Qin Ming raised his hand and activated the Tier Two High-Grade Defense Array with full force.

Afterward, he closed his eyes and meditated for a while.

His thoughts drifted, recalling scenes from before his passage through—a life of hardship moving bricks, and after arriving in this world, struggling desperately to survive in slums, suffering exploitation and oppression as a Spirit Farmer in the Spirit Feather Sect, living with constant uncertainty and fear in a brutal environment, stepping cautiously as on thin ice, his first encounter with a Tribulation Cultivator...

Until later, sowing Spirit Plants, learning Alchemy...

The different people he met, as if vividly before his eyes, with either enmity or friendship.

Now, it's all ephemeral like passing clouds.

Foundation Establishment is the first major gateway on the long path of cultivation for a cultivator.

Countless cultivators spend their entire lives, exhausting every effort, unable to cross this heavenly chasm.

Qin Ming opened his eyes, his gaze clear like the bright moon, a strong conviction rising in his heart!

With such long-term accumulation, his foundation now is exceedingly profound.

In terms of the external environment,

the high-quality Spirit Vein environment of the Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Island is sufficient to support the Spiritual Qi supply needed for Foundation Establishment.

In his possession is the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object 'Celestial Fire Spirit Liquid,' which can further increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by 20%.

Now he has also refined an exceptional 'Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill,' rare to see in the Cultivation Realm.

Regarding his internal conditions,

he has met all the requirements to break through the three major barriers for a cultivator's Foundation Establishment.

The first barrier, the Qi Blood Barrier.

During the impact of Foundation Establishment, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi channels into the body, requiring certain standards of body qi and blood.

The body must have no leaks, and qi and blood must be abundant. If there are hidden injuries, dark ailments, or insufficient qi and blood,

when Qi channels into the body, it will be like a thousand-mile dike breached by an ant hole, unable to withstand the high-pressure load of Qi, risking collapse.

Thus, it's advisable to achieve Foundation Establishment before sixty; attempting it in old age, with declining qi and blood, increases the chances of Qi causing mana rampage, meridian destruction, and demise.

In this regard, Qin Ming has already achieved Physical Foundation Establishment, and his qi and blood have reached the level of condensed Innate Gang Qi, leaving no concerns.

The second barrier, the Mana Barrier.

Qi Cultivation Stage mana is mist-like, while Foundation Establishment Stage mana is liquid.

The process of transitioning from Qi Cultivation to Foundation Establishment involves condensing mist-like mana into liquid form.

During this process, the higher the purity and greater the reserve of mana, the easier it is to transform it into liquid and achieve a qualitative change.

If, during Qi Cultivation Stage, too many pills are consumed, accumulating excessive Pill Poison, or using Tier-Breaking Pills, it will result in impure mana.

Fortunately, although Qin Ming took many pills to enhance mana before, after switching to the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, his mana has undergone countless sedimentations and cleansing, becoming extremely pure, with mana reserves comparable to Early-stage Foundation Establishment.

He did not use the Tier-Breaking Pill, Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill afterward, instead used an Entry when breaking through to the Late-stage Qi Cultivation.

The third barrier, the Spiritual Consciousness Barrier.

During the Qi Cultivation Stage, Qin Ming's spiritual consciousness completely transformed into Divine Thought, even stronger than that of ordinary Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators by multiple times.

The birth of Divine Thought facilitates the control of mana in the Dantian Sea of Qi, compressing it into liquid form.

This is also Qin Ming's greatest advantage.

Moreover, he cultivated the Acquired Spirit Body—the Supreme Wood Dharma Body, with an efficiency in converting external Spiritual Qi on par with a High-Grade Spirit Root.

Now, Qin Ming's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and the three barriers have almost reached a perfect level!

"If I don't succeed in Foundation Establishment, it's simply contrary to the laws of nature!"

With determination on his face, Qin Ming immediately took out an exquisite porcelain bottle.

He tilted out a Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill emitting astonishing Pill Essence, imprinted with eight Dao Patterns.

