Chapter 471: Chapter 242: Life-long Spirit Contract, Journey to Nightmare Blood Yin Vein Core Formation
"No worries, having the opportunity to break through to Core Formation is already a great fortune, I wouldn’t dare ask for more." Wen Jiu said, controlling the East Spring Undying Bone.
Seeing this, Lu Shouren and his two companions smiled with satisfaction. A loose cultivator who was easy to control like him was exactly what the Lu Family needed.
Lu Shouren quickly added, "Since you have joined our Lu Family, you are now one of us. Therefore, during this Core Formation, I will personally attend to protect you. If you can outperform the He Family when vying for Yin Spiritual Qi, I guarantee your safety."
"Thank you, senior."
The East Spring Undying Bone immediately bowed in gratitude.
Wen Jiu was carefully contemplating the underlying meaning of these words. Judging by the tone, it seemed that the He Family would also have Golden Core cultivators present. This made Wen Jiu somewhat hesitant, but thinking that seeking elsewhere might yield a similar result, he decided to undergo the Core Formation breakthrough with the Lu Family.
With Lu Shouren as protector, it could at least provide some security.
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Three days later.
Wen Jiu boarded Lu Shouren’s Tier Three Flying Ship and traveled northward, gradually entering the Celestial Yin Mountain Range.
After half a day’s journey, the flying ship stopped at the center of a Tier Three Yin Vein, an area filled with crimson Yin Spiritual Qi and rich blood aura. In the very center of the Yin Vein stood a massive black stone hall.
The black stone hall, towering thirty zhang high, stood like a giant beast amidst the surroundings, guarded by Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Chen and He Families. As Lu Shouren’s flying ship descended, a Golden Core Zhenren of the He Family soared out like a startled swan.
While the two exchanged superficial greetings, Wen Jiu cast his gaze critically upon the Tier Three Nightmare Blood Yin Vein below.
The Yin Spiritual Qi was incredibly dense, several times stronger than that of the Little Demon Realm, filled with the blood and death qi of countless monsters, making it the perfect place for the East Spring Undying Bone to breakthrough to Core Formation.
The Black Hall and the Tier Three Array on its exterior might help resist some of the thunder tribulations and reduce pressure on the East Spring Undying Bone.
"Come over and pay respects to Master He Wuxiong." At this moment, Lu Shouren called out to the East Spring Undying Bone behind him.
Wen Jiu directed the East Spring Undying Bone to quickly step forward, "Junior Li Bai, pays respects to Master He."
"I’ve heard of you, the newly joined loose cultivator of the Lu Family." He Wuxiong smiled meaningfully, making Wen Jiu feel puzzled. However, he recalled the close relationship between the He Family and the father of Ye Yue Qingyou, and felt relieved.
It was uncertain if Ye Yue Qingyou had reported his victory over the two Fake Pill cultivators.
So far, it seemed not, otherwise, he couldn’t be staying so calmly in East Pole Immortal City.
Nonetheless, Ye Yue Qingyou probably still mentioned him favorably.
Lu Shouren controlled the flying ship to descend slowly, and as he leapt down and walked into the hall, he glanced at the Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator waiting outside, and couldn’t help but admire, "Not bad, a promising young talent, approaching Core Formation before reaching a century in bone age... Such a genius is rare even in our Lu Family."
"Junior He You, pays respects to Master Wu Jian." The young cultivator, with sword-like brows and starry eyes, saluted composedly.
"So you are He You, the strongest in talent and power among the young generation of the He Family, with a top-grade Gold Attribute Spirit Root, forming one of the Ten Great Heterodox Foundation Establishments, and valued by the City Lord of East Pole Immortal City as a named disciple. Truly an extraordinary young talent." Lu Shouren smiled in praise, though his heart hid murderous intent.
He hadn’t expected the He Family to send He You to compete for the Yin Spiritual Qi of the Tier Three Yin Vein. He You’s Blood Sea Dao Foundation was known as one of the fastest to absorb Spiritual Qi among the Ten Great Heterodox Foundation Establishments and famous for its vast capacity.
In the same realm, a Blood Sea Foundation Establishment Cultivator could be several times stronger than an ordinary Dao Foundation Cultivator, with greatly improved Spiritual Qi absorption speed. Moreover, this individual was a named disciple of the City Lord and a prodigy of the He Family, who must have been provided with a Yin Sha Evil Spirit for this.
How could ordinary cultivators compete?
"Fellow Daoist flatter me too much." He Wuxiong spoke indifferently, unaffected. "Let us go inside first, and let the young ones prepare. We two will wait inside the hall and see who wins first today."
"Please."
Lu Shouren glanced at He You, his murderous intent diminishing, relieved that the Lu Family was not the one competing with He You.
That would only increase the chances of failure.
The other party had a Yin Sha Evil Spirit; their chances of successful Core Formation were high. Li Bai only had a Celestial Yin Pill, with a high likelihood of forming only a Fake Pill — how could he compete for the Yin Spiritual Qi? But, regardless of how things turned out, the Lu Family wouldn’t lose this time.
