"I have finally reached the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Stage of the Golden Core Cultivation."
Lu Qing awoke from the deepest level of meditation, feeling the state of his body, and couldn't help but sigh with admiration.
Indeed, his cultivation level is currently at the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Stage of the Golden Core Realm.
Now, everything within his body—his magical core, his physical body, and the divine soul within his brow acupoint—has reached a true limit.
Furthermore, the three are interconnected, forming a unified whole, capable of fully merging at any time to unleash unimaginable power.
Lu Qing clenched his fist lightly, and the powerful force that erupted caused the space to ripple and distort slightly, making it a sight to behold.
To create this strange phenomenon, Lu Qing only unleashed his physical strength; he did not use his magical power or divine soul power.
"According to the records of the 【Eternal Heavenly Witch Body】, originally, the path of witchcraft required at least reaching the True Witch realm to shake space with pure physical strength. I never expected that I, who am still only at the Golden Witch Perfection stage, would be able to do it."
However, Lu Qing knew the reason for this.
After breaking through his limits and entering the tenth stage of the Golden Core realm, his magical power, physical body, and divine soul became a unified whole.
Only when all three advance together and break through simultaneously can one enter the next level.
Therefore, strictly speaking, his current physical realm is no longer just at the peak of the Golden Witch realm.
Rather, like the Golden Elixir of Magic Power, it had already broken through its limits and reached the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Revolution of the Golden Witch.
Similarly, the power of the soul is also at this level.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been able to remain in seclusion for over twenty years despite having an ample supply of spirit stones, only to finally reach the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Stage of the Golden Core.
It is true that cultivating all three simultaneously requires several times more time than before.
"With my current strength, even without using supernatural powers, I can fight against a powerful expert who has undergone two or three tribulations of the primordial spirit. I'm afraid even a normal perfect golden core doesn't have such extraordinary power as me. It seems that my cultivation must really have something special about it."
Feeling the power within his body, Lu Qing pondered silently.
Of course, this is just his estimate. So far, he has not yet had a direct confrontation with a powerful being above the second level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Therefore, we can only make a conservative estimate for now.
His 【Perfect Golden Core Technique】 was deduced by himself through the use of his special abilities, by comprehending numerous Golden Core and Primordial Spirit level cultivation techniques, as well as that Great Dao chapter.
There is no way to compare the differences between this method and the ancient perfect Golden Core cultivation method mentioned by the mysterious being in the Tian Shu Divine Mountain Secret Realm.
However, he could vaguely sense that even those perfect Golden Core cultivators from ancient times might not have possessed his strength at his current level.
"However, the deeper the accumulation, the more ferocious the tribulation that will come with the breakthrough. My primordial spirit tribulation is probably more terrifying than ever before."
With a thought, Lu Qing sensed the void with his mind.
He immediately discovered that heavenly might was gathering and calamity energy was surging in the void above his head.
He knew that it was the great Dao in the darkness giving him a warning.
With his current accumulation of power, he could easily trigger a heavenly tribulation at any time if he wanted to achieve the primordial spirit.
Even if he forcibly suppresses his tribulation, the Great Dao will automatically send down the heavenly tribulation after a certain period of time, giving him no room to escape.
"At most ten days. If I don't undergo the tribulation, the Great Dao will automatically send down the heavenly tribulation to force me to undergo it."
Lu Qing felt the profound warning from the Dao in the darkness, and a sudden realization dawned on him.
"Ten days is enough time for me to make some preparations."
Lu Qing's current accumulation is too profound, and the tribulation of his primordial spirit must be extremely terrifying. Even he has to treat it with great caution.
Therefore, he plans to undergo the tribulation only after making sufficient preparations.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing got up, activated the array in the meditation room, and went out.
Outside the quiet room, Xiao Li and Wu Xing were diligently cultivating on opposite sides. Lu Qing glanced at their cultivation levels and nodded with some satisfaction.
After more than twenty years of cultivation, the Five Elements realm has reached the fourth stage of the Golden Core realm. As for Xiao Li, the progress has been even faster, reaching the sixth stage of the Golden Core realm.
It's easy to imagine that during his seclusion, the two little ones were quite diligent and did not slack off in their cultivation.
Seemingly sensing Lu Qing's gaze, Xiao Li suddenly awoke from its meditation. When it saw Lu Qing, it was first taken aback, then showed a look of surprise and jumped up.
"Ah Qing, you've emerged from seclusion?"
"Yes, I just came out of quarantine."
"So you've now entered the Nascent Soul Realm?"
