Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 444 - 420: Foundation Establishment Array

At this moment,

Wang Wu and Baiyu were speechless as they faced each other. He had somewhat figured things out now; it turns out the Frost Monarch, this venerable—no, senior Frost Monarch was indeed wise and brave, with unparalleled intelligence. Truly a model for our generation.

"How about some more wine?"

"More wine!"

Baiyu glared at him. Do you know you just narrowly escaped death this time?

But speaking of it, he didn’t expect his master to silently pull a trick behind everyone’s back, drugging the Half-Immortal Wine he brewed. It seems the matter wasn’t done by this Little Bear.

It wasn’t by Elder Hui either; it must have been the Black Emperor’s doing.

For a moment, Baiyu felt somewhat apologetic towards this seemingly dumb but harmless Younger Brother Xiong.

"Ahem, no more drinking, let me give you some pointers. But I’m human, I can’t cultivate Demon Pill Qi Blood, so I can only guide you on Acquired Spirit Pills. Uh, where to start?"

Baiyu was at a loss. He had seen Wang Wu’s Five Spirit Pills and could only describe them as dilapidated and full of flaws.

What is this? Worse than donkey dung.

No way to offer guidance; it was only thanks to the Five Elements Spirit Array he deployed that a fragile balance was maintained. But once this balance is broken, it’s game over; it might even impede the Innate Bloodline Demon Pill.

In fact, Baiyu thought Wang Wu’s Acquired Cultivation state was even more problematic than his Blood Curse.

No wonder Elder Hui simply gave up, avoiding the anger.

"Um, let me talk about my situation. Maybe it’ll give you some inspiration."

Baiyu grimaced, seeing Wang Wu sitting serious and upright, suddenly wanting to drink again.

"I also have five Spirit Pills, and shortly after birth, I deployed the Five Elements Spirit Array within my body. This is the best time for foundation establishment, and as I deployed the Five Elements Spirit Array, I planted five Spiritual Seeds to let them grow naturally from the start and get used to each other, which significantly reduces internal wear."

"How to say this, the Demon Race’s Demon Pill isn’t afraid of internal wear, hidden injuries, or unstable foundations because their basis is in the bloodline, which is completely different from Spirit Pills."

"Spirit Pills are cultivated after birth, most afraid of injuries, especially hidden ones, very distressing. If hidden injuries are not timely repaired or nursed, it invites disaster. So, before achieving success in cultivation, avoid sparring. Those engaged in combat from a young age are essentially loose cultivators lacking conditions. Anyone with some conditions is required to travel and train only after reaching Tier Four Earth Immortal, because they fear injuries, and once hidden injuries form, they can’t be sensed and are hard to repair."

"You understand what I mean."

Across from him, Wang Wu nodded like a chicken pecking rice; he surely understood too well the difficulty of repairing hidden injuries in Spirit Pills.

At this moment, Baiyu guiltily looked around. His master shouldn’t be eavesdropping.

Probably not; his master was such a figure...

"So, in the cultivation process, by the time you reach First Grade, you need to deploy a second foundation establishment array within the body, and there are many options, not limited to one array. You can choose based on your cultivation path, at least dozens of choices."

"I, for example, cultivated Wind Spirit Pill, Fire Spirit Pill, Wood Spirit Pill, Earth Spirit Pill, Golden Spirit Pill from childhood. Fire borrows the wind’s strength, wind follows fire, gold is born in fire, Xu earth nurtures Cyan Wood, Cyan Wood complements Xu earth, this belongs to the relatively peaceful type, without overly intense conflicts and disagreements. Thus, the second foundation establishment array I deployed is the Five Elements Longevity Array!"

"Based on this Five Elements Longevity Array, each time my Spirit Pills advanced, the lifespan gained was higher than others’, like during the Earth Immortal phase my lifespan exceeded ten thousand years, at Tier Nine Earth Immortal it had broken through twenty thousand years, and now the lifespan limit has reached fifty thousand years."

"Because there’s abundant lifespan, there’s more room for error, but gains come with losses."

"I chose the Five Elements Longevity Array, and in other areas, I’m weaker. My magical combat is weak, my philosophical debating is weak, my alchemy is weak; I’m only good in artifact refining, and this is why my master chose to take me as a disciple."

"Originally, I planned to refine this precious material for my master this time, but didn’t expect, sigh..."

Baiyu sighed heavily as he spoke, feeling dejected again; how could he not be? He wanted to drink again.

"So, basically, that’s the point. The guidance is done."

"No, Lord Chief Steward, can you help me deploy a foundation establishment array?" Wang Wu’s eyes shone; it was his first time hearing this.

It turns out the Five Elements Spirit Array was just the basic foundation establishment array, and a second one could be deployed. Suddenly, he felt all past grievances could vanish into thin air, and Baiyu was from now on his benefactor!

"Huh? With your Spirit Pills’ foundation, deploying it would be useless. Wang Zhige, I feel guilty towards you, so I shared so much; don’t overstep!" Baiyu hardened his expression. What a situation—I’m a Taiyi True Immortal; one slap can kill you. Did you seriously take it that way?

