Using the Power of Money, Nine-Mark Golden Core
Lu Yang decided to try out this exclusive skill now for three reasons.
Firstly, he currently has too many Rebate Cards, and instead of letting them gather dust, he might as well use them to continue generating more money.
Secondly, the Tycoon's Confidence needs to be improved as soon as possible. Currently, their spending progress is less than two million, leaving a gap of more than one million to reach the next tier. The sooner they raise their confidence level, the more generous the rewards they will receive each year.
Thirdly, he needs to figure out how much power he can get by spending Spirit Stones, so that he won't be caught off guard in case of emergencies.
Having considered this, Lu Yang no longer hesitated.
He left the study and went to the cultivation room.
The walls of the training room were covered with densely packed reinforcing array patterns, which gleamed with a dark golden light in the dim light.
Only a smooth, mirror-like jade array plate was embedded in the center of the floor, with eight Runes chains extending from its perimeter, each connecting to a small spirit array hub in one of the four corners of the cabin.
Lu Yang stepped into the center of the array plate, and with a thought, activated all the arrays.
Eight beams of spiritual light simultaneously emanated from the hub, rapidly spreading along the Runes chain and finally converging at the center of the array plate, forming a semi-transparent Spiritual Qi shield that firmly sealed the entire cultivation room.
The air trembled slightly the moment the formation was activated, emitting a very low hum before falling silent.
Lu Yang took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.
Let's begin!
He tried burning the Spirit Stone.
As the skill was used, the Spirit Stone stones in the Storage Bag melted away.
A warm and powerful spiritual energy suddenly emerged from the depths of his Dantian, surging out along his meridians and seamlessly merging into his limbs and bones.
His cultivation level began to rise at a visible rate.
After spending three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, his cultivation level steadily advanced from the Mid-stage Qi Refining to the Late Qi Refining.
The cost... well, how should I put it?
It's alright, acceptable, not too high.
Lu Yang didn't rush to lift it further, but stopped to observe the duration first.
While waiting, he casually clicked on a Low-Level Rebate Card to see if burning Spirit Stones could be considered a consumption by the Rebate Card.
After all, the Spirit Stones were burned to improve their own cultivation level, and did not end up in the hands of any merchants or cultivators.
He wasn't really sure whether this counted as a purchase.
Lu Yang quickly felt relieved.
Burning Spirit Stones can also be considered a form of consumption, used to utilize Rebate Cards.
However, Lu Yang did not specify this transaction, since the amount was too small and not worthwhile.
Wait for the big spending spree later.
In addition, Lu Yang also glanced at the Tycoon's Confidence progress bar.
It also rose by 300 points.
In other words, burning Spirit Stones is also counted towards the Tycoon's Confidence.
That makes sense.
Since it's considered a consumption item, it's only natural to include it in the progress tracking.
Lu Yang waited quietly. A quarter of an hour later, he clearly felt the extra surge of Spiritual Qi within his body begin to dissipate.
Like the receding tide, it disappears silently.
In just a few breaths, his cultivation level returned to its original state.
The drop in his cultivation level made Lu Yang instinctively feel a sense of emptiness.
That was the sensory dislocation that occurred in the body after the power suddenly left.
However, he quickly regained his composure and carefully examined his body and Spiritual Qi.
The body was completely intact, without the slightest trace of damage.
The flow of Spiritual Qi was normal, and there was no stagnation or hidden injury in the meridians.
There are absolutely no side effects.
Moreover, this "Power of Money" has no cooldown period.
He can rekindle the Spirit Stones and level up again whenever he wants!
Lu Yang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.
As expected of a skill exclusive to the super-rich, it's truly awesome.
Next, something big is coming!
Lu Yang took a deep breath, no longer cautiously probing, but began to burn Spirit Stones rapidly.
With three hundred Spirit Stones, his cultivation level leaped to the Late Qi Refining.
One thousand Spirit Stones, Peak Qi Refinement.
