Flesh and Blood Golden Core

The Hu Mang at the object with surprise; it had anticipated how strange this thing was.

After all, it was extracted from a human brain.

But--

"The fibers on this hairpin, they're not human brain fibers, are they?"

"Of course not, this is a signal cable; it can connect to the Demonic Net."

"So, this thing can also be used as a network-connected device?"

"Of course, but if you connect to the Heavenly Gate network, there will be some risks involved."

This isn't just risky, it's suicidal.

Hu Mang silently complained.

"What is the Demonic Net? Is it related to the overseas demonic sects?"

"Hehe, everything you can't do inside the Heavenly Gate can be achieved through the Demonic Net, but the price you pay is not something an ordinary Heavenly Gate cultivator can accept."

Hu Mang chuckled dryly, completely losing interest in the thing.

This thing not only connects to the brain, but it also looks like an access point for an underground network. What's the point of using it?

Although he was still interested in transforming into a Nascent Soul level brain-eating monster, the risk was too great, so he decided to give up on that idea.

Seeing the other party's attitude, the cyber female cultivator did not force the issue and moved on to the next item.

"The Shattered Code Mirror can reflect all disguises, illusions, and data disguises. Whether it's mechanical mimicry, human skin doppelgangers, or mental illusions, they will all be revealed in the mirror."

The cybernetic nun paused for a moment, then opened it and held it up to her own face.

Bathed in crimson light, it revealed a head devoid of facial features.

"How does it assist in cultivation?"

"As Heavenly Gate native, you naturally know that Data Golden Core and Divine Sense cultivation are currently popular in Heavenly Gate. However, for network cultivators exposed to this Shattered Code Mirror, their consciousness, memories, cultivation level, and prosthetic body code will all be dismantled into gibberish. Their entire cultivation level will be absorbed into the mirror, transformed into pure Divine Sense, and absorbed by the mirror's owner."

"So, he can only target the online cultivators of Heavenly Gate?" Hu Mang asked.

"Nature."

"So, if I use this mirror to improve my cultivation, infiltrate the Heavenly Gate, and become a serial killer?"

Hu Mang smiled insincerely and asked a question in return.

Moreover, he was skeptical of the "pure Divine Sense" the other party spoke of.

Where can this thing possibly go purely?

The cybernetic female cultivator didn't mind the other party's sarcastic tone and directly introduced the next thing, that bloody mess.

"The Flesh and Blood Golden Core is extremely simple to use. Just swallow it, and a high-level Golden Core will automatically grow in your Lower Dantian. In your Heavenly Gate's current terms, it would be called a high-quality Golden Core."

"It must have side effects, right?" Hu Mang asked rhetorically.

He now has some understanding of the art style of these cyber monks.

"While it's inside you, it will constantly absorb your blood, flesh, and vital energy. To put it bluntly, using it will shorten your lifespan; one month's use will roughly consume a year's worth of your lifespan."

"So, how do we deal with the side effects?"

"It's very simple. Just use the Blood Shadow Divine Light Divine Ability provided by the Flesh and Blood Golden Core to absorb other people's essence. Eating one living person will slow down the absorption of essence for a month. Eating twelve people will directly resolve a year's worth of side effects."

"Moreover, when you devour others, this Flesh and Blood Golden Core will automatically cultivate for you. The cultivation speed of this thing is quite fast. As long as you eat enough living things, it might help you break through to the Nascent Soul very soon."

The cybernetic female cultivator looked at the other person with a smile, her tone full of seduction.

Hu Mang gave a dry laugh, having nothing to say.

From manipulating brains to being devoured by the internet, and then to the evolution of flesh and blood, what a freaking wicked style!

Through a brief exchange, Hu Mang noticed that the item the other person had taken out had a feel that was both high-tech and low-tech.

The high-tech aspect is that no matter how hard you ask Hu Mang, he can't figure out how these things were made.

The low-tech aspect is that, would anyone actually use these things with such exaggerated side effects?

He's just not confident about achieving perfect Core Formation, it doesn't mean he can't.

Moreover, he believed that most Heavenly Gate people would not use Pill Formula Formation with such exaggerated side effects.

It's not like there aren't ways to achieve the Core Formation stage, so why make it so abnormal?

However, Hu Mang also realized that the entire Earth Star not only had the Heavenly Gate, but also countries and regions that were much more backward than the Heavenly Gate, especially war-torn areas.

In these regions, the highest level of cultivation is not even the Nascent Soul, but the Golden Core.

Therefore, if this "Flesh and Blood Golden Core" were to fall into these areas, he believed that many locals would definitely try it, even though its side effects were quite dangerous.

In some more extreme regions, this side effect isn't even considered a side effect. So what if it devours a few people? People die here every day. Devouring living people can improve your cultivation level. Where else can you find such a good deal?

After hesitating for a long time, Hu Mang finally chose the "Flesh and Blood Golden Core".

It wasn't that he wanted to use this thing to form his golden core, but since it was related to the Golden Core, it had some research value.

And to be honest, if it weren't for the need to avoid offending this cybernetic female cultivator with such a powerful background, and even to learn more about the Celestial Person Beings through her, he wouldn't want any of them.

After the transaction was completed, the cyber female cultivator stood up with satisfaction.

