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"No way, someone's trying to break through to the Profound Realm!"

"Who could possibly summon such a vast vortex of spiritual energy?"

Qingyang Daoist turned around abruptly and saw the magnificent vortex of spiritual energy at a glance, his face immediately filled with shock.

She could clearly sense that the power of this Core Formation Breakthrough Realm cultivator far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators.

Even the six ferocious beasts outside the city stopped their attack and looked incredulously toward the direction of Zhenxu Pavilion.

"Humans possess such monstrous talent? Capable of causing such an astonishing phenomenon?"

"This person is no ordinary cultivator. Once he condenses his Golden Core and enters the Profound Realm, he will surely become a major threat to our demon race!"

The Yin Devouring Demon King roared angrily, raised his giant hammer, and slammed it down on the city's protective barrier once more.

Just by looking at this sky-covering vortex of spiritual energy, one can tell that this human prodigy has an extremely high level of innate talent, and we must not give him the opportunity to break through.

The vortex of spiritual energy continued to expand, with thunder surging within it, almost obscuring half of Qingyang Holy City.

Lightning snakes darted through the vortex, and roars of dragons echoed from the depths of the vortex, resounding throughout the heavens and earth.

Inside the True Ruins Pavilion, Ling Xiu was completely unaware of everything outside, having reached the most crucial moment of his breakthrough.

Within the dantian, the golden radiance had already taken shape and its foundation was solid. However, this newly formed golden core was only at the third-order level.

"Then let's keep pushing!"

Ling Xiu immediately swallowed the second Tongxuan Pill to accelerate the condensation of the golden core in his dantian, making it even more solid.

The medicinal power surged like a dragon, washing over the golden elixir again and again. The golden elixir spun rapidly, absorbing the medicinal power. The faster the rotation, the faster it absorbed the medicinal power, and the more solid the body became, surrounded by mysterious Daoist charm.

Following that, the Golden Core grade skyrocketed, reaching the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades!

The golden elixir continued to condense, frantically absorbing the medicinal power.

Ling Xiu dared not relax for a moment, continuously supplying his true essence and locking his divine sense firmly around the golden core, binding it tightly to prevent it from shattering in the violent spinning.

The "True Secrets of Longevity" were running at full speed, stabilizing his physical body.

The supreme spiritual root frantically absorbed massive amounts of spiritual energy from the external vortex.

With each advancement in the Golden Core stage, the required energy increases exponentially, and the immense pressure on Ling Xiu's physical body and soul intensifies accordingly.

His mind was aching unbearably, almost torn apart, and his dantian was throbbing with pain as if it would burst.

He swallowed the third Tongxuan Pill.

"Golden Core, condense for me!"

His voice was like a dragon's roar, a fierce howl that released the excruciating pain of his body being torn apart.

All true essence was poured into the limbs and bones, and the boundless power of longevity flowed throughout the body, rapidly repairing the damaged meridians and flesh.

Such extreme, tearing pain would have been unbearable for most people.

In the blink of an eye, it reached the seventh and eighth tiers! The originally faint golden core condensed to the size of an egg, its golden light translucent, as if forged from pure gold. Eight golden patterns appeared on the core, which was the mark of an eighth-tier golden core.

Throughout the ages, from ancient times to the present, perhaps only Ling Xiu has been able to achieve this.

"This isn't my limit yet!"

Ling Xiu understood that with his solid Dao foundation, the external spiritual energy vortex had not diminished, and the supreme spiritual root, longevity essence, and top-grade pills all providing support, he still had the strength to break through to the next level.

A resolute glint flashed in his eyes as he took out the fourth Tongxuan Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

The violent medicinal power swept through his dantian, crashing into his entire body like the collapse of the heavens and the earth, and the rotation speed of his eighth-order golden core reached its peak once again.

On the body of the pill, the ninth pill pattern slowly emerged, with nine golden patterns encircling the pill body, like nine golden dragons coiling around it.

