I Shall Be Everlasting In the World of Immortals 278

## Chapter 275: Golden Core Fruit (Taking a day off on the 29th)

2023-08-05

## Chapter 275: Golden Core Fruit (Taking a day off on the 29th)

In the Moon Gazing Immortal City, within the third-order spirit vein area.

The subworld chosen by Lu Chang An was about twenty li away from where Zhu Yu Ting formed her Golden Core.

The subworld had a built-in third-order formation with a certain level of divine sense defense. Lu Chang An set up a near-fourth-order illusionary formation in the subworld, which was modified and repaired by Shi Xian Zi.

This formation, originally a fourth-order formation obtained from the Li Huo True Immortal, had been repaired and improved, making its divine sense defense comparable to a fourth-order formation. It could withstand the divine sense probing of an early Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Lu Chang An sat in meditation to recuperate and prepare.

Half a day later.

His spirit, energy, and essence reached their peak, his eyes suddenly shining brightly. He started to circulate the “Returning Dust to Form a Pill” technique.

The middle-grade True Core within his body, containing vast pill power, hummed and trembled, emitting the strong spiritual pressure of a high-level cultivator.

Thankfully, the formation concealed the aura of the True Core during the pill transformation process, preventing it from being leaked out.

The previous two pill transformation experiences allowed Lu Chang An to become more adept at the technique.

As the pill transformation secret technique circulated, the spiritual pressure inside his body began to gradually decrease.

The True Core, from the inside out, vibrated continuously and slightly, expanding subtly, forming a terrifying force field as pill power leaked out.

The backlash force, like a raging wave, surged up in waves, washing over his internal organs.

*Hiss!*

Lu Chang An groaned, a throbbing pain appearing in his brow. He encountered considerable pressure in the initial stage of pill transformation.

The difficulty of transforming the middle-grade True Core was completely different.

*Crackle crackle!*

The “Hundred-Tempered Steel Body” technique had already started to circulate, causing the bones of his entire body to crackle, his muscles to swell, his body to uniformly grow taller, and a layer of fine golden-like textures to appear on his surface.

At a glance, he seemed like a thick, gilded copper statue.

The pressure of pill transformation decreased significantly.

Lu Chang An then took a specially-made potion that could erode and loosen the True Core.

The spiritual pressure continued to drop.

The vibration of the True Core inside his body became increasingly frequent, and it expanded, releasing an unstable aura. The backlash pressure doubled compared to the initial stage.

On the surface of the dark green True Core, a little bit of crystal particles, the size of grains of sand, finally began to peel off.

*Boom!*

The peeled off pill transformation particles, under low spiritual pressure, returned to liquid mana, releasing vast Wood-attribute spiritual energy and the vitality contained in his body.

The rapidly vibrating True Core seemed like a hot air balloon, expanding and becoming increasingly unstable.

Lu Chang An sensed a hint of danger, and micro-level hidden injuries appeared inside his powerful flesh.

“Merge!”

His eyes shone brightly, and with a thought, the white-bearded elder’s soul shadow from the second life of the “Nine-Seal Stele” was stripped away and merged with his body in this life.

In an instant, his soul grew to its maximum, faintly exceeding the limit of the Golden Core stage and reaching the realm of Nascent Soul.

After all, he hadn’t completely transformed the True Core yet. The combined soul power of two lives coming together, becoming one.

At this moment, Lu Chang An’s soul will reached an unprecedented level!

He had an extreme level of control over every detail of the pill transformation.

Every trace of mana, blood, and hair’s tremor in his entire body was meticulously controlled.

The disordered and expanding True Core seemed to be suppressed by such a powerful soul, finally calming down and tending towards a relatively balanced rotational state.

“No problem, at least I won’t die.”

Lu Chang An was relieved, thanks to his experience accumulated from the previous two pill transformations.

Otherwise, even with the third-order body tempering and the second life’s arrival, he would inevitably be unfamiliar and panicked, with some risk.

As long as the True Core didn’t explode instantly, he wouldn’t die.

He immediately sacrificed lifespan and used the Evergreen Secret Technique to repair the deep-seated injuries within his body.

The internal injuries his internal organs suffered, the traces of blood that seeped out, miraculously healed visibly.

This kind of rejuvenation technique was indeed astonishing.

But using lifespan as the price, it was considered relatively balanced in the cultivation world, not defying heaven.

