To Yang An, breaking through to the Golden Core realm was as simple as eating and drinking. The Qi Consumption Method recorded no further than this; to go higher, he would need to obtain other cultivation methods.
After leaving the Origin World, he could actually cultivate the methods of this place without conflicting with the Mysterious Dao Solution Method he already practiced. This came as quite a surprise to Yang An.
He guessed that the rules of the two worlds might differ, which was why he could walk Earth's path of cultivation here. He might very well become the first person to cultivate methods from two different worlds at once.
Relying on his accumulated spiritual essence, Yang An seemed to encounter no bottlenecks in his cultivation. He soared straight into the sky.
It took only two hours for him to advance from Foundation Establishment Early Stage to Foundation Establishment Perfection. Before attempting to break through to the Golden Core realm, he made thorough preparations.
Breaking through to the Golden Core realm would cause a cultivator to reshape their physical body, but to cultivators, this was also a kind of Heavenly Tribulation.
If one failed the tribulation crossing and failed to reshape their body, they would be unable to break through to the Golden Core realm and would remain trapped at Foundation Establishment for the rest of their life, unable to advance another step.
This was also an insurmountable chasm that stumped the majority of people.
Yang An controlled his spiritual essence and began shaping meridians for his soul. The first step toward the Golden Core realm was molding a physical body, beginning with the meridians and blood vessels. Only after the body had been successfully reshaped would the final step, condensing the core, begin.
Fine spiritual channels emerged one after