Where's my golden core? Did you think I removed a kidney stone?

Chapter 95 Fusion of the Golden Core! The Twin Gods of Gold and Water!

The entire extraordinary community in Jiangnan Province was shaken after that night.

Before dawn, related posts had already flooded the front pages of major websites and temporary forums.

[The four major bases of the Xuanjing Society were uprooted by the Azure Dragon overnight!]

[A large-scale battle involving extraordinary beings is suspected to have occurred in the provincial capital of Jiangnan last night, resulting in the annihilation of the core members of the Xuanjing Society!]

What exactly is the Azure Dragon organization? Does it have a military background? The official Extraordinary Order has officially entered the fray!

[A mysterious underground palace belonging to the Xuanjing Society has been discovered beneath the provincial capital, suspected to house a large-scale supernatural laboratory!]

It was past four in the morning, and many people were still awake.

The dim light from the screen illuminated tired faces. Some sat up in their rented rooms, some were scrolling through their phones under the covers in their dorm beds, and others were behind the counter at a convenience store during the night shift, reading every word in the post with a slight chill down their spines.

Xuanjing Meeting.

In the extraordinary circles of Jiangnan Province, this name was once like a shadow hanging over people's hearts. They observed outward appearances, captured extraordinary individuals, and used bloody and cruel methods to cause great harm to many people.

For a long time, however, this organization remained hidden in the shadows, like a venomous snake, growing wildly when the fog had just descended and before order had a chance to settle.

And now, it has finally collapsed.

The name Azure Dragon truly entered people's hearts overnight.

This was the extraordinary power honed by the former military region. It acted swiftly and decisively, launching attacks from four directions simultaneously, and wiped out the four major bases of the Xuanjing Society in one night. It was like a long-silent iron fist that finally smashed down from the thick fog.

The replies below the post refreshed extremely quickly.

"Holy crap, really? Xuanjing's gone?"

"There was a lot of noise in the provincial capital last night. My friend lives in the old city and he said the ground shook in the middle of the night and the window was almost shaken open."

"Azure Dragon is awesome! This is what official power looks like! Organizations like the Mysterious Scenery Society should have died long ago!"

"I heard that the Xuanjing Society has a huge underground palace, which they usually hide underground."

"An underground palace? Are you making a movie?"

"I've heard about it too. It's not just the underground palace; it seems there are four interconnected bases. They've dug out a network beneath the provincial capital."

"How did Xuanjing manage to be so powerful? How did they do it? Do they have earth-elemental superhumans who specialize in digging tunnels?"

The thread was lively for a while.

Until someone sent a reply.

"It's not about digging a hole."

The person seemed to hesitate for a long time before continuing to send the message after two minutes.

"What I heard is that they buried the Spleen Earth Transformers alive, causing them to go out of control, and then used special methods to guide their corpses to turn into yellow earth tunnels. The walls of those tunnels are covered with human faces, which is extremely creepy."

After this reply appeared, the thread suddenly fell silent.

The refresh rate, which was originally several posts per second, stopped for quite a while.

As many people sit in front of their phones or computers, the excitement on their faces slowly fades, replaced by fear and disgust.

The spleen was buried alive, a supernatural act.

The corpses transformed into a passageway.

Painful and distorted faces are embedded in the wall.

These few words are more chilling than any exaggerated description.

Finally, someone posted a new message.

"Xuanjing will die a good death."

A row of them quickly followed.

"Good riddance."

"Good riddance."

"Canglong fought beautifully."

"This kind of organization should be uprooted."

That night, the extraordinary circles of Jiangnan Province truly realized something.

Extraordinary achievements are no longer just about opportunities.

It is also an abyss.

The appearance of the Azure Dragon at least showed people a path to re-establish order.

Jiangcheng University Town.

Su Chen sat on the dormitory balcony, the light from his phone screen reflecting on his face.

The sky outside the window was not yet fully bright. The streetlights below the dormitory building cast a pale yellow glow. In the distance, breakfast stalls had already been set up, steam rising from the steamers. Several early-rising students, wrapped in coats, walked past downstairs, their footsteps sounding very light in the early morning.

Su Chen has been quite worried these past few days.

My brother went to the provincial capital.

Although he was sent by the hospital to study for three days, Su Chen was still uneasy.

The destruction of the Xuanjing Society by the Azure Dragon is now presented to the extraordinary world as such a simple result. But he is not a fool; he knows how much bloodshed and turmoil lies behind these words.

Organizations like the Xuanjing Society wouldn't just stand around waiting to be slaughtered. The fact that Canglong was able to break through four major bases in one night must have come at a price; it must have been an incredibly terrifying extraordinary battle.

