Strengthening the Peacock Bloodline; a True Spirit Star's Failed Ascension

The world created by Chencang can be found in "Lineage Cultivation: Starting from the Peacock Bloodline".

Peacock County, Peacock Secret Realm, Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak.

Kong Wenxuan took out a "Blood-Nourishing Pill" and swallowed it, circulating his Law Power to refine it, feeling the power contained in the pill flow into his body and integrate into the "Peacock Bloodline".

He could feel the power of the "Peacock Bloodline" increasing and becoming more active, as if the clear chirping of Peacock was ringing in his ears and mind.

At this time, half a year had passed since the great battle of Qinggeng Commandery. After the Second Elder Kong Changlan recovered from his injuries by taking the "Heaven-Mending Pill", he and his clansmen returned to Peacock County on the "Five-Colored Peacock Feather Boat".

First, he exchanged information with the clan chief and others, telling them about the process and gains of the "Qinggeng Commandery" battle, and also learning about the situation in Peacock County from them.

Then, a public funeral was held in the clan, and the clansmen who died or sacrificed in the "Qinggeng Commandery" battle were buried in the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak".

Afterwards, the clan would inevitably hold a welcoming banquet for these clansmen who had returned from the war, to celebrate their victories and achievements on the battlefield of "Qinggeng Commandery".

After finishing all the trivial matters, Kong Wenxuan spent a few days with his parents and family before resuming his secluded cultivation on the "Ancestral Spirit Mountain Peak".

However, his main purpose in this seclusion was to refine the "Blood-Nourishing Pill" he had exchanged from the Geng Household, in order to enhance and strengthen the "Peacock Bloodline" within his body.

After half a year, he had consumed nearly half of the "Blood-Nourishing Pill" he had exchanged, and he could clearly feel the growth and improvement of the "Peacock Bloodline" power in his body, which had even become more spiritual and active.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Kong Wenxuan could clearly feel that as the power of the "Peacock Bloodline" in his body increased, the demonic nature contained in the bloodline also increased, became stronger, and became more active.

This will undoubtedly greatly increase the probability and power of the Demonic Nature Backlash from the "Peacock Bloodline" when he attempts to break through to the Fourth Tier Golden Core Stage.

This is undoubtedly a contradictory choice.

On the one hand, a bloodline cultivator at the Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage who wants to break through to the Fourth Tier Golden Core Stage needs to unify his essence, qi, and spirit. This requires strengthening the power of his "essence." Only when the "essence" grows to a sufficient strength can it be integrated into the already fused Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness to form Golden Core.

The enhancement of "essence" requires an increase in the bloodline power within the body, which in turn increases the Demonic Nature Backlash power within the bloodline power, thus increasing the chances of failing to advance and falling into Demon Beast form.

On the other hand, if the bloodline power within a bloodline cultivator does not increase sufficiently, it may weaken the power of the Demonic Nature Backlash, but it will also lead to insufficient "essence". In that case, the cultivator will fail directly when the three elements of "essence, qi and spirit" are combined to form the Golden Core, and there will be no need to worry about the Demonic Nature Backlash later.

Therefore, for many bloodline cultivators who are trying to break through to the Golden Core Stage, the key is to find a balance between "forming the Golden Core" and "the Demonic Nature Backlash." They need to raise their "bloodline power" to a level that can support the formation of the Golden Core by unifying the three elements of "essence, qi, and spirit," but also to prevent the Demonic Nature Backlash from becoming too strong due to the "bloodline power" being too strong, so that they will eventually Demonic Nature Backlash and fall into the form of Demon Beast.

This is undoubtedly very difficult for many inexperienced cultivators without lineage or inheritance.

Of course, besides finding a balance, if a bloodline cultivator has enough confidence in themselves and believes that they can absolutely suppress and defeat the Demonic Nature Backlash, then they can also have another option: to enhance their bloodline power as much as possible.

Because the stronger the bloodline power, the stronger the bloodline cultivator's "essence," the stronger the Golden Core formed by the unity of "essence, qi, and spirit," and naturally the stronger the nascent Nascent Soul Dharma Idol, Primordial Spirit that are subsequently refined.

Without a doubt, Kong Wenxuan made this choice.

With the "Five-Colored Divine Light" as a guarantee, he has absolute confidence that he can suppress and defeat the Demonic Nature Backlash Demonic Nature Backlash, no matter how strong it is!

