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Chapter 203: Chongguang Seeks the Golden Core, Battle Looms!
Chapter 203: Chongguang Seeks the Golden Core, Battle Looms!
"A heavenly prodigy, but what good is that to me?" After reviewing the memory fragment about Great Ascension Grade One True Qi, Lv Yang sighed, feeling oddly deflated. This was no mere disappointment—this was dashed hope.
Undoubtedly, the Primordial True Sage had been an unparalleled genius. In life, he'd verified that his cultivation method produced the absolute pinnacle of true qi, an achievement no one could surpass.
"Obviously", Lv Yang muttered, "you'd need metal essence to refine true qi. But where would you even get that?"
What was this "metal essence"? A rare treasure extracted from one's soul, attainable only by True Monarchs and perfected over decades—Foundation Building Perfection's ultimate prize. It was so potent that even True Monarchs coveted it.
"Using this to refine true qi? No wonder the Flying Snow True Monarch dismissed this Primordial Dao Aberration and its one-grade true qi. He probably already knew through soul divination."
Lv Yang sighed again. Truthfully, if the only obstacle was obtaining metal essence, he had solutions—the Primordial True Sage had already paved the way.
"According to his plan, I just need to bring the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner, infused with his karmic imprint, to the Emerald Sun Cultivation Realm. Once I use it to summon the Dao Aberration, it'll have no choice but to become my Pennant Spirit. Then I can use its metal essence to cultivate Great Ascension Grade One True Qi."
The key was that original Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner—not the cleansed version he carried, but the one in Liu Xin's possession, still bearing the Primordial True Sage's karmic traces. But with the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll, Lv Yang could simply reincarnate to retrieve it. Better yet, he could reincarnate repeatedly to harvest the Dao Aberration's metal essence itself!
Metal essence for refining true qi, foundation building, even divine ability cultivation—he could do it all. All it required was a few extra reincarnations.
"But there's still 'empty realization'..."
His expression darkened. The Primordial True Sage's writings had left this concept maddeningly vague, suggesting even the sage himself hadn't fully grasped it. No methods, no steps—just a void. Without achieving the Fruit Position, how could one possibly solidify a Golden Core? Even perfect foundation building meant nothing without it.
"Troublesome."
After long contemplation, Lv Yang stood. "No choice. Time to use my legendary wisdom to complete the Primordial True Sage's cultivation technique!"
He retrieved the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner. "Yanluo Patriarch!"
The patriarch emerged leisurely. With the recent demise of the Heaven-Bearing Virtue True Monarch in the Sword Pavilion, his mood had been uncharacteristically buoyant. "What now?"
Without preamble, Lv Yang shoved a consciousness imprint into his hands. "Disciple recently acquired a cultivation technique said to be inscrutable to all under heaven."
"I myself found it utterly incomprehensible", he added with a sheepish grin. "I humbly request your guidance."
"Hmph", Yanluo Patriarch smirked. "Another clumsy ploy. How could there exist a technique no one understands? It's simply your lack of perception."
As he perused the document, his relaxed demeanor gradually shifted. His brows furrowed deeper with every line until finally, he closed his eyes in deep contemplation.
"Well, Patriarch?!"
"I did understand", the elder replied evenly. "But the author was audacious beyond reckoning—utterly unconventional. I need time to study this."
With that, he vanished into the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner for sealed cultivation. Lv Yang beamed. Perfect! His genius was already bearing fruit. Perhaps his unparalleled talent could indeed solve the empty realization mystery.
Next, he unfurled a Jade Scroll. Visiting the Sacred Law Archive was rare, so he wouldn't settle for just one technique. Unfortunately, his Ten-Thousand-Chariot Dragon Sovereign Dao Foundation was extremely niche—its corresponding Citadel Earth cultivation ground lay outside the Holy Sect's control, limiting compatible techniques.
Still, he found one near-compatible option: the Imperial Mountain-Moving Technique. A Wu Earth cultivation method famed for "moving mountains and overturning seas", its mechanics loosely resembled his Embrace Mountain ability. More importantly, it perfectly suited his temperament.
As the name implied, this technique could teleport distant mountains to crush enemies. Ordinary Foundation Building True Men might scoff at such a spectacle—after all, what was a mountain to them? A mere flick of the sleeve would clear it. But this wasn't ordinary mountain-moving.
The Imperial Mountain-Moving Technique operated in three phases: chanting, hand seals, and pointing the arcane. Each step carried hidden profundities. Enemies hearing the chant would feel mountains crushing their bodies; seeing the hand seals would burden their very minds. And if struck by the final finger?
Their physical forms would collapse into dust, transforming into a mountain that merged with the land's ley lines, trapping them indefinitely. Escape required severing this connection—but at the cost of minor heavenly punishment.
"The Holy Sect's elders called this 'devious and nauseating,'" Lv Yang chuckled. "Precisely why it belongs to me!"
With war approaching, he wasted no time. After exiting the Sacred Law Archive, he retreated to Heaven-Mending Peak for intensive cultivation.
Three days later, seated on Lady Ruoxiang's brocade bed discussing the Imperial Mountain-Moving Technique, he suddenly glanced skyward. A streak of spiritual light pierced the heavens—a flying talisman bearing a message:
"Tonight at midnight, I shall reincarnate. May success be ours. The day I solidify my golden core will be the day I reclaim the Citadel Earth and open your Dao path."
Lv Yang's expression turned grave. The storm was coming.
His Ultimate Heaven Instrument between his brows flared, but the usually clear Karmic Causality Net remained obscured—a True Monarch was concealing it!
Simultaneously, the Jiangdong Dao Court, Jiangxi Pure Land, and Jiangnan Sword Pavilion all stirred. Divine consciousnesses rumbled through the heavens.
"Chongguang seeks the golden core?"
"With Fortune dead, it's his turn."
"Will he succeed?"
"Stop him."
"Let him try."
As midnight approached, Chongguang True Man sat motionless in Holy Flame Cliff's grand hall, fingers weaving calculations. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.
A soft chuckle escaped him. His form dissolved like bursting foam, triggering a shockwave felt by every being watching.
Chongguang had reincarnated.
To seek the golden core!
(End of Chapter)
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