I only reached the Foundation Establishment stage at eighty years old, and then the system appeared.

Although this treasure map is hundreds of years old, it is very well preserved. Despite the many traces of fingers and fingernails on it, it has not affected its legibility.

Who designed this treasure map? The turning points in the design are like a star map in the sky. However, the route you take doesn't follow the star map. You often go through two or three nodes and then jump to another star map and go through two or three more nodes.

Furthermore, you can't directly search for the last node, because if the preceding nodes aren't cracked, you won't be able to see the later ones no matter what you do.

Each node contains traps and mechanisms; without the strength of at least the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, attempting to break through these nodes will result in certain death.

Yang Hongbo has now cracked the fifty-ninth node. He saw that ten nodes had already been cracked, and each node was piled with withered bones. The eleventh node had even more. It was obvious that these withered bones belonged to the original owners of the treasure map.

They didn't understand what the rules of this world were, how these objects hidden in the void could be preserved for millions of years.

Ah! Almost there! The clouds have finally parted and the moon is shining through. I'm so excited!

Finally, they arrived at a wide, dark canyon, which was filled with the corpses of many monsters, but they all looked to be near death and had come here on their own.

Just as they were pondering this, another enormous monster, resembling a giant monkey, suddenly fell from the top of the canyon with a "thud." It was only because these old monsters passed on their demon cores to their descendants before they died that this monster's natural graveyard would have been turned upside down long ago.

He deftly cracked the last node, and after a slight spatial tremor, a smooth plane appeared before him. With a gentle touch of his finger, it rippled outwards like water.

The entrance to this secret realm is located at the bottom of the canyon, recessed inwards. It is definitely not visible from above the canyon, and there's no gossip that would venture into such a place. So, after setting up several restrictions at the entrance, Yang Hongbo entered the secret realm.

The entire secret realm was bright and spacious, with an unknown source of light. The surrounding forest was dense but not dark, and low-grade spiritual herbs were everywhere. After walking a few steps, you would see spiritual herbs of grade two or higher.

So Yang Hongbo began to transform into a multi-armed machine, rapidly collecting all the treasures that could help develop the family.

The system notifications in his mind were driving him crazy, but he couldn't turn them off, so he could only focus on making a fortune. There were so many spiritual herbs and medicines here; just the best ones could supply his entire family for fifty years.

They worked for five days and five nights without eating, drinking, or sleeping, before finally collecting almost all the treasures of the first-grade superior level or above in this secret realm.

As he was leaving, he took one last, reluctant look at the vast, thousand-mile-long secret realm. "Wait, I'll be back in a hundred years!"

When I had some free time, I checked my system points. Wow, I'm rich! I'm rich! I have over 10 billion points! A Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator only gets 200 points when they advance to Foundation Establishment. How many people would it take to advance to Foundation Establishment to earn that many points!

Yang Hongbo flew and laughed all the way, completely abandoning the composure of a refined gentleman.

Back at Lianbo Mountain, he descended directly from the summit. His two wives were overjoyed to see their husband return: "Husband, you're back! Did you find the treasure?"

"My dears, let me rest a bit. The baby is definitely coming!"

"My husband, I've found a treasure trove this time! Not only have I obtained many spiritual herbs and medicines, but our Yang family can even refine Foundation Establishment Pills ourselves from now on!"

"That's great! ✘2"

"Has anything happened in the family these past few days?"

"Nothing's wrong, it's just that everyone's a little worried since the patriarch hasn't made a move for so long!"

"That's alright. I'm giving you a top-grade Condensation Pill. Even if you can't break through, you can wait for next time."

"But our ancestor only has a few decades left to live, I wonder..."

"Don't worry, as long as the ancestor breaks through, he can gain another two hundred years of lifespan. Don't think about such things anymore."

"Honey, shall we go take a shower?"

"You scoundrel, you pervert! ✘2"

Inside the ancestor's cave, he was undergoing the most crucial juncture of his life. Once he broke through, it would mean "a golden elixir enters my belly, and my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!"

Hey, you need to keep a low profile. You can't be too arrogant!

The next day, Yang Hongbo got up amidst the entanglement of his two wives, dressed neatly, washed up, and went out.

First, he went to the clan's alchemy room to store the spiritual herbs and medicines needed for a month's worth of alchemy, and then he went to visit his sixth brother, Yang Hongwei, who was diligently studying the Complete Book of Basic Alchemy.

This sixth brother, if it weren't for Yang Hongbo forcing him, he wouldn't have wanted to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. However, he does have some talent in alchemy. He was already a top-tier first-order alchemist during his Qi Refining stage, and now that he has advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, refining low-level pills is even easier for him. So now he's starting to tackle second-order pills.