Lifespan was the lifeblood of all cultivators.

Many powerful secret techniques and earth-shattering divine abilities in the cultivation world were based on consuming lifespan.

…

Seven days later.

The fluctuation of mana on Lu Chang An’s body, from early Golden Core stage, returned to its peak at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

“Three transformations and the pill formation is complete!”

Lu Chang An’s clothes were soaked with sweat, his face filled with joy, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

The most difficult hurdle had been overcome.

The third pill transformation, although it hadn’t reached his limit, he didn’t want to touch his true limit.

Moreover, the later pill transformations and mana reflux, the less the enhancement in mana.

Because, no matter how much the Foundation Establishment stage mana was refined and enhanced, there was a limit.

“The refluxed mana, based on the previous foundation, has increased by another 10%!”

Lu Chang An circulated his mana, drying his soaked clothes.

He then consumed lifespan to restore the traces left by the backlash of pill transformation to perfection.

The third pill transformation consumed a year of his lifespan, more than the previous two.

Next, Lu Chang An took pills to restore his blood and vitality, adjusting his physical state.

Ten days later.

Lu Chang An’s condition reached perfection, preparing for the final pill transformation.

At this time, he suddenly had a sense, opened his eyes, and looked towards a certain direction.

Twenty li away from the subworld, above the sky.

A vast ball of spiritual energy clouds, swirling and absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth, tending towards a size of two and a half li in radius.

“Moon Gazing Immortal City is about to give birth to another Golden Core cultivator.”

Cultivators watching from the city, some sighed, some envied.

Half a day later.

The pill formation phenomenon above Zhu Yu Ting’s subworld subsided peacefully, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth returning like a tide.

“Golden Core formed!”

Old Madam Yan, guarding outside the secluded room, a wrinkled face showed a look of relief.

“Unfortunately, if she had better luck, there was a chance to form a middle-grade Golden Core.”

A slight regret crossed her mind.

She completely forgot that their initial wish, when they took the risk to come to Moon Gazing Immortal City, was that they would be satisfied as long as they could form a Golden Core.

After forming the Golden Core, returning to Heng Guo, all kinds of troubles would be solved.

“Grandma, Yu Ting has formed her Golden Core, please rest assured.”

Zhu Yu Ting’s clear voice, like a bell, came out, conveying joyful emotions.

“Yu Ting, don’t rush! First, stabilize your cultivation…”

Old Madam Yan responded.

“Forming a Golden Core is enough to be satisfied…”

She murmured in her heart, her smile kind.

The reason for her regret was that she still had a glimmer of hope for the Nascent Soul stage.

Huh?

Old Madam Yan suddenly looked in a certain direction, where a large amount of spiritual energy was gathering.

“Is someone else forming a Golden Core?”

Old Madam Yan’s heart moved, and she couldn’t help but speculate.

A few days ago, Zhu Yu Ting and Lu Chang An received the Golden Core tokens together.

“That kid only started condensing his pill after Yu Ting formed hers. He’s quite considerate. Maybe he can benefit from Yu Ting’s good fortune…”

Old Madam Yan was satisfied with Lu Chang An’s consideration.

Two people forming their Golden Core at the same time, with abundant spiritual energy supply, theoretically shouldn’t have any impact.

But forming their Golden Core at the same time, both parties need to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth, plus comparing with each other, there is still a slight interference.

…

The pill formation phenomenon above Lu Chang An’s subworld climbed steadily and powerfully, with strong momentum.

In just three days.

A ball of spiritual energy clouds, two or three li in radius, surrounded the subworld in the sky.

“So fast?”

“With such a pill formation phenomenon, will he form a middle-grade Golden Core?”

Old Madam Yan walked out of the subworld, gazing at the pill formation phenomenon twenty li away, and couldn’t help but be surprised.

Lu Chang An’s pill formation phenomenon was both stable and fast.

The three days’ progress surpassed Zhu Yu Ting’s ten days.

The process of condensing a pill, for different cultivators, the progress is either fast or slow, depending on the individual.

It’s like a test, some people pass quickly. Some people pass slowly, maybe their momentum is continuous.

The speed at the beginning, whether fast or slow, cannot determine the outcome.

“As long as he remains stable, Nie Yuan forming a middle-grade Golden Core is no problem.”

