The Theory of the Golden Core

"This small island is my place of cultivation. Besides me, my disciple Wang Ying also lives here. She has now gone out of the secret realm to find mortals with Spirit Root. I estimate that she will return soon. When you two see her, just call her Senior Sister Wang."

"Apart from my Bamboo House, you are free to wander around the rest of the island."

"However, although you have now become my disciples, you Non-Self sect. Therefore, apart from my Azure Water Island, you should not go out casually."

"In addition, I heard from Wen Yun that you two have both inherited Ling Zhu's Spirit Plant skills and are both second-tier Spirit Planter."

"While your Senior Sister Wang is away, I entrust the care of that Azure Water Spirit Bamboo to you. If you take good care of it, I will reward True Person."

"As for where you live, find a place for yourselves and build it."

Azure Water True Person pointed to the patch of Azure Water Spirit Bamboo on the island, said a few words, and then entered the only bamboo house on Azure Water Island.

But after a short while, Azure Water True Person came out of the bamboo house and handed two books called "Explosive Tempering God Art" to Ling Yunhong and Ling Pengyun respectively, and explained them in detail.

"Both of these books contain a method for cultivating Divine Sense, which I obtained by slaying powerful enemies in my early years. If you can cultivate it to the seventh level and possess the Divine Sense of the Golden Core stage ahead of time, it will be beneficial for you to condense your Golden Core."

"This method of cultivating Divine Sense is not very good, and it is not a sect's possession. You have suffered a loss in the karma you have been given this time. This method of cultivating Divine Sense, which only records the first seven levels, can be considered as additional compensation."

"Even if you don't want to stay in the sect in the future, you can take them out of the sect."

Upon hearing this, both Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong showed joy on their faces.

In the Northern Wilderness Cultivation World, only the Golden Core sects possess the method of cultivating Divine Sense Divine Sense, and this method is treasured by those Golden Core sects and has never been circulated to the outside world.

As for those major sects doing this, it's because of the remarkable effectiveness of their Divine Sense cultivation methods.

A strong Divine Sense is helpful for cultivators to break through minor realms, and even to Qi Refining through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, and from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core.

Take this Explosive Tempering God Art. If one can comprehend this method to the seventh level during the Foundation Establishment Realm and possess the Divine Sense of the Golden Core Realm, the probability of condensing Golden Core will increase by 10%.

This probability is comparable to the efficacy of an ordinary Golden Core Spirit Object worth as much as 300,000 Spirit Stone.

"If this item were placed in the Northern Wilderness Cultivation World, it would surely cause a great stir," Ling Pengyun sighed inwardly.

Following this, Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong each expressed their gratitude.

"Thank you so much, Master, for the gift!"

"If you want to thank someone, thank your ancestors. The fortuitous opportunity they found for me were far greater than the fortuitous opportunity I could give you."

After saying a few words in a deep voice, Azure Water True Person returned to the Bamboo House.

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong became even more curious about what fortuitous opportunity their ancestor had given to Azure Water True Person that Azure Water True Person so grateful.

Unable to find a solution, Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong couldn't wait any longer. They each found a clean spot on the island, used their Law Technique to build a small Bamboo House, and went inside to look through the "Explosive Tempering God Art".

Half an hour later.

Inside a quiet Bamboo House on this small island.

After looking at the cultivation manual for the Explosive Tempering God Art in his hand, Ling Pengyun's back trembled slightly involuntarily.

This is because the method of cultivating the Divine Sense in this Explosive Body Forging Technique requires cultivators to constantly use special methods to detonate their Divine Sense. By continuously shattering and reassembling their Divine Sense Divine Sense, they can temper its resilience.

Then, increase the strength of your Divine Sense.

This Explosive Tempering God Art has seven levels. To cultivate to the first level, one must completely shatter the Divine Sense in their Sea of Consciousness once. The cultivator's Divine Sense can also be increased by 30%.

To cultivate to the second level, one must shatter all the Divine Sense within one's Sea of Consciousness twice, and a cultivator's Divine Sense can also be enhanced by 60 Divine Sense.

... Cultivating to the highest level, the seventh level, can increase a cultivator's Divine Sense power by more than double.

Furthermore, once a cultivator Spell Cultivator to the seventh level, their Divine Sense will undergo a transformation.

