Time flies, and years slip by like a shuttle.
In the blink of an eye, three months have passed.
During these three months, Hao Ren diligently cultivated every day, hoping to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm as soon as possible.
In addition to cultivation, every month, Hao Ren used the "Curse Scroll" to send a curse to Zhen Zhi Bing remotely.
Each curse caused Hao Ren agonizing pain, as if his soul were being torn apart, blood streaming from his seven orifices.
After each curse, he needed a full three days to recover.
However, Hao Ren did this resolutely every time.
It wasn't that he enjoyed self-abuse, but that he had no choice.
Zhen Zhi Bing, this fellow, had truly become "obsessed." His hatred for Hao Ren had skyrocketed, reaching a terrifying one million points. If not for the six-star hatred rating not existing, he would have reached it long ago.
An unending feud!
A truly unending feud!
Hao Ren had no doubt that if Zhen Zhi Bing were given the slightest opportunity, he would not hesitate to kill Hao Ren.
Therefore, Hao Ren had to "strike first"!
He couldn't defeat Zhen Zhi Bing, but he could curse him from afar!
After each curse, Zhen Zhi Bing would go from "minorly injured" to "severely injured"!
This guy's recovery ability was astonishing. Roughly a month later, he would recover from "severely injured" back to "minorly injured."
Thus, Hao Ren continuously cursed, and Zhen Zhi Bing continuously recovered, initiating a "tug-of-war."
It must be mentioned that the Four Great Demonic Sects were truly "divine teammates."
They provided "god-tier assists" to Hao Ren.
Each time Zhen Zhi Bing was cursed and his injuries worsened, falling unconscious, the Four Great Demonic Sects, as if injected with adrenaline, launched a fierce assault on the "Divine Ability Divine Religion."
Each time, they inflicted immense losses upon the "Divine Ability Divine Religion."
When Zhen Zhi Bing awoke, he was furious every time, his injuries worsening, significantly delaying his recovery.
...
Inside the cave.
Hao Ren sat in meditation, diligently cultivating.
Beside him was "Heaven Gives Birth to Water."
"Heaven Gives Birth to Water" flowed slowly, emitting powerful life force.
A portion of this was absorbed by Hao Ren, enhancing his spirit, energy, and essence.
Another portion was absorbed by four medicinal herbs: ginseng, reishi mushroom, He Shou Wu, and purple jade bamboo.
The ginseng had now grown into a small seedling, its nine tender shoots a vibrant green, showing promising growth.
The reishi mushroom had grown larger, now about the size of a washbasin.
He Shou Wu had also grown into a small seedling, with seven tender shoots, emerald green and full of vitality.
The purple jade bamboo hadn't changed much, only having grown its first root, gently anchoring into the soil.
Hoo!
Haa!
As Hao Ren breathed in and out slowly, the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather towards him madly.
A large amount of spiritual energy formed a vortex, continuously pouring into Hao Ren.
Whale-like gulping, rainbow-like siphoning!
At this moment, Hao Ren was like a bottomless pit, absorbing a massive amount of spiritual energy every moment.
If a Foundation Establishment cultivator were present, seeing this scene, they would exclaim in shock.
"Signs of Foundation Establishment!"
That's right, after three months of arduous cultivation, Hao Ren was on the verge of breaking through the bottleneck and advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm.
Just a little bit more.
Hao Ren suddenly opened his eyes and instructed Little Dragon Girl beside him.
"Quick, give me a Foundation Establishment Pill!"
Little Dragon Girl immediately produced a Foundation Establishment Pill and fed it to Hao Ren.
As the Foundation Establishment Pill entered his stomach, Hao Ren felt a fiery sensation surge up. The previously sealed bottleneck showed a slight looseness.
A good opportunity!
Hao Ren immediately seized the moment, channeling all his true essence to impact the bottleneck.
Today, he was determined to break through the bottleneck and successfully establish his foundation!
As Hao Ren fully exerted himself in his breakthrough, he failed to notice that the "True Demon Stone" at the edge of his dantian subtly twitched.
The "True Demon Stone" was condensed from the ashes of the seventy-two chaotic true demons.
Hao Ren had always worried that these true demons would act unscrupulously, sneak attack him, and possess him.
However, the "True Demon Stone" was usually quiet, staying put at the edge of his dantian, and the demonic energy it emitted did not invade Hao Ren's dantian or meridians.
Except when Hao Ren cast a curse, the "True Demon Stone" would vibrate twice.
They were in a state of mutual non-aggression.
Hao Ren didn't understand why the "True Demon Stone" vibrated when he cast curses.
But he assumed it wasn't a big deal, as the "True Demon Stone" only vibrated twice and showed no other reaction.
Later, Hao Ren stopped paying attention to the "True Demon Stone," never expecting it to stir again at this critical moment...
Bang!
After three hours of breakthrough, Hao Ren finally succeeded.
In the depths of the void, a dull thud was heard, as if some kind of restraint had been broken.
Shackles of confinement shattered, releasing the dragon!
Hao Ren felt his entire being sublimate, his life form reaching an unprecedented level of improvement.
An indescribable joy surged in his heart.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have successfully broken through to the "Foundation Establishment Realm," your lifespan has increased by 50 years.]
Once a cultivator breaks through to the Foundation Establishment realm, they completely shatter the limitations of mortals. The most direct manifestation of this is an increase in lifespan, a sudden gain of fifty years!
Awesome!
Hao Ren wanted to burst into laughter.
Why did he cultivate so arduously? Of course, it was for immortality!
As a "cautious cultivator," Hao Ren feared death the most.
Now that he knew he could live another fifty years, how could he not be happy?
However, rationality stopped Hao Ren from standing up and laughing heartily, as he had more important matters to attend to at this moment.
His breakthrough was not yet completely finished.
Breaking through the bottleneck and advancing to the "Foundation Establishment Realm" was only the first step.
Next, Hao Ren had to condense all his true essence from its gaseous state to a liquid state, forming a "Foundation Establishment Spirit Sea" within his dantian.
Only by condensing the "Foundation Establishment Spirit Sea" would Hao Ren's "Foundation Establishment Realm" be truly stable.
Hao Ren circulated the "Vast Righteous Qi Technique," beginning to continuously purify the true essence within his body, condensing the gaseous true essence into a liquid.
This process normally took ordinary cultivators about ten days. However, Hao Ren possessed the "Innate Lightning Spiritual Root," with extraordinary talent, so his speed of condensing true essence was extremely fast.
In less than an hour, Hao Ren had achieved phased results.
He gathered the true essence around his body in his dantian, and through continuous refinement, a tiny drop of liquid true essence gradually formed.
Do not underestimate this tiny drop of liquid true essence; its power was greater than the combined true essence of a cultivator at the "Qi Refining Great Perfection" realm.
This drop of liquid true essence was named the "Foundation Establishment Spirit Sea."
In the future, throughout his "Foundation Establishment Realm" period, Hao Ren's cultivation would revolve around this "Foundation Establishment Spirit Sea."
Success!
Hao Ren roared with excitement in his heart.
He circulated the "Vast Righteous Qi Technique" once more, finally solidifying his cultivation, and his Foundation Establishment would be complete.
At this critical juncture, an unexpected change occurred.