"I know you, a member of Heavenly Gate, have many secrets, but I like people with secrets. So, if you have anything related to the Dragon Vein, you can contact me directly. I have even better treasures than these Law Artifacts, such as something that can help you achieve the Electronic Nascent Soul stage."

Thank you, I'll let you know if I need anything.

The female cultivator handed over a business card with a number and a name on it.

Jiang Kuisha

"Can I ask you a question?" Hu Mang suddenly asked.

"You say."

"How could you tell I was from Heavenly Gate at a glance?"

Jiang Kuisha's smile vanished, leaving only a subtle and complex expression.

"Overseas, everyone looks at us with fear and apprehension. Only you look at me with disdain and a condescending attitude that you yourselves are unaware of."

"Oh~"

The two left the room and returned to the trade fair on the first floor. All eyes turned to Hu Mang, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

Although he couldn't see their expressions, Hu Mang understood what they meant just by their gestures.

You're not missing any arms or legs!

After the first half of the trading session ended, the free-sale phase quickly began.

A moment later, Hu Mang had two more bottles of "Sea Eye Spirit Liquid" in his hand. Together with the previous bottle, that made up one Sea Eye's worth of liquid.

Putting everything else aside, a single Dragon Blood Tide turned this previously rare "Sea Eye Spirit Liquid" into a bargain.

There's no other way. During a single Dragon Blood Tide, tens of thousands of sea eyes open randomly. As long as there's no danger around these sea eyes, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator can extract the relevant spiritual liquid.

This has led to these things being quite common, though of course, they're still not cheap.

The transaction of these two bottles of spiritual liquid cost the Hu Mang twenty million in accounting.

After the underground trade fair ended

Hu Mang returned to his room, first taking off his outer clothes, leaving him only in his underwear.

Then he uncorked a bottle of Sea Eye Spirit Liquid, tilted his head back, and took a swig.

The moment the elixir entered the throat, a cool, slightly salty and fishy sensation slid down the throat into the stomach, and then quickly spread to every part of the body.

Wherever that cool sensation passed, the meridians and acupoints that were aching from hidden injuries felt as if a layer of chilled ointment had been applied, and the pain quickly subsided in a short time.

Immediately afterwards, a gentle, spring-like vitality was released from the spiritual liquid, flowing slowly along the meridians and beginning to repair the fine cracks and torn tissues.

At the same time, the Hu Mang closed its eyes, focused its mind into its body, and Golden Nature Perfection.

Another interpretation of the Golden Nature Perfection is that Void Indestructibility.

In an instant, Hu Mang seemed to return to the Artificial Lightning Tribulation Tower of the Hundred Herbs Spirit Hall, and once again saw the acupoints of the Zhou Tian Palace that resembled a star map.

Those points of light are connected by fine, hair-like rays of light, which are the pathways of meridians and the paths through which spiritual energy flows; each point of light flickers at a different frequency, some as bright as day, some as dim as a candle, some as rapid as a drumbeat, and some as gentle as flowing water, together forming a dynamic and living star map.

The Void Indestructibility does not mean it is truly indestructible.

Rather, as long as the "void of the human body" is intact, without injuries such as missing limbs, it can be handled through the self-evolution of the physical body.

This is also the most troublesome aspect of forming a core at this level.

To form the Golden Core, you must break through this "Void Indestructibility," and to break through this level of indestructibility, you must completely destroy your physical body.

But you've already destroyed your physical body, so what's the point of forming a Golden Core?

Gu Yunshu found the solution in the Corpse Liberation Book, most likely using the method of corpse Corpse Liberation with a sword.

But he didn't think that if Gu Yunshu could do it, he could do it too.

Geniuses are irrational.

Of course, at this moment, the Golden Nature Perfection and the Void Indestructibility are his greatest assets in healing his internal injuries.

As soon as the Hu Mang had a thought, all the "stars" related to his two arms were lit up, and at the same time, countless black dots appeared on his arms.

These black dots are distributed under the skin, some as small as a pinhead, some as small as a grain of rice, varying in depth and color from light gray to dark black, as if tiny iron filings have been buried under the skin.

The most severe injuries and bruises were on his arms from punching the Sea-Pacifying Divine Warship.

Under the guidance of the Hu Mang, the medicinal power of the deep-sea elixir flowed down the meridians like a warm stream of water. Wherever it passed, the meridians and tissues that had become stiff and blocked due to bruising began to soften and loosen slowly, as if frozen soil had been doused with hot water.

The medicine continued to penetrate deeper, reaching the deep tissues where the black spots were located, separating the congealed blood clots and necrotic tissue from the surrounding healthy tissue, much like melting and peeling away oil stains frozen on the wall of a bowl with warm water.

The color of these black spots also began to deepen, from light gray to grayish-black, and from grayish-black to deep black, as if something was surging upwards from under the skin; then, tiny, dark red beads of blood began to seep from the center of those black spots.

The stagnant blood, forced out by the combined effects of the medicine and the pressure of acupoints, mixed with fragments of necrotic tissue, seeped from the pores and flowed slowly down the curve of the arm, gathering into thin, dark red streaks at the elbow joint before dripping onto the deck with a soft pattering sound.

At this point, both of Hu Mang's arms were completely covered in blood.

A strong, pungent smell of blood filled the air.