Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Deep within the Misty Maple Ridge cave mansion.

"I can finally cultivate the Earth Attribute Spirit Body!"

Zhao Yu took out the Mountain Spirit Core he was holding, activated the secret technique recorded in the Mountain Sutra, and began to resonate with the earth pulse of Misty Maple Ridge. Strands of earth pulse spiritual power entered his body, condensing the Earth Attribute Spirit Body.

Five months later, Zhao Yu slowly opened his eyes.

"Earth Attribute Spirit Body (1/100)."

"Without external aid, it would take forty-one years just to condense the Earth Attribute Spirit Body, which is far too long!"

Zhao Yu shook his head slightly, took out the Mountain Marrow, poured it into his mouth, activated the Dao Fruit consumption, and directly refined it.

Following the Earth Attribute Spirit Body, a plus sign indeed appeared.

Zhao Yu immediately added one point, and his body suddenly turned into a black hole, wildly absorbing the earth pulse spiritual power, undergoing a radical transformation. He suffered intense pain all over his body and took several days to recover.

Ten years passed in a blink of an eye, and the spiritual energy of the earth pulse in Misty Maple Ridge abruptly dispersed, plummeting from a third-order inferior spiritual land to a barren spiritual land.

Inside the Misty Maple Ridge cave mansion.

Zhao Yu slowly opened his eyes, revealing a slight smile, "The Earth Attribute Spirit Body, finally complete!"

"Earth Attribute Spirit Body."

"Minor Supernatural Power—Earth Escape Technique: Mastery (0/100)."

"Minor Supernatural Power—Earth Vein Gathering Spirit Technique: Mastery (0/100)."

The Earth Escape Technique allowed Zhao Yu to move quickly and freely underground, even surpassing the speed of flying, and he could even move between two rocks similar to teleportation.

Once the Earth Vein Gathering Spirit Technique is activated, it allows a spiritual land to absorb the spiritual energy from the surrounding lands, enhancing the richness of the spiritual energy and promoting better growth of the spiritual medicines grown within.

In the Cultivation World, many thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicines refer to the age of their medicinal power. If Zhao Yu were to use the Earth Vein Gathering Spirit Technique in a second-order superior spiritual land, he could cultivate thousand-year-old herbs in just two hundred years.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The biggest benefit of completing the Earth Attribute Spirit Body, besides the two attached minor supernatural powers, was that Zhao Yu's speed in cultivating earth attribute techniques was comparable to a cultivator with Heavenly Spirit Roots.

Zhao Yu gathered some materials arranged in the Thousand Trees Formation Array within Misty Maple Ridge, had a thought, and employed the Earth Escape Technique, instantly merging into the ground.

Once underground, Zhao Yu found he could only see less than an inch ahead, but his Divine Sense could replace his eyes and perceive everything within the soil.

"When using the Earth Escape Technique, my Divine Sense can sense everything within the earth without hindrance! In the northern wilderness, as long as I use the Earth Escape Technique, even if I encounter Golden Core cultivators, I have a good chance of escaping from their clutches."

"If I ever engage in magical combat in the future, it's best to stand on the ground. Even if I'm outmatched, I can still use the Earth Escape Technique to escape easily!"

"This minor supernatural power is formidable, but it also consumes a lot of mana; it can be used for a short escape but cannot be maintained for a long duration."

Zhao Yu activated the Earth Escape Technique while quietly contemplating how to utilize it for combat and escape.

In the Cultivation World, there are countless extraordinary skills and strange methods; naturally, there are techniques that can counter the Earth Escape Technique. However, in the northern wilderness, which is a cultivation desert, at least within the Dan Ling Sect, Zhao Yu had not seen any technique that could counter this minor supernatural power.

Inside the book room of the Small Dan Ridge cave mansion.

As Zhao Yu entered, he saw Shangguan Lingxiu and Tuoba Xue dealing with documents.

"Lord Husband!"

"Greetings, Master!"

