txolops Chapter 259 Core Formation 2
Chapter 259 Core Formation 2
Inside the main hall of the Flying Snow Sect.
Shi Yutong listened intently as Ji Nianyun reported on the harvest of the sect's spiritual herb garden.
a long time.
After listening to the whole description, she nodded slightly.
She knew that Ji Nianyun was a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator in the sect, who had married a descendant of Mei Hao and had a close relationship with Mei Hao.
With no Foundation Establishment cultivator yet in the Mei family, Mei Hao has the idea of grooming him to succeed him as his logistics manager.
Shi Yutong understood this perfectly.
However, she did not intend to stop it; to her, it didn't matter who was in charge of logistics.
As long as Ji Nianyun can do things well, what's wrong with pushing Mei Hao to the position according to his plan?
In fact, she would be happy to see Ji Nianyun truly be of great use.
After all, she already knew about Li Ping's relationship with the Ji family.
Ji Nianyun was able to become an inner disciple of the Flying Snow Sect only because Li Ping pleaded for her.
With such a relationship, being able to maintain a close friendship with a master alchemist, Ji Nianyun's role as logistics manager could actually bring greater benefits to the Flying Snow Sect.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you for your hard work this time." Shi Yutong smiled and nodded, then took out a bottle of pills suitable for early Foundation Establishment cultivators to improve their cultivation from her storage bag: "Please accept this bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pills, Junior Brother Ji. Consider it a token of appreciation from your senior sister on behalf of the sect for your hard work."
Ji Nianyun knew that this senior sister was known for her generosity, and that doing things for her would never be a loss for her.
But he didn't expect Shi Yutong to be so generous. He had only carried out a simple mundane task, and he was given a bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pills.
"Thank you so much, Senior Sister Headmaster!" Ji Nianyun quickly thanked her and accepted the Qi-Nourishing Pill.
Seeing that Ji Nianyun had accepted the pills and witnessing the gratitude on his face, Shi Yutong couldn't help but show a satisfied expression.
She asked with a smile, "Junior Brother Ji, I still remember more than thirty years ago, when I went to ask Alchemist Li Ping to refine pills, he specifically spoke up for you. Now it seems that if it weren't for Alchemist Li Ping, our sect would have missed out on such a great talent as you."
Upon hearing Shi Yutong mention Li Ping, Ji Nianyun's expression turned solemn. He said earnestly, "Sect Leader, you flatter me. I am merely a cultivator with three spiritual roots, far from being a great talent. My achievements today are entirely due to the nurturing of Grandpa Li and the sect."
"If it weren't for Grandpa Li pleading for me back then, I might still be just a rogue cultivator now. Of course, there's nothing wrong with being a rogue cultivator, but joining a sect would open up a whole new world for me."
Shi Yutong could hear the respect Ji Nianyun showed for Li Ping in his words, especially when he called Li Ping "Grandpa Li," which was enough to illustrate the close relationship between the Ji family and Li Ping.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Ji Nianyun respectfully took his leave.
Shi Yutong was left alone in the main hall, lost in thought.
Her gaze drifted outside the hall, as if she could see through the main hall the ethereal figure in seclusion within the inner chamber: "Brother Li has been in seclusion for three years now. I wonder how his attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage is going."
A cultivator cannot form their core without the assistance of a spiritual object.
Failure could result in injury at best, or even death at worst.
Some cultivators even lost control of their internal energy during the process of breaking through the bottleneck, ultimately exploding and dying.
Shi Yutong and Li Ping have known each other for over thirty years and have gotten along well, so they have developed a certain friendship.
She hoped that Li Ping could successfully form his core.
Even if it doesn't work out, in the worst-case scenario, she hopes that Li Ping can save his life.
"Sigh, I should prepare to break through to the Core Formation stage," Shi Yutong sighed inwardly.
The reason she sighed was because her mother was detached from worldly affairs, and if she went into seclusion, there might be some trouble within the sect, which made her very worried.
"If Brother Li were a member of our sect, I could entrust the sect's affairs to him during my seclusion."
As Shi Yutong was pondering, suddenly—
She sensed that the spiritual energy around her was beginning to fluctuate violently, with a faint feeling of turmoil.
"This is?"
She looked up in surprise and doubt at the center of the spiritual energy fluctuations, which was the secret chamber where Li Ping was in seclusion.
With a joyful expression, Ji Nianyun walked out of the main hall and flew towards his cave.
The thought of the bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pill in his storage bag made him wish Shi Yutong would give him more orders; he was more than willing to serve his senior sister, the sect leader.
He had only recently completed his foundation building phase and was very poor.
If it weren't for Grandpa Li bestowing upon him a second-tier magic weapon when he was building his foundation, he would probably still be using a first-tier magic weapon now.
Before this, he never even dared to think about buying second-tier pills.
"A bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pills, once consumed and refined, can save me years of arduous cultivation. If only the Sect Leader could assign me more tasks," Ji Nianyun thought happily.
But just as he was flying, suddenly—
He clearly sensed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him was fluctuating violently.
Immediately afterwards, the sky, which had been shining brightly just moments before, suddenly changed. Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared, causing Ji Nianyun to fall to the ground without her noticing.
The majestic power of Heaven is awe-inspiring and terrifying.
