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Chapter 509: Choosing the Path Ahead, Nurturing the Spirit Core
Chapter 509: Choosing the Path Ahead, Nurturing the Spirit Core
As Han Lingshuang and the others left, Lu Qing fell into deep thought.
These old friends and acquaintances had all made significant breakthroughs, stepping into new realms.
He was happy for them, but it inevitably made him think about his own situation.
In recent years, especially in the past few, Lu Qing's cultivation had become increasingly slow.
After reaching Third Stage Perfection, he had made no further progress at all.
No matter how much spiritual energy he absorbed, it did nothing to enhance his cultivation.
Let alone breaking through the bottleneck to the Fourth Stage.
Lu Qing understood the reason for his slow progress.
His spiritual energy was too pure, and the spiritual aura in this world's energy could no longer meet his cultivation needs.
Unless the Heavenly Dao Chant sounded again, causing a qualitative change in the world's spiritual energy, his cultivation would not improve further.
However, it had been over a decade since the last Heavenly Dao Chant, and it had not sounded again.
While the Heavenly Laws had not fully stabilized and were still evolving, their rate of change was extremely slow.
It was uncertain how many more years it would take for the next Heavenly Dao Chant to occur.
This meant that for a considerable period ahead, Lu Qing's cultivation would likely see no significant improvement.
Of course, if he used spirit stones for cultivation, his cultivation could still advance.
But over the years, Lu Qing had already used up most of the spirit stones he had.
He needed to keep some in reserve for emergencies.
He had also ventured out to search for spirit stone veins, but his efforts yielded little.
This made him even more cautious with the spirit stones he had left, unwilling to use them recklessly.
"Perhaps it's time to explore the outside world?"
Lu Qing pondered silently.
This thought was not a sudden impulse but had been on his mind for a long time.
Ever since he noticed that the rate of spiritual energy revival could not keep up with his cultivation pace, Lu Qing had been considering this option.
His Perfect Golden Core was immensely powerful, easily surpassing even high-grade golden cores.
However, such a potent golden core required vast amounts of spiritual energy to advance, and the quality of the energy had to be extremely high.
Clearly, this small world could no longer meet his needs.
But if he cultivated in a medium or large world, things might be different.
According to the information from the jade slivers left by the Heavenly Visitors, large worlds were vast and filled with all sorts of incredible treasures and wonders.
Not only were there countless Golden Core cultivators, but there were also many Primordial Soul Realm experts.
Far beyond what a small world could offer.
If he could cultivate there, even with a Perfect Golden Core, he would no longer have to worry about the quality of spiritual energy.
However, despite having this thought for a long time, Lu Qing was still hesitant.
The future was uncertain, and he had many people he cared about in this small world.
"Let's wait a bit longer. Xiao Yan has just completed her Foundation Establishment, and we'll see what happens after she transcends the Heavenly Tribulation and achieves the Golden Core stage."
After some consideration, Lu Qing made his decision.
Xiao Yan had just completed her Foundation Establishment and needed more time to solidify her foundation before attempting the Heavenly Tribulation.
If, after she achieved the Golden Core stage, the spiritual energy in this world still hadn't transformed, he might truly have to make a choice.
With his decision made, Lu Qing calmed his mind and continued his seclusion.
Although his cultivation was unlikely to improve further, this did not mean he had nothing to do.
He could use this opportunity to refine and expand his knowledge using his unique abilities.
Whether it was deducing the subsequent techniques of the Perfect Golden Core method, comprehending divine abilities, or honing his skills in refining qi and alchemy.
In short, there were many things he could do besides advancing his cultivation.
Time flies, and the years pass swiftly.
It had been a decade since Han Lingshuang's visit.
During these ten years, Lu Qing, leveraging his unique abilities, meticulously organized and deeply pondered all the knowledge he had accumulated, gaining a clearer understanding of his path of cultivation.
His greatest achievement was advancing his self-created Perfect Golden Core technique to the sixth level of refinement.
He also brought his two innate minor magical skills to their peak, and mastered the various dao techniques and arts he had learned to the limits of his current capabilities.
As a result, although his cultivation remained at the Third Stage Perfection, his strength had skyrocketed, reaching a depth that was even more unfathomable.
One day, in the quiet room where Lu Qing was meditating, the air was filled with surging spiritual energy. A spirit pouch hovered before him, slowly rotating.
Suddenly, all the spiritual energy in the room was absorbed by the pouch.
The pouch trembled, and a lively and vibrant aura radiated from it.
Lu Qing's face lit up with a smile.
He retracted the spell, and the spirit pouch immediately flew toward him, rubbing against his cheek affectionately, like a playful puppy.
"Congratulations, Master, for successfully re-refining the Cosmic Qi Bag, restoring its peak power."
At that moment, Flame appeared beside Lu Qing, offering his congratulations.
His gaze, however, was complex as he looked at the Cosmic Qi Bag.
This ancient spirit artifact, which had existed in the same era as him, was now fully revived.
However, the new spirit core within it was entirely new, with no connection to the old one.
The feeling of things remaining while people change made him sigh.
"Yes, it's finally done."
Lu Qing played with the Cosmic Qi Bag, marveling at the difficulty of the process.
The Cosmic Qi Bag was one of the first spirit artifacts he had obtained.
Back then, its spirit core had long since dissipated, leaving only a faint trace of its former vitality.
Later, with the nourishment of spiritual energy, the Cosmic Qi Bag's power gradually recovered, and its vitality slowly strengthened.
It was only today that a new spirit core was reborn within it.
Unlike Flame, this new spirit core had lost all its past memories.
It was like a blank slate, innocent and naive, treating Lu Qing as its only family and knowing nothing else.
"No wonder ancient texts say that only those at the Primordial Soul Realm or higher can qualify to refine a spirit artifact.
Just to re-cultivate the spirit core of the Cosmic Qi Bag, it took me so much time.
To create a new spirit artifact from scratch would require an even greater amount of resources and effort.
Apart from the great powers of the Primordial Soul Realm, cultivators at the Core Formation Realm really can't afford such a toll."
Lu Qing thought of his life-bound artifact, the Wu Xing Gourd.
The Wu Xing Gourd was originally the Plague Elder's life-bound spirit artifact, the Plague Gourd.
After completely refining and extinguishing the Plague Elder's spirit core, the Plague Gourd's grade dropped to that of a treasure artifact.
Later, he re-refined the Plague Gourd, turning it into his life-bound artifact, the Wu Xing Gourd.
Despite years of continuous refinement and nurturing, the Wu Xing Gourd still showed no signs of a spirit core forming or transforming into a spirit artifact.
He estimated that even as a Perfect Golden Core cultivator, it would be nearly impossible to transform the Wu Xing Gourd into a spirit artifact before reaching the seventh level of refinement.
As Lu Qing pondered, a streak of light suddenly flew in from outside.
He caught it and examined it with his mind, a smile spreading across his face.
"Is Xiao Yan, Female finally about to transcend the heavenly tribulation?"
(End of Chapter)
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