Chapter 78 Wu Hui breaks through to the Golden Core stage, daily life
Li Chang'an invited Yuheng to stay for dinner.
Now that there are more vegetables growing in Xuanling Immortal Mountain, their meals are very plentiful. The staple food is spirit rice, and there are various vegetables they grow themselves on the table. Sometimes Tianxuan will go to Ling'an City to buy some pork and ribs, but most of the time, the meat dishes on the table are fish from Ningjing River, shrimp and crabs from the pond, or chickens and ducks that they raise themselves.
Li Chang'an started preparing dinner at 5 p.m. this afternoon.
Water chestnut and lotus root stewed with pork ribs, braised chicken with potatoes, stir-fried quail eggs with tomatoes, and a pot of spicy crayfish, steamed shrimp and crab, and boiled fish.
Each dish is served in a large portion. The pork rib soup is kept simmering in a pot. When you've almost finished eating the pork ribs, you add tender pea shoots and spinach, which are then cooked and ready to eat.
The tenderest part of the pea shoots, after being dipped in the pork rib soup, offers the initial taste of water chestnut sweetness and pork rib flavor, followed by the natural sweetness of the pea shoots themselves.
The spinach, with its cone-shaped roots, was harvested by the mountain god's antlers without any soil, and was later washed very clean. The red roots are the sweetest, without any astringency, and the leaves are crisp and tender. After being blanched in pork rib soup, the flavor becomes even sweeter and more fragrant.
Li Chang'an, Tianxuan, and Yuheng were all cultivators with large appetites. With the addition of tea essence and mountain demon, they ate all the large portions of the dishes clean.
While they were clearing the table after the meal, Xie Kuling suddenly rushed in, looking anxious, and said, "Li Chang'an, Tianxuan Star Lord, I have something to ask you."
His forehead was covered in sweat, and his brows were furrowed: "It seems that Wu Hui has encountered some problems with his Core Formation, but none of us have relevant experience and we don't know what's going on. Could you please go and take a look?"
As soon as Xie Kuling finished speaking, Yuheng stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."
Xie Kuling was surprised to see Yuheng Xingjun there, but he didn't have time to be surprised. He quickly nodded and turned to leave.
Li Chang'an quickly tossed down a purification talisman and stepped forward with Tianxuan, saying, "Let's go too."
Yuheng and Tianxuan each grabbed Xie Kuling's arm and led him out of Xuanling Immortal Mountain. Then, guided by him, they arrived at a cave on the southern sub-peak of Qingfeng Sect.
Xie Kuling said, "A few days ago, Wu Hui sensed that he was about to form his core. After telling us, he found this secluded cave, set up a protective barrier, and went into seclusion. But several days have passed, and we haven't seen any tribulation clouds. My uncle and I took a look at the cave entrance and found that the situation inside was a bit strange..."
As soon as the group approached the cave, they sensed a wave of heat erupting from it.
But upon closer inspection, no obvious flames were found, only the scorching heat.
Yuheng circulated his spiritual power to resist, frowning as he looked into the cave: "This is a loss of control over spiritual power."
When forming a core, spiritual energy needs to be compressed and condensed into a pill, but if one is not careful during this process, the spiritual energy will go out of control. Wu Hui has a single fire spiritual root and cultivates fire-type spells. Once his spiritual energy goes out of control, it will indiscriminately unleash a fire-type pressure on the surroundings, which is that scorching heat wave.
“He needs someone to protect him,” Yuheng said.
Tianxuan walked straight into the cave: "I'll go."
His cultivation level was much higher than Wu Hui's, and the barrier at the cave entrance couldn't stop him at all.
Li Chang'an and his group stayed near the cave, keeping a close watch on what was happening inside.
Five hours after Tianxuan went inside, the heat wave in the cave gradually subsided.
Yuheng, however, slowly frowned and said, "Alright, next we just need to overcome the inner demons and form the core, and then we'll face the tribulation of lightning."
Seeing his solemn expression, Li Chang'an asked curiously, "Star Lord, what are you worried about?"