The Ninth-Order Golden Core is successfully completed!

Ling Xiu seized the opportunity to break through the barrier between realms and officially entered the Profound Realm!

"Buzz!"

His body trembled violently, and a dazzling golden light burst forth from within him, piercing through the roof of the pavilion and soaring into the sky.

The golden beam struck the Qingyang City Guardian Array, and golden light spread out in all directions.

Within the pillar of light, the roar of dragons never ceased, and profound Daoist rhymes flowed, illuminating the entire battlefield with golden light.

The vast sky transformed into a golden glow, with the aura of Taoism spreading throughout the heavens and a strange, refreshing fragrance permeating the surrounding hundred miles.

"Could this extraordinary phenomenon be the appearance of a ninth-tier Golden Core, a rare occurrence that happens only once every ten thousand years?"

"My God, just how terrifying is this person's talent?"

The Qingyang Daoist, suspended high in the sky, underwent a dramatic change in expression. Her delicate body trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief, and she was utterly shocked.

"A ninth-tier Golden Core? Damn humans, how could they produce such a heaven-defying prodigy!"

The six ferocious beasts were all shaken, their murderous intent surging in their fierce eyes, and they all let out a deafening roar.

The killing intent was overwhelming. The ninth-order Golden Core was a legendary top-tier immortal talent, possessing unparalleled advantages in future breakthroughs to the Spirit Sea Realm and even the Divine Transformation Realm, with unfathomable potential.

"This person must be killed! We cannot allow him to grow stronger, or he will pose an endless threat to our demon race!"

"Quickly! Break through the city's protective formation at all costs, kill this man, and do not spare his life!"

The Yin Devouring Demon King roared madly, its face contorted in a terrifying grimace. Its hundred-meter-tall human-beast body swayed, revealing its true form on the spot.

A jet-black Vajra Demon Ape appeared in the world, its explosive and ferocious aura sweeping across the surroundings, causing all the human cultivators in the city to turn pale with horror.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Vajra Demon Ape wielded its heavy weapon and frantically bombarded the city's protective light array.

The five ferocious beasts behind them also transformed into their true forms, roaring and taking turns ramming into the barrier.

At the same time, they commanded the boundless beast tide below, driving the ferocious beasts to crash into the great formation together.

The beast horde was fearless and seemed oblivious to pain, crashing down wave after wave, further exacerbating the crisis facing Qingyang Holy City.

Inside the True Ruins Pavilion, Ling Xiu successfully condensed a ninth-order golden core, breaking through to the Profound Realm.

He stepped out of the quiet room, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying power capable of shattering the stars and the heavens.

Focus your mind inward on your dantian, where a perfectly round golden elixir is quietly nurtured, containing boundless power.

"Ninth-tier Golden Core, Profound Realm cultivation—truly incomparably powerful!"

Ling Xiu was filled with mixed emotions.

Now at the age of 130, he embarked on the path of cultivation and has reached his current level in just 30 years, truly defying fate.

Ling Xiu's physical body underwent a complete transformation, his skin became smooth and radiant, and his appearance remained that of a handsome young man of seventeen or eighteen.

Her whole body was brimming with vitality, and her long, jet-black hair flowed like a waterfall.

His internal power is vast and boundless; with just his cultivation level, he can easily kill a ferocious beast of the Earth Rank.

More importantly, breaking through to the Profound Realm directly added five hundred years to his lifespan.

In addition, due to his long-term cultivation of the "True Secret of Longevity," he already had an extra 240 years of lifespan, and now his total lifespan is nearly 780 years.

He is not yet two hundred years old, and there is still a long time for him to steadily climb the path of cultivation. It is precisely because of his long lifespan that he looks like an eighteen-year-old boy.

If Yun Ziling, Su Nuonuo, and Mu Yinxue were standing in front of them right now, they would never have guessed that the young man before them was Ling Xiu.