With such a powerful Divine Sense technique before him, Ling Pengyun, despite being wary of the pain involved in Spell Cultivator it, still did not want to give up.

Immediately, he closed his eyes and began practicing the Explosive Tempering God Art.

He looked inward into his Sea of Consciousness and slowly drew out a Sea of Consciousness of Divine Sense within it.

The wisp of Divine Sense flashed red light, then suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny fragments of Divine Sense.

Ling Pengyun also felt a sharp pain and frowned.

After forcibly suppressing the excruciating pain, he then used the "Consciousness Restoration Method" from the Explosive Tempering God Art.

The Divine Sense that had been blasted into countless fragments trembled slightly, then quickly gathered together and transformed back into a complete wisp of Divine Sense.

Moreover, this wisp of Divine Sense became even more resilient than before.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun's expression brightened with joy.

"The method of cultivating Divine Sense is indeed powerful."

In the days that followed, aside from the fact that he and Ling Yunhong would perform a Spirit Plant Secret Method on the Azure Water Spirit Bamboo on the island every morning to accelerate its growth, he also...

He spent the rest of his time in seclusion studying the method of cultivating Divine Sense.

Because he already possessed an extremely strong talent for Divine Sense, he comprehended the first level of this Secret Method in just half a month.

His Divine Sense also became three times more resilient, but Divine Sense strength did not increase.

Now that his Divine Sense has reached the limit of Foundation Establishment, unless he comprehends the method of Divine Sense comprehension to the seventh level and breaks through the limit of Foundation Establishment divine Divine Sense, his cultivation of the "Explosive Tempering God Art" can only enhance the toughness of his Divine Sense.

A year later.

It was early morning on this day.

Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong, who had been on Azure Water Island for a year, along with a pretty young girl, emerged from their respective Bamboo House.

The young woman noticed a change in Ling Pengyun's aura, her expression shifted slightly, and she asked.

"Junior Brother Peng Yun, have you made another breakthrough in that Explosive Tempering God Art?"

"Senior sister, I was fortunate enough to break through to the Fourth Layer last night," Ling Pengyun replied with a smile when the young woman spoke.

The beautiful young woman was none other than Wang Ying, the disciple of Azure Water True Person who had ventured out of the secret realm a year ago to find a mortal with Spirit Root and aptitude.

Wang Ying looks young, but because she has taken a youth-preserving pill, she is actually over eighty years old.

Her cultivation level is currently at the Pseudo-Core Realm.

Several years ago, she tried to break through to the Golden Core stage on her own, but failed. She only managed to solidify most of the spiritual energy in her body, barely qualifying as a pseudo-Core cultivator.

A year ago, she went out to find mortals with Spirit Root because she was in a bad mood and decided to go out for a stroll.

In addition, Wang Ying is also a Spirit Planter, and her Spirit Plant cultivation has reached the Second Rank High Grade, just like Ling Pengyun.

Before Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong arrived at Azure Water Island, she was in charge of taking care of the Azure Water Spirit Bamboo on the island.

"Junior Brother's talent in Divine Sense sense is truly enviable. If I had had the same talent in Divine Sense as Junior Brother back then, I would probably have already comprehended the eighth or even ninth level of our sect's Azure Sky Transformation Art during my decades in the sect."

"In that case... perhaps I wouldn't have failed when I broke through to the Golden Core stage several years ago."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ying felt a pang of emotion and sighed.

"Senior sister, you flatter me. At your speed, it probably won't be long before you comprehend the Nascent Spirit Transformation Technique to the eighth level, and the ninth level won't be far off. The Golden Core Great Dao will be just around the corner."

"But Senior Sister, why didn't you try using Golden Core Spirit Object to break through to the Golden Core back then? Given Master's status, it shouldn't have been difficult for him to craft a Golden Core Spirit Object for you within the sect, right?"

Ling Pengyun asked curiously.

Ling Yunhong, who had remained silent until now, also turned his gaze to Wang Ying.

Wang Ying was an easy-going person, and seeing that Ling Pengyun's words were quite pleasing, she immediately offered an explanation for Ling Pengyun.

"I've always wanted to break through to the Golden Core on my own, because there's a story behind the Golden Core too."