Wu Hui is a kind-hearted, open-minded, and cheerful person with high cultivation and talent. Tianxuan Star Lord once said that people like him don't have deep obsessions.
Then the inner demons should be able to be overcome smoothly.
Yuheng pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Crossing the tribulation is not only dangerous because of inner demons and lightning tribulations, but also because of evil cultivators."
Some evil cultivators will take the opportunity to invade the consciousness of a cultivator during their tribulation, damage their spiritual sense, and seize their cultivation.
When cultivators from sects undergo tribulation, they will seek protection from their masters, while independent cultivators will find an absolutely secluded place on their own.
"Heretical cultivator?" This was the first time Li Chang'an had heard this term.
He thought there were no more heretical practitioners now.
“The thinner the spiritual energy, the more evil cultivators there will be,” Yuheng said. “When they see no hope on the orthodox path of cultivation, they claim that this is the new way out.”
"No one knows your cultivation level. Therefore, Wu Hui is the first person besides the Seven Stars of the Alliance to break through to the Golden Core stage. When his tribulation clouds gather, evil cultivators will surely come after him."
The temptation to seize the cultivation of a Core Formation cultivator and thus advance one's own cultivation by leaps and bounds is so great that even knowing there are Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators nearby, there will surely be evil cultivators who will disregard everything.
“Actually, I’ve always suspected…” Yuheng paused.
He suspected that the frequent appearance of monster rifts in Ling'an City recently was also related to evil cultivators.
However, this matter had nothing to do with Wu Hui's current situation, so Yuheng hesitated for a moment and still didn't say anything.
Li Chang'an scratched his head, ignoring Yuheng's unfinished words, and said, "Then can we ask Wu Hui to undergo the tribulation of lightning in Xuanling Immortal Mountain? That way, you and Tianxuan Star Lord won't have to stay here to protect the Dharma."
Yuheng glanced at him sideways, "Undergoing tribulation in the Xuanling Immortal Mountain?"
“Yes,” Li Chang’an nodded, “In the Xuanling Immortal Mountain, the tribulation clouds will not be seen by others, and the tribulation lightning can also help me split some high-quality spiritual soil.”
Yuheng fell into deep thought, “The tribulation lightning split out the spiritual soil… This is the first time I’ve heard of such a saying.”
He has survived two tribulations, but the soil beneath his feet has never turned into spiritual soil after the tribulation. At most, the surrounding spiritual energy will become a little denser, allowing cultivators to sit in meditation and absorb it to solidify their foundation.
But that's Xuanling Immortal Mountain, there must be another reason.
Yuheng came to his senses and nodded: "Once Wu Hui's inner demons are over and before the tribulation clouds appear, Tianxuan and I will immediately take him to Xuanling Immortal Mountain to undergo the tribulation."
Li Chang'an nodded.
"You should go back first." Xie Kuling, who was standing to the side, glanced at the time on his phone after listening to the two of them.
Li Chang'an is currently in the Nascent Soul stage and can only stay outside Xuanling Immortal Mountain for six hours, which is almost up.
“Once Wu Hui overcomes his inner demons, I will give him my token.”
The token was carved from bamboo by Li Chang'an and carries his spiritual power. Only with that token can one freely enter and exit Xuanling Immortal Mountain.
"Okay." Li Chang'an agreed and returned to Xuanling Immortal Mountain.
The next morning, as Li Chang'an was picking a new batch of pea shoots in the pea field, he suddenly saw Tianxuan leading Wu Hui into Xuanling Immortal Mountain.
“This land is still of poor quality, so you will prepare to undergo your tribulation here.” Tianxuan placed Wu Hui on the edge of the field.
The row of tea trees on the ridge of the field had not yet grown, so Wu Hui was able to find an open space to meditate.
Wu Hui was still a little confused, not knowing why Tianxuan Xingjun had suddenly dragged him to Xuanling Immortal Mountain. Hearing that he was going to undergo tribulation here, he just nodded and agreed: "Okay, thank you, Xingjun."
Before long, tribulation clouds gradually gathered in the sky. Li Chang'an stood guard not far away, using his spiritual power to protect the vegetables in the fields around Wu Hui.
