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Chapter 337 - 275: Ten Years (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 337: Chapter 275: Ten Years (Please Subscribe)

"Will this student Fang manage to hold on for long?"

Outside the dark gate, Nangong Xue leaned against the pitch-black wall, her pupils briefly turning vertical as she stuck out her tongue, licking her lips with anticipation.

Her tongue was a tender pink, but the tip was forked and highly agile.

Ten minutes later, the black gate opened.

Fang Xing came out, a trace of lingering fear on his face: "That darkness... Moon God?!"

"Mhm, ever since the academy took custody of the Moon God’s remains, the methods of the Obelisk changed..."

Nangong Xue nodded earnestly: "Actually, I preferred the previous Blood Sea, just like steaming in a sauna. I always feel like I’m a few pounds lighter after each session..."

’Bones a few pounds lighter, that would mean death...’

Fang Xing thought to himself, realizing that the essence was the Obelisk.

What kind of Evil God contamination it used to hone a Vajra Physique was of no real importance!

"Student Fang, what are you planning to do next?"

Nangong Xue had already regained her previously unremarkable demeanor, and she asked timidly.

"I’ll try ascending a few more levels... By the way, does the academy have any requirements for the duration of cultivation?"

Fang Xing asked.

"There are none... but for outsider Vajra Martial Artists, it’s best not to exceed one day on your first cultivation session. Also, don’t go to the higher floors..."

Nangong Xue warned: "Our academy’s Vajra Martial Artists can relax the conditions a bit... Which level do you want to try?"

On her bespectacled face, she made no attempt to hide a certain expectation.

"The... fifth level should do."

Fang Xing headed to the elevator with Nangong Xue.

The Obelisk’s elevator seemed to directly shift space, without any sensation of weightlessness.

After swiping his card as before, he entered a cultivation room much like the first.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, feeling the darkness surge towards him.

This time, he shut off his Golden Core Domain, allowing the boundless darkness to envelop his Martial Arts Golden Body.

Crack!

Crack!

The unsettling sounds of gnawing echoed out.

The darkness that could gnaw a low-tier Vajra Martial Artist to death left not the slightest mark on his body.

In fact, sparks started to emerge in bursts.

"Refreshing!"

Fang Xing opened his eyes: "It feels like a sauna massage... On the first level, it’s more like being tickled."

This kind of all-encompassing ’wear’ allowed him to easily find the flaws and imperfections of his Martial Arts Golden Body and gradually hone it to ’flawlessness.’

As the cultivation time stretched on, Fang Xing even began to sense an indescribable pressure entering his body.

It was faint and elusive, being absorbed by the "Gate of All Heavens" listed on his attribute panel.

’Is this... the power of the Obelisk?’

’Practicing inside the Obelisk... surely it would slowly draw on a bit of the Origin power of the Obelisk...’

’This feeling... it’s similar to absorbing those few Sect Sacrificial Tools... Although the amount is small, it’s enduring.’

Fang Xing’s eyes gleamed.

If he could stay in the Obelisk for a long time, absorbing this kind of Origin power, combined with the Sect Holy Artifacts and Sacrificial Tools he had already drawn upon before...

Perhaps...

He was not far from unlocking the third world of the Gate of All Heavens!

’Of course, if I let go completely and just devoured the Obelisk, I could probably open it immediately... but obviously, I’d be turned into a pig’s head by Martial God Jian Qiu...’

Martial God Jian Qiu specialized in the "Star-destroying Sword", a powerful being who had once destroyed a star with a single stroke!

Not having reached Martial God status, let alone possessing his own Martial God Mecha, Fang Xing didn’t want to provoke him.

It was good as it was now, like ants moving house, a slow and steady stream.

Just waiting patiently, he would have enough to fill the Gate of All Heavens to perfection.

"He’s lasting so long?!"

Outside the cultivation room.

Having waited for a long while, Nangong Xue’s face expressed surprise, then lit up with a bright smile: "Indeed... I haven’t misjudged him..."

...

