Free Web NovelChapter 551: Chapter 43: Second Core Formation (Part 2)
Watching Xia Yun steadily break through eight miles, doubts finally emerged both inside and outside the field.
Boom~
Until the end of the first day of Li Ji’an’s Bursting Technique, everyone was greatly shaken in spirit.
"Fifteen miles of Xia Yun!"
"And there’s no sign of any anomaly that he can’t bear."
"This is clearly the unrivaled prodigy with the talent of a Golden Core!"
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"Did we two old fellows misjudge?" Alliance Leader Tong looked at Master Chunyuan with a face full of astonishment.
Master Chunyuan was equally dumbfounded.
Recalling every interaction with the other party carefully, he could almost conclude it was impossible to be mistaken.
"How could a mere Foundation Establishment Junior Cultivator deceive me?" He simply could not believe it.
"But the facts are before our eyes. If his talent and magical power were as we perceived, he shouldn’t have been able to withstand an additional seventy percent of Spiritual Pressure in the first stage." Alliance Leader Tong asserted.
"Even stepping back, if he managed to endure it with his Body Cultivator physique at that time, this time he must absorb Spiritual Qi into his Dantian; this fifteen miles of Xia Yun is simply impossible with his talent and magical power." Alliance Leader Tong insisted.
"Could it be that he used some kind of Exotic Treasure to hide his talent and magical power?" Master Chunyuan squinted slightly.
"Have you heard of such a Dao Artifact?" Alliance Leader Tong went straight to the core of the issue.
"Or perhaps... a Divine Favored?" Master Chunyuan’s expression suddenly became fervent.
Alliance Leader Tong’s eyes also widened sharply, a hint of red involuntarily appearing on his aged face.
The mysterious Beixuan True Monarch is a legendary Great Cultivator of this era, at the peak of Nascent Soul, standing at the summit of the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm, possessing various Nascent Soul opportunities, and even resources to advance to the Mid Stage of Nascent Soul.
This absolute pinnacle, under normal circumstances, wouldn’t have any interaction with someone like Alliance Leader Tong, or even a figure like the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws.
Yet, he suddenly came seeking from the East more than four hundred years ago, choosing two to find the Divine Favored of this place.
A living Divine Favored could be exchanged for a Nascent Soul opportunity.
Two could be exchanged for an opportunity to advance to the Mid Stage of Nascent Soul.
Sadly, for hundreds of years, the two had not been able to hand over even one.
After all, Divine Favored often pass down through historical legends, and over the last thousand years, rumors about them have only grown more exaggerated. Even if someone realized they were a Divine Favored, most would keep the secret unto death, never revealing it.
The closest the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws came was one hundred and fifty years ago with the corpse of a suspected Divine Favored.
But Beixuan True Monarch explicitly stated that the Divine Favored needed to possess the Spiritual Essence of Laws at the time. If the person is dead and the essence is gone, it’s useless.
Moreover, Alliance Leader Tong cautiously probed before, and Beixuan True Monarch frankly admitted that he only wished to transcend the limits of heaven and earth, to glimpse the elegance of a Celestial Monarch.
"Taoist Friend Chunyuan, now that the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws has passed, only I hold the Beixuan Decree in the East. But rest assured, if it’s truly possible to exchange for a Nascent Soul opportunity, I will definitely compensate you with half its value." Alliance Leader Tong said immediately, unable to hide the joy on his face.
Master Chunyuan slowly calmed his emotions, staring at Alliance Leader Tong for a moment: "Hmph, you must sign a Tier Three Spirit Contract and also make a Great Heart Demon Oath!"
Seeing the other party’s attitude, Alliance Leader Tong was instantly overjoyed, feeling much more assured.
However, inside, Master Chunyuan was laughing coldly. Everyone thought his uncle’s soul was gone, not knowing that his uncle’s Nascent Soul had escaped at the time, constantly residing within that Dark Light Umbrella.
Moreover, his uncle’s Nascent Soul carried the core Spiritual Talent of the Ten Thousand Laws Palace, including the Beixuan Decree!
As long as he retrieves the Dark Light Umbrella, he too can take the Divine Favored to the Central Region and hand them over to Beixuan True Monarch.
Nascent Soul opportunities are hard to come by in this world!
The two old foxes, each with their thoughts, said no more, once again looking towards Li Ji’an’s cave mansion.
The difference was, previously, it was amazement and disbelief.
At this moment, it was anticipation, yearning, praying not to let their joy be in vain.
Even fearing the slightest accident for Li Ji’an.
Fortunately, the subsequent development not only put them at ease but also made them even more certain that Li Ji’an was the Divine Favored.
After stabilizing at fifteen miles of Xia Yun, Li Ji’an showed no hesitation in consuming the Seven-Colored Jade Tree obtained in his previous life.
As the top-ranked treasure on the Post-Ancient Era’s Core Formation Spirit Treasure list, it caused Li Ji’an’s Xia Yun to surge to twenty-five miles within a day.
