“I’m 57 years old this year, with only three years left until the age of 60. Although I know the possibility of foundation establishment is low, this is my only chance in life. I won’t be content if I don’t give it a try,” Chen Xinglan said regretfully over the dinner table.
Every cultivator in the Immortal Gate who breakthroughs to the ninth level of Qi Refining before the age of 60 will generally try to establish a foundation.
“Dad, I hope to see you become a true cultivator after foundation establishment,” Chen Mobai said.
Only after foundation establishment can one truly enter the threshold of cultivation and be called a “true cultivator.”
“It’s a pity that you broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining too late. If it had been a few years earlier, you might have been better prepared,” Tang Pancui said with a look of regret.
One can attempt to establish a foundation with just the ninth level of Qi Refining, but the success rate is higher after reaching the perfect ninth level.
“It’s okay. I know my success rate is less than 10%, but I have to try. After breaking through yesterday, I already told my boss that I’m resigning. For the next three years, I will go into seclusion at the Chixia Academy and use my chance to establish a foundation,” Chen Xinglan said optimistically.
Chen Mobai and Tang Pancui could only nod in agreement since this was Chen Xinglan’s only chance to establish a foundation.
“You graduated almost thirty years ago, I wonder if the Chixia Academy still recognizes you as a student!” Tang Pancui hesitated, feeling uncertain.
In the Immortal Gate, whether it’s the Four Major Dao Institutes, the Ten Major Academies, or the 120 sub-institutes, the main students who have been officially admitted will be provided with a chance to establish a foundation.
This chance includes a third-grade low-level spiritual vein cave and drugs that can improve the success rate of foundation establishment, except for foundation establishment pills, which are forbidden in the Immortal Gate. Instead, they have developed a set of medicinal formulas that can replace foundation establishment pills.
These formulas are the “Three Treasures of Foundation Establishment” – the Pulse-Protecting Pill, the Spirit-Elevating Powder, and the Qi-Condensing Liquid.
The “Pulse-Protecting Pill” can save the life of a cultivator who fails to establish a foundation.
The “Spirit-Elevating Powder” can increase a cultivator’s spiritual sense in a short period, making it easier for them to control the surging spiritual power.
The “Qi-Condensing Liquid” can promote a cultivator’s spiritual power liquefaction. If all the spiritual power in the dantian is liquefied, it means that foundation establishment has been successful.
These drugs are all called the “Three Treasures of Foundation Establishment”!
The official flagship store of the Immortal Gate releases a batch every so often, which can be obtained for free with points. However, the online pharmacy of the other sub-institutes requires Good Deeds to purchase, with an average price of 800,000 Good Deeds per drug. Even at such a high price, they are still in short supply and need to be grabbed quickly.Because every time the three treasures of foundation establishment are successfully refined, the various small and large academies of the immortal gate must first take their share before the rest can flow into the market.
And after the academies take their share, it is naturally used by their own students.
Although Chen Xinglan has graduated for thirty years, since he has never reached the ninth level of Qi Refining before, the opportunity for foundation establishment has always existed in the school and has not been used.
If he doesn’t break through successfully in this lifetime, it will automatically become invalid, and the academies will not recognize the inheritance of this opportunity by future generations.
After all, immortal gate resources are scarce.
So even if it is based on the principle of not wasting, Chen Xinglan will definitely try foundation establishment.
“Which of the three treasures of foundation establishment do you want, Dad?”
Chen Mobai asked. The Red Cloud Academy only provides one of the three treasures of foundation establishment, and the choice is in the hands of the cultivator.
“Choose the Pulse-Protecting Pill.”
Tang Pancui spoke first, which is also the choice of 99% of people.
After all, given Chen Xinglan’s situation, the possibility of successfully establishing a foundation is really not high. In this case, the first choice is the life-saving “Pulse-Protecting Pill.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
This is also Chen Xinglan’s idea. He really has no confidence in himself.
“There is still nearly one million Good Deeds in the family account. You can also buy a ‘Qi Condensing Liquid’ from the academy with this. With this, you can at least take the step of foundation establishment.”
Tang Pancui spoke again. As a disciple of the academy, this is the advantage. When you establish a foundation for the first time, if you have enough Good Deeds, you can also use your own money to buy the remaining two treasures of foundation establishment.
Of course, this is only available for the first time.
If you fail to establish a foundation later, you have to find a way to buy it in the market by yourself.
However, Chen Xinglan shook his head. Although he and his wife have worked hard all their lives to save up Good Deeds for the foundation establishment, the original intention was to use it when establishing a foundation.
But Tang Pancui has been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for more than thirty years and has given up. Although Chen Xinglan has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, the success rate of establishing a foundation is extremely low, and he does not want to waste this savings.
“No need, save this money for our son to use when he establishes a foundation in the future. He is now at the sixth level of Qi Refining and can definitely enter the academy. We will work hard for another ten years and save up 1.6 million Good Deeds to give him a complete set of the three treasures of foundation establishment. Maybe my Chen family can produce a true cultivator who establishes a foundation after a hundred years.”
Chen Xinglan’s words made Chen Mobai unable to help but have red eyes, but he immediately stood up and shook his head.
“Dad, you should use it yourself. I want to enter the academy and the academy will provide the three treasures of foundation establishment when I establish a foundation. You don’t need to prepare for me.”As the top and oldest university in the Immortal Gate, the Four Great Daoist Institutes naturally offer the best student welfare, providing a complete set of Foundation Establishment treasures.
In the Ten Great Academies, students receive two of the Foundation Establishment treasures.
In the one hundred and twenty schools, such as the local Danzhu and Chixia Academies, students only receive one kind of treasure.
For this reason, every student strives to enter the Four Great Daoist Institutes as their ultimate goal.
According to the Taimei Academy’s sampling, a complete set of Foundation Establishment treasures, when taken by a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator, has a 10% chance of successfully establishing their foundation.
It took a lot of persuasion from Chen Mobai to finally convince Chen Xinglan to use his savings to purchase the “Qi Condensation Liquid.”
“Alright, alright. Since my son has such ambition, I, as his father, will not refuse.”
Tang Pancui, witnessing the deep bond between the father and son, couldn’t help but feel envious. Her eyes welled up with tears, and Chen Mobai quickly changed the topic.
“So, Dad, when are you going to Chixia Academy?”
During the Foundation Establishment process, the academy provides a third-order low-grade spiritual vein cave dwelling for two years. Chen Xinglan would definitely not waste these two years and would likely wait until the very last day to initiate the Foundation Establishment.
“The day after tomorrow. I’ve already informed Baolan and Yulan about this matter, and I want to say goodbye to them.”
Chen Mobai’s grandparents passed away early, but they had three children: Chen Xinglan, Chen Baolan, and Chen Yulan.