In the Cultivation World.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed since the Mu Family closed off their mountain.

The acting Family Head of the Mu Family, Fake Core Real Person Mu Wanzhang, stood silently in the ancestral hall, staring at the Soul Lamp that belonged to ’Mu Wanlong’.

Watching what could no longer be described as a flickering candle flame, but rather a mere thread of flame, his feelings were complex and hard to articulate: "Supreme Elder... you have truly exhausted all your efforts for the Mu Family, and you are still clinging to life."

Indeed, since the Soul Lamps of Mu Wanlu, Mu Wandao, and others had gone out one by one, Mu Wanlong remained as the only Core Formation Real Person in the Mu Family.

His status automatically rose to the sole Supreme Elder of the Family.

This was a title specially bestowed by Mu Wanzhang; though it was rather useless, it could marginally lift the spirits.

He knew that the Family’s Supreme Elder was literally hanging by a thread!

As long as he didn’t die, the Mu Family’s seclusion would still have a glimmer of hope.

If they could hold out until a new Core Formation Cultivator emerged from the family, perhaps there was still a chance for a rise in the future?

Mu Wanzhang visited Mu Wanlong’s Soul Lamp almost daily.

In fact, he had long prepared himself for the possibility that if one day the Supreme Elder’s Soul Lamp went out, he would be the first to rush into the other’s Cave Mansion, cover up everything, and lock down the news...

At this moment, the Spiritual Energy of Baihua Mountain fluctuated.

The sky exhibited a strange phenomenon as spiritual energy, like clouds, swarmed together to form a giant, multicolored vortex.

The spiritual energy vortex continued to expand, dazzling and variegated, swelling rapidly to a considerable size.

"Um, is that the Quasi-Fourth-Rank Spirit Vein Cave Mansion of our clan?"

Mu Wanzhang soared into the sky and, seeing the destination of the spiritual energy vortex, a hint of joy appeared on his face, "Is Qing Shi preparing for Core Formation?"

As a Core Formation family, and even once a Nascent Soul family, the probability of descendants with Spirit Roots emerging from the Mu family bloodline was not low.

Moreover, they possessed a substantial legacy, thus ensuring a hierarchy of cultivation talents.

Although many Jiedan and Fake Core genuine people had been lost in this generation, the next tier still had Core Formation seeds!

This Mu Qingshi, from the fifth branch of the Mu family, was indeed a rare cultivation talent with an Earth-grade Fire Spirit Root!

Before the Mu family sealed off their mountain, he was already a cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Afterward, with the absence of many higher-ups and a surplus of reserve resources in the warehouse, as well as vacant high-rank Cave Mansions,

Mu Wanzhang immediately decided to bestow the high-rank Spirit Vein Cave Mansions to the outstanding pivotal individuals in Foundation Establishment.

Sure enough, Mu Qingshi did not disappoint, advancing from the late stage of Foundation Establishment to the Realm of Great Perfection in just ten years, and with brave and diligent progress, he boldly attempted Core Formation!

’Qingshi must be aware... after the family closed off the mountain, it becomes difficult to venture out in search of Core Formation opportunities... relentless cultivation is of no use...’

’Taking advantage of being the first of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Core Formation seeds, he will certainly get priority use of the accumulated Core Formation opportunities left behind by the family...’

Otherwise, when the young Foundation Establishment cultivators of the clan progressively reach full cultivation, the stockpile of Core Formation Spirit Items will undoubtedly run out.

The later it gets, the more desperate the situation becomes; that’s the inevitable sorrow of closing off the mountain!

No cultivation power would choose this path unless absolutely necessary.

"Family Head!"

Two streaks of light flew over, both from extremely old Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators who had given up on Core Formation.

"This time for Qing Shi’s Core Formation... the clan produced a ’Heavenly Fire Cloud Brocade’ that enhances the physique of Fire Spirit Root cultivators..."

"In addition, the last ’Golden Core Formation Pill’ treasured by the family was also granted to him; he should certainly succeed."

