Chapter 333: Lu Miaoge Breaks Through Foundation Establishment, Dao Seed!

“Husband, isn’t using the Wanling Heaven-Piercing Dew a bit wasteful?”

Lu Miaoyun was surprised, hearng that this Spirit Liquid could make spirit plants grow decades, even centuries, in just a few days.

“If this were used to cultivate the Golden Armored Bean Mother at home, wouldn’t it bear beans overnight?”

“It’s fine. Let the Bean Mother grow first. There’s more Spirit Liquid later.”

Lu Changsheng hadn’t forgotten about his Golden Armored Bean Mother.

Although the Golden Armored Bean Mother was considered a Dao Soldier, it could barely be classified as a spirit plant.

If the Wanling Dew could make the Golden Armored Bean Mother bear beans overnight, then in just a few decades, the puppet army strategy he envisioned could be fully realized.

Currently, although the puppet factory at home had a production line, it wasn’t yet industrialized.

Though puppets could be made to work, the cost of producing and maintaining them wasn’t cheaper than human labor.

But the Golden Armored Warrior was different. Not only was its control superior to a puppet, but once produced, the maintenance cost was almost nothing.

Once it ran out of energy, burying it in spirit soil for ten to fifteen days would rejuvenate it.

“Let’s go, Yun’r. You might become the fifth Foundation Establishment cultivator in our family.”

Lu Changsheng smiled as he spoke.

Though the Foundation Establishment achieved through the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* was weak.

Not only could it not stray far from its innate spirit plant, but its combat power was at the bottom of the same level, suitable only for fighting Qi Refining cultivators.

But it was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, worthy of being called an ancestor in the surrounding area.

“Foundation Establishment.”

Lu Miaoyun bit her lip, hope fickering in her eyes.

She naturally knew the state of Foundation Establishment with the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique*.

But to her, this was already incredible!

After all, in her early years, she never even dreamed of achieving Foundation Establishment—it was out of reach.

“If you break through to Foundation Establishment, we’ll hold a grand ceremony for you, Yun’r. Everyone will have to call you Ancestor Lu.”

Lu Changsheng lightly pinched his wife’s still tender cheek, smiling softly.

Although he felt such a ceremony was meaningless,

He thought about how, for decades, Lu Miaoyun had managed all thehousehold affairs silently, without much presence as his wife.

When others thought of Bihu Mountain, they only knew of him, Lu Changsheng, as well as Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao..

So, if Lu Miaoyun broke through to Fondation Establishment, he thought it might be nice to celebrate a little, to make her happy.

Besides, this would also be good for his reputation.

Ancestor Lu was loyal and righteous, not forgetting his first wife despite his riches!

Last year’s incident at White Tiger Mountain had somewhat affected Bihu Mountain and Lu Changsheng’s reputation. This could help repair it a bit.

“Husband~”

Lu Miaoyun blushed and scoldedhim playfully, recognizing the teasing in his voice.

Yet she couldn’t help but imagine what it would be like to have her own Foundation Establishment ceremony.

If Grandmother knew she had achieved Foundation Establishment, she would surely be very happy.

Soon, the two of them arrived at Lingcui Cliff.

“Greetings, Mountain Lord. Greetings, Madam.”

“Father, Mother.”

Immediately, cultivators and Lu Family disciples bowed in greeting.

“Hmm.”

Lu Changsheng nodded, briefly asking about the spirit herbs’ cultivation.

He rarely visited Lingxiu Cliff.

The spirit herbs planted here were not old enough to be of interest.

After asking a few questions, he and Lu Miaoyun proceeded to the bak cliff, to the Lingming Treasure Tree.

This Lingming Treasure Tree, though planted over ten years ago, had not grown at all since planting.

“Yun’r, I’m about to start.”

Lu Changsheng said to Lu Miaoyun, who stood beside hm.

Then he took out the Wanling Bottle, dripping the pea-sized, vibrant, jade-like Wanling Heaven-Piercing Dew onto the Lingming Treasure Tree.

“Buzz——”

The Wanling Dew instantly merged with the Lingming Treasure Tree, filling the blue-golden tree with a vibrant, verdant life force.

At the same time, a powerful aura surged from the Lingming Treasure Tree, enveloping Lu Miaoyun entirely.

“Yun’r, how does it feel?”

Lu Changsheng looked at his wife and asked if she felt anything.