Without further hesitation, he swallowed it in one gulp.

He then tilted his head back and drank the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object 'Celestial Fire Spirit Liquid' in one go.

Just these two rare treasures raised the probability of successful Foundation Establishment to 60%.

Hoo～

Brimming with confidence, Qin Ming began operating the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, striving towards his peak with all his might!

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to amass continuously, forming a massive Spiritual Energy Vortex above Qin Ming's head.

In truth, for those cultivators with exceptional aptitude,

the Foundation Establishment Pill is not a necessity.

For instance, Celestial Spirit Root cultivators can easily achieve Foundation Establishment without any external assistance.

Next are the Earth Spirit Root cultivators, who also have a decent chance of success even without taking the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The appearance of Foundation Establishment Pills is a blessing for ordinary cultivators like Qin Ming.

The chance for inferior Spirit Root cultivators to self-impact Foundation Establishment is extremely slim.

The main effect of Foundation Establishment Pills is to significantly enhance a cultivator's capacity to convert Spirit Root's Spiritual Qi during Foundation Establishment, further compressing mana.

They also have the role of protecting the meridians.

Even if the first attempt fails, as long as the meridians are undamaged, another attempt can be made.

Without the protection of such pills, the body's Qi could damage the meridians during Foundation Establishment impact, causing hidden ailments or directly leading to death and Dao dissolution with high probability.

Therefore, even geniuses prepare Foundation Establishment Pills for breakthroughs just in case.

Sparing no expense, they aim to minimize the risk of failure.

Half an incense stick later.

Boom!

The Spiritual Energy Vortex in the celestial vault further expanded, with Qin Ming seemingly at the center of a Spiritual Qi storm.

At this moment,

the Tier Two High-Grade Array could not conceal such a phenomenon.

...

Below Wangyue Island, the Wu Jiang couple, who were farming, were also drawn by the magnificent celestial phenomenon, raising their heads in shock towards the main peak direction.

"This..."

"Such a Spiritual Energy Vortex phenomenon."

"Fellow Daoist Qin is impacting Foundation Establishment!"

"It seems he's reached the most critical moment."

Wu Jiang's expression was full of shock, his heart stirring with great waves.

Mu Ruyin also covered her small mouth, her eyes filled with astonishment, speechless for a moment.

In Wangyue Lake, the Profound Water Crocodile, previously dozing off, connected deep down with Qin Ming's mind, seemingly sensing its master breaking through to a Great Realm at that very moment.

In a hurry, it headed toward the Spirit Island, guarding outside the Array for Qin Ming as a Guardian.

Fortunately, Wangyue Island is in the Spirit Nest Islands' Land of the Far North, rarely visited by people.

No one discovered the astounding celestial phenomenon on the island.

Rumble!

The vast spiritual qi between heaven and earth poured down, like a mountain collapsing and a sea roaring. No matter how the waves surged, Qin Ming's body remained unmoved.

A cyan rune lit up at the center of his brow.

In an instant, it transformed into a gigantic phantom exactly like Qin Ming, appearing behind him.

The moment the cyan phantom appeared.

When the spiritual qi infused into his body, the conversion efficiency through Qin Ming's spirit root increased several times, continuously transforming into cyan mist-like mana.

The cyan mist-like mana flowed like rivers into the sea, ceaselessly flowing.

Growing denser and more immense.

At this moment.

A flash of insight burst in Qin Ming's mind, and suddenly he was blessed with understanding.

His divine thought delved above the Sea of Qi in his dantian, starting to compress mana with his divine thought.

Gradually.

Drip, drop!

Droplets of cyan liquid mana fell like a gentle spring rain.

In Qin Ming's dantian, they gathered into a pool of cyan crystalline liquid spring.

As the circulation of the "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique" continued, the liquid mana coursed through all his meridians, repeatedly clearing blockages.

This was the Yijing Marrow Refining breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Days passed.

The vortex of spiritual qi gathered between heaven and earth gradually dispersed.

