Chapter 630: Condensing the Elixir
Chapter 630: Condensing the Elixir
The Ice Firefly Grass matured even faster than Lu Chen had anticipated.
Before long, as he inspected his spirit fields and the spiritual herbs growing within, he noticed that the semi-transparent progress bars beneath four stalks of the deep blue, extremely cold spirit grass had filled up completely.
Lu Chen carefully harvested them. Out of the four stalks of Ice Firefly Grass, three were of ordinary quality and one was of good quality, which was quite a rare find for a third-grade spirit herb.
After collecting the Ice Firefly Grass, his gaze fell upon the four white orbs that quietly appeared.
As this concerned the crucial step of condensing his Nascent Core, even with his countless trials and experiences within the Red Dust Monument, Lu Chen still felt a hint of nervousness in his heart.
His figure seemed to float like a fleeting ray of light. The four faintly shimmering white orbs silently shattered, resembling bursting fireworks as countless tiny specks of light condensed into streams that flowed into Lu Chen's body.
Several thoughts flashed through his mind.
【Harvested a third-grade Ice Firefly Grass, gained five years of cultivation.】
【Harvested a third-grade Ice Firefly Grass, obtained a fourth-grade treasure, the Ice Marrow Pill.】
【Harvested...】
Out of the four stalks of Ice Firefly Grass, three of the orbs contained cultivation bonuses, instantly granting him an additional twenty years' worth of cultivation progress.
A vast amount of spiritual energy surged within his body, rampaging through his meridians and frantically surging.
"It's time to condense my elixir."
Lu Chen diligently circulated his cultivation technique, transforming the sudden influx of spiritual energy into drops of spiritual liquid. Sensing the spiritual liquid about to overflow from his dantian, a sense of enlightenment dawned on him.
Subsequently, he activated the Illusory Demise Five Elements Array and the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Array, two fifth-grade arrays, and arrived at a quiet room located on the mountainside.
"After tirelessly cultivating my fields for over thirty years, I've finally reached the day of condensing my Golden Core."
With a calm mind, he directed his mental awareness into his dantian, feeling the abundant spiritual liquid within his qi sea, and sighed with emotion.
Most cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage who were about to advance to the Core Formation Realm would usually stay within their sects or in some unknown spiritual lands. They would be protected by arrays, providing a safe and stable environment for their breakthrough, and they might even have guidance and protection from senior sect members who had already formed their Nascent Souls or achieved Core Formation, in case they encountered any dangers during the process.
Even though Lu Chen didn't have such advantageous conditions for his breakthrough, he didn't mind at all.
The two fifth-grade arrays were more than sufficient to protect himself, and as for the possible dangers during the advancement process, he believed that with his accumulation and preparations, he would definitely pull through safely.
With a slight stir of his heart, the spiritual liquid within his dantian's qi sea seemed to boil, surging violently. Lu Chen controlled it with his spiritual sense, attempting to compress the abundant spiritual liquid into a solid spirit crystal.
This process consumed an immense amount of spiritual energy. The more refined the spiritual energy became, the easier the compression and transformation process would be, and the purer the resulting spirit crystal would be.
Lu Chen's spiritual energy within his body was almost entirely derived from the orbs, free from any impurities, thus making the transformation process exceptionally smooth.
As the spiritual liquid gradually solidified, a vortex of spiritual energy silently formed around him, rapidly expanding until it enveloped the entire cave abode.
The frenzied spiritual energy in the surroundings was drawn into the vortex, and this heavenly phenomenon soon caught the attention of nearby Condensation Realm cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators near Leihuo Planet Cave.
Several streaks of light flew towards his location and stopped several miles away from the cave abode.
"A fellow cultivator is about to advance to the Condensation Realm."
A middle-aged cultivator at the early stage of the Condensation Realm gazed at the distant vortex of spiritual energy, a trace of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.
"This fellow cultivator is too low-key. I have no impression of this cave abode at all, and he's already about to advance to the Condensation Realm."
