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Chapter 146 The Golden Core Strategy [Third Update]

Feeling the yin and yang, the two external elixirs rotated in Chen Qing's dantian, and an unprecedented sense of power and perfection filled his heart.

Even under the intertwining and influence of Yin and Yang, the newly created Taiyin Nirvana Method was quickly perfected, pointing directly to the deduction of subsequent cultivation methods for the eighth stage of the Golden Core. The mysterious veil of the entire Golden Core path was completely revealed to him!
The first transformation generates the natal elixir fire, which melts and refines the entire body's methods, ensuring the foundation of one's Dao remains unbroken; this is known as "the indestructible nature of metal."

The second transformation involves the transformation of calamity patterns into palace charm, which permeates the outside world, known as "the nine true beings of Niwan all have their own chambers".

The third transformation, with the calamity mark illuminating the destiny star, signifies utmost sincerity and enlightenment, and the ability to sense the schemes of others, known as "the Supreme Being's Response to Good and Evil."

The fourth stage, True Textual Understanding of Divine Power, gives rise to innate divine power, and mastery of killing techniques, known as "Heavenly Killing Intent, Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations".

The fifth stage involves the cauldron nurturing the seed of the Dao, where heaven and earth interact, and external objects are transformed into spiritual treasures, a process known as "the perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit."

The sixth stage is to open the door to the other self, to wander beyond the material world and perceive the vicissitudes of life, and to project reality, which is called "breaking through illusion and returning to truth".

The seventh stage is when the mind reveals the illusory realm, moving from the real to the void, and thoughts connect with the underworld, which is called "the succession of Yin and Yang, and the order of the netherworld".

The eighth stage is the birth of the Dao embryo within the illusion. The Dharma possesses a primordial spirit, and the supernatural powers and techniques are profound and mysterious. It is described as "strong, vigorous, upright, pure, and refined."

……

"In the end, it's still a little short. It seems that the ninth transformation cannot be fully understood or comprehended by mere accumulation and comprehension. It requires some kind of external force to complete it, but it's enough for now..."

As he comprehended the many mysteries of the Golden Elixir Path and its methods, Chen Qingxin felt something and immediately changed his hand seals!
"Primordial Chaos Returns to its Source, Taiyin Forges the Elixir!"

boom!
The cold spiritual energy within the ice cave was mostly extracted, transforming into a thick, pale blue beam of light that poured into his dantian, its target being the newly formed Taiyin Nirvana outer core!

After he had thoroughly mastered the Dharma, he wanted to use the power of the cold veins of this place to refine this partially formed external elixir to perfection!
But just as Chen Qing activated the spiritual veins to pour in all his energy!

"Pfft!"

At the entrance to the ice cave, two stiff figures were suddenly thrown out by an invisible cold wave and crashed onto the solid ice at the bottom of the valley!
It was Yin Qingping and her companions who, following the fluctuations of spiritual energy and using the secret treasures of the Imperial Household Department, infiltrated the valley!

The two were covered in thick white frost, their eyebrows and eyelashes were covered with ice crystals, their protective aura had long been shattered, their bodies were stiff, and only extreme horror remained in their eyes!
They did not meet Chen Qingzhao. They were affected by the violently fluctuating spiritual energy due to the drastic changes in the cold energy of the place. The cold poison penetrated their bones, and they fell down!
Yin Qingping's tightly gripped Zhenhan Shuttle hummed and groaned, as it was actually damaged by the powerful icy energy, and fine ice patterns appeared on the surface of the shuttle!
With her last ounce of strength, she pressed her hand against a jade talisman at her waist!
"Click!"

The jade talisman shattered!

A beam of light shot into the sky, piercing through layers of ice and snow!
But the next moment, Chen Qing raised his hand and grabbed, and a ball of starlight gathered over, directly enveloping the beam of light and forcibly pulling it back!
Yin Qingping watched helplessly as the beam of light pleading for help was crushed in the other party's palm, and a chill ran through her heart.

"My life is over!"

A huge wave of regret washed over me.

