Chapter 248: Chapter 247: Water Too Deep (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
In the biological world, the higher the level of life, the lower the desire to reproduce, and the fewer offspring they produce.
Mice, sows, rabbits, and the like have astonishing birth rates; but for giant pandas, tigers, humans, and others, the birth rate is tremendously low.
In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, the main force of cultivator childbirth is primarily Qi Cultivation cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators, etc. They are the lower strata of the Cultivation Realm, unable to seek longevity, so they focus on descendants and clan, often having three to five Dao Companions, a dozen concubines, and over a hundred children.
But after reaching the Purple Mansion, many cultivators are so busy with the path of cultivation that they are uninterested even in beauty, let alone having children.
High-level cultivators often only begin to marry and have children in the last few decades of their lives, but it’s a pity they can’t conceive.
It’s not just the gap in cultivation that causes reproductive isolation;
It’s also that high-level life forms find it difficult to nurture offspring.
Thus, they helplessly die in meditation, and their treasures remain in the deep mountains, waiting for a destined person.
Ordinary human cultivators have a ten-month gestation; but Ye Wanyi, with Purple Mansion cultivation, has a pregnancy that lasts three years.
Once reaching Golden Core or Nascent Soul, the probability of nurturing offspring drops even further.
It is precisely for this reason that Ye Wanyi decided to leave descendants for him, otherwise, upon reaching Golden Core, she might not be able to bear children.
"Because of me, your cultivation speed has been hindered. Why further delay for Fan’Er?" Ye Wanyi said.
"Don’t worry about me. I have good aptitude, good understanding, and fast cultivation speed, so the so-called Golden Core bottleneck has little impact on me. Instead, you should hurry a bit to achieve Golden Core, so we as a couple can share longevity... I don’t want to sigh before your tomb a few hundred years later."
Lu Xuanji held her hand, a trace of determination flashing in his expression.
At this time, Ye Wanyi was already at the Ninth-Layer of the Purple Mansion, seemingly only a step away from the Golden Core, but it was a long distance away.
"Foundation Establishment Three Calamities, Nine Difficulties of the Purple Mansion, Twelve Tribulations of the Golden Core. The so-called Twelve Tribulations can be seen as a general term, not a literal one, mainly referring to the difficulty of advancing as a cultivator, with probability continuously decreasing," Lu Xuanji laughed and said, "This is not difficult at all!"
"Not difficult, that’s for a genius husband like you; I’m not among them!"
Ye Wanyi smiled bitterly.
After the Ninth-Layer of the Purple Mansion, further compress True Essence into Magical Power to step into the Fake Pill Realm, also known as Half-Step Golden Core. Out of ten cultivators at the Ninth-Layer of the Purple Mansion, only one can step into the Fake Pill.
This is the first step.
Then comes a long process of accumulation, requiring forty full cycles of Magical Power, reaching the level of Golden Core First Transformation in quality, with perfection in three minor divine techniques, or mastery in three great divine techniques, to achieve the perfection of Qi; the Divine Soul must gradually strengthen to lift a hundred-jin weight, achieving Divine Soul perfection, and the body must reach Vajra Indestructible, comparable to a Second Grade Spiritual Artifact, to achieve physical perfection.
This is the second step.
Control the Magical Power with fine precision, entering the Micro Stage to improve proficiency, which is the third step.
Trigger calamities, surpass the Human Tribulation, Life Tribulation, and Celestial Tribulation, and achieve Golden Core, which is the fourth step.
These are the steps to achieve a Golden Core: compress True Essence into Magical Power, step into the Fake Pill Realm; then attain Magical Power perfection, physical perfection, Divine Soul perfection, and proficiency improvement to trigger calamities and surpass them to become a Golden Core, otherwise turn to ashes.
This stage tests a cultivator’s aptitude and comprehension.
If one has good aptitude, a solid foundation, and good understanding, they only need to accumulate for twenty years to trigger calamities and achieve Golden Core, like Jin Xi;
If one lacks a solid foundation and has slightly poor aptitude, they may need to accumulate for over a century to trigger calamities and achieve Golden Core.
If one’s aptitude is poorer still, they might not reach the Fake Pill before their lifespan is exhausted.
Ye Wanyi has been in the Ninth-Layer of the Purple Mansion for a full ten years, yet she hasn’t stepped into the Fake Pill, showing her comprehension is average.
"Magical Power is nothing more than True Essence infused with one’s own Dao, integrating one’s own Dao into it, the key is realizing the Dao. This stage is about understanding your own heart..." Lu Xuanji began to explain his understanding of Magical Power and some insights into the Golden Core.
"No regrets after the Golden Core, means that once you condense the Golden Core, you no longer have the power to regret!"
"If the path is wrong before the Golden Core, it can still be corrected; but after the Golden Core, if the path is wrong, there’s no turning back."
"Before the Golden Core, a cultivator is greatly influenced by their Spirit Root, which determines their speed, cultivation potential, etc.; but after reaching the Golden Core, they are influenced by the Golden Core, whose grade determines their cultivation speed, potential strength, and future path!"
"One has no power to choose in life, unable to choose their birth, unable to choose their Spirit Root attribute, but can choose what kind of Golden Core to condense. Upon reaching the Golden Core Realm, Celestial Spirit Root and Five Spirit Roots are at the same starting line, not looking at the Spirit Root attribute but at the Golden Core grade!"
"The Golden Core Realm has no division of Early Stage, Middle Stage, or Late Stage. According to grade, it’s divided into Lower Grade Golden Core, Middle Grade Golden Core, Upper Grade Golden Core. The higher the Golden Core grade, the more Magical Power it can contain, and the stronger it is during combat!"
"Golden Core is also divided by quality from First Transformation to Ninth Transformation. First Transformation Magical Power is like cotton; Third Transformation Magical Power is like a wooden stick; Seventh Transformation Magical Power is like steel. The higher the Golden Core is refined, the higher the quality of Magical Power within, and a strand of Seventh Transformation Magical Power can defeat ten strands of Sixth Transformation Magical Power!"
"To achieve Nascent Soul, one must at least condense a Golden Core of Upper Grade, entering the Seventh Transformation or above."
"Many cultivators continue to hone their foundation after achieving Essence, Qi, and Spirit perfection, continually boosting their potential to strive for a high-grade Golden Core. After condensing a Golden Core, upgrading its grade is not impossible, but the cost is significantly higher!"
At this moment, Ye Wanyi asked, "What grade and transformation is Jin Ancestor’s Golden Core?"
Lu Xuanji said, "Regardless of aptitude, physique, opportunity, understanding, or family background, she is top-tier, and she condensed an Upper Grade Golden Core, entering the Eighth Transformation, with potential for Divinity Transformation, and recently reached Nascent Soul."
Ye Wanyi hummed, a hint of disappointment flashing, "The Dan Yang Sect seems to have no Nascent Soul Ancestor?"
"The Dan Yang Sect and the other two major sects all have Nascent Soul Ancestors, they’re just rarely involved in matters, leaving various affairs to Golden Core cultivators. After reaching Nascent Soul, cultivation becomes the main focus, and it takes an average of two or three hundred years to advance a single level, so they rarely concern themselves with external matters!"
"What we consider big matters are just trivial to them!"
"The waters in Chu Country are deep, and the Dan Yang Sect doesn’t have only three Golden Core cultivators; there’s a larger number of Golden Cores, but we just don’t know about them!"
Lu Xuanji divulged some secrets.
These secrets are nothing special to Golden Core Ancestors, almost common knowledge.
But to low-level cultivators, these are shocking secrets.
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PS: Fourth update, still typing, will upload later.
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