Chapter 208: Chapter 190: Foundation Establishment Mid-stage

When Jeming, Viola, and the support wizard squad that followed returned to the iron camp standing on the scorched earth of the boundary line, a feeling of separation from the world arose spontaneously.

The air was no longer filled with the sulphurous scent of magma and the stench of battle, but with the coldness of metal, the steady hum of rune energy, and a sense of methodical order.

It was as if he had returned from a savage and bloody primitive hunt to a disciplined fortress of civilization.

The first thing Jeming did upon returning to the camp was to rest and take inventory.

Jeming first went to the logistics exchange of the legion to process all the materials he obtained along the way.

In fact, although the previous battle was thrilling, Jeming’s gains were not much, with most of his gains from the previous small outposts.

The energy core of the Second Level Magma Giant, energy crystal stones containing the Power of Fire Element, and samples of exotic plants capable of surviving at high temperatures…

These rare materials, which seemed valuable from the outside world, were appraised here one by one and quickly exchanged into military merit points representing merits and resources.

Of course, the “Second Level Incubation Pool,” capable of inciting any faction’s coveting, was deeply hidden in the deepest part of his Space Expansion Bag, without revealing a trace.

Afterwards, he went to the communication department to reapply for a new Magic Network Terminal.

As he received the new terminal, the cool touch was transmitted, and with the infusion of his spiritual power, a familiar feeling once again connected him to the vast local area network of the entire Wizard Camp.

In his field of vision, modules such as task lists, material exchanges, and information exchanges reappeared, giving Jeming the illusion of returning to civilized society.

Finally, Jeming returned to his simple yet fully functional dormitory.

He sat cross-legged, and his mind sank into his dantian.

The previous fierce battle, especially the Third Level Magma Giant’s inexplicable curse, consumed a lot of the stored Gang Sha while resisting the curse backlash and subsequent psychic shock.

He closed his eyes and began to slowly guide the various Evil Qi collected in this campaign, transforming them bit by bit into pure Gang Sha, replenishing the consumed “Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier.”

Due to the lack of Red Dust Qi, Jeming could only replenish the Gang Sha for the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier.

Fortunately, after such a long period of war, the quality of the Gang Sha in Jeming’s hands was quite good, which not only could replenish the Profound Gang Red Dust Barrier but also enhance its power.

“It’s a pity, the absence of Red Dust Qi greatly reduces the impact on high-tier creatures. However, with so much Gang Sha, it is enough to trip up Third and Fourth Level creatures.”

Red Dust Qi and Gang Sha each have their strengths and weaknesses, with the properties of Red Dust Qi making it considerably lethal even to high-tier creatures.

The same quantity of Gang Sha has a higher lethality to low-tier creatures.

However, for the current stage of Jeming, having enough Gang Sha is sufficient.

As the Gang Sha Qi became abundant again, a layer of invisible, more tenacious protection once again enveloped his divine soul, making Jeming feel at ease.

After completely dealing with these trivial matters, Jeming suddenly sensed something unusual.

He withdrew his attention from the Sea of Spirit and instead performed introspection on his internal dantian.

“Hmm? Unexpectedly, without realizing it, I’ve reached this level?”

He clearly felt that the True Essence within his dantian Sea of Qi had unknowingly filled to an unprecedented peak.

The vortex formed by the liquid True Essence was rotating stably and powerfully, with each rotation conveying a sense of impending breakthrough.

His Qi Cultivation had already fulfilled all the conditions needed to break through from the Foundation Establishment Early-stage to the mid-stage!

Jeming couldn’t help but feel a ripple in his heart.

Since his Foundation Establishment Stage, it had been less than ten years, and he had already reached another junction for a breakthrough.

“With this cultivation speed, it would definitely be considered extraordinary even in the Cultivation Immortality Realm, wouldn’t it?” Jeming thought cheerfully.

One must know that it often takes ordinary cultivators decades of hard work to progress from the Foundation Establishment Early-stage to the mid-stage, while those of slightly inferior aptitude might even take up to a hundred years.

“It seems that the cultivation environment of the Wizard World and this high-intensity combat promote Qi Cultivation far more than I imagined.” Jeming analyzed secretly in his heart.

Although the rich elements of the Wizard World are different from the Spiritual Qi of the Cultivation Immortality World, they can still be absorbed and utilized after transformation by his internal cultivation technique.

And the repeated life-and-death combats are the best tempering for both mindset and physical body.

Having made this discovery, Jeming also took the opportunity to check his progress in wizard ranking.

He immersed his consciousness into the Sea of Spirit, observing the “Ring of Truth” representing the essence of a First Level Wizard.

Jeming was surprised to find that the complex ring composed of countless runes had been filled with almost half by his immense spiritual power!

His cultivation speed was even faster than his Qi Cultivation!

“The promotion from First Level Wizard to Second Level Wizard is indeed relatively simple.” Jeming understood in his heart.

