Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 374: Preparations Before Foundation Establishment

The wind atop Gazing Star Cliff felt heavier than usual in the night.

Su Ming stood in the center of his cave dwelling, holding a piece of Star Pattern Steel in his hand. The surface of the steel pillar, thick as an arm, was covered in intricate patterns. Despite its size, it weighed a thousand jun, a formation core material gifted by his Master, Xuanheng.

He didn't rush to set the formation. Instead, he pulled out a homemade bone ruler from his storage pouch and, by the faint light of the glowstones, began measuring the ground inch by inch.

"The Kan position is three parts too far left; there will be a two-breath delay when the earth energy surges upward." Su Ming crouched down, dipped his finger in cinnabar, and drew a thin red line on the greenstone floor, muttering under his breath, "If I use the Star Pattern Steel to suppress it, that two-breath delay will amplify into a turbulent spiritual energy flow that will assault my meridians."

He made a cross mark next to the red line, then moved half an inch to the right and drew a new circle.

In his Consciousness Sea, Lin Yu watched his disciple haggle over every inch of the ground like an old tailor, and that familiar urge to blurt out a comment welled up inside him. But this time, he held back.

"Half an inch to the right is correct." Lin Yu's voice rang in Su Ming's mind, carrying an unusual seriousness.

Su Ming nodded and carefully inserted the Star Pattern Steel pillar into the circled spot.

There was no crisp sound of metal striking stone. As the pillar sank into the ground, a dull "hum" resonated. Then, the entire floor of the cave dwelling trembled slightly, as if a giant beast slumbering deep underground had rolled over.

All seven skylights at the top of the cave dwelling were now open.Tonight, there were no clouds, and the River of Stars cascaded like a waterfall.

The visible starlight, as if drawn by some invisible force, streamed down through the skylights and converged precisely onto the seven pre-positioned Star Pattern Steel pillars. The silver light flowed along the patterns on the pillars' surfaces, finally seeping into the ground, where it interwove with the faint, dark-yellow earth energy rising from deep below.

The cave dwelling, which had been somewhat chilly, was now filled with a strange, metallic warmth.

Su Ming straightened up and wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

This was the seventh day of his cave dwelling renovation, and the final step.

To pinpoint the placement of these seven pillars, he had worn through the "Earth Veins Chapter" of the *True Meaning of Basic Rune Deconstruction*, and had dragged Lin Yu into the Consciousness Sea to run simulations over a hundred times.

remarked, looking at the runes around them that

stone bed and sat

half a bowl of emerald-green medicinal soup. The liquid was thick, not steaming, but it emitted a

the "Greenwood Soup" left by

delivered the medicine that day, he had only said: "The essence of wood and grass best nurtures the root. Your meridians

bowl, didn't hesitate, and downed it

liquid wasn't bitter as it went down; instead,

cool sensation slid down his throat into his stomach, and then transformed into countless tiny streams of energy that surged into every corner of

his eyes,

The feeling wasn't pleasant.

to mend them. That itchiness mixed with numbness, reaching deep into his

near his Consciousness Sea, which had been damaged by the Old Woman's spiritual sense, were now throbbing violently under the

Ming gritted his teeth, remaining silent, but his hands on

quarter of

of turbid qi, which carried

finally returned to his face, which had been as pale as paper. The constant feeling of emptiness, as if his body had

medicine from Senior Brother Qin really packs a punch," Su Ming

'Second Wood Essence.' If you took that out

Ming, sat cross-legged in mid-air,

up. Let's go through the final process one more

the 'Star Foundation

Su Ming looked up.

on his own: "Because your Dantian has been patched up too many

his hand and made a gesture in

your Dao foundation. Water spiritual energy is too

is the

it. You use it to hit yourself. Hammer the spirit milk into the cracks, blow by blow.