chsdbacks Chapter 183 Three-Pattern Purple Extreme, Beyond Expectations
Chapter 183 Three-Pattern Purple Extreme, Beyond Expectations
Chapter 183 Three-Patterned Purple Extreme, Beyond Expectations
that night,
Lin Xiaoyu sat cross-legged on the futon in the cave, feeling somewhat uneasy, yet unable to sense anything unusual.
"Strange...why is the spiritual vein so calm today?"
"The sect has a decree that no one is allowed to leave their cave or disturb the spiritual veins for cultivation, so as not to disturb the peace of the Ninth Princess of the royal family."
Senior Sister Qin has never bowed to power; when did she become so worldly-wise?
Lin Xiaoyu was a little confused, but after thinking about it, she could understand:
"My senior sister fought on the front lines for a year and seems to have experienced some setbacks. She has also learned some principles of life and how to conduct oneself. She knows that in front of true strong people, one must bow one's head and be humble."
Lin Xiaoyu's lips twitched slightly as she thought to herself.
She could never have guessed that right after Lin Fan and Long Xiang, the two True Immortals, were driven away by the Ninth Princess, Chen Yi would seize the opportunity to form his Core.
Qin Chengcheng's sealing off of the entire Miaoyin Sect's cultivation veins to prevent anyone from disturbing the Ninth Princess was just an excuse.
All of this was to ensure that no one would disturb Chen Yi's Core Formation.
As for the Ninth Princess, she was merely a Core Formation Guardian whom Qin Chengcheng had temporarily invited.
Meanwhile, deep within the third-tier spiritual vein of the Miaoyin Sect.
Chen Yi sat cross-legged at the core of the spiritual vein, his magical power surging like the tide.
Three inches above his head, a wisp of green light slowly condensed.
"The first two attempts finally made those two old dogs hesitate to act rashly."
"With the Ninth Princess in charge and Qin Chengcheng providing protection..."
Lin Fan and Long Xiang had just been slapped and driven away by the Ninth Princess.
This is the perfect time for me to form my core.
Later, even if I made a big commotion, it would be too late for them to come back.
Chen Yi even reenacted the extremely low probability event that the two of them would rush back and interrupt his Core Formation process after discovering the aura of Core Formation here.
He chose to form his core at the heart of the spiritual vein. By the time the commotion erupted, the most crucial steps were almost complete. Even if they intervened, Chen Yi should have already successfully formed his core. At most, the final stage of absorbing spiritual energy to consolidate the core's power and quality would be slightly affected, but it wouldn't harm the overall situation.
Chen Yi closed his eyes and concentrated, circulating the Taiyi Evergreen Technique within his body to its maximum.
The lake of spiritual energy within his body surged ceaselessly, and the surging waves of magical power flowed through his meridians.
His body was surrounded by a green aura of spiritual energy, and the spiritual pressure he emitted had reached the level of a quasi-third-tier cultivator.
At the core of the spiritual vein, the spiritual energy was drawn by the surging spiritual tide within Chen Yi's body, causing mysterious changes. At times, it was as stagnant and heavy as the deep sea, with spiritual energy crystals condensing on the surface of his body. At other times, it was as violent and raging as a hurricane, stirring up turbulent spiritual energy in the quiet room.
Within this underground spiritual vein, there is a third-order reinforcement formation jointly set up by Chen Yi and Qin Chengcheng.
The intense fluctuations in spiritual energy in the early stages have almost no impact on the outside world.
Chen Yi was calm at this moment.
The immense spiritual pressure from the surrounding spiritual veins had no effect on him whatsoever, given his near-third-tier mid-grade body refinement cultivation.
After a moment's thought, he decided to stop relying on his own magical power to slowly wear it down and instead choose to go all out in one go.
Chen Yi took out the premium Crystallization Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.
The elixir melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into an icy blue glow that descended directly into the dantian.
Compared with ordinary crystal pills, its medicinal purity is increased tenfold, and the impurity content is less than one-tenth.
The elixir, like mercury, sank into the lake of magical power, instantly calming the restless liquid magical power.
Coupled with the high efficiency of the premium Crystal Condensation Pill, a glint flashed in Chen Yi's eyes.
His near-third-tier mid-grade divine sense began to operate at full power.
Precisely manipulating the liquid mana of the mana lake, it rotates and compresses towards the center.
At the center of the Lake of Magic, particles with a purity comparable to natural spirit crystals rapidly condensed.
