Looking at the Divine Beast Blood Essence quietly suspended in the air, Ye Lin carefully placed it into his space ring.
He then took out ten Demonic Scorpion Poison Stings and walked towards the Mission Pavilion. He was going to submit the mission, and after that, he would begin his secluded cultivation.
Now, everything was ready; he just needed the final push. Within twenty days, he had to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Upon arriving at the Mission Pavilion, Ye Lin placed the ten poison stings on the table in front of him, which startled Sun Xiao, who was sleeping soundly.
"Senior Brother, I'm here to submit a mission."
Sun Xiao looked at Ye Lin, then at the poison stings in front of him. Only three hours had passed since Ye Lin accepted the mission.
He had completed a five-grade mission in just three hours? This gave him an unreal feeling.
"G-good... I'll get your reward right away."
Sun Xiao repeatedly confirmed the authenticity of the poison stings, then took a deep look at Ye Lin and walked towards the corridor beside him.
A few minutes later, Sun Xiao placed a large cloth bag in front of Ye Lin.
"Eighty Low-Grade Spirit Stones, you can count them."
"No need, I trust Senior Brother."
Ye Lin smiled, put away the cloth bag, and walked towards his residence.
"Hiss, the outside world says he is at Qi Training Eighth Layer, but now that I see him, this person is quite cunning."
Watching Ye Lin's disappearing back, Sun Xiao gasped.
Qi Training Eighth Layer? Could he really venture alone into the Demonic Scorpion Valley, which even Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators feared, and slay nine Qi Training Ninth Layer Demonic Scorpions? He would die before believing it.
"I must never offend this person in the future."
Sun Xiao thought to himself.
"Phew, time to Breakthrough."
Ye Lin sat cross-legged on his bed, surrounded by Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Immediately, he took out the Divine Beast Blood Essence from his space ring and swallowed it. The abundant Spiritual Qi from the surrounding Low-Grade Spirit Stones surged into Ye Lin's body.
"Melt for me!"
Ye Lin lightly shouted. Below his Dantian, a Dao Platform slowly condensed, and the Divine Beast Blood Essence also slowly merged into the Dao Platform.
Instantly, the originally dim Dao Platform suddenly shone brightly, with fiery red light illuminating the entire Dantian.
Under the effect of the Divine Beast Blood Essence, the Dao Platform shattered and reassembled, shattered and reassembled. Each reassembly made it twice as powerful as the previous one.
Moreover, waves of incredibly powerful aura emanated from the Dao Platform.
The transition from Qi Training Stage to Foundation Establishment Stage is a qualitative change, a leap in life-level.
Upon Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, both the purity and quantity of Spiritual Qi within the Dantian are dozens of times greater than at Qi Training Ninth Layer.
What's more, the quality of Spiritual Qi within a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's Dao Platform is higher than that of the Qi Training Stage, and the power it contains is like heaven and earth.
Using the same technique, the power unleashed by a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator is more than ten times greater than that unleashed by a Qi Training Ninth Layer Cultivator.
If a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's Spiritual Qi doesn't deplete, he can slaughter Qi Training Stage Cultivators like dogs.
No matter how much of a Prodigy you are in the Qi Training Stage, in front of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, you are still like an ant.
Just like that, five days quietly passed.
And within Ye Lin's Dantian, a fiery red Dao Platform had already been forged. On the Dao Platform, light appeared, emanating waves of Xuan Miao aura.
From a distance, this Dao Platform looked like a product of the heavens, perfect and flawless, as if it didn't belong to the Mortal world.
Moreover, on the surrounding barriers of the Dao Platform, five rays of light floated. These five rays of light represented the Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Seeing this, Ye Lin was overjoyed. This was the characteristic of a five-grade dao platform: the Five Elements imprint. These five basic elements that form the world could only be imprinted on a five-grade dao platform.
This also meant that below a five-grade dao platform, there would be no Five Elements imprint, and Immortal Ascension would be impossible in this life.
At this moment, the Spiritual Qi cluster on the Dao Platform began to be compressed by the Dao Platform's power, condensing little by little.
Drip, drip, drip.
At this point, drops of liquid began to drip from the Spiritual Qi cluster onto the Dao Platform.
Like the prelude to a storm, that Spiritual Qi cluster was like a dark cloud.
The next moment, the storm completely arrived. Within the entire Spiritual Qi cluster, drops of liquid poured down towards the Dao Platform. Soon, the liquid filled the entire Dao Platform.
