Solidifying the Foundation, Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment, Ice Fortress Casualties, Chu Kui's Invitation

As for Core Formation, Luo Chen had displayed absolute confidence before Sima Hui Niang.

Yet was that really the truth?

No!

Although Luo Chen had made sufficiently thorough preparations before forming his core,

whether it was the traditional Essence, Qi, and Spirit, secret arts, or pills, he had prepared everything completely.

But the Golden Core Stage was the true watershed dividing low-tier and high-tier cultivators in the Cultivation World. How could it be so easily understood?

Those Nascent Soul Upper Sects with inheritances spanning thousands of years had provided their disciples with a complete cultivation method from the very beginning, one that could reach the Nascent Soul Stage through Qi Refining.

Throughout the process, they also had supporting secret arts, pills, Spirit Lands, guidance from elders, and other forms of support.

Yet even so, there were hardly Golden Core Cultivators everywhere within the Upper Sects!

On the contrary, failures were numerous.

Even among the Dao Seeds of some great sects, news of an unfortunate failure at Core Formation occasionally emerged over the centuries.

Could it be that the Golden Core Great Sects did not provide their most valued Dao Seeds with the best resources for forming their cores?

Obviously not.

Therefore, at the hurdle of Core Formation, no one dared claim absolute certainty.

Luo Chen acted so calmly and confidently merely to set Sima Hui Niang's mind at ease.

If even he lacked confidence, how could anyone else maintain their confidence in him?

After returning to his cave mansion on Sky Wave Peak, the first thing Luo Chen did was not cultivate, but heal.

The injuries from his trip to the Great Snow Mountain looked insignificant on the surface, but were actually quite serious.

They were not injuries inflicted by another person, but a depletion of Primordial Qi caused by