This is the key to the transformation of liquid mana into solid elixir, a process that places extremely high demands on the quality of mana, external spiritual pressure, and the strength of spiritual consciousness.
Under the three prerequisites of a high-quality Crystallization Pill, a powerful third-tier divine sense, and the cultivation level of a Heavenly-grade Foundation Establishment cultivator,
What would take an ordinary person three days to compress was mostly completed by Chen Yi in just over an hour.
The turbulent spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the outside world continuously surged in under the guidance of the Core Formation method, creating a huge spiritual pressure difference with the internal environment.
As time goes by, more and more crystal particles accumulate, eventually clumping together to form a round, solid, rudimentary form of cinnabar.
The continuous infusion of spiritual energy from heaven and earth caused the nascent inner core to collapse and compress, much like tempering an iron ball.
When he sensed that the nascent inner core had stabilized and taken shape, Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
This is the most dangerous stage of Core Formation—the slightest mistake can trigger a fatal backlash.
Factors such as magical power, spiritual consciousness, spiritual root aptitude, and state of mind all determine success or failure; the slightest carelessness can lead to the collapse of the inner core or the formation of a ash core.
The Ice Soul property of the premium Crystal Condensation Pill forms a protective film, weakening most of the impact on the meridians. Even under the infusion of violent spiritual energy, the internal organs experience no discomfort.
To further enhance Chen Yi's body refinement by one level.
This is the most dangerous part of the process for ordinary cultivators to form their core.
For Chen Yi, it didn't even cause a ripple.
After completing this step, it can be said that Chen Yi has basically completed the Core Formation process.
At least one downstream-quality elixir has been formed.
What follows is the continuous refinement of the inner core's quality, tempering it little by little until it approaches perfection, reaching the limit of the true core.
Finally, one gradually imprints one's own Daoist foundation into the inner elixir, sublimating it and condensing it into the Purple Extreme Golden Elixir.
This process is not without its dangers, as it can be stopped at any time. At worst, one can simply stop pursuing the ultimate quality of the pill.
It was only when he got here that Chen Yi started to get really serious.
He first used the icy blue glow from the premium condensed crystal pill to harmonize the five elements, enhancing the stability of the nascent inner core, and allowing the liquid mana to be purified ahead of schedule.
The effects of this Crystallization Pill are comparable to those of ordinary Core Formation Spiritual Objects.
In addition, Chen Yi had previously absorbed the wood-attribute spiritual energy of a mid-grade, third-tier Xuan Yin Spirit Bamboo, which was worth nearly 200,000 spirit stones.
His Taiyi Longevity Magic Power reached the peak of the Heavenly Grade in terms of magical power quality.
Chen Yi's initial Core Formation was of exceptional quality.
A pale blue embryonic core took shape within Chen Yi's body, gathering immense spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
Its pill power quality has reached the peak level of True Core.
This level is already the ceiling for ordinary cultivators to reach the Core Formation stage. Even geniuses with ordinary Heavenly Spiritual Roots like Qi Wuba, Qi Yourong, and Qi Yunxi, under the best of luck, can only reach this stage.
Chen Yi still has two other Core Formation spiritual items that he hasn't used yet, including the Thunder Spirit and Soul Power within his body.
But at this moment, Chen Yi was not in a hurry to consume the Core Formation Elixir.
Instead, it condensed the vast spiritual energy of the Azure Wood within its body, gradually carving it into the lowest-level spiritual energy of the Azure Great Pill.
By recalling the various insights gained from cultivating the Taiyi Longevity True Scroll, a Dao essence brimming with the verdant vitality of life gradually condensed.
The next moment, the Dao essence gradually transformed into a green leaf rune, appearing on the surface of the azure giant pill.
At this moment, the inner elixir undergoes a sublimation, its purple aura soaring high while its golden light recedes inward.
Purple Golden Elixir, complete!
Afterwards, Chen Yi first consumed the Thunder Crystal Pill, which contained a trace of the bloodline of an ancient thunder beast.
A powerful and incomparable force of lightning spirit entered his body, and its rules of operation were significantly higher than the lightning crystal structure within Chen Yi's body.
That was a more ancient and higher-level essence of thunder spirit.
After that surge of lightning energy entered his body, it activated the lightning crystal energy within Chen Yi's body, guiding the purple lightning whip within his soul.
