My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

"Eighty years of arduous cultivation!" Wei Jing sighed and slowly sat up.

He now looks like a man in his thirties.

After more than a decade of seclusion, he had mastered the three minor spells: the Nourishing Technique, the Spring Rain Technique, and the Lightness Technique.

There was no possibility of going any further, but in the end, these three minor spells still failed to break through the shackles of second-tier spells.

Wei Jing came out of the pass, which puzzled him greatly.

"It's normal for one's cultivation to stagnate without mastering the Golden Elixir method."

Logically speaking, there is no limit to the power of magic. Even the most rudimentary magic can improve little by little with the blessing of one's destiny. But now he has mastered these three magics to the limit.

"There's no way to improve the Heavy Water Technique," Wei Jing sighed.

Not long after, Wei Jing was shocked to discover that the Fireball Technique had reached its limit and there was no possibility of further improvement.

This inevitably led Wei Jing to a guess.

"Heavy Water Spell, Spring Rain Spell, and Nourishing Spell are all water-attribute spells. Is it because I don't have a water elemental root?"

"Fireball is a fire-attribute spell. Although I possess fire attributes in the real world, I have dual spiritual roots in the Suixu Secret Realm."

In the dream world of mortals, Wei Jing possesses dual spiritual roots of earth and wood, but no fire attribute.

"Is it really because of my spiritual root?" Bu Qingfeng muttered to himself. He reviewed everything step by step, recalling his decades of cultivation in the dream and every spell he had practiced.

Fireball, Gentle Breeze, Heavy Water, Spring Rain, Nourishing, Gathering Spirit and Drawing Qi.

These are not of the earth or wood element, so they have all reached their limit in cultivation and there is no possibility of further progress.

"These spells are all limited to the second tier. In other words, only those with the corresponding spiritual roots can cultivate the third tier spells; otherwise, there is absolutely no possibility of them being mastered."

Wei Jing's eyes brightened, and gradually, the mist in his eyes dissipated.

"I see." Wei Jing suddenly realized, and the doubt that had troubled him for decades was instantly resolved.

He seemed to have mastered the method to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, even the most basic concepts.

"Third-tier spells, Golden Core Techniques... So, one needs to comprehend third-tier spells to break through to the Golden Core stage?"

Third-order spells can no longer be called spells; they might be called 'laws'.

At the third stage, the Golden Core realm has already touched the threshold of the laws of heaven and earth.

The five basic elements of the universe—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.

"It seems that to break through to the Core Formation realm, one needs to comprehend the 'law' within the Five Elements and accumulate a spell to the level of a third-tier spell." Wei Jing's eyes gleamed.

If someone else were to cultivate a minor, unranked spell, even if given a hundred years, they probably wouldn't be able to grasp its mysteries or comprehend the 'law' within it, thus preventing a fundamental leap in their level.

In other words, not everyone can improve a minor spell to make it a second- or even third-tier spell.

But Wei Jing is different; his destiny is described as: "Turning insurmountable barriers into smooth paths, with no bottlenecks in cultivation."

Given the right conditions, he can ignore all obstacles and make progress as long as he cultivates. He will improve little by little, it's just a matter of time.

Of course, without the corresponding conditions, such as not comprehending the 'Dharma', even if Wei Jing had the cheat code of destiny, he would still be blocked below the Golden Core stage for decades.

Fireball and Gentle Breeze spells cannot be cultivated to the third level, nor can Heavy Water, Spring Rain, and Nourishing Life spells be cultivated to the third level.

So...

"Cleansing technique!" Wei Jing was delighted, a smile spreading across his face.

The Cleansing spell removes dirt and grime from oneself, which happens to be an earth-elemental spell.

"You're the one, start training!" With that, Wei Jing's figure flickered, and he appeared directly in a quiet mountain cave to cultivate in seclusion.

With twenty years remaining until the end of the Suixu Secret Realm, Wei Jing must hone his Cleansing Technique to the level of a third-tier spell within those twenty years, thereby comprehending the so-called 'Dharma'.

This is the key to condensing the golden elixir.

After eighty years, he finally found the method of the Golden Elixir.

