txolops Chapter 108 Flawless Golden Core
Chapter 108 Flawless Golden Core
Chapter 108 Flawless Golden Core
In the final simulation, Zhou Qing also attempted to break through to the Core Formation stage.
But Zhou Qing didn't have much hope for that attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage.
After all, at that time, Zhou Qing's spiritual root aptitude was only of the middle grade.
Furthermore, he consumed two breakthrough pills, which depleted a significant amount of his potential.
Even the most advanced spiritual items are not necessarily the best.
The main reason for attempting to reach the Core Formation stage is to gain experience.
In preparation for the next simulated impact on the formation of the Golden Core.
However, this simulation is different.
Zhou Qing put a lot of effort into it.
Everything was done to the extreme.
The spiritual root aptitude has been upgraded to the superior grade.
His physical physique has also reached the late stage of the second tier.
In addition, it has excellent potential and is aided by many spiritual objects related to the formation of the Golden Core, such as the Golden Core and the Primordial Yin Qi.
It can be said that almost everything that needed to be done has been done.
Having more Core Formation items is not necessarily better.
The effects of many Core Formation spiritual items can overlap.
Zhou Qing's chosen Heavenly Pure Water, Seven-Colored Lotus Seeds, and Fire Essence Dates encompassed most of the medicinal power of Core Formation spiritual materials, in addition to the Golden Core and Primordial Yin Qi...
It's estimated that even the Purple Void True Monarch of Taiyuan Palace didn't have as good conditions as Zhou Qing when he was breaking through from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation.
True Lord Zixu possesses the aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root and received dedicated nurturing from the previous True Lord from the moment he entered the Taiyuan Palace.
However, Zhou Qing did not believe that the other party could obtain a Golden Core.
At most, it would be a high-quality crystal pill.
With so much preparation, Zhou Qing was 50% confident that he could form a flawless golden core.
Even if one performs poorly, one is still at least at the level of a superior Golden Elixir.
This has reached the level of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
.
"If only a superior golden elixir is formed, then try to transform it into a pill... or..."
Zhou Qing's thoughts were in turmoil.
They had already considered all the possible consequences.
The secret method of alchemy was prepared for this purpose.
Besides the secret technique for transforming pills, Zhou Qing had another backup plan.
That is the simulation of the initial anchor point.
The so-called initial anchor point is to set the starting point of the simulation at the moment when Zhou Qing first transmigrated into this world.
In other words.
Once the initial anchor point simulation is selected, Zhou Qing will start over in the simulation, and everything except skills and memories will have to start from scratch.
This would give them another chance to attempt to form the Golden Core.
The initial anchor point simulation is applicable to situations where Zhou Qing has taken the wrong path and cannot turn back.
If even the secret techniques of alchemy cannot elevate Zhou Qing's golden core to a flawless level...
Zhou Qing will then select the initial anchor point for simulation at the start of the next simulation.
Initial anchor point simulation carries greater risks than normal simulation, as it involves starting from scratch.
However, in order to have a chance to join the ranks of Nascent Soul True Monarchs, Zhou Qing was willing to go through more trouble.
The Core Formation stage is a crucial period in a cultivator's life, one of the few important junctures where one can leapfrog ahead.
For cultivators lacking innate talent, if they can form a mid-grade or even a high-grade Golden Core, their subsequent cultivation path will be much easier, and they may even have a slim chance of forming a Nascent Soul.
However, if a cultivator with high innate talent forms a low-quality Golden Core, they will lose their advantage during the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, and may even become mediocre.
Historically, there was a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root who, due to external influences, only managed to form a low-grade Golden Core and ultimately faded into obscurity.
"Keep going, keep going."
Zhou Qing composed himself and continued to look at the constantly changing illusory characters.
[After you have brought your own condition to its peak, you summon Li Yan.]
Before attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, you must take the first strand of primordial yin energy nurtured by this primordial yin body.
This primordial Yin energy provides incredible assistance in breaking through major realms and bottlenecks.
[Of course, this applies only to male cultivators.]
If both are female cultivators and cannot harmonize yin and yang, then they cannot utilize this primordial yin energy.
"Master, please cherish me..."
[Li Yan's eyes are alluring. Her primordial yin body, nurtured by you, awakened years ago. Now, every move she makes is fatally seductive to male cultivators.]
[Your mind was stirred, but quickly calmed down, and with lightning speed, you took away Li Yan's primordial Yin energy.]
Now is not the time to enjoy yourself. For you, breaking through to the Core Formation stage is the most important thing right now.
After taking away the primordial yin energy, Li Yan also fell into a coma. Although you were very fast, Li Yan had only just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and even with her precious body, she could not withstand your attack.
[Have the second-tier puppet, who has been waiting nearby, take Li Yan to the basement of the cave.]
"Is this the primordial Yin energy?"
You sit cross-legged, feeling the cool energy swirling within your dantian.
