The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

"Oh……"

An eerie silence rose in the air, and it seemed to last for a full two minutes.

Throughout the entire exchange, Chi Miao stared intently at the Supreme Elder in front of him.

Until Chi Miao gradually realized what was happening, her pupils contracted: "Huh??!"

"My Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment was a scam? This... how could this be? When I broke through, there was a celestial announcement that I had indeed achieved Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!"

She was truly drenched in sweat.

She endured so much suffering to achieve the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, and in the end, she was almost dead. And then you tell her that the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is a scam!

Isn't this just making fun of her?

The lives of ordinary people matter too!

The Supreme Elder was overjoyed. Seeing Chi Miao's anxious reaction, he indulged the younger generation: "Hey, I never said your Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment was fake, but... why don't you take another look at this Foundation Establishment yourself?"

Chi Miao quickly calmed down, closed his eyes and began to explore the so-called Heavenly Dao Foundation Building step by step.

As the name suggests, Foundation Building is about creating a "foundation" in the dantian area of ​​one's body. This foundation will be the place to contain spiritual energy, the Golden Core, and the Nascent Soul in the future.

The larger and more resilient the foundation, the more successful the "foundation building" will be.

But even the largest foundation has its limits, which are the "walls".

This means that the capacity to contain spiritual energy is limited.

But... Chi Miao couldn't find the "wall" that formed his foundation at all.

At first, Chi Miao thought that his "foundation" was too big and too spacious, which was why he couldn't find the "wall". But after searching for a while, he still couldn't find any sign of the "wall".

It was surrounded by a faint, mysterious, and indescribable power of the Five Elements, making it like a black hole, endlessly flowing.

Chi Miao: "Elder... my wall seems to be dead."

The Supreme Elder was amused by her.

"There's no need to search. The Foundation Establishment of the Heavenly Dao... itself has no barriers. The Foundation Establishment of the Heavenly Dao... is simply the 'Foundation Establishment' bestowed by the Heavenly Dao."

"Foundation is the foundation of a cultivator, determining how far they can go on their cultivation path and where their current limits lie."

"Therefore, many people would rather remain stuck in the Qi Refining stage for half their lives than break through, because they are afraid that their foundation is unstable and they will easily overdraw their energy on this path."

"All living beings have their limits. For example, some low-level spirit beasts, no matter how powerful or fortunate they are, can only reach the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stage."

"This is due to their bloodline, and even more so to their innate foundation. They cannot transcend that realm, never."

"Only the human race's foundation is not bound by race and can be freely established, but no matter what kind of foundation establishment, there is a final limit that cannot be crossed."

"But there is a special kind of foundation building. It is boundless and limitless, based on the physical body, and is perfect... It can even ignore attributes and convert all spiritual power into what it needs."

"And this foundation building is what we call - Heavenly Dao Foundation Building."

The Supreme Elder explained the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building process.

Chi Miao listened attentively and provided feedback:

"So, the capacity of a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator is limitless, encompassing not only talent but also the future? The future of a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator transcends the limits of life itself?"

Chi Miao was able to directly feel the power of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building, and was also shocked by the Supreme Elder's vivid explanation.

She gained some understanding of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building in her dantian.

"But if the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is so powerful, then... then why do you call it the biggest scam?"

Chi Miao was truly puzzled.

The Supreme Elder chuckled and said, "A cup of water can only be filled if it has walls; otherwise, it will leak. A full cup can hold a lot."

"Only when the cup is full do we realize that a breakthrough is needed."

"If there is no barrier, how can there be any talk of breaking through?"

Upon hearing those words, Chi Miao was struck dumb, her face turning deathly pale.

"You mean, the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment stage... is impossible to break through?!"

The Supreme Elder didn't speak, but simply nodded in agreement.

In that instant, Chi Miao felt as if a pair of large hands were gripping his throat.

She's going to make a scene! She's really going to make a scene! She's going to cry, throw a tantrum, and threaten to hang herself!

"How is that possible? If I can't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, does that mean I'm stuck at that stage for life? Golden Core, Nascent Soul, immortality—none of that matters to me?!"

"Why should I?!"

"Heaven's justice is unjust!"

The Supreme Elder opened his eyes and suddenly uttered these words.

Chi Miao stood there, stunned: "The way of Heaven... is unjust?"

The Supreme Elder nodded: "Yes, Heaven is unjust."

"The Way of Heaven... has consciousness. No sentient being would want to see its position threatened."

"He created this deception so that everyone could operate under his control, within order, because only in this way... could the world last."

"Any force that becomes excessively powerful in the environment is a threat capable of destroying it."

"The Heavenly Dao...is meant to eliminate these threats, and the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is the best constraint."

"Nip the greatest geniuses in the bud, let them build the most perfect foundation in the world, and let them be stuck building foundations for the rest of their lives."

"Tell me, is the way of Heaven fair or unfair?"

Chi Miao took a deep breath and felt as if a large net was binding him from behind, making him unable to move.

The strong often bring destruction; a sufficiently strong individual can very likely cause the complete extinction of an environment.

Foundation Establishment of the Heavenly Dao... that's truly a perfect bait.

To nip potential future powerhouses in the bud, using rewards as a guise for punitive measures.

"Heaven's way is unjust."

"But...but the Heavenly Sorrow Immortal is just a rumor, someone who has only reached the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Dao. How could he possibly become an immortal?"

The Supreme Elder refuted the rumors with a single sentence: "Rumors are just rumors. Immortal Tianbei... has not established his foundation in the Heavenly Dao. He cannot do it. A divine core has not been born within his body."

Chi Miao suddenly felt exhausted, her eyes stinging and glistening with tears: "Ha... then what was the point of all this effort I put in?"

Is it really that hard for her to live?

Is it wrong for her to want to live, to live forever, and to want to know the truth?

The Supreme Elder walked up to Chi Miao and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

"Miaomiao."

"Don't be discouraged. If fate is unfair, why not just defy it?"

Chi Miao was stunned: "Defying the heavens?"

The Supreme Elder smiled and said, "If Immortal Tianbei didn't achieve the Foundation Establishment stage of the Heavenly Dao, then surely there are others who have? If there weren't, how could I have told you so clearly?"

Chi Miao blinked.

"A person other than the Heavenly Compassionate Immortal, who has achieved Foundation Establishment in the Heavenly Dao?"

The Supreme Elder said, "Of course. Although the Heavenly Compassion Immortal is powerful, there are always people more powerful than him."

"While the Heavenly Dao Foundation Building is indeed a means of restraint, we also cannot deny that it possesses boundless power that transcends limits."

"Not every road in the world is born that way; sometimes... it is only when many people walk on it that it becomes a road."

"A road that's blocked doesn't mean... you can't forge a new one! A completely new road that's uniquely yours!"

Chi Miao's vision suddenly cleared, and he savored those words again and again.

"To forge a path that belongs only to me?"