ATPnovel Chapter 317 Perfect Core Formation
Chapter 317 Perfect Core Formation
Qi Refining Channel.
Yuquan Island.
"Young master, this is what we have gained over the past few days..."
Two more cultivators have appeared on the island that previously only housed Yu Xiang'er and Fang Qing: Xiang Dahu and Qin Ruxue.
These two were people Fang Qing absolutely trusted, and they were currently taking out one third-tier demon core after another.
Its dazzling brilliance almost overshadowed the luminous pearls in the cave...
Beyond the Lesser Universe Cultivation World lies the outer sea… Numerous high-level demonic beasts lurk there; the only problem is how to find them and escape unscathed…
"Coincidentally, both Xiang Dahu and Qin Ruxue now possess the ability to predict the future... and they can achieve the ultimate in seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune."
"And with Yu Xiang'er added to the mix, the three of them working together, combined with the formation... even a high-grade third-tier demonic beast would be a formidable opponent... ordinary low-grade or mid-grade third-tier demonic beasts would only deserve to be beheaded."
Fang Qing looked at the third-tier demon core in front of him and couldn't help but feel satisfied: "Not bad, you may all step back..."
He looked at the numerous third-tier demon cores in front of him, and then took out the inner core of the near-fourth-tier 'Mountain-Moving Turtle'.
"When the Zhou Tian Star Palace Secret Realm opened last time, there were still many elixirs and miraculous medicines in reserve..."
"With so many demon cores added... I should be able to reach the peak of the Core Formation stage before the Guixu Secret Realm opens."
Since the Qi Cultivation Path has already reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm and there is no further progress, then the only option left is to work on the Qi Refining Path.
After the Core Formation is completed, one can then condense the Nascent Soul!
The breakthrough from the Core Formation stage to the Nascent Soul stage in the Qi Refining Path is comparable to a major breakthrough from the mid-stage to the late-stage of the Purple Mansion stage!
With two Nascent Souls at that time, even if they are only at the early stage of Nascent Soul, I believe they will have no problem fighting against those at the middle stage of Nascent Soul.
"Let's begin..."
Compared to the path of cultivation, which is often blocked by true qi, the foundation of the Dao, or supernatural powers... one wrong step can lead to a dead end or imprisonment...
The practice of Qi Refining is much more comfortable.
Fang Qing picked up a third-tier demon core. Within his dantian, his second nascent soul opened its eyes and spewed out a wisp of pitch-black infant fire.
Compared to the hard work of one's own True Core to devour and refine demon cores... it's better to let the Second Nascent Soul do the work.
With the assistance of a second Nascent Soul cultivator, it's equivalent to relearning the Core Formation technique of the "Swallowing the Seas" while still in the Nascent Soul stage, so naturally the progress is incredibly fast...
In a daze, Fang Qing forgot the passage of time, immersed in the rapid increase in his magical power...
……
He accepted the explanation.
Moyun Cliff.
The black rocks rise high, reaching straight into the clouds.
Numerous palaces were built in a continuous line, surrounded by ancient pines and cypresses, exuding a Taoist charm.
Inside a palace.
"Please grant my request, Master!"
Shen Wanshan knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
In front of him was an old Taoist priest in black robes, sitting cross-legged. He had a Taoist aura on his face and his cultivation level was around the peak of the Dao Foundation stage.
Hearing this, he simply shook his head: "Foolish child, foolish child... You are not a disciple of the Purple Mansion or a descendant of the Golden Core Immortal... To break through to the Purple Mansion, our sect has not even a single Purple Mansion spiritual item, only a few spiritual pills and a spiritual acupoint... It's a matter of life and death, a matter of life and death."
"Rather than fighting to the death, wouldn't it be better to live like my teacher, carefree for two hundred years? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
The old Taoist priest said sincerely.
"Your disciple has resolved to single-mindedly pursue the Dao."
Shen Wanshan insisted.
That was his original intention, and it did not contradict the orders given by Fang Qing.
Of course, even if conflicts arise, Fang Qing's orders will always prevail.
"Sigh, fine... If you insist on seeking death, what can I do?"
The old Taoist sighed and got up: "I will take you to the Transmission Hall first to exchange for the Purple Mansion Chapter of the Three Caverns True Technique... As for the sect's spiritual pills, I don't know when that will be. As for the spiritual ground for breakthrough, we will naturally choose the best... I still have some influence within the sect."
With a flick of his whisk, the old Taoist priest conjured a torrent of water, leading the master and his disciple to a hall.
