Boom!
A tide of spiritual energy suddenly surged up within the imperial city!
Incomparably dense spiritual energy directly transformed into rolling ripples, rushing tumultuously toward the north.
Li Qing, seated atop a massive boulder, immediately opened his eyes, his expression abruptly turning grave.
It had begun!
Shen Ningbing had already begun forming her core!
Even with Li Qing's steady temperament, he could not help clenching his fists at this moment, beginning to worry for Shen Ningbing.
Moreover, the commotion caused by Shen Ningbing's core formation was far greater than he had anticipated. In particular, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, as though they had returned to the Forbidden Speech Snowfield.
"This is going to draw the whole city's attention... sigh!"
Li Qing could not help sighing, only hoping Shen Ningbing's core formation would proceed as smoothly as possible.
Within the underground ice cavern, Shen Ningbing's aura grew ever more powerful, continuing to rise without end.
Just as Li Qing had expected, the disturbance caused by Shen Ningbing's core formation was indeed excessively conspicuous.
This ancient imperial city had now gathered many cultivators, either from Immortal Dao Sects or renowned Rogue Cultivators.
Shen Ningbing's sudden core formation was like dropping a depth charge into the water, instantly drawing the attention of many people.
"This chill... it seems a cultivator specializing in the ice Dao is attempting to form a Golden Core."
"That's right. A few years ago, I sensed something similar from afar in my sect when an elder formed a core!"
"Forming a core here at a time like this is truly no simple matter."
"Heh, they certainly like showing off. Come on, let's take a look. I want to see just who is being so ostentatious."
Under normal circumstances, cultivators breaking through to a new realm would either choose their