*in kei's room
*
"I have to condence my energy in one point in my dantian, then that condenced energy will eventually become true Qi as soon as I pass foundation establishment, well, true Qi is a little far away for now. let's just focus on condensing my Qi, from a Gas form to liquid form"
"let's start"
'condence, condence'
*after 30 minutes
*
Kei was sweating profusely
'it's hot'
He had thoughts of quiting
'should I just quit?'
But as his will wavered, it instead made him get an even stronger grip on his will
'NO! this is nothing! Compared to what I'll go through in the later stages of cultivation(if I get there) this is child's play! Besides, I have to do it in order to survive.'
Having steeled his will, Kei started condencing harder and more accurately
*after 5 minutes
On the verge of breathrough
Kei was Exhausted, as he thought he was about to fail, he felt a small explosion inside him
~cough cough~
He, had done it
The newly condenced Qi flowed through his meridians opening some of the ones that he had yet to open, exponentially boosting his Qi absorption
"I DID IT! I'VE BROKEN THROUGH QI CONDENSATION!"
"Nice! Now I can circulate my Qi! My stamina will skyrocket and now I won't only be as strong as a normal human, perhaps a pro athlete?"
"Now that I condenced my Qi I'll have to establish my foundation in order to complete foundation establishment, I guess I'm now going to have to try and get into foundation establishment, I'll need to establish a good foundation for my future martial arts. Hehe, when I finally establish my foundation ill become a true cultivator"
"anyway, what's that smell"
Kei smelled an awful stench and soon found out what the smell was
"..., damn, I forgot that at the early stages of cultivation breaking through cleanses the body of impurities"
Taking a look at his body Kei sees a small coating of black tar like substance, the impurities
-"Damn! It smells worse than shit! Bath time"
*Bath
*
As Kei was taking a bath he checked his useless struggle system as it had some notifications for him
'let's see, did I get a reward?'
[Congratulations on the breakthrough]
[As a reward you will get the training manual for a Movement technique called eclipse steps, please study it well as Movement techniques are even more vital than fighting techniques to a cultivator. It will let you close gaps quickly or simply run away]
'oh my god a technique that has a real name, I'm going to tear up'
*Kei studied the Eclipse steps as he was taking a bath
*
[ eclipse steps
The technique boosts your movement in the early stages and the later stages boost your movement more as well as making your presence hard to detect
The eclipse steps have ten stars you have to learn through
You will start at 1 star when you finish studying it and the more your understanding of the technique improves the more stars you'll get ]
Keishuke thought to himself while reading the description of the technique
'this must be one of the coolest movement techniques!'
*Kei finished studying the technique along with his bath
*
"fuaaa, That's refreshing, let's go try the eclipse steps!"
Kei went to an abandoned building
'people rarely come here, it's the perfect place to practice'
As Kei went to try his new movement technique for the first time...
"woa!" ~thud~
He tripped and fell down.
"Pffft, unlucky." "Well, Second times the charm!"
He then actually tried out his eclipse step technique
~woosh~
Fujima dashed through the abandoned building faster than he had ever run before
"wow, this is no joke, the difference between Qi Gathering and Qi condensation along with the movement technique is like a snail versus a grasshopper"
while it may not sound grand, when a grasshopper wills it, it moves several times faster than a snail
[Suggested action]
[if you circulate your Qi all the time your capabilities will be on another level and your techniques amplified]
Kei slapped the top of his head
"right, I forgot about that, guess I'll train circulating Qi and the eclipse steps until the sun sets"
*At night, still at the abandoned
*
~huff, huff~
Kei was out of breath getting ready to use "basic breathing technique" to recover
~breathes~
"ahhh, much better. System, show me my proficiency with my techniques"
[Keishuke Fujima
.
Qi condensation - - >Foundation establishment (incomplete)
.
.
