Golden Core Realm Assassin

Wu Xulong thought back and wanted to slap himself on the thigh. Two million Spirit Stones! That was the net profit from the previous five years!

Although he wouldn't have to hand over 50% of the profits to the main pavilion anymore, at his previous income rate, it would still take two and a half years to recoup that loss.

It was a lie to say it didn't hurt, but he was the branch pavilion master, and he couldn't go back on his word.

However, Wu Xulong underestimated the advertising effect of winning first place in the True Elixir Pavilion's elixir competition.

As the Tianchen City branch pavilion that won first place in the competition, its business was bound to boom.

They might even receive elixir orders from cities further away, and the profits earned would exceed his imagination.

He estimated that he could earn back those two million in a few months.

But Wu Xulong didn't realize this, mainly because the Tianchen City branch pavilion had always been at the bottom.

He had never experienced the benefits of ranking high in the elixir competition, so he thought the elixir business would only improve a little.

Therefore, he was still heartbroken that those two million Low-grade Spirit Stones had just been given away.

However, Wu Xulong also knew that Yang Lingtian was now a fourth-tier Alchemist.

This status was enough for him, a Golden Core expert in the early stage, to try and curry favor with him.

So he could only pat his chest and say, "Don't worry, I'll prepare the two million Spirit Stones as soon as I get back and deliver them to you."

And to show his sincerity, Wu Xulong directly took out the Gathering Origin Pill, a fifth-tier Spirit Elixir awarded as a prize in the competition.

This kind of elixir contained extremely vast energy that could enhance cultivation.

It also had a huge effect on Golden Core experts.

It could even be said that with enough Gathering Origin Pills, a Golden Core expert in the early stage could smoothly break through to the peak of the Golden Core stage.

It was only at the peak of the Golden Core stage that one needed to comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

This kind of Spirit Elixir was extremely rare and valuable in the Star-Moon Dynasty, with a price but no market.

This time, Wu Xulong planned to reward Yang Lingtian with this Gathering Origin Pill.

"Master Yang, in addition to the promised Spirit Stones, I'm also giving you this fifth-tier Spirit Elixir, the Gathering Origin Pill."

Yang Lingtian's eyes lit up when he saw the elixir, but he still said politely, "This elixir is very precious."

"Even one with ten million Spirit Stones can't buy it. Are you sure you want to give it to me, Pavilion Master?"

"Of course, you won it, so it naturally belongs to you." Wu Xulong said with a painful heart.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Yang Lingtian happily accepted the Gathering Origin Pill.

After Wu Xulong left, Yang Lingtian couldn't wait to refine this fifth-tier Spirit Elixir.

He swallowed it directly and then began to refine it by circulating the Chaos Dao Divine Art.

Several hours later, with the blessing of the Chaos Bead, the Chaos Dao Body, and the Chaos Dao Divine Art, this fifth-tier Spirit Elixir, which contained enormous energy, was completely refined by Yang Lingtian.

However, its energy first entered the Chaos Bead and was condensed by it.

Only a small portion of the pure energy was absorbed by Yang Lingtian's Dantian.

And some of the energy surged out from the Dantian, traveling throughout his body and strengthening it.

Yang Lingtian discovered that after obtaining the Chaos Dao Body, he needed more energy.

This meant that if he wanted to break through, he would need more cultivation resources.

And he would need a massive amount of resources, especially with the Chaos Bead, this gold-devouring beast.

However, he knew that the strengthened Chaos Dao Body must have become extraordinary as well.

At least his physical strength had become much stronger, and his self-healing ability had also improved.

And this fifth-tier Spirit Elixir didn't even allow his cultivation to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, only reaching the peak of the early-Foundation Establishment stage.

If it were an ordinary early-Foundation Establishment expert, refining this Gathering Origin Pill would at least allow them to break through to the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

Yang Lingtian complained to the Chaos Bead in his mind, "Chaos Bead, are you full?"

"Can you give me a little more energy and not absorb so much?"

"Master, I can't help it." The Chaos Bead's innocent voice came.

"I'm still in a severely damaged state and can't control it freely."

"So this is not something I can control, please forgive me, Master."

Yang Lingtian heard the Chaos Bead's explanation and strongly suspected that it was talking nonsense.

However, the Chaos Bead did need a massive amount of energy to continue repairing itself, so Yang Lingtian didn't want to say anything more.

Now that he was only one step away from breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he had no choice but to take out Spirit Stones to cultivate.

In less than an hour, five million Low-grade Spirit Stones were completely absorbed by him.

At this time, he finally broke through the bottleneck and reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

At the moment of breakthrough, that powerful aura involuntarily radiated outwards.

Wu Xulong, who was resting in the next room, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards Yang Lingtian's room.

His face showed a shocked expression, and he couldn't believe it in his heart: "He actually broke through?"

"Could it be that he completely refined that Gathering Origin Pill?"

"That's impossible. Even if I completely refine the energy of the Gathering Origin Pill, it would take more than half a month."

"He was originally only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, how could he refine it in less than half a day!"

At this moment, the aura dissipated, and Yang Lingtian had completed the breakthrough.