“After all, he is an elite disciple of a Nascent Soul level sect, with a strong foundation. It’s normal that Yu Ting can’t compare…”

Old Madam Yan felt relieved and accepted the gap calmly.

Zhu Yu Ting, who was stabilizing her cultivation in seclusion, naturally also sensed that stronger pill formation phenomenon and made some guesses.

“Such a pill formation phenomenon, surpassing mine in just three days…”

Zhu Yu Ting’s joy of successfully forming her Golden Core, along with her slight pride, vanished in an instant.

A higher pill formation quality meant a higher possibility of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

She felt a little unwilling, envy, and sourness in her heart.

Zhu Yu Ting didn’t have a good feeling about “Nie Yuan”, and her heart was inevitably uncomfortable when he surpassed her in pill formation.

However, as time passed.

The distant pill formation phenomenon was still rising steadily.

Two days later.

The ball of spiritual energy clouds in the sky broke through three li, three and a half li, approaching four li…

“Could this be, he’s trying to冲击上游真丹?”

Zhu Yu Ting, who was stabilizing her cultivation, had her heart hanging, her bright eyes filled with surprise.

An upper-grade Golden Core, this was a goal she didn’t dare to dream of before forming her Golden Core.

“Even in Nascent Soul sects, it’s often only the true inheritance disciples who can form an upper-grade Golden Core.”

Old Madam Yan couldn’t hide her astonishment. Nie Yuan’s achievements exceeded her expectations.

She couldn’t help but fall into contemplation, and a glimmer of bright light suddenly appeared in her old, cloudy eyes.

Above Moon Gazing Immortal City, the huge ball of spiritual energy clouds, exceeded four li in radius.

“Such a phenomenon, has stabilized the high-grade Golden Core.”

At this moment, the eyes of many cultivators in the Immortal City were attracted.

In Moon Gazing Immortal City, there were many examples of successful Golden Core formation.

However, the overall proportion of those who formed an upper-grade Golden Core was very low.

…

In the secluded subworld in the third-order spirit vein area.

Lu Chang An had already taken the Crystal Condensation Pill, consumed the superior pill formation spirit treasure “Celestial Pure Water”, and also refined and absorbed the earth essence of the Five Elements Earth.

In addition, there were two other ordinary pill formation spirit treasures, which were better than nothing.

That portion of Five Elements Earth, Lu Chang An obtained from the soil near where the Heavenly Wood Gourd Vine was planted.

“The Earth Rock Rat using ‘Five Elements Earth’ as its pill formation spirit treasure, its effect is better than mine…”

Lu Chang An knew that in terms of pill formation external resources, he was actually slightly inferior to the Earth Rock Rat.

In terms of spiritual root aptitude, he was also inferior to the Earth Rock Rat.

The Earth Rock Rat had a superior mutated bloodline, equivalent to a superior spiritual root in humans.

However, Lu Chang An’s Evergreen Gong foundation, three pill transformations, the Foundation Establishment foundation he had obtained, was at least comparable to a spirit root, or even surpassed it.

Plus the possession from his previous life, the experience and techniques of forming a Golden Core.

His overall conditions for forming a Golden Core were even better than the Earth Rock Rat back then.

*Buzz!*

A round, azure Golden Core embryo formed in Lu Chang An’s body, gathering vast spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Just this embryonic Golden Core, the pill power it emitted surpassed the middle-grade True Core of Lu Chang An’s previous life.

“The phenomenon of an upper-grade Golden Core, has already surpassed my previous life…”

Lu Chang An was exhilarated in his heart, but he didn’t become complacent.

The spiritual pressure on his body became increasingly strong, absorbing a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, converting it into Wood-attribute spiritual energy.

The vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth constantly washed over his body and mind.

Without a powerful soul will, a solid and profound mana foundation, he couldn’t control the conversion of the wild and chaotic spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

*Whew!*

The ball of spiritual energy clouds, four li in radius, continued to rotate, faintly trembling, and didn’t seem satisfied, continuing to expand.

Until a certain moment, the pill formation phenomenon approached five li in radius, almost ten li in diameter!

This vast pill formation phenomenon made the numerous cultivators nearby feel breathless and palpitating, as if the sky was about to collapse.

“This scene, could it be…”

“冲击不朽金丹!”

Old Madam Yan and Zhu Yu Ting, who had been paying attention all along, were shocked, their hearts filled with stormy waves.

