Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 503 First Level of Golden Core Realm (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

This is a sign that you are about to break through to the Golden Core Realm!
All three aspects—vitality, energy, and spirit—have been elevated!
The immense joy and pleasure he felt was indescribable; at that moment, Li Yunjing wore a smile, utterly content.

The five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—swirled and dispersed around Li Yunjing, combining with the yin and yang energies to almost condense into a chaotic world.

"Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, today is the day!"

Li Yunjing roared to the sky, and every pore of his body spewed out dense arcs of electricity. In this chaotic world, his entire body was covered with the power of lightning.

He stood at the center of the world, like a thunder god who created the world!

Thunderous power surged wildly around Li Yunjing, and the chaotic world that had been formed began to tremble violently.

The power of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—transformed into five giant dragons, intertwining and fighting in the void. The yin and yang energies, like two giant pythons, darted through them, weaving together with the power of the five elements to form a vast web of laws.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a thunderclap resounded between heaven and earth, and the entire sky was instantly dyed purple.

At this moment, the man in black robes and the others were also startled by this strange phenomenon and temporarily stopped fighting, looking up at the god-like figure in the sky.

"Oh no! He's about to break through to the Golden Core Realm! We can't let him succeed!"

A hint of fear flashed in Leng Wuhen's eyes, and he lashed out with his black whip again, aiming at Li Yunjing.

However, the five elements, thunder, and yin and yang energies that formed around Li Yunjing created a law barrier, and the whip was shattered by the powerful force the moment it touched it.

"what……"

His own treasure was damaged, which affected Leng Wuhen's primordial spirit, and he couldn't help but scream in pain.

"No! I must break through to the Golden Core Realm! Otherwise, I'm no match for this person!"

Without hesitation, Leng Wuhen flew backward.

At the same time, his aura was surging, and new flesh buds appeared on his two injured arms, wriggling and trying to grow back!
Leng Wuhen was encased in a black cocoon, seemingly possessing a sense of rebirth.

"You're courting death! Breaking through your cultivation level right under my nose?"

Li Yunjing coldly stared at the black cocoon several miles away, while the true essence within his body surged even more violently.

Boundless power roared, and the howls of dragons and tigers emerged from his body. A strange phenomenon of a green dragon and a white tiger appeared beside him.

The five elements, yin and yang energies, and thunder power within his body merged together to form the image of a dragon and a tiger, which surprisingly created a golden vortex in his middle dantian.

The cyclone spun faster and faster, gradually condensing into a golden elixir that emitted a dazzling light.

"Success! Golden Core Realm!"

Li Yunjing let out a long roar, the sound resounding through the sky.

His aura surged instantly, and a powerful pressure spread out, making the black-robed man and his subordinates breathless. They all retreated, not daring to face him.

Li Yunjing clearly felt that his vitality had increased dramatically, exceeding his lifespan of a thousand years!

Li Yunjing is only forty years old!
In the course of his long life, he had only lived through a negligible period.

Li Yunjing is skilled in the "Great Dao of Yin and Yang" and the "Great Dao of Five Elements," both of which have methods to prolong life. In fact, his lifespan is far more than a thousand years!
In the world of cultivation, the lifespan of a Qi Refining Realm cultivator is 200 years; the lifespan of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator is 500 years; and the lifespan of a Golden Core Realm cultivator is 1000 years. These are the current mainstream lifespans for each realm.

In reality, some people may have their lifespan shortened due to injuries, the use of forbidden techniques, or problems during training, and may not live to the average age.

Some people are skilled at health preservation, taking precious pills and consuming rare and precious herbs, which may allow them to live even longer.

Li Yunjing is the second type!

He cultivates the most advanced Dao, and with the "Yin Yang Treasure Mirror" constantly cleansing him with the laws of life, plus having consumed many top-grade pills, Li Yunjing estimates that he can live for at least 1,200 years!

With such a long lifespan, Li Yunjing is capable of doing so many things.

At this moment, he felt the energy within his body continuously converging towards the depths of his middle dantian.

The power of thunder, the power of the five elements, the yin and yang energies, and even the poisonous energy cultivated by Li Yunjing were all converging towards his middle dantian.

His internal organs are providing the maximum supply to continue perfecting this golden elixir that manifests the extraordinary phenomena of dragons and tigers!