Techniques:
Basic Breathing technique 4 star
Basic fist technique 3 star
Eclipse steps 3 star]
"Ah yes, status"
"Wow, I'm progressing steadily! At this rate nothing god throws at me will harm me"
[suggested action]
[Form your foundation and nourish it with the mana stones, if you had 3 of them you could have established your foundation in only one night, but for now 2 will do just fine, you'll have to nourish your foundation by gathering Qi from your surroundings after the 2 mana stones]
[Basics of foundation establishment :
You will form your foundation inside your Dantian, you'll have to basically use your Qi in order to scrape the insides of your Dantian until only a thin layer between the inside and the outside remains (be careful not to overdue it because if you break your dantian you'll be crippled and won't be able to use Qi ever again) after you "scrape" your Dantian you'll have to take all the crumbs you have after scraping the Dantian and form them into "something" you understand, that something can be a small island, a mountain, some even have galaxy Foundations and form planets. You'll also have to house your golden core there eventually, be sure to leave enough room]
"fucking figures, the path of cultivation is never easy, I'll have to always go through hurdles. Scraping.. sounds painful to say the least. I'll start my foundation establishment in my room."
*Kei's home
*
'Mother is already asleep, must have been hard at work, she even left food for me. My favourite, lentils'
Kei devoured the lentils as he hadn't eaten much all day and went to his room to establish his foundation
He sat on his bed and thus started the monotonous monologue
'I already know what kind of foundation I'll make. I'll make an earth without a core so that my future "Golden core" will rest in there, everyone knows how space works so it isn't hard for a modern person to make a galaxy Foundation'
Taking his 2 mana stones close to him for when he needs them.
Kei then thought to himself
'now let's start striking at my Dantian'
After 15 minutes cold sweat started dripping from him, the process was painful and tedious, he had to be careful at every step, especially so now while he is scraping his Dantian and he knows it
'Damn it, its more painful than I thought, but I can bear it, I'll take my sweet time in order to not make any mistakes'
* 2 hours later
*
~hah, huff, huff~
'the scraping is complete, I did a damn well job if I say so myself. Now that the crisis part is over, time to form my foundation'
'I'll make it super detailed'
* 3 to 4 hours later
*
-oof
'I was never much of an artist but it turned out great, an earth surrounded by void, truly magnificent, top notch if I say so myself'
Kei imagined himself doing a French kiss as he couldn't move
'now to nourish it, I'll absorb the mana from the stones'
*Keishuke then proceeded to nourish his foundation with the 2 stones for another hour
'now that I depleted all the energy from these stones, I'll gather Qi from heaven and earth, I'm very close to completing my foundation'
Now partly having nourished his Foundation, it was glimmering with light. It needed just a slight push in order to be fully completed
Just as Fujima was about to start heaven and earth Qi absorption he started sensing a weird energy in his stomach firing up
"what?!"
[weird energy that can nourish the Foundation located, suggested action: Use the energy to nourish your foundation]
"Did I eat something with a lot of energy?"
And then it hit him, his mother's cooking had to be the cause
'It must be those extra organic lentils at work!
I knew mom's cooking was magical!'
And so, Keishuke nourished his foundation without any problems
~huff, huff, huff, I, huff~, "I did it."
"I broke through, I'm a true cultivator now"
[Not so fast, brace yourself, a heavenly tribulation will stike you soon, gather your Qi and defend or you will lose your life]
'Damn it! I forgot about the "cultivators go against nature's will" part! I'll gather my Qi quickly, I have at most 5 minutes'
[Three minutes before lightning falls]
'Shit'
Fujima gathered Qi like his life depended on it, because well... It did
[Brace for impact]
Keisuke circulated his Qi and tensed his muscles, and then, lightning fell
~thunder~
It was swift and it striked Kei with everything it had
'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'
He wanted to scream but he held it in, it felt like being electrocuted for 7 seconds straight
he thought
'maybe taking it head on wasn't the best idea, but even if it hurts I feel my body becoming stronger'
His body was being tempered further thanks to the Tribulation
The lightning went to his Dantian as well, and that's where the true pain started
'WHAT'
Fujima gritted his teeth and grabbed his bed squeezing it
'fuck it! I'll use the "basic breathing technique" and absorb this tribulation!'
* Time passed as Kei was doing his bet to absorb the Heavenly tribulation
*
After everything was finally over
~thump~
Kei past out after a successful Breakthrough
'Thankfully mom is a heavy sleeper'
P.s. The Dantian houses the Qi and is located at the bottom of the abdomen
And meridians are like spiritual veins that circulate Qi
Pp.s. There is a cultivation level further than Foundation establishment that produces a golden core vital to progressing further in cultivation, this cultivation realm is called golden core realm
Ppp.s. A heavenly tribulation occurs when a human goes against heaven's will/nature's law
And the heavens strike lightning down to someone who defies nature and overcomes his limits. Cultivators do this