Along with the three people, Pei Wuxing also came out. Judging by Feng Jue’s observation, Pei Wuxing’s aura was quite chaotic, still at the Early Stage of Golden Core. However, the four of them did not seem to show any signs of having fought. They were quite courteous with each other, as if they were old friends.

Clearly.

Pei Wuxing failed on his own.

Otherwise, Pei Wuxing would not remain unperturbed, and the sect leaders of the Hidden Kill Sect, Jue Ying Sect, and Yin Kui Sect would not be so polite.

The Golden Core war that Wen Jiu feared did not erupt, but it was almost as if it had, because Pei Wuxing ultimately failed his breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Golden Core. Wen Jiu was lamented by this outcome but not surprised.

According to the memories of the Demon Soul, attempting a breakthrough from the Early Stage of Golden Core to the Middle Stage is an extremely difficult feat. Foundation, depth, True Pill quality, and other factors are indispensable, but the most crucial is the quality of the Golden Core.

The quality of a Golden Core is also divided into four levels: lower, medium, higher, and top-tier, similar to the Dao Foundation levels. A Low-Rank Golden Core is the most common, and throughout history, ninety percent of authentic Golden Core Cultivators have formed this type of pill. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Even if you have a Top-Grade Spirit Root, you can only achieve so much.

Only those with a higher Pure Spirit Root, or even the legendary True Spirit Root, have the opportunity to condense a higher-quality True Pill. The True Spirit Root is extremely rare even amongst the Hundred Floating Domains, so the Pure Spirit Root is already considered an outstanding genius.

This level of talent, when combined with profound depth and aided by Core Formation Spiritual Objects, might condense a Middle-Rank or Upper-Rank Golden Core. Those who can condense such cores can easily enter the Middle Realm and advance to the Upper Realm.

Otherwise, there is a ninety-nine percent chance that one will remain at the Early Stage of Golden Core for hundreds, if not a thousand years. No amount of time will compensate. Of course, if one can find a high-grade Core Formation Spiritual Object, akin to something like a Yin Sha Evil Spirit, it can break the limitations of one’s Spirit Root, allowing a Low-Grade Spirit Root to form a Middle-Rank or even Upper-Rank Golden Core.

But Core Formation Spiritual Objects are too rare. Once they appear, Golden Core cultivators swarm to them, making them unattainable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

As for Top-Grade Golden Cores, they do appear in the memories of the Demon Soul, but such Golden Core Cultivators are like grains of sand in the ocean. One might not emerge for a thousand years. Only those at this pinnacle have hope of aspiring beyond Golden Core.

In the memories of the Demon Soul, throughout the Hundred Floating Domains, there have been only three appearances of Top-Grade Golden Cores. The Core Formation Cultivators who achieved them became Peak Golden Core existences, unrivaled in the Hundred Floating Domains. However, he only heard the name of one Top-Grade Golden Core, called the Undying Celestial Yin Golden Core. As to why he knows of it, it is because the one who once dominated the Hundred Floating Domains was a top-tier powerhouse who had condensed this Undying Celestial Yin Golden Core.

His legend is known to all.

"My Spirit Root is inferior, but I possess Three Corpses and Five Ghosts. If I can cultivate them all to the Golden Core level and then have them nourish me in return, if that nourishment can affect my mutated Spirit Root, and combined with the Tier Three Top Grade Black Demon Soul, the quality of my Core Formation will surely be much higher... Perhaps I can cultivate the Black Demon Soul further, and as long as there’s progress, I might even elevate it to Tier Three Top Grade."

As long as it can improve the quality of Core Formation, Wen Jiu decided to try everything. If it doesn’t work, he will raise a fourth and fifth corpse.

Conveniently, the Corpse Nurturer is about to advance to level three soon.

Once the mutation slots open up, new zombies can continue to be nurtured.

"But these are matters for later. For now, let’s help the East Spring Undying Bone reach Tier Two Peak first."

Wen Jiu gathered his thoughts and continued to condense the Yin Poison to cultivate the Blood Corpse Mushroom.

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