The Method of Forming the Golden Core

Chapter 225 The Method of Forming the Golden Core

"Fellow Daoist Li Zhu, I have heard that there are also seventy-two Earthly Fiend Techniques in this world?"

"How do you know this?" Li Zhu was in the middle of his talk when he was surprised that Li Jieqing knew about the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends but not about Daoji.

"According to the legends of our Eastern Court, there was once a disciple of the Blood Heart Sect who practiced one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques. He was able to know the will of Heaven, predict fortune and misfortune, and make no mistakes. He was like an immortal descended to earth."

Li Jieqing was referring to the founding national advisor of the Eastern Kingdom.

There are many legends about that person over the past thousand years, and his unparalleled strategy is just one of the lesser ones.

Li Jieqing, who had infiltrated the Eastern Lands, noticed that it was related to the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques and later even went to search for it.

Unfortunately, the legend is just a legend, or perhaps the first national teacher did not leave behind any inheritance. In any case, no one in the Eastern Land has mastered the so-called Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques in more than a thousand years.

"Completely flawless?"

Li Zhu also became interested, thinking to himself that the Blood Heart Sect was indeed the most prestigious sect in the East China Sea back then.

"Fellow Daoist Ning Rong, in my opinion, there are not many of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques that have this effect. The most famous ones are only [Shefu] and [Xingshu]. The [Shefu] technique requires the combined cultivation of the Dragon and Turtle Fiends, and the [Xingshu] technique requires the combined cultivation of two Star Fiends. The others include [Zhiyu], [Shidi], and [Mengtou], which, to those who do not understand supernatural powers, all seem to have the ability to calculate without error."

Upon hearing the words "Star Fiend," Li Jieqing's heart stirred slightly, for he happened to have half of this item.

"This is the principle of the great way being simple." Li Zhu said, "The seventy-three earthly evils are not particularly special. They are auspicious methods in the world. Heaven and earth have their own way. They cannot be born without the right opportunity, and they cannot be cultivated without great fortune. It is useless for ordinary people to force it. It is better to learn the immortal methods of later generations. In fact, each has its own merits."

Li Zhu followed the theories of the Dongtian Sect.

They were determined to replace the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palaces with the mortal world, and therefore did not pursue the ancient methods of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends that were born to expound the way of heaven and earth; they were just old rules.

However, other immortal sects have many prodigies who have studied the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques.

"Fellow Daoist Li Zhu—may I ask if there is a saying that only those who have cultivated the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques are considered to have the potential to reach the Golden Core stage? Otherwise, why has our Eastern Land not produced a single Golden Core True Monarch in over a thousand years?"

Li Jieqing spoke of the Eastern Lands, but in his heart he was thinking of Shecai.

Back then, when I roamed the Sea of ​​Snakes, I was filled with resentment and malice.

Li Jieqing didn't know much about this old rival, but he could sense her complicated past.

Otherwise, she could have lived a perfectly good life as a wealthy woman in Wanbaoge, instead of ending up looking like a ghost.

"It's not that bad," Li Zhu said. "Once the foundation is established, one can cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment, which is the stage of Core Formation."

"At that time!"

Having already spoken extensively to those outside the clan, Li Zhu now felt more at ease.

The method of forming the Golden Elixir is both precious and simple.

As long as one has a certain background and their cultivation level is high enough, they will naturally not lack the method to form the Golden Core. If one's cultivation is insufficient, and Foundation Establishment is already the end of the immortal path, then there will naturally be a barrier to learning the method to form the Golden Core.

The core disciples of major powers have no shortage of methods for forming the Golden Core, while ordinary disciples have no use for them.

In the end, only small, insignificant forces and independent cultivators without a solid foundation will be trapped here.

These two are essentially equivalent.

Throughout the vast land of China, the ultimate goal for independent cultivators is generally only the Foundation Establishment stage. Even with decent spiritual roots, they often become stuck at a critical juncture after Foundation Establishment, focusing only on magical power and neglecting supernatural abilities, ultimately achieving nothing. Independent cultivators rarely reach the Golden Core stage; after years of setbacks, they become disheartened and abandon the path of immortality, instead building a small force and becoming patriarch-level figures in the eyes of lower-level Qi Refining cultivators. They eventually die of old age, leaving behind a force that is either destroyed or ruined.

There are very few Golden Core cultivators who originated from independent cultivators throughout the land.

However, the sheer number of rogue Golden Core cultivators is enough for major sects to intentionally or unintentionally suppress the spread of the Golden Core formation method.

This is a common human tendency: when there are too many rogue cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage, the resources of immortal sects will be reduced.

A cultivator is ultimately just a human being.

As for Li Zhu of Dongtian Sect, he didn't think Li Jieqing could break through to the Golden Core stage, but just now he subconsciously concealed the method of forming the Golden Core.

He was the only one without so many calculations, and having already said so much, and still needing something from the East, he simply decided to speak frankly.

After silently reminding himself that this might be a leak of the Dongtian Sect's techniques, Li Zhu simply asked, "Fellow Daoist Ning Ronggong, do you know the methods of alchemy?"

"I have done some research on weapon crafting over the years. Please tell me the specifics, fellow Daoist."

