Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

Once the stone door to the cultivation chamber is closed, most of the noise outside is shut out by the array.

Gu Changjin stood in the center of the secret room, flicked his sleeves, and several storage bags landed on the ground at the same time.

Wow

The spirit stones rolled all over the ground.

The pill bottles, spiritual herbs, meridian-protecting elixirs, and elixir-forming spiritual items were piled up into a small mountain.

The Jiang family is, after all, a celestial clan from six kingdoms.

Even a wrecked ship has three pounds of nails.

These things would probably not be of any interest to Gu Changjin in the main world.

But in this small cultivation world, it's enough to forcefully push a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator to the Golden Core stage.

Of course, forming a core normally is not that simple.

One must regulate one's breathing, solidify one's foundation, perceive the energy of the golden elixir, and guard against inner demons.

But Gu Changjin was too lazy to take the normal route.

This body is not the original body of the main world.

Potential? Lifespan? Foundation?

It's none of his business.

What he wants is to squeeze every last drop of value out of this body in this world of others and me.

Squeeze it to the limit.

When it is finally squeezed out and returned to its original form, it can impact the Nascent Soul stage.

Gu Changjin raised his hand and crushed a bottle of Core Formation Elixir.

The rich spiritual liquid transformed into a blue mist, which he swallowed in one gulp.

Then came the elixirs.

One.

Three.

Ten.

He didn't care whether the medicine would cause any adverse reactions, nor whether his meridians could withstand it.

The spiritual energy within his body surged instantly, like a flood pouring into a narrow river channel, causing his meridians to ache with each burst.

Gu Changjin's expression remained unchanged.

What's a little pain?

He made hand seals, but the technique he was using was neither the Jiang family's cultivation method nor the fire-attribute true technique he had switched to the previous night.

It is, in fact, a demonic cultivation technique.

The Method of Burning Life to Forge Elixir.

This method comes from a demonic cultivator in the main world whom he killed.

When he was young, the original owner of this body had killed many evil demons and heretics on the western border.

One of the demonic cultivators is particularly adept at overdrawing his lifespan and burning his physical bones to forcibly boost his cultivation level in a short period of time.

The method is very crude.

The consequences would be enormous.

For a normal cultivator to use this thing is tantamount to having a death wish.

But now is the perfect time.

Gu Changjin wanted brutality.

That's ruthless.

It means disregarding the consequences.

Strands of crimson fire patterns emerged from beneath his skin.

That's the blood and qi burning.

Lifespan is burning.

Even the potential deep within one's bones is forcibly squeezed out.

If the original him knew that his body, which had taken him thirty years to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment, was being so brutally ruined, he would probably be heartbroken to the point of vomiting blood.

But Gu Changjin wouldn't.

He just felt it wasn't fast enough.

"Again."

He grabbed a few more medicinal herbs and stuffed them directly into his mouth.

The immense medicinal power exploded.

The bottleneck at the peak of Foundation Establishment is beginning to loosen.

Within the dantian, spiritual liquid churned and gradually condensed towards a single point.

When an ordinary cultivator forms their Golden Core, their spiritual energy condenses like a pearl. They must be extremely careful, lest a single misstep destroy the core and cause their death.

Gu Changjin, however, directly suppressed it with demonic fire.

boom!

The dantian vibrated.

The vortex of spiritual energy contracted rapidly.

A nascent crimson-gold elixir slowly took shape deep within the dantian.

This is no ordinary Golden Core cultivator in this world.

The so-called Golden Core in this world is mostly just the solidification of spiritual energy, an increase in lifespan, and a surge in magical power.

From the perspective of the main world, many of them can only be considered inferior Golden Core cultivators.

But Gu Changjin is different.

He possesses the vision of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the main world, the experience of a true Golden Core sword cultivator, and the spiritual height brought about by the Dao Fruit.

The elixir he formed was condensed according to the standards of the main world.

Even if the materials are rough and the environment is barren.

Its quality still surpasses that of most Golden Core cultivators in this world.

As soon as the golden elixir was formed, the entire secret chamber trembled violently.

The spirit-gathering array outside seemed to have been drained, flickering wildly.

Gu Changjin opened his eyes, a ray of crimson-gold light flashing across them.

It became.

Early stage of Golden Elixir.

Although he had exhausted this body quite a bit, resulting in a significant loss of lifespan and minor internal injuries to its meridians.

But it doesn't matter.

Now, he can absolutely crush the Jiang family.

The only slightly troublesome thing is the Jiang family's method of using substitute pills.

He had to get his hands on that thing.

Asking directly won't work.

The Jiang family would never admit to the existence of such a thing.

Once it's brought out, it's tantamount to admitting that they originally intended to refine it into an elixir.

But it's okay.

They will need it for the joint registration ceremony in two days.

When the formation is activated and the magic is activated, Gu Changjin will naturally be able to counterattack.

This is further combined with the deduction of the Daoyuan principle.

There is hope for a method to devour the essence of a Golden Core and refine the foundation of a cultivator.

"The Jiang family, oh the Jiang family."

Gu Changjin chuckled softly.

"Your ideas have given the old ancestor a good idea."

He stood up and felt the power of the Golden Core flowing through his body.

At this moment, the lingering resentment in his heart surged up again.

