Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror-Chapter 228 - 212 Building the Immortal Foundation

Meichi Peak Cave Mansion.

Before his seclusion, Li Tongya often thought:

What is an Immortal Foundation?

The "Taiyin Breathing and Wheel Nourishing Scripture" states, "The brilliance of the Taiyin, harvested from the Vast Cold, the essence of the Taiyang, lies in gold. Blend these two qi to form the Immortal Foundation." Li Tongya felt that this was a secret revelation of the method for gathering the qi of Taiyin Moonlight and Taiyang Day Essence, with the so-called Immortal Foundation being a euphemism for a special Divine Skill.

Later, Li Tongya acquired the "River Qi Decision," which contained this sentence:

"The qi of the rivers is complete, sinking and floating in the great abyss; the qi of heaven and earth is clear and bright, flowing freely above and below. Transform the qi of heaven and earth into rivers and seas, seek one Taoist Foundation, called the 'Vast Sea.'"

Now, having taken the Sui Origin Pill, the Six Wheels emerged from the Qi Sea and Sea of Consciousness amidst the foggy Qi Sea, disassembling into six bright streaks of light. Li Tongya only felt weakness in his body and knew that if he could not transform them into an Immortal Foundation, he would die and his path would end then and there.

Following the method from the "River Qi Decision," the streams of light from Li Tongya's Six Wheels circled above the Qi Sea, stirring up waves of qi. The True Yuan in the Qi Sea surged, pouring into those streaks of light.

Li Tongya's Qi Sea was alarmingly vast, and the streams of light absorbed it at an incredibly fast rate. After circling for who knows how long, the Qi Sea had only halved, and suddenly gray light burst forth, revealing a Talisman.

"Deep Sea Long Whale Script"

The Talisman Qi circled above the Qi Sea for a while, reflecting and enhancing the six streaks of light, quietly hovering above.

Li Tongya did not know if this was good or bad, so he could only doggedly continue cultivating according to the technique, grinding away until at last, the Qi Sea was almost depleted, and a bit of brilliance peeked through.

"Hmm?"

Li Tongya was slightly startled. He had not expected several beams of light to emerge from the bottom of the Qi Sea, and a White Pill bounced out, shining brightly and radiating splendid colors.

"Talisman Seed..."

The White Pill leaped into the six streams of light. Li Tongya couldn't afford to think too much and hastily activated his cultivation technique to solidify the Immortal Foundation.

"This...!"

The six streams of light, one by one fully engorged, collided in the air, coalescing into flowing clear water, which dropped onto the surface of the Qi Sea. Li Tongya's feeling of weakness grew stronger, his blood and qi churned, and he finally understood why it was always said one must achieve Foundation Establishment before the age of sixty.

Suppressing this weakness, the six streams of light inside Li Tongya began to spin faster and faster, resonating with the sound of rivers flowing.

After some time, a point of resplendent silver light fell down. Li Tongya opened his eyes, coughed, and exhaled a stream of white qi, which struck the stone wall in front of him, creating a small pit. The chamber suddenly brightened, accompanied by the roaring sound as if waves were crashing against the shore.

Li Tongya sat in his place for a few moments, unable to help but let out a soft laugh, saying:

"After sixty-two years, I've finally built my Immortal Foundation..."

He laughed a couple of times, wiped away a crystal tear from the corner of his eye, and slowly stood up, his heart still puzzled.

"That was... somewhat too simple."

Li Tongya's breakthrough came all too naturally, encountering hardly any difficulties, and even felt somewhat effortless.

"The many secret techniques accumulated over generations by the Three Sects and Seven Doors, capable of increasing the probability of a breakthrough in Foundation Establishment... My family truly is one of the Noble Families. Not only have they calculated the assurance of breaking through Foundation Establishment, but they don't even realize where the advantage lies after the breakthrough has been made."

Li Tongya slowly got up, the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage power surged within him, the divine wonders of his Immortal Foundation "Vast Sea" emerged in his mind.