But my brother happened to go to the provincial capital at this time.

He was worried that ordinary people would be caught in the crossfire.

Just now, Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief because he received a message from Su Ye.

"Back in Jiangcheng."

Su Chen stared at it for a long time, and the weight that had been hanging over his heart for days finally lifted.

"it is good."

He only replied with one word, but his inner journey was extremely complex and rich.

Recently, Su Chen himself has not been idle. The Xuanmu Spirit Flower sent by the mysterious Azure Dragon member, as well as the wood-type magic method tailored for him, have completely opened up the liver-generating Xuanmu in his body.

He has successfully completed one marrow cleansing.

The vague mystical wood within his body had truly taken root. After the marrow cleansing, his senses became sharper, and his physical strength and recovery ability were much stronger. The problem of mobilizing wood-type power, which had troubled him for a long time, now finally had a clear path.

With each breath, it's as if branches and leaves are unfurling deep within the liver, and the vital energy of the Xuanmu flows to the limbs, carrying a gentle yet resilient vitality.

He has made a few appearances in Jiangcheng's extraordinary circles these past few days and has gained quite a reputation, after all, people who possess both inner vision talent and outer appearance talent are rare.

The morning breeze blows in from the balcony.

The Xuanmu wood within Su Chen's body swayed gently, like a sapling that had just received a spring rain.

When Su Ye returned to Jiangcheng, it was already morning.

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As the high-speed train traveled from the provincial capital back to Jiangcheng, the tall buildings outside the train window gradually decreased, and the river, paddy fields, factories, and old residential areas slowly reappeared in the view.

Compared to the bustling provincial capital, Jiangcheng appears much more tranquil.

There aren't such large buildings, nor such dense traffic; the plane trees lining both sides of the street sway in the sunlight, and buses slowly pull up to their stops.

The pace slowed down noticeably.

After exiting the high-speed rail station, Su Ye sat in the back of a taxi, looking out the window.

The car window was opened a crack.

A gentle breeze drifted in from outside, brushing against his fingertips.

He reached out the window and felt the wind slip through his fingers.

The air in this city carries the moisture of the river.

very common.

It also makes people feel at ease.

Su Ye's lips curled up slightly.

"Driver, just stop right up ahead."

The driver glanced at the rearview mirror.

"Here? This place is a bit out of the way."

"Okay, let's walk a few steps."

"OK."

The taxi stopped by the roadside, Su Ye scanned the code to pay, and got out of the car with his bag.

This place is a bit far from the city center, surrounded by old factory areas that are being demolished. The roadside weeds are overgrown, and several old buildings are already empty, with red "demolish" signs sprayed on their walls. In the distance, there are construction fences, and the occasional clanging sound of sheet metal being blown by the wind can be heard from inside.

Su Ye walked to a deserted area without surveillance cameras.

The spiritual energy slowly permeated out.

After confirming that no one was around, he took out the gold-type golden pill.

The golden pill was extremely small, so small that it could be described as a tiny particle, yet it was surprisingly heavy.

The golden surface was covered with fine lines, like a seed of sharpness compressed to its extreme. Even though Su Ye wrapped it with his kidney water spiritual power, it still occasionally burst out a few strands of golden light, cutting the surrounding air with a slight sound.

The system notification reappeared.

[Golden Elixir (Minor Flaw)]

[A product of the qualitative change experienced by those with the Gold Element talent under the transcendent fog]

[Integration Risk: Extremely High]

[Compatibility: 0]

Based on experience, Su Ye only needs half a day, otherwise the vitality in the golden core will disappear.

In other words, Su Ye must transplant it into his body as soon as possible.

This time, Su Ye was not ambiguous.

He found a clean cement platform in the wasteland, sat down cross-legged, took off his coat, and tidied his upper body clothes to one side.

This transplant is completely different from a regular surgery.

In practical medical practice, transplanting a highly reactive gold core into a lung would require open-chest surgery, hemostasis, and...

Avoiding major blood vessels and protecting the pleura, it also involves solving a host of problems such as rejection, pneumothorax, infection, and lung tissue damage.

But Su Ye now has a more suitable solution for himself.

Minimally invasive puncture.

Spiritual guidance.

Water film isolation.

Lung metal opens the way.

The transplant site was chosen in the upper lobe of the left lung, near the hilum.

It is close to the convergence point of the lung meridian in his body, and avoids the main pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein and main bronchus. As long as the channel is narrow enough, the damage can be controlled within a very small area.

Su Ye closed his eyes.

The kidney water and spiritual energy sink into the body.