"Father above! Please accept my bow!"

Wang Wu dropped to his knees with a thud, kowtowing three times heavily, his sincerity overflowing.

The aura scared Baiyu so much that he shivered and jumped up. What on earth is this? You, you, you, have some shame, will you? Damn it, how did I become your adoptive father!

"I implore adoptive father to fulfill my request!"

Wang Wu bowed again.

"No, stop! Wang Zhige, you’re now at least a Tier Four Earth Immortal, come on, really?" Baiyu took three steps back, completely bewildered.

"Adoptive father, it’s really necessary. This child is actually what you call a loose cultivator—no, I’m even worse than a loose cultivator. I’ve struggled arduously to cultivate to this point, thinking that joining a sect would be smooth sailing, but I never expected this—adoptive father, this child is truly suffering inside!"

"Stop it, Wang Zhige, can you be reasonable? In your current spirit pill status, it’s completely not suitable to set up a second Foundation Establishment Array. It’s not that I won’t help you, but I don’t want to harm you either. I’ve already harmed you three times, seriously, I can’t just keep harming you, right? Enough is enough, I’m a Taiyi True Immortal with principles, you know!"

Baiyu advised earnestly.

"So adoptive father, you’re saying—"

"Don’t call me adoptive father. If you dare say it again, I’ll immediately get mad!"

"Alright, elder brother above, please accept a bow from your younger brother!"

"Stop, did you really understand what I said? As an Earth Immortal, do you have no shame in being so unreasonable?"

"I’m sorry, but I have no choice."

"You can ask your Senior Sister Qin to help you set it up! See if she shares the same opinion as me."

"Well, I understand, but elder brother, could you pass me the Foundation Establishment Array? When I meet the requirements, I’ll set it up myself?" Wang Wu conceded slightly.

But Baiyu just chuckled coldly, "Set it up yourself? You must be dreaming, this is a Foundation Establishment Array. You know nothing! Without the power of a Taiyi True Immortal, it’s not self-deployment, it’s suicide—"

"I don’t even want those eight million points of Spiritual Qi or that condition anymore... Oh right, you still owe me a condition!" Wang Wu smacked his forehead.

"Alright, since you’re persistent, but let’s be clear, Foundation Establishment Arrays aren’t just ordinary arrays. They’re secrets not shared by major forces and big families. If you want it, I might not know, but currently in the entire Cultivation Realm, there are three public basic Foundation Establishment Arrays. One of which is the Five Elements Spirit Array, do you want it?"

"I do! I implore the Lord Chief Steward to grant it." Wang Wu couldn’t refuse, he was too happy to care whether it was good or bad. Having it was better than none.

"Good! As you wish, these two Foundation Establishment Arrays, one is named Five Elements Iron Prison Array, which can increase defense strength, the other is named Five Elements Breaking Array, which can increase attack strength. The specific effect is probably increasing by about double."

"Double the increase, isn’t that good enough?" Wang Wu was very surprised.

But Baiyu shook his head calmly, with significant meaning, "Naturally it’s far from enough. Take my Five Elements Longevity Array for example. Besides increasing life span, it inherently doubles both attack and defense. You understand my point, right? And this one isn’t even specifically for defense or attack."

"For instance, the Five Elements Cloud Dragon Array from the Cyan Dragon Race can increase attack by threefold, defense by threefold, escape technique by threefold, and cultivation speed by onefold. It’s a top-tier Tier Three Foundation Establishment Array."

"And for example, the Five Elements Profound Yellow Array from the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race, which can increase attack by twofold, defense by fourfold, and cultivation speed by onefold, and crucially, it has two lives, you can’t even kill it. That’s also a top-tier Tier Three Foundation Establishment Array."

"You understand now, right? What I just told you were merely two Tier Two Foundation Establishment Arrays. And the Five Elements Spirit Array is Tier One."

Wang Wu truly understood this time. He thought he saw the peak of the Cultivation Realm and thought he was at the mountain’s foot, but in reality, he was still on the negative first level.

Cultivators?

Serious cultivators wouldn’t roam about; only those above Tier Four Earth Immortal would officially venture down the mountain for experience.

Those are the true protagonists of this Cultivation Realm.

"Thank you, Lord Chief Steward, for clearing up my doubts. Can I be a little greedy and learn both these Tier Two Foundation Establishment Arrays?"

Hearing this, Baiyu looked at him with pity, feeling uninterested. To think he had considered such a thing as a life-and-death adversary, a fatal opponent just recently, he felt sorry for the wasted money spent.

Yes, he almost emptied his savings to invite the Great Witch Priest of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race.

"It doesn’t matter anymore, but I’ll only demonstrate once, whether you remember it or can set it up in the future, that’s your business."

"From now on, the grievances between us are over, understood? Don’t come seeking revenge again. We owe each other nothing."

"Thank you, Lord Chief Steward. Wang Zhige will not dare forget your guidance."

Wang Wu solemnly bowed again!