Zhu Yu Ting was momentarily stunned, pursed her lips, dazed for a moment, almost forgetting to stabilize her cultivation.

…

In the fourth-order spirit vein area of Moon Gazing Immortal City.

An ancient and elegant pavilion stood in a lotus pond with three-colored flower petals, spirit fish swimming, lotus fragrance filling the air.

On the pavilion.

A Confucian scholar in a green robe and a straw hat, a red-faced, big-nosed, barefoot old monster, were playing chess on a chessboard.

Two maidservants in white skirts, at the Foundation Establishment stage, knelt on both sides of the chessboard, serving tea and water.

On the chessboard, the scholar in green robes was calm and composed, making every move strategically, forcing the barefoot old monster’s black pieces into a desperate situation.

“Humph! That kid who formed a Golden Core, disrupted my train of thought. Otherwise, how could you possibly turn the tide!”

The barefoot old monster was annoyed, spewing two streams of white air from his nostrils, scaring the two Foundation Establishment maidservants into pale faces and trembling limbs.

“Haha, chess is like the heart. A Golden Core that hasn’t been confirmed yet can make you distracted. An old monster who has been a Nascent Soul for hundreds of years, this state of mind is laughable.”

The scholar in green robes, with the victory in sight, mocked him mercilessly.

“Just an Immortal Golden Core? Old man, if I remember correctly, you seemed to be a half-step Golden Core when you formed yours.”

The scholar in green robes said with a smile.

“What does a half-step Golden Core matter?”

The barefoot old monster retorted proudly.

“In this world, there are countless Golden Core cultivators who haven’t achieved Nascent Soul. The final Heart Demon Tribulation in Nascent Soul ascension, ignores aptitude, mana, and pill formation quality…”

Achieving a Golden Core doesn’t guarantee reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it just has a higher chance than ordinary Golden Core formation.

It doesn’t necessarily mean they can reach their level.

*Whoosh!*

A voice transmission talisman flew in, landing in the scholar in green robes’ hand.

“Nie Yuan… An elite cultivator who escaped from Li Huo Palace… Interesting!”

The scholar in green robes obtained information about the cultivator who formed the Golden Core, his expression calm, a smile on the corner of his lips.

“As long as he’s not from the Demon Dao Six Sects, the Righteous Path Alliance will gain another foundation.”

The scholar in green robes, as the administrator of Moon Gazing Immortal City, didn’t want the Demon Dao to become too powerful and swallow up surrounding cultivation nations.

The Demon Dao Six Sects were domineering and unreasonable. If they conquered the Righteous Path Alliance, they wouldn’t tolerate the transcendent neutral status of Moon Gazing Immortal City.

“A descendant of Li Huo Palace? Speaking of which, that old Li Huo Daoist owed this old man a favor…”

The barefoot old monster seemed to have a nostalgic expression.

…

Another day passed.

The ball of spiritual energy clouds in the sky stabilized at a radius of five li, lasting for a long time.

Until a certain moment.

The ball of spiritual energy clouds solidified, the vortex at its center twisted to the extreme, and a translucent, colorless five-colored spiritual light descended, containing the sound of the Dao.

“Immortal Golden Core, the resonance of the Dao.”

A nameless cultivator’s low murmur, his mind resonated.

The five-colored spiritual light containing the sound of the Dao, radiated a glassy golden radiance, like a ray of dawn, ignoring the material space, and descended into the subworld.

Then, the massive ball of spiritual energy clouds in the sky suddenly dissipated like a tide.

Inside the subworld.

Lu Chang An held his breath, his divine sense looking inward, perceiving an azure Golden Core radiating glassy golden patterns.

Each golden pattern on the surface of the Golden Core, seemed like natural decorations of the Dao, containing profound meanings.

“Is this the Golden Core Fruit?”

After looking at it for a while, Lu Chang An felt something was wrong.

The Evergreen Golden Core in his perception wasn’t a perfect sphere, but slightly oval, emitting a misty, dreamlike, alluring fruit fragrance.

As he looked at it, Lu Chang An couldn’t help but salivate, wishing he could take a bite.

I didn’t sleep well last night, and I had something to do during the day, so I was planning to take a day off…

Readers urged me, saying that the author deliberately dragged it out without forming the Golden Core. I could only grit my teeth and finish writing this chapter.

Time is tight, I wrote it hastily. I will refine the details later…

(End of chapter)

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