Now that the Lingming Treasure Tree had been refined into her innate spirit root, it was like a part of her body.

So she could clearly sense the state of the Lingming Treasure Tree.

“Husband, I feel the Lingming Treasure Tree is growing rapidly, continually nourishing me with the essence of plants and trees, increasing my cultivation.”

Spirit energy surged around Lu Miaoyun, making her deep gren dress flutter in the wind.

After cultivating the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique*, her meditation and pill consumption had little effect.

She could only rely on the growth of the Lingming Treasure Tree, her “innate spirit root,” to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and nourish herself.

At this moment, as the Lingming Treasure Tree grew rapidly, she immediately felt a surge of spirit energy and plant essence pouring into her body, quickly enhancing her cultivation.

“Good, focus on your cultivation.”

Lu Changsheng nodded, telling Lu Miaoyun to concentrate on rfining the essence within her.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——”

As time passed, countless strands of spirit energy gathered and poured into Lu Miaoyun’s body, bringing he cultivation to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, where she began accumulating energy, preparing to break through to Foundation Establishment.

The Foundation Establishment of the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* was different from most other techniques.

After reaching a certain level, one would have a vague sense of when they could break through to Foundation Establishment.

And during the breakthrough, there was no mention of the three challenges or bottlenecks of Foundation Establishment.

It was just a natural progression, like water flowing down a stream.

Seeing the increasing amount of spirit energy around them, Lu Changsheng looked towards Biyun Peak, using his Divine Sense to contact Sumeru, and said, “Sumeru, bring the Spirit Eye Spring.”

“Also, check if Zixiao is in seclusion and ask her to come over.”

Lu Changsheng spoke calmly.

From the situation, it was clear that Lu Miaoyun was very likely abot to break through to Foundation Establishment.

Since that was the case, he naturally needed to make some preparations.

Although there were no bottlenecks in the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* for breaking through to Foundation Establishment, and it was almost guaranteed to succeed,

No one in the family had ever cultivated this technique before, so it was better to be cautious.

If necessary, he still had a Foundation Establishment Pill for Lu Miaoyun.

“Whoosh!”

A golden beam of light shot from Biyun Peak to Lingcui Cliff.

The Spirit Eye Spring from the cave appeared beside Lu Changsheng, its water gurgling with pure, rich spirit energy.

He had chosen not to use the Spirit Eye Spring to create spiritual veins earlier, just for situations like this.

Soon, a figure flew over from Biyun Peak—it was Ling Zixiao.

“Husband, is Miaoyun about to break through to Foundation Establishment?”

She knew Lu Miaoyun’s situation and immdiately guessed what was happening when she saw this.

“Yes, she’s almost there.”

Lu Changsheng smiled and nodded, saying, “So I’ll need you to set up a spirit-gathering array and maybe conceal the commotion a bit.”

“Thank you, Sister Ling.”

Lu Miaoyun opened her eyes andthanked Ling Zixiao.

“Miaoyun, you’re too polite.”

Ling Zixiao, dressed in a blue dress, with a graceful and dignified figure, replied with a gentle smile.

Then she gently raised her hand, and a formation disc appeared, which she lightly manipulated, causing the formation flags on Lingcui Cliff to flutter.

Lingcui Cliff was already connected to the Bihu Mountain Grand Array, so she only needed to operate it slightly.

“Why did the grand array activate?”

“It seems to be from Lingcui Cliff.”

As the grand array activated, some people immediately noticed the situation at Lingcui Cliff.

However, they only noticed it and didn’t make a fuss.

Because Ling Zixiao, the formation master, had revised the Bihu Mountain grand array several times, each time causing some noise during testing, so everyone was used to it.

After all, Bihu Mountain was now a prominent family—what force would dare to cause trouble?

Two days later.

At the back cliff of Lingcui Cliff.

“Husband, I think I can break through to Foundation Establishment now.”

Lu Miaoyun said to Lu Changsheg, her face full of excitement.

Even though she had been at Bihu Mountain for many years and knew things were different now, and that cultivating the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* would eventually lead to Foundation Establishment,

When the day finally came, she couldn’t help but feel excited!

“Yun’r, has the Lingming Treasure Tree fully absorbed the Wanling Dew?”

Lu Changsheng asked gently.

“There’s still a little left.”

