Chapter 524: Chapter 273: Slaying Zheng Hu!

Above Celestial Spring Peak, within a radius of ten miles, the vortex-shaped spiritual energy clouds, after persisting for a long time, suddenly began to expand.

"He really broke through!"

"Such a celestial phenomenon during Core Formation, an Upper Grade Golden Core! He really broke through."

"Earlier, the celestial signs clearly showed that Middle Grade Core Formation had reached its peak, but unexpectedly, he broke through at the last moment!"

Surrounding Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Core Formation, and Fake Pill Masters, were watching this scene, all showing expressions of shock.

They thought that Lin Array Master could at most form a Middle Grade Golden Core.

The celestial signs they saw earlier had already expanded to the limits of Middle Grade Golden Core, clearly showing some weaknesses, who would have thought that a breakthrough would occur at the last moment.

A small error can lead to a huge difference.

A Middle Grade Golden Core, no matter how high the quality, ultimately still results in a late-stage Core Formation, without a great fortune, Nascent Soul is hopeless.

Whereas an Upper Grade Golden Core, even if it’s the lowest quality Upper Grade Golden Core, there is still a slim chance of a Nascent Soul Seed.

"Damn it!"

At this moment, Liang and Zhu of the Four Seas Commerce Association had a drastic change in their expressions, it was already too late to act.

Regret filled the hearts of the two, who could have expected this loose cultivator to break through to an Upper Grade Golden Core at the last moment.

"Damn it, fellow Daoists Liang and Zhu, it seems this benefit is not meant for me, Zheng."

While fighting with Fairy Ni Chang, Zheng Hu’s expression also changed upon seeing the celestial signs change.

Initially thinking a loose cultivator with a Low Grade Spirit Root managed to form a Low Grade Golden Core by chance, this time aiming for a Middle Grade Golden Core in reincarnation cultivation, that would have been impressive.

Who knew he would directly achieve an Upper Grade Golden Core.

At this moment, his killing intent surged tremendously.

Now it wasn’t just about his transaction with the Four Seas Commerce Association anymore.

The hatred of blocking one’s path is irreconcilable, dragging Liang and Zhu’s families down to eliminate this threat.

"Zheng Old Tiger, stop talking nonsense!"

The two from the Four Seas Commerce Association also had a change in expression, angrily scolding Zheng Hu for passing the blame.

Before the two could react, the celestial phenomenon of Core Formation in the sky began to gradually dissipate.

"So fast!"

Many were astonished, although most had never seen Pill Formation, this pace obviously seemed rather fast.

At the same time, many had some vague guesses in their hearts, perhaps Lin Chang’an possessed superior auxiliary spiritual objects for Pill Formation.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.

As these people thought, this smooth Pill Formation was all thanks to the stabilization and reshaping of Core Formation demonic qi, which made the process exceptionally swift.

...

Inside the cave dwelling.

"Finally accomplished!"

As Lin Chang’an slowly opened his eyes, a smile appeared on his face immediately after.

"Upper Grade Golden Core, finally formed!"

The smoothness was entirely due to the stabilization and reshaping of the Core Formation demonic qi, after the Golden Core liquefied, it immediately reconsolidated into a pill.

This prevented the risk of Golden Core quality degradation due to a prolonged time in reconsolidation.

"No wonder it is said that a cultivator can only perform Pill Formation once in a lifetime."

He could clearly feel that if the Golden Core was to undergo Pill Formation again shortly, the risk would be immense.

He might need to stabilize the Golden Core for the next hundred years.

Lin Chang’an nodded silently, knowing that this act of Pill Formation was going against the heavens.

If it were truly so easy, those major sects and families would have already used this Pill Formation secret technique to enhance their potentials by investing resources.

There are many restrictions, and the risks are great.

"But for me, it’s already enough. The difference between an Upper Grade Golden Core and an Immortal Golden Core is more about the advantage in Nascent Soul Formation."

The Immortal Golden Core, also known as the Flawless Golden Core, increases the slight chance of forming a Nascent Soul.

While the Upper Grade Golden Core does not have this amplifying advantage.

The quality of the Golden Core concerns a cultivator’s potential, especially since he initially formed a Low Grade Golden Core, he could clearly feel the difference.

For instance, a Low Grade Golden Core encounters a bottleneck at 90 experience points, whereas an Upper Grade Golden Core hits a bottleneck at 98.

The higher the quality of the Golden Core, the easier it is to break through bottlenecks and realms, this is the so-called potential.

Some cultivators encounter a bottleneck and cannot overcome it for a lifetime, while others, although they break through, might still waste decades or even a century honing their skills.

The Spirit Root is the speed of absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation in normal times, but whether one can overcome a bottleneck depends on personal potential.

Some people have exhausted their primordial energy and their body’s potential is depleted, even an Earth Spirit Root cultivator may spend a lifetime wandering in the early stages of Core Formation.

"The hidden injuries in my body from this Pill Formation, even with my Self-Healing Body, will take more than a month to recover."

Feeling the injuries within his body, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

That it was him; if it were an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, it would take decades to stabilize, not to mention healing all hidden injuries.

"Nascent Soul is still far for me, there’s no rush for this Immortal Golden Core either."

Lin Chang’an took a deep breath, dispersing the Spirit Gathering Array around him with a wave of his hand.

This time, it consumed ten Upper Grade Spirit Stones to conceal the Core Formation phenomena.

In the eyes of others, he had fortunately rushed into the Upper Grade Golden Core at the last moment.

But in reality, he had been honing at the Upper Grade Golden Core realm, just a hair’s breadth from the Immortal Golden Core.

"But as expected, I am being watched!"

A cold light flashed in Lin Chang’an’s eyes; although he had some worries, he hadn’t expected anyone to be so bold.

He was no longer the timid Qi Refining Cultivator who had to swallow his pride and endure things.

Now he was a famed Golden Core True Man in the Five Dragons Island Sea Region.

...

Outside Celestial Spring Peak, Zheng Old Tiger immediately implicated the Four Seas Commerce Association.

As Liang and Zhu, the two Core Formation Cultivators from the Four Seas Commerce Association, had yet to react, suddenly a phoenix cry came from Celestial Spring Peak.