Though condensing his Nine-Colored Golden Core had been incomparably difficult, his body had also undergone a more thorough cleansing by the tribulation lightning than that of ordinary cultivators. Moreover, the enormous spiritual power released by the five Condensing Gold Pills of different attributes had formed into the Nine-Colored Golden Core. Though his cultivation talent remained mediocre, the foundation of his Golden Core was more solid than that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators. This had not been apparent when he had first formed his core, but after cultivating for several decades, Lu Xiaotian felt that although the quantity of his mana still fell short of Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators, its purity was not much inferior.
As for cultivation aptitude, pills could be used to save cultivation time. Furthermore, he possessed several Primordial Spirits and could nourish the Core-Origin Dharma artifacts within his body simultaneously. The origin energy consumed could also be replenished with pills. Without realizing it, Lu Xiaotian found that he was no longer setting his sights on cultivators of the same rank, but on those at the Golden Core Middle Stage. As for Golden Core Late Stage powerhouses, he was not so blindly ambitious. The absolute gap in cultivation realms was not so easily bridged.
Lu Xiaotian considered his progress among the same batch of Golden Core cultivators to be far from slow, yet he had not expected Di Kun's strength to grow even faster than his own. Just after surviving its tribulation and becoming a seventh-rank demon beast, Di Kun's methods of attack had been quite limited. Perhaps having only recently advanced, Di Kun also needed time to settle the benefits brought by its sudden rise in realm.
His cultivation could not be raised for the moment. If he wanted to increase his strength, then without Chi