A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 182 Re-cultivation of the Golden Core

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Zhang Qinghan slowly withdrew his divine sense, his tone tinged with emotion: "Indeed, such a solid foundation is rare even within the Star Palace. Speaking of which, in recent decades, the number of Core Formation cultivators in Tianxing City has increased considerably. Yet, in these past few decades, I have personally detected five or six such individuals, and each one possesses a solid foundation and an extremely high success rate in breaking through to the next realm."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanfeng's expression darkened slightly, and his tone became more serious: "As you and I both know, the cultivation world has been quite turbulent lately. There have been quite a few incidents on the outer twenty-four star islands. I've heard that several cultivator settlements on several star islands have been attacked by unknown forces, resulting in heavy casualties and the plundering of many rare cultivation resources. To this day, we still haven't been able to find out who is behind it all."

Zhang Qinghan sighed softly, his brows furrowed with worry: "It's not just the outer twenty-four star islands; even the inner twelve star islands are frequently experiencing strange occurrences. It's either monsters causing trouble or cultivators engaging in endless feuds. Where did all these monsters in the inner star sea come from? It's because someone is secretly causing trouble. People are in a state of panic, and I'm afraid the world is about to change."

After a moment of silence, Li Xuanfeng slowly spoke, "However, it's not all bad news. I heard that recently, the Liu family, a renowned weapon-refining family on Red Sand Island, had its patriarch, Liu Canglan, who had reached the peak of the Core Formation stage, successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage during his seclusion!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Qinghan's eyes, followed by envy. "Brother Liu's talent was extremely famous throughout the Tianxing City area back then. He was stuck at the peak of the Core Formation stage for over a hundred years, but I never expected that he would finally break through to the Nascent Soul stage! Nascent Soul cultivators are true giants in the cultivation world. They can move mountains and fill seas with a wave of their hand. Now, the Liu family is about to become one of the top forces in the Chaotic Star Sea."

"That's right. But when we meet him in the future, we can't call him Brother Liu. We have to call him Senior Liu instead."

Li Xuanfeng's tone also carried a hint of longing, "I heard that the Liu family has already announced that they will hold a Nascent Soul Ceremony for their ancestor in six months, and will invite cultivators from the surrounding areas. At that time, we might be able to join in the fun and admire the demeanor of the Nascent Soul cultivators."

The two were immersed in their envy of the Nascent Soul Realm, their expressions leisurely. But the next moment, their expressions changed drastically, becoming extremely solemn. They stood up abruptly, their divine senses spreading wildly as they looked towards the source of the spiritual energy disturbance—this time, the intensity of the spiritual energy disturbance was several times more intense than when Han Li had just formed his Core!

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, surging wildly and forming a visible torrent of spiritual energy that converged in another direction of Tianxing City. The energy fluctuations were vast and boundless, far exceeding the phenomena that a Core Formation cultivator could cause.

"This...this fluctuation!" Zhang Qinghan exclaimed in shock, his voice filled with astonishment, "Could it be that someone is attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?"

He had just used his divine sense to investigate, and although he was far away, he sensed a vast divine sense that only the elders of the Star Palace possessed.

Li Xuanfeng frowned, staring intently at the direction of the strange spiritual energy movement. His expression was extremely solemn. He slowly shook his head and said, "No, I have had the privilege of witnessing the Nascent Soul formation phenomenon of my Star Palace elders. This movement is weaker than that. It doesn't seem like someone is trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

However, he also sensed a divine sense belonging to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, which puzzled him.

He had previously learned from the Nascent Soul Elder of the Star Palace that the extraordinary phenomena of heaven and earth that occur when a cultivator advances to the Core Formation stage are related not only to the cultivator's own accumulation of knowledge but also to the cultivator's spiritual sense. The stronger the spiritual sense, the wider the range of spiritual energy that can be drawn upon.

Li Xuanfeng pondered for a moment, his eyes flashing, before slowly speaking, his tone tinged with speculation: "Could it be... that a Nascent Soul senior's spirit beast is advancing?" He paused, then continued, "You should know that some demonic beasts, due to their powerful physiques, cause far greater fluctuations in spiritual energy during their advancement than human cultivators, especially those spirit beasts with ancient top-tier bloodlines. Their advancement requires a massive amount of spiritual energy. Perhaps it's some reclusive cultivator whose contracted spirit beast is attempting to break through to the high-level demonic beast realm; otherwise, there would be no such terrifying surge of spiritual energy!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qinghan nodded slowly, the shock in his eyes fading slightly, but still carrying a hint of solemnity: "Only this explanation makes sense. I wonder which senior could possess such a powerful spirit beast?"

The two focused their gaze again, their divine senses locked onto the direction of the strange spiritual energy movement. Their hearts were filled with doubt and curiosity, but they dared not approach easily.

If something goes wrong during the spirit beast's advancement, and that senior blames them, even though they are Star Palace cultivators, they won't fare well.

After all, Nascent Soul cultivators are top-tier beings regardless of their power, and those old monsters simply don't care about low-level cultivators.

Inside the cave, the spiritual energy was so dense that it was almost tangible, surging wildly into Luo Ming's body at a rate far exceeding his usual absorption speed during cultivation.

This immense spiritual energy formed a dazzling cocoon of light, enveloping Luo Ming within it. After tempering Luo Ming's powerful physique, it then converged into the golden core in his dantian, which shimmered with both gold and cyan.

After an unknown amount of time, a low, explosive sound came from within the cocoon of light. Then, the cocoon slowly shattered, and an aura far more stable and powerful than when it formed its core slowly spread out. Although it was tightly blocked by the cave's restrictions, it was still difficult to completely conceal its oppressive power.

After sixty years of arduous cultivation, he finally broke through to the Core Formation Realm, and his magical power and body refinement both broke through, simultaneously entering the early stage of Core Formation!

Luo Ming slowly opened his eyes, a flash of azure-gold light appearing and disappearing in them. His aura gradually subsided and returned to calm, but his heart was not so calm.

He subconsciously looked inward at his dantian, and when he saw the scene in his dantian, even though he already knew it, he couldn't help but gasp, and an incredulous look of surprise appeared on his face.

Within the dantian, a perfectly round golden elixir floats quietly in the center, emanating an ancient yet powerful aura.

What surprised him even more was that the size of this golden core far exceeded his expectations. He clearly remembered that when he broke through to the Core Formation Realm before he dispersed his cultivation and started cultivating again, the diameter of his golden core was only one inch. But now, this golden core was a full two inches in diameter, twice the size of the one before he dispersed his cultivation and started cultivating again!

With a diameter twice as large, the total amount of magical power is eight times that of the original, and the degree of condensation of this magical power is also incomparable to that of the past.

"Such a large Golden Core, its total magical power alone is comparable to the late stage of Core Formation," Luo Ming murmured softly, his tone filled with surprise and excitement. "Sixty years... a full sixty years of arduous cultivation, it really wasn't in vain!"

In addition, he also noticed that because his body refining technique had simultaneously broken through to the Core Formation stage, his meridians had become exceptionally strong and wide, and his ability to withstand magical power had increased several times over compared to the past.

In other words, when he manipulates a magical artifact, the amount of mana he outputs at one time is comparable to that of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.