The structure of the thoracic cavity unfolds in my mind.

Ribs, pleura, lung lobes, bronchi, blood vessels, and the meridians of the lungs.

Every single detail is crystal clear.

He used his mental power to confirm the puncture path again.

Then, a wisp of extremely fine lung gold emerged from the fingertip.

It is not sharp and outward-facing as it is in battle; instead, it is constricted into a nearly transparent needle.

Su Ye raised his hand and gently tapped the third intercostal space on his left chest.

The skin was precisely cut open.

There was no major bleeding.

The lung metal follows the pre-set path inward, avoiding blood vessels and bronchi, opening an extremely narrow channel. At the same time, the kidney water transforms into a thin film of water, wrapping around the edges of the wound, suppressing the pain, and preventing air leakage from the chest cavity.

The golden elixir was encased in a water film.

Su Ye used his mental power to support it and slowly inserted it into the puncture channel.

As soon as the golden pill approached the lungs, the original lung metal in the body immediately reacted.

Pale golden veins lit up on the lung lobes.

That was the lung gold that Su Ye extracted when he first performed surgery on Old Wang.

Upon careful recollection, Su Ye has only encountered lung-related issues twice so far.

The first time was with that white-robed man from the Jiangcheng Xuanjing Society. Su Ye directly crushed that man's lung metal, indicating a very low level.

The second time was when he became the leader of the Xuanjing Society.

The Golden Core of the Golden Element, the Golden Body of the Great Dao, and the Condensation of Weapons for Combat.

Mr. Wang's lungs had an extremely high concentration of gold.

Even if it has not yet formed a Golden Core, it should still be considered one of the strongest types below the Golden Core category.

The lung metal that Su Ye absorbed from Elder Wang's body became the foundation of the metal meridians in his lungs. Now that this metal-type golden pill has entered his lungs, those originally scattered lung metal meridians are starting to converge towards it, as if they have encountered a source.

The golden elixir fell into the predetermined location.

hum.

Su Ye's chest trembled slightly.

An extremely sharp aura exploded out instantly, as if countless tiny blades were trying to pierce out of the lungs.

Su Ye remained expressionless.

The water system's golden elixir rotates.

The kidney water's spiritual power suppressed it, transforming it into a deep, dark body of water that enveloped the sharp edge layer by layer.

The lung meridians also began to actively entwine around the golden elixir, like a fine golden net, fixing it deep within the lung lobes.

A system notification appears.

[The Golden Elixir has been implanted in the lungs]

Current compatibility: 31%

[Integration Status: Not Started]

Su Ye breathed slowly.

With each inhale, a fine, tingling pain would emanate from his lungs; with each exhale, a faint golden aura would escape from his nasal cavity, only to be quickly forced back into his body.

This golden elixir is too sharp.

If an ordinary superhuman were to undergo a transplant, their lungs would likely be shredded by the golden energy within seconds.

But Suye is different.

He has the Kidney Water Golden Elixir to suppress it.

There is readily available lung gold as a buffer.

The system also helps him increase the compatibility through data analysis.

He didn't rush to fuse the golden core; he simply stabilized it within his lungs first.

The wound closed half an hour later.

Only a very faint red mark remained on her left chest.

Su Ye finished dressing and stood up.

The wind blew through the old factory area, causing the weeds to sway gently.

He could feel a heavy, sharp core deep inside his lungs.

Like a golden star, it hangs there quietly.

At this moment, it has not yet truly integrated into Suzhou's industry.

But it had already added a sharp edge to his breathing.

Su Ye looked towards Jiangcheng in the distance.

The methods of the Xuanjing Society are too insidious.

But he knew that there was more than one Xuanjing Society in the world. The Xuanjing Society was just too arrogant at the moment. This arrogance came from their master, that old man, who was domineering and looked down on everyone.

There's no shortage of fools in this world.

They won't all be idiots.

There will always be some terrorist organizations lurking in the shadows, smarter, more cautious, and better at hiding on the fringes of order.

This world is becoming more and more unpredictable.

Su Ye couldn't help but smile.

He then returned to his residence.

He closed the door, changed his shoes, and before he even had a chance to shower, he simply rinsed his face and fell into a deep sleep on the bed.

He appeared calm these past few days, but the provincial capital battle, the Golden Core level duel, and the Golden Core transplant—every single event was draining his energy.

Now back in Jiangcheng, back in my room.

Outside the window, there were familiar sounds of traffic, wind, and even a few indistinct shouts. These subtle sounds actually helped him fall into a deep sleep.

When I woke up the next day, the sunlight was already falling on the edge of the curtains.

