txolops Chapter 143 The Celestial Phenomenon of Core Formation
Chapter 143 The Celestial Phenomenon of Core Formation
While Zhang Tie and Gu Musheng were deep in thought.
Li Ping, however, was thinking about other things.
"After I form my core and take control of the Immortal City, the first thing I will do is expel Dai Sangyu and Xiong Pohai from the Immortal City," Li Ping thought to himself. But he quickly shook his head: "No, by then, they will probably have exhausted their lifespans and died. I can only throw their remains out of the Immortal City."
Because the demonic cultivator who was impersonating Hu Feng had already been killed by Li Ping.
According to the information circulating, Dai Sangyu will never be able to break through to the Core Formation stage again in his lifetime.
Given her lifespan during the Foundation Establishment stage, she will live to see Master Fenglan live longer.
Xiong Pohai is older than Meng Qingyi, at least 140 or 150 years old, and it is unlikely that he will outlive Fenglan Zhenren.
Li Ping had plenty of mental fortitude: "It doesn't matter. Even if I can't take revenge in person, going to their graves to dance after I reach the Core Formation stage will be enough to vent my anger."
Gu Musheng still had a question: "Brother, can I become the manager of Wanfa Tower?"
If he could directly become the manager of Wanfa Tower, he certainly wouldn't think about opening his own shop.
After all, there are risks involved in opening a large shop.
As the manager of Wanfa Tower, with his business acumen and in cooperation with Zhang Tie, who is in charge of logistics, he will definitely earn a lot of spirit stones.
Upon hearing this, Li Ping smiled and said, "You are a disciple of a True Person and also one of our own from Immortal City. Why can't you become the manager of the Myriad Laws Pavilion? Of course, it's all up to you. If you were willing to marry a woman from the Meng family like Zhang Tie did, with Meng Qingyi speaking on your behalf, your success rate might be much higher."
After a moment's thought, Gu Musheng realized that this was indeed the case.
Given Zhang Tie's honest and straightforward nature, how could he have taken on such a lucrative position as the logistics manager of the Immortal City if he hadn't married a woman from the Meng family?
As for marrying a woman from the Meng family, he originally planned to marry after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, so it didn't matter who he married.
Thinking of this, he said without hesitation, "I will listen to my elder brother and I am willing to marry a woman from the Meng family."
Li Ping nodded: "A deal that's rushed isn't a good deal. There's no rush. You are the one that these Yuanxun families are vying to marry off their daughters to. Let's wait for them to come to us. Your task now is to choose a high-level cultivation technique, then go into seclusion to cultivate and stabilize your cultivation level."
"I understand, elder brother!" Gu Musheng replied respectfully.
Li Ping stood up: "You guys go ahead."
"Yes, brother!" the two quickly replied.
However, Gu Musheng did not rush to move. Instead, he smiled and asked Zhang Tie to go back first, as he had some questions about cultivation to ask his elder brother.
Although Zhang Tie had some doubts, he didn't think too much about it and turned to leave.
After Zhang Tie left, Gu Musheng said embarrassedly, "Brother, I failed when I tried to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage after taking the first Foundation Establishment Pill. I only succeeded after taking the second one."
As he had originally told Li Ping, if he succeeded in establishing his foundation with just one pill, he would save the remaining foundation-building pill for his fourth sister, Cheng Yao.
Now that he's used both pills, it's only natural that he should tell his older brother.
Li Ping didn't take it seriously. He simply used it. Given the ancient tree's four spiritual roots, it was perfectly normal for it to take two Foundation Establishment Pills to successfully establish its foundation.
He smiled and said, "I understand."
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Zhang Tie and Gu Musheng left, but Li Ping remained sitting in the pavilion, deep in thought.
Zhang Tie served as the logistics manager of Xiancheng, and he never considered using Zhang Tie's connections to gather any materials.
First, Zhang Tie had only recently taken on the role of logistics manager, and it was the perfect time for him to prove himself. Second, he was rather naive and lacked experience, making him vulnerable to being caught if he showed favoritism.
But Gu Musheng is different from Zhang Tie. Not only can he, as a Qi Refining cultivator, raise enough spirit stones to buy a portion of Jade Heart Liquid, but he can also take out nearly a thousand spirit stones to make up for the shortfall in Foundation Establishment Pills.
His business acumen is evident.
With such strong management skills, if he were to become the manager of Wanfa Tower, he would likely be able to quickly and completely take control of the entire Wanfa Tower.
Secretly gathering the spiritual herbs and materials needed for Li Ping shouldn't be a particularly difficult task for him.
In the future, if Li Ping needs a thousand-year-old elixir or other spiritual item at the Core Formation level, he may not need to travel thousands of miles to Jixia.
"I hope that the two of them can join forces and create a new world. And Cheng Yao, her chances of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage are also quite high." Li Ping smiled.
Regarding Gu Musheng's matter, Li Ping prepared to go and find Meng Qingyi.
During the beast tide, he was commissioned by Meng Qingyi to create a large number of second-tier spirit talismans for the Immortal City.
Although Meng Qing had given him a talisman brush beforehand, after deducting the cost, the other party still owed him a favor, which was neither too big nor too small.
Now is the time to use this favor.
Sitting in the pavilion, Li Ping sighed softly, "Unbeknownst to us, the Tongzhou Society has already reached this level."
Of course, Li Ping knew this clearly.
For everyone in the Fellowship of the Sea, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was the limit for cultivators other than him; Core Formation was something that was completely unattainable for the rest of them.
In the Western Wilderness cultivation world, those who form the Core stage are either Heavenly Spiritual Roots or Extraordinary Spiritual Roots. Even cultivators with two spiritual roots who can form the Core stage are extremely rare, let alone cultivators with three or four spiritual roots.
