Although it took some time, the True Samadhi Fire eventually finished the refinement. It seemed as though Fang Xing's cultivation level had decreased as well, but this was normal and not something he was concerned about—an increase in a foundation's quality would almost always come with a decrease in cultivation level. Improving the quality of a foundation was far more important than incrementing one's cultivation level, so this was a trade most people were more than willing to make.
"It is indeed effective," Fang Xing sighed with relief and joy while observing what was happening within his Sea of Consciousness. "As long as I continue tempering my foundation with the True Samadhi Fire, there shouldn't be too much of a problem improving my purple foundation…."