He reached out and opened the Jade Box. Inside lay a black ice crystal three inches across.
A hint of fervor shone in Liu Yu's eyes as he carefully put it into his Storage Bag.
Although he was only at the foundation establishment middle stage, it was by no means too early to prepare for the golden core bottleneck.
After all, he possessed only three spiritual roots and had never truly caught the attention of the sect's upper ranks. He was destined not to receive the sect's focused nurturing.
An important spiritual treasure like the Golden Core Condensation Pill, which concerned the sect's fortunes and continuity, would certainly never fall to him.
According to its longstanding principles, the sect would naturally prioritize disciples with outstanding aptitude when distributing Golden Core Condensation Pills, ensuring the highest possible success rate and the emergence of new Golden Core Cultivators in every generation.
Unless circumstances were exceptional, or someone had rendered considerable service to the sect, this would not change.
Even though Liu Yu now counted as a sect elder's Registered Disciple and had very close ties with the Yan Household, neither would offer him any help when it came to a Golden Core Condensation Pill.
If any Golden Core Condensation Pills were distributed, Li Changkong would certainly fight for his Personal Disciples first. The Yan Household would never consider an outsider, however close their relationship.
As for the Outer Courtyard Line, that was even more hopeless.
When the time came, Liu Yu would thank heaven and earth if the higher-ups of the Outer Courtyard Line simply refrained from tripping him up.
Thus, given his current circumstances, he could not say there would be no help from the sect when he attempted to break through the golden core bottleneck, but it would probably be