Others will eventually fall behind him.
"Go back to your cultivation." Li Ping stood up.
But the moment he stood up, a look of horror suddenly appeared in his eyes, because he felt the spiritual energy in the entire world violently vibrating.
Li Ping couldn't help but look up at the sky.
The once cloudless, azure sky suddenly changed color!
Amidst thunder and lightning, a vast expanse of pitch-black clouds instantly enveloped the sky above Qinglong Mountain, with deafening thunder and lightning flashing wildly in the dark clouds!
The moment this strange celestial phenomenon appeared, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to gather in large quantities, gradually forming a vast vortex of spiritual energy above Qinglong Mountain. The vortex continuously absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, eventually reaching a radius of tens of miles.
"This..." Li Ping was speechless upon witnessing this scene.
Gu Musheng was in seclusion at Qinglong Mountain attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, which Li Ping was unaware of at Xiantao Mountain, because the spiritual energy fluctuations caused by the Foundation Establishment attempt were limited to a range of only a few miles.
But now this fluctuation of spiritual energy has affected almost the entire Immortal City, and the spiritual energy vortex it has formed covers an area of tens of miles.
Li Ping is clearly visible even from Xiantao Mountain!
If he wasn't mistaken, such a celestial phenomenon clearly indicates that a cultivator is breaking through to the Core Formation realm and is about to achieve mastery of their Golden Core.
In the entire immortal city, the only one qualified to attempt the Core Formation stage is Dai Sangyu, a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of his cultivation.
Li Ping's expression shifted between light and dark: "A cunning fellow, resorting to such dirty tricks as spreading rumors."
Core Formation cultivators are no ordinary beings.
If the potential enemies in the Immortal City knew that Dai Sangyu was attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, they would definitely try to interfere, and she wouldn't be able to break through smoothly!
If things get too big, Li Ping might not be able to resist doing something.
However, Dai Sangyu deliberately released the news in advance, making everyone believe that her mental state was damaged and that it was impossible for her to form a core.
Once the enemies in the Immortal City are at ease, she will secretly attempt to form her core, and she is now close to success.
Yes, Li Ping now knows perfectly well that everyone, including himself, has been deceived by Dai Sangyu's disguise.
Before this celestial phenomenon of Core Formation appeared, he had always thought that Dai Sangyu, under his scheme, was forced to stay at home and reflect on his mistakes, and would only be able to die of old age!
In her current state, Dai Sangyu is already in the final stage of breaking through to the Core Formation stage, so further interference would be pointless and wouldn't affect her at all.
It is highly likely that a second Core Formation cultivator will soon appear in the Immortal City.
"Phew!" Li Ping exhaled deeply.
He knew his wishful thinking had backfired. Since Dai Sangyu had a very high probability of forming her core, even if Li Ping did, it would be difficult for him to take the Immortal City from her.
There's still hope for dancing on a grave, but given the long lifespan of a Core Formation cultivator, he'll have to wait at least three hundred years.
"That's fine then, it's a good thing. Now that you've reached the Core Formation stage, you have enough lifespan to live until I do, and then I'll settle the score with you properly!"
"This is a good thing!" With this mental victory in mind, Li Ping's mood quickly returned to normal.
Cultivators have long lifespans, so there's no need to fight for victory or defeat in the short term.
Dai Sangyu is only temporarily ahead of him. With his unparalleled talent, he will eventually leave his opponent far behind.
So what if she's reached the Core Formation stage now?
Reaching the Core Formation stage would be the end of her life.
And what about Li Ping?
Core formation will only be a small, insignificant part of his journey on the path to immortality.
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Several days later, under Li Ping's watchful eye.
The enormous vortex of spiritual energy, spanning dozens of miles above Qinglong Mountain, seemed to have absorbed enough spiritual energy. After a clear sound that resembled both a dragon's roar and a phoenix's cry, it dissipated like a tide.
Amidst the chaotic spiritual energy, a dazzling array of five-colored rays of light shimmered faintly, like a rainbow sea.
Then, the clouds and fog dissipated, the lightning bolts disappeared, and everything returned to normal, revealing a clear blue sky and a bright, shining sun!
Li Ping understood that Dai Sangyu had successfully formed his core.
Shaking his head in disappointment, Li Ping turned and walked into the training room to concentrate on his cultivation.
Perhaps Dai Sangyu doesn't remember the mere early Foundation Establishment cultivator who humiliated her ten years ago, and has never taken her seriously, but Li Ping has already decided that he will focus on cultivation from now on and try to avoid causing trouble outside.
Gu Musheng, the manager of Wanfa Tower, only intended to mention the arrangement to Meng Qingyi, and did not intend to force the matter to be brought to fruition.
With Dai Sangyu successfully achieving the Golden Core stage, Meng Qingyi's life might not be so comfortable anymore.
After all, when the Meng family and other prominent families demanded a thorough investigation of Ye Chen, they pointed the finger directly at Dai Sangyu.
Ultimately, Dai Sangyu was removed from his position as head of general affairs, and Meng Qingyi took over.
The truth is that she was going into seclusion to break through to the Core Formation stage and had no intention of managing other affairs.
But given this woman's petty nature, she couldn't even tolerate Li Ping's accidental use of Lin Yue's lost Foundation Establishment Pill.
How could she be indifferent to Meng Qingyi's usurpation of the throne?
Li Ping believed this was impossible.
The Meng family and several other prominent families must be having a real headache right now.
The rumors spread by Dai Sangyu also fooled them.
If you know that Dai Sangyu can still attempt to form the Golden Core as usual.
Even if they had a lot of courage, they wouldn't dare to point the finger at Dai Sangyu.
But now, it's all too late.