93: Chapter 93 Peak Golden Core Stage, a Cowardly Retreat?

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two more years had passed.

Unexpectedly, refining three jinyuan pills took two full years, even while cultivating in a meditation chamber with triple the time flow; if this had been done outside, it would have taken at least six years.

After refining the three jinyuan pills, Li Luochen finally pushed his cultivation to the Golden Core Peak, and his cultivation was stable with no side effects.

Li Luochen stood up, feeling his own strength, and was very satisfied.

At the same time, he began to check the System rewards he had obtained last year; this year's rewards were also arriving soon, within these next few days.

First was the critical hit reward for the High Grade Spirit Rice, which was a large Spirit-Testing Mirror; it could not only test a person's cultivation but also determine their Physique.

If one had any special Physique, it would be impossible to escape the detection of this Spirit-Testing Mirror.

As for the critical hit reward for the High Grade Spirit Rice, it was also a mirror, the Fourth-Tier High Grade Magic Treasure, the Heaven-Observing Mirror.

Although its quality was only that of a Fourth-Tier High Grade Magic Treasure, as long as one used this Magic Treasure, the situation within a radius of one hundred thousand li could be clearly investigated.

However, each use consumed a large amount of Spirit Stones, but that didn't matter; after all, if Spirit Stones ran out, they could be earned again.

Li Luochen discovered that the subsequent System rewards were basically all very Spirit Stone-consuming.

The Trial Tower, Cloud-Piercing Shuttle, Spirit-Testing Mirror, and Heaven-Observing Mirror—these Fourth-Tier Magic Treasures all required a large amount of Spirit Stones to activate.

As for the critical hit reward for the Medium Grade Spirit Rice, it was one golden core formation pill and one essence condensing golden pill each, which could not be considered great items.

When the time came, he would place them in the eighth level of the Trial Tower; as long as one passed the eighth level, they could obtain a golden core formation pill or a jinyuan pill.

The critical hit reward for the Low Grade Spirit Rice was a large quantity of Foundation Establishment Stage Medicinal Pills; it seemed the intention was for him to place them into the Trial Tower as well.

The critical hit from ordinary spirit rice yielded two Yunmeng Tea seedlings; perhaps he was just fixated on Yunmeng Tea.

The final straw was the same as usual: Five Elements and Yin and Yang Materials; after returning, he could expand the Secret Realm again.

After reviewing these rewards, Li Luochen ended his seclusion and walked out of the Immortal Cave where he had been closed off for so long.

Now his cultivation had reached the Golden Core Peak, but without the resources to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he had no choice but to come out of seclusion.

Perhaps the System rewards had them, but that was for a golden core formation pill, which definitely couldn't be obtained from a High Grade Spirit Rice critical hit reward.

The High Grade Spirit Rice harvested each year was only worth over two million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which, converted to High-Grade Spirit Stones, was only a little over two hundred.

In normal times, over two hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones would be quite a lot, but now it was different; two hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones could not buy the resources to condense a Nascent Soul.

Therefore, if he wanted to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he had to wait for the second-tier Spirit Medicine on Jinniu Island, Luochen Mountain, and in the Secret Realm to mature.

Nearly ten years had already passed, and it would still be twenty years before the second-tier Spirit Medicine in the Secret Realm, on Jinniu Island, and on Luochen Mountain matured.

Twenty years was nothing for any Golden Core Stage Cultivator, especially for someone like Li Luochen who was less than a hundred years old.

Walking out of the Immortal Cave, he saw that the seedlings had already sprouted in the 150 mu of spirit fields outside, and he nodded in satisfaction.

These seedlings were different from other Spirit Medicine; they radiated a rich vitality. It seemed Ye Wudao was doing a very good job.

He cast his gaze around but did not find any sign of Ye Wudao.

Frowning, he released his Divine Sense, instantly enveloping the entire Luochen Peak, and quickly discovered Ye Wudao fighting with other Foundation Establishment Cultivators halfway up the mountain.

Although Ye Wudao had the upper hand, the other side had a relatively large number of people.