Therefore, Kong Wenxuan exchanged a considerable number of "Blood-Nourishing Pill" from the Geng Household's treasury. He wanted to maximize the power of the "Peacock Bloodline" in his body before attempting to form the Core Formation, so that he would have a stronger foundation and combat power after forming the Core.

After all, he already has such good conditions; if he doesn't pursue higher and stronger cultivation and combat power, wouldn't it be a waste of the "Five-Colored Divine Light" that brought him to reincarnation and the "Five Elements True Scripture" within it?

Lili!

Several months later, Kong Wenxuan had digested one "Blood Blood-Nourishing Pill Blood-Nourishing Pill" and was preparing to swallow and refine the next one when he suddenly heard the clear chirping of Peacock.

Looking up, one can see the Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit manifesting above the "Peacock True Spirit Star" in the sky above the secret realm, raising its head and singing clearly, spreading its wings and dancing.

"This is..." Kong Wenxuan observed the unusual movements of the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit"Peacock True Spirit and sensed its condition. He felt that it was similar to the commotion when the Ya Household's "Fire Crow True Spirit Star" ascended. A thought suddenly struck him, "Is there another True Spirit Lineage in Bifang Commandery attempting to break through to a higher level, the ' True Spirit Heaven '?"

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Kong Wenxuan immediately channeled a wisp of his mind and consciousness into the "Peacock True Spirit Star" in the sky, looking at the "True Spirit Heaven" through the perspective of the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit".

Howl!

Sure enough, after hearing the sound of horses neighing, one could see that the "Eighth-Grade Wildebeest True Spirit Star"Wildebeest of the Jiao Household, not far away, was now breaking through the top of the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" under the infusion and support of many starlight, and rushing towards the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven" above it.

Without a doubt, this is the Jiao Household, an "Eighth-Grade True Spirit". They have accumulated enough merits and achievements in the "Qinggeng Commandery" battle. Now they are ready and are using the starlight transformed from the reward of "the Heaven and Earth Origin" to propel their True Spirit Star to sprint and ascend to the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven" in order to challenge the position of "Seventh-Grade True Spirit"!

"As expected, the Jiao Household' Wildebeest ' is a long-established ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage. They've taken the lead in the race to become a ' Seventh-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage."

"However, there has been no news of any cultivator from the Jiao Household successfully advancing to the Golden Core Stage in the past Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven. It seems that the Jiao Household of ' Wildebeest ' has made the same choice as the Ya Household ' Fire Crow ' back then. They first use the ' Heaven and Earth Origin ' rewards obtained from battle merits, as well as the power of the Lineage, to push their own ' True Spirit Star ' to the 'Seventh Grade True Spirit Heaven,' and then cultivate their own Golden Core Stage cultivators under the suppression and protection of the ' Seventh-Grade True Spirit Star.'"

"As expected, breaking through from the Purple Mansion Stage to the Golden Core Stage is not a simple matter, far beyond the previous breakthroughs to the Foundation Establishment Stage and Purple Mansion Stage. These established Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage cannot cultivate Golden Core cultivator first before advancing to the next grade; they all choose to advance to the ' True Spirit Star ' first, and then to the Golden Core Stage."

Kong Wenxuan's mind raced with thoughts as he simultaneously focused on the distant top of the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" through the perspective of the "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit." There, the "Wildebeest True Spirit Star" had already broken through the top and ascended into the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven." If the Jiao Household "Wildebeest" could pass the "Rank Advancement Trial" to advance to the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven" and stabilize the "Wildebeest True Spirit Star" in its position within the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven," the Jiao Household would be considered to have successfully advanced to the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit" position.

Neigh! Neigh...

However, several hours later, Kong Wenxuan suddenly heard the sound of horses neighing again, but this time the neighing was filled with anxiety and fear.

The next moment, he saw that the "Horned Wildebeest True Spirit Star Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven" and ascended to the "Seventh Grade True Spirit Heaven," actually broke through the top of the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" again and fell back into the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven."

Even the starlight of the "Wildebeest True Spirit Star" that fell again was much dimmer, and its position dropped by nearly half from the top of the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" to the middle of the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" before it slowly stabilized.

The "Wildebeest True Spirit" manifested above the "True Spirit Star," but its single horn was broken off, and it was wailing incessantly.

"So... you failed the ' Rank Advancement Trial,' and therefore your ascension attempt failed?"

Kong Wenxuan was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening.