Longevity Eight Hundred, Core Formation Again (6000+ words)

The Azure Cauldron Sect was destroyed, and the Li Family rose to prominence.

This was an earth-shattering event in the Forest Kingdom's cultivation world, and even across the entire Far Western Lands!

In troubled times, there would surely be ambitious overlords and children of destiny rising with the tide!

With the cultivation world in chaos and the Azure Cauldron Sect along with a number of its affiliated forces being purged, vast quantities of precious resources—even Foundation Establishment Pills—ended up circulating outside. It was only natural that quite a few experts would rise among the rogue cultivators.

In fact, several rogue cultivators who had achieved Foundation Establishment, like Aaron's disguise, had emerged in the cultivation world recently.

One could even imagine that more lucky individuals would inevitably seize the opportunity to rise in the future!

After entering Myriad Merchants Market, he rented the finest cave abode and devoted himself to cultivation.

Only occasionally did he leave seclusion to sell some second-rank pills in exchange for other cultivation resources.

Over time, all those Foundation Establishment forces learned that Fellow Daoist Fang was actually an exceedingly rare second-rank alchemist. They tried even harder to win him over, but Aaron refused every one of them, posing as a man wholly devoted to bitter cultivation.

After all, he was putting on an act from both sides. Most of his seclusion time was spent running about outside, so he was rather busy as well.

Fortunately... such days would not last much longer.

Ten years later, he allowed his cultivation to "break through" its bottleneck, becoming a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator—a rarity among rogue cultivators.

Twenty more years passed, and he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, becoming one of the foremost experts in the Forest Kingdom's cultivation world!

This time, he truly became