Free Web NovelChapter 355: Chapter 284: Late-stage Foundation Establishment (Part 2)
In truth, he also supported Wang Lingwei’s view.
But then he thought of Fang Yun.
Judging from the Demons Fang Yun had eliminated during the last great war, he seemed to enjoy infiltrating the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory and wiping out their subordinate Foundation Establishment influences.
’If we could move against the Celestial Demon Sect, I bet Fang Yun would be overjoyed.’
After considering this, Zhong Yankun decided not to take a side for now. He would wait and see what conclusion they reached.
"You two Supreme Elders, what are you afraid of?" Miao Qinghong demanded.
"It’s not that we are afraid. You’re just being too aggressive, Elder Miao," Zheng Wuji immediately retorted. "As long as the Celestial Demon Sect doesn’t support the Dragon Demon Palace, there’s no need for us to start such a fight."
At that moment, Sect Leader Duan Qingyun also spoke.
From the moment he spoke, it was clear he sided with Zheng Wuji and Wang Lingwei.
"The sect now has over a hundred Foundation Establishment Elders, and our mid-tier strength has increased significantly. The Celestial Cloud Sect is stronger than ever, and we don’t fear the Celestial Demon Sect. However, this is also a prime opportunity for our own growth. By avoiding unnecessary conflict, we can develop and become even more powerful."
Given Miao Qinghong’s temperament, it was only natural that she wouldn’t be persuaded so easily.
But facing three opponents, she ultimately had to concede.
No one in the sect’s upper echelons was on her side.
In high-level meetings, the minority typically defers to the majority. When the factions are evenly matched, the Sect Leader’s stance becomes the deciding factor. In special circumstances, the Sect Leader can even exercise greater authority, rendering the Supreme Elders’ objections moot.
Such a thing had never occurred in the history of the Celestial Cloud Sect.
Past Sect Leaders had almost always favored stable development.
As the discussion wound down, Miao Qinghong glanced at Zhong Yankun, who had remained silent throughout.
Zhong Yankun simply shook his head at her.
The decision had been made, and he would follow it.
At the end of the meeting, Sect Leader Duan Qingyun offered a brief summary.
"Our move against the Celestial Demon Sect will depend on news from the Wind Ling Sect. Once they confirm that the Celestial Demon Sect is reinforcing the Dragon Demon Palace, we will dispatch a portion of our forces to attack the Celestial Demon Sect, forcing them to retreat."
Compared to the intelligence they gathered in the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory, news from the Wind Ling Sect would be far more accurate.
The Wind Ling Sect could more easily determine if any Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect had appeared in their battles. ƒrēewebnovel.com
If Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect appeared on the battlefield, they would have to take appropriate action.
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「Artifact Casting Peak.」
Inside the Cultivation Room of Fang Yun’s cave residence.
At this very moment, a fourth Fire Lotus had formed within Fang Yun’s Qi Sea.
This signified that the Liquid Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea had reached the halfway mark, and his cultivation had arrived at the peak of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
The Liquid Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea could not be accumulated any further. To continue, he had to break through to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
Fang Yun slowly opened his eyes.
’I’ve finally reached the peak of the mid-stage.’
The Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pill within his body was almost completely refined and absorbed. He had just expelled the last bit of its medicinal power.
He glanced inside his Storage Pouch.
He still had nine unused Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pills.
When calculating the number of Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pills he would need, Fang Yun had intentionally set aside a few extra.
By his calculations, he had expected to have about ten Upper Grade Spirit Ascension Pills left over.
Having reached the peak of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm, the next step was to attempt a breakthrough to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
He had long since prepared three Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills for his breakthrough attempt to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
With his Five Spirit Roots, the aid of three Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills gave him an eighty percent chance of successfully breaking through to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
For someone with Four Spirit Roots, using three whole Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills for this breakthrough would make success a near certainty.
He still faced a chance of failure of more than ten percent.
For someone with Five Spirit Roots like him, this was an incredibly low probability of failure.
And when it came to luck, Fang Yun didn’t consider himself unlucky.
