Transmigrating to the Qi Cultivation Path, I became an outdated Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He Sheng's gaze fell on the clock face.

[Qinglan Water Elemental Skill, Level 6 (Beginner): 1/100]

(Total cultivation time: 10 years, 3 month and 1 days)

[Current available total training time: 16 days]

follow closely,

With a thought, he reverted his cultivation level to the initial Foundation Establishment stage.

[Qinglan Water Element Skill, Fourth Level (Beginner): 1/100]

(Total cultivation time: 6 years, 1 month and 13 days)

[Current available total practice time: 8 years, 3 months, and 22 days]

At this point, He Sheng had another thought, and with only a slight regression in proficiency, something miraculous happened.

[Qinglan Water Elemental Skill, Third Level (Perfect): 500/500]

(Total cultivation time: 3 years, 1 month and 13 days)

[Current available total practice time: 14 years, 3 months, and 22 days]

"This level of proficiency gained from breaking through a major realm is equivalent to six years of general cultivation time."

In other words, if I use the Foundation Establishment Pill to rebuild my foundation and break through to the next level, it's equivalent to gaining a full six years of universal cultivation time in one fell swoop!

This is definitely a major discovery. If it really works, it means that He Sheng will have a way to convert a large amount of resources into cultivation time, and his cultivation will have more possibilities.

"More importantly, even though I regressed my cultivation to the Qi Refining stage, and my insights and understanding of the Foundation Establishment stage of the 'Clear Wave Water Element Technique' did disappear, the Foundation Establishment content within Piao Ge's inherited memories remained completely intact!"

With this in mind, He Sheng's foundation rebuilding was almost a complete replication of the operation, and with his superior water and earth dual-element spiritual roots, failure was virtually impossible.

"Then let's give it a try."

He Sheng immediately transmitted his voice to the little green snake, informing it that he would be going into seclusion for a period of time. Then he sealed the back hall with an array and began to formally begin rebuilding his foundation.

More than half a month later,

The water in the water palace rippled incessantly, and the spiritual energy in the spiritual veins surged out, forming a huge spiritual energy vortex several meters in size above the rear hall.

A large amount of spiritual energy gathered into waves that surged out of the vortex, enveloping He Sheng entirely.

This strange phenomenon lasted for nearly ten days before it subsided.

Two or three days later, He Sheng finally awoke from his meditation, exhaling with a breath as sharp as a sword:

"It's done!"

He immediately looked at the clock face.

[Qinglan Water Element Skill, Fourth Level (Beginner): 1/100]

(Total cultivation time: 6 years, 1 month and 13 days)

While successfully establishing his foundation, his general cultivation time remained unchanged.

[Current available total practice time: 14 years, 3 months, and 22 days]

"My previous judgment was indeed correct!"

This is equivalent to gaining six years of general cultivation time by spending less than a month and taking a Foundation Establishment Pill.

With the 150,000 Eight Scenery Magic Coins and the equivalent of about 350,000 low-grade spirit stones in my hand, I can buy at least a dozen Foundation Establishment Pills.

If everyone were to rebuild their cultivation using this method, wouldn't it be possible to accumulate over a hundred years of universal cultivation time in a short period of time?!

A century of general cultivation time is by no means a small amount.

"If I could really obtain so much universal training time, I would definitely make great progress in all aspects."

but..."

He Sheng hesitated for a moment, but then he took out the jade slips that recorded the secrets of Core Formation.

Although there is no real secret method for forming the core in this book, it does record a method for directly forming a false core using intermediate-level techniques.

"I have a time when I can regress my cultivation without loss. Couldn't I use this method to raise my cultivation to the Pseudo-Core stage?"

False elixir is different from true elixir formation.

To form a Golden Core, one must overcome three major hurdles: foundation building, Dao heart cultivation, and Heavenly Tribulation. None of these can be omitted.

A fake elixir only requires sufficient magical power and spiritual awareness, and with the assistance of a Golden Core, there is a considerable probability of success. The external evils and inner demons encountered are far less dangerous, and it will not attract heavenly tribulations.