A touch of rosy cloud rose in the sky, reflected onto Wangyue Island.

In the spirit field beneath the main peak.

A wave of Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure suddenly emerged, accompanied by a vibrant vitality akin to an ancient wood meeting spring.

Qin Ming was like an ancient tree trunk, resonating with his lifebound spirit plant, the Longevity Vine, as if traversing the river of time without a trace of years.

From this moment on.

Qin Ming officially stepped into the threshold of the Cultivation Realm.

His lifespan doubled again.

From over two hundred and ten years, it increased to over four hundred and twenty years.

More than double that of ordinary foundation stage cultivators.

Within Qin Ming, the abundant liquid mana cultivated with the "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique" far surpassed those of the same stage, comparable to ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Moreover.

Qin Ming's divine thought also expanded from dozens of feet to several times its range, covering an area of a mile radius.

After advancing to Foundation Establishment, he quickly concealed his mana aura.

The "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique" he cultivated had a strong concealing breath effect.

When Qin Ming concealed his aura, he seemed to transform into a withered tree trunk, making it impossible to probe his specific cultivation realm with divine sense.

It could almost hide his cultivation by a whole great realm.

As long as he did not interact with a Golden Core Ancestor directly, there would not be any detectable clues.

...

Qin Ming waved his hand, retrieving the items on the ground.

Restored the Tier Two Array to its normal level.

Opened the array and stepped out.

"Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Qin on reaching Foundation Establishment!"

"No... no, it should be Elder Qin!"

Wu Jiang and Mu Ruyin congratulated Qin Ming nervously.

The Cultivation Realm had strict hierarchies; even if they were familiar with him, they wouldn't dare speak out of turn without Qin Ming's permission.

Even now, the two of them were in a state of amazement.

They couldn't quite believe it.

That their usually low-key isle master.

Had suddenly leapt and broken through to become a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

However, with Wu Jiang's cleverness, he had foreseen this day would come eventually.

Others looked down on Qin Ming's Four-Element Pseudo Spirit Root, but Wu Jiang saw it differently.

Spending so many years on the island, constantly in Qin Ming's company.

Wu Jiang always had an inexplicable intuition that the other party would one day soar.

Only, he hadn't expected that day to come so soon.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Wu, there's no need to be formal."

"You can still call me 'Fellow Daoist'."

Qin Ming's mana cultivation also broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his strength soared, and he was in a very pleasant mood.

He then took out a bottle of spirit pills and threw it to Mr. and Mrs. Wu Jiang.

"A gift for celebration, a little reward for all your years of taking care of the Spirit Island, running around tirelessly."

Wu Jiang opened the porcelain bottle, his face bursting with surprise, and he quickly, along with Mu Ruyin, paid great respect to Qin Ming once again!

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qin, for the gift of the pills!"

"In the future, if Fellow Daoist Qin needs anything, I will fulfill it without hesitation!"

Wu Jiang, ever the astute one, saw his reliance growing more robust; when would there be a better time to pledge his loyalty?

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Wu, there's no need for that; I won't have you doing anything dangerous."

In the midst of speaking, Qin Ming changed his tone.

He stared at Mr. and Mrs. Wu Jiang and said coldly.

"Besides, you two must not spread news of my Foundation Establishment for the time being."

Wu Jiang, snapping back from his previous joy, quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, Fellow Daoist Qin, rest assured, it will be done."

Qin Ming nodded with satisfaction.

He wasn't afraid of news of his Foundation Establishment getting out; he just didn't want trouble.

Now, he was confident he could face and defeat an average mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

No longer need to be as cautious as before.

However, staying low-key is always a good thing.

After all, in the Cultivation Realm of Wei Country, he couldn't compete with Foundation Establishment cultivators like Huangfu Qii and Lin Zixiao.

Additionally, Lin Zixiao had a deadly rivalry with him.

He still needed to lay low on Wangyue Island, cultivating freely, believing someday, he'd outlast them all.

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