Entry: I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

15: Chapter 15 Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment!Gu Yan tried to recall what he was doing a moment ago, but the memory was blurry.

Not long after, the hospital room door was gently pushed open.

A gray-haired woman walked in, carrying a thermal lunch box in her hand.

She walked to the hospital bed, put down the items, and reached out to tuck in the quilt corner for Gu Yan, who was on the bed.

A moment later, the woman sat on the chair by the bed and said: ”Yan-yan… Mom stewed your favorite pork rib soup today.”

She sighed, then continued: ”Why do you have to work so hard delivering food? Mom has told you so many times, if you’re tired, come home, Mom will support you… but you just won’t listen…”

”After your accident, that driver paid over a million in compensation.”

”The neighbors all say that your mother doesn’t have to worry about the second half of her life anymore. But Yan-yan…”

”Mom just wants you to wake up…”

Gu Yan floated in the air, his eyes hot, wanting to open his mouth to say something, but unable to make any sound.

Just at this moment, a voice sounded in his heart:

Wake up in this world…

Here, there is a mother who loves you, and an unfinished life.

Besides, modern times are so good; there are cell phones, games, endless short videos to scroll through…

Before he could think too much, another set of memories flooded his heart.

Taiyi Dao Sect, living quarters for Outer Sect Disciples.

A couple dressed in simple Daoist robes held their ten-year-old son in their arms.

The woman gently stroked his hair: ”Yan’er, your father and I are going out to execute a Sect mission this time. Shortest three months, longest half a year. Be a good boy and follow Senior Brother Chen, don’t be mischievous.”

The man patted his shoulder, his eyes full of pride: ”My son is gifted, and will surely achieve great things in the future. When your mother and I return, we will take you to the market to buy that wooden sword you’ve been eyeing for a long time.”

But after they left, they never returned.

Two worlds, two pairs of parents, two portions of love.

Which side is real? Which side is fake?

Gu Yan felt his consciousness being torn apart.

The sound of his mother’s low sobbing in the hospital room rang in his ears, and the voices and smiles of his parents from the Taiyi Dao Sect were vivid in his mind.

If this side is real, then what were the ten years of time in the Taiyi Dao Sect?

If that side is real, then what is this knife-like pain in his heart right now?

”Choose.”

The voice in his heart sounded again.

”Stay, or go back. This is your last chance.”

Gu Yan closed his eyes, not to weigh the choice, but to catch the discordant note that flashed through his brain.

He opened his eyes abruptly and looked at himself on the hospital bed.

That’s not right.

For someone who was exploited by work and survival, had just experienced a serious car accident, and had been in a coma for months, how could his body appear in such a nearly well-cared-for state?

No plaster cast?

Skin so ruddy?

This is definitely not the state a person in a coma from a serious injury should have.

Once doubt arose, the cracks spread rapidly.

All the clues connected in his mind instantly.

The so-called choice was never about picking between two worlds.

It was about choosing to wake up, or to sink.

”An illusion… no matter how perfect, there will be flaws.” Gu Yan muttered to himself.

The moment the words fell, the scene of the hospital room began to distort and collapse.

The mother’s figure gradually faded, finally turning into a faint sigh.

Taiyi Dao Sect, small courtyard on the east side of Danxia Peak, Inner Sect.

Gu Yan slowly opened his eyes.

Before him was the familiar scene inside the room.

He felt the solid touch of the bed beneath him, closed his eyes for a moment, and opened them again.

The last trace of confusion in his eyes dissipated completely, turning into clarity.

”It really was an illusion.”

Without further thought, with a movement of his mind, his personal panel appeared:

【Gu Yan】

【Lifespan: 24 / 235】

【Realm: Foundation Establishment · First Level】

【Traits: Five Elements Spiritual Body · Orange】

【Cultivation Technique: The Second Transformation Chapter of the Grand Unity of Morality Sutra, The Flowing Light Splitting Shadow Sword, 《Clear Wind Sword Technique》...】

The Realm successfully achieved a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, and his Lifespan also surged by an upper limit of thirty-five years.

Gu Yan took a deep breath, slowly got up, and pushed open the door.

Looking up, he saw a dark cloud above the small courtyard quickly dissipating, with no lightning, no strange phenomena.

Only a ray of morning light pierced through the clouds and sprinkled into the courtyard.

