Chapter 57

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Chapter 57: Late Foundation Establishment!

As Ji Yang lightly tapped his fingers,

In the next moment, his cultivation points began to drop sharply!

At the same time, spiritual energy overflowed within him!

Having already tried this twice before, Ji Yang remained calm, fully operating the Feather Transformation Ascension Skill, drawing the constant flow of spiritual energy into his dantian!

The body in the wooden house gradually floated into a sitting position as the technique ran. Although his cultivation level started to soar, there were no obvious disturbances outside; everything flowed within Ji Yang.

Around his body, manifestations of feather transformation occasionally appeared, with clouds and mist swirling as his physical form hovered between reality and illusion.

As the True Essence within him increased, the small river in his dantian gradually transformed into a lake.

Inside the lake, countless True Essence bubbles boiled and merged!

The next realm after Foundation Establishment is the Golden Core Stage.

The Golden Core condenses essence into a core—this is the next stage of magical energy!

Once all the spiritual energy converged and fused, the Golden Core could be condensed, and at that moment, Ji Yang was already taking steps toward the Golden Core Stage!

His cultivation level surged, advancing rapidly from early Foundation Establishment straight into mid and late Foundation Establishment!

Just as Ji Yang prepared to condense the Feather Transformation Golden Core as stated in the techniques, the previously abundant spiritual energy within him suddenly dissipated, turning into smoke.

Ji Yang opened his eyes with a slight frown and slowly descended to the ground, murmuring to himself:

“What a pity, I was just a little short.”

He had just sensed the Golden Core Stage beckoning to him, but unfortunately, he still lacked a few cultivation points.

Now, the lake that had previously existed in his body was no more, transformed back into a small puddle. Although the area of True Essence reduced, it became considerably more concentrated, far surpassing its previous state!

Different cultivation techniques lead to different qualities of the condensed Golden Core, resulting in significant differences in strength as well.

Ji Yang aimed to condense the Feather Transformation Golden Core. Although he did not know its exact power, it was at least a golden skill. Ji Yang intended to persist with this approach and see if he could truly achieve feather transformation and ascend.

Even though he had not leaped directly into the Golden Core Stage, reaching late Foundation Establishment still felt like a substantial improvement.

The increase in his True Essence was one aspect.

True Essence represented Ji Yang’s ability to cast more spells and divine abilities, making his combat power more enduring. Additionally, with his extraordinary techniques, his combat capabilities should far exceed those of opponents at the same level.

Unfortunately, he could still only contend with stewards; other disciples could not withstand his sword strike, and those with higher levels, he could not defeat either.

Complete integration of techniques was another aspect.

This allowed Ji Yang to deliver significant power with each strike, integrating the abilities of the technique into every attack to help opponents ascend, although he had yet to put this into practice.

As for the third aspect, he could learn “Feather Transformation” now!

This was a spell he had learned about during his Foundation Establishment breakthrough, but previously, he lacked the required level to learn it.

Now, however, there were no issues.

Ji Yang closed his eyes and unsealed “Feather Transformation” from within his mind.

Then, the True Essence within him flowed.

In the next moment, Ji Yang’s body began to gradually turn ethereal; flesh, bones, and even clothing all transformed into a hazy form resembling feathers.

When Ji Yang opened his eyes, a spark of understanding flashed in them; this was a defensive spell.

It was meant to protect his life, allowing parts of his body to undergo feather transformation to avoid attacks.

This technique was quite practical for Ji Yang, even though he had not yet had the chance to use it.

However, Ji Yang also sensed the downside of feather transformation; it consumed a lot of energy.

With his current True Essence, he could only use it for about two breaths, approximately six seconds. Once he broke through to the Golden Core Stage, he hoped to use it for a longer time.

After advancing to late Foundation Establishment, Ji Yang tried again, but unfortunately, he still fell short and was unable to make the seeds perfect.

Looking at his current realm of the fourth level of Qi Refinement, he felt it was somewhat low and realized it was time to seek a breakthrough, especially since he had been at the He Dao Sect for over a year.

Let’s break through two levels first!

Being a genius, surely others would understand.

Of course, even if they didn’t understand, Ji Yang had other reasons to justify his situation—he had already thought this through.

But Ji Yang did not intend to fully reveal his cultivation level; keeping a few cards up his sleeve was wise.

Even in a top sect like the He Dao Sect, weren’t there cultivators like Elder Li?

Perhaps there were even more he had yet to encounter.

With a blink, Ji Yang displayed that he had reached the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

Then, Ji Yang picked up a hoe and walked toward the spiritual field.

He had just harvested a batch of spiritual grains, and now he urgently needed to replenish his cultivation points!

Before planting new seeds, Ji Yang needed to pull out all the remaining He Hua rice in the spiritual field, which was quite labor-intensive.

Just as Ji Yang was about to get to work with his hoe, countless amiable disciples suddenly appeared around him, all rushing toward Ji Yang, fearing they might be too late. One disciple even took out two talismans and placed them under his feet, just to speed up.

“Senior Brother Ji, I’m here to help you!”

“Senior Brother Ji, just let me know if you need anything!”

“Don’t all rush! Senior Brother Ji’s matters are my matters!”

Seeing the excited expressions on everyone’s faces, Ji Yang realized their intent; they seemed prepared to ask him for some seeds of spiritual grains.

Just as Ji Yang was about to respond, a disciple had already started working in Ji Yang’s spiritual field with a hoe without approaching him.

“That disciple has gone a bit too far!”

“Charge!”

The others no longer hesitated, grabbing their hoes and rushing toward Ji Yang’s spiritual field.

Watching the crowd swarm like locusts, Ji Yang decided not to hold back; after all, Elder Tai had left many seeds of spiritual grains, so sharing some wouldn’t hurt.

As for absorbing Light points, as long as the seeds were planted and tended by him, there would be no problem.

But at that moment, a sudden spark of inspiration lit up in Ji Yang’s mind.

What if he contracted all the spiritual fields in Feng Ling Valley and planted everything?

Wouldn’t that mean he wouldn’t even need to mine? He could just wait every day for the harvest to come!

Although the output of Light points required his own effort, it only involved a bit of labor; at most, he could perform a large-scale Golden Rain Technique every day. If the sect rained continuously, wouldn’t the flowers and plants grow even better?

Suddenly, such a big opportunity fell from the sky, making Ji Yang a bit excited, but he felt that it wouldn’t be that simple.

However, he still decided to give it a try, though it was not very convenient at the moment.

“Ahem, Senior Brother Ji, I would like to ask for some seeds of spiritual grains. I wonder if you would be willing to share some with me?”

After finishing their work, everyone gathered around Ji Yang’s spot. One cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refinement scratched his head and said somewhat sheepishly.

The others also turned their gaze toward Ji Yang. Their clothes were tattered, and their cultivation levels were low, clearly indicating that they had been in Feng Ling Valley for a long time and had been unable to complete their monthly tasks, resulting in a backlog.

Ji Yang smiled and nodded, “No problem!”

The group erupted with joy at his affirmative answer.

Then, Ji Yang began to distribute the new seeds of spiritual grains one by one.

When he reached the back of the line, Ji Yang paused; it was a disciple at the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

Of course, cultivation level was not the key; Ji Yang remembered that among those who had mocked him before, he was the one who had laughed the loudest.

Although Ji Yang ignored it, it didn’t mean he didn’t care.

Giving advantages to his rivals was never Ji Yang’s style.

Seeing Ji Yang hesitate, Qiao Yuan felt anxious, his fists clenched tightly.

After seeing how high Ji Yang’s yield of spiritual grains was, he could no longer hold back and had followed the crowd. Now it was clear that Ji Yang had noticed his previous disrespect.

“Take it!”

Ji Yang sighed softly and said no more.

With his cultivation level, he would eventually surpass everyone; there was no need to worry about such trivial matters.

Absolute strength gave Ji Yang enough confidence.

Moreover, they were all disciples of the sect and had no deep enmity.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Ji!”

After Qiao Yuan received the seeds of spiritual grains, he quickly turned and walked away with his head down.

But when he returned to his spiritual field, a look of shame could not help but appear on his face.

“Senior Brother Ji is so generous; I even doubted him before!”

“I really am not a good person!”