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Chapter 456: Essence Condensation! (Part 3)
Chapter 456: Essence Condensation! (Part 3)
Although it was a bit crazy, it wasn't impossible.
Because Luo Chen had a powerful tool in his hands, and he was willing to give it a try!
Looking at the Ghost God's Heart-Probing Mirror, which was covered in cracks, Luo Chen rested for a few days before unhesitatingly immersing his soul into it.
Within the hazy mirror surface, a Taoist sat cross-legged.
...
The third failure arrived as expected.
Along with the failure came the complete breakdown of the Ghost God's Heart-Probing Mirror.
This was an expected outcome.
It was already a flawed treasure.
Over the years, Luo Chen had used it numerous times to probe his heart, not only for himself but also for Gu Caiyi and the Luo Tian Sect's Foundation Establishment disciples.
With such frequent use, and without proper maintenance or repair techniques, the mirror's condition naturally deteriorated.
The last time in Yuan Ci Valley, when Luo Chen used the mirror to help Miao Wen regain his self, the treasure had already shown signs of impending damage.
Now, it had barely managed to support Luo Chen through three simulations of Core Formation, reaching the absolute limit.
Luo Chen looked at the copper mirror fragments in his hand with a hint of regret.
This was a rare soul-class treasure!
After a moment of regret, Luo Chen's face lit up with excitement, and even a slight smile appeared.
Why was he still smiling in the face of such misfortune? The reason was that in the last simulation, although he had failed, he had come incredibly close to successfully forming a core!
"My idea was correct!"
"Although they belong to different paths of Core Formation, each has its own mysteries."
"As long as I resolve the conflicts and extract the essence, it will undoubtedly help me soar to new heights!"
"However, relying on just these two secret techniques is still insufficient."
Luo Chen's thoughts raced, and a flash of green light appeared in his hand.
Three jade slips appeared in his grasp.
They were the three secret techniques of Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, Breaking the Cage, and Primordial Unity.
"If I merge these three secret techniques with the Locked Pearl Curtain, can I create a customized Core Formation technique for myself?"
Luo Chen had the confidence to do so!
He had obtained these secret techniques years ago and had studied them meticulously, making it easy for him to grasp them.
In fact, he had already fulfilled some of the requirements for each technique.
For the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, he had the Rising Dragon Pill and the Ice Phoenix Pill readily available.
For Breaking the Cage, he possessed a powerful physique and potent Tier 3 boundary-breaking pills.
As for Primordial Unity, it was even simpler; his Clear Source Wonderful Elixir Technique was of the same origin, and its grade was even higher.
If he could combine these four techniques and create a unique method, he might maximize his chances of Core Formation!
Even if it didn't result in a perfect sum of one plus one, as long as it was greater than one, that would be enough!
With four secret techniques, three types of pills, and solid cultivation in spirit, energy, and physical body, if he still couldn't break through the Core Formation stage, Luo Chen would question whether the five Spirit Roots were truly the abandoned children of the heavens, and he might even doubt the existence of the Five Elements Divine Sect.
As for whether the merged technique would be suitable for cultivation, he would find out later.
Although he no longer had the Ghost God's Heart-Probing Mirror, he still had the system as an external aid. He could use achievement points to try it out and evaluate its effectiveness.
When he thought of it, he acted!
By now, Luo Chen had no way back.
...
With his solid foundation, extensive knowledge, and exceptional talent for cultivating techniques, Luo Chen began practicing the three Core Formation secret techniques.
One year, two years, three years...
After all, these were only secret techniques for Core Formation, and the cultivation process wasn't overly complex, especially since it relied heavily on external assistance.
In just three years, Luo Chen cultivated the three secret techniques to the Mastery level.
After reaching this stage, he stopped practicing and began attempting to merge them with the Locked Pearl Curtain.
However, the fusion process wasn't smooth.
After all, these were distinct techniques from four different sects, and they had their conflicts.
For a year, Luo Chen's progress was slow.
But in the fifth year, Luo Chen also tried to incorporate the Calming the Storm technique.
The originally incompatible four secret techniques, after the addition of Calming the Storm, strangely achieved a bizarre balance.
On this day, in the cultivation room, Luo Chen pulled up the system's attribute panel and held a bamboo slip he had written in his hands.
This was the Core Formation technique he had created over five years, integrating the strengths of various schools and drawing on his own insights.
