"Little sister, you've come at the perfect time. I just made something delicious and was going to bring it to you, but these guys smelled it and came over. So annoying." She glared at Xu Jianfang and his group as she spoke.

You Chunyuan took a small cake out of the refrigerator: "Try it, it's made with cocoa powder."

"Thank you!" Zuo Qingya took the small cake and started eating.

"How about it?"

Zuo Qingya smiled contentedly: "Delicious!"

"If it's delicious, eat more. I made a lot. I'll have your mom put it in her storage space later. Just take it whenever you want."

"Um……"

You Chunyuan looked at Zuo Haijia: "Sister Jia, what brings you here to see me today?"

"I've come here to say goodbye."

Upon hearing the farewell message, everyone looked at Zuo Haijia and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"

"Take Xiaoya to gain experience."

"Oh! How long will it take?"

"I don't know."

"Come on, eat this, it's delicious too."

"Thank you, Sister Chunyuan."

"You're welcome."

Leave the City of Hope.

Zuo Haijia led Zuo Qingya to a place rich in spiritual energy and began cultivating.

It is said that cultivation knows no time, and Zuo Qingya thinks that makes a lot of sense, because she can now cultivate for three days and three nights lying down.

However, I still check the sales situation of the little general store occasionally. If it's out of stock, I restock. With the points I have now, I can still buy small things, and even larger items, but it's a shame to waste the points.

Sometimes, Zuo Haijia would take Zuo Qingya to kill some mutated creatures to practice their skills.

Several more months passed.

On this day, Zuo Qingya felt as if she was about to break through. Spiritual energy surged towards her, and Zuo Qingya's dantian was like a bottomless pit. The spiritual energy she absorbed was far from enough for the breakthrough. Fine sweat slowly appeared on Zuo Qingya's forehead.

Upon seeing this, Zuo Haijia took out many spirit stones from her own space and placed them around Zuo Qingya.

What was about to fail as a breakthrough was now saved by the replenishment of spiritual energy. With a crack, Zuo Qingya successfully broke through.

Just then, dark clouds gathered, and Zuo Haijia moved further away, standing outside the range of the lightning tribulation.

Zuo Qingya opened her eyes and took out all the magical treasures that Zuo Haijia had given her. She put on the ones that could be put on her body, and used her hands to hold them. The ones that she couldn't hold were left in her consciousness space.

Get ready, look up at the dark clouds overhead, sizzling sound...

Lightning flashed through the dark clouds, and a bolt of lightning struck down, startling Zuo Qingya so much that she instinctively closed her eyes.

A bolt of lightning struck Zuo Qingya squarely on the head. Luckily, Zuo Qingya had put on a magical artifact beforehand, otherwise her hair might have exploded.

Seeing that she was alright, Zuo Qingya breathed a sigh of relief. She had already experienced a tribulation of lightning when she was in the Foundation Establishment stage, but the spiritual energy had not fully recovered and the Heavenly Dao had not fully awakened at that time, so Zuo Qingya escaped the tribulation of lightning once. Now that she was undergoing the Golden Core tribulation of lightning, the tribulation of lightning was doubled.

Bolts of lightning struck one after another, each one sending a powerful shock through Zuo Qingya. A tingling sensation, and a slightly pleasurable feeling, coursed through her body, causing her to tremble uncontrollably, like she was having an epileptic seizure. Zuo Qingya used her magical artifacts and spiritual energy to resist the onslaught of the lightning tribulation.

As time went by, Zuo Qingya gradually adapted to the rhythm of the lightning tribulation. Her body trembled less, and she began to dodge and counterattack nimbly. Using the techniques given to her by Zuo Haijia, Zuo Qingya skillfully avoided the lightning tribulation. She also began to unleash her full strength and confront the lightning tribulation head-on.

Zuo Qingya also wanted to shout, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens," but then she thought it was too silly and decided against it.

Finally, after countless life-or-death trials, Zuo Qingya successfully survived the Golden Core Tribulation.

Zuo Qingya felt as if her body had been reshaped. How to put it? It was as if the impurities within her body had been swept away by the lightning tribulation, leaving only boundless power. This proved that she had become a true Golden Core Realm cultivator.

After breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, sweet dew descended from the sky, its starlight nourishing her meridians and internal organs. Each drop of dew contained powerful vitality and spiritual energy, circulating within her body and even nourishing the grass on the ground.

Zuo Haijia put Huzi on the ground so that it could also rub against the nectar.

Looking at Zuo Qingya, Zuo Haijia was full of satisfaction, "Not bad."

Hearing Zuo Haijia's praise, Zuo Qingya also showed a happy smile.

After being touched by Gan Lu, she felt all her fatigue completely eliminated. Her meridians became wider and smoother, allowing spiritual energy to flow more freely and easily. Her internal organs also became stronger and more powerful, able to withstand a greater influx of spiritual energy.

Zuo Qingya felt her soul float away, merging with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She could also sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy around her, accurately grasping cultivation techniques and methods. Her thinking also became more agile and clear, enabling her to quickly analyze and respond to various situations.

"I didn't expect that entering the Golden Core Realm would have this benefit."

The nectar not only greatly enhanced her physical body but also elevated her soul. Her body became lighter and more ethereal. Zuo Qingya knew that this was a tremendous change brought about by the Golden Core Realm and a solid foundation for her future cultivation path.

After the dew disappeared, Zuo Qingya and the others returned to the place where they had been cultivating.

Zuo Qingya discovered through internal examination that her meridians were all tinged with a multicolored black.

"Huh??? The meridians are stained?"

Zuo Qingya told Zuo Haijia about this.

Zuo Haijia chuckled, “Our meridians are for storing spiritual energy. The quality of your spiritual root determines the quality of the spiritual energy in your meridians.”

"Oh! I see."

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Qingya said, "Mom, I want to find a mutated beast to practice with and solidify my cultivation level."

Zuo Haijia nodded: "Okay, go ahead!"

"I'm off then!"

Zuo Haijia lay on the rocking chair and waved her hand: "Go! Go!"

"Mom, I feel like you're trying to get rid of me."

"Don't doubt it, trust your own intuition."

"Uh... okay!"

Tiger's strength has improved, advancing to the level of a spirit beast, and its size has increased. Fortunately, it can change size, otherwise Zuo Qingya feels that traveling might be like riding an elephant.

Zuo Qingya rode the tiger, swaying back and forth, searching for her target.

"Shh...it's a mutated wild boar."

Zuo Qingya and Hu Zi are now hiding in a bush, spying on the mutated wild boar ahead.

The mutated wild boar has an exceptionally ferocious and terrifying appearance. Its body is as large as a small mountain, covered in thick black fur, each hair seemingly imbued with immense power. It has a large head and those distinctive tusks, making it quite intimidating.

Zuo Qingya's eyes lit up; this was the one.

Zuo Qingya jumped off Hu Zi's back, telling Hu Zi to suppress his aura so as not to scare her sparring partner.