Chapter 732: Yinqingmei's Formation of the Core (Thanks to Nuanyang1314's Golden Alliance)

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The Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect is located on the Heaven-Reaching Peak, the highest point in the Eastern Land.

This location also boasts one of the Eastern Continent's rare sixth-tier spiritual veins. At its summit stands the Heaven-Reaching Dao Refining Pagoda, a renowned sixth-tier spiritual treasure, on par with the Taihe Sword.

True Monarch Xuantian, Yuan Qingque, the Eastern Continent's foremost Soul Transformation realm cultivator, has long cultivated on this Heaven-Reaching Peak.

After Ye Qing and Yuan Zhen returned, they reported on their mission to the Sect Master, collected their rewards, and then came to the Heaven-Reaching Peak.

"Greetings, Master!"The two landed on the peak, standing before a seven-story pagoda. They bowed towards its topmost floor.

"Qing'er, you can begin your Nascent Soul formation now. Are the Nascent Soul Condensing Pills and Three Lights Divine Water ready?" A deep, powerful voice resonated from the pagoda's summit, clearly reaching Ye Qing and Yuan Zhen's ears.

"Reporting to Master, the Sect Master has already given them to me." Ye Qing respectfully nodded and took out two items from his storage bag. A vast spiritual sense descended from the pagoda's summit. After inspection, it confirmed everything was in order, then transformed into a spectral image of a youthful figure with white hair.

"Did you gain anything from slaying that demonic cultivator this time?""As expected, Daoist Quanyou possessed a scale from the Nine-Headed Great Sage. This is his storage bag." Ye Qing presented the items. The youthful, white-haired figure took them and scanned them, only taking out the multicolored scale.

"How is the Essence of the Mirage Dragon?"Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhen immediately reached into her storage bag and took out the Azure Mirage Bottle.

"Reporting to Ancestor, I have absorbed all the Essence of the Mirage Dragon as per your plan." Yuan Qingque curled a finger, and the Azure Mirage Bottle flew into his palm. He then shook it twice. The jade bottle, which had previously contained a somewhat mixed aura, now appeared tranquil and verdant, like a bluestone slab after rain.

Ye Qing watched this scene, unable to help but marvel at his Master's heaven-shaking power. With just those two shakes, he had already refined all the Essence of the Mirage Dragon into the Azure Mirage Bottle and had also melted all the demonic beasts of third-tier and above that had been absorbed along with the mirage mist. The essence that could be refined after melting would transform into a pill called True Blood Dan, which could enhance a cultivator's cultivation. Anything that could not be absorbed was considered impurities and had already dissipated over the Heaven-Reaching Peak with Yuan Qingque's two gentle shakes.

Yuan Qingque: "Hold out your hand?"Hearing this, Yuan Zhen, standing before him, immediately obediently spread open her pristine white hands. Yuan Qingque tilted the bottle's mouth, after shaking, towards Yuan Zhen's palm, and with a gentle pour, three bright red pills dropped out, emitting a faint, refreshing fragrance.

"After you consume these three True Blood Dans, you will achieve Golden Core Completion and can assume the position of Holy Maiden." Hearing Yuan Qingque's words, Yuan Zhen excitedly bowed deeply to him.

"However, your innate talent is still somewhat lacking. While Qing'er is forming her Nascent Soul, as Holy Maiden, you will be the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect's 'World Wanderer'. If you embarrass yourself like the One Yuan Dao Palace, I won't be able to save face..." Yuan Qingque was well aware of Yuan Zhen's talent. While it could be considered outstanding compared to other disciples of the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect,

But as Holy Maiden, her benchmarks were Ye Qing and the Dao Children and Holy Maidens from other Holy Lands. In that regard, she was somewhat insufficient. However, in the past few hundred years, the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect had indeed not seen any astonishing female cultivators. Among the few outstanding candidates, since Yuan Zhen was a descendant, it was only right to choose her.

After Yuan Qingque pondered for a moment, he also placed the jade bottle from his hand onto Yuan Zhen's. "You can use this Azure Mirage Bottle for now."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhen's face showed even greater delight. After being refined by Yuan Qingque, this Azure Mirage Bottle was now a true fifth-tier magic treasure. Moreover, possessing Yuan Qingque's bloodline, even at the cost of burning her essence blood, she could unleash the full power of this magic treasure. In that case, even a Nascent Soul cultivator, if they lacked means to counter a fifth-tier artifact, would not dare to act presumptuously before Yuan Zhen.

"You may leave. Qing'er will stay here to form her Nascent Soul." Yuan Qingque waved his hand, and Yuan Zhen immediately withdrew.

Not long after, the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect announced that Yuan Zhen had become the contemporary Holy Maiden, representing the Holy Land as its 'World Wanderer,' inspecting all directions.

And at the same time, within the Ice Heaven Palace, a beautiful woman with a stern expression stepped out of the sect, heading fiercely towards Dongyi.