Even getting a Fake Pill would suffice.
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Shortly afterward, under the guidance of the Lu Family members, Wen Jiu entered a large, empty stone hall. Inside, there was a small Tier Three Spirit Gathering Array, further increasing the concentration of Yin Spiritual Qi, blood qi, and death qi within the stone hall.
Besides, there was a Tier Three Concealment Array, but whether any backup plans were left was unknown to Wen Jiu. To be safe, he set the Pseudo-Tier Three Trapping Array obtained from Ye Yue Qingyou here. Although it couldn’t hinder Golden Core Cultivators, it could block some senses, and with the Divine Sense barrier he had set, not even a Golden Core Cultivator’s Divine Sense could probe in.
As long as he could safely pass through the transitional period of breaking his foundation and forming his core, he would not worry about the tribulation afterward. When the thunder tribulation struck, how could two Early Stage Golden Core dare to advance? If they dared, he’d simply embrace them, making them bear the Celestial Thunder with him.
Neither Lu Shouren nor He Wuxiong was a Golden Core Body Cultivator, so despite possessing Golden Core Power for protection, they definitely could not withstand Celestial Thunder.
Having arranged all these precautionary measures, Wen Jiu carefully hid the storage bag within the Undying Bone, then began calming his mind and breathing in preparation for breaking the foundation and condensing the core.
However, Undissolving Bone Condensation Pill did not follow the usual method of breaking the Dao Foundation and then using a Golden Core Technique to condense a Golden Core. Instead, breaking the Dao Foundation and Undying Bone was required, turning the entire Undying Bone into a Golden Core.
If successful.
The Golden Core would be Undying Bone.
The Undying Bone would be Golden Core.
This process required the assistance of a vast amount of corpse qi, and the East Spring Undying Bone lacked nothing more than this.
Wen Jiu had long filled the Corpse Eye with Yin Technique, equivalent to a corpse. Thus, the Five Ghost "Three Corpses" simultaneously aided the East Spring Undying Bone with corpse qi replenishment. If even this failed, then likely no one else in the world could cultivate a Heterodox Golden Core outside of an External Foundation Establishment.
An hour later, once everything had settled, Wen Jiu brought out the Unrestrained Yin Sha Evil Spirit, placing it in front. Then, he infused the Dao Foundation with a large amount of corpse qi, commencing the breaking of the Dao Foundation. This step was crucial; any error meant that beyond doubt, only a Fake Pill could be accomplished.
Thus, Yin Sha Evil Spirit’s energy was needed to ensure no irreversible damage occurred when breaking the Dao Foundation.
As the energy of the Unrestrained Yin Sha Evil Spirit was gradually refined by the East Spring Undying Bone, its Dao Foundation began to shatter bit by bit, while torrents of corpse qi poured out, surging within the body, always threatening to burst the entire corpse body of the East Spring Undying Bone.
In truth, even Golden Core Cultivators, faced with such a situation, would have their Spirit Body ruptured, yet the East Spring Undying Bone possessed the Undying Bone Body. Furthermore, with its Tier Two Peak Thunder Spirit Demon Blood Body, the corpse qi raged but could not shake its steadiness.
Moments later, under the immense pressure of masses of corpse qi, the undying white bones began to shatter, turning, under the shielding of the Yin Sha Evil Spirit, into strands of holy milky liquid. This two-fold process took a whole seven to eight days.
On the ninth day, when the Undying Bone completely became a liquid, aided by the condensation method and the support of the Unrestrained Yin Sha Evil Spirit’s energy, under the infusion of vast Yin Spiritual Qi, blood qi, and death qi, it began to fuse with the Dao Foundation fragments.
This was another lengthy process, where ninety percent of cultivators fell, ultimately becoming Fake Pill cultivators.
At this moment, on the other side of the stone hall, where He You was undergoing his Core Formation breakthrough, a formidable blood-colored Yin Technique burst forth from the Black Hall, transforming into an enormous mouth that covered an area of a thousand zhang, absorbing Yin Spiritual Qi, blood qi, and death qi above the Nightmare Blood Yin Vein, astonishing the Foundation Establishment cultivators from both families.
At this moment, Lu Shouren’s expression slightly altered, secretly alarmed.
He You was surprisingly efficient, indicating the He Family’s preparation of the Yin Sha Evil Spirit was indeed exceptional.
Initially, with such a strong absorption aura, He You also encompassed Li Bai’s Core Formation range, causing Li Bai to lose a significant amount of Yin Spiritual Qi. One setback led to another, making it incredibly difficult for Li Bai to regain his losses.
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, just starting to condense the core and absorbing Yin Spiritual Qi covering a thousand zhang, it will only grow stronger, and a Middle-Grade Golden Core is practically assured!" Lu Shouren suppressed his displeasure, smiling as he congratulated a smug He Wuxiong beside him.
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