Blocked on the Path to Nascent Soul, Seeking Pills to Break Through the Shackles

Looking at the system panel, Zhao Cheng thought to himself, The Sword Hut's inherited sword techniques still have many insights that have only reached the entry level.

But with the true meaning of "returning to the uncarved state" at my side, gaining further insights shouldn't cost too many years of life.

His gaze fell on "Heavenly Star Constellation True Technique," and a thoughtful look crossed his eyes. The most important thing now is to improve my cultivation. Perhaps once I reach a higher realm, I'll be able to comprehend sword techniques faster, too.

At that thought, Zhao Cheng immediately spent years of life to exchange for several hundred Essence Gathering Pills.

These pills could provide a large amount of Primordial Qi more quickly, helping him condense Golden Core True Essence and aiding his breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.

He took out all the Essence Gathering Pills and held them in his palm, then selected "Spend life span to cultivate the Heavenly Star Constellation True Technique" in the system.

``` [Beginning cultivation of the Heavenly Star Constellation True Technique by spending life span...]

[Year One: You swallow an Essence Gathering Pill, and the pill turns into a vast sea of Primordial Qi that pours into your Dantian.

You circulate your cultivation technique, repeatedly channeling the Primordial Qi into your Golden Core, purging its impurities and compressing it into high-density, high-purity Golden Core True Essence.

The Golden Core in your Dantian grows ever more radiant, and starlight faintly glimmers across its surface...]

[Year Fifty: As you continue refining Primordial Qi, a fine crack suddenly appears across the surface of your Golden Core, and a Star Aperture no bigger than a grain of rice emerges from within.

This Star Aperture corresponds to the Heavenly Secret Star. It stirs the Yin-Yang Astrology within