Mo Tiange stared blankly at the three Foundation-Building Pills rolling around on the tray.
Soon after she presented the pill recipes, someone sent her a reward. It wasn't just the three Foundation-Building Pills she promised, but there were also other treasures, medicinal pills, and spirit stones.
The next day, another disciple sent her some things, including a bottle of freshly concocted Constitution-Enhancing Pills of much better quality than hers. This time, it was an order from Martial Uncle Shoujing.
In fact, these two rewards were more valuable than all of her belongings, so she didn't feel uncomfortable about the pill recipes being taken away. At least, the two people from Qin Clan didn't take them by force and treated her really well.
After thinking about it for a while, she packed up her things and walked towards Martial Uncle Xuanyin's cave.
She used her identity tablet to open the outermost formation. After being informed by a disciple guarding the door, Mo Tiange walked into the hall of Master Daoist Xuanyin's cave.
Wei Jiasi was also there, but she was expressionless when she saw her.
Mo Tiange didn't mind and saluted Martial Uncle Xuanyin. "Disciple Mo Tiange greets Martial Uncle Xuanyin."
Master Daoist Xuanyin said with a kind expression, "Stand up."
"Thank you, Martial Uncle." Mo Tiange stood up and saluted Wei Jiasi. "Senior Martial Sister Wei."
Wei Jiasi's expression was indifferent. She responded coldly then turned around to avoid looking at Mo Tiange.
Mo Tiange didn't get angry. She just stood there obediently with her hands clasped.
Master Daoist Xuanyin looked at her and asked gently, "Tiange, did you come here for something?"
"Yes," Mo Tiange said with her head lowered, "Two days ago, disciple was bestowed Foundation-Building Pills by Patriarch Jinghe, so disciple came to ask Martial Uncle whether disciple can immediately enter Closed Door Meditation."
"This …" Master Daoist Xuanyin pondered for a moment then asked, "You've been in Closed Door Meditation for half a year. Do you feel tired?"
Mo Tiange shook her head. "Disciple doesn't feel tired at all. I'm wholeheartedly thinking about building my foundation."
Master Daoist Xuanyin said, "Normally, Aura Refining cultivators with unstable minds shouldn't enter Closed Door Meditation for more than half a year, let alone enter Closed Door Meditation continuously. However, your mind is firm, so there shouldn't be any problems.
If you want to enter Closed Door Meditation right now, that's fine. But to build your foundation, you have to be calm and your spiritual aura is unobstructed.
Mo Tiange said happily, "In that case, disciple will continue her Closed Door Meditation tomorrow."
With a smile on his face, Master Daoist Xuanyin nodded and said, "You already know the steps to building your foundation, so there's no need to report to me. You can decide on your own."
"Yes, disciple will take his leave."
With his permission, Mo Tiange once again immersed herself in Closed Door Meditation, preparing to break through to the Foundation Building realm.
She still had one Foundation-Refining Pill left from Jiang Chengxian. Last time, she only managed to concoct two Constitution-Enhancing Pills and used one. Fortunately, among the things Martial Uncle Shoujing sent her, there was a bottle of Constitution-Enhancing Pills she had just concocted.
Once everything was ready, Mo Tiange informed Luo Fengxue and Ye Jingwen, who could be considered her friends, that she was going to enter Closed Door Meditation again. Ye Jingwen rushed over before she entered Closed Door Meditation and warned her in detail. Luo Fengxue promised to take good care of her medicinal fields while she was in Closed Door Meditation.
Once all the chores were taken care of, Mo Tiange once again closed the cave.
Perhaps to other people, entering Closed Door Meditation to build her foundation only a few days after failing to build her foundation might be a bit too impatient, but Mo Tiange was very calm.
In fact, during the last three months of her Closed Door Meditation, she already knew she failed to build her foundation. However, she still used the medicinal power of the Foundation-Building Pill to cleanse the spiritual aura in her body, so she didn't feel impatient.
With a calm mind, Mo Tiange closed her eyes and once again immersed herself in the world of cultivation.
