Chapter 767: Half-Day Golden Core Completion

Li Fan stood in the secret chamber, silent for a long time, pondering his next move. Now calm, he wasn't particularly flustered. After all, he was far from being in a desperate situation. In the Xuanhuang Realm, ordinary beings, without the ability to Return to Truth, only had one chance at life. He had merely returned to the same starting point as everyone else. Furthermore, he still possessed a significant advantage: the foresight accumulated from his countless reincarnations in previous lives.

"Everything originated from a casual thought back then," Li Fan mused quickly. "While creating a clone using Xu Ke's vital blood, I infused it with a wisp of Mr. Bai's essence." He swiftly identified the source of his various anomalies. "Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Relying on the resemblance to Mr. Bai granted me extraordinary talent and allowed me to comprehend some divine abilities. In exchange, I received his subtle contamination of the clone, and even my main body. Although I became wary the moment I noticed something was amiss, planning to immediately Return to Truth if I sensed my main body being affected, what I didn't foresee was that by the time my main body realized it, it was already too late." That astonishingly perfect face instantly reappeared in Li Fan's mind. "Mr. Bai..."

"Interesting," Li Fan thought. "You want to use me for reincarnation? Then I'll grant your wish!" A glint flashed in his eyes. The Dao Transformation Stone, already overloaded in his mind, now erupted with a full burst of blue light. Countless images flashed within it—those were Li Fan deducing various future possibilities. "You want to obstruct my path? It's not that simple!" Suddenly, all the light from the Dao Transformation Stone extinguished. Li Fan, however, had already conceived a countermeasure. A cold smile touched his lips as he slowly sat down, calmly resuming his work deciphering the data of the Limitless Spiritual Void Art.

The scene shifted back to Xu Bai. He and the Saint Embryo exchanged glances, both revealing eerie smiles. Xu Bai gently pointed at the red cord in front of him, commanding, "Go!" The red cord seemed to come alive, flying directly towards the Saint Embryo. At the same time, Xu Bai took out piles of supreme-grade spirit stones from his storage ring and crushed them with one palm. Offspring or clones created by the Sacred Blood Embryo Transformation Art had no cultivation, but this was no problem at all for Saint Embryo Xu Bai. His aptitude, identical to Xu Bai's, had reached an unimaginable level. Not to mention, he also possessed the cultivation experience Li Fan had accumulated over so many years of reincarnation.

"Absorb the spirit of heaven and earth, to control its qi!" Saint Embryo Xu Bai slowly chanted. In the secret chamber, an invisible whirlwind seemed to whip up. Thick, almost substantial spiritual energy whistled, swarming towards Saint Embryo Xu Bai. In just a few breaths, he broke the boundary between mortals and cultivators, successfully entering the early stage of Qi Condensation. The speed of absorbing spiritual energy did not slow down at all; instead, it became even faster. The clone, Xu Bai, was expressionless, repeating the process of taking out supreme-grade spirit stones, crushing them, and taking out more. If it were an ordinary cultivator, absorbing so much spiritual energy in such a short time would likely cause their body to explode. But Saint Embryo Xu Bai was like a bottomless pit. His expression unchanged, he swallowed as much spiritual energy as came his way, absorbing all of it into his Dantian. His cultivation level also climbed at a speed visible to the naked eye: middle stage of Qi Condensation, late stage of Qi Condensation, and then peak Qi Condensation! The Heavenly Tribulation, which plagued countless cultivators across the land, seemed to not exist at all for Saint Embryo Xu Bai!

Clone Xu Bai witnessed for the first time the terrifying cultivation speed of a truly top-tier New Law cultivator, unburdened by bottlenecks. "Borrow the wonders of heaven and earth, to build the foundation of Dao!" Saint Embryo Xu Bai chanted again. In his Dantian, Mr. Bai's red cord emitted a faint glow. There was no obstruction whatsoever; everything went smoothly. In just one breath, Saint Embryo Xu Bai successfully established his foundation. The faint red cord dissolved into his Dantian, transforming into his Dao foundation. Thus, he also learned its true name: the Heaven's Will Sword. "If there is a Heaven's Will, it shall be one with me." "Wonderful," Saint Embryo Xu Bai and Clone Xu Bai said in unison. Upon entering the Foundation Establishment stage, Saint Embryo Xu Bai did not stop his cultivation. He continued to absorb the abundant and pure spiritual energy within the secret chamber, and his cultivation level rapidly and steadily climbed. During the Foundation Establishment stage, there were still no bottlenecks whatsoever: middle stage of Foundation Establishment, late stage of Foundation Establishment, and then peak Foundation Establishment...

"Gaze upon the laws of heaven and earth, to refine the Golden Core." Saint Embryo Xu Bai stood with his hands behind his back, chanting incantations. He opened his mouth and inhaled; the dense spiritual energy in the secret chamber, which had almost liquefied, instantly vanished. He simply took a storage ring filled with spirit stones that Clone Xu Bai handed over and held it in his hand. In his Dantian, a red light slowly solidified. "My will is Heaven's Will, my heart is Heaven's Heart," Saint Embryo Xu Bai naturally and slowly spoke. It was as if an earth-shattering explosion had occurred. Red light spread throughout his Dantian, then suddenly contracted to its extreme. A moment later, a red speck of light appeared in Saint Embryo Xu Bai's Dantian. Saint Embryo Xu Bai had entered the Golden Core realm! In such a short time, he accomplished what ordinary cultivators would take decades, or even centuries, to achieve. He still did not stop his cultivation. With an unending supply of spiritual energy, Saint Embryo Xu Bai advanced towards peak Golden Core. As expected, no Heavenly Tribulation appeared, clearly demonstrating the double standards of the Xuanhuang Realm's Heavenly Dao. When Saint Embryo Xu Bai finally successfully advanced to the peak Golden Core realm, only half a day had barely passed since he was officially created.

"Is this Mr. Bai's cultivation speed?" In the secret chamber, Saint Embryo Xu Bai and Clone Xu Bai conversed. "No, the Mr. Bai of back then was even faster. He instantly transformed from a mortal to a Soul Transformation cultivator." After a long silence, Clone Xu Bai shook his head slightly. "In today's Xuanhuang Realm, reaching Golden Core in half a day is already the limit." Saint Embryo Xu Bai nodded in agreement. "To seize the essence of heaven and earth and form the Nascent Soul, one cannot advance further without prior preparation, no matter how high their talent." "As the saying goes..." Saint Embryo Xu Bai cupped his hands towards Clone Xu Bai, then elegantly strode away. "The immortal path ahead cannot be trodden, for the Dao-Granting Celestial Venerable is above!" His figure had already vanished, but his voice echoed in the secret chamber, lingering for a long time. Clone Xu Bai knew that Saint Embryo Xu Bai had gone out to seek opportunities for forming a Nascent Soul. Perhaps for other cultivators, this process would undoubtedly be extremely arduous, but for Saint Embryo Xu Bai, it was merely an easy task. There was no need to even worry about Saint Embryo Xu Bai's safety. Although he was only at peak Golden Core now, even a Soul Transformation cultivator might not be his match. Because... "My heart is Heaven's Heart."