"Forget it. I'll cultivate first!"
Li Qingyuan stopped dwelling on it and entered the cultivation chamber.
The Third-grade Spirit Vein was rich in spiritual energy. He absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy into his body and turned it into his own use, continuously strengthening his cultivation.
In the cave abode of a Third-grade Low-rank Spirit Vein, he had spent seven years cultivating to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Perfection, then secluded himself for another three years before breaking through the bottleneck and advancing to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
To reach Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Perfection next, even with the aid of a Third-grade Spirit Vein, would take more than a decade.
Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Perfection, also known as Peak Foundation Establishment, allowed one to Impact Core Formation Stage.
If he wanted a deeper foundation and a higher chance of successfully forming a core, he could first step into the False Core Realm.
In other words, at his current cultivation speed, he would only qualify to Impact Core Formation Stage when he was around eighty years old.
And that was merely the qualification in terms of magic power.
He would also need the support of a Spirit Vein cave abode and Third-grade Elixirs to ensure success in forming his core in one attempt.
If the preparations did not go smoothly, even forming a core within a century would be hard to guarantee.
Li Qingyuan let out a faint sigh. "The immortal path is arduous. Forming a core alone requires untold hardship; seeking to stand atop the Nascent Soul realm is likely harder than ascending to the heavens."
After all, Three Joys Immortal City had been passed down to this day. Every city lord throughout its history had been a Late-Stage Core Formation Great Cultivator, yet no one had ever successfully formed a Nascent