Su Ye opened his eyes.

A glint of golden light flashed in his eyes.

The morning light streaming in through the window perfectly complemented the golden gleam in his eyes, and in that instant, even the dust floating in the room seemed to be clearly visible to him.

Su Ye sat up and took a deep breath.

Deep inside the lungs, the golden core had become much quieter.

A system notification appears.

[Golden Core Compatibility: 100%]

[Formal fusion can proceed]

[Estimated fusion time: 24 hours]

Su Ye rubbed his temples.

"That was pretty fast."

He wasn't surprised.

The system's pre-emptive maximization of compatibility essentially completes the rejection buffer at the data level. The subsequent fusion is what truly allows the Golden Elixir to deeply integrate with the lungs, lung metal, and the Golden Spirit Bird's pupils.

The gold-based elixir is too sharp.

It is almost impossible for an ordinary person to merge with someone else's golden core.

The backlash from the rejection alone is enough to cause the lungs to lose control of their metallization.

Fortunately, Su Ye has a system, the Kidney Water Golden Elixir, and his own Lung Metal Foundation.

Su Ye chose to begin the integration process.

The next moment, his body suddenly became still, and the presence of the water-element golden core temporarily disappeared, not that it had truly vanished.

Instead, all the kidney water power was temporarily diverted by the system to suppress the fusion process, like a deep sea sinking into the lungs, layer by layer enveloping that golden elixir.

Su Ye sat on the bed and suddenly felt a long-lost sense of weakness.

One cannot spread one's mental energy at will.

Lung metal should not be used lightly.

The golden spirit bird's eyes also quieted down.

At this moment, he was just like an ordinary person.

Su Ye looked down at his hands.

The fingers are long and slender, and the lines on the palm are clear.

He clenched his fist; the strength was still there, but the feeling of being able to observe the world, control his body, and mobilize his inner thoughts at any time was temporarily suppressed.

"Twenty-four hours."

Su Ye sighed.

"Alright."

He had originally planned to study fortune telling before returning to the hospital, but now it seems he has no choice but to stay home obediently.

The power of the two Golden Core cultivators filled him with anticipation.

Time passed little by little.

Su Ye watched a movie at home for a while.

In the movie, the protagonist jumps off a rooftop, tumbles twice, and emerges unharmed.

Su Ye watched very carefully, and then made a comment.

"This is getting more and more ridiculous."

He turned on the TV again, and the news was broadcasting about the crackdown on crime in the provincial capital of Jiangnan. It said that a joint operation by multiple departments had cracked down on a number of criminal gangs, and social order had been further stabilized.

Su Ye looked at the host's calm face and couldn't help but smile.

In the evening, he turned on his phone again and browsed the Supernatural Forum for a while.

The Xuanjing Society's post is still floating on the homepage.

However, many details have been deleted.

More people began to discuss whether Azure Dragon would recruit members from outside, whether Jiangnan Province would establish an official extraordinary registration system in the future, and some even started posting questions about whether they should proactively report themselves after awakening their Outer Form.

The shadow of order is slowly descending, and everything seems to be developing in a thriving direction.

Su Ye watched for a while but didn't say much. In the afternoon, he was so bored that he opened the hospital's small group chat.

Wang Luo was inside complaining about how crowded the outpatient clinic was today.

Wang Luo: "Today I feel like I'm surrounded by a urinary tract infection. Wait! I'm a neurosurgeon!! Ugh, two guys got the wrong appointments today, so annoying."

Wang Dandan: "That sounds really disgusting."

Su Bei: "Didn't Su Ye go to the provincial capital for training? Has he come back today?"

Wang Luo: "I miss Su Ge on the first day he's not here."

Su Ye thought for a moment and replied.

Su Ye: "Don't worry about me, I just got back to Jiangcheng."

The group was silent for three seconds.

Wang Luo: "???"

Wang Dandan: "???"

Su Bei: "You're back?"

Su Ye: "Well, things in the provincial capital ended early. I still have one day of vacation left. I'll visit you at the hospital tomorrow. Today is my day off."

"

Su Bei: ? ? ?

Wang Luo: "Su Shen, you're usually so taciturn and aloof, why are you suddenly so lively today?"

Wang Dandan: "Did you gain a lot from studying in the provincial capital?"

Wang Luo: "Could it be that I've met the love of my life in the provincial capital? Holy crap!"

Su Ye looked at the screen, a smile playing on his lips.

Su Ye: "Be careful, or I'll tell your supervising teacher. You might even run into your teacher in the cafeteria sometime, and he'll give you a good beating!"

Wang Luo: "No, we loved each other."