Eastern Barren, Beiyuan City.After Chen Mobai finished distributing the five Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, he immediately felt all worldly affairs off his hands.

The inner cabinet he had previously established, through years of training, was now competent in handling all sorts of government affairs. Matters that required his attention had become extremely rare.

After once again instructing Yin Qingmei on the various details and precautions for Golden Core formation, Chen Mobai personally escorted her to Mount Liujia in Hong Commandery. This was because her innate spiritual plant was located here, and Yin Qingmei had cultivated here for nearly twenty years, using the Jade Phoenix Tree to familiarize herself with Mount Liujia's air, earth energy, spiritual energy, and so on. According to the Immortal Sect's theories, she would find it easier to breakthrough on Mount Liujia.

Yin Qingmei trusted Chen Mobai implicitly. After hearing his advice, she also abandoned the idea of returning to Great Wood Ridge. Moreover, if she consumed the pill to break through on Mount Liujia, Chen Mobai would be able to personally protect her. This was precisely why he had personally escorted her here this time.

Yin Qingmei had long polished her Foundation Establishment Completion realm. Furthermore, she had already experienced the insights of a second-tier ascension to third-tier through her innate spiritual plant. If not for waiting for the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill, she could have triggered her breakthrough at any time.

This time, Chen Mobai escorted Yin Qingmei primarily for another reason: to once again attempt cultivating the Five Elements simultaneously to practice Primal Chaos True Qi. Of course, the simultaneous Five Elements cultivation would only commence after Yin Qingmei had formed her Golden Core. Because Yin Qingmei had mastered 'A Leaf Blocks the Eye,' she didn't need to worry about heavenly tribulation. Just like Chen Mobai in the Immortal Sect, a breakthrough in realm simply meant success. After Luo Yixuan received his order, she had also returned from Cloud Dream Marsh. The recent beast tide there had conveniently weakened. However, to be safe, Chen Mobai still asked Zhou Shengqing to go and stand guard in her place.

At the summit of Mount Liujia, Chen Mobai gave Yin Qingmei his final instructions. For cultivators in the Eastern Barren, Golden Core formation was an impassable chasm. Among rogue cultivators, none had ever been known to cross this great realm. Even within major sects, those who succeeded were few and far between.

Even though Yin Qingmei possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and Golden Core formation was practically guaranteed for her, she was still extremely nervous facing this hurdle.

"Qingmei, just take the pill and attempt your breakthrough as normal. If there are any issues, I will guide you with a spiritual sense message." Chen Mobai spoke, dispelling Yin Qingmei's tension. Upon hearing him, she indeed relaxed considerably.

"Thank you, Sect Master!" Because Luo Yixuan and Zhuo Ming were also present, she couldn't use another form of address.

After taking a deep breath, Yin Qingmei took out the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill, hid it with her sleeve, and swallowed it in one gulp. In an instant, the Green Emperor's Longevity spiritual energy in her Dantian Qihai, which had already reached its limit, surged dramatically. The powerful and vast spiritual energy slammed against the rigid bottleneck, causing the previously tightly sealed edges of her Dantian Qihai to begin expanding outwards. This expansion signaled a crack in the bottleneck, and a chain reaction quickly ensued. After a few breaths, her entire Dantian Qihai could no longer hold firm and rapidly expanded! At this moment, Yin Qingmei's Green Emperor's Longevity Scripture had entered the Golden Core formation stage.

But the true test had only just begun. Yin Qingmei felt her body become heavy, and the spiritual energy that she could normally control as easily as an arm or finger suddenly began to stagnate. She needed to expend ten times the effort just to control one part of her spiritual energy. This was because her physical body and spiritual sense had not yet transformed, making it difficult to bear and control the Golden Core spiritual energy.

Yin Qingmei recalled the Golden Core formation details Chen Mobai had explained and immediately began to elevate her spiritual sense. Initially, she wanted to rely on her own strength. But she soon discovered that both her physical strength and spiritual sense seemed to be stuck just before the final push. She felt that if she used her reserves, she could push through. But remembering Chen Mobai's instructions, she immediately split the medicinal power of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill into two. One part surged upwards into her Zifu Sea of Consciousness, while the other flowed from her Dantian Qihai, circulating through her entire body along the twelve main meridians.

Soon, her spiritual sense also crossed the bottleneck. Yin Qingmei then felt that she could easily control her spiritual energy. However, to use it as freely and effortlessly as she did during Foundation Establishment, she would still need to re-familiarize herself. Not long after her spiritual sense and spiritual energy, her physical body also began to slowly transform under the medicinal power of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill.

Yin Qingmei cultivated the simplest Wood Spirit Physique. This was because for her, as long as she mastered the Longevity Art, she would automatically possess a body refining realm equivalent to the perfected Longevity Dao Physique, so there was no need to waste resources and time. The Wood Spirit Physique was famously easy to cultivate. She had also consulted Chen Mobai about cultivating this and only chose it after confirming it would be beneficial for her cultivation breakthrough. As expected, her Wood Spirit Physique, which was already at the peak of the second-tier, under the enhancing medicinal power of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill, successfully advanced to the third-tier after half an hour.