Now he felt that his physical strength was comparable to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Most importantly, the purity of the spiritual energy in his Dantian was also comparable to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Mobilizing spiritual energy under the operation of the Chaos Dao Body could unleash even stronger power than the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, the system's voice came again.

[Congratulations to the host for breaking through in cultivation and greatly increasing strength, taking a further step on the road to becoming a strong person. As a special reward, the second level of the martial skill Hundred Shadow Cold Sword and the second level of the Flowing Cloud Wind Movement technique are awarded.]

At this moment, a stream of information entered Yang Lingtian's brain.

This made him very excited. The system had finally unlocked the second level of these two martial skills.

The first level of the Hundred Shadow Cold Sword and the first level of the Flowing Cloud Wind Movement were only equivalent to Yellow-grade Top-tier Martial Skill.

Now, the unlocked second level had reached the Profound-grade Low-tier.

This was a major level of advancement. If he cultivated it to perfection, its power would definitely increase greatly.

After all, as his cultivation increased, the blessing effect of the first level of the Hundred Shadow Cold Sword and the Flowing Cloud Wind Movement would become smaller and smaller.

Therefore, the higher the cultivation, the stronger the martial skills needed to unleash power.

At this moment, Wu Xulong's voice came: "Master Yang, is it convenient for me to come in?"

"Please come in," Yang Lingtian said simply.

Wu Xulong opened the door, his eyes scanning Yang Lingtian up and down.

Then he said, "Congratulations, Master Yang, on your breakthrough in cultivation. I wonder if you used the Gathering Origin Pill just now?"

Yang Lingtian smiled: "Of course, without the Gathering Origin Pill you gave me, I wouldn't have been able to break through so quickly."

Although he was already prepared in his heart, Wu Xulong was still very surprised to hear the confirmation with his own ears.

He was secretly shocked: "Master Yang can refine a fifth-order Spirit Elixir in less than half a day, it's truly unbelievable."

"It seems that the secrets on him must be very amazing, perhaps he is the reincarnation of a great power."

"Or maybe he has obtained some unimaginable opportunity."

"In any case, Master Yang will definitely become famous throughout the continent in the future, and I must maintain a good relationship with him."

Wu Xulong calmed his emotions and said, "I came to inform you that we will set off back to Tianchen City tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Yang Lingtian smiled happily.

Then he retreated.

Although he was very curious about how Yang Lingtian refined a fifth-order Spirit Elixir in half a day.

But Wu Xulong was also very tactful, and he couldn't ask what he shouldn't ask.

Early the next morning, Wu Xulong hired a carriage and took Yang Lingtian out of the city.

Now that the competition was over, there was no need to rush.

Although riding in a carriage was slow, it didn't require so much effort.

It was more comfortable and allowed them to appreciate the beautiful scenery along the way.

When they were far away from the royal city and passing through a mountain range.

Two powerful attacks suddenly attacked their carriage.

Wu Xulong and Yang Lingtian's expressions suddenly changed. Without saying a word, Wu Xulong grabbed Yang Lingtian and rushed into the air.

The two attacks missed and hit the carriage.

The entire carriage was instantly reduced to ashes, and the coachman and horse were also gone without a trace.

At this moment, two figures appeared in front of them in mid-air.

Both of them were masked, and exuded the powerful aura of the early stage of Golden Core.

"Who are you, and why did you attack our carriage?" Wu Xulong said sternly.

"We are just nameless assassins, entrusted by someone to take your lives," one of the masked men said coldly.

"What, who on earth has such a big hand to be able to hire Golden Core assassins."

Wu Xulong frowned and said suspiciously.

"We only know that our mission is to take your lives, and we don't know anything else," the other person replied.

At this moment, Yang Lingtian remained calm despite facing the imposing aura of two Golden Core experts.

He guessed that these two were actually after him, after all, he had indeed been too prominent in the Pill Competition.

"Pavilion Master, I think they're after me. How about we each escape?" Yang Lingtian said softly to Wu Xulong.

"I'll only be a burden to you by your side. Don't worry, I have a trump card to escape."

Wu Xulong took a deep look at Yang Lingtian, still worried in his heart.

The opponents were Golden Core experts, how could Yang Lingtian, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, escape?

However, when he thought of all the extraordinary things about Yang Lingtian, he had no choice but to do this.

"Okay, I'll hold them both off for a while, you escape quickly."

"But I can't hold them off for too long against two, one of them will definitely chase after you."

"Whether you can escape the pursuit of a Golden Core expert depends on you," Wu Xulong said with a solemn expression.

Yang Lingtian nodded, and then Wu Xulong pushed Yang Lingtian backward.

He himself attacked the two Golden Core experts opposite him.

Yang Lingtian quickly took out the Imperial Sky Boat and, with all his strength, urged it to flee into the distance.

"Not good, that kid actually has a flying Mid-grade Spirit Artifact, we can't let him run!"

Just as one of the masked men was about to chase after him, a powerful attack blocked his path.

"If you want to chase, get past me first!" Wu Xulong's aura erupted as he shouted.

"You hold him back, I'll chase," one of the masked men said to the other.