Lu Miaoyun quietly sensed it ad replied softly.

“If you feel ready, then go ahead and break through. If you want to be more cautious, wait until the Lingming Treasure Tree fully absorbs the Wanling Dew.”

Lu Changsheng smiled and said.

As he spoke, he took out a Foundation Establishment Pill from his Storage Ring and handed it to Lu Miaoyun.

“I still have a Foundation Establishment Pill. If you need it during your breakthrough, you can take it.”

“So just break through with peace of mind, no need to worry.”

Lu Changsheng stepped forward and gently stroked his wife’s hair, speaking softly.

Although the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* didn’t require a Foundation Establishment Pill to break through,

He took out the pill just in case, to give Lu Miaoyun peace of mind.

After all, if something unexpected happened, this pill could protect her meridians and dantian.

“Husband…”

Lu Miaoyun hadn’t expected herhusband to prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill for her, her eyes reddening with emotion.

“Hehe, just focus on your breakthrough.”

Lu Changsheng chuckled softly.

“Hmm.”

Lu Miaoyun nodded, then sat don beside the Lingming Treasure Tree, calming her mind and preparing to break through to Foundation Establishment.

Once her cultivation had reached its limit, and she was on the verge of breaking through, she began her breakthrough.

At that moment, as if remembering something, she opened her eyes and said to Lu Changsheng, “Husband, should we call Zhenzhen and Miaohuan over?”

“The book says watching someone break through Foundation Establishment can be helpful.”

“Besides, Zhenzhen, Miaohuan, and I cultivate the same technique.”

Lu Miaoyun suggested.

Since the three of them cultivated the same technique, this breakthrough process might be of some help to the other two.

“Yun’r, you’re so thoughtful.”

Lu Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, nodding in agreement.

He then turned into a streak of light and went to the Lu Family Mansion to call his other wives, Lu Miaohuan and Qu Zhenzhen.

If Lu Miaoyun could easily break hrough to Foundation Establishment, it would encourage the other two.

And if something went wrong, they could learn from it, helping the other two avoid mistakes.

Soon, Qu Zhenzhen and Lu Miaohuan arrived at Lingcui Cliff.

They were surprised to learn that Lu Miaoyun was about to break hrough to Foundation Establishment.

Because they knew that cultivating the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* was slow, entirely dependent on the growth of the innate spirit plant.

And given the average spiritual vein environment of Bihu Mountain, the spirit plants grew slowly, so Lu Miaoyun shouldn’t be able t break through for another ten or even several decades.

But once they learned that Lu Changsheng was helping, they were relieved.

After all, over the years, Lu Changsheng had become almost omnipotent in their eyes.

Helping Lu Miaoyun break through a bitearlier was no big deal.

“Miaoyun, you can do it!”

Qu Zhenzhen cheered her on.

“Hmm.”

Under their watchful eyes, Lu Miaoyun sat beside the Linging Treasure Tree, slowly operating the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* and began her breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz——”

Bright green energy flowed within Lu Miaoyun, exuding a fresh, vbrant life force.

This energy came from the same source as the Lingming Treasure Tree beside her, causing the tree’s cracked bark to gradually glow with a blue-golden sheen.

Soon, the two energies began to merge, making the person and tree one.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——”

The surrounding spirit energy gradually flowed towards Lu Miaoyun and the Lingming Trasure Tree, entering both of them.

Compared to a typical Foundation Establishment, the speed of absorbing spirit energy and the pressure vortex was only average.

Even with the Spirit Eye Spring present, there was no need to absorb the surrounding spirit energy.

“Using the innate spirit plant to endure the physical and Qi challenges of Foundation Establishment?”

Lu Changsheng squinted his eyes as he watched Lu Miaoyun.

He could see that most of the heaven and earth energy was being absorbed by the Lingming Treasure Tree.

The Lingming Treasure Tree then channeled this energy, along with the essence of plants and trees, into Lu Miaoyun’s body, transformin it into pure Qi.

Normally, when a cultivator breaks through to Foundation Establishment, they must endure a high-intensity infusion of spirit energy.

They then refine this energy, continuously compressing it until it liquefies, transforming into Qi and forming the Dao platform.

But with the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique*, the innate spirit plant handled all these steps.

“What about the third challenge, the Divine Sense?”