The other cultivators of the Flying Snow Sect emerged from their cave dwellings, looking in astonishment at the center of the strange phenomenon, where there stood only a solitary, secluded cave.
At the same time as the strange phenomenon in the sky changed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a hundred miles all frantically gathered towards the sky above the secret cave.
The spiritual energy gathered from all directions swirled and roared around the secret cave, forming a large vortex of spiritual energy several miles in diameter under the oppressive dark clouds overhead.
"What is this?" Ji Nianyun had a vague guess in her mind.
At some point, Shi Yutong walked up to him and said with a hint of envy, "Senior Li has reached the final step of Core Formation."
"Grandpa Li is about to form his core!" Ji Nianyun exclaimed in disbelief.
……
Under the suppression of Li Ping's divine sense, the sea of magic power spun rapidly, and the center gradually collapsed, forming more and more magic power fragments. The sea of magic power continued to shrink, but it was still far from successfully forming a core.
"Not enough, not enough! I need more spiritual energy!"
boom!
The next moment, as Li Ping activated his magic, a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth poured directly into his body, where it was rapidly transformed and integrated into his ocean of magical power to replenish its losses.
At this point, everything falls into place naturally.
Not to mention that Li Ping's magical power, divine sense, and physical body all surpass those of ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, so this step was not difficult for him at all.
With the replenishment of spiritual energy from the outside world, the ocean of magical power continued to collapse at its center, and countless tiny fragments of magical power kept emerging.
Immediately afterwards, these fragments of magical energy began to rotate, condensing in one place and absorbing and transforming more spiritual energy from heaven and earth...
Rumble~
It's unclear how much time passed, but with each shard of mana falling one after another, the outline of a sphere slowly took shape.
The vast amount of spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to be transformed into liquid magic power and integrated into the sphere. As more magic power was integrated, the sphere was like a machine constantly refining and polishing it.
The surface gradually became smooth and solid, radiating a dazzling golden light.
call!
Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief; at this point, the Golden Core was basically formed.
However, he still dared not be careless and continued to transform his magical power and pour it into the nascent golden core.
Some cultivators with insufficient foundation may be exhausted and their spiritual sense depleted by this stage. If they are not careful, their newly formed golden core may disintegrate.
However, before Li Ping broke through, his spiritual sense was so strong that it was comparable to that of a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, and the power of the Nourishing Life Technique was constantly restoring his energy source.
Therefore, stabilizing his realm was an easy task for him.
After an unknown amount of time, the nascent golden core finally absorbed enough magical power and stabilized.
Its size was about the size of a grain of rice, and the golden light illuminated Li Ping's dantian.
call out!
Just as the golden core was taking shape, a powerful force of attraction emanated from it, directly drawing Li Ping's enormous soul into it.
He could vaguely sense that within the golden core, another version of himself was being conceived, and once it was successful, he would break free.
"It's done!"
With the Golden Core fully formed, even Li Ping, with his composure, couldn't help but reveal a look of great joy.
With his soul residing permanently in the Golden Core, and given the domineering power of Li Ping's Nourishing Life Technique, his head was no longer his fatal weakness. As long as his Golden Core remained intact, he would be an indestructible body!
Their future survival ability will be greatly enhanced.
……
Outside the secret chamber, Ji Nianyun gazed at the massive vortex of spiritual energy in the sky, her expression a mixture of excitement and slight nervousness: "Grandpa Li is attempting to form his core. If he succeeds..."
It is common knowledge that the Ji family has a close relationship with Li Ping. If Li Ping successfully forms his core, it would mean that the Ji family has a relationship with a Core Formation expert.
The Ji family can practically do whatever they want in Feixue City.
Even the Flying Snow Sect, with a Core Formation Realm expert in charge, wouldn't dare to easily provoke a Core Formation Realm expert.
Of course, even without considering the benefits she would receive, Ji Nianyun still hoped that Grandpa Li could successfully form his core!
Grandpa Li took great care of him, and he was extremely grateful.
Several days later, under Ji Nianyun's unwavering gaze.
The spiritual energy vortex, several miles in diameter, seemed to have absorbed enough spiritual energy, and completely dissipated accompanied by bursts of dragon roars and phoenix cries.
Within the surging mass of spiritual energy, seven-colored rays of light flickered faintly, creating an exceptionally dazzling spectacle.
Immediately afterwards, the clouds dispersed, the lightning and thunder disappeared, and everything returned to normal.
A powerful pressure emanated from the secret cave, making the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators watching nearby feel oppressed and as if they couldn't breathe.
Ji Nianyun was overjoyed: "Grandpa Li has successfully completed his Golden Elixir!"
Shi Yutong, standing to the side, said with a complicated expression, "Senior Li has achieved the Great Perfection of Golden Core."
……
Inside a sealed room.
Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the onlookers, Li Ping chuckled and withdrew his divine sense.
He has achieved the Golden Core stage, but now is not the time for him to emerge from seclusion.
He will need to go into seclusion for at least several years to hone his golden core magic power and stabilize his own realm.
At the same time, he also needs to refine the magic weapon to improve his combat power.
Of course, he didn't forget the most important thing.
Li Ping used his divine sense to look at the purple aura space that occupied a large area of his sea of consciousness.
At the very moment he formed his golden core, within the purple aura space.
Beside the first gray floating island, a second gray floating island slowly emerged.
"Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation" is full of classic quotes, seeking resonance.