One day three years later, the Sacred Mountain of Tianxing City was as busy and orderly as ever. Cultivators followed their own plans, either cultivating or venturing out in search of opportunities.
Yet that morning, just as the cultivators were about to begin another day of cultivation, something astonishing suddenly happened above a secluded cave abode near the mountain's fortieth level.
The azure sky, which had been cloudless for ten thousand miles, suddenly darkened as wind and clouds surged!
At some point, a vast mass of pitch-black clouds had gathered above the cave abode. Silver lightning leaped within them, dazzling the eye like silver snakes dancing wildly, accompanied by deafening peals of thunder.
At the same time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began swirling in from every direction, converging on the cave abode.
Moments later, an enormous vortex several miles across formed beneath the dark clouds. Its tremendous suction drew in all the spiritual energy within dozens of miles.
Gradually, everywhere outside the vortex became incredibly sparse in spiritual energy. Those cultivating nearby could not help cursing aloud when they found themselves unable to absorb any.
Some cultivators living nearby emerged from their cultivation quarters of their own accord and looked toward the cave abode where the phenomenon had appeared.
At the sight of this astonishing spectacle, many already understood what was happening. This was clearly the phenomenon that appeared when a cultivator was on the verge of completing a golden core.
But everyone wondered just who was forming a core here. They had not heard of anyone they knew attempting to break through the Core Formation bottleneck lately. The owner of this cave abode seemed never to have appeared among them. What an eccentric fellow!
Amid their envy and astonishment, they were naturally very curious about the