Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Chapter 229: Chapter 181: Qingqing’s Heart, Chang’an’s Foundation Establishment

Su Yuyan explained the purpose of her visit.

Foundation Establishment Pills were hard to find, and this Inferior Grade pill was the best item she could manage to get for now.

Li Chang’an wore a gentle expression as he told her, “Yuyan, you don’t need to worry about my Foundation Establishment. Daoist Zheng has already refined a proper Foundation Establishment Pill for me.”

“That’s… That’s wonderful!”

Su Yuyan was stunned for a moment, but a look of joy quickly spread across her pretty face.

She hurriedly asked, “Brother Li, when do you plan to attempt Foundation Establishment?”

“Let’s make it tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow? But your Cultivation…”

Before Su Yuyan could finish, she suddenly felt an aura of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer emanating from Li Chang’an.

This wasn’t the aura of someone who had just reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

He had clearly been accumulating power at this level for many years!

Her eyes showed surprise, but even more so, delight.

“Brother Li, I knew it! You’ve been concealing some of your Cultivation!”

“The Immortal Path is treacherous. I had to be cautious.”

Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

After exchanging a few more words,

Su Yuyan decided to stay and stand guard for him, ensuring he wouldn’t be disturbed.

…

「The next day.」

Dawn broke, and the sun rose in the east.

Li Chang’an rented a Tier Two Top Grade Cave Mansion.

With a calm expression, he stepped into the Cave Mansion and glanced back once.

Outside the Cave Mansion,

Zheng Qingqing and Su Yuyan were smiling, but a trace of worry lingered in their eyes.

“Don’t worry. There’s no need for concern.”

With that, Li Chang’an gave a casual wave of his hand.

The doors to the Cave Mansion closed!

To be on the safe side,

he followed his usual routine and set up a four-layered Grand Array to protect himself.

He also released his two Spirit Beasts.

“Xiaohai, Dahuang, you two watch the entrance. Don’t let anyone in!”

The two Spirit Beasts nodded and sat on either side of the entrance, like a pair of guardian beasts.

Li Chang’an walked into the depths of the Cave Mansion.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power here was extremely dense, having reached the level of Tier Two Top Grade.

He sat cross-legged and silently began to adjust his condition.

Decades of arduous cultivation.

All for the leap he was about to take today.

At this moment, scenes from both his past and present lives suddenly flooded his mind.

In those dream-like memories, he saw the days of his difficult studies in his past life, as well as the hardships he faced in this life while seeking immortality…

Countless old faces and stories flashed through his mind.

Looking back,

it all seemed like an illusion, a fleeting bubble that had vanished with the passage of time.

“Haaa…”

Li Chang’an took a deep breath and lit a stick of Bodhi Incense.

Wisps of fragrant smoke curled into the air.

He emptied his mind of all stray thoughts. His heart became as calm as still water, leaving only the conviction to break through to Foundation Establishment.

’Let’s begin.’

Without a moment’s hesitation, he swallowed all the items he had prepared for his breakthrough—including the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects—in a single gulp!

’I must succeed in my Foundation Establishment this time!’

Clinging to this conviction, he activated the Foundation Establishment Chapter of his Ancient Wood Health Cultivation Technique and charged at the barrier with his full power!

BOOM!

A tremor ran through his entire body.

Dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power poured down from the crown of his head, violently surging through his physical body.

This was the first barrier of Foundation Establishment, the Physical Body Barrier!

Anyone with hidden injuries, physical imperfections, or those who were old and frail with insufficient vitality would never pass this stage.

In their youth, many Cultivators fought frequently over resources, accumulating hidden injuries from their magical combat. As a result, they would ultimately fall at this very barrier.

Li Chang’an had also fought frequently in this life.

But he was always one to plan before acting, only making a move when he was certain of victory.

He had almost never suffered an injury.

Furthermore, his Tier Two Body Refinement physique was enough to make him tower over countless other Qi Refining Cultivators.

At this moment,

he was like a towering ancient tree, standing firm and unmoving against the onslaught of violent Spiritual Power.

This barrier posed no difficulty for him.

He passed!

In that instant,

the skies outside the Cave Mansion roiled and changed.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power from all four directions gathered in a frenzy, forming a massive Spiritual Power vortex over a thousand feet across.

Seeing this,

Zheng Qingqing and Su Yuyan exchanged a look, joy evident in both their eyes.

“He’s passed the Physical Body Barrier.”

Next up was the Magic Power Barrier.

This barrier

required a Cultivator’s Magical Power to complete its transformation from a gaseous to a liquid state.

The deeper one’s reserves of Magical Power before Foundation Establishment, the easier this barrier was to overcome.

The Ancient Wood Health Cultivation Technique that Li Chang’an practiced was a Top Grade Technique, verging on Earth Grade. The Magical Power it cultivated was of extremely high quality, and his foundation far surpassed that of ordinary Qi Refining Loose Cultivators.

Moreover, he had never taken any Tier-Breaking Elixirs before, so his own potential had not been diminished in the slightest.

This barrier was practically a sure thing!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power surged into his Dantian.

Li Chang’an remained as steady as a mountain, circulating the Foundation Establishment Technique from his Cultivation Technique to guide the Spiritual Power and continuously compress it.