"The 'Vast Sea' originates from rivers and bears the distinctive trait of great strength during Qi Cultivation. While in rivers, its power surpasses others, akin to being skilled in Water Techniques. Upon mastering the Immortal Foundation, one becomes adept in the Water Control Technique."

"Skilled in predicting the course of water veins to foresee future droughts and floods, calm amidst crabs and shrimps when in water, undisturbed by fish and turtles, sustained without food when absorbing qi, unharmed by water and fire, able to transform Talisman Water, heal injuries, treat the people…"

Li Tongya pondered for a few moments, somewhat puzzled by the performances of the "Vast Sea" Immortal Foundation, with doubts crowding his heart. He thought to himself:

"Strength in water, skilled in Water Techniques, transforming Talisman Water, those I can understand, but the part about not startling fish and turtles, being unharmed by water and fire, and predicting water veins seems somewhat superfluous."

Transforming Talisman Water was only useful for cultivators at the peak of Fetal Breathing. After all, it had some use as long as one spent some mana. That aside, the so-called being unharmed by ordinary water and fire is something even a Fetal Breathing Cultivator could easily resist with a simple spell, let alone predicting water veins or not startling fish and turtles...

"What exactly is this Zifu Golden Core path of cultivation?"

Li Tongya sighed, even now the details of the Moonlight Origin Mansion were not clear, let alone the origins of the Immortal Path. Currently, as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he was still somewhat influential on Wangyue Lake, but in Yue Country, hardly worth mentioning. He could only put his doubts aside for now, gently pushed the stone door open, and like the wind, left the secret chamber.

The outer hall was empty, stone tables and chairs were washed spotlessly clean, covered with unknown sources of water, leaving puddles on the floor. The concentration of Spiritual Energy had replenished a lot since Li Tongya stopped his cultivation.

The door of the Cave Mansion was left ajar. Eager to test the might of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Li Tongya cast an Illusion Technique and moved through it. Outside, Li Xuanfeng, who had been meditating with closed eyes, suddenly opened his eyes, lifted his eyebrows to look around, confusedly dropped his gaze, saw that the dew on the ground hadn't changed, and finally resumed his cultivation.

"Feng'er has also reached the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivating, I expect this period of seclusion to last about three to five years."

Li Tongya stepped out of the Cave Mansion, as the dazzling radiant morning sun began to rise from the distant mountains. The pale golden sunlight flowed out from among the hills, his heart felt expansive, and with a slight smile, he soared toward the town center.

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Lijing Town.

Lijing Town has existed for some years now, many stone paths had been trodden to cracks, with people either riding carts and horses or walking by foot, passing through the roads. The stone roads around Lijing Town's Pear Garden in particular had especially deep cracks, worn by an array of wheels day after day, revealing myriad scars.

The white walls, stained black at the top, the Pear Garden is one of the few places in Lijing Town where both the great clans and common folk unanimously applaud and shed tears together. The sounds of ancient Chinese theater drift out from the garden, while a ring of almost grown children lean against the wall outside, pressing their ears close to listen carefully.

"Alas… I ascend the Gold Platform as Ganixi… With a beast crown on my head and twin braids, I also don the iron armor!"

An actor clad in black armor and black flags, adorned with Beast Tooth Jade, with a menacing face painted on, takes the stage. The audience below immediately starts buzzing—a mix of righteous indignation, sighs of regret, and silent tears.

The actor in black armor and black flags shakes his robe and exclaims:

"Mu Jiaoman!"

"Your servant is here—"

Suddenly, a figure emerges from behind the stage, slightly plump, wearing golden armor, with a handsome face but with two rat whiskers painted on, giving off a sleazy impression. As soon as this person appears, jeers arise from the crowd below.

Standing among the crowd was an old man, shaking his head and sighing continuously, hands behind his back, not expecting to hear a kind voice behind him.

"Old man, what play is this?"

The elderly man, with gray at his temples, was squinting at the performance and laughed heartily, answering:

"The fall of Ganixi at the Great Jue Court."