Chapter 694: Xiaoqing Forms a Golden Core (A Tribute to the Mysterious Mentally Disabled Alliance Leader!)

The Far West Countries are a small place.

The Yaowang Sect, possessing three Golden Core Cultivators, is already qualified to contend for the title of the number one power!

Of course, that is on the condition that the Black Demon Sect's branch rudder in Yuanchen Country is removed!

After producing two Golden Core Cultivators in succession, the Yaowang Sect's momentum surged, and taking advantage of the opportunity where the nearby Wanhua Valley and Shuitian Sect's Golden Core Cultivators had passed away and their internal succession was failing, it began to expand outward!

The first to be impacted was the originally chaotic Wu Country.

The Yaowang Sect had abandoned Wu Country years ago, letting Golden Core powers contend for this place; the result was that this place remained in constant chaos, with the country's own sects and families fighting for supremacy under the support of Golden Core powers from other countries, becoming a recognized chaotic land in the Immortal Cultivation World.

However, after the Yaowang Sect chose to conquer this place and sent out two Golden Core Cultivators, Bai Caiwei and Shen Le, in succession, the other powers in Wu Country either surrendered at the mere sight of them or fled far away, and within a few years, they easily brought this country back into their pockets, restoring the territory of the Qingding Sect during its prime.

But it was still some distance away from the hegemon-level status of the Haoran Sect.

This Nine-Eyed Begonia was the only one remaining from the first batch of seeds he had planted!

A Nine-Eyed Begonia grows an additional eye pattern every one hundred years; at this moment, there were nine eye patterns on this Spirit Herb, representing that it was a nine-hundred-year-old Spirit Herb!

"The old fellow's Spirit Beast is forming a Golden Core... Now the momentum is even greater, making it even harder for me to act..."

"Having laid low for so long, I've almost forgotten that I am just a clone, whose duty is to maintain the Ritual for the main body and act as a beacon..."

A Longevity Turtle undergoes Qi Refining for a hundred years, Foundation Establishment for five hundred years, Golden Core for a thousand years, and Nascent Soul condensation for ten thousand years...

"Ugh... although I have always been a youth... I still feel very sad..."

Over there, a powerful monster aura soared into the sky, stirring the wind and clouds... causing the Spirit Qi to form a vortex!

With all these factors combined, it is not incomprehensible that Xiaoqing's advancement was brought forward by more than a hundred years.

Using a thousand-year Spirit Herb to refine pills that increase Dharma Power is somewhat of a waste.

The True Disciple Golden Core of the Black Demon Sect is known as the 'Black Demon Child', and there are thirteen of them in this generation.

Shen Le knows his own situation; he received heavy funding from the Demonic Dao and formed his Golden Core using the Blood Sacrifice Secret Technique, so his cultivation can never progress for all eternity.

Hmm, that childhood friend of hers had a heart higher than the heavens but a life thinner than paper; without a Spirit Root, she was a mortal her whole life, achieving nothing... but with Dong Wenying secretly sending people to look after her, she did live to die of old age.

"Flowers have a day to bloom again, but people never return to their youth..."

Even though Shen Le has seemingly become the spokesperson for the Yaowang Sect, in the Immortal Cultivation World, strength is ultimately respected!

"This is... a Monster Beast forming a Golden Core?!"

The Golden Core chasm has stumped I don't know how many genius cultivators.

I fear it will be even harder to breathe within the sect in the future.

Therefore, when the Black Demon Sect sent someone to contact him, he agreed without much hesitation and made a huge gamble for it.

"Anyway, I've already waited nine hundred years, so I might as well wait another hundred, quietly waiting for it to grow into a thousand-year Spirit Medicine! A thousand-year Nine-Eyed Begonia... although there are no pill recipes I possess that can use it, with my current attainments in alchemy, I no longer need to copy ancient recipes, but can try to replace some materials to refine pills suitable for my current realm..."

Outside Yaowang Mountain.

