False Core, True Core, and Golden Core.
This was not merely a manifestation of strength; it also represented one's potential.
False Core Grandmasters whose cores formed thirty-six or seventy-two revolutions were not only mediocre in strength among those of the same realm, but their potential for growth was also limited.
If they did not encounter some great opportunity later on and elevate their False Core into a True Core, then their cultivation would essentially be set in stone, with not the slightest hope of reaching the Grandmaster realm.
To break through to the Grandmaster realm, one needed to use a True Core to nurture a Martial Dao Spirit.
But if even the "core" one condensed was false, then naturally there would be no soil from which to nurture a Martial Dao Spirit. Therefore, to become a Grandmaster, one had to possess at least a True Core formed through one hundred and eight revolutions.
Beyond that was a Golden Core formed through one hundred and eighty revolutions.
Three hundred and sixty revolutions was the limit of a Golden Core.
Even in the ancient era, when spiritual energy was abundant, most so-called prodigies were Golden Core Grandmasters whose cores formed one hundred and eighty revolutions. Those who reached the three-hundred-and-sixty-revolution limit of the Golden Core were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, overwhelming an entire era.
When True Gang Grandmasters underwent the process of Refining Gang into Core, how many revolutions their core would ultimately form, and whether they cultivated a False Core, True Core, or Golden Core, was basically determined the moment they chose their cultivation method.
The Primordial Chaos True Art that Zhou Qing cultivated could form a core through 360 Revolutions of Core Formation. However, before Refining Gang into Core, he had to open up three hundred