Chapter 272 My Fate is in My Own Hands, Not in the Heavens (Part 2)
It's only a few hundred drops; at his current cultivation speed, it will take him at most two years.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
August, the 53rd year of Wang Yu's career as a deacon.
After refining a top-grade Ice Lotus Pill, his true essence accumulation finally reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment stage, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine drops, not a drop less!
After readjusting his state, Wang Yu, though unafraid of the Core Formation Tribulation, still managed to properly set up the [Thunder Lotus Platform] and the [Heavenly Heart Thunder-Dispersing Tribulation-Avoiding Treasure Array].
in case.
After calming down for several more days, he swallowed the top-grade Core Formation spiritual item, Frozen Blood of the Ice Plains, from the jade bottle in one gulp.
This blood from the frozen earth, possessing extremely cold properties, immediately caused Wang Yu's true essence lake to boil, expanding to the limit that his dantian could contain within a few breaths.
Crystallization begins to appear, which is a sign of the solidification of the true essence.
The Core Formation artifact does not affect the spirit and blood; all its effects are directed at the true essence, maximizing Wang Yu's success rate.
The Xuan Yuan Demon Embryo, which has fused with a large number of spiritual roots, is also exerting its "dual spiritual root" effect, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, providing some assistance for the transformation of true essence.
He made every possible preparation to the fullest extent.
It's impossible for it to fail.
The process of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth lasted for a long time, far exceeding the upper limit that the dantian and qi sea could hold. However, the fragmented true essence crystals within also increased the upper limit that could be held.
At one moment, Wang Yu suddenly opened his eyes.
"Golden Core...condensed!"
The sea of qi was in turmoil, with constant crashing sounds, yet it was also shrinking at a visible speed.
A perfectly round, egg-sized, dark blue pill, no bigger than a fingernail, materialized from nothingness, radiating a hazy spiritual light. A few strands of magical power seeped out from the pill, but their quantity was pitifully small.
It's done!
Before they could even rejoice, dark clouds rolled in from the sky, their imposing presence sending a chill down their spines, enveloping the vast Guiling City Lord's Mansion.
Both Master Qingyang and Commander Xu Ruozhou showed expressions of surprise.
"So fast... Compared to the city lord, Qingyang is so old, he's really wasted his life."
"Lord of the City...is he about to form his Core Formation?!"
Xu Ruozhou clenched his fist. He knew that Wang Yu was only a little over ten years older than him, yet he was a whole realm ahead of him. It was simply unbelievable.
Jin Manlou.
Jin Miaoshan leaned against the corridor, staring at the tribulation clouds in the sky, and felt a chill run down her spine.
"How fast, the opportunity near Youzhou..."
"Speaking of which, the days when he returned coincided with the end of the competition for the Earth Spirit Fruit in Luofu Mountain. Was this the opportunity?"
"Meow~"
Wuyun Taxue, nestled in her arms, lazily stretched her waist, unaware of the approaching Heavenly Might.
Tianbao Pavilion.
Han Jia Zhenren, the good elder brother of City Lord Wang, also noticed the strangeness of the City Lord's Mansion and immediately judged the general situation.
"It's Brother Wang Yu!"
"Golden Dragon and Silver Phoenix, come quickly to witness the ceremony and prepare a congratulatory gift for your father. You will come with me to visit Lord Guiling City later."
The twins looked at each other in silence. The younger sister, Yin Feng, murmured, "Brother, we are more than twenty years older than Wang Yu, yet we have only reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment."
Han Jinlong also expressed his admiration.
"This Lord Wang's aptitude is probably an undisclosed Heavenly Spiritual Root, which is truly enviable."
"yes--"
The reactions from all sides in Guiling were different. Most of them hurriedly prepared a congratulatory gift, while some sects would prepare a celebration for the addition of a Core Formation cultivator.
Although the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect will not be like that, their status after Core Formation is vastly different from before, and the inheritances they can access are completely different.