Thirty years.

How much has this body done for the Jiang family?

When a younger member of the Jiang family was captured by a rival family, he broke into the enemy lines to rescue them.

The Jiang family's spiritual mine was occupied by a demon beast, and he went into the mountain alone to slay the demon.

Jiang Zhaoyue was injured and needed the Cold Marrow Lotus from the depths of the Blackwater Marsh. It was he who almost died in the poisonous swamp to bring the medicine back.

But the result?

The Jiang family's sons laughed at him behind his back as a son-in-law.

The elders of the Jiang family were polite on the surface, but in their hearts they treated him as an outsider.

Jiang Chengze held the magical artifact he had given him, repeatedly saying, "The Jiang family is rewarding you."

Jiang Zhaoyue spoke softly, recounting the deep affection between husband and wife.

In the end, however, he personally held the blood pact and was about to send him into the alchemy furnace.

Isn't this an grudge?

This is, of course, hatred.

And it's a grudge that needs to be settled little by little.

Gu Changjin pushed open the door to the secret room.

The Jiang family members guarding outside were so frightened that they retreated.

When they saw the unfamiliar aura of a Golden Core cultivator emanating from Gu Changjin, their faces turned deathly pale.

"Golden...Golden Core?"

"Did he really break through?"

"Didn't they say it would take two more days to form the core?"

Gu Changjin didn't even glance at them.

"Pass down the order."

"Bring the Gu family here."

The Jiang family members were stunned.

"Family-oriented?"

Gu Changjin looked over coldly.

"What? You don't understand what I'm saying?"

The disciple trembled and immediately knelt down.

"I understand! I understand!"

Half a day later.

The Gu family has arrived.

The Gu family was merely a small cultivation family on the outskirts of the six kingdoms.

The strongest member of the clan was only at the peak of Qi Refining.

They've managed to get by thanks to Gu Changjin's position in the Jiang family over the years.

Now that they heard that Gu Changjin was about to become the new ancestor of the Jiang family and that he would be invited to the Jiang family's Immortal City, they were so excited that they almost cried on the spot.

When Gu Mingyuan, the head of the Gu family, led dozens of his clansmen into the inner mountain of the Jiang family, his feet were practically floating.

Jiang Family Immortal City.

This is the Jiang family of the Immortal Clan.

In the past, even small families like theirs had to send a formal invitation to enter the inner city.

Now we can actually move directly into Uchiyama?

Standing on high ground, Gu Changjin said calmly, "From this day forward, the Gu family and the Jiang family will merge."

"Since I am about to become the new ancestor of the Jiang family, the Gu family should naturally take over the Jiang family as well."

"Choose whichever courtyard you like."

"Take whatever resources you fancy."

The Gu family members were stunned at first.

Then came ecstasy.

"Thank you, Ancestor!"

Long live the Ancestor!

The Jiang family members turned green upon hearing this.

What does it mean to take whatever you want?

This is the Jiang family home!

It's not about being family-oriented!

But the Gu family had already rushed out.

They were used to being subservient to the Jiang family members, but now that Gu Changjin was backing them up, they suddenly became bolder.

A young man from the Gu family took a fancy to a small courtyard with abundant spiritual energy, which was originally inhabited by the direct descendants of the Jiang family.

The other party naturally refused.

After a few words of argument, the Jiang family member cursed angrily.

"That bastard from the Gu family, does he even deserve to live in my yard?"

The voice just fell.

A sword aura descended from the sky.

puff.

The Jiang family member had his forehead pierced and collapsed on the spot.

Gu Changjin's voice came softly.

"Those who disrespect their families will be killed."

The scene fell silent instantly.

The Gu family was initially startled, but then their eyes lit up.

What's there to be afraid of?

grab!

The courtyard was seized.

Lingtian was seized.

The elixir was snatched.

Even the magical artifacts used by the Jiang family members on a daily basis are being targeted by unscrupulous individuals.

Jiang's family in the mountains was in complete chaos.

Someone was crying out.

Some people cursed angrily.

Some people went to the clan elders for help.

Even when the clan elders arrived, they dared not interfere.

Gu Changjin is now a Golden Core cultivator.

Even the patriarch of the Jiang family tolerated it, so who would dare not?

That day, the Jiang family was in complete chaos.

The cultivation world of the six kingdoms also soon heard the news.

"Gu Changjin has formed his Core?"

"And they even brought the Gu family into the Jiang family's inner mountain?"

"Haha, the Jiang family has really raised a patriarch this time."

"I think we should stop calling it the Jiang Family Immortal Clan and start calling it the Gu Family Immortal Clan instead."

"Old ghost Jiang Xuanling is probably so angry that even the coffin lid can't hold him down."

Laughter filled the air outside.

The Jiang family, however, remained as still as stagnant water.

Jiang Zhaoyue sat in her room, listening to the news brought by her maid, her face cold and devoid of any warmth.

She didn't cry.

There was no anger.

He simply clenched the blood-pact jade talisman in his hand.

Gu Changjin has achieved Core Formation, and the Gu family has been incorporated into the Jiang family.

The Jiang family became a laughing stock among the six states.

But she only had one thought in her mind.

One more day.

There is one day left until the grand ceremony of the joint registration of citizens.

After tomorrow, everything will return to normal.