Outside of their time in the Capital, they devoted the rest of their time to achieving the Foundation Establishment (Trúc C?) breakthrough together. The Supreme High-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill (Trúc C? ?an Th??ng Th??ng C?p) was an elixir with extremely potent medicinal properties, only one pill of which could be consumed per year. In the first year, all three sat together for mutual support during the breakthrough attempt, but all three failed. H?a Minh still had one pill left, but Th? Trung Sa had run out. Seeing this, Hàn Th??ng took pity on his friend and offered one of his own ??.
This time, the trio did not dare to act recklessly. They contacted various sources for information before daring to take the Foundation Establishment Pill. However, the information they gathered was chaotic, confusing them further. Finally, they approached Noe ?? for help, sharing all the information they had. Noe did not fully understand either, as the cultivation culture and language here were vastly different from where Noe grew up in Atlantis ??.
Noe used his Dream Prophecy (M?ng Tiên Tri) ability (going to sleep and entering the dream realm to directly access the Heavenly Scroll/Akashic Library ??) to seek knowledge. A day later, Noe began to explain to the trio:
“'The One gives birth to Two, the Two gives birth to Three, and the Three gives birth to the Myriad Things' – this is the foundation for your breakthrough. 'The One' is the original unity (The Creator/God). 'The Two' are the bipolar opposites, Yin and Yang (Body Mind and Divine Sense, Heaven and Earth). 'The Three' is the third element that appears, called the 'Human' (Nhan)."
Noe further explained: 'Human' (Nhan) means 'Center,' 'Important,' or 'Key.' It differs across different eras. Currently, we are in the middle era, where the Immortal Human (Tiên Nhan) is the center of this age, so the path of Immortal Cultivation you follow aligns with the Heavenly Way.
"However, you must clearly understand the favorable and adverse conditions to achieve the best result, which is the breakthrough. When the three of you sit together with different attributes, you will obstruct each other, making the breakthrough process even harder. The principle of the breakthrough is the Three Talents (Tam Tài: Heaven, Earth, Human)—three conditions of fortune."
The trio immediately understood and each sought a suitable location. Noe called Hàn Th??ng back: "The others' breakthroughs are easy; just follow my guidance, and success is certain. As for you, stay here, and I will assist you. Go up the highest mountain near Qu? C?c Village, wait until the dead of Winter, then consume the pill and begin the breakthrough. My Water attribute can provide support."
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A year later, Th? Trung Sa and H?a Minh returned to thank Noe, then left to train for the great battle ahead. Hàn Th??ng, however, failed. His body was in agony, and his meridians were clearly weakened and in disarray ??. But Noe was not worried and even congratulated Hàn Th??ng for undergoing Marrow Cleansing (t?y t?y), freeing him to rearrange his stats. After another year, Hàn Th??ng went up the mountain again, successfully achieving Foundation Establishment ?.
As the Lang King's army began its march, news spread quickly. The citizens of Ng?c Chau Kingdom treated it as a joke, but the rescue cultivators simultaneously returned to the Capital to meet, plan, and remind the people they needed to save. Each had their own method:
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Hàn Th??ng was orderly; he simply announced the plan and prepared to escort them out of the Capital.
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Th? Trung Sa, belonging to an ancient human tribe (with 12 fingers), resembled the Northern Di (the ancient enemy of Ng?c Chau Kingdom), making conversation difficult. He secretly entered their homes, built an underground bunker with enough food for several months, and left.
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H?a Minh was significantly more intelligent ??. He advised them to take a trip, a winter vacation to a warmer place, thus reducing the number of people he needed to rescue by half.
When the Lang Army had entered the city, attacking and conquering the military camps of Ng?c Chau Kingdom, the rescue cultivators observed the situation from afar, evaluating who was strong and who was weak, to decide who to attack and who to avoid.
This information was constantly updated on the Divine Artifact Topographical Map (Linh B?o B?n ?? ??a Hình ??) ??—a very special magic treasure. It was not a regular map but a 3D map that could be rotated freely with both aerial and close-up views. It hovered in the air and was invisible to everyone, visible only to those who had given a drop of their blood.
The map did not show people but rather colored dots representing the level of danger:
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? White: Ordinary people.
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?? Yellow: Qi Condensation (Luy?n Khí).
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?? Orange: Foundation Establishment (Trúc C?).
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?? Red: Golden Core (K?t ?an) (dangerous).
Hàn Th??ng was quite annoyed that these people refused to believe him, insisting on seeing proof. Therefore, he had to hide and wait for the Lang Army to attack and loot everywhere before making a spectacular appearance.
A squad of Lang Army soldiers, about 10 people, suddenly appeared at the end of the street. The leader, marked Yellow (Qi Condensation), held a fireball ??, wore a wolf mask ??, and was dressed in Lang Kingdom military uniform. He shouted, "Capture all the young women and bring them back to the military camp!" The desperate cries echoed everywhere. Another Lang Army squad appeared at the end of the street, blocking any young women from escaping.
Hàn Th??ng calmly sat drinking tea by the roadside while everyone was panicking and running. Suddenly, a fireball shot straight towards Hàn Th??ng. Hàn Th??ng smiled, flicked his teacup towards the fireball, and the water immediately froze ??, blocking the fireball. Hàn Th??ng waved his hand, and the ice shards flew out and tightly pinned the leader's arm to the wall, making him scream in pain. He used his strength to rip free, looked again, and saw no sign of Hàn Th??ng.
At this moment, Hàn Th??ng had already jumped onto the rooftop to check on the people he needed to save, observing the map before acting, saving those most in need first.
Hàn Th??ng jumped into the middle of a courtyard with the coolest possible flair while the Lang Army was looting the house. There were over 20 soldiers, all wielding shining swords, with strong physiques and eyes burning with killing intent, rushing towards him.
He wore 10 Profound Ice Elementary Rings (Huy?n B?ng S? Gi?i Ch?) on his hands, summoning 10 Ice Elemental Flying Swords (B?ng Linh C?m Ki?m) ?? from the snow to attack the soldiers. Hàn Th??ng, meanwhile, drew his Profound Ice Crescent Blade (Huy?n B?ng Nguy?t Nha ?ao) to battle the commander. In the extremely favorable environment (ice, snow, and cold), he moved like the wind, appearing and disappearing in the freezing mist, quickly eliminating the commander and his squad.
At this point, the master's descendants finally heeded his words and followed his arrangements.