Ten thousand Spirit Stones, Early-stage Foundation Establishment.
The moment his cultivation broke through the Foundation Establishment threshold, Lu Yang clearly felt a qualitative change in the state of his Spiritual Qi.
The originally smoky and misty Spiritual Qi collapsed violently in the Dantian, churning, squeezing, and condensing, eventually transforming into a pool of clear liquid Spiritual Qi that slowly rotated in the center of the Dantian, forming a stable liquid vortex.
With each rotation of the vortex, a power far greater than that of the Qi Refining Realm surged from the depths of the Dantian, flowing into the limbs and bones.
A terrifying power suddenly erupted within him, and Lu Yang's entire body trembled violently.
He instinctively felt that his Divine Sense was also greatly enhanced.
He closed his eyes, and his Divine Sense spread outward like a tide, revealing the intricate patterns of every array in the cultivation room and the subtle movements of every speck of dust in the air.
This filled Lu Yang with a surge of joy.
The Power of Money brings about a comprehensive boost to one's cultivation!
Aside from the fact that he himself did not master sufficiently powerful Cultivation Method and Law Technique, all other aspects, including his physical body, Divine Sense, and Spiritual Qi, were steadily improved to the level that should be expected in the Foundation Establishment Realm!
The burning of the Spirit Stones did not stop.
Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones vanished like flowing water.
At the center of the liquid vortex in the Dantian, Spiritual Qi began to collapse inward at an unprecedented speed, its density increasing and its temperature rising sharply.
Lu Yang felt as if his Dantian was a furnace that had been ignited, with each collapse of Spiritual Qi accompanied by a scorching vibration.
After an unknown amount of time, the collapse suddenly stopped.
A point of golden light shone in the center of the Dantian, which then burst forth with countless rays of light.
Golden Core!
A golden pill, entirely golden in Golden Core, floated quietly in the very center of the Dantian.
The elixir was without a single impurity, perfectly round as if created by nature.
On that smooth surface of the pill, patterns formed by the Runes of Metal Dao and Sword Dao runes meandered down from the top of the pill, like living dragon patterns coiling around it, each exuding a mysterious aura that made one's heart tremble.
There are nine in total.
Lu Yang looked inward at the Golden Core, his heart pounded, his pupils contracted slightly, and his eyes were filled with shock.
The quality of Golden Core varies.
The higher the level of the Golden Core, the more Golden Core it has.
The Golden Core before him was clearly formed using the "Heavy Sword Instruction," which he was currently cultivating, as the foundation for his Metal Dao and Sword Dao.
The problem is that the "Heavy Sword Instruction" is only the most basic Yellow Grade Cultivation Method. In the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, it is Cultivation Method for beginner disciples to build a foundation!
Using such a low-level Cultivation Method as the foundation of one's Great Dao, one actually managed to condense Nine-Mark Golden Core?!
What the hell...
Lu Yang felt his breathing become somewhat labored.
The Nine-Mark Golden Core is a legendary existence!
He had read many ancient books and miscellaneous books, but he had never heard of anyone in Qin Province who had ever condensed Nine-Mark Golden Core.
Looking across the entire Eastern Domain, it seems that only in the legendary ancient times, when Spiritual Qi was far more abundant and cultivation was far easier than it is today, has there been any record of Nine-Mark Golden Core!
In this day and age, even among the most outstanding geniuses of the Immortal Sect Holy Lands in the Eastern Domain, perhaps none could condense Nine-Mark Golden Core!
If he can truly achieve the Golden Core realm with Nine-Mark Golden Core, then he will be able to crush Middle Golden Core cultivators in the Early Golden Core, and even contend with Late Golden Core cultivators!
The difference in the quality of these Golden Cores is so vast that it's enough to bridge the seemingly insurmountable gap between ranks within the Golden Core Realm!
But what alarmed Lu Yang the most was not just that.
Throughout the entire process of condensing the Golden Core, he felt as if he had personally experienced the complete process of Golden Core formation!
