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Chapter 148 Golden Core! [Second Update]

Two more days.

A streak of dark light, as condensed as ink, streaked across the sky and suddenly hovered!
Yang Rui stood in mid-air, his body shrouded in a dark, deathly aura.

His brows were furrowed, his eyes sharp as he stared intently at the distant rift valley where the cold and heat intertwined, and white mist billowed.

"The inner demon sense originates from Ji Ming, and should point directly to him! But why has this thread of sense led me here? According to the information I have, hasn't Ji Ming already gone south and left Bei Ming?"

His voice was low and tinged with annoyance.

"This place belongs to the Liangyi Sect, but it closed its doors and disappeared twenty years ago! Could that fellow Jiming be hiding in this sect?" He thought to himself, wondering if he should go into the mountains to find out, but then he suddenly thought, "If he were hiding in this sect, he couldn't have done it without a sound. There should have been news by now!"

Thinking this, he turned his gaze to the huge rift valley in the distance.

"According to the information I've gathered, Ji Ming is as cunning as a fox, adept at using the terrain! Could it be that his so-called southward journey is merely a feint, a surprise attack to lure us back into hiding?!"

at this time.

"Om-"

An extremely faint magical fluctuation emanated from the depths of the canyon!

The fluctuation was fleeting, so fast it was like an illusion, yet Yang Rui keenly caught it!
His face immediately lit up with joy, and he rushed off!

Chen Qing suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes sparkling like stars.

"The Way of the Stars is profound and extensive. What I have comprehended is closer to the forbidden techniques and formations of the stars and star restrictions, but it is enough. I can use the star formation to restrain the power of the Yin and Yang of the mountains and seas! The method that was passed on this time is quite compatible with my nature. Although it has only been two days, the gains have been enormous."

With that thought in mind, he didn't hesitate any longer. He looked at the frozen canyon, stepped into the air, and landed inside.

"Delay will only lead to unforeseen changes! We must set up the formation immediately and attempt to form the Golden Core!"

His hands moved with lightning speed, forming hand seals. The two outer cores, Pure Yang and Taiyin, within his dantian hummed and trembled, unleashing a surge of immense power. With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of refined Qi talismans flew out and embedded themselves into the ice rocks and red cliffs surrounding the canyon entrance, disappearing from sight.

The chaotic spiritual energy was stirred up, and the fog and heat waves intertwined, enveloping the entrance to the canyon in a bizarre and ever-changing mist.

"This is the first layer, a formation to confuse the enemy!"

After setting up the entrance illusion array, Chen Qing's figure flickered, and he had already entered the canyon, landing on the edge of the icy lake shrouded in cold mist.

"The center of the lake is where the cold and heat meet most intensely, and the spiritual energy is also the purest and most violent. It is the core of the breakthrough to the Golden Core!" He locked his gaze on the center of the lake. "But this place is also the eye of the storm, and it is most vulnerable to surprise attacks."

"We need to set up a second layer, a protective killing formation!"

He formed a hand seal, and the pure yang outer elixir and the yin outer elixir within his dantian vibrated simultaneously!

"Om-"

The pure white, blazing Yang True Fire and the dark blue, extinguishing Yin Cold Qi surged forth from his body!

The pure Yang fire transformed into countless fine golden runes, while the Yin cold energy condensed into profound ice crystal array patterns!
The golden talisman and the ice pattern did not fight independently, but under Chen Qing's exquisite control, they merged and intertwined according to the profound meaning of the "Primordial Qi Scripture"!
"Yin and Yang revolve, mountains and seas become the furnace! Arise!"

With a low shout from Chen Qing, the golden talisman ice patterns sank into the surrounding ice lake!

In an instant, countless golden and blue rays of light appeared out of thin air in the ground and air within a radius of a hundred feet around the frozen lake, crisscrossing and outlining a huge array that was extremely complex and exuded yin and yang energy!

The array rotated, drawing together the cold and hot spiritual energies within the canyon!
The cold air was absorbed by the Taiyin array patterns, while the heat was devoured by the pure Yang runes, forming a mysterious domain where ice and fire intertwined and killing intent lurked!