Inside his Dantian, a hazy cyan mist gradually appeared, and it grew denser and denser.

Time continued to pass.

An unknown amount of time went by.

The ever-denser mist gradually condensed into a single, cyan drop of Liquid Magical Power, which then fell within his Dantian.

DRIP!

That single, soft sound declared that the Magic Power Barrier was passed!

Over the next several hours, drops of Liquid Magical Power fell one by one, a total of fifteen, forming a small puddle in his Dantian.

Outside the Cave Mansion,

the massive Spiritual Power vortex faltered for a moment. It didn’t collapse suddenly, but began to slowly disperse.

This sight brought even greater joy to Zheng Qingqing and Su Yuyan.

“He’s passed the Magic Power Barrier!”

Only the final barrier remained!

The Divine Sense Barrier!

It was also the most unpredictable barrier.

There was no known technique to temper one’s Divine Sense; it simply grew stronger as a Cultivator’s power increased.

It was rumored that methods for tempering Divine Sense existed in Ancient Times, but although the major Sects had excavated countless Secret Realms, they had never found any Divine Sense Secret Techniques.

By now,

the celestial phenomenon had already attracted the attention of countless onlookers.

More than half of the Cultivators in Yellow Crane Immortal City had stopped what they were doing and were looking in this direction.

“Someone else is attempting Foundation Establishment.”

“From the looks of it, they’ve passed the first two barriers and have reached the last one.”

“Success or failure, it all comes down to this!”

The crowd had various thoughts, though most were merely observing.

A few hoped he would succeed, seeking to bolster their own conviction for their future breakthroughs.

Others were jealous, secretly cursing him to fail, some even fantasizing about rushing over to interfere.

Of course,

that was all it was—a fantasy.

This was Yellow Crane Immortal City. To interfere with a Foundation Establishment attempt would be a slap in the face to the Yellow Crane Mountain Lineage, an offense punishable by death!

In a residence on the slopes of Yellow Crane Mountain,

Sima Rui stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the slowly dissipating Spiritual Power vortex on the horizon.

“This person passed the Magic Power Barrier very smoothly. Their accumulation before Foundation Establishment was quite profound. I imagine the Divine Sense Barrier won’t be a problem.”

He remarked slowly, his gaze calm.

“It seems we’re about to have another Foundation Establishment Daoist among us. I just wonder if this fellow Daoist is a Loose Cultivator or from one of the Noble Families.”

If they were a Loose Cultivator, it would be a good opportunity to form a connection.

Recruiting them into the Yellow Crane Mountain Lineage would be ideal.

Not far away,

in another residence,

Murong Kang also raised his head to watch the Spiritual Power vortex.

’Looks like they’re going to make it. It’s probably a Loose Cultivator.’

He thought to himself, planning to form an acquaintance.

At the same time,

outside Pei Yingyao’s Cave Mansion,

Ji Mengyun gazed at the sky, her face full of envy.

“Master, I have a feeling that person will succeed.”

“So what if they succeed? So what if they fail? It’s someone else’s business and has nothing to do with you. Focus on your own cultivation!”

Pei Yingyao’s cold voice rang out.

She had remained cross-legged deep within her Cave Mansion, paying no attention at all to the breakthrough attempt.

Time flew by, and before long, dusk had fallen.

Inside the Cave Mansion,

Li Chang’an opened his eyes and slowly rose to his feet. A powerful aura emanated from his body.

He smiled, feeling a power he had never known before.

“Foundation Establishment… I’ve succeeded!”

After decades of cultivation, he had finally taken the most crucial step!

From this day forward,

he was no longer an obscure Qi Refining Junior Cultivator.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivation was enough to be considered an Ancestor in most regions!

At this moment,

besides the increase in his power, the greatest change Li Chang’an felt was in his lifespan.

’A Foundation Establishment Ancestor has a lifespan of two hundred and forty years. If I find some Life-Extending Treasures, avoid conflict, and live a life of peaceful cultivation, living past two hundred and fifty won’t be a problem.’

In Li Chang’an’s possession was a Ten Thousand Years Green that could extend one’s life by ten years.

He had obtained this in the Secret Realm Cave Mansion.

He was only fifty-three this year. Barring any accidents, he could live for another two hundred years!

His lifespan was now abundant!

’As long as I keep breaking through, one day I’ll reach the legendary realm of eternal life!’

Li Chang’an already had a clear plan for the path beyond Foundation Establishment.

After a moment of thought,

he dismantled the Arrays within the Cave Mansion and recalled his two Spirit Beasts into his Spirit Beast Bag. Then, with a grand wave of his hand,

HUM!

The doors to the Cave Mansion shuddered and began to slowly swing open.

The aura of his new Foundation Establishment cultivation instantly billowed out.

At this dusk hour, with the sky painted in sunset hues, countless people felt this new aura.

They all knew: a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator had been born!

At that moment,

a hearty laugh rang out from within the city.

“Mo Wenyuan of the Mo Family, here! Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on achieving Foundation Establishment!”

At the same time, several other voices called out from all directions.

“Jin Ming of the Jin Family! Congratulations on your success, fellow Daoist!”

“Murong Kang of Yellow Crane Mountain! Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your successful Foundation… Huh?”

Before he could finish, Murong Kang suddenly froze.

This aura.

’Why is this aura so familiar?’