Chapter 144: Chapter 142: The Core Formation Technique Beyond the Forbidden
Half a year passed, then another.
From the time the Mystical Transformation Realm first opened, a year and a half had already gone by.
Su Qing had remained on Cold Extremity Peak, hardly going anywhere else.
At most, he would head to the Marketplace for a stroll.
Then he would return.
At that moment, Su Qing unleashed one final God-Falling Sword, its Sword Intent seeming to split the very sky.
The Sword Intent slashed out from Cold Extremity Peak.
[God-Falling Sword: Perfection]
"It’s finally at Perfection."
Su Qing let out a breath.
This was a Sword Intent he had forged without using any Magical Power.
’How come Master and the others aren’t back yet? Is the Mystical Transformation Realm that big?’ Su Qing wondered.
For the past year and a half, Su Qing had spent almost all his time cultivating the God-Falling Sword.
Only now had he just barely reached Perfection.
’It’s been a long time since I’ve made any progress.’
’The Sea-covering True Profound Skill has a method for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, but it can only form an Eighth Grade Golden Core—a Sea-covering Golden Core.’
’Besides, it doesn’t fit my current age. I’ve only been an entry-level disciple for about ten years. If I break through to the Golden Core Realm now, even the Elders within the Sect might not accept such rapid progress.’
Su Qing relaxed his stance.
He could feel a wave of Soul Power sweep past Cold Extremity Peak.
His last sword strike had alerted an Elder in the Sect.
When his God-Falling Sword first reached Great Success, it had startled Elder Han from the Holy Book Pavilion.
After asking a few questions, she had left.
Ever since then, a wave of Soul Power would sweep across Su Qing’s Cold Extremity Peak from time to time.
Being sensitive, he naturally noticed it.
He was now at Foundation Establishment Perfection. Nourished by his God Demon True Essence, his Life and Death Reincarnation Dao Foundation had begun its tenth rotation on its own.
That was how he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection.
Not to mention his spiritual Cultivation.
It, too, was at Clarity Perfection.
...
’I have to synthesize the Golden Core formation method from the Sea-covering True Profound Skill.’
Su Qing now felt it was time for a breakthrough.
With his God-Falling Sword refined to Perfection, he had his Guardian Dao Magic. Of course, he now had to focus on his Realm.
"Replicate the Sea-covering True Profound Skill’s Core Formation Technique once."
This time, Su Qing didn’t feel anything unusual.
Just a slight itching sensation.
"Replicate the Sea-covering True Profound Skill’s Core Formation Technique eight times."
"Activate Divinization."
"Synthesize."
[Synthesis Successful: Divinization Triggered]
[Sea-covering Divine Profound Skill Core Formation Technique: Condense all True Essence, causing all True Essence in the body to congeal upon the Dao Foundation. Let the True Essence merge into a primordial unity, forming a Ninth Grade Sea-covering Divine Profound Golden Core.]
’This won’t do.’
Su Qing pondered silently. It was still a Core Formation Technique based on the Sea-covering True Profound Skill.
Su Qing shook his head silently.
’My Five Elements Reincarnation Skill previously merged with thousands of divine Fire Seeds. If I try to replicate it myself, I’ll probably be screwed.’
’Right now, the only thing I can synthesize with is the God Demon Inference Heaven Skill.’
’I wonder if I can produce a Core Formation Technique for the God Demon Inference Heaven Skill.’
Su Qing then replicated seven more copies of the Sea-covering True Profound Skill’s Core Formation Technique.
He put the God Demon Inference Heaven Skill into the Synthesizer, along with the Sea-covering Divine Profound Skill Core Formation Technique and the seven copies of the Sea-covering True Profound Skill’s Core Formation Technique.
’I hope the God Demon Inference Heaven Skill has a higher weight in the synthesis.’
Su Qing took a deep breath.
"Activate Evolution, deactivate Divinization."
"Synthesize."
[Synthesis Successful: Evolution Triggered]
[Unknown Core Formation Technique: Requires God Demon True Essence to congeal on the Dao Foundation. Using this Technique allows the God Demon True Essence to merge into a primordial unity and congeal into a pill. Forms an Ordinary Level God Demon Golden Core. Can give birth to an exclusive Divine Technique.]
’This is good, this is good.’
But Su Qing was not so easily satisfied.
It was only the first Evolution.
’I need to Evolve it a few more times at least.’
"Replicate the Sea-covering True Profound Skill’s Core Formation Technique eight times."
...
...
This was now the third synthesis.
[Unknown Core Formation Technique: Requires God Demon True Essence to congeal on the Dao Foundation. Using this Technique allows the God Demon True Essence to merge into a primordial unity and congeal into a pill. Forms a Forbidden Level God Demon Golden Core. Can give birth to an exclusive Divine Technique.]