Upon seeing Zhao Yu, the two women immediately set aside the documents they were holding and, with smiles, came forward to greet him.

Zhao Yu embraced the women and glanced at Shangguan Lingxiu, saying, "Lingxiu, you have reached the Great Circle of Qi Refining and can begin your Foundation Establishment. I have already prepared a Foundation Establishment Pill for you!"

A hint of envy flashed through Tuoba Xue's eyes.

Many cultivators had their path blocked by a single Foundation Establishment Pill. After losing their ancestral Foundation Establishment expert, not even the most talented in the Tuoba family could necessarily obtain such a pill.

Shangguan Lingxiu nestled in Zhao Yu's arms and softly said, "My lord, I am somewhat afraid of failing at Foundation Establishment. Perhaps we should wait a few more years?"

Even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, advancing from the Great Circle of Qi Refining to the Foundation Establishment Realm wasn't guaranteed. Shangguan Lingxiu, having only intermediate-grade Spiritual Roots, naturally had a low success rate. If she failed, it could damage her foundation, or even lead to death.

Zhao Yu said, "Xue'er, you may leave now!"

Tuoba Xue replied, "Yes, my lord!"

Zhao Yu smiled slightly, took out five jade boxes, and handed them over, "I have prepared five Superior Foundation Establishment Pills for you. Even with low-grade Spiritual Roots, these should easily ensure your successful Foundation Establishment without worry."

Shangguan Lingxiu's eyes brightened, and the gloom vanished as she kissed Zhao Yu's cheek and sweetly smiled, "My dear lord, you are so kind!"

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Go ahead! I will protect you while you cultivate."

Shangguan Lingxiu nodded slightly, took the Spirit Pills, and went into the Quiet Room to cultivate.

Three months passed in a flash, and a powerful aura indicative of the Foundation Establishment Level rose from the direction of the Quiet Room.

Soon, the elegantly beautiful Shangguan Lingxiu, wearing a white palace dress with her ice-clear, jade-like appearance, came smiling to Zhao Yu, her small white hand revealing three jade boxes: "My lord, due to my inadequate talent, it took two Superior Foundation Establishment Pills for me to succeed in establishing my foundation."

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "As long as you've successfully established your foundation, everything is worth it!"

After a successful Foundation Establishment, Shangguan Lingxiu looked even more radiant than before, her beauty indescribably enchanting, making Zhao Yu all the more fond of her.

Shangguan Lingxiu smiled gracefully, her alluring eyes shimmering, and said in a heart-stirring tone, "My dear lord, now that I have succeeded in my cultivation, when shall we celebrate?"

"Are you teasing me too?"

Zhao Yu chuckled softly, lifted Shangguan Lingxiu into his arms, and walked toward the main bedroom.

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Shangguan Lingxiu's cheeks flushed a deeper shade of red, adding to her allure.

A moment of spring breeze.

The next day.

Zhao Yu said, "Lingxiu, now that you have advanced to the Foundation Establishment, I plan to organize a celebration for you and invite our peers to congratulate you."

Shangguan Lingxiu said, "My dear lord, I would like to invite my master and several of my senior sisters."

Shangguan Lingxiu, gentle and proper in her demeanor and quite satisfied with Zhao Yu, still harbored some grievances about being arranged by the Peony Fairy to be a concubine, and wanted them to witness her current glory.

Zhao Yu nodded slightly and said, "Very well!"

Invitations were then sent out from Little Dan Ridge, reaching the hands of their peers at the Foundation Establishment level, while preparations for the celebration began with the gathering of various Spiritual Objects.

Misty Maple Ridge.

"Shangguan Lingxiu has actually reached Foundation Establishment? It seems Brother Zhao really dotes on her, probably preparing various Foundation Establishment Pills for her, maybe even Top-Quality ones! I'm truly envious!"

Cui Qing pondered as he looked at the invitation in his hand. He had struggled mightily just to barely succeed at his own Foundation Establishment.