Liu Yunqing didn't care about Jian Xing's probing and speculation, just as she didn't care about their overly polite and distant attitude.
Her only thought right now is to successfully advance to the Golden Core stage and then secure a spot in the top ten of the cultivation competition.
However, advancing to the Golden Core stage was not too difficult for Liu Yunqing.
Her physical body had been tempered and refined to be tough and pure even during her early cultivation days.
Her previous experiences relieved her of the worry about inner demons and tribulations. She only needed to honestly condense the liquid into a pill and then undergo the baptism of lightning tribulation, which would be considered a great success.
The step of condensing liquid into pills requires the cultivator's patience and an abundant supply of spiritual energy.
Liu Yunqing only guided the spiritual energy in his body to circulate for two cycles before his mind completely immersed in deep cultivation.
The turbulent spiritual energy surging around him gradually became docile as his master breathed slowly and gently.
Even Liu Yunqing himself didn't understand why the slight tension and excitement before advancing had completely disappeared after he entered a deeper level of cultivation. He simply followed his instincts and mobilized his spiritual energy again and again.
Until her body and mind were completely calm and free of any distracting thoughts, Liu Yunqing slowly raised her hands from her knees, gently swirled and overlapped them in front of her, and lightly pinched her fingers together. The spiritual energy around her stagnated for a moment, and then surged wildly.
The surge of spiritual energy around him caused the flow of spiritual energy further away.
In a short while, a strong wind suddenly arose on the entire back mountain, sweeping away all the fire elemental energy and surging towards the formation on the back mountain.
Jian Xing, who had been standing at a distance without leaving, saw the surge of spiritual energy and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by understanding.
That's right. If I didn't even have this much ability, why would I deserve special treatment from my master?
Although it is a trivial matter for Master, as the peak master of Mingzhao Peak, to take care of a non-sect disciple, it is not worth mentioning.
However, those who can advance to the top of the Supreme Elder's Peak are not ordinary people who receive special treatment; the sect would not allow it unless the person has a very important connection to them.
Liu Yunqing's initial attempt at condensing his core was decent, but not enough to warrant such an honor. However, it piqued Jian Xing's interest in staying to observe further.
Soon, Jian Xing's "some interest" turned into "very interest," and then he sat up straight, ready for anything.
Because the scale of the operation that Jianxing affirmed was just the beginning.
Half an hour later, the area where Liu Yunqing was located was already completely enveloped by fire spiritual energy.
Not only could Liu Yunqing not be seen, but even the array specifically designed to resist the lightning tribulation was completely obscured, and the entire back mountain of Mingzhao Peak was filled with red clouds formed from fire spiritual energy.
But this was not the end. Jian Xing stood on high ground and looked around. He saw that the fire spiritual energy in the sect was still flowing into the back mountain of Mingzhao Peak.
This, this, this won't drain all of their sect's fire spirit energy, will it?
That won't happen, but it will definitely attract the attention of the entire sect.
Sure enough, Jian Xing glanced around and noticed that some fellow disciples were already gathering near Mingzhao Peak.
Very good. It seems that Master arranged for this person to be on Mingzhao Peak not only because he believed that this person had a special identity, but also because he was afraid of being watched by others.
Liu Yunqing, who caused all this, was unaware that her preparations were a bit too elaborate this time. She was fully focused on preparing to solidify the first layer of her golden core.
The abundant spiritual liquid in his dantian became increasingly viscous under Liu Yunqing's repeated high-pressure rotation until it could no longer be rotated.
Liu Yunqing did not stop absorbing spiritual energy and squeezing the spiritual liquid just because the spiritual liquid in her dantian stopped rotating. Instead, she flipped and turned her palms again, changing her hand seals once more.
As she changed her movements, the originally slow-moving spiritual energy paused for a moment before rushing into her body at an accelerated speed, and the rotation and surging speed of the external spiritual energy also reached a new level.
Feeling the swelling and tearing sensation in all the meridians and acupoints of her body, Liu Yunqing's mind became clearer. Then, in a moment, she mustered her strength and forcefully suppressed the excess spiritual energy in her meridians and acupoints.
The spiritual energy, which was originally saturated and almost no longer circulating, was forced to advance towards the dantian under this intense pressure.
Upon reaching the entrance of the dantian, Liu Yunqing drew upon spiritual energy at an even faster and more intense pace.
"Boom!"
The viscous liquid, unable to rotate, was forcefully driven and pressed down from all directions towards the center of the dantian.
After the drop of spiritual liquid at the very center of the dantian was compressed to its limit, it was forced to shrink inward. With a melodious chime, a red bead the size of a speck of dust, shimmering with golden light, appeared as if by magic.
Before the dazzling light could spread, the viscous spiritual liquid from all directions covered the tiny red bead.
But it's alright.
Because the viscous spiritual liquid that covered them instantly became part of the tiny red bead—a red bead the size of a sesame seed, shimmering with a more dazzling golden-red light.
Having achieved one, and thus two, the subsequent three, four, and five could proceed smoothly with Liu Yunqing's full concentration.
Circle after circle, layer after layer, until there was no more spiritual liquid left in the entire dantian, only the golden elixir in the very center, shining like the morning sun and as lustrous as a pearl, spinning smoothly.
Just as spiritual roots have five elements, so too does the golden elixir.
Golden pills formed from a single spiritual root are of a single color, while those formed from multiple spiritual roots are of multiple colors.
Liu Yunqing possesses a single fire spiritual root, so her golden core should naturally be red.
However, the golden pill in her dantian was not simply red, but a blend of gold and red.
Its radiant glow, with a red base and a golden hue stretching far into the distance, resembles a blazing sun when viewed from afar.
Fortunately, no one else but Liu Yunqing himself could witness this beautiful sight.
Fortunately, no one saw it.
The only thing known to the outside world is that the condensed liquid has been transformed into a pill, and it's done.
Liu Yunqing let out a long breath, placed his hands back on his knees, maintained the posture of five hearts facing the sky, and returned to his original cultivation posture.
"Boom—!!!"
The moment Liu Yunqing resumed her meditation, accompanied by a rumbling thunder overhead, the sky over the entire back mountain of Mingzhao Peak darkened.
Liu Yunqing looked up at the thunderous roar, but was not surprised.
As expected, there was no inner demon tribulation!
There was no inner demon tribulation?
Jian Xing, who had been guarding outside the formation, was once again shocked as he watched the jubilant tribulation lightning.
Yes, again.
Jian Xing had never seen the spiritual energy consumed by Liu Yunqing in condensing the liquid into a pill, nor the resulting disturbance of spiritual energy, in any Golden Core cultivator.
The crimson cloud of fire elemental energy, which had not yet dispersed, enveloped the shocked Jian Xing, making him wonder if he had entered a tribulation of inner demons.
How could one not face inner demons when advancing to the Golden Core stage?
Unable to understand, he could only turn around and ask his master, who had just arrived.
"Master, is that why you arranged for her to advance her cultivation at Mingzhao Peak?"
Mingzhao Daojun did not answer his disciple's question, but in his heart he was roaring madly at Chunyu Changfeng:
You scoundrel! You schemed against me! You schemed against me again!
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