Wang Dandan: "Hahahaha."

Su Bei: "Looks like he's really back. His tone is very Su Ye's."

Su Ye leaned back on the sofa, the sunlight outside slowly setting in the west, casting a warm glow in the living room.

Deep within the lungs, the golden elixir of the metal element is still slowly fusing together.

That sharp edge was enveloped by the kidney water, gradually merging with his lung meridian.

Meanwhile, on the phone screen, the hospital group chat was still buzzing with messages.

The atmosphere has finally returned to normal. This kind of life is so good!

The next morning, Su Ye woke up.

The curtains weren't fully drawn, and a sliver of morning light shone through the gap, falling on the wooden floor beside the bed. The moment Su Ye opened his eyes, the sky outside suddenly trembled.

The tremor was extremely slight.

Ordinary people would never notice it.

In Su Ye's perception, it was as if an invisible sharp ray swept across, splitting the morning light, dust, and airflow outside the window in two. The sunlight was still gently spreading on the windowsill, but in that instant, Su Ye felt that the whole room had become sharp.

He slowly sat up.

Deep within the lungs, a golden core floats quietly.

The next moment, a system notification appeared.

[Golden Core Fusion Completed]

Current status: Minor flaw

[Compatibility: 100%]

[Fusing location: Lung]

[Note: This golden core has suffered a powerful impact, and there are slight cracks in its core. It can be slowly repaired using high-quality metal-type spiritual energy.]

"Minor flaws?"

Su Ye's heart skipped a beat.

He was engaged in a fierce battle with the leader of the Xuanjing Society, and at the critical moment, he naturally had no intention of stopping.

The Golden Core of the Gold Element is too terrifying.

The golden palace in the chest of the Xuanjing Society leader trembled, and a terrifying golden light was about to tear everything apart. If Su Ye had hesitated even slightly at that time, he would have been the one whose chest was shattered.

Therefore, it is reasonable for this golden elixir to have minor flaws.

However, Su Ye is not yet clear on what impact this minor flaw will have.

He reached out and pressed his hand to his chest, feeling a strange heaviness deep in his lungs.

It felt like a golden star had appeared inside my body.

"Let's see if we can find some metal-type spiritual energy sometime."

"Perhaps it can repair the Golden Core."

Su Ye said softly.

He breathed slowly.

Subtle changes immediately came from deep within the lungs.

The golden elixir hidden in his lungs was now drawing out a rich golden aura, frantically tempering his lungs. The lung lobes were as if being outlined inch by inch by fine golden threads, and the originally soft organs were now imbued with a metallic resilience and sharpness.

With each inhale, the air entering the chest cavity is cleansed by that golden aura.

With each exhale, a faint sword-like sound seemed to ring out in his throat.

The voice was very faint.

It was so sharp that even Su Ye himself was somewhat surprised.

Is this the Golden Core of the Gold Element? It controls the ultimate sharpness of the world.

He exhaled a long breath, then tried to mobilize the power of the water-type golden core to contact the metal-type golden core in his lungs.

The deep, dark kidney water flows towards the lungs.

However, the next moment, Su Ye's expression suddenly changed.

puff.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The blood fell onto the tissue paper by the bed, its color darker than usual, with even a few very faint golden streaks mixed in.

Su Ye frowned.

The moment the power of the water-type Golden Core came into contact with the metal-type Golden Core, it felt a strong repulsion.

That feeling was wonderful.

It is also very dangerous.

It's like a palace housing two gods.

They remain silent and occupy their own territory in ordinary times, but once their forces converge, they will generate a strong and terrifying impact.

The world's top extraordinary geniuses should normally only possess one type of Golden Core. The power of the Golden Core is domineering and transcendent, representing a path to godhood.

Su Ye currently possesses two types of Golden Elixir.

It is worth mentioning that neither of these two golden cores were derived from his body on their own. The water-type golden core came from the initial surgery, while the metal-type golden core came from the corpse of the Master of the Xuanjing Society.

One water, one gold.

A primary spiritual perspective.

One's main strength lies in killing.

Both are strong, both are domineering, and both want to occupy their own place in the body.

Su Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression falling.

"trouble."

But it doesn't matter.

These two types of golden pills temporarily each perform their respective functions. The water-type golden pill remains deep within the kidney water, granting him Heavenly Eye-level spiritual power and near-omniscient insight.

The Golden Core of the Metal element is stored in the lungs, enhancing his Metal aura strength, lung Metal killing power, and the power of the Golden Spirit Bird Eye.

From now on, Su Ye's offensive tactics will become extremely terrifying.

He glanced at the time.

The holiday ends this afternoon.