Li Yunjing's mental strength has also increased significantly, and the range of his divine sense has reached as high as 40 miles.

Such spiritual power is already comparable to the sixth or seventh level of the Golden Core realm.

As his mental strength increased, Li Yunjing was able to see deeper things in his sea of ​​consciousness.

In particular, he had completely seen the appearance of the "Thunder Mace" that had entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Boom!"

As Li Yunjing's spiritual power probed into the sea of ​​thunder in an attempt to control the "Thunder Mace," the sea of ​​thunder boiled.

The sea of ​​thunder suddenly surged, with thousands of purple lightning bolts swirling wildly across its surface, illuminating the sea of ​​consciousness with a blinding light.

Li Yunjing felt a violent tremor in his sea of ​​consciousness. The "Thunder Mace" that was suspended in the center of the sea of ​​thunder suddenly burst out with a dazzling light. Countless ancient and obscure runes emerged from the mace and surrounded it like a galaxy.

A deafening roar resounded, and the "Thunder Mace" transformed into a giant thunder dragon. Nine lightning chains were wrapped around the dragon's body, each chain engraved with ancient thunder patterns, exuding overwhelming power.

As the dragon roared, the sea of ​​lightning surged with towering waves, crashing wildly towards the edge of Li Yunjing's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Crash!"

Li Yunjing's expression was solemn. He saw that at the edge of his sea of ​​consciousness, darkness had been banished, and lightning seemed to be about to fall on every part of his sea of ​​consciousness.

Unconsciously, Li Yunjing's sea of ​​consciousness was expanding!

This delighted Li Yunjing!
The expansion of his sea of ​​consciousness brought him immense benefits.

At this moment, deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, an ancient altar, faintly visible, began to emit a dim light. The altar was covered with mysterious totems, which became clearer and clearer with the roar of the thunder dragon.

The "Thunder Mace" floated above the altar.

"What is that altar?"

When Li Yunjing saw the altar for the first time, he was greatly surprised.

Suddenly, the thunder dragon stopped roaring, transformed into a stream of light, and entered Li Yunjing's mind.

Immediately afterwards, a flood of memories rushed into his consciousness.

Li Yunjing saw a scene from ancient times where a powerful figure wielding the "Thunder Mace" swept across all directions, annihilating countless powerful enemies; he also saw the "Thunder Mace" passing through the hands of various powerful figures over countless years, finally falling into the depths of the sea of ​​thunder...

When the memories faded, Li Yunjing's consciousness returned to calm.

But at this moment, in his sea of ​​consciousness, the "Thunder Mace" quietly floated above the altar, as if it had formed some kind of mysterious connection with his soul.

The ancient altar was now shining brightly, and a simple token slowly rose from the center of the altar, engraved with the words "Thunder Lord," exuding endless majesty and mystery.

Li Yunjing was extremely shocked. His spiritual power transformed into a giant hand, reaching out to grab the "Thunder Lord" token.

Unfortunately, the token, made of some unknown type of wood, caused Li Yunjing's mental hand to be propelled out of the Sea of ​​Thunder with just a tremor.

Just as Li Yunjing was feeling disappointed, a vast and ancient voice suddenly resounded from the depths of his mind: "He who obtains my mace will inherit the mandate of the Thunder Dao and cleanse the world of evil."

Before he finished speaking, the two characters "Thunder Lord" on the surface of the token suddenly transformed into thousands of thunder patterns, which, like living things, traveled along with his divine sense to Li Yunjing's entire body. Wherever they passed, his meridians shimmered with a glass-like luster.

The Dragon-Tiger Golden Core in the dantian trembled violently, condensing all the surrounding spiritual energy into lightning attribute with each breath.

The purple arcs of electricity crackled around Li Yunjing's body, and clouds within a ten-mile radius began to gather, forming a vortex of surging purple lightning above his head.

"puff……"

The invisible pressure shook Leng Wuhen's black cocoon, and he spat out a mouthful of blood inside.

The black-robed man and his men below stared in horror at the strange phenomenon in the sky. Their knees buckled, and they all knelt down. The thunderous laws contained within the oppressive aura made them lose even the courage to raise their heads.

"I see."

Li Yunjing suddenly chuckled, his palm facing upwards, and a tiny wisp of lightning burst forth from his fingertips, instantly tearing through space ten miles away and heading directly towards the black cocoon.

