190: Chapter 190 Li Xuance Breaks Through to the Golden Core Stage

Li Changqing immediately stepped forward and bowed to the two of them.

Li Xuanji waved his hand, his eyes burning as they landed on the magnificent Spirit Beast, and he sighed:

"Changqing, for the Golden-Winged Roc to Breakthrough into a Tier 3 Spirit Beast is truly a joyous occasion for our Li Family! But I wonder, how is Second Granduncle doing right now?"

As he spoke, Li Xuanji looked in the direction where Li Xuance was in seclusion, a hint of worry appearing between his brows.

Li Changqing followed his gaze toward the stone chamber deep within the Family grounds, which was shrouded in a Restriction, and nodded slightly: "Second Granduncle has been in seclusion for nearly four months. His Foundation and accumulation are sufficient, and with the assistance of the golden core formation pill, the Breakthrough should be a matter of course. We cannot rush it; we can only hope for his success and Perfection."

Li Xuanji sighed softly, his gaze returning to the Golden-Winged Roc not far away.

At this moment, it stood on a giant rock at the edge of the cliff. Its golden feathers flowed with a warm luster, and its dark golden vertical pupils were half-closed. Its posture was lazy, completely devoid of the heaven-covering, Lightning Tribulation-inducing monstrous power it had displayed just moments ago.

"What a magnificent Spirit Beast." Li Xuanji stroked his beard and sighed, his eyes filled with gratification and shock. "I have lived for nearly two hundred years and once saw an illustration of a Golden-Winged Roc in an ancient book. I thought it was a legendary creature; I never expected to see one with my own eyes one day. This is Heaven blessing our Li Family!"

The Golden-Winged Roc seemed to understand the compliment; it tilted its head slightly and let out a low, short cry toward Li Xuanji, carrying a hint of reserved pride.

Li Changqing chuckled and patted its side neck: "Dajin, do not be rude."

"Dajin" was the name Li Changqing had given it.

Clan Leader Li Huaming reminded him at the right moment: "Changqing, try not to reveal this Golden-Winged Roc in front of others, lest it attract unwanted attention."

"Eighth Uncle, do not worry." Li Changqing's expression was calm as he stroked Dajin's smooth feathers. "Although Dajin cannot transform into a human like high-level Yao Beasts, nor can it change into the appearance of other Yao Beasts, it can transform into a Golden-Winged Roc or Golden Feather Eagle of the same lineage at any time. That is enough to deceive the eyes and ears of the vast majority of people."

Upon hearing this, Clan Leader Li Huaming's tightly locked brows finally relaxed, and he nodded: "Then I am relieved. Changqing, you take the Golden-Winged Roc to rest first; the two of us will guard this place."

"Alright, Eighth Uncle, Sixth Granduncle."

Li Changqing returned to the pavilion and began to meditate to consolidate his Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation.

A month passed like water, quietly flowing through the Qingfeng Mountain Range.

Early this morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, a line of fish-belly white appeared on the eastern horizon.

Li Changqing was circulating his Qi in the pavilion when suddenly, he opened his eyes wide.

A trace of an extremely subtle yet exceptionally sharp vibration came from not far away.

He rose abruptly and pushed the door open to exit.

Deep in the Qingfeng Mountain Range, above the secret chamber that had been silent for months, a strange phenomenon suddenly arose!

Layers of leaden clouds gathered silently, as thick as a thousand-foot curtain, completely obscuring the sky for ten miles around.

Lightning flashed within the clouds, and a pressure like a mountain pressing down slowly spread out.

The vegetation around the stone chamber bowed low, the branches of the Spirit Trees were pressed and bent to the ground, and even the air became viscous and stagnant. Every breath felt like swallowing lead and mercury.

Li Xuanji and Clan Leader Li Huaming appeared beside Li Changqing almost simultaneously. Both had solemn expressions, staring unblinkingly at the area shrouded by the leaden clouds.

"The Lightning Tribulation is here." Li Xuanji's voice was slightly hoarse.