Xiao Li sensed Lu Qing's aura and asked somewhat uncertainly.
It could sense that Lu Qing's aura at this moment was like an endless abyss, its depths unfathomable, even more terrifying than those Nascent Soul Realm experts it had ever seen.
Clearly, during his more than twenty years of seclusion, his cultivation had made great progress.
However, it was thought that even before Lu Qing went into seclusion, he was still unfathomable in its perception.
Therefore, it was uncertain what level Lu Qing had reached.
"Not yet, but it will be soon. Achieving the Primordial Spirit realm requires undergoing a tribulation. After I make some preparations, I will begin undergoing the Primordial Spirit tribulation. Once I enter the Primordial Spirit realm, we can go home."
"Are we finally going home?" Xiao Li perked up immediately upon hearing this.
Wu Xing had also woken up by this time, and was equally happy to hear Lu Qing's words.
Having been away for so long, it also misses its home world.
"So, Aqing, what preparations are you going to make?"
"I need to rearrange the formation here."
Outside the cave, at the bottom of a deep pool in the valley.
The white dragon was cultivating in its cave.
Its body swelled and shrank in turn.
At its largest, its physical body can grow several times larger; at its smallest, it can become only three feet thick.
After repeating this several times, the white dragon's body suddenly trembled and returned to its original form, causing the water to surge and the entire deep pool to be filled with turbulent undercurrents.
"It still doesn't work."
A look of frustration appeared in Bai Jiao's eyes.
More than ten years ago, Xiao Li told it that if it knew the art of physical transformation and could shrink its body, it could go to the cave with it to cultivate.
The speaker may not have meant anything by it, but the listener took it very seriously.
For more than a decade, Bai Jiao had been secretly studying the art of physical transformation.
It wanted to create a method for physical transformation from its family's traditional cultivation techniques.
After years of contemplation and practice, I have indeed achieved results. I can now shrink my physical body several times over, with the smallest body only three feet thick.
But that's all; there's no way to make it any smaller.
As a white dragon, its body was only three feet thick, but its length was still more than ten feet, which obviously did not meet the requirements Xiao Li mentioned.
After all, it had heard Xiao Li say that the caves where they secluded themselves were not particularly spacious.
"Should I ask you about the Five Elements next time we meet?"
Bai Jiao felt conflicted.
Although it is also a dragon, its cultivation level in the Five Elements realm is lower than itss, but its body can change shape at will, which clearly means it has mastered the art of transformation.
But thinking about how the Five Elements always looked when they saw it, the white dragon hesitated again.
"Little White, Little White!"
Just as Bai Jiao was struggling with his decision, Xiao Li's voice suddenly came from above.
"Xiao Li!"
The white dragon was overjoyed and immediately leaped out of the cave, swimming quickly towards the surface of the water, and then burst out of the deep pool with a bang.
"Xiao Li, what brings you here? It hasn't even been half a year yet..."
Amidst the splashing water, the white dragon in mid-air shouted joyfully.
However, when it saw the figure standing by the pool, its body suddenly stiffened. Not only could it not utter the rest of its words, but it also crashed into the pool with a loud thud, creating an even bigger splash.
Lu Qing:...
It seems that when he first arrived in this valley, he left quite a psychological scar on the white dragon.
Even after all these years, it is still so afraid of itself.
After the white dragon plunged into the deep pool, it never resurfaced, but Lu Qing could sense that it was cautiously watching them from not far underwater.
"Xiaobai, why are you hiding? Come out quickly! Don't be afraid of Aqing, he won't hit you!"
Xiao Li, who was standing on Lu Qing's shoulder, called out at this moment.
Xiao Li knew that Lu Qing had taught Xiao Bai a lesson when they first entered this valley.
However, it was still inside the Fire Cauldron at that time and did not see the specific details of what happened. It did not expect that Xiaobai would be so afraid of Aqing.
At Xiao Li's call, and sensing that Lu Qing didn't have any murderous aura, the white dragon hesitated for a moment before carefully surfacing from the water and revealing its head.
Although it was afraid of Lu Qing, Xiao Li was its only friend over the years, and the white dragon did not want Xiao Li to be disappointed in it.
"My lord, you've emerged from seclusion?"
"Um."
Lu Qing looked at the white dragon with great interest.
He could naturally see that the white dragon was still very afraid of him.
Just now, its body couldn't help but tremble slightly, causing ripples to spread across the water's surface.
Even though it was so afraid, it still came out to face him at Xiao Li's call.
It seems that these two little ones have formed a deep friendship during his seclusion.