This wisp of icy coolness is incredibly pure, like a manifestation of the great Dao of Heaven and Earth, stirring a longing within you.
Swallow it!
Swallow it!
Swallow it!
You suppressed your thoughts.
Now is not the time to use the primordial Yin energy.
The primordial yin energy that has separated from the body will remain for up to six months.
[You can use this wisp of primordial Yin energy at any time during these six months.]
"Let's begin."
You let out a soft sigh, took out a pure golden Golden Core pill, and swallowed it.
Compared to the Crystallizing Pills previously ingested, the Golden Core Pills immediately transformed into streams of scorching heat upon entering the mouth, gathering within the dantian.
One hundred and thirty-three drops of liquid mountain and sea magic power began to rapidly converge towards the center of the dantian, as if drawn by some irresistible gravitational force.
"The effects of the Golden Core are indeed extraordinary."
You sensed the changes within your dantian and nodded silently.
Compared to the Crystallization Pill taken in the third simulation, the speed at which liquid mana condensed in the dantian was now more than twice as fast.
[You begin to carefully control the gathering of liquid mana, pushing it towards a solid crystalline state.]
Having prior experience in attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, this process went incredibly smoothly for you.
Before attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, cultivators from various sects would study the experiences and insights of their predecessors.
But no amount of experience or knowledge can compare to actually experiencing it firsthand.
Furthermore, other people's experiences with challenges are ultimately theirs alone. Everyone encounters different situations due to differences in opportunities, physical constitution, and so on. Others' experiences with challenges can only be used as a reference in the end.
But you're different. You've experienced a complete breakthrough to Core Formation and know what you'll face next.
For almost all Foundation Establishment cultivators, the opportunity to break through to the Core Formation stage is only once.
[If you fail, you will face backlash from all sides. Even if you recover and force a second attempt, you are destined to fail again.]
But for you, that was something from the last simulation.
[The negative consequences and potential backlash will all be borne by the version of yourself from the previous simulation.]
[In this simulation, you are still in peak condition and have gained experience that perfectly suits your attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage.]
【call-】
[Just as your liquid mountain and sea magic is constantly transforming into solid crystalline form]
Above the Purple Bamboo Forest cave, a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth converged, forming a huge spiritual energy funnel.
[Celestial Phenomenon of Core Formation!]
Every cultivator attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage will experience the celestial phenomenon of Core Formation due to the massive absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
In fact, when Qi Refining breaks through to Foundation Establishment, celestial phenomena will also manifest, but they are not as noticeable as those for Core Formation.
[The celestial phenomenon of Core Formation, even in its initial stage, can cover an area of two to three miles in radius, and this coverage will further expand as time goes by.]
If the final elixir is a fake, the celestial phenomenon of elixir formation will only extend to a radius of five miles.
If one can achieve the Golden Core stage, the resulting celestial phenomenon will cover an area of ten miles.
Are there any differences in the celestial phenomena formed by the lower-level Golden Elixir, the middle-level Golden Elixir, the upper-level Golden Elixir, and the flawless Golden Elixir?
There isn't much difference.
The essence of the Core Formation phenomenon is the external manifestation caused by a cultivator absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth during their Core Formation breakthrough.
The golden core of a fake cultivator is of lower quality than normal, and it absorbs far less spiritual energy from heaven and earth, which is why the golden core formation phenomenon is limited to a radius of five miles.
[But what about Golden Core cultivators? Whether they are of lower, middle, upper, or flawless level, they are all essentially Golden Core cultivators, and the amount of spiritual energy they absorb from the outside is actually quite similar.]
The quality of the resulting golden core—whether it is inferior, intermediate, superior, or flawless—depends on the cultivator's own foundation.
It has little to do with how much spiritual energy one absorbs from the outside world.
This is also why you dared to directly attempt to reach the Core Formation stage.
[Besides yourself, no one knows that your goal is to achieve a flawless Golden Core, or at the very least, a superior Golden Core.]
[Boom!]
As the Core Formation celestial phenomenon expanded further, the Qi Refining cultivators near the Purple Bamboo Forest finally sensed it.
The spiritual pressure, as imposing as the might of heaven, radiated outwards from above the purple bamboo forest, causing cultivators within a radius of more than ten miles to break out in a cold sweat.
"What is that?"
"Is someone attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"Impossible. I've seen celestial phenomena during Foundation Establishment breakthroughs before, but none of them compare to this..."
Many Qi Refining stage cultivators, though trembling with fear, couldn't help but begin discussing it.
"It's Core Formation! There's a Foundation Establishment cultivator attempting to break through to Core Formation!"
[A late-stage Qi Refining cultivator said in a trembling voice]
The area around the Purple Bamboo Forest has no visible high-level spiritual veins; even Foundation Establishment cultivators are rare to find, let alone Core Formation cultivators.
[A Foundation Establishment cultivator attempting to break through to Core Formation? That's unbelievable!]
As time passed, the celestial phenomenon of Core Formation slowly expanded, and more and more Qi Refining cultivators felt the overwhelming pressure of the celestial phenomenon.