However, the hospital just sent out a message saying that there's nothing much to do today, and we can just go to the hospital to check on things before dark.

After washing up, Su Ye changed into some comfortable clothes.

After returning to Jiangcheng, he planned to go out for a stroll.

He's been under a lot of stress these past few days.

In the provincial capital, at the Xuanjing Gathering, a great battle of Golden Core cultivators took place, merging Golden Cores.

One thing after another, even Su Ye now needs to slow down from that high-pressure state.

A balance between tension and relaxation is the way of both civil and military affairs.

There are several mountains in Jiangcheng, but the tourism industry has never been very developed. Most of the mountains that are truly close to nature are quite desolate, with old mountain roads, few signs, and few people on weekdays.

Su Ye took a taxi to the outskirts of the city.

After getting off the bus, he walked along a path half-covered by weeds.

The foot of the mountain was damp in the early morning, and the smell of earth mixed with the scent of grass and trees filled the air. In the distance, the mountains rose and fell, with exposed rock faces and trees growing haphazardly. Several birds hopped among the branches, their calls clear and melodious.

Su Ye stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing at the peak.

"This mountain seems to be called Dagushan (Big Lonely Mountain)."

Because tourism is not well-developed in Jiangcheng, the name of this mountain is also relatively unknown.

Sparsely populated.

But it has a more natural feel.

Su Ye started walking up the mountain.

In the past, when he climbed such barren mountains, once he exerted his strength, his muscles would bulge, and every movement would make him like a ferocious humanoid beast, speeding between the rocks. When his feet landed, the mud and rocks would explode. He would use his strength to move, leap, and climb, exuding a savage feeling of overflowing physical power.

However, things are different now.

Su Ye made almost no significant moves.

He took each step very lightly.

As the toes landed on the rocks, the body moved upward with the wind, the tendons inside the body twitched slightly, and the spine, like a quiet, coiled dragon, compressed the power into an extremely fine and stable state.

From a distance, he didn't look like he was climbing a mountain.

It's more like blending into the mountain breeze.

Just then, Su Ye saw a few people.

The group of people were climbing another mountain path. They moved quickly and were agile. Some of them could leap over rocks that were half a person high, while others would grab the rock face with their hands and easily flip over.

With a gentle sweep of his spiritual power, Su Ye knew that these people were also extraordinary.

At this stage, it's no longer unusual to see one or two extraordinary individuals on the road.

The dense fog has been there for a month.

This world has already undergone earth-shattering changes without anyone realizing it.

Those people also noticed Su Ye.

They were laughing and joking, but their voices gradually lowered after seeing Su Ye.

This person should also be an extraordinary individual.

Strangely, they couldn't sense any extraordinary aura emanating from him.

There are no external fluctuations.

There was no spontaneous inspiration.

There were no abnormalities in the internal organs.

He was like an ordinary person, dressed in simple casual clothes, walking slowly along the mountain path.

But the more this happened, the more chills they felt.

It feels so eerie.

Among those people, one girl stood out. She had short hair, an earring, and a wild look in her eyes and brows. Her clothes didn't look like normal hiking gear; she looked more like a street punk.

But at this moment, she was unusually quiet, giving off the vibe of a well-behaved girl. When Su Ye passed by them, she suddenly bowed slightly, her attitude respectful.

"senior."

The people around were somewhat surprised.

Normally, this girl is the most outgoing and has the sharpest tongue, daring to say a few words to anyone she meets. But now, she seems to be suppressed by some invisible force, and her well-behaved appearance makes them all a little uncomfortable.

Su Ye glanced at her, nodded, and continued walking up the mountain without saying anything more.

Soon, his figure disappeared among the rocks and trees.

Only when the faint sense of oppression completely dissipated did they all breathe a sigh of relief.

The girl, who looked like a delinquent, quickly pulled a cigarette from her pocket, put it in her mouth, her fingers trembling slightly. She lit it with a snap, took a deep drag, and exhaled smoke from her nostrils, as if she had finally come back to life.

"My God!"

"What kind of monster is this?"

"That scared me to death!"

She looked back in the direction where Su Ye had disappeared, her voice much lowered.

"I felt like I was being stared at by those eyes just now, and I felt like I was suffocating."

The people around nodded in agreement.

A young man wearing a hiking hat said in a low voice, "We're encountering more and more extraordinary people these days, and occasionally we even run into some extremely rare monsters."

The other person swallowed.

"You absolutely must not offend them."

"Otherwise, they won't even know how they died."

The young delinquent girl, with a cigarette between her fingers, felt a bit of her wildness return, but she still didn't dare look up at the mountain.