”Strange, I remember that in most immortal cultivation web novels, there is no such thing as a Heart Demon tribulation for a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough. Even if there are tribulations, most are external trials like Lightning Tribulations…”

He looked inside himself; those twenty-seven acupoints were emitting a faint light.

”So it really was because of this.” Gu Yan thought thoughtfully.

”The martial arts acupoint system has caused some kind of mutation with my immortal cultivation.”

Fortunately, everything was calm.

No thunderous roar to attract attention, no strange phenomena to invite prying eyes.

If he really caused a big commotion, he, a mere Inner Sect Disciple, would probably become a target.

The Second Transformation Stage of martial arts superimposed with the first level of Foundation Establishment is still far from being invincible.

Now, relying on the Taiyi Dao Sect, one could say it’s easy to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

He currently only wants to Cultivate steadily. When his cultivation level is high enough one day… it won’t be too late to discuss whether to stay or leave.

After all, from the moment Gu Yan could Cultivate, he set a small goal for himself.

When he achieves the Nascent Soul Major Achievement, he wants to imitate that True Martial Great Emperor from his previous life.

In this world where martial arts are respected, he will also carry out a campaign to destroy demons.

But that’s a matter for later.

For now, Gu Yan returned to the room, preparing to continue cultivating.

Foundation Establishment is achieved, but the path of immortal cultivation is still long.

According to the common sense he gained from reading widely in immortal cultivation novels in his previous life, the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage does not differ fundamentally from the Qi Refinement Stage in form.

It is still a grinding effort: drawing Spiritual Qi into the body, using the Dantian as a furnace, constantly tempering and compressing the liquid spiritual power.

Until its quality changes and condenses, turning liquid into solid, forming a Golden Core.

The path is clear; one just needs to follow the steps and move forward steadily.

Now that his Lifespan has increased to two hundred and thirty years, time for him has become much more leisurely.

And he can draw a trait every hundred years, so even if he has bad luck at one hundred and twenty years old and draws a chicken-rib trait, it’s not a big problem.

By the time he reaches two hundred and twenty, there is still another chance.

It’s just another matter that makes Gu Yan’s mind sink slightly.

Should he continue to Cultivate the native martial arts?

This Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, because the twenty-seven martial arts acupoints in his body stored spiritual power, unexpectedly brought about a Heart Demon tribulation that shouldn’t have appeared at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Having luckily broken through this time, what if he reaches Core Formation in the future?

If this dual cultivation of immortality and martial arts causes more bizarre and dangerous tribulations, he might not be able to handle it.

”But risks and opportunities coexist… If I stop martial arts rashly, will I miss some possibilities?” Gu Yan was conflicted in his heart.

After all, the spiritual power storage capacity brought by those twenty-seven acupoints is real.

Just thinking and weighing won’t lead to a conclusion.

He needs more concrete evidence.

At the very least, he must first figure out what changes have occurred in his own state after Foundation Establishment.

Thinking of this, Gu Yan’s mind moved slightly.

He planned to first test how much stronger his Divine Sense had become after Foundation Establishment.

The limit of the exploration range is the most intuitive benchmark.

Only then can he set a tone for subsequent plans.

He closed his eyes, held his breath, and focused, slowly spreading his Divine Sense outward…

One hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters, five hundred meters… Finally, at about nine hundred meters, the perception began to blur, and he lacked the strength.

Gu Yan opened his eyes, a flash of understanding passing through them.

”Nine hundred meters… although it hasn’t reached a thousand meters, it far exceeds the typical Early Stage of Foundation Establishment. It seems those twenty-seven acupoints also have a nourishing effect on the Divine Soul.”

He was quite satisfied with this range.

As long as he pays a little attention, he can use his Divine Sense to explore the classics in the Scripture Pavilion on Danxia Peak.

”In a few days, I will go to the Scripture Pavilion on Danxia Peak to take a look.”

Gu Yan made up his mind.

The Scripture Pavilion in Danxia Peak must have more vast classics than the Scripture Pavilion in Changqing Workshop.

At that time, he must carefully check what the Third Transformation Stage and even the Fourth Transformation Stage and above of martial arts are like.

Only by understanding the full picture can he weigh the pros and cons and decide whether to continue walking this path of dual cultivation of immortality and martial arts.