Yue'er's words were not exactly arrows shot at nothing. As the saying went, beat the drum once and carry the momentum through; over the past five years, though Lin Xuan had achieved extraordinary results, he had not ended his seclusion. Instead, after resting for two days in his cave residence, he had continued cultivating.
Winter went and spring came. In the blink of an eye, another two years passed.
On this day, the door of the cave residence that Lin Xuan had kept shut for seven summers and winters finally rumbled open.
The youth was still that same youth.
The Nine Heavens Profound Art was not only astonishingly powerful, it also possessed a miraculous effect of preserving one's looks. Though seven years had passed, Lin Xuan's appearance had scarcely changed from before his seclusion.
Of course, his entire bearing was now completely different. At last, his cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the great perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm—False Core!
In truth, he had already reached this realm half a year ago. It was only to make Core Condensation proceed more smoothly that he had spent six months refining his magical power even further.
Now, it was time to make the final plans and considerations for condensing a Golden Core.
Lin Xuan left the cave residence. There were still a few materials he needed to prepare.
He first went to a nearby market, buying some special restrictions. These restrictions were different from formations; they were not used to defend against enemies, but could conceal abnormalities in spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred zhang.
After careful thought, Lin Xuan had still decided not to form his core at Spirit Herb Mountain. Although Perfected Master Tongyu should not harbor any ill will toward him, out of the mindset that