The peaks of Mount Taikang were full of spiritual aura. This place was right next to Master Daoist Xuanyin's Immortal's Cave, so the spiritual aura here was even more overflowing.
Mo Tiange slowly operated the spiritual aura in her body. Starting from her dantian, the spiritual aura flowed through her meridians and finally returned to her dantian.
Next to her, the spiritual aura gathered bit by bit and rushed into her body, gradually submerging into her meridians.
The Yin spiritual aura inside her body circulated smoothly. Although she absorbed a lot of spiritual aura, it didn't increase in the slightest. The spiritual aura circulated through her body once before gradually dissipating.
The peak stage of the Aura Refining realm meant that if she didn't build her foundation, her cultivation level wouldn't increase anymore.
Nevertheless, she wasn't anxious at all. She just slowly controlled her spiritual aura, moving it in a big circle over and over again until her whole body became accustomed to this kind of repeated cycle.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but she felt as if her whole body had become a universe. She began to swallow the auxiliary medicinal pills one by one, and finally, the first Foundation-Building Pill.
The spiritual aura inside her body once again skyrocketed, and her meridians cracked inch by inch. However, this time, her expression didn't change in the slightest. She still steadily followed her original pace, controlling the world inside her body bit by bit, absolutely not changing because of external factors.
That powerful force gradually dissolved into the Yin spiritual aura and was even assimilated step by step.
When this spiritual aura gradually weakened, she almost didn't think twice and once again swallowed a Foundation-Building Pill and a Constitution-Enhancing Pill at the same time.
The two divine senses paying attention to her were both startled. They almost wanted to order her to stop immediately, but when they saw that she was still calmly operating her spiritual aura, they finally gave up.
If the first Foundation-Building Pill was like a gale blowing inside her body, then this time, it was like a monstrous wave surging to the sky.
These waves came crashing down, hitting her meridians solidly, but she remained motionless. She did not block them, but rather merged herself into them, drifting along with them. She waited until she gradually grasped the pulse within, then slowly seized control of her own body.
After she took the third Foundation-Building Pill and the Constitution-Enhancing Pill, the gradually calming waves turned into overflowing seawater that washed away everything, drowned everything, and completely surrounded the Yin spiritual aura as if it wanted to swallow it whole.
However, she still calmly and persistently operated this weak spiritual aura, slowly driving it and slowly swallowing it.
After an unknown amount of time, this spiritual aura was finally swallowed and turned into a huge river, gradually widening her meridians. In the end, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, it rushed towards her Dantian.
At this moment, a strange scene appeared in Clear Spring Peak. Countless spiritual aura, as if it was being pulled, rushed towards a certain place.
Countless Clear Spring Peak disciples came out of their Immortal's Caves and saw this spiritual aura turning from invisible to tangible until it converged at a certain place.
Several clouds leisurely floated over and stopped above that Immortal's Cave. They intertwined with the spiritual aura, gradually interweaving to form a rainbow bridge.
"Core Formation!
Someone has formed her Gold Core! "A disciple who had seen his sect's elders form their Gold Core shouted, attracting the attention of other disciples.
Spiritual aura converged, and auspicious clouds loomed.
One after another, the Core Formation elders of Mount Taikang also came out of their Immortal's Caves to observe this scene.
Clear Spring Peak was filled with people. Countless people rushed towards the Immortal's Cave located halfway up the mountain.
At this time, a person appeared in midair. With his hands clasped behind his back, he looked at the crowd below and shouted, "Disciples of Clear Spring Peak, return to your Immortal's Caves! No delays!"
His voice was clear and melodious as if it was right next to their ears. When the disciples saw the figure standing in midair, they saluted and obeyed his order.
Nevertheless, they still started discussing in twos and threes.
"Junior Martial Brother Shoujing!" Core Formation cultivators from other peaks rushed over and asked, "What's going on?
It seems like someone formed his Gold Core, but his momentum is somewhat lacking. Could it be that the disciples of your Clear Spring Peak are practicing some kind of secret technique? "
Qin Xi answered faintly, "Senior Martial Brothers, you don't need to be surprised. A disciple of my Clear Spring Peak is just building his Foundation."
