Golden Core Stage
"Ding! The 'Rescue' quest is complete. Level +10, obtained the Fighting Emperor Cloak, and 1 Ultimate Detoxification Pill. The second round of the quest is about to trigger..."
As Liao Wufa leave, Mechanical System Prompt sounded in Zhuge Xiang's mind. With this sound, the power within Zhuge Xiang's body surged at an incredible speed.
The aura within his body grew increasingly powerful and profound. This terrifying surge caused a dramatic change in the False Core within Zhuge Xiang's body...
True Essence condenses and compresses within the body until it is completely compressed into a small False Core True Essence; this is the Void Core Stage.
Now, within Zhuge Xiang's body, the False Core, though its appearance hadn't changed size, was rapidly increasing in mass, causing this viscous False Core to become increasingly hard...
Boom!
When the quality of this False Core reached a certain limit, it suddenly seemed to break through a critical point. Within the False Core, a Flame appeared out of thin air. The False Core, which had almost become substantial, under the influence of this nameless Flame, produced countless bubbles, just like boiling water.
Heart Fire! Refining the Golden Core!
Zhuge Xiang was not surprised but delighted by the Flame appearing within his False Core. At Zhuge Xiang's level, how could he not know what the appearance of Flame within his False Core meant?
When the Void Core Stage reaches its peak, an unnamed fire will arise, refining the False Core until it becomes real, transforming the illusory core into a substantial Golden Core.
Once the Heart Fire ignites, even if one enters the Golden Core Stage, it is the last minor realm of the Deity Transformation stage, preparing for the Void Returning Stage.
True Essence is formed by the aggregation of Cultivator's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit. The False Core is born from the aggregation of Zhuge Xiang's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit. This Heart Fire tempering the False Core is also tempering Zhuge Xiang's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, energy, and spirit.
Under the tempering of the Heart Fire, Zhuge Xiang could feel that his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, energy, and spirit had also been enhanced, and impurities were reduced to ashes by the burning of the Heart Fire.
Thoughts become clearer, consciousness becomes more lucid, and the soul becomes more resilient and pure...
The Heart Fire burned, seemingly for an instant, yet also as if it had existed for eternity. Finally, as if a thunderbolt had struck Zhuge Xiang's mind, just as the legendary Great God Pangu cleaved the chaos with his axe, the Heart Fire within his dantian receded and vanished, False Core completely solidified, transforming into a tangible substance.
Within the dantian, there was no True Essence, nor the False Core; only a Golden Core remained, a gleaming Golden Core about the size of a soybean. Compared to the False Core, this Golden Core was far too small, yet the aura it contained was enough to shatter mountains and rivers...
Golden Core Stage!
Looking at the Golden Core within his dantian, Zhuge Xiang could not hide his excitement. He had only recently entered the Void Core Stage, yet he had already reached the Golden Core Stage Realm. The reward for this mission was indeed ridiculously generous, but upon closer reflection, it made perfect sense.
Rescue Liao Wufa leaving; the only way is to control the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda Suppressing Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda requires mastering all Nine Diagrams of the Heavenly Demon Zen Sound. Even the abbot of the Heavenly Dragon Temple, whose cultivation has already reached the Void Returning Stage, has not succeeded yet, which shows how difficult this task is.
If Zhuge Xiang hadn't possessed the Data Cultivation System, Zhuge Xiang might never have been able to complete this task in his entire life. In this light, the terrifying reward of 10 levels, while Human Heart, is also quite reasonable.
Moreover, even Zhuge Xiang spent nearly ten years completing this task.
"Oh right, there's also a Fighting Emperor Cloak? Perfect, that's exactly what I need right now..." Zhuge Xiang overjoyed at the improvement of a whole minor realm, but soon he remembered that in addition to the level, there was also a piece of equipment and a Pill as a reward.
On the Fourth Layer of the Demon Luo Scripture, Zhuge Xiang had the blessing of the fourth treasure, the Cloak Phantom. However, almost all of Zhuge Xiang's defensive equipment had been destroyed by the Scorpion Demon's attacks, so the Phantom Image of the Fourth Layer of the Demon Luo Scripture had not had a chance to bless him until now, finally, he had a cloak.
Fighting Emperor Cloak (Two-Star Lingbao): No level requirement, Defense +6800, Special Effect: Fighting Emperor Possession, Defense and Attack increased by 50%, Consumes 100,000 Experience Points per second, Durability 320320, Weight 8.
As expected of the Battle Emperor, the Fighting Emperor Cloak is a defensive magical Lingbao. However, its special effect can also increase attack power by a huge margin of 50%.
However, the consumption is quite high, requiring 100,000 Experience Points per second. If the battle lasts for about ten minutes, that's 60 million Experience Points gone, which is almost half of the experience bar for one level.
Ultimate Detoxification Pill (Special Pill): Can cure any poisoning condition, no level requirement.
The Ultimate Detoxification Pill, though its description is simple, does not diminish its value. It can cure any form of poisoning, and this alone is enough to make Zhuge Xiang fearless of any Toxins or Poisonous Creatures.
He put away the Detoxification Pill, donned the Fighting Emperor Cloak, and flew into the wind. The cloak fluttered behind him, adding to his Zhuge Xiang presence. At the same time, the Endless Mountain Range appeared before Zhuge Xiang's eyes...
When Zhuge Xiang arrived in the Great Qin Empire, it was still dark, but after walking around Heavenly Dragon Temple and the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda, it was already dawn. When Zhuge Xiang arrived at the Endless Mountain Range, he flew directly towards the Asura Sect Headquarters.
Asura Sect like Niu Geng and Zhang Kuang were all his friends. Now that he was back, Zhuge Xiang wanted to catch up with them.
"Huh?" However, while flying in the sky, Zhuge Xiang sensed some fluctuations in the Divine Sense Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. Was there a battle between Deity Transformation stage cultivators in this Endless Mountain Range? No, these fluctuations in the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy of heaven and earth contained Demonic Qi —it was Fairy!
With a flash, Zhuge Xiang flew towards the direction of the battle. However, when he saw the scene of the battle, he was both amused and exasperated, and at the same time, his eyes were filled with emotion.
In the air, an Asura Warship was continuously firing Spell attacks from its cannons. On Warships, thousands of young men and women watched nervously, their expressions filled with fear. Around Warships, three Fairy launched an attack, their eyes filled with hatred.
"It seems it's that time of year again to recruit Official Disciple?" Zhuge Xiang couldn't help but laugh and cry at the sight.
About ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the same day has arrived again. Coincidentally, ten years later, this time the recruitment of Official Disciple has once again encountered Fairy attack. After suppressing the demons last time and recuperating for more than ten years, the Fairy have struck again at this critical juncture. However, these disciples are much luckier than Zhuge Xiang was that day, because this time, they have encountered Zhuge Xiang. (To be continued...)