"Golden Core are generally divided into three levels: superior, middle, and inferior. The strongest aptitude is superior, and the worst is inferior."

"Cultivators who form a low-grade Golden Core usually do so by consuming pills containing impurities, such as the Core Forming Pill, to break through to the Golden Core stage."

"Although the success rate of breaking through by relying on the Core Forming Pill is greater, taking this pill will also make the cultivator's spiritual power gentler."

"As such, Golden Core cultivators with this kind of aptitude have very ordinary combat strength. If they do not have fortuitous opportunity, their potential is also relatively weak, and whether they can cultivate to the Golden Core Late Stage is another matter."

"To form Golden Core of medium quality is already considered quite good. Golden Core cultivators of this quality usually condense their Golden Core by consuming spiritual treasures of heaven and earth that can assist in breaking through to the Golden Core stage."

"Our sect's Five-Colored Spirit Fruit and Kui Water True Evil are examples of such spiritual treasures of heaven and earth."

"And cultivators who have formed Golden Core of medium quality are much stronger in combat than Golden Core cultivators of low quality."

"The Dao Path ahead is relatively smooth. If resources are sufficient, breaking through to the Golden Core Late Stage will not be too difficult, and Golden Core Completion is not impossible."

"To form Golden Core of superior quality, one must rely solely on one's own strength to condense the Golden Core alone."

"Golden Core cultivator with such aptitude has extremely high potential. He is capable of reaching the Golden Core Consummation Realm, and may even have a slight chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul."

"Back then, Master condensed his Golden Core on his own, which is why he was able to reach the peak of the Golden Core Consummation Realm."

"In addition to this... there is a rare type of Golden Core in the Cultivation World called Spirit Source. The color of this Golden Core core complements the cultivator's Spirit Root. Once formed, the cultivator will achieve twice the result with half the effort when practicing Law Technique that complement their Spirit Root, and the power will also increase by several times. The power of using Law Artifact of the same attribute will also be enhanced."

"Furthermore, those who possess spiritual sources Spirit Root also have the opportunity to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"It is said that the Saint Demon Old Man, who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Late Stage stage in the Saint Demon Sect, the enemy sect of our sect, condensed Spirit Source Golden Core and formed a Demon Core by relying on his own Spirit Root."

"It's a pity that the Spirit Source Golden Core is extremely difficult to condense. It is difficult for cultivators like us to condense it. Even our sect master Azure Sky True Lord, only condensed Golden Core of superior quality."

Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong were shocked when they first heard about the Golden Core Elixir.

At the same time, they also guessed that this "Senior Sister Wang Ying" had great ambitions, otherwise she wouldn't have thought of condensing her Golden Core on her own.

As for Wang Ying's method of breaking through to the Golden Core on her own, Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong wanted to try it, but it was too dangerous to condense the Golden Core alone.

The path to condensing the Golden Core is fraught with danger. If one fails, and cannot tame the raging spiritual energy within the Dantian, the Dantian may be shattered by the spiritual energy.

Once the Dantian is destroyed, the cultivator's spiritual power will be completely lost, turning them into a mortal body.

Several years ago, Wang Ying was able to survive her breakthrough to the Golden Core on her own because, when she failed, she promptly consumed a bottle of Golden Core Spirit Object that could enhance the resilience of a cultivator's Dantian. This allowed her to gradually use her Divine Sense to suppress the surging spiritual power within her Dantian and save her life.

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Let's all water the Azure Water Spirit Bamboo in this bamboo forest with Spirit Rain to speed up their growth," Wang Ying urged, seeing that Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong were distracted.

Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong didn't dare to delay and quickly followed.

After taking good care of the bamboo forest, Ling Yunhong went to Ling Pengyun to congratulate him.

"Peng Yun, I'm afraid that when Master gives us those three Golden Core Spirit Object in two years, you will be able to comprehend the seventh level of that Explosive Spirit Forging Method and use the Golden Core Spirit Object to try to break through to the Golden Core stage."

"My talent in Divine Sense sense is not strong. I'm afraid it will take me at least five years, or even longer, to comprehend the seventh level of that explosive forging technique."