Her companion's warning was still ringing in her ears. After arriving and discovering that someone had forcibly occupied the spiritual vein, her companion said that this place was dangerous and that they were not capable of exploring it!
But for some reason, Yin Qingping was bewitched and risked sneaking in. Relying on the hidden treasure of the yamen, she actually made it to the depths and stumbled upon the place where the evil man was cultivating!

Her companion was ashen-faced and trembling like a leaf.

Chen Qing's gaze swept over the two of them, then fell on the scale between Yin Qingping's eyebrows. The Tathagata Talisman in his Niwan Palace suddenly jumped, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Yin Qingping felt a chill run down her spine under his gaze. Suppressing her fear, she shouted, her voice trembling with rage, "You villain! You've seized the Celestial Dynasty's spiritual veins and injured my colleagues! Your crimes are unforgivable! Surrender now, or else..."

"Let's be quiet for a while."

Chen Qing shook his head and casually pressed his right hand down!
"Buzz!"

A wave of icy coldness descended, instantly freezing Yin Qingping and the other person in place.

"The officials from the Celestial Dynasty's government office have been repeatedly stranded here. Anyone who isn't a fool will know that something is amiss here! Time is of the essence!" Chen Qing's mind raced. "I must refine this Taiyin Outer Core to perfection as soon as possible! As long as the Yin-Yang foundation is completely solidified, even if the Dao of Stars still has flaws, I can still forcefully break through to the Golden Core realm! At most, I'll just have to go through a few less stages of refinement!"

He now has four strategies in mind: upper, middle, lower, and external tactics.

The best strategy is to perfect both pure Yang and Taiyin, then find the Starry Sky Method to comprehend it thoroughly, and at the same time find a rich spiritual vein. Then everything will fall into place naturally. If you can successfully form a core, you will at least reach the sixth level!

The middle strategy involves achieving perfect Yang and Yin energies, with slight flaws in the Dao of Stars. By striking the Golden Core with a first-level spiritual pulse, one can at least reach the fourth or fifth stage.

The worst option is the one we have right now, where the Yin-Yang foundation is established, but the Taiyin foundation still has some flaws, and the Star Path also has some foundation, but it is located in a good spiritual vein area, so all the conditions are met.

"Given the current situation, this is a safety net. If things go badly, at least it can guarantee a third-stage Golden Core. Of course, besides that, there's another unconventional option: the Kaba Reform. Hopefully, it won't come to that..."

As he pondered, Chen Qing focused his mind on his dantian, fully activating the Taiyin Extinction Dao Intent to absorb the pure cold energy of this place!
A chilling blue aura surged into his body like a tide.

The minute flaws on the surface of the Taiyin Nirvana External Elixir are being smoothed and repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye, radiating an increasingly harmonious and profound serene moonlight!
Outside the ice cave, at the entrance of Frosty Valley.

Qi Tongyue stood on an ice rock.

Behind him, more than ten elite soldiers from the yamen formed a battle formation, their breaths mingling, and a chilling aura permeated the air.

He stared at the seemingly calm entrance to the ice cave ahead, his brow furrowed.

“Qingping hasn’t sent any messages for a long time, something must have happened. The people inside are not simple…” He sighed, then suddenly raised his voice: “Listen up, you inside! Qi Tongyue, the magistrate of Hanyuan Town’s garrison, is here! You have forcibly occupied the spiritual vein and injured my garrison’s cultivators, violating the laws of the Immortal Dynasty! If you surrender now, you may be treated leniently! If you resist stubbornly, once I conquer this place, I will make sure you are annihilated, body and soul!”

The sound traveled deep into the ice cave, but the only response he received was the sound of surging, icy air.

"Stubborn!"

Qi Tongyue shook his head and no longer hesitated.

"Formation C3, use the ice-breaking cones to clear the way! The rest of you, support the flanks and guard against surprise attacks! Form the Mysterious Ice-Breaking Formation! Make a breach!"

"Order!"

The cultivators responded in unison, their movements swift as the wind!