"I may be a bit of a smart aleck, but I'm not stupid. You should call this kind of person a senior. Sigh, if only I could make a friend of his, chat in bed, maybe my path to extraordinary things would be much smoother."

The group fell silent for a moment, speechless.

A mountain breeze rustled through the leaves in the forest.

They originally came to this natural environment to sense the spiritual energy and look for evolved creatures to practice their combat skills. However, before they even encountered any evolved creatures, they first encountered a monster that looked like a mountain ghost.

Su Ye ignored them.

He continued upwards.

As the extraordinary gradually becomes commonplace, it's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Some people will get an opportunity because of this.

Some people may be drawn into deeper danger as a result.

Su Ye reached the summit.

The mountains in Jiangcheng are exceptionally steep, which is why the mountaineering industry has not flourished.

The top of Dagushan Mountain is a bare rock face, surrounded by low trees. The wind blows across the ridge, carrying the scent of grass and stone dust. In the distance, you can see a corner of Jiangcheng, where the buildings appear quiet in the morning light, and the river flows around the city like a gray-blue ribbon.

Such steep cliffs, however, gave Su Ye a special feeling.

The golden core in the lungs trembled slightly.

Su Ye stood on the mountaintop and closed his eyes.

He could feel the intense golden energy permeating his chest skin and pores. This golden energy was no longer as light and airy as the previous lung energy; instead, it was sharp and solid, like a divine sword tempered by the great sun deep within the heavens.

Like countless tiny swords hidden in one's breath.

He felt the trembling of golden energy within his body.

Feel the fusion of the golden elixir and the lungs.

I also felt the changes in my lungs.

His lungs have already shown signs of becoming golden. The golden core is forging Su Ye's physical body into a magnificent golden body. However, this process is slow and dangerous. Once the golden energy gets out of control, his lungs will be torn apart by the sharp edge first.

Su Ye slowly opened his eyes.

There were no unnecessary movements.

Suddenly, a terrifying golden light burst forth in his eyes.

The golden light was unlike ordinary pupil light; it was more like a flying sword that suddenly appeared in the void, carrying destructive power, and instantly swept across the mountain peak.

Boom!

The entire mountain peak seemed to tremble.

Amidst the rolling mountains, a small, protruding hill suddenly split open from the middle, and golden energy flowed out from within like liquid. With a deafening roar, it exploded completely, the golden energy bursting apart.

Gravel flew everywhere, and dust rose into the air.

Birds and beasts scattered in the woods.

Several mountain birds screeched and soared into the sky. From the distant grass came the sounds of animals fleeing in panic. Even deep in the mountains and forests, several creatures that had just shown signs of evolution were forced to prostrate on the ground by the sharpness of the golden core, trembling all over, not daring to raise their heads.

Halfway up the mountain.

The group of extraordinary individuals stopped in their tracks at the same time.

Their pupils contracted as they gazed towards the mountaintop.

The sound was enormous.

It was like thunder crashing down on the mountaintop, or like something being brutally shattered.

The cigarette in the young woman's mouth almost fell out.

"That was just now—"

Her throat bobbed.

"That senior?"

No one answered.

Because they had already felt a terrible pressure spreading down from the mountaintop.

That wasn't directed at them.

It was just the aftermath of a strength test.

But the aftershocks had frozen their spiritual energy, making even breathing difficult.

The young man wearing the hiking hat was pale.

"All evolved beings have collapsed."

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

They suddenly realized that it was somewhat naive of them to come to these mountains to practice on evolved creatures.

The real monster is on the mountain.

The mountaintop.

Su Ye looked at the shattered boulder, a smile appearing in his eyes.

After the golden core entered his body, his pupil power received an epic enhancement.

In reality, whether it's a pupil technique or anything else, it's just a way of using the golden energy.

The most crucial factor is the strength of the interest rate.

Now that he possesses the Golden Core, the strength of his Golden Breath is unimaginable.

Those eyes, once opened, can tear everything apart.

Su Ye was completely satisfied.

He did not continue the test.

This is, after all, near Jiangcheng, and making too much noise here would be troublesome.

After Su Ye went down the mountain, he went to the hospital first.

Jiangcheng No. 1 Hospital was still busy in the afternoon.

The outpatient hall was bustling with people, with queues forming at the registration machines and people asking for directions at the nurses' station. The air was filled with the familiar smells of disinfectant and paper medical records.

As Su Ye passed by the urology clinic, he saw Wang Dandan carrying a stack of documents out of there, clearly there to take care of something.

Wang Dandan spotted him at a glance.

"Su Shen?"