The hall was magnificent and vast, with two mythical beast statues, resembling raccoons but not quite, each occupying one side. Their dark eyes seemed to come alive as they swept over the master and disciple.
The old Taoist priest was not afraid at all and led Shen Wanshan into the Hall of Transmission of Skills.
The hall has three levels, each of which is extremely spacious.
The old Taoist priest led Shen Wanshan directly to the third floor, where they saw a man dressed in white, sitting cross-legged on a futon, with an incense burner burning in front of him, seemingly half-asleep.
"Junior Brother Mo."
The old Taoist priest called out.
"What is it?"
When Junior Brother Mo woke up and opened his eyes, there was not a trace of white in his eyes; his dark eyes were fixed on Shen Wanshan.
"This disciple of the old Taoist insists on trying to break through the Purple Mansion Heavenly Barrier... Go and get the Purple Mansion Chapter of the Three Caverns True Technique for him to cultivate, so that he will know the difficulty and give up."
The old Taoist priest said frankly, "The lad has naturally prepared all the merits; you can then place the restrictions..."
"I see, then I will..."
Junior Brother Mo stopped halfway through his sentence, his body motionless as if he were a statue.
Not only him, but the old Taoist priest next to him was the same.
Only Shen Wanshan had a bead of cold sweat trickling down his temple.
Click!Click!
At this moment, Junior Brother Mo slowly raised his head, and two dim yellow lights suddenly lit up in his pitch-black eyes as he stared straight at Shen Wanshan: "Which Dharma King has graced this cliff with his presence? Hou Xuan has been impolite..."
The one who spoke was none other than the current master of Moyun Cliff—Master Houxuan!
He clearly did not descend in his true form, but rather possessed "Junior Brother Mo" through some kind of divine power.
"Disciple greets Cliff Master!"
Shen Wanshan looked terrified: "This disciple doesn't know what has happened?"
Houxuan Zhenren sighed: "Our sect has a technique in its Transmission Hall called 'Xuanhao Kanshi Mingguang Technique,' which is the core of the immortal array and has the power to discern destiny... Those who have been converted by the Tantric Dharma King may appear outwardly identical, but they are mixed with a trace of hidden destiny... Dharma King, would you like me to continue?"
Shen Wanshan sighed: "I see... I came here only to make a deal with the True Man."
"If it's a transaction, why hide your identity? Could it be that the Dharma King is from the Great Treasury Temple?"
A glint of yellow light appeared in Houxuan Zhenren's dark eyes, filled with curiosity: "May I ask the Dharma King's title?"
He didn't consider the Tara and the Bodhisattva at all, because the Tara and the Bodhisattva cannot save others!
"well……"
Fang Qing sighed and directly extinguished the true spirits of Shen Wanshan and Fuling.
Snapped!
As Shen Wanshan's body fell to the ground, Houxuan Zhenren's eyes revealed a strange glint...
……
Qi Refining Channel.
Yuquan Island.
"A miscalculation... I didn't expect that such a Golden Core Immortal Sect would have an immortal array specifically designed to counter the Initiation Technique..."
Fang Qing sighed, then realized, "That's indeed how it should be... otherwise, wouldn't all the major immortal sects have no secrets about their secret treasures?"
"A wisp of hidden destiny? The person who has been converted shows no abnormalities, but their destiny is different..."
"Fortunately, Sangji was originally a member of the secret society, and he has his own destiny... otherwise, his secrets might have been discovered. Wait a minute!"
Fang Qing suddenly felt a sense of dread and shock.
"During this trip, the High Dharma King's expression seemed off several times..."
"And... Sanji's performance was too outstanding?"
"The initiation ceremony is, after all, the most supreme and supreme method in the esoteric tradition... Even if the Wuxiang Temple didn't see through it, what about the Great Snow Mountain?"
Even the Great Snow Mountain Dharma King couldn't see anything wrong... but what if it were... a Buddha in this very life?
At this thought, he felt a sudden sense of urgency. Fortunately, through the monitoring of the Dao Life Pearl, he knew that Sangji was still cultivating in the Cleansing Pool and everything was normal...
"We still need to improve ourselves as soon as possible...and prepare more trump cards."
"Even if it gets exposed later... at worst, I'll just abandon Sangji and start a new identity outside."
Strictly speaking, he also had a grudge against the secret realm.
Back then, it was Sangji who sent Akiko over, intending to subdue me and make me his dog!
Fang Qing's face returned to its usual calm and serene expression, and countless gray-black mists appeared around him.
hoohoo!