Li Jieqing hadn't forgotten his role, and his expression was sincere.

I am not skilled in alchemy.

Li Zhu smiled and said, "It's alright. Just know that the foundation of your Dao is like a great medicine, your magical power is like firewood, and your spiritual consciousness is the blending agent to form the Golden Elixir."

The supernatural abilities cultivated during the Foundation Establishment stage are the Dao Foundation. When the perfect image of the supernatural abilities within the body is combined with the magic power of the Foundation Establishment stage, the Golden Core is forged.

Foundation building is crucial; the more stable one's foundation, the higher the chance of forming a golden core. Furthermore, cultivation after forming a golden core is closely related to one's foundation.

"Fellow Daoist Ning Rong, do you know why so few Great True Immortals have entered the Blood Heart Cave Heaven?"

Li Zhu suddenly asked.

"Wasn't it hidden away?" Li Jieqing was still pondering the meaning of the twenty-character mantra for forming the Golden Elixir.

"————" Li Zhu was speechless for a moment, then nodded and said, "There are indeed people hiding, such as Fellow Daoist Xing Wusong of the Blood God Sect, who remotely controlled a blood corpse to come over earlier. However, there are definitely not many Great True Persons who have entered the Blood Heart Cave Heaven this time. Once they reach that level, they have generally already received the true teachings and have no other desires. They only focus on closing their doors to form the Golden Core."

Is Xing Wusong a blood-soaked corpse?

Li Jieqing thought to himself, no wonder he seemed a bit off that day; he never expected his true form to be a great immortal.

However, such an important matter should be put aside for now.

Li Jieqing noticed Li Zhu's true intention and asked, "Does Fellow Daoist Li Zhu's mention of 'acquiring the true teachings' have something else in mind?"

Li Zhu nodded: "Only when supernatural powers leave the inner realm of the Golden Core and are certified by Heaven and Earth can they be considered complete, the foundation of the Dao be established, and one be able to receive the true teachings."

"What if the inner vision of the Golden Core is not released?"

Li Jieqing was slightly shaken by Zhu Yan's words.

"I have also heard from you, fellow Daoist, that your Foundation Establishment cultivation has not produced a Golden Core True Monarch for over a thousand years. This is probably because your supernatural powers are stuck in the inner world of the Crimson Kun, and you have not been able to face the world directly. If you cannot pass the Foundation Establishment stage, then there is no point in talking about divine sense and magical power."

This is Li Zhu's answer to why there have been no Golden Core cultivators in the Eastern Land for thousands of years.

It's not just the limitations of the grotto-heavens themselves, but also the fact that the cultivators in the grotto-heavens don't understand the true laws of the world.

In the end, they were just descendants of a group of menial servants from the Blood Heart Sect back then.

Li Jieqing didn't speak, he just nodded.

He was thinking about something else at that moment.

So that explains it! It all makes sense now. That's the real reason behind what Fairy Shecai said back then.

It was because the Golden Core cultivators of Wanbaoge wouldn't let her go that she was unable to break through, which led her to betray Wanbaoge. She then somehow got involved with the Extinction Bird and entered this Blood Heart Cave Heaven to search for the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques, hoping to bypass the obstacles and build her own Dao foundation.

She was only at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. How could She Cai have known so much and accomplished such a great feat?

However, after entering the Blood Heart Cave Heaven, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques disappeared without a trace, and instead, they were to be buried with the Blood Heart Cave Heaven—this was definitely not what She Cai wanted, and no one knew what had gone wrong with her.

"Fellow Daoist Ning Rong, you should have no more doubts, right?"

Li Zhu whispered from the side, "In short, there are three stages to forming the Golden Core: Dao Foundation, Divine Sense, and Magic Power. Among them, Magic Power is the easiest if you follow the steps step by step. If you spread this method, for example, if you tell your court, and let others know about it, don't start by saying that I told you."

"I understand, I understand."

Li Jieqing exhaled a breath of stale air, nodded, and then directly took out two 900-year-old Tianxing Grass plants from his own land and handed them over.

"Fellow Daoist, you've been preaching for so long, your mouth must be dry. Take this back and make some tea."

"This won't do!"

"Of course, of course—"

Li Jieqing forcefully stuffed the Heavenly Star Grass into the honest man's hands, then smiled and said, "I'll go to the manor's treasury later and fetch two more Demonic Fiends. I've heard that this stuff is quite precious outside of the grotto-heaven, so please don't find it too precious, Fellow Daoist Li Zhu."

"This is really unacceptable—I've already taken your things—" Li Zhu's voice trailed off as she held the two boxes of Heavenly Star Grass for a long time, feeling embarrassed.

Li Jieqing watched from the sidelines with a smirk. He had already figured it out after getting to know them for a while. Unless this person from Dongtian Sect was immortal like himself, he was at most around fifty years old, looking very young.

To be at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age, and with such profound magical power at that, is clearly the result of years of arduous cultivation. No wonder...

They are ignorant of worldly affairs and human relationships.

This is truly a lucky break; the method for forming the Golden Elixir obtained through this trick seems quite credible.

The three stages of building a foundation in magic power and spiritual consciousness are similar in principle to breaking through the foundation stage.

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