’It’s reached the Forbidden Level.’
’Again.’
[Synthesis Successful: Evolution Triggered]
[Unknown Core Formation Technique: Requires God Demon True Essence to congeal on the Dao Foundation. Using this Technique allows the God Demon True Essence to merge into a primordial unity and congeal into a pill. Forms a God Demon Golden Core 10 times stronger than the Forbidden Level. Can give birth to an exclusive Divine Technique.]
’It became ten times stronger?’
’The first time was Ordinary Level, the second was Perfect Level, the third was Ancient Level, the fourth was Supreme Level, the fifth was Forbidden Level, and the sixth is 10 times stronger than Forbidden Level.’
Su Qing could now see almost the entire hierarchy of levels.
Of course, Su Qing didn’t know what these levels meant; they were just the Synthesizer’s own judgments.
’This is probably the product of God Demon Transformation. What if I add Immortal Transformation? It seems like Forbidden Level is the highest for God Demon?’
’Maybe it’ll be different.’
"Name: God Demon Core Formation Technique." Su Qing felt this was better. He was afraid that if he synthesized it again, it would become something he couldn’t even cultivate.
"Extract."
After silently commanding the extraction, Su Qing fell into a daze.
Luckily, he was sitting down.
Only after a full half-month did Su Qing slowly awaken.
’I’ve finally digested the contents of this Core Formation Technique.’
’The process is so unbelievably complex.’
Su Qing had retained some awareness of the outside world, so he knew it had taken him nearly half a month to digest this Core Formation Technique.
Truly terrifying.
’I have to synthesize the Divine Concealment Technique next.’
’The original Divine Concealment Technique was so ordinary. I’ll probably have to synthesize it at least five or six times now, right?’
Su Qing got up and headed to the Holy Book Pavilion.
He bought eight different concealment Techniques.
They were very cheap; he specifically bought the cheapest ones available.
There were Techniques for hiding his Physique, his aura, and his Divine Soul.
There was only one for hiding his Physique.
After Su Qing returned, he synthesized one copy of the Divine Concealment Technique with the other eight Techniques he had bought.
"Synthesize."
[Synthesis Successful: Divinization Triggered]
[Hidden God Skill: A Cultivation Technique specifically for hiding all of one’s strength. Can hide oneself to appear as a mortal. Effective only in the Qi Cultivation Realm.]
"Replicate Hidden God Skill nine times."
"Synthesize."
[Synthesis Successful: Demonization Triggered]
[God Demon Transformation Skill: A Cultivation Technique for hiding all of one’s strength. Can hide oneself to appear as a mortal. Limited to the Qi Cultivation Realm.]
"Heh, I don’t believe it." Su Qing scoffed when he saw the "Limited to the Qi Cultivation Realm" restriction.
He refused to accept it.
With a one hundred percent success rate, he wasn’t afraid of this kind of limitation.
...
...
He synthesized it seven times.
All of them were Evolutions.
[Unknown Technique: A Cultivation Technique for hiding all of one’s strength. Can hide oneself to appear as a mortal. Can hide all Cultivation below the Fourth Realm.]
Because it wasn’t a synthesis of equal components, it naturally didn’t have a name.
"Name: God Demon Transformation Skill."
"Extract."
It took Su Qing over a day to digest the God Demon Transformation Skill in his memory.
’Core Formation...’
Su Qing knew he should be able to form his core.
But he didn’t know what would happen when he broke through to the Golden Core Realm.
So Su Qing felt he should make thorough preparations before acting.
’A Golden Core full of question marks... I wonder if it will cause a phenomenon. If it does, what kind will it be?’
’What if the heavens and earth won’t allow it to exist? Wouldn’t I suffer persecution from the world again?’
’This Core Formation Technique probably requires a massive amount of True Essence. I don’t know if my current God Demon True Essence is enough.’
Su Qing had no idea if his God Demon True Essence was sufficient for Core Formation.
According to the Core Formation Technique’s description, it required a huge amount of True Essence to form this pill.
’When the time comes, I can just synthesize Spiritual Qi.’
Su Qing just needed to prepare enough Spirit Stones.
If he didn’t have enough Spiritual Qi, he could just synthesize it a few more times.
’The Celestial Sea Realm. I’ll go to the Celestial Sea Realm to make my breakthrough.’
Su Qing began to think quietly. Nowhere seemed quite right for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.
It seemed only the Celestial Sea Realm had areas not occupied by Sects or Demon Beasts. He could make his breakthrough in the sea—it would be concealed, and there would be few Cultivators around.