He named it the Micro Cosmic Origin Technique.
Like a speck of dust in the universe, this technique would grant even the lowest-quality talent a chance to reach the Great Dao.
The naming of this secret technique contained Luo Chen's ambition for the path of longevity.
[Micro Cosmic Primal Technique, Supreme Core Formation Secret Technique, has it been mastered?]
After the system gave this cold prompt, Luo Chen smiled and closed it.
Of course, he didn't need to master it! The various techniques of his self-created method were clearer to him than anyone else, and he had already laid a solid foundation.
There was no need to waste achievement points.
From now on, he just needed to organize and cultivate according to the steps.
And how long would this process take?
Luo Chen felt it wouldn't be too long...
Two years later!
Luo Chen left the cultivation room and went to the living room.
One by one, he took out the resources needed for Core Formation.
Three Dark Essence Pills, Rising Dragon Pills, Ice Phoenix Pills, Tian Shan Return Yang Water, Barrier-Strengthening Talismans, Pure Heart Incense, and Cang Hai Pills...
The resources were abundant.
Some were collected by Luo Chen himself.
Some were acquired by Sima Hui Niang, who sent Luo Tian Sect disciples to various auctions in the Jade Cauldron Domain over the years to bid for them.
This endeavor consumed countless manpower and resources.
Looking at the fully prepared resources, a hint of excitement flashed in Luo Chen's calm eyes.
He bathed, changed clothes, burned incense, and straightened his headdress.
After returning to the quiet room, he sat in meditation, calming his mind and cultivating sincerity.
For a full month, Luo Chen adjusted his state to its peak.
At this moment, his Qi was vigorous, his spiritual energy was harmonious, his mind was tranquil like a well, and he was unmoved by the collapse of heaven.
Fifty years ago, when he first obtained the Ghost-Questioning Mirror, he simulated Core Formation and failed.
Fifty years later, after three consecutive simulations, he still failed.
But with each failure, he came closer to success.
During this process, he obtained several insights from predecessors' Core Formation experiences and personally witnessed Chu Kui's Core Formation process.
He had prepared too much and waited too long for this day.
"I've done everything to the extreme, and success or failure lies in this attempt!"
Luo Chen slightly opened his lips and took a deep breath.
In the cultivation room, the dense spiritual energy transformed into a powerful spirit dragon and surged into his body.
As if sensing something, two pills he had ingested earlier suddenly broke through the spiritual restrictions, and two potent medicinal forces entered his Qi Sea.
One was icy cold, and the other was scorching hot.
The two medicinal forces collided, stirring the water and fire energies in the Qi Sea. Instantly, the Kan and Li energies were reversed, and they clashed towards the Tian Que.
Under the impact of the collision, the Qi Sea began to boil.
Countless spiritual liquids converged towards the center, and a pill seemed to form.
Suddenly!
The pill, which had just taken shape, shattered! In the moment of shattering, before it could re-condense, it was controlled and transformed into a tiny vortex.
This vortex of spiritual energy was initially small but grew larger as it spun clockwise.
Countless spiritual energies from the Nine Heavens of the Qi Sea poured into the vortex, filtered like sand through a sieve.
This process lasted for an unknown duration, feeling like an instant and yet an eternity.
When this step was completed, the vortex, which had been spinning smoothly, reached a critical point and began to rotate counterclockwise.
This unexpected change in rotation direction brought about a shocking transformation. The gentle filtering of spiritual energy and removal of impurities and pill toxins suddenly transformed into a massive devouring force.
The entire Qi Sea boiled instantly. Countless spiritual liquids surged towards the reversed vortex.
The vortex grew larger.
In the blink of an eye, it resembled a towering tornado in the depths of the ocean, stirring the vast waters.
As if that wasn't enough, a pill dissolved, and an extremely potent medicinal force exploded into the ocean.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
With the burst of medicinal power, nine terrifying thunderous roars reverberated through Luo Chen's body.
Each rumble shook his body.
His Ancient Third Stage body, with its sturdy physique, developed cracks under the impact of the thunderous roars.
It was as if nine thunder dragons were trying to escape from his Qi Sea, leaving his body.
But Luo Chen wouldn't allow it! His body was like a cage, and his mind was like a prison.
"How can I attain the Great Dao if I haven't escaped this cage?"