The Dao Platform steadily received the liquid, incredibly stable.
This is a clear characteristic of a Cultivator's Breakthrough from the Qi Training Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage: Spiritual Qi liquefaction.
Until the Spiritual Qi cluster disappeared, leaving only the liquid within the Dao Platform, this was Spiritual Liquid, and the Spiritual Qi it contained was the sum of the Spiritual Qi of dozens of Qi Refining Ninth Layer Cultivators.
At this moment, the Dao Platform glowed brightly, and the Spiritual Liquid within it rapidly decreased. Countless terrifying Spiritual Power began to sweep through Ye Lin's entire body.
This Spiritual Power began to strengthen every part of Ye Lin's body: bones, Meridians, skin, and blood vessels.
"It feels so comfortable."
Although Ye Lin had his eyes closed, he could feel his body slowly becoming stronger.
This feeling was extremely comfortable.
"Foundation Establishment Stage, achieved."
Three hours later, Ye Lin suddenly opened his eyes.
Instantly, a wave of Qi scattered in all directions, knocking over countless items in the room.
Ye Lin looked at his body. He now felt incredibly full of energy.
As if he had endless strength.
"No wonder Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators can easily abuse and kill Qi Refining Stage Cultivators."
Ye Lin stood up, feeling the terrifying power within his body, and muttered to himself.
In the Foundation Establishment Stage, the amount of Spiritual Power contained is dozens of times that of the Qi Training Ninth Layer, and the strength of one's body is also several times or even ten times that of the Qi Training Ninth Layer. Moreover, the Divine Soul is greatly enhanced.
The Lifespan of the Qi Training Stage is at most one hundred and fifty years, while the Foundation Establishment Stage has a Lifespan of three hundred years, exactly double.
With a long Lifespan, one can observe the rise and fall of Mortal Dynasties. Therefore, the Foundation Establishment Stage is also called Land Immortal by Mortals.
"Three Swords of Life and Death, First Sword of Life."
At this moment, Ye Lin's eyes narrowed. He formed a sword-finger with his right hand and slashed forward. Instantly, a Sword Qi rushed into the courtyard.
Boom!
Only a loud bang was heard, and a five-meter long, half-meter wide gully appeared in the center of the courtyard.
"Now, even without using a longsword, I can unleash Sword Qi."
"And this power can easily kill the former me, and I only used thirty percent of my strength."
"Too strong, it's really too strong."
Ye Lin was somewhat fascinated by this power.
Without Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, one would never know how terrifying the Foundation Establishment Stage is.
"Phew, I wonder how I would fare against Lin Zisheng now?"
At this moment, the corner of Ye Lin's mouth slightly curled upwards.
"Right, I've been in secluded cultivation for eight days. There are still twelve days until the Inner Sect Grand Competition. I'll stabilize my Realm during these days."
At this moment, Ye Lin looked at the gully in the courtyard, waved his hand casually, and the ground immediately returned to its original state.
This is the Divine Might of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators can clearly comprehend and utilize the Five Elements that constitute heaven and earth.
And those with a five-grade dao platform are even more sensitive to the Five Elements.
After tidying everything up, Ye Lin turned and entered his residence, took out a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, and began to absorb it to stabilize his Realm.
When he Broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, all the Low-Grade Spirit Stones were absorbed. Now, he was so poor that he only had three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones left.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, twelve days passed.
On this day, the entire Qingyun Sect Inner Sect seemed to have experienced a major earthquake. The reason for everything was that the mysterious Tenth Elder of the Qingyun Sect Inner Sect had emerged from seclusion.
And there were rumors that this Tenth Elder was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, and it was highly likely that he would take on Disciples during the Inner Sect Grand Competition.
Instantly, the entire Inner Sect boiled over. Who wouldn't want to become a Golden Core Stage Cultivator's Disciple? The Golden Core Stage was the highest combat power within a ten-thousand-mile radius.
Becoming a Golden Core Stage Cultivator's Disciple meant not only an abundance of resources but also the ability to walk sideways within a ten-thousand-mile radius.
On this day, Ye Lin had just finished his secluded cultivation. After hearing some information from the outside world, he pondered in his heart.
"Golden Core Stage, the most mysterious Tenth Elder?"
After a moment of contemplation, Ye Lin walked towards the main hall. Today was the day of the Inner Sect Grand Competition, and as an Inner Sect Disciple, he had to be present.