"Oh no……"

Leng Wuhen was shocked and, in despair, turned to ashes.

"Great!"

Upon seeing this, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were overjoyed.

Li Yunjing has finally broken through to the Golden Core Realm!
Normally, Li Yunjing could kill ordinary Golden Core cultivators as easily as slaughtering dogs.

Right now, even Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao couldn't quite grasp just how powerful Li Yunjing was. "Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

Li Yunjing then casually unleashed streaks of lightning, killing the remaining men in black.

He then immersed himself once again in the study of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Through the information transmitted by the "Thunder Lord" token, he finally understood that this altar was the core hub of the ancient Thunder Dao inheritance, and that the "Thunder Mace" was not only a supreme weapon for killing, but also the key to unlocking the Thunder Lord's inheritance.

However, for Li Yunjing to truly possess the "Thunder Mace" and activate the "Inheritance Altar" is still a long way off.

The spiritual power of a mere Golden Core Realm cultivator is insufficient to move the "Thunder Mace" even an inch.

However, this did not disappoint Li Yunjing.

The harder it is to obtain the "Thunder Mace" and the "Inheritance Altar," the more powerful these two items are.

This is a good thing!

In any case, Li Yunjing will continue to cultivate step by step. Sooner or later, he will be able to truly control the Great Dao of Thunder and solidify his title as the Lord of Thunder!
At this moment, as the power of thunder reverberated into his middle dantian, his golden core became increasingly crystal clear.

That contains the vast majority of his magical power.

Once the Golden Core is cultivated, a Nascent Soul will be born within it, which is a second version of oneself.

Li Yunjing slightly mobilized a trace of his Golden Core Realm power and found that his combat strength seemed to have increased dozens of times compared to before!
In Li Yunjing's mind, apart from the peak Golden Core Realm experts of the behemoth sects or half-step Nascent Soul Realm masters who are difficult to kill, he is almost invincible in the Golden Core Realm.

Gradually, as Li Yunjing stabilized his Golden Core Realm cultivation and directly reached the peak of the first level of the Golden Core Realm, his aura began to subside, returning to its original simplicity.

From the outside, Li Yunjing looks no different from an ordinary person.

If he weren't floating in mid-air at this moment, strangers would think Li Yunjing was an ordinary person.

With his cultivation level greatly improved and the possibility of enhancing his spiritual power and evolving his physical body, Li Yunjing was in high spirits.

He took a deep breath, and power surged from his dantian. With the "Five Elements Divine Fist," he unleashed a strange phenomenon of a dragon and a tiger at the countless "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms" outside the band of light!

"Ouch..."

"Roar……"

The dragon and tiger roared, transforming into two beams of light that broke through the light band and fell upon the "Spirit-Devouring Silver Worms," ​​turning tens of thousands of worms into ashes!
Even this insectoid race with its terrifying vitality will perish under such overwhelming power!

"not good!"

Suddenly, Li Yunjing felt a repulsive force, as if it was about to throw him out of the Foundation Establishment Realm training ground!
He realized that he had broken through his cultivation level and triggered the power of the rules here.

A strong person like him should not be allowed to stay.

"Yunyi! I'm entrusting the 'Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror' to you for safekeeping for now, for your self-defense!"

"Ruoxi! The 'Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword' is yours!"

"Fu Chao! The 'Heavenly Net' is now in your hands!"

In the instant he was expelled, Li Yunjing completed his telepathic transmission, sending the "Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror," the "Yin-Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword," and the "Heavenly Net" towards the three of them!
"Yes! Don't worry, my husband!"

"You have to be careful!"

"Old Li, all done!"

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were initially shocked, but upon seeing Li Yunjing's figure gradually fade away, they immediately understood what was going on and exclaimed in surprise.

They all knew that after Li Yunjing left, he would definitely go to the third "Golden Core Realm" light gate trial!
No one was worried about Li Yunjing's combat strength.

Now that they have received three great treasures from Li Yunjing, their confidence has greatly increased, and they are more determined to continue exploring other floating islands and the Milky Way.

As for those cultivators from the "Heavenly Demon Sect," their deaths were rather regrettable!

After all, these are all experts, equipped with a variety of valuable items, including many magical artifacts!

As a result, when Li Yunjing pointed his finger, everything, including the people and their belongings, was reduced to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Leaving aside the fact that Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were heartbroken over the good things, Li Yunjing, having been excluded, returned to the main hall.