Gradually, an extremely sharp lightning whip-like spiritual intent formed, and then, under the effect of Chen Yi's perfect-level natal lightning talisman,
The spiritual essence of the lightning whip gradually transformed into a lightning whip rune, and finally condensed into a purple Daoist rune, which was gradually engraved on the inner core.
The second Dao essence of the Thunder Whip is complete!
After that, Chen Yi consumed the Core Formation Elixir, [Heavenly Purification Liquid].
This is a water-attribute Core Formation spiritual essence. Logically speaking, this single spiritual object alone should not be enough to allow Chen Yi's Golden Core to regenerate another Dao pattern.
but,
At that moment, Chen Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He took out the high-grade black tortoise shell that he had obtained from Ning Bu'er in the secret cave years ago when he promised to teach her.
Chen Yi activated the system's devouring power, beginning to absorb the spiritual energy inside the tortoise shell into his body in large quantities.
The water-elemental spirit turtle, combined with the perfected-level breath-concealing technique passed down to him by the great turtle.
And over the years, he has accumulated experience and insights into the techniques of absorbing the hidden aura of spiritual cultivation, starting from the practice of the Turtle Breathing Technique.
Several combined into one
This actually caused Chen Yi to condense another wisp of Dao essence:
The [Water Turtle Breath Concealing Rune] can also be described as the Daoist Essence of Turtle Breath.
This rune possesses both extraordinary control and perception of water-based spiritual energy, as well as an exceptional ability to conceal its presence.
A third blue tortoise-shell-shaped rune gradually formed on his azure elixir.
Three-Patterned Purple Extreme Golden Elixir!
Chen Yi felt both satisfied and amused.
This third tortoise-breath rune was an unexpected delight for him, and it perfectly aligned with his cultivation philosophy.
The art of tortoise breathing and breath control was one of his favorite techniques to practice from the very beginning.
Now, it has been promoted to one of the Golden Core Dao Essences.
This means that with a little more practice, it can be evolved into a path of supernatural powers!
In the near future, Chen Yi will possess at least three supernatural abilities:
[Life Restoration] [Thunder Soul Whip] [Turtle Breath Convergence]
After these three abilities are upgraded to supernatural powers, they will far exceed the limits of ordinary third-tier spells of the same level, reaching a higher level.
Only after all three types of Golden Core Dao patterns had condensed did Chen Yi begin to unleash the power of his Golden Core.
Go and absorb the boundless spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which is even stronger than that at the center of the spiritual vein, to strengthen the Dao essence of the runes.
From this moment on, a spiritual energy vortex with a radius of a hundred feet began to appear above the third-tier spiritual vein where Chen Yi was located.
At this time, only two days and two nights had passed since Chen Yi began to form his core.
This speed exceeded almost everyone's expectations.
Not to mention that Lin Fan and Master Long Xiang, who had already flown 20,000 miles away, hadn't reacted yet.
Even the Ninth Princess, who came to the Jade Dragon Sect to show her support, didn't react in time.
Even Qin Chengcheng was surprised that Chen Yi's Core Formation would happen so quickly.
While the two women were still figuring out when Chen Yi would begin his attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage within the next two months,
A tremendous upheaval suddenly occurred in the mountain-level spiritual veins of the entire Miaoyin Sect.
This time,
The intensity of the spiritual vein disturbance far exceeded the previous two minor disturbances.
Qin Chengcheng instantly became extremely serious.
She rose and quickly flew out of the cave, looking towards the location of the third-tier spiritual vein's core. Her gaze was solemn, revealing a hint of worry.
She knew that this time, Chen Yi was definitely attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, and the commotion from the beginning was enormous, making it impossible to reverse the Core Formation attempt.
Meanwhile, she flew high in the sky, guarding the area around Miaoyin Mountain, especially watching the direction where Lin Fan and Master Longxiang had disappeared, becoming extremely vigilant.
Qin Chengcheng made up her mind that if these two dared to come again, she would strike them deadly immediately, unleashing her full power to injure or cripple them.
We must not allow them to ruin even a little bit of Chen Yi's Core Formation.
Not long after
The Ninth Princess, who was staying at the Miaoyin Sect, also flew into the sky.
"Fairy Qin, what's going on? Your steward, the spirit chef, has activated his Core Formation?"
In her understanding, the spiritual energy vortex that Chen Yi condensed, which was several tens of feet long, was not much different from the fake spiritual energy vortices of the previous two times.
