By the time Song Yan returned to Sword-Wiping Peak, daylight had fully broken.
Rather than entering his cave abode, he walked over to the reclining chair in the bamboo grove courtyard, sat down, and stretched out at leisure.
Then he began reading the Jade Slips he had borrowed from the library.
The owner of the first Jade Slip was a Golden Core Realm cultivator of the Zhongmiao Sect, who had introduced himself with considerable fanfare in the opening annotations.
Song Yan wondered privately whether this was the Zhongmiao Sect Golden Core cultivator whom the sect master had casually slain upon first arriving in the Chu Kingdom.
The Cultivation Method this man practiced was water-aligned, so many of the Spiritual Objects and pills mentioned within were related to the water element.
Forming a Golden Core was not actually complicated. One only needed to cultivate their Cultivation Method to the perfection of the late Foundation Establishment stage before attempting Core Condensation.
It sounded little different from Foundation Establishment, but in reality, the difficulty could not even be compared.
Very few cultivators could truly form a Golden Core without outside assistance.
At this step, Spiritual Objects from heaven and earth were needed to increase the chances of successful Core Condensation.
After reading through the entire slip and memorizing the names of some generally useful Spirit Pills and treasures, Song Yan opened another Jade Slip.
The author of this Jade Slip was rather more understated. He did not mention who he was and went straight to the point, without a single wasted word.
He listed his entire experience of Core Condensation, leaving out no detail, however small.
Song Yan read it carefully, committing many noteworthy details to memory.
Both Jade Slips mentioned a precious pill that could greatly improve a cultivator's chances of Core