Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment

Just as the disciples outside were marveling at this, Li Yunfan, inside the cave, also reached the final moment.

At this moment, the spiritual energy in his dantian had completely transformed into a liquid state, like a clear spring.

With his eyes tightly closed, Li Yunfan could clearly feel that he had touched the bottleneck barrier that was blocking him.

The seemingly thin barrier was actually very tough, and no matter how he tried to break through it, he couldn't.

So he moved his tongue and swallowed the Foundation Building Pill that he had been holding under his tongue.

The immense spiritual energy contained in the Foundation Establishment Pill instantly filled his meridians. With the help of this powerful spiritual energy, Li Yunfan launched another attack on the barrier.

"Pop..."

A soft sound rang in Li Yunfan's mind, and he knew that he had finally taken this step!

An indescribable feeling filled his heart, making him want to shout out loud.

As Li Yunfan broke through, wisps of imperceptible red spiritual energy drifted down from the void in the clouds and rushed straight towards him.

After a short while, the strange phenomena in the sky finally began to dissipate slowly, and the surrounding spiritual energy gradually returned to normal.

Just then, Sect Leader Zhong Lingdao arrived with several Foundation Establishment stage managers.

"Greetings, Sect Leader! Greetings, fellow martial uncles!"

The lower-ranking disciples around them were all shocked when they saw Zhong Lingdao and his group, and hurriedly bowed and paid their respects.

Zhong Lingdao nodded and asked, "What happened here? Why are there strange phenomena in the sky?"

"Reporting to the sect leader, we also do not know what has happened, but the spiritual energy around us is all converging in that direction..." A disciple at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining stepped forward and replied, pointing to a certain location on the mountainside of Xuankun Mountain.

Zhong Lingdao looked in the direction it pointed and found that there seemed to be a cave dwelling there.

"Could it be that one of the disciples caused this unusual phenomenon?"

Standing beside him, Murong Hai also looked at that spot and was suddenly stunned. Wasn't that Li Yunfan's cave dwelling?

"Sect Leader, that seems to be the cave dwelling of Junior Nephew Li Yunfan..." Murong Hai whispered in Zhong Lingdao's ear.

Zhong Lingdao's expression changed slightly, and he thought to himself, "Li Yunfan is a disciple favored by Grandmaster Li. Could this strange phenomenon really be caused by him?"

"Sect Leader, the strange phenomenon has dissipated, and the spiritual energy has returned to normal. Why don't we go and take a look? After all, the other party is now a disciple of Grandmaster Li..."

Zhong Lingdao looked up at the sky, which had returned to normal, and nodded. Then, he led Murong Hai and the other Foundation Establishment managers towards Li Yunfan's cave.

Just as the group was about to reach the cave, Li Yunfan's voice suddenly came from inside.

"Please wait a moment, Sect Leader and fellow disciples. I have just broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and need to consolidate my cultivation."

Upon hearing Li Yunfan's words, the group immediately stopped in their tracks. Zhong Lingdao and Murong Hai exchanged a glance, feeling both relieved and somewhat surprised.

The other Foundation Establishment Managers all looked shocked.

Li Yunfan and the others naturally knew about it, after all, the other party possessed the Fire Spirit Body, how could they not have heard of it?

"If I remember correctly, wasn't he recruited into the valley through the Ascension Ceremony? How did he break through to the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly?"

"As expected of the Fire Spirit Body, the cultivation speed is astonishing; breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm in less than a year!"

"With this child's talent, if he doesn't die young, he will definitely be able to advance to the Core Formation stage in the future, and it's even possible that he will break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

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Listening to the words of the Foundation Establishment managers, Zhong Lingdao couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face.

"It seems the time has truly come for my Yellow Maple Valley to rise. Now, not only do we have Li Yunfan with the Fire Spirit Body, but this time, among the disciples we've recruited, there are also two with Thunder Spirit Roots, the Wang family's Xuan Yin Eye, and that disciple from the Li family with extraordinary talent..."

Thinking of this, Zhong Lingdao's lips unconsciously curled into a grin that reached behind his ears.

Soon, everyone waited there for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but no one complained.

