Foundation establishment is tied to many factors, but the most critical are spiritual energy, meridians, and divine sense. Sufficiently abundant and perfect spiritual energy can be compressed into a greater amount of liquid spiritual energy, which then transforms into mana. The stronger a body’s meridians, the more spiritual energy it can withstand during foundation establishment, making the compression process easier.
Finally, divine sense is the key.
Because the process of compressing and condensing dantian spiritual energy into a liquid state is extremely dangerous, without a powerful divine sense to guide and control it, it is very easy for the dantian to burst under the extreme pressure.
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