In the impression of the Elder, when Bu Yu Taoist is so enthusiastic, there must be a conspiracy.
He became vigilant.
The Elder believed that Bu Yu Taoist had a reason to harm him. When Bu Yu Taoist was still a baby, he was carried up the mountain by the third senior brother and became the youngest disciple. From the master to the senior brothers and sisters, no one took care of the baby, so he gradually figured things out on his own.
The Elder was proficient in dream spells. When Bu Yu Taoist was restless as a child and couldn't fall asleep, he used dream spells to make Bu Yu Taoist sleep soundly.
When Bu Yu Taoist grew up and started cultivating, he always fell asleep during cultivation. The Elder would use dream spells to wake him up. Perhaps he scared him too much, and Bu Yu Taoist still has psychological trauma to this day.
Seeing the Elder being cautious, the seven Elders also greeted him together, "Senior Brother, come in quickly, we're just missing you for the hot pot."
It can't just be the unlucky few of us. Today, we must gather all nine disciples of the Seek Tao Sect!
The eight people greeted the Elder with smiles at the entrance of the cave, but they didn't dare to step over the threshold. To others, this scene seemed particularly strange.
In the impression of the Elder, the seven junior brothers and sisters had never been so enthusiastic before.
The two thousand years of time had made him extremely experienced, and he quickly made a judgment—it was an illusion!
He bit his tongue hard.
The Elder tried to break the illusion with his blood, but nothing changed.
Could it not be an illusion?
He remembered that Lu Yang said that the ninth senior brother was sealed by Yun Zhi in the cave, but how were the second to eighth senior brothers sealed?
"How were you all sealed?"
The eight Elders solemnly replied, "Senior Brother, it's like this. We heard that the ninth senior brother was sealed by Yun Zhi. We came to visit him immediately. The ninth senior brother said that this seal couldn't hold clever people, and we seven all considered ourselves clever, so we entered one by one to try. As you can see, it has become the way it is now."
The Elder raised an eyebrow, "Is that so? Let me try."
The Elder walked into the cave, and everyone cheered.
The eight Elders were not wrong. How could clever people be willingly sealed?
At this point, all nine disciples of the Seek Tao Sect were captured, which was a cause for celebration.
The nine people sat around the hot pot, and the entire cave was filled with mist, like a fairyland with the aroma of hot pot.
The ingredients for the hot pot were provided by the third Elder. As a body cultivator, they needed to regularly consume precious materials, spiritual beast meat, to replenish their body's consumption.
When the Elder heard the others explain the reason for the situation, his face turned dark.
So you eight were trapped here, not thinking about seeking help, but thinking about how to drag others down?
Uncle Ba stepped forward, "We also wanted to get out, but the ninth senior brother said that to escape, we must overcome our inner demons. However, the inner demons are too strong, and none of us can defeat them."
"So we worked together and came up with some other ideas."
"For example, the third senior brother suggested using a spoon to dig a passage."
"For example, the fourth senior brother suggested shouting for help and calling Yun Zhi's niece over."
"For example, the fifth senior brother suggested refining the spoon into a magic treasure and then digging a passage."
"For example, the sixth senior sister…"
The Elder interrupted the Seek Tao Sect's plan to escape, "How come I heard Lu Yang say that as long as he meditates honestly for three days, the seal will be lifted? He also said that he told the ninth senior brother about this three days ago, so the seal should have already been lifted."
The Elder was not a fool. He was confident that he wasn't being deceived when he entered. He knew the real way to leave.
Eight cold gazes stared at Bu Yu Taoist.
Bu Yu Taoist calmly said, "I have made significant contributions to the sect. Before you take action, can you let me write a farewell letter?"
…
Lu Yang, who was meditating, felt Tianmen Peak shake for a moment. He was surprised and didn't know what had happened.
Who dared to make a move on Tianmen Peak?
Fortunately, Tianmen Peak only shook for a moment and returned to its usual calmness. Lu Yang didn't think much about it. He entered the isolation formation left by his senior sister, adjusted his breath, and focused on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage.
His senior sister didn't stand guard by his side. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage was a matter of course for Lu Yang. There would be no unexpected incidents, so there was no need for someone to stand guard.
After a while, his spiritual energy reached its peak, and his spiritual platform became clear. He activated the "Insight into the Mind and See the Nature Technique," absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. A massive amount of spiritual energy washed over his body.
Ordinary cultivators would use this breakthrough opportunity to cleanse their meridians and marrow, undergo rebirth, and repair the injuries left behind from cultivation and battles.
But for Lu Yang, this step was unnecessary!
He had thoroughly cleansed his meridians and marrow during the Qi Refining stage, leaving no impurities to be expelled!
After Foundation Establishment, Lu Yang's cultivation technique could constantly maintain the purity of his body. No matter what he ate or absorbed, he could retain the essence and eliminate the impurities.
The "Insight into the Mind and See the Nature Technique" was not only about the mind but also about the body!
After Foundation Establishment, a liquid spiritual power vortex would form in a cultivator's dantian.
Lu Yang's dantian became hot, and he could clearly feel the growing strength of the liquid vortex in his dantian. The vortex absorbed external spiritual energy and expelled more refined and suitable spiritual power.
He circulated the Great Circulation Technique, and the refined spiritual power circulated throughout his body, strengthening every part of his body, leaving no detail untouched.
The vortex spun faster and faster, and spiritual power flowed through his body at an incredible speed. Finally, he felt a barrier being forcefully broken by the spiritual power.
Lu Yang opened his eyes, his gaze bright and clear.
He had reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Outside the formation, the puppet saw Lu Yang successfully advance to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and stabilize his cultivation without any hidden dangers, so it got up and left.
"There's one more thing to do." Lu Yang remembered the words in the "Foundation Establishment Manual."
The "Foundation Establishment Manual" was the Foundation Establishment experience left by the seven Elders and supplemented by the senior brothers and sisters. It clearly listed various matters that cultivators might encounter during the Foundation Establishment stage without any omissions.
Lu Yang gathered spiritual energy in his right hand and lightly tapped the lower right side of his abdomen, then forcefully expelled a piece of flesh. The flesh was bloody, as if it was a part of Lu Yang's body.
Lu Yang released a sword qi, turning the piece of flesh into powder.
"What is this?" Immortal Fairy, who had been watching Lu Yang's advancement in the spiritual world, finally spoke now that she could speak without interrupting the process.
Lu Yang explained seriously, "I don't know if the Fairy has heard the saying that you shouldn't engage in vigorous exercise after a meal. Vigorous exercise can cause severe abdominal pain, and in severe cases, it can make you roll on the ground, with sweat the size of soybeans covering your forehead, greatly affecting cultivation."
"After discussing with the senior brothers and sisters of the Seek Tao Sect, we found that as long as we cut off a small piece of useless flesh during the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, we can avoid this situation and freely move after a meal."
"So what you just did was…"
"Removing the appendix."
Immortal Fairy: "…"
She couldn't keep up with the current cultivators' thinking.
(End of this chapter)