From the shock and collapse of the Foundation Establishment Elixir, to engraving one's own understanding of the Great Dao into the Golden Core and transforming it into Dao patterns, and finally to the Dao patterns merging into the Golden Core!
Every step was crystal clear, as if it were right before my eyes!
Even now, Lu Yang can still clearly perceive his insights into the Metal Dao and the Way of the Sword Dao!
This level of understanding far exceeded his normal cognitive range.
His heart started beating even faster.
He didn't know if his understanding of these two Great Daos would remain after his cultivation dissipated.
If that were possible, wouldn't that make one invincible?!
Even if you can't retain everything, as long as you can remember a small part of the insights into the Great Dao, that would be an absolute steal!
Five hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones for a single Golden Core Core-level Dao insight—if word got out, everyone would be green with envy, right?
It seems that the "Power of Money" is far greater than he imagined!
Lu Yang suppressed his turbulent emotions and continued burning Spirit Stones.
He originally had over 3.5 million Spirit Stones in savings, but he had only spent about 500,000 of them just now.
With 1.5 million Spirit Stones melted away, Lu Yang's cultivation level rose to the Middle Golden Core.
The Golden Core in the Dantian suddenly expanded, and the patterns on its surface became more complex and profound, branching out and giving rise to countless intricate sub-branches on top of the original nine main lines.
The Golden Core no longer just floated quietly, but began to rotate slowly. With each rotation, golden energy, like clouds and mist, emanated from the core, interspersed with sharp golden sword lights that silently roamed within the Dantian.
All three and a half million Spirit Stones were burned to ashes.
Cultivation level: Late Golden Core.
At this moment, the surface of the Golden Core in the Dantian was covered with dense Dao of Alchemy patterns!
The original nine main patterns resembled the trunk of a large tree, from which countless branch patterns grew, layer upon layer, intricate and complex, forming a profound Dao pattern diagram.
Lu Yang took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
He could feel the power contained within his body at that moment.
It's as if no Law Technique or technique is needed; a mere thought is enough to destroy the world!
This sense of control is so powerful it's almost unreal, yet so real it feels tangible!
He tried to extend his Divine Sense outwards.
At this moment, his Divine Sense easily penetrated the isolation array of the Flowing Light Flying Boat.
You should know that the Flowing Light Flying Boat is a top-grade flying Law Treasure!
The isolation array set up on the ship is of extremely high grade, and even ordinary Peak Golden Core cultivators would find it difficult to penetrate with their Divine Sense!
Lu Yang was only at the Late Golden Core at the moment. When his Divine Sense passed through the formation, it only encountered a slight obstruction, as if a finger had gently pierced a thin layer of paper.
After passing through the formation, the Divine Sense continued to spread outward, completely covering an area of nearly 100 kilometers around the flying boat.
The texture of the clouds, the direction of the high-altitude winds, the thickness of the snow on the distant mountain ridges...
Everything was clearly presented in his perception.
This is the profound power brought by the Nine-Mark Golden Core!
Lu Yang's Divine Sense landed on a small, barren hill less than a hundred meters high below.
The desolate mountain stood alone among low hills, its bare, gray-brown rock faces exposed, sparsely vegetated and unremarkable.
The next moment, a thought struck him.
In the desolate mountains, golden Sword Qi silently bloomed.
The Sword Qi was not sharp or dazzling; instead, it resembled a slowly blooming golden lotus, unfolding layer by layer from the inside of the mountain.
Wherever the lotus petals passed, rocks, soil, withered trees... everything was silently swallowed up.
When the golden lotus completely dissipated, the entire small, barren mountain had vanished, leaving only a flat plain in its place.
The cut on the ground was smooth and flat, as if it had been sliced across by an invisible giant blade, and the cross-section reflected a faint luster in the sunlight.
Apart from that, only dust drifted away with the wind, quickly disappearing without a trace.