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, Bai Jiao was initially delighted.
It remembered that when Lu Qing took over the valley, he said that he would only occupy it for a period of time to cultivate.
After I pass through customs, I will leave and return this valley to it.
Now that Lu Qing has emerged from seclusion, does this mean that the terrifying human cultivator is about to leave?
The thought that he would no longer have to live in fear and live beside such a terrifying being filled Bai Jiao with joy.
However, when its gaze fell upon Xiao Li, its body suddenly stiffened again.
"No, this lord has come out of seclusion, which means that Xiao Li will also be leaving and returning to its hometown?"
Bai Jiao remembered what Xiao Li had said, and his joyful mood suddenly plummeted again.
Lu Qing sensed the change in the white dragon's aura and was somewhat puzzled.
Why is this white dragon so easily startled?
However, he didn't think about it too much. Instead, he said in a gentle tone, "Xiao Bai, right? In the days to come, I will be preparing to undergo my tribulation here. The area affected by the tribulation may be quite large. You and Xiao Li will probably have to leave this area temporarily to avoid being accidentally injured."
"Is Your Excellency about to undergo tribulation?"
"Yes, Xiaobai, Aqing is about to undergo the tribulation of the primordial spirit. Once he achieves the primordial spirit, we can go home!" Xiaoli said happily.
"The tribulation of the primordial spirit, are you still at the Golden Core stage, sir?"
This time, Bai Jiao was truly shocked and stared at Lu Qing in disbelief.
This terrifying human cultivator easily defeated it when it was in the late Golden Core stage back then. After so many years of seclusion, its cultivation level must be even stronger.
It turns out he was only a Golden Core cultivator?
For a moment, Bai Jiao's mind was in chaos.
It knew that Xiao Li wouldn't lie to it, but it couldn't understand why Lu Qing, who was only at the Golden Core stage, possessed such terrifying strength.
"Yes, I am about to undergo the tribulation of my primordial spirit, but my tribulation is a little different, so you and Xiao Li and the others should avoid it to prevent being injured by the tribulation."
The white dragon looked at Xiao Li.
Xiao Li nodded seriously: "Yes, Xiao Bai, A Qing's heavenly tribulation is always terrifying, much more terrifying than anyone else's heavenly tribulation. You'd better leave with us, otherwise you definitely won't be able to withstand the might of the heavenly tribulation."
Seeing how serious Xiao Li was, Bai Jiao finally realized the gravity of the situation.
It thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "But before my father died, he told me that I should not leave this valley before I achieve the Nascent Soul stage, lest someone discover me and covet my physical body and demon core."
"That's alright. Since I'm the one who sent you out, I can naturally protect you. Don't worry, no one will dare to do anything to you," Lu Qing said calmly.
If it were when he first came to the valley, he naturally wouldn't have bothered explaining so much to a Golden Core Realm spirit beast. If it was unwilling to move, he would have simply captured and taken it away.
However, since the white dragon has become friends with Xiao Li, things are different, and he still has to treat it with courtesy.
"That's right, Xiaobai, don't be afraid, I'm here for you, I'll protect you!"
Xiao Li stood on Lu Qing's shoulder and waved its paw.
Hearing Xiao Li's words, Bai Jiao finally stopped hesitating.
It nodded to Xiao Li as if it had made up its mind: "Alright, Xiao Li and I will go out."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing smiled.
With a gentle wave of his hand, a streak of light flew out and landed in front of the white dragon.
When the light faded, a bracelet-shaped magical artifact was revealed.
"Here is a storage magic item. You can take it and refine it. If there is anything you are reluctant to part with or worried about it being destroyed, you can put it in here and take it with you."
"But don't rush things. I'll probably be undergoing my tribulation in about ten days, so you have plenty of time to prepare."
The white dragon caught the bracelet with its claws, somewhat flattered.
It had heard its father say that human cultivators were very good at crafting magical treasures, but it never expected that this great man would be so generous as to bestow one upon it all at once.
"Thank you, sir. I'll head back now."
Having obtained a legendary magic weapon, the white dragon's fear of Lu Qing lessened somewhat.
Holding the magical bracelet, it respectfully thanked Lu Qing before slowly sinking into the water.
After the white dragon's figure disappeared, Lu Qing looked up at the sky, and suddenly, his body transformed into a stream of light and soared into the sky.
Once high in the sky, he stopped, stood upright, and looked down at the great array of heaven and earth formed by numerous mountains and earth veins.
With the White Dragon's matter successfully resolved, the next step is to begin making real preparations for the tribulation ten days from now.