After ordering a nearby Demon Attendant to record the main points, this Rudder Master let out another sigh: "The Thousand-Year Covenant... there are still four hundred years left; it's a pity, even if I take Blood Spirit Pills to extend my life, this seat will not live to see that day..."

"Roar!!"

The Black Demon Sect Rudder Master's wild, arrogant laughter rang out, making Shen Le's hand tremble, nearly causing him to drop the Transmission Jade Talisman.

Therefore, Aaron directly used the excuse that conquering Wu Country was enough and that they should not provoke the surrounding Golden Core powers to order a ceasefire.

Golden Core-level Dharma Power surged into the transmission talisman, and the countless runes on it flickered incessantly.

The other party had a better background than him and cultivated faster than him... even their grasp of the big picture was faintly above his.

"How does the taste of this 'Nether Heart-Devouring Curse' of mine feel? It and your Demon Core are one, with your souls connected; even a Nascent Soul Ancestor cannot remove it for you... If you hadn't voluntarily let down your guard when forming your Golden Core, it wouldn't have been easy to plant it... With this curse, even if we are hundreds of thousands of miles apart, this seat can take your dog life in a single thought!"

When a person is about to die, even if there is a straw, they will grasp it tightly.

He, a Golden Core Cultivator, is destined to be suppressed by the two Golden Core Cultivators over there.

To tell the truth, there has always been a shadow in his heart, and that is Li Jianjie!

Array Flags fell one after another, turning into a thin mist, completely shrouding this place and isolating it from the outside world...

He succeeded!

Subsequently, the Golden Core powers of the Far West Countries breathed a sigh of relief one after another.

If one were to add a Third-rank Demonic Beast...

Within the sect, it has always been Li Jianjie who calls the wind and summons the rain, while he barely exists as the other's deputy.

"Xiaoqing... you have finally formed your Golden Core."

But Xiaoqing's treatment is far better than that of the old turtle Ancestor; it receives the full cultivation of the Yaowang Sect, which is comparable to the Qingding Sect, and occasionally it even extorts and demands... taking Spirit Pills that are worth a thousand gold and eating them like candy!

It also cultivates on the best Spirit Vein of Yaowang Mountain; even Aaron's other two Golden Core disciples do not have Cave Abodes as good as it does...

Counting the days, Xiaoqing is only eight hundred and fifty-something years old...

The Black Demon Child muttered to himself.

'It seems... my previous estimation was somewhat wrong... but that is normal... after all, the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and Golden Core are separated by only one realm, but the distance between them is simply immeasurable...'

The Magic Calculator's body was trembling; he knew very well how tyrannical this 'Black Demon Child' could be when his emotions fluctuated!

And at the critical moment, Aaron directly tightened the reins, not letting his two Golden Core disciples act recklessly and continue to invade the two countries of Xixu and Dongwu.

Subsequently, a look of intense pain appeared on his face as he clutched his dantian, crying out in pain repeatedly: "Rudder Master, spare me, spare me..."

Time flies.

Shen Le thought for a moment, but did not return to the Yaowang Sect; instead, his escape light turned, and he changed direction.

Precisely because of this, he simply gave up on daily cultivation and spent his days running around for the Yaowang Sect, earning a great reputation and enjoying the thrill of a Golden Core Ancestor's prestige.

Black Demon Sect branch rudder.

This Black Demon Child is considered a failure in the power struggle, having been sent to this godforsaken place to serve as a branch Rudder Master, his path to the Dao completely hopeless.

But who can say for sure about matters of opportunity?

This comment could equally apply to Li Jianjie!

Suddenly, he looked toward the peak of his own mountain.

Aaron muttered a complaint.

A desolate mountain.

Dressed in black, with purple hair and red eyes, the Rudder Master sneered and casually discarded the jade talisman in his hand: "Magic Calculator... record, Yaowang Sect's Shen Le... infiltrating..."

