Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

Although Xu Mo has enough power to flip the table directly.

I don't eat beef.

However, he was also intimidated by cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Although Xu Mo possesses the powerful "Midnight Sword Intent," he is not too afraid of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

But it only stayed at the level of not being too afraid.

If Xu Mo were to actually face a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would most likely still be defeated.

After all, the difference between the Foundation Establishment stage and the Qi Refining stage is still extremely large.

It can be said that even a cultivator who has reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage is nothing more than an ant in front of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

They could be easily killed.

This was evident from the moment when Luo Zheng, the patriarch of the Luo family, arrived at Liuyun Mountain during the beast tide.

They rescued Luo Mingfeng and Luo Changfeng from Zhou Yan, a steward of the Liuyun Zhou family who had killed Luo Zhenhai, a Qi Refining Perfection Steward of the Beast Taming Luo family.

It was evident from the fact that he had defeated Zhou Yan, the Qi Refining Master of the Liu Yun Zhou family, with just one strike.

The difference in strength between cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage and those in the Qi Refining stage is like heaven and earth!

They're worlds apart, like heaven and earth.

In addition, from the perspective of breaking through from the Qi Refining Perfection stage to the Foundation Establishment stage.

This also shows the huge gap between Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining Perfection cultivators.

A cultivator in the Qi Refining stage needs to pass three tests to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage: the Qi and Blood Test, the Divine Sense Test, and the Spiritual Power Test.

Of these, the spiritual energy barrier is the easiest to pass.

Because as long as cultivators' main cultivation method includes the Foundation Establishment chapter, and they cultivate step by step, they will be able to naturally break through the spiritual power barrier.

However, this step is simple only for cultivators with a family background in cultivation.

If you are just a rogue cultivator and don't even have a cultivation technique that allows you to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, then naturally you will not be able to break through the spiritual energy barrier.

The next level that is more difficult to overcome than the Spiritual Power level is the Qi and Blood level.

This Qi and Blood Barrier requires that the cultivator's physique be at least equivalent to the Qi Refining Perfection realm corresponding to a Body Refining cultivator.

However, ordinary cultivators all follow the path of Qi cultivation, not physical cultivation.

However, to establish a foundation, one must overcome this hurdle, which requires a strong physique.

Therefore, when many cultivators reach the perfect Qi Refining stage, they often seek out body-refining techniques that can be cultivated up to the Foundation Establishment stage and begin body-refining.

This is to ensure that one's physique is strong and that one's qi and blood meet the requirements, thus breaking through the qi and blood barrier in the three stages of foundation building.

However, a cultivator's vital energy will weaken as they age.

Cultivators in the Qi Refining stage cannot achieve an eternal decline in their Qi and blood; generally speaking, their Qi and blood will begin to gradually decline around the age of sixty.

If one hasn't broken through the barrier of Qi and blood by the age of seventy, then one's Qi and blood supply is no longer sufficient.

No matter how you cultivate, even if you possess top-tier cultivation techniques for refining qi and blood, it will be of no use.

It is impossible to cultivate one's Qi and blood again.

So.

There has always been a consensus in the cultivation world.

Any cultivator who has not broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage by the age of seventy will most likely remain in the Qi Refining stage for their entire life and will be unable to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

This conclusion is not just empty talk; it has been verified.

In the world of cultivation, there has never been a cultivator who could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage after the age of seventy.

This is also why Luo Zhenhai, the Qi Refining Perfection Steward of the Luo Family, died in the beast tide in the Liuyun Mountain area while protecting the Luo Family's fishing grounds.

The reason why he still hasn't broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage even though he's reached the age of one hundred.

"Alas, what a pity. Because Steward Zhenhai did not break through the Qi and Blood Barrier before the age of seventy, he was never able to enter the Foundation Establishment stage in his lifetime."

Xu Mo recalled the tragic state of Luo Zhenhai in the fishing grounds when he was fighting the beast tide at the Luo family's Beast Taming Sect, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Deacon Luo Zhenhai truly put the interests of the Beast Taming Luo family first and vowed to protect the Beast Taming Luo family's fishing grounds with his life."

"This also woke me up. I must reach the pinnacle of Qi cultivation and successfully overcome the Qi and blood barrier before I turn seventy."

Otherwise, I'm afraid I'd never have reached the Foundation Establishment stage in my entire life.

Thinking of this, Xu Mo shook his head, shaking off his drifting thoughts.

"It's alright. I have the talent to plunder demonic beasts, so I'm sure I can quickly reach the Qi Refining Perfection stage and successfully establish my foundation."

Xu Mo smiled confidently, not paying any attention to the Qi and Blood barrier.

But when he thought of the final hurdle, Xu Mo's expression turned serious.

This last hurdle is also the most difficult one.

The barrier of consciousness.

To overcome this hurdle, it is not only related to the cultivation method, but also to one's own talent.

Because consciousness is an extremely mysterious and difficult thing to cultivate within the human body.

It is intangible and invisible, yet it is extremely important to a cultivator.

It would be extremely difficult for an ordinary cultivator to pass this test.

Not only do you need to find the corresponding spiritual cultivation method that can help you build a foundation, but you also need to cultivate diligently every day under the supervision of a trustworthy person.

Even ordinary spiritual cultivation techniques are extremely rare, and it's very difficult to find one.

Even among the two great families of cultivators in the Liuyun Market area, the Luo family of Beast Taming and the Zhou family of Liuyun, it would be difficult to find them.

It is estimated that the Luo family of Beast Taming and the Zhou family of Flowing Clouds only have a few copies stored inside.

After finding the cultivation method for spiritual consciousness, the cultivation process became another major hurdle.

Divine consciousness is extremely mysterious, and the methods for cultivating divine consciousness are even more mysterious and difficult to understand.

Just trying to understand it would be a challenge for a very large number of people.

Moreover, the cultivation method of spiritual consciousness is extremely dangerous to practice, and one can easily go wrong if one is not careful.

At best, it can lead to dementia; at worst, it can result in death.

Therefore, you must have someone you trust watching you the whole time while you are practicing the divine sense technique.

Interrupt your cultivation when you are about to encounter a problem while practicing your divine sense technique.

"It seems that achieving Foundation Establishment is really not easy."

Furthermore, after breaking through these three barriers, one must use Foundation Establishment Pills to assist in foundation building.

Foundation Establishment Pills of average quality can increase a cultivator's success rate in Foundation Establishment by 30%.

Of course, people with exceptional talent can successfully establish their foundation without relying on Foundation Establishment Pills.

"The various materials for Foundation Establishment Pills cost a lot of spirit stones, and they may not even be available for purchase."

After acquiring all the necessary materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill, you'll need to hire a second-tier alchemist to refine it.

Foundation building is truly no easy feat.

"Let's focus on the present... First, find and expose the person who betrayed us today—the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator sent by the Zhou family to guard Liuyun Market."

"Furthermore, I need to find the manager of Zhenbaolou who has repeatedly made things difficult for me and resolve this matter."

Now, it's time to carefully consider who exactly is behind this, secretly informing the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Liuyun Zhou family to guard Liuyun Market.

A cold glint appeared in Xu Mo's eyes, and his killing intent materialized, while the Meridian Sword Intent inadvertently emanated from him.