Twenty-five miles of Xia Yun is the threshold of a Golden Core.
Only the Dantian Magical Power pressure corresponding to such Xia Yun can solidify Foundation Establishment Dharma Liquid enough to form the solid state of a Golden Core.
"At least a top-ten Core Formation Spirit Treasure!" This astonished the witnesses once again.
Notably among them was Master Yuxiao from the Si Shui Commerce Association.
The next was Master Chunyuan, who previously used that portion of Wushan Snow Milk as a lure.
"He actually possesses such a Core Formation Spirit Treasure?"
However, before their minds could settle, Li Ji’an’s cave mansion’s skyward Xia Yun exploded again, increasing by three miles to reach twenty-eight miles.
This was the effect of Li Ji’an consuming High-Quality Crystal Condensing Pills.
Not that High-Quality Crystal Condensing Pills only increase three miles of Xia Yun, but rather at this stage, each mile increased is extraordinarily difficult.
If he had first consumed High-Quality Crystal Condensing Pills, it would have increased by at least eight miles.
Twenty-eight miles of cloud had become the second highest for Core Formation Cultivators in Feihong Dao Field’s history.
But, this was not Li Ji’an’s limit.
The glaring anomaly during the first stage was because Little Fire Spirit’s nourishment of the Dantian exceeded Li Ji’an’s expectations, so he had mentally prepared.
Since it was already exposed, there was no need for any further concerns.
With accumulations from three lives, this time, he pursued the limit!
After taking the High-Quality Crystal Condensing Pills, he consumed Earth Source Essence, Vast Sea Pearl, and Wushan Snow Milk, refining them one by one.
Until a month later, the Xia Yun above Li Ji’an’s cave mansion broke through thirty miles, becoming the first in Feihong Dao Field’s history.
Boom~
With thirty miles of Xia Yun secured, thousands of cultivators who came to Feihong Immortal City in admiration trembled in their hearts.
Many further experienced shattering Dao hearts.
Especially some True Men who had just recently formed cores in recent years. Reflecting on the mere few miles of magical power Xia Yun during their own Core Formation, and comparing it to the wonder that seemed to overshadow the sky at this moment, their resolve diminished in an instant.
Then thinking of the at least five Supreme Core Formation Spirit Treasures Li Ji’an consumed this time, the Immortal Seedlings of the Commerce Associations also lost their previous superiority, even beginning to feel dissatisfied with the investment Spirit Contracts made by the associations.
A month later, Li Ji’an’s Magic Pill was initially formed.
The originally liquid green Dharma Liquid in the Dantian was entirely solidified into a pill, a verdant and vibrant pill turning rapidly within the Dantian.
To Li Ji’an’s delight, that pill was already solidified to an extreme without undergoing subsequent consolidation, and even before further purification, it was nearly translucent, allowing the flow of magical power within to be visible to the naked eye.
The magical power it emanated was incredibly pure, substantially enhancing the affinity for Wood Spiritual Qi.
Even without further purification, this Magic Pill had the quality of an Upper True Pill.
Gathering his mind and suppressing the inner joy, Li Ji’an pressed on energetically, continuing to consolidate the Magic Pill and fully integrate the Innate Spirit Root within the Dantian.
The thirty miles of Xia Yun finally dissipated, all transforming into pure magical power to give a second consolidation to the viridescent Magic Pill.
Simultaneously, the spiritual sense at the peak of the mid-stage of Core Formation fully enveloped the Cangcui Magic Pill, commencing purification.
With the disappearance of the thirty miles of magical power Xia Yun, the entire Feihong Immortal City felt a sense of relief.
Countless cultivators felt the suppression of a massive stone dispelling from their minds.
Even when recalling the experiences of this month, many seemed to feel as if it were a dream, finding it somewhat unreal upon reflection.
"He’s... a Golden Core talent?"
"He actually possesses so many Supreme Core Formation Spirit Treasures?"
"Wasn’t he thought to die young, a mediocre nobody?"
For sure, the one who took the hardest hit was Master Yuxiao.
Faced with the crowd rushing to offer congratulations, she felt neither glad nor sorrowful.
Though she was certain this time that she misjudged, she did not dwell on self-pity.
After all, given the opponent’s exhibited valuation, talents, and the Golden Core soon to be formed, it was clear that someone with such a status wasn’t someone the small Si Shui Commerce Association could contain.
She also understood the other party’s purpose for entering the Si Shui Commerce Association was precisely to form a core in this Dao Field at this time!
Three months later,
Dong~
Suddenly, a sound like a mighty bell from beyond the heavens abruptly resounded.
Li Ji’an slowly opened his eyes, his expression slightly weary, but the smile at the corner of his lips could not be restrained.
In his Dantian, a verdant pill as clear as Tourmaline, translucent all over without a hint of impurity, spun swiftly.
Most crucially, within this verdant pill, a golden Dao Vein was particularly eye-catching, containing a Dao Charm that Li Ji’an couldn’t comprehend.
"Golden Core!"
