After searching his soul, Yan Chihuo flicked his wrist, and the middle-aged man's corpse fell to the ground. Yan Chihuo murmured, "Senior Sister Mo has indeed formed her Origin Core as well."
It turned out that Sea Heaven Sect's three Origin Core cultivators were Daoist Yuanyuan, the previous generation's sect master; Yan Chihuo's master, Chi Songzi; and Mo Han. The previous Seven Sons of Sea Heaven were all advanced in age and had already missed the optimal time for forming their cores. Only Chi Songzi, being the youngest, had succeeded. The rest remained at the peak of the Tribulation Stage, bitterly seeking an opportunity to form their cores.
After everyone else had left, Yan Chihuo said to Kong Yingyu, "It's been many years. Senior Brother Kong is close to forming his core as well. When I return, I'll have to lend him a hand."
Kong Yingyu was overjoyed upon hearing this. "Thank you, Martial Uncle."
Yan Chihuo smiled. "Between fellow martial brothers, do we need a little girl like you to offer thanks? I reckon the reason Sea Heaven Sect still has only three Origin Core cultivators is that its development has been constrained."
He guessed that the previous Seven Sons of Sea Heaven had all been striving for an opportunity to form their Origin Cores. As a result, they had inevitably affected this generation of Seven Sons of Sea Heaven in forming theirs, which was why Kong Yi and the others were all lingering at the peak of the Tribulation Stage. He did have plenty of materials he had no use for; he could give them to those peak Tribulation Stage cultivators and help them form their cores.
Yan Chihuo asked again, "Yingyu, what cultivation art do you practice? How many years have you cultivated it?"
Kong Yingyu replied,