A gentle-mannered female cultivator beside him smiled as she spoke. Her head was covered in silver strands, and upon closer inspection, one would realize that they were actually refined from thunderbolts.
To be able to refine those fleeting and destructive thunderbolts into strands of thunderous silk and bind them to her head showed the extraordinary power of her physical body and soul.
"Is that Brother Lu's cave abode?"
Soon, over a dozen more nearby Foundation Establishment cultivators were drawn by the phenomenon, hovering ten miles away as they gazed at Lu Xuan's cave with a hint of envy in their eyes.
Advancing to the Golden Core stage was the dream of every Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Among them was a one-eyed middle-aged man, Luo Ming, who had entered the Thunder Sea Herb Garden earlier. A subtle look of jealous envy flashed in his eyes as he watched Lu Xuan's cave, frantically racking his brains to remember if he had ever offended Lu Xuan.
Beside him, Lei Zheng looked on with anticipation. With a flick of his thoughts, a message talisman shot out.
As he absorbed more and more spiritual energy, Lu Xuan felt his meridians undergoing round after round of frenzied impact. Every bone in his body seemed to be pressed down by an immense force, and thin cracks appeared on his skin, with blood seeping through.
Fortunately, he had cultivated body-refining techniques like the Ta Xu Hua Long Pian, and had ingested countless heavenly treasures like the Jade Scale Fruit, Imperial Flow Marrow, and even a sixth-grade treasure like the Tai Sui meat.
After consuming the Tai Sui meat, most of its essence remained within Lu Xuan's body due to his insufficiently robust physical body. Now, under immense pressure, the residual essence of the Tai Sui meat rapidly repaired and healed his body.
This greatly reduced the pressure he faced during this stage, and tiny spirit crystals began to appear in his dantian, floating and sinking within his qi sea like countless stars.
Sensing that his progress was beginning to wane, Lu Xuan bit his tongue lightly, and the Saint Infant Pill hidden in his mouth silently shattered. An extremely pure yin-attributed spiritual energy flowed down his throat, coursing through his limbs and bones. Along with the vast spiritual energy, it transformed into drops of spirit liquid that gathered in his dantian's qi sea.
As more and more spirit liquid compressed and transformed into spirit crystals, he arrived at the last and most difficult step—condensing the crystals into a pill and merging his spirit with it.
Lu Xuan's mind remained calm and undisturbed, ignoring the myriad thoughts that could give rise to heart demons. With his spiritual sense, he carefully controlled the countless tiny spirit crystals that resembled stars, slowly merging them together.
Though the spirit crystals appeared as insignificant as dust, they were extremely challenging to manipulate. Thankfully, Lu Xuan's spiritual sense had been nurtured by the fifth-grade treasure, the Spirit Nurturing Paste, and his years of cultivating the Shen Yan Jing had made his spiritual sense far stronger than that of an ordinary peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, allowing him to accomplish this step.
He gazed at the countless spirit crystals in his dantian, each distinct yet piled together, and knew that now was not the time to be stingy with his treasures. He inhaled, drawing the drop of Clear Marrow Jade Liquid that remained before him into his body.
A faint clear light flashed in his dantian, and Lu Xuan suddenly felt a tight connection between his spiritual sense and the countless spirit crystals, as if they were naturally harmonious.
As his thoughts turned, strands of clear light flashed, and a golden luster appeared at the center of the countless spirit crystals.
The luster gradually condensed, forming a golden speck of light that began to devour the surrounding pale blue spirit crystals.
The spirit crystals continued to shrink and slowly fused with the golden speck...
Finally, they formed a bright golden pill with a faint blue dan fire burning within.
Lu Xuan's heart and mind were unwavering, and he did not rejoice in his gains. His spiritual sense was like a sharp blade, filled with unwavering determination as it fiercely charged towards the golden pill.
In an instant, his spiritual sense seemed to pierce through an invisible membrane, smoothly entering the golden core.
A powerful and abundant spirituality surged from the surface of the golden core, gently settling into his dantian's qi sea.
The pill was formed!
(End of Chapter)
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