My whole family are full of geniuses, I really don't want to be a succubus!

Upon hearing this declaration that resonated with heaven and earth, Su Yi knew that his senior brother Chen Feng, who had been mentoring him since he joined the sect, had finally achieved his wish and advanced to the Golden Core stage.

It has to be said that when an NPC advances to the Golden Core stage, the heavens and earth give them quite a grand welcome, even though there are no golden lotuses emerging from the ground or purple clouds coming from the east.

However, the spiritual energy of the surrounding world automatically transforms into metallic spiritual energy, causing a small-scale surge of spiritual energy that can be considered a minor anomaly in the world.

In the game "Immortal Path", players don't have much fanfare when they advance to the Golden Core stage. After clicking the upgrade button, apart from a layer of attribute light surrounding them when the Golden Core is condensed, there is nothing else.

Foreign monks may be better at chanting scriptures, but that doesn't stop local monks from owning property!

Su Yi sighed inwardly, but Gu Wanquan, who was standing beside her, said with a smile, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother Chen Feng has advanced to the Golden Core stage. Shouldn't we go and congratulate him?"

"Of course, are you going, Wan Quan?" Su Yi tilted her head and looked at Gu Wan Quan.

Gu Wanquan nodded and said with a smile, "I heard in class that the Grandmaster of Divine Power has now officially entered the ranks of cultivators, and I naturally want to go and witness the splendor of the Golden Core stage!"

Su Yi rolled her eyes. Come on, you actually believe that kind of rhetoric?

Before reaching the Qi Refining stage, one can only be considered a cultivator upon advancing to the Qi Refining stage. Before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one can only be considered a cultivator upon advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage. Now, one has reached the Golden Core stage. Indeed, each realm has its own unique pressures.

One person rode a sword, and the other rode a stool, soaring into the air and flying towards the place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged.

Along the way, dozens of streaks of light passed by, all of them other inner disciples who were on their way to offer their congratulations. When they saw Su Yi, they all slowed down to greet him.

"Brother Su!"

"Brother Su was so cool yesterday... awesome!"

"It feels like Brother Su isn't far from reaching the Golden Core stage either."

Seeing Su Yi's energetic dance last night, the crowd flattered her and then lined up behind her and her companion.

Most of them were members of the Azure Dragon Study Group, and each of them, these seemingly ordinary cultivators, looked like they were not to be trifled with.

Su Yi, who was pushed to the front, turned her head and chatted with anyone she met. She could even call out their names accurately and know their progress in cultivation.

Listening to Su Ge's friendly conversation, and knowing that such a dazzling genius like Su Ge actually knew my name, who wouldn't feel that my Su Ge is approachable?

Everyone wanted to chat with Su Yi, which made the procession noisy.

As more and more people joined, a crowd gradually formed, noisily rushing towards Chen Feng's location like hundreds of ducks flying overhead.

Those who knew went to offer their congratulations, while those who didn't thought someone had offended the leader of the Qinglong Study Group and had gone to settle scores with his men!

Gu Wanquan, standing to the side, looked at the cultivators surrounding Su Yi, his smile growing even brighter. His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, golden light swirling within them.

  

Instantly, everyone in the crowd felt a chill on their neck, as if an invisible sword was pressed against their throat.

Gu Wanquan said with a smile, "We're here to congratulate Senior Brother Chen on his advancement to the Golden Core stage. Senior Brother Chen has just broken through, and his realm is still unstable, so please remain quiet!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it drowned out all the other noises, and everyone immediately fell silent.

Everyone knows that Brother Su has a smiling but vicious dog under his command, whose strength is ridiculously strong. Hearing Gu Wanquan's gentle words, the crowd, who originally looked like they were going to the market, quietly followed behind Su Yi and the other person like a flock of quails.

Su Yi also became obedient. Su Yi thought that Gu Wanquan's words also included her. Seeing Gu Wanquan nodding at her, Su Yi quickly gave him a smile.

Seeing Su Yi smiling at him, Gu Wanquan's lips pursed slightly. It seems that even Senior Brother Su is being harassed!

Although Su Yi wore a forced smile, she muttered to herself, "What a show-off! This white serpent, relying on its superior strength, doesn't want to speak, and won't even let others speak? How domineering!"

They flew until they arrived at a courtyard house with three courtyards. A golden pillar, three meters wide, formed by golden light, appeared in front of Su Yi and the others. Around the pillar, three or four old men stood in the air, protecting Chen Feng.

For NPCs, the moment of breakthrough in cultivation is also their most vulnerable moment. If they are maliciously interrupted, at best their strength will regress to its original level and they will fail to advance; at worst, their cultivation will be completely destroyed, and they will have no hope of advancing in this lifetime!

Therefore, whenever someone breaks through to a higher level, the sect will send an elder to protect them, which can be considered a benefit of the sect.

Su Yi and the others stopped and landed not far away to watch the Golden Core advancement, like a row of sparrows perched on a telephone pole, craning their necks to look at the ten-foot-wide golden pillar in front of them.

At this moment, Chen Feng also entered the most critical moment of condensing the core. The three-zhang-wide golden pillar continued to shrink and be compressed into Chen Feng's body.

Meanwhile, the elders guarding the area casually set up a spirit-gathering array to help Chen Feng absorb the surrounding spiritual energy more quickly.

Everything went very smoothly. After the golden light was completely absorbed into Chen Feng's body, Chen Feng, who was sitting cross-legged in mid-air, began to show some pain on his originally calm face.

This pain lasted for a long time; at least Su Yi felt her neck was sore from looking up, while Chen Feng was still in difficult labor.

Everyone began to worry about Chen Feng, and even Gu Wanquan raised an eyebrow and put away his standard smile.

When everyone turned their attention to Su Yi, they found that Su Yi had a calm and composed expression, as if she was very certain that Chen Feng would successfully form his core!

As expected of Brother Su, he's already seen the Golden Core stage while still in the Foundation Establishment stage?

The reason Su Yi was so calm was because she had no idea what Chen Feng was suffering from.

According to Su Yi's understanding, the Golden Core stage is simply the result of long-term cultivation, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth solidifies into a spherical stone within the body.

How can it not hurt when you have kidney stones?

Pain? That's normal, pain is a sign of progress!

As time went on, Chen Feng's expression grew increasingly pained, and the elders protecting him around him also began to show some change in expression, but they still did not make a move.

Cultivation is a solitary endeavor. If someone interferes, it will affect Chen Feng's future path. Even if he manages to break through to the Golden Core stage by chance, his achievements in this life will be limited to that!

Just as the atmosphere at the scene was becoming increasingly tense, a wave-like sound suddenly rang out between heaven and earth. The surrounding spiritual energy, which had been transformed into metal, turned into a surging wave and gathered wildly three feet above Chen Feng's head.

Upon seeing this, the elders who were protecting the Dharma all breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as the waves three feet above our heads parted, a phantom of a golden elixir emerged from the waves, instantly causing the surrounding light to shine brightly!

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For ordinary people, there are gods watching over them; for spiritual practitioners, there is only themselves watching over them!