Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 51: Intention in Foundation Building

Two months later.

Kyoto has already entered winter.

On a quiet and cold night, the room was warm like spring.

"Bo!"

A soft sound.

Yu Xian's cultivation journey has finally reached its limit. His whole body stiffened in mid-air, then quickly relaxed, and sweat flowed down his back.

This cultivation session has indeed consumed a lot of his energy.

Yu Xian lay on the bed, recuperating and accumulating energy, his gaze fixed on the bed curtain, contemplating life.

A green panel appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Yu Xian]

[Cultivation: Foundation Building·Pseudo (2/890)]

[Soulmate: Yulan (1/1)]

He has made a breakthrough, but not a complete one.

Of course, this is good news.

It means that all the problems he was worried about are no longer problems.

As long as he continues to cultivate step by step and fills up the experience bar, he can remove the word "pseudo" and become a true Foundation Building cultivator!

However, upon seeing this long progress bar, Yu Xian suddenly realized why so many cultivators fail at the Foundation Building stage.

They don't have such a clear understanding like he does.

The ninth level of Qi Refining is already considered Qi Refining Perfection, but there is still an invisible level between Qi Refining and Foundation Building.

If one thinks that they have achieved Qi Refining Perfection and rashly attempts to break through, they are most likely to fail and meet a tragic end.

However, Yu Xian is unaware that in the cultivation world, there is a saying about the three stages of Foundation Building.

The three stages of Foundation Building are divided into Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Essence refers to the cultivation of one's physical body and blood. Only when one's physical body and blood are fully nurtured can they have enough foundation to undergo the transformation of Foundation Building.

In this aspect, body cultivators have a great advantage.

Qi refers to the cultivation of mana. The mana of a Qi Refining cultivator is generally in the form of mist, while the mana of a Foundation Building cultivator is already in liquid form.

To break through the Foundation Building stage, one must continuously solidify their mana until it transforms from mist to liquid.

In terms of the difficulty of the mana stage, the higher the cultivation level of the technique, the lower the difficulty of the mana stage.

For example, Yu Xian's innate Qi Refining technique theoretically allows him to cultivate to the Foundation Building realm.

However, the mana cultivated from low-level techniques is not only thin but also of low purity. Without certain opportunities, it is impossible to solidify it into liquid form.

Spirit refers to the cultivation of consciousness. To transform the spiritual consciousness of a Qi Refining cultivator into the spiritual consciousness of a Foundation Building cultivator, and directly influence reality with mental power.

Qi Refining cultivators need to rely on the power of magical tools to fully utilize the advantages of their spiritual consciousness.

But the spiritual consciousness of a Foundation Building cultivator can directly exert power in reality, and there are various secret techniques that can directly harm one's soul. Similarly, when using magical tools, the power of the spiritual consciousness will be even stronger.

Only when all three stages are perfected can one smoothly break through the Foundation Building stage without any obstacles.

But to perfect all three stages is easy for one stage, but extremely difficult for all three stages at the same time.

For example, body cultivators find it easiest to achieve perfection in the cultivation of their physical body and blood.

But body cultivators are stronger in terms of physical strength and weaker in terms of mana, making it difficult for them to achieve perfection in the mana stage like ordinary cultivators.

Not to mention the spiritual consciousness stage.

It is ethereal and intangible, yet it truly exists.

In the cultivation world, spiritual medicines that can enhance one's consciousness have always been considered the most precious.

This stage is the most difficult for all cultivators.

But all of this,

Yu Xian knows nothing about it!

He only knows that he has cheated, so the Foundation Building stage is just a lot of hard work for him.

However, Yu Xian cannot be said to be completely unaware.

After all, he himself is the best experimental subject, and the three stages of Foundation Building have already been preliminarily manifested in him.

As he entered the Foundation Building·Pseudo State, he clearly felt a pressure appearing out of thin air in his dantian, forcing his mana to condense towards the center, as if nurturing something.

This is the Mana Stage!

At the same time, he felt a wave of hunger in his stomach, as if every cell in his body was sending signals of thirst and hunger.

This is the Qi and Blood Stage!

Only the Divine Consciousness Stage is the most concealed, with changes happening silently, even Yu Xian didn't feel it for a moment.

He just felt that his mind was particularly clear and his spirit was particularly good during today's sage moment.

After a brief thought, Yu Xian put on his clothes and got out of bed.

"Husband."

Yulan, who had regained some strength, was huddled in the corner with a blanket.

Her wet hair stuck to her flushed face, her eyes were charming, and she exuded a lazy charm.

Compared to when they first met, without realizing it, she had been with Yu Xian for almost two years.

"Where are you going?"

Yu Xian replied, "I'm going to the kitchen to find something to eat. Are you hungry? I'll bring you something too."

But Yulan licked her lips and spoke in a coquettish tone.

"I'm not hungry, just pour me a glass of water."

After all, exercise causes dehydration.

Yu Xian walked to the table and poured Yulan a glass of water, heating it up to warm water, and only left the room after she had finished drinking.

Fortunately, the kitchen in the Wang Mansion was still open.

After all, some ingredients needed to be stewed for several days before they could be completed, and there were nobles who wanted to eat at any time.

So there were always chefs watching the kitchen, and some even took turns sleeping in the kitchen.

Yu Xian ate a portion that would normally feed five people before he barely filled his stomach.

But he still felt hungry.

For him, most of these ordinary foods were impurities that could only be excreted as feces.

With his current physical condition, he either had to eat spirit rice or eat monster meat to meet his needs.

However, these things were common resources in the cultivation world but extremely rare in the mortal world.

Yu Xian touched his empty stomach for a moment, feeling a bloating sensation in his lower abdomen.

He quickly ran to the latrine and relieved himself.

"In the past, the physical body was naturally strengthened by nourishing mana, and I only needed to eat a little to meet the body's needs.

Now that the body is sending signals of thirst and hunger, it means that nourishing mana alone is no longer enough, and it needs higher energy food.

The body needs to absorb more energy from the outside, which is a good thing, proving that my physical body is getting stronger."

"But ordinary food is simply not enough to provide sufficient energy, so I can only rely on quantity."

"But if I do that, I'll eat fast and digest fast, and I'll have to go to the latrine in no time."

"Do I have to live in the latrine from now on?"

Yu Xian pinched his nose, looked up at the dark night sky, and fell into silence.

"Damn it, which Foundation Building expert built their foundation in the latrine?"

Just thinking about being enveloped in the stench, and even marinated in it, Yu Xian shuddered, he absolutely couldn't do that!

"No!"

"If this gets out, I won't be able to mix in this lifetime."

"If only I had some Qi and Blood Pills, I remember that body cultivators seem to eat these. Right, aren't martial artists just castrated versions of body cultivators?"

"I'll go look for them tomorrow, maybe martial artists have some secret medicine that can meet my energy needs."

Yu Xian sighed deeply as he pondered.

Although he was hungry again after relieving himself, he resisted the urge to go to the kitchen for food.

Eating and then relieving himself, he was no different from a pig.

But, he was so hungry!

That night, Yu Xian had a dream. In the dream, he ate a piece of ice cream that couldn't be melted no matter how much he licked it, it was fragrant and creamy.

(End of this chapter)