"No wonder Senior Yan was so worried before. There is indeed a huge gap between the Golden Core Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm."
High in the sky, Lu Qing transformed into a streak of light and quickly headed back towards the village.
As he flew, he also felt the changes that came with the breakthrough.
The most obvious one is the ability to fly after entering the Golden Core Realm.
After a cultivator achieves the Golden Core stage, they no longer need to use magical artifacts; they can simply use their magical power to propel themselves directly into the azure sky and achieve the ability to fly.
And this is only the most basic flight capability.
If one were to further study the specialized techniques of escape and flight, the flight speed could be increased even further.
Just like Lu Qing now, even when he's flying using only his magic power, his speed is no slower than when he used the golden boat before.
After he has mastered all the techniques of the Golden Core Realm, especially the art of flight.
His speed can increase dramatically.
Traveling a hundred miles in an instant is nothing special.
In addition to the ability to fly, there are also physical strength, magical power, and the strength of the soul, etc.
Everything about Lu Qing is so much better than before his breakthrough.
This is a qualitative difference, a true transformation of life.
The gap between the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Golden Core Realm is indeed too great.
Especially for someone like Lu Qing, who possesses a perfect Golden Core, the difference is even more exaggerated.
The two are not even on the same level and cannot be compared at all.
As for the white-robed youth, the fact that he was defeated by him when he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage can only be attributed to his weak foundation.
Lu Qing guessed that the opponent was at most a low-grade Golden Core cultivator, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to kill him so easily.
Even without using the golden boat, Lu Qing's speed was still quite fast after entering the Golden Core Realm.
Not long after, he returned to Jiuli Village and landed in front of the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
"Aqing!"
Ever since Lu Qing said he was going to undergo tribulation to break through, the old doctor had been worried about him.
Especially after Lu Qing officially began his tribulation, the terrifying aura of the heavenly tribulation could be faintly felt even in Jiuli Village, making the old doctor somewhat uneasy and unable to concentrate on his cultivation.
So he simply stopped cultivating and waited for news from Lu Qing.
Now that I see him back, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Master, I'm back."
Lu Qing smiled when he saw his master.
"Did you successfully overcome the tribulation?" the old doctor couldn't help but ask.
"Indeed, I have survived the tribulation and have successfully entered the Golden Core Realm." Lu Qing nodded.
"well."
The old doctor's face immediately lit up with a smile.
He sensed Lu Qing's aura and found it to be vast and profound, with a sense of perfect harmony and completeness.
He had sensed this same meaning from the white-robed man before.
Lu Qing's is just not as domineering and flamboyant, but its depth and weight far surpass it.
"Master, please do not spread the news of your disciple's entry into the Golden Core Realm for the time being. This way, we will remain in the dark while the enemy is in the light, which will give us a greater chance of victory."
"I understand," the old doctor said knowingly.
Only he knew about Lu Qing's tribulation, so it would be easy to keep it a secret.
"Also, Master, I have just broken through, and I'm afraid I'll have to go into seclusion for a while to familiarize myself with the power of the Golden Core Realm," Lu Qing added.
“Alright, you go into seclusion first. Cultivation is the most important thing. I’ll keep an eye on the village,” the old doctor said immediately.
Half an hour later, Lu Qing returned to his home.
This time, however, he did not rush to cultivate, but instead focused his mind on the Fire Cauldron.
"Owner!"
Inside the spiritual artifact space, the demonic cultivator saw Lu Qing's figure and immediately came forward with joy.
Just as he was about to bow to Lu Qing, he suddenly froze.
He sensed the aura emanating from Lu Qing's wisp of soul, and an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
"Master, you have entered the Golden Core Realm?"
"Get out of my way, you little devil!"
Before Lu Qing could answer, a flame struck the demonic cultivator, blasting him away. He tumbled and rolled until he reached a corner.
Immediately afterwards, Yan appeared beside Lu Qing, glanced at the demonic cultivator with disgust, and then bowed to Lu Qing, saying, "Young Master."
Feeling so humiliated, a hint of resentment flashed in the demonic cultivator's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
He knew that, in this magical artifact space, he could never defeat this reptilian artifact spirit, no matter what.
"Once I get my body back, one day I'll beat you, you reptile, to a pulp and make you beg for mercy on your knees!"
The demonic cultivator thought with immense resentment.
But soon, everything went black before his eyes, and when he came to his senses, he found himself trapped in a spatial cage.
He immediately realized that this was the work of the reptilian spirit, who did not want him to hear its conversation with its master.
"That damned reptile spirit!"
The demonic cultivator felt even more hatred.
However, his attention was soon drawn to something else.
"Master has really entered the Golden Core Realm. How long has it been?"
Although the demonic cultivator had formed a soul contract with Lu Qing and was enslaved by Lu Qing's soul, he could communicate with Lu Qing at any time.
But this communication is one-sided, unless Lu Qing takes the initiative to contact him.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sense any information from Lu Qing.
Therefore, he was completely unaware of Lu Qing's changes in his soul beforehand.
That's why he was so shocked just now. After not seeing him for a while, Lu Qing's spiritual aura had become so powerful that it had far exceeded the scope of the Foundation Establishment stage.
The profound meaning revealed in that divine soul was so powerful that it made his heart tremble.
"Senior, you are still as vengeful as ever."
Lu Qing chuckled as he saw "Yan" imprison the demonic cultivator in the spatial cage.
“This little devil is up to no good. He always tries to bewitch you, young master, and take back his demonic body. If you ask me, you should have killed him long ago.”
Yan snorted coldly, making no attempt to hide his disgust for demonic cultivators.
"This demon is still useful, so let's keep him for now."
Lu Qing didn't have a good impression of the demonic cultivator either, but since the cultivator's background might be useful to him in the future, he still wanted to keep the demonic cultivator's wisp of soul for the time being.
"By the way, Senior Yan, what is it you wanted to do by summoning me here?"
Indeed, it was "Yan" who summoned Lu Qing from within the Li Huo Cauldron that prevented him from immediately cultivating, allowing his mind to enter.
Yan was speechless for a moment: "Young master, have you forgotten something?"
"Forgot something?" Lu Qing was taken aback.
"This is it."
With a flick of his hand, Yan summoned two separate spatial cages that appeared before them.
One of them contained the headless corpse of the white-robed youth.
The other was a colorful winged serpent that was wandering around and occasionally ramming its head against the surrounding spatial barriers, trying to break through them.
"Ever since you threw this little snake in, it has been causing a ruckus in this spatial cage without stopping for a single moment."
Young master, when do you plan to subdue it?
"Yan" said with a hint of helplessness.