"Building his Foundation?"
These cultivators were even more surprised when they heard the answer. "How can a Foundation Building trigger a celestial phenomenon and a spiritual aura vortex appear?"
"I'm still paying attention to this matter. If there's any news, I'll tell you in detail."
"This isn't normal …"
Master Daoist Xuanyin flew over and greeted the Core Formation cultivators surrounding Qin Xi. He then said with a heavy voice, "Senior Martial Brothers and Junior Martial Brothers, Junior Martial Brother Shoujing and I will pay close attention to this matter. You should go back first to avoid causing panic among the disciples."
His words finally made the Core Formation cultivators stop asking questions. After a short discussion, they left on their own.
Qin Xi and Master Daoist Xuanyin landed in front of Mo Tiange's Immortal's Cave. Both of them had grave expressions on their faces.
"Junior Martial Brother Shoujing, in your opinion, why is this happening?"
Qin Xi was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "Several hundred years ago, a spiritual beast from the Distant Past era awakened in a ten-thousand-year-old glacier. At that time, auspicious clouds gathered in the sky and thunder rumbled like a celebration."
Master Daoist Xuanyin was startled. "You mean …"
Qin Xi shook his head. "I'm not sure.
However, a spiritual beast from the Distant Past era that looked ordinary was able to trigger such a celestial phenomenon. Presumably, it's because of the difference in their realms. "
Master Daoist Xuanyin pondered for a long time, but he still didn't understand. "Even if that's the case, the cultivation technique she practices is from the present era. It has nothing to do with the Distant Past era."
Qin Xi didn't continue to talk about this matter. He only said, "Let's wait and see. When she comes out of her Closed Door Meditation, we'll know what's going on."
However, the amount of time they had to wait exceeded their expectations.
Half a year had passed, but Mo Tiange still hadn't come out of her Closed Door Meditation. She was like a silkworm spinning a cocoon, sitting cross-legged in her Immortal's Cave without any awareness. The Immortal's Cave was filled with spiritual aura that had almost turned into liquid, while her surroundings were densely wrapped with Yin spiritual aura. Layer by layer, the Yin spiritual aura almost solidified and wrapped her tightly.
A year had passed, and Master Daoist Xuanyin was already somewhat impatient.
Cultivators usually needed several months to half a year to build their foundation. When the celestial phenomenon erupted, Mo Tiange had already been in Closed Door Meditation for almost half a year. In total, she had been in Closed Door Meditation for a whole year and a half. No one in Xuanqing School had ever needed such a long time to build their foundation.
A year and a half had passed. Even the head Grand Supreme Elder of the school had come to ask why this disciple had needed such a long time to build her foundation. Two years had passed.
Qin Xi stood in front of the Immortal's Cave in silence.
In the beginning, they could still use their divine senses to investigate the situation inside the Immortal's Cave, but later, it seemed as if there was a dense layer of spiritual aura inside that even the divine senses of Core Formation cultivators like them couldn't penetrate. Now, they simply didn't know what the situation inside was like. They could only vaguely feel that the person inside was still alive.
During a foundation-building process, bystanders absolutely couldn't disturb them. Otherwise, at best, they would be seriously injured; at worst, their cultivation levels would regress.
When he was free, he came here to stand for a while, but he didn't know when the door of the Immortal's Cave would open.
He raised his head and looked at the clouds above. The spiritual aura above condensed into a rainbow bridge with spiritual birds flying in the air. It was as beautiful as a fairyland.
All of a sudden, the rainbow bridge moved. In an instant, the clouds and fog dispersed, and the spiritual birds flew up, disappearing without a trace. It was as if the scene just now was an illusion.
His brows twitched. He turned his head and stared at the stone door in front of him.
The spiritual aura inside the Immortal's Cave was also rapidly dissipating. In less than a quarter of an hour, it had completely dispersed.
Almost none of the disciples of Clear Spring Peak noticed that the scenery that had been there for more than a year had quietly disappeared.
The stone door finally opened. A person slowly walked out with a smile on his face.