"Elder Luo, you flatter me."
The other party had already prepared a list of reasons for his rapid progress, so Li Boyang naturally wouldn't refute it. He couldn't very well tell the other party that he had actually cultivated for over ten years to reach this point, and that he hadn't even cultivated in this world.
"Elder Luo, you seem to be in the Foundation Establishment stage, right? Why did I feel..."
Li Boyang didn't finish his sentence because it would be awkward if he did. What he meant was, "Why do I feel like Foundation Establishment cultivators are so weak? Their strength isn't much stronger than mine."
At this moment, Li Boyang had forgotten to ask if the other party had come to let him out. His martial arts fanaticism had kicked in, and he no longer cared what the other party was doing there.
Luo Kedi showed him a completely different martial art, and it was better to resolve his doubts about martial arts first before talking about anything else.
Luo Kedi laughed and said, "The Foundation Establishment Realm is a very special realm. If we calculate strength based on the amount of innate true qi, there is no difference between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Qi Refining Realm in the Qi Refining Liquid stage."
Li Boyang had the same question that every disciple would have. Luo Kedi had experienced too much, so he knew very well what Li Boyang wanted to ask.
"No wonder I felt that Elder Luo's innate true qi was only five times that of mine when we fought just now. It turns out that the thickness of the innate true qi in the Foundation Establishment stage is the same as that in the Qi Refining stage."
"What is cultivation like during the Foundation Establishment stage?"
Li Boyang immediately felt that one of his doubts had been resolved, but after resolving one doubt, a new one arose: if the Foundation Establishment Realm did not involve cultivating the innate true qi within the body, then what did one cultivate?
Now, the innate true energy in his body is almost completely liquefied. Once he overcomes the tribulation of lust and enters the Foundation Establishment Realm, he will encounter the same problem as now: he knows nothing about the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Now that he's happened to run into Luo Kedi, who's even willing to talk to him a little, there's no reason for him to give up asking for advice.
Luo Kedi laughed:
"The Foundation Establishment Realm is actually a transitional realm for entering the Dao through martial arts."
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Chapter 170 Human Alliance
"To attain enlightenment through martial arts?"
Li Boyang became increasingly confused.
The two words "martial arts" are often pronounced together and are related, but this is the first time I've heard of entering the Dao through martial arts.
Luo Kedi nodded and said:
"That's right. Before Foundation Establishment, one cultivates martial arts; after Foundation Establishment, one cultivates the Dao. The Foundation Establishment realm is actually about clarifying your path within this realm."
"The foundation of the Dao is your heart, intention, and form. Once you understand the three dimensions, integrate your heart, intention, and form into your martial arts. Use form as the guide, heart as the fire, and intention as the furnace to stir the true essence within your body, forging the dantian. Then stir the dantian, and the dragon and tiger meet to usher in the Dan Fire Tribulation. After passing through it, the golden elixir will be formed."
"The three flavors of mind, intention, and form? What does that mean?"
Luo Kedi's words were a bit mystical, but Li Boyang could roughly understand them, although he didn't quite understand what the three flavors of mind, intention, and form were.
Luo Kedi shook his head and said:
"Due to sect rules, I cannot tell you explicitly. The secrets of the three flavors of mind, intention, and form are the secrets of each sect. The method of building the dantian will usually be told to you by your master after you enter the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Of course, many geniuses have figured it out on their own; the essence of mind, intention, and form is not difficult to grasp."
Li Boyang nodded and didn't ask any further questions, but he could deduce some things from the methods Luo Kedi had just used.
Through Luo Kedi's explanation, Li Boyang, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, had gained some understanding of the matter.
While Li Boyang could understand a little, the guarding disciple beside him was completely bewildered. Luo Kedi's words sounded like gibberish to him, and he had no idea what they meant.
After all, he hadn't even reached the Qi Refining Realm yet, and Luo Kedi was already explaining the mysteries of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Having roughly understood what the Foundation Establishment Realm was all about, Li Boyang asked:
"Elder Luo, what brings you here all of a sudden? Is it because I've served my sentence?"
More than ten years have passed in the Wudang world, and it's about a year in the Tianyuan world as well.
Luo Kedi had been so engrossed in chatting with Li Boyang that he had almost forgotten why he came. Reminded by Li Boyang, he sighed and said:
"Sigh, this breakthrough really didn't come at the right time."
Seeing that Luo Kedi, who had been in a good mood just moments before, suddenly frowned, Li Boyang asked in confusion:
"What does Elder Luo mean by that?"
“You were imprisoned in the Abyss for a year, but tremendous things have happened in the outside world.”
Luo Kedi explained to Li Boyang the cause of the conflict between the human race and the horned demon race in the wilderness, and the reinforcement orders received by the Dongyang faction.
Li Boyang gasped in shock after hearing this. The war between the two races had actually happened while he was imprisoned in the Abyss.
Luo Kedi's purpose in coming to the Abyss was to release all the Qi Refining Realm disciples imprisoned there ahead of time and then send them to the Wasteland Battlefield.
It seems that I am now a disciple in the Qi Refining stage, and it appears that I am also within the scope of the recruitment.
Moreover, it seems that I am about to be involved in the war between the human race and the horned demon race.
At this moment, Li Boyang's feelings were very complicated. He felt like he had just escaped one danger only to fall into another. He had just come out of the Abyss, but he never expected to go to a place even more dangerous than the Abyss.
However, he knew he had no way to refuse unless he was willing to desert and leave the Dongyang Sect, which was impossible at this point.
What he comprehended was that the world is an enemy, and one must forge ahead without hesitation. If he were to harbor thoughts of war between the two races, then his martial arts would be broken, and he would never be able to reach a higher level.
After learning the whole story, Li Boyang asked directly:
"Elder Luo, when shall we depart?"