Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming
Chapter 1118 - 490: Zhou Chun’s Core Formation [An 8000-Character Mega Chapter Requesting Subscriptions]_5

Chapter 1118: Chapter 490: Zhou Chun’s Core Formation [An 8000-Character Mega Chapter Requesting Subscriptions]_5

After leaving the Core Element Hall, Zhou Chun took out two signal talismans for communicating with Luo Qingni, activating both of them.

According to their agreement, if he only activated one talisman, it would indicate that he had successfully obtained the alchemy furnace.

If two were activated, it would mean things had not gone smoothly, and he would have to enter secluded cultivation on the Secret Realm Island to form his Golden Core.

Having informed Luo Qingni as per their agreement, it was highly likely that she would first return to Tianyuan Immortal City, rather than waiting outside for him to complete his Core Formation.

Therefore, after notifying Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun took his spirit pets along and headed towards the location of the garden.

"You all should cultivate here from now on, remember not to wander off!"

In the garden, after instructing his several spirit pets, Zhou Chun also found a cool pavilion to sit down cross-legged and officially began his secluded cultivation for Core Formation.

The Secret Realm Island was cut off from the outside world and rich with spiritual energy, making it an excellent place for secluded cultivation.

Zhou Chun didn’t need to go to a specific cave dwelling; even just in this garden, the richness of spiritual energy was not inferior to that of Luo Qingni’s residence in Tianyuan Immortal City, Qingni Residence.

Besides his several spirit pets, there were no other living creatures here, making secluded cultivation undisturbed.

Cultivating a Core is not like Foundation Establishment or opening the Purple Mansion; the process is much more complex and lengthy.

The first step in Core Formation is to compress and condense the lake of mana within one’s body into a liquid sphere, known as a "False Core".

This step does not require any Nascent Soul Spirit Material because one can repeatedly attempt it. Failing at most would only cause minor shock injuries to the Dantian Qi Sea.

If one cannot independently complete this step, then Core Formation is simply out of the question.

Zhou Chun spent several days adjusting and then officially started the attempt of the first step of Core Formation according to the methods in the Golden Cauldron Profound Technique.

Perhaps it was because of his exceptionally powerful Divine Sense, but merely on his first attempt, Zhou Chun nearly completed the condensation of the "False Core".

And even if he failed and the liquid sphere dispersed back into the lake of mana, his powerful Divine Sense could control his own mana to prevent any damage to the Dantian.

At this moment, Zhou Chun also discovered another benefit of practicing the Golden Cauldron Profound Art: his Dantian was much more tenacious than that of an ordinary cultivator.

The kind of shock and injury that might affect a normal cultivator seemed like nothing to him.

After only two attempts, Zhou Chun succeeded in condensing the "False Core" on his third try.

With the "False Core" in place, it was time for the second step.

Under normal circumstances, cultivators at this stage would continually consume Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid and Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid, using the "water and fire refining the Golden Core" method to smelt the "False Core" with these two extreme forces, transforming the "False Core" towards a true Golden Core.

If one does not have these two types of Nascent Soul Spirit Material for assistance, completing this transformation from false to true can only be achieved by repeatedly condensing and dissipating the "False Core", thereby increasing the purity and solidity of the mana until the transformation to a true core can occur.

However, as Zhou Chun knew, unless one has a Superior Spiritual Root Talent above that, known as an "Heavenly Spirit Root", ordinary cultivators would almost never be able to finish this step by themselves, as they wouldn’t have enough time.

And among the members of the Sanjue Sect over the past one thousand years, not a single "Heavenly Spirit Root" cultivator has emerged. Currently, the only known Heavenly Spirit Root Cultivator in Jingguo Country is the Sect Leader of the Moon Wheel Sect, Baiyue True Person.

Such Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators, as long as they do not meet an untimely demise, will inevitably succeed in forming their Golden Core without encountering any bottlenecks or barriers.

Whether they are attempting Foundation Establishment, opening the Purple Mansion, or forming a Golden Core, they require no spiritual objects for assistance.

The Golden Cores that ordinary cultivators dream of forming are merely one guaranteed milestone in their cultivation journey!

And it is highly likely that their final destination does not stop at the Golden Core Stage.

For Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators, Foundation Establishment at twenty, opening the Purple Mansion at fifty, and forming the Golden Core at one hundred years old are all normal achievements.

Zhou Chun did not carry with him the two types of Nascent Soul Spirit Material—Extreme Cold Ice Marrow Liquid and Extreme Yang Fire Spirit Liquid—but he did have Five Elements Spirit Fruit, which was even more precious and effective.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry to consume the Five Elements Spirit Fruit, but instead chose to dissipate the "False Core" and continue the process of condensing the "False Core".

Since it was said in the experiences of earlier cultivators that carrying out as many steps of condensing the "False Core" as possible before Core Formation, thus solidifying the mana even more, would later increase the success rate of the "False Core" transforming into a true one with the help of spiritual objects.

Since Zhou Chun was more apt at condensing the "False Core" than others and his body could easily withstand the shock of the "False Core" dissipating, naturally, he would not waste this advantage.

For the next three years, Zhou Chun continuously condensed the "False Core", accomplishing this step no less than eight hundred times.

After eight hundred times of refinement, he could almost instantly complete the step of condensing the "False Core" and was able to maintain the "False Core" state for an extended period.

At that point, he knew there was no need to continue wasting time on this step.

So after resting for a few days, Zhou Chun took out the Five Elements Spirit Fruit that had been stored for decades in his storage pouch and directly placed it in his mouth.