In the midst of the terrifying thunderous roars, the overwhelming medicinal force had no choice but to enter the Qi Sea.
As soon as it entered, it was sucked into the gigantic tornado that had expanded to its limit.
With the addition of the Dark Essence Pill's medicinal power, Luo Chen's internal balance of water, fire, metal, and wood was completely disrupted.
The Nine Heavens of the Qi Sea instantly shattered.
Infinite spiritual energy poured down from the Nine Heavens, causing the ocean to tremble endlessly.
If this continued, the Qi Sea might collapse before the Golden Core could even form.
And at that moment!
"Still!"
In the midst of the chaos, a vast divine sound entered the Qi Sea.
Then, a star-like spirit pearl broke free from the orifice's restrictions and hovered above the Qi Sea.
For an instant, the Qi Sea was calm.
But the next moment, it began to shake again.
"Not enough!"
"Again!"
The divine soul's voice sounded again, and another spirit pearl entered the Qi Sea.
If a powerful cultivator were to see through Luo Chen's body and witness this scene, they would behold an unimaginable sight.
In the vast ocean, water and fire clashed, metal and wood rose and fell, and a terrifying physique transformed into a thick earthen wall, preventing the leakage of spiritual energy.
A gigantic tornado, spinning counterclockwise, ravenously devoured the spiritual energy in the boundless ocean.
It even stirred the Nine Heavens of the Qi Sea, tearing them apart.
In the heavenly orifice, spirit pearls, like stars, fell like rain, stabilizing the tumultuous waves with immense power.
Time passed, and the divine soul's voice resounded again.
"Merge!"
Three hundred and sixty-five stars hovered above the empty Qi Sea.
They transformed into meteors, rushing towards the towering tornado like moths to a flame.
With the reversed Kan and Li energies, the merging of water and fire, the rising and falling of metal and wood, the Great Dao was within reach.
The sun and moon within the cauldron, the mysteries of creation, the birth from nothingness, the convergence of dragons and tigers.
The essence of heaven and earth, the yin and yang, the stars and constellations, all were gathered in the universe.
Luo Chen integrated the upper, middle, and lower techniques, exhausting his entire cultivation foundation.
The Golden Core Great Dao was right before his eyes.
"If not now, when will you form your Core?"
A low roar echoed, and the 365 spirit beads that had merged into the tornado began to fuse together under the guidance of the main soul.
Not only that, but the colossal tornado, which had expanded to its limit, exerted immense pressure, pushing from the outside to merge everything into one.
In the hazy and chaotic atmosphere, a faintly visible crystal pill emerged, emitting a colorful glow amidst the thunderous lightning and torrential rain.
...
Heavenwave Immortal City.
Only ten years remained until the opening of the war.
As one of the three immortal cities closest to the Howling Moon Mountain Range, Heavenwave Immortal City had already gathered over a million cultivators.
Countless cultivators had reached the Qi Condensation Stage, and the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators exceeded tens of thousands.
Even Golden Core Venerables, who were rarely seen before, were now more frequently encountered.
According to estimates, there were at least a dozen Golden Core Cultivators in Heavenwave Immortal City.
And this was just the regular residents; it didn't include those who occasionally passed through.
In such an environment, the atmosphere had long been filled with excitement and anticipation.
Everyone was waiting for the start of the war in ten years.
With so many high-level cultivators gathered, the demand for Spirit Land Cave Mansions naturally reached its peak.
The number of Cave Mansions on Heavenly Wave Peak had always been insufficient, and now it was even harder to find one.
Especially for Golden Core Cultivators! They had a more urgent need for Superior-grade Cave Mansions.
From time to time, someone would go to the sect to inquire when the Tier 3 Cave Mansion would be available for rent.
But each time, they would receive the answer that the Cave Mansion was already occupied.
On this day, an outsider Golden Core Cultivator could no longer hold back.
In front of a Luoyun Sect Golden Core Cultivator, he slammed the table and asked angrily, "Why is a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator occupying a Tier 3 Cave Mansion for twenty years?"
The Luoyun Sect Golden Core Cultivator lowered his eyelids, "Because he has paid enough Spirit Stones."
The outsider cultivator shouted angrily, "But twenty years have passed, and it's been three years overdue. Are you still renting it to him?"
The Luoyun Sect Golden Core Cultivator replied indifferently, "His disciples have paid for another three years on his behalf. I can't just kick him out!"