In the secluded cultivation chamber.
The tribulation lightning didn't gather momentum for long. Soon, the first bolt of heavenly lightning pierced through the hall, struck the ground, and precisely locked onto him.
Wang Yu summoned his bloodline artifact, the Demon Dragon Armor, and covered his body without offering any resistance, allowing the lightning tribulation to strike him. The violent power of the lightning tribulation did not cause much damage.
On the contrary, it made him feel extremely comfortable. This was the benefit of the third-level body refinement. His dragon armor and physique were tempered by heaven and earth, and he made further progress.
The second lightning tribulation that followed was much more powerful.
When the lightning tribulation struck his body, he felt a strong stinging pain in his internal organs. However, when he activated the Yin-Yang Demon Dragon Technique, the stinging pain quickly subsided.
"Sizzle—"
The final bolt of lightning, striking the sky like a pillar of thunder, was blue and white. Wang Yu's expression became much more serious, and he unleashed his Demon Dragon Fist towards the heavens.
The Yin-Yang Demon Dragon, formed from the essence of Qi and blood, soared into the sky!
It collided head-on with the tribulation lightning, and with a loud bang, the lightning pillar shattered into hundreds of electric snakes, which continued to strike Wang Yu.
Its power was greatly reduced. Apart from the tingling sensation, strands of tribulation lightning were absorbed by the Demonic Dragon Armor, causing the Dragon-Headed Beast to swallow a little more Heavenly Thunder Talismans.
Ordinary magical treasures and genuine artifacts could never achieve this level of skill.
"This should be the growth potential brought about by the treasure of the dragon vein."
The answer came from the bottom of my heart.
He had already survived the tribulation, and the treasures he had prepared to avoid it had not worked. He was prepared for this, so it wasn't a waste, but rather a result of his strength exceeding expectations.
Actually, it's a good thing!
Focusing attention on one's own body, the transformation of life level brought about by the breakthrough in realm is not yet over.
Even as the tribulation ended, an invisible, mysterious divine gift descended from the tribulation clouds, accelerating his transformation.
Having undergone a massive influx of spiritual energy, the body, meridians, and consciousness all experienced varying degrees of improvement—these are all benefits brought about by a breakthrough in cultivation level.
Dantian and Qi Sea.
As the golden core condenses, ten wisps of almost tangible magical power appear and swirl around it. At this stage, the focus of cultivation is still on accumulating magical power and strengthening the golden core.
Wang Yu has just broken through and entered the first level of the Core Formation realm.
When one's mana reaches a maximum of three hundred strands, one can break through to the second level of Core Formation. Accumulating a thousand strands allows one to enter the third level of Core Formation. Cultivating to three thousand strands will bring one to the peak.
A new challenge will then be faced – [Zhuangdan]!
Similar to the Qi Refining stage's "Spirit Refining" and the Foundation Establishment stage's "Essence Condensation," to break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation, one needs to inject three thousand strands of magical power into the Golden Core.
It is the "fruit" of a cultivator's practice at a certain stage; strengthening it will enhance one's power.
If we were to summarize them by body size: 1 centimeter, 2 centimeters, 5 centimeters!
Three diameters are the standard sizes for a cultivator's Golden Core, but there are also some powerful special individuals who can increase the diameter of their Golden Core to 9 centimeters.
Wang Yu felt that his golden core was indeed larger, but he would only be able to directly perceive the greater differences after he broke through to the mid-stage of cultivation.
When everyone first started condensing their elixir, they were all about the same.
With the breakthrough of the major realm, both his spiritual sense and physical body have been elevated to a minor realm, and his strength has entered a new stage.
"Everything is different now."
Next, besides stabilizing your realm, you'll experience the speed of cultivating your magical power and the changes in the placement menu.
It's not that an extra slot has been added, but rather that its efficiency should also improve after the fundamental realm is upgraded, since it is based on him.
[Placement Slot 1: Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Technique (Tier 3/Perfect/No Further Derivation Possible)]
[Placement slot 2: It's cold...]