"This formation borrows the power of the cold and heat of heaven and earth, and the cyclical nature of yin and yang, combining offense and defense! Anyone who enters the formation, unless they are proficient in the transformations of yin and yang and whose cultivation far surpasses mine, will inevitably suffer the calamity of being tempered by ice and fire!"

After setting up the Yin-Yang Reversal Killing Array, Chen Qing's face turned slightly pale, indicating that he had consumed a considerable amount of energy.

But with a sudden inhale, the surrounding ice and fire spiritual energy gathered and replenished most of his energy. Then, Chen Qing took a step forward and arrived at the core of the array, where he sat down cross-legged.

"The third and final barrier!"

Chen Qing closed his eyes, and with a thought, a bright blue light shone from his Niwan Palace!

hum!
The illusory image of the Ninth-Rank Azure Lotus Platform slowly emerged from beneath him, steadily supporting him.

A hazy blue light spread out, enveloping an area three zhang in radius. A pure and serene atmosphere, untouched by any dharma, permeated the space, isolating the violent hot and cold spiritual energies and creating an absolutely peaceful sanctuary.

"The Nine-Rank Azure Lotus Platform protects my true nature, indestructible through countless eons! Even if a powerful enemy breaks through the first two stages and attempts to disrupt my Core Formation, they must first destroy this treasure!"

A triple arrangement, with each element interconnected!
Deceive the enemy from the outside, trap and kill them from within, and hold firm at the heart!
suddenly!

Chen Qing suddenly opened his eyes!

A sudden surge of emotion, originating from the path itself, descended upon me!

It was as if the strings of cause and effect had been plucked in the dark, and calamity was imminent!
"The calamity has arrived, which means the time has come! If we don't settle it now, when will we?"

His mind raced, and he no longer hesitated or wavered!
Within the Niwan Palace, the Yin Spirit suddenly sank, colliding violently with the natal talisman that carried its life's insights!

Taiyin's Extinction, Pure Yang's Primordial Beginning, the Celestial Constellations, Tai Su's Mountains and Seas...

The immense insights accumulated over decades burst forth like ignited oil! The two outer cores were also activated, their power flowing like a celestial river, pouring entirely into the boiling talisman core!
"Yin and Yang are the charcoal, creation is the craftsman! Stars guide the way, mountains and seas are the furnace! When the primordial chaos returns to one, the golden elixir is formed!"

The profound text of the "Primordial Qi Scripture" resounded in his heart like a great bell. Originally vague, it gradually aligned with his own situation, revealing clear content. Every word was in harmony with the current energy of heaven and earth!
Chen Qing suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The Yin spirit, carrying the life-bound talisman that had been refined with a lifetime of cultivation and insights, along with two external cores that carried the Yin-Yang Dao, leaped out from the top of his head and soared straight into the sky!
"Crack!"

High above, dark clouds swirled, and a bolt of lightning, as thick as a pillar of heaven and blindingly white, crashed down with overwhelming divine might! Its target was the Yin God who bore the foundation of all of Chen Qing's Dao!

The physical body was only affected by the aftershocks, and the hair became scorched and the clothes were torn!
The Yin spirit neither dodged nor avoided, but instead opened its arms as if embracing destiny!

"Boom!!!"

Thunderbolt pierces the body!

The blinding lightning devoured the Yin spirit and the natal talisman!
The next moment, the Yin spirit twisted violently in the sea of ​​thunder, its surface covered with cracks! The two outer cores trembled wildly, the ice crystals of the black jade cores shattered and flew away, and the pure Yang flames flickered erratically!

However, just as the core of the talisman was on the verge of shattering, a point of pure, condensed "true spiritual light" containing Chen Qing's will and the imprint of his path was born amidst the forging of thunder!

This flash of inspiration connected with a vast, boundless, and undifferentiated realm of existence!

Chen Qing's consciousness suddenly rose and expanded!
In that instant, he seemed to transform into the origin of the universe, transcending the constraints of physical form, and touching the supreme mystery of the perfect harmony and unimpeded unity of "sex" and "destiny"!