Aaron was standing in front of a flower bed, gazing at a 'Nine-Eyed Begonia' within it, a trace of emotion appearing on his face: "It has opened nine eyes, truly not easy!"

A dim streak of light paused, revealing the figure of Shen Le.

He looked toward Yaowang Mountain, his expression one of shock and uncertainty: "Golden Core phenomenon? Demonic aura... could it be... that Longevity Turtle has reached the Golden Core stage? Damn it... this Longevity Turtle was supposed to be the Li Family's foundation... but it was given to that old fellow by the Li Jia Lao Zu!"

To be honest, although there was the successful example of Bai Caiwei, Aaron did not have high hopes for Dong Wenying.

Yaowang Sect, Hou Shan, Spirit Medicine Garden.

After all, he came to the Far West to reduce variables, live a leisurely retired life, and slowly accumulate strength.

But the Demonic Dao is the Demonic Dao after all!

When they spent a huge price to help him reach the Golden Core stage, they secretly played tricks! Forcing him to obey the orders of the Black Demon Sect!

Amidst the sky-filling spray, one could see a massive Longevity Turtle, comparable to a small hill, with a dragon's head and a snake's tail, roaring at the sky:

"Rudder Master..." Shen Le's voice could not help but lower: "That old fellow's spirit pet has also reached the Golden Core stage..."

"Rudder Master..."

Then, Shen Le carefully took out a Transmission Jade Talisman.

The pressure belonging to a Third-rank Demonic Beast was being unleashed from its body without restraint!

"Damn old fellow... he is old and cunning... could it be that he saw this point, which is why he felt at ease using me as a laborer?"

Aaron's gaze was gratified.

After some teasing, the Black Demon Sect Rudder Master said faintly: "Rest assured... I also have some understanding of Fang Laoguai's personality, hehe... you underestimate your Master; he truly has the treachery of mountains and rivers in his chest... Even if you reveal some flaws, he will deliberately pretend not to see them for the sake of Balance, and perhaps even pull you back when you are at a complete disadvantage while competing with that Ice Phoenix Fairy... Is this the art of an emperor? The emperors and generals of the mortal world are all the same, I am tired of seeing it... You just continue to infiltrate and wait for the opportunity."

Stroking this Transmission Jade Talisman, Shen Le's thoughts could not help but return to the past, to the moment he was on the verge of death...

Yuanchen Country.

Scarlet light danced, digging through the mountain rock as if cutting tofu, easily carving out a Cave Abode.

"Besides that... the Spirit Medicine Garden of the former Qingding Sect, and those scattered spirit medicines I planted, I have been holding back from picking them, just hoarding their age, preparing to play a big game..."

But in reality, his combat power is considered weak even among early-stage Golden Core cultivators; strictly speaking... he might not even be able to beat his Master's current spirit pet—the Third-rank Longevity Turtle!

Facts have proven it!

This jade talisman was blood-red, with countless Mysterious patterns on the edges; it was an upgraded version of a Transmission Talisman.

Relying on time to slowly grind it out, success might not even be guaranteed.

However, before leaving, he specifically returned to his hometown to pay respects at the grave of his old friend, Huzi...

"That Longevity Turtle? Hmm... calculating the years, it still seems a bit short; perhaps it was cultivated with Spirit Pills regardless of the cost?"

Several years ago, this woman successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, then bid farewell to her Master and left, heading to Great Gan to seek her Golden Core opportunity...

A cold voice came from the Transmission Jade Talisman.

After a long while, a deep, middle-aged voice sounded: "Shen Le... what is the matter that disturbs me?"

A trace of resentment could not help but appear on Shen Le's face, though his voice became even softer: "This subordinate has always been loyal to the Rudder Master..."

"No... it cannot be like this!"

Precisely because of this, they are truly fickle, killing at the slightest provocation!

"It's a pity... if there were no changes in the Yaowang Sect, and Shen Le held power first, with our help from the outside, we could have corrupted another force once Fang Laoguai died of old age or was assassinated..."