Yang Hongbo took out a large number of spiritual herbs and medicines for him and said, "Hongwei, these are for your experienced hands. Don't worry about wasting them. Although our family is still a small family, these spiritual herbs and medicines can still meet your needs."

Yang Hongwei was deeply moved as he looked at the storage bag full of spiritual herbs and medicines. However, since they were brothers of the same clan, there was no need for further words.

"Thank you, brother!"

Yang Hongbo patted him on the shoulder, walked out of his alchemy room, and then went to his other uncles and brothers to give them resources for a month of cultivation, receiving a lot of flattery in return!

Back in his cave, Yang Hongbo found his two wives cultivating. He reflected on his situation: "Lianbo Mountain has now advanced from the second to the third tier of meridians, but the Yang family lacks a truly capable person."

"Now that we don't know when the Ancestor will successfully advance, we need a double guarantee. Anyway, I've been at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment for a while, and I also have a system, so let me advance to the Golden Core stage as well."

A day later, Yang Hongbo secretly confided in his two wives, who then learned that their husband was actually so powerful that he had already reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. When they heard that their husband was going into seclusion to break through to the Golden Core stage, they were a little scared.

Yang Hongbo comforted them, "Xiaolian and Xiaolan, don't worry, I'll break through very quickly. Don't announce it to the public yet."

The two women hugged their husband tightly, saying they weren't afraid, but they were still a little nervous, and tears slowly streamed down their faces.

The next day, Yang Hongbo went into seclusion. Since he usually stayed away for several days at a time, no one noticed anything wrong.

Breaking through to the Golden Core stage is actually quite simple. After swallowing the Golden Core, it begins to cleanse and purify the major and minor meridians in the body, allowing the energy that has been transformed into spiritual liquid to circulate more rapidly.

Finally, after the entire cycle, it reaches the dantian, forming a small sphere that emits golden light. But this is not the end, because there is still another hurdle to overcome: the illusion of inner demons!

For people with great willpower, the illusion of inner demons is nothing, but the greater your willpower, the greater the power of the illusion will be.

The illusion will amplify the most primal part of your heart. You will recall things you least want to remember but cannot avoid, such as hating someone but pretending to like them for the sake of face, or getting someone but having to give up many things you want to do because of your pride.

These jumbled thoughts will churn in your mind, and if you follow the train of thought in the illusion, haha, you're doomed, you're going to die!

Yang Hongbo entered the illusion of inner demons on the sixth day of his seclusion, where he returned to his sunny and warm college days.

He had a girlfriend in college who wasn't very pretty, but she was okay. She had a best friend who was as thin as a skeleton and liked to act pretentious, always trying to make conversation with him.

Since they've met again in this life, how can he not vent his anger? So Yang Hongbo raised a big hand and slapped it hard.

With a loud "crack," the illusion shattered, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to flow backward.

Outside, a giant tornado was rapidly converging into a certain place, but this phenomenon could only be seen by the people of Lotus Wave Mountain, as it had been concealed by the Spirit Baby Tree.

"Ah, our ancestor has advanced to the Golden Core stage!"

"No way, that looks like Big Brother's cave!"

"Go check it out quickly! ✘..."

When everyone arrived at Yang Hongbo's cave, Li Xiaolian and her sister were looking up at the huge spiritual tornado in the sky, marveling at it.

"Sister, I didn't expect my husband to advance to the Golden Core stage so quickly!"

"My husband has a great opportunity; my sister and I are really lucky to have benefited from it!"

After a while, the spiritual energy tornado was gradually absorbed, and Yang Hongbo happily walked out of the secret chamber, exclaiming, "With a golden pill in my belly, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!"

"Congratulations, my husband, on your advancement to the Golden Core True Lord! ✘2"

"Congratulations to my elder brother (elder uncle, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, True Man) on your advancement to Golden Core True Monarch!"

Although there are people in the crowd who are of higher seniority than him, they are all True Lords. Would you still dare to call him nephew? You are not his father or grandfather.

"Hahaha, congratulations to you all! I'll double the cultivation resources for you next month."

"Thank you, elder brother (elder uncle, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, True Lord)!"

"Alright, go now. Prepare for my Golden Core advancement banquet in six months!"

"Yes, Lord Zhenjun! ✘..."

After saying that, the group of old and young people ran off happily, while Xiao Lian and Xiao Lan ran over and hugged Yang Hongbo, cheering joyfully.