Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 205 - 169: Middle Stage Foundation Establishment

Half a month later, the grand auction was held as scheduled.

At the meeting, Zhang Yao, after bidding on some Spiritual Gold Treasure Materials, did not spend lavishly again to compete for top grade Spiritual Artifacts.

In the short term, just the 'Thousand Change Glaze Qi' was enough for him.

This grand auction was slightly less competitive compared to ten years ago due to the absence of the headline Ruyi True Pill, but the transaction price of the Foundation Establishment Pill hit a new high.

After the grand auction ended:

Zhang Yao led Peng Yue Xian and others back to the Cangjiang Water Mansion and then hurried back to his cave dwelling for closed-door training.

Inside the cave dwelling:

"Sizzle..."

Zhang Yao activated his Magical Power and carefully separated strands of blood from the Golden Blood Bead.

This Dragon Carp Essence Blood ultimately belonged to Yu Wen Tai, and without personally verifying it, Zhang Yao dared not use it recklessly.

Though his meeting with Yu Wen Tai was at the request of Lord Haihe and a last-minute decision, making it highly unlikely for them to set him up, he did not dare to be careless.

After all, better safe than sorry. If this Dragon Carp Essence Blood indeed had issues, he might end up in trouble.

"Gurgle!"

After the Primordial Energy was channeled in, those strands of Dragon Carp Essence Blood boiled like hot water and even emitted radiant golden light.

After carefully observing for a while, Zhang Yao caught many ordinary fish and shrimp from a special fish tank, as well as a few Water Race creatures with Qi Refining Cultivation, testing them one by one.

By the time the testing was completed, several hours had passed.

"Looks like there's no problem..."

Zhang Yao nodded in satisfaction and stored the slightly smaller Golden Blood Bead away.

Though his decades-long bloodline experiment had failed, he had gained considerable insights, so much so that even some Golden Core Ancestors might not match his understanding of bloodline mysteries.

After all, those Great Cultivators in the Golden Core Realm did not have the means to stimulate Primordial Energy and could not directly observe the different characteristics of bloodline inheritance as he did.

Moreover, Yu Wen Tai was not in the Golden Core Realm. Even if he had indeed planted some Forbidden Technique in this Dragon Carp Essence Blood, it would have been exposed under Zhang Yao's various testing methods.

"Since there's no hidden tricks, it indicates that it's truly intended as a gift for me."

Zhang Yao, upon thinking of this, felt a strange emotion arise in his heart:

"Is this really Yu Wen Tai's intention, or is it Li Shuixian acting on her own?"

After pondering for a while, he believed it was unlikely to be Yu Wen Tai's intention.

After all, Yu Wen Tai's status and position were far superior to his. Even if he knew Zhang Yao's preferences and needs, there was no need to use the Dragon Carp Essence Blood he raised to win him over.

Perhaps, as Li Shuixian said, it was just her way of repaying a favor from the past.

"Well, as long as there's no problem, and it can be used, that's good enough."

"Let's consider it an unexpected gift."

Zhang Yao quickly let go of these irrelevant thoughts, focusing no longer on them.

With the Six-sided True Blood already gathered, his immediate priority was to engage in intensive closed-door training, hastening his Cultivation to the Middle stage Foundation Establishment, and inscribing the 'Array of the Six Harmonies and the Profound Abyss.'

Once successful, he would proceed to Fuhai Sect's main gate to claim his share of 'Kunyuan Spiritual Liquid,' thereby making a significant breakthrough to the Late stage Foundation Establishment, greatly enhancing his strength.

No matter the countless schemes or plots behind the scenes, as long as the strength is elevated, everything else becomes insignificant.

......

Slip by casually, three years passed.

On this day:

In the Cangjiang Water Vein, suddenly, a large dark current surged, forming a whirlpool spanning several acres in circumference.

This invisible water vein vortex enveloped the entire Water Mansion, stirring up Spiritual Qi within a dozen miles, creating a magnificent spectacle.

"Hmm? What's going on?"

The many Foundation Establishment masters of the Haihe Association were stirred and, upon carefully distinguishing the direction of Spiritual Qi flow, immediately began to discuss:

"Judging from the direction, it seems to be coming from the Association Leader's dwelling!"

"It must be the Association Leader breaking through!"

"Indeed, the Association Leader's talent is extraordinary, after so many years, it's about time for a breakthrough..."

Old Peng, Fairy Lichen, Master Cang'er, and others, chatting amongst themselves, couldn't help but feel a myriad of emotions.

They were veteran members of the Haihe Association, having witnessed the rise of Zhang Yao firsthand.

Since Zhang Yao joined the Haihe Association, it had actually been just over twenty years, yet he had traversed a path that ordinary early stage Foundation Establishment cultivators might not achieve in fifty to sixty years.

And this was even accounting for the early years where resources were scarce, relying purely on Qi Refining meditation to enhance cultivation.

Such a speed of progression was almost on par with a Celestial Spirit Root.

"Let's go, we should go protect the Association Leader!"

Old Peng called out, and many Foundation Establishment masters headed towards the depths of the Water Mansion.

The breakthrough of their own Association Leader's cultivation was beneficial to them too—

In the early stage Foundation Establishment, Zhang Yao could already overpower many late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators; once he breaks through to the Middle stage, his strength would be unimaginable.

With their Sect Leader's breakthrough, the prestige of the Haihe Association would soar, naturally elevating the status and benefits of each major Foundation Establishment member.

Within the Quiet Chamber of the cave dwelling:

"Rumble..."

A massive influx of Primordial Energy poured down and, after being transformed by the Dao Foundation, continuously flowed into the stream of Magical Power.

During this process, the already incredibly condensed Dao Foundation consolidated further, gradually converging towards a core point—this marks the process of refining and condensing the Dao Foundation.

Throughout the cultivation during the Foundation Establishment Stage, there are three instances of refining and condensing the Dao Foundation, and upon achieving Foundation Establishment Perfection, one's Dao Foundation becomes the Golden Core Embryo, attaining the qualification to impact the Golden Core Realm.

"Hoo, hoo..."

Zhang Yao's breathing was long and steady, his energy fluctuating unpredictably, yet he always maintained a sense of stability.

Cultivators practicing the Path of Array Refining and Body Integration possess a natural advantage, whether breaking through bottlenecks or maintaining themselves during breakthroughs in realm.