JSCMU-Chapter 145: Completion of a Grade-Nine Golden Core
by Jun Jun“Deduce the next level of Xuan Jue,” Yun Jin silently recited in her heart.
“Command received. Deduction of Golden Core Stage Xuan Jue requires 500 low-level simplification uses. Proceed?”
Yun Jin showed a pained expression. Previously, upgrading Xuan Jue to Foundation Establishment Stage only required 30 low-level simplifications attempts, but now, just for advancing to Golden Core stage. it required 500!
This rate of increase wasn’t just exponential.
It also showed that as the level increases, the value of low-level simplifications diminishes, and eventually, at the very least, mid-level simplifications will be necessary.
However, for technique deduction, simplification attempts are essential. Don’t even mention 500, if it were 5,000, Yun Jin would grit her teeth and still do it!
“Use it,” Yun Jin said softly.
After deducting the simplification uses, the system began automatic deduction.
Countless profound insights flashed through Yun Jin’s mind, until finally they converged into a golden book.
She instinctively reached out to touch the book.
The book instantly vanished.
And at that moment, Xuan Jue was upgraded to Golden Core level.
Grade: High Xuan-level!
The Golden Core Xuan Jue still maintained its five-element balance, and the training method also remained the same. In addition, each of the five elements now came with its own divine ability.
Metal element divine ability: Sharpness. Greatly enhances penetration during metal-element attacks. Can also be applied to magic weapons, granting them sharpness.
Wood element divine ability: Healing. When injured, using wood-element healing will greatly increase recovery speed.
Water element divine ability: Thunder. Thunder hidden in water, its power is unmatched.
Fire element divine ability: Continuation. When using fire-element spiritual power, duration is greatly extended.
Earth element divine ability: Range. When using earth-element divine abilities, attack range is significantly expanded.
Normally,
A Xuan-level Golden Core technique might include one or two divine abilities.
But those like the Xuan Jue, with all five that were all extremely practical, was absolutely unheard of!
The system’s rating was High Xuan-level, but Yun Jin thought it was probably already very close to Di-level!
Barring any surprises, the next deduction would evolve Xuan Jue into a true Di-level technique!
Di-level technique!
In a mid-tier sect, that would be a sect-protected treasure.
In a super sect, disciples who practiced Di-level techniques were treated like beloved treasures.
Even in a Holy Land.
Di-level techniques still held an important place.
And clearly, Yun Jin’s version of Xuan Jue wouldn’t stop there!
By the time she reached Nascent Soul Stage, it would most likely become Di-level.
So what about further deducing?
What about Fusion, Tribulation Crossing, or even Mahayana?
Yun Jin didn’t even dare imagine how far Xuan Jue could evolve!
After the technique evolved, Yun Jin calmed her mood and began preparing for advancement.
The main requirements to advance to Golden Core Stage:
- Cultivation technique: She had it.
- Soul realm: She already reached it.
- Vast spiritual power: Though the Earth-Fire Chamber only had fire-element spiritual energy, that didn’t matter. Yun Jin prepared plenty of pills, enough to supply what was needed.
- A bit of fate or opportunity.
Yun Jin closed her eyes and cleared all distracting thoughts.
Then.
She began compressing the spiritual power sphere.
The sphere was further compressed. Originally, her spiritual power was liquid, but under Yun Jin’s relentless compression, the liquid began to condense into golden sand-like particles.
This process was long and couldn’t be interrupted for even a moment.
Any pause could mean complete failure.
Fortunately, Yun Jin’s soul power was far beyond standard, allowing her to perfectly control each change.
Once the liquid fully transformed into solid, with a single thought, all the golden particles surged toward her Dantian.
Under Yun Jin’s control, they began rotating around her Dantian.
The spinning grew faster and faster.
Eventually, it condensed into a golden sphere.
This was the initial Golden Core.
If Yun Jin had no ambitions, she could stop here.
She now technically succeeded in advancing.
But.
This was still far from a truly perfect Golden Core.
Some cultivators with surplus strength would choose to continue refining, until the Golden Core was the size of a pill, only then would it be considered perfect.
If one could reach this point,
The Golden Core might even develop dan patterns, like pill marks.
Legend says.
Those who form pill marks are almost guaranteed to reach Fusion stage.
And if one could form a Grade-Nine Golden Core, that would be a legend within a legend. Their future potential would be immeasurable.
A Grade-Nine Golden Core was something most people didn’t even dare to dream of.
But this time.
Yun Jin’s goal from the very beginning was a Grade-Nine Golden Core!
She was someone destined to walk the Dao of Invincibility.
In every realm, she had to be the strongest.
If Grade-Nine was the strongest, then she must reach Grade-Nine.
So, even though the Golden Core had already formed, Yun Jin did not stop. She continued compressing the Golden Core.
Each golden sand-like particle began madly absorbing the spiritual power within Yun Jin’s body.
Through this refinement, the Golden Core shrank once again. At this point, Yun Jin’s spiritual power was completely exhausted.
However.
That didn’t matter.
Yun Jin was long prepared for this.
She took out handfuls of pills and swallowed them directly.
An enormous wave of spiritual power surged within her Dantian, and the Golden Core continued spinning at a crazed speed.
Refine!
Refine further!
Shrink!
Shrink further!
The Golden Core began to shine ever brighter, illuminating the entire Earth-Fire Chamber in golden light.
Fortunately, the Earth-Fire Chamber had good concealment and the light could not escape.
Otherwise, it might’ve drawn immediate attention.
With the help of the pills, Yun Jin successfully compressed the Golden Core to its perfect size.
Once it reached that size, she vaguely felt a kind of realization.
It could no longer be compressed.
This was the limit of the Golden Core Stage.
The next step was to form pill patterns on the core.
Yun Jin sat cross-legged and began circulating her newly evolved Xuan Jue.
The five-element lights complemented one another, and the five-colored spiritual power flowed harmoniously through her meridians.
And the Golden Core, right at the center of these powers, endured the constant washing and pounding of the spiritual energy.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
Up to thousands of times.
In seclusion, Yun Jin completely lost track of time.
On the Golden Core, pill patterns began to appear one by one.
The first pill pattern appeared.
The Golden Core spun faster, and the golden glow became more radiant.
The second pill pattern appeared.
The golden light became almost blinding.
The third, the fourth…
Under the constant barrage of five-element spiritual energy, the number of pill patterns on the Golden Core continued to increase.
Finally.
Under Yun Jin’s expectant gaze.
On the Golden Core, the ninth pill pattern slowly emerged.
The Grade-Nine Golden Core was formed!
Yun Jin felt a surge of joy, believing everything had now come to an end.
However, in the next instant.
A sudden change occurred.
The previously dazzling light completely vanished.
In its place appeared black and white dual colors, mirroring the ying-yang pattern on the Tai’a Sword.
Only then did the Golden Core stop spinning and quietly rested in Yun Jin’s Dantian.
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