Starry Sky Professional Directory 80
Chapter 80: Foundation Establishment (In honor of Shizaki Kurumi, the alliance leader)
Time flies.
Qinglinfang City, a subworld.
“It’s still no use!”
Fang Xing opened his eyes, a hint of worry on his face: “It’s almost summer vacation, no, it’s almost the Hundred Star Joint Examination, and I still can’t even begin to master the Mahāvajra-Prajñā Divine Power…”
The difficulty of this S-grade martial art far exceeded his expectations. No wonder Xia Long had spent three years on it!
“But my six internal organs have been mostly refined… Reaching the fourth stage of Martial Dao before the Hundred Star Joint Examination is practically a sure thing.”
He stood up, made himself a bowl of beef congee, slowly sipping it while checking the recent surveillance logs.
On the monitor screen, there was a dilapidated subworld.
Of course, Fang Xing knew that the subworld wasn’t dilapidated; it was even shrouded in a mysterious formation that could deceive second-order demonic beasts and had avoided several attacks.
On the surface, it was occupied by a lone cultivator.
In reality, it belonged to Qing Danfang and was the Foundation Establishment site for the alchemist Su Ye!
“I heard… when cultivators establish their foundation, if it’s done above a second-order spirit vein, the success rate is much higher… If there’s no second-order spirit vein, a first-order high-grade spirit vein can barely suffice, but it still requires absorbing spiritual energy from spirit stones or with the aid of a spirit gathering array…”
As for how Fang Xing discovered Su Ye’s Foundation Establishment site?
That was thanks to those surveillance devices.
“Hm? Is it finally starting?”
Su Ye had been in seclusion for several months. Yesterday, this subworld finally showed some unusual activity.
Now, spiritual energy was gathering, forming a vortex.
Although its range wasn’t large, nearby cultivators could still sense it.
“It’s coming!”
Fang Xing muttered, seeing Xiao Rui and several cultivators from Qing Danfang guarding the subworld with vigilance.
Among these cultivators, he even saw Hua Feiyue and Han Qingyun.
However, Fang Xing had no intention of acknowledging them.
His kindness to Hua Feiyue was only about ten spirit coins a month, while Su Ye could obviously offer much more and better.
Now that these two had clearly defected to Qing Danfang, he wouldn’t get needlessly involved.
Nearby, some scattered cultivators were also attracted. Some directly bowed to the subworld, kneeling on the ground and begging bitterly, while others were eager to try their luck…
“Grandpa, what are we doing here?”
Ding Hongxiu clutched a broken magic artifact, vigilantly watching her surroundings.
She felt like the surrounding cultivators were all hungry wolves!
“We’re here to provide protection,”
Ding Bushan raised his wine gourd, his expression extremely serious: “Over this period, you’ve seen clearly that staying in the city is a slow death… To survive, we have to leave! But for Qi Condensation cultivators to travel through the wildlands is a death sentence! Only by following a Foundation Establishment cultivator is there a sliver of hope…”
“Is no one coming to save us?” Ding Hongxiu’s eyes were filled with despair.
Her cheeks were gaunt, clearly showing she had suffered a lot.
“Maybe the large Golden Core sects from the outside world will come, but it will be for the secret realm, not to save us… For Golden Core cultivators, several years of seclusion is just a blink of an eye… In the time that seems short to them, we can’t hold on.”
Ding Bushan, an old hand, had gathered several like-minded cultivators and was approaching Qing Danfang: “Is this Miss Xiao Rui? Old man is here to protect the senior’s Foundation Establishment. We won’t go inside, we’ll just stand guard on the outermost perimeter!”
He glared fiercely at the other scattered cultivators: “I’ll see who dares to cut off the livelihood of everyone in the city!”
As for whether a Foundation Establishment cultivator would take them or not?
Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator needs several scouts or attendants to travel through the wildlands!
To put it bluntly, they were begging to be cannon fodder!
As scattered cultivators, they had long been accustomed to gambling with their lives for a chance of survival.
The current question was whether the senior would succeed?
“Sister Hua…”
Among the Qing Danfang guards, Han Qingyun quietly approached Hua Feiyue: “What do you think?”
“If it were normal times, those scattered cultivators would have already pounced… Now that the young miss is establishing her foundation, they are hesitating. Clearly, they also want to rely on us to escape this place…”
Hua Feiyue’s expression was serious: “This is harmony between people… Establishing a foundation in a spirit vein is geographical advantage… That Golden-feathered demonic bird came three days ago. According to its habits, it will be ten or half a month before it comes again; this is the right time… The right time, the right place, and the right people are all in place; it all depends on whether the young miss can successfully establish her foundation.”
Boom!
Finally, the spiritual energy vortex completely surged into the subworld, and everything became calm.
“Too late!”
A Qi Condensation late-stage cultivator among the scattered cultivators regretted in his heart, but showed no trace of it on his face: “We are only here to offer our congratulations, congratulations to the senior on establishing their foundation!”
Now that the phenomenon had ended, there were only two outcomes: success or failure.
He said the nice words first. If the other party failed to establish their foundation, he could still make a move.
Creak!
The subworld door opened with a bang, and a woman in green robes and a mask walked out calmly. Her aura was profound, carrying the pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Just one glance, and the nearby scattered cultivators were all shocked, bowing deeply: “Congratulations to the senior on successfully establishing their foundation, may you enjoy immortal blessings and achieve longevity!”
