Marriage Alliance and the Opportunity to Form a Core
The failure of "Eighth-Grade Wildebeest True Spirit Star" to ascend to "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven" made Kong Wenxuan realize that the "Rank Advancement Trial" for advancing to the Seventh-Grade True Spirit Lineage was not something that could be easily completed.
The Jiao Household "Wildebeest" is an old-established Eighth-Grade True Spirit Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage spirit Eighth-Grade True Spirit for hundreds of years. Its strength, foundation, and even the number of combatants are far beyond what the Kong Household Lineage, which has only been developing for decades, can compare to.
Even so, the Jiao Household "Wildebeest" failed to pass the "Rank Advancement Trial" to advance to "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven". As a result, "Horned Horse True Spirit Star", which had already ascended to "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven Wildebeest True Spirit Star", fell back to "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" and suffered severe damage!
Therefore, if the Kong Household, with its current strength and foundation, is inferior to the Jiao Household, to attempt to become a "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Lineage" and pass the "Rank Advancement Trial" of the "Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven," it is destined to fail, causing "Peacock True Spirit Star" to suffer heavy damage as well, and even implicating and severely damaging the Lineage.
"It seems that if I want the Lineage's ' Peacock True Spirit Star ' to successfully ascend to the ' Seventh-Grade True Spirit Heaven,' I still need to first reach the Fourth Tier Golden Core Stage Realm."
As Kong Wenxuan pondered these thoughts, his resolve to break through to the Golden Core Stage grew stronger.
After glancing once more at the "Wildebeest True Spirit Star," which had fallen back to the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Heaven" and suffered severe damage, Kong Wenxuan withdrew his mind and consciousness.
Since the Wildebeest Jiao Household failed in their attempt to advance to the next level, there was naturally no celebration banquet. The Jiao Household licked their wounds on their own, and no one from the other True Spirit Lineage in Bifang Commandery bothered them at this time, so Bifang Commandery fell into silence again.
Kong Wenxuan, on the other hand, focused his mind and continued his seclusion in the "Peacock Secret Realm," consuming and refining more "Blood-Nourishing Pill" to enhance his "Peacock Bloodline."
The failure of the Jiao Household, known as the "Wildebeest," strengthened his resolve to break through to the Golden Core Stage, making him even more serious and meticulous about enhancing his "Peacock Bloodline."
In the process of refining the "Blood-Nourishing Pill" and enhancing the "Peacock Bloodline", he was also carefully and meticulously sensing the growing "Peacock Bloodline" in his body, trying to sense, understand, and even master the power of the "Peacock Bloodline".
Based on his discussion with Ya Zhaoying about the "Golden Core," and the experience and inheritance he gained from her, he learned that the deeper and more meticulously a bloodline cultivator understands and masters the power of the "Demon Race Bloodline" in their body before forming the Golden Core, the easier and smoother the process of "forming the Golden Core"—the unity of "essence, energy, and spirit"—will be. Furthermore, it will enable them to better resist and suppress the Demonic Nature Backlash within the "Demon Race Bloodline."
Moreover, for bloodline cultivators, starting from the Golden Core Period, what they cultivate is the power of the unity of "essence, qi, and spirit," and the "power of the Demon Race Bloodline" in their bodies also becomes part of the power of bloodline cultivators' cultivation.
Therefore, the deeper one's understanding and the more refined one's mastery of the power of one's own "Demon Race Bloodline," the greater the benefits will be in subsequent cultivation, mastery, and combat power enhancement of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Dharma Idol.
At this moment, under the influence of the "Blood-Nourishing Pill," the power of the "Peacock Bloodline" in his body was growing and becoming active at a visible pace. This was the best time for him to sense, understand, and master the power of the "Peacock Bloodline," so naturally he couldn't let it go.
Therefore, after each time Kong Wenxuan consumed and refined a "Blood-Nourishing Pill" to promote the growth of the "Peacock Bloodline" power in his body, he would spend some time comprehending and understanding the changes until he was certain that he had a thorough grasp of the "Peacock Bloodline" and the power of his physical body before consuming a second "Blood-Nourishing Pill" to continue promoting the growth of the "Peacock Bloodline".
