"Successfully reached Foundation Establishment at thirty-two."
"Not particularly fast, but not particularly slow either."
Qin Ming stood within the Spirit Field with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing into the distance at Moon Gazing Lake.
He now possessed a lifespan of more than four hundred years, nearly enough to rival a Golden Core Ancestor's longevity.
With enough time, he could pursue the Great Dao beyond.
The Ancient Wood Longevity Art he cultivated drew in ever more vegetation essence and the aura of passing years as time went by. The more it accumulated, the stronger his magic power became—the older, the more monstrous.
Having advanced into the Foundation Establishment Realm.
What came next.
Qin Ming considered his long-term goals.
Naturally, it was to form a core.
He also needed to make arrangements and prepare in advance. The immense resources required for core formation far exceeded those needed for Foundation Establishment.
How could one person's strength alone possibly suffice?
Foundation Establishment meant establishing one's core foundation. Everything was merely laying the groundwork for core formation.
Core formation was divided into false cores and Golden Cores.
A false core technically counted as a core formation cultivator, but its magic power was only half that of an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator. Its lifespan increased by merely a hundred years, and one could never enter the Core Formation Middle Stage for the rest of one's life.
Nascent Soul was even more beyond reach.
Once one formed a false core, it meant one's Dao path had come to a halt.
A Golden Core, on the other hand, belonged to core formation cultivators whose formed cores were of exceptional quality. They too were ranked in different grades. Those with high-quality Golden Cores might even have a chance of advancing to Nascent Soul.
Their future potential was