Cheng Xin, Second in Alchemy, Entered the Golden Core Realm (2,000 words, please subscribe)

A smile rose on his face as he congratulated Wu Hong, who had just emerged from seclusion before him.

"Little Friend Wu truly deserves to be called Yan Kingdom's most gifted talent, second only to Fellow Daoist Ling Pengyun. To reach the Golden Core Second Layer at such a young age, you are indeed a young man of great promise. For our Hundred Spirits Sect to have a genius like you is truly the sect's fortune."

Though Wu Hong was not very old, he had grown up at Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor's side since childhood and had become exceedingly smooth and worldly. He replied with great humility.

"Sect Master, you overpraise me. If not for the sect's countless resources nurturing this disciple-grandson over the years since I entered the Golden Core Realm, I would never have reached this level so quickly."

"Everything this disciple-grandson has today was bestowed by the sect. If anyone is fortunate, it is this disciple-grandson, for being able to receive the sect's cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Hundred Spirits True Person grew somewhat more satisfied with Wu Hong.

Afterward, he exchanged a few more words with Wu Hong.

Another half year passed.

Outside Cloud Stepping Valley, deep within Cloud Stepping Ridge of the White Cloud Mountain Range, which stretched across several million li of Yan Kingdom territory.

Ling Pengyun sat cross-legged there, gazing at the tribulation clouds that had abruptly appeared above Cloud Stepping Valley, where the sky had previously been clear for thousands of miles. A touch of delight appeared between his brows.

"Cheng Xin truly is the talent Grandfather Yunhong had painstakingly supported to uphold the family's alchemy path while breaking through to the Golden Core Realm in the Azure Sea Secret Realm long ago, under immeasurable pressure. He has a big heart. The