Two burly cultivators stepped forward from the crowd, each unleashing a magical artifact!
"Boom! Boom!"

Ice shards flying everywhere!

The ice at the entrance was blasted open, leaving large cracks!

The other cultivators positioned themselves according to the directions, formed hand seals, and poured streams of magical power into the array plate in the air!
The array plates shone brightly, connecting to form a net of icy blue light, condensing and gathering power!
"Mystic Ice Breaker, Ten Thousand Edges Unleashed! Attack!"

Qi Tongyue pointed his fingers like a sword and pointed it in mid-air!
Thousands of icicles converged into a torrent, pouring into the depths of the ice cave through the blasted passage!
Wherever it went, it carved deep ravines into the rock face!
Deep inside the ice cave.

Chen Qing sat cross-legged like a stone, seemingly oblivious to the changes in the outside world.

His entire mind was focused on the Taiyin Nirvana Outer Elixir that was about to be perfected!

The raging torrent of cold air was being frantically refined, and the last crack on the surface of the outer core was rapidly disappearing under the wash of moonlight!
Just as the torrent of ice shards from the Xuanbing Posha Formation, carrying a chilling killing intent, was about to pierce through the natural ice barrier and rush to within a few feet of Chen Qing!

"Om-"

Within his dantian, the dark jade-like Taiyin Nirvana outer elixir suddenly trembled!
All flaws removed!
Its brilliance is understated, its perfection flawless!
The profound, serene, and pure power of Taiyin erupted from within the dantian!

"Boom!"

Without Chen Qing needing to deliberately activate it, a visible, dark blue ice ring suddenly spread out from its center!

"Crack-"

Where the ice ring passed, the raging torrent of mysterious ice shards instantly transformed into a sky full of shimmering ice powder!
The falling snowflakes create a unique and charming scene.

"what?!"

At the valley entrance, Qi Tongyue, who was doing his best to maintain the formation, had a drastic change in expression!
He felt an extremely cold force backlash through the array, and the Xuanbing Posha array light net, which was formed by the magic power of many cultivators, shattered with a crash!
"puff!"

"puff!"

"puff!"

More than ten cultivators who had formed an array were struck as if by a heavy blow. They all spat out blood mixed with ice shards and flew backward, their auras weakened!

The two who were the first to be hit, holding magical artifacts, had their meridians invaded by the cold air, and their bodies were covered with a layer of dark blue ice crystals, causing them to stiffen and fall to the ground!

Qi Tongyue groaned and took three steps back, each step leaving a deep footprint on the solid ice. His protective spiritual light flickered violently, barely managing to block the backlash of extreme cold, but his face was already deathly pale!
"This...this is definitely not the power of the icy earth veins! Could it be..."

Before he could finish his thought!
"Whoosh-"

A beam of eerie blue light shot out from the depths of the ice cave!

Wherever the cold light passed, the air froze, leaving white frost trails!

It was Chen Qing!

Without pausing for a moment, and without even glancing at the disheveled Qi Tongyue and the others below, he transformed into a streak of cold light, parted the Northern Darkness wind, and hurtled towards the horizon!

"Now that this place has been exposed, there's no point in staying any longer. News of my presence here will spread quickly. I need to hurry and find another spiritual vein node as the location for implementing the middle strategy..."

At the same time, a flash of light appeared in Chen Qing's hand, and he crushed a communication jade talisman!
An invisible fluctuation, following the mysterious connection of the sect's fortune, traveled towards the distant Dingyuan Mountain in the Eastern Region!
Previously, he had not contacted the Hidden Star Sect because he had discovered that the Immortal Dynasty had made arrangements everywhere along the way, and he was worried that there might be some kind of surveillance that would expose his location. But now that the preliminary preparations were almost complete, he could no longer worry about these things.

"After finding the spiritual vein, we should lie low. If we can successfully obtain the Starry Sky Method and study it for three or four days, laying the foundation for the Way of the Stars, then that would be the best outcome, and Kabage's adventure plan would have a basis!"

　I'm burning out from being here every day, working myself to the bone...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)