Ji Yuan looked inward at his Dantian and saw that his Golden Core had grown a full size larger. He finally let out a long breath of relief.
For an ordinary Core Formation Cultivator, the Golden Core Middle Stage was just the Golden Core Middle Stage.
But Ji Yuan had the Nine-Nether Lifeburn Brew. At the brink of life and death, he could wield his Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation like the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
That was why he still dared to remain in the Bone Demon Sect.
"Four years in seclusion to break through—about as long as it took with the Azure Bamboo Profound Spirit. But there's no hurry to reveal my cultivation. I'll say the breakthrough failed. The Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother knows I have a False Spiritual Root, so breaking through was always going to be difficult. I might even use the chance to get more cultivation resources."
With his cultivation advanced, Ji Yuan felt much more secure.
At least he no longer had to worry every moment about whether he might die.
Finally, he formed a hand seal and murmured an incantation.
As he activated the Breath-Concealing Formula, a thin veil seemed to appear within his Dantian. It covered his Golden Core, and his aura dropped from the Golden Core Middle Stage back to the Golden Core Early Stage.
"But now that I'm using the Breath-Concealing Formula, I won't be able to go all out in a fight. Eighty percent at most. Still, with the Azure Waves Sword and Corpse Yin Demonfire, ordinary battles shouldn't be a problem."
As Ji Yuan considered this, he took a Four-Color Spirit Egg from his Storage Bag, swallowed it whole, and began refining it.
Purifying his Golden Core was something he had to keep at.
Nearly ten more days passed.