One after another, phantom images of third-tier demonic beasts emerged, roaring in unison, their numbers several times greater than before.
He pondered for a moment, then took out the near-fourth-tier inner core of the Mountain-Moving Turtle.
"Now that my magical power has almost reached the limit of the late Core Formation stage, it's the perfect time to take this pill and break through to the peak of Core Formation in one fell swoop!"
whee!
A flash of dark light appeared above Fang Qing's head, and his second nascent soul emerged. He chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and wisps of dark flame appeared, enveloping the near-fourth-tier pill.
Swish!
As the infant fire burned, strands of incomparably pure spiritual energy emerged, surging into the dantian and being slowly absorbed by the true pill of the "Sea Devouring Technique"...
"This near-fourth-tier inner core is completely different from previous third-tier pills..."
Although he had consumed several high-grade third-tier inner cores, and even some dragon-type essence cores, this was the first time he had ever consumed a near-fourth-tier demon core.
Fang Qing sensed a special qualitative change.
Under this transformative inspiration, their own true cores became much more active, slowly striving towards the bottleneck of perfect core formation...
……
Time flies like water, and years pass like a shuttle.
Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Rumble!
On Jade Spring Island, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly converged wildly, surging towards a certain vortex.
The vortex was spinning continuously above Fang Qing's secluded cave, like a millstone, drawing in countless water vapors.
In an instant, the entire island was shrouded in mist.
"This is……"
Yu Xiang'er, the protector, was taken aback: "Young Master... has broken through again?"
Inside the cave.
Fang Qing opened his eyes, his divine sense, which had reached ninety-nine miles, observing his own true core.
The true pill of the "Sea Devouring Technique" had been condensed to its limit, transforming into a single point of ghostly light...
When one freely circulates the cultivation technique, a terrifying suction force emerges.
It seems that each time the core shrinks, this suction force increases exponentially...
hoohoo!
Behind Fang Qing, amidst the gray-black mist, emerged the figure of a giant tortoise as large as a mountain, commanding numerous third-tier demon kings and exuding an aura of royalty—it was none other than the spirit of the Mountain-Moving Tortoise!
"The 'Swallowing the Sea Technique' has reached the Core Formation stage, making my wasted near-fourth-tier inner core worthwhile... The Core Formation stage is different from all the previous ones. Once you break through, it means that there is no further progress in Core Formation cultivation, and you can only shatter the core and condense the nascent soul!"
"It's a pity I'm still missing one ingredient, the 'Heavenly Infant Fruit,' otherwise I would have gone into seclusion to condense my Nascent Soul..."
"There are also two natal magic treasures, which have also reached the third-tier top-grade level..."
He opened his eyes and calculated with his fingers: "I'm 163 years old this year, and I successfully formed my core at 115. That's less than 50 years ago? That's faster than when I was in Foundation Establishment!"
"As expected, in the Qi Refining Path, once my aptitude improves, coupled with the advantage of resources, I can even surpass the cultivation speed of a whole bunch of Heavenly Grade Spiritual Roots..."
He clearly did not descend in his true form, but rather possessed "Junior Brother Mo" through some kind of divine power.
"Disciple greets Cliff Master!"
Shen Wanshan looked terrified: "This disciple doesn't know what has happened?"
Houxuan Zhenren sighed: "Our sect has a technique in its Transmission Hall called 'Xuanhao Kanshi Mingguang Technique,' which is the core of the immortal array and has the power to discern destiny... Those who have been converted by the Tantric Dharma King may appear outwardly identical, but they are mixed with a trace of hidden destiny... Dharma King, would you like me to continue?"
Shen Wanshan sighed: "I see... I came here only to make a deal with the True Man."
"If it's a transaction, why hide your identity? Could it be that the Dharma King is from the Great Treasury Temple?"
A glint of yellow light appeared in Houxuan Zhenren's dark eyes, filled with curiosity: "May I ask the Dharma King's title?"
He didn't consider the Tara and the Bodhisattva at all, because the Tara and the Bodhisattva cannot save others!
"well……"
Fang Qing sighed and directly extinguished the true spirits of Shen Wanshan and Fuling.
Snapped!
As Shen Wanshan's body fell to the ground, Houxuan Zhenren's eyes revealed a strange glint...
……
Qi Refining Channel.
Yuquan Island.
"A miscalculation... I didn't expect that such a Golden Core Immortal Sect would have an immortal array specifically designed to counter the Initiation Technique..."
