The night in the Black Dragon Mountain Range was as cold as ever. Even inside the cave, they had to rely on the blazing campfire to feel a trace of warmth. Yet Ling Mu's heart burned hot. The Simulation System's comprehensive upgrade had given him more trump cards, and the more trump cards he had, the more protection he would have while walking the Immortal Realm.
"Xiaoyu still hasn't returned. I'll check on the Innate Art first. Now that I've broken through to the Core Formation Realm, I should be able to cultivate the second layer."
Ling Mu sat cross-legged within the cave and began circulating the Innate Art. He had already memorized the mantra for the second layer by heart, but he had never found a way to advance before. Now that he had formed his Golden Core, cultivating this mysterious inherited technique of his Lineage again would surely bring some breakthroughs.
Ling Mu's Core Formation process had been vastly different from Hao Meng's. In his own view, he had merely slept through a dream before forming his Golden Core. Hao Meng, however, had broken and then rebuilt himself amid battle, personally experiencing and controlling the process of the Golden Vortex condensing into a Golden Core. Thus, Hao Meng had gained a rough understanding of how to wield the power of the Core Formation Realm. Ling Mu, on the other hand, suddenly faced the Golden Core in his dantian and was momentarily at a loss, unsure how to draw upon its power.
The Innate Art circulated silently as Ling Mu carefully sensed the Golden Core's power. Unlike the unrestrained Golden Vortex, the Golden Core in his dantian was more restrained. All Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi had been absorbed into it. As the Innate Art circulated, the dark-golden core