A Farmer's Journey To Immortality - Chapter 543: Foundation Established
Chapter 543: Foundation Established
Aksai didn’t stop.
He kept casting the spells again and again.
Each time he used them, he improved something—a little more spell-casting speed, fine-tuned using the Neural Link Fabric. A little more control, using Aether Vision—also known as Soul Sense—in conjunction with Spirit Sense.
With these fine adjustments, his Spirit essence expenditure for each spell became well-optimized. He could now better control the potency of each Spirit spell by regulating the amount of Spirit essence used, as well as by casting through intent.
His mind stopped thinking. His body remembered. His intent sharpened. The Spirit spells became part of him.
After what felt like hours—or maybe days—he wasn’t sure, the spells began to flow into one another.
The Earth Control spell formed barriers and traps. Vines shot from the ground and gripped his foes. Ice formed at their tips.
Flames followed from beneath, while wind blades cleared the rest. His sword danced through the air, while he dashed like lightning with Light Steps.
It was no longer seven separate spells.
It was one great spell—a unified Spirit technique that combined them all.
It had no name yet, but Aksai felt it. It was his. Unique. Something only he could create.
He kept fighting in that dreamlike battlefield, where time didn’t exist. And slowly, he began to feel something deeper shift inside him.
His Spirit essence was no longer unstable. It was calm and complete.
The base of his Spirit cultivation—his Foundation—was now firm, like a solid pillar holding up everything above it.
Earlier, due to many reasons and the rapid progress he made during his journey to the Duya Forest, Aksai’s Spirit cultivation had advanced too quickly, leaving his foundation slightly unstable.
But at this point, that instability was gone—erased at the roots.
It felt like Aksai had been in the late stage of the Foundation Building Realm for decades.
He could feel it. He was close. Just one step away from entering the Core Formation Realm.
But for now, he stood still in the dream battlefield, his breathing calm, his eyes steady. The faceless enemies stopped charging. As if on cue, all of them dissolved into nothingness.
He had mastered his Spirit spells completely. He had established and stabilized his foundation. And he had done it without a teacher to guide him.
Aksai’s multi-world experiences and his diverse cultivation path were starting to bear fruit.
It was as if all three of his cultivation paths were synchronizing with each other—Spirit, Body, and Mind—and pushing him forward in a way no Spirit cultivator in Dadangar had ever experienced.
***
A few hours later.
Aksai slowly opened his eyes.
The soft light of the meditation room greeted him.
For a moment, he just sat there, his breath steady and calm. Then he took a deeper breath, letting the cool air fill his lungs completely.
His body felt different—lighter yet heavier at the same time, like a boulder filled with boundless energy.
He looked down at himself and sighed.
Once again, his clothes had been destroyed during cultivation. And this time, it was due to him cultivating all his three cultivation paths one after the other.
The fabric was in tatters, barely hanging to his body, burned away or shredded from the sheer power that had surged through him.
“I should cultivate naked in the future,” Aksai muttered to himself, shaking his head with a faint smile. No matter how rich he got, his heart ached a little whenever he had to say goodbye to a good set of clothes for silly reasons.
He raised his hand, summoned his storage ring, and pulled out a fresh set of clothes. It was a simple light-green tunic with matching pants and a reinforced belt, stitched with fine thread and marked with faint runes for durability. He wore a black robe over it.
After slipping into his new clothes, he stood up.
“All my recent breakthroughs in all three cultivation paths…. I… I indeed feel different.”
His movements felt smooth—almost too smooth. No stiffness. No weight holding him back. His muscles were compact and dense now, but they moved like flowing water.
He stretched his arms wide, then twisted his torso side to side. A gentle crack came from his spine, followed by a satisfying release of tension.
Aksai clenched both fists.
He could feel it—the energy surging just beneath his skin. His Spirit essence flowed like a steady stream, refined and calm.
His Qi pulsed like thick silver, deeper and denser than ever before.
His Aether essence moved quietly through his soul, steady like the heartbeat of an ancient mountain.
Every part of him—mind, body, and spirit—felt more connected than they ever had.
He smirked slightly and whispered to himself, “Now this… this is what progress feels like.
I… I really thought it would take another century for me to reach this level, even with all my advantages. But… I clearly underestimated the resources the Dadangar Subcontinent still holds.