Boom—!

A tall, upright figure shot up into the sky, green robes fluttering, hair dancing wildly.

Li Xuance hovered in mid-air, his feet several dozen feet off the ground, his spiritual power surging around him like a raging tide crashing against the shore.

He sat cross-legged in the void, his eyes tightly closed, the veins on his forehead bulging like crawling earthworms, his facial muscles twitching slightly.

With every breath, he drew upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, forming a visible vortex. That Spiritual Qi rushed into his Dantian crazily, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

At this moment, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change was occurring within his body. His spiritual power was being crazily compressed, condensed, and calcined by an invisible force.

Every wisp of spiritual power burst forth with tiny specks of spiritual light under the pressure, like a blacksmith forging fine steel, tempered a thousand times.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within several miles turned completely violent in an instant, forming a massive Spiritual Qi vortex with Li Xuance at its center.

A moment later, a loud noise shook the heavens and earth. The Lightning Tribulation shattered, turning into countless tiny electric arcs and dissipating.

The tribulation clouds slowly dispersed, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, falling upon Li Xuance.

Everything seemed to return to silence in an instant.

His figure, hovering in mid-air, swayed slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

In those old eyes, which had originally been somewhat turbid, spiritual light now flowed, deep as an abyss. As he opened and closed them, spiritual light flickered within.

He looked down at his hands and slowly clenched his fingers. A pale golden spiritual light flashed in his palm and then vanished.

The aura around him changed completely; it was no longer the sharp, exposed edge of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but a profound, restrained, and heavy aura, like an abyss or a standing mountain.

Inside his Dantian, a perfectly round and flawless Golden Core floated quietly.

The core was about the size of an egg, pale golden in color with a warm luster. Its glow was soft yet deeply profound. Three natural spiritual patterns slowly flowed on the surface of the core, reflecting each other, clearly indicating that he had formed a Medium Grade Golden Core.

Li Xuanji was the first to react. He flew up to meet him, his voice slightly hoarse from excitement: "Second Brother—!"

Li Xuance hovered in mid-air, looking at his fellow clansman flying toward him. He was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and patted his shoulder. That palm landed with great weight, causing Li Xuanji's body to sway slightly, but the spiritual power transmitted from the palm was mellow and warm, carrying the unique, stable texture of a Golden Core Immortal Master.

Clan Leader Li Huaming also flew forward, bowed solemnly, and performed a salute: "Congratulations, Second Uncle, on stepping into the Golden Core Dao. From now on, you have a Lifespan of eight hundred years. Our Li Family has been established for a thousand years, and we finally have a Golden Core Immortal Master."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuance's gaze swept over the two of them and finally landed on the figure in green robes on the nearby mountain Peak. He looked at Li Changqing for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

He raised his hand, and a gentle yet irresistible spiritual force steadily held up Li Changqing, who was about to bow.

"Changqing." His voice carried an unprecedented solemnity. "No need for formalities."

Li Changqing stopped his movement and looked up at this Old Ancestor of the clan who had just broken through to the Golden Core.

Li Xuance spoke slowly, each word distinct: "That golden core formation pill was brought back from the Taixu Secret Realm through your painstaking efforts. Without that item, my hope of breaking through to the Golden Core in this life would have been slim. Even if I were lucky enough to achieve Core Formation, it would at most be a Low Grade Golden Core. A Medium Grade Golden Core... I dared not even imagine it."

He paused, looking at Li Changqing's young face, his gaze as deep as the sea. "I will remember this favor."

Li Changqing shook his head. "Second Granduncle, you are too serious. Changqing was merely giving the Family a push at a critical moment."

Li Xuance did not respond to this; he just looked at him quietly for a moment. "I will go into seclusion to consolidate my cultivation first. The few of you know about my Breakthrough, but do not spread it outside for now."

"Regarding matters within the Family, Changqing, if you have any ideas, just go ahead and handle them. As long as it does not harm the Family's interests, I will support you fully."

Upon hearing this, Li Changqing felt greatly reassured.