This is why the speed at which he takes pills to improve his "Peacock Bloodline" has been quite slow. It took him more than half a year to consume nearly half of the "Blood-Nourishing Pill." To use up all the pills and bring his "Peacock Bloodline" to its limit, it will take at least a year.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed. Kong Wenxuan finally consumed and refined all the "Blood-Nourishing Pill" he had exchanged from the Geng Household's treasure vault. Under the influence of these pills, the "Peacock Bloodline" in his body was also pushed to its current limit, which he could control and sustain.
At this point, everything is ready. Kong Wenxuan has laid all the foundations for breaking through to the Golden Core Stage. As long as he adjusts his mindset and condition and chooses a good opportunity, he can directly go into seclusion to break through to the Golden Core Stage Realm.
However, such an opportunity is not easy to find.
Kong Wenxuan ended his secluded cultivation and devoted more of his time and energy to his Lineage and to Peacock County.
He began to eat and chat with his parents every day, learn about the daily life of the clan, and handle various trivial matters in Peacock County. He would also often wander around Peacock County, or even leave Peacock County to travel and wander around the "South Lake Mountains" to relax and find opportunities for breakthroughs.
Since he awakened the "Peacock Bloodline" at the age of fifteen and embarked on the path of bloodline cultivation, he is now over sixty years old and has reached the peak of the Third Tier Purple Peak Purple Mansion Stage Realm. He is even able to break through to the Fourth Tier Golden Core Stage.
This rate of cultivation improvement is definitely among the best in the many low-grade "True Spirit Lineage".
His achievements are due to two main reasons: firstly, his own talent and the power of the "Five-Colored Divine Light" inheritance; secondly, it is also because he has devoted almost all his time and energy to cultivation over the years.
After all, he had spent most of his time in seclusion cultivating for the past fifty years, with only a small portion of his time devoted to hunting, serving in the military, waging wars, searching for and hunting down Demon Race, and resisting invasions.
Therefore, he entrusted all matters, whether clan affairs or those of Peacock County, to the clan chief, his uncle, and his elder brother, while he, with the support of his clansmen and Lineage, devoted himself to secluded cultivation.
This certainly allowed his cultivation and strength to grow tremendously in a short period of time, and even led to the great growth of the entire Lineage. However, it also kept his mind and energy constantly on edge, leaving him with almost no time for leisure or relaxation.
Now, he needs to find an opportunity to break through to the Golden Core Stage. His constant, tense seclusion and cultivation are no longer enough. Instead, he needs to find a balance between work and rest, and to engage in some leisure and relaxation.
Thus, half a year passed in the blink of an eye as Kong Wenxuan relaxed, handled various chores, and spent time with his family.
On this day, the clan celebrated a joyous occasion.
The Huan Household of "Crested Ibis" in "Qinggeng Commandery" did not give up their desire to form a marriage alliance with the Kong Household after the Kong Household returned to Bifang Commandery. In the past two years, they have continued to send Lineage members to visit Peacock County from time to time, and even bought residences and opened shops in Peacock County Seat to strengthen their ties, trade and cooperation with the Kong Household.
Persistence pays off. Thanks to the persistent pursuit of the Crested Ibis Huan Household, the two families finally reached their first marriage agreement.
The person Kong Household married was the first member of the Kong Huancai Lineage; and the person he married was Huan Qiyun, an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Huan Household.
This marriage ceremony was presided over by the clan chief, Kong Changgeng. Kong Wenxuan participated in the entire ceremony as a guest, watching the lively atmosphere in the clan, seeing the female cultivator from the "Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage," the Huan Household, happily marry into the clan, and seeing the "Peacock True Spirit Star" manifest in the sky. The "Five-Colored Peacock True Spirit" raised its head and emitted clear Peacock cries, sending down large swaths of Five-Colored Starlight, which fell on the bride, projecting and imprinting the Kong Household's "Peacock True Spirit Star" onto her body.
His heart was filled with joy and peace.
As the wedding ended, Kong Wenxuan suddenly felt a sense of urgency; the opportunity he had been searching for and waiting for had finally arrived!