DIV Chapter 52: Foundation Establishment Attacks

The night gradually deepened.

Inside the room, Li Chang'an slowly opened his eyes, a trace of joy flashing in their depths.

"Fifth layer of Qi Refining!"

This breakthrough had been quite smooth, a natural progression!

He had remained at the fourth layer of Qi Refining for a long time, accumulating quite deeply, needing only that final step.

This change of cultivation technique had become the opportunity for breakthrough.

"After converting to the Green Wood Technique, my efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy far exceeds the past," Li Chang'an contemplated.

His current self lacked nothing in cultivation resources, had an excellent cultivation spiritual ground, and had even changed to a better cultivation technique.

"All other problems are solved, only my spiritual roots are somewhat weak, but cultivating to Foundation Establishment should be no problem," Li Chang'an silently pondered.

Low-grade spiritual roots made breakthrough to Foundation Establishment difficult, but not impossible.

"If there's an opportunity, I should get several more Foundation Establishment Pills."

Taking Foundation Establishment Pills, even if breakthrough failed, cultivators wouldn't suffer backlash.

Therefore, if there were enough Foundation Establishment Pills, if one attempt failed, one could try several more times.

There would always be one success!

"However, Qinghe Market is ultimately a small place, making it very difficult to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills and various Foundation Establishment spiritual items," Li Chang'an thought silently.

In the end, he would still need to go to Yellow Crane Immortal City.

After a moment, he made his decision.

After breaking through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, he would leave Qinghe Market and head to the immortal city to seek Foundation Establishment opportunities.

"Before that, I need to save more spirit stones and try to obtain a body refining technique," Li Chang'an contemplated for a moment, determining his goals.

Accumulating spirit stones was for purchasing Foundation Establishment Pills.

Body refining was for qi and blood.

Breaking through to Foundation Establishment required overcoming the three barriers of "essence," "qi," and "spirit."

The spirit barrier referred to spiritual power.

Li Chang'an's spiritual power far exceeded cultivators of the same period, so this barrier wasn't much of a problem.

The qi barrier represented magical power.

"The magical power cultivated from the Green Wood Technique is extremely thick and shouldn't hold me back when breaking through to Foundation Establishment," Li Chang'an was fairly satisfied with his own magical power.

Only the essence barrier gave him some uncertainty.

"The essence of human flesh and blood begins to weaken after sixty years old, so Foundation Establishment is best achieved before sixty, unless one has cultivated body refining techniques to firmly lock in qi and blood."

With Li Chang'an's current cultivation speed, before sixty, he could definitely cultivate to the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

Even without body refining, he would meet the conditions for attempting Foundation Establishment but he felt it wasn't secure enough.

"After body refining, qi and blood are more vigorous, making Foundation Establishment breakthrough easier," Li Chang'an pondered.

In the coming period, he needed to pay more attention to news about body refining techniques.

At this moment, a golden light flashed before his eyes, revealing divination content.

[Divination has been refreshed]

[Today's Divination: Auspicious]

[The Cao family ancestor breaks through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment and attacks through the night, engaging in great battle with the Zheng family ancestor. The market falls into chaos, and you take advantage of the chaos to eliminate Zheng Jinbao, obtaining the wealth he has accumulated over many years]

"A Foundation Establishment ancestor attacking?"

Li Chang'an's heart jumped with alarm.

His expression grew grave as he carefully read the divination content several times.

"The struggle between the three great families has ultimately affected the market, and it comes so fiercely," Li Chang'an's mood grew heavy.

A Foundation Establishment battle!

Two mid-stage Foundation Establishment ancestors, once they began fighting within the market, who knew how many casualties it would cause.

One must know that below Foundation Establishment, all were ants.

A Foundation Establishment ancestor's casual magical power could slay late-stage Qi Refining experts.

"In such a perilous situation, the divination actually shows auspicious, could it be that the battlefield of those two Foundation Establishment ancestors is outside the market?" Li Chang'an pondered for a moment, feeling it should be so.

Otherwise, how could he possibly have the opportunity to eliminate Zheng Jinbao?

"I cannot be careless, I must consider the worst-case scenario."

Li Chang'an didn't hesitate in the slightest, immediately beginning preparations.

After a moment, he quietly distanced himself from the market and employed the Minor Five Elements Escape Technique, escaping underground.

He went all the way down, entering extremely deep underground regions.

"Hiding here should be safe. Unless I'm extremely unlucky, there's no way I could be affected," Li Chang'an calmed his mind and concealed all his aura.

Like a stone, he quietly remained beneath the thick yellow earth.

He had left several puppets in the market.

One was his body double, another watched Zheng Jinbao, while the rest were responsible for observing overall changes in the market.

Time slowly passed.

About half an hour later, a streak of flowing light suddenly crossed the distant horizon.

Immediately after came an unrestrained laugh.

"Hahaha, Old Ghost Zheng, quickly come out and reminisce with this old man!"

This voice was like thunder, exploding in the silent night sky.

In an instant, the entire market was awakened.

"What happened?"

"Old Ghost Zheng, are they talking about the Zheng family ancestor?"

Countless people woke from their dreams with terrified expressions.

What kind of person dared call the Zheng family ancestor "Old Ghost Zheng"?

Thinking of the struggle between the three great families, everyone felt uneasy.

"Could it be that Foundation Establishment ancestors from the Cao and Wu families have attacked?"

Soon, an extremely powerful aura appeared outside the market.

The newcomer was a square-faced middle-aged man with vigorous qi and blood and overwhelming presence, precisely the Cao family's Foundation Establishment ancestor.

Cao Zhengxiong!

"Old Ghost Zheng, have you already died of old age? Why don't you come out to see this old man?" He roared, his voice like thunder.

The sound made countless people dizzy and disoriented.

Moreover, the terrifying pressure of mid-stage Foundation Establishment was released without reservation, suffocating many cultivators in the market.

Just then, a cold snort rang out in the night sky.

"Hmph!"

Everyone felt the pressure on their bodies lighten.

The next moment, they saw a white-robed elder with white hair and beard rise into the air, facing Cao Zhengxiong from afar.

His aura also reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

It was precisely the Zheng family ancestor.

Zheng Yuandao!

"Old Ghost Zheng, this old man knew you weren't dead!" Cao Zhengxiong laughed heartily.

Zheng Yuandao's expression was grave, his aged eyes resting on Cao Zhengxiong.

"You've actually advanced to mid-stage Foundation Establishment?"

"Correct!"

Cao Zhengxiong's aura was powerful, without the slightest restraint.

"Back then, you relied on your cultivation level to repeatedly oppress this old man, even blocking outside the Cao family clan grounds. If not for the array protection, this old man would probably have been slain by you long ago!" Cao Zhengxiong's voice was like a great bell, speaking of past events.

Now, he was high-spirited and delighted in his heart.

"Old Ghost Zheng, back then, did you ever imagine there would be today?"

Hearing this, Zheng Yuandao's expression remained unchanged, but a trace of worry rose in his heart.

He was already in his twilight years but Cao Zhengxiong was in his prime, with at least another hundred years to live!

"You came here today just to display your cultivation level?" Zheng Yuandao asked blandly.

Seeing his calm and composed appearance, the many Zheng family disciples below felt slightly reassured.

Many rogue cultivators also breathed sighs of relief.

Looking at the current situation, the Zheng family ancestor didn't seem to be at a disadvantage but Cao Zhengxiong suddenly sneered coldly.

"Old Ghost Zheng, your lifespan is limited, why struggle? How many years can you still live? How many more spells can you cast?"

"Hmph, one battle will tell!" Zheng Yuandao's aura suddenly increased, actually taking the initiative to start battle.

His momentum was magnificent, showing not the slightest sign of weakness!

"Good, good, good! This old man has exactly that intention!" Cao Zhengxiong showed no fear, his battle intent surging.

Both sides transformed into two streams of light, instantly distancing themselves from the market.

Before long, earth-shaking roars came from beneath the distant night sky.

The Foundation Establishment battle had begun!

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