As long as he completely fills the entire “Ring of Truth” with spiritual power and then fundamentally remodels and expands the structure of the “Ring of Truth” with a vast reserve of knowledge and computational power, and finally deeply activates his own soul and body to perfectly integrate the three, he can naturally be promoted to a Second Level Wizard.

This is also considered one of the biggest differences between the wizard system and the Qi Cultivation approach.

In each major realm of a cultivator, there are usually noticeable subdivisions into early, mid, and late stages, with each breakthrough accompanied by a leap in True Essence and the growth of Divine Sense.

In the Wizard System, however, after leaving the Apprentice stage, there’s essentially no subdivision between official wizard levels like First Level, Second Level, and Third Level Wizard.

After all, the most crucial core factor affecting a wizard’s strength is the quantity and depth of knowledge, rather than the mere strength of spiritual power.

Pure accumulation of spiritual power cannot provide a wizard with substantial combat strength.

A wizard with a strong spiritual power but lacking knowledge often loses miserably against a wizard with slightly weaker spiritual power but who commands a vast array of advanced witchcraft models.

“However…” Jeming thought calmly, “At this stage, advancing from the Foundation Establishment Early-stage to the Mid-stage doesn’t significantly enhance my combat strength.”

His main combat techniques still rely on those powerful Talisman Witchcraft Artifacts.

Although the strength of the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage can make his True Essence stronger and body more resilient, it won’t bring about a crushing qualitative change.

“But it’s still an improvement,” Jeming quickly made up his mind. “Having an extra layer of solid protection for the perilous ’Frost Dark Realm’ ahead is never a mistake.”

“Most importantly, the effect of the Inner Circulation Method is also closely related to Qi Refining Cultivation. Entering the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage should greatly expand my internal space.”

After determining his course of action, Jeming immediately submitted an application through the new Magic Network Terminal to the camp management—he needed a sufficiently safe, enclosed laboratory for an “important personal experiment.”

After paying enough military merits, his application was quickly approved.

A metal laboratory situated at the deepest part of the camp opened its doors to him.

This place is isolated from the world, with walls cast from several meters of alloy, engraved with Defense Runes capable of withstanding Fourth Level Witchcraft impacts, and energy supplied by an independent Earth Vein core, ensuring it remains free from external interference.

Jeming walked into the laboratory, and as the heavy metal doors slowly closed, the entire world seemed to quiet down.

Yet he did not start immediately but cautiously took out dozens of Array Plates from the Space Expansion Bag, personally setting up layer upon layer of Sealing Arrays inside the laboratory.

These arrays combined the array philosophy of Cultivation Immortality with the Rune Technology of wizards, not only isolating energy fluctuations but also confusing divination, preventing any form of surveillance.

After completing all these preparations, he finally sat cross-legged at the center of the laboratory, closing his eyes, uniting his heart and mind, and officially began to advance to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage.

To Jeming’s surprise, this advancement was completely smooth and effortless.

His cultivation technique operated automatically, and the liquid True Essence in his Dantian and Sea of Qi, already accumulated to the extreme, began to spin at an unprecedented high speed under the guidance of his mind.

At the center of the cyclone, a deep vortex gradually formed, frantically pulling and compressing the surrounding True Essence.

Time seemed to slow at this moment.

Jeming could distinctly “hear” the sound within his body, like rivers rushing, which was the True Essence rapidly flowing through his meridians.

His limbs, bones, and every cell emitted joyful moans under the wash of this pure True Essence.

After an unknown amount of time, when the True Essence vortex in the Dantian was compressed to the extreme, a faint “pop” sounded from the depths of his soul!

——The barrier broke!

A much purer and more condensed True Essence gushed from the center of the vortex, quickly filling his entire Dantian and Sea of Qi.

The liquid True Essence, originally, now became thicker, almost showing a trend of transforming into a solid state, with its energy density increasing by several folds!

His meridians broadened and reinforced, and the perception range of his spiritual power expanded again, becoming sharper and clearer.

Jeming slowly opened his eyes, a flash of light flickering in his pupils.

He rose slowly, feeling the surge of new power within him.

He could feel that his five senses, strength, speed, and even the speed of his thought processes had all significantly improved.

Although it’s not a qualitative change, this all-around enhancement is enough to give him a greater advantage when facing opponents of the same level.

“Foundation Establishment Mid-stage… has been achieved.”

After consolidating his cultivation and adapting to his new strength, Jeming did not delay further.

He dismantled the arrays and left the laboratory, heading directly to another important area of the camp—the Intelligence Database.

With the advancement complete, the next target was that cold land of death.

He sat in front of an independent query terminal, accessed all permissions, and systematically began collecting all data on the “Frost Dark Realm” and the “Yeti.”

A massive virtual light screen unfolded before him, torrents of data flowing down like a waterfall.

The geographical environment, climate characteristics, maps of explored areas, and energy element distribution of the Frost Dark Realm…

Detailed reports on the Yeti species: their social structure, breeding habits, combat traits, known weaknesses…

All kinds of intelligence were continuously collected by Jeming.

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