Chapter 328 - 269: Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill! (Part 2)
Chapter 328: Chapter 269: Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill! (Part 2)
As soon as the Heart-devouring Insect approached the tower, a ray of blue light shone from within the tower, illuminating the Heart-devouring Insect.
The Heart-devouring Insect was not unfamiliar with such a situation; it remained unfazed and calmly received the light, then its form abruptly vanished.
When it reappeared, it was already inside the White Jade Tower.
Perhaps it was due to the total removal of restrictions, Gu Yuan’s divine sense clinging to the Heart-devouring Insect did not dissipate.
Attaching divine sense is an ability innate to Golden Core Cultivators.
Because of that ray of Immortal Golden Nature, his mana and divine thought can temporarily exist in the world, unlike Foundation Establishment Cultivators, whose senses would disperse with the wind shortly after leaving the body.
However, divine thought attached to external objects faces significant limitations in time and distance, serving only as a minor technique.
With divine thought attached to the Heart-devouring Insect, it was akin to Gu Yuan having "eyes" on the Heart-devouring Insect, allowing him to perceive everything around it.
Inside the White Jade Small Tower, the space was not vast.
It was three zhang tall, with a width of only ten zhang, entirely made of white jade.
On each side, large lamps flickered with flames that never extinguished.
The entire structure appeared to have a somewhat crypt-like style.
At the very front of the jade tower was a white jade meditation mat, and above the mat was a skeleton radiating golden brilliance, maintaining a cross-legged seated posture.
In front of the knees of the skeleton rested a golden round pill, shimmering with spiritual light, its surface seemingly inscribed with countless tiny characters, dense and dizzying to behold.
Moreover, this golden round pill seemed to connect to the Spirit Peak below the jade tower, continuously drawing pure spiritual qi from the void, flowing into the golden round pill.
Looking around cautiously, the Heart-devouring Insect examined the entirety of the jade tower’s interior, discovering no anomalies.
Then it spat out a blood-red small arrow, gently striking the skeleton.
The skeleton trembled slightly but showed no other reaction.
The golden round pill appeared to sense something, but it lacked spiritual wisdom and took no further action.
"Master, is there only this one golden pill?"
"There should be no danger!"
After waiting for a moment, the Heart-devouring Insect used its innate divine power to confirm no sign of soul spirit presence before whispering to Gu Yuan.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as the Heart-devouring Insect finished speaking, Gu Yuan, with a Thunder Pearl above his head, a Ruyi Golden Leaf around his body, the Five Thunders Punishment Heaven Seal in his hand, and a Sword Pill hidden in his sleeve, entered the jade tower.
Gu Yuan did not know what the golden pill truly was, but the opportunity displayed by the Stone Liquid was precisely this object!
It had a faint golden glow, capable of significantly influencing the threads of destiny.
Cultivators strive, if one hesitates, they lose their momentum. Without hesitation, Gu Yuan let his palm overflow with mana and reached directly for the golden pill.
"Whoosh!"
Yet the golden pill was quicker, sensing Gu Yuan’s presence, it transformed into a beam of golden light, drilling straight into the center of Gu Yuan’s brow.
Gu Yuan’s numerous techniques could not stop it in time!
He suddenly seemed to have been struck by lightning, standing frozen in place, unable to move.
"Master!"
The Heart-devouring Insect cried out anxiously.
Tied to Gu Yuan in fate, its fortune rose and fell with his. If Gu Yuan were to perish, it would inevitably meet a sudden end.
In its desperation, it called out.
But Gu Yuan was as still as a sculpture, eyes closed, seemingly in slumber.
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"A dragon can be great or small, can ascend or hide; great dragons stir clouds and expel mists, small ones conceal in forms..."
"When ascending, they fly into the cosmos, when hiding, they lurk under waves..."
"Riding the dragon to enclose the sea, atop the dragon to achieve ascension..."
"Dragon Essence, the source of Heaven-Earth Spiritual Mechanism..."
"Supreme Venerable’s transformation, absorbed into the human body, the origin of all things, moved by thought..."
Countless brilliant golden characters exploded within Gu Yuan’s heart, streams of wondrous Dao Charm furiously circulated, akin to mighty bells echoing or a thousand chanting scriptures—indescribable currents of spiritual mechanism flowed and transformed within Gu Yuan’s heart like endless spring water, finally forming several large characters:
Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill!
These words, like sharp swords, deeply embedded themselves in Gu Yuan’s heart, unforgettable upon sight.
"Master! Master!"