One of the elderly Foundation Establishment Deacons said reassuringly.

"Merely Core Formation is not enough... not even a True Core downstream is enough."

Mu Wanzhang shook his head, somewhat bitter, "This time the clan has exhausted much of the Core Formation opportunities, I hope that Qing Shi will be able to form an Upper-Stream True Core..."

A True Core cultivator Upstream can break through the Core Formation Middle Stage bottleneck fairly easily and also has hope in the Late Stage.

Even the possibility to condense a Nascent Soul in the future, albeit slim, exists.

This is the real hope of the Mu family!

As for Half-step Golden Core, or even Immortal Golden Core?

Mu Wanzhang wouldn’t even dare to dream of it.

The last Mu family Cultivator who barely condensed a Half-step Golden Core, Mu Qinglan, did so with top-notch Core Formation Spirit Items in addition to Core Formation, and with his extraordinary talent, he reluctantly formed a Half-step Golden Core.

Even for that Core Formation, the family poured in a massive amount of resources and struggled to recover for decades.

In the end, barely after Mu Qinglan advanced to the Late Stage of Core Formation, before he could make a name in the Da Jing Immortal Cultivation World... he perished in the Linglang Blessed Land.

When the news emerged, several elders on the brink of their lifespan literally choked and, consumed by their grief or driven into madness, passed away... a testament to the devastating blow to the Mu family.

The fall of Mu Qinglan seemed to mark the beginning of the Mu family’s decline from prosperity.

Afterward, there followed an even darker period as Core Formation and Fake Core genuine people fell one after another.

Now, there was only one Core Formation about to enter meditation forever and one aged Fake Core left to keep up appearances.

Each time Mu Wanzhang thought of this, his heart was wrung with pain. Now, looking at that Core Formation anomaly, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

"The range exceeds three miles now..."

"With Qing Shi’s Earth-grade Spirit Root, and the aid of a Golden Core Formation Pill and Core Formation Spirit Items, creating a Fake Core is naturally out of the question... he should easily surpass a downstream True Core..."

One elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator mumbled to himself.

A downstream True Core results in a phenomenon over three miles.

An Upstream True Core, a phenomenon over six miles.

An Immortal Golden Core, a phenomenon over ten miles, accompanied by the profound music of the Dao.

Under the hopeful gaze of the Mu family, the spiritual energy vortex kept expanding, surpassing five miles, six miles...

"An Upstream True Core!"

Mu Wanzhang was overjoyed, "With an Upstream True Core, there is hope for my Mu family!"

And even to everyone’s disbelief, the Core Formation phenomenon kept expanding, albeit slowly, but gradually reaching just over eight miles...

Between heaven and earth, there seemed to be the vague sound of heavenly music emerging.

"Back then, when Mu Qinglan formed his Core Formation, the phenomenon stretched nine miles... nine is the ultimate number, indicative of a Half-step Golden Core."

"An Immortal Golden Core, which requires surpassing the extreme, is very difficult... but could a Half-step Golden Core be possible?"

Mu Wanzhang’s eyes burned with eagerness.

If it were a Half-step Golden Core, then in the future, there might be a chance to strike at Nascent Soul!

If successful, he, Mu Wanzhang, would undoubtedly be the savior who would revitalize the Mu family, and the family annals would need to open a new page to record these glorious achievements!

Suddenly!

Just as the spiritual energy vortex was about to touch nine miles, the heaven and earth spiritual qi became unstable and started to collapse massively.

A roar filled with agony emerged.

Then, countless amounts of spiritual energy seemed to avalanche, dissipating at an astonishing rate.

From the initial eight miles, it shrunk to six miles, then three miles...

Finally, only a one-mile-wide spiritual energy vortex remained, slowly sinking into that Quasi-Fourth-Rank Cave Mansion.

"This..."

"Core Formation failed... barely condensing a Fake Core? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

One high-aged Foundation Establishment Deacon witnessing this scene spat out a mouthful of essence blood and plummeted from mid-air, no longer showing any signs of life...

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