Chapter 230: Chapter 191: Night of Foundation Establishment

At this moment, Bailu Mountain’s original Four Symbols Array has been dismantled, and Lu Qian’s Five Elements Grand Array has risen, covering Yuehua Sect’s mountain gate like a giant bowl.

The Heavenly Torrent Spiritual Mist billows forth, firmly concealing the entire mountain top. The Golden Silk Jade Scroll Array Map hovers above the Seven-Petaled White Flower Spiritual Vein, greedily inhaling and exhaling Spiritual Qi.

Zheng Duan stands at the edge of the array map, holding ten Spirit Crystals given by Lu Qian. His task is to control the opening and closing of the array, and in the event the grand array is attacked and the spiritual vein cannot supply Spiritual Qi, to supplement with Spirit Crystals.

However, everything is calm and peaceful, with our side yet to reveal its identity, where could there be enemies? These Spirit Crystals are likely going to be of no use.

Tan Hong serves as the overall commander of the guards, overseeing matters on the scene. Zhao Xianzong, Xuu Yingcai, and Chen Wei each lead a team, surrounding the pavilion where Lu Qian resides, setting up layers of heavy defenses.

Bai Ling notices this and secretly sighs, knowing Lu Qian’s position in Xuanguang Sect must be very high, otherwise those cultivators he brought wouldn’t be so willing to risk their lives.

A preliminary agreement has been reached, and Bai Ling naturally takes it very seriously. At this time, Yuehua Sect also almost mobilizes the entire sect, spreading out to form a defensive perimeter.

Yet, she feels quite relaxed inside, after all, her sect has always humbled itself, having few enemies around. With Xuanguang Sect coming from afar, there should be even fewer opponents.

Tonight will pass peacefully. She looks at the Spiritual Mist shrouding the night sky, thinking so.

Within the two-story pavilion, Lu Qian is already mentally focused, preparing to hit the Foundation Establishment Realm in the most perfect state.

As the moment arrives, he is extremely tense, although he has successfully found a treasure land at an auspicious time and has synced with the spiritual vein to produce two top-notch phenomena for Foundation Establishment, maximizing the likelihood of success.

Ultimately, though, it’s not guaranteed. Or rather, for an average Qi Cultivation Perfection, the possibility of failure is not small. Otherwise, the ratio of Foundation Establishment Feather Scholars to Qi Cultivators wouldn’t stay roughly at one to a hundred.

Everything that could be done has been done, now it’s just a matter of praying for the blessing of the Yunshan Sect’s ancestors and hoping for favor from heaven and earth.

I wonder which kind of Dao Rhyme I’ll sense, and what Dao Pattern I’ll imprint?

In terms of depth of cultivation, Array Dao is the foremost choice. However, Yunshan lacks array legacy; my array expertise was taught by Master Xuan Ji and Li Zhenru, enhanced by the "Wave Array Secret Manual," and further supplemented from Zhou Family’s Six Harmonies Array Fragment and Spirit Talisman Sect’s Eight Trigrams Dragon-Locking Array Fragment.

Though I’ve made significant progress, without sect scriptures, I’m not quite sure what Dao Pattern an Array Cultivator would generally have.

In other aspects, my cultivation of "Wind Shadow Cloud Body" has successfully reached the first level, making my Cloud Incarnation nearly identical to Zhenren, achieving Foundation Establishment criteria.

Therefore, it is also likely to obtain Dao Rhyme and imprint Dao Pattern on this path.

In other respects, Exorcism and Control Artifact, Five Elements Techniques, Talisman Dao... these are rather ordinary, merely benefiting from a strong Consciousness Collection, slightly surpassing normal Qi Cultivation level. The likelihood of foundation establishment through these is not high.

In the midst of anxiety and randomness, time flies swiftly, and Lu Qian’s perception grows stronger.

Past the hour of 11:00 PM, a new day begins, followed by the hour of 1:00 AM... As the hour of 1:00 AM ends, Lu Qian issues the final command.

"Everyone remain at your posts, guard vigorously, and let no one enter the pavilion!"

Everyone’s expressions tense as they affirm loudly.

