Chapter 363: Chapter 362: Golden Core Ninth Transformation, Jin Xi Returns (Second Update, Seeking Subscription)
In fact, many Golden Core cultivators plan to break through to the Nascent Soul when they reach the Seventh Transformation.
But Lu Xuanji didn’t want to do this.
The stronger the Golden Core, the stronger the Nascent Soul it can nurture, the broader the road of Dao, and the greater the potential.
The Nascent Soul nurtured at the Seventh Transformation level is of the lowest grade. Not only is its grade low, but its cultivation speed is also slow, and the probability of entering Divinity Transformation is almost zero.
After consolidating the foundation, he continued to temper the Golden Core, its grade rising, and his magical power increasing.
The Golden Core, when set into motion, is like a gigantic blazing sun, constantly undergoing cycles of life and death, as though it seeks to melt all things, as if to evolve endless wonders.
...
Time passed by, and another twenty years slipped away.
On this day, the grade of the Golden Core rose again, becoming the Eighth Transformation.
With the enhancement in grade, the power of creation surged within, and the infant inside the Golden Core became stronger and more realistic, exuding vast powers with every breath.
Urging the Golden Core, Lu Xuanji felt his magical power becoming mightier, more vast and infinite.
His physical body, under the feeding of the Golden Core, became more robust and flawless, evolving towards a higher level of life, his flesh emitting a sweet aroma, akin to supreme spirit medicine; his blood was transforming, no longer merely red, but showing a three-colored hue.
The spirit root affects a cultivator’s physique.
Many physiques are born out of the influence of the spirit root.
Just like a cultivator with a Fire Spirit Root, most of their physique is of the fire attribute, and it’s impossible to become water attribute.
Upon entering the Golden Core, the spirit root gradually remodels the physique.
With this in mind, he took out an elixir, which was a Spirit Supplement Pill.
Spirit Supplement Pill, mainly crafted from Fourth Grade Spirit Replenishing Grass.
Upon ingestion, a Gold Spirit Root appeared;
Then he took another pill, and a Water Spirit Root appeared.
After completing the two major spirit roots, the Five Elements became whole, transforming into the Five Elements Spirit Root.
Swish, swish!
At this moment, Lu Xuanji could easily manipulate five different attributes of magical power - water, fire, earth, wood, and gold - evolving them into various killing moves.
Urging the Five Elements Divine Saber, it was more harmonious and consumed less magical power compared to before.
"I am also a Five Spirit Root..."
Lu Xuanji sighed.
He still remembered when testing for spirit roots; the Celestial Spirit Root was considered a genius, while Five Spirit Roots was deemed trash, the treatment between the two was a world apart.
But after achieving the Golden Core, this gap disappeared.
Both the Five Spirit Root Golden Core and the Celestial Spirit Root Golden Core are essentially at the same level, with no distinction of strength or weakness.
The distinction is merely that the former can perform five types of magic, while the latter can only perform one.
The former is suitable for a path of melting myriad laws, the Unity of All Laws.
The latter is suitable for a path of utmost purity and refinement.
These two paths do not have a distinction of strength or weakness, the key lies in the individual.
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After the Eighth Transformation of the Golden Core, Lu Xuanji paused, beginning to modify his Golden Core.
The Golden Core subtly changed, becoming more adapted to the Five Elements Spiritual Power, also nourishing his body, transforming his physique.
As the Golden Core functioned, strands of Creation Magical Power flowed, entering the body, transforming the physique; the Pure Yang Dao Body was altering, gradually displaying multicolored radiance, shining brilliantly.
The Pure Yang Dao Body remained a Pure Yang Dao Body yet gained a touch of the Five Elements characteristic.
There are no two identical leaves in the world, nor are there two identical physiques; even if all are Pure Yang Dao Bodies, due to differences in cultivation techniques, differences in Great Dao comprehension, and differences in cultivation philosophy, they develop in different directions, now the Pure Yang Dao Body is evolving towards the Five Elements Life and Death.
Blood flowed within the body like roaring rivers, as heavy as mercury.
The red blood was undergoing dramatic transformation, gradually becoming Five-Colored Divine Blood.
The blood contained abundant vitality, no longer mundane blood but Treasure Blood.
If used in alchemy, it could be refined into the supreme Treasure Pill.
This transformation continued for ten years, sensing the changes in his body, Lu Xuanji withdrew Immortal Gold, began consuming it, refining it into the Golden Core.
Tempering the Golden Core to the eighth level was the limit; to enhance it further, only by melting Immortal Gold into it.
As Immortal Gold fused in, the Golden Core underwent slight transformation, becoming more perfect.
It took a year to melt a single gram of Immortal Gold.
After a short rest, he continued to melt the Immortal Gold.
One gram after another, a full twenty grams were refined, and the Golden Core finally felt full.
It seemed the Golden Core could no longer consume any more.
The Golden Core transformed, becoming a Flawless Golden Core.
At this moment, the Golden Core was flawless, perfect without a mark.
However, as the Golden Core became flawless, it became extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, to shatter and let the infant within emerge.
At the Eighth Transformation of the Golden Core, his probability of entering the Nascent Soul was eighty percent;
But, as he reached the Ninth Transformation of the Golden Core, the probability of entering the Nascent Soul kept decreasing, dwindling to ten percent.
Opening the Cave Mansion, Lu Xuanji stepped outside.
Calculating time carefully, fifty years had already passed.
At this moment, the True Monarch Qinglian appeared, her expression joyful, "Congratulations on reaching the Golden Core Ninth Transformation."
"Thank you!"
Lu Xuanji replied.
"Wait a moment, I’ll notify True Monarch Xi Yue to come quickly!" Xi Yue True Monarch said, urging a token to transmit the message.
Three days later, Jin Xi returned.
Together with her were Ye Wanyi and Ning Xue.
At this moment, Ye Wanyi was already in the Nascent Soul realm, and Ning Xue had also stepped into the Nascent Soul realm, but they had just entered that realm, their realms fluctuating and appeared unstable.
"Congratulations to both of you!"
Lu Xuanji said, though his tone carried a hint of envy, and his expression was somewhat bitter.
"You’ve reached the Golden Core Ninth Transformation; after some preparation, we’ll help you make the breakthrough to the Golden Core Tenth Transformation!" Jin Xi said, nodding toward True Monarch Qinglian, who then integrated into her body, emotions and reason merging, yin and yang fused together, leading to a slight increase in cultivation.
"Thank you!"
Lu Xuanji said, "But I feel my divine soul is strong enough already, I no longer need it, I can already touch the Golden Core Tenth Transformation!"
"Is that so? Don’t be careless!"
Jin Xi warned, "Many major sects with Immortal ancestors can communicate with the Immortal Realm, but at the moment of Divine Thought descending into the Daoist Immortal Realm, they were forcibly defeated! According to legends, when Divine Thought descends into the Daoist Immortal Realm, it is crushed by the Immortal Realm Laws!"
"I know, you had a fortuitous encounter, with treasures to assist, but I say it’s still not enough! Far from enough!"
With that, Jin Xi disappeared, appearing very fatigued.
"I too need to cultivate for a while!"
Ye Wanyi said, disappearing as well.
Leaving only Ning Xue, Lu Xuanji approached and inquired.
Ning Xue said, "Master, Sword Monarch Xi Yue has sacrificed a great deal for you! Treasure her well!"