After all, everyone wants to befriend a cultivator with extraordinary talent who is likely to advance to the Core Formation stage in the future.

"I've kept the sect leader and fellow disciples waiting!" Li Yunfan flew out of the cave and greeted them with a cupped hand and a smile.

Zhong Lingdao sized up Li Yunfan and, seeing that he had indeed broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haha, it's alright! Junior brother is truly gifted. He broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage in less than a year, which makes us all ashamed."

Li Yunfan replied with a smile, "Sect Leader, you flatter me. I was just lucky to break through on my first try."

"Congratulations on advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, Junior Brother!" Murong Hai said with a smile.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, on advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage!"

……

Upon hearing this, the other Foundation Establishment managers also smiled and congratulated Li Yunfan.

"By the way, Junior Brother, do you know about the strange phenomenon that just occurred here?" Zhong Lingdao asked about the phenomenon only after Li Yunfan returned all the greetings.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan gave a wry smile: "To be honest with the sect leader and fellow disciples, the strange phenomenon just now was indeed caused by me!"

He then explained to everyone that he had also caused an anomaly when he broke through to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, but he didn't know the specific reason and could only attribute it to the Fire Spirit Body.

"Such a thing is true? But there's no record in the ancient texts that a breakthrough in the Fire Spirit Body would cause any unusual phenomena..." Zhong Lingdao said, his brows furrowed slightly.

Li Yunfan also looked helpless, as he didn't know why this had happened to him.

Whether this matter was simply forgotten in the ancient texts, or whether his spirit was different from that of a normal fire spirit, remains to be seen.

After chatting for a while, Zhong Lingdao, Murong Hai, and several other Foundation Establishment managers took their leave and departed from Xuankun Mountain.

Before leaving, Sect Leader Zhong Lingdao specifically reminded Li Yunfan to stabilize his cultivation level before going to the council hall to register his name.

After returning to his cave, Li Yunfan sat down cross-legged, feeling the rich liquid spiritual energy within his body, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Finally, I've broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage! I never imagined that a single Foundation Establishment Pill would allow me to achieve this! With this, I now have some means of self-preservation in this cultivation world..."

After thinking it over, Li Yunfan took out a pill and swallowed it, intending to first stabilize his cultivation level completely.

Three days later, outside the Hundred Herbs Garden not far from the Hundred Machines Hall, Li Yunfan took out a sound transmission talisman and threw it into the formation.

A moment later, the formation opened, and Han Li, dressed in a yellow disciple's robe and with dark skin, walked out with a somewhat strange expression.

He was very puzzled, wondering why Li Yunfan always came to find him. Didn't he need to cultivate?

"Brother Han, how have you been?" Li Yunfan said with a smile, clasping his hands in greeting.

Han Li was about to reply when he realized that he couldn't see through the other party's cultivation level.

Now, aided by numerous elixirs, he has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. Even if the opponent is at the thirteenth level, he shouldn't be completely unable to see through it, unless…

"Brother Li, could it be that you..." Han Li looked at Li Yuanfan with some shock.

Li Yunfan smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "I just broke through a barrier a few days ago, please forgive my poor performance, Brother Han!"

A bitter smile appeared on Han Li's lips. Is this the cultivation speed of a genius?

"Uncle-Master Li, you jest. How could I dare to have such thoughts..." Han Li said somewhat awkwardly, cupping his hands in greeting.

Li Yunfan stepped forward and pressed down on his hands, showing no airs of an elder.

"Brother Han, although I am now a Foundation Establishment cultivator, our friendship remains unchanged. Please still call me Brother Li!"

Han Li looked into Li Yunfan's eyes and saw that he was looking at him very sincerely, with clear and unpretentious eyes.

"this……"

"What? Does Brother Han not want to be friends with me?"

Upon hearing this, Han Li smiled nonchalantly: "In that case, Han Li will presume to presume!"

Li Yunfan shook his head and said, "Brother Han, you are mistaken. I have long regarded you as a close friend. Regardless of our cultivation levels, we can treat each other as equals. I believe that even if your cultivation surpasses mine today, you will still treat me the same way!"