A third-tier reputation spreads far and wide; two sets of core formation comprehension, a gift from Azure Mist Rogue Person

The Spirit Boat traveled south, finally stopping before Floating Life Immortal City.

This time, Lin Changheng had not ventured out under the identity of "Li Feiyu." Instead, he used his true identity as Pill Master Lin.

Looking at the immortal city crouched before him like a colossal beast-the place where he had once established his foundation and begun his rise-Lin Changheng's eyes flickered, his thoughts quietly stirring.

Naturally, he could not form his core in [Floating Life Immortal City] this time.

Although a third-tier spirit vein lay beneath [Floating Life Lake] in the city's central district and could meet the requirements for core formation, Lin Changheng's connections were not strong enough.

All told, he was on good terms with only two members of the city's inner circle.

One was Bai Hengwan, True Disciple Bai, and the other was Elder Kong, Pill Master Kong.

Both held considerable status, but neither could settle matters with a single word.

The true master remained [Azure Mist Rogue Person], a late core formation cultivator and the lord of Floating Life Immortal City.

Yet even when Lin Chang first arrived in the city, before establishing his foundation, he had heard that this man was at late core formation. More than eighty years had passed since then, and still no news of his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm had emerged.

By all rights, the man ought to have possessed dazzling talent. Did his continued failure to break through mean that-reaching the Nascent Soul Realm truly was that difficult?

Moreover, core formation cultivators generally lived for around five hundred years. Proper care, special cultivation methods, and other means could extend their lives, but eighty years was still a substantial span.

After all, how many eighty-year stretches did a core formation cultivator have?

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