When the first bolt of lightning struck, Li Chang'an looked up, somewhat puzzled.
Wu Hui's tribulation lightning was the same as Tianxuan Xingjun's, white with a hint of purple.
It seems that the tribulation lightning is not different for each person; more likely, his tribulation lightning is different from others.
The eighteen bolts of heavenly lightning were quickly struck, and the two acres of inferior spiritual soil around Wu Hui were transformed into superior spiritual soil.
Wu Hui was seriously injured, but he managed to pull through and began meditating to recover.
It was unclear whether this was because it was a tribulation for breaking through to the Golden Core stage, or because he was in the Xuanling Immortal Mountain, where the tribulation lightning was many times more powerful than when he was in the Foundation Establishment stage, but at the same time it brought him many benefits.
His meridians, bones, blood, and the formed golden core were all tempered by the tribulation lightning, becoming more resilient, which greatly helped his future cultivation.
On the other side, Li Chang'an withdrew the spiritual power protecting the vegetables and was relieved to see that Wu Hui was alright.
Neither he nor Tianxuan disturbed Wu Hui; they went back to work in the fields.
Li Chang'an picked a large handful of pea shoots for himself, and harvested the rest using the mountain god's deer antlers, reaping tens of thousands of catties in his hands.
Pea shoots don't keep well. Even those grown in the Xuanling Immortal Mountain can only stay crisp and fresh for two days at most, so they have to be picked and sold on the same day.
After receiving the goods, Li Chang'an started a live broadcast to sell this batch of pea shoots, and all the goods were shipped out before noon that day.
Pea shoots don't take up much weight; a large handful weighs less than a pound.
Li Chang'an set a limit of one jin per person, and shipped tens of thousands of orders.
...
Three days later, Wu Hui finished his meditation and recovered.
He is the ninth Golden Core cultivator in the Cangxuan Realm. Yuheng attaches great importance to him and specially had someone publish the news in the Cultivation Alliance.
The ninth Golden Core cultivator in the Cangxuan Realm has appeared. May all cultivators continue their diligent practice, never forgetting their original aspirations, and forging ahead with determination.
This news item was pinned to the top and scrolled across the top of the page.
The cultivators all saw it and couldn't help but start discussing it.
[Ninth place? Two more suddenly?]
[The eighth one should be Li Chang'an, but it wasn't announced after Li Chang'an's breakthrough. Was it because the Seven Stars of the Alliance didn't know when he broke through to the Golden Core stage?]
[I really want to know what Li Chang'an's cultivation level is now. It feels a bit terrifying. He's only inherited the Xuanling Immortal Mountain for a short time!]
Did Li Chang'an and the ninth Golden Core cultivator both undergo their tribulations at Xuanling Immortal Mountain? Otherwise, why is there no movement at all in the Cangxuan Realm?
Uh, could this ninth one be the one I know? He's in our sect.
[Could the fellow cultivator upstairs reveal a little about this? Which major sect are you from? What kind of cultivation method do you practice?]
[Our sect is the Qingfeng Sect. If I'm not mistaken, this Golden Core cultivator should be the one who applied for the job with me before. Back then, he was already at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage. He is now an elder in our sect. As for the cultivation method, that's not convenient to reveal. Everyone should work hard on their own; what works for others may not work for you. Also, you can try to snatch Li Chang'an's spirit-grade vegetables; they're universally acknowledged as something that can increase cultivation.]
[The ninth Golden Core cultivator is indeed an elder in charge of our sect! The Mountain Lord just announced that Elder Wu has been promoted to Second Elder! He's now on par with the First Elder, equivalent to the Deputy Mountain Lord!]
Truly a member of the Qingfeng School!
The monks were stunned.
The elders of the three upper sects were also almost dumbfounded.
The Qingfeng Sect actually has a Golden Core cultivator, and they've even recruited many high-level rogue disciples... This...
With Li Chang'an in the past and a Golden Core stage elder in the future, the Qingfeng Sect will surely be able to replace one of the three upper sects in time.
I just don't know which sect was so unlucky.
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