However, Qin Chengcheng, who controlled the entire third-tier spirit vein array, only discovered this after careful inspection.
Over the past two days and two nights,
A significant portion of the spiritual energy within the third-tier spiritual vein of the entire Miaoyin Sect's main peak was absorbed, almost equivalent to the total spiritual energy produced by the entire third-tier spiritual vein over ten days.
There are only two possibilities for this situation. One is that the Miaoyin Sect is besieged by an endless army of demonic beasts, and the entire third-tier grand formation is operating at full power continuously, killing hundreds or even thousands of demonic beasts. Only in this way can such a massive amount of spiritual energy be consumed.
Another possibility is that three Foundation Establishment cultivators simultaneously attempted to break through to Core Formation, consuming a total amount of spiritual energy.
however,
She had no idea that someone had formed their Golden Core.
Unless, that person went underground to the center of the spiritual vein and chose a hidden core of the spiritual vein to form their golden core!
But that's too dangerous.
Will Chen Lang...?
Then, she thought again: Chen Yi's body refinement cultivation, the lightning crystals and gold crystals protecting his body, coupled with his powerful divine sense control...
In this situation, it seems quite possible for him to successfully complete the Core Formation within that confines space.
However, it took me so much spiritual energy to form the Purple Extreme Golden Core. What kind of core did he form? It took him twice as much as me, and it's not over yet.
Though inwardly surprised, Qin Chengcheng remained outwardly calm and composed.
Chen Yi had his reasons for doing this, and since he didn't want to reveal them, Qin Cheng kept it a secret for him.
"Perhaps. Lin Fan and Long Xiang have gone far away now, and Xiao Chen should be about to attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage."
Qin Chengcheng nodded slightly to the Ninth Princess.
"Yes, but judging from his Core Formation stage, it's not ideal."
The Ninth Princess shook her head slightly as she commented.
"It's estimated that it can become a true pill, but it'll probably only be a low-grade true pill."
She had witnessed dozens of Core Formation processes in the imperial city, and the number of successful Core Formation attempts was far more than a handful.
Judging solely based on the phenomenal signs of the Core Formation stage, one still has considerable authority to speak on the matter.
Qin Chengcheng remained silent, only nodding in agreement, but her gaze was fixed on the direction in which Lin Fan and Master Longxiang had left.
A day later,
The clouds of spiritual energy in the sky began to expand, growing from a radius of one hundred zhang to over three hundred zhang, which is nearly one li in diameter.
The spiritual energy fluctuations within this range can be sensed by cultivators within a radius of several hundred miles.
"Huh? At this level, a true pill has been formed, and it's at least a mid-grade true pill."
Fairy Qin, congratulations! The Wonderful Sound Sect has produced another True Core level cultivator, and one who also possesses third-tier spiritual cooking skills.
Fairy Qin is in for a treat!
Although the Ninth Princess was somewhat surprised, it wasn't beyond her expectations. She smiled and commented, which was considered a good sign.
Qin Chengcheng waited for two days but Lin Fan and Master Longxiang did not return.
Her tense expression relaxed slightly, and she smiled, saying with emotion, "Yes, it's wonderful to have successfully formed the Core Formation."
At this moment, the signs of Core Formation above the Miaoyin Sect were unstoppable. No matter how much the sect's cultivators were ordered to stop their cultivation, their gossipy nature remained unchecked.
"Someone in the sect has formed their Core, and it looks like they've already succeeded!"
"Who is it?"
"It looks like Steward Chen?"
"Huh? Chef Chen? Does that mean we'll have to call him Senior Chen from now on?"
The whispers of the fellow disciples gradually reached Lin Xiaoyu's ears in the cave.
Upon hearing this, she quickly walked out of the cave and gazed at the Core Formation aura above the third-tier spiritual vein on the mountaintop.
His face froze.
"How did you succeed in forming your core so quickly?"
I didn't even notice.
Oh no, is it too late to tell Father now?
The next moment, she quickly walked back to her cave and sent a message to her father, Lin Fan:
[Come back quickly. Someone from the Myriad Sounds Sect has reached the Core Formation stage and is close to success!]
Twenty thousand miles away, the two could barely sense any signs of Core Formation above the Miaoyin Sect.
But upon seeing Lin Xiaoyu's telepathic message,
Lin Fan hesitated for a moment before asking:
"I received a message; that kid has started forming his core again."
Fellow Daoist Longxiang, are we going to deal with him again this time?
(End of this chapter)