The medicinal power of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill was not even fully expended yet. This indicated that Yin Qingmei had indeed cultivated diligently in her daily life, her foundation was profound, and following Chen Mobai's advice, she had not taken many other pills, meaning there were few deficiencies that needed to be remedied by the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill.

After breaking through all three barriers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, Yin Qingmei began to circulate the cultivation mantra for the Golden Core realm of the Green Emperor's Longevity Scripture. Amidst a rustling sound, the Jade Phoenix Tree, connected to Yin Qingmei's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, also sensed this at that moment, and immediately began to gather the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth, channeling it to her.

The spiritual energy of the entire Mount Liujia spiritual vein at this moment slowly surged towards this spot from all directions. After being absorbed and refined by the Jade Phoenix Tree, it transformed into streams of pure and radiant spiritual light, which then slowly infused into Yin Qingmei's body. This was also the purest Longevity spiritual energy. Although the quality of this spiritual energy was not as high as what Yin Qingmei cultivated herself, it saved her the effort of refining and absorbing spiritual energy herself. She only needed to circulate the Green Emperor's Longevity Scripture, and she could easily absorb the Longevity spiritual energy transformed by the Jade Phoenix Tree.

At this moment, the remaining medicinal power of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill also began to take effect. The medicinal liquid combined with the spiritual energy, rapidly catalyzing the spiritual energy's condensation, evolving it towards a higher level of energy. Soon, a full hundred drops of Green Emperor's Longevity spiritual energy were catalyzed and condensed by the medicinal liquid, and a point of extremely brilliant light appeared. Yin Qingmei's spiritual sense, constantly monitoring her Dantian Qihai, could not clearly perceive it at this moment. Yet, an unprecedented joy surged within her heart.

Soon, the radiance faded, and a rice-grain sized Golden Core, golden with a hint of green, appeared within her spiritual sense. The Golden Core was formed! But soon, this rice-grain sized Golden Core suddenly became somewhat illusory, as if it had an inherent deficiency after its birth and was beginning to dissipate. Yin Qingmei immediately poured the remaining liquid spiritual energy from her Dantian Qihai onto it. The last bit of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill's medicinal power also surged forth, helping her stabilize this hard-won Golden Core.

Meanwhile, Chen Mobai, who was closely observing, upon noticing this, immediately flicked his finger. Around the mountaintop, a spirit-gathering array composed of twenty-four high-grade spirit stones was instantly activated by him. At this moment, the spiritual energy density at Mount Liujia's summit was almost no less than that of a peak fourth-tier spiritual vein. Under Chen Mobai's control, immense spiritual energy swirled around the Jade Phoenix Tree. With the aid of this innate spiritual plant, Yin Qingmei only needed to fully concentrate on stabilizing her newly condensed Golden Core, giving her a massive advantage compared to other Golden Core cultivators.

Soon, under the endless flow of spiritual energy, the rice-grain sized Golden Core began to expand. Yin Qingmei finally stopped when she felt her spiritual sense could no longer fully control it. This indicated that she had pushed the Golden Core formation step to the limit of her abilities.

Boom! At this moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky, terrifying heaven and earth spiritual energy surged madly, transforming into lightning and thunder, like brilliant arcs of light, erupting with tremendous roars in the air. The heavenly tribulation had arrived!

If this were before, it would naturally require solemn preparation. But as the Five Elements Sect was now the overlord of the Eastern Barren, there were no rivals in this area. For Yin Qingmei's Golden Core formation this time, besides Chen Mobai personally guarding her, Yan Yuanhao, the guardian of Hong Commandery, also led the cultivators of the Wood Vein, forming the Wood-Armored Dao Soldiers at the foot of the mountain, establishing the first line of defense. Furthermore, before this, Yan Yuanhao had already visited the nearby major cultivators, notifying them to leave the 300-li radius around Mount Liujia during this period.

Some cultivators guessed that Fairy Qingmei on Mount Liujia might be forming her Golden Core, and immediately packed their belongings. To compensate these cultivators, Yan Yuanhao even opened the teleportation array between Hong Commandery and Beiyuan City for free. For rogue cultivators, being able to witness the Eastern Barren's foremost Immortal City was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Thus, essentially most people agreed.

The heavenly tribulation appeared for an instant. After roaring a few times, just as it was about to erupt upon the earth, it suddenly fizzled out, slowly disappearing as if it had misfired.

At the summit of Mount Liujia!Beneath the Jade Phoenix Tree, a maiden with a jade-like countenance and snow-white skin slowly opened her crystal-clear eyes. Yin Qingmei felt the distinctly powerful energy within herself after forming her Golden Core, and a look of joy involuntarily appeared on her face.

I am truly grateful to Warm Sun Bro. This is my first Golden Alliance in life; I will always remember it.

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