Martial World Sharang and Aether World Acarnis are both rich in all kinds of resources. But they don’t have the rich civilizational history like Dadangar. Or perhaps… I just haven’t explored them enough yet.”
Aksai shook his head at the thought. Then, as something struck him, he called out to the Neural Link Fabric, asking it to show his progress so far.
The Neural Link Fabric obeyed the command and displayed his progress on a spectral screen.
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[ Name: Aksai Alden Everwood ]
Age: 65 years
Estimated lifespan remaining: 1212 years
[Spirit Cultivation Technique: Sun-Moon Duality]
Spirit Root: Wood, Earth, and Water Triple Affinity Spirit Root
Spirit Root Aptitude: Mid-grade (Distinct improvements observed.)
Spirit Cultivation: 9th Level (Late Stage), Foundation Building Realm
Intra-stage Progress: 98%
Spirit Sense Coverage: Around 350 meters
[Cultivation Arts Progress]
Talisman Creation Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid Level)
Array Formation Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid Level)
Alchemy Concoction Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid Level)
Artifact Creation Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid Level)
Artifact Forging Expertise: 2nd Order (Mid Level)
Other Cultivation Arts Expertise: Spirit fish farming, demon beast rearing, Spirit horticulture, Spirit wine concoction, Spirit food cooking, Essence Equation writing (Spirit calligraphy). (Due to lack of data, these cultivation arts are deemed unquantifiable.)
[Qi Cultivation: Late Stage, Argent Body Realm]
Estimated Intra-stage Progress: 85%
Body Cultivation Technique: Celestial Harmony
Martial Arts Progress:
Harmony Palm: Grandmaster-level proficiency
Qi Flow Arts: Grandmaster-level proficiency
Guardian’s Qi: Grandmaster-level proficiency
Qi Sword Arts: Grandmaster-level proficiency
White Golden Palm Arts: Grandmaster-level proficiency
Qi Palm Arts: Grandmaster-level proficiency
[Aether Cultivation: Initial Stage, Wisp Mastery Realm]
Estimated Intra-stage Progress: 88%
Aether Cultivation Technique: Modified Aether Shell Creation (New Dawn’s Synthetic Aether Wisp Creation Technique)
***
Aksai looked at the spectral screen in front of him and smiled.
The numbers, the stats, and the progress shown there brought a deep sense of satisfaction. He had come a long way.
But then, his eyes narrowed a little as he focused on a particular section.
[Cultivation Arts Progress]
Talisman Creation: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Array Formation: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Alchemy Concoction: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Artifact Creation: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Artifact Forging: 2nd Order (Mid level)
Aksai sighed and scratched his head.
“Looks like I’ve neglected these for a while,” he muttered. “I really should find time to get better at these too.”
Just then, a calm and gentle voice echoed in his mind.
“Would you like to begin the process of raising your Cultivation Arts levels now?”
Aksai blinked in surprise and looked around. “Neural Link Fabric?” he asked aloud, though he knew the voice came from within.
“Yes, Master Aksai,” the voice replied with a smooth tone.
“You can talk like this now?” Aksai asked, clearly taken aback. “You weren’t this… chatty before.”
“That is correct,” the voice said.
“Your recent breakthrough in Aether cultivation and the expansion of your Soul Space have upgraded my core functions. I can now offer more interactive assistance, including better voice prompts and adaptive learning modules than before.”
Aksai’s surprise quickly turned into excitement. “That’s amazing. But how can you help me improve my Cultivation Arts?”
“I can now use your Spirit Farming Points,” the voice replied, “to help you improve each Cultivation Art directly.”
Aksai’s eyebrows raised. “Spirit Farming Points? The ones I earned from raising Spirit plants and resources in the Everwood Farm?”
“Yes. With the Demon Tree acting as the core, every Spirit plant you’ve nurtured, every demon beast you’ve raised, every piece of land you’ve developed—they have all contributed their intent directed at you, which is then converted into Spirit Farming Point using the druidic concepts. These points can now be used as both ink and fuel,” the voice explained.
“Fuel and ink for what exactly?” Aksai asked.
“For imprinting mastery,” the voice said.
“Once you begin practicing a certain Cultivation Art, I will guide you through refined mental and spiritual exercises.
During that time, I will use the Spirit Farming Points to etch mastery-related experiences directly into your soul and consciousness.”
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AN: The term Spirit Farming Points was first introduced in chapter 435.
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