Lu Qian closes his eyes, with heart and breath interdependent, in the peak finely tuned state, reaching the pinnacle of Celestial-Human Synchrony.

Hour of 3:00 AM arrives!

In an instant, Lu Qian no longer restrains himself, and his Dantian Spiritual Roots blaze forth!

The dual roots, one white and one black, tightly entwine, with one end deeply rooted in the Dantian and the other twisting and merging, abruptly splitting into eight petals.

A half-white, half-black eight-petaled spirit flower quietly blossoms within the Dantian!

Five spirit buds extend from within the petals, shaking restlessly, eagerly beginning to resonate with heaven and earth.

At this moment, everything Lu Qian has learned slides through his divine soul, transforming into specks of spiritual light, and aligning with the Three Thousand Great Dao, begins capturing Dao Rhyme!

Lu Qian, at this moment, senses all the knowledge seems to classify itself, transforming into arms, reaching out to capture within the Heaven and Earth Dao. The strongest and most robust is the Array Dao; next is the Incarnation Dao; lastly, Exorcism and Control Artifact, Magic Skill Dao, Talisman Dao...

As the spirit buds bloom, the Bailu Mountain spirit vein shakes violently, flooding with Spiritual Qi, phenomena frequently occurring.

All gazes lock onto the pavilion above, sensing a seemingly ethereal yet powerful spiritual pressure brewing intensely within.

Foundation Establishment has begun!

Everyone’s hearts are ablaze, eagerly anticipating Lu Qian’s successful emergence.

Just at this moment, a thick escape light rises from Bailu Mountain’s vicinity, followed by several Qi Cultivators’ flying spiritual artifacts.

In the blink of an eye, they reach the grand array, Yang Jiye lets out a shout, and the flying sword in his hand hacks onto the array like instant teleportation!

With a crash, several cracks appear on the array’s light shield.

Yet Yang Jiye is stunned; only then does he carefully perceive the spiritual pressure of this array with divine sense, finding it to be Foundation Establishment-level!

Previously, it had been well scouted that the small Yuehua Sect of Bailu Mountain only had a Qi Cultivation-level death array, unable to fend off his attack. How has it suddenly become Foundation Establishment-level?

Upon the grand array being attacked, everyone’s face changes drastically, Bai Ling proactively shouts, "Who dares to intrude upon our Yuehua Sect?"

Hearing this, Yang Jiye feels slightly relieved inside at least this is still Yuehua Sect, not another Foundation Establishment sect.

The disciples behind him have also flown over, although there’s an unexpected turn of events, he steels himself, letting Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure rise: "Sect Leader Bai, is it? We are cultivators from Yunshan Sect, our mountain gate has fallen, and we are displaced. Today we come to temporarily reside in Bailu Mountain!"

"As long as Sect Leader Bai dismantles the grand array and surrenders, our Yunshan Sect will absolutely ensure the safety of all, allowing you to leave safely!"

Within the grand array, Bai Ling’s face loses color: "How have we attracted thieves from Yunshan Sect? Fellow Daoists, this Yunshan Sect has been roaming throughout the county ever since its mountain gate was broken. Their Sect Leader advanced to Foundation Establishment, making them even more troublesome."

"Fellow Daoists, the thieves have now come to our doorstep, even for the sake of not disturbing Fellow Daoist Qi Foundation Establishment, I implore everyone to lend our sect a hand— huh? Why do you appear so strange?"

The expressions of the "Xuanguang Sect" crowd reveal astonishment, looking at each other, momentarily at a loss for words.

Zheng Duan hesitantly asks: "Is it the Yunshan Sect that once held Yun Mountain as its domain?"

Yang Jiye chuckles: "Naturally it is our Yunshan Sect; could there be another Yunshan Sect in the world?"

Tan Hong suddenly stands up, his face filled with excitement, flushed as he steps before the array and shouts loudly: "Who in Yunshan Sect are you?"

Yang Jiye is startled, the voice of this person is familiar. He promptly replies loudly: "I am Yang Jiye of Yunshan Sect, who is the fellow Daoist?!"

Tan Hong’s eyes shimmer with tears as he cries out: "Junior Brother Yang, I am Tan Hong!"