Chapter 138 Extending Lifespan

"This is the eighth time!"

Half a month later, seeing the vortex reappear, the First Elder looked unsurprised and spoke to the Clan Chief.

"Um!"

Xu Zhenqie nodded. After the initial attack, Wuliang Mountain was attacked several more times. Fortunately, Xu Zhenqie was now in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and with him in charge, these attacks were repelled one by one.

"It's reached the internal organs."

Inside the secret room, Xu Yuanlang felt an even more excruciating pain emanating from his internal organs than at the beginning. Even though he had already experienced it seven times, his brows still furrowed tightly instantly.

He almost stopped circulating his own cultivation technique, but fortunately, he managed to maintain a rare sliver of clarity at the last moment and gritted his teeth.

"This time we must establish a solid foundation in one fell swoop; we cannot place all our hopes on this last attempt."

He secretly warned himself, then abruptly changed his hand seals, and countless streams of spiritual energy surged forth.

Three days later, the spiritual energy vortex on Wuliang Mountain quietly disappeared. The clan leader, who was standing on the mountaintop, saw this scene, clenched his right fist and waved it forcefully in the air. He then turned around and said two words to the approaching elder.

"It's done!"

Upon hearing this, the tense and worried elder completely relaxed and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I have no regrets in this life!"

The Xu family has a history of over a thousand years, but this is the first time that three Foundation Establishment cultivators have appeared in the clan at the same time. After laughing, the First Elder said proudly.

"I never expected that this kid would break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm all by himself. He will definitely have unlimited potential in the future."

The clan leader could sense an increasingly vigorous and powerful aura within the secret chamber, like a volcanic eruption, which in the blink of an eye surpassed the Qi Refining Realm.

"I wonder what this kid's Foundation Establishment Nine Skills will be."

"Anyway, he should be stronger than the two of us, after all, he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm on his own."

The elder stroked his beard, his expression filled with emotion.

Inside the secret chamber, Xu Yuanlang's body floated in the air, about a foot above the ground, with faint light emanating from his internal organs.

As he gradually stabilized his realm, the spiritual energy within his dantian began to gather rapidly. After just a few breaths, a drop of liquid spiritual energy slowly appeared.

After it appeared, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Then, the second and third drops appeared quickly, and in an instant, hundreds of drops of liquid spiritual energy gathered in the dantian.

Every single drop of liquid spiritual energy was more abundant and purer than the total spiritual energy in his body before the breakthrough.

But he didn't relax; instead, he continued to hold his breath, clear his mind, and blend himself into his surroundings.

The Nine Foundation Building Techniques are divided into three types: Body, Spirit, and Divine.

The initial stage of foundation building is entirely related to the physical body.

It was also within the memories of the remnant soul of the Golden Core that he discovered a very important piece of information.

That is, whether one can achieve the Golden Core stage in the future is closely related to the Nine Foundation Building Techniques.

After clearing his mind, he felt as if streams of light appeared in his soul. He was immediately invigorated. The order of the nine foundation-building techniques was fixed. Now that he had broken through, the ones that appeared must be related to lifespan.

These lights, some bright and some dim, are all beyond the reach of fate; you can't tell from their appearance.

Faced with the numerous streams of light, he couldn't help but drool. After achieving Foundation Establishment, one's lifespan is at least two hundred years, and most of them should be the same.

At the same time, he couldn't help but think, what if, what if he stumbled upon good luck?

Just as he was lost in thought, a streak of light rushed toward him at incredible speed. A thought flashed through his mind.

"This should be it..."

Just then, a sudden change occurred. A whip formed from roots lashed out and sent the spiritual light flying.

"Um?"

He recognized these roots; they were the roots of his own innate spiritual root. However, it was said that the Nine Foundation Establishment Techniques were passed down from Heaven, and no external force could interfere with them. His own…

Before he could figure out what was going on, the roots suddenly spread out and turned into a large net, which flew swiftly toward a streak of light.

It swept past swiftly, as if catching a fish, and grabbed a streak of light tightly. The light struggled desperately within it, but could not break free at all.

As the roots tightened, no matter how unwilling the stream of light was, it had no choice but to obediently merge into his soul. Then, countless messages rapidly unfolded within his soul.

"May you live an additional four hundred years!"

Xu Yuanlang stared wide-eyed, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Most Foundation Establishment cultivators only gain a little over a hundred years of lifespan, and very few gain two hundred years. He was naturally extremely surprised that his lifespan had increased by almost three times.

However, a pleasant surprise followed immediately. It's easy to imagine that the more one lives, the more benefits one will receive.

"Haha, my companion spirit is really extraordinary. It can even interfere with the acquisition of the nine Foundation Establishment skills."

He quickly focused his mind on his body, and was surprised to find that the seven-colored flower that had been radiating a seven-colored spiritual light was now tightly closed. A look of surprise appeared on his face.

Just as he was observing, a petal suddenly opened slowly. Immediately afterwards, he felt a chill on his body, and the next moment, countless spiritual energies rushed into his body through his pores.

"This is?"

He was familiar with this feeling; he had experienced it when he first guided Qi into his body—the exhilarating sensation of a sudden acceleration in cultivation speed. Thinking of this, he didn't waste any words and hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique to begin practicing.

"Sure enough, my cultivation speed has increased by more than three times. Now my cultivation speed should be no less than that of a cultivator with three spiritual roots."

He had a vague idea in his mind: each leaf had given him a power when he reached the Qi Refining Realm.

Now that he had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the abilities brought by these petals should be an enhanced version of those on the leaves. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but imagine the possibilities.

"If I were to become a Golden Core cultivator in the future, wouldn't that be..."

When the topic of Golden Core cultivators came up, his expression suddenly froze, and memories that had been hidden in the past suddenly erupted in his mind like a torrent.

Tears streamed rapidly from Xu Yuanlang's eyes.

"Fifth Brother..."

He remembered everything. His fifth brother had died in Jiuxing Mountain, at the hands of the Cao family patriarch.

At this thought, his body trembled violently. He covered his bloodshot eyes tightly, his teeth clenching so hard they made his armpits crack.

"Cao Wudi...the Cao family..."

As he was filled with anger and sorrow, in a place shrouded in mist and resembling a fairyland, a young cultivator was also completing his breakthrough.

"Son, how much longer will you live?"

His parents hurriedly asked what was wrong, and the young monk's face turned pale; his expression was not good.

"May your lifespan be increased by one hundred and fifty!"

"This is impossible! I have already appealed to Heaven and prayed for your favor..."

"Madam, be careful with your words. The Way is everywhere and beyond question."