In the past, the physical body was a boat, and the spirit was the one who steered it. Now, the boat and the spirit have completely fused together, transforming into immortal stars!

An immortal golden energy is being nurtured within that sea of ​​thunder!

All around, the sun shines brightly, stars appear in the sky, mountains and seas hang in the air, and the sun and moon alternate!
This is an internal scene manifested externally!

"I see……"

This feeling was not unfamiliar to him. He had a similar experience when he rebuilt his path in the mortal world. Although he felt it was mysterious, he had experience with it, so he tried to comprehend, understand and remember it.

"This time, I not only condensed my Golden Core, but I also opened up a new path!"

However, the feelings were fleeting, and the thought vanished.

With a sigh, Chen Qing felt no regret. He absorbed the fragments of insight he had gained, and then, following the Golden Core method, manipulated numerous...
Just then.

"Jiming! You're actually still in Beiming! And you even dare to form your core here?! You're incredibly audacious! Absolutely incredibly bold! However, your luck is terrible! Because I've arrived! This torment of forging your soul with thunder and fire won't be completed in a short time. This is the time for you to die!"

Yang Rui's fierce roar came from afar!

He transformed into a streak of black light, carrying the Profound Yin Deathly Aura, and rushed to the entrance of the canyon! Upon seeing the Yin God suspended in the sea of ​​thunder, his eyes burst with wild joy and greed. Then, he pointed his fingers like a sword, and a point of Nine Nether Profound Aura Sword Qi shot out!

"Crush it for me!"

The sword energy pierced straight at the Yin spirit within the sea of ​​thunder! The timing was insidious!

This is the moment when Chen Qing is being tempered by lightning and fire, and his will and foundation are at their most vulnerable!
However, just as the sword energy was about to pierce through the Yin God!

Within the sea of ​​thunder, that single point of "true spiritual light" burst forth with dazzling brilliance!
Chen Qing's Yin spirit suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled!
"Om-"

All the thunder and lightning, like rivers flowing into the sea, were forcibly drawn in, collapsed, and submerged into that single point of brilliance!
The point of light rapidly expanded and solidified!
A precious pill, the size of a longan, perfectly round, and of a chaotic color, hangs within!
Above the elixir body, the sun and moon revolve, manifesting yin and yang; the stars are arrayed, enacting the cycle of heaven; and the mountains are majestic, while the seas surge!
A primordial, unyielding Daoist aura spread out!
Golden Elixir, complete!

"puff!"

The vicious sword energy collided with the chaotic aura spontaneously emanating from the Golden Core, and was fundamentally corrupted, dissolving and disintegrating! The backlash force surged into Yang Rui's body through the connection, causing him to groan, his face turning deathly pale, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror!

"No...impossible! How could it be so fast?! And it even swallowed the tribulation lightning!"

Once the golden core was formed, the chaotic halo retracted inward, transforming into a stream of light that entered Chen Qing's Baihui acupoint on the top of his head!

boom!
The light flows into the body, like stars returning to their place!

Chen Qing's body, which was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the lake, trembled!
"Om-"

A layer of chaotic light rippled out from his body, and wherever it passed, his scorched hair regained its black luster and suppleness, and his tattered robes moved without wind, fluttering loudly!

The bones, dense and crackling, were as fine as gold and jade, radiating a precious light! The tendons and veins were twisted and swollen, like a great dragon coiled up, and the blood and qi were as heavy as mercury!

The five internal organs resonate, emitting a Daoist sound like morning bells and evening drums, containing boundless vitality!

This is precisely the union of life and nature, where the essence of the Golden Elixir nourishes the physical body, leading to a complete transformation!

The next moment!
"boom!"

A tiny flame, black and white with a hint of chaos, leaped out from the chaotic golden core!

Danhuo!

It originates from the dantian and flows through the newly transformed eight extraordinary meridians, leaving behind golden skin and jade bones, and blood and qi as pure as mercury wherever it passes!

This is the beginning of the physical transformation of a Golden Core cultivator!
Chen Qing suddenly looked up, his eyes swirling with chaos, reflecting the rise and fall of the sun and moon, as he looked at the horrified Yang Rui.

　The third update will be before midnight...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)