“Is it because of the innate spirit plant that one doesn’t need to rely on oneself to develop a Divine Sense to support the Dao platform, so it doesn’t matter if you have a Divine Sense?”

“After breaking through to Foundation Establishment, will the mind naturally transform, producing a Divine Sense?”

Lu Changsheng pondered.

He began to understand why the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* had no bottlenecks and was a smooth process.

Because once your cultivation reached the required level, everything was left to the innate spirit plant—there was nothing you had to do yourself.

In contrast, a normal cultivator breaking through to Foundation Establishment had to endure the infusion of spirit energy, stabilize their condition, and fully refine the heaven and earth energy.

Then, the mind would transform, producing a Divine Sense, which would connect to the Dantian Lake to support the Dao platform.

Any mistakes during these steps could result in failure to establish the foundation.

The biggest problem for a lower-Tier spirit root cultivator was the poor absorption and transformation of heaven and earth energy.

Because the absorption and transformation were so poor, the difficulty increased, leaving no room for error.

They would even need to rely on Foundation Establishment Pills or Foundation Establishment spirit materials to meet the requirements.

“This *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* is truly profound.”

Lu Changsheng marveled at the technique’s profundity.

This technique, though its grade was unknown, was at least of the orthodox level.

Just like that, over half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Miaoyun gradually entered te final stage of her breakthrough.

The spirit energy at Lingcui Cliff also began to surge wildly, pouring into the Lingming Treasure Tree.

However, due to the presence of the Spirit Eye Spring, although there was some commotion, it wasn’t like most Foundation Establishment breakthroughs, where spirit energy was devoured, creating a terrifying vortex in the sky.

During this time, Lu Changsheng sent Ling Zixiao back to rest, and Qu Zhenzhen and Lu Miaohuan as well, planning to call them back for the final stage.

After all, waiting for Foundation Establishment was indeed boring.

Especially in Lu Miaoyun’s case, where therewas practically no disturbance.

As long as she didn’t interrupt herself or cause any mishaps, she was bound to succeed.

But as her husband, with nothing major happening, he stayed there quietly, accompanying her.

Another half a month passed.

The spirit energy fluctuations at Lingcui Cliff gradually calmed down.

A layer of hazy clouds and rainbows appeared in the sky, as if celebrating a successful Foundation Establishment.

“It’s done!”

Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Miaoyun, a faint smile appering on his face.

He knew that she had broken through to Foundation Establishment, formed her Dao platform, and was now undergoing the baptism to shed her mortal coil.

“Hey, Miaoyun seems to have gotten younger.”

Qu Zhenzhen, standing nearby, noticed this as she looked at Lu Miaoyun.

She was the first to notice that Lu Miaoyun had become much youger.

“Hehe.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, chuckling.

He thought to himself that his eternal youth, always appearing in his twenties, might have put some pressure on his wife.

After all, women tend to care more about these things than men.

Though Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and ohers had taken beauty pills and youth pills in their early years,

These pills didn’t grant eternal youth, only slowed aging.

Lu Miaoyun now looked like shewas in her mid-twenties, very young, but she probably wanted to look even younger.

So she used the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* to regain her youthful appearance, looking like she did when she married Lu Changsheng, around seventeen or eighteen years old.

This change made Qu Zhenzhen and Lu Miaohuan envious.

After all, Lu Miaoyun had always been mor youthful and beautiful because of the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique*.

Now, she looked like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old, and her entire aura was even more fresh and pure, like a lotus emerging from water, making them naturally envious.

“Husband!”

Moments later, Lu Miaoyun opened her eyes.

Perhaps because she had just broken through, her eyes glowed with a hint of blue-gold light.

But this didn’t affect the tender and sweet look she gave Lu Changsheng.

“Congratulations to my Yun’r for breaking through to Foundation Establishment!”

Lu Changsheng’s face was full of smiles as he bowed to congratulate his wife.

Although Lu Miaoyun looked much younger like she did at seventeen or eighteen,

Her entire being exuded a mature woman’s elegance and beauty.

“Congratulations, Sister Miaoyun, on breaking through to Foundation Establishment!”

Qu Zhenzhen congratulated Lu Miaoyun.

Then, naturally, she hooked her arm around Lu Miaoyun’s, asking, “Sister iaoyun, how did you suddenly get so young?”

“Hey, Sister Miaoyun, your skin has gotten much better, and you smell nice.”

