Foundation Establishment Pill (筑基丹, Zhùjī Dān)
Summary
English: A common pill used to help Qi Refining cultivators reach Foundation Establishment.
中文： 辅助炼气修士突破筑基期的常见丹药设定。
Definition
English: Foundation Establishment Pill is a recurring xianxia and cultivation concept. A common pill used to help Qi Refining cultivators reach Foundation Establishment. The exact rules change from novel to novel, but the term usually helps explain progression, conflict, resources, or cultural imagination.
中文： 筑基丹（Zhùjī Dān）是修仙叙事中的常见概念。辅助炼气修士突破筑基期的常见丹药设定。不同作品会有各自设定，但它通常用于解释境界进阶、资源分配、修炼风险或文化想象。
Role in Cultivation
English: The pill ties breakthroughs to resource competition, auctions, and sect missions.
中文： 筑基丹把突破与资源竞争绑定，常引发宗门任务、拍卖和争夺。
In Classic Works
English: In works such as A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Stellar Travel, and Xian Ni, this concept is usually embedded in a larger system of realms, techniques, sects, and resources.
中文： 在《凡人修仙传》《飘邈之旅》《仙逆》等作品中，这一概念通常与境界、功法、宗门和资源体系共同出现，帮助读者理解角色成长逻辑。
Related Concepts
References
- Baidu Baike entries for 修仙 and 修真
- Taoist inner-alchemy background materials
- Representative cultivation-fiction settings