“Su has successfully established her foundation, thank you all for coming to witness the ceremony…Hm?”
Su Ye’s eyes under her veil moved, and a surging power suddenly appeared around her body, startling everyone. They thought Su Ye was going to attack directly.
But the next moment, she reached out with a graceful hand, and several magical hands appeared, grabbing the beetles and birds on the roof, in the wall crevices, and in the corners: “Such exquisite puppetry, there is not a single fluctuation of spiritual energy. If I hadn’t already cultivated my divine sense, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to discover this…”
The divine sense of Qi Condensation cultivators can only be used for introspection, at most to check jade slips and storage bags.
But the divine sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators is different. It is a refined spiritual sense, able to observe oneself and a range of several dozen meters around, everything in clear view.
Under Su Ye’s current divine sense sweep, these birds and geckos, though appearing lifelike, were actually complex and precise machinery, clearly not living creatures.
What made her even more curious was that these puppets had absolutely no spiritual energy fluctuations. Unless one was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would indeed be difficult to notice the anomaly.
Boom!
Boom!
The next moment, the drones in the magical hands all self-destructed, turning into balls of fire.
“Hm? Self-destructed?”
Su Ye was slightly surprised.
“Senior, shall I have us take action and find out who this sneaky person is?”
Having successfully gambled, Ding Bushan stood tall and spoke several decibels louder.
“No need, I already have a guess as to who this person is… Thank you all for coming to protect me, I have prepared a small feast in a separate courtyard, please do me the honor of joining me…”
Su Ye was amiable, her voice seemingly filled with joy.
Even the ill-intentioned scattered cultivators on the outer perimeter were invited.
“Since it’s an invitation from the senior, we naturally won’t refuse.”
The Qi Condensation late-stage cultivator and the others exchanged glances, and finally agreed.
Soon, the news of the young master of Qing Danfang successfully establishing their foundation spread like a storm throughout the city…
After everyone left, ten meters away from the subworld, the soil suddenly opened, and a black beetle crawled out…
“Foundation Establishment initial stage, the divine sense range is ten meters away from the body, which is about 33 meters, huh?”
In the underground chamber of the subworld, Fang Xing finished his beef congee, thoughtfully.
The divine sense range of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is closely related to their realm, cultivation techniques, and even their physique.
Moreover, there are also innate spirit treasures and pills that open the Purple Mansion and enhance the divine sense.
Today, he did not hesitate to expose himself and insisted on trying surveillance to obtain first-hand data.
‘Judging from Su Ye’s performance, all the puppets within 33 meters were discovered and eliminated… Only those beyond 33 meters survived, which seems to confirm this point.’
‘However, we must be wary of the possibility that she deliberately disguised it… Perhaps she has already discovered my beetle puppets, but is pretending not to know…’
‘This is a Foundation Establishment cultivator? It is said that the spiritual energy in the bodies of Foundation Establishment cultivators is refined into liquid primordial essence, a single drop of which can be equal to the total spiritual energy of an ordinary Qi Condensation late-stage cultivator…’
Fang Xing set up the Subduing Tiger Stake, practicing his punches while thinking.
‘After successfully establishing her foundation, Su Ye will definitely leave. This might be the last wave of refugees… Should I follow her to the desolate lands?’
Soon, he made his decision: ‘I won’t go!’
Those scattered cultivators want to escape because they are living precarious lives!
But as long as Fang Xing is careful and hides in Aquila Star when he encounters danger, his own safety is still guaranteed, and he won’t face problems like food shortages.
Then, he can wait for those large sects to open up the routes themselves…
Even in the worst-case scenario, if the outside world completely abandons Qinglinfang City, Fang Xing can still silently cultivate to the Brave Warrior Realm, Outer Manifestation Realm, or even Martial Dao Golden Core, before leaving on his own!
‘Putting one’s hope on others is weakness and stupidity, I only trust myself!’
‘This is also… my Martial Dao!’
Roar! Roar!
The next moment, Fang Xing seemed to hear the roar of a tiger in his ears.
Subduing Tiger Intent Realm—achieved!
He touched his brow, feeling another surge of spiritual energy gathering in his Niwan Palace.
“Dragon’s Intent Realm, Subduing Tiger Intent Realm… I’ve obtained both. Each time the intent realm is refined, it is greatly beneficial to the Niwan Palace, solidifying the foundation for the future.”
Fang Xing carefully experienced the Subduing Tiger Intent Realm and could feel that under the influence of the two intent realms, his internal breath had surged again!
“The progress of my six internal organs is also accelerating…”
[Subduing Tiger Stake: 1/400 (Master)]
Glancing at the attribute bar, Fang Xing nodded silently.
“After the Master stage, it becomes increasingly difficult to increase proficiency… But for the future Golden Core foundation, I still have to practice the Dragon and Tiger Intent Realms daily.”
Fang Xing habitually checked the progress of other martial arts and found that Dragon Elephant Skill had reached 89/100 (Proficient), and he couldn’t help but smile slightly.
“Once I master the Dragon Elephant Skill, I can ask Su Ye for guidance…”
“But it probably won’t be of much use, I’ll most likely get beaten… Because as long as she flies into the sky, I can only watch helplessly.”
As for using ‘flying talismans’ and such? What’s the difference between that and humans with wings compared to birds in flight?
According to Fang Xing’s current experience, if he wanted to kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would have to launch a surprise close-range sneak attack, deciding the victory in one move!
(End of Chapter)
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