She had a close relationship with Lu Miaoyun, often spending tim with her and Lu Changsheng.

“Miaoyun, congratulations on breaking through to Foundation Establishment.”

Lu Miaohuan, dressed in a luxurious black palace dress, with a tall and graceful figure, congratulated Lu Miaoyun.

Deep in her beautiful eyes, there was a hint of envy, and she felt more urgency and anticipation for refining the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower.

More than two years had passed, and Qu Zhenzhen was almost ready to make the Auspicious Tree her innate spirit root and begin cultivating the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique*.

But she had yet to complete the baptism and establish a connection with the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower.

“When I broke through, I somehow knew that the technique could make me young again and preserve my youth, so I decided to look younger.”

Lu Miaoyun said, a little embarassed.

After all, she was already fifty years old, yet she was pretending to be a little girl.

But she did have some small thoughts.

She didn’t want to look older than her husband, Lu Changsheng.

So she made her appearance look like it did when she was eighteen, the age when she first met Lu Changsheng.

“So, when I break through to Foundation Establishment, can I do the same?”

Qu Zhenzhen asked.

She wasn’t too concerned about her current appearance.

But seeing Lu Miaoyun’s situation, she sudenly became interested.

“Of course you can.”

Lu Miaoyun smiled.

After chatting for a while, Lu Changsheng asked his wife, “Yun’r, now that you’ve broken through to Foundation Establishment, do you feel any different?”

He was sure his wife had successfully broken through to Foundation Establishment.

But he felt that the process of her forming her Dao platform and shedding her mortal coil was different from that of a normal cultivator.

So he wanted to know how the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* differed from a normal breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

“Husband, when I broke through, instead of forming a Dao platform in the Dantian Lake and shedding my mortal coil as you described, I condensed a Dao Seed in the Dantian Lake.”

Lu Miaoyun explained.

“A Dao Seed? Let me see.”

Lu Changsheng raised his eyebrows in surprise.

He then grabbed Lu Miaoyun’s wrist, using his ivine Sense to check her condition.

Lu Changsheng’s first impression was that Lu Miaoyun’s body didn’t seem ike that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator had an ordinary Dao platform and hadn’t tempered their body, after breaking through and shedding their mortal coil, their body wouldn’t be weaker than a martial artist or a body-tempering cultivator.

But Lu Miaoyun’s body was still asfragile as that of a Qi Refining cultivator.

Except for the Qi, blood, flesh, meridians, and bones that were filled with a rich life force.

“So this is why the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* grants a lifespan far beyond that of others at the same level.”

“It discards all offensive and defensive techniques, focusing solely on longevity.”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself.

Although he had known the general effects of the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique* before, he hadn’t fully understood it.

But now, through Lu Miaoyun’s breakthrough to Fundation Establishment, he gained a deeper understanding of the technique’s focus on longevity and lack of combat abilities.

Whether it was Qi or the body, everything was geared towards living longer.

It was probably because of this that Lu Miaoyun had the ability to egain her youth and preserve it after breaking through.

His Divine Sense continued to explore, focusing on Lu Miaoyun’s Qi Sea Dantian.

In the Dantian Lake, there was a thumb-sized, half-liquid, half-solid blue-golden seed, radiating a strong life force.

This seed emitted a stream of life energy that flowed through Lu Miaoyun’s meridians, limbs,and bones along with her dantian Qi.

It constantly nourished her flesh, meridians, bones, and internal organs.

“So this is the Dao Seed of the *Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique*?”

Lu Changsheng examined the seed.

He sensed the aura of the Lingming Treasure Tree from it, as if it were the seed of the Lingming Treasure Tree.

But he could tell it wasn’t an actual plant seed.

It was something between a plant seed and a Dao platform.

“Since Yun’r’s innate spirit root is the Lingming Treasure Tree, the Dao Seed she condensed is naturally connected to the Lingming Treasure Tree.”

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly but saw no problem.

It was just an unusual situation.

“If the Dao platform is a seed during Foundation Establishment, what will the True Core be after breaking through to Golden Core Formation?”

Lu Changsheng wondered.

He then asked Lu Miaoyun about the effects ad feelings of the Dao Seed.

“This seed has an ability called the Spirit Eye.”

“It allows me to see through illusions, illusions, and concealment techniques.”

Lu Miaoyun explained.