"Although a 'fake Core Formation' cultivator cannot compare to a true Core Formation cultivator, they can refine a rudimentary magic weapon into a genuine one, unleashing about 50-60% of the power of a genuine Core Formation cultivator's magic weapon—far beyond the capabilities of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

In addition, a pseudo-core cultivator can extend their lifespan by more than a hundred years, reaching around three hundred and fifty years, which is much higher than the two hundred-year lifespan limit of a foundation-establishment cultivator.

"As for me, if I can first achieve a false core and further improve my cultivation, it will naturally be more beneficial for my future cultivation and make it easier to collect various materials for core formation."

When everything is ready, all I need to do is revert to my previous cultivation level and then truly form my core again!

Having gone through the previous back-and-forth operations, and having experienced rebuilding the foundation, He Sheng knew that this method was feasible, and he couldn't help but make further plans.

"When using intermediate-level techniques to break through to the nascent core, the most important thing is magical power, followed by spiritual consciousness."

Foundation Establishment cultivators who practice intermediate-level cultivation techniques generally lack sufficient magical power. Even with the assistance of forming a Golden Core, their success rate is only around 10% to 20%.

But I am different. I have the power refined by the subtle ripples of the artistic conception, which is far superior to others of the same level in terms of both total power and purity.

According to the estimations in that fake elixir manual, with my current level of magical power, if I had a Golden Core in hand, I would have at least a 30% chance of successfully forming a fake one.

Besides his magical power, He Sheng's spiritual sense was also stronger than others of the same level.

"If I were to go further and cultivate the 'Divine Artifact Bottle Forging Technique' to the fourth level of perfection, I fear my spiritual sense would be comparable to that of an ordinary Core Formation cultivator."

The success rate of breaking through to the false core will definitely increase further, reaching at least 50%!

He Sheng's heart skipped a beat, knowing this was not the limit. His gaze then fell upon the "Ten Thousand Demons' Joint Journey to Divine Transformation Technique," and he murmured:

"Aside from the two tests of magical power and divine consciousness, if I were to cultivate the 'True Tranquility of Mind' to its highest level and use it to protect my mind, I would be almost certain to pass the test of Dao Heart."

The probability of successfully creating a fake elixir could potentially soar to 70%!

The True Tranquility Technique is itself an extremely profound method for calming the mind, specifically designed to resist the invasion of external evils and has a remarkable effect on inner demons.

After careful consideration, He Sheng suddenly realized that as long as he could obtain a Golden Core Pill, he would have a great chance to break through to the Pseudo-Core Realm within ten years!

"However, if I were to exchange a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills for general cultivation time, even several years later, I could potentially break through to the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm simply by obtaining a single Golden Core Pill."

The key now lies in the allocation of resources and the acquisition channels for Foundation Building Pills.

"The Sitong Chamber of Commerce should have a way to get Foundation Establishment Pills. Although ordinary cultivators may not be able to buy them, if they approach Luo You, getting a few shouldn't be a problem."

Besides, the Nanshan Society's channels, especially Liu Xuanyi, should also have ways to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills.

...

Thinking this, He Sheng glanced at the pile of spirit stones and magic coins in front of him and finally decided to keep the Eight Scenery Magic Coins as reserves, while he would try to use the rest of the spirit stones to buy Foundation Establishment Pills and then convert them into universal cultivation time.

"However, there's no rush. I have a one-year agreement with Ying Ruyue. By then, I will not only deliver fifteen Cold Moon Arc Swords, but also a more advanced [True Water] sword."

The most urgent task at hand is to thoroughly master that refining method and see if it's possible to forge a complete set of top-grade flying swords using the superior-grade Cold Moon Arc Sword.

With this thought in mind, He Sheng didn't delay any longer and raised his cultivation back to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

[Qinglan Water Elemental Skill, Level 6 (Beginner): 1/100]

(Total cultivation time: 10 years, 3 month and 1 days)

[Current available total practice time: 6 years, 1 months, and 13 days]

He then devoted all his attention to forging the flying sword.