"I never imagined forming an Upper Third-Grade Gold Core would be so troublesome."
Alone in the meditation chamber, Wang Ba toyed with the wooden ornament in his hand, frowning in thought.
The wooden ornament was the treasure he had obtained from Wen Yong. It recorded Wen Yong's father's experiences and insights during Core Formation, as well as the Dharma Methods for forming an Upper Third-Grade Gold Core.
Perhaps because it was a legacy deliberately left to his descendants, the records of the Core Formation process were extraordinarily detailed. Every step included the Gold Core True Person's conjectures, practice, and conclusions.
After reading through it, Wang Ba broadly understood the steps involved.
But since he had yet to reach the required realm, his understanding remained superficial. He could not truly appreciate it in depth. Perhaps he would only gain something from it once he reached Foundation Establishment perfection, when his Law Power transformed into Golden Liquid.
Apart from these experiences and insights, the most important part was the Dharma Methods for forming an Upper Third-Grade Gold Core.
"It's different from what I thought before. Regardless of their aptitude, any cultivator has a chance of forming an Upper Third-Grade Gold Core."
"Of course, it's only a chance. In practice, the requirement for the sheer depth of Law Power alone shuts most cultivators out."
Wang Ba recalled the information he had just read.
Cores were divided into nine grades. The lower three grades required no special method. As long as a cultivator converted all their Law Power into Golden Liquid, successfully condensed that liquid into a core, and survived the Gold Core Tribulation Lightning, they had a chance of attaining one of the lower three grades.
And even the worst, a ninth-grade Gold Core, could still easily hold the lives of Foundation Establishment