Before attempting the breakthrough to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm, he had to change the sign outside his cave residence. He could not be disturbed during this time.
’Everything is ready. Time to break through to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm!’
In the Cultivation Room, Fang Yun laid out the three Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills so they would be ready for use at the critical moment of his breakthrough.
After adjusting his condition to its absolute peak, Fang Yun sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and began to circulate the Mental Method from the Nine Fire Lotus Technique designed for breaking from the peak of the mid-stage to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
Breaking through from the peak of the mid-stage to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm required at least seven days of seclusion.
From the moment the attempt began, the breakthrough had to be completed within ten days.
If ten days passed without success, it meant the attempt had failed.
Time passed, and soon, nine days had gone by since Fang Yun began his seclusion.
He had now reached the most critical phase of his breakthrough attempt.
As he entered the most crucial moment of the breakthrough, Fang Yun immediately consumed an Upper Grade Purple Essence Pill to aid his attempt.
With his Five Spirit Roots, upon entering the most critical moment of the breakthrough, he felt a profound sense of powerlessness, as if he possessed immense strength but was completely unable to wield it.
The moment the medicinal power of the Upper Grade Purple Essence Pill dispersed through his body, that power was unleashed.
Aided by the potent medicinal energy, he began to relentlessly assault the bottleneck.
As soon as the medicinal power of one Purple Essence Pill was exhausted, he immediately consumed the next.
When that one was finished as well, he used the last one.
With the last Purple Essence Pill consumed, time was running out for the most critical part of his breakthrough.
BOOM!
A thunderous sound erupted from within Fang Yun’s Qi Sea, and at that moment, his entire aura began to soar.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation Room started to pour ceaselessly into his body.
As the Spiritual Qi converted into Spiritual Power, it also purified the existing Spiritual Power in Fang Yun’s Qi Sea.
Only when his body stopped absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and his aura stabilized did Fang Yun open his eyes.
’Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm!’
Fang Yun recalled the breakthrough attempt. It had been quite dangerous; only one-sixth of the third Purple Essence Pill’s medicinal power remained.
That wasn’t much left at all.
If he had half of the third pill’s power left, that would have been considered a stable breakthrough.
After quickly purging the remaining medicinal power of the Purple Essence Pill, Fang Yun rose and left the Cultivation Room. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
After the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm comes the Peak of Foundation Establishment.
The Liquid Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea still occupied half of its volume, but its quality was now higher than before. By the time he reached the peak of the late stage, the Liquid Spiritual Power would need to occupy ninety percent of his Qi Sea.
Thus, in terms of the cultivation process, the late stage takes the most time. But in terms of getting stuck for the longest period within the Foundation Establishment Realm, that is undoubtedly the peak stage.
Many talented Cultivators reach the Peak of Foundation Establishment by the age of one hundred and twenty or one hundred and thirty, only to remain stuck in that Realm for the next hundred years, unable to advance.
Now in the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm, Fang Yun stood in the main hall of his cave residence, most eager to find out how an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact would perform for him now.
A proficient Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could already unleash the full might of an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact.
Now that he was in the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm, the power he could wield with an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact, enhanced by his six-star Combat Talent, would surely be magnified many times over.
Fang Yun first infused his Spiritual Power into the nine-Spirit-Pattern Earth Yellow Sword.
’The Spiritual Power cost reduction is as high as ninety-six percent!’
A normal Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could unleash the full power of an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact once. With this massive Spiritual Power reduction, however, he could do it twenty-five times.
’Let’s test its power.’
With that thought, Fang Yun took a purplish-red stone slab from his Storage Pouch.
The production cost for this slab alone was two hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones. It was designed to withstand a full-power strike from an ordinary Peak of Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
The slab’s purpose was purely for testing; it possessed none of the effects of a defensive Spiritual Artifact.
An enemy wasn’t going to deliberately aim their attack at this slab if you brought it out in a fight.
"Go."
The nine-Spirit-Pattern Earth Yellow Sword flew out and shattered the stone slab with ease.
From the ease with which it shattered the slab, Fang Yun now had a rough idea of the power of his full-strength sword strike.