But even such a heaven-favored child could not escape the Fate of dying of old age!

The unwillingness of the other party before death deeply stimulated Shen Le.

In Aaron's plan, what he wanted to refine was an ancient pill formula obtained from the Library Pavilion of the Shushan Sword Pavilion—the 'Nine-Star Pill'!

This pill is very helpful for Golden Core cultivators to break through bottlenecks!

With Bai Caiwei's support, even if Shen Le was unwilling, he could only stop his path of aggression.

For Aaron, the Golden Core Late Stage is a very important Node!

After all, with Three Spirit Roots aptitude, wanting to condense a Nascent Soul... without a heaven-defying opportunity, it is simply a pipe dream.

The Black Demon Sect Rudder Master's voice came from the jade talisman: "It seems that nothing can be done... fortunately, it was just a casual move... you just continue to infiltrate; perhaps in my lifetime, I will never use you, hehe... do you feel it's a good deal? My Black Demon Sect branch spent everything to help you reach the Golden Core stage, and yet it ends like this..."

When he returned to his family to wait for death, the regret, pain, helplessness, unwillingness... and even resentment in his heart... were almost enough to turn into thousands of poisonous snakes, gnawing his soul to nothingness.

"Haha... who have I not seen? You don't need to show off these little tricks of yours; I just like to see you looking so incredibly resentful yet helpless... haha..."

"This subordinate would not dare..." Shen Le's expression changed.

Although it is more suitable for breaking through from the early to middle stage of the Golden Core, it can also be used when breaking through from the middle to the late stage!

It is just that one of the main ingredients, 'Nine-Star Grass', has long been extinct in the Far West.

Aaron thought for a moment and did not take action to pick this nine-hundred-year-old spirit herb, which was extremely rare in the Far West.

Even if one reaches the Golden Core stage via the Blood Sacrifice Secret Technique, and one's cultivation can never advance an inch, with the prestige of a Golden Core Ancestor and five hundred years of lifespan, what else is there to hope for?

If he were to enter these two countries and then directly border the Yuanchen Black Demon Sect, the subsequent series of problems would inevitably leave him overwhelmed; where would he find the time to cultivate?

However, Aaron had raised the Nine-Eyed Begonia for so many years and had refined pills with Nine-Eyed Begonias of other ages, so he had a profound study of its medicinal properties; he felt that using a thousand-year-old Nine-Eyed Begonia to replace the Nine-Star Grass should have a fairly high success rate.

Watching Xiaoqing succeed in its advancement, Aaron could not help but think of his fifth Disciple—Dong Wenying.

But the strength of the Golden Core Late Stage is already powerful enough for an individual; if combined with an Array Formation, perhaps he could open the passage between the two worlds and summon his main body!

The previous promise to conquer Wu Country was truly because Lin Kingdom could not afford to support three Golden Core cultivators, and it was also to send the two disciples far away to fight each other, so as not to be annoyed by them at Yaowang Mountain...

Thinking of something, Aaron's expression brightened, and he transformed into a streak of light, arriving at the Spirit Pool location of the Ten-Mile Peach Blossoms.

"Even in Great Gan, spirit herbs of four or five hundred years can serve as the main ingredient for Golden Core spirit medicine... Nine-hundred-year-old, and even thousand-year-old spirit herbs, would make even Nascent Soul monsters feel a fierce temptation."

Even that Wanshou Turtle Old Ancestor of the Sanshan Association had only lived for a mere thousand years, and it was only after receiving massive support from the Sanshan Association that he succeeded in advancing!

Even though Shen Le would not live for another four hundred years, as long as he held the power, he could easily plant various Demon Sect disciples and spies within the Yaowang Sect, secretly transforming it into a Demonic Dao force!

By then, whose name the Yaowang Sect would bear would truly be up for debate...

And four hundred years later, the entire Yaowang Sect would be an excellent chess piece, surely capable of giving the sects in the Far West a surprise!

(End of this chapter)