Fang Qing sighed, then realized, "That's indeed how it should be... otherwise, wouldn't all the major immortal sects have no secrets about their secret treasures?"
"A wisp of hidden destiny? The person who has been converted shows no abnormalities, but their destiny is different..."
"Fortunately, Sangji was originally a member of the secret society, and he has his own destiny... otherwise, his secrets might have been discovered. Wait a minute!"
Fang Qing suddenly felt a sense of dread and shock.
"During this trip, the High Dharma King's expression seemed off several times..."
"And... Sanji's performance was too outstanding?"
"The initiation ceremony is, after all, the most supreme and supreme method in the esoteric tradition... Even if the Wuxiang Temple didn't see through it, what about the Great Snow Mountain?"
Even the Great Snow Mountain Dharma King couldn't see anything wrong... but what if it were... a Buddha in this very life?
At this thought, he felt a sudden sense of urgency. Fortunately, through the monitoring of the Dao Life Pearl, he knew that Sangji was still cultivating in the Cleansing Pool and everything was normal...
"We still need to improve ourselves as soon as possible...and prepare more trump cards."
"Even if it gets exposed later... at worst, I'll just abandon Sangji and start a new identity outside."
Strictly speaking, he also had a grudge against the secret realm.
Back then, it was Sangji who sent Akiko over, intending to subdue me and make me his dog!
Fang Qing's face returned to its usual calm and serene expression, and countless gray-black mists appeared around him.
hoohoo!
One after another, phantom images of third-tier demonic beasts emerged, roaring in unison, their numbers several times greater than before.
He pondered for a moment, then took out the near-fourth-tier inner core of the Mountain-Moving Turtle.
"Now that my magical power has almost reached the limit of the late Core Formation stage, it's the perfect time to take this pill and break through to the peak of Core Formation in one fell swoop!"
whee!
A flash of dark light appeared above Fang Qing's head, and his second nascent soul emerged. He chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and wisps of dark flame appeared, enveloping the near-fourth-tier pill.
Swish!
As the infant fire burned, strands of incomparably pure spiritual energy emerged, surging into the dantian and being slowly absorbed by the true pill of the "Sea Devouring Technique"...
"This near-fourth-tier inner core is completely different from previous third-tier pills..."
Although he had consumed several high-grade third-tier inner cores, and even some dragon-type essence cores, this was the first time he had ever consumed a near-fourth-tier demon core.
Fang Qing sensed a special qualitative change.
Under this transformative inspiration, their own true cores became much more active, slowly striving towards the bottleneck of perfect core formation...
……
Time flies like water, and years pass like a shuttle.
Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Rumble!
On Jade Spring Island, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly converged wildly, surging towards a certain vortex.
The vortex was spinning continuously above Fang Qing's secluded cave, like a millstone, drawing in countless water vapors.
In an instant, the entire island was shrouded in mist.
"This is……"
Yu Xiang'er, the protector, was taken aback: "Young Master... has broken through again?"
Inside the cave.
Fang Qing opened his eyes, his divine sense, which had reached ninety-nine miles, observing his own true core.
The true pill of the "Sea Devouring Technique" had been condensed to its limit, transforming into a single point of ghostly light...
When one freely circulates the cultivation technique, a terrifying suction force emerges.
It seems that each time the core shrinks, this suction force increases exponentially...
hoohoo!
Behind Fang Qing, amidst the gray-black mist, emerged the figure of a giant tortoise as large as a mountain, commanding numerous third-tier demon kings and exuding an aura of royalty—it was none other than the spirit of the Mountain-Moving Tortoise!
"The 'Swallowing the Sea Technique' has reached the Core Formation stage, making my wasted near-fourth-tier inner core worthwhile... The Core Formation stage is different from all the previous ones. Once you break through, it means that there is no further progress in Core Formation cultivation, and you can only shatter the core and condense the nascent soul!"
"It's a pity I'm still missing one ingredient, the 'Heavenly Infant Fruit,' otherwise I would have gone into seclusion to condense my Nascent Soul..."
"There are also two natal magic treasures, which have also reached the third-tier top-grade level..."
He opened his eyes and calculated with his fingers: "I'm 163 years old this year, and I successfully formed my core at 115. That's less than 50 years ago? That's faster than when I was in Foundation Establishment!"
"As expected, in the Qi Refining Path, once my aptitude improves, coupled with the advantage of resources, I can even surpass the cultivation speed of a whole bunch of Heavenly Grade Spiritual Roots..."