The Thousand Year Strike above the Golden Core trembled slightly.
Then, thread after thread of incomparably pure, mysterious aura began to emanate from it.
The sudden change startled Su Shi'er at first, then filled him with delight.
With a turn of thought, he immediately realized that these wisps of mysterious energy were clearly the auspicious, misty qi descending from the heavens when the Heavenly Tribulation dispersed.
Though there were only a few threads, the instant they appeared, they transformed into surging spiritual power circulating through his Dantian.
The Golden Core spun rapidly and effortlessly refined that abundant spiritual power into pure true essence.
As the spiritual power was refined, Su Shi'er's cultivation rose a notch as well.
Under normal circumstances, such a slight increase in cultivation would not amount to much.
But now, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the late Golden Core stage. This further increase was extraordinary, directly helping him break through the late-stage threshold and enter the realm of Peak Golden Core.
In an instant, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi came howling in, all pouring into Su Shi'er's body. It circulated along his meridians, transformed into waves of abundant true essence, and surged into his dantian.
The increase in his cultivation realm allowed Su Shi'er's dantian to contain even more true essence.
Moreover, at the instant he entered the Peak Golden Core realm, Su Shi'er not only felt his strength rise sharply, but also sensed something with crystal clarity.
Above the firmament, some invisible and terrifying crisis seemed to be brewing. Its faint aura alone carried a will of destruction that inexplicably sent chills through one's heart.
So long as he focused his will and released his cultivation aura with all his strength, he could draw that invisible danger down upon himself.
Su Shi'er had