"Are we too late? Countless experts from all over the continents have already entered the training grounds!"

A bald, middle-aged monk gazed at the light gate to the "Golden Core Realm" and spoke calmly.

"Those who go in first may not necessarily get the opportunity."

Another monk clasped his hands together and chuckled, "There are many dangers inside. It's good to let others explore the way."

"I'm afraid a peerless master might appear!"

The middle-aged monk shook his head: "It's a pity that no top experts appeared on our trip to Mingxin Temple. Otherwise, we wouldn't have needed to scheme like this."

There are countless experts at the Golden Core Realm across all continents.

Even a powerful branch of the Chan school like Mingxin Temple wouldn't dare to claim certain victory.

This time, eighteen people from Mingxin Temple came.

A total of eighteen Golden Core Realm experts!

Legend has it that a Buddhist treasure is sealed within the "Golden Core Realm" portal, and these experts have come together to retrieve it.

Such formidable strength, even without sending out the strongest elders of Mingxin Temple, would be difficult for even the most powerful sects to withstand.

After all, the Buddhist "Eighteen Arhats Formation" is extremely famous, and almost every Buddhist sect knows this formation.

The eighteen of them joined forces to set up a great formation, which could hold off even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator for an hour!
That's the source of their confidence!
"Brother Huifang, how much longer are we going to wait?"

A short, stout monk, with his hands clasped together, asked the middle-aged monk with a hint of impatience.

Clearly, that person was Huifang, who was also the leader of the team that came out of Mingxin Temple this time.

"Since Junior Brother Huihai is in such a hurry, let's go in!"

Brother Huifang smiled slightly and responded easily.

His junior brother was short-tempered, and he didn't have any complaints about Huihai's words.

"Oh no! That bald thief from 'Mingxin Temple'!"

Just then, Li Yunjing's figure was ejected by a beam of light from the "Foundation Establishment Realm" portal.

In an instant, he saw that there were at least eighteen monks around him!

These monks had all gathered at the entrance to the "Golden Core Realm" gate, clearly all of them were Golden Core Realm cultivators!
The Buddhist community has made a truly grand gesture!
Almost simultaneously, eighteen tangible divine senses surged in like a tide, locking onto Li Yunjing's entire body.

"Young friend, you were expelled from the 'Foundation Establishment Realm' portal?"

Hui Fang, who was in the lead, put his hands together in prayer, and his kasaya moved without wind: "Such a strange phenomenon is quite rare."

Before he could finish speaking, Huihai on the left suddenly roared and swept his staff horizontally, carrying the power of the Vajra Subduing Demon of Buddhism, and smashed it toward Li Yunjing's face.

"Holy crap! That damn bald thief is so insidious! The middle-aged bald guy was talking to me, distracting me, and then the short, fat guy suddenly attacked. He's absolutely vicious."

Fortunately, Li Yunjing had already taken precautions against these bald monks; otherwise, he would have been beaten half to death by Monk Huihai!

What kind of villain dies from talking too much?
The monks of Mingxin Temple had no such idea. Even if eighteen were to fight one, they would still strike secretly and launch a sneak attack, demonstrating their mastery of cunning.

"What a bald thief! He actually ambushed me!"

Li Yunjing shouted, and the Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill burst forth with brilliant light. A dragon and a tiger transformed into guardian deities, standing majestically on either side of him.

The monk's staff collided with the white tiger, unleashing a deafening roar. The monk Huihai was directly blasted backward by the force of the white tiger, crashing heavily into a huge pillar.

If this weren't the main hall of the "Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm," the entire hall would probably have collapsed in that one blow.

"The Buddhist sect is using its numbers to bully the weak; how shameless!"

Li Yunjing sneered and unleashed the "Fire Release Technique".

He transformed into a fire dragon, flew towards the gap that Monk Huihai had punched, and suddenly plunged into the "Golden Core Realm" training ground.

"evil creature!"

Hui Fang's expression changed slightly, and he raised his hand to block Li Yunjing's path: "Wait! Young friend, it was all a misunderstanding. My junior brother was a bit impatient. I see that you are a good person and have a connection with our Buddhist sect."

"Young friend, please wait a moment while I have my junior brother apologize to you!"

(End of this chapter)