Chapter 129: My Sister is a Fierce One
During the most painful moments, Song Jiulai didn’t know how long she had endured.
Was it this painful for other cultivators when they reached Foundation Establishment?
She didn’t know.
She only knew she was in so much pain she was about to faint, her body trembling uncontrollably, yet she could faintly hear the System’s voice.
“Good thing I had the foresight to give you a Soul Cultivation Method, otherwise you’d be completely finished right now.”
Song Jiulai shivered, her mind buzzing. It felt like a long time before she finally reacted: “Quick, play me a variety show to distract me…”
System: “…”
It actually played a variety show for Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai endured the pain and watched the variety show. Whether it was effective or not, she estimated she had endured for at least two hours. Finally, after a moment of pain like a snapped string, she suddenly felt her mind clear.
In an instant, an indescribable sense of comfort washed over her.
Song Jiulai’s meridians were completely reshaped, and Spiritual Energy began to gather and circulate again.
Her meridians were also thicker than before, and the Spiritual Energy flowing into her body had advanced a level.
She had successfully achieved Foundation Establishment.
A light rain fell around Song Jiulai’s house, and a large amount of Spiritual Energy spread out. This Spiritual Energy was even more refined, a small reward from the Heavenly Dao for successfully achieving Foundation Establishment.
Song Jiulai sat up and began to absorb the rainwater formed by this Spiritual Energy. Her limbs and bones also began to relax.
It was as if the pain she had just experienced was merely an illusion.
Only the throbbing sensation in her temples remained.
However, Song Jiulai clearly felt her own changes.
She ‘saw’ something in her mind.
It was a bead.
It was exactly the same as the one Da Hu wore.
The difference was that this bead was now emitting a faint glow within Song Jiulai’s mind.
And Song Jiulai felt her mind was somehow strangely different.
She felt as if she could detach from her physical body and observe her internal condition.
When in doubt, call the System. Song Jiulai was shocked: “This isn’t you, System, is it?”
“Go away, I’m not that low-level,” the System said. “I’m not bound to your brain at all; I’m imprinted on your soul. You won’t understand now. It’s thanks to the Soul Cultivation Method you’re practicing that strengthens the soul, otherwise you would have died from the pain just now. Liu Yao left you something good, but she didn’t care if you lived or died; she forcibly opened your Sea of Consciousness.”
Sea of Consciousness.
That was something only Golden Core Stage cultivators would begin to develop and cultivate.
With a Sea of Consciousness, a cultivator could project a part of their will.
They could even observe other cultivators at will.
They could also bind with high-level Magic Treasures, hiding them within their Sea of Consciousness and controlling them with their will.
It was even more effective than a Forbidden Curse.
Forbidden Curses could be dispelled, but as long as the will wasn’t overwhelmingly outmatched in rank, it was difficult to completely erase.
In the end, with a Sea of Consciousness, as long as a trace of your consciousness remained, you could attach yourself to another body and survive tenaciously.
Of course, one’s own body was still the best.
“Damn it, no wonder it hurt so much.” Forcibly opening the Sea of Consciousness across cultivation stages was indeed not something an ordinary person could endure.
“Then this bead…”
Song Jiulai consciously tried to move the bead.
As a result, the bead remained stable in the center of her mind, unmoving.
She could only feel it frantically absorbing Spiritual Energy from Song Jiulai’s body, causing Song Jiulai’s body’s absorption rate of Spiritual Energy to increase exponentially, several times faster than before.
The surrounding Spiritual Energy was simply not enough for her to consume.
“This bead stabilizes your Sea of Consciousness. I can’t scan what it is yet; it’s because your level is too low that it’s dragging me down. Liu Yao is at least Nascent Soul Stage or above. However, it’s a good thing, and it has no downsides.”
If it had downsides, it would have been rejected long ago.
“The item Senior Liu Yao left is this bead, which actually allowed me to go from Qi Condensation directly to Foundation Establishment.” Song Jiulai murmured to herself, then chuckled, “I’m the strongest in the Sect again. Hahahaha, I’m at Foundation Establishment now, let’s see which Player can compete with me!”
Song Jiulai finished absorbing and stood up, clearly feeling an abnormal abundance of Spiritual Energy.
She didn’t feel like a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator.
In her Late Qi Condensation stage, she needed to take medicine after fighting three people for a short while.
But now, the feeling of abundant Spiritual Energy allowed her to fight three early Foundation Establishment cultivators in one go.
Song Jiulai vaguely sensed something: “Is my Spiritual Energy deeper than others’?”
“Yes, with a Sea of Consciousness, your Spiritual Energy will increase exponentially from now on. The earlier the Sea of Consciousness appears, the more beneficial it is,” the System sighed. “You truly stumbled upon this. Liu Yao is someone you can rely on; she really gives good things. However, this item might not be something ordinary people can handle.”
It even had other speculations; how could it be so coincidental that the Host obtained it?
“Why?”
The System said, “The impact it had just now would have blown the brains out of any other cultivator.”
They wouldn’t have been able to survive and achieve Foundation Establishment.
A good item still depends on who receives it.
Song Jiulai rubbed her cheeks, suddenly feeling that this trip to the Secret Realm was an incredible profit.
System: “Aren’t you going to think about what would have happened if you had died just now?”
Song Jiulai didn’t care at all: “Why say such unlucky things? Look, I’m still alive now.”
System: “Good attitude!”
As long as she was alive, the problem wasn’t too big.
The entire time she was undergoing Foundation Establishment, that Big Yellow Dog had been watching. With such a massive fluctuation of Spiritual Energy, it had simply sat there and watched quietly.
Song Jiulai walked over and vigorously rubbed the dog’s head twice: “Da Hu, oh Da Hu, you’re truly a lucky star, both you and your master!”
Liu Yao had told her the dog’s name was Da Hu inside just now.
Song Jiulai felt a bit regretful that it couldn’t be called Fa Cai.
Da Hu seemed happier this time, squinting and smiling as Song Jiulai rubbed its head.
The System said, “The truly lucky one is still the person who sold you the Key.”
If that cultivator knew, they would regret it immensely.
“Indeed,” Song Jiulai nodded. “I’ll buy some good meat and wine to visit him another day.”
Song Jiulai carefully placed the Books from Liu Yao that she had brought back onto her shelf.
Although they were ordinary Books, they were still good things. It was fortunate for her that True Man Liu Yao had been there this time.
She opened the Book that told Liu Yao’s story.
Suddenly, she discovered a piece of paper.
This piece of paper had never appeared before, which made Song Jiulai somewhat surprised.
It didn’t make sense.
Song Jiulai opened the paper and looked.
A line of text was written on it.
【 To this day, I still regret the mistake I made that day. My error lay in not enduring until my Strength was sufficient. Otherwise, after I killed all the witnesses, who would have questioned whether I was wrong? 】
Song Jiulai: “…”
System: “…I just said she was brainwashed, turns out I was too soft-hearted.”
This statement corresponded to Liu Yao’s own words earlier about having made a mistake.
So that’s the kind of mistake her sister meant when she said she was wrong.
Truly a ruthless person.
A true beast.
