[The Core Formation celebration was held at the Azure Origin Trade Association's base.]
[A cultivation dojo on a second-tier spirit vein.]
[Ordinarily, a cultivation dojo on a second-tier spirit vein would see only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators coming and going.]
[Today, however, several True Persons had come in person because of you, lending splendor to this humble second-tier spirit vein.]
[At the head of the great hall, you sat in the seat of honor, with four Core Formation True Persons seated on either side.]
[They were Hall Master Mu of Azure Moon Immortal City's Alchemy Hall, Swordheart True Person, Cold Feather True Person, and Black Tortoise True Person.]
[Below sat numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators, all representing major powers and coming to congratulate you on attaining a Golden Core.]
[Announcements of congratulatory gifts rang out without cease.]
["The Tengshan Zhao family presents five-hundred-year-old spirit ginseng and congratulates Azure Origin True Person on attaining the great path of the Golden Core...]
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["The Black Snake Trade Association presents three second-tier spirit materials and congratulates Azure Origin True Person on attaining the great path of the Golden Core...]
["The Plum Blossom Trade Association presents a second-tier divination legacy and congratulates Azure Origin True Person on attaining the great path of the Golden Core...]
[You knew little of most of the cultivators and powers who had come to congratulate you. Only when you heard a particularly appealing gift announced did you spare them a glance.]
[For instance, just now, the trade association named Plum Blossom had offered a second-tier divination legacy, which interested you greatly.]
[Divination was an exceedingly obscure path. In its early stages, it offered almost no help with cultivation, and it demanded considerable talent and lifespan. Naturally, few cultivators studied it, and related legacies were rarely seen.]
[Cultivators pursued immortality