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Outside, on the ninetieth day, a strange phenomenon descended upon the Suixu Secret Realm once again, landing on the head of a young girl.

"Oh, this is the pride of the Feng family."

After several days of silence, the Suixu Secret Realm was once again bustling with people, who gathered around to express their gratitude and congratulations to Feng Yuting of the Feng family.

"Wow, my family has produced a real dragon too!"

Feng Yuting murmured in disbelief. For the past two months, she had been immersed in guilt and self-blame.

Because when choosing a husband for Feng Baobao, she chose Wei Long and gave up Wei Jing.

As Wei Jing triggered the strange phenomenon, she became completely dazed.

Faced with a choice between two options, she missed out on the true dragon, and a feeling of shame and guilt immediately filled her heart.

It's too late for regrets and remorse.

Later, Wei Long also saw through the illusions of the world, which made her feel a little more at ease. At least the husband he chose for the baby wasn't too useless.

Congratulations! Congratulations!

"The Feng family has produced a prodigy."

Feng Yuting's smile vanished, replaced by a somewhat gloomy expression.

Damn it, my baby is so outstanding, how could Weilong be worthy of him!

Feng Yuting's gaze fell on Wei Jing's handsome face, and a sense of regret welled up in her heart again.

"Phew!" Taking a deep breath, she forced a smile and bowed to the people who had come to congratulate her, saying:

"Thank you! Thank you!"

He then immediately sent a letter back to his family to share the good news.

Including Feng Baobao, this time five people from the Suixu Secret Realm triggered unusual phenomena.

Among the Qingfu Sect disciples, only Jia Shangjin and Nong Qingfeng caused the strange phenomenon, while three of them were family cultivators.

From this perspective, Qingfu Sect's decision to relinquish its spot in the Suixu Secret Realm is truly a win-win situation.

"Junior Brother Qingxuan, you should pay close attention to these three families."

"Master Yuji said meaningfully."

Yang Qingxuan nodded: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Sect Leader, the opportunities these three have obtained will ultimately fall into the hands of our Qingfu Sect."

The fish nodded, and then its figure gradually faded away and disappeared.

Seven more days have passed, and there are only three days left until the end of the Suixu Secret Realm.

"It seems that these are the few prodigies who will emerge from this year's Suixu Secret Realm. It's unlikely that anyone will trigger any more phenomena in the last three days."

"It should be, what can you do in three days!" someone shook their head.

Five people caused an anomaly, one more than the one twenty years ago.

The number of people who have seen through the illusions of the mortal world has increased to seventeen, which is more than the previous session.

"In three more days, Jing'er and Long'er will be out." Wei Shuo was in a great mood, feeling incredibly happy!

Elder Hong Gu was also beaming. She had thought that she would be content if one person could see through the illusions of the mortal world, but she never expected that her Wei family would produce two prodigies in one go.

Wei Jing's actions were even more astonishing, directly triggering unusual phenomena.

"Once these two grow up, it's absolutely certain that the Wei family will become one of the top five families in Wushan."

"Yes! The Wei family is blessed. With these two people around, the family can prosper and continue for another four hundred years without any problem," Elder Honggu said excitedly.

"Haha!" Clan Chief Wei Shuo laughed loudly.

Two more days passed, and everyone thought that no one would cause any more strange phenomena. They were all waiting for the secret realm to end so they could bring their own Qilin children back to their clans.

But on the ninety-ninth day, an even more dazzling golden light suddenly enveloped the waterfall, turning it into a golden glow.

Everyone covered their eyes and could not see.

Even Yu Ji, the current sect leader of the Qingfu Sect who has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, cannot see the scene inside the secret realm clearly.

"Who? Who triggered this phenomenon?"

"What... what kind of strange phenomenon is this? How can it be so terrifying? Could it be a Core Formation phenomenon?"

"A hundred years to form a golden core?"

"Is this even human?"

The moment the golden light exploded, everyone went wild, and some people screamed incoherently.

The dazzling golden light transformed the thousand-foot waterfall into a golden ribbon.

"It can't be Wei Jing!" Elder Hong Gu's heart pounded, and an extremely audacious thought surged into her mind.

No way!