on his face smoothed out one by one, and his withered skin became full and radiant again, as if he had experienced a reversal of time.

The changes in his appearance were secondary; what mattered most was that his lifespan had increased by at least two hundred years!

The lifespan of a typical Foundation Establishment cultivator is only a little over two hundred years, but the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator is different; their lifespan is much longer!

At this moment, the amount of liquid spiritual energy in his dantian had exceeded 90% and was still increasing.

The power of Heaven not only tempered his dantian and meridians, but also flowed through his Pure Yang Meridian, completely integrating this newly formed Pure Yang Meridian into his body. From then on, the Pure Yang Meridian was no longer a "forged" meridian, but a part of his body, as natural as his hands and feet.

The golden beam of light lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before slowly dissipating.

The foundation for the Heavenly Dao has been laid, and it's complete!

Li Hanshan opened his eyes, and golden light flashed in them like lightning.

An extremely powerful aura erupted from his body, sweeping across the surroundings like a whirlwind. The inn's windows were shattered, the teapot on the table exploded, cracks appeared on the walls, and even the bed boards trembled violently.

"congratulations."

A cold voice sounded.

Li Hanshan turned his head and noticed that Liu Ruoxue had spat out the gag from her mouth sometime earlier. She leaned against the corner of the bed, looking at him coldly, her face as pale as paper. But the shock in her eyes had subsided, replaced by that icy indifference that kept people at a distance.

But hidden in this cold, deepest part was an extremely complex emotion: hatred, resentment, shock, and a hint of awe that she herself was unaware of.

Li Hanshan stretched his muscles and felt his whole body filled with boundless power.

The benefits of Foundation Establishment in the Heavenly Dao go far beyond increased lifespan and strength. His dantian is more than twice the size of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his Pure Yang Meridian has completely merged with his body. He is invincible within his own realm, and can easily fight opponents of higher levels.

"Thank you, senior sister."

Li Hanshan was in a great mood and a smile appeared on his face.

Liu Ruoxue's face turned even uglier. Just as she was about to say something, her expression suddenly changed, and she turned to look out the window.

Li Hanshan also noticed it.

An extremely cold aura was rapidly approaching, its strength clearly indicating it belonged to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ghosts.

The golden pillar of light generated by the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment attracted it.

Li Hanshan stood up, walked to the window, and opened it. From the east of the city, a mass of black mist was rapidly surging towards them. Within the black mist was a gigantic ghost, its body shrouded in black mist, its eyes glowing with a deep purple ghostly fire, emanating a cold and violent aura.

The streets were in complete chaos.

"Golden light descended from the sky! It's an auspicious sign!"

"A celestial being has appeared! Please, celestial being, protect us!"

Before the kneeling people could recover from the shock of the golden pillar of light, they saw a cloud of black mist surging from the horizon, and they were immediately terrified and scattered in all directions.

"A ghost! It's a ghost!"

"Help!"

Li Hanshan watched the rapidly approaching ghost, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Perfect, let's test the power of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building technique with it.