A few days later.

Celestial Longevity Mountain, back mountain.

Linxiao Palace, forbidden area.

This was the cave mansion Zheng Yi had specially chosen for his seclusion. Not only was the environment beautiful, but the terrain was also difficult, making it inaccessible to ordinary Martial Artists using their body techniques.

The main thing was, there was also an array guarding this place, making it extremely tranquil.

In the tranquil valley, cliffs rose all around, like giant screens carved by ghostly craftsmanship.

A faint mist lingered in the valley, swirling like a light veil among the jagged rocks.

The strange rocks had various shapes, some resembling fierce beasts, others like graceful Immortal Cranes, seemingly telling tales of the ages in this serene setting.

The valley was lush with vegetation, and exotic flowers and herbs glowed with mysterious brilliance under the weak sunlight.

The sound of trickling water came from a clear brook, meandering at the valley bottom, its sparkling surface like a flowing silver ribbon.

At this moment, Zheng Yi was calmly seated on a flat giant stone, his eyes closed, his expression serene.

As he cultivated, the atmosphere around him began to undergo a marvelous change.

Initially, a faint fluctuation of magical power emanated from his body, gently brushing the flowers and plants around him like a breeze.

Gradually, this fluctuation became more intense, forming an invisible vortex that slowly drew the surrounding mist into it.

His aura transitioned from initially stable to robust and powerful, like the muffled sound of thunder echoing faintly in the valley. Each breath seemed to resonate with the spiritual power between heaven and earth, which continuously flowed towards his body.

His clothes fluttered gently under the surge of spiritual power, and even his hair stood on end as if pulled by a mysterious force.

A faint halo seemed to flicker on his body surface, indicating a high concentration of magical power.

As his cultivation deepened, the flowers and plants around him seemed nourished, becoming more vibrant in color and bursting with life.

His entire being and aura almost merged with the whole valley, resembling an Immortal from a painting.

It is unknown how long had passed before his aura stabilized once more.

The surrounding mist slowly dispersed, revealing his true appearance.

At that moment, he exhaled deeply, and the surrounding magical power quickly condensed, transforming into two white dragons that rapidly entered his nostrils.

His surrounding aura also began to stabilize.

After a few breaths, he slowly opened his eyes.

This progression to the Foundation Establishment Stage did not come with any surprises.

He had not chosen to use a Foundation Establishment Pill to advance but forced a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage relying solely on his own spirit root aptitude.

Fortunately, due to the presence of Tuoba Qingying and others, his spirit root aptitude had become extremely excellent.

Especially the Water Attribute Spirit Root, which had already stepped into the realm of a Top-grade Spirit Root.

This made his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment devoid of any obstacles and difficulty.

Everything came naturally.

After merely sitting in meditation for several months, the vortex of magical power within him naturally condensed into liquid form.

Foundation Establishment, accomplished.

Subsequently, after a ’warm-up’ against the invading Loose Cultivators, he gradually became familiar with the operation of magical power in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

After subduing the Loose Cultivators’ chaos, he continued his retreat to stabilize his cultivation.

A few days of quiet cultivation made his current cultivation incredibly stable.

Foundation Establishment, initial stage!

With a thought, his Divine Thought connected to the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

Due to the breakthrough in strength, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror also underwent a mysterious change.

[Life Master: Zheng Yi]

[Talent 1: Yin Yang]

[Talent 2: Illusion Truth]

[Lifespan: 35/48852]

[Spirit Root: Water (Celestial Spirit Root 0/100000), Earth (Top Grade 855/10000), Wood (Top Grade 465/10000), Gold (Top Grade 110/10000), Fire (Top Grade 12/10000), Wind (Top Grade 0/10000)]

[Magical Power: 100000/100000]

[Constitution: Hundred Flowers Body]

[Overall Strength: First-Layer Foundation Establishment]

[Innate Spiritual Energy Progress (Tier Two): 0/20 (Sealed)]

[Progress of the Three Thousand Worlds (Tier Two): 10/10 (Sealed)]

[Upper Realm: Capturing...]

The other attributes didn’t change much.

The Water Attribute Spirit Root had reached the realm of Top-grade Spirit Root.

The data behind it unexpectedly increased to 100,000 points in one go!

But strangely, after the Water Attribute Spirit Root reached the Celestial Spirit Root realm, it could no longer grow.

He had tried earlier with Tuoba Qingying, Cui Xiabing, and others.

No matter how they Dual Cultivated or for how long, they couldn’t break through further.

It was as if the Celestial Spirit Root was already their pinnacle.

Or perhaps... the pinnacle of this world?

Besides the Water Attribute Spirit Root reaching Celestial Spirit Root, the remaining Earth Attribute, Wood Attribute, Gold Attribute, even Fire Attribute, and Wind Attribute also all grew to the realm of Top Grade.

Given time, these five attribute Spirit Roots might also step into the realm of Celestial Spirit Root.

This also made his foundation incredibly solid.

He could cultivate any cultivation technique and magic of any attribute.

If there were some women with Anomalous Attribute Spirit Roots with whom he could Dual Cultivate, he might even obtain Anomalous Attribute Spirit Roots!

This thought only flashed briefly in his mind before his Divine Thought focused again on the bottom of his attribute panel.

[Upper Realm: Capturing...]

Upper Realm?

What could it be?

Could it be the Spirit Realm?

Or could it be a world a level higher than the Three Thousand Worlds?

Since it’s called the Upper Realm, it indicates that it must at least be of a higher rank than the current Profound Cyan Realm or the Canglan Realm.

Not to mention Immortals, at the very least it should be a world where Divinity Transformation is commonplace and Nascent Souls are as numerous as dogs.

I wonder what kind of world it would be?

Capturing...

It appears that the connection to the Upper Realm cannot be established in the short term.