And at this moment, a faint voice came from afar, causing his heart and spirit to move, withdrawing from the profound mystery.
Gu Yuan opened his eyes, finding the Heart-devouring Insect continually flapping its wings, anxiously staring at him.
"Master, are you okay!"
Seeing Gu Yuan open his eyes, the Heart-devouring Insect let out a long breath, nervously asking with concern.
"I’m fine..."
Gu Yuan delved into his body with heart and spirit, finding everything as usual, then slightly shook his head.
"That’s good, it’s been fourteen days, the Secret Realm is about to close, I feared you might not wake up!"
"Fourteen days?"
Gu Yuan felt slightly surprised, thinking only a moment had passed, not realizing it had been fourteen days.
After calculating with a finger, he let out a helpless, bitter laugh.
Finger calculation is also an instinctive art of the Golden Core, a mysterious control over heavenly mechanisms that naturally manifests upon reaching a certain realm.
"Master, time is not early, why not return early and tally the gains at the Daoist School!"
The Heart-devouring Insect suggested.
Unaware of what the golden pill brought to Gu Yuan, it presumably meant little to itself, and thus suggested returning to the Daoist School early to live freely instead of being trapped here for twenty years, akin to imprisonment.
After all, its lifespan could not compare to Gu Yuan’s.
"No hurry... let’s wait a bit longer."
But Gu Yuan shook his head, his gaze upon the skeleton on the meditation mat was profound, pondering deeply.
He couldn’t determine whose remains those bones belonged to.
Yet that golden pill was indeed the second part of the Silver Flood Dragon Celestial Book he had obtained earlier in Zhongshan Country, the Golden Dragon Scale Book!
The golden pill recorded an extraordinarily exquisite technique!
Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill!
This technique can allow a cultivator’s Golden Core to transform into a Dragon Essence Golden Core, granting the ability to manifest anomalies in the early stage of the Golden Core, enabling transformation into a dragon!
This isn’t the ordinary "flesh and blood dragon body."
But a Dao Charm manifestation, its profound mystery is difficult to articulate, promising great advantages for cultivation!
However, cultivating this technique requires shattering the Golden Core and undergoing Celestial Tribulation anew!
"Shatter the Golden Core, undergo Celestial Tribulation anew..."
These eight simple words are daunting enough to make countless Golden Core Cultivators shrink back in fear.
No one understands the difficulty of Celestial Tribulation better than Gu Yuan.
Yet, if successful, the rewards are immense.
Transformations aside, resulting in a dragon form, one regains another ray of Immortal Golden Nature!
A single ray of Immortal Golden Nature can forge an Immortal Golden Seal, an invaluable tool for cultivators.
The capability of the Golden Seal surpasses ordinary Dharma Seals, akin to divine powers, profound and exceptional.
Yet any Golden Core Cultivator may gain only one ray in their lifetime, making the choice of Dharma Seal paramount.
Gu Yuan has yet to solidify his Lifebound Golden Seal due to indecision.
Nonetheless, determining the Golden Seal is but a momentary decision, so Gu Yuan is not in haste.
If indeed faced with an unbeatable enemy, temporarily applying the golden nature to form an Immortal Golden Seal can suffice.
"Dragon Essence Golden Core, Dragon Essence Golden Core..."
Gu Yuan repeatedly tasted these words, hesitating in his heart.
The technique is undoubtedly profound, yet shattering the Golden Core and enduring Celestial Tribulation anew is highly perilous, slight negligence then becomes death and dispersal.
The most crucial concern is whether the Dragon Scale Golden Book is truly complete?
What of the way beyond the Daoist Embryo?
Must one search the heavens once more for techniques and refine one’s skills anew?
This affair seems excessively arduous.
Contemplating just a bit, Gu Yuan felt countless challenges awaiting him ahead.
Uncertain future!
Yet the Dragon Essence Golden Core Skill is unprecedented and exceptionally mystical, difficult to abandon.
After pondering a while, Gu Yuan suddenly chuckled: "Truly being deluded!"
"This is an opportunity capable of altering destiny, how could I not pursue it?"
"A moderate path, however prolonged it may be, cannot compare to the true Mysterious Techniques."
Without pursuing this technique, fate remains unaltered; pursuing it, the Life Chart advances further!
Could he still be weighing advantages and disadvantages?!
It’s merely another Celestial Tribulation!
The Master of the Secret Realm must have foreseen long ago, hence leaving a Tribulation-avoiding Dragon Talisman!
With this Dragon Talisman, coupled with the methods cultivated over years, how could he not pass the Celestial Tribulation?