Seeing Qin Wuyou make his choice, the Mysterious Empress nodded in satisfaction. But the light was so intense that he could not see her movements.
"The foundation of Divine Dao cultivation is the divine core! Divine cores have two origins. The first is the divine cores of the Primordial Deities from the Primordial Era! The other is divine cores formed through cultivation!"
The Mysterious Empress's voice remained cold and devoid of emotion, but she had begun explaining divine cores to Qin Wuyou.
"Senior Empress, how do these two types of divine cores differ? Which is stronger?"
Qin Wuyou promptly asked.
"The divine cores of Primordial Deities are born innately. Fundamentally speaking, they are somewhat more powerful than divine cores cultivated later!"
The Mysterious Empress said coldly, "However, the divine cores of Primordial Deities have long since become all but extinct in today's world! And even if you find one, fusing with it is an extremely difficult process!"
"A divine core contains its deity's intrinsic consciousness, so rejection can occur during fusion! Once the divine core rejects you, the fusion will fail!"
"If the fusion merely fails, there is nothing much to fear. What is truly frightening is that, during fusion, the deity within the divine core may awaken and seize your body! If that happens, the deity will devour the consciousness of the person attempting the fusion and take over their body!"
Qin Wuyou listened carefully.
The Mysterious Empress continued slowly, "In short, fusing with an innate divine core offers somewhat greater potential and allows you to directly acquire a Primordial Deity's abilities! But it is dangerous, and the risks are greater!"
"Besides, you may not even be able to find a Primordial Deity's divine core. So for you, the only suitable path at present is to condense an acquired