A Small Banquet: The Xingfeng Sect Is Fortunate to Have You

It might have been only a minor stage of the Golden Core Realm, but that single stage could trap a cultivator for decades or even a century.

To reach the Late Golden Core stage, the first step was to expand the Spiritual Power within the Golden Core.

Throughout the process, a cultivator had to direct it with their mind at all times and exercise exceptional care whenever the Golden Core absorbed external Spiritual Qi to grow through cultivation.

If anything went wrong during the process, the Spiritual Power inside the Golden Core could fall into chaos, causing the Golden Core to crack.

For that reason, Golden Core cultivators generally prepared various pills to ensure their chances of a successful advancement.

A failed breakthrough could not only cause their realm to fall, but even damage their foundation.

That was also why many cultivators waited until the end of their lifespan was near before taking the gamble.

Success meant a longer lifespan and hope of eternal life; failure meant death and the end of their Dao.

To be on the safe side, Chen Feng had prepared many pills in advance, spending tens of thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones on them.

Only he could afford such extravagance. Any other Golden Core cultivator would certainly have been unable to bear the cost.

"Even reaching the Late Golden Core stage was this hard. Then the Nascent Soul Realm..." Chen Feng fell into thought.

His talent was actually poor. He had risen this far entirely through technological assistance and a massive supply of resources.

As a result, his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm would be very risky.

According to the Stars Body-Refining Instruction, reaching the Nascent Soul Realm required nurturing a Nascent Soul inside the Golden Core, and that process was the most dangerous part.