[Placement Slot 3: Demon Dragon Fist (Tier 3/Battle Techniques/Physical Supernatural Power)]
"Dragon Fist (15/100): Nine training sessions a day, perfected in sixty-five years."
[Placement slot 4: Frost Dragon Alchemy Technique (Tier 2/Under Completion...)]
"The Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique (45/100): It can be refined three times a day and completed in twenty years."
[Placement slot 5: Corpse Demon Arcane Arts (Tier 2/Under completion...)]
"Corpse Demon Secret Technique (99/100): Practice 1,440 times a day, and you can master it in one month."
[Placement slot 6: Yellow Spring Great Handprint (Tier 3/Divine Power)]
"Yellow Spring Great Seal (40/100): Practice twenty-four times a day, and you will be perfected in forty years."
The almost completely transformed efficiency surprised and delighted Wang Yu.
The Corpse Demon Secret Technique, which was already close to reaching the third level, was accelerated to the point that it would be fully restored in just one month. At that time, the minor ailments that remained on his body would be perfectly resolved.
At least the tactile sensitivity will return to normal.
Next, Wang Yu used Machine No. 6 to change doors one by one to check the accurate information of many martial arts techniques and secret arts.
"Ancient Soul Technique (20/100): Practice three times a day, and you will reach perfection in 350 years."
This is a Nascent Soul level spiritual cultivation technique; it's normal that it's still far from being perfected.
"Little Asura Killing Fist (65/100): Nine training sessions a day, perfected in twenty years."
He had already mastered this supernatural ability to a high degree, so it's reasonable that the time required to reduce it to this extent.
"Soul-Destroying Finger (32/100): Practice twenty-four times a day, and it will be perfected in forty years."
"Yin Sha Corpse Refining Technique (52/100): Practice 1,440 times a day, and it will be perfected in ten years."
"His whereabouts have been revealed across thousands of miles..."
"The Celestial Soul's Qi..."
After reviewing everything, Wang Yu replaced the Lesser Asura Killing Fist and Corpse Refining Technique with the Yellow Spring Great Handprint and Demonic Dragon Fist, prioritizing the upgrades of those that were nearing completion.
After he forms his core, he will return to his sect to obtain a new third-tier cultivation technique, along with accompanying supernatural abilities, magic treasures, and other inheritances, but he will not go back immediately.
Calculating the time, it took three years before breaking through to the Core Formation stage.
He consumed a top-grade Core Formation spiritual item, Frozen Blood of the Ice Plains, and absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to cleanse his body, thereby compressing his true essence and condensing his golden core. It took him two years.
In other words, this seclusion lasted a total of five years, half the time he had expected.
This was in August of Wang Yu's 55th year as a deacon.
"Ninety-three years old, Core Formation Level 1!"
"I barely achieved the goal of forming the core at the age of one hundred. Compared to a celestial spiritual root, although it is not as top-level as the celestial spiritual root, it is about the same as an ordinary celestial spiritual root."
"There's one more Earth Spirit Fruit!"
Thinking of this, a second fruit appeared in Wang Yu's hand.
According to Xiong Huan's memory, the Yellow Springs Elixir of the Yellow Springs Temple can be made by using this as the main ingredient to refine a spiritual pill that can increase one's magical power by a thousand strands.
There is also some unknown benefit: the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect should also have similar pills. If you go back and refine them into pills before taking them, you can maximize the effect.
"Continue in seclusion and wait for the placement system to report new cultivation levels before proceeding."
It also takes some time to stabilize one's realm.
On the second day after the breakthrough, as the feedback from the dual placement bar arrived as expected, Wang Yu couldn't help but show a bitter expression. It was too slow!
The efficiency of a single placement slot is "1 strand/day" of mana, while that of two placement slots is "2 strands/day". At this rate, it would take 145 days to break through to the second level of Core Formation.
"Um--
"145...days?!"
(End of this chapter)
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