Chapter 521: Chapter 266: Intimidating Qi Qiantian
Boom——
Above the Immortal City, two Golden Core Auras forcefully took shape, instantly squeezing out the immovable thousand-foot Golden Core Aura of an alchemy cultivator. Amidst everyone’s astonishment, a ten-thousand-foot Golden Core Aura and another seven-thousand-foot-wide Golden Core Aura emerged one after the other, completely covering the entire Tier Three Yin Vein and enveloping the Golden Core Auras of others.
Except for the alchemy cultivators, the Golden Core momentum of the loose cultivators abruptly stopped because the Yin Spiritual Qi was entirely taken by these two Golden Core Auras. Even that previously immovable thousand-foot Golden Core Aura began to shrink under the pressure of these two terrifying Auras.
This scene left everyone dumbfounded.
"What’s happening?"
"How did another seven-thousand-foot Golden Core Aura suddenly appear, along with a ten-thousand-foot Golden Core Aura... Moreover, these Golden Core Auras are so massive from the start; what kind of Golden Cores did these two form?"
"Both Golden Core Auras are filled with copious amounts of corpse Qi, yet among the ten individuals forming their Cores today, only the notorious Du Jiang and Shi Zhen are corpse cultivators. Could these two Golden Core Auras really belong to them?"
"Impossible, they are corpse cultivators. It’s already extremely difficult for a heterodox corpse cultivator to form a Golden Core. Even with the help of a Yin Sha Evil Spirit, it’s still very hard. Both are loose cultivators; reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection alone seems to have taken them over two hundred years. Their aptitude is evident, so how could they possess the foundation to form an Upper-Rank Golden Core and a Top-Grade Golden Core?"
"But besides them, what other corpse cultivators are there? A seven-thousand-foot Golden Core Aura; according to records, no Upper-Rank Golden Core Zhenren in the history of our West Mountain Floating Domain has formed anything so outrageous. And this ten-thousand-foot... could it be a Top-Grade Golden Core!"
"Has the fortune of East Pole Immortal City truly arrived? First, Lu Family’s Li Bai formed a Top-Grade Golden Core, and today there’s another Upper-Grade Golden Core, Top-Grade Golden Core! Brother Yang, you have wronged me; you advised me not to use Flower Spirit Stones to vie for a Core Formation spot. Now it has all fallen upon two notorious corpse cultivators with such fortune."
Amidst the exclamations of the cultivators, Master Zhu and Qi Qiantian from the City Lord’s Mansion suddenly stood up, unable to sit any longer, and flew outside the mansion, disregarding the eyes of others and grandly hovering in the air to observe the Golden Core Aura overhead.
As Golden Core Zhenrens, how could the two not be familiar with the strength of Golden Core Power?
"Upper-Rank!"
"Top-Grade!"
Their expressions suddenly changed.
Especially Qi Qiantian, as he watched the thousand-foot Golden Core Aura of his illegitimate child shrink further, unable to seize even a trace of Yin Spirit Qi, and on the verge of becoming a Fake Pill Zhenren again, anger surged within him.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu!"
Master Zhu, contemplating life, said, "Du Jiang and Shi Zhen are just ordinary corpse cultivators. Because of their sinister and ruthless actions, they’re notorious, and few dare provoke them in the same realm. But their strength is mediocre; how could they form an Upper-Rank Golden Core, or even the legendary Top-Grade Golden Core!"
"Master Zhu, what exactly did you investigate!" Qi Qiantian’s anger flared again, his son’s Golden Core Aura completely suppressed. He desperately wanted to intervene and interrupt the two’s Core Formation Aura.
By doing so, his son might still have a chance to recover and return to mid-tier quality.
But just as he moved, Qi Qiantian realized he was under public scrutiny. If he took action, his reputation would be utterly ruined. Besides, this was fundamentally the business of the West Mountain Floating Domain Lord’s Mansion; if he forcibly intervened, it would mean violating the rules set by the Domain Lord’s Mansion, a burden the Qi Family couldn’t bear.
Master Zhu had similar thoughts because he truly harbored schemes against Du Jiang and Shi Zhen. If the two indeed formed their Cores, it would spell big trouble for him.
As they watched the two Golden Core Auras grow stronger, completely enveloping the entire Yin Vein, Master Zhu’s expression grew uglier. Yet upon seeing the thunderclouds gradually taking shape overhead, their expressions finally improved somewhat.
"Almost forgot, the emergence of a Top-Grade Golden Core is inevitably accompanied by a Thunder Tribulation. Elder Qi, there is still a turning point!"
Master Zhu hastily said, trying to comfort Qi Qiantian and also reassuring himself, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief. According to the Domain Lord’s Mansion’s historical records, another reason why Top-Grade Golden Cores were difficult to form is the difficulty in overcoming the Thunder Tribulation.
Moreover, Celestial Thunder restrains the insidious.
Corpse cultivators are the epitome of insidious among the insidious.
Hence, Thunder Tribulations are all the more challenging for heterodox cultivators, and over the millennia, many a genius heterodox evil cultivator has fallen to a Thunder Tribulation.
Though it’s unclear why Du Jiang and Shi Zhen possess this foundation and talent, the two are heterodox corpse cultivators. Even with foundation and talent, they absolutely do not have the destiny to pass the Thunder Tribulation and achieve a Top-Grade Golden Core.
As Master Zhu reassured himself, Qi Qiantian was already enraged beyond restraint, questioning coldly once more, "Master Zhu, what exactly did you investigate, for such a big oversight to occur!"
Whether Du Jiang and Shi Zhen could succeed in forming their Cores was still uncertain, but his son’s Golden Core Aura had been completely suppressed.
If he failed again.
His decades of planning would all come to naught.
Master Zhu, with a bitter expression, stammered, "Elder Qi... I didn’t expect... didn’t expect those two to have hidden so profoundly..."
"You——"
Qi Qiantian was so furious he couldn’t utter a word.
...
On Lengxi Mountain.
Wen Jiu ignored the two, calmly watching the gradually forming Divine Thunder, his expression serene. The Thunder Tribulation of the Three Thousand Blood Inks was not much different from that of the East Spring Undying Bone, and with the East Spring Undying Bone as a backing, the corpse Qi was in no danger of depleting.
As for the Blood Demon Undying Bone, its corpse body and Undying Bone’s power were among the strongest in the Three Corpses pursuit, so dealing with the Alchemy Thunder Tribulation was not a problem. However, he needed to keep an eye on Master Zhu and Qi Qiantian.
