And breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.
It is best to break through before the age of sixty, after sixty, the chances of success decrease with every passing year.
This is because the peak period for Qi-refining late stage cultivators is at their breakthrough moment, around sixty years old, after which they start to decline from their peak.
Naturally, the chances of breaking through to Foundation Establishment also gradually decrease year by year.
And Meng Guan is just about to reach sixty years old, raising his cultivation base to the great perfection of Qi Refining.
In this case, even without a Foundation Establishment Elixir, he can try to forcibly break through to attempt Foundation Establishment.
Though such an approach without the assistance of an elixir would mean that if the Foundation Establishment fails, he might be severely injured or even die.
However, it is still much better than having no chance at all.
Presumably...