The outsider cultivator was momentarily speechless.
After a moment, he couldn't help but say, "Can't you be a little flexible, Qu Daoist friend? I urgently need to cultivate a powerful technique to prepare for the war. A Tier 3 Spirit Land is indispensable. Giving it to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is truly a waste of heavenly resources."
"How about this, I'll match his offer. What do you say?"
Was this a show of force before negotiating? Qu Xiabai, the Luoyun Sect Golden Core Cultivator, curled his lips.
In the immortal city, status was not determined by cultivation level but by Spirit Stones. In a bidding situation, it was a matter of who came first.
Moreover, although your cultivation level is higher, his relationship with the Luoyun Sect is better than yours, an outsider.
However, he wouldn't explain too much.
Just as he was thinking of a way to send this person away, his expression suddenly changed.
Without waiting for further discussion, he strode out of the hall and stared intently at the direction of Heavenly Wave Peak.
The outsider Golden Core Cultivator was initially angry, but then he also suddenly realized something.
As he stepped out of the hall and looked towards Heavenly Wave Peak, he couldn't help but glance at the Qu Xiabai cultivator, who was staring intently.
It was rumored that the Luoyun Sect cultivators were proficient in the path of refining the soul.
Their Spirit Sense was far superior to those of the same level.
The fact that the other party had discovered the anomaly before him proved the rumors to be true.
Was he being too rude earlier? Just as he was feeling anxious, he suddenly heard a light exclamation.
"What's so surprising about forming a Core?" the outsider Golden Core Cultivator wondered.
But as he paid close attention to the Core Formation anomaly on Heavenly Wave Peak, he couldn't help but blurt out, "Oh Immortal, is this a Golden Core Great Sect's disciple forming his Core here?"
Qu Xiabai glanced at him and coldly hummed, "I'm not well-informed, but such a spectacle is not something a Great Sect's disciple could achieve."
The outsider Golden Core Cultivator was taken aback, and his face turned slightly pale.
Like them, many Golden Core Cultivators had sensed the anomaly on Heavenly Wave Peak.
Even later, both the Golden Core Venerables and the Qi Condensation Stage cultivators in the immortal city noticed the Core Formation anomaly.
The reason was simple—it was too terrifying.
The howling wind roared, and colorful clouds gathered.
The sounds of dragon roars and tiger growls filled the air.
The colossal tornado, reaching up to the sky, continued to spiral.
Spiritual energy from all directions converged towards the tornado.
And this was just the beginning!
After about a stick of incense, the tornado didn't shrink but grew larger.
Its mighty force swept across the entire Heavenly Wave Peak.
Countless Tier 1 and Tier 2 Cave Mansions trembled simultaneously.
The spiritual energy confined within the Cave Mansions surged towards the Tier 3 Cave Mansion.
Even the Tier 3 Spirit Vein beneath the immortal city was affected.
Qu Xiabai's expression changed from initial curiosity to astonishment and then, finally, hesitation.
"Something's not right!"
"This child's foundation is truly terrifying."
"A mere Tier 3 Spirit Vein created by humans is not enough to support him. If we let him continue absorbing like this, it might destroy half of the Cave Mansion's formations."
After some hesitation, he finally made up his mind.
"Forget it!"
"The Immortal said to be kind to him."
"I'll lend him a hand!"
With a thought, Qu Xiabai left the outsider Golden Core Cultivator and flew towards the central hall of the immortal city.
Not long after he left, the entire Heavenwave Immortal City shook with a loud rumble.
The outsider Golden Core Cultivator, still at the original spot, looked on in disbelief.
"Did they lift the spiritual restrictions on the city's Spirit Vein?"
As he was stunned, a massive surge of spiritual energy suddenly gushed out from the immortal city.
The concentration of spiritual energy directly elevated the city, which was initially only Tier 1, to Tier 2!
In an instant, the entire Heavenly Wave Peak transformed into a Tier 3 Spirit Land!
The colossal tornado, empowered by this force, grew even larger.
Its consumption of heavenly energy became more voracious.
To describe it, one could only use the phrase 'whale swallowing.'
During this process, a figure emerged from the misty and hazy clouds, ascending with steady steps.
His tall and straight figure exuded an enchanting aura, with only his black hair flowing behind him, highlighting his deep, mysterious black eyes that seemed divine yet demonic!
(End of Chapter)
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