Foundation Establishment, Fifth Star

The path to the fifth star of the Foundation Establishment stage was surprisingly free of obstacles.

Since turning sixteen, she had not missed a single day of cultivation in half a year.

At dawn, she honed her sword intent with the One-Star Sword, then circulated the Five-Element Art while absorbing a high-grade spirit stone.

The spiritual power she had accumulated this way filled her dantian.

‘Looks like I won’t need a medicinal pill this time.’

Baek Cheong sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, setting up only the Spirit-Gathering Formation and the Protective Formation.

The five-colored spiritual power filling her dantian moved in accordance with the Five-Element Art.

Wood qi nourished fire qi, and fire qi gave rise to earth qi.

Earth qi contained metal qi, and metal qi summoned water qi, which in turn led back to wood qi.

The forces that countered one another tempered the overflowing spiritual power, while harmony filled the gaps between the Five Elements...