However, no Qi Refining stage cultivator dared to approach the location of the celestial phenomenon.
[Are you kidding me? To break through to the Core Formation stage, one must be at least a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of the Upper Realm.]
Such beings could be obliterated with a single spell; who would dare approach them?
"That's... a grove of purple bamboo?"
The Li family patriarch stared wide-eyed, his mind a complete blank.
He was still very clear about his family's former territory, which he had sold to a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage.
[And now? A magnificent celestial phenomenon of Core Formation is emanating from our former base?]
"This is...this is..."
The Li family patriarch was deeply shaken, his thoughts in turmoil.
[Inside the Purple Bamboo Forest Cave]
After you took the Golden Elixir, you subsequently took the Fire Essence Jujube, the Seven-Colored Lotus Seed, and the Heavenly Pure Water.
[In addition, there's a spiritual root aptitude surpassing that of the third simulation, and a physical body at the late second-tier level...]
..
The attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage tests a cultivator's overall foundation, including mana, physical body, spiritual root, mental state, potential, and so on.
The conditions for your attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage this time were far better than those in the third simulation, so the process was naturally incredibly smooth.
Even though your superior spiritual root is still somewhat of a hindrance, with the help of numerous Core Formation spiritual objects, especially that Golden Core, you still managed to smoothly progress to the late stage of Core Formation.
[A perfectly round, sky-blue nascent golden core rapidly took shape within your dantian, and an inconceivable spiritual pressure slowly spread out.]
"A superior golden elixir!"
Looking at this perfectly round, nascent golden elixir, you feel a surge of joy.
This breakthrough, from beginning to end, was achieved flawlessly without encountering any obstacles.
"My overall foundation for breaking through to the Core Formation stage should be stronger than that of a cultivator with an Earth Spiritual Root, but not as strong as that of a cultivator with a Heaven Spiritual Root..."
You thought to yourself, "Most cultivators with earth-spirited roots wouldn't be able to form a superior golden core so easily."
"Primordial Yin Energy!"
[You are not satisfied with the superior Golden Elixir; you still have the most crucial Primordial Yin Qi that you have not yet used.]
[Within your dantian, that wisp of cool energy, under your control, surged into the nascent golden core!]
【Om—】
[Having absorbed a wisp of primordial Yin energy, the perfectly round, sky-blue golden core seemed to undergo some kind of qualitative change, and the originally spreading spiritual pressure rapidly contracted.]
[A thousand miles away from the Purple Bamboo Forest]
A shadow traveling above the clouds suddenly stopped.
[The light dissipated, revealing a large, middle-aged man standing on the back of a massive, near-third-tier tortoise, several meters tall, his gaze suddenly fixed on the direction of the Purple Bamboo Forest.]
"A Core Formation phenomenon? Someone is actually attempting to form their Core here? Is there an undiscovered third-tier spiritual vein?"
The large, middle-aged man was named Xuan Gui Zhenren, and was the pseudo-core patriarch of the Beast Taming Mountain.
【"interesting...
。」】
After pondering for a moment, Xuan Gui Zhenren immediately ordered the giant tortoise beneath his feet to head towards the Purple Bamboo Forest.
It's rare to encounter a cultivator attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage. If successful, they'll at least reach the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm like him. Congratulating them afterward can also help build a relationship.
【soon】
[The Mysterious Turtle Immortal rode a near-third-tier giant tortoise into the Purple Bamboo Forest, within a hundred miles.]
"A celestial phenomenon covering an area of eight li in radius—is this a sign of the formation of a Golden Core?"
Xuan Gui Zhenren's pupils dilated; he knew all too well how difficult it was for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to form a Golden Core.
"Which sect's true disciple has chosen this place to form their core?"
[Master Xuan Turtle did not approach the Purple Bamboo Forest. It seems that the cultivator who is currently attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage has a high chance of eventually becoming a True Person.]
Approaching rashly? That would be tantamount to making an enemy, and Xuan Turtle Immortal is certainly not that foolish.
As for secretly intervening?
This is of no benefit to Xuan Turtle Master.
[Having progressed this far in the Core Formation process, all the necessary Core Formation artifacts must have been used. Why would Master Xuan Gui hinder the opponent's Core Formation? Even if he succeeds, he won't gain anything.]
Conversely, if the obstruction fails, it will become an irreconcilable feud.
In the Taiyuan Domain, once someone reaches the True Person level, even if they are only at the False Core stage, it is rare for them to intentionally make enemies.
Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside the Purple Bamboo Forest cave, you hold your breath, staring intently at the perfectly round, sky-blue golden elixir within your dantian.
[On the surface of the golden core, there are faint, pure golden patterns, like the imprints of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Just looking at them makes you unable to resist becoming captivated.]
"A flawless golden elixir!"
As you gaze upon this perfectly round golden elixir, radiating flawless perfection, your heart swells with emotion.