Chapter 453: Chapter 380: The Three Calamities
Yan Qing thought about it and still believed the Perfect Dao Foundation was more suitable for them.
Unless they were willing to give up the Thief’s House, otherwise within a year, everyone must cultivate to the Sixth-Turn, or else they won’t be able to complete the tasks of the Thief’s House.
Upon entering the Secret Realm, the True Man of Locking Dragon visibly relaxed quite a bit.
She glanced at the Rabbit Heroine: "Much more comfortable, right? I can’t believe you dared to establish your foundation outside. Even my Leakless Dao Foundation feels uneasy outside, how are you, a newly promoted Gathering Stream Dao, not bothered by it?"
Yan Qing was taken aback, recalling something and opened the Dao Foundation page, discovering that the words ’Ravi Wind Erosion’ had indeed disappeared from behind the Dao Foundation state, and the "↓" symbol had also changed to "↑", indicating that the Dao Foundation state was recovering.
He remembered that at the final stage of foundation establishment, the Rabbit Heroine was first exposed to the Yin Fire from the seven rounds of the great sun, and then her spirit was assaulted by the Ravi Wind. Without the protection of the Dao Foundation, her soul might have shattered and her Qi Blood might have fully ignited.
"Could you tell me what the Ravi Wind Calamity and Yin Fire Calamity are? I encountered these two calamities during my foundation establishment, and was still being blown by a small Ravi Wind just now." the Rabbit Heroine respectfully asked.
"You know about the Ravi Wind and Yin Fire, but don’t know what they are? Many foundation establishments just know these two calamities by name, without understanding them. Even my Yao Family may not be aware without the Great Profound Dao Lineage." the True Man of Locking Dragon voiced some surprise and probed: "Could it be that you have inherited an ancient Dao Lineage?"
"Indeed, old lady you better stick around, perhaps once I become an immortal and an ancestor, I might make you a maid." the Rabbit Heroine replied.
"As an old lady, I don’t have such hopes, just don’t cause me trouble and let me end my life in peace." the True Man of Locking Dragon sighed and said: "Foundation establishment faces three calamities: wind calamity, thunder calamity, and fire calamity. A high probability of encountering one or two during the process. Many who forcibly establish their foundation using Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends at the Third-Turn often fall at this step, either consumed by bodily flames or having their soul disintegrated."
"Even a successful foundation establishment doesn’t mean everything is peaceful. The three calamities continuously sweep across the world, depending on the location we may be burned by Yin Fire, eroded by Ravi Wind, or blasted by Heavenly Thunder. Not even a city protected by deities and Buddhas can safeguard us."
The Pharmacist’s Wish, having heard such secrets for the first time, couldn’t help but change face: "Why does this happen? The Third-Turn faces no calamities, yet during foundation establishment calamities are always present?"
"If the Third-Turn is akin to a rural landlord, then foundation establishment is similar to a high-ranking Court official. A powerless rural landlord may lead a peaceful life, but a Court official with high authority faces opposition and treachery daily." the True Man of Locking Dragon explained: "A Third-Turn can only wield personal power, whereas in foundation establishment, even the weakest can leverage the authority of the Dao. Divine techniques are stolen from the heavens and earth; why wouldn’t the world exact its demands from us? The three calamities obstruct the Dao, descending upon us daily, acting as knives and swords on the foundation establishment path."
"The more defective the Dao Foundation, the harder it is to resist calamities. Leakless, translucent, gathering stream, dispersing, are the four states of the Dao Foundation; Leakless being the fullest, dispersing being the most deficient. Newly established foundations are often in a gathering stream state, hence I advise you, little one, to quickly gather fortune to complete the Dao Foundation to a translucent state, which will gradually recover."
The True Man of Locking Dragon paused: "But you have a First Grade Dao Foundation, able to gather fortune anywhere, thus skipping this step, just hiding in the Secret Realm should suffice."
Yan Qing really didn’t know about the three calamities damaging the Dao Foundation; forums never mentioned it. Perhaps it’s simply a setting to enhance the Xianxia atmosphere, similar to how the protagonist party in "Baldur’s Gate 3" is infested with parasites, promised death, but... it’s just that.
However, in reality, it indeed turns into a calamity hanging over foundation establishment.
The negative effect of a small Ravi Wind is a -0.03% Dao Foundation state per hour; that’s 0.72% per day, meaning that if a Foundation Establishment Messenger does nothing outside, their Dao Foundation would collapse and their soul perish within half a year.
Six months of life is enough for game players to tire and move on to a new game, but for a True Man, it’s practically the grim reaper chasing them.
"Can the Secret Realm isolate the three calamities?" the Rabbit Heroine asked.
"It can only suppress the three calamities to the lowest degree. Anyone in the gathering stream state can resist the Secret Realm’s three calamities. Besides this matter, haven’t you noticed your Spiritual Essence gradually replenishing?"
Only then did Yan Qing realize that the Rabbit Heroine’s Spiritual Essence was indeed slowly rising; during their conversation, she’d gained 3 Spiritual Essence. After the Messenger’s Fourth-Turn Foundation Establishment, soul transformations... simply put, the mana bar unit changes from Spiritual Power to Spiritual Essence. One hundred thousand Spiritual Power converts to one Spiritual Essence. Currently, the Rabbit Heroine has a maximum of 106 Spiritual Essence, which translates to ten million six hundred thousand points of Spiritual Power.
The Three Central Plains Kingdoms’ annual leftover Spiritual Jade, truly has no idea if it amounts to ten million six hundred thousand. Therefore, although it can be converted, conversion is unlikely, which is why Foundation Establishment Messengers remain detached from national affairs, as even squeezing mortal bones for oil wouldn’t suffice for any explosive attack from cultivators.
Even a wealthy Yan Qing couldn’t fill the Rabbit Heroine’s mana bar.
The fact that the Fourth-Turn Secret Realm can restore Spiritual Essence was indeed unknown to Yan Qing; the officials actually acting human?
Initially, "Messenger" did not have this Spiritual Essence restoring mechanism, but after the Fourth-Turn, the use of [Divine Technique + Tokens] consumed too much Spiritual Essence, creating poor frontline player experiences that caused the game to flounder three months post-launch. Thus, officials either cut the consumption, raised Spiritual Essence limits, increased recovery speeds, or, in the end, chose the fourth option: only slow Spiritual Essence recovery during foundation establishments.
Not allowing players to seize any more advantages whatsoever.
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