It was already an Earth-Grade Golden Core; no matter how much it dropped, it could not become Human Grade.
In other words, the result was already decided. They only needed to find a time to announce it.
"It's good to have ambition!"
"Though your cultivation aptitude is a bit lacking, what if you succeed?"
"Then let us congratulate Sixth Junior Brother in advance on attaining an Earth-Grade Golden Core!"
Mu Ji had six disciples in total.
Aside from Xu Changqing, Eldest Senior Sister Bei Qingtang, Third Senior Brother Qin Ye, and Fifth Senior Sister Mu Ning, Second Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Brother were both Human-Grade Golden Cores.
Mu Ning was the exception because she was still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, so she did not count.
From this, it was clear that not every disciple of an Immortal Peak could ultimately attain an Earth-Grade Golden Core.
Although the fewer Spiritual Roots one had, the weaker the Tribulation Lightning, making breakthroughs easier.
The problem was that cultivators without Five-Element Spiritual Roots had to absorb the core parts of five attribute-aligned demons if they wished to break through to an Earth-Grade Golden Core.
They used this method to compensate for their missing Five-Element Spiritual Roots and their comprehension of the laws.
This was an act of defying heaven, and when undergoing Tribulation Transcendence, the power of the Turbid Lightning would double.
If one was insufficiently prepared, failure was highly likely.
Fortunately, as long as one survived and did not perish utterly, even if one failed to reach Earth Grade, one could still secure a Human-Grade Golden Core.
But with a Single Spiritual Root and a Human-Grade Golden Core, the possibility of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm in the future was infinitesimal.
Earth-Grade Golden Cores, especially those with Multiple Spiritual