He fell off a cliff but unexpectedly gained a cultivation inheritance.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Inside the secluded cultivation chamber on Qinglan Peak, Zhang Bufan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, the faint golden light surrounding his body completely receding into his body. After three days of dedicated refinement, his early Core Formation stage had become completely stable. His golden core was perfectly integrated with his physical body and soul, his spiritual energy flowed smoothly and freely, and every gesture exuded the composure and power of a Core Formation cultivator. At the same time, he had also thoroughly sorted through the newly unsealed Core Formation stage inheritance memories of Xuanqing Daoist in his mind. Countless profound insights and cultivation experiences flooded into his mind, opening a completely new door to immortality for him.

As the memory was processed, the Core Formation chapter of the "Mysterious Purity Dao Inquiry Technique" automatically appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness. The words were profound and seamlessly connected with the Foundation Establishment chapter, without any sense of obscurity. At the end, there were also detailed cultivation precautions, covering many key points such as Golden Core nurturing, spiritual power regulation, and avoiding bottlenecks in cultivation realms. Zhang Bufan calmed down and carefully comprehended it. Relying on the surge of divine soul power after Core Formation, he grasped the core mysteries of the Core Formation chapter in just a moment. His first attempt at practicing it was an unbelievably smooth one.

The moment the cultivation technique officially began, the golden core within his dantian hummed loudly, and its immense power surged through his meridians, enveloping his body in a strange force. Zhang Bufan felt a sudden lightness throughout his body; his body, previously bound by Earth's gravity, slowly floated up, half a foot off the ground, and remained steadily suspended in the air. He could freely control his ascent and descent without consciously activating his will. This is one of the most obvious differences between a Core Formation cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and it represents another significant leap on the path of cultivation.

He silently compared the two: Foundation Establishment cultivators rely on mental control to forcibly resist gravity, requiring them to maintain spiritual energy output while consuming divine sense to precisely control direction, resulting in immense physical strain. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of their cultivation, limited by the endurance of spiritual energy and divine sense, can only reach a maximum speed of 3 to 5 times the speed of sound, and cannot maintain this speed for long. Core Formation cultivators, on the other hand, directly break free from the shackles of gravity, using the power of their Golden Core to propel their physical bodies into flight. Not only do they not need to expend additional divine sense to resist gravity, but their spiritual energy utilization is also greatly improved, and their flight speed far surpasses that of Foundation Establishment cultivators. This is the key reason for the vast difference in their combat power—the absolute speed advantage makes it difficult for a Foundation Establishment cultivator's attacks to even touch the hem of a Core Formation cultivator's clothes.

Having grasped this extraordinary ability, Zhang Bufan felt a strong urge to verify it. With a thought, the stone door of his secluded cultivation chamber opened automatically and slowly, and his suspended body flew straight out, soaring into the sky like an arrow released from a bow. The Huashan Secret Realm had a large array that restricted the maximum flight altitude to no more than 100 kilometers. Zhang Bufan didn't push himself too hard, stabilizing his body at around 10,000 meters before activating the power of his Golden Core and flying at full speed towards Anhe City.

The straight-line distance between Qinglan Peak and Anhe City is approximately 350 kilometers. In the past, when he was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, it would take him at least 3 minutes to fly there to visit his parents, a speed barely reaching five times the speed of sound. However, after forming his Core, his figure transformed into a golden afterimage, traversing hundreds of kilometers in just a dozen seconds, appearing steadily above Anhe City. A rough calculation shows that his current flight speed exceeds 50 times the speed of sound—an extreme speed unimaginable during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Hovering above Anhe City, Zhang Bufan clearly felt the separation between himself and the mortal world—he had become a true "deity" in the eyes of ordinary people, and no attack method in the mortal world could pose a threat to him. Even the most powerful nuclear weapons could hardly harm a Core Formation stage expert: although the impact of a nuclear explosion's core might cause fatal damage, a Core Formation stage expert's mental domain covers a radius of over 100 kilometers, allowing them to foresee any danger within that range. Coupled with their agile physique that ignores gravity and inertia, and their mobility at 50 times the speed of sound, all human attack methods are simply beyond their reach.

What surprised him even more was the change after his physical body was reshaped. A Core Formation cultivator's physique had long since transcended the mortal body; his internal system was self-sustaining, and the golden core within his dantian contained immense energy. Even without food or breath for years, he could sustain life solely through the power of his golden core. Zhang Bufan introspectively examined himself, sensing the formidable strength of his physical body, and a bold idea suddenly arose in his mind: with his current physique, he might be able to completely ignore the vacuum and low temperatures of space. Flying at 50 times the speed of sound, he could reach the moon in about 6 hours. However, he wondered how long the power of his golden core could sustain him in space without replenishment of spiritual energy. "Once the secret realm is unsealed, I must personally verify it," he thought to himself, the idea of ​​flying to the moon with his physical body filling him with excitement.

His divine sense slowly spread out, covering the entire city of Anhe. Zhang Bufan instantly sensed his parents' presence—the two were watering their vegetable garden in the backyard, their movements practiced and their expressions relaxed. A gentle smile appeared on his lips. With a slight movement of his divine sense, his body floated down as lightly as a falling leaf, landing steadily at the backyard gate. He called out in the direction of his parents, "Dad, Mom."

Hearing the sound, Zhang's parents turned around and, seeing their son return, their faces instantly lit up with joy. They quickly put down their farm tools and came to greet him. Zhang's mother looked him up and down, her eyes full of relief: "My son is back. Judging from his aura, he's much stronger than last time." Zhang Bufan smiled and nodded, taking his mother's hand, his tone filled with excitement: "Mother, your son has broken through! I'm now a Core Formation cultivator, and I've come to tell you this good news."

Upon hearing the words "Core Formation Stage," Zhang's parents were both stunned, then their eyes shone with disbelief. Although they couldn't cultivate, they had lived in the Huashan Secret Realm for over a year and knew about the cultivation realms. The Core Formation Stage was the pinnacle of existence between the mortal and immortal worlds, granting long lifespans and immense supernatural powers. Zhang's father patted his shoulder excitedly, his voice trembling slightly, "Good! Good! From now on, we no longer need to worry about your safety!" The family of three sat around the stone table in the courtyard, Zhang Bufan recounting the changes after achieving Core Formation, his brows filled with relief and joy, filling the backyard with a warm atmosphere.