"If we calculate the time, in five years, we will have been away from home for seven years. Seven years is not a short time. I am afraid that it will be unstable for Peng Xing to be the only one in charge of the Lineage, after all, the Lineage now controls a lot of territory."

"Two years from now, regardless of whether you succeed in breaking through to the Golden Core stage, you will at least possess the cultivation of the Pseudo-Core Realm. I wonder if you could return to your Lineage then to quell the troublemakers?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

He responded, "We'll do as you say, Third Grandfather."

"That's good then," Ling Yunhong replied with a smile.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more minutes before Ling Yunhong said goodbye and left.

Just as Ling Yunhong was leaving, Ling Pengyun waved his hand and released a white mist that was difficult for others to see, which quietly attached itself to Ling Yunhong's body.

This white mist is the Yin Yang Primordial Qi.

However, Ling Pengyun did not immediately use this Yin Yang Primordial Qi to change Ling Yunhong's aptitude. Instead, he waited for several days and one night before activating the Yin Yang Primordial Qi.

Several days later, one night.

Ling Yunhong, who was sitting cross-legged in the quiet room of a Bamboo House, comprehending the "Explosive Tempering God Art", suddenly felt a warm current in his body.

This warm current flowed continuously through his meridians, and each time it passed through a place, his meridians became stronger.

Subsequently, this warm current spread outwards, and inexplicably, Ling Yunhong noticed that his Sea of Consciousness, foundation, and even physique had been enhanced.

Furthermore, he could sense that this improvement was not merely superficial, but rather a change in his overall aptitude.

Ling Yunhong was very vigilant about this miraculous change. He even used his Divine Sense to examine himself. Only when he did not detect any harm from the inexplicable warm current to his body did he feel relieved.

"I haven't consumed any spiritual substances, so how could such a change occur?"

Ling Yunhong was pleased with his overall improvement, but he also had some doubts.

After all, this matter is somewhat mysterious.

Then, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he thought of Yang Siling, who was extremely famous in the Hundred Spirits Sect territory more than ten years ago, whose foundation was completely destroyed, and whose foundation was rebuilt by a Nascent Soul expert.

His current promotion also includes a foundational aspect.

"Could it be that I've also encountered that Nascent Soul Nascent Soul True Lord who helped Yang Siling rebuild her foundation?"

He immediately rejected the idea as soon as it came to mind.

This is because the place he is currently in is the Azure Sea Secret Realm, which ordinary Nascent Soul cannot enter at all. And within this secret realm, there is only one Nascent Soul Nascent Soul, the sect master of the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect, the Azure Sea True Lord.

Furthermore, it is impossible for Azure Sea True Lord to travel to the Northern Wilderness Cultivation World to help Yang Siling rebuild her foundation, as he has not left the area for a century.

Ling Yunhong learned about the Azure Sea True Lord from his senior sister "Wang Ying" over the course of nearly a year.

Amidst a multitude of thoughts, Ling Yunhong thought of "Ling Pengyun," whom both he and Yang Siling had met.

He also knew that Ling Pengyun possessed the aptitude of Five Spirit Root.

With ordinary Five Spirit Root aptitude, one cannot cultivate at the speed of Ling Pengyun.

Furthermore, with his comprehensive improvement this time, he suddenly understood everything.

"Peng Yun is quite fortuitous opportunity to have mastered the ability to change the aptitude of others."

"However, I imagine this ability must have limitations, otherwise Peng Yun's cultivation speed would probably be even faster than it is now."

"After leaving the Azure Sea Secret Realm, I was quite grateful to it."

"Now that my aptitude has improved, I'm afraid I can speed up my comprehension of the Explosive Tempering God Art."

Ling Yunhong smiled and muttered to himself.

As for the matter of seizing Ling Pengyun's fortuitous opportunity, Ling Yunhong had not considered it.

He had no descendants, and Ling Pengyun was someone he had watched grow up since childhood.

Ling Pengyun has put a lot of thought into this opportunity for him to Golden Core Opportunity.

Under these circumstances, Ling Pengyun was extremely important to him, and he regarded Ling Pengyun as his own grandson.

For Lineage cultivator, kinship is the most important thing, and he would never do something like taking away his grandson's fortuitous opportunity.

Furthermore, this grandson has given him this fortuitous opportunity, so how could he possibly do something so despicable?

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