Chapter 361 - 187: Yin-Yang Union: Flawless Golden Core
Chapter 361: Chapter 187: Yin-Yang Union: Flawless Golden Core
Its meaning was that a tree growing from the earth would gradually become tall and useful, symbolizing a step-by-step rise to a great future. Thus, it was named "Ascension."
At the time, he stared at the hexagram in astonishment, rubbing his eyes in disbelief to make sure he wasn’t mistaken.
"This..."
Lin Ping’an was dazed for a long moment before finally coming to his senses and putting the hexagram away.
Afterward, he steadfastly hid in his courtyard and cultivated, completely ignoring the various upheavals and rumors of the outside world.
Soon, it was the eleventh day of the fifth month.
At 3:00 AM, having slept for a full ten hours, Xiao Chen got up and stretched.
He then checked the Spirit Gathering Array inside the volcano crater again, replacing all the depleted Spirit Stones with new ones.
The Spirit Gathering Array had been running nonstop these past few days, but it was still far from enough.
To keep the concentration of Spiritual Qi here high enough, he had directly covered the surrounding rock walls with Spirit Stones and even built a high platform of Spirit Stones beneath his feet.
He counted them again with his Divine Sense.
Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction. "Excellent. A total of sixty-six thousand, six hundred and sixty-six Spirit Stones. Not one more, not one less."
In truth, such an arrangement was clearly wasteful, but it didn’t matter; it was all for the auspiciousness of the number.
As these Spirit Stones were activated, a massive amount of Spiritual Qi was released.
Even the Spirit Gathering Array couldn’t completely contain it, and it began to leak out.
But Xiao Chen wasn’t bothered in the slightest and continued to activate the rest of the Spirit Stones.
The overly dense Spiritual Qi even condensed into a white mist, making the inside of the crater look like a celestial paradise.
In a short time, the concentration of Spiritual Qi here had completely reached the level of a Tier Three Spirit Vein, and even far surpassed it.
He sat cross-legged, circulating his Cultivation Technique while patiently waiting for 5:00 AM to arrive.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen’s eyes snapped open. He opened his mouth and spat out a Fake Pill shimmering with black and white light.
It hovered in mid-air, emitting streams of Magical Power to its left and right.
The Magical Power on the left emanated a vibrant, green luster, while the Magical Power on the right flickered with a withered, yellow hue.
Sensing that the timing was perfect and the conditions ideal, Xiao Chen no longer hesitated.
He silently recited the final Heart Method of the Spirit-Nurturing Technique, which he already knew by heart, and began to charge the great bottleneck of the Golden Core realm.
"The sun and moon shine together; day and night alternate."
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Midway through, he also remembered to form hand seals, activating the Yin-Yang Unity Contract to increase his chances of successful Core Formation.
CRACK!
A crisp crack rang out.
The Five-Colored Jade Coral, worth hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, immediately shattered into pieces on the ground.
Wisps of an extremely special Spiritual Qi drifted out from within, so tangible they radiated a five-colored Spiritual Light, shining brilliantly.
Xiao Chen immediately opened his mouth wide and swallowed all of this five-colored Spiritual Qi.
Mysteriously, as soon as the Spiritual Qi entered his stomach, it seemed to recognize his Wood Spirit Root and instantly turned a vivid green, emanating vigorous life force.
SMASH!
Before long, the Exquisite Water Play Pearl was also crudely smashed open, and a large amount of Water Spiritual Power diffused into the air.
The Fake Pill hovering in mid-air suddenly began to spin, causing the already-prepared streams of Magical Power to circulate like a taiji symbol.
In this circulatory process, about thirty percent of the Water Spiritual Power was actually converted into Wood Spiritual Power.
As for the rest, it was either completely consumed during the conversion or pushed aside to prevent interference.
If an ordinary Golden Core True Man were to see this, they would probably curse Xiao Chen for being a spendthrift.
At this moment, however, Xiao Chen couldn’t be bothered with any extraneous thoughts; all his energy was focused on the breakthrough.
Countless streams of Spiritual Power surged into his Dantian, rapidly transforming into a tremendous amount of Magical Power.
The previous limit on his total Magical Power could no longer contain it. Innumerable streams of Magical Power began to circulate spontaneously along the pathways of his Heart Method.
At the same time, however, the massive amount of Magical Power began to impact his meridians and rattle his bone marrow.
Bloody marks started to appear all over Xiao Chen’s body, and a moment later, every bone began to issue a mournful cry.
This was the necessary process for a Cultivator to transform from Mortal Bone to Jade Bone.
It was just as the line on the White Jade Wall had said: "Shed your mortal frame to transcend the mundane; cleanse all impurities to renew the body."
Fortunately, he also had his Body Refining Cultivation. Even without the protection of a Spirit Medicine for a Tier Breakthrough, he was still able to withstand the assault.
After the intense pain, brand new bones grew in.
Xiao Chen’s expression was grave. He formed hand seals, and his body began to alternately flash with vibrant green and withered yellow light.
This repeated eighty-one times. The Nurturing Spirit Flower in his Dantian withered and bloomed again nine times.
Finally, a unique "fruit" grew.
It was black and white, and it radiated a purplish-gold luster!
Perfectly round and smooth as a pearl, it was none other than the Flawless Golden Core!