She looked Su Ye up and down, her expression turning somewhat strange.

"You're back? Is your training in the provincial capital over?"

"it's over."

Wang Dandan stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly showed a strange expression and touched her chin.

"Why do you seem a bit different?" She circled Su Ye for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so she could only sigh and say, "People really do change when they go to the provincial capital."

Su Ye smiled.

"Learning makes us progress."

Wang Dandan rolled her eyes at him.

"Don't give me that."

Wang Dandan said with a smile that Su Ye's temperament seemed to have become sharper. The Su Ye of the past was very calm, but also had a gentle feeling, like a pool of water, calm and profound.

Now, beneath his calm exterior, there seems to be a hidden sharpness. He speaks with a smile, yet gives the impression that he possesses an undisguised brilliance.

But then she thought about it again, and realized that a super genius like Su Ye should be like this. The previous feeling was unreasonable. Wang Dandan quickly accepted the change.

"I'm going to get busy now, Su Shen. Let's go get some barbecue another day!"

"No problem."

Su Ye wandered around the consultation room.

It's nothing serious.

After all, his clinic is currently on holiday and not open.

In the evening, Su Ye returned to his residence.

As dusk fell, the lights in the residential complex below began to turn on one by one.

That evening, Su Chen came over.

When he came in, he was carrying a bag of braised vegetables and two bottles of wine.

"elder brother."

Su Ye glanced at him, feeling a sense of relief.

This kid has changed a lot. Although Su Chen was clever before, he always had a kind of relaxed feeling that college students hadn't been fully tempered by society. Now it's different. His breathing is more steady, his eyes are brighter, and there is a gentle yet tenacious vitality in his body.

Under Su Ye's spiritual probing, the meridians of the liver-generating Xuanmu in Su Chen's body were already correct. The wood-type spiritual energy extended outward along the liver, like a sapling taking root deep in the body. Although the branches and leaves were still tender, they already had their own direction of growth.

The art of outward appearances has also evolved quite well.

The external appearance and the internal landscape are in harmony, which is an extremely rare situation.

The two brothers placed the braised vegetables on the coffee table and then simply stir-fried two other dishes.

The wine was poured into the glass.

The night outside the window was quiet, and the living room lights shone warmly.

Su Chen's face flushed slightly from drinking, as if he had been thinking about many things. He suddenly said, "Brother, you really tricked me a lot when we were kids."

Su Ye picked up a piece of beef.

"Is there?"

"That's great!" Su Chen immediately perked up. "When we were little, you took me to the river to catch fish. You said you'd keep watch, but you went to buy popsicles instead, leaving me alone in the mud. I couldn't climb out for ages, and when I got home, my mom gave me a beating."

Su Chen laughed in exasperation.

"And that time in elementary school, you said you'd take me to catch cicada nymphs, but you made me climb a tree while you directed me from below—"

Su Ye smiled as he watched Su Chen's frantic rant, but he could also see the nostalgia in his eyes. Yes, the past was like smoke in the wind. Their family was very poor when they were young, but they still managed to have enough to eat and wear. When they looked up, there was a sky full of stars, and they would lie in the woodpile and enjoy the gentle breeze on their faces.

Yes, my parents always support me through thick and thin!

Snapped!

The two brothers clinked glasses, and Su Ye quietly said, "Mom and Dad are getting old, and it's time for them to look after us."

Su Chen blushed and nodded, "Mm!"

"But bro, you can't mess with me anymore."

Su Ye reached out and roughly ruffled Su Chen's hair.

"Bullshit, what older brother doesn't take advantage of his younger brother?"

Su Chen's hair was pulled into a mess, and he cursed as he tried to escape.

The two drank a few more glasses.

The night deepened.

After Su Chen drank too much and fell asleep on the sofa, Su Ye's slightly tipsy eyes slowly cleared up.

He looked at Su Chen.

This kid has already entered his first marrow cleansing stage.

With his external appearance and internal landscape in harmony, his liver's mysterious wood meridians aligned correctly, and his external appearance techniques having made progress, Su Chen should now be considered the pinnacle of his abilities during his first marrow cleansing.

Su Ye reached out and pulled the thin blanket covering Su Chen up a little.

The living room fell silent.

A night breeze blew through the window, rustling the leaves of the trees below.

Su Ye leaned back on the sofa, his golden core deep in his lungs trembling slightly, while his kidney water golden core sank to the other end of his body. The two top-level powers were temporarily guarding their respective sides, and his younger brother, who was sleeping soundly without any defenses, seemed to have pulled him back into ordinary life.

Su Ye looked at him and said softly, "You've grown up."

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