Chapter 16 - Either I Succeed or I Die, Wisps are Really Pitiful (1/2)
Krune waited for the Two Headed Demon Snake to calm down and start to talk, but before that, he took out one of the blood contracts which he got from Gony, he stated that if the snake lied, it would die, without any other choice, the snake used its blood to leave its mark on it, the contract immediately burnt and attached the restriction on the snake's soul.
”So, I'm going to simply tell the general concept which I believe to work for everyone, big clans and sects probably have better methods, but the end result will be the same.
Krune agreed with that point of view, Feifei, as part of the Wang Clan, most likely had the best methods available for her.
”To breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment realm is to lay a foundation which will sustain your core once you breakthrough into the Core Formation realm, that's the general knowledge, as to how to lay such foundation, we have to break down the interior of our Demon Core or Dantian in the humans case and leave only the shell, the better its broken, the easier it is to reform it in the form of a foundation, think about the foundation as a bird's nest in the middle of an island surrounded by the lake's water.”
”The lake's water is your spiritual energy, the higher your Foundation Establishment level, the more water that lake has, the island in the center is the foundation, you need to provide it with rich amounts or spiritual energy so that the flora, fauna and earth get richer and richer, only when the island gets sturdy enough can you breakthrough from the previous stage to the next, and finally at the center of that island, you will build the nest that will nurture your future Core for the Core Formation stage, that nest is the core of the foundation.”
”So, you can take it simply as, break the interior of the core, reform it in a foundation like way, that's all.”
The snake stopped talking there, in fact there was more things about the foundation to be said but it was still upset with it's loss, it didn't lie though, it simply didn't say anything.
Unfortunately for this Two Headed Demon Snake, wisps are extremely intelligent, so Krune started a round of questions and answers.
”I understand the principle, let me ask, is there no standard form for the foundation, anything within those two criteria can be considered a foundation? For example, if I build my foundation like an egg instead, white and yolk, does it also works?”
The snake looked strangely at him, white and yolk? Such a weird example, but it answered Krune's question nonetheless
”In theory, it should work, every being has their own way of thinking how to build their foundations, as long as it is acknowledged by the heavens, the formation of the foundation will be a success.”
”But there is one thing you must pay attention, the foundation that you are laying down 'MUST' be something that you understand entirely, if you try to create something that you simply think as powerful but has no idea how it works, then it will definitely fails!”
Krune didn't understand one thing.
”I understand the part of being able to understand what you built. But what about this acknowledged by the heavens thing? What do you mean by that?”
The Demon Snake answered dutifully
”It means exactly that, once your foundation is built it has to receive the acknowledgment of the heavens, I will give you my own example of how it worked for me. When I finished building my foundation, I felt like the world came in contact with it, like they were one with each other, that is a very magical feeling, after the acknowledgment ends, that feeling of being one with the world disappears too, from what I heard from the other beasts of the Foundation Establishment stage, it was the same with them too.”
Krune agreed with that, being one with the world isn't something someone at their level should be able to do, it was only because the heavens itself was present to check their foundations that that magical state could be achieved for a few moments, Krune looked back to the snake and asked again.
”So, what happens if you are not acknowledged?”
The snake smiled at Krune
”Your core or dantian will be destroyed, you will lose all your cultivation and you will have to start again from zero.”
Krune was given a fright! That's because his own life is attached with his core! If his core is destroyed, there will be no such thing as start from zero, he will simply die there and then!
'Now things got tricky! I will have to think through how exactly I want to build my own foundation, I will have to fully understand it to rise the chances of success too'
Krune couldn't help but sigh
'Wisps are really a pitiful race.'
Suddenly Krune thought about another thing
”Tell me, is there a chance of failure if you build something that you understand? Also, is there a way to increase the chances of success?”
The snake replied back
”Yes, you could still fail even if you understand how it works, no one knows why that happens, maybe it is because you think you understand your foundation but in fact you don't, or maybe is because the foundation you built is not compatible with yourself, who knows?”
”As for if there is a way to increase the chances of success, there is indeed a few tricks for it. The first is to build a standard foundation, something simple to understand, the example I gave you before of the island on the lake is one of those standard foundations, anyone knows how to build such thing”
”The second would be through the use of alchemist pills like the Foundation Establishment pills, from what I know, those pills will help you with the modeling of your foundation, they make the broken interior of the core or dantian easier to be modeled.”
Krune understood, no wonder alchemists are so respected, the pills that they are able to concoct have real heaven deifying effects.
”Is there anything else I should take note when trying to breakthrough the Foundation Establishment realm?”
The snake nodded
”Yes, but the rest are just complementary, make sure to have a lot of spiritual energy resources available, spirit stones and a spiritual vein are good examples, there is also alchemist pills that provide certain amounts of spiritual energy.”
”Also, since I'm bound by the contract, I have to tell you this, one of the best sources of spiritual energy for breakthrough is your own race, whether you mind it or not, wisps spiritual energy can really give a huge burst in the process since their energy is extremely easy to be absorbed.”
Krune sighed again but declined to comment, he already expected this when he heard that you need to have a lot of spiritual energy resources ready, the demon snake continued.
”There is also the time needed, it changes from being to being, not only are differences between each ones talent, there is also the fact of what kind of foundation you intend to build, if it is something simple, then it's fast, if it is something hard, then its longer.”
Krune asked the demon snake
”Considering that I decide to lay down a simple foundation like the island in the lake, how long would it takes?”
The snake pondered a bit