Although he was only his Named Disciple, Li Luochen was very protective of his own.

He saw his figure flicker, and he transformed into a stream of light, vanishing from his spot; when he appeared again, he was already above the two warring parties.

However, he had concealed his figure and was not discovered by anyone else.

Seeing that Ye Wudao had the upper hand, there was no need for him to intervene.

However, as long as he couldn't hold on, or if other old guys intervened, he would absolutely not stand idly by.

Moreover, he could tell that this cheap Disciple of his had a big secret; it wasn't just his Physique, but other aspects as well.

Otherwise, the Spirit Medicine he cultivated wouldn't be so full of vitality.

"Ye Wudao, you are presumptuous! I am a Disciple of the Longteng Peak Master, stop right now!"

The person being suppressed by Ye Wudao shouted; he really couldn't win and had to reveal his identity, hoping Ye Wudao would stop.

In reality, he was the one who had provoked Ye Wudao this time. Because the Spirit Medicine Ye Wudao cultivated was too good, he had intended to capture Ye Wudao and take him back to Cultivate Spirit Medicine for them, but it had turned out like this.

Ye Wudao sneered, "Longteng Peak Disciple? Then do you know what place this is?"

"This is Luochen Peak, not your Longteng Peak. Daring to come to my Luochen Peak to cause trouble, you truly have a death wish."

As he spoke, his movements became even faster; it looked like he was about to capture him.

The other Longteng Peak Disciples' expressions changed drastically; if they let their Third Senior Brother be suppressed here, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves when they returned.

However, even when they attacked together, they were quickly suppressed by Ye Wudao.

This Ye Wudao was very strong; although his current cultivation was only Mid-Foundation Establishment, he could crush Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators and several other early-to-mid stage experts.

If his strength were even greater, his combat power would definitely be even more formidable.

Li Luochen did not intervene; he just cast his gaze into the distance.

He saw two Golden Core Late Stage experts flying rapidly toward this direction; it seemed one of them was Ancestor Longteng.

Li Luochen ignored them; he was hidden in the shadows and would not be discovered. Besides, this was his Luochen Peak, and he wouldn't let them act recklessly.

Ye Wudao had just suppressed those few Foundation Establishment Cultivators when he sensed two powerful auras pressing toward him. He couldn't help but frown and circulate his Light Splitting Sword Technique to resist.

Soon, he saw two Golden Core Ancestors appear halfway up Luochen Peak. Seeing the Disciples that Ye Wudao had suppressed, Ancestor Longteng's expression turned ugly.

"Bastard, release them at once."

Ye Wudao bowed slightly and said, "Reporting to Junior Martial Uncle, they came to my Luochen Peak to cause trouble. Should I let them go without an explanation?"

The Golden Core Ancestor beside Ancestor Longteng smiled and said, "Longteng, this Luochen Peak Disciple is right; you really should give them an explanation."

Ancestor Longteng turned his head in disbelief to look at his companion, his eyes full of confusion.

That Golden Core Ancestor said, "It was your Disciples who were in the wrong to begin with. If I were to send my own Disciples to cause trouble at your Longteng Peak, what would you do?"

Unexpectedly, this Golden Core expert was quite reasonable. Li Luochen nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately after, he continued, "Although your Disciples were in the wrong, this person dared to be disrespectful to a Golden Core Ancestor, so he must be taken down and punished."

Ancestor Longteng nodded in satisfaction and turned his gaze toward Ye Wudao.

"You dare to be disrespectful to this Ancestor? Come with me to the Punishment Hall to receive your sentence."

Ye Wudao's expression turned bitter; he hadn't expected that just a single battle would attract Golden Core Ancestors, and that he would even be sent to the Punishment Hall.

That was the Punishment Hall; it was uncertain whether one could come out safely after entering.

"The two Junior Martial Uncles should think carefully; this is Luochen Peak."

Ye Wudao looked at the two of them with neither servility nor overbearingness, as if stating a fact.

Ancestor Longteng sneered, "And so what? Old Ancestor Luochen is just a coward. We've been here for so long, and he hasn't dared to appear. Do you think he cares about you?"